Goldfinch in the Flowers

Hello!  This week at Topflight Stamps, our theme is Anything Goes.  I used a PaperArtsy set called Scrapcosy ESC19, which features lush flowers and a beautiful bird.  I stamped the flower cluster on either corner of the card, and stamped the bird on a scrap of paper using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  I colored the flower centers, the leaves, and the bird with alcohol markers.  Then the bird was fussy cut and added to the center of the card, perched among the flora.

This is my last week as a designer for Topflight Stamps, and I am so very grateful for the time I've had as part of the team!  My thanks to Donna, owner of Topflight Stamps, for having me as a designer.  It's been my pleasure to create with the amazing products she has in her shop!

Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Colleen Dietrich

Supplies used from Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy - Scrapcosy ESC19

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Postal Collage

Hello all!  You've got Colleen here for an "Anything Goes" week at Topflight Stamps.  I had fun making a collage card with various elements from PaperArtsy stamps:  Alison Bomber Rosehips Edition; Alison Bomber Violets Edition; Alison Bomber Blackthorn Edition; Alison Bomber Apple Blossom Edition and Scrapcosy 41.  Each of these sets has a little postage stamp / postmark / small label, and I stamped each one on scrap paper and colored in with alcohol markers, then fussy cut.  I set these aside to create my background.  On watercolor paper cut to fit my card, I sprayed Lindy's Stamp Gang Buccaneer Bay Blue in a random way, then spritzed water to help the color move around.  While that was drying, I tore a piece of kraft paper from a shopping bag into a smaller rectangle.  I spritzed it with Lindy's Stamp Gang Gossamer Gold, and followed up with some sprays of water to move the color.  Once that was dry, I assembled all of the little elements in the center of the kraft rectangle, and added some scraps of burlap in two corners.

The Lavinia Uplifting Collection Stickers have their spot(s) on here too.  I used the white ones from the sticker set (they come in black and a neutral tone, too) and grunged them up with distress ink.

Wishing you a wonderful day! ~ Colleen

Supplies used from Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Rosehips Edition

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Violets Edition

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Blackthorn Edition

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Apple Blossom Edition

PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 41

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Buccaneer Bay Blue

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Gossamer Gold

Lavinia - Uplifting Collection Stickers

Vintage Radish Seed Packet

Hello!  This week at Topflight Stamps it's Anything Goes and I have got RADISHES for you!!  This vintage vegetable set by PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 02 has beautiful illustrations of cabbage, radishes, pumpkin and red onion.  There are two labels as well, which I used on my card.  I use VersaFine Onyx Black Ink to stamp with because it is a deep black and gives great coverage, keeping the small details crisp.  I stamped the radish on a piece of patterned paper from Creative Expressions Nature's Compendium, since it has an aged look already.  On a separate piece of the same patterned paper, I stamped the two labels from the set, fussy-cut those, and added gold marker around the edges.  Underneath the round label, I added a piece of netting and then an actual vintage button on top.

Thanks for joining me today!  Hope your day is beautiful. ~ Colleen

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps Store:

PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 02

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Creative Expressions Nature's Compendium

Pure Poppy

Hello, happy Monday!  It's Colleen here with you to share a card for our Topflight Stamps "Anything Goes" week.  I chose a beautiful poppy stamp from Crafty Individuals called Pretty Poppy.  I stamped it on a scrap piece of white cardstock and colored the frame and flower with alcohol markers.  Though it's hard to see in the photo, I added some glossy glue to the center of the flower to make it raised and shiny.  And, since I breathe more deeply when I look at flowers, I thought it would be appropriate to use a "breathe" sentiment from PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 41 stamp set.  There are many words in that set, and you can come up with so many combos/phrases.  I stamped the word and used a small 'ticket' punch I had to create the perfect accompaniment to a beautiful poppy.  The wide lace is vintage, from my dear aunt.  Thanks so much for taking a peek, and hope your day is beautiful!

