Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! It's Tuesday, so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. Here's a slimline Halloween card created with the Witches Kit Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio and spiders from the Pumpkin Party Clear Stamp Set 1055 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create.

I started the card by positioning the pumpkin and cat stamp, the eyeball stamp, and the skull candle stamp from the Witches Kit Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio  horizontally on the lid of a stamping platform. The stamps were inked with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamped twice, once onto 140 lb. Mixed Media paper and once onto repositionable label paper. The label paper versions were fussy-cut, and placed over their counterparts on the image panel. 

A circle die was used to cut the repositionable label paper. The top and bottom of the label paper was cut to look like a cauldron and placed over the most of the masked eyeball.

A ruler was placed horizontally across the image panel. Violet Distress ink was sponged over the masked images and the ruler onto the image panel. The ruler was moved to cover the top part of the image and Brown Distress ink was sponged over the bottom portion of the image to ground the images.

A stencil from Studio Light (no longer available, but several of their other stencils are available and fabulous) was placed over the top part of the image panel. Violet then Black Distress inks were randomly brushed over the stencil to add some interest to the background. 

The masks were removed from the images which were then colored with watercolor pencils. The cauldron was colored with watercolor pencils and black Distress ink. Chalk pencil was used to add bubbling steam above the cauldron, shading to the the cauldron, and shadows below the images.

The spider from the Pumpkin Party Clear Stamp Set 1055 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create was stamped three times with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.

A blue metallic marker from the Essentials Bright Metallic Colorista Markers by Spectrum Noir was used to color the swirls around the pumpkin. The red metallic marker from the same set was used to add the red  hourglass to the spiders' backs to transform them from normal spiders to Black Widow spiders. 

The image panel was edged with black Distress ink and adhered to a black card. 

Please pop over to my blog, Kat's Tales of Stamping, for more detailed instructions and complete supply lists.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Witches Kit Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio

Pumpkin Party Clear Stamp Set 1055 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Essentials Bright Metallic Colorista Markers by Spectrum Noir

Thanks for visiting today!

New Love - An Art Journal Page

 Hi  MEL PILLING    here today with this summer day art journal page featuring Lavinia Stamps. 

I began by sketching, a tree hole around two Lavinia owls, then the rest of the tree.  I coloured the tree with watercolours and shaded the hole with India ink pens.  I used a torn paper hill mask, and  Elements Ink  to create the backdrop in Lime Punch and Pine for the hills, Dark Denim    for the water.   All stamping was done using Versafine Clair Nocturne.

On clean Bristol card, I brushed water all over.  I then sprinkled with  Lavinia Dinkles in Chilli Jam  , Deep Yellow , Blue Dragon  and Pink . 

 Once completely dry,  I stamped the owls again on the Dinkles covered paper.  I added pencil crayons here and there to boost the Dinkles in areas where the colour was weak. I then fussy cut my owls out, (ignoring the curly details).  I glued these to the owls that I had previously stamped in the tree hole. That way the curly details all come back.  I highlighted the owls and water with a white gel pen, and added a sentiment. 

LAVINIA STAMPS USED

Erwin

Gus

 

Ducks

Whimsical Hares

HOBBY ART STAMP USED

Scene it Sentiments

I think these Lavinia owls are so wonderful and have so much fabulous detail.  The Dinkles are so highly pigmented, you don’t need a lot to get this beautiful colour. 

Thanks for joining me today on the... Topflight Stamps blog. Happy crafting!!

Visible Image Gel Press Winter Card

 

Hello crafty friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here and today I have a winter card I made using the Visible Image Grunge Christmas Words along with the Grunge Christmas Tree. I started with the a gel press print and heat embossed the Grunge Christmas Words with WOW! Silver Snow embossing powder. 

I then stamped the Visible Image Grunge Christmas Tree with Versafine Clair Nocture ink and clear embossed it on another gel press print. I cut out the image and added it to my card with foam tape.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

 

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used

Penguin Card

  Hi Everyone,

Cornelia here today. This week's theme is winter or Christmas. I settled for winter, although originally I wanted to go with Christmas, but somehow it didn't work out.

The cute little penguin is from AALL&Create.  I stamped it onto scrap paper and colored it with alcohol inks. Cut him out. Selected a page from this awesome Best Friends paper pad and  added the penguin. Stamped the sentiment. Pretty easy!

I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting. 

See you next week with more Topflight Stamps inspiration.

And here are the stamp supplies I used: 

AALL&Create#941, Best Friends paper pad

 

Winter

Hello Carfty Friends, Mary Key here! This week is Xmas/Winter theme along with TFS team. I decided to use Katzelkraft KTZ270 Foxes along with Winter Wonderland KTZ280.

