31 Days of Halloween - Day 30: Witching Hour

Greetings! I'm back with a CAS Halloween card for Day 30 of Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween created with the Silhouette Witch Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Silhouette Witch Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

6x6 Mini 3 Stencil Sheets by The Crafters Workshop

Timekeeper Bigz Alterations Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Dress Blues and Suede Shoes Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Low-tack tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from textured black cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use the Timekeeper Bigz Alterations Die to cut a Mini Stencil Sheet to create a new stencil set.
3. Separate the background, the clock, the clock hands, and the center circle pieces. Poke all of the other pieces between the numbers on the inside ring of the clock part of the stencil.
4. Use low-tack tape and/or magnets to secure a 7" square of mixed media cardstock to a magnetic crafting surface.
5. Center the outer ring of the clock stencil horizontally towards the top of the cardstock panel and secure with magnets. 
6. Sponge Dress Blues Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
7. Sponge Suede Shoes Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel blending the ink as you go.
8. Remove the stencil from the image panel.
9. Place the image panel onto the base of a stamping platform. Secure with magnets.
10. Position the Silhouette Witch Rubber Stamp facedown on the center of the clock with the point of the witch's hat over the XII. 
11. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the Silhouette Witch Rubber Stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp.
12. Re-ink and stamp again as needed to attain a good impression.
13. Trim the image panel to 5.75" square, edge it with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and thoroughly heat set it.
14. Adhere the image panel onto the reserved 6" square black card. 
15. Adhere the sentiment stickers to finish the card.

There's still a day left to join us in the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween. 

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If the broom fits...

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week's theme is "Anything Goes". It's my favorite time of the year so I've created a Halloween card with stamps and dies by AALL and Create and sparkly sprays by Lindy's Stamp Gang. 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Free Broom Rides Clear Stamp Set by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Building Silhouettes Die 58 by AALL and Create

Roadway Vistas Die Set 78 by AALL and Create

Screamin' Banchee Black Stardust Spray from the Haunted Halloween Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Azure Sea Asters Stardust Spray from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Steel Shimmer from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

White Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Black Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Yellow Vellum

Alcohol Markers Used:

Copics:

Clouds: B60, C1, C0

Broomstick Handle: E49, E25, E21, W2, W1, W0

Broomstick Straw: E84, Y26, Y23, Y21

Cat's Fur: N7, N6, N6, N4, N3

Cat's Collar: YR07, YR04

Cat's Eye's: YG25, YG23, YG21

Witch's Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000

Witch's Cheeks: R20

Witch's Eyes: YG25, YG23, YG21

Witch's Hat and Outfit: YR07, YR04, YG25, YG21, BV29, BV25

Olos: BV4.5, BV4.4

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Silver Metallic Pen by Staedtler

