Enjoy the Owl Witch's Magic

It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! I'm firmly in Halloween mode and just received some seriously cool Halloween stamps by Pink Ink Designs®. I heartily recommend you pop over to Topflight Stamps and check out those stamps and all the other great new products!

Here's today's card made with the Odette Owl Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Pink Ink Designs®, the Divine 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps, and a sentiment from the Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Odette Owl Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Pink Ink Designs®

Divine 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Papers®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

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

Copic® Markers:
Owl: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, E50, E51, E53, E92; W0, W1, W3, W6, YR23, Y38, Y08

Hat: BV20, BV23, BV25, N4, N6, N7

Ribbon: FV2, B9

Buckle: Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Branch/Swing Perch: YG21, YG25, E23, E42, E43, E44

Raspberries: BV13, BV17, R56, R59

Rosehips: R30, R32

Leaves: YR25, YR45; G20, G21, G24, G28

Berries: YR65, YR68

Pumpkin: YR15, YR18, YR27, YR65

Gourd: Y32, Y35, YR23, YR27

Sue Wilson Slimline Collection, Essential Rectangle Frames Die Set by Creative Expressions

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

PostIt® Notes by 3M
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 10" x 7", score at 5", and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use magnets to secure a piece of 5.5" x 7" piece of white cardstock to the base of the stamping platform.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink and the stamping platform to stamp the owl from the Odette Owl Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set (which has fourteen stamps, including two sentiments!) onto the image panel.
4. Re-ink the stamp and stamp the owl onto repositionable label paper.
5. Fussy-cut the label paper owl be used as a mask. 
6. Adhere the owl mask over its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Place the witch hat stamp from the Odette Owl Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set facedown on the masked owl to determine its position. 
8. Since I wanted the brim of the witch hat over Odette's forehead, I cut off the top of the mask, then re-adhered the mask over her image.
9. Reposition the witch hat facedown on the masked image panel.
10. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black ink, and stamp.
11. Re-ink the stamp and stamp the witch hat onto repositionable label paper.
12. Fussy-cut the label paper witch hat and adhere it over its counterpart.
13. Brush Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage Distress ink over the masked images to create colored background*
14. Remove the masks and reserve for another use.*
15. Color the images with Copic markers.
16. Randomly brush Tumbled Glass Distress ink over  the Divine 8x8 Stencil to add some interest to the background.
17. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edge it with Black Soot Distress ink. The strip that was left was used for the sentiment.
18. Use magnets to secure the leftover strip to the base of the stamping platform.
19. Position the "Happy Holidays" sentiment from the Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set facedown onto the leftover strip.
20. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift the lid.
21. Place a Post-It Note over the "Happy Holidays" on the sentiment.
22. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and remove the PostIt Note.
23. Stamp the sentiment was stamped onto the leftover strip.
24. Use the smallest die from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection, Essential Rectangle Frames Die Set by Creative Expressions to cut the sentiment.,
25. Trim the sentiment strip and edged with Black Soot Distress ink.
26. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to the image panel as shown. 
27. Adhere the image panel to the reserved black 5" x 7" card.

Notes:

• Distress ink was used because I wanted to use my Copic markers. If I had opted to use watercolors as a colorant, I probably would have selected by beloved Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.
• I store the reserved fussy-cut masks either with my clear stamps in clear envelopes or on pieces of scrap cardstock in file folders organized by manufacturer. 

I shall enter this card into the following challenges:

• Lost Coast Portal To Creativity Challenge #152: Things with Wings

• SheepSki Designs Challenge #66: Feature a Creature

• This is Halloween Challenges: Gothic or Halloween

Thanks for visiting today!

A Purrfect Witch Card

Here's another Halloween card created for Topflight Stamps! This time I opted to use the purrfect Hocus Pocus Clear Stamp Set #570 by Bipasha BK for AALL and Create for the focal image on a slimline card. The background was created with the Reverse Stars Clear Stamp Set #485 by Bipasha BK for AALL and Create, an Acetate Circle Mask, and an Acetate Hills Mask with Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Hocus Pocus Clear Stamp Set #570 by Bipasha BK for AALL and Create

Reverse Stars Clear Stamp Set #485 by Bipasha BK for AALL and Create

Acetate Circle Masks by Lavinia Stamps
Acetate Hills Masks by Lavinia Stamps
Graphite, Violet Chalk, Blue Lagoon, Lime Punch, and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust® Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Orange and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Papers®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko

Copic® Markers:

Cat: BV20, BV23, BV25, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, YG21, YG23, RV43, E04, YR04, YR18

