Laugh a little louder tag ~ Carabelle Studio

 Hi friends! 

Charmaine here with a fun and easy mixed media tag using a Carabelle Studio stamp, our spotlight company of the week. I have a step-by-step pictorial for you using stamps, washi tape, and distress oxide.

Products used:

Carabelle Studio - Moroccan Tiles - Birgit Koopsen
 (currently out of stock)

Another option: Carbelle Studio - Rainbow is my favorite color

Visible Image - Smile Bigger

(currently out of stock)

Another option: Visible Image: Imagine Dream Inspire

AALL & Create - Washi Tape - #17 - Mix & Match - Janet Klein

Process: 

Start with a watercolor paper tag and "swoosh" it into three different colors of distress oxide and a little bit of water. 

Take your stamp and distress oxide and stamp the image randomly over the tag. The nice thing about these Carabelle Studio stamps is that they are very flexible and you don't need an acrylic block to stamp. You can just use your hands and create a more organic look. 

Apply washi tape anywhere you would like.

Use a little bit of white gesso and with your finger,
smooth away the hard edges of the tape and the stamps. 

See the difference?

Stamp your sentiment and cut it out.
I used dimensional foam tape to adhere them to the tag.

Just for fun, add silver thread underneath.

This took about 15 minutes to make.
You can attach this to a card or send it to someone who needs a little pick-me-up.

I hope you like today's quick tutorial. Even if you have just a few minutes a day, don't forget to play!

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Talk soon,

Charmaine

Card Making with Studio Light

Welcome to the Topflight Stamps Blog!

Hello card making fans, Karen Bearse here today with a fun art journal like card. This week Topflight Stamps has been having all kinds of fun sales leading up to Saturday, October 7th National Card Making Day. Today is our last day to feature one stamp company on the 25% off Daily Deal Sale and the company is Darkroom Door.

World Cardmaking Day Contest

On Saturday, October 7 we will post a link on our blog and we encourage all our customers to post cards that they have created with stamps from our store. You can link as many cards as you would like. The link up will be open Saturday, October 7 through Friday, October 13 at midnight EST. Our winners will be announced on the blog Sunday, October 15. 

PRIZES

1 - Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

4 - Mystery Bags Full of Stamps - retail value at least $30

5 - $10 gift certificates to the Topflight Stamps Store

Here is my card, kind of a grungy, inky twist to card making. I like the contrast of the dark stormy background & the light quote, rain & cloud. 

My background was created using Studio Light 183. 

For the quote, cloud & rain pieces I used Birgit Koopsen's set by Carabelle "Dancing in the Rain". Thanks for tuning in & I hope you join in our contest on Saturday where the team will have more cards for you. If you want to see how I made my card you can check it out on my blog here. See you next week!

Carabelle Stamps Encaustic Canvas

Hello Topflight Stamps fans! Karen Bearse here today with a very unique encaustic canvas. I recently had a play date with a group of creative friends & we got to play with encaustic. I have actually taught classes using this medium and it was fun to get waxy again. 

This canvas was a lot of fun to make, with lots of cool layers. The stamping definitely adds excitement to the piece.

The stamp set I played with is designed by Birgit Koopsen of Carabelle Studios. It is called Scribbled Leaves & Textured Circles. I love all the potential of this set! So many fun pieces to investigate. 

Thanks for joining me on Topflight Stamps today! If you want to see a break down of how I made my canvas you can check out the tutorial here. See you next week. Make sure you take time to play!

Watch them bloom!

Hello all!  Clare here with you today at Topflight Stamps and I have been doing some simple Gelli printing.  I love experimenting and pulling prints from my printing plate.  for this project I chose to use some die cut circles and some beautiful colours from Paperartsy to do all the work.  I used Prawn, Butternut & Tangerine Twist from Tracy Scott's colours along with Carribean Sea.

The main Image on the card is from Carabelle Studios and the set is called 'Plant Loving Thoughts' , by Birget Koopsen, available at Topflight's online store.

Using Posca pens I added some splatters to the card along with some sequins for a subtle bling.

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed your visit?  Remember there is something new on the blog everyday from our amazing creative team, subscribe and visit daily to see what they have been up to.

Creative Hugs,

Clare