Father's Day Card with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our theme is Anything Goes! I made a Father's Day card to give to my husband. Blue is one of his favorite colors. Surprisingly, I used no stamps for this card – just stencils and die cuts. ;-)

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 - Components

AALL & Create die set - Skycrossed Paradise

Studio Light Grunge mask - X background

PaperArtsy Fresco paint - Twilight

Creative Expressions Wordies Sentiment Sheets - Birthday

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste Glow

 

Steampunk Father's Day Card with Topflight Stamps

This week at Topflight Stamps our brand focus is on IndigoBlu! I appreciate the variety of detailed stamp designs they have. I created this steampunk card to use as a Father's Day card. (It will be here before we know it!)

The base is a grungy Gel Press print from my stash. The focal image is the Steam Cottage stamp.

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:

IndigoBlu stamp - Steam Cottage

IndigoBlu stamp - Wrapped

Lavinia stamp set - Light Bulbs

AALL & Create stamp set - Everyday Sentiments

AALL & Create die set - Holey Fun

Paper Rose die set - Cog Frame

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays - Industrial Chic

VersaFine Clair ink pad - Nocturne

Gel Press print

watercolors

 

Funkie Junkie Focus – "Hats Off to Our Men!"

Sometimes it's hard to come up with ideas for masculine cards or gifts but we'll have plenty of inspiration for you with our current Funkie Junkie theme, "Hats Off to Our Men". The challenge was to celebrate the men in our life with a card or gift. I decided to go with a card:

You can't go wrong with steampunk!

This was a fun card to put together and it gave me a chance to play more with Distress Watercolor Pencils.

First I stamped the background of Mixed Media Heavystock with a grid of stamps from the Creative Blocks set in Hickory Smoke Archival Ink. Leaving the stamped paper in place on my stamping platform, I colored the stamped details with the pencils and then blended them out with a brush.

After the paint was dry, I re-stamped over the top of it all with more Hickory Smoke Archival Ink. This brought back the detail of the stamped images.

I also used the pencils to color the Paper Dolls Portraits ephemera piece. (Distress Crayons work pretty well too.)

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Creative Blocks

Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Grunged

Tim Holtz Die - Gadget Gears - retired

Tim Holtz Die - Gadget Gears #2 - retired
Tim Holtz Die - Industrial - retired

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls - Portraits
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Tim Holtz Kraft Stock - black
Tim Holtz Mixed Media Heavystock
Sizzix Textured Cardstock Pack

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Ink - Scorched Timber, Lost Shadow, Vintage Photo, Black Soot
Distress Archival Ink - Hickory Smoke

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Stuck in the Middle - Another Funkie Junkie Challenge!

Hello there, time for a new challenge! Suzanne Czosek is our hostess this go around. Here is what she has to say about the theme "Stuck in the Middle":

For this challenge I want you to showcase something in the middle. It can be a pop up card with a surprise in the middle, it can be a mini journal with pages inside, it can be anything that highlights the middle of something!

I created a Father's Day card for my husband with a computer theme and "things in the middle".

The base is a piece of mat board with a shaker card front mounted on it. (Shaker bits - in the middle #1 part) The background is a piece of 3-D embossed cardstock ( Circuit ) and I filled it with 1's and 0's, glitter and metal gears. There is another surprise though, the shaker flips open to reveal…

… a pop up sentiment on a wobbler spring inside! (in the middle part #2) I had a lot of fun making this card. Let's take a look at the how to.

Step 1 - I started by adhering pieces of aluminum tape to the base of mat board. I discovered my new roll of tape has printing on the whole thing which is a bit of a bummer. Good thing I was adding a painted layer to this.

Step 2 - Painting! I base coated with different colors of Distress Paint and let it dry.

Added some washes of black and rusty red:

Added some distressing with a sanding block to reveal the metal underneath.

Step 3 - Backgrounds done:

Step 4 - I used Foundry Wax to highlight the raised areas of the circuit background. The Wax is fun to play with and looks amazing when you heat set it! I need to experiment more with it. You can find out how to use it from Tim Holtz's thorough video.

Step 5 - I cut a frame of foamcore board so I'd have plenty of depth in the shaker box. I also embossed a piece of matboard using the 3-D Foundry embossing folder and dry brushed on Mined Foundry Wax to highlight the details.

I glued a piece of clear plastic behind the embossed topper frame and then glued and filled the shaker.

Step 6 - Ready for assembly! Note that on the mat board base I added (with stencils) a final layer of copper embossing powder covered Transparent Gloss Texture Paste. I glued the shaker box to the front of the inside card and then glued that to the mat board base.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you check out the fun challenges we have on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog. They are always good for sparking your creativity! You have two weeks to join the current challenge so I hope you give it a go.

