Ho Ho Ho!

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's theme is Christmas in July! 

Here's my holiday card created with the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy, the Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps, and the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy

Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pens by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Red Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Santa's Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E000, R02, R01, R00

 Santa's Cheeks: R83, R81, R20

 Santa's Beard and Hair: C2, C1, C0, C00

 Santa's Hat and Outfit: R59, R56, R35, N6, N5, N4

 Rudolph: E29, E25, E13, E00, R46, R35, R32, N6, N4

 Other Reindeer: E49, E47, E25, E13, E11

 Reindeers' Cheeks: R83, R81, R20

 Bases/Santa's Hat Trim: BV000, BV0000, B60, B000, Y000, RV000, G0000, C0

 Snow: C1, C0

Black Glaze Dimensional Gloss Gel Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Stormy Sky Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from red textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure a piece of Mixed Media paper to the base of a stamping platform.
3. Position the Santa stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown on the Mixed Media panel.
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Santa stamp and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Santa  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.
7. Place the reindeer stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown to the right of Santa. 
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the reindeer stamp and lift.
9. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the reindeer twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
11. Clean and dry the reindeer stamp. 
12. Reposition it facedown on Santa's left. 
13. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the reindeer stamp and lift.
14. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp reindeer  twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
15. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
16. Move the image panel to a magnetic craft surface.
17. Place the flattest of the masks from the Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by horizontally across the image panel and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
18. Brush or sponge Stormy Sky Distress Ink over the Hills Acetate Mask and the masked images onto the image panel to create a background sky.
19. Use a C1 Copic marker to trace the top of the Hills Acetate Mask, 
20. Flip the mask over and move it downwards. Use the C1 marker to trace it again.  
21. Repeat Step 20 to create more lines of snow on the background. 
22. Remove the masks from the images and use Copic markers to color them. 
23. Use a N6 marker to increase the size of the reindeers' pupils then use a White Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add highlights to the pupils and to the reindeers' hooves.
24. Use a black Glaze pen to color the buttons on Santa's outfit to make them shiny and dimensional.
25. Place the image panel back onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
26. Place a piece of acetate over the image panel.
27. Position the "ho, ho, ho!" sentiment stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown on the image panel as shown. 
28. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the "ho, ho, ho!" sentiment stamp and lift.
29. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink the stamp if necessary to attain a good impression.
30. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.
31. Add dots of Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pen along the traced snow lines. 
32. Let the gel ink dry, trim the image panel, and mat with a slightly larger panel of red textured cardstock.
33. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pads to 4" x 5.25" to create the background panel. 
34. Edge it with a R35 Copic marker and adhere it to the reserved red A2 card. 
35. Adhere the matted image panel to finish the card.

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Do you want to swing on a star?

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week our focus is on the stars! Here's a birthday card inspired by a song created with stamps, inks, and a stencil by Lavinia Stamps. The focal images were stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and shimmer was added with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Swing Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Pris Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Dynamic Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, Henna, and Sahara Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Quickie Glue Pin Point Roller Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Star and Moon Stencil: Source Unknown

Frost VersaMark Dazzle Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Detail White and Crystal Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Anti-Static Pouch

Black Pigma Pens by Sakura

Fine tip Paintbrush

Yellow, Dark Yellow, and Brown Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers by Kuretake

White Uni Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

White Chalk Pencil by Generals

Acrylic Block

Label Letter, Chitchat, and Big Chat idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Post-It Notes