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps Store:

PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 41 stamp set

Crafty Individuals - Pretty Poppy

Tall Wild Flowers

Hello, it's Colleen Dietrich here with you today!  I am sharing a collage-style card using pretty stamps from Topflight Stamps.  Spring is (eventually) coming, and I took my inspiration from that, with lots of greenery coming up from the earth.

First, I stamped the two images from Crafty Individuals' Tall Wild Flowers on green patterned paper, and trimmed them out.  Next, I stamped some small ephemera from PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 41 on cream cardstock and trimmed those out.  I played around with how I would layer all of these components and once I found the right look, I took a pic with my phone camera to remind me how I did it.  To build the base beneath all the pieces, I used green striped patterned paper and lace from my stash.  Then, using glue, I added back all of the little pieces on top of the lace. 

Check out the oodles of stamps in the Scrapcosy 41 set!  So many fun things to play with!

Items from Topflight Stamps used in my card:

Crafty Individuals - 185 - Tall Wild Flowers

PaperArtsy - Scrapcosy 41

PaperArtsy Scrapcosy Mushrooms and Squirrel Tags

 

Hi friends!  It's Autumn Clark from SewPaperPaint with you today to share an autumn tag trio made with Scrapcosy stamps by PaperArtsy.  Raquel is my absolute favorite designer and I was really in the mood to have a play with her fall themed stamps, so I grabbed a few sets and had a nice, relaxing play, resulting in these three tags.  I used stamp sets ESC25, ESC26 and ESC32.  

For my backgrounds I dipped each tag (handcut from Bristol) in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  For the stamping, I misted my stamps before making the impression.  I used Gathered Twigs, Aged Mahogany, Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint.  

I used Archival ink in Acorn for my focal images and watercolored them with the same inks.  

I used a woodgrain embossing folder to the die cut ovals to make the focal images more prominent.  I hope they inspired you today and you'll check out Raquel's fabulous range of stamps at Topflight Stamps!  xx, Autumn

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Easter Sale and Scrapcosy Tulips Card

 

Hello friends and happy Easter!  It's Autumn Clark from SewPaperPaint with you today to share an encouraging Easter card made with the gorgeous new Scrapcosy stamp release by PaperArtsy.  I am in LOVE with this release and immediately added all three stamp sets to my cart at Topflight Stamps!  For this card, I made some simple painted backgrounds with my Gel Press plate using Heavy Cream mixed with Pistachio and then Heavy Cream mixed with Blush (my fav of PaperArtsy's Fresco Chalk Acrylics).  I love using my printed papers for stamping because of the matte surface. 

I chose to focus on the tulips from PaperArtsy stamp set ESC31 and watercolored them with Worn Lipstick and Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink.  The ink sort of settles into the paint and the result is a faint tinting.  This worked perfect for a pastel Easter card.  I stenciled texture paste through PaperArtsy stencil PS108 for my background and embossed the scribble line from the stamp set as a border.  I added a sentiment stamp from my stash, stamped into the postage stamp frame from stamp set ESC30, layered over a piece of embossed white paper with some string wrapped around it.  Finally, I added some highlights to my flowers with a white Posca paint marker.  I hope this card is an encouragement to you today and wish you a blessed Easter Sunday!  Make sure to check out the Easter sale with an extra 15% off your entire order through April 18.  xx, Autumn

Scrapcosy Vintage Bird Mother's Day Cards

 

A very happy Mother's Day to you and your dear Mother's today!  Friends, it's Autumn Clark from SewPaperPaint with you today to share a couple of vintage cards featuring the exquisite designs of Raquel Burillo Perez AKA Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy.  

I made a few gel prints with the gorgeous PaperArtsy stencil PA210 by Tracy Scott using PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk Acrylics in Blue Oyster.  I really love the pattern this stencil makes on the gel plate!  I used the Crealies XL Square Double Stitched dies to cut panels for my two cards.  I love how these dies give cards a finished appearance.

I used Distress Inks to watercolor the stamped images and layered with a bit of sisal fibers for a "nesting" look.  On one card I used a sentiment by Alison Bomber for PaperArtsy and for the other I used the gorgeous Mother's Day sentiment by Darkroom Door.  I hope these vintage style cards have inspired you today!  Hugs, Autumn