Fairy Flower Card

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are showcasing products by Indigo Blu.

Here's a mixed media card with the Faerie Flora Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu, Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy, and the Dote on Diamonds Stencil #119 by AALL and Create.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Faerie Flora Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu

Cloudy, Pool, Globe Thistle, and Lilac Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy

5x7 Gel Press

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko®

Dote on Diamonds Stencil #119 by AALL and Create

Blending Brush Set 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. especially since there are loads of new goodies. 

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

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper Company®

New Canvas Palette™ Ink by Stewart Superior

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: B21, B63, B66, B69, V04, V06, V91, V93, YG01, YG03, YG45, YG67, G21, G24, RV55, RV63

Black and Rose Stardust® Glitter Gel Pens by Sakura® of America

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

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Oval Frame A2 Card Die, Source Unknown

Speedball Brayer

Instructions:

1. Randomly apply small dots of Cloudy, Pool, Globe Thistle, and Lilac Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints onto a 5 x 7 Gel Press. 
2. Use wide brayer to spread and blend the paint on the Gel Press.
3. Smooth heavyweight mixed media paper onto the Gel Press and pull a print. Repeat this process until you have the coverage and color blend you want.
4. Cut the painted mixed media paper and black cardstock with the Oval Frame A2 card die. You will end up with an A2 card front, a matting oval, and the center oval.
5. Set aside the center oval and the black oval frame.
6. Brush white hybrid ink over the Dote on Diamonds Stencil #119  onto the painted card front and heat set.
7. Edge the card front with Black Soot Distress ink.
8. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the flowers from the Faerie Flora Cling Stamp set onto Neenah cardstock, fussy-cut the flowers, color with Copic markers, and edge with dark markers. 
9. Use magnets to secure the reserved painted oval onto the base of a stamping platform.
10. One by one, position the flower stamps face down onto the the painted oval, press the lid of the platform onto the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with VersaFine ink, and stamp. 
11. Clean the stamp and repeat until you have three flowers stamped onto the painted oval. It's okay that the stamped images overlap as you will be securing their colored, fussy-cut images over them.
12. Heat set the oval.
13. Use the Black Stardust Glitter pen to go over the tendrils of the flowers.
14. Use the Rose Stardust Glitter pen to add a touch of glittery pink to the ends of the tendrils on the center flower.
15. Adhere the stamped, colored, and fussy-cut flowers to their counterparts on the oval. Trim the stems if they are overlapping the edge of the oval.
16. Use Black Soot Distress Ink to edge the oval.
17. Adhere the stenciled card front  to a black A2 card. 
18. Adhere the reserved black oval die-cut mat 
19. Adhere the flower bedecked oval die-cut in the center of the oval frame to finish the card. 

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Shenanigans!

I know it's Saturday, but I'm sharing a card created for  But first, I want to remind you that Topflight Stamps is holding a Moving Sale, so you really ought to pop over there right now to check out all the wonderful products that you can get! Think of it as your good deed for the day. You'll help the store by lessening the amount of stuff that needs to be moved. So it'll be a win for you and a win for Topflight Stamps!

Time to move onto my card. As you might now, I'm a crazy cat lady, What you don't know is that I have a bit of a mouse problem. They get into the house, the cats hunt them, play with them, and I end up having to deal with the result. So, when I saw the Playing Cat and Mouse Clear Set by The Card Hut,  I had to have it. It has cats. It has mice. It has mice turning the tables on the cat. Brilliant!

