Home Is Where The Heart Is

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's focus is on Lavinia Stamps' wonderful products!

Here's my card created with their Forest Cap Toadstool, Fairy Charms, Fairy Ladders, and Words from the Heart  Clear Polymer Stamps plus the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils and the Replenish 8x8 Stencil.

Topflight Stamp Products Used:

Forest Cap Toadstool Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Fairy Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Fairy Ladders Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Words from the Heart Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps

Replenish 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Dusk Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Bundled Sage and Pumice Stone Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: E57, E55, E53, DE44, E43, ED42, E41, E40, R46, R35, R32, R22, R21, R14, R01, R00, Y21, Y11, V25, V22 V20, V04, V01, T2, T0, BG93, BG90, BG72, BG70, YG61

5x7 Card Creators Die Set by Spellbinders

Stipple Brush

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Post-It Notes

Acetate

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from grey cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Forest Cap Toadstool Clear Polymer Stamp twice — once onto a panel of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Heat set the Bristol Paper version.
4. Use Copic markers to color the image. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the stamped Forest Cap Toadstool  and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
6. Use the second largest die from the 5x7 Card Creator Die Set to cut the image panel.
7. Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic surface.
8. Use low-tack tape to secure the flattest of the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils over the bottom part of the image panel die-cut. 
9. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the mask and the masked image onto the image panel die-cut. 
10. Lightly mist with water and heat set. 
11. With the Acetate Hills Mask still secured over the bottom of the image panel die-cut, place the Replenish 8x8 Stencil over the image panel and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
12. Sponge or brush the Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the stencil onto the image panel die-cut to create a tone on tone background.
13. Trace the top of Acetate Hills Mask onto a piece of acetate or a piece of scrap paper. Cut along the trace line to create a negative of the mask. *
14. Place the cut acetate so that it's sitting on the top of the hill and covering the top section of the image panel die-cut.
15. Sponge Pumice Stone Distress Ink over the mask onto the bottom part of the image panel die-cut.
16. Use a stipple brush and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to add black spots and dots to create texture to the ground part of the image panel.
17. Place the image panel die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform.
18. Secure the image panel die-cut with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
19. Position the larger of the two ladder stamps from the Fairy Ladders Clear Polymer Stamp Set so that the bottom of the ladder stamp is facedown in the flower/stones area and the top part of the ladder is slightly behind the window/house area of the Forest Cap Toadstool. 
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
21. Ink the ladder stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp the ladder. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
22. Position the "Home is" sentiment stamp from the Words from the Heart Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the stamp is across the top part of the image panel die-cut. 
23. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the sentiment stamp and lift.
24. Use a torn Post-It Note to cover both hearts of the sentiment stamp. 
25. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the Post-It Notes, and stamp. 
26. Re-do Steps 24 and 25 if necessary to attain a a better impression of the sentiment stamp.
27. Use the rest of the Post-It Note to cover the stamped sentiment on the image panel die-cut. 
28. Ink both hearts on the "Home is" sentiment stamp with Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
29. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
30. Position the two heart charm stamps from the Fairy Charms Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the top part of the charms are on the masked Forest Cap Toadstool. 
31. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Fairy Charms and lift.
32. Ink both Fairy Charms stamps with Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
33. Repeat step 32 if you want to deepen your stamped impression.
34. Clean and dry both stamps. 
35. Reposition the heart with a chain charm stamp to the far right as shown. 
36. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Fairy Charms and lift.
37. Ink the Fairy Charm stamp with Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
38. If needed, re-ink the Fairy Charm, and stamp again.
39.  Heat set the image panel die-cut.
40. Cut a piece of white cardstock so that it's 4.75" x 6.75" and use it to mat the image panel die-cut. 
41. Adhere the matted image panel to the reserved grey 5" x 7" card.

Note: It's a good idea to hold onto your home-made acetate mask to use as needed.

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