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

.005 and .05 Black Pigma Micron Pens by Sakura

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Pounce an anti-static pouch over a 5" x 7" panel of Mixed Media Paper.
3. Secure the panel to a magnetic craft mat.
4. Place the large star on a star/moon stencil towards the top of the Mixed Media panel and secure the stencil with magnets.
5. Apply Frost VersaMark Dazzle Ink over the star opening on the stencil onto the MM panel.
6. Add detail white embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss. 
7. Secure the star on the stencil back over into position on the MM panel.
8. Re-apply Frost VersaMark Dazzle Ink over the star opening again. 
9. Add Crystal Embossing Powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss.
10. Sponge or brush Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink over the embossed star applying the ink more heavily around the edges of the panel. *
11. Sponge or brush Blue Lagoon Elements Premium Dye Ink over the panel, blending as you go. 
12. Thoroughly heat set the panel. 
13. Use a wet cotton swab to remove the excess ink from the star.
14. Place the Mixed Media panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
15. Use a Post-It Note to cover the bottom parts of the star. 
16. Position the Swing Clear Polymer Stamp  facedown with the top of the swing's ropes on the Post-It Note covering the base of the star. 
17. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
18. Ink the Swing stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
19. Position Pris Clear Polymer Stamp by facedown so that her posterior is sitting on the swing and her hands are on the ropes.  
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
21. Ink the Pris stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. *
22. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat emboss.
23. Working in small segments, use a water-laden tiny-tipped paintbrush to apply water to the swing seat and ropes. 
24. Use a tissue or paper towel to dab off the water and bleach the area. 
25. Smoosh the lid of the Henna Elements Premium Dye Inkpad onto the ink pad.
26. Use the tiny paintbrush to apply the ink to the seat of the swing. 
27. Smoosh the lid of the  Sahara Elements Premium Dye Inkpad onto the ink pad.
28. Use the tiny paintbrush to apply the ink to the swing's ropes. 
29. Use watercolor pens to correct the color if you'd like. I did.
30. Use a white chalk pencil to add small highlights to Pris.
31. Place the panel onto a magnetic mat.
32. Position the Dynamic Stencil over the image panel and secure with magnets. 
33. Sponge or brush Blue Lagoon Elements Premium Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel avoiding Pris and the Swing.
34. Use Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink to randomly stamp the treble clef from the Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set around the image panel. 
35. Use the same ink to randomly stamp a variety of notes from the Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set  as well.
36. Spray Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set over the panel. Dab off the big blobs and heat set. 
37. Repeat Steps 32 and 33 if you'd like. *
38. Trim the image panel  to 4.75" x 6.75", edge with Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink, and adhere it to the reserved 5" x 7" black card.
39. Edge the sentiment stickers with a black pen. 
40. My stickers are on the old side so I adhered them with the Quickie Glue Pin Point Roller Pen by Sakura.
41. Pounce the anti-static pouch onto a scrap of black cardstock.
42. Place the scrap of black cardstock onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
43. Place the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment from the Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the black cardstock.
44. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
45. Ink the "Birthday Wishes" stamp with Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink and stamp.
46. Add detail white embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss. 
47. Use a cutting die to cut the sentiment and adhere it as shown.
48. Use a white Posca Paint pen to randomly add white "stars" to the background to finish the card.

Notes:

• Heat embossed surfaces resist dye inks.
• My aim was not really great whilst stamping Pris, so I used black Pigma Micron pens to extend the swing's seat so that her bottom would be grounded.
• I realized that the shimmer mostly obliterated the stenciling, so I re-did repeated the stenciling but you might not be bothered by it. 

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Skulls and Roses Frida Style!

Here's a card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge 210 with the Frida Skull Rubber Stamp and a sentiment from the Travel Quotes Unmounted Rubber Sheet.

Products Used:

Frida Skull Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Travel Quotes Unmounted Rubber Sheet by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Caribbean Sea Textured Cardstock by My Colors

Garden Gears Patterned Paper from the Steampunk Debutante Collection by Graphic 45

Victorian Transformers Patterned Paper from the Steampunk Debutante Collection by Graphic 45

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Antique Linen Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:

Skull: E84, E81, W9, W4, W2, W1, W0, W00, BV20

Ribbon: BG72, BG70, BG34, BG32

Roses: YR65, YR61, YR00; YR27, YR18, YR14

Leaves: YG63, YG61, YG45, YG03, YG01, YG000

Teeth: YG00, Y00, BG90, V000

Eyebrows: N6, N5

Deckled Rectangles Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Ribbon Slide Die by Spellbinders

