Witching Hour

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. It's an "Anything Goes" week and Halloween is Thursday, so here's one of my last Halloween cards for the year. Maybe. 

But before we get to my card, I wanted to remind you about Topflight Stamps' sale! There are so many wonderful new (and old) products that you know you want!

Here's my Halloween card created with stamps, inks, and a stencil by Lavinia Stamps!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Faba  Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Marcie Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Hocus and Pocus Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Circles Masks by Lavinia Stamps

Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, Pine, and Olive Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko 

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura 

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Red Grape and Deep Red Grape Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers by Kuretake

Yellow Green, Lt. Green, Leaf Green, Peacock Green, and Pale Violet Le Plume II Markers by Marvy Uchida

Metallic White PanPastels by Golden 

Occasions ChitChat Idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Place a piece of Mixed Media paper onto the STAY-tion, secured with magnets. 
2. Place low-tack tape across the bottom of a piece of Mixed Media cardstock.
3. Use a magnet to secure one of the Acetate Circles Masks on the the top center of the panel. 
4. Sponge or brush Dark Denim and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks over the tape and the circle mask to create a night sky.
5. Move the tape  to cover the the bottom part of the sky. 
6. Brush or sponge Olive and Pine Elements Inksover the tape onto the bottom of the panel to create a lawn. 
7. Remove the circle mask and low-tack tape.
8. Use White Metallic PanPastels to add white shimmer to the moon.
9. Move the image panel to a stamping platform and secure it with magnets.
10. Position the Faba  and Marcie stamps facedown on the top of the lawn on the image panel.
11. Press the platform's lid onto the stamps and lift.
12. Ink both stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. You might need to re-ink and stamp again to attain a good impression.
13. Remove both witch stamps.
14. Place the Hocus and Pocus cat stamps facedown between the witches on the image panel.
15. Press the platform's lid onto the stamps and lift.
16. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. You might need to re-ink and stamp again to attain a good impression.
17. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the inks.
18. Use watercolor markers to color the witches' hair, the details of their dresses, the broom, and the lantern. 
19. Use a Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Pen  to add glittery accents to the center of the lantern and around the moon.
20. Trim the image panel, edge it with a black marker, and adhere it to a black card. 
21. Adhere the sticker sentiment to finish the card.

Thank you for visiting today.