With Thanks Card

It's Tuesday, which means that you have Kathi here to share a project with you. This week's focus is on Thank you cards which are always useful to have on hand. 

Here's my card that was created with the Grunge Flowers Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl for That's Crafty, the Thank You Sentiment Strip Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door, the Crea-Nest Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies. The background was created with Flying Fig and Marmalady Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the main image from the Grunge Flowers Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl for That's Crafty onto Copic-friendly cardstock.

Color the image with Copic Markers. 

Position one of the dies from the Crea-Nest Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies facedown on the image panel and secure it in place with low-tack tape. Run the sandwich through your die-cut machine.

Remove the two cutting plates from the machine, flip them, and slide the image panel/cutting die onto a craft mat so that the reverse of the image panel is facing up. Use low-tack tape to secure the die-cut image panel to the background.

Flip the image panel/die again so that the image and the die are facing upwards. Brush Flying Fig Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the die onto the edges of the image panel to create a white border around the image panel die-cut.

Remove the low-tack tape from both sides of the image panel and set the image panel die-cut aside.

Use the largest die from the Crea-Nest Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set to cut Mixed Media cardstock to create the background panel. Remove the cutting die and place the background panel die-cut onto a craft mat.

Lightly brush Flying Fig Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the background panel die-cut. Brush Marmalady Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the background panel die-cut to fill in open spaces and to blend the two colors of ink.

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp circles stamp from the Grunge Flowers Set 2 Clear Stamp Set around the edges of the inked background panel die-cut as shown. Heat set the ink.

Grab a piece of black cardstock. Pounce an anti-static pouch onto it. Use VersaMark or other embossing ink to stamp the Thank You Sentiment Strip Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door onto the black cardstock. Pour Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder by Wow! onto the wet ink. Dump the excess powder back into its container, heat set the embossing powder, and cut the strip into Thank you phrases.

Adhere the inked and stamped background panel die-cut to a black card. Adhere the image panel to the card as shown. Adhere the sentiment 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:

Grunge Flowers Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl for That's Crafty

Thank You Sentiment Strip Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Crea-Nest Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Flying Fig and Marmalady Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder by Wow!

Thank you for visiting today!

Vintage Thanks with Paper Artsy

Happy Monday, friends!  It's Walter on the blog with you today and I hope that everyone's week is off to a great start.  The team's theme this week is "Thank You cards."  I think that this type of card is the most versatile in regard to design.  It may be as simple or complex or you'd like it to be - there's no right or wrong.  I really love all of the images in the new PaperArtsy Postcard People Printed Tissue.  They're fabulous vintage portraits, post cards, papers, and such.  I couldn't wait to use it and thought that this would be a great time to break it out.  I made one of the images the central focus of my design and then added in some die cutting.  That's it - a very simple but beautiful design.  Let me know what you think!

I started by cutting my cardstock.  I used an A2 kraft panel, 4"x5.25" gold panel, and a 3.75"x5" white panel.  I adhered the kraft panel to an A2 card base and set it aside.

I took a little bit of the A Bit Jaded Infusions Dye sprayed it with water.  I used several sprays of water and mixed it together with a paint brush.  The color changes quite a bit depending on how much water you mix with the powder.  I used quite a bit to make it less intense.  The result was a beautiful vintage looking green that matched the green stripes in the image I chose for this design.  Next, I took my white panel and painted it with this mixture and let it dry.

Once dry, I used scissors to cut out my image from the PaperArtsy Postcard People Printed Tissue Paper.  I knew that I needed to trim the piece down and so I used the Deckle Edge blade on my paper cutter and trimmed it down to 3.5"x4.75".  Distress Collage Medium was added to the back of the tissue paper and I adhered it down to the jade green colored panel.  I then used a combination of Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Inks to add some grunge around the edges of the combined panel.