Witch Hat: BV23, BV25, N5, N6, YR04, YR18, YR27, Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Sue Wilson Slimline Collection, Essential Rectangle Frames Die Set by Creative Expressions

Stylus

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 8" x 8.5". Score at 4" and fold to form a slimline card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp both the cat and the witch hat from the Hocus Pocus Clear Stamp Set #570 by Bipasha BK onto Solar White cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut both images, color them with Copic markers, and edge with a dark marker. Set them aside while creating the background.
4. Use the largest die from the Essential Rectangle Frames Die Set to cut a piece of Mixed Media paper two times. 
5. Use magnets to secure one of the die-cuts to the STAY-tion.
6. Use a magnet to secure the smallest circle from the Acetate Circle Masks to the die-cut.
7. Brush Violet Chalk, Blue Lagoon,  and Graphite Elements Inks  over the mask onto the die-cut to create a night sky.
8. Remove the mask and heat set the die-cut.
9. Trim about one third of the other slimline die-cut, then brush Lime Punch Elements Ink across it to create a grassy lawn for the cat. 
10. Place the green-brushed die-cut onto a cutting mat. 
11. Place the flat hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks at the top of die-cut then use a fine-tipped stylus to trace the edge of the mask repeatedly to create a score line.
12. Tear the green cardstock along the score line and use Pine Elements Ink to edge it.
13. Use magnets to secure the green die-cut to the STAY-tion.
14. Place the same mask from Step #11 an inch or so below the edge of the grassy die-cut. 
15. Brush Pine Elements Ink over the top of the mask onto the die-cut.
16. Move the mask downward and a little to one side. 
17. Brush Pine Elements Ink over the top of the mask onto the die-cut.
18. Repeat Steps #16 and #17 until you're happy with the grassy lawn.
19. Adhere the grass die-cut to the bottom of the night sky die-cut. 
20. Temporarily position the fussy-cut Copic colored cat onto the grass as desired.
21. Use a chalk pencil to loosely trace the bottom of the cat.
22. Remove the cat and set aside. 
23. Brush Pine Elements Inks to add a shaded area around the traced outline.
24. Adhere the fussy-cut Copic colored cat to the background as shown.
25. The background type, lines, and blots from the witch hat stamp were removed when I fussy-cut the hat, I wanted to add them back.
26. Stamp the witch hat from the Hocus Pocus Clear Stamp Set #570 onto repositionable label paper, fussy-cut it, and position it atop the cat's head as a mask. 
27. Clean and dry the stamp.
28. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of the stamping platform.
29. Place the cleaned witch hat stamp facedown onto the mask.
30. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
31. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and stamp to add the blotches and type from the stamp back onto the the background. 
32. Repeat inking and stamping if necessary for a good impression.
33. Heat set the image panel.
34. Remove the witch hat mask from the image panel.
35. Adhere the colored and fussy-cut witch hat on the cat's head.
36. Randomly stamp back stars with the Reverse Stars Clear Stamp Set 3485 by Bipasha BK  and Onyx Black VersaFine Ink.
37. Heat set the image panel.
38. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to edge the image panel die-cut. 
39. Heat set.
40. Cut orange cardstock slightly larger than the image panel die-cut and use to mat the image panel.
41. Adhere the matted image panel to the reserved black card.
42. Use the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust® Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura to add glitter to the rim of the moon.

Thanks for visiting today!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year -- Halloween!

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! I've created a Halloween card with the Poe's Ravens Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Marty Crouz for Carabelle Studio and sentiments from the Miss Merry Clear Stamp Set 608 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create and the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle. The background was created with the Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose.

Here's the card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Poe's Ravens Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Marty Crouz for Carabelle Studio

Miss Merry Clear Stamp Set 608 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Classic Sentiments by Heffy Doodle

Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil  by Paper Rose
Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper™

Tuxedo Black, London Fog, and Desert Sand Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Pumice Stone, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey, and Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Copic® Markers:

Ravens: BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, E04, RV93, BG93, 

Brass Mask, Goggles, Chain: Y21,Y23, Y26, Y28, YR18

Candle and Ribbons: BV11, BV13, BV17

Flame: Y13, Y15, Y17, YR16, YR18

Wood: E21, E23, W0, W3

Shadows: W4

Speech Bubble Dies

.03 Black Multiliner Pen by Copic®
Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Trim a piece of Avalanche cardstock to 5" x 10", score at 5", and fold to form a 5" square card. Set aside.
2. Trim a piece of white Copic friendly cardstock and use magnets to secure it to the base of a stamping platform.
3. Position the the ravens and the candle holder from Poe's Ravens Rubber Cling Stamp Set facedown onto the image panel. 
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink the stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and stamp onto the the image panel.
5. Re-ink the stamps and stamp onto Repositionable Label Paper.
6. Fussy-cut the label paper versions and adhere over their counterparts on the image panel.
7. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
8. Place a ruler horizontally across the image panel, secured with magnets.
9. Brush London Fog Memento ink and Pumice Stone Distress ink over the ruler and the masked images to create a grey background.
10. Use magnets to secure the Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil over the ruler and masked images.
11. Brush London Fog Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel to create a brick wall background.
12. Lightly brush Worn Lipstick Distress ink over the Distressed Brick 6x6 Stencil randomly to add a touch of color to the bricks.
13. Remove the stencil and reposition the ruler so that it's covering to the top portion of the image panel.
14. Brush Desert Sand Memento ink over the ruler to create a wooden table top for the ravens.
15. Remove the masks and reserve for another use.
16. Lightly brush Wild Honey Distress ink around the wick and flame of the candle.
17. Use Copic markers to color the images, including the "table".
18. Trim the image panel to 4.75" square and use Black Soot Distress Ink to edge it.
19. Die cut two speech bubbles from white cardstock.
20. Use magnets (or a sticky sheet thingy) to secure the two speech bubbles to the base of the stamping platform.
21. Position the "Most Wonderful Time" sentiment from the Miss Merry Clear Stamp Set 608 and the "Happy Halloween" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the speech bubble die-cuts.
22. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink the stamps with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp the die-cuts. Heat set them.
23. Adhere the sentiments as shown to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Thinking of You card

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! This week my teammates and I are showcasing stamps and products by Crafty Individuals. One of my friends is going through a rough patch so I had to take a break from Halloween cards to create a card for him.

I used the Dawn Hideaway Unmounted Rubber Stamp 552 by Crafty Individuals with a sentiment from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle. The patterned papers are from the Sir Vagabond Aviator 8x8 Paper Pad and Sir Vagabond Aviator Background Selection Paper Pad by Stamperia.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Dawn Hideaway Unmounted Rubber Stamp 552 by Crafty Individuals

More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Sir Vagabond Aviator 8x8 Paper Pad by Stamperia

Sir Vagabond Aviator Background Selection Paper Pad by Stamperia

Morning Mist and Fallen Leaves VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Wild Mushroom Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Obsidian Amalgam Ink by Gina K® Designs

Light Brown, Sand, Mustard, AAquamarine, Cobalt Blue, Persian Blue, Persian Green, Dark Agate, Cool Grey 1, Warm Grey 3, Warm Grey 4, Warm Grey 6, Pale Grey, Bright Yellow Zig® Clean Color Watercolor Pens by Kuretake

Yellow, Leaf Green, Olive Green, Pine Green, Dark Brown, Brown, Mocha, and Grey Le Plume II Watercolor Markers by Marvy® Uchida

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Spellbinders Die

Y0000, Y000, E93, E95 Copic® Markers

Indigo and Spectrum Blue Pastel Pencils by Derwent

Stamping Platform

Notes: I wanted the surrounding flowers and greenery to be in color so I used an "old school" technique for this card. 

• Watercolor markers were used to apply color directly to the rubber, which was then stamped onto the image panel. A stamping platform made this technique easier since reapplying markers to the rubber, then re-stamping let me build up depth of color.
• The above technique did not work with the kingfisher and his stump. 

