Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! First off, let me remind you that Topflight Stamps birthday sale ends at midnight tonight, March 31st. Second, if you have not done the 7th Birthday Blog Hop, you'd better hurry and finish so that you have the chance to win a great prize. Start on Topflight Stamps' Blog and/or Topflight Stamps Instagram (@topflightstamps )! 

So since the hop was on Tuesday, my normal day to post for Topflight Stamps, I decided to create a second card for Topflight Stamps this week. 

Here's my Easter card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Versi Trolley Clear Stamp Set 1059 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Let's Play Shop Clear Stamp Set 1044 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Sugar Delights Clear Stamp Set 1045 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Fresh Air Clear Stamp Set 1048 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create

Mini Hills Masks/Stencil Set by Lavinia Stamps

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Grey and Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn,  Rustic Wilderness, and Pumice Stone Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:

Trolley: E21, E23, E25, E29, E37, W0, W1, W2, W3, W4, W6, BG53, BG57, R32, R35

Shrubs/Grass: YG13, YG17, YG25, YG45, YG63, YG67

Butterflies: YR15, YR18

Birds: B32, B34

Eggs: Y04, Y078, Y35, Y38, YR15, YR16, YR18, BG53, BG57, B02, B04, B21, B23, B32, B34, R32, R35, R39, V12, V15, V17, YG41, YG45

Easter Bunny: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, R81

Stones: T1, T3, T5

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Nameplate Die by Sizzix

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low Tack Tape

Post-It Notes by 3M

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12" x 12" cardstock to 7" x 10". Score at 5" and fold to form an A7 card. Set aside.
2. Secure a piece of white cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
3. Using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamo the trolley from the Versi Trolley Clear Stamp Set 1059 twice —once onto white cardstock and a second time onto repositionable sticker paper.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the trolley and placed it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
5. Position the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs stamp from the Versi Trolley Clear Stamp Set 1059 facedown on the top of the trolley's base.
6. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp. 
7. Lift the lid and ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp once onto a onto the image panel and once onto sticker paper. 
8. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
9. Place low-tack on the image panel horizontally below the trolley's wheels.  
10. Place one of the acetate masks from the Mini Hills Masks/Stencil Set across the image panel so that the top of the hill is above the trolley, eggs, and bunny.
11. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress ink over the hill mask and the masked images to create the sky. 
12. Trace the mask onto a piece of cardstock and  fussy-cut along the traced lines to make a homemade mask to cover the blue sky. 
13. Place the acetate mask right below the homemade mask. 
14. Brush Mowed Lawn Distress Ink over the top of the acetate mask. 
15. Move the acetate mask down the image panel and brush Mowed Lawn Distress Ink over the top again. 
16. Repeat the process in Step 14 until the hill is mostly complete
17. Brush Twisted Citron Distress Ink over the darker green ink to fill in the grassy hill.
18. Remove the homemade mask.
19. Place the acetate mask from the Mini Hills Masks/Stencil Set over the top-most hill.
20. Secure the image panel to the base of the stamping platform.
21. Place one of the foliage portions from the large tree stamp from the Let's Play Shop Clear Stamp Set 1044 facedown so that it sits on the crest of the hill on the left side of the image panel. If necessary, use Post-It Notes to protect the image panel.
22. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
23. Ink the stamp with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink and stamp.
24. Clean the stamp.
25. Move the tree stamp so that another foliage portion sits facedown on the right of the stamped foliage. 
26. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
27. Ink the stamp with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink and stamp.
28. Clean the stamp.
29. Position the tree stamp facedown so that another foliage portion is the behind the trolley, the eggs, and part of the bunny
30. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
31. Ink the stamp with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink and stamp.
32. Clean the stamp.
33.  Move the tree stamp so that another piece of the foliage is facedown on the crest of the hill on the right of the image panel.
34. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
35. Ink the stamp with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink and stamp.
36. Clean the stamp.
37. Remove and clean the acetate mask.
38. Position small grass tuft stamp from the Let's Play Shop Clear Stamp Set and the larger tufts of grass stamp from Longer grass tufts from the Sugar Delights Clear Stamp Set 1045 facedown on the image panel.
39. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
40. Ink the grass stamps with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and stamp.
41. Clean the stamp.
42. Move the stamps and repeat Steps 38 through 40. 
43. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp the birds and butterflies from the Fresh Air Clear Stamp Set 1048 by Autour de Mwa onto the sky.
44. Remove the low-tack tape used to ground the trolley.
45. Place a ruler horizontally over the grassy area, then brush Pumice Stone Distress Ink over the ruler onto the image panel to create a roadway. 
46. Remove the ruler.
47. Place the rocky stamps from the Versi Trolley Clear Stamp Set 1059 facedown under the wheels, between the grass and the road. 
48. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
49. Ink the stamp with Pumice Stone Distress Ink and stamp.
50. Lift all the masks and color all images with Copic markers.
51. Cut a  4.75" x 6.75" piece of grey cardstock with the largest die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 to create a window to frame the scene on the image panel. 
52. Adhere the image panel behind the aperture on the card front.
53. Cut ravem cardstock with one of the borders included in the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 then adhere it to a thin strip of grey cardstock.
54. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Happy Easter" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto grey cardstock. 
55. Pour black detail embossing powder onto the stamped sentiment, dump off the excess, and the sentiment was heat set. 
56. Use a nameplate cutting die to cut the sentiment. 
57. Edge the grey card front, the border strip and the sentiment die-cut with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
58. Adhere the border across the bottom part of the grey card front. 
59. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to the center of the border.
60. Adhere the card front was to the reserved 5" x 7" grey card. 
61. Add two black gemstones to the sentiment die-cut to finish the card.

