Cock-a-Doodle-Doo

Stampendous! Products Used:

Farm Fresh Rooster Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set

Slim Cling Woodgrain Rubber Stamp

Chicken Wire Rubber Stamp

Detail Silver Embossing Powder

Mixed Media White Cardstock

Other Products Used:

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

Beak: Y19

Face and Comb: B34, R24, R27

Feathers: Y23, Y26, Y28, YR24, YR27, E08, E18, B34, B37

Ground: E41, E42, E43

Outline: B0000

VersaMark™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Nocturne VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Blue Lagoon Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Delicate Chain Die by Memory Box

Silver Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Blue, Yellow, and Black Cardstock

Silver Brad

Stamping Platform

Intructions:

1. Cut a piece of 8.5" x 11" blue cardstock in half. 
2. Score at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card. Set aside.
3. Use Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the rooster onto white paper.
4. Color with Copic markers. 
5. Trim the image panel to 2.375" x 3.125". Set aside.
6. Cut a piece of white media paper in half vertically.
7. Sponge Blue Lagoon Elements inks to cover the paper. Heat set. 
8. Sponge Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire Distress ink overtop to deepen the color. Heat set.
9. Use magnets to secure the inked paper to the base of the stamping platform.
10. Place the Slim Cling Woodgrain Rubber stamp facedown on the blue cardstock.
11. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
12. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and stamp.
13. Re-ink and stamp if necessary to get a good impression. Heat set.
14. Cut  four .5" strips from the stamped blue paper, then cut two 5.25" strips and two 4" strips
15. Edge each strip with Black Soot Distress ink. 
16. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4" x 5.25".
17. Adhere the two .5" x 5.25" strips to either side of black cardstock.
18. Adhere the two 4" x .5" strips to the top and bottom of the black cardstock.
19. Use VersaMark ink to stamp the Chicken Wire onto yellow cardstock.
20. Add Detail Silver Embossing powder and heat set.
21. Trim the yellow panel to 3" x 4.25" and adhere to the center of the black cardstock.
22. Cut the remaining piece of blue woodgrain paper to 2.625" x 3.375" and use to mat the reserved image panel.
23. Use a pokey tool to poke a hole in the top panel of the frame.
24. Use chain die to cut the silver cardstock.
25. Cut the chain in half and adhere to the reverse of the matted image panel.
26. Bring the two parts of the chain together at the top and attach with a silver brad as shown.

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Catching Popcorn

I'm still yearning for warm weather when we can laze outside surrounded by flowers and friends. Perhaps we'll even pop some popcorn like the mice in the Catching Popcorn House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp.

Stampendous! Products Used:

Catching Popcorn House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp 

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Mini Pop Clear House-Mouse Designs® Stamp Set (still available online)

Tuxedo Black Memento® Ink by Tsukineko®

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:
Grass: B41, B60, YG03, YG05

Flowers: B63, B66, BB02

Popcorn: E41, E42, YR000, YR30, YR31, E15

Fire Rocks: E00, E93, W0, W2, T1, T2, T3, BG10, BG90, BG93

Pebbles: BG10, BG70, BG90, BG93,T1, T2, T3, W00, E00, E93

Firewood: E21, E23, E25, E44

Stream Bed: E40, Er41, E42

Kettle: N1, N2, N3, N4,N5, N6

Ground: E40, E41, E42, W1, W2

Mice Skin: BV000, RV91, E51,E50, R01, R00, R000, R20 (Cheeks), R21, R22 (Noses)

Tongue: E04, RV42

Fur: (left to right) E44, E35, E33, E31: E35, E44, E55, E57, R01; W3, W5, W6, W7, E000; E21, E23, E25, E37; T1, T3, T4, T5, T7

Blueberry DoubleDot Patterned Paper by BoBunny Press®

Comodore Cardstock by My Colors

Yellow Cardstock

Ribbon Slider Die: Source unknown

Ribbon: Source unknown

Instructions: 

1. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock to 5.5" x 11".
2. Score and fold to form a 5.5" square card. Set aside.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the image.
4. Color with Copic markers.
5. Trim the image panel to 4.5" x 3.5".
6. Trim a piece of yellow cardstock .25" larger than the image panel and use to as a mat.
7. Cut patterned paper to 5.25" square and edge with a dark blue marker.
8. Use Onyx Black VersaFine ink to stamp the sentiment onto yellow cardstock.
9. Die-cut the sentiment.
10. Thread the ribbon through the sentiment and adhere the ends of the image to the back of the patterned paper panel.
11. Adhere the image panel as shown.
12. Adhere the card front to the reserved card.

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Music On/World Off Card

It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing wonderful products by Carabelle Studios. I decided to make a mixed media card starring the fabulously funky The 80s Lemur, which I had to have. After all, how could I resist a super-cool lemur tuning out the world whilst listening to music piped into his headphones courtesy of his cassette player?

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

The 80s Lemur Cling Rubber Stamp by Carabelle Studios

Music On/World Off Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image 

Mystic Swirl Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Vanilla, Sage, and Autumn Fire Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy

Yellow Ombre Ink Pad by Hunkydory Crafts

Jersey Cream Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko

2" Speedball Brayer

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basis Paper®

The Timeless Type Stack® by DCWV®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: W00, W0, W1, W2, E50, G20, G21, G24, BG70, BG72, BG90, BG93, BG96, YR23, YR27, E07

Bundled Sage and Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Olive Green Pastel Pencil by Derwent

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platforms

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

Instructions:

1. Cut green cardstock to 10" x 7". Score at 5", and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the 80s Lemur by Carabelle Studios onto white cardstock and Repositionable Label paper. 
3. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it over the lemur on the image panel as a mask. 
4. Use magnets to secure the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
5. Place a clear ruler horizontally over the bottom half of the image. 
6. Brush or sponge Jersey Cream Prism Ink over the ruler and the masked image to add color to the white background. 
7. Use magnets to secure the Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image over the image panel
8. Brush or sponge the lightest color from the Yellow Ombre Ink Pad over the stencil onto the background to add a trippy element. 
9. Reposition the ruler over the top part of the image panel and sponge Sage Distress inkover the ruler onto the base of the image to ground the Lemur.
10. Lift and retain the mask.
11. Color the image with Copic markers. 
12. Use a stamping platform and Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the sentiment from the Music On/World Off Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image on the top of the image panel. Heat set.
13. Use Black Soot Distress ink to edge the image panel. 
14. Sadly, I got a fingerprint on the background, big bummer!*
15. Improvise to fix the mistake by randomly stamping the grunge splash stamp from the Music On/World Off Stamp Set to add a grungy border. It almost looks intentional!
16. The image panel was set aside for a bit.
17. Add a spot of Vanilla Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint to your craft mat, mist lightly with water.
18. Use a brayer to apply the paint over a piece of music patterned cardstock.
19. Repeat Step #16 with Sage then Autumn Fire Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint until the patterned paper is covered,  
20. If your paint isn't blended to your liking and/or the music notes are a bit obscured, misted the painted patterned cardstock with water, then used paper towel to remove the excess paint. Heat set the panel. 
21. Trim the background panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edged with Distress ink. 
22. Use Sage Distress ink to stamp the Mystic Swirl Clear Polymer Stampon the top left and bottom right corners. Heat set the ink.
23. Adhere the background panel to the reserved 5" x 7" card.
24. Adhere the image panel as shown.

Notes:

• If you have patterned cardstock that either does not float your boat anymore or is perfect for a project but has the wrong color scheme, Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy can work wonders. 
• Fingerprints and ink smudges happen. Don't despair! Use a patterned stamp to camouflage the mistake. 

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Variations on a Stamp

Greetings! Today I have two cards created for Topflight Stamps using Darkroom Door's new Arty Squares Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp. 

