Forest Friends Lavinia Card

Hello, Lisa Hoel here. This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is Anything Goes. I had a hankering to build a scene with Lavinia stamps (so satisfying). The background is created with the Lindy's Magicals Pigment Powders set Enchanted Forest. Those powders pack a punch and are fun to use!

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:

Lavinia stamps - Ashryn

Lavinia stamps - Forest Arch

Lavinia stamps - Fairy Foragers

Lavinia stamps - Fern Heads

Lavinia stamps - Flora Set

Lavinia stamps - Woodland Fern

Lavinia stamps - Oak Leaf Flourish

Lindy's Magicals Pigment Powders - Enchanted Forest

Lavinia Elements Ink - Soft Cygnet, Pixie Green, Pine

Versafine Clair ink - Nocturne

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

watercolors

Ho Ho Ho!

 It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you!! Our theme this week is Christmas in July! 

Here's my card created with the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy, the Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps, and the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp Santa from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy twice — once onto a piece of Mixed Media paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.

Place the reindeer stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown on the right of Santa. Ink the stamp with  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.

Clean and dry the reindeer stamp. Reposition it facedown on Santa's left. Ink the stamp with  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.

Place the flattest of the masks from the Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps horizontally across the image panel and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.

Brush or sponge grey-blue dye ink over the Hills Acetate Mask and the masked images onto the image panel to create a background sky.

Use a C1 Copic marker to trace the top of the Hills Acetate Mask, Flip the mask over and move it downwards. Use the C1 marker to trace it again.  Repeat this step to create more lines of snow on the background. 

Remove the masks from the images and use Copic markers to color them. Use a N6 marker to increase the size of the reindeers' pupils then use a white gel pen to add highlights to them and to the reindeers' hooves. Use a black Glaze pen to color the buttons on Santa's outfit and make them shiny and dimensional.

Position the "ho, ho, ho!" sentiment stamp facedown on the image panel as shown. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Heat set the ink.

Add dots of Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pens by Sakura along the traced snow lines. Let the gel ink dry, trim the image panel, and mat with a slightly larger panel of red textured cardstock.

Cut a piece of patterned paper from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions to 4" x 5.25" to create the background panel. Edge it with a R35 Copic marker and adhere it to a red A2 card. 

Adhere the matted image panel 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:

Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy

Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pens by Sakura

Thank you for visiting today!

Do you want to swing on a star?

Greetings! It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you! This week our focus is on the stars! Here's a birthday card inspired by a song created with the Swing Clear Polymer Stamp, the Pris Clear Polymer Stamp, the Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set, the Treble Clef from the Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set, a sentiment from the Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set, the Dynamic Stencil, and four colors of Elements Premium Dye Inks — all by Lavinia Stamps. The focal images were stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and shimmer was added with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Apply embossing ink over a star opening on a stencil onto a 5" x 7" panel of Mixed Media paper. Add detail white embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss. Re-apply the embossing ink over the star opening again. Add sparkly clear embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss.

Sponge or brush Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the embossed star applying the ink more heavily around the edges of the panel. Sponge or brush Blue Lagoon Elements Premium Dye Ink over the panel, blending as you go. Thoroughly heat set the panel. Use a wet cotton swab to remove the excess ink from the star.

Use a Post-It Note to cover the bottom parts of the star. Position the Swing Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown with the top of the swing's ropes on the Post-It Note covering the base of the star. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Position Pris Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown so that her posterior is sitting on the swing and her hands are on the ropes.  Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp.

Working in small segments, use a water-laden tiny paintbrush to apply water to the swing seat and ropes. Use a tissue or paper towel to dab off the water and bleach the area. Smoosh the lid of the Henna Elements Premium Dye Inkpad onto the ink pad. Use the tiny paintbrush to apply the ink to the seat of the swing. Smoosh the lid of the  Sahara Elements Premium Dye Inkpad onto the ink pad. Use the tiny paintbrush to apply the ink to the swing's ropes. Use watercolor pens to correct the color if you'd like.

Use a white chalk pencil to add small highlights to Pris.

Position the Dynamic Stencil by Lavinia Stamps over the image panel. Sponge or brush Blue Lagoon Elements Premium Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel avoiding Pris and the Swing.

Use Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink to randomly stamp the treble clef from the Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps around the image panel. Use the same ink to stamp a variety of notes from the Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps as well.

Spray Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang over the panel. Dab off the big blobs and heat set. 

I realized that the shimmer mostly obliterated the stenciling, so I re-did repeated the stenciling but you might not be bothered by it. 

Trim the image panel  to 4.75" x 6.75", edge with Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink, and adhere it to a 5" x 7" black card.

