Sitting Cat Tags with Darkroom Door~

 Hi!
Today over on the Darkroom Door Blog all
the details are listed for this fun Cat Lovers Blog Hop.
Darkroom Door is a sponsor and that is why I
created a couple of mixed media style tags for the hop.

I used Distress Oxide ink for the background along with stencils 
and stamps by Darkroom Door.  They will be listed at the bottom
 of the post.

I'm using the Brick Wall stencil for the background along with
a collage piece of text paper.  Part of the sentiment is computer
 generated.

This one I'm using a lined background stamp and I love how it worked
well with the design.  Check out the Cats Lovers Blog Hop over on
 the Darkroom Door Blog.  All products can be found in the
Darkroom Door online store. 
Adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
It started today~
Products used: 
Darkroom Door: Sitting Cat/Eclectic, Carved Leaves vol.1, 
Fun & Games, Stitched Borders, Sm. Sketched Alphabet, 
Number Medley, Grunge Marks, Pinstripe Background Stamp,
and  Sm. Brick Wall Stencil.
other: Distress Collage Medium, Archival Black & Geranium,
and Acrylic White Paint. tags: Studio Light, Ephemera: book page.
Markers: Posca, material strips and twine.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie

Topflight Stamps 5th Birthday Blog Hop~

Hi guys!
So excited to be included in   
Topflight Stamps 5th Birthday Blog Hop.

Do you see the 20% off? Always a good thing~

It's Topflight Stamps 5th birthday and time to celebrate, I’ve teamed up with some great designers to showcase celebratory projects 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
 (Rachel Kleinman)'s blog. If not, no worries, catch the details below.
I created two projects for the Blog Hop, One signature Topflight Stamps piece and a second
one using products from Topflight Stamps. 

I had such a fun time creating this.  I kept adding layers using acrylic paint,
stencils, collage papers and stamps.  Starting from the bottom and building
to the front.  Stamps were added to the painted background.

The collage papers were added next and more stamping.  What I love about 
mixed media type art is you can't mess it up. Just keep adding layers until you
get the look you are looking for.  If it is too dark then add a light color of paint
to lighten.  You can always fix it!!!

Stencils are amazing to repair areas that aren't appealing to you.  Stamped 
images cut out and placed and great dimension to the pages also.
Markers are also a great tool for highlighting areas of interest.  The main thing
I hope you take away from this project is keep making art ~ don't stop!!
Products used: Darkroom Door: Sketched Numbers, Library Books, Number Medley, 
Vintage Planes, Carved Leaves Vol.1, Birthday Greetings, Sm. Sketched Alphabet,
Faded Circles, Daisy Chain Border Stamp, Global Postmarks, Med. Smile 
Stencil and Paper Artsy/Fresco Paints.
Second project is a mixed media card using stamps by KatzelKraft
and Darkroom Door.

The sky, sand and water are panpastels. So easy! I used the NEW Wild Waves Stamp
 by Darkroom Door over the ocean to define the sky from the water.
I used the Circle Essential by Studio Light to get the Sun element
in the sky.  The Elephant is from KatzelKraft/Elephant Watson and
the accessories are from the Les Accessoires set by KatzelKraft. Distress
  Oxide inks were used at to the accessories and the Elephant. The sentiment
is from the Relax Quotes by KatzelKraft. The sand shape is by
 Acetate Hill Masks/Lavinia.  Very cool tool to have when you are
building the scene. 

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

Topflight Stamps

Kathi Rerek

Dina Kowal

Esther Asbury

Annette Allen

Jennie Atkinson

Rachel Kleinman

Connie Mercer    ****you are here****

Charmaine Canham

Lisa Hoel

Jenny Marples

Cornelia Wenokor

Rachel Greig

Ericka Strange

Karen Bearse

Melina Dahl

Autumn Clark

Maria Willis

Angela Myhre

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 $25 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 April 3rd. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on April 7th. Good Luck! 
"Topflight Stamps is only able to ship to the US and Canada." This is due to new tax laws and USPS limitations.

*********WINNER********

Denise BryantMarch 30, 2022 at 12:46 AM

Beautiful page with the flowers, and your elephant card is just adorable! Wonderful projects!

List of all the winners will be posted on the Topflight Blog.
Congratulations!!!!!

 Thanks for stopping by and hope
you enjoy all the amazing
INSPIRATION!!!!
Connie

PS~ If you spend $50 or more you will get a darling little purse notebook (while supplies last)
 with your order. I saw it ~ guys., so cute!!!  Just between us!!!

Collage Stamp~Edwardian Ladies!

 

I was so excited to see this stamp set~I knew I had the perfect photo's to make a cute scrapbooking layout.  I used the Collage stamp by Darkroom Door called the Edwardian Ladies .  I stamped it out on cardstock, with brown ink, and used like an embellishment.  I also used the Tag set, Just My Style set, 1920's Chic set and the Journal set.

Thanks for stopping by and take a look at the USA stockist list~gotta get some of these stamps!!

ConnieM