Layers & Layers of Embossing

Hi Topflight Stamp Fans, Karen Bearse here with a mini art journal page using layers & layers of embossing powder. If you haven't played with this product I encourage you to give it a try there are so many techniques that can be used to add dimension to your projects.

Here is my page, it is shiny & dynamic in real life. You can find a tutorial on my blog here. Let's talk about the products that were used!

The background was stamped with Seth Apter ESA15- I really love that circle stamp!

Next step was using a dabber through a stencil with Prism Inks in Fire Coral. I could have also gotten the same look with stamping.  Some of the images were heat embossed with Dusk. The background was covered with Dusk & Aegean Sea.

Maize & Sedona were also used on the title word Now. The Baked Velvet embossing powder is translucent to create subtle dimension. For example the stamping underneath is clearly visible. It can also be layered giving you even more options!

Finally adding my title & creating more dimension was easy with 3D Foam Pads.  Just peel & stick.

Thanks so much for joining me today! With everything that is going on in the world today, art is very healing so I hope you have a chance to get inky!

Let It Snow!

Hello everyone!  Betsy here on the blog today bringing you a "Let It Snow" card using

the Dots to Diamonds Midnight paper craft pad from Hunkydory!

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I first chose my panel from the Dots To Diamonds Midnight Papercraft Pad:

The gray dots on the paper indicate where to put all the pretty gemstones!  Before adhering those to my sheet I first cut my paper down to 4" x 5 1/4".  Then I heat embossed my sentiment and snowflakes with WOW Embossing Glitter in Iced Silver.  I stamped my tiny snowflakes over 

the largest of the gray dots.  I also heat embossed the edges of the panel.

Then I applied my gems.  I used the  palest and the darkest ones and adhered them in a nice scattering.  I did not cover all of the gray dots.  After the gems were down, I added Nuvo Glitter Accents in Fresh Snowfall and covered the rest of the dots and added more.  I then adhered this panel to my A2 size top folding white card base that was covered in a very pale blue snowflake paper.  When everything was dry, I sprayed the entire card with an iridescent glitter spray.  And that finished my card!

A different color of embossing powder and different colored gems would give this card a completely different look!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

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Other Products Used:

Wow Embossing Glitter in Iced Silver

Nuvo Glitter Accents in Fresh Snowfall

Iridescent Flitter Dust by Therm-o-Web

Glue

Background Paper

Clear Embossing Ink

I hope you enjoyed today's project!  For a more detailed

tutorial, please visit my blog at:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Glittering Mandala

Hello everyone!  Betsy here on the blog today sharing a beautiful glimmering mandala card in blue and gold!  I am using For the Love of Stamps - Precious Jewels:

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This is such a beautiful stamp with so many color way possibilities!  I decided to use blue on black and started by cutting a black panel 4" x 5 1/4" and heat embossing the mandala image with gold embossing powder.  I left room for a sentiment but later decided not to use one.

For coloring I used Primacolor Premier Color Pencils.  They really show up well on dark card stock and the colors just pop!  I used:

I started in the middle and worked my way outward.  Blending the colors.  Only one or two areas have the full 6-color blend.  Most are 2-5 colors.  There are 2 places where I didn't color at all.  I always keep my pencils nice and sharp when using them, sharpening often with a hand held sharpener.  A sharp point helps get into the tiny spaces. 

I added a small round gold sticker in the center and then placed a blue jewel on top of that for some added sparkle - because...more sparkle!

I covered an A2 size white card base with blue shimmer paper.  I cut 2 very narrow strips of that same shimmer paper and adhered them across the bottom of the black colored panel with a narrow gold strip in-between.  And that finished my card!

Topflight Stamps products used:

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Beauty is Everywhere!

IndigoBlu Big Butterfly Stamp

Hello Everyone!  Betsy here sharing with you a card I made using the IndigoBlu Big Butterfly Stamp.  I don't know about you, but big stamps scare me sometimes...they're so big!  But I decided I wanted to make an Autumn Butterfly using IndigoBlu Big Butterfly Stamp!

I stamped the entire image on black watercolor paper and heat embossed it with Copper Tinsel embossing powder.  I then watercolored it with Iridescent Shimmering Watercolours from Creative Expressions.