Edge the sentiment stickers with a black pen. My stickers are on the old side so I adhered them with the Quickie Glue Pin Point Roller Pen by Sakura.

Use embossing ink to stamp the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment from the Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps. Add detail white embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss. Use a cutting die to cut the sentiment and adhere it as shown.

Use a white paint pen to randomly add white "stars" to the background to finish the card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Swing Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Pris Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Dynamic 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, Henna, and Sahara Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Quickie Glue Pin Point Roller Pen by Sakura

Thanks for visiting today!

Waiting for Karma

It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here today to share a project created for an "Anything Goes" theme this week.  I've been in an odd mood so I created an odd card with two of the critters from the Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft, a sentiment from the No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, and patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd. I also used Bermuda, Blue Atoll, Della Blue, and Confetti Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps!

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the startled-looking odd creature and the pelican from the Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft twice — once onto white Copic friendly cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Fussy-cut the sticker versions of the stamped creatures and set them aside to be used as masks.

Use Copic markers to color the creatures. 

Place a piece of clear acetate horizontally across the image panel right above the bottom of the critters, being sure that the acetate is covering the top of the image panel.

Brush or sponge Bermuda Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the acetate onto the bottom part of the image panel so that it's covering the bottom portion of the creatures. Brush or sponge Blue Atoll Elements Premium Dye Ink over the acetate to complete their watery background.

Remove the acetate. Clean and dry it. Place the sticker paper versions of the critters over their counterparts on the image panel. Place the acetate panel so that it's sitting on the horizontal inked line covering the bottom part of the image panel.

Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the image panel, working horizontally from the top of the panel down to the acetate to create a sky background. Brush or sponge Confetti Elements Premium Dye Ink over the image panel to add some pink hues to the sky.

Use an alcohol filled Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir to mist the background. This will blend and mottle the ink.

Remove the masks and the acetate from the image panel. Use a N6 Copic marker to increase the size of the worried-looking creature's pupil. Use a white gel pen to add a highlight to its pupil.

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the "Karma" sentiment from the No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image.

Trim the image panel and edge with Bermuda and Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Inks.

Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd. to match the image panel. This will be the background panel.

Adhere the image panel so that it's centered on the patterned paper, then trim the background panel so that there are even borders around it. 

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the patterned paper, then adhere the card front to a black 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:

Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft

No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Bermuda, Blue Atoll, Della Blue, and Confetti Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Please Note: 

• Katzelkraft is no longer in business, but Topflight Stamps still has a nice selection of their wonderful stamps in stock!
• The No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image has been retired, but it's still available at Topflight Stamps!
• The new colors of VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko can be purchased at Topflight Stamps!

Spread Fairy Dust

  It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you! This week's product focus is on Lavinia Stamps! 

BUT, before I get to my post, I must remind you that you still have time to take advantage of Topflight Stamps Memorial Day Sale, though you'd better hurry as the sale ends tonight at 11:59 PM EDT!

Here's my card created with Lavinia Stamps' Faelorn Rest Clear Polymer Stamp, the Eira Fairy Clear Polymer Stamp, the Magpies Clear Polymer Stamp Set, and the Fairy Dust Clear Polymer Sentiment Stamp. 

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Faelorn Rest Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps twice — once onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 

Position the Eira Fairy Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown so that her feet and knees are atop the grass on the Faelorn Rest stump. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp her twice — once onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 

Position the flying magpie stamp from the Magpies Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps so that his beak is close to Eira's outstretched index finger. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp her twice — once onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 

Use Copic markers to color Faelorn Rest, Eira Fairy, the Magpie, and the lawn. Use B63 and B41 Copic markers to outline the images.

Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of Faelorn Rest, Eira Fairy, the Magpie and place them atop their counterparts on the image panel as masks.

Sponge or brush Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the masked images to create a background sky on the panel. Use an Isopropyl Alcohol-filled Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir to mist the panel to add white speckles and blend the ink. 

Sponge or brush Confetti Elements Premium Dye Ink over the masked image panel to add touches of pink to the sky. 

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Fairy Dust Clear Polymer Sentiment Stamp by Lavinia Stamps as shown. 

Remove the masks from the images.

Trim the image panel to 4.25" x 6" and edge with B63 and YG17 Copic markers. Use a Bold Stardusgt Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura to add "fairy dust" between the Magpie's beak and Eira's index finger.

Adhere the image panel to a black A6 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:

Faelorn Rest Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Eira Fairy Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Magpies Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Fairy Dust Clear Polymer Sentiment Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Della Blue and Confetti Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Thank you for visiting today!