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Low-tack Tape

Sookwang Tape

Wet Glue

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 7" x 5" card from black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the witch, the cat, the broom, and the cloud (three times) from the Free Broom Rides Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock.
3. Fussy-cut all of the images, color them with alcohol markers (I used Copics and Olos, and edge them with a black pen. 
4. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the witch's and cat's eyes. 
5. Use a silver metallic fine tip pen to add the binding around the broom's straw.
6. Set the colored images aside, well away from your spraying area.
7. Use the Building Silhouettes Die 58 for AALL and Create to cut heavy water-friendly black cardstock. I discovered that you could extend your cuts horizontally which worked out really well. Position the die to either side of the black cardstock, secure it in place with low-tack tape, and cut.
8. Spray the Building Silhouettes black die-cut with Steel Shimmer Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set. a
9. Heat set thoroughly. 
10. Turn the die-cut to the reverse, add two sided tape to cover the windows and doors of the Building Silhouettes die-cut, then flip the die-cut back over to the front so that the sticky part of the tape is in the windows and doors.
11. Cut yellow vellum with the Building Silhouettes Die 58 twice (since the die-cut was extended horizontally).
12. Inset the window and door vellum die-cuts into their corresponding apertures on the inked Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
13. Set the die-cut to a different area of the Glassboard. Place a cutting plate over it. Add the Glassboard Magnetic Ruler and other Glassboard magnets atop the cutting plate. This will flatten out the die-cut and protect it.
14. Cut a piece of white mixed media cardstock to 7.25" x 5.25" for the card's background. 
15. Spray the background panel with Azure Sea Asters Stardust Spray from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set and the Screamin' Banchee Black Stardust Spray from the Haunted Halloween Stardust Spray Set . This combination makes a really nice shimmery night sky.
16. Heat set the sprayed background panel.
17. Place the panel onto the base of a die-cut machine. Place a piece of clean cardstock directly atop the background panel. Place both cutting plates onto the the base of the die-cut machine and roll the sandwich through the machine several times to help flatten it.
18. Trim the bottom from the  Building Silhouettes die-cut so that the flying witch and cat will fit atop the broom in the sky area. then adhere it to base of the blue/black sprayed background panel. 
19. Trim the layered background to 6.75" x 4.75" and edge with a black marker.
20. Adhere the layered background to a 7" x 5" black card.
21. Use the moon die from the Roadway Vistas Die Set 78  to cut a scrap of white mixed media cardstock.
22. Adhere the three clouds to the sky area of the background. 
23. Adhere the moon die-cut as shown. 
24. Use wet glue and two-sided tape to adhere the witch and the cat to the broom then adhere the broom to the Building Silhouettes die-cut and the sky background. 
25. Add the sentiment stickers to finish the card.

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Peace on Earth

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week the team's focus is Christmas/Winter.

 Here's my card created with the adorable Little Light Clear Stamp Set TP-1314 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create, AALL and Create's Bubble Talk Die Set 72 and their Holey Fun Die Set DI-88. The patterned paper is  from the Jolly Christmas 8x8  Pad by Woodware.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Little Light Clear Stamp Set TP-1314 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Holey Fun Die Set DI-88 by AALL and Create

Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Colorista Essential Metallic Markers by Spectrum Noir

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Blue Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basic

Copic Markers:

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

Cheeks: R20

Lips: R83, R81

Hair: W3,  W2, W1, W0, Y23, Y11

Eyes: Blue Grey*

Dress: <B41*, B41, B43*

Collar: C0

Wings: B60, C0, C00

Candle: W1, W0, Y11, Y00

Flame: YR14, Y15

Leaves: YG45, YG25, YG23

Ribbon: R37, R35, R24

Bird: B60, C0, C00, Y15, Y11

Shinhan Touch: Blue Grey 3

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Golden Glitz Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

