A Spring Card with Scripted Florals

 

Hello friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m sharing a soft, layered spring card built from a gel press background, delicate florals, and just the right touch of shimmer. Even though the Studio Light Grungy Flowers set I used is currently out of stock, don’t skip this one, this technique works beautifully with any floral stamps you have on hand.

I began with a gel press print using Mattints The Pink from PaperArtsy. This gave me a soft, almost watercolor-like pink base, perfect for a spring palette.

Once dry, I stamped the floral images repeatedly across the background and clear heat embossed them. This adds a subtle raised texture that catches the light without adding more color.

After trimming the panel down to an A2 size, I brought in the shine.

• A light spray of Cactus Gold Spray for an overall shimmer
• Splatters using the Victorian Bouquet collection for extra color variation

These small details add movement and keep the soft background from feeling flat.

To create a focal point, I stamped one of the flowers again onto white cardstock and colored it using colored pencils in soft yellow tones. This gives a gentle contrast against the pink background without overpowering it. I layered the flower directly over one of the embossed images to create dimension and continuity.

 

To complete the card, I added:

• A sentiment from the Scrapcosy 29
• Light blue ink blending behind the sentiment for contrast 
• Handdrawn frame; and 
• Adhesive layering to bring everything together

The result is soft, layered, and full of subtle detail.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope this inspires you to create something soft and spring-inspired this week. 

 

Topflight Stamp Supplies 

 

PaperArtsy - Scrapcosy 29 Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - Versafine Clair - Twilight Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint The Pink Shop at: TP	Lindy's Gang - Glitz Spritz Set Shop at:  TP
Lindy's Gang - Victorian Bouquet Shimmer Shop at: TP

Rosehips for Spring

Hello all!  Colleen here with you on this lovely Thursday.  For our Mother / Springtime themes this week at Topflight Stamps, I've got a pop of color for spring to share with you.  I got to play with the main image from PaperArtsy / Alison Bomber's Rosehip stamp set by using a watercoloring technique.  On watercolor paper I stamped the rosehips image with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  On a clear acrylic stamping block, I smeared some Lavinia Soft Cygnet dye ink and spritzed it with water.  I painted this on the whole panel (except the image) in several stages, to get deepening color in some areas.  Then I painted the image using a few hues of Distress dye inks, plus Lavinia Pixie Green and Truffle dye inks.  I used a couple other stamps from the Rosehips set:  a postage stamp (top right corner) and the sentiments (springtime / rise and put on your foliage), all of these stamped on a scrap piece of white cardstock and properly distressed to look aged.  On the top right and bottom left corners of the watercolor panel, I used the Versafine Onyx Black ink to stamp Chou & Flowers Brittany Text.  

Hope you have a wonderful day! ~ Colleen

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy - Alison Bomber - Rosehips

Chou & Flowers - Brittany Text

Lavinia Dye Ink - Soft Cygnet

Lavinia Dye Ink - Pixie Green

Lavinia Dye Ink - Truffle

Lavinia Chalk Paint - Snow White

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Mother's Day Cards

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Mother's Day/Spring".  I decided to make cards for my Mom and Mother-in-law. I'm all set now for May 10th!

For the background I used a Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shakers set - Under the Sea #2. (I wanted to play with them more, so pretty!) I stamped over the backgrounds and colored in the flowers with paint pens.

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:

PaperArtsy Stamp Set - Tracy Scott TS007

Hobby Art Stamp Seet - Greetings

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shakers - Under the Sea #2

VersaFine Clair Ink - Nocturne

paint pens

Fly Away, A Spring Card

Greetings! It's Tuesday so you have Kathi here to share a project with you.This week's TFS team focus is SPRING! Spring brings blooming flowers, trees, and nesting birds sporting their breeding plumage! 

Here's my card created with the Lighted Florals Clear Stamp Set 709 by AALL and Create, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies, and the Glitz Spray Set (Cactus Gold)  by Lindy's Gang.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Bird with Flower image from the Lighted Florals Clear Stamp Set 709 by AALL and Create twice — once onto Bristol Paper and again onto repositionable sticker paper.

Heat set the Bristol Paper version then color it with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add catchlights to the bird's eye and to add some highlights to the berries.

