LCD/CV Challenge #194 - Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage

Greetings!  Here's a card created for the Lost Coast Design/Carmen's Veranda Portal to Creativity February's February Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge #194 on an odd day! I'm an absent minded crazy cat lady and didn't post on my scheduled day. Bad me.

Here's my card created with the gorgeous Grunge Cat Rubber Stamp which is one of the beautiful silhouette rubber stamps available at Lost Coast Designs!

Products Used:

Grunge Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven (Black) Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink by Gina K Designs

Copic Markers: G43, G40, G24, G21, B32, R83, R81, Y18

Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Deckle and Stitches Nesting Die Set by Unity Stamps

Sky Blue and White Uni-Posca Acrylic Paint Pens by Mitsubishi Pencil

Pigma BB Black Pen by Sakura 

Clear Glaze Dimensional Gel Pen by Sakura

Very Old Patterned Paper by Memory Box

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut black cardstock to 9" x 6.25". Score at 4.5" and fold to form an A6 card. Set aside.
2. Use Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink to stamp the Grunge Cat Rubber Stamp twice — once onto a panel of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the Grunge Cat.
4. Fussy-cut the stamped sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion secured with magnets and tape.
6. Place a piece of tape horizontally across the bottom part of the image panel.
7. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the tape and the masked Grunge Cat to add color to the background of the top part of the image panel. 
8. Move the tape to cover the top part of the image panel. 
9. Brush Shabby Shutters Distress Ink over the tape to cover the bottom part of the image panel and ground the Grunge Cat. Brush the ink more heavily right under the tape and under Grunge Cat's paws and tail to create shadows. 
10. Cut the image panel with a deckled rectangle cutting die.
11. Mat the image panel die-cut with a slightly larger piece of black cardstock.
12. Remove Grunge Cat's mask.
13. Use a White paint pen to add an eye to Grunge Cat's face. 
14. When dry, use The Sky Blue paint pen was used to color the eye. 
15. When that layer of paint was dry, the pupil was drawn onto the cat's eye.
16. Add several layers of Glaze pen to add dimension and shine to the Grunge Cat's blue eye.
17. Use the R81 Copic marker to darken the pink flowers on the green patterned paper. 
18. Use the B32 Copic marker to color the center of the flowers.
19. Use a smaller deckled rectangle die to cut the green patterned paper twice with the same deckled rectangle die.
20. Use Shabby Shutters Distress Ink to edge both green patterned paper die-cuts. 
21. Trim a piece of floral patterned paper to 4.25" x 6" and edge with a black pen to create the background layer. 
22. Adhere the two small deckled were adhered to the background panel.
23. Adhere the the matted image panel die-cut over the deckled rectangle die-cuts as shown.
24. Adhere the card front was adhered to the reserved black card.

Note:

• Copic markers can be used to color patterned paper to match your project IF the patterned paper is cardstock weight. The inks will likely run if the paper is thinner.
• The flowers on the green patterned paper were originally light pink with a white center, so I used a Copic markers to alter their colors so that they matched the flowers on the stamped Grunge Cat. 

You still have time to create a project for the Lost Coast Design/Carmen's Veranda Portal to Creativity February's February Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge #194, but you best hurry! I hope you share a project for a chance to win Lost Coast Cash!

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You Are Purrfect

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This week the Topflight Stamps team is focusing on Katzelkraft's wonderful stamps. As a crazy cat lady, I had to use one of Katzelkraft's fabulous cat stamps.

Here's my card created with the  Cat with Chair Solo Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp and the 

You are Purrfect Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set -- both by Katzelkraft. I've also used the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by Crealies and the Mosaic Stencil by AALL and Create (on sale NOW!) with Arctic, Veri-Peri, and Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Cat with Chair Solo Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

You are Purrfect Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set  by Katzelkraft

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by Crealies

Mosaic Stencil by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Arctic, Veri-Peri, and Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Heavy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: N5,N4, C1, C0, C00, B60, RV91, <R81, E29, E25, E23, E21

Pigma Black Pen by Sakura

Black Chalk Pencil by General's Pencil Co.

