Creating a Vintage Mixed Media Charm

 

Hello friends!

Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m sharing a step-by-step tutorial for a vintage-inspired mixed media card using some amazing AALL & Create supplies. If you’re a fan of creating layered, nostalgic designs, this project is for you. Let’s dive in!

 

Steps to Create the Card:

1. Background Preparation - I  started with a gel press print featuring a book page. The page added both texture and a timeless feel to my card.

2. Stamp the Inking Gears - I used the AALL & Create Inking Gears stamp and Versafine Clair Twilight ink to create subtle industrial details. The deep blue ink provides a rich contrast while maintaining a vintage aesthetic.

   
   
   

3. Add Clipped Mailers Ephemera - I added the AALL & Create Clipped Mailers onto the background to evoke a sense of nostalgia. These elements contribute to the layered and storied look of the card.

4. Highlight with Petalled Wings - I stamped the AALL & Create Petalled Wings design and painted the butterfly in colors that match the Clipped Mailers. This coordination ties the elements together beautifully, ensuring a cohesive design.

   
    

5. Final Touches - I completed my card by adding the AALL & Create Cobalt Swallowtail washi tape for an additional layer of detail. I then finished with a sentiment from the Funny Bones Funnies Ephemera collection to add a playful yet meaningful touch.

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Thank you for stopping by! I hope this tutorial inspires you to experiment with your supplies to create a charming vintage vibe in your next project. If you give this a try, I’d love to see your creations. Feel free to share them and tag me on social media.

Have a wonderfully crafty weekend!

 

 Topflight Stamp Supplies

AALL & Create - Inking Gears Shop at: TP	AALL & Create - Petalled Wings Shop at: TP	AALL & Create - Washi Cobalt Swallowtail Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Shop at: TP	AALL & Create - Ephemera Die-cuts - 49 - Funny Bone Funnies Shop at: TP
AALL & Create - 67 Clipped Mailers Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - Versafine Clair - Fantasia Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - Versafine Clair - Twilight Shop at: TP	Gel Press - Reusable Gel Printing Plate Shop at:  TP
Speedball - 2" Brayer Shop at: TP

Parisian Christmas

Topflight Stamps would like to welcome a new designer to the Team. Thank you for joining us Colleen Dietrich. We know our fans will be inspired by her artwork so be sure to give her a follow on Instagram so you don't miss out!

Hello everyone!  I am new to the Topflight Stamps design team, and my name is Colleen Dietrich. So glad to be here! Thank you to Donna and the rest of the team for having me. 😊  Here is a little bit about me:

Addicted to card making since before 2010! My cards have been featured in Paper Crafts Magazine, CARDS Magazine and Take Ten Magazine by Stampington & Company. I sell some of my cards at a local boutique. This form of crafting brings me such joy!

Since Christmas is not far in the rearview mirror, I am still in a holiday mood for cardmaking.  At the end of this post, I've linked to the products I used today.

The first card uses several items from the Topflight Stamps store.  I started with a black cardstock panel to mount on a wine-colored card base.  Before mounting it, I used a PaperArtsy Stencil, PS317 with Spectrum Noir Glitter Paste, Candlelight Gold.  Oh.My.Goodness.  That glitter paste is amazing!!  It spread so easily through the stencil, and gave such an elegant boost to the card.  In real life, it is so sparkly.  Gorgeous product.  (Now I want more colors, lol)

While that dried, I started on the rest of the card.  Using matte gold cardstock, I die cut a stitched rectangle with Crealies Rectangle Dies.  Behind it, I added a layer of fun foam to lift it up from the card.  On top of the rectangle, I used a pretty Eiffel Tower stamp from Katzelkraft - KTZ252 - Ephemera.  I stamped it with Lavinia Graphite Dye Ink Pad - and trimmed it out with scissors, then glued onto the matte gold panel.  The holly leaves and berries from  Visible Image Christmas Robin stamp set were stamped with the same Graphite ink used above, trimmed with scissors, and colored with alcohol markers.

The second card also features PaperArtsy Stencil PS317 with Spectrum Noir - Glitter Paste - Candlelight Gold.  Since I had the products on my desk, I made two black panels with the stencil and paste.  I'm a little new to stencils, so I learned something.  On the first black panel, the images came up crisp once I pulled away the stencil.  I did not clean the stencil before using on the second panel.  Lightbulb moment!  The stenciled image was less crisp than the first.  Still gorgeous though!!  Since there were some areas that were not what I had hoped for, I found a Christmas gift tag in my craft stash and used it to cover some of the glittery paste.  I like it, but now I know for next time. 😉 

I've linked to everything I used below, with photos to help you visualize the gorgeous products used.  And my Christmas card stash just got a little bigger, yay!  

PaperArtsy - Large Stencil - Scrapcosy - PS317

Crealies - Crea-Nest-Lies XXL - Double Stitched Rectangle Dies

Visible Image - A6 - Clear Polymer Stamp Set - Christmas Robin

Katzelkraft - A5 - KTZ252 - Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set - Ephemera

Spectrum Noir - Glitter Paste - Candlelight Gold

Lavinia - Elements Premium Dye Ink Pad - Graphite

Garden Gears Birthday Card with AALL & Create

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is Anything Goes and I'm back with another card to share! 