Low--tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Frida Skull stamp in the center of a piece of white cardstock. 
2. Position a Deckled Oval Nestabilies Die blade-side down and secure the die to the cardstock with low-tack tape. 
3. Run the image panel and cutting die through a machine. 
4. Remove the two cutting plates from the machine with the stamped panel and cutting die still inside, flip the sandwich over, and remove the top cutting plate to show the back of the panel. 
5. Using low-tack tape, secure the die-cut to the panel.
6. Flip the image panel and die-cut so that the image is facing up and is still inside the cutting die. 
7. Use a small blending brush to apply Antique Linen Distress Ink over the cutting die onto the die-cut to add a background. Don't worry about getting some Distress Ink onto the image, you can remove it with a wet paintbrush. Plus, Distress Ink plays well alcohol markers.
8. Carefully remove the low-tack tape from the front and back of the image panel.
9. Remove the cutting die, revealing a white edge around the stamped image.
10. Clean and dry the cutting die.
11. Use Copic markers to color the image panel. You'll note that the colors I chose match well with the patterned paper that I selected. When done coloring, set the image panel die-cut aside.
12. Select patterned paper that works well with your stamped image. 
13. Select cardstock to match the patterned paper and create an A2 card with the cardstock. Set it aside.
14. Position a Ribbon-slide cutting die blade-side down on a strip of cardstock left from created the card. 
15. Secure the cutting die to the cardstock with low-tack tape, and run it through your machine. 
16. Tape the back of the die-cut to the cardstock strip, but remove the die this time.
17. Secure the die-cut/strip combo onto a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
18. Place a clear sheet of acetate over the die-cut. Position the chosen sentiment stamp facedown on the acetate, press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
19. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and stamp onto the acetate to see whether the sentiment is straight. Adjust if necessary and test again.
20. Remove the acetate, ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp onto the cardstock Ribbon Label die-cut. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
21. Cut a thin strip of coordinating patterned paper. 
22. Edge the strip with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and trim it to 4.5".
23. Thread the strip through the Ribbon-slide sentiment die-cut.
24. Trim the patterned paper to 4.5" x 5.25" to create the background panel. 
25. Apply adhesive to the two sides of the ribbon strip and adhere the sides of the strip towards the bottom of the background panel.
26. Trim the patterned paper to 4" wide then edge the background panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 
27. Adhere the image panel die-cut as shown. 
28. Adhere the card front to the reserved A2 card.

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There's still a week in June so why not participate in the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge 210 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h?

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Deliver Joy

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's spotlight is on AALL and Create's wonderful products. I used the new-to-me Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 by Janet Klein with the Building Silhouettes Die 58 — both by AALL and Create to create this 6" square card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Building Silhouettes Die 58 by AALL and Create

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Watercolor Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Alcohol Markers:

Copic Markers: 

 Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E000, R20

 Hair: E77, E74

 Eyes: B66, B63, B60

 Emblem on Mailbox: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11, T3, T1

 Boots: N7, N6, N4

Olo Markers:

 Beret and Coat: BG2.7, BG2.6, BG2.3

 Gift: BV2.6, BV2.4, BV2.3

 Flowers/Lips: R5.7, R5.5, R5.3

 Mailbox: OR1.0, R1.7, R0.6, R0.5, R0.4

White Prismacolor Pencil by Sanford/Newell

Post-It Notes by 3M

Low-tack Tape

Fired Brick, Lost Shadow, Antique Linen, Black Soot Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Black, Grey, and Lavender Chalk Pencils by General's

