Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Dark & Twisted, Mysterious, and Spooky -- It's Halloween Time!

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! It's the end of August which means that it's time to start creating Halloween projects! Here's my first card of the year, which was imagined to be a wizard's room where she captured some bats and put them into bottles. The other bats are very confused and are trying to liberate their brethren.

The scene was created with the Brick Wall Background Stamp,  the Gothic Arch Small Stencil Set, the Bottles Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set, and bats and sentiments from the Twisted Tree Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set. The color was added with Della BlueGraphiteViolet ChalkBlue Lagoon, and Russet Orange Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Here's the card!


Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Other Products Used:
140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®
Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Old Paper and Black Soot Distress® Inks by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink
VersaMark™ Ink by Tsukineko®
White Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®
Chinese White Pencil by Derwent
Brown Ochre, French Grey, and Carbon Black Pastel Pencils by Derwent
Pouncy Tool (Looks like steel wool on a peg)
Removable Scotch® Tape by 3M
Repositionable Dotto HermaFix Adhesive by EK Tools
Cotton Buds (Q-Tips)
Isopropyl Alcohol
Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Cut a piece of Mixed Media paper to 6" square.
  2. Use magnets to secure the paper to the base of the stamping platform.
  3. Use removeable adhesive (I used Dotto adhesive) to adhere the Gothic Arch Mask from the Gothic Arch Small Stencil Set by Darkroom Door to the center of a panel of mixed media cardstock.
  4. Position the Brick Wall Background Stamp facedown over the mask onto the image panel.
  5. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  6. Ink the stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary to get good coverage for the brick background. 
  7. Remove the stamp from the platform and clean.
  8. Remove the Gothic Arch Mask from the image panel and clean both sides.*
  9. Place the Gothic Arch Stencil onto the image panel, covering the brick wall. As it's smaller than the panel, you can use tape to secure it at top and bottom.
  10. Position the small bottle from the Bottles Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set face-down towards the base of the Gothic Arch.
  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 onto the image panel and onto label paper.
  13. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it over its counterpart.
  14. Clean and dry the stamp. 
  15. Position the stamp face-down on the image panel to the right of the masked bottle.
  16. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  17. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the image panel and onto label paper.
  18. Fussy-cut the label paper version.
  19. Remove the mask from the other bottle.
  20. Brush Della Blue and Graphite Elements Ink over the tape and masked bottles to add a night sky to the Gothic Arch.
  21. Place Repositionable Scotch Tape was horizontally across the base of both bottles in the open arch area.
  22. Place the masks over both bottles.
  23. Brush Della BlueGraphiteViolet Chalk, and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks over the masked images to deepen the colors.