Here's my card, that I'll likely sent to a fellow cat lady. 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Playing Cat and Mouse Clear Set by The Card Hut

Scalloped rectangles Frame Die Set by Paper Rose

Paw Prints Dinky Stencil #TC070 by That's Crafty

Wild Mushroom Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey and Taupe Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: E50, E51, E70, E71, E74, R01, R30, R32, C0, C1, C2, C3, YG01, YG03, YG05, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG41, YG45, B00, B12

Pastel Pearlescent Palette Chalk by Pebbles

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Select the cat and mice stamps you want to use. I chose the mice with the hose and the wettest looking cat. 
2. Use magnets to secure white cardstock to the base of the stamp platform.
3. Position the cat and mice stamps facedown onto the cardstock. Press the platform lid onto the back of the stamps, Lift the lid.
4. Ink the stamps with Memento ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary for a good impression.
5. Color the mice, cat, and grass with Copic markers. 
6. Use palette chalk to add the sky.
7. Use the smaller of the two frames included in the Scalloped Rectangles Frame Die Set to cut taupe cardstock.
8. Adhere the frame over the image panel and set aside.
9. Secure a piece of grey cardstock to the STAY-tion.
10. Starting on the left, brush Wild Mushroom Prism Ink over the  Paw Prints Dinky Stencil #TC070.
11. Move the stencil to the right and repeat Step #10, twice.
12. Trim and edge the piece with Wild Mushroom Prism Ink.
13. Adhere the stenciled background to a taupe card
14. Add the framed image panel to finish the card.

I really wanted to add the word "shenanigans". Alas, I didn't have that as a stamp. Oh well.

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Relax!

It's late May which has brought warmer more pleasant weather. People are working on their gardens and relaxing outdoors, just like this little fella. Doesn't he look peaceful? 

I've used the new Dream Flower House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp by Stampendous with one of the sentiments from the House-Mouse Designs® Mini Clear Stamp Set.

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Dream Flower House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp

House-Mouse Designs® Mini Clear Stamp Set *

Dome Jar Shaker Die Set 

Spring Borders Die Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:
Copic® Markers: 

   Mouse Fur: E31, E33, E35, E44

   Mouse Skin: BV000, BV000, E51, E50, R000 with R22 for his nose

   Flower: Y0000, Y000, Yw1, Y23, Y26

   Stem: YG41, YG45

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

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

*If you haven't checked out the POP Mini Stamp sets, you should. They're a great bang for your buck as you get a plethora of mini image stamps and sentiments with each set. 

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of yellow 8.5" x 11" cardstock in half. Score one piece and fold to form an A2 card. 
2. Cut yellow gingham paper to 5.25" x 4" and adhere to the card.
3. Cut striped gingham paper to 2" x 4" and adhere on the right as shown.
4. Use one of the borders from the Spring Borders Die Set to cut a strip of yellow polka dot paper.  Trim to ~.5" wide by 4" and adhere as shown.
5. Use Memento ink to stamp the image and color with Copic markers.
6. Trim image panel.
7. Trim yellow cardstock left from Step #1 .5" larger than the image panel. Use this to mat the image panel.
8. Stamp the sentiment.
9. Use the flap cutting die from the Dome Jar Shaker Set to cut the sentiment.
10. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

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Wishing You a Lovely Day!

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. I've created another slimline scene card with PaperArtsy's Eclectica by Kay Carley #35 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set, Eclectica by Kay Carley MINI #27 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp, several Fresco Finish Chalk Paints, and two dies from the Essential Rectangle Slimline Frame Die Set from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection by by Creative Expressions.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Kay Carley #35 Rubber Cling Mounted Set by PaperArtsy

Kay Carley MINI #27 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp by by PaperArtsy

Southern Skies, Summer Sky, Periwinkle, Snowflake, Stone, Bougainvillea, and Lawn Fresco Finish Chalk Paints by by PaperArtsy

Essential Rectangle Slimline Frame Die Set from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection by by Creative Expressions

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. especially since there are loads of new goodies. BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore®

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Green and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Limelight, Hyde Park, Elephant, and Little Black Dress Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy

Copic® Markers: RV02, RV04, RV17, V06, FV02, B23, B24, B29, B60, FB2, YG01, YG03, YG05, YG17, Y11, Y23, T1, T3

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

Blue and Clear Stardust Gelly Roll® Glitter Gel Pens by Sakura® of America

Aqua Shimmer Glitter Pens by Nuvo®/Tonic Studios

Yellow, Pink, Blue, Green Uni-Posca Paint Pens by Mitsubishi Pencil Co.

