Robot Notebook – Eileen Hull Classic Dies

At the beginning of May, Eileen Hull released another set of Sizzix Classics dies. Three favorite retired designs have been brought back for your crafting pleasure! They are the Notebook Die, the Stacking Drawer Box Die and the Treasure Box Die. The Notebook and Drawers all fit perfectly into the Treasure Box so you can mix and match them together for all sorts of project combinations. I have a Notebook project to share with you that I made when the die originally came out.

The Notebook is such a handy size to carry in your purse or give as a gift!

The Die release:

Here's a peek at the inside, I got my grunge on!

Some in progress photos so you can get an idea of the process:

Stringing with elastic makes it easy to add the signatures.

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

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!)

Craft Emotions with Topflight Stamps – Cooking Themed Bookmarks!

Hello, this week on the Topflight Stamps blog our brand focus is on Craft Emotions. They have so many whimsical designs to choose from! I decided to create a set of cooking themed bookmarks using the stamp set Let's Eat and stencil The Cook. These will be a step up from the receipts and old grocery lists that currently mark favorite recipes in my cookbooks.

I laminated them for durability.

I also made a spot on the top of the bookmark where I could write with a dry erase pen on the plastic.

To make these, I started off making a "masterboard".

I used a brayer to lay down various colors of PaperArtsy Fresco Paint.

Then I stenciled on that background with white paint.

I stamped with permanent ink over all of that. Then I chopped the page into bookmarks and laminated them. A set of these would make a nice gift, especially when included with a cookbook!

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:

Craft Emotions Stamp Set - Let's Eat

Craft Emotions Stencil - The Cook

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Pumpkin Soup, Peach Nectar, Banana, Guacamole, Smoked Paprika, Chalk

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Funkie Junkie Focus – "Stencil Sensation" Iris Garden Journal

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time is "Stencil Sensation"! I definitely have a love for stencils. They are a handy tool to have in your creative arsenal and you can do so much with them. I created a practical and pretty journal to keep track of my extensive *ahem* bearded iris collection. Using the Eileen Hull Field Notes & Specimen Card Die to create a flip style journal on rings means I can add pages easily. There are several of my iris varieties that I need to get photos of this spring so I can add them to the journal.

Of course I used many stencils to decorate the covers and pages! Take a look:

I used Gel Press prints on the inside covers.

I have some process photos to share:

1) base background - I cut the pages out of heavy mixed media paper and used Antique Linen Distress Oxide Spray plus stencils to create a base texture.

I used a couple of methods to make it easy to do a lot of pages in a short time. First, two pages fit under one of the big stencils. I spritzed through the stencil, set those pages off to dry, and then used the spray left on the stencil to make a monoprint onto two new pages. I could actually get two sets of monoprint pages done with the residual ink from the initial spritz. That saved a lot of time.

Monoprint with stencil - I spritzed the residual ink with water
and then squished onto the pages.

2) More stencils! Over the top of the Distress Spray I used more stencils to add accent layers with acrylic paint. I knew the centers of the pages would be covered by a photo so I concentrated on the edges. I followed up with a bit of stamping with Archival ink.

3) Covers: I forgot to take photos while I was making them, oops! For a first layer, I did the same thing with Antique Linen Distress Oxide Spray as I did with the pages. Over that, I used the Tim Holtz Deco Leaf Layering Stencil to add Translucent Distress Crackle Paste in parts. Once it was dry, I spritzed with various colors of Distress Spray and water to get it to bleed into the crackle and pool around the paste shape edges. It's a great effect!

