Happy Valentine's Day!

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week the team is getting ready for Valentine's Day. Here's my card created with Fox Mail Solo Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp by Katzelkraft, the heart vine from the Eclectica Darcy O1 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy, and the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Fox Mail Solo Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp by Katzelkraft

Eclectica Darcy O1 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy 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

Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:
Fox: E49, E29, E17, E15, E13, E11, E000

Mailbox: BV23, BV20, R59, R56, R37, R35, E04, W6, W5, W3, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y11

Envelopes: B60, C2

Ground: C3, C2

Black Multiliner Pens by Copic

Clouds Stencil by My Favorite Things

Anti-static Pounch

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from deep red cardstock and set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Fox Mail Solo Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp twice –– once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Color the fox and the postbox with Copic markers. 
4. Extend the bottom of the image by adding dots with Copic-friendly black pens and Copic markers. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the image and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
6. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink (which is Copic-friendly) over the Clouds Stencil to add a cloudy grey sky behind the fox. 
7. Trim the image panel to 4.25" x 6.25" and edge with Lost Shadow Distress Ink.
8. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform.
9. Position the the heart vine from the Eclectica Darcy O1 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set facedown across the top of the image panel.
10. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the heart vine
11. Color the hearts with Copic markers.
12. Pat the image panel with an anti-static pouch.
13. Secure the image panel back on the stamping platform.
14. Position the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the lower left side of the image panel as shown.
15. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the sentiment. 
16. Immediately remove the image panel from the stamping platform, though VersaFine Clair Ink does have an extended 'wet' time. 
17. Add detail black embossing powder over the sentiment, dump the excess back into the container, and heat set the powder. 
18. Adhere the image panel to the reserved red A6 card.

Thanks for visiting today!