Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Seasons Greetings Card

Greetings. It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is an "Anything Goes" and since the Holidays are approaching, I've created another holiday card using products from Lavinia Stamps

Here it is!


Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Patterned Cardstock by Club Scrap
Copic Markers:
Roof: B60, B41, BV20, BV000, G40, G20, G00, G000, BG93, BG90
Wood Siding: E25, E23, E21, W1
Stonework: T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, E93, R30, BG90, BG72, BG70, BG11
Door, Heart, Chimney: E04, R32, R30
Chipney Cap: C4, C1
Trees/Branches: E77, E74
Versamarker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Clear and White Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous
Winter Wonderland Embossing Powder by Stampendous
White Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil Company
Scalloped Rectangle Frame Die by Gina Marie Designs
Banner Die: Source Unknown
Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink 
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Create an A2 card from a 12x12 piece of grey patterned cardstock. Set it aside.
  2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the house from the  Shanty Fairy House Clear Polymer Stamp Set twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
  3. Use Copic markers to color the Shanty Fairy House.
  4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Shanty Fairy House and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
  5. Place the flattest mask from the Hills Acetate Mask Set under the house as a mask. 
  6. Brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the acetate mask and the masked Shanty Fairy House to add a blue background. 
  7. Lift the acetate hills mask and the base of the image panel was colored with Copic markers.
  8. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform and secure it with magnets. 
  9. Position the Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp facedown at the top left of the image pane.
  10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp. 
  11. Lift the lid and ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Stamp,
  12. With the Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp stationary on the platform's lid, shift the image panel to the left , keeping the panel against the base of the platform.
  13. Re-ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp the second set of Icicles.
  14. Repeat steps #12 and 13 until you have a row of Icicles along the top of the image panel.
  15. Liberally pat an anti-static pad on the image panel.
  16. Use a Versamarker or other embossing pen to fill in the Icicles, add clear detail embossing powder, dump the excess powder, and the heat set the embossing powdered Icicles.
  17. Repeat Step 16 to build up additional layers and boost the dimension and shine of the icicles.
  18. Use the Versamarker along the roofline, the eaves, the top of the stone windowframes and doorframes.
  19. Add white detail embossing powder, dump the excess, and heat set. 
  20. Use the Versamarker to go over some of the white embossed areas. 
  21. Add Winter Wonderland embossing powder , dump off the excess, and heat set.
  22. Use the Versamarker to add embossing ink to the ground. Add Winter Wonderfland embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
  23. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to randomly stamp the snowflake trio stamp from the Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set.
  24. Use a white paint pen to add snowflakes to the entire image panel.
  25. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Seasons Greetings" sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a leftover piece of white snowflake patterned paper. 
  26. Use a banner die to cut the sentiment. Set it aside.
  27. Use the Scalloped Rectangle Frame Die to cut grey patterned cardstock.
  28. Adhere the image panel behind the frame die-cut.
  29. Adhere the framed image panel to the reserved A2 card.
  30. Fold and adhere the sentiment banner to finish the card.
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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Cold and Frosty Gnome Christmas Card

Greetings! Here's a Christmas card created for the Cold and Frosty Challenge over at Lost Coast's Portal To Creativity with the Looking Up Gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs. In the first panel our hero Gnome is enjoying nice weather, but dreaming of a white Christmas. In the second panel, his wish came a bit too true for him.

Here's the card. 


Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Handmade Holidays Patterned Paper 6x6 Pad by Simple Stories
Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Tumbled Grass, Worn Lipstick, Bundled Sage Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink
Jet Black StazOn Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Copic Markers: 
Gnome's Skin: BV0000, E50, DE21, E11, E00, R02, R01
Gnome's Beard and Mustache: C3, C2, C1, C0
Gnome's Hat: B91, B52
Gnome's Shirt: G40, G82
Gnome's Gloves and Shoes: E74, E71, E70
Mushrooms: R32, R30, R22, R20, R11, E44, E43, E42
Acetate Hills Mask by Lavinia Stamps
Mini Whimsical Shrooms Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop
Pearlescent and Translucent White PanPastels
White Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil
Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America
Sookwang Tape
Vellum by Strathmore
Speech Bubble Cutting Dies: Source Unknown
"Seriously?" Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs
Winter-Time Remnant Rubs by Tim Holtz/Idea-ology by Advantus
Repositionable Sticker Paper
.25" Washi Tape
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Place .25" wide washi tape around the edges of a 5.25" x 4" panel and down the center to create two panels.
  2. Place the panel onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
  3. Place the looking up gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set facedown on the right panel. 
  4. Press the lid of the platform on the stamp and lift.
  5. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
  6. Scoot the taped panel over to the right, ink the stamp, and stamped the Gnome again onto the left panel. 
  7. Remove the image panel and color both gnomes with Copic markers. 
  8. Stamp the Gnome two more times onto repositionable sticker paper.
  9. Fussy-cut the sticker paper Gnomes and placed them over both gnomes on the image panel as masks. 
  10. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
  11. Place the flattish Acetate mask over the bottom part of both panels just below the Gnomes' feet. 
  12. Place the Mushroom Cluster part of the Whimsical Shroom Stencil over the Gnome on the left panel. 
  13. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the stalks and caps of a mushroom cluster part onto the image panel and onto repositionable sticker paper.
  14. Clean and dry the stencil, move it to the cover the Gnome on the right panel.
  15. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the stalks and caps of a mushroom cluster part onto the image panel and onto repositionable sticker paper.
  16. Fussy-cut the mushrooms and place them over the mushrooms on the image panels as masks 
  17. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress Ink was over the masked mushrooms, the masked Gnomes, and over the acetate mask onto both panels.
  18. Position the Fern Cluster from the same stencil over the image panel on the left. 
  19. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the fern cluster onto the image panel.
  20. Clean the stencil and re-position the fern cluster on the image panel on the right.
  21. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the fern cluster onto the image panel.
  22. Move the acetate mask slightly downwards and brush Desert Sand Memento Ink over the top of the image panel to start the ground.
  23. Remove the acetate mask and continue to brush Desert Sand Memento Ink to create the ground.
  24. Remove the masks from the mushrooms and gnomes. 
  25. Cover the left panel completely. 
  26. Apply flat white and shimmery white Pan Pastels over the right panel. 
  27. When the Gnome was obscured, tap a white Posca Paint pen to add white splatter to the image panel.
  28. Then use the Posca Paint Pen to add more intentional snow to the panel. 
  29. When the Posca paint is dry, use a clear glitter pen to add touches of sparkle to the snow.
  30. Gently remove the washi tape was removed from the image panel. Sadly, I should have been more gentle. The paper didn't tear, but it did lift a bit on the right side. Bummer.
  31. Back a piece of translucent vellum with double-sided tape.
  32. Use speech bubble cutting die and the dots from other speech bubble die sets to cut the vellum.
  33. Add the "Dreaming of a White Christmas" with Christmas-time Remnant Rubs  to one of the speech bubbles. 
  34. Sponge Jet Black StazOn Ink through the "Seriously?" Stencil onto the other speech bubble. Let dry.
  35. Adhere both vellum sentiment speech bubbles and vellum dots to their respective panels. 
  36. Use the White Posca pen to add snow dots  to the "Seriously?" Speech bubble to reinforce the snow-mageddon theme.
  37. Adhere a piece of 5.5" x 4.25" patterned paper to an A2 kraft card then edge the card with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. 
  38. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Winter Magic with Crafty Individuals!