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

Stamping Platform

Stamp-a-Ma-Jig® by EK Success®

8x10 Gel Press

Wide Brayer

Please note that this card is out of my comfort zone in three ways. 

• I created the blue sky background using Fresco Finish Chalk Paint by PaperArtsy on my big Gel Press, which is the first time that I successfully used acrylics on a Gel Press. I've tried before and ended up tossing them. This time it worked! Yahoo!

• I painted the dragonflies, stepping stones, and painted the grassy foreground freehand. I use acrylics, but usually to create a background and/or paint chipboard and die-cuts.

•  The color scheme is seriously bright and way outside my usual comfort zone. This alone almost led me to bin the entire thing. My daughter and some friends told me to keep going. So I did.

Instructions:

1. Apply a few dots of Summer Sky, Periwinkle, and Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Paint onto a Gel Press and use a brayer to blend the colors. Press a 6x12 strip of Mixed Media cardstock onto the Gel Press. Smooth or brayer over the back, and pull the print. Heat set.
2. Used the second largest die from the Essential Rectangle Slimline Frame Die Set from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection to cut the painted/printed cardstock to form the image panel.
3. Secure the painted die-cut to the base of the stamping platform with magnets. 
4. Place the the fairy house and the stone path from the Kay Carley #35 Rubber Cling Mounted Set and the two dragonflies from the Kay Carley MINI #27 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp facedown onto the image panel. 
5. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps, lift the lid, ink the stamps with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp. Repeat if necessary for a good impression.
6. Paint the dragonflies with Southern Skies and Bougainvillea Fresco Finish Chalk Paint. 
7. Paint the stone walkwaywith Little Black Dress, Elephant, and Stone Fresco Finish Chalk Paints. 
8. Put the image panel back onto the stamp platform and restamp the stones to fix painting mistakes.
9. Use Limelight, Lawn, and Hyde Park Fresco Finish Chalk Paints to paint the grassy area.
10. Use the paint pens to add flower stems and flowers to the grassy area. I could have and probably should have used Fresco Finish Chalk Paints to add the flowers, but I didn't want to push my luck.
11. Heat set the image panel and set aside.
12. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the fairy house onto white cardstock.
13. Fussy-cut the image, color it with Copic markers in seriously bright colors, then edge the image with a dark marker. 
14. Coat the windows and the stones between the roof and the rest of the house wit Clear Glaze Pen to add dimension and shine. Let dry and repeat to build up layers. 
15. Adhere the colored fairy house onto its counterpart on the image panel. 
16. Use the clear Aqua Shimmer pen add sparkle to the dragonflies' bodies and wings.
17. Use the Blue Stardust glitter pen to add dragonfly trails. 
18. Distress the edges of the image panel to create a bit more visual interest.
19. Mat the image panel die-cut with black cardstock.
20. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the sentiments  onto a leftover piece of painted cardstock, die-cut, and edge with Black Soot Distress ink.
21. Cut green cardstock with the largest die from the Essential Rectangle Slimline Frame Die Set then mat with black cardstock. 
22. Assemble the layers and adhere to a green card. 
23. Adhere the sentiments as shown to finish the card.

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Cake TIme!

When it comes to cake, bigger is better! I just wish I could bake one as pretty as the one on my card! My cakes either look good or taste good. Never both!

 I created this card that features the new Slim Cake Perfectly Clear Stamp Set by Stampendous! This set comes with three cake stamps that you can layer almost any way you want to create a regular size card or a trendy slimline card. Plus the set also includes a birthday sentiment, an anniversary sentiment, a two-part sentiment, two candles, and a heart. 