I knew that I wanted to die cut the word thanks in this panel so that it would appear as inlayed gold when I adhere this panel to the gold panel.  I arranged my die and die cut the sentiment using the Studio Light Essentials Word Die - Thanks die.  I made sure to keep the little paper pieces in the middle of the letters a, k, and s.

I adhered the panel to the gold panel and then glued down the little paper pieces into the a, k, and s.  This panel was then adhered to the card base, and I added more Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges of the card.  With that done, I added a topcoat of Distress Collage Medium to protect the tissue paper image and make sure that it stays adhered.

I die cut three small leaf branches with a die from the Creative Expressions Rambling Rose Stamp & Die Set with a scrap of the gold cardstock.  There was some of the A Bit Jaded color left over and so I used it to tarnish one of the gold branches to age it.

I adhered the other two gold branches to the upper right-hand corner of the image and then glued the tarnished one on top of them.  I decided to use these as my embellishments for the card.

Just like that . . . the card was completed.  While a very simple design, I wanted to keep it that as to keep it looking more refined and less busy.  I think it's a beautiful way to say thank you!

I hope that you enjoyed this time with me on the blog today!  Let me know if you use this printed tissue paper as I'd love to see your creations.  I'll be back with you again next Monday.  Until then . . . be well!

Topflight Stamps Products Used

PaperArtsy Postcard People Printed Tissue Paper

Studio Light Essential Word Dies - Thanks

Creative Expressions Rambling Rose Stamp & Die Set by Jamie Rodgers

PaperArtsy Infusion Dye - A Bit Jaded

Wishing You Peace

Greetings! You've got Kathi here today to share a card created for this week's Winter/Christmas theme with the Star Well Clear Polymer Stamp, the Three Dancing Fairies Clear Polymer Stamp Set, the Mini Pipin Clear Polymer Stamp, the Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp, and a sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set — all by by Lavinia Stamps.

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Star Well Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps twice — once onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Bristol paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Heat set the image stamped onto the Bristol paper panel and then color the well with Copic markers. 

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask. Place the flattest mask from the Acetate Hills Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps horizontally across the image panel at the base of the Star Well so that it's covering the bottom of the image panel. 

Lightly brush Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the acrylic mask and the masked Star Well. Remove the Acetate Hills Mask.

Position the Mini Pipin Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown to the left towards the bottom of the image panel. Ink the stamp with Fallen Leaves VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. 

Position the Three Dancing Fairies Clear Polymer Stamps by Lavinia Stamps above the Star Well as shown. Ink the stamps with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.

Heat set the image panel. 

Use the Bold Stardust Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pens by Sakura to add glitter to the Three Dancing Fairies' wings.

Use light grey dye ink to add shadow below Mini Pipin and the Star Well and to add some shadow to random areas of the snowy ground. Remove the mask from the Star Well.

Use a white chalk pencil to add shading/detail to Mini Pipin and the Three Dancing Fairies.

Use a white paint marker to add dots of "snow" to the Star Well's roof, the top of the stone base, along the "ground", coming from the Three Dancing Fairies' hands, and randomly around the images. 

Use Bold Stardust Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink to add glittery dots to the snow.

Trim the image panel to 4" x 5.25". Use Green Oasis and Spruce VersaFine Clair Inks to stamp the Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps along the top and sides of the image panel. Use both inks to edge the image panel. Heat set the image panel. 

Use a white gel pen to add additional snowy dots to the entire image panel.

Use a red paint marker to color the Mini Holly's berries. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the red holly berries. Use a Clear Glaze Dimensional Gel Pen to add dimension and shine to the holly berries. Let the gel ink dry, then continue to build layers of dimension and shine to the berries.

Pat an anti-static pouch over the bottom area of the image panel. Position the "Wishing You Peace" sentiment stamp from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps facedown as shown. Ink the stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Sprinkle Clear Gloss Wow! Embossing Powder onto the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the container, and heat set the powder.

