Just for You!

Here's a card featuring the adorable House-Mouse Designs® Curious Kitten Rubber Stamp by Stampendous!®. That kitten is being so good! Our cats would have grabbed the goldfish while knocking over the bowl, played with the fish for a while, eaten them, and left the mess for me. They're nice like that.

 

Stampendous!® Products Used:

House-Mouse Designs® Curious Kitten Rubber Stamp

Hands Hold Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Set 

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Brushed Corduroy Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Kitten Smitten 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Doodlebug Designs Inc.™

Very Vintage Patterned Paper by BoBunny Press®

Copic® Markers:

   Mouse Skin: BV000, E50, E51, R00, R01, R20, R22

   Mouse Fur: E31, E33, E35, E44

   Cat: C00, C0, C1, C2, C4, <R81, YG11

   Fish: Y00, Y32, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR30, R31

   Plants: YG01, YG03, YG51, YG91

   Rocks: E70, <T0, T0, T1, T2

   Water: BG000, BG000, BG10

   Fishbowl: BG90, B00

   Food Can: YG03, YG11, G20, T0, T1, T2, T3

   Food: E81, E84

Triplus® Fineliners

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 8.5" x 11" kraft cardstock to 5.5" deep. Score and fold to form a 5.5" square card.
2. Layer patterned papers as shown and trim to 5.25" square, edge with Distress ink, and adhere to the kraft card.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the image and color with Copic markers. 
4. Use the Triplus Fineliner pens to color the lettering on the fish food can.
5. Trim the image panel and mat with kraft cardstock as shown.
6. Adhere the matted image to the card front.
7. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the sentiment.
8. Trim the sentiment and mat with kraft cardstock.
9. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

Dreamer

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are experimenting with pigment powders such as Brushos and Infusions. I opted to use my Brushos.

Here's my card using four colors of Brusho Crystal Colors with stamps from Crafty Individuals, Polkadoodles, Katzelkraft, and a stamp and stencil from Lavinia Stamps.

Topflight Products Used:

Lion King Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Dreamer Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Meow You Doing? Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Polkadoodles

Inspire Me Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Feather Leaves Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Light Brown, Yellow, Leaf Green, and Emerald Green Brusho Crystal Colors

Rainforest Green and Spring Meadow Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Design

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

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Other Products Used:

300 Series Watercolor Paper by Strathmore®

Fallen Leaves VersaFine Clair™ by Tsukineko®

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous®

A variety of Pitt Artist Pens by Faber Castell

Washi Tape: Source Unknown.

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Stamping Platform

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Industries

Sketch and Wash® Charcoal Pencil by General's®

Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Speech Bubble Die by Spellbinders®

Instructions:

1. Place watercolor paper onto a craft mat or a glass surface. 
2. Spritz the smooth side of watercolor paper with water. Sprinkle Light Brown and Yellow Brusho Crystal Color powder onto the paper. Let the colors bloom and spread. 
3. Spritz again with water and tilt the paper to let the colors blend. Heat set.
4. Flip the paper over and dip the paper into the excess ink on the craft mat. Heat set.
5. Repeat steps #2 to 4 until you're happy with the result.
6. Flatten the paper by rolling it through a die-cut machine or piling weight onto it.
7. Use magnets to secure the panel onto a stamping platform.
8. Use Fallen Leaves VersaFine Clair ink to stamp the lion. Repeat as needed to attain a good impression. Remove from the platform and heat set.
9. Realize that you got stray ink where you didn't want it, so draw vertical lines onto the image panel using the Sketch and Wash pencil.
10. Brush water onto the outside edges of the image panel and sprinkle Leaf Green Brusho onto the wet surface. 
11. Deepen the green by sprinkling some Emerald Green Brusho onto both sides. Cover the center part of the image panel (the lion) with a sheet of plastic (I use an old plastic folder cover), spritz with water, then heat set.
12. Lift the plastic folder, dip the paint brush into the excess green Brusho on the craft mat, and splatter the entire image panel. Please note: I am a Virgo and not comfortable with the splatter method. However, I was happy with the result. 
13. Heat set the image panel. 
14. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets. Cover the center part of the image panel.
15. Secure the Feather Leaf stencil to the image panel and brush Rainforest Greet Prism ink over the stencil onto the left side of the image panel.
16. Repeat onto the other side.
17. Sprinkle with Clear Detail Embossing Powder and heat set.
18. Trim the image panel, mat with black cardstock, and set aside.
19. Take another piece of watercolor paper and repeat steps #2 to #6 using Leaf Green, Emerald Green, and Yellow Brusho Crystal Color powders to create the background panel.
20. Use Spring Meadow Prism ink to randomly(ish) stamp "Dream" onto the image panel. 
21. Secure the background panel onto the STAY-tion with magnets.
22. Secure the stencil over the top part of the background panel and sponge Spring Meadow Prism ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
23. Move the stencil over the lower part of the background panel and sponge the same ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
24. Lift the stencil, sprinkle the background panel with Clear Detail Embossing powder, then heat set.
25. Trim the panel to 5.25" x 8.25", edge with Spring Meadow Prism ink, add Washi tape to the bottom of the panel, and adhere to a black 5.5" x 8.5" card.* Set aside.
    