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Slim Cake Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set 

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Copic® Markers: RV0000, RV000, RV52, RV63, RV91, Y11, Y23, YR61

Yellow Cardstock

Passion Fruit Vintage Double Dot Designs Patterned Paper by BoBunny Press®

No Frills Plain Slimline Die Set by Gina Marie Designs

Stamp Positioner

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

Instructions:

1. Use a Stamp Positioner and Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the cake/cake plate layer onto white Mixed Media Paper and onto label paper.
2. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel to serve as a mask.
3. Position the second cake layer atop the the masked cake and stamp onto the image panel and onto label paper.
4. Fussy-cut the label paper to create a second mask.
5. Position the top cake layer and stamp onto the image panel and onto label paper.
6. Fussy-cut the label paper version to mask the top layer.
7. Stamp the candles.
8. Remove all masks and reserve for a later use. 
9. Color the cake with Copic markers.
10. Use The No Frills Plain Slimline dies to cut the image panel and patterned paper.
11. Adhere the image panel to the die-cut patterned paper.
12. Trim the yellow cardstock slightly larger than the patterned paper and adhere the matted image panel.
13. Cut the same patterned paper to .25" larger than then yellow cardstock.
14. Adhere the double matted image panel, then adhere to a yellow card.

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Happy Birthday!

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing products from Hobby Art Ltd.

I opted to use the adorable Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set to create a slimline birthday card.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

Essential Rectangle Frames Die Set from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection by Creative Expressions

Acetate Hills Masks by Lavinia Stamps

Periwinkle, Apple Green, Spring Meadow, Rainforest Green Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts

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. especially since there are loads of new goodies. 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

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Copic® Markers:

   Goat: E30, E31, E33, E34, E42, E43, E44, B21, B32, G20, C0, C1,W3, W4,W6

   Kids: E31, E33, E34, E37, E43, E44, N3, N4, N6, R21, B32

   Rock: T1, T2, T3, BG90, E70, E93

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the two kids from the Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto label paper. 
2. Fussy-cut the label paper kids and place the masks over their counterparts. 
3. Stamp the the rock onto the image panel and onto label paper. 
4. Fussy-cut the label  paper version and place it onto its counterpart,.
5. Stamp the big-eyed goat onto the image panel and onto label paper. 
6. Fussy-cut the label paper version and use it to mask its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Use magnets to secure the image panel onto the STAY-tion. 
8. Place the rounded hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks set over the image panel and secure with magnets.
9. Sponge or brush Periwinkle Prism Ink over the rounded hills mask.
10. Lift the mask, trace it onto scrap paper, and fussy-cut to create a mask to protect the sky that was just sponged. 
11. Secure the fussy-cut paper mask with magnets and sponge/brush Apple Green and Spring Meadow Prism Inks over the flattish hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks onto the image panel. 
12. Move the flattish hills mask down and sponge the same inks over the masks onto the image panel.
13. Repeat step #12 until the grassy portion of the background is complete. 
14.  Use Apple Green, Spring Meadow, and Rainforest Green Prism Inks to stamp the grass from the Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set randomly onto the grass background
15. Die-cut the image panel with the largest die from the Essential Rectangle Frames Die Set from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection.
16. Lift all masks and and retain for another use. 
17. Color all images with Copic markers.
18. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the sentiment. Heat set.
19. Adhere the completed image panel to a brown card.

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Let Your Dreams Be Your Compass

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week I'm revisiting a favorite theme of mine, namely Steampunk. I've created a card using Stamperia's Lady Vagabond  and Lady Vagabond Flying A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Sets with the Distressed Bricks 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose and the Small Elements Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by That's Crafty.

