Have a Purr-fect Birthday!

  It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. This week is an "Anything Goes" theme, so I decided to make a CAS birthday card with the super-cute, super-versatile Purr-fect Birthday Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image.

Here it is!

Place a piece of 4" x 5.25" light Kraft cardstock onto a stamping platform. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the cardstock panel about 1.5" from the bottom. 

Position the right-facing cat stamp from the Purr-fect Birthday Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image on the top left border and the cat-in-the-box stamp from the stamp set on the tape in the center of the image panel. Ink both stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko. Stamp the images. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.

Remove the panel from the stamping platform. Move the low-tack tape so that it covers the stamped box. Use Premier Blending Tool by Hunkydory Crafts to sponge Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko over the tape onto the bottom of the image panel. 

Place Post-It Notes on a diagonal from the bottom edges of the box. Use a second Premier Blending Tool by Hunkydory Crafts to sponge Portabello VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko over the tape and Post-It Notes to create a shadow. Remove the tape and Post-It Notes and heat set. 

Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform. Position the left-facing cat stamp from the  Purr-fect Birthday  set towards the bottom on the right border of the image panel, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp.

Position the "Surprise!" stamp on the box on the image panel. Ink the stamp with Avocado VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Lightly ink the stamp with Grass Green VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp to deepen the color.

Position the "purr-fect birthday" stamp as shown and stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko.

Remove the panel from the stamping platform and thoroughtly heat set it. Use watercolor markers to color the cat's eyes, then add highlights using a white gel pen. 

Edge the image panel with a black marker, then adhere it onto a darker Kraft A2 card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Purr-fect Birthday Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Nocturne, Sand Dune, Portabello, Avocado, and Grass Green VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Premier Blending Tool by Hunkydory Crafts

Premier Ink Blending Sponges by Hunkydory Crafts

Thanks for visiting today!

Having fun with Lavinia Sprays

  Hi friends. Alanna with you today with this fun card featuring sprays from Lavinia to create my background. To get started, I created my background with watercolor paper using Periwinkle, Blue Moon, and Pinkella sprays from Lavinia. 

I then took the Daisy Delight background stamp from Darkroom Door and stamped it with Versafine Claire Nocturne ink. I added on die cuts which are from the Woodland Window die set from AALL & Create. I finished off the card by adding in a stamped sentiment from the More Classic Sentiments set from Heffy Doodle.

Find these products I used below in the Topflight Stamps store. 

Crafty hugs! ~ Alanna

One Last Sip of Holiday Cheer: A Festive Coffee Card with Leftover Magic

 

 

 

Ericka here from Strangely Creative, bringing you one last holiday coffee card to wrap up the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m all about using those leftover scraps – they’re just too good to toss! Today’s card is the perfect example, made with bits and pieces from my stash for a cozy, festive feel.

 

I started with a vibrant gel press print I’d been saving and stamped on it with the PaperArtsy Scrapcosy 29 set in rich Pinecone Versafine Clair ink. The gorgeous coffee cups from the AALL & Create Coffee Time set added a warm, comforting vibe, and I gave them life with PaperArtsy Mattints in Greenstone and Shark. To bring in a holiday sparkle, I finished the card with some delicate gold die-cuts from the AALL & Create Season’s Cheer collection – just the right amount of Christmas spirit!

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to catch the final day of the sale, and keep sipping and crafting all season long!

Happy hopping!

Topflight Stamp Supplies

AALL & Create - Coffee Time Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Scrapcosy 29 Shop at: TP	AALL & Create - Season's Cheer Shop at: TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Shop at: WOW US | TP	WOW! Embossing - Clear Embossing Pad Shop at: WOW US | TP
Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Nocturn Shop at: CS | AZ | TP	Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair - Pine Cone Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Greenstone Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Shark Shop at: TP
Hero Arts - Wagner - HT400 Precision Heat Tool Shop at: SC | AZ	Sizzix - Big Shot Machine Shop at: SC | Lindys | AZ

More Christmas Cards – AALL & Create Dies

Hello Topflight Stamps fans! Lisa Hoel here. This week we're again focusing on a Christmas & Winter theme for our cards. AALL & Create has some great new die sets available now and I found inspiration in the Snowland set. I love all the little pieces included.