Haze Blue and Aquamarine Zig Clean Colors Real Brush Markers by Kuretake

Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Sookwang Double Sided Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" x 6" card from black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the girl and the postbox from the Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376  onto white cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the images and color them with alcohol markers 
4. Use a black pen to edge them. Set both images aside.
5. Use the Building Silhouettes Die 58  to cut watercolor paper, which I used because I wanted the buildings to have texture from the start! Be sure to retain all of the windows and doors that popped out after die-cutting.
6. Place low-tack tape or Post-It Notes under the roofs of the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
7. Brush or sponge Fired Brick Distress Ink over the tape onto the roofs. You'll notice that I also used tape to cover the chimneys and chimney pots. Remove and discard the tape.
8. Place low-tack tape or Post-It Notes to cover the newly inked roofs. 
9. Brush or sponge Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape onto the buildings.
10. Brush or sponge Antique Linen Distress Ink onto over the tape onto the building. 
11. Brush or sponge Black Soot Distress Ink over the tape, along the edges, and below the windows. Also used it to add black ink smudges to age the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
12. Remove the tape from the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
13. Use a black chalk pencil to create tiles on the roofs. 
14. Use grey and lavender chalk pencils to add shading and shadows to the roof.
15. Apply double-sided tape to the window openings on the reverse of the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
16. Place the reserved cut-outs into their openings, then use watercolors to color them.
17. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad . This will become the background layer.
18. Adhere the Building Silhouettes die-cut to the patterned paper background. 
19. Adhere narrow Washi Tape to the base of the card front. 
20. Adhere the fussy-cut, colored girl and the postbox as shown.
21. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the card front to the base of a stamping platform.
22. Position the "Warm Wishes..." sentiment stamp from the Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 facedown onto the Building Silhouettes die-cut as shown. 
23. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp and lift.
24. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
25. Position the "Par Avion" sentiment stamp from the Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 facedown on the upper right side between the buildings. 
26. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp and lift.
27. Ink the "Par Avion" stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
28. Position the "Deliver Joy" sentiment from the Deliver Joy set and position it facedown on the top left. 
29. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
30. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
31. Realize that it's a little crooked and hit yourself in the head. Hard. Repeat as needed.
32. Trim the panel to 5.75" square and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
33. Adhere the card front to the reserved black 6" x 6" square card.

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A Floral Best Wishes Card

Here's a card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge 210 with the Lily Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E11, E00, E000, R20, R11, R02, R00

Hair: E77, E74

Headpiece/Clothing: B69, B66, B63, RV93, RV91, RV63, RV55, RV52

Flowers: RV93, RV91, RV63, RV55, RV52, RV10

Foliage: YG67, YG45

Background: B21, <B21, N6, N5

Floral-Graph-Rainbow Petite Prints by Doodlebug Designs

Best Wishes Sentiment Die by Elizabeth Craft Designs

Glittery Epoxy Stickers by Gina Marie Designs

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from Black Textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Lily  by Lost Coast Designs onto a panel of white cardstock.
3. Color the image panel with Copic Markers, trim it, then it edge with a black marker.
4. Adhere the image panel to a patterned paper panel that measures 4" x 5.25".
5. Edge the patterned paper panel with a black marker.
6.  Adhere the card front to the reserved black A2 card.
7. Use a sentiment die to cut black cardstock.
8. Adhere the sentiment under the image panel as shown.
9. Add matching glittery epoxy stickers to finish the card.

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There's still a lot of June to go so why not participate in the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge 210  for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h?

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Waiting for Karma

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday and an "Anything Goes" week.  I've been in an odd mood so I created an odd card with two of the critters from the Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft, a sentiment from the No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft

No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Bermuda, Blue Atoll, Della Blue, and Confetti Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Please Note: 

• Katzelkraft is no longer in business, but Topflight Stamps still has quite a few in stock!
• The No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image has been retired, but it's still available at Topflight Stamps!
• The new colors of VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko can be purchased at Topflight Stamps

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Pelican: B63, B60, B14, B12, B01, B00, B000, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Other Creature: BV34, BV31, BV29, BV25, BV23, RV55, RV52, BG34, BG32, BG23, BG000, N6

