Relax and Get Your Happy On with Katzelkraft

Hi, Connie here with a fun and sassy card to kick off the new year.
I used Les Piafs (sassy birds) by Katzelkraft and paired them 
with the Relax Quotes by Katzelkraft. 

The background is created using the Number Medley set by Darkroom
Door. . Great stamp set!  I used the stone wall stencil by
Carabelle Studio to add more clutter to the background.  The foliage
is from the Silhouette Flowers by Katzelkraft.  The background is
stamped with Prism/slate grey and Archival/Jet Black ink.

The birds are colored with Distress Oxide inks and then trimmed out.
They are adhered to the front of the card with dimensional adhesive.
The sentiment is stamped in Archival/Jet Black ink, trimmed
out into word strips and colored with the same inks used for the birds.

Products used:

Les Piafs /kk151/Katzelkraft

Silhouette Flowers/kk219/Katzelkraft

Relax Quotes/kk222/Katzelkraft

Carabelle Studio/ MA 60053

Darkroom Door/Number Medley
This is OOS because it is so awesome. Grab it
when you can~won't make a bad card :)

Prism/Slate Grey ink

This is my last project for Topflight Stamps. I
would like thank Donna and the Design Team for
having me around.  I have enjoyed creating with
the wonderful and "new to me" products.  My eyes have been
 opened to international products! I love them:):) 
Topflight Stamps is full of creative inspiration. All you need
to do is check them out.

Cheering you on!!!
Connie Mercer

Card Making with Crafty Indivuals

Hi, Connie here with a vintage inspired card using the Tea at Three
stamp set by Crafty Individuals.  It is a soft take on a vintage 
print I recently came across.

It is doubled matted on gray corrugated cardstock.  I love the pop that it 
gives to the card front.  The background stamp used, for the card,
 is the Counting Down stamp also so by Crafty Individuals. The background 
is stamped with Prism Ink/ Slate Grey, for a faded out look.
The focal image is lightly painted with Distress Oxide Ink/Bundled Sage.
The sentiment is included on the focal stamp and I cut it down to
make a word strip and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Torn black
cardstock is placed behind the word strip. 

Products used:

Crafty Individuals -389 Tea at Three

Crafty Individuals -573 Counting Down

Prism Ink/Slate Grey

Versafine/Onyx Black

Thanks for stopping by.
Connie Mercer/DT Member 

Card making with Lavinia Stamps

Hi, Connie here with a couple of cards using stamps and stencils
by Lavinia Stamps.  Topflight has an amazing selection of these
wonderfully fun stamps.  All you need is an imagination!

Both of the cards were created in the same manner just with different stamps.
The cardstock used has a matt (slick) finish to it. It takes the Distress Oxide ink
differently than regular cardstock.  I really love the look~
Card #1 ~

The Distress Oxide is added to the cardstock with a foam applicator. I then added the stencil

and added more color, creating dark areas on the background. The Ivy is outlined with
a white gel pen. The pebble ground stencil is added next. The card front was put on a stamping
platform and the silhouette stag and butterflies were added. I used Versafine / Onyx
Black for my choice of ink.  The sentiment is stamped on a strip of white cardstock,
cut down and adhered across the bottom of the card. The card front is
speckled with white acrylic paint.

Card #2~

The second card is created just like the first card except the buzzing bee and 
the foliage are added.  The bee is painted in with yellow acrylic paint and
a glitter pen was used on the wings.  The foliage tips are dabbed with acrylic
 white paint. Both cards are speckled with white acrylic paint to complete
the enchanting look.

Products used:

Lrg. Reindeer

Midnight Meandering

Butterflies

Laurel Stencil

Pebble Stencil

Berry Stencil

Mini Bee

Meadow Grass

Sentiment/Brave and Loved

Sentiment/Don't let life dull your Sparkle

Versafine/Onyx Black

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT

Cosmos Bird by Stamperia

Hi, Connie here with a card using the Cosmos Bird Stamp set
by Stamperia. I kept it simple and classy.  I did add
some extra layers of dimension and color for that
distressed look that I really love!

The background is created with the bark stamp that comes in the set.
It was stamped four times to cover a (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") 
piece of Kraft cardstock.  I then stamped one more time on a mixed
media heavy cardstock (same size) and colored it with
Distress Oxide inks.  I then tore around the edges of the cardstock,
 giving the distressed look.

The bird is colored with Distress Oxide inks. Twigs and moss are added
for dimension and interest.  Dimensional foam adhesive is used to adhere
the bird cluster to the card front. The sentiment is embossed with
clear embossing powder and then added to the card front, completing
the look. 

Products used:

Stamperia/Cosmos Bird

Wow!/Clear Embossing Powder

VersaFine/Onyx Black

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer

Protect Your Magic

Happy Thursday to you all. I have a card for you all today. It is fast and simple but has a grungy aspect to it. 

I started out by stamping Pretty One, colored with copics and cut out. Here is a tip you might not know; edge your cut out, stamped images with a black marker. It will not have that harsh white edge.

Next take a piece of pattern paper that has some grunge already in it and cut it down to fit on the front of a card. Then take  Hearts & Lines Border stamp and some gray and green/gray ink and randomly stamp it all over. I then took the ink blot stamp from Tender Hearts of Moogli and stamped that in black ink.

Take some washi tape and add it to the bottom of the card so the pretty one has something to stand on. Add her to the top of the washi tape.

Lastly I stamped some of the stars from the Fairy Bugs also in black ink. I also added some other small stars to fill in the space. I then added some gems to the center of the largest star in that stamp. On the top I added a saying and the card is done. 

Topflight stamps used:

Pretty One

Tender hearts of Moogli

Blue Daisy washi

Fairy Bugs

Hearts & Lines

Come Fly With Me!

As a paper crafter, I love surprising people with handmade cards and happy mail. And this cutie patootie from Carabelle Studio's "Little Girl with Balloon" is perfect for just that -- making any time cards!

I wanted to this little girl in her whimsical stance to shine so I decided to keep the card very CAS (clean and simple). I Copic colored the image, added some Clear Wink of Stella to her balloon as well as the heart on her dress for some shimmer, and coated the balloon with Ranger Glossy Accents for high shine. I also had to add a handful of rose gold sequins for sparkle.

I heat embossed the sentiment with Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder onto black card stock and popped that up on foam tape for bit of dimension. I then cut down the sides of the card front so that I could edge each side with some gun metal glitter washi tape and some fun Doodlebug pink and red Chevron paper.

For the inside of the card, I used a bit more of that chevron patterned paper to edge the card liner and stamped out the hearts from the stamp set for some added interest. I ended up adding some eyelash detail doodling around the hearts to camouflage a little stamp smearing. :)

Thanks for joining me today at Topflight Stamps! If you're interested in more details about the supplies used in this project or watching a process video making it, please check out my blog post HERE.