Here is a new stamp from Carabelle Studio and now available at
I used the "Galaxy" technic for the background with Oxide inks
Archival ink "Brilliance" and
Pigment ink SU "Whisper White"
Nathalie Fournier/Topflight Stamps
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Creating the look of Wood Carved Stamps with Rubber Dance
Welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog! It's Jenny here, and today I'm showing you several different projects using a stamp set that mimics the look of wood carved stamps, and which can give a great focal point to a simple card.
The stamps I used for this are the Carved Whimsy Wood Stamp set by Rubber Dance. They are rubber stamps but have etchings that give them the look of carved wood when you stamp them.
To create my watercolor block printing cards, I used a variety of shapes of acrylic block. On each one I swiped Distress inks or Distress Oxide Inks over the block - on the longest I used three colors, and on the smaller blocks (one is a circle) I used two colors. I then liberally sprayed them with water and then pushed them down into a panel of Canson XL coldpress watercolor paper, then lifted off, dabbing up any excess with a paper towel.
I then trimmed down each of the panels to 4.25" x 5.5" and adhered with double sided tape to white 110lb card bases and added a tiny sentiment from the Tim Holtz Ideology Chit-Chat stickers collection.
For my final card, I trimmed down a panel of wood paper (made from real wood) and stamped it with brown dye ink, stamping off onto scrap paper first so the impression was a lighter brown. Before it dried, I heat embossed the tree in clear embossing powder, and added a sentiment. I adhered it to a kraft card panel.
The stamps I used for this are the Carved Whimsy Wood Stamp set by Rubber Dance. They are rubber stamps but have etchings that give them the look of carved wood when you stamp them.
To create my watercolor block printing cards, I used a variety of shapes of acrylic block. On each one I swiped Distress inks or Distress Oxide Inks over the block - on the longest I used three colors, and on the smaller blocks (one is a circle) I used two colors. I then liberally sprayed them with water and then pushed them down into a panel of Canson XL coldpress watercolor paper, then lifted off, dabbing up any excess with a paper towel.
On the pink leaf stamp, I also splattered some of the excess paint with a small paintbrush.On the tree card, I ran the panel through a die cutting machine with a woodgrain embossing folder. When dry, I stamped the images in a variety of dye inks, masking off the trees witha post it to create a cluster.
For my final card, I trimmed down a panel of wood paper (made from real wood) and stamped it with brown dye ink, stamping off onto scrap paper first so the impression was a lighter brown. Before it dried, I heat embossed the tree in clear embossing powder, and added a sentiment. I adhered it to a kraft card panel.
I really love how these turned out - so simple, and yet so effective. For more details on the supplies I used, please check out my blog, and I hope you have a wonderful day!
Jenny
Monday, April 23, 2018
Fine Flowers-Darkroom Door & Paperartsy
Welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog. It's Clare today, this week I have cultivated an A5 canvas using Darkroom Doors 'Fine Flowers'
Using the following stamps and stencils I pieced together my mini plot.
I used watercolour & Polychromo Faber-Castell pencils to colour the flowers.
I painted the canvas with Paperartsy Fresco Paints along with a green layer through the stencils. I also stencilled the leaves with some crackle paste.
You might notice that there are additional leaves surrounding the flowers. Now I love a multi-use stamp and I soon recognised that one of the flowers provided excellent foliage!
That's it from me this week but I'll be back next week with some more craftiness.
Happy Crafting,
Clare
Friday, April 20, 2018
Mother'sDay & Paperartsy Stamps
Hi blog followers, it's Friday already and I'm back with my TOPFLIGHT STAMPS post for this week.
I live in the UK, and we've already had Mother's Day, but I notice it's coming soon in the US.
Because of this, I've made a couple of feminine cards, which could be used for Mother's Day, or even a birthday.
I've used Jofy stamps again, from Paperartsy, (link at end)
These are simple cards, but quite effective.
