Happy New Year!

Hi there! I'm back with a another project for Topflight Stamps. This week the team is focusing on Katzelkraft's wonderful stamps and I've made a New Year's card with their Pensive Cat, Dreamer Sentiments, and Holiday Quotes Unmounted Red Rubber Stamps.

Here's my card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pensive Cat Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Holiday Quotes Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Ornate Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Wood Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Navy Cardstock by Bazzilll Basics

Summer Sky Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Lost Shadow, Speckled Egg, and Tattered Rose Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: BV29, BV25, BV23, BV20, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, B52, BG11, BG01, BG000

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Speech Bubble Page Border Die: Source Unknown 

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Post It Notes by 3M

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Pensive Cat Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Clean the Pensive Cat Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp.
3. Color the Pensive Cat with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to his eyes. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Pensive Cat and place him over his counterpart on the image panel.
5. Brush Lost Shadow Distress ink over the masked Pensive Cat to add a background behind the cat. 
6. Place the Ornate Stencil over the image panel. Brush Summer Sky Memento Ink, Speckled Egg Distress Ink, and Tattered Rose Distress Ink over the stencil to add a pattern to the background.
7. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform.
8. Position the Pensive Cat Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp facedown on the bottom half of a piece of wood patterned paper from the Wood Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad.
9. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
10. Cover the cat part of the stamp with Post It Notes, use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to ink the cat's elbows and the line below him, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp onto the patterned paper.
11. Fussy-cut along the line below him and around his elbows. Use a N5 Copic marker to edge the top of the patterned paper.
12. Use Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Dreamer" sentiment from the Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set onto the wood patterned paper. 
13. Brush Lost Shadow, Speckled Ink, and Tattered Rose Distress Inks over a small piece of white cardstock. 
14. Use a speech bubble border die to cut the cardstock on a diagonal so that there's a right angle on the top right edge of the bubble border die-cut.
15. Use Summer Sky Memento Ink to to stamp the words "Joy" and "Peace" from the Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto the thought bubble die-cut.
16. Use Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Happy New Year" sentiment stamps from the Holiday Quotes Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set onto the thought bubble border die-cut.
17. Remove the mask covering the Pensive Cat Stamp on the image panel. 
18. Adhere the thought bubble sentiment border die-cut to the upper right hand side of the image panel.
19. Adhere the stamped wood patterned paper to the lower left hand side of the image panel. 
20. Use an N5 marker to add a shadow below the Pensive Cat's elbows
21. Trim the combined panel to 4.75" x 6.75",  edge with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink, and adhere to a navy 5" x 7" card.

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Wishing You Peace

Greetings! It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week the team is focusing on Katzelkraft's wonderful stamps. I've made a holiday card with the one of the bunnies from the Rabbits Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set. He's wearing a Santa Hat from the Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set. 

Here's the card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Rabbits Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Dark Denim and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Masks-Stencils by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Firecracker Cardstock by My Colors

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:

Bunny Fur: E37, E35, E34, E33, E31, E30

Nose/Cheeks: R32, R30

Tummy: E31, E30, R00

Tail: E31, E30, T2, T1

Santa Hat: R39, R27, R24

Shadows: C1, C0

White Uni Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil Company

Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Detail White Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Cloud White VersaMagic Inker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the Santa Hat from the Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set twice –– once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Santa Hat and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
3. Position the looking-up bunny stamp from the Rabbits Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the masked Santa Hat is sitting on his head with his ears sticking out. 
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift. 
5. Ink the Rabbit stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp him twice –– once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
7. Use the smaller die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26  to cut the image panel. 
8. Add low-tack tape to the back of the image panel die-cut with the sticky part facing up.
9. Place the rolling hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks-Stencils over the masked Rabbit about one-third the way up from the base of the image panel die-cut. The low-tack tape will hold it in place.
10. Brush Dark Denim Elements Ink over the top of the hills mask and the masked Rabbit around the top and sides of the image panel. 
11. Brush Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the masks to the center of the panel, blending with the darker blue to create a night sky.
12. Keeping the masks in place, tap a white Posca paint pen to spatter the background to create a starry sky.
13. When the paint spatter was dry, move the rolling hills mask downward and shift to the side. 
14. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the top of the mask to create snowy hills.
15. Repeat steps 13 and 14 to add some more hills.
16. Position the flattish mask from the Acetate Hills Mask Set under the rabbit's feet then brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the top of the mask to ground the bunny.
17. Remove the masks.
18. Color Santa Rabbit with Copic markers.
19. Add some Cloud White VersaMagic inker to a palette. Use a brush to apply the ink to the brim and pom-pom of the Santa Hat. Let dry.
20. Place the image panel die-cut back onto the stamping platform.
21. Place the North Star Charm stamp from the Christmas Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set so that it's in the rabbit's sight line. 
22. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
23. Use low-tack tape to cover the thread, ink the stamp with Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink,  remove the tape, and stamp.
24. Remove the image panel die-cut from the stamping platform. 
25. Add White detail embossing powder to the wet embossing ink, dump the excess powder, and heat set.
26. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform.
27. Position the "Wishing You Peace" sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the upper right of the image panel die-cut.
28. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
29. Ink the stamp with Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink and stamp.
30. Remove the image panel die-cut from the stamping platform. 
31. Add White detail embossing powder to the wet embossing ink, dump the excess powder, and heat set.
32. Use the largest die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 to cut black cardstock.
33. Use the black die-cut to mat the image panel, then adhere the matted image panel to a red card.

