Mixed Media Envelope Magic with Chou & Flowers

 

 

Hello fellow crafters! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m sharing a little mixed media goodness featuring the beautiful Chou & Flowers Envelope stamp along with some fabulous AALL & Create dies.

For this project, I started with a leftover piece of patterned paper from my stash. You know I love using up those extra bits that are too pretty to toss! To add more depth and shimmer, I sprayed the background with Lindy’s Gang Steampunk Soirée Shimmer Spray. It gave the paper such a gorgeous layered glow and instantly made the background feel more artsy and aged.

Next, I stamped the Chou & Flowers Envelope onto watercolor paper and white heat embossed it. I love how white embossing gives an image a soft, raised outline while still letting the color take center stage. To color the envelope, I used some leftover paint that was sitting on my craft table. Sometimes the best color combinations come from what is already there, and this was one of those happy little moments.

For added texture, I used the AALL & Create Layers of Air die on both my background and a piece of black cardstock. I absolutely love the worn folder look this die creates. It gives the project that perfectly distressed, tucked-away-paper feel that works so well with mixed media.

I also had some leftover deli paper that I had used to clean off my brayer during a gel print session. Rather than let that colorful paper go to waste, I ran it through my die cut machine using the foliage pieces included in the AALL & Create die set. The result was a beautiful mix of soft color and texture that was perfect for layering.

Before placing my die cuts, I added a little white gesso behind the focal area to help everything stand out from the background. Then I layered the foliage and placed my watercolored envelope on top. To finish the project, I added sentiments from the Lavinia Uplifting Collection, which gave the piece the perfect touch.

 

I love how this project came together from leftover papers, extra paint, and pieces that could have easily been forgotten. It is always fun to turn scraps into something beautiful and meaningful.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful and creative week!

 

Topflight Stamp Supplies 

Chou & Flowers - Envelopes Shop at: TP	AALL & Create - 106 - Layers of Air Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Embossing Pad Shop at: TP	Lavinia - Sentiment Stickers - Uplifting Collection Shop at: TP	Lindy's Gang - Steampunk Soiree Shimmer Spray Shop at: TP

Framed Lemon Flowers - Chou & Flowers

Hello!  You've got Colleen here with you here at Topflight Stamps today.  This week, we're focusing on a sweet brand called Chou & Flowers.  I used Lemon Flower, which has a filigree frame and lemon flowers and leaves.  I stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, fussy cut and colored those, and set aside.  I stamped the frame with embossing ink, sprinkled on WOW! Embossing Powder in Silver Smudge and used a heat tool to set it, and trimmed it.  On my white cardstock background, I sprayed Lavinia Spring Moss, spritzed with a little water, and set aside to dry.  Once dry, I used Darkroom Door Small Stencil "Crackle" and Studio Light Stencil Paste in Gold (Silver featured here) to create some shimmery interest along the bottom half of card.  The Chou & Flowers frame and lemon flowers were glued on top, and little pearls from Hunkydory were added to the flower centers.

Hope you have a beautiful day! ~ Colleen

Supplies used from Topflight Stamps:

Chou & Flowers Lemon Flower stamp set

Darkroom Door Small Stencil Crackle

Lavinia Spring Moss spray

Hunkydory Pearls

WOW! Embossing Powder - Silver Smudge

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Colorful Card with Chou & Flowers

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our brand focus is on Chou & Flowers! I created a colorful card that will hopefully brighten someone's day.

The base layer is a gel print. Over that I layered a Quirky Post die cut that I stenciled using the Kaleidoscope stencil and Autumn Leaves Lindy's spray. The pre-printed Chou & Flowers Vibrations Artist die cuts were easy to add and look so cute!

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:

Chou & Flowers stencil - Kaleidoscope

Chou & Flowers die cuts - Vibrations Artist

AALL & Create die set - Quirky Post

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays - Autumn Leaves

Gel Press print

Quiet Time with Chou & Flowers Stamps

It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you! Chou and Flowers is our focus this week. Their whimsical and wonderful Altitude Winter Story Clear Stamp Set features book dwellings and a lovely fairy so I created a scenic card with it.

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the fairy from the Altitude Winter Story Clear Stamp Set  by Chou and Flowers  twice — once onto a panel of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Heat set the Bristol paper version. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version adding some curved volume along the left hand side of her hair. Place the sticker paper version atop its counterpart on the Bristol paper as a mask.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the books from the Altitude Winter Story Clear Stamp Se twice — once onto the right side of the fairy on the Bristol paper panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Heat set the Bristol paper version of the book houses. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.

