Robot Cats, Mixed Media and Birthday Cards with Topflight Stamps

Hello, I have a Topflight Stamps card for you! This week's brand focus is on Katzelkraft. I used the Katzelkraft stamp sets Holiday Quotes, Robot Cat and Electrical Circuit to make a birthday card for my husband. 

I stamped Electrical Circuit on a gel print background with embossing ink, then embossed with WOW! Sea Salt embossing powder. The Robot Cat I stamped on other paper, painted it with watercolors and then fussy cut it out. It's popped up on a mini wobbler so it has some fun "action" when you shake the card.

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 - Holiday Quotes

Katzelkraft Stamp - Robot Cat
Katzelkraft Stamp - Electrical Circuit

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black
WOW! Embossing Ink Pad

WOW! Embossing Powder - Sea Salt

Mini Wobbler

watercolors

Gel Press Plate

PaperArtsy Christmas Card with Topflight Stamps

Hello, I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes". I need some more Christmas cards so I took this opportunity to make one! The stamp is from PaperArtsy – the detail is amazing!! I was having such fun making banners on yesterday's card that I kept on going and added a bunch to this card. The die set I used again is Regency Bunting from AALL & Create.

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 Stamp - Noel 1 
AALL & Create Die Set - Regency Bunting

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Creative Expressions - 8x8 Paper Pad Christmas Plaid

Stickles glitter glue

Anniversary Card with Topflight Stamps

Hello, I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes". I used the Katzelkraft stamp sets Holiday Quotes and Frogs to make an anniversary card for my parents. The die set I used is Regency Bunting from AALL & Create.

I stamped everything on a gel print background with permanent inks. I added all the little die cut banners at the top of the card and machine stitched across the top of them to hold them in place.

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 - Holiday Quotes

Katzelkraft Stamp Set - Frogs

PaperArtsy Stamp - EM50
AALL & Create Die Set - Regency Bunting

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Gel Press Plate

Lavinia Paints - Eden, Lime Zest, Holly Berry

Crafty Individuals Christmas Card with Topflight Stamps

Hello, happy December! I'm back with another Topflight Stamps Christmas card for you. This week's brand focus is on Crafty Individuals and there is a wide variety of their wonderful designs available in the store. Crafty Individuals stamps are red rubber and sold unmounted so don't forget to get some mounting foam too.

I used a gel print from my stash for the background and embossed snowflakes onto it with the Snowflakes PaperArtsy stencil and silver texture paste. The focal image, Crafty Individuals Christmas Angel of Love, I stamped with Blue Atoll and then immediately dusted it with blue Perfect Pearls powder to give it a metallic finish.

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:

Crafty Individuals Stamp - Christmas Angel of Love, 476

Visible Image Stamp Set - Go To Christmas Words

PaperArtsy Stencil - Snowflakes PS070

Lavinia Elements Ink Pad - Blue Atoll
Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Lavinia Mysticals Mist Spray - Pinkella

Gel Press Plate

Perfect Pearls powder - blue

silver texture paste

Purr-fect Birthday Card with Topflight Stamps

Hello, I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes". I used the Visible Image stamp set Purr-fect Birthday to make my son's birthday card.

I stamped everything on a gel print background with permanent inks. Having a stash of gel prints is handy!

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:

Visible Image Stamp Set - Purr-fect Birthday

Visible Image Stamp Set - Rays of Light

Visible Image Stamp Set - Birthday Wishes

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

watercolors

Gel Press Plate

Christmas Gift Card Holders with Topflight Stamps

Hello Topflight Stamps fans! We're focusing now on Christmas tags, containers or gift card holders. I'm back with another project for the week – this time it's gift card holders. I used a die to cut the library pockets (Eileen Hull's Library Pocket, ATC Card & Tabs) out of Gel Press prints and Christmas Plaid patterned paper. Then I decorated them with die cuts from a few different AALL & Create Die Sets. A little glitter glue adds some bling! Quick and easy to make…

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 - Season's Cheer
Creative Expressions - 8x8 Paper Pad Christmas Plaid

Stickles glitter glue
Gel Press plate

Christmas Gift Tags with Topflight Stamps

Hello Topflight Stamps fans! This week we're focusing on Christmas tags, containers or gift card holders. It's always handy to have a stash on hand for the holidays! AALL & Create has some great new die sets available now and they were perfect for combining with festive Lavinia stamps.