*Copic Inks blended by me

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Little Light Angel from the Little Light Clear Stamp Set TP-1314 twice — once onto white cardstock and again onto repositionable sticker paper.
2. Color the Little Light Angel with Copic markers. 
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Little Light Angel and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
4. Place the small rounded rectangle die from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 facedown on the image panel so it's framing the Little Light Angel. 
5. Secure the die in place with low-tack tape and run the combination through your die-cut machine.
6. Flip the secured cutting diet/die-cut panel to the reverse. 
7. Use low-tack tape to secure the die-cut to the back of the panel. 
8. Flip the panel over again so that the masked image and the cutting die are facing upwards. 
9. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally just above the bottom of Little Light Angel's dress. 
10. Sponge Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape and the cutting die onto the bottom of the die-cut image panel to ground the the Little Light Angel.
11. Move the low-tack tape so that it's covering the grey-inked bottom of the image panel die-cut/cutting die. 
12. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Inks  over the back of the cutting die onto masked image panel die-cut.
13. Remove the low-tack tape and the die from the image panel die-cut. Clean the ink off of the die with a baby wipe.
14. Position the image panel die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
15. Place the halo stamp from the Little Light Clear Stamp Set TP-1314 facedown over Little Light Angel's head on the image panel.
16. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the halo stamp and lift. 
17. Ink the halo stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp.
18. Use the gold metallic marker from the Colorista Essential Metallic Markers Set to color the halo. Set the image panel die-cut aside for now.
19. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the dove from the Little Light Clear Stamp Set TP-1314 onto a scrap of white cardstock. 
20. Fussy-cut the dove, color with Copic markers, and edge with a black pen. Set aside.
21. Use the largest die from the Holey Fun Die Set DI-88 to cut a piece of blue patterned paper from the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad. This will become the background panel.
22. Use the smallest die from Holey Fun Die Set DI-88 to cut a leftover piece of the blue patterned paper. 
23. Flip the patterned paper and place low-tack tape across the back of the aperture left in the patterned paper. 
24. Place the patterned paper die-cut onto the tape in the aperture and then place the patterned paper onto the base of a stamping platform. Secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
25. Position the "Peace" sentiment so that it is facedown on the die-cut. 
26. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the halo stamp and lift. 
27. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
28. Remove the sentiment die-cut from the tape holding it to the patterned paper.
29. Edge the background panel die-cut and the sentiment die-cut with Golden Glitz Delicata Ink. Heat set both pieces.
30. Adhere the Little Light Angel die-cut to the background panel as shown. 
31. Adhere the sentiment die-cut and the dove above her on the background panel as shown.
32. Adhere the completed background panel die-cut to a blue card that is .25" larger than the background panel.

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31 Days of Halloween - Day 20

Greetings! I'm back with a Halloween card for Day 20 of Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween. This time my card is rather creepy and crawly since it was created with the Bugs Background Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Bugs Background Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Offwhite Cardstock from my stash

Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet, and Poisonous Potion Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Skull Bigz Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Copic Markers:

Skull: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Teeth: YR31, YR30, BG93, BG90

Eye and Nose Sockets: YR18, YR16, Y19, Y06, Y04

Jaw Sockets: E49

Entomology Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Spiders and Webs Die Set by Whimsy Stamps

Embossing Styluses

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

Acrylic Block

Acetate Sheet

VersaMarker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Low-tack Tape

Black Fine Line Pen

Paintbrush dedicated to Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 7" x 5" card from Black Textured Cardstock.
2. Smoosh Twisted Citron Distress Ink onto a acrylic block, mist the inky block with water, then pounce it onto a 7" x 5.5" piece of Bristol paper or other heavyweight water-friendly paper. Clean the block.
3. Repeat the above smooshing process with Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet, and Poisonous Potion Distress Inks until you're happy with your variegated background. Be sure to take care to clean the acrylic block between colors to avoid contaminating your ink pad. 
4. Heat set the inked panel thoroughly.
5. f your paper is still curved, place the inked panel into a folded piece of copy paper, put it onto the platform of your die-cut machine, place both cutting plates over the the combination, then run it th rough the die-cut machine several times until it's nice and flat.
6. Place the flattened and dried inked panel onto the base of a stamping platform secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
7. Place the Bugs Background Rubber Stamp  facedown onto the inked panel. 
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression. If there are any gaps in the impression, use a paintbrush to apply Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, to fix the images. 
9. Draw a 1/8" border around the stamped image, place a piece of acetate along the stamped border, and apply Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink around all four edges. 
10. Trim the panel to 5.75" x 4.5" and edge it with the same ink. 
11. Heat set the image panel and set it aside.
12. Use a Skull Die to cut off-white cardstock,.
13. Use Copic markers to add details. 
14. Trace the aperture areas of the skull and color them with Copic markers.
15. Trim the colored aperture panel and adhere it to the back of the skull so that the colored areas appear behind the eyes, nose, and jaw sockets.
16. Use the Entomology Thinlits Die and a huge spider die to cut black cardstock. 
17. Flip the die-cuts over and use a stylus to add dimension to the bugs' and spider's bodies. 
18. Use an embossing pen to color the raised front side of the bugs' and spider's bodies. 
19. Add black detail embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the powder's jar, and heat set the powder. 
20. Repeat Steps 18 and 19 to add another layer of embossing powder to the bugs' and spider's bodies.
21. Adhere the Bugs Background panel to a 7" x 5" black card as shown.
22. Adhere one of the bugs so that it appears to be coming out of the right eye socket. 
23. Adhere the skull to the card as shown. 
24. Adhere the spider to the top of the skull and another bug to the lower right hand corner of the card as shown.
25. Use Copic markers to color an idea-ology Occasions Small Talk Sticker.
26. Adhere the sentiment sticker as shown to finish the card.

