Gear Up for a Great Birthday!

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. I love birds and I love Steampunk, so I'm created a card with the Steampunk Bird Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu, Bell Flower Vine Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps, the Industrial Elements 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose, and a sentiment from the Gear Up and Some Assembly Required Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Steampunk Bird Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu

Bell Flower Vine Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Industrial Elements 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose

Gear Up and Some Assembly Required Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.

Morning Mist VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Ash Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black, London Fog, and Summer Sky Memento™ Inks by Tsukineko

Copic® Markers:

C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4 C5, E95,E97, E99,YR23, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, BG72, BG75, BG78, BV13, BV17, RV52, RV63, RV91, RV93, RV95, B34, YG45, N0, N1

Cloud Stencil by My Favorite Things

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

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Ash cardstock to 10" x 6.5". Score at 5" and fold to form a card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black to stamp the bird with black ink onto white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper. 
3. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place atop its counterpart as a mask. 
4. Place a ruler horizontally over the base of the image panel to ground the bird's wheels.
5. Sponge or brush Summer Sky Memento ink over the cloud stencil to give the bird a cloudy sky background. 
6. Sponge or brush London Fog Memento ink over the the Industrial Elements 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose onto the image panel. 
7. Move the ruler so that the top part of the image panel is covered.
8. Sponge or brush London Fog Memento ink over the ruler onto the base of the image panel
9. Position the vertical ruler lines on the Industrial Elements 6x6 Stencil along the base of the image, then sponge or brush London Fog Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel to add some visual interest.
10. Use a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the Bell Flower Vine Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps along the right edge or the image panel, so the bird has something to see and smell. After all, it's important to stop and smell the flowers, right?
11. Lift the mask and retain for another use
12. Use Copic markers to color the Steampunk Bird, the flowers, and the leaves. I decided that the bird had stayed outside in the rain too often, so I added some rust to his gears and wheels.
13. Apply several layers of Clear Glaze pen to the rivets on the image, letting the gel ink dry between layers. 
14. Use a stamping platform and Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Inkto stamp the sentiment from the Gear Up and Some Assembly Required Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art Ltd.
15. Heat Set.
16. Adhere the image panel to the reserved card.

Thanks for visiting today!