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 on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create Die Set - Snowland

AALL & Create Die Set - Taggletastic

PaperArtsy Stencil - PS070

Creative Expressions - 8x8 Paper Pad Christmas Plaid

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

sparkle texture paste

Warm Winter Wishes -- With Coffee!

It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. This week the team is focusing on Christmas or Winter. Additionally, Topflight Stamps is a super-sponsor for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and is giving away a $25 gift certificate to one participant in the blog hop. In honor of the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, products in the Coffee/Tea/Cocoa categories are on sale at the store. 

Here's my second card created with the Holiday Cheers Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles for Creative Expressions and the Distress Plaid 8x8 Paper Pad by Taylor Made Journals for Creative Expressions. This time I'm using the two coffee-themed stamps in the set. The arch and snowflakes are from the Winter Scenery Die Set from the Arctic Winter Collection by Studio Light. The sentiment is from the Stay Cozy Clear Stamp Set 814 and the holly stamp is from the Miss Merry Clear Stamp Set 608 -- both by Janet Klein for AALL and Create.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp both festive coffee-themed stamps from the Holiday Cheers Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles for Creative Expressions onto white cardstock. Fussy-cut both of them, color with Copic markers, edge with a black marker, and set them aside.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the "Warm Winter Wishes" from the Stay Cozy Clear Stamp Set 814 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create and the holly and berries from the Miss Merry Clear Stamp Set 608 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create onto cream cardstock. Use a die to cut the sentiment/holly. Color the holly leaves and berries with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the holly berries. Use Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to edge the sentiment/holly die-cut.

Use the arch die from the Winter Scenery Die Set from the Arctic Winter Collection by Studio Light to cut brown cardstock. Position the snowflake arch die on the scalloped arch die-cut, secure the die with low-tack tape, and run it through your die-cut machine.

Trim a piece of brown plaid patterned paper from the Distress Plaid 8x8 Paper Pad by Taylor Made Journals for Creative Expressions to 4.25" x 6.25". Use Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to edge the cardstock.

Adhere the edged plaid paper to an A6 brown card. Adhere the snowflake arch to the plaid paper. Adhere the coffee cups and the sentiment die-cut as shown. Add white rhinestones to the centers of the snowflakes on the arch.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Holiday Cheers Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles for Creative Expressions

Distress Plaid 8x8 Paper Pad by Taylor Made Journals for Creative Expressions

Winter Scenery Die Set from the Arctic Winter Collection by Studio Light

Stay Cozy Clear Stamp Set 814 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Miss Merry Clear Stamp Set 608 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Pinecone VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Thanks for visiting today!

Need to Mass Produce Christmas Cards?

Hi friends. Alanna with you today with a pair of super quick and easy Christmas cards to share. If you find yourself in need of quick cards that are easy to mass produce and easy to mail, then these fit the bill.

They all start with the gorgeous Jingle all the Way paper from Craft Consortium. I took one of the patterns and trimmed it down and then stamped the sentiments. The large Christmas is from the Holly Jolly set from Studio Light. The smaller sentiments are from the Christmas Tree set, also from Studio Light. All of them were stamped with the Versafine Claire Acorn ink. 

After my stamping was done, I adhered the panels to white A2 notecards. Now I have two more very mail friendly Christmas cards for my stash.

Find these products I used below in the Topflight Stamps store. 

Crafty hugs! ~ Alanna

2024 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

Topflight Stamps is thrilled to join the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop as a sponsor! We look forward to this event each year, celebrating our shared love for coffee, creativity, and crafting.

To sweeten the experience, we're giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky participant! Winners will be announced on the Coffee Lovers Blog, so be sure to join in on the fun and leave a comment below.

✨ Exclusive Coffee/Tea/Cocoa Category Sale! ✨

From November 1-8, 2024, enjoy 25% off all items in our Coffee/Tea/Cocoa category—no code needed; discounts apply automatically at checkout.

 

Featured Card by Ericka

Ericka has brewed up a delightful coffee card using the AALL & Create Coffee Break set and a vibrant gel press print background, creating a unique mixed media vibe. This card is perfect inspiration for coffee lovers and crafters alike!

Explore our selection of coffee and tea-themed stamps here in the store.

 

Join the hop! Link up your coffee-themed card on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog for a chance to win one of the many fabulous prizes. You won't want to miss this event full of creativity, community, and fun!

Hop Dates: November 1-8, 2024

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the hop!