Relax! A Katkin Krafts Kat Kard

Greetings! I was swamped with social-family-peopley stuff for almost an entire week, so I'm late with my weekly post for Topflight Stamps. Luckily, the lovely Cornelia switched days with me which relieved the pressure. Whew!

This week the Topflight Stamps is showcasing Katkin Krafts' wonderful stamps.  Being me, I had to get the Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set because it features a zen boho cat, some gorgeous flowers, and a really great sentiment (which I didn't use).

Here's a card created with the Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Katkin Krafts.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Katkin Krafts

Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ222 by Katzelkraft

Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Design

Profusion Stencil 84 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Sundance and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Seafoam Cardstock by My Colors

Copic Markers: B60, C00, C0, C2, BG32, BG34, BG49, R30, R32,RV91, RV0000, Y11, YG41, YG5

Grass Green Chalk Pencil by General's

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Post-It Notes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Seafoam cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the focal cat image from the Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version to create a mask.
4. Use Copic markers to color the wonderful cat and his pillow.
5. Adhere the fussy-cut sticker mask over the colored image.
6. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets.
7. Position a ruler horizontally about 2" up from the bottom of the image panel and secure it with magnets.
8. Brush Sundance Elements Ink over the ruler and the masked image onto the image panel to color the background. 
9. Remove the ruler temporarily and the place the Profusion Stencil 84 over the image panel.
10. Use magnets to secure the stencil and the image panel to the STAY-tion. 
11. Place the ruler back in place, covering the stencil and the bottom part of the image panel. Secure it with additional magnets.
12. Brush Sundance Elements Ink over the stencil and the ruler to add subtle tone-on-tone pattern to the background.
13. Remove and clean the stencil.
14. Reposition the ruler to cover the top part of the image panel and secure with magnets.
15. Brush Pine Elements Ink over the ruler onto the lower part of the image panel to add color to the bottom of the image panel.
16. Use the grass green chalk pencil to add a slight shadow under the reclining cat and his pillow.
17. Place the image panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
18. Position the "Relax" sentiment from the Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ222 facedown on the image panel.
19. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Use a Post-It Noteto cover the two sentences below the word "Relax" and ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
21. Remove the Post-It  Note and stamp the sentiment onto the image panel.
22. Remove the stamp from the stamping platform.
23. Position the "Hit the Pawse Button" stamp from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set facedown below the stamped "Relax".
24. Position the "It's your Purrday" stamp from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set facedown on the bottom right of the image panel.
25. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
26. Ink both stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
27. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set. 
28. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edge with Sundance and Pine Elements Inks.
29. Adhere the image panel to the reserved 5" x 7" card.

Thanks for visiting today!