The focal image is Garden Gears from AALL & Create. I layered it on top of a piece of AALL & Create Design Paper (Papyrus Vert #7) and die cuts from their Rustling Retreat #54 Die Set.

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:

AALL & Create Stamp Set - Garden Gears #1229

AALL & Create Stamp Set - Steampunk Alchemist #387

AALL & Create Die Set - Rustling Retreat #54

Heffy Doodle Stamp Set - Everyday Sentiment Duos

AALL & Create Design Papers - Papyrus Vert #7

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

watercolors

Spread a Little Kindness

  It's Tuesday, so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you today. It's an "Anything Goes" week for the TFS team. It's been very cold here in New Jersey with snow on the ground. The birds are all puffed up and hungry, which reminded me of the Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions, so I decided to make this card.

Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform. Position the the focal image from the Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions facedown centered horizontally on the cardstock. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift. Use tape or Post-It Notes to cover the leaves on the stamp. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, remove the tape or Post-It Notes and stamp.

Use Copic markers to color the image panel. 

Stamp the focal image again onto repositionable sticker paper, fussy-cut it, and place the sticker paper version over its counterpart on the image panel. Be sure that the lower part of the image panel with the base of the park bench, the robot's feet, and the sidewalk are covered by either the sticker paper or Post-It Notes.

Brush grey/blue dye ink over the masked images. Mist the image panel with a Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir filled with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to mottle and blend the ink without pilling the paper.

Use a white paint pen or a brush with white acrylic paint such as Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic by PaperArtsy to add white spatter to the background.

Remove the masks from the image panel. Use a white paint pen or a brush with white acrylic paint to add dots of snow over the images. 

Use an A2 Polaroid Frame die to cut blue patterned cardstock. Adhere the image panel behind the window of the frame die-cut.

Flip the patterned cardstock over to reveal the solid side. Pat the cardstock with a non-static tool. Use Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the sentiment included in the Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions. Sprinkle clear detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into its container, and heat set the sentiment.

Die-cut the sentiment with a label die. Adhere the sentiment die-cut paper to the polaroid frame. Attach tiny pewter gears using philips head screw-top brads on either side of the sentiment die-cut. Adhere the cardfront to an A2 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:

Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Blender Brush Set by Time for Tea Designs

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Thanks for visiting today!

Thank You Card with AALL & Create

 Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is Anything Goes! I decided to make a layered thank you card:

The background is a gel print from my print stash. I used the AALL & Create Digits Geared Stencil and Sahara Lavinia Elements Ink to make a pattern over that. I then layered on various die cuts (Skycrossed Paradise #34) and washi tape (Twine #15). I also used some of the ready to go AALL & Create Ephemera Die Cuts (Clipped Mailers #67). They are so handy!

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 here on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create Stamp Set - Everyday Sentiments #666

AALL & Create Die Set - Skycrossed Paradise #34

AALL & Create Washi Tape - Twine #15

AALL & Create Ephemera Die Cuts - Clipped Mailers #67

AALL & Create Stencil - Digits Geared #111

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Lavinia Elements Ink Pad - Sahara

Gel Press Plate

Love in Layers: Gel Press Print Mixed Media Cards

 

Hello, crafty friends! Ericka here from Strangely Creative, and today I’m excited to share two gel press print cards that bring a beautiful mix of texture, color, and heart—literally! These cards combine old book pages, stunning stencils, and vibrant paints to create a truly unique look.

 

I started by applying PaperArtsy Pixie Dust Fresco Paint to my gel press and pulling the print onto an old book page. Next, I layered Mulled Wine Fresco Paint and placed the PaperArtsy PM001 Heart Stencil over it, pulling the print onto another book page. After removing the stencil, I added a little more Pixie Dust paint and pulled up the original page, creating a layered and textured effect that I love on book paper.

 

To add sentiments, I stamped the PaperArtsy Sara Naumann EM119 sentiment using Versafine Nocturne ink, clear-embossed it for dimension, and repeated this process on both prints.

 

For embellishments, I turned to my stash, cutting out flowers from a previous gel press print and stamping the PaperArtsy Tracy Scott 58 floral design on them. I highlighted the centers with a white pen and added colored pencil for dimension.

 

For extra texture on my darker print, I used the Seth Apter Mini 108 stamp with Versafine Fantasia ink, layering in even more depth. Both cards were finished with hand-drawn frames for a personal touch.

I absolutely love how the layered gel press prints bring these cards to life. Using book pages adds a vintage flair, while the vibrant paints and textures give them a modern twist.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope these inspire you to play with your gel press and create something truly unique this weekend.

Happy crafting!

Topflight Stamp Supplies

PaperArtsy - Tracy Scott 58 Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Seth Apter Mini 108 Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Sara Naumann EM119 Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Emma Godfrey PM001 Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Shop at: WOW US | TP
Tsukineko - Versafine Clair - Fantasia Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Nocturn Shop at:  TP	PaperArtsy - Fresco Chalk Paint - Berry Nice Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Fresco Chalk Paint - Mulled Wine Shop at: TP
PaperArtsy - Fresco Chalk Paint - Pixie Dust Shop at: TP