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz die set - Alphanumeric Bold

Tim Holtz 3-D Embossing Folder - Circuit

Tim Holtz 3-D Embossing Folder - Foundry

Tim Holtz stamp sets - Inquisitive, Glitch 1, Glitch 2, Mini Glitch

Tim Holtz layering stencils - Digits, Circuit

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Black Soot

Distress Oxide Ink - Crackling Campfire

Ranger Archival Inks - Crackling Campfire, Black Soot

Distress Spray Stains - Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss

Distress Paint - Black Soot, Pumice Stone, Iced Spruce, Weathered Wood, Twisted Citron

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Foundry Wax - Mined, Statue

Copper embossing powder

Ranger Texture Paste - Transparent Gloss

Distress Kraft Heavystock

Tim Holtz Hitch Fasteners

gear charms

wobbler

metal tape

foamcore board

mat board

clear acrylic sheet for shaker box window

Rinea Foil Paper, Steampunk Style

Good evening! I have been having more fun playing around with Rinea Foil Paper and their new 2.0 Ghost Ink. (Lots of fun, trust me on that!) I was experimenting with 'steampunk' styles and ended up making a pair of cards that are perfect for a man's birthday.

I gave one of these to my Dad for his birthday.

I also used Sizzix dies and 3-D embossing folders, stamp sets from Tim Holtz and a Xyron machine to make these cards. Let's take a look:

Step 1 - I used my Xyron Creative Station to apply adhesive to the back of a piece of glossy black Rinea foil paper. Then I used a 3-D embossing folder (Mechanics) to emboss the gear design. (The foil paper embosses beautifully!)

Step 2 – Rinea Ghost Ink is formulated to remove the color from the foil paper to reveal the silver metal base. You can stamp with the Ink pad and in this case I used just the reinker bottle for this technique.

I put a drop of ink on my craft sheet and used a make up wedge sponge to lightly brush it on the raised portions of the embossed foil. It started to take off the color right away. I buffed off the rest of the ink with a paper towel or rag and it really removed the color. Easy peasy!

I tried it with other folders and colors of foil paper.

I ended up not using this one for a card.

These are the two background I used, on brown and black foil. Having the Xyron adhesive on the back made it really easy to attach them to the card base. I layered diecuts and fussy cut stamped images on the top to complete the card. It's a quick and easy technique that looks really cool!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great weekend. ;-)

Dies:

Tim Holtz Sizzix

3-D Embossing Folder, Mechanics ( Sizzix / SB )

3-D Embossing Folder, Foundry ( Sizzix / SB )

Gearhead ( Sizzix / SB )

Baroque ( Sizzix / SB )

Other:

Rinea Foil Paper - Copper, Black, Brown

Rinea Ghost Ink 2.0 re-inker

Tim Holtz stamp set - Purveyor

Tim Holtz stamp set - Simple Sayings

Xyron Creative Station Lite machine

Xyron Permanent Adhesive Cartridge

Archival ink - Jet Black, Carnation

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Father's Day Card with Darkroom Door

Father's Day is coming right up! I finished the last card I need today. Whew! I like not being last minute. ;-) I used the Tool Shed stamp set from Darkroom Door and a bunch of Tim Holtz products:

The background is stamped with a wood grain pattern and I also embossed some card stock with the Rulers embossing folder (along with adding copper embossing powder to the raised areas). I stamped a manila tag with various Distress Ink colors and all those great tool stamps from the Tool Shed stamp set.

Topflight Stamps is having a flash sale on masculine stamps that is running through TONIGHT, 12am EST (June 8th) I'm just catching the tail end of the sale, but if you hurry you can take advantage of it still. ;-)

Most of the supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix or Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-) Some links are affiliate links and there will be no additional cost to you but they help support my art endeavor. Thanks!

Wood Grain Background Builder	Tim Holtz Sizzix ALPHANUMERIC Thinlits Die 660056	Sizzix Thinlits - Alphanumeric	Tim Holtz Sizzix CELEBRATION WORDS SCRIPT Thinlits Die 660223	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 13PK - Celebration Words: Script	Embossing Folders 2PK - Bottle Caps & Rulers Set
Tim Holtz Sizzix BOTTLE CAPS & RULERS Texture Fades 658575	Stampendous DETAIL COPPER Fine Metallic Embossing Powder DP104	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade	Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Distress Oxide Ink Pad-Fossilized Amber
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TIM19541	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad RUSTY HINGE Ranger TIM27157	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PUMICE STONE Ranger TIM27140	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger TIM43232	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad VINTAGE PHOTO Ranger TIM19527	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BRUSHED CORDUROY Ranger TIM21421
*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800

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