Nature is Magical (Blizzards Aren't)

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's focus is on Woodware's fabulous products. We had a blizzard over the weekend that brought 17" of snow to my area. Needless to say, I'm SO over winter. Therefore, I decided to use the adorable Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set  to create a spring-themed card.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set by Woodware

Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware

Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create

Della Blue, Blue Lagoon, Lime Punch, Green Parrot, and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Mask-Stencil

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray) by Lindy's Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Heavy Smooth Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Tan Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV000, E50, R01, R00, R000

Hair: YR31, Y23, Y21, W2, W1

Hat/Dress: BG75, BG72, E57, E55, R22

Shoes: N7, N6, N5, N4

Flowers: B37, B23, Y13, YR09, YR07

Leaves/Hair Ties: YG17, YG06, YG05

Wheelbarrow: T4, T2, T1, T0, R25

Tire: C8, C6, B37, B24

Butterflies: B39, B23

Black Multiliner Pen by Copic

Distressed Labels Clear Stamp Set by Woodware

Anti-Static Pouch

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Black Sparkle Stardust Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Grass Green Chalk Pencil by General's

Rectangle Frame Set: Source Unknown

Stitched Border Die-namics Die by My Favorite Things

Other Border Die Set by Cheery Lynn Designs

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from tan cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp the gnome image and two butterflies from the Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock.
3. Fussy-cut them, color them with Copic markers, edge them with a black marker, and set them aside.
4. Use the largest die from the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89  to cut a piece of Mixed Media paper. This will become the background panel.
5. Place a piece of low-tack tape on the reverse of the Mixed Media die-cut on a magnetic craft surface.
6. Place the flattest hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps horizontally across the bottom part image panel die-cut about .75" from the base of the background panel die-cut. Add magnets to assure that the Acetate Hills Mask is secure.
7. Brush Della Blue and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks over the top of the Acetate Hills Mask onto the background panel die-cut. 
8. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister to gently mist the background panel die-cut. 
9. Remove the Acetate Hills Mask and heat set the background panel die-cut.
10. Place the previously created homemade stencil on the base of the blue-sponged area. (See February 10th's blog post).
11. Use a small brush to apply Pine Elements Inks over the homemade mask to start to create the grassy area of the background.
12. Brush Lime Punch and Green Parrot Elements Ink to fill in the bottom portion of the background panel die-cut.
13. Move the inked background panel die-cut to a box and lightly spray Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set over. itto add some shimmer. Heat set the panel.
14. Cut a piece of white cardstock slightly larger than the background panel die-cut, then adhere it behind the background panel.
15. Adhere the colored fussy-cut gnomes and both butterflies to the backgound panel as shown. 
16. Use a Black Sparkle Stardust Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add the butterflies' bodies to the butterflies. 
17. Use a black fineliner to add antennae to the butterflies. 
18. Use a green chalk pencil to add a shadow under the gnome and her wheelbarrow and to add some shading to the grass. Set the panel aside.
19. Pounce an anti-static pouch onto a small piece of tan cardstock. 
20. Place the tan cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
21. Place one of the sentiments from the Distressed Labels Clear Stamp Set facedown on the tan cardstock.
22. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
23. Ink the sentiment stamp with VersaMark Ink and stamp it onto tan cardstock. 
24. Ink the sentiment again with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the tan cardstock. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
25. Remove the tan cardstock from the stamping platform, sprinkle black detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, pour the excess powder back into its container, and heat set the powder. 
26. Use the smallest frame die from the rectangle frame die set to cut white cardstock, then adhere the frame over the sentiment as shown. 
27. Trim the frame die slightly. 
28. Use border dies to cut white and tan cardstock. 
29. Layer the white border onto the stitched tan border.
30. Cut a piece of tan/white gingham patterned paper from the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 4.75" x 6.75". 
31. Adhere the layered border across the top of the patterned paper panel. 
32. Adhere the sentiment panel to the center of the layered borders as shown.
33. Adhere the image panel to patterned paper panel as shown to finish the card front. 
34. Adhere the card front to the reserved 5" x 7" tan card.

Thanks for visiting today!