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!

Painted Woodware Violas

Hello!  This week at Topflight Stamps, our theme is the company Woodware.  I chose to use their Viola stamp set, one of my faves!   On a piece of recycled store-bought greeting card, cut to fit my card base, I painted a background that would nicely highlight the Violas.  I used PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Koala paint to cover the evidence LOL and made a fresh, clean place to stamp the Viola.  Once that was dry, I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Pixie Dust Spray randomly on the panel.  And once that was dry, then stamped Viola in VersaFine Onyx Black ink on top.  On a separate piece of paper, I painted PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Wisteria and let it dry, then stamped Viola there too so I could trim and paper-piece onto my card.  I added a butterfly from AALL & Create Delicate Wings (fussy-cut and layered on), some gems from my stash, and inked the edges of the panel with Lavinia Graphite Dye Ink.

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

Woodware Viola

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint - Koala

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint - Wisteria

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

AALL & Create Delicate Wings

Lavinia Dye Ink - Graphite

Lindy's Stamp Gang Pixie Dust

Thanks for joining me today! God bless you!

Woodware Thistles

Hello!  It's "Anything Goes" this week at Topflight Stamps. This Woodware stamp set called Flying Birds made me think of spring, so that was my inspiration.  With a piece of green lace as my grass, I created a scene with thistles, a flying bird, some postmark images, and a sentiment.  All of these stamps are from the same set.  I stamped the thistle twice with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, to create more of a cluster.  They were colored and fussy cut and arranged in a staggered fashion.  The bird was also colored and fussy cut and added to the "sky".  Several clear sequins were the final touch.

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps Store:

Woodware - Flying Birds

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

I'll be taking a break from design team work due to my husband's surgery.

Hope your day is blessed!

Parisian Garden Viola

Happy Monday!  Colleen here with you to share a floral card for the Topflight Stamps "Anything Goes" week.  I instantly loved this Woodware Viola background stamp when I saw it in the Topflight Stamps shop!  It's so full of detail that it didn't need much else to dress it up.  After stamping it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink on vanilla cardstock, I used purple ink pads and a foam dauber to color in each violet blossom, and green for the leaves.  Then I used a brown ink and foam dauber to "age" the outer edges of the panel.  I mounted this on a purple card base, added strips of a sheer lace to each side, and pearls on the flowers.  Voila!  

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps Store:

Woodware Viola

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Hope your week is full of beauty and blessings!