26. Spritz the rough side of watercolor paper with water. Sprinkle Light Brown and Yellow Brusho Crystal Color powder onto the paper. Let the colors bloom and spread. 
27. Repeat steps #2 to #6.
28. Use magnets to secure the panel to a stamping platform. Use Onyx Black VersaFine to stamp the sleeping kitty and the sentiment. Heat set.
29. Use a speech bubble die to cut the sentiment and edge with Black Soot Distress ink. Make a mistake and decide to spritz the speech bubble with a little watered down Leaf Green Brusho. Dislike, but go with it anyway.
30. Fussy-cut the sleeping cat and add shading with Pitt Pens.** 
31. Edge with a black Pitt Pen.
32. Adhere the sleeping kitty and the speech bubble to finish the card.

*I really thought about making a journal page instead of a card. I might do so eventually.

**The Pitt pens didn't work really well over the Brushos, so I should have used chalk pencils. Next time.

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House-Mouse Mask Tin

I don't know about you, but I'm amassing a nice collection of cloth facemasks. I also have begun to give them as gifts, so I figured that I should come up with a nice way to give and store a facemask. I remembered that I had a few handled bandaid tins in my stash. I was delighted to find that a mask and a small bottle of hand sanitizer fits inside it, so I decorated one with Stampendous!' adorable new Masked Maxwell House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp. 

Here it is:

Stampendous!® Products Used:

House-Mouse Designs® Masked Maxwell House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp

House-Mouse Designs® Masked Mice Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Bandaid Tin from Oriental Trading

Copic® Markers:

   Mouse Skin: BV0000, BV000, E50, E51, R000, R01,

   Mouse Fur: E31, E33, E35, E44

   Mouse's Mask: BG10, BG11

BG10 and BG13 Copic® Various Refills

Spring Dots and Stripes 6x6 Patterned Paper pad by Echo Park Paper Company

Spring Stripes and Gingham 6x6 Patterned Paper pad by Echo Park Paper Company

Circle Tag Die by QuicKutz

Washi Tape: Source Unknown

White Ribbon: Source Unknown

Instructions:

1. Use Various ink refills or other alcohol ink to color the top and the base of the tin. 
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp Maxwell onto white paper and color with Copic markers as desired. 
3. Measure the circumference of the tin, then trim the paper to the appropriate height.*
4. Cover the tin with dot patterned paper using a strong glue or tape.**
5. Adhere the image panel to the front of the tin.
6. Use the Circle Tag die to cut the gingham paper.
7. Use Onyx VersaFine ink to stamp the sentiment onto the tag.
8. Use Copic markers to color the white ribbon.
9. Thread the dyed ribbon through the hole in the tag.
10. Tie the sentiment tag to the tin's handle.

* Who knew that geometry would ever be really useful?

** I used 6x6 paper so I had to wrap the paper around the tin, then add another piece to cover the seam. I used both sides of the patterned paper were used since they matched perfectly. If I had used 12x12 paper, I could have wrapped the tin with one piece. 

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2021 Calendar

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. Since it's January of a new year, I decided to create a calendar using the Nip and Duck Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Pink Ink Designs with a background created with the Twirling Tendrils Stencil #88 by AALL and Create using Periwinkle and Apple Green Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts applied with Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs.

