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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31 Days of Halloween - Day 4: A Much Misunderstood Gentleman

Greetings! I returned from vacation and promptly came down with the flu and a dreadful ear infection. Then I threw myself in to cleaning the house and preparing for a 140th birthday party. You read that right. A friend from college, who I met Freshman year, shares my birthday. We turned 18 together and celebrated our 30th birthdays together. So we decided to celebrate the fourtieth anniversary of our 30th Birthday this year! The party was great fun. Sadly, my birthday twin was feeling under the weather, though he rallied for the party. Two days later, he tested positive for Covid. My husband and I hadn't been feeling great, but atttributed it to talking so much and exhaustion from running around like lunatics prior to the party. Alas, we were wrong and had Covid. We only passed it to our daughter, our nephew, and our niece-in-law. Fortunately, they're young-uns, so they got over it quickly. Not like certain newly old people. This version of Covid was like a bad head cold with a nasty cough and exhaustion. I didn't make it into my craft room for almost a month. 

Therefore, this card shows how rusty I got in my card-making skills. The card was created for the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween with the Clown with Balloon Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs, the Cobwebs Stencil by AALL and Create, the Drippy Arch 6x6 Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs, Distress Inks, a debossing die by Little B Designs, a Spiders Die by Memory Box, and a sentiment from the Halloween Clippings Stickers by idea-ology.

Products Used:

Clown with Balloon Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven and Off-white Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers:

T5, T3, T2, T1, T0, BV23, BV20, BV13, BG93, BG90, YR31, YR18, YR16, YR12, E41, E40, R39, R27, R24, R22, Y11, Y04, Y02, Y00, N6

White Prismacolor Pencil 

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Cobwebs Stencil by AALL and Create

Drippy Arch 6x6 Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Pumice Stone, Aged Mahogony, Barn Door, Rusty Hinge, and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Lost Shadow Distress Oxide Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Stipple Brushes 

Debossing Die by Little B Designs

Spiders Die by Memory Box

Halloween Clippings Stickers by Tim Holtz idea-ology for Advantus

Corner Rounder Punch by EK Success

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink was used to stamp the Clown with Balloon twice — once onto the bottom of a 6" square image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it atop its counterpart as a mask.
3. Place the Cob Web stencil was over the image panel and secure with low-tack tape to the Glassboard.
4. Place the outside part of the Drippy Arch Stencil over the Cobweb Stencil on the image panel and secure with magnets.
5. Sponge Fossilized Amber, Barn Door, and Black Soot Distress ink over the over the combined stencils and the mask to create a spider web in a cave scenic background. 
6. Remove the stencils and place the interior part of the Drippy Arch stencil over the center part of the image panel to cover the webby cave interior. Secure the stencil with magnets.
7. Sponge or Brush Hickory Smoke and Pumice Stone Distress Inks over the stencil. 
8. Use a stipple brush  to pounce Aged Mahogany, Barn Door, Rusty Hinge, and Fossilized Amber Distress Ink over the newly inked background and the stencil. 
9. Use another stipple brush to pounce Light Grey Distress Oxide Ink over the the background and the stencil to create a mottled look.
10. Remove the stencil and the mask over the Clown.
11. Use Copic markers to color the Clown with Balloon image.
12. Use a white pencil  to add highlights to the balloon. 
13. The white spiderweb was too stark and the Clown with Balloon did not stand out sufficiently, so I used yellow Copic markers to color them. Much better.
14. I also wasn't thrilled with athe way the drippy arch looked so I used a black marker to outline the drippy bits which helped.
15. Trim the image panel to 5 5/8" square and use the corner-rounder punch on the top corners.
16. Edge the image panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
17. Cut Off-white cardstock, that matches the Clown with Balloon's face,  to 5 3/4" square and use it to mat the image panel.
18. Cut Off-white cardstock with a Spiders Die (cuts 5 spiders at once).
19. Detail the spiders with E40 and E41 Copic markers. 
20. Fold the spiders' legs under the spiders' bodies. (I never thought I'd write that sentence).
21. Adhere the spiders to the spider web with dimensional foam adhesive under their bellies and glue on the end of their legs.
22. Adhere the image panel to a 6" square black card.
23. Adhere an appropriate sticker  under the Clown with Balloon's fee.
24. Use low-tack tape to secure the "Happy Halloween" debossing dies facedown  on the top of the card as shown.
25. Run the card through the die-cut machine to deboss the sentiment, which will finish the card.

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Magical!