  24. Lift and retain the masks.
  25. Reposition the tape to reveal the uninked area below the bottles.
  26. Brush Old Paper Distress ink below the tape.
  27. The bottle outline mask was placed around the left bottle and Della Blue and Graphite Elements Inks were lightly brushed around the inside of the bottle to add color, depth, and dimension.
  28. Move the outline mask to the right bottle and repeat Step #27.
  29. Use a white pencil or a white gel pen to add highlights to both of the glass bottles.
  30. Use magnets to secure a piece of acetate over the image panel.*
  31. Position the smaller bats from the Twisted Tree Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set facedown on the bottle on the left.
  32. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
  33. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp on the acetate to check the placement of the bats in the bottle. 
  34. If the placement is good, remove the acetate, re-ink the stamps, and stamp the bats into the bottles.
  35. If it's not okay, clean and dry the stamps. Clean the acetate, and try again.
  36. Remove, clean and dry the bat stamps.
  37. Repeat Steps #29 to Step #33.
  38. Remove and clean the small bats.
  39. Clean and dry the acetate and re-secure over the image panel.
  40. Place a big bat face-down on the lip of the left bottle.
  41. Position the other bats face-down around the bottles within the arch.
  42. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink, and stamp onto the acetate to check placement.
  43. If okay, remove the acetate, re-ink the stamps, and stamp the bats onto the image panel.
  44. Remove the masks and stencil and heat set the image panel.
  45. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
  46. Place the Gothic Arch Mask over the arched window and secure with magnets.
  47. Brush Graphite Elements Ink over the bricks to color the wall. 
  48. Use the Pouncy Tool to randomly add Russet Orange Elements Ink onto the brick to add some visual interest to the bricks.
  49. Use a black chalk pencil to outline the Gothic Arch Mask. 
  50. Remove the mask and use a cotton bud to soften the chalk around the Gothic Arch.
  51. Use a Brown Ochre chalk pencil to create shadows under the bottles.
  52. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 4.25" and edge with Black Soot Distress Ink.
  53. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 10" x 4.5", score at 5", and fold to form a card.
  54. Adhere the image panel to the black card.
  55. Use VersaMark ink to stamp the three sentiments from the Twisted Tree Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set onto black cardstock.
  56. Add White Detail Embossing Powder, shake of the excess, and the sentiments were heat set. 
  57. Use flag dies to cut all three sentiments, then trim off the ends.
  58. Adhere the three sentiment strips to finish the card.
Notes:
  • The instructions are long-winded, but in actuality, the card came together fairly quickly.
  • Darkroom Door's new "arch" stencil sets because they include the mask as well as the stencil. What a time saver!
  • Some clear stamps and/or cutting dies come with an extra piece of acetate. Save these pieces because they come in handy for positioning stamps as desired. They also can be used for shaker cards, applying ink, and for mixing paint.
  • Use isopropyl alcohol to clean repositionable adhesive and other sticky substances from non-porous surfaces like acetate or metal. Do NOT use it to clean stamping blocks or the lid of your stamping platform.
Thanks for visiting today!

