Just For You

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've made a slimline card using Three Birds and The Strings of Day and Night Cling Rubber Stamp Sets by Carabelle Studio. The sentiment is from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle. The background was watercolored using Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps.

Here's my card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Three Birds Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio

The Strings of Day and Night Cling Rubber Stamp Sets by Carabelle Studio
More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle
Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Black Glitter Paper by DCWV

Copic Markers: E70, E71, R30, R32, R35, RV42, RV91, RV93, BG10, BG53, BG57, BG70, BG72, BG90, BG93, Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, Y35

Stitched Slimline Trio Heffy Cuts Die Set by Heffy Doodle

Small Rounded Rectangle Die by The Stamp Doctor

Ornamental Sentiment Die: Source Unknown

IPC1 Small Point Blend Brush by Dynasty Brush Company

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Black Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

1" Sookwang Double Sided Tape

Post-It Note by 3M

Stamping Platform

Paper Towel

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to 7" x 8.5", score at 3.5", and fold to form a slimline card.
2. Use the largest die from the Stitched Slimline Trio Heffy Cuts Die Set to cut black glitter paper.
3. Use a black marker to edge the die.
4. Use two-sided strong adhesive tape to adhere the black glitter die-cut to the front of the slimline die.
5. Cut a piece of Bristol paper to 4" x 9".
6. Use magnets to secure the paper to the base of a stamping platform.
7. Position the right facing bird stamp from The Birds Cling Rubber Stamp Set facedown about .75" from the top of the panel.
8. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the bird stamp , lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
9. Ink and stamp just the bird's face and beak onto a piece of masking paper or a Post-It Note.
10. Fussy-cut the masking paper and place the mask over the bird's face.
11. Remove the bird stamp from the stamping platform.
12. Position the sun string stamp from The Strings of Day and Night Cling Rubber Stamp Sets facedown on the image panel so that the top charm is close to the bird's beak. 
13. Press the platform onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp.
14. Remove the mask covering the bird's face and heat set the panel. Be sure that it's absolutely dry to avoid contaminating your Copic markers.*
15. Use Copic markers to color the images.
16. Use a white gel pen to add accents to beads and the bird's eye. 
17. Use Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura to add glittery touches to the charms on the The Strings of Day and Night.
18. Use the second largest slimline die from the Stitched Slimline Trio Heffy Cuts Die Set to cut the image panel.
19. Smoosh the Della Blue Elements Ink onto a craft mat. Spritz with water. 
20. Using a paint brush, first wet a small area on the panel, then apply the blue ink.*
21. Continue this process until the panel is covered.
22. Dip the paint brush into clean water, add drops of water to the inked image panel, then immediately use a paper towel to lift the water. 
23. When you're happy with your background, thoroughly heat set the panel.
24. Use  Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the sentiment from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Se onto a scrap of white cardstock. Heat set. 
25. Use a small rectangle die to cut the sentiment. 
26. Mat the sentiment onto a die-cut cut from the glitter paper. 
27. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

Notes:

• It is safe to use VersaMark Clair ink with Copic markers. Just be sure to thoroughly heat set the image until it's bone dry. Otherwise you risk contaminating your markers.
• You could always watercolor your images if you'd like. I might do that next time I use the bird stamps.
• Elements Ink are very juicy and highly pigmented, so they're wonderful for watercoloring as you can alter the intensity of the color with water.
• I applied the Della Blue Elements Ink more heavily closer to the image, then decided to switch things up. I ended up being very happy with the background.

Thanks for visiting today!