Here's my third my third card for the  Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity August Children's Challenge! I used the Manga Goth Harlequin Stamp to create my card. I just love the edginess of these Manga Goth Girls! There are seven different 5" tall Manga Goth Girl stamps available PLUS there is a small set with six 3.5" tall versions! 

Here's my card!

Products Used:

Manga Goth Harlequin Stamp by Lost Coast Designs 

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Rotating Rings Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs 

Cabbage Rose Stencil by The Crafters Workshop

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Pebble and Skylight Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Magical Word Wager Dies by Simon Says Stamp

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV0000, BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20 (Cheeks)

Lips: E04

Hair: C2, C1, C0

Eyes: B52

Dress/Boots: BG75, BG72, BG70, N6, N5, N4, N3

Earrings/Jewelry: BG49, BG49, B18, B16

Low-Tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper

Rough Stippling Brush

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Manga Goth Harlequin Stamp twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and set aside.
3. Use Copic markers to color the Manga Goth Harlequin Stamp.
4. Use the reserved fussy-cut mask and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
5. Place low-tack tape horizontally across the bottom of the image panel.
6. Brush Pebble (grey) ink across the masked image and the tape to create a grey background. 
7. Use low-tack tape and magnets to secure the Rotating Rings stencil over the inked image panel on the STAY-tion. 
8. Brush or sponge Pebble ink over the stencil, the masked image, and the horizontal tape to create a tone on tone effect.
9. Remove the Rotating Rings stencil, keeping the image panel on the STAY-tion.
10. Place the Cabbage Rose stencil onto the image panel so that one of the stencil's roses would be in the smallest ring and the rose's leaves and stem would trail off the right side of the image panel. 
11. Place low-tack tape over the other roses. 
12. Brush or sponge Skylight (teal) ink over the stencil and masked image to color the rose, leaves, and stem.
13. Use a rough stippling brush (formerly known as a pouncy tool) was used to randomly pounce Skylight (teal) ink across the masked image onto the top part of the image panel.
14. Remove the strip of low-tack tape from the bottom orizon line
15. Brush or sponge Pebble ink  over the tape to create a floor to ground the image.
16. Remove the mask from the Manga Goth Harlequin Girl.
17. Brush or sponge Skylight (teal) ink onto a small piece of white cardstock.
18. Use the "Magical" word die  to cut the inked cardstock.
19. Adhere the die-cut to the image panel as shown. 
20. Trim the  image panel to 4.75" x 6.75".
21. Edge the image panel with the Skylight (teal) ink.
22. Create a 5" x 7" card from white cardstock. 
23. Smoosh Skylight (teal) ink onto the outside .5" periphery of the card to create a perfectly matching card.
24. Adhere the image panel to the the now-teal card to finish the project.

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Birthday Shaker Card

I'm sorry to say that my reign as A Colorful Life Designs' April Guest Designer is coming to an end. However, I had a blast and I'm going out with a super-fun and easy birthday shaker card created with their Banded Split Stencil Set and their wonderful Card Bling!

Do you have oodles of patterned paper that you rarely use because it is outdated? I know I do! The Banded Split Stencil Set makes it super easy to update that paper with a graphic punch!

Here's my shaker card!

Products Used:

Banded Split Stencil Set by A Colorful Life Designs

Opaque Iridescent Light Turquoise Card Bling by A Colorful Life Designs

Opalescent Hydrangea Card Bling by A Colorful Life Designs

Black Iridescent Card Bling by A Colorful Life Designs

Kioshi 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Basic Grey

Purple and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *

Oval Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Nameplate by Spellbinders

Happy Birthday Sentiment Die by All Occasion Dies

Acetate from packaging

Black Foam Tape

Non-static Gizmo

Low-Tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Instructions:

1. Create a 5.5" square card from purple cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place the patterned paper onto the STAY-tion.
3. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the Banded Split Stencil (without the band mask) on top of the patterned paper and onto the STAY-tion.
4. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the patterned paper. Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink is a pigment ink, so it will most likely cover the pattern in one pass. 
5. Remove the stencil and heat set the patterned paper.
6. Position and secure an oval die from the Nestabilities Oval Die Set cutting side down on the center band stenciled onto the patterned paper.
7. Run the patterned paper/die combo through your Die Cutting machine.
8. Trim the patterned paper to 5.25" square.
9. Edge the patterned paper and edges of the oval aperture with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
10. Place the patterned paper over the reserved card and lightly trace the oval aperture onto the card.
11. Remove the patterned paper panel and flip it over.
12. Adhere the acetate over the the aperture on the back of the patterned paper panel.
13. Add foam tape around the tracing of the oval on the front of the purple card to form a well, taking care to seal the oval. 
14. Erase the tracing.
15. Add foam tape to the front of the purple card, leaving 1/8" border on the card's edges.
16. Pounce the Non-static Gizmo around the acetate and the edges of the foam tape. Blow out the excess.
17. Fill the well on the front of the card with the Card Bling.
18. Peel the foam tape and adhere the patterned paper to the card.
19. Use the sentiment dies to cut purple cardstock.
20. Use the nameplate die to cut black cardstock.
21. Adhere the sentiment die-cuts onto the nameplate die.
22. Adhere the sentiment die-cut onto the card as shown.
23. Use Card Bling to embellish the nameplate and finish the card.

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Strut Your Stuff

Presenting my somewhat late third project for my April guest designer gig for A Colorful Life Designs, which is a slimline card created with A Colorful Life Designs' Floor Perspective Stencil and the Teeny Harlequin Stencil. I used the Lady Fortesque Cling Rubber Stamp by Indigo Blu,

Here it is!

The card by itself!

If you're not familiar with with A Colorful Life and love stencils, I urge you to check them out. Their April release is fantastic and contains some awesome snarkitude.

Products Used:

Floor Perspective 3" x 6" Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Teeny Harlequin 3" x 6" Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Lady Fortesque Cling Rubber Stamp by Indigo Blu *

Strut Your Stuff Stamp by justjohanna/Odd Bird Planet

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *

Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Celestial Copper Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Pebble and Skylight Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Copic Markers:

 Skin: BV000, e50, Ed21, E11, E00, E000, R20

 Lips: E04, R32, R35

 Hair: E07, E18, YR14,

 Hat and Jacket: B72, B75, B78

 Blouse: E70, E71, B45

 Boots and Gloves: N4, N5, N6

Lady Vagabond Maxi Backgrounds 12x12 Patterned Paper Pad by Stamperia

Metallic Copper Cardstock by Recollections

Rust Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Waffle Flower Slimline Die Set

Small Rounded Rectangle Die: Source Unknown

Flag Die: Source Unknown

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low Tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Please note: Products marked with an asterisk (*) can be purchased at Topflight Stamps.

Instructions:

1. Create a 3.5" x 8.5" card from rust cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Lady Fortesque Cling Rubber Stamp twice — onto white cardstock (image panel) and onto repositionable sticker paper (for a mask)
3. Use Copic markers to color Lady Fortesque on the image panel.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version stamped in Step 2 and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
5. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
6. Place a ruler and/or a piece of low-tack tape horizontally over the base of the image panel.
7. Sponge Pebble Ink over the ruler and mask to color the top part of the image panel.
8. Place the Teeny Harlequin 3" x 6" Stencil onto the image panel and sponge Pebble Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
9. Move the Teeny Harlequin 3" x 6" Stencil and continue to sponge Pebble Ink over the stencil.
10. Repeat Step #10 until you're happy with the background. 
11. Move the ruler/tape to cover the top part of the image panel. 
12. Sponge Skylight Ink over the the ruler and the masked image to cover the base of the image panel.
13. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Floor Perspective 3" x 6" Stencil over the image panel.
14. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil to add the checkerboard pattern to the floor.
15. Use one of the dies from the Slimline Die Set to cut the image panel.
16. Use both Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Ink to edge the image panel die-cut.
17. Cut a piece of metallic copper cardstock .25" larger than the image panel die-cut and use to mat the die-cut. Set aside.
18. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Lady Vagabond Maxi Backgrounds 12x12 Patterned Paper Pad and trim to 3.5" x 8.5".
19. Edge the patterned paper with Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Ink and adhere to the reserved slimline card.
20. Edge the card with Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Ink.
21. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the sentiment "Strut Your Stuff" onto the leftover patterned paper from Step #18.
22. Use a rounded rectangle die to cut the sentiment.
23. Edge the sentiment die-cut with 
24. Edge the card with Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Inks.
25. Use a flag cutting die to cut copper metallic cardstock. 
26. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to the metallic die-cut.
27. Adhere the image panel to the card as shown.
28. Adhere the matted sentiment die-cut to finish the card.

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Bon Voyage!

I'm back with my second post my April guest designer gig for A Colorful Life Designs! If you're not familiar with with this company and love stencils, I urge you to check them out. They also carry clear stamps and Bling!!! 

