Funkie Junkie Focus – Paints & Pastes!

Our current Funkie Junkie Focus is all about Paints and Pastes. These are media supplies you will definitely want to have in your art stash. You can do so many things with them! I decided to create a whimsical Notebook journal featuring both.

I used Distress Paint and Black Opaque Texture Paste on the outside of the notebook cover.

On the inside of the cover I added Sparkle Texture Paste over patterned paper (Backdrops Vol. 5).

The signatures are little premade notebooks I have that I covered to match the theme.

Here are the how to steps:

1) I created the base layer of painty background on the mat board I used for the cover.

2) On the inside, I applied the Sparkle Texture Paste through a stencil to add texture and shine. That paste is one of my favorites!

3) After applying the Black Opaque Texture Paste, I lightly sprinkled on embossing powder while the paste was wet. Once it was completely dry, I heat embossed the powder.

4) I used elastic to create the binding. 

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. to see all the inspiring content!

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Classic Die - Notebook
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Picture Show
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mischievous

Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Eccentric, Documented
Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Mini Set #59, Gradient Dot

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Ranger Distress Archival Ink - Basics 4 Pk.
Ranger Distress Paint - Uncharted Mariner, Speckled Egg, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon

various embossing powders

Ranger Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste

Ranger Distress Sparkle Texture Paste

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Backdrops Vol. 5

Steampunk Card with Topflight Stamps

I'm back again with another AALL & Create card for Topflight Stamps! This is such a great brand and it encompasses several different styles and designers. For my second card I made another steampunk themed one.

The Dashing Crow is one of my favorite steampunk stamps. Isn't he a fun guy? I'm also really loving the AALL & Create die sets with all the little elements you can layer up. Check them out in the store!

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 Stamp Set - Dashing Crow #445

AALL & Create Stamp Set - Intersecting Circles #364

AALL & Create Stamp Set - Everyday Sentiments

AALL & Create Die Set - Taggletastic #30
AALL & Create Die Set - SkyCrossed Paradise

AALL & Create Stencil - Digits Geared #111
AALL & Create washi - Burlap Black #16

Versafine Ink Pad - Black Onyx
watercolors

Brand Focus at Topflight Stamps – AALL & Create

Hello, this week on the Topflight Stamps blog the theme is all about the AALL & Create brand! This is one of my favorite brands and it encompasses several different styles. For my card I went for a steampunk theme for a Father's Day card:

AALL & Create stamps, stencils and die sets all work together wonderfully!

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 Stamp Set - Industrial Scripts #116

AALL & Create Stamp Set - Shredz #1157

AALL & Create Die Set - Taggletastic #30

AALL & Create Stencil - Digits Geared #111

Versafine Ink Pad - Black Onyx

Paper Rose Die Set - Cog Frames

Paper Favourites - Distressed Wood

Painterly Blooms Notebook with Eileen Hull – The Tutorial!

Hello, did you catch the newest Sizzix release from Eileen Hull at the beginning of June? Check back to my post here for the details. The Inspiration Team designers have been sharing tutorials for their fab projects all month. This week I have the tutorial for my Painterly Blooms Notebook for you.

Let's see some how-to!

Step 1 – I collaged torn up pieces of deli paper Gel Press prints onto the front of the Mat Board for the cover. 

Step 2 – I got to try out the new Sizzix Stencil & Stamp Tool in conjunction with Eileen's new layered stencil set, Watercolor Flowers & Lattice. It is handy! The stencils "lock in" and stay put. I started off using the Lattice stencil with embossing ink on the cover.

The embossing ink was covered with Rustic Wilderness Distress Glaze and heat embossed.

Step 3 – I decorated the signature covers with stenciled flowers from the Watercolor Flowers & Lattice set. Again the Tool made it easy to line up the layers. I used stencil brushes to make it easier to add color details.

I also cut out stenciled flowers using the coordinating Painterly Blooms & Background Thinlits Die Set to embellish the cover.

The signatures were ready made little notebooks I had in my
stash that I covered with the decorated papers I made.

