St. Patrick's Day with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is Anything Goes! My Mom's birthday is on St. Patrick's Day so I always make her an appropriately themed card to mark the occasion. This year's features the Grungy Birthday Words stamp from Visible Image and a host of AALL & Create die sets.

I stamped the background with Queen Bee Shimmer Pearl Ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder. After that, I spritzed the background with Lindy's Rusty Lantern Lime and Steampunk Sepia from the Industrial Chic Starburst Spray Set. When it was all dry, I placed a clean piece of absorbent newsprint paper over the top and ironed it with my craft iron. This melts the embossing powder which wicks into the paper. (You have to peel the paper off quickly or it will stick!) This is a great technique to achieve a faux batik look.

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Visible Image stamp - Grungy Birthday Words

AALL & Create die set - Counting Circles #38

AALL & Create die set - Garden Grace #55

AALL & Create die set - Rustling Retreat #54

AALL & Create die set - Furry Forest DI-95

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays - Industrial Chic

Spectrum Noir - Shimmer Pearl Ink Pad - Queen Bee 

WOW! clear embossing powder

Washi Tape Wonders with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our product focus is on washi tape! Washi tape is such a versatile supply to have in your stash. It can be a great supporting accent to a project or it can be a main focus.

I fell in love with these two Lavinia washi tape designs – Tower of Tales and Book Bandits. So cute! They're doing the heavy lifting for this card for sure.

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Lavinia washi tape - Tower of Tales, Book Bandits

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

AALL & Create die set - #30 Taggletastic

PaperArtsy Infusions - Terracotta

Clair Pigment Ink Pad - Nocturne

Inky Butterflies Birthday Card with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Anything Goes"! I decided to add to my birthday card stash with this week's card.

The base is a gel print background from my stash. I used the Crafty Individuals Trio of Inky Butterflies stamp and Twilight ink to stamp on top of it. I also embossed the butterfly image with clear embossing powder to give it some shine. The happy birthday sentiment (Go To Words) I embossed with gold embossing powder.

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Crafty Individuals stamp - Trio of Inky Butterflies

Visible Image stamp set - Go To Words

WOW! embossing powder - Polished Gold Superfine

WOW! embossing powder - Clear

Gel Press print

Clair Pigment Ink Pad - Twilight

Winter Wonder with Woodware at Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our brand focus is on Woodware stamps. They have so many cute and whimsical designs!

I pulled a Gel Press print out of my stash to use as the background. Using a stamping platform, I stamped the Snowman Family onto the print and without moving it at all, painted in the figures using acrylic paint. When I was done with that and the paint was dry, I stamped again over the top to bring back any stamped details that got painted over.

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Woodware stamp - Snowman Family

Lavinia stamp set - Snowflakes

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

VersaFine Clair ink pads - Nocturne

Gel Press print

acrylic paint

Eileen Hull & Grafix Arts Collaboration – Let's Go to the Zoo!

For February, Eileen Hull’s Creative Team is doing an exciting collaboration with the company Grafix Arts! We’ve been using an assortment of their speciality plastic films and sheets in our Journal projects and the inspiration has been fabulous. Grafix products are widely available in the USA, UK and Europe so we hope you will get some ideas as to how these products can be used. 

Here are the Grafix products I've used in my journal.

I had a lot of fun learning about Grafix products and experimenting (check out their informative YouTube channel!) I created a colorful journal featuring zoo photos from past family trips. The "Sassy" collection of Dura-Lar Prints went perfectly with the theme.

For the cover, I overlaid the collage background with a piece of the leopard spotted Sassy Dura-Lar that I foiled.

To hold the pages, I cut apart this 6-ring binder I found on amazon. The metal spine fits perfectly into the Journal Die cover. I cut off the clear plastic cover and glued the spine into my cover. I also wrapped cord around the metal piece and through holes in the mat board cover for extra security.

I used my computer to created the title & then printed
it out on the Computer Grafix Rainbow Film.

Each page is a combination of collage elements from patterned paper, an old children's picture book, die cuts, stenciling and stamping.

Elephant photo is printed on the Rainbow Film. Nice!

You can cut pieces out of the Dura-Lar Prints sheets to apply them to your projects. I foiled this piece in teal and then adhered it with Grafix Double Tack Mounting Film. It gives you a very clean look.

The giraffe photo I printed on the Computer Grafix Rainbow Film. It looks really sharp!

Paint pens are perfect for coloring on the Grafix plastic films.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out what my fellow designers have been cooking up for the collaboration!

Supplies Used:

Eileen Hull Scoreboards Journal Die
Eileen Hull Snail Mail Die 
Eileen Hull Tiled Alphanumeric Die
Eileen Hull Rainbow Wheel Die Set
Eileen Hull Heart Mandala Die
Eileen Hull Mini Slimline & Tickets Die Set
Eileen Hull Library Pocket, ATC Card & Tab Die Set
Grafix Dura-Lar Prints "Sassy"
Grafix Rainbow Film for Inkjet
Grafix Double Tack Mounting Film

6-Ring binder
Sizzix Mat Board
various Tim Holtz Sizzix Colorize animal die sets
paint pens

Get connected with Eileen:

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Masculine Birthday Card with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Anything Goes"! I made my Dad a mixed media birthday card using a variety of products from Topflight Stamps.

The base is a gel print background with stamping on it. Next I layered on some pieces of AALL & Create washi tape. Over that I applied some texture paste through the Stars & Rays stencil and then sprinkled on Weathered Gold WOW! embossing powder while it was still wet. Once the paste was dry, I heat embossed the powder. 

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

AALL & Create stencil - Stars & Rays #164

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp - Artsy Alphas/Numbers

Paper Artsy mini stamps - EM125, KCM003, EM77

AALL & Create washi tape - Burlap Black #16

WOW! Seth Apter embossing powder - Weathered Gold

texture paste

Gel Press print

Lavinia Elements Ink Pads - Lime Punch, Russet Orange, Soft Cygnet, Sahara

Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheet - Birthday

Lavinia Valentine Card with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our brand focus is on Lavinia (always a favorite of mine!) I wanted to make one last Valentine card so I chose a color scheme of pinks and reds. I featured the cute Pipspell mouse stamp. (Check out the card I made using his little buddy Thistlewhisk.)

I used the Pods stencil and Soft Cygnet ink to blend the background, then stamped over it with pink inks and the Wild Vines and Twisted Vine stamps.

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 often!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Lavinia stamp - Pipspell

Lavinia stamp set - Twisted Vine Set

Lavinia stamp - Wild Vines

Lavinia stencil - Pods

AALL & Create washi tape - Midsummer

AALL & Create stamp set - Heart Hugs #975

Lavinia Elements ink pads - Paprika, Confetti, Sundance, Soft Cygnet

VersaFine Clair ink pads - Baby Pink, Nocturne