Sunday, August 28, 2022

Meet Miss Dee Chocolatier and Miss Dee Barista!

It's not Tuesday which is my regular day to share projects created for Topflight Stamps. I recently decided that I needed to make a mini-album* featuring Miss Dee, a wonderfully wry and witty character, created by Janet Klein. AALL and Create has produced several fabulous clear polymer stamp sets featuring Miss Dee. 

Here are my first two pages created with Miss Dee Barista Clear Stamp Set 760 and Miss Dee Chocolatier Clear Stamp  Set 763BTW, both pages are the same size. I guess I got confused when I was editing the photos).



Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Bristol Paper by Strathmore®
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink
Copic® Markers:
Skin: BV0000, BV000, E50, E21, E11, E000, E00, R20
Chocolatier: YG00, YG41, YG45, Y000, Y11, B23, B41, B45, B60, N5, N7, E74, E77
Barista: BG70, BG72, BG75, E70, E71, E74, E77, E79, E89, R30, R32, R35, R39, B97, B99, C00, C1, C2, C4
Houses: E40, E41, E42, E43, E70, E71, E74, E93, R30, R35,RV43 BG70, BG72, BG75, YG41, YG 45, B21
Clouds: B60, C00, C0, RV0000, BV0000
Black Multiliner Small Brush Pen by Copic®
Thought Bubble Dies: Source Unknown
Black and Grey Chalk Pencils by General's®
Removable Scotch® Tape by 3M
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Stamp Miss Dee Chocolatier and Miss Dee Barista in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
  2. Stamp the chocolate shop and the cafe five times each.
  3. Fussy-cut all the images. 
  4. Note that on the Miss Dee Barista page, I cut off the top part of the Chocolatier buildings. Similarly, I trimmed the top part of the Coffee Shop buildings on the Miss Dee Chocolatier page. 
  5. Color all of the images were colored with Copic markers and edge with a black multiliner pen.
  6. Set aside the two Miss Dees and all the buildings while creating the background pages.
  7. Select one of the masks from the Acetate Hill Masks by Lavinia Stamps to use. I chose the rolling hills mask.
  8. Use magnets to secure a 6" piece of Bristol paper to the STAY-tion.
  9. Place a plastic ruler or the STAY-tion ruler horizontally across the base of the panel. 
  10. Place the rolling hills mask over the paper and secure with magnets.
  11. Brush Della Blue and Graphite Elements Inks over the mask to create the sky. 
  12. Repeat this process to create a second page.
  13. Trace the mask onto a piece of cardstock and fussy-cut. 
  14. Place this cardstock mask over the sky portion and secure with magnets. 
  15. Move the rolling hills mask down and slightly offset.
  16. Brush Pine Elements Ink downward over the cardstock mask and upwards over the rolling hills mask. 
  17. Wipe off the rolling hills mask, flip it, and move it downwards. 
  18. Brush Pine and Olive Elements Inks were brushed over the rolling hills mask again.**
  19. Repeat Steps #14 through #18 with the second background page.
  20. Put away the masks and remove the ruler.
  21. Use Removable Scotch Tape to cover the base of the hills. 
  22. Use Concrete Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy to paint the bottom part of both background panels to look somewhat like pavement. Chalky paint works really well for this.
  23. Remove the tape from both panels.
  24. Cover the top part of the background panels.
  25. Apply black and grey chalk pencils along the top part of the painted background to add dimension to the pavement. 
  26. Trim both panels to 5 5/8" square.
  27. Edge the panels with Black Soot Distress ink.
  28. Mat both panels with 5.75" squares of black cardstock.*
  29. Cut white cardstock with thought cloud dies.
  30. Color the thought cloud die-cuts with Copic markers. 
  31. Use magnets to secure the thought cloud die-cuts to the base of stamping platform.
  32. Place each sentiment facedown onto a thought cloud die-cut.
  33. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
  34. Ink the sentiments with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and stamp the sentiments.
  35. Adhere the buildings to both pages as shown.
  36. Adhere Miss Dee Barista and Miss Dee Chocolatier to the pages as shown.
  37. Adhere the thought bubbles to the pages as shown.
Notes:
  • Well, I did it again. I was going to use a 6x6 Disc-bound Journal for this and measured from the binding holes, not realizing that the discs would add to the measurement. Of course, I realized this after gluing everything down securely on both pages. So, I will be making a special sized journal with my Bind-it-all once I figure out how large to cut the covers and the inner pages and then can mount these journal pages accordingly. 
  • I went way too heavy with the Olive Elements ink. Alas.
  • Miss Dee reminds me of myself in some ways. Like me, she lacks a filter and can be snarky. Like me, her boobs sag, her hair is thinning, and she's bug-eyed. Unlike me, she's really thin.
Thanks for visiting today!


Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Warm Wishes

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! This week my teammates and I are showcasing Jane's Doodles Stamps. I decided to work with the Snow Globe Clear Stamp Set, which has a snow globe stamp, a Santa stamp, a Fox stamp, a penguin stamp, a snowman stamp, a Christmas Tree stamp, gift stamps, and sentiment stamps.  I know that this is the perfect stamp set for the winter holidays, however, I decided to create an autumn eclipse card to show the set's versatility.

Here's the card!


Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Rust Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Tumbled Glass, Gathered Twigs, Twisted Citron, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Rusted Hinge, Fired Brick, and Black Soot Distress® Inks by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink
Copic® Markers:
Tree: E55, E57, E59
Grass: YG03, YG05, YG11, YG13, YG17
Fox: E13, E15, E17, E19, E29, E30, E40, E93, B00, B02, B04, B14, B16
Snow Globe Base: N4, N6
Chinese White Colored Pencil by Derwent
Black Glaze® 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura® of America
White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura® of America
Autumn Die: Source unknown
Repositionable Labels by Avery®
Post-It® Notes by 3M
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Cut rust cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Score at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card. Set aside.
  2. Remove all the stamps from the Snow Globe Clear Stamp Set's clear acetate index sheet so it can be used to determine placement of the fox and the snowglobe.
  3. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.25" x 5.25" and use magnets to secure to the base of the stamping platform.
  4. Place the acetate over the cardstock, positioned so that the snowglobe is close to the base of the platform and centered-ish. 
  5. Place the fox stamp facedown on the snowglobe. 
  6. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  7. Ink the fox stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp onto the image panel and onto repositionable label paper,
  8. Fussy-cut the label paper version of the fox and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
  9. Remove the stamp.
  10. Position the snowglobe stamp facedown on the image panel over the masked fox.
  11. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  12. Ink the snowglobe stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp onto the image panel and onto repositionable label paper two times. 
  13. Fussy-cut the label paper versions of the snowglobe -- once its entirety, being sure to keep the outline space intact, the other time around the grass border and base.
  14. Place the snowglobe grass border and base mask over their counterparts on the image panel.
  15. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
  16. Place the flattest hill mask from the Acetate Hill Masks/Stencils over the  base of the image panel. Use magnets to secure it in place.
  17. Lightly brush Tumbled Glass Distress ink over the masked images to add a light blue background to the image panel.
  18. Remove the Hill Mask.
  19. Position the Tree Stencil PS215 over the image panel as desired. Secure with magnets.
  20. Brush Gathered Twigs Distress ink over the tree trunk and branch portions of the stencil.
  21. Clean stencil, dry it, and reposition it over the stenciled trunk and branches.
  22. Brush Twisted Citron Distress ink over the leaves of the stencil onto the image panel.
  23. Brush Wild Honey Distress ink over some of the leaves of the stencil onto the image panel.
  24. Brush Scattered Straw Distress ink over some of the leaves of the stencil onto the image panel.
  25. Brush Rusted Hinge Distress ink over some of the leaves of the stencil onto the image panel.
  26. Brush Fired Brick Distress ink over some of the leaves of the stencil onto the image panel.
  27. Move the Tree Stencil PS215 to the right and repeat Steps #21 - #25, brushing the inks more lightly.
  28. Move the Tree Stencil PS215 down and to the right and repeat Steps #21 - #25, brushing the inks more lightly.
  29. Move the Tree Stencil PS215 to the left and repeat Steps #21 - #25, brushing the inks more lightly.
  30. Move the Tree Stencil PS215 to the lower left and repeat Steps #21 - #25, brushing the inks more lightly.
  31. Remove and clean the stencil. 
  32. Remove the masks  and reserve for later use. 
  33. Use Copic markers to color the grass, tree trunk, tree branches, fox, and the base of the snowglobe.
  34. Use Black Glaze markers to highlight he fox's eyes to bring them forward. 
  35. Add a dot of white Gelly Roll Gel ink to his nose.
  36. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets.
  37. Place the snowglobe outline label paper mask around the snowglobe on the image panel. 
  38. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress ink over the mask and around the interior of the globe to add depth and dimension.
  39. Remove the outline mask and reserve. 
  40. Use a white pencil to add highlights to the snowglobe's glass.
  41. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of the stamping platform.
  42. Position the "Warm Winter Wishes" sentiment from the Holiday Fox Clear Stamp Set #607 by Janet Klein facedown on the image panel.
  43. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  44. Place a Post-It Note over the words "Winter Wishes".
  45. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp onto the image panel.
  46. Remove the stamp. Clean and dry it.
  47. Position the sentiment facedown on the image panel so that the word "Wishes" is where desired.
  48. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  49. Place a Post-It Note over the words "Warm" and "Winter".
  50. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp onto the image panel.
  51. Tape the Autumn word die facedown on the image panel where desired.
  52. Run through the die cut machine.
  53. Use the same word die to cut rust cardstock.
  54. Trim the image panel 4" x 5.25".
  55. Use Black Soot Distress ink to edge the image panel.
  56. Place a strip of double-sided tape to cover the sentiment aperture.
  57. Adhere the image panel to the reserved rust A2 card.
  58. Adhere the rust cardstock word. 
  59. Use glue to adhere the leafy version over the rust word to finish the card. 
Thanks for visiting today!

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Go Where Dreams Take You

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! I decided to create an encouragement card with Carabelle Studio's wonderful Ladybug's Dream Cling Stamp Set and one of the sentiments from the Where Dreams Take You Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image. I also used Lavinia Stamps' Elegance Stencil with Lime Punch and Pine Elements Inks.

Here it is!


Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Ladybug's Dream Cling Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Patch Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink
Copic® Markers: BG11, BG70, BG72, BG75, BG90, BG93, BG96, BG99; Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, R20, R21, R22, R24, R30, R35, R37, R49, R59, YR65
China White Pencil by Derwent
Pouncy Tool (Looks like steel wool on a peg)
Post-It® Notes by 3M
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Cut Patch cardstock to 7" x 10", score at 5", and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
  2. Use a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the ladybug image from the Ladybug's Dream Cling Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper. 
  3. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
  4. Use magnets to adhere the image panel to the STAY-tion.
  5. Brush Lime Punch Elements Ink over the mask image to create a green background. 
  6. Use the pouncy tool to randomly pounce Pine Elements Ink over the light green to add some texture and visual interest. 
  7. Use magnets to secure the Elegance Stencil over the masked green image panel and the STAY-tion.
  8. Brush Lime Punch Elements Ink over the stencil to add leafy background for the ladybug.
  9. Lift the mask and retain it for another use.
  10. Use Copic markers to color the ladybug.
  11. Use a White colored pencil to add some highlights to the watch/head and body of the ladybug.
  12. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75".
  13. Use Pine Elements Ink to repeatedly stamp the checkerboard image from the Ladybug's Dream Cling Stamp Set  around the edge of the panel. 
  14. Use Pine Elements Ink to edge the image panel. 
  15. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of the stamping platform.
  16. Position the acetate index from the Where Dreams Take You Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto the image panel as desired and secure it with magnets.
  17. Place the sentiment stamp facedown onto the acetate covering the sentiment.
  18. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  19. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and stamp.
  20. Remove the image panel.
  21. Use Black Soot Distress ink to lightly edge the image panel.
  22. Adhere the image panel to the reserved card.
Thank you for visiting today!

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

A Birthday Card

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! This week my teammates and I are showcasing Lavinia Stamps' fantastic products. I decided to create a slimline birthday card with the Bayleaf Cottage Clear Polymer StampFir Tree Clear Polymer Stamp, foliage from the Floral Wreath Clear Polymer Stamp Set, and a sentiment from the Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set. I also used the Divine Stencil and one of the masks from the Acetate Hills Masks set. 

Here it is!


Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Other Products Used:
Bristol Paper by Strathmore®
Desert Storm Smooth Cardstock from the Environment® Papers Collection by Neenah Papers
Grey Tint, Light Grey, Grey, Green Grey, Green shadow, Oatmeal, Tea Rose, and Blush Zig® Clean Color Markers by Kuretake
Misty Morning, Forget-Me-Not, Peach Glow, Rosewood, Greystone, and Fern Zig® PhotoTwin Markers by Kuretake
Fancy Tags Die Set by Spellbinders®
Repositionable Labels by Avery®
Post-It® Notes by 3M
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Cut a piece of Desert Storm cardstock to 8" x 9". Score at 4" and fold to form a 4" x 9" card. Set aside.
  2. Cut a panel of Bristol paper to 4" x 9".
  3. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the Bayleaf Cottage onto repositionable label paper and onto the panel of Bristol paper. 
  4. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it atop its counterpart as a mask. 
  5. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
  6. Brush Violet ChalkDella Blue, and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks over the masked image panel.
  7. Brush Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the Divine Stencil.*
  8. Place the least curvy hill mask under the stones of the Bayleaf Cottage and brush Graphite Elements Ink over the stencil towards the base of the image panel.
  9. Use Rainforest VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the Fir Tree around the masked image, using first and second generation stamping. 
  10. Lift the mask was lifted and retain for another use. 
  11. Use Zig Clear Color and PhotoTwin Watercolor Markers to color the Bayleaf Cottage.**
  12. Randomly stamp the foliage from the Floral Wreath Clear Polymer Stamp Set with Green Oasis and Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink along the bottom of the image panel.
  13. Trim the image panel to 3.75" x 8.75".
  14. Use Blue Lagoon Elements Ink to edge the panel.
  15. Use Purple Delight VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp "Happy Birthday" from the Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a left-over piece of Desert Storm cardstock. 
  16. Heat set the ink.
  17. Use one of the dies from the Fancy Tags Die set to cut the sentiment.
  18. Use Blue Lagoon to edge the sentiment die-cut. 
  19. Adhere the sentiment to the image panel as shown.
  20. Adhere the image panel to the reserved  4" x 9" card, which will fit in a #10 envelope. 
Notes:
  • I tried to randomly brush the ink over the stencil. I guess I'm too Virgo, because it's still very uniform. Alas!
  • My first version used watercolor pencils. It was coming out okay, but then I tried to fix a mistake and ruined it. What a bummer.
Thanks for visiting today!

Thursday, August 4, 2022

"I Quit Drinking" -- a Miss Dee Card

I know that Tuesday is my normal day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps, but I was running late due to a doctor's appointment. Luckily, Cornelia, one of my lovely teammates switched with me. My doctor appointment made me want to drink heavily. 



Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Old Paper and Milled Lavender Distress® Inks by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink
New Canvas Palette™ Hybrid Ink by Stewart Superior
Copic® Markers:
Couch: RV91, RV93, RV95
Pillows: E41, E42, E43
Grape Leaves: G46
Grapes: BV13, BV17, R56
Floor: E21, E23, W0
Skin: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair: E37, E44, E49
Eyes: G20, G40
Wine Glass: BV13, BV17, R56
Bottle: G43, G46
Jeans: B93, B95, B97
Shirt: VB00, BV01, BV02
Shoes/Belt: N5, N7
Black Multiliner by Copic®
Gold Brush and Gold Pin Type UniPosca Pens by Mitsubishi Pencil Company
White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America
Post-It® Notes by 3M
Repositionable Scotch Tape® by 3m
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Cut a piece of green cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5", score at 4.25", and fold to form an A2 card. Set aside.
  2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the sofa and throw pillows from the Have A Seat Clear Stamp Set 461 and Miss Dee from the Boozer Dee Clear Stamp Set 702 onto Neenah cardstock.
  3. Fussy-cut all the elements.
  4. Color Miss Dee with Copic markers, then edge it with a black multi-liner pen. 
  5. Accent Miss Dee's  earrings, stilettos, and jean studs with the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust® Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura®
  6. Brush the couch from the Have A Seat Clear Stamp Set 461 Milled Lavendar Distress ink, then shade it with Copic markers.
  7. Put Dionysus from the Dionysus Clear Stamp Set 723 on a stamping block.
  8. Use Post-It Notes to cover his hand. 
  9. Ink the grapes part of the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp one of the throw pillows from the Have A Seat Clear Stamp Set 461
  10. Repeat Steps #8 and #9 to stamp the second pillow.
  11. Brush both pillows with Old Paper Distress ink.
  12. Add shading to the pillows with Copic markers.
  13. Color the grapes with Copic markers.
  14. Use magnets to secure a 4.5" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
  15. Measure the width of the grapevine border stamp and write it down. 
  16. Position the grapevine border stamp from the Dionysus Clear Stamp Set 723 by Janet Klein facedown on the background panel so that it's flush with the base of the stamping platform and ~ 4.5" from the left edge. 
  17. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and stamp.
  18. Keeping the stamp in the same position, move the background panel X" to the right keeping the panel flush with the base of the platform. X = measurement from Step #15.
  19. Ink the stamp and stamp again.
  20. Repeat Steps #18 and #19 until the top border is complete.
  21. Color the grapes and grape leaves with Copic markers.
  22. Use magnets to secure the background panel to the STAY-tion.
  23. Cover the grapevine border with a piece of plastic.
  24. Cover the bottom part of the image panel with tape or a piece of plastic.
  25. Sponge or brush Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps between the two masked areas. 
  26. Realize that the yellow is too bright. 
  27. Brush New Canvas Palette ink (white) over the yellow to knock it back.
  28. Use a pouncy tool to pounce Old Paper Distress ink overtop to knock it back a little more. 
  29. Heat set the panel.
  30. Use the Gold Pin Type Posca pen to add a line between the grapevine border and the yellow "wall".  
  31. Use the Gold Brush Posca pen  to add splatters to the grapevine border area
  32. Use Copic markers to create a wooden floor at the bottom of the background panel.
  33. Use the Gold Brush Posca pen to edge the background panel.
  34. Heat set.
  35. Use magnets to secure the background panel to the base of the stamping platform.
  36. Position a sentiment from the  Boozer Dee Clear Stamp Set facedown as desired on the background panel.
  37. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink. Heat set.
  38. Adhere the throw pillows to the sofa.
  39. Adhere the sofa to the background panel.
  40. Adhere Miss Dee as shown. 
  41. Adhere the background panel to the reserved green card.
Notes:
  • The card photographed a bit oddly. The image panel is NOT curved at the top as it appears above. 
  • In looking at the card, I should have made the card into a 5" x 7" card. That would have given more space to the grapevine border and made it look more like a wallpaper border as I had intended. Alas.
  • If I had made it into a 5" x 7" card, I could have used a speech bubble for the sentiment which would have been a bit more humorous. Alas, alack!
  • Also, if I had made it into a 5" x 7" card, I could have added more floor area so the sofa wouldn't appear to be floating. Alas! Alack! Alas!
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