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the worried-looking creature and the pelican from the Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226  twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
2. Fussy-cut the sticker versions of the creatures and set them aside to be used as masks.
3. Use Copic markers to color the creatures.
4. Place the image panel onto a magnetic craft mat. 
5. Use magnets to secure a piece of clear acetate horizontally across the image panel right above the bottom of the critters, being sure that the acetate is covering the top of the image panel.
6. Brush or sponge Bermuda Elements Premium Dye Ink over the acetate onto the bottom part of the image panel so that it's covering the bottom portion of the creatures. 
7. Brush or sponge Blue Atoll Elements Premium Dye Ink over the acetate to complete their watery background.
8. Remove the acetate. Clean and dry it. 
9. Place the sticker paper versions of the critters over their counterparts on the image panel. 
10. Place the acetate panel so that it's sitting on the horizontal inked line covering the bottom portion of the image panel.
11. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the image panel, working horizontally from the top of the panel down to the acetate to create a sky background. 
12. Brush or sponge Confetti Elements Premium Dye Ink over the image panel to add some pink hues to the sky.
13. Use an alcohol filled Fine Spray Misters  to mist the background. This will blend and mottle the ink.
14. Remove the masks and the acetate from the image panel. 
15. Use a N6 marker to increase the size of the worried-looking critter's pupil. 
16. Use a white Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add a white highlight to its pupil.
17. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of a stamping platform.
18. Position the "Karma" sentiment from the No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set so that the it's above the pelican and in the sight line of the critter.
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Ink the "Karma" sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
21. Trim the image panel and edge with Bermuda and Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Inks.
22. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to match the image panel. This will become the background panel.
23. Adhere the image panel so that it's centered on the patterned paper, then trim the background panel so that there are even borders around it. 
24. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the patterned paper, then adhere the card front to a black card.

Notes in hindsight:

• I should have positioned the worried-looking creature and the pelican closer to each other.
• I also should have positioned the sentiment slightly lower so that the image panel would not have been an odd size. Alas. Alack. Whatever.
• I showed this card to my daughter who remarked that it is indeed very odd, but that it is "on brand" for me. Whatever again.

Thanks for visiting today!

Voyage of Discovery

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week's theme is Beach and/or Ocean. 

Here's a card created with the Voyage of Discovery Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals, the ScrapCosy ESC11 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy, the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd, and Cactus Gold from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink were used for stamping.

Here's a photo that shows a bit more of the shimmer created with the Glitz Spritz Spray.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Voyage of Discovery Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals *

ScrapCosy ESC11 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Cactus Gold) by Lindy's Stamp Gang

PSA: Crafty Individuals is out of business, but Topflight Stamps still has a nice selection of their stamps.

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore
Kraft Cardstock by Recollections

Counting Down Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Copic Markers:

Sky: B21, <B21

Sun: Y19, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11

Ship: E77, E74, E04

Flags: R27, R14

Sails: E43, E42, E31, E30, W00

Sea: B26, B16, B05

Flourish: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Border: T3, T1, Y15, Y11

Black Glaze Dimensional Gloss Gel Pen by Sakura of America

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Stamping Platform

Please note: the Counting Down Unmounted Stamp is no longer available at TFS.

Instructions:

1. Create a 5.5" square card from Kraft cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Voyage of Discovery Unmounted Rubber Stamp onto Bristol Paper. Heat set.
3. Use Copic markers to color the image. 
4. Add white caps to the ocean with a white Gelly Roll Gel Pen. 
5. Use a Black Gelly Roll Glaze Pen to fill in the open letters of "Discovery". 
6. Trim the image panel and edge with a black marker. Set it aside.
7. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to use as a background panel. 
8. Trim the patterned paper to 5.25".
9. Secure the patterned paper background panel to a stamping platform.
10. Position the Counting Down Unmounted Rubber Stamp facedown on the image panel along the right side.
11. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
12. Ink the stamp with Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the patterned paper panel. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
13. Remove the stamp, but keep the background panel on the stamping platform.
14. Position the compass and the anchor stamps from the ScrapCosy ESC11 Cling Rubber Stamp Set facedown along the left side of the patterned paper as shown. 
15. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
16. Ink the both stamps with  Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain good impressions. 
17. Remove the background panel from the stamping platform and thoroughly heat set the ink. 
18. Spray Cactus Gold Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Cactus Gold) by Lindy's Stamp Gang over the stamped background panel. Heat set.
19. Adhere the image panel to the background panel as shown, then adhere the background panel to the reserved 5.5" square kraft card.

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