Fiesta!

 It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you today. It's an "Anything Goes" week and it's Cinco de Mayo! 

Here's a festive card created with the llama and sombrero from theZinski Art 59 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Elena Zinski for PaperArtsy. The llama was feeling parched in the desert and he wanted to celebrate, so I supplied him with a margarita made with the cocktail from the ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy.

Using a stamping platform, place the llama stamp from the Zinski Art 59 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set from the PaperArtsy facedown on a piece of white cardstock. Place the sombrero stamp from the same set facedown atop his head. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the sombrero stamp and lift. Remove the llama stamp from the platform.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to ink the sombrero stamp, then stamp it twice — once onto the the white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it onto its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

Position the llama stamp so his head (ears mostly) are on top of the sombrero mask. Ink the llama stamp with  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 

Position the cocktail stamp from the ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy to the left of the llama. Ink the stamp with  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 

Remove the mask from the sombrero and place it onto a piece of acetate to keep it sticky so it can be re-used later.

Color the images with Copic markers. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the llama and the cocktail. Place the sticker paper versions of all three images atop their counterparts as masks. 

Cut the image panel with the largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies. Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic craft mat.

If you have the Acetate Hills Mask/Stencil Set by Lavinia Stamps (I misplaced mine), place a one of the masks horizontally across the image panel level with the llama's legs and secure with tape and/or magnets.  Alternately, place a piece of acetate onto a cutting mat. Place a metal wavy ruler atop the acetate and cut along the edge of the ruler to create homemade masks. 

Place the Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil by Carla Creates/Vaessen Creative towards the top of the image panel. Brush or sponge blue dye ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut to start to create a cloudy sky. Keeping the stencil in place, lightly brush or sponge pink dye ink over the the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut to add a slightly purply/pink tinge to the sky.

Rotate the Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil and move it downward on the image panel. Brush both colors of dye ink over the top of the stencil. Continue to rotate, flip, move the stencil, and apply ink until your cloudy sky is complete.

Cover the sky part of the image panel to protect it. Place another mask/stencil from the Acetate Hills Mask/Stencil Set horizontally across the image panel die-cut about 1" from the bottom. Brush or sponge tan dye ink over the bottom of the stencil onto the die-cut image panel to create the desert sand. Move the stencil/mask up and continue to apply tan dye ink over the bottom of the stencil/mask onto the image panel. 

Unmask all of the stamped elements. Use the Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura to add a glittery salt rim to the cocktail glass. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the cocktail glass and the llama's sunglasses. Use a E43 Copic marker to ground the cocktail glass and the llama.

Use the small dies from the Regency Bunting Die Set 44 by AALL and Create to cut six white cardstock flags and then color them with Copic markers. Use rub-ons to add the letters to the flags. String the sentiment bunting together with black and white baker's twine and adhere/attach the bunting to the top of the image panel die-cut.

Create a 5" x 7" card from teal textured cardstock, adhere the image panel die-cut to it, then trim the card so that it's 1/8" larger that the image panel die-cut.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Zinski Art 59 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Elena Zinski for PaperArtsy

ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy

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

Acetate Hills Mask/Stencil Set by Lavinia Stamps

Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil by Carla Creates/Vaessen Creative

Regency Bunting Die Set 44 by AALL and Create

Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Thanks for visiting today!

A Floral Mixed Media Card with JOFY

 

Hello friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m sharing a mixed media card built from layered gel press prints, a bold floral, and just the right touch of gold.

This is one of those projects where the background does most of the work… and everything else builds from there.

I started with a gel press print using a mix of greens, blues, and a hint of gold.

Gel printing is one of my favorite ways to create because every print is different. You get organic textures, unexpected color blends, and a background that already feels layered before you even start.

For the focal point, I stamped the flower from the JOFY 147 by PaperArtsy onto a separate gel print I created using Mattints in The Pink and Bellflower.

This gives you:

• A bold focal image
• Built-in color variation
• A perfect contrast against the cooler background

After stamping, I cut out the flower and layered it onto the card for dimension. 

 

To bring everything together, I added:

• A touch of WOW! Embossing Powder for subtle shimmer
• A strip of Washi Tape #1 for a graphic layer
• Highlights with a white and gold paint pen to add contrast and detail

These small additions help guide the eye and give the card that finished, cohesive look.

 

I completed the card with a sentiment from the Lavinia Sentiment Stickers. Simple. Clean. And it lets the layered background and bold flower stay the focus.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week! 

 

 Topflight Stamp Supplies

PaperArtsy - JOFY 147 Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Embossing Pad Shop at: TP	Lavinia - Sentiment Stickers - Uplifting Collection Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Nocturn Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Bellflower Shop at: TP
PaperArtsy - Mattint The Pink Shop at: TP	AALL & Create - Washi Tape #1 Artour de Mwa Shop at: TP	Gel Press - Reusable Gel Printing Plate Shop at: TP	Speedball - 2" Brayer Shop at: TP

Strawberry Tag with PaperArtsy

Hello all!  This week at Topflight Stamps we are focusing on the PaperArtsy brand.  It's a vast category, they have so many products in our store!  For my tag, I began with a couple of Fresco Chalk Paint in two colors:  Spring and Winter Green and paired them with PaperArtsy Alison Bomber PS487 and PS472 Large Stencils.  After the background was dry, I carefully glued down some petite strawberry plants, courtesy of PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Strawberry Edition stamp set.  They'd been stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink on scrap white cardstock, colored and fussy-cut.  I also stamped and cut out the words that come with that stamp set:  botanical, medicinal, floral and herbal, and added them on here individually.  There's a round label that comes with the set too, and I used that, plus a postage stamp image from the PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Rosehips Edition stamp set.  They decorate a piece of abaca ribbon I've had for decades.