It's a rather large card at 8.5 x 5.5"

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Lady Vagabond A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Set by Stamperia

Lady Vagabond Flying A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Set  by Stamperia

Distressed Bricks 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose

Small Elements Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by That's Crafty

Premier Ink Blending Tool by Hunkydory Crafts

Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

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. especially since there are loads of new goodies. 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

Grey, Blue, and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics® Paper

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Rusty Hinge, Pumice Stone, and Black Soot Distress® Inks by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Starlite Black Brilliance™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Shark Tooth White Atelier Fusion Ink by Ink On 3

Lady Vagabond 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Stamperia

Copic® Markers:

   Lady Vagabond: 

      Skin: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000

      Lips: E04, R22

      Cheeks: R20

      Hair: C4, C6, C7, B21, B45

      Clothing and Hat: E81, I84, B32, B34, B45, BG35 BG53 BG57, YR23, YR24, YR27

      Leaves, Bow, Flower on Hat: R83, YG25, YG63, E81, E84

      Binoculars: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, BG93

      Boots and Briefcase: C4, C6, C7

   Cat:

      Fur: C00, C0, C2, C4, C6, R81, RV91

      Eyes: YG01, G40, G43, G46, 

      Hat: B32, B34, B45, BG49, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

      Goggles: BG49, BG57

   Luggage: E04, E33, 34, E37, E44, E49, E71, E74, E81, E84, G20, G21, G40, Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, R56, T3, T4, T5

   Clock: YG01, G21, G40, YR31, BG53

Silver Ingot Metallic Spectrum Noir™ Marker by Crafter's Companion

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

Circles Nestabilities® Die Set by Spellbinders®

Cloudy Day Stencil by My Favorite Things®

Black Chalk Pencil by General's®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Score a piece of 8.5" x 11 black cardstock at 5.5" and fold to form a card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp Lady Vagabond and her luggage from the Lady Vagabond A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Set and the Steampunk cat and the smaller clock from the Lady Vagabond Flying A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Set onto white cardstock. 
3. Color all the images with Copic markers, fussy-cut them,  and edge them with a dark marker.
4. Use Silver Ingot Metallic Spectrum Noir marker to color the rim of the clock, then cut with one of the Nestabilies Circle Dies.
5. Coat the cat's goggles, the watch on his hat, the clock face, and the binocular lenses with several coats of Clear Glaze pen, letting each layer dry between applications. 
6. Set these elements aside.
7. Use magnets to secure the the Distressed Bricks stencil over a piece of grey cardstock on the STAY-tion. 
8. Using the large blending brush from the 3 Blending Brush Set by Time for Tea Designs,  brush Fired Brick Distress ink over the stencil until there's no color left on the brush. 
9. Brush Rusted Hinge Distress ink over the the stencil to add additional color variations to the brick. Brush off the excess ink onto scrap paper.
10. Brush a small amount of Aged Mahogany Distress ink over the stencil to deepen the color, then brush the excess ink onto a piece of scrap paper.
11. Repeat Step #10 with Pumice Stone, then Black Soot Distress ink to dirty the bricks a bit.
12. Keeping the stencil in place, lightly trace the bricks with a black chalk pencil.
13. Remove the stencil and clean.
14. Continue to add black chalk pencil details to the mortar and the brick, then blend with a q-tip, your finger, or a tissue.
15. Trim blue cardstock 6" x 8.25".
16. Use magnets to secure the Cloudy Day stencil over the blue cardstock onto the STAY-tion.
17. Use the Hunkydory Blending Tool to sponge Sharktooth White Atelier Fusion ink over the stencil onto the blue cardstock. Remove the stencil and clean. Heat set the clouds.
18. Remove the stenciled blue cardstock from the STAY-tion and use magnets to secure it to the base of a stamping platform.
19. Place the birds stamp from the Small Elements Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by That's Crafty* facedown on the top right of the blue panel. Press the lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Ink the stamp with  Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko and stamp.
21. Keeping the stamp in the same position, slide the blue cardstock over ~3.25" to the right and secure with magnets.
22. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again. Remove the birds stamp and clean. 
23. Re-secure the blue panel to the base of the platform. Position the compass stamp from the from Small Elements Stamp facedown onto the center of the blue panel as shown above. Press the stamp platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
24. Ink the stamp with Starlite Black Brilliance ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary for a good impression.
25. Heat set the clouds, birds, and compass at the top of the blue cardstock. 
26. The white fusion ink interfered a bit with the black ink, so went over the birds with a black marker, then heat set again because why not?
27. The brick stenciled grey cardstock was adhered to the base of the blue panel, which was then trimmed to 5.25" wide. The entire panel was edged with Black Soot Distress ink.
28. The luggage, Lady Vagabond, Steampunk kitty, and the clock were adhered as shown.
29. The sentiment was trimmed from the inside cover of the patterned paper and edged with Black Soot Distress ink.
30. Several layers of Clear Glaze pen were added to the small compass in the sentiment.
31. The sentiment panel was adhered as shown.
32. The card front was adhered to the black card and I called it done!