I adjusted my watercolors so they matched my background paper better.  Using an oval die, I die cut the image so only about 2/3's of the image was showing.  I edged it with Metallic Gilding Polish in Red bronze.

I added a heat embossed sentiment from the Baroque Backgrounds from For the Love of Stamps in Copper Penny.  Then I felt it needed just a little something, so I added some micro-bling in deep purple.  It just added a subtle sparkle without overpowering the design.

Top Flight Stamps Products Used:

IndigoBlu Big Butterfly Stamp

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For the Love of Stamps Baroque Backgrounds

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For a full tutorial on this card please head over to my blog:

https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com

Let Your Dreams Blossom | For the Love of Stamps

Hi Everyone!

Jenny here with a card that uses one of my favorite techniques - emboss resist. 

I'm using a stamp set by one of my favorite brands at Topflight Stamps - For the Love of Stamps.  I'm using the Floral Favorites set full of lots of whimsical flowers and a few great sentiments. 

To create my card, I arranged the flower and leaf stamps in my MISTI stamp positioning tool over a panel of Bristol Smooth white cardstock, as close together as possible.  I then stamped them in embossing ink and heat embossed in white.  I removed the stamps and then rearranged them all again, repeating the steps until the entire panel was covered.

I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to swipe stripes in a variety of purple and pink (and a touch of blue) horizontally across the panel.  I then spritzed heavily with a shimmer spray to enable the color to gently blend into each other.   The embossing resists the spray, and when dry, you can buff it off with a dry cloth.  I trimmed down this panel and popped it up on foam tape to a white notecard. 

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on black cardstock trimmed out and popped up on more foam tape.  As a finishing touch I added some iridescent jewels.

Love how this sparkles in the light!

Stamperia | Bubbly Bubbles

Hi Everyone and welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog! It's Jenny here, and today I have a fun card created with a bubbly celebration in mind!  

I'm using the Wine List Champagne stamp by Stamperia which is a fun little stampset with a lot of possibilities. 

To create my card, I first created the background.  I stamped the bubbles image from the kit lots of times repeatedly in embossing ink onto watercolor cardstock, adding white embossing powder as I went.  I was sure to turn the stamp different ways so it looked random. I then heat set it.

I spritzed the panel with water and then dropped in some PaperArtsy Infusions powder in Lemoncello, letting it wick out.  I also added some Liquid Metals in Metallic Saffron for some added sparkle.  I then heat dried the panel and die cut it to 4 x 5.2.5", adding it to a white note card.

I stamped the glasses from the stampset in embossing ink and heat embossed them in Pale Gold embossing powder then trimmed them out and popped them up on foam tape. I also added some gold shimmer pen to simulate bubbling champagne inside the glasses.

My Congrats sentiment is a die by Paper Rose.  I die cut it from vellum and gold mirror cardstock, added a double layer of foam tape and then popped it over the glasses.     

As a finishing touch I scattered a few sequins and called it finished!

Jenny

Shimmering Butterflies

Hi everyone and thanks for swinging by the Topflight Stamps blog!  It's Jenny here, and today I have created a soft and pretty card featuring one of my favorite images - butterflies!

The butterflies I featured today are from For the Love of Stamps - Butterfly Wishes.   

I stamped three of the butterflies in embossing ink and then heat embossed them with purple glitter embossing powder (I used Royal Crush by WOW! but you could get a similar look with Rita Barakat's Kiss of the Fairy).  I then fussy cut them out and set them aside. 

For my card panel I ink blended some pale blue ink over this gorgeous Round Mandala Ornament stencil by Alexandra Renke. 

I laid the butterflies over panel just to see where I wanted them to go before stamping my sentiment. I used Garden Cuttings by AALL&Create and stamped it in black ink directly onto the panel.

To finish, I adhered the panel to a white card base,  then popped up the butterflies on double layers of foam tape (with a single layer in the centre to give the illusion of fluttering wings) and added a few gems to finish!

Jenny

Spring Blooms | For the Love of Stamps

Hi everyone, and welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog!  It's Jenny here, and today I'm joining you with a pretty floral card, created with one of my favorite brands carried at Topflight - For the Love of Stamps (by Hunkydory).

The stamp set I'm using today is Spring Blooms, which is a giant set, all of the main florals will cover an A2 size card base! 