Hope you have a beautiful day! ~ Colleen

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Rosehips Edition stamp set

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Strawberry Edition stamp set

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber PS487 Large Stencil

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber PS472 Large Stencil

PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk Paint - Spring

PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk Paint - Winter Green

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad

Fresh Fish Card with PaperArtsy

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our brand focus is on PaperArtsy! I chose to use two cool sets from designer Gwen Lafleur, EGL28 and EGL15.

First I spritzed a sheet of Dura-Lar acetate film with Lindy's Time Travel Teal spray and water and let it dry overnight. Then I cut a base layer from a blue Gel Press print and stamped on with the EGL28 stamp set. I layered cut pieces of the Dura-Lar over the background with the fussy cut fish. I used my sewing machine and a long stitch to sew it all together.

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 Gwen Lafleur stamp set - EGL28

PaperArtsy Gwen Lafleur stamp set - EGL15

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays - Industrial Chic (Time Travel Teal)

Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheets - Happy Birthday

Gel Press print

Grafix Dura-lar plastic sheets

colored pencils

A PaperArtsy Mixed Media Card

 It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you! This week's focus is on PaperArtsy's fabulous products.

Here's a mixed media card created with Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints, Ink and the Dog Mini Stamps, and the LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynne Perrella — all by PaperArtsy.

I've wanted to create a master board for a long time and decided it was the right time to do so. Visit Leandra Franich's You Tube to watch three videos that do a much better job of describing how I created the painted part of my background. 

Add a penny-sized drop of  Irish Cream Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint by PaperArtsy to a craft mat. Buff Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint is a good substitute. Use the 2" Brayer by Speedball to spread the paint onto the craft mat which also will equally apply the paint to the brayer. 

Gently roll the paint-filled brayer onto a full 9" x 12" sheet of Mixed Media paper until the paint on the brayer is gone . Roll the brayer into the paint on the craft mat to re-load the brayer, then roll the brayer onto the panel again. Repeat this process until the paint on the craft mat is dry. The paint on the background panel will be dry as well.

Apply a penny-sized drop of Caramel Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint to the craft mat, then repeat the process described above. 

Continue this paint application process using Irish Cream, Mermaid, BoraBora, Blah Mange, Prawn Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints until the panel is painted you're happy with the results. You can use Buff or Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints to mute the colors if desired. 

If your background is a bit uneven, as mine was, use a Sanding Block by PaperArtsy to sand it until it is smooth. Be sure to remove the paint dust when done. I find that a Swiffer duster works really well.

Use brown Archival ink to stamp the Ink and the Dog Mini 124, Mini 126, Mini 129, and the Mini 132  Cling Mounted Rubber Stamps onto the background. Use the same ink to stamp the key stamp from the LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set onto the background as well. 

Here's a photo of my stamped "master board".

Paint a small piece of Mixed Media paper with Buff and Caramel  Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints. Use black Archival ink stamp the Ink and the Dog Mini 115 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp by PaperArtsy onto the painted paper. Use a small rectangle die to cut the painted paper. Edge the die-cut with turquoise and aqua archival chalk inks. Stipple pink archival chalk inks over the the panel as well. Heat set the panel to dry the ink thoroughly.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Ink and the Dog Mini 115 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp again onto white Copic-friendly cardstock. Fussy-cut the cardstock version and color it with Copic markers. Edge the colored butterfly with black cardstock and adhere it over its counterpart on the painted inked die-cut.

Cut the master board in half. Use the largest die from the Quirky Post Die Set 87 by AALL and Create to cut one half of the masterboard. Use the turquoise and aqua inks to edge the die-cut.

Cut a piece of aqua/turquoisish cardstock to the same size as the die-cut and use to mat the die-cut. Adhere the matted die-cut to a kraft/tan A6 card. In hindsight, I should have matted the image panel die-cut onto a turqoise/aqua A6 card. Alas.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Buff, Caramel, Mermaid, BoraBora, Blah Mange, Prawn, and Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy 

Ink and the Dog Mini 115 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp by PaperArtsy

Ink and the Dog Mini 124 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp by PaperArtsy

Ink and the Dog Mini 126 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp by PaperArtsy

Ink and the Dog Mini 129 Cling Rubber Stamp by PaperArtsy

Ink and the Dog Mini 132 Cling Mounted Rubber

 Stamp by PaperArtsy

LPC033 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynne Perrella for PaperArtsy

Quirky Post Die Set 87 by AALL and Create

2" Brayer by Speedball

Sanding Blocks by PaperArtsy

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Thank you for visiting today!