Here's the calendar. Please note that the smaller ducks are in a row. I like them like that.

Topflight Stamps Products Used: 

Nip and Duck Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Pink Ink Designs®

Twirling Tendrils Stencil #88 by AALL and Create

Periwinkle and Apple Green Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Design

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

PSA: There are lots of fantastic new products at Topflight Stamps, so you should definitely click on over there after reading my instructions! BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

   Duck's Body: BV25, V20 V22, V25, V28

   Duck's Bill and Feet: Y32, Y35, YR15, YR16, YR18

   Duck's Tongue: E04, RV42

   Flowers, Hearts, Dots, Ribbon, RV55, RV63, RV93, RV95, B32, B34, Y11, Y23, YR15, YR18

   Grass: YG03, YG05, YG13, YG17

Measurement Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz® for Stampers Anonymous

Marine Star and Purple Star Stardust® Glitter Pens by Sakura® of America

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Inkssentials Cut n Dry Pen Nibs™  by Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Removable Label Paper by Avery®

Tear off Calendar from Taylored Expressions

Instructions:

1. Using a stamping platform, stamp the larger of the two decorative ducks from the Nip and Duck Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set onto mixed media white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper.
2. Fussy-cut the duck and place it over its counterpart as a mask. 
3. Use magnets to secure the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
4. Place the ruler from the STAY-tion horizontally over the duck's feet and brush Periwinkle Prism ink over the masked duck to create a blue background. 
5. Use magnets to secure the  Twirling Tendrils Stencil #88 over the top left of the image panel.
6. Brush  Periwinkle Prism ink over the stencil onto the background to add visual interest. When done, move the stencil to cover the bottom right of the image panel, secure with magnets, and brush Periwinkle Prism ink over it.
7. Cover the top part of the image panel and brush Apple Green Prism ink over the base of the image panel. 
8. Position the layering stencil where desired and secure it with magnets. Brush Apple Green Prism ink over the stencil.
9. Remove the image panel from the STAY-tion.
10. Use Copic markers to add grassy bits to the inked green area.
11. At the furthest right of the stamp positioner, place the left-facing silhouette duck face-down so that he's standing atop the ruler. Press the stamp lid into the stamp and lift.
12. Secure the image panel with two magnets, ink the stamp with VersaFine ink, and stamp. Repeat if necessary to get a good impression.
13. Slide the image panel 1.25" to the left and repeat step #11.
14. Repeat step #13 until you have a row of nicely stamped ducks. It's so important to keep those ducks in a row these days. Especially these days. Especially if you're a Virgo. Like me.
15. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
16. Use an Inkssentials Cut n Dry Pen Nibs and the VersaFine ink to touch up any areas that you missed whilst stamping. You want your ducks to be solid black silhouettes.
17. Heat set the row of ducks, which won't hurt them. They just need to be totally dry for the next step.
18. Add their eyes using a white Gelly Roll gel pen. 
19. Lifted the mask and reserved for a later use. 
20. Color the beautiful large duck with Copic markers. 
21. Use Glitter pens to accent the dots in and around the duck and to add purple glittery eyeshadow.  
22. Trim the image panel and mat with pink cardstock cut 1/8" larger than the image panel.
23. Adhere two pieces of black cardstock together, trim to 1/4" larger than the pink cardstock. Use to mat the matted image panel.
24. Using VersaFine ink, stamp the half flower from the set onto pink cardstock which was trimmed so that the calendar would fit on it.
25. Heat set the flower on the pink panel, then mat with black cardstock cut 1/8" larger.
26. Adhere the matted pink panel to the image panel as shown.
27. Use strong tape or glue to adhere the calendar to the pink cardstock.

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Thank you!

Have you checked out  Stampendous!' wonderful new January 2021 release? If not, you should! There's a great new Pop Shapes Die Set that makes it so easy to create pop-up cards! Better yet, this die set coordinates with six fabulous new Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Sets. If you'd like a chance to win this set, leave a comment for me below or visit Stampendous!' blog for more information!