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:

Eileen Hull Die - Field Notes & Specimen Card

Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Halftone & Rings

Stencils:

Tim Holtz Layering Stencils: Sticks, Berry Leaves, Deco Leaf

Dina Wakley Stencils: Pieces, Varied
Dylusions Stencils: Hexicomb, Dot Grid

Sizzix Mat Board

Distress Collage Medium Matte
Distress Crackle Paste - Translucent

Distress Oxide Spray - Antique Linen
Distress Spray - Twisted Citron, Saltwater Taffy, Speckled Egg
Ranger Archival Ink - Frayed Burlap, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Mermaid Lagoon, Picked Raspberry
Acrylic paint (Distress Paint is perfect!)

PaperArtsy Minis with Topflight Stamps – ATCs

Hello there! This week on the Topflight Stamps blog, we are focusing on PaperArtsy mini stamps and stencils. They are perfect for projects both large and small! I created a series of ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) to showcase them. (So much fun to make!)

ATCs are great for using up bits and pieces of backgrounds and die cuts that you may have laying about. The small size of the PaperArtsy minis are perfect too!

I used scraps of Gel Press prints, inky backgrounds and other papers for the ATC bases. I added die cuts made using the AALL & Create SkyCrossed Paradise Die Set. It has lots of fun detail dies in it.

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:

PaperArtsy Mini Stamps - EM50, LPM12, LPM14, LPM13, ZN22, ZN35

PaperArtsy Mini Stencils - PM026, PM025

AALL & Create Die Set - SkyCrossed Paradise

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Twilight

Lavinia Chalk Paint - Lime Zest

WOW Embossing Powder - Polished Silver

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Gel Press plate

watercolors

embossing ink

Eileen Hull Treasure Box Die Desk Set

This month we are celebrating another Sizzix Classics die release. Three favorite retired designs have been brought back for your crafting pleasure! They are the Notebook Die, the Stacking Drawer Box Die and the Treasure Box Die. The Notebook and Drawers all fit perfectly into the Treasure Box so you can mix and match them together for all sorts of project combinations. This week I'm sharing a project combo using the Treasure Box and Stacking Drawer dies:

The new dies:

I made a desk set that holds post-its, paper clips, and a mini book.

I decorated the outside with Faux Postage & ephemera.

The drawers hold all the little goodies!

Notebook is made with the Mini Book Die.

Here is a look at how it went together:

1) I covered the mat board with Tim Holtz patterned paper before cutting out all the pieces for the Treasure Box.

2) I find the drawers fit better into the outer sleeve when the bottom is glued inside of the drawer. Otherwise it's a tight fit!

3) I cut the hinges out of Sizzix Surfacez Texture Roll. It's like a combination of paper and fabric so it is very flexible and sturdy.

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 - Mini Book  ( Sizzix, FJ, SB )

Eileen Hull Die - Treasure Box  ( Sizzix )
Eileen Hull Die - Stacking Drawer  ( Sizzix )

Eileen Hull Die Set - Faux Postage ( Sizzix, SB, FJ )

Eileen Hull Die Set - Mini Slimeline & Tickets ( SB )
Eileen Hull Stamp Sets - Making Plans, Snail Mail Postage

Sizzix Mat Board
Sizzix Texture Roll

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!)

Hobby Art Mushroom Card at Topflight Stamps

This week our brand focus over at Topflight Stamps is Hobby Art! I love this set called Fungi and I wanted a chance to play with the new Lavinia Dinkles Ink Powder to create some backgrounds.

After creating several Dinkles backgrounds and picking one to use, I stamped the mushrooms with permanent black ink and then watercolored over the top. I'll have to experiment more with ink powder; it's lots of fun to play with!

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:

Hobby Art stamp set - Fungi

Paper Artsy - Seth Apter Mini 50

AALL & Create - Everyday Sentiments

Studio Light - STAMPMB06

Lavinia Dinkles - Lime Divine

Versafine Clair Ink - Shady Lime

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

watercolors

Funkie Junkie Focus – Out of the Vault II

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our focus this time is all about the newest Vault release of Tim Holtz Sizzix dies. They've taken die designs from the past and reimagined them by mixing, matching and changing the sizes. Whether you missed them the first time around or just want to expand the possibilities, these die sets are handy! I used the Vault Boutique and Vault Matchbox sets to create a pair of Mother's Day slimline cards for my Mom and Mother-in-law.

