Happy Bird Day!

Greetings! It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. This week the TFS team is showcasing PaperArtsy's wonderful mini stamps and mini stencils. They might be small, but they pack a big punch! I have quite a nice collection of these little treasures so I had a hard time deciding what to use. In the end, I decided to make a birthday card as those are always useful.

Here's my card created with the Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp KCM004, the Zinski Mini Rubber Clling Mounted Stamp Zini25, the Zinski Mini Rubber Cling Stamp Zini27, and the Hot Picks Mini Stencil PM021.

Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, I stamped the Royal Bird (Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp KCM004) twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper, which was fussy-cut and placed over its counterpart on the image panel. 

The cupcake (Zinski Mini Rubber Clling Mounted Stamp Zini25) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink slightly to the right of the royal bird so that the top layer would be close to his beak. Again, it was stamped again on repositionable sticker paper, which was fussy-cut and placed over its counterpart on the image panel. 

The chef bird (Zinski Mini Rubber Cling Stamp Zini27) was positioned a little off kilter so that his toque would be behind the cupcake. And don'tcha know that the cupcake was also stamped a second time onto repositionable sticker paper, fussy-cut, and used to mask the chef on the image panel. 

A ruler was placed horizontally over the base of the image panel. Pink Copic-friendly ink was sponged over the ruler and the masked images to color the background. 

Starting on the left side of the image panel, Copic-friendly inks were sponged over the shaped apertures of the Hot Picks Mini Stencil PM021 and over the masked images. I continued this until I had a nice rainbow of cool shapes on the background.

The ruler was moved to cover and protect the top part of the image panel. Grey Copic-friendly ink was sponged over the bottom of the stencil and the bases of the masked images to ground them. 

The ruler and masks were removed and the images were colored with Copic markers, then highlighted with a white gel pen.

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko was used to stamp the sentiment on the top left. 

The image panel was adhered onto a grey A2 card to finish up the project.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp KCM004 by  PaperArtsy

Zinski Mini Rubber Clling Mounted Stamp Zini25 by  PaperArtsy

Zinski Mini Rubber Cling Stamp Zini27 by  PaperArtsy

Hot Picks Mini Stencil PM021 by PaperArtsy

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Thanks for visiting today!

2 Floral Birthday Cards

 Hi friends. Alanna here with a pair of birthday cards today in my signature clean and simple style. For these cards, I started by taking the Flower Smudge Flower Smudge set from AALL & Create and stamped it directly onto white card panels that measure 4x5.25 inches. 

If you want to see other posts of mine using the Flower Smudge set, click here and here.

I stamped the images using the Mermaid Elements ink from Lavinia. These inks are an absolute dream to stamp with and to blend with.

After my focal images were stamped, I stamped my sentiments which are all from the Best Birthday Ever Best Birthday Ever set from Visible Image. I love the sentiments in this set, especially the one that says bestie. I stamped them with Versafine Claire Nocturne ink. After these were stamped, I allowed them to dry so as to not smudge the ink. I then took two pieces of black card stock that measure 4x5.25 inches and I adhered them more to the left of some teal A2 sized note cards. 

I then added my stamped panels. Because they are the same size as the black panels, they are offset a bit which I thought was a fun look. I finished off the cards with some white pearls from my stash.

Find all the products I used below in the Topflight Stamps Topflight Stamps store. Crafty hugs! ~ Alanna

Hobby Art - Hogs and Kisses

 Hi Everyone,

Cornelia here today. This week we are featuring Hobby Art here on the Topflight blog. It's a wonderful British stamp company. You may want to check them out!

I started out stamping the tree first. Once the ink had dried I stamped the hedgehog and masked him. I colored him with alcohol ink markers. I brushed the background with distress inks. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.