To create my card, I first stamped the beautiful floral stamp in black waterproof ink onto Bristol Smooth cardstock trimmed to 4.25 x 5.5".  I then colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  I used three shades of purple for the blooms, flesh and olive for the centres, and grey and blue grey for the leaves.

I added some splatters by scribbling some of the colors onto an acrylic block and adding a little water before pick it up with a brush and flicking it onto my card.  I dried it and then stamped one of the sentiments from the set in embossing ink and heat embossed in Platinum embossing powder. 

Be sure to check out For the Love of Stamps at Topflight - while this one is out of stock, there are some truly gorgeous sets available some of my faves include this one with butterflies, this one which is another huge set with birth flowers, and this one with lillies, which I've used in a previous post. 

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Studio Light | Simple Wreath

Hi everyone,  and welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog!  It's Jenny here, and I'm joining you with a holiday themed card that can be used any time of year!

It features a wreath image that is beautiful all year round - I love use wreaths as focal points on my cards.    The stamp set I'm using today is by Studio Light - it's the Joy Wreath from their Winter Days collection.  While it's not in stock right now at Topflight, there are other wreathes available at Topflight here.

To create my card, I first stamped the wreath in embossing ink onto a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock, and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder.   I stamped the sentiment in dark red ink directly into the centre.  I also stamped the bird from the set in hybrid black ink which is waterproof.

I colored the berries on the wreath and the bird with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, pulling out the color with a Zig blender pen.  I then trimmed out the bird and edged it with a black marker to hide any imperfections,  before popping it up on foam tape to the bottom of the wreath.

To add some dimension and shine,  I added some Nuvo Drops in clear on some of the berries,  I popped up the panel onto a white card base.

Paper Rose | Beautiful Day Watercolor

Hi everyone and welcome to the Topflight Stamps blog!  

It's Jenny here, and I am using Paper Rose's gorgeous Beautiful Day stamp.   This is a large image with large open areas and just perfect for watercoloring, so that's just what I did! 

I stamped the image in embossing ink onto cold press watercolor cardstock.  I then heat embossed it in gold embossing powder (which makes it easier to watecolor, as the embossing powder creates little wells for the paint).   

I used Daniel Smith watercolors to paint it, with Greengold and Quinacridone Rose for all of the leaves (I thought these looked a lot like succulents), and a hint of Azo Yello and Sepia on the small florals.    I finished with an incredibly light wash of Cobalt Blue around the edge for sky.  Just for a little more contrast I used a brown pencil to add in some shading.

I trimmed out the image and backed it onto a white notecard with craft foam.   The Many Thanks sentiment was heat embossed in gold on black cardstock and popped up on foam tape.  A few sparkling clear sequins finished my card.

I think next time I'll be using this image as flowers instead of succulents.  Super versatile!  

Have a wonderful day all!

Jenny 

Paperartsy | Masculine & Feminine Mandalas

Hi everyone, it's Jenny here - I seem to be having a bit of a mandala kick at the moment – I absolutely can’t get enough of them. Today I’m featuring a beautiful mandala set by Tracy Scott.

I wanted to use the set to create both a feminine and masculine version. For the first card, I stamped the three largest mandalas in embossing ink onto an A2 panel of pink cardstock, and then embossed in metallic gold embossing powder.

I then used Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide and a blender brush, to blend pink up from the base towards the centre of the panel. As the Oxide is opaque, it covers the colored cardstock, and the embossing resists the ink (with a little help from a buffing cloth).

I added a few spatters of clear glitter spray and then stamped the Thinking of You sentiment from Visible Image Go To Words set in black ink. To finish I added a few pink and iridescent clear sequins.

For the masculine card, I took a panel of dark grey cardstock, and stamped the mandalas again in embossing ink. 

This time I heat embossed them in Emerald Creek Patina Oxide embossing powder which is a green and gold coppery type powder.

I then re-stamped the mandalas over the top in embossing ink only, leaving a pale grey image behind. The embossing powder resists the ink and it creates a watermark type look.

For my sentiment, I used the Visible Image set again, heat embossed in white on black cardstock then popped up on foam tape.

I really like how they turned out so differently and yet pair together! Looking at a set with a masculine and feminine card in mind will help you stretch your stamps and come up with some fab ideas you might never have thought of otherwise!  You can see more details on the supplies I used over on my blog.  

Have a wonderful day!