It is Topflight Stamps 2nd birthday! To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with up some of our favorite crafters to bring you a blog hop showcasing some of the fabulous products available from Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us all and show all of the crafters some love! The Topflight Stamps birthday hop is going to be awesome.
Here is my cards for today. I used the Darkroom Door Paint Drips and Paints Brushes on my cards. I LOVE both of these stamps for cardmaking. I’m a huge watercolor person so these just spoke to me when I saw them. The first card I heat embossed the paint drips and a sentiment in gold embossing powder over a pretty alcohol ink background. I trimmed down this panel so I could layer it over black card stock. Next I stamped the sentiment on black card stock, heat embossed it in gold and cut out just a portion of the sentiment. I added this strip on the card front for added interest. Lastly I added this piece to a white card base to complete the card.
For my next card I really wanted to make these little brushes stand out on their own. I stamped and heat embossed them with gold embossing powder and fussy cut each one out. Next I added glue to the end of each one and sprinkled on glitter on the ends. I used red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple glitter.
I stenciled a background in rainbow order to have a nice landing place for my brushes. Stamping out the sentiment directly on this panel keep the card very simple. I used a white card base for my card. I added some cheery red card stock to this panel and then glued on the dotted background. Lastly I added some foam tape behind each paint brush and popped it up near the coordinating colored dots.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving one lucky winner a $50 Gift Certificate, and each stop on the hop has an additional $15 Gift Certificate up for grabs. DISCOUNT: Code is SAVE20. The discount will be 20% off all orders over $20 through the end of the month Sunday 31 March. To be in with a chance to win, make sure to visit every stop on the hop and leave a comment by April 8th. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on April 9th. Good luck everyone.
Topflight Stamps Blog (DONNA)
Sandy Allnock
Jenny Colacicco
Justine Hovey
Toni M Maddox
Kelly Martin
Annette Allen
Kymona Tracey
Ashlea Cornell
Josefine Fouarge
Lisa Hoel
Laurel Beard
Ericka Strange
Ingrid Blackburn
Dana Joy
Amy Tsuruta
Lindsay Weirich
Thanks for stopping by today and sharing the excitement of the blog hop. See you back here soon.
Martha Brunet says
Love it! Simple, creative, fun, and sparkly. Who could ask for more? Thanks for sharing!
Annette Allen says
Dana your cards are amazing.
Thanks for joining us as TFS.
Jan Elmore says
I love seeing new ideas and ways to use our supplies. Thanks a ton! This hop is so neat!
Faith Harris says
Adorable cards and great ideas!
Ingrid Blackburn says
What great projects Dana!!! I would have never thought that first one was alcohol inks in the background – it’s so gorgeous and just flawless! I too love watercolor, so I LOVE those gold brushes…lol! 🙂
April W. says
I love your creativity on these cards! Great job!
Elizabeth Roberts says
Cards geared towards my crafty friends are alway a great idea. Thanks so much!
Priscilla L says
Cute cards! Love the colors, I will be dreaming drips and dots all day now!
Priscilla L says
Cute cards! Love the colors! I will be dreaming drips and dots all day now!
Patty Fiske says
love the gold
Jean Marmo says
Such artistic and creative cards! Thanks for the inspiratioN!
amy tsuruta says
Oh I love them Dana!
Meghan Kennihan says
HA! I LOVE THESE! Perfect for all your crafty friends!
Shari Czerwinski says
Love the colorful backgrounds! Very cute!
Carol Frazer says
I love the Polka Dots! Cute cards!
Rayleen tuel says
So cute. I’m learning some fun new techniques on this blog hop. Thank you for the clever ideas.
Jackie Brockett says
Very pretty cards. Great ideas for the drips.
Lynda J says
Love the first card with its rich, rich colors!
Laura Casselman says
That almost neon look on the first card has me now wanting the drip stamp! These are beautiful!
Rose Brier Studio says
Love the bright, joyful colors and your two cards. Paint drips is a favorite image for me!
~Marilee
Sue D says
I like the crafty cards you created with these stamps.
scrapnjcky says
I love the use of the embossing powders. I have some at home, but the card stock always curls up on me..
Dana Joy says
Try heating from the back of the card stock first and then move to the front.
maxine perry says
Simple but quite pretty.
Nikki C says
Your cards are perfect for crafty friends thanks for sharing
Dee Earnshaw says
OMG these cards are gorgeous and so unusual looking – thanks for the ideas:)
Kirsty Vittetoe says
Wow these cards are gorgeous – thanks for sharing:)
Anna says
Wonderful cards.
Anna Nencescue says
Wonderful cards.
Georgia Franko says
Such great creativity, thank you
Dian Seider says
Nice cards
Arlene D says
Fun cards!
Victoria Banaszak says
What great cards! I love the color blending on them.
Teri S. says
Woohoo! I am loving those paint drips!! I am a great fan of watercolour also. I absolutely love the bold rich colours of your alcohol background. May I ask how you got such a smooth look? When I’ve seen alcohol inks used, they’ve always had such unique patterns in them due to air movement, tipping the paper, blending solution, etc. I REALLY like both of your cards so much! Thank you for the inspiration.
Dana Joy says
Hi Teri. First I laid down the color and then tilted the paper. I also blew air on the ink to get it to move more. Thanks for your comment and visiting my blog today.
Karen says
Love the drip stamp and your cards
Valerie Hayden says
Love these cards, bold, bright, cheery. Love the drip stamp and the way you used it. Very very nice!
Denise Bryant says
Awesome cards! I really love the Paint Drips and Paint Brushes! Great backgrounds too! Love your pretty cards!
Katrina Brown says
What creative and colorful cards! Love the design!
Sandy S. says
Two cute cards to send crafty friends! I love the way you glittered the bristles of the paint brushes.
Helen Gullett says
Dana, they are amazing artsy cards!
I love the backgrounds, especially those glittery brushes!!!
Jeanne Beam says
Fantastic cards! Great backgrounds.
Thanks so much for sharing…
Sharon Salerno says
Love these cards! The bright colors,and the gold embossing is awesome!
Aannie Solomon says
Love both cards, but I’m a sucker for dots, so I gotta give props to the second one. That stencil is fantastic. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Kristie Goulet says
LOVE both of these cards! The first one is amazing!
Mary McCaslin says
Wow! I just love the Paint Drips stamp…how cool is that!
Vicki Kroll says
Such cool cards. Love the effect on both!
Marisela Delgado says
Awesome cards!
DEB GARVEY says
Very cute. Thanks for sharing.
Niece says
Both cards are great but the one with the alcohol ink background is fabulous. Love the drips!
Kathy H says
Great cards! Love the background and stamp on the first one!
Angie says
Both cards are just so awesome! Love how you used the stamps!
Cynthia Cole says
Sweet crafty friends cards!
Caroline McFarlane says
WOW, great giveaway. Thank you.
Kathleen Dippner says
Great cards! I be adding Darkroom Door stamps to my wishlist.
Rosy Newlun says
These are beautiful! So artsy themed and fun to look at!
Ericka Strange says
Beauitful cards Dana and I love the ink blending with the gold on the first card. So gorgeous! Great job!