Here's the first card, which is rather bright. Darkroom Door's Coffee Time Red Rubber Cling Stamps and Grid Background Red rubber Cling Stamp were also used to create the card. 

Here's the second card which uses Darkroom Door's Arty Squares Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp with the coordinating Arty Squares Small Stencil. I also used the Bottles Red Rubber Cling Stamps by Darkroom Door and a sentiment from the Rise Up Clear Border Stamp #490 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Arty Squares Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Coffee Time Red Rubber Cling Stamps by Darkroom Door

Grid Background Red rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bottles Red Rubber Cling Stamps by Darkroom Door

Arty Squares Small Stencil by Darkroom Door

Rise Up Clear Border Stamp #490 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

5" x 7" Gel Press

2" Speedball Brayer

Sundance, Confetti, Mermaid, Pine, Russet Orange, Bermuda, and Henna Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Yellow and Ocean Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Old Paper and Gathered Twigs Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

VersaMark® Ink by Tsukineko®

Sunflower Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set by Stampendous!®

Detail Black Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

May Green and Yellow Zig® Clear Color Markers by Kuretake

Yellow Ochre, Deep Cadmium, Umbre, and Carbon Black Pastel Pencils by Derwent

Black Pitt Artist Pen by Faber Castell

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Post-It® Note by 3M

Instructions for the yellow card.

1. Use a 2" Speedball Brayer to apply Sundance Elements Ink to the 5" x 7" Gel Press. 
2. Press a piece of mixed media cardstock to pull the print.
3. Use a stamping platform and  VersaMark ink to stamp the Arty Squares Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto the yellow background. 
4. Apply Detail Black Embossing Powder, brush off the excess, and heat set.
5. Use a wet paintbrush was used to remove the yellow ink from the Arty Squares. Heat set.
6. Press the lids of the Sundance, Confetti, Mermaid, Pine, Russet Orange Elements Ink pads onto the pads which will deposit ink on the inside of each lid. 
7. Mist the ink on the pad's lid with water and use a paint brush to apply the diluted ink to the Arty Squares Collage. Heat set.
8. Trim the image panel and reserve the excess. 
9. Use a scissor blade to distress the edges, 
10. Matte with black cardstock cut slightly larger than the image panel.
11. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the cup and saucer from the Coffee Time Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set onto the left over piece of yellow Gel printed mixed media paper. 
12. Fussy-cut the coffee cup and saucer .
13. Use pastel pencils to add shading to the cup and saucer.
14. Use a black pento edge the coffee cup and saucer combo.
15. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock to create a 5" x 7" card. 
16. Using the stamping platform and Onyx Black VersaFine Ink, stamp the Grid Background Red rubber Cling Stamp on the base of the card. 
17. Adhere the image panel and the coffee cup/saucer to the yellow card.

Instructions for the second card. 

1. Use a stamping platform and Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the Arty Squares Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto mixed media cardstock. 
2. Use the stamping platform and Bermuda Elements Ink to stamp one of the bottles from the Bottles Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set onto the background and onto a Post-It Note.
3. Fussy-cut the bottom part of the bottle and place it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
4. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets.
5. Place a ruler horizontally across the base of the bottle.
6. Sponge or brush Old Paper Distress ink over the top of the image. 
7. Move the ruler was to cover the top part of the image and sponge Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the bottom of the image panel. 
8. Use magnets to secure the Arty Squares Small Stencil over the image panel, lining up the square windows with the stamped squares. 
9. Sponge or brush Old Paper Distress ink over the stencil into the squares, which deepens the color.
10. Use Bermuda Elements Ink as a watercolor to color the bottle. (see Steps #5 and #6 of the first card).
11. Use Sundance Elements Ink to stamp the small sunflower from the Sunflower Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set by Stampendous!®.
12. Use Sundance to watercolor the flower petals.
13. Use Russet Orange and Henna Elements Inks to watercolor the center of the sunflower.
14. Use a green watercolor marker was used to add the flower stem. 
15. Using a stamp positioner and Bermuda Elements Ink , stamp the sentiment from the Rise Up Clear Border Stamp #490 as shown.

