"let your spirit take flight" Journal Page

I'm sharing my Topflight Stamps project on Friday rather than Tuesday. The lovely Ericka helped me out by switching days with me due to a minor accident that kept me out of my craft room. This week my teammates and are are making projects with stars! I've created an art journal page with Visible Image's Angels Clear Polymer Stamp Set,  AALL and Create's Reverse Stars Clear Stamp #485 and Scripted Stars Clear Stamp #458, with the Lavinia Stamps' "Let your spirit take flight" Clear Polymer Sentiment Stamp.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Angels Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image (This set is ON SALE now!)

Reverse Stars Clear Stamp #485 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Scripted Stars Clear Stamp #458 by Bipasha BK for AALL and Create

"Let your spirit take flight" Clear Polymer Sentiment Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Confetti, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, and Graphite Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blenders by Lavinia Stamps

Paradise and Nocturne VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Midnight Black Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Mixed Media Visual Journal by Strathmore®

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Mini Stars and Mini Bursts Clear Polymer Stamps by Lavinia Stamps

Silver Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Strip Die

3D Foam Squares Black Mix by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Preface:

I recently created a galaxy background using VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko® and decided to try to make one with Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps to compare the blendability and the depth of color.

Instructions:

1. Use magnets to secure a piece of 4.75" x 8" Mixed Media paper to the STAY-TION.
2. Use Lavinia Stamps Blenders to blend Confetti, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, and Graphite Elements Inks onto the panel until pleased with the background. 
3. Mist water over the panel then heat set to create speckled background. 
4. Use Graphite Elements Ink to stamp Scripted Stars Clear Stamp #458 by Bipasha BK on the top left and bottom right.  
5. Use Graphite Elements Ink to stamp Reverse Stars Clear Stamp #485 by Autour de Mwa on the top right and bottom right. 
6. Use Graphite Elements Ink to stamp the Mini Star and Bursts Clear Polymer Stamps between and betwixt the other images. 
7. Heat set the panel.
8. Use magnets to secure the stamped galaxy background to the base of a stamping platform.
9. Position the large angel from the Angels Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown where desired. 
10. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp, then lift the lid.
11. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
12. Repeat inking and stamping the Angel to get a good solid impression.
13. Remove the background panel and heat set.
14. Trim the background panel to 4.75".
15. Use Graphite Elements Ink to edge the background panel.
16. Use Paradise VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Let your spirit take flight" Clear Polymer Sentiment onto black cardstock.
17. Add Silver Detail Embossing Powder to the stamped sentiment, dump off the excess, then heat set.
18. Use a rectangular strip die to cut the sentiment, then trim to 4.75".
19. Add dimensional foam adhesive squares to the center of the die-cut, then adhere to the background panel.
20. Use Midnight Black Prism Ink, a very deep black dye ink, to ink a 1" border around the journal page and heat set.
21. Adhere the image panel to the journal page.

Notes:

• The colors of the galaxy background created with the VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko® were more vivid.
• The Angels Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image is ON SALE now!
• Blenders by Lavinia Stamps are wonderful for blending inks and are washable with liquid dish or hand soap. Let air dry before using again!

Thanks for visiting today.