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. But before I get to this week's theme and my project, I wanted to remind you about Topflight Stamps' wonderful Cyber Monday Sale that runs until 11:59 p.m. tonight, December 3rd! There are loads of fabulous new and old products in the store and I think you should treat yourself! 


This week the team is focusing on Crafty Individuals' wonderful stamps. As you might know, I love penguins almost as much as cats and meeting one face to face is a bucket list item for me. Anyway, once I saw the Pablo the Penguin Unmounted Rubber Stamp, I knew that one day he'd be mine. Eventhough he's a holiday stamp, it would be so easy get rid of his antlers and ice skates, which would add to his versatility. 

Here's the card!


Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glitter Ink Pens by Sakura of America

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Tartan 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium
Copic Markers: 
Penguin: BV25, BV23,  BV20, N6, N5, N4, B60, B0000, C00, R81
Penguin's Antlers: E74, E71, E70, YG41
Penguin's Eyes: YG41
Penguin's Beak: Y35, Y32, YR21, YR20
Scarf, Headband, Skates: B45, B34, B32, R39, R27, R24
Moonlight White Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
White Shimmer Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink
A6 Rectangle Frames Die Set by Waffle Flower Crafts
White UniPosca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil
Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery
Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:
  1. Create an A6 card from white cardstock and set aside.
  2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Pablo the Penguin twice — once onto a white panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
  3. Use Copic markers to color Pablo and add outlines around the image. 
  4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Pablo and place it atop the colored image.
  5. Place a piece of repositionable tape horizontally over the base of the image under Pablo's skates. 
  6. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Inks over the tape and the masked image to create a blue sky. 
  7. Move the tape to cover the horizon line and shield the sky. 
  8. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape onto the bottom of the image panel.
  9. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform. 
  10. Position the Snowflake Background Cling Red Rubber Stamp facedown onto the image panel.
  11. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp. Lift.
  12. Ink the stamp with Moonlight White Brilliance Ink and stamp.
  13. Ink the stamp again with White Shimmer Delicata Ink and stamp.
  14. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.
  15. Use the silver marker from the Bright Vivid Metallic Colorista Marker Set to color the blades of Pablo's skates.
  16. Use the Uniposca paint pen to add white dots to the image panel.
  17. Use the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glitter Ink Pen to add clear glitter to the snow and the ice.
  18. Position two pieces of the same 6x6 plaid paper by Craft Consortium together so that the lines in the plaid are aligned vertically. 
  19. Tape them together to create a 6" x 12" panel.
  20. Position the largest die from the a A6 Frame Die set onto the taped panel of plaid paper so that it's centered side-to-side and the taped seam is centered vertically. Use repositionable tape to keep the die in place.
  21. Run the die and paper panel through a cutting machine.
  22. Adhere the A6 frame over the image panel to frame it. 
  23. Adhere the framed die-cut/image panel to the reserved white A6 card.
  24. Use a dark blue Copic marker to edge the card.
  25. Use red markers to color a scrap of white cardstock.
  26. Use the star/garland diefrom the Galactic Edges Die Set 68 to cut the red-colored strip of paper twice.
  27. Place the red-die-cuts over the taped seams of the frame to cover them and add another touch of red to the card.
  28. Use one of the speech bubble dies from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 to cut another leftover piece of white cardstock.
  29. Place repositionable tape over the back of the speech-bubble shaped aperture on the white scrap.
  30.  Place the speech bubble die-cut into the aperture and secure to the base of a stamping platform.
  31. Position the sentiment from the Winter is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 facedown on the speech bubble.
  32. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  33. Ink the stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
  34. Adhere the sentiment speech bubble as shown to finish the card. 
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