Create an A2 card from heavy white cardstock. Sponge or brush the outside .5" of the card with Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink. Edge the card with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink. This will create a card that perfectly matches the holly border of the image panel. Heat set the card.

Finish the card by adhering the image panel to the green edged 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:

Star Well Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Three Dancing Fairies Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Mini Pipin Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fallen Leaves, Green Oasis, Spruce, and Twilight VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bold Stardust Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pens by Sakura

Clear Gloss Wow! Embossing Powder

Thanks for visiting today!

AALL & Create Christmas Card!

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. We are taking a brief detour from all the Fall/Halloween projects and this week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Christmas/Winter". There are a load of new holiday products in the store, check them out!

I used the AALL & Creat stencil Winter Quiet plus Lindy's Tawny Turquoise Moon Shadow Mist spray to create the background. After that, I layered on fussy cut stamped images from the super cute Frost It stamp 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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create stamp set - Frost It

AALL & Create stencil - Winter Quiet

Lindy's Moon Shadow Mist - Tawny Turquoise

Heffy Doodle stamp set - Classic Sentiments

Versafine Clair ink - Nocturne

watercolors

 

Quick & Whimsical Christmas Cards with Paper

 

Need a few Christmas cards that are quick to make but still full of personality?

Hello crafty friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m adding a few more cards to my Christmas stash with the adorable PaperArtsy Kate Crane 024 stamp set. These whimsical images are so much fun that I decided to keep things simple—just stamp, add some color, and let those quirky little characters do all the work!

Sometimes you don’t need lots of layers and techniques to create something fun.

Starting with the Christmas Cuties

I started by stamping several of the images from the PaperArtsy Kate Crane 024 set. I love all the personality packed into these little characters! Each image has so many fun details that I knew I didn’t need to create complicated backgrounds or add lots of embellishments. Instead, I decided to pull out my PaperArtsy Mattints and simply have fun coloring.

 

Coloring with Mattints

Mattints are perfect for this type of project because their translucent color allows all those wonderful stamped details to remain visible.

 

I added different Mattint colors to the images, letting the colors overlap and blend in places rather than worrying about making everything perfect. The loose coloring works especially well with the playful Kate Crane style and made these cards quick and relaxing to create.

Creating a Winter Sky

For the sky, I wanted a little more depth around the edges without overwhelming the images. I added PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Baltic Blue into the corners and then used Shark Mattint to blend and soften the color toward the center.

 

I love the way the deeper blue frames the scene while the Mattint creates a softer transition around the characters.

It’s a simple detail, but it gives the cards just enough atmosphere to make those whimsical Christmas images stand out.

Keeping It Quick & Simple

One of my favorite things about these cards is how easily they came together.

No complicated layering.

No elaborate backgrounds.

 

Just some fun stamped images, translucent color, and a little blending. When you’re making several Christmas cards, or realize December is getting closer a little faster than expected (yikes), projects like these are perfect for building up your holiday card stash without spending hours on each one.

Cards Today, Tags Tomorrow!

I had so much fun playing with these images that I’m definitely not putting this stamp set away yet.

I think these little characters would be adorable on Christmas gift tags, too! Stamp a few onto smaller pieces of cardstock, add some quick Mattint coloring, punch a hole, add ribbon, and you have coordinating handmade tags to go with your gifts.

 

I love finding stamp sets that can work for more than one holiday project.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope these Christmas cuties inspire you to pull out your holiday stamps, have some fun with your colors, and get a little head start on those Christmas cards and tags.

Have a wonderful week and happy Christmas crafting! 🎄🎁✨

 

 

 Topflight Stamps Supplies

PaperArtsy - Kate Crane 024 Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Nocturn Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Fresco Chalk Paint - Baltic Blue Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Foxglove Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Glow Shop at: TP
PaperArtsy - Mattint Greenstone Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Ladybug Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Nutty Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Shadow Shop at: TP
PaperArtsy - Mattint Shark Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint The Pink Shop at: TP