Step 4 – Using a mini hole punch, I punched holes in the spine of the cover so I could thread skinny elastic through. The elastic holds the signatures in place.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Die - Notebook 

Eileen Hull Die Set - Painterly Blooms & Background 
Eileen Hull Stencil Set - Watercolor Flowers & Lattice 

Eileen Hull Stamp Sets - Making Plans, Snail Mail Postage

Sizzix Mat Board
Sizzix Stencil & Stamp Tool

Distress Glaze - Rustic Wilderness

Distress Ink Oxides - Forest Moss, Pelled Paint, Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Cordal, Fossilized Amber

Gel Press prints on deli paper

stencil brushes

Distress Collage Medium Matte

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Feeling Butterflies with Topflight Stamps

Hello, this week on the Topflight Stamps blog the theme is all about Butterflies! I'm starting to see real butterflies out in my garden and they are always a welcome sight. Of course butterfly stamps, stencils and dies are always popular for us crafters too. Let's take a look at the butterfly card I created:

I was happy to try out the Crafty Individuals stamp Trio of Inky Butterflies. I stamped it first in blue (Blue Atoll from Lavinia). On another sheet of paper, I stamped it in black permanent ink, watercolored it, and then fussy cut the butterflies out to place over the blue background.

The whole center butterfly portion of the card is adhered to a gel print background I had in my stash.

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 Stamp Set - Everyday Sentiments

Crafty Individuals Stamp Set - Trio of Inky Butterflies
Crafty Individuals Stamp - Crackle Background

Versafine Ink Pad - Black Onyx
Lavinia Elements Ink Pads - Blue Atoll
watercolors

Gel Press plate

Funkie Junkie Focus – Ranger Alcohol Inks

Our current Funkie Junkie Focus is on Ranger's Alcohol Inks. They really are a lot of fun to play with! (Check out the demo videos Tim Holtz has done for lots of great techniques.) I first made several backgrounds on Ranger Yupo White Cardstock using the inks (pearl and regular).

I die cut through the alcohol inked backgrounds to reveal the card base color. (Tip: using the metal Precision Plate in my Sizzix Big Shot helped the Thinlit dies to cut through the Yupo paper)

I also used Alcohol Lift Ink and the new Paint By Number stamp set to add a number to each card.

When stamping over alcohol ink, Archival Inks work best! I also added some abstract die cut shapes to embellish the cards.

Here are a few of the "in process" photos:

The inks work so well on the Yupo paper! You can really get it to move around.

Finished backgrounds!

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. to see all the inspiring content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz Die Set - Specimen
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mixed Media #2
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mixed Media #3
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mixed Media #6
Tim Holtz Die Set - Abstract Elements
Tim Holtz Die Set - Media Marks
Tim Holtz Die Set - Abstract Faces

Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Paint By Number, Faded Type, Halftone & Rings, Grunged, Psychedelic Grunge, Slight Alterations, #Hashtags

Ranger Yupo White Cardstock
Ranger Alcohol Inks - various colors
Ranger Alloy - Gilded
Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink
Distress Collage Medium Matte

Ranger Distress Archival Ink - Basics 4 Pk.
Ranger Archival Ink - various colors

Getting Inky with Topflight Stamps

Hello, this week on the Topflight Stamps blog the theme is all about inks! Topflight Stamps carries several brands of ink pads as well as sprays and mists. I created a pair of cards using regular stamping as well as a few other techniques using stamp pads. Let's take a look…

For the background, I used the Tre Fiori stencil to make a monoprint. This is an easy technique and a great way use your stencils in another way. I applied ink with the Lime Punch ink pad to the stencil itself and then spritzed it three or four times with water. I placed the stencil, ink side down, onto the paper and then blotted with a paper towel. The ink on the stencil transferred to the paper.

I also added a blue splatter to the background. After smooshing the Bermuda ink pad onto my craft sheet, I sprayed it with water to make a puddle of ink. Dipping a splatter brush into it, I splatted droplets onto my finished card background. 

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 Stamp Set - Everyday Sentiments

PaperArtsy Lynne Perrella Stamp Set - LPC043
PaperArtsy Lynne Perrella Stamp Set - LPC048
PaperArtsy Seth Apter Stamp Set - ESA08
AALL & Create Die Set - Taggletastic #30
AALL & Create Stencil - Tre Fiori #116

Versafine Ink Pad - Black Onyx
Lavinia Elements Ink Pads - Lime Punch, Bermuda
Prism Ink Pad - Camellia Pink