Natasha's Colorful Creations

Top Flight Stamps: Summer Blog Hop

Come celebrate Summertime with Topflight Stamps! I’ve teamed up with some great designers to showcase summer cards using the unique products available at Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us for a chance to win! You should have arrived here from the (Connie Mercer)’s blog. If not, no worries, catch the details below. So let’s get started!

I had so much fun creating a mixed media vibe card and love these awesome stamp sets which are all available at TopFlight Stamps! I used 3 stamp sets in today’s card: Dark Room Door – Patchwork Butterfly, AALL & Create #399 Framework Elements, and AALL & Create #307 Overlapping Texture!

I started by creating the background on Canson watercolor card stock. I trimmed the panel to an A2 card base. I chose the follow Distress Ink Colors: Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, and Spiced Marmalade. I placed a small amount of ink directly from the pad to my glass mat, then spritzed water. I then placed the paper into the ink. I completed this several times until my paper was covered in ink. I love the ink smooshing” technique. I set the panel aside to dry.

After the background panel was dry, I added several stamped images from the AALL & Create stamp sets. I stamped these directly to the background panel using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I gave the panel time to dry and worked on my butterfly image. I stamped the Darkroom Door Butterfly stamp onto Hot Press paper and stamped it using my WOW embossing ink pad. I then used WOW Decadent Ruby Embossing Powder to heat set the butterfly! I love the specks of ruby red in the powder. I then colored the butterfly using my Karin brush markers. I then cut out the butterfly using my scan and cut.

I wanted to add a bit more interest and texture to the background panel. I used the Tim Holtz Burlap Stencil with crackle paste in various sections of the background. I love the added texture. I also added Distress Oxide Sprays to the background: Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade, and Picked Raspberry. Once the background was dry, I used metallic watercolors to add extra sparkle to the background.

I then die cut the background panel and adhered this to a black die cut rectangle and adhered this to an A2 card base. I added a sentiment and my card was complete!

I had so much fun hopping along to celebrate summer with Topflight Stamps! I had so much fun and I know you will love the selection over on their website! Amazing and unique products! Come check it out!

A huge thank you to Topflight Stamps! You can find the blog hop list here, as well as details about the Giveaway below! Go check it out! There is a summer sale happening too (select categories – see below)

Follow along here and if you get lost you can always start at the Topflight Stamp Blog.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Of course, it wouldn’t be a celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving one lucky winner a $50 Gift Certificate to the store. For a chance to win, make sure to comment on every stop on the hop by June 18th. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on June 20th. Good Luck!

Also don’t forget to check out the Summertime Sale going on now!

Thank you for stopping by! Here are direct links to the stamp sets I used available at Topflight Stamps:

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Comments

  6. Wowzers! This is gorgeous! I love all colors and layers and textures of your background. And that butterfly is so, so pretty – the embossing and those vibrant colors!

  10. Gorgeous card! The layers of colors and the added crackle texture are beautiful! The ruby embossing powder really makes the butterfly pop against its background.

  11. I love your mixed media background for the beautiful butterfly! Awesome colors and textures!

  13. Very pretty butterfly! Reminds me of stained glass! My mom would especially love this card, she’s a huge butterfly fan!

  14. I love mixed media and the background you created is amazing in every way and that butterfly…. my goodness I’ve never seen one more beautiful than that. Just dazzling.

  19. Natasha, it’s so great to have you hopping with us! What a bright and beautiful card you’ve shared. I love (and have) all of these stamps and am inspired by your fresh use of them. The sentiment is really fab too. Hugs, Autumn

  20. Again a stunning mixed media card Natsha, I love it!
    Gorgeous colours and great textures.
    Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful day.

  24. Amazing colorful butterflies. Just lovely. I love using embossing powder and have never tried the gold on a butterfly. Definitely on my list of things to try in the near future.

  25. Beautiful card. There are so many different types of embossing powders that give interesting textures. The butterfly looks great with the texture of the powder.

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