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of brown paper to 8.5" x 5.5". Score at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card. Set aside.
2. Cut a piece of watercolor or mixed media paper to become the image panel.
3. Use magnets to secure the paper to the base of the stamping platform.
4. Place the Dawn Hideaway Unmounted Rubber Stamp 552 facedown in the center of the image panel. 
5. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
6. Apply yellow watercolor marker directly to the flowers portion of the rubber stamp and stamp onto the image panel.
7. Repeat Step #6 until you're happy with the coverage.
8. Apply the lightest  green watercolor marker directly onto the greenery on the rubber stamp and stamp.
9. Repeat Step #8 if necessary.
10. Repeat Step #8 and #9 with the other green markers until you're happy with the plants and shrubbery.
11. Cover the scenery bits of the rubber stamp with Post-Its, ink the stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the Post-Its, and stamp onto the image panel.
12. Repeat Step #11 if necessary to maintain the detail on the image.
13. Heat set the image panel.
14. Use watercolor markers to color the bird, the stump, touch up the images, and add the flower centers. 
15. Scribble the two blue chalk pencils onto scrap paper, then use a cotton bud to to apply the chalk to the image panel.
16. Tear the image panel, use a scissors blade to rough up the torn edges, and use a dark green marker to edge them.
17. Trim the background patterned paper, from the Sir Vagabond Aviator Background Selection Paper Pad to 4" x 5.25".
18. Use a yellow Copic marker to enhance the off-white parts of the paper to make the patterned paper match the colored image a bit better.
19. Cut the grommeted border from one of the patterned papers from the Sir Vagabond Aviator 8x8 Paper Pad, edge it with an E95 Copic marker, cut it in half. and both borders as shown.
20. Edge the layered patterned paper panel with Wild Mushroom Prism Ink.
21. Cut the tag patterned paper from the Sir Vagabond Aviator 8x8 Paper Pad and use magnets to secure the piece to the base of the stamping platform.
22. Place the sentiment stamp, from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set, facedown on the patterned paper tag. 
23. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, and ink the stamp with Fallen Leaves VersaFine Clair Ink Pad by Stamperia. 
24. Stamp the sentiment onto the tag. Repeat inking and stamping if necessary.
25. Heat set the tag.
26. Die-cut the sentiment, edge it with Wild Mushroom Prism Ink,  and adhere it to the top border strip.
27. Adhere the image panel onto the background panel
28. Adhere the card front to the reserved card.

Another Note: I used too dark a brown on the tree stump and obliterated the detail. I tried to fix it with a water pen and a white watercolor pencil. That made it worse and also added some shimmer as the waterbrush wasn't completely clean. The moral of the story is to make sure your brushes are completely clean or segregate the ones that spread shimmer from its friends.

Happy Halloween

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! It's after Labor Day, which means the next big holiday is Halloween, so I've made another Halloween card with The Birds - Jab Collection Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ247 by Katzelkraft, some of the bat stamps from the Twisted Tree Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Darkroom Door, a sentiment from the Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, and Graphite, Violet Chalk, and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

The Birds - Jab Collection Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ247 by Katzelkraft
Twisted Tree Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Darkroom Door

Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle
Acetate Circle Masks by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Masks by Lavinia Stamps
Graphite, Violet Chalk, Blue Lagoon, Pine, and Olive Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Yellow Paper: Source Unknown

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

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

Copic® Markers: E44, E47, E49, E71, E74, E77, E79, R000, R01, R08, YR14, YR18, YR30, YR31, Y15, YR31, Y15, Y19, BV31, BV34, N4, N6, N8, C00

Label Die by Spellbinders®

Rhinestones
Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut black cardstock to 10" x 7", score at 5", and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Cut a piece of white cardstock in half and use magnets to secure it to the base of the stamping platform.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the large scared-looking crow from The Birds - Jab Collection Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ247 onto the image panel.
4. Put a piece of repositionable label paper on top of the image panel, re-ink the stamp, and stamp again.
5. Fussy-cut the label paper crow  and use it to mask the crow on the image panel.
6. Stamp the spooky trees from the same stamp set to the left and slightly above the crow.
7. Put a piece of repositionable label paper on top of the image panel, re-ink the stamp, and stamp again.
8. Fussy-cut the label paper trees and use it to mask its counterpart on the image panel.
9. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
10. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
11. Place the smallest of the Acetate Circle Masks above the crow and spooky tree and secure it with a magnet.
12. Place the flattest hill mask from the Acetate Hills Masks under the spooky trees and secure it with magnets.
13. Brush Graphite, Violet Chalk, and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks over the masked images to create a night sky. 
14. Remove the Acetate Hills Mask and brush Pine and Olive Elements Inks were brushed horizontally along the base of the image panel to create the grass.
15. Lift the masks and retain for another use. 
16. Color the images with Copic markers.
17. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
18. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the bats from the Twisted Tree Red Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Darkroom Door in the sky area to add to the spooky vibe of the card. 
19. Clean and dry the bat stamps, move them to another area, and stamp again.
20. Repeat Step #19 until you're happy with your relatively battiness. *giggle*
21. Heat set the image panel.
22. Trim the image panel, then edge it with Black Soot Distress ink.
23. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock slightly larger than the image panel and use it to mat it.
24. Use the stamping platform and Onyx Black VersaFine Ink by Tsukineko  to stamp the Halloween sentiment from the Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle onto a piece of yellow cardstock.
25. Heat set the sentiment, then die-cut it.
26. Adhere the image panel and the sentiment to the reserved 5" x 7" black card.
27. Use rhinestones to add sparkle and color to the die-cut.

Thanks for visiting today!