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31 Days of Halloween - Day 18

Greetings! I'm back with a Halloween card for Day 18 of Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween..

Today's card is a bewitching scenic card created with the Witch 2 Rubber Stamp and the Small Cityscape Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Here it is!

Products Used:
Witch 2 Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Small Cityscape Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black, Blue Danube, and Paris Dusk Memento Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:

Cityscape: C5, C3, C2, C1, T5, T4, T3, T1, T0, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, W6, W5, W4, W3, W2, W1, E57, E23, YR31, B26

Broomstick Handle: E47, E37, E25, E23, E21, W2

Broomstick Straw: E87, E84, E81, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21

Witch's Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20

Witch's Hair: YG45, YG23, YG21

Witch's Hat, Dress, and Shoes: BV25, BV23, BV17, BV13, BV11, BV08, N5, N3

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Acetate Circle Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

Moon Layering Mask by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous

Bleed Proof White Watercolor Paint by Dr. PH Martin

Pearlescent White Palette Chalk by Pebbles

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

Repositionable Sticker Paper

Clean toothbrush

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 5" x 7" card from grey cardstock and set it aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the Small Cityscape  twice — once onto the bottom of a 5.5" x 7.5" piece of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Witch 2 above the cityscape. 
4. Place the image panel onto a magnetic glass mat. 
5. Color both images with Copic markers.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Small Cityscape and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
7. Place an acetate circle over the colored Witch 2 image and secure it with magnets. 
8. Brush Blue Danube Memento Ink over the masked Small Cityscape and the acetate circle to create a night sky.
9. Brush Paris Dusk Memento Ink around the edges of the image panel towards the center of the image panel to deepen the night sky.
10. Thin the Bleedproof White Watercolor paint with water. 
11. Dip a clean toothbrush into the white paint.
12. Run your thumb over the bristles to splatter the white paint over the masked panel (and everything else in sight-including my new glasses. Oops!).
13. Remove the sticker mask over the Small Cityscape and the acetate circle mask over the Witch.
14. Clean the acetate circle mask, the glass mat, and the table with isopropyl alcohol on a clean washcloth. Clean your glasses with the appropriate glasses cleaner. 
15. Place the moon mask over the Witch and secure with magnets. 
16. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the stencil onto the circle area of the image panel to add some detail to the moon. 
17. Remove the moon mask and brush more Lost Shadow Distress Ink  around the Witch to create her shadow on the moon.
18. Brush white pearlescent palette chalk around the moon to add a magical lunar glow to the scene.
19. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75", edge it with a black pen, and adhere it to the reserved 5" x 7" grey card. 
20. Adhere the sentiment sticker as shown to finish the card.

You still have plenty of time to join us at the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

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Believe in Magic

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week the team is focusing on Mixed Media. I've used rubber stamps, dye ink, pigment ink, Starburst Sprays, Copic Markers, heat embossing, acrylic paint markers, re-inkers, and cutting dies to make a Halloween card. 

