Monday, March 25, 2019

Topflight Stamps Birthday Blog Hop




It is Topflight Stamps 2nd birthday!  To celebrate, they’ve teamed up with up some of your 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!

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.  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!

Check out their SALE:


You should have arrived here from the very awesome Dana Joy's blog.  If not, you'll want to start at the beginning which is the Topflight Stamps' blog!

Today I'm featuring the Darkroom Door - Coffee Time set:


Here's how it inspired me.  I wanted to do a mixed media'ish project.  If you've been following me for any length of time, you know my style is generally clean + simple.  This was a bit of a challenge for me but I had so much fun designing it:


The darkroom door Coffee Time set is really fun.  I love their images and bold sentiments.  Did you know that Topflight Stamps has a Coffee/Tea/Cocoa category in their shop??!!!

I challenged myself to incorporate everyday items that I had in my craft room.  Can you spot them in my design?

I love to buy books from flea markets that I can use in papercrafting.  The panel I used in my project today is from a japanese book that I picked up at a Seattle Japanese Language School rummage sale.  I wish I could tell you when it was printed but I couldn't find any dates typed in english...I can tell you that most of the aging on that panel is real.  I only aged it with distress oxides around the edge.


Green is one of my favorite colors so I added a smidge of green on that panel and then followed up with using the same ink for the coffee cup sleeve.  Something that I recently learned from my Coffee Loving Cardmaker's teamie, Helen Gullet, is to use the interior of a coffee sleeve to distress/add ink to a project.

I then layered the coffee cup rings onto my panel and heat embossed them in white.  I went ahead and cut up my inky coffee sleeve and incorporated it into my design too.  Don't you love how much 'texture' there is in the green coffee sleeve?

That's it for me!  I can't wait to hop around and soak up all of the amazing inspiration.  Next up is Lindsay Weirich!

In case you get lost along the way, here's the complete hop listing:

Posted by ~amy~ at 9:00 PM
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59 comments:

  1. RoseMarch 25, 2019 at 9:18 PM

    WOW!! pat yourself on the back my friend :) i must say i would never have thought this was yours............. way to change it up :)

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  2. cghundleyMarch 25, 2019 at 11:18 PM

    Do like that green
    in the background.
    Lovely card.
    Carla from Utah

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  3. Julie Tucker-WolekMarch 26, 2019 at 3:57 AM

    This is gorgeous! LOVING the rings and the colors!!

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  4. BrumakMarch 26, 2019 at 4:43 AM

    Love the card and all the different elements.

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  5. Annette AllenMarch 26, 2019 at 5:18 AM

    your card is perfect.. I love it.
    Thanks for joining us as TFS.

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  6. JEMarch 26, 2019 at 5:29 AM

    These stamps are terrific! Your card is adorable!

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  7. Faith (Stevie) HarrisMarch 26, 2019 at 6:32 AM

    So very clever. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. IngridMarch 26, 2019 at 6:41 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous card!!! I love using corregated cardboard - or the sleeve of a coffee cup, literally...lol. I use it to add texture with ink and paint all the time - but it always looks SO awesome on a card. You would never know you aren't the artsy MM gal, your card is so much fun! LOVE that book print you used too. Now I NEED this set...lol.

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  9. AprilMarch 26, 2019 at 7:00 AM

    Such a neat card! I love everything about it!

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  10. Elizabeth RobertsMarch 26, 2019 at 7:09 AM

    Always love a great coffee card!

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  11. patty fiskeMarch 26, 2019 at 7:22 AM

    love the layers

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  12. PriscillaMarch 26, 2019 at 7:23 AM

    Great card, love the use of cardboard, perfect!

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  13. Helen GullettMarch 26, 2019 at 7:25 AM

    That is one cool and fantastic card, Amy. The coffee stamp is awesome!!!! I love how you create those texture layers on the background with coffee sleeve and stamp.
    Thank you for the inspiration.

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  14. JeanMarch 26, 2019 at 7:39 AM

    A perfect card! Love this dset!!

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  15. MadeByMeghanKMarch 26, 2019 at 7:57 AM

    Absolutely amazing! I love this design!

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  16. Shari CzerwinskiMarch 26, 2019 at 8:03 AM

    Love this card, and what a great stamp set!

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  17. gramajackieMarch 26, 2019 at 9:21 AM

    Very pretty card. Nice design and layout.

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  18. A Tad Bit OffMarch 26, 2019 at 10:10 AM

    Great card for those coffee lovers.

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  19. ljcasselmanMarch 26, 2019 at 10:57 AM

    That set is on my wish list! Thank for your creative and beautiful design!

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  20. Rose Brier StudioMarch 26, 2019 at 11:10 AM

    Love how you used the Japanese book page. It is still easy to see and yet what is added really enhances the work! Such a beautiful background to your wonderful textural card.

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  21. ScranpjckyMarch 26, 2019 at 12:25 PM

    very pretty. It looks like I could spend my entire paycheck at Top Flight stamps

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  22. Maxine PerryMarch 26, 2019 at 1:38 PM

    Nice use of stamps.