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Imagine Crafts Walnut Ink "Flower" Card

Imagine Crafts' Walnut Ink is a natural colorant made from walnut husks that have been used to create eight beautiful Walnut Ink colors. They're available as dry walnut crystals which can be used to create your own custom watercolors. They're also available as premixed sprays in two sizes. I've been busy experimenting with the Walnut Ink Sprays.

Here's my first card!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Cherry Blossom and Lilac Walnut Ink Spray

Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray

Gold Sheer Shimmer Stix

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink * 

Clear MBoss

Sponge Daubers

Fantastix

Tear It! Tape

On Point Glue

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Watercolor Paper by Canson

Raven and Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Crafty Grunge Flowers Stamp Set 2 by Melina Dahl for That’s Crafty *

Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create *

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Curved Craft Scissors by Fiskar’s

Heat Gun

Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Big Shot by Sizzix

Please Note: Products with asterisks ( * ) are available at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

Step 1:

Using a stamping platform, ink the Grunge Flower stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good. Impression. Stamp a second time onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version to be used as a mask later.

Steps 2A and 2B :

Spray Cherry Blossom Walnut Ink into a small container (2A). Add water into a second container. Use a paint brush to watercolor the flowers’ petals, varying the intensity of the color by diluting the ink with water (2B). When done, wash and dry the containers.

Steps 3A and 3B:

Spray Lilac Walnut Ink and water into small containers (3A). Use a paint brush to watercolor the flowers centers, varying the intensity of the color by diluting the ink with water (3B). When done, wash and dry the containers.

Steps 4A and 4B:

Spray Cherry Blossom and Lilac Walnut Inks into separate containers. Spray a small amount of Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray into both containers and into a third container (4A).  Use paint brushes to paint the circular elements of the stamped image with sparkly Walnut inks (4B).

Steps 5A and 5B:

Adhere the repositionable sticker masks from Step 1 atop the stamped and painted images. Smoosh Gold Sheer Shimmer Stix onto the craft mat (5A). Use a brush to apply over the masked images. Also use the applicator top to apply the shimmery gold ink directly to the image panel. Wipe the excess away with a paper towel (5B).

Steps 6A and 6B: 

Repeat Steps 4A and 4B to add more shimmery walnut ink to the containers (6A). Load a paint brush with the ink then tap the paint brush to splatter the image panel (6B). Repeat with the second color. I wanted more splatter, so I loaded a clean toothbrush with ink and splattered the panel even more. (No photo). Remove the masks and heat set the panel.

Step 7:

Use the smaller die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 to cut the image panel. Use the larger die from the same set to cut black cardstock. Use Tear-It! Tape to mat the image panel die-cut with the black die-cut. (Sorry! No photo).