I stamped the large flower onto previously inked background, then cut it out. At this stage I added doodles, with a white pen. .....Using Distress Oxides and a blending brush, I lightly inked a small part of white textured card stock, to give a very soft base for the vibrant flower. I splashed a bit of contrasting colour over the card, then adhered the flower to the background.
I filled in parts of the image with Ranger 'Glossy Accents'.
The 'mum' was die-cut and adhered along with a small sentiment.
The whole 'topper' was mat onto black card, then a white card base of the same textured card.
My usual few sequins and I was done.
Because I love this new stamp set, I made a second card whilst I had the stamps out, in a different colour.
I've also used a Jofy stencil on this one.....(the leaves are actually a pretty green colour, but look anemic in the pic 😕)
Well, as always, have a great weekend, with plenty of crafting if you get the chance.
Bye for now,
Barbara xx
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Feminine Feline Mother's Day Card
Hey Topflight fans! I have several very strong women in my life whom I treasure and for whom I am so thankful. Today I'm sharing a feminine card that is also a little edgy. I used the Visible Image Live Life Now butterfly stamp as the focal point of the card. For the background, I started with Strathmore Bristol Paper to sprinkle on and spray with water some Ken Oliver Color Bursts in Merlot and Lemon Yellow. I also wanted a bit of soft pink so I water colored on some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar. After achieving a splotchy look I made sure it was totally dry before I moved on to the stamping.
I used a MISTI to repeatedly stamp the butterfly until I got a pretty dark saturated image. Then for good measure, I used a Momento Tuxedo Black Marker to fill in some areas that weren't quite as dark as I wanted due to the now slightly irregular card front texture. I wasn't totally satisfied with the dull black butterfly so ultimately I used VersaMark Ink and some Ranger Black Embossing Powder to fully emboss the splattery butterfly. Ohhh and all of a sudden it seemed to come to life!
For the sentiment, I dug through a stash of rub on sentiments and found the word "CHERISH" in a beautiful swirly font that I thought would complement and not distract from the butterfly. I carefully rubbed it onto the whole lower part of the card front. Next I inked the edges of the card front with some Versafine Black Onyx Ink before popping the whole piece onto a soft pink card base using fun foam scraps for a bit of dimension.
For finishing touches and a bit of sparkle, I added sequins in black, pale pink, true pink, yellow gold and lemon yellow. I placed the appropriately colored sequins on the background areas to match the watercolored background. I also used a bit of ebony black glitter glue to add a bit of extra sparkle and texture on top of the black sequins, along the body of the butterfly, and strategically on some of the splattery parts of the butterfly.
I hope you've enjoyed this fast and feminine card share as much as I enjoyed crafting it! If you'd like more details about the products or to watch the card making process video, please check out my blog HERE.
I used a MISTI to repeatedly stamp the butterfly until I got a pretty dark saturated image. Then for good measure, I used a Momento Tuxedo Black Marker to fill in some areas that weren't quite as dark as I wanted due to the now slightly irregular card front texture. I wasn't totally satisfied with the dull black butterfly so ultimately I used VersaMark Ink and some Ranger Black Embossing Powder to fully emboss the splattery butterfly. Ohhh and all of a sudden it seemed to come to life!
For the sentiment, I dug through a stash of rub on sentiments and found the word "CHERISH" in a beautiful swirly font that I thought would complement and not distract from the butterfly. I carefully rubbed it onto the whole lower part of the card front. Next I inked the edges of the card front with some Versafine Black Onyx Ink before popping the whole piece onto a soft pink card base using fun foam scraps for a bit of dimension.
For finishing touches and a bit of sparkle, I added sequins in black, pale pink, true pink, yellow gold and lemon yellow. I placed the appropriately colored sequins on the background areas to match the watercolored background. I also used a bit of ebony black glitter glue to add a bit of extra sparkle and texture on top of the black sequins, along the body of the butterfly, and strategically on some of the splattery parts of the butterfly.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Bloom and Grow
What a beautiful new stamp at Visible Image!