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  23. Nikki CMarch 26, 2019 at 1:45 PM

    Amy I just love your card that sleeve looks amazing on the coffee cup

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  24. Kirsty VittetoeMarch 26, 2019 at 2:37 PM

    Simply sweet!

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  25. Dee EarnshawMarch 26, 2019 at 2:45 PM

    super work, Amy - you are always so inspiring:)

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  26. AnnanMarch 26, 2019 at 2:55 PM

    The sentiment is great! Great texture on the cup.

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  27. Cris GMarch 26, 2019 at 4:47 PM

    Oh my, Amy... your mixed media look as awesome as your clean + simple woks. Love it!

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  28. Georgia FrankoMarch 26, 2019 at 5:29 PM

    This is a great card, love the unique ideas, thank you!

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  29. Arlene DMarch 26, 2019 at 6:44 PM

    Cute idea!

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  30. Viki BanaszakMarch 26, 2019 at 6:55 PM

    I love your card! You should play with this style more. You are good at it!

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  31. Sue DMarch 26, 2019 at 7:10 PM

    Great job trying the mixed media look for this card.

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  32. Ericka StrangeMarch 26, 2019 at 7:48 PM

    This is awesome and I love the touch of green!

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  33. Karen HansonMarch 26, 2019 at 8:52 PM

    Very cool, love coffee

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  34. Valerie HaydenMarch 26, 2019 at 8:57 PM

    Made want to run our to the nearest Starbucks, nice composition and color coordination.

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  35. Denise BryantMarch 26, 2019 at 9:06 PM

    I love Darkroom Door's images! Awesome card! Good thing I already had my Starbucks fix today...

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  36. ScrappyHorsesMarch 27, 2019 at 4:47 AM

    Such a great coffee card! Love the background and splatter with the cup!

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  37. Jeanne BeamMarch 27, 2019 at 6:43 AM

    Great coffee card. Love the sentiment.
    Thanks so much for sharing...

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  38. Sharon SalernoMarch 27, 2019 at 8:14 AM

    Love love love it!

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  39. Annie SolomonMarch 27, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    Wonderful card. I love the incorporation of many different elements. And the Japanese book page--genius. I am now going to look for old books!!

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  40. Kristie GouletMarch 27, 2019 at 11:23 AM

    Such a perfect coffee card! Love it, Amy!

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  41. Kim HegginsMarch 27, 2019 at 12:11 PM

    Fabulous card!

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  42. FikretaMarch 27, 2019 at 1:31 PM

    awesome card!

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  43. Mary McCaslinMarch 27, 2019 at 2:39 PM

    Great card! Thank you for sharing.

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  44. V. K.March 27, 2019 at 2:59 PM

    I love finding books on crafting as well. I'm always on the hunt for them. Your card is very cute. Good to the last drop!!

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  45. Sue LutzMarch 27, 2019 at 6:03 PM

    U perked up my evening Amy! Lol. REALLY like the background book paper w yr addded elements on it, including embossed coffee rings. They truly popped yr card. 😍

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  46. EmagineMarch 27, 2019 at 6:18 PM

    What a fun card love the different layers of stamping !

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  47. NieceMarch 27, 2019 at 6:20 PM

    Great composition. Subtle but very cool and if it’s coffee...i’m In!

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  48. Kathy HMarch 27, 2019 at 8:48 PM

    Wonderful design on this card!

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  49. MacimbaloMarch 28, 2019 at 4:46 AM

    Saw this on IG and had to come let you know how awesome it is! You're creations are always an inspiration!!!

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  50. Cynthia ColeMarch 28, 2019 at 6:38 AM

    Your coffee card is terrific!

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  51. Caroline McFarlaneMarch 28, 2019 at 9:04 AM

    WOW, great giveaway. Thank you.

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  52. Kathy DippnerMarch 28, 2019 at 10:35 AM

    Your card came out great. Great idea to use what was in your craft room.

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  53. Sue LutzMarch 28, 2019 at 3:51 PM

    You perked up my evening!!! Especially love the background Amy...how fun! Also, the coffee rings!

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  54. Rosy NewlunMarch 29, 2019 at 4:53 PM

    Yes, I can see a few things from your craft room - the twine, embossing powder and corrrugator thingey roller to make the cozy for the coffee :D It's a beauty, Amy!!!

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  55. Tera CallihanMarch 30, 2019 at 3:09 PM

    This is great! I am also coffee lover! I think I need to add that stamp set to my collection. Also, super great idea to use a coffee sleeve for extra texture!

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  56. Cheryl RigneyMarch 31, 2019 at 11:07 AM

    Great card!! Love the colors and design.

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  57. Laurie BlackApril 1, 2019 at 4:38 PM

    Lovely card, beautiful design

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  58. Windy Ridge Sanitarium and Art EmporiumApril 3, 2019 at 11:22 AM

    I have a coffee addicted friend. This set would be perfect for her. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

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  59. AnnalisaApril 3, 2019 at 12:09 PM

    I love the smidge of green in the back panel; it adds so much interest and really ties in the coffee cup. I'll have to remember that background need not be all one color family the next time I'm playing around! Thanks for sharing.

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Cheers,
~amy~

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