Yippeee! Tequila!

Greetings! Today I'm sharing a project created for Topflight Stamps. It's an "Anything Goes" theme this week and since today is el Cinco de Mayo, I immediately thought of margaritas and decided to make a shaker card created with two of the ladies from the Tea Time Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft, the word "Tequila!" from the Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft, and the word "yippeee" from the Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Tea Time Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Ash Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

 Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000

 Cheeks: R20

 Hair (Left): C3, C1, C0, C00

 Hair (Right): C4, C2, C1, C0

 Outfit (Left): BV34, BV31, RV93, RV91, N4, N3

 Outfit (Right): RV93, RV91, R00, BV34, BV31

 Chairs and Table: E37, E35, E33

 Margarita Glass: BG11, BG10, BG000, C1, CO

Black Multi-liner Pen by Copic

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

Scotch Tape by 3M

Slimline Cloud Edger Stencil by My Favorite Things

Twilight and Pebble Dye Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Stippling Tool

Happy Hour Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Clear and Green Glitter Marker by Grabie

Inkjet Vellum by Strathmore

2" Sookwang Two-sided Tape

Jet Black StazOn Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Speech Bubble Dies: Source Unknown

Clear Acetate from packaging

Anti-static Pouch

Black Foam Tape from Craft Fancy

Citrus Twist Sprinkles by Kat Scrappiness

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from Ash cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp two of the ladies from the Tea Time Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Color the ladies with Copic markers and outline them with a CO Copic marker.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the stamped ladies and place them over their counterparts on the image panel. 
5. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally along the bottom of the image panel.
6. Place the Slimline Cloud Edger stencil a little bit from the top of the image panel. 
7. Sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel to start to create a cloudy sky. 
8. Move the stencil downwards and flip it 180°. 
9. Sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the stencil and the masked ladies onto the image panel. 
10. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 until the cloudy sky area is complete.
11. Move the low-tack tape so that it's on the horizon line and covering the masked ladies' legs. 
12. Sponge Twilight then Pebble Inks over the tape onto the image panel to create a ground area. 
13. Use a stipple tool and Twilight Ink to add darker grey flecks to the ground.
14. Trim the image panel to 6" x 4.25".
15. Use Della Blue Elements Ink and Pebble Ink to edge the image panel.
16. Place the martini glass die from the Happy Hour Thinlits Die Set facedown slightly above the horizon line and secure it with low-tack tape. 
17. Run the image panel and the die through a die-cutting machine to create a martini-glass shaped aperture in the image panel.
18. Use the same die to cut white cardstock. 
19. Place the martini-glass-contents die on the martini glass die-cut and secure it with low-tack tape. 
20. Run the die-cut and die through the machine to create an aperture in the martini glass.
21. Use Copic markers to color the cardstock martini glass. 
22. Use a green glitter marker to add sparkle to the top of the glass to mimic salt. The clear glitter marker I tried initially didn't show up. Alas.
23. Use E37 and E33 Copic markers to draw a table top under the aperture on the image panel. 
24. Use a black fineliner pen to outline the table and to add legs to it.
25. Flip the image panel, pop the cardstock martini glass into the aperture, and secure the glass to the back of the image panel with Scotch Tape.
26. Adhere a clear acetate panel to cover the aperture in the martini glass. 
27. Outline the aperture with foam tape to create a well on the back of the image panel. 
28. Pounce an anti-static pouch onto the acetate and the foam tape so that the shaker contents will move freely.
29. Add the lime citrus slices to the well created in Step 24.
30. Carefully remove the backing from the foam tape and place a second piece of acetate onto the tape to seal the shaker well.
31. Add foam tape to the back of the card, especially around the edges.
32. Sponge Della Blue Elements Ink onto 5.825" x 4.125" piece of white cardstock.
33. Remove the backing from the foam tape and place the inked side of the cardstock onto the tape.
34. Adhere the image panel to the reserved A6 card.
35. Back a 2" x 8.5" strip of vellum with 2" Sookwang Tape and place the strip onto the base of a stamping platform. 
36. Use black StazOn ink to stamp the word "YIPPEEE" from the Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set onto the vellum. 
37. Immediately clean the stamp.
38. Use a speech bubble die to cut the vellum sentiment.
39. Place the remainder of the vellum strip back onto the stamping platform.
40. Place the "Tequila" sentiment from the Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set onto the lid of a stamping platform so that it will line up with the vellum. 
41. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover all the words except "Tequila". 
42. Ink the stamp with black StazOn Ink, remove the tape or Post-It Note, and stamp the sentiment onto the vellum. 
43. Use another speech bubble die to cut the sentiment.
44. Adhere both speech bubbles sentiment die cuts to finish the card.

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