Craft Knife

Scissors

A6 Rectangle Layers Die Set by Waffle Flower 

A6 Additional Rectangle Layers Die Set by Waffle Flower

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Stamp the Cat with Chair Solo Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto a panel of white cardstock. 
2. Use a craft knife and a pair of scissors to fussy-cut the image.
3. Color the image with Copic markers, edge it with a black pen, and set it aside.
4. Use one of the twelve dies included in the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set to cut another panel of white cardstock which will become the background layer for the card.
5. Place a piece of low-tack tape along the bottom of the die-cut panel. 
6. Sponge or brush Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink over the tape and the background panel to color the cardstock. 
7. Use low-tack tape and/or magnets to secure the Mosaic Stencil over the inked panel. 
8. Sponge or brush Veri-Peri VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the die-cut background panel.
9. Remove the stencil and move the tape to cover the top part of the die-cut background panel. 
10. Sponge or brush Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair Ink right below the tape, then continue to sponge or brush Veri-Peri VersaFine Clair Ink to the bottom of the die-cut background panel. Heat set.
11. Sponge or brush a scrap of white cardstock with Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink. 
12. Use low-tack tape and/or magnets to secure the Mosaic Stencil over the inked panel. 
13. Sponge or brush Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the scrap of cardstock to create a tone-on-tone pattern.
14. Place this scrap onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets. 
15. Place the "purrfect" sentiment stamp from the You are Purrfect Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the stenciled scrap. 
16. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
17. Ink the stamp with Veri-Peri VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
18. Re-ink and stamp again to deepen the color.  
19. Remove the sentiment panel from the stamping platform and heat set.
20. Use a rectangle cutting die to cut the sentiment. 
21. Use a slightly larger rectangle cutting die to cut another scrap of white cardstock. 
22. Ink the larger rectangle die-cut with Veri-Peri VersaFine Clair Ink, heat set, and use to mat the sentiment die-cut.
23. Adhere the matted sentiment die-cuts to the background die-cut panel so that the stencil pattern aligns with it. 
24. Adhere the fussy-cut, colored Cat with Chair image as shown. 
25. Use a black chalk pencil to add a bit of shadow under the chair and cat.
26. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8.5" x 5.75". 
27. Score at 4.25" and fold to form a card. 
28. Press and slide the Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair Inkpad along the outside .5" periphery of the card, then heat set the card. 
29. Adhere the image panel to the card to finish it.

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Oops. Oops! A Humorous Card

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This week the Topflight Stamps team is focusing on Katzelkraft's wonderful stamps. I decided to make a humorous slimline card scenic card with the Crocodiles Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set and the Les Rats des Ville - City Rats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft with sentiments provided by the Sharp Tongues White Ephemera 4 by AALL and Create.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used: 

Crocodiles Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Les Rats des Ville - City Rats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Sharp Tongues White Ephemera 4 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Blending Brushes Set by Time For Tea Designs

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Rat: C5, C4, C3,C2, 1, RV932, RV91, R32, R30, R01, E74, E71

 Alligators: G19, G16, G14, G07, G03, YG05, YG03, YG01

 Grass: YG25, YG23, YG17, YG13, YG09, YG07, YG05, G85, G46, G14, G07, G05

Olo Markers: BV1.7, BV1.4, BV1.2

Slimline Cloud Edges Stencil by My Favorite Things

Tranquil and Serene Mini Ink Pads by Catherine Pooler Designs

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Pigma Black Pen by Sakura

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of black textured cardstock to 8.5" x 8". Score at 4" and fold to form a slimline card.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Inkto stamp the Crocodile with Balloon and the Open Mouth Crocodile from the Crocodiles Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set onto either side of a panel of white cardstock. 
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the running rat from Les Rats des Ville - City Rats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set between them. 
4. Color the crocodiles, the baloon, and the rat with alcohol markers. 
5. Stamp the same images again onto repositionable sticker paper.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the crocodiles, the balloon, and the rat then adhere them over their counterparts on the image panel.
7. Place a piece of repositionable tape horizontally across the bottom part of the image panel.
8. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the STAY-tion.
9. Place the Slimline Cloud Edges Stencil just below the top of the image panel and secure with magnets.
10. Starting at the top of the image panel, use the largest of the brushes from the Blending Brushes Set to brush Tranquil and Serene Catherine Pooler dye ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
11. Flip the stencil 180° and move it downwards. 
12. Continue to brush the same inks over the stencil onto the image panel and over the masked images.
13. Repeat Steps 11 and 12 until you have a cloudy sky.
14. Remove the stencil, the masks from the images, and the tape. 
15. Use Copic markers to color the grass. 
16. Trim the image panel to 8.25" x 3.25" and edge with a black pen. 
17. Adhere the image panel to the reserved black slimline card.
18. Adhere the sentiments from the Sharp Tongues White Ephemera 4 to complete the card.