Here's my card created with the KC13 Cling Rubber Stamp Sett by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy, Screamin' Banchee Black and Witch's Potion Purple from the Haunted Halloween Starburst Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

KC13 Cling Rubber Stamp Sett by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy

Haunted Halloween Starburst Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Raven Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20

Hair: E29, E27, E18, E17, E07

Dress's Sleeves, Bows, and Collar: RV93, RV91, RV63

Olo Markers:

Dress and Hairband: V2.8, V2.7, V2.6, V2.4

Purple, Pink, and Green Stardust Glitter Gel Pens by Sakura

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Anti-static Pouch

VersaMagic Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Gold Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Gold and White Uni-Posca Acrylic Paint Marker by Mitsubishi Pencil

Moonlight White Brilliance Re-inker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Grass Border Die: Source Unknown

Pearlescent White PanPastel 

Cat Die: Source Unknown

A6 Layer Dies by Waffle Flower Crafts

White Chalk Pencil by General's Pencils

Low-tack tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of black cardstock to create a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ino stamp the standing Magic Woman from the KC13 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Kate Crane onto white cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the image and color it with Copic markers.
4. Use a Pink Stardust Glitter Gel Pen to a touch of sparkle to her hair and her dress. 
5. Use a Gold Uni-Posca Paint Marker to color the star on her dress and the one on her head band. 
6. Edge the fussy-cut colored image with a black pen and set her aside.
7. Spray a 5" x 8" piece of Bristol Paper or other heavy-weight, water-friendly paper with the Witch's Potion Purple from the Haunted Halloween Starburst Spray Se and heat set. This color is a shimmery purple/teal blue and is absolutely lovely. However, my Magic Woman got lost on the background panel. 
8. Spray with the background panel Screamin' Banchee Black from the Haunted Halloween Starburst Spray Set and heat set the panel. This darkened the panel and added navy blue to the mix, which worked much better for my purposes.
9. Smush Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink onto a strip of Bristol Paper and heat set,.
10. Use a grassy border die to cut the inked cardstock.
11. Glue the green-inked grassy border to the bottom of the background panel.
12. Trim the background panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and and edge it with a black pen.
13. Adhere the background panel was to the reserved 5" x 7" black card.
14. Pounce the background panel and the leftover strip of background paper with an anti-static pouch.
15. Place the background panel onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape 
16. Place the moon with the hanging star from the KC13 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Kate Crane face-down onto the top left of the image panel.
17. Press the lid of the platform onto the moon stamp, lift the lid, and ink the moon stamp with VersaMagic ink.
18. Pour gold detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the container, and heat set the moon/star.
19. Place the leftover strip of sprayed background paper onto the the stamping platform. 
20. Place the "believe in magic" sentiment facedown on the strip. 
21. Press the lid of the platform onto the sentiment stamp, lift the lid, and ink the sentiment with VersaMagic ink.
22. Pour gold detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the container, and heat set the sentiment.
23. Die-cut with a small rectangle die from the A6 Layers Die Set then edge it with a black pen. 
24. Use a slightly larger rectangle die from the same die set to cut black cardstock then use the black die-cut to mat the sentiment.
25. Use a White Uni-Posca Paint Pen to color the moon. Unfortunately, the background bled through.
26. I tried to add White Pearlescent PanPastel to the moon to fix it. That didn't work either. 
27. As a last ditch attempt, I painted the moon with Moonlight White Brilliance ink, which also didn't work. Oh well. 
28. Use Pink and Green Stardust Glitter Gel Pens to add sparkle to the star and the leaves. 
29. Cut the smooth side of black cardstock with a cat die.
30. Use a white chalk pencil to detail the cat. 
31. Use a Green Stardust Glitter Pen to add an glittery eye to the cat.
32. Adhere the Witch Woman and the cat under the blades of grass as shown. 
33. Adhere he sentiment die-cut to finish the card.

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31 Days of Halloween - Day 10

Greetings! I'm back with another Halloween card for Day 10 of Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween created with the Pokey Pidgeon Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs. Pokey Pidgeon is wearing his Raven Halloween costume for my card and is quoting some Edgar Allen Poe. 

