Do you want to swing on a star?

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week our focus is on the stars! Here's a birthday card inspired by a song created with stamps, inks, and a stencil by Lavinia Stamps. The focal images were stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and shimmer was added with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Swing Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Pris Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Dynamic Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, Henna, and Sahara Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Quickie Glue Pin Point Roller Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Star and Moon Stencil: Source Unknown

Frost VersaMark Dazzle Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Detail White and Crystal Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Anti-Static Pouch

Black Pigma Pens by Sakura

Fine tip Paintbrush

Yellow, Dark Yellow, and Brown Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers by Kuretake

White Uni Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

White Chalk Pencil by Generals

Acrylic Block

Label Letter, Chitchat, and Big Chat idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Post-It Notes

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

.005 and .05 Black Pigma Micron Pens by Sakura

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Pounce an anti-static pouch over a 5" x 7" panel of Mixed Media Paper.
3. Secure the panel to a magnetic craft mat.
4. Place the large star on a star/moon stencil towards the top of the Mixed Media panel and secure the stencil with magnets.
5. Apply Frost VersaMark Dazzle Ink over the star opening on the stencil onto the MM panel.
6. Add detail white embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss. 
7. Secure the star on the stencil back over into position on the MM panel.
8. Re-apply Frost VersaMark Dazzle Ink over the star opening again. 
9. Add Crystal Embossing Powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss.
10. Sponge or brush Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink over the embossed star applying the ink more heavily around the edges of the panel. *
11. Sponge or brush Blue Lagoon Elements Premium Dye Ink over the panel, blending as you go. 
12. Thoroughly heat set the panel. 
13. Use a wet cotton swab to remove the excess ink from the star.
14. Place the Mixed Media panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
15. Use a Post-It Note to cover the bottom parts of the star. 
16. Position the Swing Clear Polymer Stamp  facedown with the top of the swing's ropes on the Post-It Note covering the base of the star. 
17. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
18. Ink the Swing stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
19. Position Pris Clear Polymer Stamp by facedown so that her posterior is sitting on the swing and her hands are on the ropes.  
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
21. Ink the Pris stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. *
22. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat emboss.
23. Working in small segments, use a water-laden tiny-tipped paintbrush to apply water to the swing seat and ropes. 
24. Use a tissue or paper towel to dab off the water and bleach the area. 
25. Smoosh the lid of the Henna Elements Premium Dye Inkpad onto the ink pad.
26. Use the tiny paintbrush to apply the ink to the seat of the swing. 
27. Smoosh the lid of the  Sahara Elements Premium Dye Inkpad onto the ink pad.
28. Use the tiny paintbrush to apply the ink to the swing's ropes. 
29. Use watercolor pens to correct the color if you'd like. I did.
30. Use a white chalk pencil to add small highlights to Pris.
31. Place the panel onto a magnetic mat.
32. Position the Dynamic Stencil over the image panel and secure with magnets. 
33. Sponge or brush Blue Lagoon Elements Premium Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel avoiding Pris and the Swing.
34. Use Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink to randomly stamp the treble clef from the Musical Notes Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set around the image panel. 
35. Use the same ink to randomly stamp a variety of notes from the Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set  as well.
36. Spray Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set over the panel. Dab off the big blobs and heat set. 
37. Repeat Steps 32 and 33 if you'd like. *
38. Trim the image panel  to 4.75" x 6.75", edge with Dark Denim Elements Premium Dye Ink, and adhere it to the reserved 5" x 7" black card.
39. Edge the sentiment stickers with a black pen. 
40. My stickers are on the old side so I adhered them with the Quickie Glue Pin Point Roller Pen by Sakura.
41. Pounce the anti-static pouch onto a scrap of black cardstock.
42. Place the scrap of black cardstock onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
43. Place the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment from the Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the black cardstock.
44. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
45. Ink the "Birthday Wishes" stamp with Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink and stamp.
46. Add detail white embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat emboss. 
47. Use a cutting die to cut the sentiment and adhere it as shown.
48. Use a white Posca Paint pen to randomly add white "stars" to the background to finish the card.

Notes:

• Heat embossed surfaces resist dye inks.
• My aim was not really great whilst stamping Pris, so I used black Pigma Micron pens to extend the swing's seat so that her bottom would be grounded.
• I realized that the shimmer mostly obliterated the stenciling, so I re-did repeated the stenciling but you might not be bothered by it. 

Thanks for visiting today!