Father's Day Card

It's Tuesday, so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! We're celebrating Father's Day this week on Topflight Stamps Blog.You should also pop over to TFS's blog throughout the week to see what my teammates have created to celebrate the fathers in their lives.

Here's my card:

Since I love penguins and collect penguin stamps and other penguin-themed items, I wanted to show that penguin stamps are versatile and can be used all year long, even if they're specifically designed for Christmas.  I opted to use the largest of the three big penguins included in We Three Kings Clear Photopolymer Stamp set by Pink Ink Designs®.  However, his crown had a fluffy rim under the crown which spoke Christmas to me. Read on to find out how I remedied that situation!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

We Three Kings Clear Photopolymer Stamp set by Pink Ink Designs®

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Other Products Used:

Cryogen White Curious Metallic Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: B0000, B21, B24, B28, B60, B63, N5, N6, N7, YR16, YR18, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28,  V0000, V000, V04, V16, R35, R46, C0, C1, C2

.03 Black Copic@ Multiliner (or other Copic-safe fine tipped pen)

Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Fusion Patterned Papers by Basic Grey®

Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz®/Ranger Industries

Post-It® Note Pad by 3M

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from purple cardstock.
2. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 4" x 5.25", edge with Distress ink, and adhere to the card.
3. Stamp the penguin's head onto a Post-It® Note and fussy-cut around the fluffy rim under his crown to form a mask.*
4. Throroughly clean and dry the stamp.
5. Secure a panel of Cryogen White cardstock to the base of the stamping platform with magnets. 
6. Position the stamp as desired on the cardstock and lift the lid.
7. Place the mask over the the fluffy rim of the penguin's crown.
8. Ink the stamp with Memento ink.
9. Use tweezers to lift the mask off the inked stamp, set aside.
10. Stamp the image onto the cardstock.
11. Use a fine tipped black tip to extend the lines between the crown and the penguin's neck.
12. Use Copic markers to color the penguin, add a ground, and the dots around him.
13. Trim the image panel as desired and adhere to purple cardstock cut slightly larger than the image panel.
14. Stamp the sentiment, die-cut, and edge with Distress ink.
15. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

*You can use Removable Scotch Tape, as a mask on the stamp instead of the Post-It Note.

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