Happy Valentine's Day

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week's theme over at the Topflight Stamps blog is "Anything Goes".  I'm stuck on Valentine's Day and have created two cards for the holiday using my new Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp and Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil by Darkroom Door. 

Here are the cards!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil by Darkroom Door
Herringbone Texture Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Emperor Red, Paprika, and Confetti Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Crimson and Brilliant Red Brusho Crystal Colors by Colourcraft

Raspberry Infusions by PaperArtsy

Pink Jellybean, Dusky Rose, Red Brick, Red Chili, Smoked Paprika, and Cherry Walnut Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts
Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven and Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper Company

Desert Storm Smooth Cardstock from the Environment Papers Collection by Neenah Papers

Black Soot Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Tag/Label Die by Spellbinders
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Baby Wipe

Paper Towels

Notes:

These cards are a bit of a departure for me as there's no coloring, no masking, and no fussy-cutting. 

The Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp was stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink for both cards since it yields a rich dark black and handles fine detailed stamps beautifully.

Instructions for the top (red) card:

1. Cut a piece of red cardstock and a piece of kraft cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Score at 4.25" and fold to form two cards. Set aside.
2. Starting at the top of a panel of 140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock, brush Confetti Elements Ink horizontally across the panel. Work your way about 2/3 down.
3. Brush Emperor Red Elements Inks horizontally across and down until the panel is completely inked.
4. Use a baby wipe to blend the colors on the panel and heat set.
5. Mist the panel with water and heat set.
6. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto the inked background. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again if needed for a good image.
7. Heat set.
8. Use a paint brush and water to wet the ink on each of the hearts. Use a paper towel to dab the heart and remove the diluted ink. Heat set the panel.
9. Place the panel onto the STAY-tion.
10. Place the coordinating Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil over the panel with the hearts on the stencil lined up with the stamped hearts on the image panel. Secure with magnets.
11. Sprinkle Raspberry Infusions and the  Crimson and Brilliant Red Brusho Crystal Colors onto a paint palette or a craft mat. Spray with water to dilute.
12. Smoosh the Pink Jellybean, Dusty Rose, and Red Brick Prism Inks and Emperor Red and Confetti Elements Inks onto a craft mat and mist with water.
13. Use a paint brush to paint the hearts with the diluted inks created in Steps #10 and 11.
14. When finished painting the hearts, heat set the panel.
15. Trim the panel, edge with Black Soot Distress ink, mat with Black cardstock, and adhere to the reserved red A2 card.d
16. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto a left over piece of inked cardstock. Heat set.
17. Use a labels die to cut the sentiment, edge it with black ink, and adhere to the top of the card as shown.

Instructions for the bottom (kraft) card, which was really quick to create. 

1. Using a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. stamp the Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto a panel of kraft cardstock. Heat set.
2. Place the coordinating Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil over the panel with the hearts on the stencil lined up with the stamped hearts on the image panel. Secure with magnets.
3. Smoosh Dusky Rose, Red Brick, Red Chili, Smoked Paprika, and Cherry Walnut Prism Inks and Emperor Red and Paprika Elements Inks onto a craft mat and mist with water.
4. Use a paint brush to paint the hearts with the diluted inks created in Step #4.
5.  Sadly, a some ink seeped under the stencil, so I brushed the Emperor Red and Paprika Elements Inks across the panel to camouflage my mistake. 
6. Trim the panel and edge it with Emperor Red Elements Ink.
7. Place the Herringbone Texture Red Rubber Cling Stamp facedown onto the stamping platform so that the right edge of the stamp is at the 8.5" mark.
8. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
9. Use magnets to secure a second panel of kraft cardstock to the base of the stamping platform.
10. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to ink the Herringbone Texture Red Rubber Cling Stamp and stamp.
11. Move the stamped kraft cardstock approximately 3.25" to the right (the length of the stamp). The panel will be hanging off of the platform, but it's copacetic.
12. Re-ink the stamp with Emperor Red Elements Ink and stamp. 
13. Flip the stamped kraft panel to repeat Steps #9 - 12.
14. Remove the stamp from the platform and clean.
15. Remove the panel from the platform, trim to 4" x 5.25", and edge with Emperor Red Elements Ink.
16. Adhere the herringbone stamped panel to the reserved kraft card.
17. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!