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Seasons Greetings Card

Greetings. It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is an "Anything Goes" and since the Holidays are approaching, I've created another holiday card using products from Lavinia Stamps. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Shanty Fairy House Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Hills Acetate Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Patterned Cardstock by Club Scrap

Copic Markers:

Roof: B60, B41, BV20, BV000, G40, G20, G00, G000, BG93, BG90

Wood Siding: E25, E23, E21, W1

Stonework: T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, E93, R30, BG90, BG72, BG70, BG11

Door, Heart, Chimney: E04, R32, R30

Chipney Cap: C4, C1

Trees/Branches: E77, E74

Versamarker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear and White Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Winter Wonderland Embossing Powder by Stampendous

White Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil Company

Scalloped Rectangle Frame Die by Gina Marie Designs

Banner Die: Source Unknown

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink 

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from a 12x12 piece of grey patterned cardstock. Set it aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the house from the  Shanty Fairy House Clear Polymer Stamp Set twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the Shanty Fairy House.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Shanty Fairy House and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Place the flattest mask from the Hills Acetate Mask Set under the house as a mask. 
6. Brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the acetate mask and the masked Shanty Fairy House to add a blue background. 
7. Lift the acetate hills mask and the base of the image panel was colored with Copic markers.
8. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform and secure it with magnets. 
9. Position the Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp facedown at the top left of the image pane.
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp. 
11. Lift the lid and ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Stamp,
12. With the Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp stationary on the platform's lid, shift the image panel to the left , keeping the panel against the base of the platform.
13. Re-ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp the second set of Icicles.
14. Repeat steps #12 and 13 until you have a row of Icicles along the top of the image panel.
15. Liberally pat an anti-static pad on the image panel.
16. Use a Versamarker or other embossing pen to fill in the Icicles, add clear detail embossing powder, dump the excess powder, and the heat set the embossing powdered Icicles.
17. Repeat Step 16 to build up additional layers and boost the dimension and shine of the icicles.
18. Use the Versamarker along the roofline, the eaves, the top of the stone windowframes and doorframes.
19. Add white detail embossing powder, dump the excess, and heat set. 
20. Use the Versamarker to go over some of the white embossed areas. 
21. Add Winter Wonderland embossing powder , dump off the excess, and heat set.
22. Use the Versamarker to add embossing ink to the ground. Add Winter Wonderfland embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
23. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to randomly stamp the snowflake trio stamp from the Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set.
24. Use a white paint pen to add snowflakes to the entire image panel.
25. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Seasons Greetings" sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a leftover piece of white snowflake patterned paper. 
26. Use a banner die to cut the sentiment. Set it aside.
27. Use the Scalloped Rectangle Frame Die to cut grey patterned cardstock.
28. Adhere the image panel behind the frame die-cut.
29. Adhere the framed image panel to the reserved A2 card.
30. Fold and adhere the sentiment banner to finish the card.

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Cold and Frosty Gnome Christmas Card

Greetings! Here's a Christmas card created for the Cold and Frosty Challenge over at Lost Coast's Portal To Creativity with the Looking Up Gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs. In the first panel our hero Gnome is enjoying nice weather, but dreaming of a white Christmas. In the second panel, his wish came a bit too true for him.

Here's the card. 