Products Used:

Pokey Pidgeon Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tskukineko

Copic Markers: BG93, BG90, BG49,, B95, B93, B91, B60, BV25, BV23, BV20, BV13, N6, 5, N4, Blue Grey

Shinhan Touch Markers: BG5, BG3, BG1

Villainous Potion, Lost Shadow, and Pumice Stone Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Slimline Clouds Stencil by My Favorite Things

Nevermore Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Black Multi-liner Pen by Copic

Mister filled with water

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura
White Colored Pencil

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 7" x 5" card from black cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Pokey Pidgeon on the left side of a 7" x 5" piece of Bristol Paper, then stamp again onto a piece of repositionable sticker paper.
3. Color Pokey Pidgeon with Copic markers so that he looks more like a Raven than a pigeon. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Pokey Pidgeon and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
5. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion atop the Glassboard.
6. Place a piece of repositionable Scotch Tape horizontally across the image panel right above Pokey Pidgeon's feet.
7. Place a slimline cloud stencil towards the top of the image panel and secure with magnets.
8. Brush or sponge Stormy Sky Distress Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel. 
9. Brush or sponge Villainous Potion Distress Ink over the stencil over the stencil onto the image panel.
10. Flip the stencil 180°, move it downwards, and secure with magnets. 
11. Brush or sponge Stormy Sky Distress Ink over the top of the stencil and the masked Pokey Pidgeon onto the image panel. 
12. Brush or sponge Villainous Potion Distress Ink over the stencil over the stencil and the masked Pokey Pidgeon onto the image panel.
13. Repeat Steps 10 - 12 three more times until the stormy and cloudy sky background fills the image panel. 
14. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink onto the white areas of the clouds to darken them a bit.
15. Mist the image panel with water and use a paper towel to blot up the bigger droplets. Heat set the panel.
16. Move the repositionable Scotch Tape so that it's sitting on the separation between the sky and the bottom area and covering  Pokey Pidgeon's feet and legs.
17. Sponge or brush Pumice Stone Distress Ink over the tape and the masked image onto the bottom area of the image panel.
18. Place the "Nevermore" stencil to the right of and the masked Pokey Pidgeon and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets. S
19. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
20. Use low-tack tape to cover the word "Nevermore".
21. Move the stencil slightly so that the splats and splotches are in an open area.
22. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
23. Repeat Steps 21 and 22 until you are happy with the amount of splotches and splats.
24. Remove the tape and the stencil from the image panel. 
25. Remove the mask and use Copic markers and/or a black fineliner pen to touch up Pokey Pidgeon if necessary.
26. Increase the size of and the masked Pokey Pidgeon's pupils with a N7 Copic marker. 
27. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to his pupils. 
28. Use a white colored pencil to add a highlight to Pokey Pidgeon's beak.
29. Use a black marker to deepen the black of the word "Nevermore".
30.  Trim the image panel to 6.75" x 4.75" and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.
31. Adhere the image panel to a 7" x 5" card.

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Cast a Spell with Lavinia Stamps and Inks

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week the team is showcasing Inks, which is such a great theme as I love and adore all inks. Since it's Halloween season, I decided to create a spellbinding scene with Lavinia Stamps Elements Premium Dye Inks and their Faba Clear Polymer Stamp, the Hocus and Pocus Clear Polymer Stamp Set, the Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp, and the Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Faba Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Hocus and Pocus Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set  by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Circles Masks by Lavinia Stamps

Pine, Sundance, Russet Orange, Confetti, Violet Chalk, Dark Denim, and Olive Green Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne, Spruce, and Shady Lane VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Gelly Roll Bold Line Clear Glittering Ink Pen by Sakura

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Prismacolor Colored Pencils by Sanford