I am going to use watercolor paper, sprinkled some Lavinia Dinkles Blue Dragon (just a small amount) and spread lightly with a watercolor brush and then dry it with my heat gun. I then stamped the sleepy curled up fox for a winter scene. I watercolored the fox and then added a mask with some masking paper on the fox. I then added some color for the bottom and then added the trees from the Winter Wonderland KTZ280 stamped with Lavinia Elements Greensleeves, then Pine and last Olive. Making sure that everything on my card is dry. I then embossed with WOW! Opaque Bright White embossing powder all over my card and heat embossed with my heat embossing gun. I then added the sentiment from Winter Wonderland KTZ280 used VersaFine Clair Nocturne and used white cardstock to complete my card.

Thank you for passing by and keep creating!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Katzelkraft KTZ270 Foxes

Katzelkraft KTZ280 Winter Wonderland

Lavinia Acetate Circle Masks

Lavinia Elements Greensleeves

Lavinia Elements Pine

Lavinia Elements Olive

Lavinia Dinkles Blue Dragon

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

WOW! Embossing Powder Opaque Bright White

 

Wishing You a Season of Surprise and Delight?

It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. This week my teammates and I are focusing on Winter or Christmas. I've created a daft wintry scene with the skiing bird from the All Mad Here Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set and the flying hippo from the Jungle Animals Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set — both by Katzelkraft.

Here it is:

Using a stamping platform, the skiing bird from the All Mad Here Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set and the flying hippo from the Jungle Animals Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set were stamped with Copic-friendly ink twice — onto white cardstock and repositionable sticker paper. The sticker paper versions were fussy-cut and placed over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.

A piece of repositionable sticker paper was cut and placed under the images to create a ski slope and protect the bottom part of the image panel.

Blue and grey Copic-friendly ink were sponged onto the image panel to create a cloudy sky. 

When I was moderately happy with the coverage and blending, all masks were lifted and the bird, his skis, the flying hippo, and the snowy slope were colored with Copic markers.

Snowflakes from the Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set (Lavinia Stamps) and the bursts from the Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps were stamped with shimmery silver ink. There were some gaps, so the smaller snowflakes from the Winter Snowflakes Clear Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd. were also stamped with the same shimmery ink.

Sentiment stamps from my stash were inked with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamped onto white cardstock. Cutting dies were used to die-cut the sentiments, which were then edged with the silvery shimmer ink and adhered to the image panel.

A Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Pen was used to add glitter and sparkle to the snow.

The image panel was trimmed to 5.75" square, edged with the silver shimmer ink, then adhered to a blue 6" square card.

Please pop over to my blog, Kat's Tales of Stamping, for complete supply lists and expanded instructions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

All Mad Here Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Jungle Animals Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft 

Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Fairy Bugs Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Winter Snowflakes Clear Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Pens

Thanks for visiting today!

Warm Wishes

Hi   MEL PILLING  here today with some warm Christmas wishes featuring the fabulous Katzelkraft Stamps.

I stamped the lower cat first over a snowy hill mask so I only got his top half.  I coloured him with India ink markers being sure to still use the mask.   I drew a bath tub on clean Bristol card.  Then used pattern paper to create a pretty bath colour. Then I stamped some holly and added berries with liquid pearls. I masked off the tub and stamped the cat to only show him above the tub line. I coloured him the same as the first cat.  I then cut the whole thing out and glued it to more pattern paper for wall paper look. I  then used an oval die to cut the whole bath scene out to create a ‘thought bubble’. 

I masked off the lower cat with the hill mask and used a Stencil Brush in an upward motion to create some hills with  Elements Ink  in Blue Lagoon .  I repeat stamped for the tree with Distressed Inks in Chipped Sapphire and Mowed Lawn then moved it gently with a damp paintbrush.  I stamped the branch with Versafine Clair Acorn.  I added snow to the branch and lower cat using a white Posca paint pen.  The Holly was stamped in Distressed Ink in Chipped Sapphire and Mowed Lawn.  I drew a few bubbles up to the “ thought bubble“  to finish.

STAMPS USED

Katzelkraft Les Chats -Cats

Lavinia Tree Branch

Lavinia Skeleton Tree Scene

Lavinia Mini Holly

Lavinia Fir Tree 2

I really enjoy making these scenes with the katzelkraft cats. They make it so easy to come up with various card themes. Very versatile set.

Thanks for joining me today on the Topflight Stamps blog, happy card making!!

Gel Press Mixed Media Card

 

Hello crafty friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here and this week the Topflight Design Team is featuring Mixed Media. If you aren't really sure what Mixed Media it "is used to describe artworks composed of a combination of different materials - and this could be a wide range of items." So for my card today, I used a couple of gel press prints, embossing powder, washi tape, and a black and white Posca pen.

I created my background with a gel press print using the Carabelle Studio Rossetta Texture plate and PaperArtsy Fresco Paints in Baltic Blue and Aquamarine. I also used the PaperArtsy JOFY 112 stamp on another gel press print. 

 

I heat embossed the Darkroom Door Abstract 03 stamp with WOW! Embossing Seth Apter Tarnished Teal powder. This adds some fun texture and sparkle to my card. I finished my card by adding the AALL & Create Washi #39 Scriptural on parts of my card.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are inspired to make some mixed media art!

Topflight Stamp Supplies Used