Notes:

• My original plan was to use Darkroom Door's Tall Flowers Stencil in the bottle. However, I seemed to have hallucinated its purchase and/or misplaced it.
• The windows of the Arty Squares Small Stencil fit just inside the outlines of the squares of the Arty Squares Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp. Using a STAY-tion makes it easy to line things up and keep them secure. However, if you don't have a STAY-tion, you can always use tape to hold the stencil in place.
• FYI, there are also Arty Hearts, Arty Pods, and Arty Scales with coordinating Arty Stencils! They're on my wish list!

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Fairy Dust!

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. I was feeling whimsical so I created a card with the Shroom Fairies Clear Stamp Set and Melina's ATC Backgrounds Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl for  That's Crafty with the Fairy Dust Sentiment Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamp and a sheet of patterned paper from the gorgeous Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Essential Craft Papers by Craft Consortium.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Shroom Fairies Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl for That's Crafty

Melina's ATC Backgrounds Clear Stamp Set for That's Crafty

Fairy Dust Sentiment Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko

Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Essential Craft Papers by Craft Consortium

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

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

Copic Markers:

Fairies' Skin: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20

Fairies' Hair: Y00, Y21, Y23, Y26, YR31

Fairies' Dresses: R32, R35

Mushrooms: BV23, BV25, BV28, BV31, BV34, RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99

Windows: Y00, Y21

Door: E21, E23

Plants: G40, G43, G46, YG45, B34

Grass: YG03, YG05, YG11,YG13, YG17, YG45, B34

Sky: B21

Copic® Airbrush System

Clear Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Pen by Tonic Studios

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery®

Stamping Platform

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 10" x 6.25". Score at 5" and fold to form a card. Set Aside.
2. Use magnets to secure a piece of white cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
3. Remove the stamps from the from the Shroom Fairies Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl acetate so that you can use the printed images as a guide.
4. Position the printed acetate over the white cardstock. Place the sitting fairy from the Shroom Fairies Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl facedown on  the large mushroom house on the acetate panel. 
5. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
6. Position the standing fairy facedown from the Shroom Fairies Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl on the left side standing on one of the plants on the acetate panel.
7. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
8. Remove the printed acetate panel.
9. Ink the stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
10. Stamp the fairies onto the image panel and onto Repositionable Label Paper.
11. Fussy-cut the Label Paper fairies and place them over their counterparts on the image panel to mask the fairies.
12. Remove the fairy stamps from the stamping platform.
13. Position the large mushroom house stamp from the Shroom Fairies Clear Stamp Set by Melina Dahl facedown on the image panel.
14. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the mushroom house stamp and lift.
15. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp onto the image panel and Repositionable Label Paper.
16. Fussy-cut the Label Paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
17. Position the third fairy facedown onto the image panel on the upper right as shown.
18. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp, lift, and stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto the image panel and onto Repositionable Label Paper.
19. Fussy-cut the Label Paper version and place over its counterpart.
20. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
21. Use magnets to secure image panel onto the STAY-tion. 
22. Tear a piece of spare cardstock and place horizontally over the bottom part of the image. Secure the cardsock strip with magnets.
23. Use the Copic Airbrush System and a B21 marker to add the sky behind the mushroom house and the fairy on the image panel.
24. Lift the masks and reserve for another use.
25. Use Copic markers to color the image and the grass. 
26. Add white gel pen accents to the flowers on the left. 
27. Use a clear glitter gel pen to add "fairy dust" around the image.
28. Use the Clear Shimmer Pen to add a touch of glitter to the fairies' wings. Unfortunately, the glitter travels a bit, but I decided it just added more fairy dust.
29. Use magnets to re-secure the image panel the base of the stamping platform.
30. Position the Fairy Dust Sentiment Clear Polymer Stamp facedown onto the image panel. 
31. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp. 
32. Lift the lid and ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink.
33. Stamp the sentiment. 
34. Remove the image panel from the platform, trim, and mat with black cardstock.
35. Select a piece of patterned paper from the gorgeous Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Essential Craft Paper Pad by Craft Consortium to coordinate with the colors used on the image panel.
36. Trim the patterned paper to 4.75" then use magnets to secure it to the base of the stamping platform.
37. Position the circles from Melina's ATC Backgrounds Clear Stamp Set facedown on the top left of the patterned paper panel. 
38. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the circle stamp.
39. Lift the lid and ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink.
40. Stamp.
41. Rotate the patterned paper 180° and repeat Steps 38 and 39.
42. Remove the patterned paper from the stamping platform and edge with a Black Soot Distress ink pad.
43. Adhere the stamped patterned paper to the reserved card.
44. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

