Rosehips for Spring

Happy lovely Thursday to you all!  For our Mother / Springtime themes this week at Topflight Stamps, I've got a pop of color for spring to share with you.  I got to play with the main image from PaperArtsy / Alison Bomber's Rosehip stamp set by using a watercoloring technique.  On watercolor paper I stamped the rosehips image with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  On a clear acrylic stamping block, I smeared some Lavinia Soft Cygnet dye ink and spritzed it with water.  I painted this on the whole panel (except the image) in several stages, to get deepening color in some areas.  Then I painted the image using a few hues of Distress dye inks, plus Lavinia Pixie Green and Truffle dye inks.  I used a couple other stamps from the Rosehips set:  a postage stamp (top right corner) and the sentiments (springtime / rise and put on your foliage), all of these stamped on a scrap piece of white cardstock and properly distressed to look aged.  On the top right and bottom left corners of the watercolor panel, I used the Versafine Onyx Black ink to stamp Chou & Flowers Brittany Text.  

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy - Alison Bomber - Rosehips

Chou & Flowers - Brittany Text

Lavinia Dye Ink - Soft Cygnet

Lavinia Dye Ink - Pixie Green

Lavinia Dye Ink - Truffle

Lavinia Chalk Paint - Snow White

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Thanks for taking a peek!

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Plum Christmas

Hi there!  I made a simple Christmas card using shades of lavender and plum.  Love this color for Christmas, it's different and unexpected.  I cut a tree out of plum glitter paper by DCWV and laid it atop a pretty digital printable that has lots of antique engraving flourishes.  The tree die is called "Christmas Tree" by Papertrey Ink.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink too, from the "Silent Night" stamp set.

Oh Christmas Tree!

O, Christmas Tree, o, Christmas Tree
How steadfast are your branches!
Your boughs are green in summer's clime
And through the snows of wintertime
O, Christmas Tree, o, Christmas Tree
How steadfast are your branches!

Have a beautiful day!

Shabby Chic Butterfly

Hello everyone!  I've got a shabby chic butterfly card to share with you today as a guest designer for Creative Worship Stamps this month. I stuck with shades of pink and lilac to accompany this pretty butterfly from Botanical Collages, which was stamped on a fancy die cut.  On top of the butterfly, I used a sentiment from Song Birds in black, double-stamped with a MISTI so it could be dark enough to be seen.  Additional touches from my stash:  vintage lace from my 101 year old aunt (she was a seamstress), a matte gold leather-like flower, and pearls.

Supplies From Creative Worship Stamps:

Botanical Collages

Song Birds

MISTI Tool

Job 12:10

In his hand is the life of every creature

and the breath of all mankind.

Thank you for coming by, I so appreciate it!

God bless you!

Sparrow & Branches

Hello all!  Today's card I made as guest designer at Creative Worship Stamps focuses on a sweet sparrow, nestling in branches.  The background was inspired by the packaging that comes from CWS products!  It's white with tiny blue dots on it, and I put a piece to use here, pairing it with the Damask Pattern Stencil and shades of blue Distress Ink.  A bird from More Than Sparrows was stamped on white cardstock, fussy cut, and colored with alcohol markers.  Same goes for the leafy fronds from Beautiful Branches stamp set.  The sentiment is 3D, using the With Love Word Die set.  I die cut five of each word from black cardstock, and stacked them together.  Really pops off the card!

Supplies From Creative Worship Stamps:

Beautiful Branches stamps

Damask Pattern Stencil

More Than Sparrows stamps

With Love Word Die set

Matthew 10:29-31 NASB

Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Thanks for dropping by!

God bless you!

Feline Better

Hello everyone!  This week we've got Anything Goes at Topflight Stamps!  I had such fun with these cute kitties from Visible Image "That Lovin' Feline".  I used a paper piecing technique with Craft Consortium Leather Bound pages, stamping each kitty with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then fussy-cutting them out and setting them aside.  On the background of the card base, I used Lavinia's Mysticals Mist in Spring Moss.  Once I spritzed the card, I used spritzes of water to help the color move around.  SO COOL.  There is a copper metallic element in this color, and it moved toward the edges of my card.  (click on each image for a larger look at what I mean)

When the card base was dry, I arranged the kitties, along with their mousie toy and a bird friend, along a "carpet" made with a piece of fabric I had on hand.  It was actually the selvage edge of the fabric, and frayed quite beautifully!  The small hearts and sentiment are also from the same Feline set. 