Products Used:

Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Handmade Holidays Patterned Paper 6x6 Pad by Simple Stories

Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Tumbled Grass, Worn Lipstick, Bundled Sage Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Jet Black StazOn Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers: 

Gnome's Skin: BV0000, E50, DE21, E11, E00, R02, R01
Gnome's Beard and Mustache: C3, C2, C1, C0

Gnome's Hat: B91, B52

Gnome's Shirt: G40, G82

Gnome's Gloves and Shoes: E74, E71, E70

Mushrooms: R32, R30, R22, R20, R11, E44, E43, E42

Acetate Hills Mask by Lavinia Stamps

Mini Whimsical Shrooms Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop

Pearlescent and Translucent White PanPastels

White Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Sookwang Tape

Vellum by Strathmore

Speech Bubble Cutting Dies: Source Unknown

"Seriously?" Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Winter-Time Remnant Rubs by Tim Holtz/Idea-ology by Advantus

Repositionable Sticker Paper

.25" Washi Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Place .25" wide washi tape around the edges of a 5.25" x 4" panel and down the center to create two panels.
2. Place the panel onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
3. Place the looking up gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set facedown on the right panel. 
4. Press the lid of the platform on the stamp and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
6. Scoot the taped panel over to the right, ink the stamp, and stamped the Gnome again onto the left panel. 
7. Remove the image panel and color both gnomes with Copic markers. 
8. Stamp the Gnome two more times onto repositionable sticker paper.
9. Fussy-cut the sticker paper Gnomes and placed them over both gnomes on the image panel as masks. 
10. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
11. Place the flattish Acetate mask over the bottom part of both panels just below the Gnomes' feet. 
12. Place the Mushroom Cluster part of the Whimsical Shroom Stencil over the Gnome on the left panel. 
13. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the stalks and caps of a mushroom cluster part onto the image panel and onto repositionable sticker paper.
14. Clean and dry the stencil, move it to the cover the Gnome on the right panel.
15. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the stalks and caps of a mushroom cluster part onto the image panel and onto repositionable sticker paper.
16. Fussy-cut the mushrooms and place them over the mushrooms on the image panels as masks 
17. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress Ink was over the masked mushrooms, the masked Gnomes, and over the acetate mask onto both panels.
18. Position the Fern Cluster from the same stencil over the image panel on the left. 
19. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the fern cluster onto the image panel.
20. Clean the stencil and re-position the fern cluster on the image panel on the right.
21. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the fern cluster onto the image panel.
22. Move the acetate mask slightly downwards and brush Desert Sand Memento Ink over the top of the image panel to start the ground.
23. Remove the acetate mask and continue to brush Desert Sand Memento Ink to create the ground.
24. Remove the masks from the mushrooms and gnomes. 
25. Cover the left panel completely. 
26. Apply flat white and shimmery white Pan Pastels over the right panel. 
27. When the Gnome was obscured, tap a white Posca Paint pen to add white splatter to the image panel.
28. Then use the Posca Paint Pen to add more intentional snow to the panel. 
29. When the Posca paint is dry, use a clear glitter pen to add touches of sparkle to the snow.
30. Gently remove the washi tape was removed from the image panel. Sadly, I should have been more gentle. The paper didn't tear, but it did lift a bit on the right side. Bummer.
31. Back a piece of translucent vellum with double-sided tape.
32. Use speech bubble cutting die and the dots from other speech bubble die sets to cut the vellum.
33. Add the "Dreaming of a White Christmas" with Christmas-time Remnant Rubs  to one of the speech bubbles. 
34. Sponge Jet Black StazOn Ink through the "Seriously?" Stencil onto the other speech bubble. Let dry.
35. Adhere both vellum sentiment speech bubbles and vellum dots to their respective panels. 
36. Use the White Posca pen to add snow dots  to the "Seriously?" Speech bubble to reinforce the snow-mageddon theme.
37. Adhere a piece of 5.5" x 4.25" patterned paper to an A2 kraft card then edge the card with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. 
38. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

I hope to see you playing along with Lost Coast's Portal to Creativity December Cold and Frosty Challenge. 

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Winter Magic with Crafty Individuals!

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. But before I get to this week's theme and my project, I wanted to remind you about Topflight Stamps' wonderful Cyber Monday Sale that runs until 11:59 p.m. tonight, December 3rd! There are loads of fabulous new and old products in the store and I think you should treat yourself! 