Clean and dry the books stamp and reposition it next to the other set of books. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the books twice — once on the Bristol paper panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the image panel. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it atop its counterpart. 

Use the two tree dies from the Roadway Vistas Die Set 78 by AALL and Create to cut sticker paper. Place the sticker paper trees on either side of the books on the image panel. 

Place a piece of scrap acetate horizontally over the image panel slightly above the base of the book houses and the trees. Sponge or brush grey dye ink over the the tape onto the base of the image panel.

Clean and dry the acetate and place it on across the image panel, covering the grey area. Brush light blue water-reactive dye ink over the top of the acetate and the masked images to create a blue sky. Brush Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the sky to deepen the color of the sky.

Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister Set by Spectrum Noir and lightly mist the image panel. Thoroughly heat set the image panel.

Lift all masks and color the image panel with Copic markers. Use the Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pen by Sakura and a Colorless Blender to color the fairy's wings.

Mist the image panel with Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set  by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Use a paper towel to dab any big blots. Heat set. Mist it again with the Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz to deepen the glittery loveliness.

Use a die from a rectangle A6 die set to cut the image panel. Use the next largest die to cut white textured cardstock. Mat the image panel die cut with the white cardstock.

Adhere the matted image panel to a grey A6 card. Add a sentiment sticker from the Sentiment Stickers 6 from the Uplifting Collection by Lavinia Stamps to finish the card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Altitude Winter Story Clear Stamp Set  by Chou and Flowers 

Roadway Vistas Die Set 78 by AALL and Create

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Sentiment Stickers 6 from the Uplifting Collection by Lavinia Stamps

Fine Spray Mini Mister Set by Spectrum Noir

Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pen by Sakura

Thank you for visiting today!

Vintage Layers & Found Treasures: A Mixed Media Collage Card

 

Hello friends! Happy May! Ericka from Strangely Creative here, and today I’m sharing something a little different from my usual bright mixed media makes.

This project leans more into a vintage collage style using layered ephemera, soft texture, and pieces pulled from my stash. Sometimes it’s fun to step outside your normal style and see where creativity takes you.

I recently found the beautiful The Collector from Craft Consortium, and it is packed with gorgeous imagery and backgrounds. The vintage tones, labels, and worn textures were perfect for creating a layered collage-style card.

For the base, I started with a gel print from my stash and added extra texture by stamping the Seth Apter Mini 167 from PaperArtsy in clear embossing. This creates a subtle layered texture that catches the light without competing with the collage elements.

Next, I cut out several images from The Collector paper pad and layered them onto the background.

To help everything blend together, I added:

• Soft ink blending around the edges
• Gold thread for texture and movement
• Leftover elements from a previous project using the JOFY Mini 103

I love incorporating leftover pieces into new projects because it gives everything a cohesive feel across different makes.

 

To complete the card, I added a sentiment from the Lavinia Sentiment Stickers collection. That final sentiment pulls the whole design together without overpowering the layered details.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope this inspires you to dig into your stash and experiment with something a little different this week.

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 Topflight Stamp Supplies

 

PaperArtsy - Seth Apter Mini 167 Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - JOFY Mini 103 Shop at: TP	Lavinia - Sentiment Stickers - Uplifting Collection Shop at: TP	Craft Consortium - The Collector Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Shop at:  TP
WOW! Embossing - Clear Embossing Pad Shop at: TP	Gel Press - Reusable Gel Printing Plate Shop at: TP	Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Nocturn Shop at: TP

Chou & Flowers Postcard

Hello all!  You've got Colleen here today for an Anything Goes week at Topflight Stamps!  I was inspired by the vintage vibes of a few Chou & Flowers stamp sets:  Brittany Text, Envelopes and Postmark Background.  I stamped the Envelopes, Brittany Text and Postmark Background in Versafine Clair Nocturne on patterned papers, then fussy cut them all and arranged with some ephemera in my stash.  These were layered on a piece of vintage lace trim.  The final touches:  Hunkydory Pearls!  

Hope you have a wonderful day! ~ Colleen

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

Chou & Flowers Envelopes

Chou & Flowers Postmark Background

Chou & Flowers Brittany Text

Hunkydory Pearls

Versafine Clair Nocturne