IndigoBlu Tag Toppers for Topflight Stamps

Hello Topflight Stamp Adventurers! This week the Design Team is playing with all things IndigoBlu. I had so much fun last week creating my tabs for the sideways waterfall that continuing on that exploration seemed to be a good idea. Currently working on teaching an online Junk Journal class & thought, how about making some mixed media tag toppers? The supply list is below. Let's Go! *Affiliate- some of these companies have given me product to use, play & experiment with. The ideas are my own but I tend to work with companies whose products I like so enjoy the inspiration.  **some of these links are affiliate, I receive a small percentage from the company at no cost to you. This helps me deliver free content!

It became all about the tags. I made the toppers but of course they need something to go on top of.  So I added a bit of shenanigans to some tags for my toppers to have a home.

Look at how many cool images IndigoBlu has & these are just a few, go check out Topflight Stamps to see the whole catalog of these beautiful images.

I stamped my images & heat embossed with Burmese Jade embossing powder. I love using emboss to create. It just adds such a pop of something extra.

Here are the images I started with to create my toppers. Most of them were painted with a watercolor palette but you can use whatever you want to cover the images.

For the leaf, Infusions were used. Powder was tapped on a craft sheet & water was spritzed so I could use it as a water color. 

Here are my toppers all painted & ready to go. 

Now for the tags. 

Tag 1: Die cut a tag from patterned paper. Next stamp images around the edges. Add a die cut element that has the same colors. The topper was fussy cut out and adhered to the tag. 

Tag 2: So simple but has a big impact. These stamps are from the Shine Bright set. A Ranger tag was the base. The topper was simply painted with watercolor, cut in a rectangular & adhered to a piece of batik fabric. The topper was glued on & then stapled to add that metal interest.The sides of the tag were stamped using the edge of the circle stamp. The quote stamped on white card, cut out & adhered then edged with a pen. 

 

Tag 3: This tag packs a visual punch & bonus is interactive. I started with a size 8 tag that had been cut out with a die cut using patterned paper. The pattern is on the back of the tag & the white front was covered with a piece of Art by Marlene collage paper. The 2 topper pieces from the  Be Different set were used. One was used as the topper.

The larger abstract stamp as a pocket piece. The owl is just tucked into the pocket, I love that the top of the owl's head just peeks out. The quote from the set is stamped at the bottom.

 

The owl image is colored non-traditional colors & I love that, especially the pop of yellow on his head. This is one of my favorite all time stamps & comes from the set Autumn Nights set. The leaf that was used in Tag 1 as the topper & also the little leaves used as accents are from this set. Just because it is an autumn set does not mean it can't be used for summer.

The flip side of the owl is a journal spot with some doodle pen work. That is it for this week, I hope you get a chance to play along & get inky!

Supplies:

*remember using code karenbearse saves you 12% at Topflight Stamps you can go to that link to see pictures of the products used.

• IndigoBlu Autumn Nights, Be Different, No.9 Bumblebee, & Shine Bright
  
• Embossing Powder Burmese Jade
• Prism Inks
• Infusions 
• Wow Embossing Ink Pad 
  
• Sizzix Tags by Tim Holtz
• Collage Paper Art by Marlene
• Sizzix Foliage from Brushstroke #3 die cut by Tim Holtz
• Sizzix Embossing Heat Tool Dual Speed
  

Tags with PaperArtsy!!

Hello Blogland today it is tag play with PaperArtsy products. The Topflight Stamps theme for the week is Fresco Finish acrylic paint. I love playing with these paints. They are fairly quick drying, matte finish paint. The beauty is when art journaling the paint, once dry can be written on with almost any type of pen without ruining the pen. Most paints need 4-5 hours dry time before you can do that. *Affiliate- some of these companies have given me product to use, play & experiment with. The ideas are my own but I tend to work with companies whose products I like so enjoy the inspiration.  **some of these links are affiliate, I receive a small percentage from the company at no cost to you. This helps me deliver free content!

 

I made 2 tags for you this week. Same techniques just different colors & stamps. This weeks blog post is different as I have video!!! 

 

Link To Video

I did not do step out photos as a result, you can just watch the video & play along with me. The supply list is below so you can pull the products you need to play along. If you pop over to the Topflight Stamps Blog there are photos & links of all the products from the shop. Remember code karenbearse saves you 12%!

Supply List:

• Fresco Finish Paint by PaperArtsy- Butter, Bora Bora, Byzantium, Double Denim, Snowflake, South Pacific, Pea Coat, Mud Splat
  
• Seth Apter Stamps for PaperArtsy - ESA20- Find Your Fire
• "             "     - ESA13 Journey
• "              "    -ESA17 Magic 
• "             "  Sedona Emboss Powder by Emerald Creek 
  
• Sara Naumann Stencil for PaperArtsy- PS090
• Roast Coffee Ink Pad
  
• Thermoweb 3D Foam Squares, Pixie Spray
  
• Gel Press Plate Petites, 5x7
• Tag Collection diecut 
• Tim Holtz Foundry 3D Folder 
• "      "     Deckle Trimmer
  
• Black Cord, Ribbon
  
• Prima Wax- Rich Copper
  

Create A Tag Using Paper Rose

Tag making is one of my favorite things to do, so today let's create a tag using Paper Roses stamps & stencil. Happy Mixed Media Monday for Topflight Stamps! As always you can see the tutorial here & pictures of the products used on Topflight Stamps site. If you use the code karenbearse you can save 12%!!! *Affiliate- some of these companies have given me product to use, play & experiment with. The ideas are my own but I tend to work with companies whose products I like, so enjoy the inspiration.  **some of these links are affiliate, I receive a small percentage from the company at no cost to you. This helps me deliver free content!