Supplies from Topflight Stamps:

Lavinia Mysticals Mist Spray - Spring Moss

Visible Image - That Lovin' Feline

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Thanks so much for your visit today!

John 15:13 Postage

Hi there!  I'm back to share more as a guest designer during the month of April at Creative Worship Stamps!  I've found the Postage Stamp Cover Plate die immensely versatile, and used it for several of my creations that I'll share throughout this month.  For this card, I used the cute little dies that come with the set as well:  hearts, leaves, gardening pots, stars/flowers.  After die-cutting them out of white cardstock, I used dye inks to shade them, and then did the water flicking technique on some of them to get a lovely mottled effect.  To round out the postage pieces, I also used stamps from these sets:  Vintage Postage, Words of Jesus and Vintage Nature Elements.

Supplies from Creative Worship Stamps:

Postage Stamp Cover Plate die set

Vintage Postage stamp set

Words of Jesus

Vintage Nature Elements

John 15:13 NIV

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

May your day be blessed!

He Is Risen!

Happy Resurrection Sunday / Happy Easter!  What a blessed day to celebrate!

(Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9) BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay. 7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. 10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

Simon Says Stamp "Rejoice" dies and sentiment stamp; Papertrey Ink "In The Meadow" dies 

What good news for mankind!

Enjoy this day with your loved ones. 💛

Framed Butterfly

Hello!  I'm back with another creation for Creative Worship Stamps, where I am guest designing for the month of April.  This card features a framed butterfly, surrounded by beautiful foliage, and sitting atop a hymn called "Wonderful Words of Life."

On a terracotta card base, I stenciled a background using brown ink and the Chicken Wire Stencil.  Then on a piece of kraft colored cardstock, I stamped the Wonderful Words of Life, trimmed it down, and inked the edges for a more aged appearance.  This was matted with some distressed-looking packaging I had in my stash.  On white cardstock, I stamped greenery from Beautiful Branches, and fussy cut them and colored with alcohol markers.  The butterfly from Vintage Nature Elements got the same treatment:  stamped, colored but I used a matching die for this.  I added glossy accents glue to the butterfly once he was adhered on dimensional foam stickers.  The leaves got a touch of shimmer with a special marker.

Supplies from Creative Worship Stamps:

Beautiful Branches stamp set

Chicken Wire Stencil

Vintage Nature Elements stamp set

Vintage Nature Elements die set

Wonderful Words of Life stamp set

Hebrews 11:3 NIV

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Thanks for taking a peek today!

May your day be blessed!

Mixed Media - Lavender Plumed Bird

Hello!  We're focusing on Mixed Media creations this week at Topflight Stamps.  I made a card using paints, ink and embossing powder.  On a piece of white cardstock, I painted an ombre effect with two PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paints:  Blah Mange and Sugar Plum.  When it was dry, I stamped the Creative Expressions Vintage Plume stamp with Versafine Clair Nocturne (black) ink.  While the ink was wet, I sprinkled on WOW! embossing powder in Platinum and hit it with a heat tool.  The effect is so cool!  Hopefully you can see it in the second card photo below.  On a separate piece of scrap cardstock, I stamped the Woodware Viola stamp with the same Nocturne ink.  Using a circle punch, I punched out two postmarks that were part of the Viola image, inked the edges, and attached to the card front.  A seam binding bow tied around the painted ombre panel was topped with one other piece of stamped ephemera I had on my desk.  

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

Creative Expressions - Vintage Plume

Woodware Viola

Wow Embossing Powder - Pure Platinum

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint - Blah Mange

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint - Sugar Plum

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Thank you for visiting!

God bless you!