Enjoy the Magic This Holiday Season!

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to share a card created for Topflight Stamps. Fall starts on Wednesday which means the season of magic will soon be upon us. Of course, I'm referring to Halloween -- my favorite holiday!

I've created a large card with the wondrously whimsical, if oddly creepy, potion creatures from the Zinski Art 16 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy, the Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose Studio, the Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps, and the Holiday Sentiment Duos by Heffy Doodle.

Here it is!

 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Zinski Art 16 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Holiday Sentiment Duos by Heffy Doodle

Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose Studio

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey and Blue Cardstock

Tuxedo Black and London Fog Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Shadow Grey Archival™ Ink by Ranger Ink

Fired Brick and Tea Dye Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Copic® Markers:

   Frankenstein: YG21, YG23, YG25, BV11, BV13, BV25, C1, C3, C3, N3, N5, G43, G46, YR30, YR31

   Lady: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20, B32, B34, B53, B66, Y35, Y38, YR24, YR27, YG91, YG93, YG95

   Devil: YG0000, YG00, YG01, YG91, R02, R05, RV93, RV95, RV99, G20, G40, G43

   Spider Eyed Humanoid: BV000, B41, B60, B53, N4, 5, BV25, YG91, YG93, YG95

   Cat: BV20, BV23, BV25 BV34, RV03, YG21, YG23, YR20, YR21, G40, G43

   Floor/Table: E21, E23, E25, W1, W3

   Brick/Mortar Touch-Up/Details: T1, T2, T3

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Rose Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Nestabilities® Arched Windows Die Templates by Spellbinders® Stitched Speech Bubble Edges Die-namics®by My Favorite Things®

Stamping Platform
Repositionable Labels by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Instructions and Notes:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the  potion creatures from the Zinski Art 16 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper.
2. The label paper version was fussy-cut then positioned atop its counterpart to mask the image. 
3. Trace one of the arched window dies onto two layers of masking paper, fussy-cut them, and position them as desired on the image panel.
4. Secure the image panel onto the STAY-tion with magnets.
5. Place the STAY-tions magnetic ruler horizontally over across the image panel.
6. Use the largest brush from the Black Blending Brushes to brush Shadow Grey Archival ink across the masked images to cover the entire image panel.
7. Use magnets to secure the Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil over the image panel and brush London Fog Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
8. Use the smallest of the Black Blending Brushes  to add touches of Red Brick and Tea Dye Distress inks randomly onto the brickwork.
9. Use tape to secure the Arched Window Die over one of the windows and run the image panel through the die-cut machine.
10. Use tape to secure the Arched Window Die over the other window and run the image panel through the die-cut machine.
11. Lift the masks were lift and reserve if possible.
12. Move the image panel to your work surface and color the potion creatures and the wooden floor/table top with Copic markers. 
13. Use Copic markers to add detail to the brickwork and mortar. 
14. Use the Rose Stardust glitter penadd sparkle to the cat-creature's whiskers and to the jewels atop the crown.  
15. Use White gel pen to add white highlights to the bottles.
16. Trim the top part off the image panel.
17. Use a speech bubble die to cut the light grey inked cardstock trimmed from the image panel in Step 16.
18. Use magnets to secure the speech bubble die-cut to the base of the stamping platform. 
19. Position the sentiment facedown onto the speech bubble where desired. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp and lift.
20. Cover the top part of the sentiment with a scrap of paper. 
21. Use Onyx Black VersaFine ink to ink the sentiment. Remove the scrap of paper, and stamp the sentiment onto the image panel.
22. Use magnets to secure blue cardstock to the base of the stamping platform. 
23. Place the image panel atop the blue cardstock so you can see where the windows are. 
24. Position the Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp facedown over the left window. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
25. Remove the image panel.
26. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and stamp.
27. Thoroughly clean and dry the Bat Colony Stamp.
28. Repeat Step #23 through #27 to stamp the Bat Colony onto the blue cardstock so it will appear in the right window.
29. Remove the blue cardstock from the stamping platform.
30. Adhere the image panel over the blue cardstock as shown.
31. Adhere the sentiment onto the blue cardstock as shown.
32. Secure the blue panel to a 5.5" x 8.5" grey card.

Note: I ordinarily would have used a black chalk pencil to detail the brick wall and window area. Alas, my pencil sharpeners are "somewhere safe" and my second black chalk pencil has a broken lead. Hence, I decided to use my Copics. It worked fairly well for the the details on the bricks and mortar, but was decidedly less successful on the windows' outlines and shadows. Perfection is overrated, so I need to get over my Virgo self. 

Thanks for visiting today!