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Fly, Brave, Change

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a project for Funky Fossil Designs. Their newest collection is the Mixed Media Compendium and it's absolutely fabulous! Click HERE to see what's new! I decided to use this fabulous collection again to create an encouragement card with the Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set and the 8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad. 

Here's the card.

Funky Fossil Designs Products Used:

Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad by Funky Fossil Designs

Other Products Used:
140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Frost Dazzle Versamark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Golden Glitz Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Oh Boy, Sugared Lavender, Stone Blue, and Lemon Sorbet Mini Ink Pads by Catherine Pooler Designs

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Pumpkin Head, Salmon, Taxi, Key West, Twilight, and Grape Mica Watercolor Paint Dots by Iuile

Paint Brushes

Rough Stippling Brush

Anti-static Pouch

Scissors

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Notes:

• When I was done with the stamping, embossing, ink sponging, watercoloring, and sentiment stamping, I decided that since the butterflies were grungy, I'd distress the edges, ink them with gold, and black then add some splatter with my stippling brush. BAD DECISION!!! 
• Also, I should have stamped the butterflies closer together so that more of the gorgeous patterned paper would show. Or I should have fussy-cut them to showcase the paper. Alas. Alack. Not a good day in Kathi Craftland.
• BUT, with familyhealthstuff coming up, I decided that done is done and maybe someone somewhere will get inspiration from this. Or not. 

Instructions:

1. Pat a piece of Mixed Media paper with the anti-static pouch.
2. Place the piece of Mixed Media paper onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with magnets.
3. Place two of the butterflies from the Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set facedown on the Mixed Media panel where desired.
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink and stamp.
6. Re-ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good stamped impression.
7. Remove the panel from the stamping platform, pour Black Detail embossing powder onto the wet ink.
8. Pour the excess powder back into the container.
9. Heat set the image.
10. Sponge or brush dye inks over the embossed image panel until you're happy with the blended background. 
11. Wipe the ink off of the embossed image.
12. Mist the image panel with water and heat set. 
13. Flatten the image panel by placing it on the base of a die-cut machine with clean cardstock and both cutting plates on top of it.
14. Run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times.
15. Add drops of water to the mica watercolor dots.
16. Use paint brushes to paint the butterflies.
17. When done painting the butterflies, heat set the panel.
18. Place the panel onto the base of the stamping platform, secured with magnets.
19. Position the sentiments from the Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set facedown on the image panel.
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
21. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good stamped impressions.
22. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat set the sentiments.
23. Set the image panel onto the Glassboard with magnets on all four corners to keep it flat.
24. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 10" x 7". 
25. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the 8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad to 5" x 7"
26. Adhere the patterned paper to the black card.
27. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the card, then heat set the ink.
28. If desired, use the stippling brushes to stipple Nocturne VersaFine Ink and Gold Dazzle Delicata Ink onto the image panel. Heat set the ink.
29. Use the blade of a pair of scissors to tatter the periphery of the image panel.
30. Edge the tatters with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and Gold Dazzle Delicata Ink, then heat set.
31. Adhere the image panel to the patterned paper covered card.

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Inspirational Flowers

Greetings! It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is "Anything Goes".

We've had a real winter here in the Northeast and everything is cold, grey, and dreary (including my mood). So, I decided to brighten things up a tad with this card featuring the beautiful Steampunk flowers from the Tracy Scott TS095 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy with the Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium, and a sentiment from the Uplifting Sentiment Stickers by Lavinia Stamps.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Tracy Scott TS095 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy.

Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Uplifting Sentiment Stickers by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Raven Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: B66, B63, B60, Y28, Y26, Y23, E18, E07, YR21, T8, T7, T5, T4, T2, BG57, BG49

Gold Uni-Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Pigma Black Pigment Pen by Sakura

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 Raven Cardstock in half. Score at 6" and fold to form a 6" square card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Steampunk flowers from the Tracy Scott TS095 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set.
3. Color the flowers with Copic markers, fussy-cut them, then edge them with a black marker. 
4. Use a white gel pen to add highlights. 
5. Trim a piece of black brick paper from the Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to 5.75" square. 
6. Edge with a gold Posca paint pen. 
7. Adhere the patterned paper panel to the reserved black 6" square card.
8. Adhere the three flowers on a diagonal as shown. 
9. Adhere two black sentiment stickers from the Uplifting Sentiment Stickers to the lower left corner to finish the card.