Here it is!

This time I've created a 5" x 7" Bon Voyage card with the wonderful Layered Arches Stencil Set, which is a five piece stencil set comprised of the blank arch, the stone/bricks, and three masks that cover the interior arches. 

I also the used the Cloud Edger Stencils, a two part set, to create the clouds at the upper part of my card. 

I won AALL and Create's Milk Train Heist Clear Stamp Set in an Instagram Contest. I was supposed to win just one set, but they sent all three of the special prize sets! This is the first time using one of my prizes, but it certainly won't be the last!

Products Used:
Layered Arches Stencil Set by A Colorful Life Designs

Cloud Edger Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Rustic Wilderness, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass, and Pumice Stone Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Pouncy Tool (looks like steel wool on a wood stamp mount)

Milk Shake Train Heist Clear Stamp Set by AALL and Create *

Deep Scarlet Red, Cobalt, Ultramarine, Sky Blue, Light Pthalo Green, Dark Pthalo Green Pitt Artist Pens by Faber Castell

Amethyst, Butterscotch, Pumpkin red, Pink, Tan, Yellow Marvy Le Plume II Pens by Marvy/Uchida

Lt. Grey, Dark Grey, Burnt Sienna Chalk Pencils by General's

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Silver Startdust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *

Fancy Nameplate by Spellbinders

91% Isopropyl Alcohol in a Mister

Low-tack Tape

Post-It Notes by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Please note:

The products with asterisks, except the Milk Train Heist stamp set, can be purchased at Topflight Stamps. The train car that is part of AALL and Create's Sugar Delights Clear Stamp Set 1045 would have worked for this layout.

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Raven cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use magnets to secure the plain arch stencil from the Layered Arches Stencil Set over a piece of 6" x 8" of Mixed Media Cardstock on the STAY-tion so that the bottom of the stencil is flush with the bottom of the paper.
3. Tear a piece of scrap paper in half and place the top half horizontally below the arches.
4. Brush Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink across the top of the torn paper and the arch stencil.
5. Move the torn paper downwards and brush Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink across the top of the torn paper and the arch stencil. 
6. Repeat Step #5, then remove the torn paper mask.
7. Brush Mown Grass Distress Ink to fill in the bottom of the background.
8. Brush Twisted Citron Ink to lighten the grass. 
9. Keeping the arch stencil in place, place the bottom side of the torn scrap paper over the grassy area as a mask..
10. Brush Tumbled Grass Distress Ink over the top of the torn paper and the stencil to create a blue sky in the top of the arches.
11. Remove the torn paper mask and set aside.
12. Use magnets to secure the two half arches and the arch masks from the Layered Arches Stencil Set to the image panel.
13. Place a ruler, secured with magnets, horizontally across the top the image panel flush with the top the plain arch stencil. 
14. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink over the bottom of the ruler and across all of the arch maskss to create the base of of the arches.
15. Keeping the arch masks in place, remove the plain arch stencil and set aside.
16. Use magnets and/or low tack tape to secure the brick/stone stencil over the arch stenciled in Step 14.
17. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink over the brick/stone arch stencil.
18. Use a smaller brush to darken the Desert Sand Memento ink along the outside edges of the arches.
19. Remove the brick/ stone arch stencil, keeping both the ruler and the arch masks in place on the image panel.
20. Use a pouncy tool to add Pumice Stone Distress Inks flecks to the arched bridge.
21. Remove the ruler from the image panel and replace with low-tack tape so that the top of the arched bridge area is covered and protected.
22. Place the Cloud Edger Stencil at the top of the image panel.
23. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the top of the Cloud Edger Stencil.
24. Move the Cloud Edger Stencil downwards and rotate it.
25. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the top of the Cloud Edger Stencil.
26. Repeat Steps #24 and #25 until the area between the top of the arches and the top of the image panel looks like a cloudy sky.
27. Remove the stencil.
28. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of a stamping platform.
29. Position the engine and train car from the Milk Shake Train Heist Clear Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the wheels of the train are flush with the top the tape.
30. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
31. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
32. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
33. Remove the stamp from the stamping platform. 
34. If necessary, remove the image panel from the stamping platform*.
35. Heat set the image panel.
36. Place the image panel back onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
37. Place the other train car from the Milk Shake Train Heist Clear Stamp Set facedown onto the image panel so that its wheels are flush with the top of the tape and the bumper is against the bumper of the train car to the right.
38. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
39. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
40. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
41. Remove the stamp from the stamping platform. 
42. If necessary, remove the image panel from the stamping platform, prior to heat setting.
43. Use Pitt Artist and Le Plume pens to color the train cars.
44. Use the white gel pen to add white highlights to the train.
45. Use silver glitter pen to add glitter to the train wheels and hubs.
46. Use a grey chalk pencil to add steam above the locomotive.
47. Remove the tape from the image panel.
48. Use chalk pencils to add details and shading to the bricks on the arches.
49. Using a stamping platform, use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to ink the "Bon Voyage" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock. 
50. Ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
51. Heat set the cardstock.
52. Use a narrow rectangle die to cut the sentiment.
53. Use a fancy nameplate die to cut raven cardstock and use the die-cut to mat the white sentiment.
54. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75".*
55. Adhere the image panel to the reserved black card.
56. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