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Happy Easter!

Here's an Easter card featuring the Easter Egging House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp by Stampendous!®. 

 

Stampendous! Products Used:

Easter Egging House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp

Mixed Media White Cardstock

Other Products Used:

Inspiring Words 6x6  Cling Stamp by Stampendous!®

Mini House-Mouse Designs® Clear Stamp Set by Stampendous!®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

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

Copic Markers:

Eggs: G00, G02, Y11, Y13,, YR23, YR31, Y11, <B41, B41, RV91, RV93, BV00, BV02

Mouse Skin: BV000, E51, E50, R000, R00, R01, R20 (Cheeks), R21, R22 (Noses)

Mouse Mouth: E04

Mouse Fur: (left to right) E44, E31, E33, E35; E21, E23, E25, E37; E35, E44, E55, E57

Ground:E41, E42

Chocolate: E74, E77

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock to 5.5" x 11".
2. Score and fold to form a 5.5" square card. Set aside.
3. Use VersaFine ink to stamp the background word stamp.
4. Trim the stamped yellow panel to 5.25" wide.
5. Tear approximately 1" off of the bottom of the word panel.
6. Use Black Soot Distress ink to edge the panel. Set aside.
7. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the image onto white cardstock.
8. Color the image with Copic markers.
9. Trim the image panel to 3.75" x 2.75".
10. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock .25" larger than the image panel and use to mat it.
11. Use VersaFine ink to stamp the sentiment onto base of the yellow card.
12. Adhere the word panel to the card.
13. Adhere the matted image panel to the card.

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Spring is Late

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are celebrating spring or Mother's Day. Spring weather and spring flowers seem to be running late here in the Northeast, but my bunnies are back and the Easter Rabbit is scheduled to visit on Sunday. So I opted to create a card with I'm Late Clear Stamp #446 and the Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195, both by Olga Heldwein for AALL and Create. 

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195 by Olga Heldwein for AALL and Create

I'm Late Clear Stamp #446 by Olga Heldwein or AALL and Create

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

5 x 7 Gel Press

2" Speedball Brayer

Mermaid, Graphite, Della Blue, and Confetti Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Glamour Gold Prism Glimmer Mist by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: 

Rabbit Fur: C00, C0, C1

Rabbit's Watch Crystal: BG11

Rabbit's Goggle Lens: BG90, BG9

Flowers: RV52, RV63, RV69, RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99, BV11, BV13, BV17, BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Leaves: BG53, BG57, G43

Small Brush Black Multiliner by Copic®

Pale Grey, Cool Grey, Tea Rose Zig® Clear Color Marker by Kuretake

Antique Linen Distress® Marker and Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Black Pitt Artist Pens by Faber Castell

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Sunburst Gold Metallic Gel Pen by Pentel