As I always need Thank You cards, I opted to create a Pop-up card using the new Pop Shapes Die Set with the Pop Rose Teacup Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Set and a sentiment from the Pop Hydrangea Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Set. 

Here's the outside of the card:

Here's the inside of the card with the pop-up element.

Stampendous! Products Used:

POP Shapes Die Set

POP Frame Die Set

Gift Card Wallet Die Set 

Build A Wreath Die Set

WindowRama Die Set

Pop Rose Teacup Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Set 

Pop Hydrangea Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Angel Pink Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Crimson Red VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Courtier Pattered Paper from the Eva™ Collection by Basic Grey®

Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics®

Copic® Markers:

   Flowers: <R81, R81, R83, R85, YG00, Y000, Y00, Y11

   Leaves: YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, G85, G99

   Dots: R56

   Background: YG000, YG00

   Shadows: B60, BV000, BV00

Repositionable Scotch Tape® by 3M

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of pink cardstock to 5.5" x 8.5", score at 4.25", and fold to form an A2 card.
2. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 5.25" x 8.25".
3. Figure out where you want your Pop-Up element. I decided I wanted mine smack in the middle, so I scored at 2" from both sides at the 4 1/8" mark.
4. Use Repositionable Tape to secure the Pop-Up die from the POP Shapes Die set on the scored lines and run through your die-cut machine.
5. Fold along the score lines.
6. Edge the patterned paper panel with Angel Pink Memento ink.
7. Apply adhesive to the patterned paper, taking care to avoid the Pop-Up area.
8. Set aside.
9. Use Angel Pink Memento ink to stamp the teacup.
10. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the flowers and the rose.
11. Use the corresponding dies to cut the flower bouquet and the teacup.
12. Use the rectangle die from the Gift Wallet Die Set to cut the rose panel.
13. Use the circles die from the Build a Wreath and WindowRama Die Sets to cut two shades of pink cardstock, then adhere the smaller onto the larger circle.
14. Use the edger die from the POP Frame to cut pink cardstock, then use Repositionable Tape to secure the Pop-Up die from the POP Shapes Die set on the top edge of this diecut lined up with the Pop-up on the inside of the card.
15. Use Crimson Red VersaFine ink to stamp the sentiment from the Pop Hydrangea set on the pink die-cut. Heat set, then adhere as shown.
16. Color the tea cup, flowers, and the rose using Copic markers.
17. Adhere the flowers to the tea cup, then carefully adhere the combined flowers-in-the-teacup to the Pop-up element.
18. Mat the Rose rectangle with Pink cardstock cut .25 wider than the wide rectangle. Trim to 3 7/8".
19. Trim the leftover patterned paper to 5" x 4". Edge with pink ink.
20. Trim pink cardstock to 5.25" x 4.25" and adhere to the card front.
21. Adhere the patterned paper panel to the card front.
22. Adhere the matted circles to the card front as shown.
23. Adhere the matted rose strip to finish the card.

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A Steampunk Valentine's Day Card

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. We're celebrating Valentine's Day on the blog this week although the holiday is a month away. I decided to to go Steampunk style-wise and to use an unconventional color scheme.

Here's my card that I created with the Mixed Media Steampunk Heart and Feathers Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Studio Light and the Steam Cogs Stencil #71 by AALL and Create.

Topflight Products Used:

Mixed Media Steampunk Heart and Feathers Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Studio Light

Steam Cogs Stencil #71 by AALL and Create

Jersey Cream Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

PSA: There are lots of fantastic new products at Topflight Stamps, so you should definitely click on over there after reading my instructions! BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Yellow Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

   Cogs: C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6

   Heart: R24, R37, R59

   Brass: Y11, Y13, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, T1, T2

   Tubes: BG70, BG72, BG75, BG90, BG93

   Pen and Feather: BG45, BG57, BG70, BG72, BG75, B63, B66, B68, YR12, YR14, E97, E99

   Rivets: N0, N1, N2

   Background: Y0000

Altered Circuit #2 Stencil by AALL and Create

Grid of Hearts Stencil by Alexandra Renke

Glaze® 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Stamping Platform
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Removable Label Paper by Avery®

Instructions:

1. Cut, fold, and score yellow cardstock to create a 5" x 7" card.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the heart from the Mixed Media Steampunk Heart and Feathers Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto Label Paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the heart. Use Y0000 to color the background of the entire image panel.
4. Stamp the heart onto repositionable label paper and fussy-cut. Cut closely around the heart and the pen. Cut around the periphery of the feather plume. By coloring the background, I avoided having to fussy-cut around the top of the pen, which would have been a daunting task.
5. Adhere the fussy-cut mask over its counterpart. 
6. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion, then place the Grid of Hearts Stencil over top left of the image panel, secured with magnets.
7. Brush Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the stencil.
8. Move the Grid of Hearts Stencil to the bottom right of the image panel, then repeat step #7.
9. Lift the heart stencil. 
10. Place the Steam Cogs Stencil #71 on the top right of the image panel, secure it with magnets, then brush Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the stencil.
11. Move the Steam Cogs Stencil to the lower left of the image panel, secure it with magnets, and brush the Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the stencil.
12. Remove the Steam Cogs Stencil.
13. Position the word "Love" from the Altered Circuit #2 at the top left of the image panel then brush the Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the stencil.
14.  Position  "& Me" from the same stencil on the bottom right then brush Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the stencil.
15.  Position "You" as shown and brush Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the stencil.
16. Lift the image panel from the STAY-tion and add several layers of Glaze pen to the rivets on the heart to add dimension and shine.
17. Trim the image panel and edge it with Jersey Cream Prism Ink
18. Mat the image panel with red cardstock and adhere it to the card.

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Happy New Year!

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are sharing New Year's projects. Last week I shared a New Year's card where 2020 was tossed into a rubbish tin and set afire by a clever robot. This week I'm sharing a New Year's card where the "0" in 2020 has been blasted apart by an alien while his spaceship lowers a "1" into place. 

I've used the Alien Invader Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image with a sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle on a background stamped with the Celestial Navigation Clear Stamp #398 by Olga Heldwein for AALL and Create.

Here's the card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Alien Invader Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image 

Celestial Navigation Clear Stamp #398 by Olga Heldwein for AALL and Create

Classic Sentiments Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

PSA: There are lots of fantastic new products at Topflight Stamps, so you should definitely click on over there after reading my instructions! BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

White Speckled Navy Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Sapphire Blue Delicata® Ink by Tsukineko®

Unicorn Hero Hues Pigment Ink

White Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Zig® Cartoonist White Brush Pen by Kuretake

Have Your Say Stencil by Andy Skinner for DecoArt®

Orange and Lemon Spica Glitter Pens by Copic®

Red Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Silver Pen

Copic® Markers:

   Alien: YG03, YG05, YG17, FB2, Y15, YR15, YR18

   Gun and Spaceship: BG90, T0, T1, T2, T3, R24, R56, Y15, YR15, YR18

   Mask: BG000, BG10

Framed Rectangle Die-Namics by My Favorite Things

Metallic Silver Pen 

Instructions:

1. Stamp the alien and the spaceship from the Alien Invader Clear Polymer Stamp Set with Tuxedo Black ink, fussy-cut them, edge with a dark marker, then color them with Copic markers. 
2. Trace the lower part of the the alien's jawline onto white cardstock and trim into a mask shape. Edge the mask with a black marker, color it with Copic markers, then adhere it to cover the alien's nose and mouth.
3. Use the white paint pen and a stencil to add the "202", the "1", and the blasted "0" to white speckled blue cardstock. Add the ray gun rays to the right of the blasted "0"When the paint is dry, apply several layers of glitter pen over the white-painted rays.
4. Use Sapphire Blue Delicata ink, which is shimmery/sparkly, to stamp the Celestial Navigation Clear Stamp onto the image panel. You can see bits of the sparkle though it's really difficult to capture the tone on tone glittery sparkle of the total image. I guess you'll have to take my word for it.
5. Trim the background panel to 4" x 5.25",  edge with the sparkly blue ink, heat set, and adhere to a white A2 card.
6. Uses white pigment ink to stamp the sentiment onto the white speckled blue cardstock, sprinkle on White Detail embossing powder, and heat emboss.
7.  Sponge another scrap of the blue cardstock with Sapphire Blue Delicata ink. Heat emboss.
8. Cut the sentiment and the inked scrap with a framed rectangle set.
9. Adhere the alien and the spaceship to the card front. Use a silver gel pen to add cables from the spaceship to the "1".  
10. Adhere the sentiment and frame rectangles as shown to finish the card.