I do believe those are the briefest instructions I've written in ages! Thanks for visiting today!

Happy Birthday Card

Greetings! Here's my second card for this month's Fruit and Flowers Challenge at Lost Coast Portal To Creativity which was created with the lovely Mucha Fan Girl Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs. 

Products Used:

Mucha Fan Girl Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers:

 Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E000

 Cheek: R20

 Lips: E04, R32

 Hair: E49, 47, E44

 Dress: RV93, RV91, RV11, RV10

 Flowers in her hair: RV91, RV11, B95

 Fan: B95, B91, <B91, N5, N4, N2, RV93, RV11, RV10

 Background: B91, <B91

 Frame: N5, N3

Vintage Patchwork 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Funky Fossil Designs

A6 Vintage Patchwork Rub-Ons by Funky Fossil Designs

Flag Cutting Die: Source Unknown

Small Talk Occasions idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holt for Advantus

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 7" x 5" card from grey textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Mucha Fan Girl Rubber Stamp onto white cardstock.
3. Color the image, background, and frame with Copic markers. Set it aside
4. Fussy-cut the framed image, edge with a dark marker, and set aside.
5. Trim a piece of patterned paper from the Vintage Patchwork 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 6.875" x 4.875".
6. Use a craft or exacto knife to cut around the left edge of one of the flowers.
7. Slide a piece of scrap cardstock under the edge of the cut flower and use E43, E41, and E40 Copic markers to edge it.
8. Slide the colored Mucha Fan panel under the edge of the cut flower on the patterned paper and adhere it.
9. Use a flag cutting die to cut the top left of the trimmed off piece of patterned paper from step 5.
10. Choose a sentiment sticker and color it with B91 and <B91 Copic markers, then edge it with the E41 Copic markers.
11. Adhere the sentiment sticker to the patterned paper die-cut flag.
12. Edge the flag die-cut with the E41 Copic marker.
13. Edge the patterned paper panel with N2, E41, and B91 Copic markers.
14. Adhere the patterned paper panel to the reserved grey 7" x 5" card.
15. Add Rub-On Jewels from the A6 Vintage Patchwork Rub-Ons by Funky Fossil Designs to the sentiment die-cut, the upper left, and upper right corners of the card as the finishing touch.

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You should definitely partipate in this month's Fruit and Foliage Challenge #194 for a chance to win Lost Coast Cash!

Life is full of Beauty

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a project for Funky Fossil Designs. Their newest collection is the Mixed Media Compendium and it's absolutely fabulous! Click HERE to see what's new! However, I will tell you that you really ought to check out the bundled Mixed Media Compendium Collection which includes the A5 Beauty In Bloom Clear Stamp Set, the A5 Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set, the  Mixed Media Stencil Pack, the 8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad, and the Checkmate Stellar Paste. It's a fantastic deal!

However, I opted to go fairly clean and simple with my first project using the Mixed Media Compendium products, though I channeled my inner magpie and made it sparkly.

Here's my card!

Funky Fossil Products Used:

Beauty In Bloom Clear Stamp Set 

Flowerful Mask

Winged Mask

Other Products Used:
Cryogen White Curious Metallic Cardstock

Raven Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Obsidian Amalgam Ink by Gina K Designs

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Tranquil and Serene Dye Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers: BV000, BV0000, E21, E000

Shinhan Touch Markers: Dark Blue Light, Pale Blue, Coral Red, Deep Red

Pigma Black Pen

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform 

Notes:

• Cryogen White Curious Metallic Cardstock is an off-white shimmery cardstock that is compatible with alcohol markers. When dye inks are applied, they acquire a lovely shimmer, which appeals to my inner magpie. I hope you can see the shimmer on my card.
• My "go to" Memento Dye Ink smeared horribly and corrupted a completely innocent Copic marker. so I tried Amalgam ink instead and heat set it. 
• I did not want to risk contaminating my beloved Copics, so I used older duplicate markers for the skin and Shinhan Touch markers for the flowers and her lips. I had purchased a few Shinhan Touch markers when I first started my alcohol marker journey addiction over 15 years ago. The ones I used were still mostly okay, but I discovered a red one whose nib just broke off. 