I created two large gift tags. The bases are cut using the AALL & Create Die Set Taggletastic. The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the AALL & Create Die Set Season's Cheer and the images are Lavinia stamps Christmas Joy and Eve.

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
AALL & Create Die Set - Season's Cheer
Lavinia Stamp - Christmas Joy
Lavinia Stamp - Eve
PaperArtsy Stencil - PS070
Creative Expressions - 8x8 Paper Pad Christmas Plaid

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Stickles glitter glue

Topflight Stamps – Anything Goes Theme!

Hello, I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes" which is always lots of fun. I used one of the new robot stamps designed by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions to create an anniversary card to give to my husband.

Specifically, I used the "Better Together" stamp. (So true!) I paired it with a gel print background and die cuts (Paper Rose – Cog Frame).

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:

Creative Expressions Stamp Set - Better Together

Paper Rose Die Set – Cog Frame

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black
Carabelle Gel Press  Plate - Mecanique

watercolors

Gel Press Plate

More Christmas Cards with Topflight Stamps

Hello Topflight Stamps fans! 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

Happy Halloween with Topflight Stamps!

BOO! Hello, and Happy Halloween! I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you. Of course I had to make another Halloween card since it's the actual day…

I pulled out the handy Distress Plaid Paper Pad from Creative Expressions for the background. (Love that paper!) I also love the funky die sets from AALL & Create so I included several bits cut using the SkyCrossed Paradise 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:

Hobby Art stamp set - Fungi
PaperArtsy Kate Crane Mini stamp - KCM003
PaperArtsy stamp set - ESN27

AALL & Create Die Set - SkyCrossed Paradise

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black
Versafine Clair Ink Pad - Shady Lane

Creative Expressions paper pad - Distress Plaid
PaperArtsy Infusions - Golden Sands

watercolors 

Anything Goes with Topflight Stamps

Hello, I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes" so I had the pleasure of going through my stamp stash to find my inspiration.

My focal image for this collage card is from one of my favorite PaperArtsy designers, Lynne Perrella (set LPC048). I paired it with a gel print background and die cuts (Masterpiece Design - Tag 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 Stamp Set - LPC048

Masterpiece Design Stamp Set - Label Mania

Masterpiece Design Die Set - Tag It
Lavinia Stencil - Flourish

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black
Embossing Ink Pad

embossing powder

watercolors

Gel Press Plate

Getting a Start on Christmas Cards with Topflight Stamps

I know it's only October but if you want to make a bunch of cards to send out in December, it pays to get an early start! This week on the Topflight Stamps blog we are focusing on "Christmas and Winter" for our projects. 

There are SO MANY cute Christmas stamps in the store. This one really caught my eye. It's called Raccoons and Gingerbread from Katzelkraft. It makes me smile.

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 - Raccoons and Gingerbread

Creative Expressions - 8x8 Paper Pad Christmas Plaid

AALL & Create Die Set - Season's Cheer #63

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

watercolors

Mixed Media + Halloween with Topflight Stamps

Hello, this week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Mixed Media". I love using "all the things" so this is right up my alley! I'm in Halloween crafting mode so I chose to make an appropriately themed card.

The background is a Gel Press print to which I applied texture paste through a PaperArtsy Mini Stencil, then sprinkled with Oiled Slate WOW Embossing Powder. Once the paste was dry, I heat embossed the powder. I layered on die cuts, fussy cut Katzelkraft stamped images and fabric.

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 Set - Pilgrim

Masterpiece Design Memory Planner Die Set - Tag Mini Album
AALL & Create die sets - SkyCrosssed Paradise #34
PaperArtsy Hot Picks stencil - PM025

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Gel Press Plate

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - various
watercolors
Texture Paste

WOW! Embossing Powder - Oiled Slate

Distress Plaid Paper Pad

It's All About Paint! – Mixed Media with Topflight Stamps

This week our Topflight Stamps theme is Paint which is a go to supply to have in your stash! Topflight Stamps carries a variety of paint for your creative enjoyment. Lavinia and PaperArtsy create some of my favorite acrylic paints (you can stamp on them so easily) and I've used both in my mixed media card below:

The background is a collage of aluminum metal pieces stuck onto cardstock and then painted over with Thistle Mist paint. (TIP: wipe down the metal tape with rubbing alcohol before painting to remove any residue.) Once it was dry, I lightly sanded it to remove some of the paint and reveal the metal. Cool! More paint through a stencil and stamping with permanent ink added more visual texture.

