Mysterious and Magical

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a Funky Fossil Designs project. I decided to celebrate my cats' seventh birthday by creating a card with the Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein for Funky Fossil Designs.

Here it is!

Funky Fossil Products Used:

Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein for Funky Fossil Designs *

3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set

Public Service Announcement:

There's a Spring Cleaning Sale going on right now at Funky Fossil Designs with lots of items priced at £5. Click HERE to be whisked over to the sale page. Shipping costs are reasonable from the UK and PayPal takes the work out of dealing with exchange rates. 

The Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein is on sale, but is not part of the Spring Cleaning Sale. 

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Teal Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Aquamarine, Light Blue, Turquoise Green, and Cool Grey Zig Clean Color Real Brush Watercolor Markers by Kuretake

Skywater Blue, Lavender, Misty Morning, Rosewood, Blush, Forget-Me-Not, Inchworm, and Fern Zig Photo Twin Watercolor Markers by Kuretake

906 Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Watercolors by Kuretake

My Ember, My Cole, 1.5, 2.5, 14.5 from the Shiny Series Dot Card by Iuile Watercolors

Golden Buddha, Taxi, and Lavender from the Mica 20 Dot Card by Iuile Watercolors

Turquoise Gem, Sea Breeze and Ocean Depth VersaMagic Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Rose and Purple Stardust Glitter Pens by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Place a 4.5" x 6" piece of Bristol paper on the base of a stamping platform secured with magnets and/or Low-tack Tape.
2. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the left-facing cat from the Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set.
4. Use watercolor markers to color the cat, flowers, and foliage.
5. Use sparkly watercolor paints to color the frame, star, moons, and circle designs around the cat.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the cat and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with Low-tack tape.
8. Secure the first stencil from the 3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set over the image panel with low-tack tape and magnets.
9. Sponge Sea Breeze VersaMagic Chalk Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
10. Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.
11. Secure the second stencil from the stencil from the 3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set over the image panel with low-tack tape and magnets.
12. Sponge Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Chalk Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
13. Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.
14. Secure the last stencil from the 3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set over the image panel with low-tack tape and magnets.
15. Sponge Ocean Depth VersaMagic Chalk Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
16. Remove the stencil and heat set.
17. Use the Aquamarine Zig Clean Color Real Brush marker to fill in any missing areas in the center of the image panel. 
18. Place the image panel back onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
19. Position the "magical" sentiment facedown on the image panel as shown.
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
21. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set it.
22. Trim the image panel to 4" x 5.25".
23. Adhere the image panel to a matching A2 card.

BTW, my cats are not mysterious, though sometimes their behavior is mystifying. If they are magical, they do their magic when we're not around. 

Thanks for visiting today!