Zig Clear Color Real Brush Markers by Kuretake

White and Olive Green Chalk Pencils by General's Pencil Company

Uni-Posca Acrylic Paint Markers by Mitsubishi Pencil

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

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Low-tack Tape

Paint Brushes*

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 5" x 7" card from black cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a 5" x 7" piece of Bristol Paper on the STAY-tion and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Use a magnet or low-tack tape to secure the smallest circle mask from the Acetate Circles Mask Set towards the top left of the Bristol Paper panel. 
4. Use brushes or sponges to apply Pine, Sundance, Russet Orange, Confetti, Violet Chalk, Dark Denim, and Elements Inks horizontally across the cardstock, taking care to blend the inks where they meet. 
5. When you're happy with the coverage, mist the inked panel with a water-filled Fine Spray Mister. 
6. Dab the big splotches with a paper towel, remove the circle mask, then heat set the panel thoroughly. 
7. If the cardstock curls, place the panel on the platform of a die-cut machine sandwiched inside a folded piece of copier paper. Place both cutting plates over the copier paper and run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times to flatten it.
8. Place the flattened panel onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
9. Position the Faba Clear Polymer Stampfacedown on the green-inked area towards the right edge of the inked panel.
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, and ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. and stamp. Re-ink and stamp  Faba again if needed to attain a clean image.
11. Remove the Faba Clear Polymer Stamp. 
12. Position the Hocus and Pocus Clear Polymer Stamps facedown on the green-inked area of the the image panel so that they are flanking Faba. 
13. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, and ink the Hocus and Pocus Clear stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain  clean images. Remove the stamps.
14. Place the Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp facedown on the image panel so that it's overlapping the moon. 
15. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, and ink the Bat Colony stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a clean image. Remove the stamps.
16. If there are white spots on the black images, smoosh the Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink Pad onto a piece of acetate (or a glass surface). Use a paint brush to pick up the ink from the acetate and apply the ink to correct the image. *
17. Position the larger stamp from the Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set  along the left side of the image panel with the top of the stamp off of the image panel. 
18. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Spanish Moss Foliage stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. 
19. Clean and dry the stamp, reposition it facedown further down the left side of the image panel. Ink again with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
20. Clean and dry the stamp, ink it with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
21. Repeat this process using the second stamp from the Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set until you're happy with the foliage along the left hand side.
22. Throughly heat set the image panel. 
23. Use Gelly Roll Bold Line Clear Stardust Glittering Ink Pen to outline the moon. 
24. Use a small blending brush to apply Olive Green Elements Inks onto small areas under Faba, Hocus, and Pocus to ground them.
25. Add detail to Faba's hair, dress, hat, and lantern with colored pencils and/or watercolor markers. 
26. Use a white chalk pencil to add shading to Faba, Hocus, and Pocus. 
27. Use an olive green chalk pencil to add additional shading under Faba, Hocus, and Pocus. 
28. Use a red glitter pen to add red eyes to Hocus and Pocus.
29. Using a clean wet paint brush, dab the interior of the lantern, then press a piece of paper towel onto the wet spot to lift the ink. 
30. Use watercolor markers or a colored pencil to add an orangish-yellowish glow to the lantern.
31. Use a white gel pen to add a highlight to the lantern.
32. Add colorful dots to the Spanish Moss Foliage with Posca Acrylic paint markers. 
33. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edge the panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 
34. Adhere the image panel to the reserved  5" x 7" black card then finish the card by adding a sentiment sticker.

Notes:

• Dedicate a small round paint brush and a small flat paint brush to be used with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
• If inked or painted cardstock curls, heat set it, then place the panel on the platform of a die-cut machine sandwiched inside a folded piece of copier paper. Place both cutting plates over the copier paper and run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times to flatten it. Sometimes you have to add an additional piece of cardstock to the sandwich (add between the cutting plates) to increase the pressure on the curled cardstock. This is also a great way to be sure that die-cuts are firmly adhered.