Rock On!

It's my fourth week as October's Guest Designer over at Topflight Stamps! Today's cards feature the Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image and Brusho Crystal Color by Colourcraft, which were used to create the background for both cards.

Here's my first card with the Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set and the Play Guitar Stencil.

Here's my second card with the Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set and the Time Tunnel Stencil. I must note that my mad photographic skillz made this card a different size, when in reality both cards are standard A2s. *shrug* 

Products Used:
Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image
Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image
Brusho® Crystal Color by Colourcraft
Sea Green, Leaf Green, Emerald Green, Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Turquoise,  Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine, and Crimson  Brusho Crystal Color by Colourcraft
Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®
140 lb. Watercolor Paper by Strathmore®
Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, and Black Soot Tim Holtz® Distress® Ink by Ranger
Play Guitar Stencil by Visible Image
Music Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs
Happy Birthday Sentiment from one of the House-Mouse Designs® Mini Clear Stamp set by Stampendous
You Rock Rubber Stamp by A Muse Studio® Stamps
Sentiment Banners Honey Cuts Dies by Honey Bee Stamps
Framed Oval Die, Source Unknown

Brusho Crystal Colors are such fun to use to create a painted background quickly. There are many ways to use them, but I went for my tried and true method.

To create the background paper for both cards:

1. A piece of 9" x 12" piece of watercolor paper was spritzed with water, then sprinkled with Sea Green, Leaf Green, Emerald Green, Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Turquoise, Cobalt Blue, and Ultramarine Brusho Crystal Color powders. 
2. Water was lightly spritzed and left for a few moments to let the colors spread, then the paper was heat dried. 
3. This process was repeated until I was happy with the color combination. 
4. I decided it needed a pop of red, so Crimson Brusho Crystal Color was sprinkled sparingly and spritzed with water. 
5. The paper was heat set until it was absolutely bone dry. 
6. The background paper was cut in half, then run through my Big Shot to flatten it. 
7. An oval frame die was used to die-cut the colored paper and black cardstock two times. All edges were sponged with Salty Ocean and Black Soot Distress inks. One set was set aside for my second card. 

To create the guitar card:

1. The watercolor oval and the black oval frame were taped together on the back,  
2. Blueprint Sketch Distress ink was sponged over the Play Guitar stencil, then heat set. 
3. This was temporarily adhered to scrap paper and secured to the base of a stamping platform with magnets.
4. The guitar stamp fwas positioned face down onto the oval, the lid of the stamping platform was pressed onto the stamp, and lifted.
5. The stamp was inked with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, then stamped onto the oval. 
6. This step was repeated until I got the coverage I wanted.
7. The panel was removed from the platform then adhered to a black A2 card.

To create the birthday card:

1. For this card, I separated the oval and the oval frame before stenciling and stamping. 
2. Salty Ocean Distress ink was sponged over a music stencil onto the rectangular frame.
3. Salty Ocean Distress ink was sponged  the the Time Tunnel Stencil onto the oval. 
4. The guitarist stamp was positioned face down onto the oval, the lid of the stamping platform was pressed onto the stamp, and lifted.
5. The stamp was inked with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, then stamped onto the oval. 
6. This step was repeated until I got the coverage I wanted.
7. A banner die was used to cut leftover scraps from the half the was die-cut. 
8. Using Salty Ocean Distress ink, the two banners were stamped with the Grungy Stars border from the set. 
9. The sentiments were stamped overtop with Onyx Black VersaFine ink.
10.  The oval frame card front was adhered to a blue A2 card, then the black oval border, guitarist image panel, and sentiments were adhered to finish the card.

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