A Stained Glass Looking All Occasion Card

 It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. It's an "Anything Goes" week. I decided that I felt like using one of Lynne Perella's wonderful PaperArtsy Cling Rubber Stamp Sets, specifically the LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set. 

The focal image of that set reminded me of stained glass, so my objective was to try to achieve that look. Sadly, my first attempts were less than stellar, and the technique I wanted to use didn't work, so I pivoted to Plan C. I'm moderately happy with this card. 

Here's the card.

Here's a close-up that shows more of the stained glass look. 

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the focal image from the LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynne Perrella for PaperArtsy onto Bristol Paper. It was helpful to use a stamping platform so that I could re-ink and stamp again to get a good impression. Heat set the image panel.

Use Copic markers to color the image. Trim the image panel and edge it with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko. Heat set the image to ensure that it is dry. 

Smoosh the image panel into an embossing ink pad. Add clear detail embossing powder to the wet ink. Dump the excess back into its container. Heat set. Repeat this process to build up three to four layers of embossing. Set the image panel aside.

Use a frame die to cut Bristol Paper. Sponge Monarch VersaFine Clair Ink onto the frame die-cut. Heat set. Sponge Fantasia VersaFine Clair Ink over the frame die-cut to deepen the color. Use a stipple brush to pounce Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink onto the frame die-cut to add some visual interest. Heat set the frame. 

Smoosh the frame die-cut into an embossing ink pad. Add clear detail embossing powder to the wet ink. Dump the excess back into its container. Heat set. Repeat this process to build up three to four layers of embossing.

Adhere a piece of cloudy blue sky vellum to the reverse of the frame. Add metallic glittery foil border stickers to the vellum and scootch the top and bottom of the stickers under the frame. Adhere the image panel to the frame as shown. Set aside.

Use magnets to secure a 5" wide panel of Bristol Paper to the base of a large stamping platform. Place the border stamp from the LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the platform so its right edge is at the 8.5" mark on the platform. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp.

Keeping the cardstock flush against the base of the platform, slide the cardstock panel ~4" to the right and secure the panel in place with magnets. Ink the stamp again with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. Trim the completed border height-wise. Repeat the above instructions to create a second border. 

Heat set both borders, color them with Copic markers, and edge both borders with a grey marker. 

Use light grey dye ink to stencil a cobblestone border onto a piece of 5" x 6.75" speckled grey cardstock to create the background panel. Heat set. Adhere the borders to the top and bottom of the the background panel. Trim the panel to 4.75" wide.

Adhere the frame/stained glass focal panel to the background as shown. Adhere the background panel to a dark grey 5" x 7" 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:

LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynne Perrella for PaperArtsy

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Monarch, Fantasia, and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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A Little Long-Necked Love: Geraldine Giraffe Get Well Card

 

Hello friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here and today’s project is all about sweet, simple coloring with a whole lot of personality.

If you ever need a quick pick-me-up card, this one is perfect.

 

I pulled out the adorable Geraldine Giraffe from Woodware Craft Collection and stamped her onto smooth cardstock for coloring. Can we talk about that long neck and cozy scarf? She just makes you smile.

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🎨 Copic Coloring Details

I colored Geraldine using my Copic markers, starting with light base layers and slowly building depth with darker shades. The scarf was honestly my favorite part to color. It’s such a great place to play with blending and soft shadow transitions.

 

After I finished shading, I grabbed my white gel pen and added highlights. That little pop of white always brings stamped images to life.

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💛 Why This Stamp Works So Well

This design is simple but expressive. It’s perfect for:

• Get well cards

• Encouragement notes

• Just because mail

Sometimes you don’t need layers of mixed media. A clean background and beautifully colored focal image can say everything.

And let’s be honest… who wouldn’t smile opening this in their mailbox?

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Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope this inspires you to pull out your Copics and color something cheerful this weekend.

Have a wonderful weekend creating.

 Topflight Stamp Supplies

 

Woodware - Geraldine Giraffe Shop at: TP

Painted Woodware Violas

Hello!  This week at Topflight Stamps, our theme is the company Woodware.  I chose to use their Viola stamp set, one of my faves!   On a piece of recycled store-bought greeting card, cut to fit my card base, I painted a background that would nicely highlight the Violas.  I used PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Koala paint to cover the evidence LOL and made a fresh, clean place to stamp the Viola.  Once that was dry, I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Pixie Dust Spray randomly on the panel.  And once that was dry, then stamped Viola in VersaFine Onyx Black ink on top.  On a separate piece of paper, I painted PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Wisteria and let it dry, then stamped Viola there too so I could trim and paper-piece onto my card.  I added a butterfly from AALL & Create Delicate Wings (fussy-cut and layered on), some gems from my stash, and inked the edges of the panel with Lavinia Graphite Dye Ink.  Wishing you a wonderful day! ~ Colleen

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

Woodware Viola

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint - Koala

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint - Wisteria

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

AALL & Create Delicate Wings

Lavinia Dye Ink - Graphite

Lindy's Stamp Gang Pixie Dust

Winter Wonder with Woodware – Snowman Family

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our brand focus is on Woodware stamps. They have so many cute and whimsical designs!

I pulled a Gel Press print out of my stash to use as the background. Using a stamping platform, I stamped the Snowman Family onto the print and without moving it at all, painted in the figures using acrylic paint. When I was done with that and the paint was dry, I stamped again over the top to bring back any stamped details that got painted over.

