Grace & Peace by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps~

Hi guys!
Today I'm sharing two cards created using the Grace & Peace
 stamp by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps. 
It is a beauty!!!

Both of the cards are created using PanPastels and
a small circle stencil mask.  I love the look of this card!!!

Card#1~
  

As the background was being created using the PanPastels the
mask was placed to created a half circle. When the background
was completed the mask was lifted leaving a blank space for
 the sentiment.

Card#2~

The same technique as above, except the mask was placed over the giraffe
 after the image was stamped on the mixed media cardstock.  The sentiment
was stamped on cardstock, trimmed out and added to the card front
using dimensional adhesive.
Products used:
 Blue Knight Rubber Stamps: Grace & Peace
PanPastels:  Sunrise & Sunset

other: mixed media cardstock, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L,

Darkroom Door (sm circle stencil)

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Blossom Cards with Joy Clair~

Hi guys!
It is my turn over on the Joy Clair blog.  I have a couple of
cards to share using the Blossom set.  It is one of my
all time favorite stamp sets and did I mention I am a
succulent fanatic too.  Just wish I could grow them :)

The backgrounds were created with stencils and Distress Oxide inks.
Joy Clair has added stencils to the store and these are perfect for creating
cool looking card backgrounds.  I will link them at the bottom of the post.

The images are stamped out on cardstock and colored in with watered down

Distress Oxide inks. You could use watercolors or markers as well.

The cluster is adhered with 3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

I will link at the bottom of the post.

Products used:

Joy Clair: Blossom, Hello Sentiments and Wish Big

Stencils: Triburst Background and Woodware Quattro

Adhesives: 3D Foam Squares White Mix and E-Z Runner Permanent Strips

Ink: Distress Oxides, Archival

other: mixed media cardstock, twine

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Topflight Stamps 3rd Birthday Blog Hop~

It's Topflight Stamps 3rd Birthday and to celebrate, I’ve teamed up with some great designers to showcase birthday cards using the unique products available at Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us and see all the beautiful talent from this group of amazing designers! You should have arrived here from the Kathi Rerek's blog. If not, no worries, catch the details below.

I loved creating these birthday tags using fun products from the Topflight store. The selections were perfect to celebrate Topflight's 3rd Birthday.

This tag is created using Distress Oxides for the mixed media type background. The background stamping includes sets by Darkroom Door and Paper Artsy. The two different manufactures worked so well together. Fun to mix and match!!!

Products used to create with are: Darkroom Door: Stamps/ Grunge Marks, Candles, Lots of Labels, Vintage Label

and Number Medley Paper Artsy: Stamps/ESN37, Stencil/PS177 other: Distress Oxide inks, Archival ink, white acrylic paint, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and seam binding trim.

This tag is created the same way as the first tag with a mixed media type background.

Products used to create with are:

Darkroom Door: Stamps/ Lots of Labels, Number Medley, Cupcake, Vintage Label, Candles, Global Postmarks, Happy Birthday Sentiment Stamps, Stencils/Starry Night, Sm. Fern.

other: Distress Oxide ink, Archival ink, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

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

1) Topflight Stamps

2) Lisa Hoel

3) Jennie Atkinson

4) Cornelia Wenokor

5) Jenny Colacicco

6) Karen Bearse

7) Dina Kowal

8) Kathi Rerek

9) Connie Mercer **** you are here*****

10) Toni Maddox

11) Lindsay Weirich

12) Ericka Strange

13) Jenny Marples

14) Autumn Clark

15) Rachel Greig

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving one lucky winner a $50 Gift Certificate to the store. But wait, there is more, each stop on the hop has an additional $15 Gift Certificate up for grabs for some lucky commenter. For a chance to win, make sure to visit every stop on the hop and leave a comment by March 28th. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on March 31st. Good Luck!

This is a pretty nice discount also!! 25% off your order~ Topflight Stamps

~ I hope you are enjoying all of the inspiration!! I sure am. Thanks for stopping by~ Connie Mercer/Guest

Walk by Faith with Blue Knight Rubber Stamps~

Hi guys!
I have a couple of cards to share using the Walk by Faith
stamp by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.

I usually shy away from purple but in this case it was needed.  I love
what the color purple added to this card.  The sentiment is awesome too!!! 

 Card#1

The sky was added using the colors from the Day & Night of PanPastels.
The elephant image was stamped several times using a stamping platform.
The trick is getting a strong ink coverage for the silhouette elephants.

Card#2 ~

The second card was created the same way except the purple was left out and a deep
blue was added. It is kind of a royal blue. Very pretty!!

Products used: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps: Walking by Faith
PanPastels:  Day & Night set
other: twine, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, cardstock

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Pillow Boxes with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L~

Hi guys!
It is my turn on the Scrapbook Adhesives Blog today.
I have created some Easter themed pillow boxes using some
pretty powerful adhesives.  Always easy to create when projects stay
together!!!

To decorate the boxes I pulled out my scraps of paper and trim and started there.
I used stamps for the Bunny and the sentiments.  The boxes are stuffed with Easter

 grass and candy.  However for the non-candy people these make great
cash or gift card boxes.

Products used:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:  Adhesive Dots 3D, 3D Foam Squares Black Mixed
HomeHobby by 3L: Dual Tip Glue Pen, Extreme Double Sided Tape 1/8" and
Extreme Double Sided Tape 1/4"
other: Joy Clair Stamps/Easter Gathering, Authentique Pattern paper, Kraft
Pillow Boxes and trim

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PIN IT!!!

Abstract 08 by Darkroom Door~

Hi guys!
I have a couple of cards to share using the newly
released stamp called Abstract 08 by Darkroom Door.This is a fun stamp and goes so well with the other abstract
 stamps in the Darkroom Door product line.

These are created on the #10 size manila tag by Ranger.  On both of these tags
 the background was created with Distress Oxide inks.  The bottle tag is stampedwith Number Medley set to give that aged and vintage look.  The succulent tag
 is stamped with the Abstract 08 stamp in random places creating a
background for the Succulent images to be clustered together.  On both
tags the focal images were stamped and then trimmed out. The images
were then adhered with dimensional adhesive to the tag front.

Products used:
Darkroom Door: Abstract 08, Make Art Sentiment stamp,
Number Medley, Global Postmarks, Carved Leaves Vol.1, 
Succulents, Lots of Labels, All Occasions, Buzzing Bees,
Bottles and Stitched Borders
Ink: Archival Ink, Distress Oxide 
#10 manila tags
other: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

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Sloth Stamp by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps~

Hi guys!
I have a cutie to share today.  This is one of the newly released
stamps by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps called Sloth!  Love the
sentiment that comes with the stamp ~perfect!!!!

Card#1 ~

The card on the left is colored with PanPastel's and the card on the

right is colored with Distress Oxide ink watered down.

I used the Day & Night set by PanPastel. The colorless blender comes

in handy when blending the colors.

Card#2~

After the card was colored using the Distress Oxides ink, the edges were torn
and then adhered using dimensional adhesive to add dimension to
 the card front.  Extra leaves were stamped out and placed around
the sentiment.
Products used: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps: Sloth
PanPastels: Day & Night
other: Distress Oxide ink, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
cardstock

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