This week the team is focusing on Crafty Individuals' wonderful stamps. As you might know, I love penguins almost as much as cats and meeting one face to face is a bucket list item for me. Anyway, once I saw the Pablo the Penguin Unmounted Rubber Stamp, I knew that one day he'd be mine. Eventhough he's a holiday stamp, it would be so easy get rid of his antlers and ice skates, which would add to his versatility. 

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pablo the Penguin Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Snowflake Background Cling Red Rubber Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Galactic Edges Die Set 68 by AALL and Create

Winter is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bright Vivid Metallic Colorista Marker Set by Spectrum Noir

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glitter Ink Pens by Sakura of America

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tartan 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Copic Markers: 

Penguin: BV25, BV23,  BV20, N6, N5, N4, B60, B0000, C00, R81

Penguin's Antlers: E74, E71, E70, YG41

Penguin's Eyes: YG41

Penguin's Beak: Y35, Y32, YR21, YR20

Scarf, Headband, Skates: B45, B34, B32, R39, R27, R24

Moonlight White Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

White Shimmer Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

A6 Rectangle Frames Die Set by Waffle Flower Crafts

White UniPosca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from white cardstock and set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Pablo the Penguin twice — once onto a white panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color Pablo and add outlines around the image. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Pablo and place it atop the colored image.
5. Place a piece of repositionable tape horizontally over the base of the image under Pablo's skates. 
6. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Inks over the tape and the masked image to create a blue sky. 
7. Move the tape to cover the horizon line and shield the sky. 
8. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape onto the bottom of the image panel.
9. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform. 
10. Position the Snowflake Background Cling Red Rubber Stamp facedown onto the image panel.
11. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp. Lift.
12. Ink the stamp with Moonlight White Brilliance Ink and stamp.
13. Ink the stamp again with White Shimmer Delicata Ink and stamp.
14. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.
15. Use the silver marker from the Bright Vivid Metallic Colorista Marker Set to color the blades of Pablo's skates.
16. Use the Uniposca paint pen to add white dots to the image panel.
17. Use the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glitter Ink Pen to add clear glitter to the snow and the ice.
18. Position two pieces of the same 6x6 plaid paper by Craft Consortium together so that the lines in the plaid are aligned vertically. 
19. Tape them together to create a 6" x 12" panel.
20. Position the largest die from the a A6 Frame Die set onto the taped panel of plaid paper so that it's centered side-to-side and the taped seam is centered vertically. Use repositionable tape to keep the die in place.
21. Run the die and paper panel through a cutting machine.
22. Adhere the A6 frame over the image panel to frame it. 
23. Adhere the framed die-cut/image panel to the reserved white A6 card.
24. Use a dark blue Copic marker to edge the card.
25. Use red markers to color a scrap of white cardstock.
26. Use the star/garland diefrom the Galactic Edges Die Set 68 to cut the red-colored strip of paper twice.
27. Place the red-die-cuts over the taped seams of the frame to cover them and add another touch of red to the card.
28. Use one of the speech bubble dies from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 to cut another leftover piece of white cardstock.
29. Place repositionable tape over the back of the speech-bubble shaped aperture on the white scrap.
30.  Place the speech bubble die-cut into the aperture and secure to the base of a stamping platform.
31. Position the sentiment from the Winter is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 facedown on the speech bubble.
32. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
33. Ink the stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
34. Adhere the sentiment speech bubble as shown to finish the card. 

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So Grateful - a Thanksgiving Card

 Greetings! It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is "Anything Goes" for the TFS team. Since Thanksgiving is Thursday, I made a card which can be used for Thanksgiving or other special occasions.

But before I get to my card, I wanted to remind you that Topflight Stamps' Black Friday Sale Week is going on right now! There are so many wonderful products (both new and old) that make wonderful holiday gifts for family, friends, and yourself!

***Back to today's project***

So back when I saw the truck filled with critters in the Warm Hugs Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles for Creative Expressions, I immediately thought of the holiday song "Over the River and Through the Woods" and knew that I wanted to use it on a holiday card. So here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Warm Hugs Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles for Creative Expressions

Acetate Hills Masks by Lavinia Stamps

Distress Plaid Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

More Classic Sentiments by Heffy Doodle

Artist Trading Coin Stamp Set 11 by That's Crafty

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist and Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Hickory Smoke, and Black Soot Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Bleed Proof White Opaque Watercolor by Dr. Ph Martin