Clocks Debossing Plate by Cheery Lynn Designs

Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 7" x 10". Score at 5" and fold to form a 7" x 5" top-folding card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the flower branch twice and the other flowers from the Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195 by Olga Heldwein onto white cardstock.
3.  Fussy-cut the flower branch, some separate flowers from the branch, and the individual flowers from the set.*
4. Color the flowers with Copic markers and use a black brush Copic Fineliner pen to edge them. Set them aside. 
5. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the White Rabbit/I'm Late Clear Stamp #446 onto Mixed Media paper.
6. Heat set the rabbit (ouch!) and fussy-cut him. 
7. Color the Rabbit's fur, his goggle lens, and the pocket watch crystal with Copic markers.
8. Smoosh Mermaid and Graphite Elements Inks onto a craft mat and mist with water. 
9. Use a paint brush to pick up the watery ink and color the jacket and the hat of the Rabbit. 
10. Use the Distress marker and ink picked up from the pad to color his shirt and vest. *
11. Use a gold metallic pen was used to color the buttons on his vest, the chain, and the pocket watch case. 
12. Build several layers of Clear Glaze pen, allowing to dry between layers, to add dimension and shine to his goggle lens, the watch crystal, and his buttons.
13. Create the background paper by brayering  Della Blue Elements Ink onto a 5 x 7 Gel Press using the 2" Speedball Brayer. 
14. Use a 5" x 7" piece of  Mixed media paper to pull the print.
15. Clean the brayer and the Gel Press.
16. Use the brayer tot add a very light coat of Confetti Elements Ink onto the Gel Press. 
17. Use the same paper to pull the print.
18. Clean the brayer and the Gel Press.
19. Repeated the process again with Della Blue Elements Ink. 
20. Clean the Gel Press and the brayer.
21. Spray the print with Glamour Gold Prism Glimmer Mist, shaking well between sprays.
22. Unscrew the top of the Glamour Gold Prism Glimmer Mist and use the applicatorto splatter the print. 
23. Heat set.
24. Trim the background print to 6.75" x 4.75".
25. Edge the background with with Della Blue Elements Ink. 
26. Spray Glamour Gold Prism Glimmer Mist onto a piece of foam and use the foam to edge the piece a second time. 
27. Heat set.
28. Place the background print onto the Clock plate and run through the die cut machine to add additional visual interest.
29. Add clock-printed Washi tape to the base of the background panel.
30. Adhere all the colored flowers and the White Rabbit to the card as shown.
31. Adhere the background panel to the reserved 7" x 5" card.

Notes:

• When cutting the flower branches from the Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195, I did trim away some of the smaller flower tendrils and also got rid of some leaves. 
• I wish I had used different colors for the White Rabbit's vest and his shirt. Alas.

Celebrate National Farm Animals Day!

It's National Farm Animals Day and I'm celebrating with a card created for Topflight Stamps. I decided to create a card with Katzelkraft's whimsically wonderful Farm Animals Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set. Now I could have used the pig, cow, sheep, chicken, rooster, or bunny, but I decided to use the donkey for snarky reasons.

I paired the donkey with one of the humorous sayings from the Whatchamacallit Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set also by Katzelkraft, used a grass stamp from Hobby Art Ltd.'s Bah Humbug Clear Polymer Stamp Set and the bell from their Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set. The patterned kraft paper was created with the Abstract 12 Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door.

Here's the card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Farm Animals Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Whatchamacallit Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set  by Katzelkraft

Abstract 12 Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bah Humbug Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

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

Lime Punch, Pine, Della Blue, and Paprika Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blenders by Lavinia Stamps

PSA: There are oodles are great new products at Topflight Stamps, so you should pay them a visit and treat yourself to something marvelous. 