Fussy-cut the sticker paper stamped image and adhere it over its counterpart as a mask. Brush or sponge light blue dye ink over the masked image to create a blue sky background. Use a a water-filled Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir to mist the image panel with water to add some drops and speckles to the background. Heat set the image panel and set it aside.

Cut a piece of black textured cardstock with the largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies. Position the third largest die facedown on the rectangle die-cut and secure it with low-tack tape. Run this sandwich through your die-cut machine to cut out the center portion, creating a frame. 

Use the gold marker from the Colorista Essential Metallic Marker Set by Spectrum Noir to edge the outside of the frame. 

Spray the frame with Cactus Gold from the Glitz Spray Set by Lindy's Gang and heat set.

Adhere the frame over the reserved image panel. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 7" x 10", score it at 5", and fold it to create a card. 

Adhere the framed image panel so that it's 1/8" from the top and left side of the card. Trim the right edge to even things out. 

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Lighted Florals Clear Stamp Set 709 by AALL and Create

This set has been discontinued by the manufacturer, so you should get it (and other discontinued stamp sets) while you still can!

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Cactus Gold)  by Lindy's Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Colorista Essential Metallic Marker Set (Gold) by Spectrum Noir

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Thank you for visiting today!

Fresh Layers: A Spring Mixed Media Tag with JOFY

 

Hello friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m sharing a simple, fresh spring tag that came together using what I already had on my desk. No complicated plan. Just paint, stamping, and a little layering.

 

I began by grabbing a few paints that were already out and applying them directly to my tag.

This is one of my favorite ways to start. No pressure, just color. Let the paint blend naturally and don’t overthink it. Those imperfect layers are what give your tag character.

 

While the background dried, I stamped the leaf image from the JOFY Mini 103 by PaperArtsy onto white paper and fussy cut the leaves. Next, I stamped the same image directly onto the tag to create a base layer, then adhered the white cut-out leaves on top.

That contrast—soft painted background with crisp white elements—really makes the design pop.

I added another stamped detail from the JOFY 147 just below the leaves to ground the composition and add a bit more texture.

 

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✨ Finishing Touches

To bring everything together, I added:

• A hand-drawn frame for definition
• A sentiment from the Lavinia Sentiment Collection
• A few highlights with a white Posca pen

Those final details help guide the eye and give the tag a clean, finished look. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope this inspires you to carve out a little creative time this week—even if it’s just a quick tag. 💛

 

 Topflight Stamp Supplies

PaperArtsy - JOFY 147 Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - JOFY Mini 103 Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Shop at: WOW US | TP	Lavinia - Sentiment Stickers - Uplifting Collection Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Nocturn Shop at: AZ | TP

Feline Better

Hello everyone!  You've got Colleen here with you today for an Anything Goes week at Topflight Stamps!  I had such fun with these cute kitties from Visible Image "That Lovin' Feline".  I used a paper piecing technique with Craft Consortium Leather Bound pages, stamping each kitty with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then fussy-cutting them out and setting them aside.  On the background of the card base, I used Lavinia's Mysticals Mist in Spring Moss.  Once I spritzed the card, I used spritzes of water too to help the color move around.  SO COOL.  There is a copper metallic element in this color, and it moved toward the edges of my card.  (click on each image for a larger look at what I mean)

When the card base was dry, I arranged the kitties, along with their mousie toy and a bird friend, along a "carpet" made with a piece of fabric I had on hand.  It was actually the selvage edge of the fabric, and frayed quite beautifully!  The small hearts and sentiment are also from the same Feline set.  Thanks for joining me here today!  Hope your day is beautiful! ~ Colleen Dietrich

Supplies from Topflight Stamps:

Lavinia Mysticals Mist Spray - Spring Moss

Visible Image - That Lovin' Feline

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Mixed Media Bridal Shower Card with Craft Emotions

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is Anything Goes! I made a card for my future daughter-in-law's bridal shower.

I started off with a Gel Press print from my stash. I added some extra layers of paint over it with a brayer and Lavinia Chalk Paint (Parisian). Next I stenciled over the top with Snow White paint using the Craft Emotions The Cook stencil. Finally I used the Let's Eat stamp set to stamp over everything with black ink.

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:

Craft Emotions stencil - The Cook

Craft Emotions stamp set - Let's Eat

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

Lavinia Chalk Paint - Parisian

Lavinia Chalk Paint - Snow White

brayer

Gel Press print