Over the background I added a tag cut from cardstock and a Gel Press print. More die cut bits and a focal image (PaperArtsy LPM13) finished it off!

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 Minis stamps - LPM13, EM50, KCM003
AALL & Create stamp - Splat Create 
AALL & Create die sets - Taggletastic #30, SkyCrosssed Paradise #34
Lavinia stencil - Berry
PaperArtsy Hot Picks stencil - PM026

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Gel Press Plate

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - various
Lavinia Chalk Paint - Calypso, Thistle Mist, Lime Zest
watercolors

Gel Press Print Fun with Topflight Stamps

This week our Topflight Stamps theme is Anything Goes! These are always fun because I can search through my Topflight stash and use whatever strikes my fancy.

First I rifled through my pile of Gel Press prints to make the card backgrounds. (Trust me, if you try gel printing, you will end up with a pile of prints. It's addicting!) Then I used the Crafty Individuals Tall Wild Flowers Stamp to create the focal images. You could make a whole set of these cards to use as a gift.

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:

Crafty Individuals stamp - CI-185 Tall Wild Flowers
Crafty Individuals stamp - CI-116 Crackle Background 

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Gel Press Plate

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint, Lavinia Chalk Paint - various
watercolors

Have a Fabulous Day with Stampotique & Topflight Stamps

This week our Topflight Stamps brand focus is Stampotique by Katzelkraft! I'm back again with a second card for you to check out. This time I used the Flos flower stamp for the image.

I pulled some marbled and gel prints out of my stash for the background papers. Using a stamping platform, I stamped the image on another gel print, painted it with Fresco paints, and then restamped the image over the top to bring the details back.

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:

Stampotique by Katzelkraft stamp set - Flos
Visible Image stamp set - Birthday Wishes

Visible Image stamp set - Scripted Streets

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Gel Press Plate

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Peach Nectar, Sherbert, Banana, Pumpkin Soup, Guacamole, Tinned Peas, Paua Shell

Stampotique Stamps Butterfly Card with Topflight Stamps

This week our Topflight Stamps brand focus is Stampotique by Katzelkraft! This is a newer brand for Topflight to carry so be sure to check out these great new stamps. I chose the Butterfly & Dragon stamp set to use for this birthday card:

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:

Stampotique by Katzelkraft stamp set - Butterfly & Dragon
Visible Image stamp set - Birthday Wishes

Visible Image stamp set - Scripted Streets

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Versafine Clair Ink Pad - Twilight

Stamperia 8x8 Paper Pad - Backgrounds Christmas Greetings

Eileen Hull Stacking Drawer Die Inspiration

Hello there! For the month of September, Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team has been working with the theme, "Top Drawer Inspiration" and making creations using the Stacking Drawer Die (which fits perfectly into the Treasure Box by the way.) It is definitely a very versatile die you'll want in your crafty toolbox!

I'm in full on fall mode now so I was inspired to create a cute autumn themed decoration.

I love how you can configure single drawers in so many different ways. I stacked three of them up to create this little "dresser".

I cut an extra piece of matboard to fit around the three drawers for a neater finish and to give it more stability.

Top view! I raided my stash of little bits and figurines to decorate the top. Also included are some leaf die cuts.

This was pretty easy to put together. See below for some tips!

1) Here are the pieces to build three drawers. The drawers fit tightly in the sleeves. I like to cut a little sliver off the top edge of the drawer piece while it is still flat. Also, glue the drawer bottom inside the drawer and don't stick it on the bottom.

2) Here's the extra piece I hand cut to wrap around the sleeve part. I made my own score lines by cutting partway through the matboard.

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 - Stacking Drawer 

Sizzix Mixed Media Board

Distress Collage Medium Matte
Eileen Hull Easy Cut Adhesive Sheets