Have a Beautiful Day!

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing AALL and Create's fabulous products. I guess last week's Butterfly theme got stuck in my brain, so I decided to use the gorgeous Fairy Queen of Hearts Clear Stamp Set 1101 by Autour de Mwa.

Here's my card. 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Fairy Queen of Hearts Clear Stamp Set 1101 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Everyday Sentiments Clear Stamp Set 666 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Profusion Stencil by AALL and Create

Card Passe Partout Rectangle Die Set by Studio Light

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Twilight and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Avalanche and Navy Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Summer Sky Memento Ink

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, R20

Lips: E04, R32

Hair: N4, N5, N6

Clothing: B60, B3, B55, RV52, RV55, RV74, RV66, RV91, RV95

Shoes and Armbands: Y21, Y26, Y28

Wings: YR16, YR18, Y35, Y38, RV55, RV66

Grass: YG25, YG45

Miscellaneous Shinhan Touch and PrismacolorAlcohol Markers*

Gold Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from Avalanche Textured Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Fairy Queen from the Fairy Queen of Hearts Clear Stamp Set 1101 twice — once onto a cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the Fairy Queen. 
4. Use a C1 and a B21 Copic marker to outline the image.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Fairy Queen and place it atop the colored counterpart on the image panel.
6. Place a ruler horizontally where the back of the skirt is at its longest. 
7. Brush Mown Lawn Distress Ink (Copic-friendly) over the ruler and the masked image to create a horizon line. 
8. Randomly brush horizontal lines of Mown Lawn Distress ink along the bottom portion of the panel.
9. When done, brush a Twisted Citron Distress Ink overtop, blending a you go. 
10. Remove the ruler and cover grassy background with low-tack tape or a piece of paper.
11. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Profusion Stenci over the image panel. 
12. Brush Summer Sky Memento Ink (Copic-friendly) over the stencil and the masked image onto the image panel. 
13. Use the largest scalloped die from the Card Passe Partout Rectangle Die Set to cut the image panel.
14. Remove the mask and the tape from the die-cut image panel. 
15. Move the image panel die-cut back onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets. 
16. Position the butterfly stamps from the Fairy Queen of Hearts Clear Stamp Set 1101 facedown around the Fairy Queen. 
17. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the platform's lid, ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, and stamp.**
18. Color the butterflies with markers. 
19. Use a gold Stardust Glitter Pen to add a touch of shimmer to the Fairy Queen's headdress, armbands, and sash. 
20. Use a White Gelly Roll Gel pen to add highlights to her heels.
21. Place the image panel die-cut back onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
22. Position the "Have a Beautiful Day" sentiment stamp from the Everyday Sentiments Clear Stamp Set 666 facedown on the top of the image panel as shown.
23. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the platform's lid, ink the stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
24. Use the largeest plain rectangle die from the Card Passe Partout Rectangle Die Set to cut navy cardstock. 
25. Use the navy die-cut to mat the image panel. 
26. Adhere the matted image panel to a white A6 card.

Notes:

1. I have a few miscellaneous alcohol ink markers that I purchased when I was first exploring them as a coloring medium. I found the Prismacolor ones to be overly fragrant and never could find a decent stock of the Shinhan Touch Markers. I use these markers when I don't want to risk damaging or contaminating my beloved Copic markers.
2. I used VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the butteflies since they're tiny and very detailed. I suppose I could have tried to use Memento ink and then color with Copics, but I didn't feel like risking it after I finished coloring the Fairy Queen.
3. Since perfection is overrated, one of my butterflies is upside down. Oopsy.

Thanks for visiting today!

Congratulations - A Wedding Card!

It apparently is wedding season for us. We'll be attending several weddings in the next few months. Let’s make a summery wedding card with the vibrant colors of Memento Ink and the elegant touch of Golden Glitz Delicata Ink!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink *

MBoss - Clear

Golden Glitz Delicata Re-Inker

Golden Glitz Delicata Ink 

Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Summer Sky, Danube Blue, Lulu Lavender, Lilac Posies, Dandelion, and Tangelo Memento Dew Drop Inks

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Arty Hearts Collage Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door *

Accessorize Clear Stamp Set by Visible Image *

Arty Hearts Small Stencil by Darkroom Door *

More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *

Specimen Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-Tack Tape

Acetate from packaging

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

Mister 

Misty Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Stamping Platform by Tonic Studios

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

Instructions:

Step 1:

Use a stamping platform and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink to stamp the Arty Hearts Collage Cling Stamp onto white cardstock.

Step 2:

Use a stamping platform and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink to stamp the wedding rings from the Accessorize Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto 140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock and once onto repositionable label paper.

Step 3:

Apply Clear MBoss Powder to the stamped image, dump the excess back into the packet, and heat set the image.

Step 4:

Add a few drops of Golden Glitz Delicata Ink to a small container. Dilute with a few drops of water.

Step 5:

Use a brush to paint the wedding rings with diluted Golden Glitz Delicata ink. Set aside.

Step 6:

Place the Arty Hearts Stencil over the image stamped in Step 1. Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Summer Sky, Danube Blue, Lulu Lavender, Lilac Posies, Dandelion, and Tangelo Memento through the stencil onto the stamped hearts on the image panel. Set aside.

Steps 7A and 7B:

Smoosh Summer Sky Memento Ink onto a piece of acetate packaging. Mist the acetate with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol, then smoosh onto the right side of a piece of white cardstock. 

Clean the acetate, then repeat this process using Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Danube Blue, and Dandelion Memento Inks until you’re happy with the ink coverage on the panel.

Safety Note: Please be sure to have good ventilation via an open window to minimize your exposure to alcohol fumes.

Step 8:

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Wedding Rings from Step 2. Place atop the image. Use low-tack tape to secure the small rectangle die from the Specimen Thinlits Die Set onto the image panel. Run the die through your cutting machine.

Step 9:

Keeping the image panel in the die, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Angel Pink Memento Ink over the die onto the die-cut, which will leave a thin white border around the pink-inked background.

Step 10:

Place the die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform. Ink the “Congratulations” stamp from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set with Nocturne VersaFine Clair and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.

Step 11:

Adhere the heart-stamped and stenciled panel (Steps 1 and 6) onto the left side of the smooshed ink panel (Step 7). Add a foil border sticker to cover the seam. 

Use a Sponge Dauber to edge the heart image panel and the rings/sentiment die-cut with Golden Glitz Delicata Ink.

Step 12:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the card front to a white A2 card.

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