Bloom and Grow
now available at Topflight Stamps
I decided to arrange it with the stamp
Born to Perform
The background was made with Distress Oxide inks
Wilted Violet
Shaded Lilac
Faded Jeans
Blueprint Sketch
Evergreen Bough
Worn Lipstick
Nathalie Fournier/Topflight Stamps
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Floral Watercolor
Hi Everyone and welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog! It's Jenny here, and I have a floral card today, created using embossing paste over patterned paper, and watercolor using brush markers.
The image I'm using today comes from Indigoblu - one of the gorgeous super sized floral stamps. This is the Peony stamp, and it is perfect for playing with your coloring mediums.
The patterned paper I'm using today also comes from Topflight Stamps - it is the pink, ivory and green collection by Studio Light. These papers are so pretty. Soft and muted complementary colors, some with very faint floral and abstract images on them.
To create my card, I trimmed down a piece of the patterned paper to 4.25" x 5.5" and adhered it using strong glue to some sturdy white cardstock. Using a stencil (Tim Holtz Speckles) I applied white embossing paste randomly, focusing more towards the bottom of the card, and lighter towards the top.
While the panel dried, I stamped the leaf and peony images in Versamark ink onto Bristol Smooth cardstock and heat embossed in white. I then used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor in the image but instead of water, I used a Clear Wink of Stella brush pen. I used Oatmeal on the leaves. On the Peony I used Light Carmine in the shadow areas, blended into Pale Pink. I added some Carmine into the deepest corners. When dry I added another layer, this time of Oatmeal, just into the darker areas but blending out over the whole petal. This muted the pink slightly. I then trimmed both images out.
When my panel was dry, I adhered it to a card base. I then popped up the peony with foam tape. I snipped the leaves into three parts and slotted them in behind the peony. The sentiment was die cut and embossed (Spellbinders Victorian Letters) on gold mirror foil cardstock and adhered with foam tape. I scatted a couple of pink iridescent sequins to finish.
As always, the full supply list can be found over on my blog. Topflight Stamps carries several of the new Indigoblu large florals and Studio Light paper pads - be sure to check them out!
Have a wonderful day!
Jenny
The image I'm using today comes from Indigoblu - one of the gorgeous super sized floral stamps. This is the Peony stamp, and it is perfect for playing with your coloring mediums.
The patterned paper I'm using today also comes from Topflight Stamps - it is the pink, ivory and green collection by Studio Light. These papers are so pretty. Soft and muted complementary colors, some with very faint floral and abstract images on them.
To create my card, I trimmed down a piece of the patterned paper to 4.25" x 5.5" and adhered it using strong glue to some sturdy white cardstock. Using a stencil (Tim Holtz Speckles) I applied white embossing paste randomly, focusing more towards the bottom of the card, and lighter towards the top.
While the panel dried, I stamped the leaf and peony images in Versamark ink onto Bristol Smooth cardstock and heat embossed in white. I then used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor in the image but instead of water, I used a Clear Wink of Stella brush pen. I used Oatmeal on the leaves. On the Peony I used Light Carmine in the shadow areas, blended into Pale Pink. I added some Carmine into the deepest corners. When dry I added another layer, this time of Oatmeal, just into the darker areas but blending out over the whole petal. This muted the pink slightly. I then trimmed both images out.
When my panel was dry, I adhered it to a card base. I then popped up the peony with foam tape. I snipped the leaves into three parts and slotted them in behind the peony. The sentiment was die cut and embossed (Spellbinders Victorian Letters) on gold mirror foil cardstock and adhered with foam tape. I scatted a couple of pink iridescent sequins to finish.
As always, the full supply list can be found over on my blog. Topflight Stamps carries several of the new Indigoblu large florals and Studio Light paper pads - be sure to check them out!
Have a wonderful day!
Jenny
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