Copic Markers:
Pie and Tin: E23, E21, T5, T2, T0

Pumpkins: YR02, YR04, YR18; YR 12, YR15, YR16; YR65, YR68

Truck: B91, B52

Trucks's Bumpers, Lights, and Hubcaps: T5, T, T2, T0

Truck's Tires: N6, N6, N5

Truck's Lights: Y23, Y21, YR31

Bears' Fur: E79, E77, E74, E71, E70

Owl: E74, E71, E70

Owl's Beak: Y28, Y26, Y04

Owl's Eyes: Y38, Y35, YR31

Moose: E59, E57, E55, E47, E44, E43

Fox: E99, E97, E17, E15, YR02, YR000

Rabbit's Fur: E44, E35, E33, E31

Rabbit's Eye: YG67, YG63

Raccoon: C7, C6, C5, C4, C3

Coffee Cups: C2, C1, C0

Clothing and Bunting on the Truck: R59, R56; B16, B04, B02; YG67, YG63

A7 Rectangle Frames Die Set by Waffle Flower 

Arrow Sign: Source Unknown

Sentiment Flag: Source Unknown

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the critter-filled truck stamp from the Warm Hugs Clear Stamp Sets twice — once onto a 5" x 7" panel of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
3. Place the acetate rolling hills mask from the Acetate Hills Mask Set towards the top of the image panel and the flattish masover the truck covering the bottom of the image panel. 
4. Brush Chipped Sapphire and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink over the top of the mask to create a night sky. 
5. Keep the mask in place so the rest of the image panel remains covered and splatter Bleed-proof White paint onto the top of the panel to add some stars.
6. Place a previously traced and fussy-cut cardstock mask to cover the sky. *
7. Brush Rustic Wilderness Distress ink over the paper mask to create the top hills.
8. Brush the same ink over the acetate rolling hills mask to add the tops of additional hills. 
9. When done, brush Mowed Lawn Distress ink between the cardstock mask and the flattish acetate mask to complete the hilly background behind the masked truck.
10. Place another previously traced and fussy-cut piece of cardstock  to cover the hilly area of the image panel. *
11. Brush Hickory Smoke and Black Soot Distress ink over the paper mask and the masked truck to cover the bottom part of the image panel.
12. Lift all the masks and retain them for later use.
13. Use Copic markers to color the truck and critters. I intentionally left the truck somewhat streaky to make it look old and worn. I resisted the urge to add rust spots to the truck body and bumpers. I'm inordinately proud of my restraint.
14. Place a piece of wood-patterned paper from the Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad onto the stamping platform.
15. Position the the words "happy" and "together" from the Artist Trading Coin Stamp Set 11 as well as the sentiment "So Grateful" from the More Classic Sentiments facedown on the patterned paper.
16. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps. 
17. Lift the platform's lid and ink the stamps with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink. Stamp. 
18. Heat set the ink. 
19. Die-cut the sentiments and edge with 
20. Use the largest die from the A7 Rectangles Die Set to cut a piece of plaid paper from the Distress Plaid Paper Pad.
21. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the inside and outside edges of the frame. 
22. Heat set the ink and adhere the frame die-cut over the image panel. 
23. Adhere the framed image panel to a grey 5" x 7" card.
24. Edge the card with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set again.
25. Adhere the sentiment die-cuts to finish the card.

Note: I had previously traced all of the masks from the Acetate Hills Mask Set onto cardstock and fussy-cut them with the intention of using both sides of the cardstock masks for inking and such. I store them with the Acetate Hills Mask Set.

Give Thanks

VersaFine Clair Ink is wonderful for coloring die-cuts easily. The VersaFine Clair Inks blend beautifully so you can create new colors to extend their versatility. 

Here's a Thanksgiving card!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Sand Dune, Portabello, Acorn, Pinecone, Golden Meadow, Cheerful, Summertime, Verdant, Avocado, Grass Green, Strawberry, Tulip Red, Chianti, and Arctic Blue VersaFine Clair Inks *

Sponge Daubers

On Point Glue

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Vault Foliage Wreath Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Small Talk: Occasions Idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Adventus

5” x 7” Gel Press

2” and 4” Brayers by Speedball *

Make-up Brushes

Please Note: VersaFine Clair Inks and brayers can be purchased at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions and Method:

The Method:

The method I used for all of the die-cuts was to place the die-cut(s) onto a Gel Press which will hold them in place while ink is being dabbed onto the die-cut(s) with Sponge Daubers.

