Thank You Card

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week the team's focus is on Thank You cards which are always useful to have on hand, especially with the holiday season approaching.

Here's my card created with the Seaside Shell Treasures Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals, the Thank You Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door, Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Stamping was done with the Nocturne and Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Seaside Shell Treasures Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Thank You Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Opal Sea Oats, Cocklebells Coral, and Azure Sea Asters Stardust Spray from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Nocturne and Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Beige/Off-white Parchment Patterned Cardstock: Source Unknown

Self Adhesive Pearls by KaiserKraft

Cotton Buds

Stipple Brushes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stipple Brushes

Q-tips or other cotton buds

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make an A2 card from off-white/beige parchment patterned cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a piece of Mixed Media Paper or other water-friendly heavy cardstock into a box to protect your working surface. 
3. Spray Opal Sea Oats Stardust Spray from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set onto the panel. 
4. Use a paper towel to pick up any large blotches. Heat set the panel. 
5. Repeat this process with Cocklebells Coral and Azure Sea Asters Stardust Sprays from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set until you're happy with the coverage. 
6. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister to lightly mist the panel. Thoroughly heat set the panel.
7. Flatten the panel by placing it onto the base of a die-cut machine. Add a clean piece of cardstock atop the sprayed panel followed by both cutting mats. Run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times until it is flat.
8. Place the dryed flattened sprayed panel onto the base of a stamping platform secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
9. Place the Seaside Shell Treasures Unmounted Rubber Stamp facedown onto the sprayed panel. 
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the Seaside Shell Treasures stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a crisp image.
11. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat set it. 
12. Open each of the bottles of the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Sprays and use the tube of the spray nozzle to add drips of color to the stamped Shells. 
13. Mist some water onto the craft mat, dip a cotton bud into the water, and use to spread the color a bit. Heat set the panel and set aside.
14. Take a piece of beige/off white parchment print cardstock and secure it to the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
15. Place the Thank You Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp facedown onto the cardstock.
16. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the Thank You Sentiment Strip stamp with Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink  and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary.
17. Remove the stamped panel from the platform and heat set.
18. Trim the sentiment strip panel, use the blade of a pair of scissors to distress the sides of the panel. 
19. Edge the sentiment panel with Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink.
20. Spray each of the colors of the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Sprays onto your craft mat. 
21. Adhere the sentiment panel to the center of the background panel.
22. Spray each of the colors of the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Sprays onto your craft mat. 
23. Dip a stipple brush into each puddles, pounce the brush onto a paper towel, then pounce it the card front.
24. Trim the card front to 5.25" x 4". 
25. Edge the panel with  Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set. 
26. Adhere the panel to the reserved A2 card. 
27. Add flat backed pearls to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!