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Desert Storm Smooth Cardstock from the Environment® Papers Collection by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Great Outdoors Stencil by Polkadoodles

Copic® Markers: E04, E70, E71, E74, E77, YR12, YR14, YR30, YR31, RV43, Y21, Y23,Y26, Y28

Flag Dies: Source Unknown

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Red Thread

Needle

Stabby Tool

Repositionable Labels by Avery®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi For Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Trim a piece of Desert Storm cardstock to 10" x 7". Score at 5" and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento in to stamp the donkey from the Farm Animals Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper.
3. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
4. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
5. Tear a wide scrap of cardstock in two and use magnets to secure one piece horizontally over the image panel covering the bottom portion.
6. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the cloud portion of a stencil onto the image panel to create a cloudy sky behind the donkey.*
7. Re-position the scrap of cardstock to cover the sky portion of the image panel and secure with magnets.
8. Move the other piece of torn cardstock below the horizon line with the torn portion facing towards the top of the image panel. 
9. Lightly brush Pine Elements Ink horizontally over the torn edge onto the image panel to create a grassy pasture.*
10. Move the scrap down towards the base of the image panel and brush Pine Elements Ink again brushed over the torn edge onto the image panel. 
11. Repeat Steps 7 - 9 until there are several horizontal green grassy lines across the base of the image panel. 
12. Brush Lime Punch Elements Ink onto the grass to fill in any white space and to blend with the darker green.
13. Use Pine Elements Ink with the grass stamp from the Bah Humbug Clear Polymer Stamp Set. to randomly stamp wisps of grass onto the green background. 
14. Brush Pine Elements Ink under the stamped grass to ground it and create some shadow.
15. Lift the mask from the donkey and retain for another use.
16. Color the donkey with Copic markers. 
17. Use the white gel pen to add catchlights to the pupils of his eyes.
18. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the bell from the Get Your Goat Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a scrap of white cardstock.
19. Color the bell with Copic markers, fussy-cut it, and edge it with a black pen. 
20. Use a stabby tool to pierce the bell hanger and to add a hole to the right side of the donkey's neck on the image panel. 
21. Thread red thread through the hole on the image panel, across the donkey's neck, and through the hole in the bell hanger. Secure the thread on the reverse of the image panel.
22. Edge the image panel with Pine and Della Blue Elements Inks using Blenders by Lavinia Stamps.** Set aside.
23. Cut a piece of Desert Storm cardstock to 4.75" x 6.75". 
24. Use magnets to secure the cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
25. Place the Abstract 12 Red Rubber Cling Stamp face-down on the left side of the Desert Storm cardstock.
26. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
27. Ink the stamp with Paprika Elements Ink and stamp.*
28. Lift the platform's lid keeping the stamp in place.
29. Flip the Desert Storm cardstock 180° and secure with magnets.
30. Ink the stamp again with Paprika Elements Ink and stamp.
31. Remove the panel from the platform and edge it  with Paprika Elements Ink using another Blender.
32. Adhere the edged and stamped kraft panel to the reserved card.
33. Use magnets to secure a leftover scrap of the Desert Storm cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
34. Position the sentiment (I had inadvertently cut it) in one line facedown on the cardstock scrap.
35. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
36. Ink the stamp with Paprika Elements Ink and stamp.
37. Use a flag die to cut the sentiment, then edge the die-cut with Paprika Elements Ink using another Blender.
38. Adhere the image panel to the card.
39. Adhere the sentiment die-cut as shown to finish the card.

Notes:

• I've grown to really love Elements Inks! They are very juicy, highly pigmented dye ink pads, so it's important to remove some excess ink from the applicator onto the STAY-tion or onto scrap paper. Their juiciness makes them great for stamping detailed images and for stamping onto textured cardstock. Additionally, they're great for using to watercolor images. 
• Lavinia's Blenders are great for edging and sponging. Their egg shape is very ergonomic and affords great control. Plus you can use them for more than one color at a time. They can be washed with liquid soap, just be sure to squeeze them until excess water runs clear. Let them dry completely before using again.
• The pandemic has made it difficult to see family and friends. Usually this is a sad thing. Sometimes it's a good thing. Hence the snark behind this card which I have released from my brain to prevent mayhem. 

Thanks for visiting today!