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 black cardstock in half, score at 6", and fold to form a 6" square card. Set aside.
2. Use Obsidian Amalgam Ink to stamp the left gazing face from the Beauty In Bloom Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto a 6" square panel of Cryogen White Curious Metallic cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Heat set the image on the Cryogen White cardstock.
4. Use alcohol markers to color the face and the flowers. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Beauty In Bloom face and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
6. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the image panel.
7. Place the Flowerful Mask over the left side of the image panel and secure with magnets. 
8. Brush Tranquil over the Flowerful Mask onto the image panel.
9. Remove the mask from the image panel. 
10. Move the image panel and clean the Glassboard.
11. Place the Winged Mask over the image panel, secured with magnets.
12. Brush Serene over the Winged Mask onto the image panel.
13. Remove the mask from the image panel. 
14. Move the image panel, clean both masks, and the Glassboard.
15. Remove the sticker paper mask from the stamped image.
16. Trim the image panel to 5.75" square.
17. Use a black pen to edge the image panel.
18. Heat set the image panel.
19. Place the image panel back onto the stamping panel and secure with magnets.
20. Place the "Life is" sentiment facedown on the lower right of the image panel as shown.
21. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
22. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
23. Heat-set the image panel.
24. Adhere the image panel to the reserved black 6x6 card.

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Owl You Need Is Love

Greetings! It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week the team's focus is on Lavinia Stamps' wonderful products. I've used their Ginger Clear Polymer Stamp, Bijou Clear Polymer Stamp,  Tree Den Clear Polymer Stamp. and Fairy Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set for my images. I also used their Acetate Circle Masks and the Replenish Stencil with their Blue Lagoon and Dark Denim Elements Inks.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Ginger Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Bijou Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Tree Den Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Fairy Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Circle Masks by Lavinia Stamps

Replenish Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Blue Lagoon and Dark Denim Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Classic Blue and Raven Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Owl You Need Clear Stamp Set 156 by AALL and Create

Copic Markers: 

 Ginger (on left): E77, E74, E71, E70, BG34 , BG23, BG11, Y38, Y35, Y06

 Bijou (on right): RV95, RV93, RV91, C3, C1, Y18, Y06

 Tree Branch: E39, E27, E25, E23, E21

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Classic Blue cardstock. Set it aside.
2. Place a sheet of white cardstock onto your stamping platform secured with magnets.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Bijou Clear Polymer Stamp twice — once onto the image panel and again onto repositionable sticker paper. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over Bijou on the image panel.
5. Place the Ginger Clear Polymer Stamp to Bijou's left and stamp it twice with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. 
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Ginger and place it over his counterpart on the image panel. 
7. Place the Tree Den Clear Polymer Stamp, used as a tree branch,  under both Ginger and Bijou's feet. Stamp it twice with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. 
8. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Tree Den and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
9. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and place it onto the STAY-tion secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
10. Place the smallest circle from the Acetate Circle Masks above Ginger and Bijou.
11. Lightly brush Dark Denim Elements Ink over the masked images onto the image panel. 
12. Brush Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the darker blue to create a richer blue. 
13. Place the Replenish Stencil over the image panel and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
14. Brush Blue Lagoon Elements Inkover the stencil to add a tone on tone heart pattern to the background.
15. Remove and clean the stencils and acetate circle mask.
16. Remove the masks from the stamped images.
17. Color the images with Copic markers.
18. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform secured with magnets.
19. Place small pieces of low-tack tape over Ginger and Bijou's beaks. 
20. Position the two heart charms from the Fairy Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set so it would look as though the owls were carrying the heart charms. 
21. Ink both stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain good impressions.
22. Remove the heart charm stamps.
23. Remove the two pieces of low-tack tape.
24. Position a sentiment from the retired Owl You Need Clear Stamp Set 156 over the moon.
25. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain good impressions.
26. Use a Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Pen to add a glittery outline to the moon.
27. Trim the image panel to 4.375" x 6.375" and edge with a black marker.
28. Adhere the image panel to a piece of white cardstock.
29. Adhere the matted image panel to the reserved blue 5" x 7" card. 

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Love Anchors The Soul

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a project for Funky Fossil Designs. Here's a very large card created with the Vintage Ink Collection by Belinda Basson. It's a retro tattoo themed collection with fabulous imagery which I just love. I've used the Hello Sailor Clear Stamp Set, the Vintage Ink 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad, and the three-piece Rope Frame Die Set. 