Notes: 

• The Layered Arches Stencil Set is so versatile because the masks were included. Gotta love that.
• The Layered Arches can be trimmed to various heights which makes it even more versatile.
• If you have any questions about my instructions, please contact me and I'll try to explain further.

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Greetings! I'm thrilled and delighted to announce that I will be a Guest Designer for A Colorful Life Designs for April! If you're not familiar with with this company and love stencils, I urge you to check them out. They also carry clear stamps and Bling!!!

Here's my first project for A Colorful Life Designs!

Products Used:

Perspective Checkerboard Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Cheshire Cat Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu *

Nested Circles Essentials Dies by Studio Light *

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Solar White Classic Crest Paper by Neenah Paper Company

Pewter and Blue Shimmery Bling Cardstock by Bazzill Papers

Text 8x8 Patterned Paper from the Timeless Type Stack by DCWV

Pacific Teal and Aquamarine Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Tonic Studios

Copic Markers: 

Cheshire Cat: BG13, BG34, B04, B06, Y06, Y08, N4, N6,

Background: B0000, B000, <B21, <B91, BG0000, BG10, BG11, C00, C0

Circle Die Set by QuicKutz 

Shadow Script Words 2 Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Silver UniPosca Paint Pen by Posca USA

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Low Tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Please note that the products marked with an asterisk ( * ) are available at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of blue Bling paper to 10" x 7". Score at 5" and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Spritz water into the jar of Aquamarine Nuvo Embellishment Mousse and let sit for a minute.
3. Use a foam applicator to apply a light layer of Aquamarine Nuvo Embellishment Mousse to cover the Text patterned paper. You should still be able to see the text pattern. Heat set.
4. Place the colored Text paper onto the STAY-tion.
5. Use magnets and/or low tack tape to secure the Perspective Checkerboard Stencil by A Colorful Life over the patterned paper onto the STAY-tion.
6. Spritz water into the jar of Pacific Teal Nuvo Embellishment Mousse and let sit for a minute.
7. Use a foam applicator to apply a thick-ish coat of Pacific Teal Mousse over the Perspective Checkerboard Stencil by A Colorful Life onto the colored patterned paper. Alternately, you could apply a thin later, let it dry, and then add another layer. 
8. Remove and clean the stencil. 
9. Let the stencilled patterned paper sit overnight to let it dry thoroughly.
10. Place the stencilled patterned paper under something heavy to flatten it.
11. Trim the stencilled patterned paper to 4.75" x 6.75".
12. Edge the stencilled patterned paper with Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink.
13. Shake up a Silver Metallic Posca Paint Pen, start the paint flow, then tap the paint pen to splatter the stencilled patterned paper. Set aside.
14. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the cat from the Cheshire Cat Cling Mounted Stamp Set  onto white cardstock. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
15. Use Copic markers to color the Cheshire Cat.
16. Use a stitched circle die from the Nested Circles Essentials Die to cut the image panel.
17. Use a slightly larger QuicKutz circle die to cut Pewter Bling cardstock
18. Mat the stitched image panel with the Pewter Bling Circle.
19. Use Copic markers to add the dotty background around the Cheshire Cat
20. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the Cheshire Cat's eyes.
21. Use the Shadow Script Smile die to cut Pewter Bling cardstock.
22. Use the Script Smile die to cut Blue Bling cardstock.
23. Adhere the Blue Bling Script Smile die-cut onto the Pewter Bling Script Shadow die-cut.
24. Adhere the stenciled background paper onto the reserved 5" x 7" card.
25. Adhere the matted circle Cheshire Cat image panel.
26. Adhere the Script Shadow Smile sentiment die-cut to finish the card.

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