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  • PaperArtsy - Topflight

    Sparkly Nature Card with PaperArtsy Sara Naumann Stamps

    August 21, 2025 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello crafty friends, today I’m diving into one of my favorite creative combos—gel prints, sparkly textures, and beautiful nature-inspired stamps. For this card, I played with the PaperArtsy Sara Naumann 51 stamp set to create a nature card that shimmers and shines in all the right places. Building the Background…

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    Lindy’s Gang June Color Challenge

    June 1, 2025 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello friends!Happy June! 🌞 I hope your summer is off to a bright, creative start—whether that means morning coffee on the patio, long evening walks, or sneaking in some craft time while the kids chase fireflies. This month, I’m joining in on the June Color Challenge over on the Lindy’s…

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    Shimmer & Shine: A Starry Mixed Media Birthday Card

    May 30, 2025 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello, crafty friends!Today I’m excited to share a quick and sparkly project featuring the fabulous Super Star stencil from Visible Image and a touch of golden glam with Spectrum Noir Glitter Paste in Candlelight Gold.  I started with a moody background made from some gel press playtime—a mix of darker…

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  • Katzelkraft - Topflight - Visible Image - WOW! Embossing

    Katzelkraft Grumpy Penguins

    December 22, 2023 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello friends! Today I am playing with the Katzelkraft Grumpy Penguins for a quick card. I love these fun little penguins and their expressions. I stamped and clear embossed them and added them to a gel press background. On my background, I used the Visible Image Halftone stencil with texture…

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    Visible Image Shining Star

    July 27, 2023 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello crafty friends! Today I am playing with the new Visible Image Shining Star stamp set along with the Super Star stencil. I started off by using temporary double sided tape to the inner portion of the Super Star stencil and blending Salvage Patina and Uncharted Mariner distress oxide ink…

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  • Christmas - Topflight - Visible Image - WOW! Embossing

    Visible Image Christmas Robin

    July 13, 2023 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello crafty friends! Today I am celebrating the Christmas in July sale over at Topflight Store. I used this pretty Visible Image Christmas Robin along with the Visible Image Christmas Eve Stencil. I started with a gel press print background and used the Christmas Eve stencil with embossing paste and…

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    Visible Image Golden Honey

    July 25, 2022 - By Ericka Strange

    I hope you are all doing well and are having a great summer. Today I’m playing with the Visible Image Bee Happy stamp set along with the Honeycomb Hex stencil. I thought it would bee (lol) fun to try the Hex stencil on gold cardstock with texture paste. Once the…

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    AALL & Create Flutterby Journal Page

    May 20, 2021 - By Ericka Strange

    Hello everyone! I’m over on the Topflight Stamps blog with a journal page I made using AALL & Create Flutterby Stencil with and alcohol ink background and WOW! Embossing.  This stencil is so intricate and pretty and I thought it would be great with a background I had made with…

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  • Love - Visible Image - WOW! Embossing

    Visible Image Love You

    February 8, 2021 - By Ericka Strange

    Happy Monday! Today I’m playing with the Visible Image Follow Your Heart Set for a colorful Valentines Day Card. I love this set and for my card paired it with a background I made previously using a brayer and paints in my stash. I then used the Visible Image Ripples…

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    Something Different

    July 31, 2020 - By Ericka Strange

    Happy Friday! I’ m over on the Topflight Stamps blog with a panel I made using a variety of supplies including this beautiful set from Stamperia called Sea World Lady. I had a panel I had made using my gel plate with some paints and thought it would make an…

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