 

 

Tags are so fun to create, such a great way to experiment. This tag has a few layers & packs a punch with all the color. The whole tag was inspired by the product. I hope you will join in & make one yourself!

 

 

I started by swatching my latest 3 colors of Infusions. I have all my colors on this die cut on a ring which makes choosing a color easier. As the theme of the stamps is paint palette, color wheel etc. the tag obviously called for color! 

 

Step 1: Confession, I may have saved the inside wrapper of a Wendy's burger (cleaned of course) because there was a beehive pattern. Very happy to have used it! Just decoupaged onto a tag. You can use a piece of napkin or decorated tissue also.

Step2: Add Infusions powders & a few spritzes of water. A Bit of Jade & Black Current. I sprinkle them separately in 2 different areas & let a bit of overlap. That produced the lovely purple that you see. Once the water is added let the inky move & blend. 

Here are the Paper Roses stencil & stamp set that I used. As always the supply list with links is below. 

 

Step 3: Stencil the quote with a brush & ink. In this case Prism French Navy was used. The words were stenciled on a piece of lined paper. Fun & different.

 

Once the tag was dry, the stencil was used with a pen. Making the lines sketchy was a different way to utilize a stencil & create a kind of hand drawn quality. 

 

 

The paint palette stamp was used on card stock with an archival ink. Watercolor paint to paint in the boxes just as a real palette would look. All that was left was assembly & some doodling around the quote & edges.

 

 A few of the smaller paint brush stamps were used along the side of the tag. The whole thing was finished off adding sari ribbon & twine wrapped around with a charm. Thanks so much for joining me today. I hope you get the chance to create a tag! 

Supply List: 

• Paper Rose -Color Wheel Stencil 
• "         " Stamp Set- Artist Tools  
• Infusions by PaperArtsy  
• Prism inks in French Navy
  
•  Watercolor Palette
• Archival Ink 
• Tags
  

3 Tag Backgrounds with Infusions

Hello Blogland, today I have 3 tag backgrounds for you using PaperArtsy Infusions. First I hope you managed to find joy your holiday season. I wish you & yours, peace, happiness & health in the New Year. As this pandemic rages on, I pray the vaccine brings miracles of healing to the world. All I can offer today is a bit of distraction with some crafting. Remember the coupon code karenbearse gets you 10% off at TFS  *Affiliate- some of these companies have given me product to use, play & experiment with. The ideas are my own but I tend to work with companies whose products I like so enjoy the inspiration.  **some of these links are affiliate, I receive a small percentage from the company at no cost to you. This helps me deliver free content!

 

I really wanted to play with no finished project, just some ideas to get a start. I think wading carefully into the New Year 2021 is a good idea. Here are my 3 different background techniques to get you going. You can find all these supplies at Topflight Stamps. I am thrilled to be continuing on with this wonderful group of creatives for another 6 months. I hope you check back often to see my shenanigans. 

Background #1 & my favorite: Use a spray adhesive to stick your stencil down onto your surface. This tag uses a mixed media type paper which lets the product have some time before it dries. 

 

With the stencil stuck down, add powder. Infusions are pigment color with walnut crystals. The powder can be activated with anything wet. Try experimenting with gesso, decoupage glue or other mists. I am using a water spritzer today. For this tag I chose to keep the colors separate. Spritz with mists of water activating the powder. Using a finger, gently move the color being careful not to move the stencil. If you want to take it one step further, you could use a paint pen to make the stencil lines more crisp. 

 

Background #2: This is a 2 step background. First add a few colors of powder & spritz with water, use your finger to move the color & blend it. I only used 2 colors (Lemoncello & Royal Blood) but feel free to experiment. Dry & then move on to #3.

Background #3: The main reason for this background was to get the powder on the stencil for #2. Place stencil down & put a nice layer of powder, a little goes along way (Black Knight). Spritz with mists of water. I was surprised at how crisp the stencil image turned out. It makes sense though as I did not put too much water or move the product around. Blurry stencil images happen when the product goes underneath the stencil. 

 

Next take background tag #2 (left side) and flip the stencil over from #3 (right side) while still wet & press down on the tag using a paper towel. If the powder has dried simply spritz the stencil with water to re-activate it. This will transfer the image onto the tag, basically using your stencil as a stamp. The paper towel helps the image from bleeding and makes it crisper. 

Finished tag #2. That is it for today! Thanks so much for joining me. I hope you have the chance to try out these backgrounds. They are great for tags, cards or art journal. Have a wonderful week & stay healthy. 

Supplies:  

• Infusions in Black Current, Royal Navy, Lemoncello & Emerald Isle

• Stencil by Clarity- Arty Arrows

• Pixie Spray by Therm*O*Web

• Tags G45