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: 

Hogmas Bundle, Trees

Blender Brushes

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Fun with Fungi – Hobby Art Mushroom Card

Hello, Lisa Hoel here! This week our brand focus over at Topflight Stamps is Hobby Art. I love this set called Fungi and I wanted a chance to play with the new Lavinia Dinkles Ink Powder to create some backgrounds.

After creating several Dinkles backgrounds and picking one to use, I stamped the mushrooms with permanent black ink and then watercolored over the top. I'll have to experiment more with ink powder; it's lots of fun to play with!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Hobby Art stamp set - Fungi

Paper Artsy - Seth Apter Mini 50

AALL & Create - Everyday Sentiments

Lavinia Dinkles - Lime Divine

Versafine Clair Ink - Shady Lime

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

watercolors

Happy Birthday!

Greetings! It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. This week my teammates and I are showcasing  Hobby Art Ltd..'s wonderful stamps. 

Here's my card created with the super-cute Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko,  I stamped one of the goats-on-the-rocks and two kids from the Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd. twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

The sticker paper versions were fussy-cut and placed over their counterparts on the image panel as masks. The rockpile stamp from the Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set was positioned under the large goat as shown and stamped twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Once again, the sticker paper version was fussy-cut and placed over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

One of the hills masks from the Mini Hills Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps was placed about 2" from the bottom of the image panel to protect it. Copic-friendly blue ink was brushed over a stencil and the masked goats onto the image panel to create a cloudy sky. 

The hills mask was moved a bit downward and mid-green Copic-friendly ink was brushed over the top of the mask, the masked kids, and the masked rocks to create the top part of the lawn. 

The flattish mask from the Acetate Hills Masks  Set by Lavinia Stamps was placed a bit below the top of the hill and the mid-green Copic-friendly ink was brushed over the top of the mask onto the image panel. This was repeated until there were several mid-green curves on the bottom of the image panel. Lighter green Copic-friendly ink was brushed onto the image panel to fill in the lawn area.

The masks were removed and the goat, kids, amd the rocks were colored with Copic markers. A green Copic marker was used to add some grassy detail to the lawn area. 

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko was used to stamp the three butterflies from the Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd onto the sky area. They were colored with Copic markers.

The image panel was cut with the largest die from Card Passe Partout Essential Rectangles Die Set by Studio Light.

Using a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink by Imagine Crafts Tsukineko the three sentiments were stamped onto the image panel as shown. The image panel was adhered to an A6 grey card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

Acetate Hills Masks  Set by Lavinia Stamps

Mini Hills Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

Card Passe Partout Essential Rectangles Die Set by Studio Light

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink by Imagine Crafts Tsukineko

Thanks for visiting today!

Creating Focal Images with Washi Tape

 Hi friends - Alanna here with you today with a fun card featuring the awesome new Flaming to Go washi tape from AALL & Create. This washi tape is brilliant in that you stretch out a length and then you do this repeatedly to build up your focal image, in this case this beautiful flamingo.

Once I had it entirely created, I trimmed my panel down and rounded the corners. I sat that aside and trimmed down a piece of patterned paper from the beautiful Ombre paper pad from Craft Consortium. I stamped my sentiment onto it, which is from one of my favorites, the More Classic Sentiments from Heffy Doodle. 

I adhered the patterned paper directly to my white A2 notecard and then added the flamingo focal panel with some foam tape. I decided to tilt it for some fun. I finished off the card by adding in some gems from my stash.

It would be so easy to create multiples of these cards in no time. And if you are interested in other washi tapes like this, click here. AALL & Create has several like this. 

Find all the products I used for my card below in the Topflight Stamps store. Crafty hugs! ~ Alanna

Happy Rabbits

Hi Everyone,

Cornelia here today. This week it's anything goes on the Topflight blog. I went with the cute Rabbits from AALL&Create.  

I used one of the backgrounds from my stash. Added lots of splatters with a fan brush. I stamped the rabbits onto scrap paper. Colored them with alcohol ink markers. Added Washi tape on the side as well as for the sentiment.

