Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Gear Up - A Steampunk Card
Monday, August 10, 2026
Moments like This
Happy Monday, friends! It's Walter on the blog with you today and the theme this week is anything goes. I've had the scene in this card kicking around in my head for a while now and I finally decided to get it onto paper. This week I focused on Lavinia Stamps to create some fairy magic.
I applied the masks and began to ink blend my sky. I wanted an evening sunset just before the sky starts to darken. I began with red, moved into orange, and then yellow. I then used a pouncing brush with just a tad of white pigment ink on it and pounced the brush all around the blended colors. This helps to soften the sky and blur any blending lines you might have on your card panel.
The masks were removed and I started coloring the bridge and rocks with alcohol markers. I used four shades of Warm Gray, starting with the darkest and moving to the lightest, to color them. I then extended the rocky area out around the fairies. I used the fine tip end of my warm grey markers, again starting dark and then moving lighter, and placed random dots of color around. I went over the entire dotted area with the lightest shade's brush tip and colored in a circle pattern to blend it all together. I did the same with three shades of brown to create the sandy field area around the rocks.
I created the grassy area with three shades of dark green. I started with the darkest shades fine tip end and made a sweeping motion up from bottom of the card panel to create several lines. Some of the lines were longer than others and that's absolutely fine as it helps to create both a natural look and depth. I then moved onto the next shade and repeated the same motion and then completed it with the same motion and the lightest shade. It's an easy way to create the look of grass if you don't have a stamp to use for it! I used two shades of blue to color the water and then added water lines with a white gel pen.
I used the Lavinia Silversong Willow Left Stamp and Lavinia Silversong Willow Right Stamp along with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves ink to create the trees along the sides and then colored in the little tree lights with a yellow glitter gel pen. A Lavinia Inspirational Word Sentiment Sticker completed the design and truly captures the magic of the scene!
I'm very happy with this design! It's quite tranquil and gives me a sense of peace. I hope that you enjoy it, too! I'll see you back here next Monday. Until then . . . be well!
Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Lavinia Silversong Willow Left Stamp
Lavinia Silversong Willow Right Stamp
Lavinia Inspirational Word Sentiment Sticker
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Layers of Color: Creating a Mixed Media Journal Page with Sprays & Infusions
Hello crafty friends! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I'm spending some time in my art journal, experimenting with two of my favorite mixed media products—Lindy's Gang Starburst Sprays and PaperArtsy Infusions.
Both of these products create incredible effects, but they each bring something completely different to a project. The Starburst Sprays add vibrant color and beautiful shimmer, while the Infusions introduce rich, moody tones and a touch of grunge. Combining the two is one of my favorite ways to create backgrounds full of depth and unexpected details.
✨ Why I Love These Products
One of the things I love most about Lindy's Gang Starburst Sprays is the incredible variety of colors and finishes available. Whether you choose the sprays or powders, the colors can be soft and dreamy or bright and sparkling, depending on the look you're after.
PaperArtsy Infusions bring something entirely different to the table. The combination of dye pigments and walnut crystals creates darker, more distressed effects that add beautiful contrast and texture to any background.
Together, they create the perfect balance between vibrant color and vintage grunge.
🎨 Building the Background
To begin my journal page, I taped off the edges and applied a layer of gesso.
While the gesso was still slightly wet, I sprayed Lindy's Gang Steampunk Sepia and Time Travel Teal from the Industrial Chic collection across the page. A light mist of water helped the colors blend and flow together, creating soft transitions and interesting patterns.
After setting the page aside to dry, I sprinkled on PaperArtsy Infusions in In the Navy with just a touch of Cerise. A quick spritz of water activated the pigments and walnut crystals, adding rich layers and a distressed look to the background.
One of my favorite things about working with sprays and Infusions is that no two pages ever turn out exactly the same.
🍃 Creating the Focal Elements
While the background dried, I created some coordinating embellishments on watercolor paper using the PaperArtsy Tracy Scott 226 stencil. For color, I reached for Rusty Lantern Lime and Shabby Turbine Teal sprays, allowing the vibrant shades to contrast against the darker journal background.
Once everything was dry, I carefully cut it out and arranged it on the page.
✍️ Finishing Touches
To complete the spread, I added:
- Sentiments from AALL & Create's Motivation Station
- Highlights with a gold pen
- Extra layers to bring movement and balance to the page
Those final details tied everything together and added a little extra sparkle to the grungy background.
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope this journal page inspires you to pull out your sprays, embrace the unexpected, and spend some time experimenting in your art journal.
Have a wonderful week and happy creating! 💙✨
Topflight Stamp Supplies
![]() PaperArtsy - Tracy Scott PS226 Shop at: TP |
![]() AALL & Create - Motivation Station Shop at: TP |
![]() Lindy's Gang - Industrial Chic Sprays Shop at: TP |
![]() PaperArtsy - Infusions Dye - Cerise Shop at: TP |
![]() PaperArtsy - Infusions Dye - In the Navy Shop at: TP |
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Lindy's Magicals Mermaid Card
Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our product focus is on mixed media and using ink/pigment powders. I have been having fun playing with the Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals Pigment Powders making all sorts of backgrounds using the Enchanted Forest set. I paired them with Lavinia ocean themed stamps to create this dreamy mermaid card.
Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Lindy's Magicals Pigment Powders - Enchanted Forest 
AALL & Create die set - Starflight 
Lavinia stencil - Coral 
Lavinia stamps - Guinevere Mermaid 
Lavinia stamps - Inspire Me 
Lavinia stamps - Shoal of Fish 
Lavinia stamps - Sea Creatures 
Lavinia stamps - Mini Fish




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