* I think the Small Elements Set 2 Clear Stamp Set by That's Crafty* will be incredibly useful. The stamps are sized to fit inchies, twinchies, dominos, and other small things. It's new to Topflight Stamp Store along with three other sets of Small Elements Clear Stamp Sets and some wonderful Dinky Stencils.

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I shall enter this card into Sandee and amelie's Steampunk Challenge for May/June 2021!

Panda Time for Tea

 On Tuesday I shared my project for Topflight Stamps and I told you all that "this week my teammates and I are sharing projects created with products by Time for Tea Designs. However, I got confused and thought that maybe I was supposed to make a tea-themed project. So I made both. However, I'm just sharing one project today because I figured that two projects worth of my instructions would drive any readers completely bonkers." I'm back with the second project, which is a tag that combined both Time for Tea Designs and a tea theme. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Coffee and Tea To Go Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Graphite, Blue Lagoon, Merlot, and Paprika Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

5" X 7" Gel Press

2" Speedball Brayer

Pattern 4 Stencil by Pronty Crafts

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. especially since there are loads of new goodies. 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

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Vellum with embedded sparkly bits: Source Unknown

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Stencil/Tag Die Set #277 by Studio Light

Vapor Die: Source Unknown

Copic® Markers: BV000, BV20, C00, C0, RV000, B32, B34, B60, N6

Copic® Multiliner: Black .1

Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Ribbon: Source Unknown

Stamping Platform

Post-It® Notes by 3M

Instructions:

1. Stamp the To Go Cup with Memento ink onto white cardstock then secure the image panel to the stamping platform with magnets. 
2. Using a stamping platform, position one of the adorable pandas from Pandomonium set facedown onto the cup, press the platform lid onto the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Memento ink, and stamp. Repeat inking and stamping if necessary for a good impression. 
3. Fussy-cut the cup and color the panda and the background with Copic markers.  Edge the cup and set aside.
4. Use the Studio Light Tag Die Set to cut mixed media cardstock. 
5. Apply Graphite Elements Ink to a 2" Speedball Brayer. 
6. Roll off* some ink onto another tag or whatever and apply the remaining ink onto the 5" X 7" Gel Press . 
7. Place the tag base was onto the Gel Press, pull a print was pulled, and clean both the Gel Press and brayer
8. Repeat Steps #6 and 7  with Blue Lagoon Elements ink, then more lightly with Merlot, and Paprika Elements Inks.
9. When happy, heat set the tag.
10. Repeated the above process with the stitched tag overlay to build up some color.
11.  Place the Pattern 4 Stencil onto the Gel Press, brayer Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the stencil, place the tag overlay onto the Gel Press, and pull a print. 
12. Heat set the overlay.
13. Secure the tag overlay with magnets onto the base of the stamping platform.
14. Place the sentiment from the Coffee and Tea To Go Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set as shown, and the lift the platform's lid .
15. Use a Post-It Note to cover the words "You, Me, &", ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp the sentiment. 
16. Use a  fine-tipped black pen to ink the stitch patterns on the tag overlay then add Clock themed Washi tape as shown.
17. Adhere the tag overlay to the tag and adhere the Panda Tea-To-Go Cup.
18. Use the water vapor/steam die to cut vellum, then adhere the vellum over the lid of the To Go Cup.
19. Adhere the topper to the hole at the top of the tag. 
20. Thread ribbon through the hole to finish the tag.

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