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: 

Hippety Hoppety, Fan Brush

Washi tape #23 Vivre, Wishy-Washi

NEW Lavinia Chalk Paint + Gel Press Fun Seahorse Tag

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week our theme over at Topflight Stamps is Anything Goes! We get to play with whatever strikes our fancy. I just got my hands on some of the new Lavinia acrylic chalk paint so I pulled out my Gel Press plate and had some fun.

The paint worked well on my Gel Press plate and comes in so many lovely colors! I went to town and made a whole stack of prints. The paint dries with a matte finish so it's perfect for layering on stamping and other mixed media techniques.

I chose two of the prints to use for my tag – the tag base and the raised panel with the seahorse stamped on it. See the list below for all the different stamps and inks I used.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Lavinia Stamps - Sebastian Seahorse

Lavinia Stamps - Sea Creatures

Lavinia Stamps - Shoal of Fish

Lavinia Stamps other - Mini fish, Seaweed 2, Fish Set

Lavinia stencil - Coral ST003

Lavinia acrylic chalk paint -
Spruce, Calypso, Snow White, Thistle Mist, Lime Zest, Parisian

Lavinia Elements Ink - Bermuda, Mulberry

Versafine Clair Ink - Shady Lime, Twilight

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Gel Press plate

Best Fishes Card

It's Tuesday, so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. This week is an "Anything Goes" theme for the TFS team. Since it's Mer-May, I decided to make a Best Fishes card featuring the Be a Mermaid Clear Stamp Set 852, the Mermaid Clear Stamp Set 853, and the Plenty of Fish Clear Stamp Set 858, all of which are by Janet Klein for AALL and Create.

Creating the scene for this card involved a whole lot of stamping with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, fussy-cutting masks, sponging Copic-friendly ink on the background, then stamping sea plants with with green Copic friendly ink. 

When I had the scene set, all the images were unmasked and colored with Copic markers.

I used a Copic black marker to edge the 6.75" scene, then adhered it to a 5" x 7" Kraft card. The sentiment was stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, cut with a flag cutting die, and adhered to the image panel to finish the card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Be a Mermaid Clear Stamp Set 852 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Mermaid Clear Stamp Set 853 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Plenty of Fish Clear Stamp Set 858 by Janet Klein  for AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Thanks for visiting today!

One Layer Birthday Cards

 Hi friends. Alanna back on the blog with you today and I have another pair of clean and simple birthday cards to share with you today. I've needed to build up my birthday card stash and like to have a lot of mail friendly cards on hand.

For my cards, I started by taking the long rectangle stamp from the Shadow set from Hobby Art and I stamped it directly onto my A2 notecards two times with some Pearlescent Shimmer inks from Spectrum Noir in the Cosmic Purple and Tropic Blue colors.

I took one of my favorite sets from the store, Birthday Wishes from Visible Image and stamped my sentiment with Versafine Claire Nocturne ink. I then took the Fireworks set from Craft Emotions and stamped several images, framing up my sentiment. And that finishes off my cards for you today.

Find all the products I used in the Topflight Stamps store below. Crafty hugs! ~ Alanna

Visible Image Mixed Media

Hello friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here and  today I have a Mixed Media page I made using some Visible Image supplies along with the PaperArtsy Fresco Paints. First I need to apologize for my post and pictures. My house was stuck by lightning and it just happened to fry both of my computers along with my light box. So my pictures aren’t as nice as they usually are and are lacking my watermark. I’m doing my post on photo so I also apologize for the lack of links. 

I love playing with my gel press and so for my background I used the PaperArtsy Cerise and pulled up the print I then used the Visible Image Fragments stencil With the Twilight Fresco Paint. I stamped the Visible Image Butterfly Effect on a gel press leftover and cut it out with the coordinating die. 

I used the AALL & Create Die Set 34 and attached all my elements to complete my page. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend.

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