Step 8:

Place the matted image panel into a stamping platform. Position the “Flower” Sentiment from the Grunge Flowers Stamp Set 2 facedown on the bottom right of the image panel. Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamp and lift. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.

Step 9:

Remove the image panel from the platform and place onto paper. Sprinkle Clear MBoss powder onto the stamped sentiment. Dump the excess back into the container. Heat set the sentiment.

Step 10: 

Create an A2 card from purple cardstock. Use Tear-It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the card.

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Topflight Stamps 7th Birthday Blog Hop!

It's Topflight Stamps 7th birthday and to celebrate I’ve teamed up with some great designers to showcase celebratory projects using the unique products available at Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us and see all the beautiful inspiration from this group of amazing designers! There is a master list of Hop stops on the Topflight Stamps blog! We are also Hopping on Instagram! You can start at the Topflight Stamps account @topflightstamps .

Did we mention there will be prizes?

GIVEAWAY DETAILS
Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving four lucky winners $50 Gift Certificates to the store. Two winners will be chosen from commenters on the blog hop and two will be chosen from commenters on the IG hop. For a chance to win, make sure to visit the stops on the hop and leave a comment by April 1st. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on Monday, April 3rd. U.S.A winners only due to shipping issues. Good Luck!

You should have arrived here directly from the Topflight Stamps blog!

I've made a card with the super-adorable Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art, Ltd., the Dynamic Stencil, and Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products:

Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art, Ltd

Dynamic Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Della Blue, Lime Punch, and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Meerkats' Fur: E47, E49, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

Meerkats' Noses: E44, E47, E49

Meerkat's Cheeks: R30, R32

Meerkat's Eyes: G000, G00, YG41, YG45

Shawl/Headdress/Fringe: Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Bananas: Y02, Y11, Y23, Y26

Grapes: R56, BV11, BV13, BV17

Oranges: YR12, YR14, YR16, YR15, YR18

Lemons: Y00, Y 06, Y08

Lime: YG13, YG17

Leaves: YG45, YG63, YG67

Flowers: FV2, RV55

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Gold Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

VersaMarker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Misty Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Instructions:

1. Create an A7 card from Raven Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the large meerkat from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set twice, once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper andplace it over its counterpart on the image panel.
4. Position the crowned meerkat stamp from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the crown is on the masked meerkat's head.
5. Place a Post-It Note below the crown to cover the top of the meerkat on the image panel.
6. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift. 
7. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice, once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
8. Fussy-cut the sticker paper crown and place it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
9. Position the Carmen Miranda-inspired Meerkat from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set to the left of the crowned masked meerkat and stamp twice, once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place over its counterpart on the image panel.
11. Place a piece of low-tack tape covering the meerkat's feet.
12. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the masked meerkats and the tape.
13. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
14. Secure the Dynamic Stencil over the sponged top area of the image panel.
15. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the masked meerkats and the stencil onto the image panel.
16. Remove the tape and sponge Lime Punch and Pine Elements Inks over the meerkat's feet and tails.
17. Remove all the masks.
18. Use Copic markers to color the meerkats.
19. Add white highlights using the White Gelly Roll Pen.
20. Trim the image panel and use a black marker to edge it.
21. Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to 4.75" x 6.75".
22. Place the black cardstock onto the stamping platform.
23. Position the champagne bottle, champagne flute, gift, cupcake, and balloon stamps from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the right side of the black cardstock.
24. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
25. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
26. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
27. Add gold detail embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
28. Remove the stamps from the stamping platform and clean.
29. Reposition the champagne bottle, champagne flute, gift, cupcake, and balloon stamps from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the left side of the black cardstock.
30. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
31. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
32. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform.
33. Fold a piece of scrap paper in half. Add gold detail embossing powder.
34. Add gold detail embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
35. Use a VersaMarker to edge the cardstock.
36. Drag the cardstock through the embossing powder, shake off the excess, and heat set.
37. Repeat steps #35 and #36 if necessary.
38. Adhere the embossed black panel to the front of the reserved card.
39. Adhere the image panel to the front of the card to finish it.

Thanks for visiting today! Don't forget to hop on the blogs and instagram!

The next stop on the hop is Dina Kowal's blog, where you'll find something totally inspiring!

AND don't forget to go shop at the 7th Birthday Sale at Topflight Stamps!