I used Gel Press prints from my stash as the backgrounds and layered on stamping and die cut elements. You can find the supplies over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique!

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 Stamp Sets - Tiny Prints, Crochet Trims, Ledger Script
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Boutique

Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Matchbox

Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Wildflowers

Tim Holtz Die Set - Flower Field

Tim Holtz Die - Trinket Frames

Distress Collage Medium Matte
Ranger Archival Inks - various

NEW Lavinia Chalk Paint + Gel Press Fun at Topflight Stamps

This week our theme over at Topflight Stamps is Anything Goes! We get to play with whatever strikes our fancy. I just got my hands on some of the new Lavinia acrylic chalk paint so I pulled out my Gel Press plate and had some fun.

The paint worked well on my Gel Press plate and comes in so many lovely colors! I went to town and made a whole stack of prints. The paint dries with a matte finish so it's perfect for layering on stamping and other mixed media techniques.

I chose two of the prints to use for my tag – the tag base and the raised panel with the seahorse stamped on it. See the list below for all the different stamps and inks I used.

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:

Lavinia Stamps - Sebastian Seahorse, Sea Creatures, Mini fish, Shoal of Fish, Seaweed 2, Fish Set

Lavinia stencil - Coral ST003

Lavinia Elements Ink - Bermuda, Mulberry

Versafine Clair Ink - Shady Lime, Twilight

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Gel Press plate
Lavinia acrylic chalk paint - Spruce, Calypso, Snow White, Thistle Mist, Lime Zest, Parisian

New Sizzix Classics Die Release from Eileen Hull!

Eileen Hull is now off on her UK Papercrafting adventure and we are also celebrating another Sizzix Classics die release. Three favorite retired designs have been brought back for your crafting pleasure! They are the Notebook Die, the Stacking Drawer Box Die and the Treasure Box Die. The Notebook and Drawers all fit perfectly into the Treasure Box so you can mix and match them together for all sorts of project combinations.

I made new projects to share using these dies and am highlighting an embroidered stitchery project today.

I used the Notebook Die to cut a cover out of wool felt which I then embellished with antique lace, beads and felt flowers. (Flowers cut using the Envelope, Folder & Flowers Die Set.)

Inside I added a pocket cut using the Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers Die Set plus Tim Holtz Idea-ology ephemera and bits.

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

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!)

Katzelkraft Mixed Media Birthday Card with Topflight Stamps

This week our theme over at Topflight Stamps is mixed media so ink, paint, sprays and other supplies are making their way into our projects! I created a birthday card for my nephew using PaperArtsy Fresco Paint, WOW embossing powder, texture paste, water colors and Gel Press prints. That's a lot of stuff!

The bottom layer is a piece of cardstock with some Stone Fresco Paint brayered onto it. I then used some black texture paste through the Short Circuit stencil over the top. While it was wet, I sprinkled on a little Oiled Slate WOW embossing powder onto the paste. Once dry, I heat embossed it.

The top layer background is a gel print with additional stenciling over the top of it. The stamped cats were watercolored and then fussy cut to add to that. A mat and stitch elements were cut using the SkyCrossed Paradise Die Set.

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:

Katzelkraft Stamp Set - Cats

Katzelkraft Stamp - Robot Cat

Darkroom Door Sentiment Stamps - Happy Birthday

PaperArtsy Stamp set - ETS24

Prism Ink - Smoked Paprika

Visible Image stencil - Short Circuit

AALL & Create stencil - Microscope Views

AALL & Create Die Set - SkyCrossed Paradise

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Stone, Pumpkin Soup, Very Berry +various

WOW Embossing Powder - Oiled Slate

Versafine Ink - Black Onyx

Gel Press plate

black texture paste