I used a separate Sponge Dauber for each color to avoid contaminating the ink pads. I applied the lighter ink color onto the die-cut first and used a tissue to wipe excess ink off of the Gel Press. Darker ink was applied to the die-cut next and the same tissue was used to wipe up excess ink.  If more ink was required to color the die-cut or to improve blending, this process was repeated. Photos below will illustrate my method. 

Clean the Gel Press with hand sanitizer between colors and die-cuts.

Steps 1:

Use all the dies in the Vault Wreath set to cut all the dies from smooth white cardstock at least three times. 

Place the wreath die-cut onto the Gel Press, which will keep it in place. Use a Sponge Dauber to dab Acorn VersaFine Clair Ink onto the wreath (1A). Use another Sponge Dauber to dab PineCone VersaFine Clair Ink onto the wreath blending as you go (1B). Remove the first wreath, set it aside, and wipe the Gel Press clean. You can use hand sanitizer if you like.

Place the second wreath die-cut onto the Gel Press. Use Sponge Daubers to dab Sand Dune (1C) then Portobello (1D) VersaFine Clair Inks onto the die-cut. Remove the second wreath, set it aside, and wipe the Gel Press clean.

Place the third wreath die-cut onto the Gel Press. Use Sponge Daubers to dab Golden Meadow (1E) and Acorn (1F) VersaFine Clair Inks onto the die-cut. Remove the second wreath, set it aside, and wipe the Gel Press clean.

Steps 2:

Place the cone flower (bottom left of the Gel Press), cone part (top right of the Gel Press), the small round center of the sunflower (top left of the Gel Press), and the sunflower (bottom right of the Gel Press) die-cuts onto the Gel Press. 

Use Sponge Daubers to dab Golden Meadow (2A) and Cheerful (2B) to the Cone Flower die-cuts. Use Sponge Daubers to to apply Summertime (2C) and Chianti (2D) VersaFine Clair Inks to the bottom edges of the cone flowers.  Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Summertime (2F) VersaFine Clair Ink to the spiky flower.

Remove the flower die-cuts and leave the centers on the top of the Gel Press. Wipe the Gel Press clean.

Here are the color combinations for the rest of the die-cuts. Remember to firmly place the die-cuts onto the Gel Press, use Sponge Daubers to dab the ink onto the die-cuts, and to clean the Gel Press between sets of die-cuts.

• Top of the Cone Flowers:  Use Acorn VersaFine Clair Ink.
• Sunflower centers: Use Summer Meadow and Acorn VersaFine Clair Inks.
• Spiky Flowers:  Hawthorn Rose and Tulip Red VersaFine Clair Inks.
• Five petal leaves: Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink
• Ferns: Avocado and Arctic Blue VersaFine Clair Inks
• Pointed Oval Leaves:  Avocado VersaFine Clair Ink onto the die-cuts.
• Branches: Shady Lane VersaFine Clair Ink 
• Oak Leaves: Golden Meadow, Cheerful, Summertime, and Chianti VersaFine Clair Inks 
• Bottom of Acorn: Acorn and Pinecone VersaFine Clair Inks
• Top of Acorn: Portobello and Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink 
• Bow: Summertime, Cheerful, Tulip Red, and Chianti VersaFine Clair Inks

Step 3:

Use On-Point Glue to adhere the wreaths atop one another.

Step 4:

Roll a 4” brayer over the Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink. Roll the brayer onto scrap paper to reduce the amount of ink on it. Roll the brayer to the Gel Press. Place a piece of 5” x 7” white cardstock onto the Gel Press and pull the print that will become the background panel.

Steps 5: 

Use a make-up brush and tap lightly onto the Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inkpad. Brush off the excess onto the scrap paper. Brush the ink along the top of the Gel Press (5A). Place background panel on Gel Press and pull print. Take a second make-up brush and tap it lightly onto the Grass Green VersaFine Clair Inkpad. Brush off the excess onto the scrap paper. Brush the ink along the bottom of the background panel (5B).

Step 6:

Spray with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to slightly blend and mottle inked background.

Step 7:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Acorn VersaFine Clair ink around the outer perimeter of a white 5” x 7” card. Heat set.

Step 8:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the layers of the card.

Steps 9:

Use Sponge Daubers to color an Idea-ology Sticker (9A). Use a second Sponge Dauber to edge the sticker (9B). Adhere the sticker to finish the card.

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