Meowy Halloween

Here's the last Halloween card created this year for Topflight Stamps! Yesterday, September 29th was International Cat Day and I missed it! As a certified crazy cat lady, I'm hanging my head in shame. I hope that this card makes up for my lapse as it's a cat-themed Halloween card that was made using Lavinia Stamps' gorgeous Noof Clear Polymer Stamp with their fabulous Witch's Hat Clear Polymer Stamp. I used the Feather Leaves Stencil with Lime Punch Elements Ink to add some interest to the background. One of the sentiments from Heffy Doodle's A Purrfect Day Clear Stamp Set was used with the "Halloween" from their Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Noof Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Witch's Hat Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Feather Leaves Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Lime Punch Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

A Purrfect Day Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Nocturne VersaFine Clair™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper Company

Copic® Markers: 

Cat: <B41, B60, RV000, C00, C0, C1, BV000, BB20, BV23, BV25, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, RV000, RV52, RV93, YG21, YG23, YG25

Witch Hat: BV13, BV17, YG23, YG25

Me and Dad Paisley/Periwinkle Patterned Paper from the Kaleidoscope™ Collection by My Mind's Eye™

Flag Die-cut: Source Unknown (bad me)

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

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. Using a stamping platform and  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the Witch's Hat Clear Polymer Stamp onto white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper.
3. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place atop its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
4. Position the Noof Clear Polymer Stamp facedown on the witch's hat mask so that the brim of the hat is covering the top part of Noof's head but revealing the ears.
5. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
6. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp.
7. Remove the witch hat mask and reserve it for another day. 
8. Use Copic markers to color Noof and her hat.
9. Use Copic markers to ground Noof's paws and add a dotty image around the cat and the hat.
10. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
11. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
12. Randomly brush Lime Punch Elements Ink over the Feather Leaves Stencil to add a bit of interest to the background around the witch cat.
13. Trim the image panel and edge the top part of the panel with Lime Punch Elements Ink
14. Use a black pen to edge the entire image panel.
15. Trim patterned paper to 5" x 7", edge it with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and adhere it to the front panel of the reserved black 5" x 7" card.
16. Flip a piece of the patterned paper to show the periwinkle side.
17. Use magnets to secure the paper piece to the base of the stamping platform.
18. Position the "Happy Halloween" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown along the right side of the paper. 
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Cover the word "Happy" with a piece of scrap paper or a Post-It Note.
21. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the scrap of paper, and stamp the word "Halloween" onto the paper.
22. Repeat Steps 20 and 21 if needed for a good impression.
23. Remove the stamp from the stamping platform and clean.
24. Place the word "Meow" and the "y" from the A Purrfect Day Clear Stamp Set facedown to the left of the stamped word "Halloween".
25. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
26. Cover the "ou" and "doing" with a scrap of paper or a Post-It Note.
27. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the scrap of paper, and stamp the word "Meow y" onto the paper.
28. Repeat the Steps 26 and 27 if necessary for a good impression.
29. Use the flag die-cut to cut the sentiment.
30. Edge the flag with a black pen.
31. Adhere the image panel to the card as shown.
32. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

I shall enter this card into the following challenges:

• Lost Coast Portal To Creativity Challenge #154: Cats or Dogs

• Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers: H is for Halloween

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: Anything Goes