By the way, the Vintage Ink Core Collection, which is comprised of Forever True Clear Stamp Set, Hello Sailor Clear Stamp Set is on sale right now, and so is the Rope Frame Die Set!

Here it is!

Funky Fossil Products Used:

Hello Sailor Clear Stamp Set

Vintage Ink 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad

Rope Frame Die Set

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Brown/Mustard Yellow Cardstock from the Chocolate Box Core'dinations Pad

Patterned Vellum: Source Unknown

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Azure StazOn Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Uncharted Mariner, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, and Tea Dye Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:

 Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20 (cheeks)

 Hair: E71, E47, E44

 Nails: R21, R02

 Tattoo: R45, R35, YG45, B29

 Hat/Jersey: E42, E41, E40

 Tie: B97, B37, B34, B32

 Undershirt: B23, B21

 Ship: W2, W1, E81, E77, E74, E71

 Rope: E84, E81, Y28,  Y26

 Anchor and Knife: T7, T5, T4, T3, T2, Y28, Y26, Y23

 Roses: R46, R39, R37, R35, R27, R24

 Leaves: YG67, YG45, YG41

 Thorns and Stems: YG95, YG67, R35

 Sea: B95, B52

 Sunset: Y02, Y00, R81

Flag Die by Elizabeth Craft Designs

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-Tack Tape

Sookwang Tape

Tape-runner Type of adhesive

Stipple Brush

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an 5.5" x 8.5" card from black cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Sailor image from the Hello Sailor Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the image on the cardstock.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Place the center die from the Rope Frame Die Set facedown over the image panel and secure with low-tack tape. Run this combo through your die-cut machine.
6. Place the image panel die-cut onto a STAY-tion and secure with magnets.
7. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the image panel where the sun's rays stop and the roses begin.
8. Brush Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink over the tape and the masked image onto the die-cut.
9. Remove the low-tack tape from the image panel. Replace it horizontally so that it's covering the top part of the image panel.
10. Brush Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink over the tape and the masked image onto the bottom part of the image panel die-cut.
11. Edge the image panel die-cut with a black marker.
12. Use the Solid Rope Frame Die from the Rope Frame Die Set to cut mustard yellow Core'dinations Cardstock. 
13. Use a sanding block to rough up the surface and the edges. 
14. Use the Rope Frame Die to cut another piece of the mustard yellow Core'dinations Cardstock. Be sure to retain all the pieces that pop out of the die.
15. Randomly sponge and edge both yellow die-cuts with Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, and Tea Dye Distress Inks to add a touch of grunge to both die-cuts.
16. Use a tape-runner type of adhesive around outside .5" of the solid frame die-cut.
17. Adhere the open rope frame atop the solid rope frame.
18. Place all the bits of inlay on a sticky mat and use a stipple brush to add splats and splotches of Distress ink to them.
19. Inlay all the bits into their counterparts on the combined Rope Frame Die. It's fiddly, but worth it.
20. Heavily edge the entire rope frame die-cut with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
21. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the center of the Rope Frame.
22. Realize that it's not straight. Be bummed out. Shrug it off. 
23. Cut two .5" strips of blue polka dot paper from the Vintage Ink 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad. Trim them to 6" wide.
24. Adhere them to a piece of cardstock cut to 6" x 8.5".
25. Trim the floral patterned paper from the Vintage Ink 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 6" wide. Edge both the top and bottom with a black pen.
26. Adhere the floral patterned paper between the polka dot paper.
27. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the layered patterned paper.
28. Trim the layered paper to 5.5" wide which will cut off part of the rope frame. Alas. Alack. Poor planning on my part. Be more bummed out. Shrug it off again.
29. Use a black marker to edge the 5.5" x 8.5" panel.
30. Adhere it to the reserved black card.
31. Back a piece of vellum with Sookwang or any other strong two-sided tape.
32. Secure the vellum to the base of a stamping platform with tape, magnets, etc.
33. Using a stamping platform and Azure StazOn Ink, stamp the "Love Anchors the Soul" sentiment from the Hello Sailor Clear Stamp Set. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
34. Use a flag die to cut the sentiment.
35. Trim the sentiment flag die-cut a tad.
36. Remove the backing of the tape and adhere the sentiment as shown to finish the card.

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