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Woodware stamp - Snowman Family

Lavinia stamp set - Snowflakes

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

VersaFine Clair ink pads - Nocturne

Gel Press print

acrylic paint

Nature is Magical

It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you! This week's focus is on Woodware's fabulous products. We had a blizzard over the weekend that brought 17" of snow to my area. Needless to say, I'm SO over winter. Therefore, I decided to use the adorable Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set  to create a spring-themed card.

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the gnome image and two butterflies from the Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set by Woodware onto white cardstock.

Fussy-cut them, color them with Copic markers, edge them with a black marker, and set them aside.

Use the largest die from the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create to cut a piece of Mixed Media paper. This will become the background panel.

Place a piece of low-tack tape on the reverse of the Mixed Media die-cut. Place the flattest hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps horizontally across the bottom part image panel die-cut about .75" from the base of the background panel die-cut. 

Brush Della Blue and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps over the top of the Acetate Hills Mask onto the background panel die-cut. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir to gently mist the background panel die-cut. Remove the Acetate Hills Mask and heat set the background panel die-cut..

Use a small brush to apply Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps along edge of the blue background. Brush Lime Punch and Green Parrot Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps to fill in the bottom portion of the background panel die-cut.

Lightly spray Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Gang over the background panel de-cut to add some shimmer. Heat set the panel.

Cut a piece of white cardstock slightly larger than the background panel die-cut, then adhere it behind the background panel.

Adhere the colored fussy-cut gnomes and both butterflies to the backgound panel as shown. Use a black glitter pen to add the butterflies' bodies to the butterflies. Use a black fineliner to add antennae to the butterflies. Use a green chalk pencil to add a shadow under the gnome and her wheelbarrow and to add some shading to the grass. Set the panel aside.

Pounce an anti-static pouch onto a small piece of tan cardstock. Use embossing ink to stamp the sentiment onto tan cardstock. Stamp the sentiment again onto the tan cardstock with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, sprinkle black detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, pour the excess powder back into its container, and heat set the powder. 

Use a small frame die to cut white cardstock, then adhere the frame over the sentiment as shown. Use border dies to cut white and tan cardstock. Layer the white border onto the stitched tan border.

Cut a piece of tan/white gingham patterned paper from the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware to 4.75" x 6.75". Adhere the layered border across the top of the patterned paper panel. Adhere the sentiment panel to the center of the layered borders as shown.

Adhere the image panel to patterned paper panel as shown, then adhere it to a 5" x 7" tan 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:

Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set by Woodware

Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware

Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create

Della Blue, Blue Lagoon, Lime Punch, Green Parrot, and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Mask-Stencil

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray) by Lindy's Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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Layered & Luminous: Gel Press + PaperArtsy Mixed Media Magic

 

Hello friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here and today’s project is all about bold layers, rich texture, and that perfectly imperfect vintage vibe. If you love building depth one layer at a time, this one’s for you.

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Step One: Gel Press Play

Everything started with my gel plate and a little creative curiosity.

I pulled out my collection of PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paints and Mattints and started experimenting. I layered both mediums directly onto the gel plate to see how they would interact in a single pull.

The standout combo -

• Weathered Copper
• Nutty Mattint
• Coastal

The Mattints gave that soft, aged translucency while the Frescos added body and texture. The result felt weathered, layered, and full of depth right from the first print.

 

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Step Two: Building the Layers

Once my background was dry, I reached for the Seth Apter 49 and Mini 70 stamp set.

Using Pea Coat Fresco paint, I stamped the first layer of imagery directly onto the print. That bold navy tone grounded everything beautifully.

Then came the shimmer.

 

I added another layer using WOW! Embossing Powder in Tarnished Teal and Dirty Verdi. Those oxidized tones enhanced the aged metal feel already happening in the background.

For even more depth, I stamped a third layer using Versafine Clair Twilight. That darker ink pulled the eye inward and added contrast without overpowering the page.

Layer by layer, the texture just kept building.

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Turning a Page into Panels

When I stepped back, I loved the finished page so much I didn’t want to hide it in a journal. So I cut it down into panels to create card fronts.

 

Once I selected a favorite panel, I added:

• Extra stamping for dimension

• More subtle texture

• A hand-drawn frame for that artsy finish

• A sentiment from the Lavinia Uplifting Collection

  
   

The Mattints give such a soft, vintage patina effect. It feels layered but cohesive. Moody but warm.

And the best part? I still have extra panels ready for future cards.

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Layered backgrounds like this are one of my favorite ways to stretch supplies and create multiple projects in one sitting.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope this inspires you to pull out your gel plate and just play. Have a wonderful week creating. 

 

Topflight Stamp Supplies 

 

PaperArtsy - Seth Apter 49 Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Seth Apter Mini 70 Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Embossing Pad Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Seth Apter Dirti Verdi Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Seth Apter Tarnished Teal Shop at: TP
Lavinia - Sentiment Stickers - Uplifting Collection Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - Versafine Clair - Twilight Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Fresco Chalk Paint - Tracy Scott Coastal Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Fresco Chalk Paint - Weathered Copper Shop at: TP
PaperArtsy - Mattint Nutty Shop at: TP	Gel Press - Reusable Gel Printing Plate Shop at: TP