Cast a Spell on Halloween!

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! I'm firmly in Halloween mode, so I've created yet another spooky card with the spell book and the crow from the Free Your Imagination Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, the Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image, and sentiments from the Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle. The background was created on the 5" x 7" Gel Press with the Sundance, Paprika, and Sahara Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Free Your Imagination Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image

Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

5" x 7" Gel Press

2" Speedball Brayer

Sundance, Paprika, and Sahara Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko

Black Blending Brush Set by Time For Tea Designs

Other Products Used:
140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore®

Harvest Orange My Colors Cardstock by My Mind's Eye

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

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Post-It Notes® by 3M

Waterbrush

Instructions:

1. Use a brayer to apply Sundance Elements Ink to the Gel Press.
2. Use a brayer to apply Sahara Elements Ink to the Gel Press.
3. Use a brayer to apply Paprika Elements Ink to the Gel Press.
4. Press a piece of heavy cardstock onto the Gel Press, smooth the back,, and pull the print.
5. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 until you're happy with the blending, color, and coverage.
6. Place the Time Tunnel Stencil onto the Gel Press.
7. Brayer Paprika Elements Ink over the the stencil onto the Gel Press.
8. Remove the stencil, place the inked print facedown onto the Gel Press, smooth the back, and pull a print.
9. Lightly mist the print with water and heat set.
10. Repeat step 9 if desired.
11. Use magnets to secure the Gel Press print to the base of the stamping platform.
12. Position the book stamp face down where desired.
13. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp.
14. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again if necessary for a good ink coverage.
15. Remove the book stamp and clean.
16. Position the 
17. Position the raven/crow stamp face down where desired.
18. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp.
19. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again if necessary.
20. Remove the print from the stamping platform and heat set.
21. Use a waterbrush and a paper towel to remove ink from the book's pages. Heat set.
22. Use magnets to secure the print onto the STAY-tion.
23. Place the STAY-tion ruler horizontally just under the book.
24. Brush Paprika Elements ink under the book to ground the book.
25. Heat set the image panel.
26. Use magnets to secure the Gel Press print to the base of the stamping platform.
27. Position the Happy Halloween sentiment stamp face down where desired.
28. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp.
29. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again if necessary for good coverage.
30. Position the Happy Halloween stamp face down where desired.
31. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp.
32. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again if necessary.
33. Remove the sentiment stamp.
34. Shift the image panel to the left and resecure with magnets.
35. Position the Happy Holidays sentiment facedown on the bottom right of the image panel.
36. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
37. Use Post-It Notes to cover "Happy Holidays" and "this holiday season". 
38. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, remove the Post-It Notes, and stamp.
39. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
40. Heat set thoroughly.
41. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75".
42. Edge the image panel with Paprika Elements Ink and heat set.
43. Edge the image panel with Black Soot Distress Ink and heat set.
44. Adhere the image panel to an orange 5" x 7" card.

Notes:

• Brayer the excess ink onto cardstock or onto text or music notation paper. You never know what you'll get!
• Mist the inked stencil with water and press onto your mop up paper! You'll end up with a cleaner stencil and a cool result!
• If I had used bleach instead of water in Step 21, I might have gotten cleaner results. I was lazy and didn't want to go into the garage. 

Thanks for visiting today!