*I'd like to mention that I truly love this sentiment size. The small plain font is perfect to fit into smaller spaces and there are so many useful sentiments included in it.

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Hi There! Meow's It Going? Shaker Card

Happy New Year! Stampendous! has a new release that includes a wonderful new Pop Frame Die Set and seven Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Sets that coordinate with it. Perfect for framing photos, greetings, or just for using with any of the seven coordinating Perfectly Clear Stamp Sets, this set of dies is so very versatile. Three sets of nesting dies are perfect for framing greetings or small images, and a great card edger helps you make a decorative panel perfect for your personal messages.

If you'd like a chance to win this great new die set, pop over to Stampendous!' blog for more information!

I'm sharing a cat-themed shaker pop-up card that uses the new die set with the new Kitty Frame Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set.

Here's the outside of the card with the frame die used as the shaker element and another die from the set used for the sentiment.

Here's the inside of the card that uses the pop-up element and two other dies included in the set.

Stampendous! Products Used:

Pop Frame Die Set

Speech Bubble from the Tweet Birdie Die Set

Kitty Frame Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set

"Hello There" Sentiment from the Flower Frame Perfectly Clear™Stamp Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Kraft Cardstock by Recollections™

Yellow Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Kitten Smitten Patterned Paper by Doodlebug Designs Inc.™

Dot-Stripe Patterned Paper by Doodlebug Designs Inc.™

Copic® Markers:   Cats: C2, C4, C6, C7: YR12, YR14, YR61; E81, E84, E87: C00, C0, C1, C4; Y32, YR30, YR12

   Cats' Eyes: YG01, YG03; Y11, B32; Y21, Y23, Y26

   Cats' Noses: R81, R42

Pawsome Pets, Nebula, Pumpkin Spice Sparkle Blends by Doodles Paper Playground

Acetate

Black Foam Tape by Craft Fancy

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of kraft cardstock in half. Score one piece at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card.
2. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock to 5.25" x 8.25".
3. At 4 1/8", score from the outside edges .5" in towards the center of the card. Do NOT score all the way across.
4. Position the bottom edge of the large pop up die along the score lines on the cardstock. Secure with repositionable tape then run through your machine.
5. The die will have cut the sides of the cardstock and added three score lines to it. 
6. Pinch the cardstock on the score lines, then fold as shown.
7. Adhere the scored and folded yellow cardstock to the inside of the A2 kraft card, taking care to leave the pop-up portions free of adhesive. 
8. Cut a piece of 12x12 cat silhouette patterned paper to 4" x 5.25" and adhere to the front of the card.
9. Use the large wavy-edged die and the border die to cut cat silhouette patterned paper.
10. Adhere the large wavy-edged die-cut to the pop-up as shown. 
11. Adhere the border die-cut to the bottom edge of the inside of the card.
12. Using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, stamp the Cat Frame, the cat, and the sentiment onto Mixed Media Paper.
13. Position the large wavy-edged die onto the stamped cat frame, secure with repositionable tape, and cut.
14. Position the next largest die onto the stamped frame, secure with repositionable tape, and cut.
15. Use the speech die to cut the sentiment.
16. Fussy-cut the cat.
17. Use Copic markers to color the sentiment die-cut, the cats* on the cat frame, and the cat. Edge the cat with a dark marker.
18. Use two of the wavy-edged die-cuts to cut yellow dotted patterned paper.
19. Use the Y32 marker to color part of the die-cut.
20. Adhere the cat as shown on the wavy-edged die-cut, then adhere that onto the pop-up portion in the inside of the card.
21. Use Onyx Black Versa-Fine ink to stamp the sentiment onto the other wavy edged die and adhere to the front of the card as shown.
22. Flip the cat frame over and adhere acetate to cover the opening.
23. Add a double layer of black foam tape to create a well around the window.
24. Add the shaker contents.
25. Cut a piece of yellow dotted paper so that it's larger than the aperture and use to seal the aperture.
26. Adhere the shaker frame to finish the card.

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