"No Body Here" Challenge - CAS Cat Card

Here's a CAS cat-themed card created for the Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity May "No Body Here Challenge 209" with the "House of Cat Hair" Clear Sentiment Stamp by Carmen's Veranda. 

Products Used:

House of Cat Hair" Clear Sentiment Stamp by Carmen's Veranda. 

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Grunge - Mid Tones 6x6 Patterned Paper by Craft Consortium

Cat Back 6x6 Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink

Decorative Rectangle Die Set by Spellbinders

Low-tack tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platfor

If the "House of Cat Hair" sentiment is true, my house must be overflowing with ecstasy! 

This card was quick and easy, which sometimes is great fun!

Instructions:

1. Use low-tack tape and/or magnets to secure a piece of patterned paper onto a magnetic craft mat.
2. Secure the Cat Back 6x6 Stencil onto the patterned paper with more low-tack tape and/or magnets.
3. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the patterned paper. Heat set.
4. Place a second piece of the same patterned paper onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
5. Place the decorative rectangle cutting die onto the patterned paper.
6. Position the "House of Cat Hair" sentiment stamp facedown into the opening of the cutting die.
7. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
8. Remove the cutting die from the stamping platform.
9. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. 
10. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
11. Remove the patterned paper from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.
12. Use the decorative rectangle cutting die to cut the sentiment.
13. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the die-cut.
14. Use the next largest cuttting die from the set to cut black cardstock, then use the die-cut to mat the sentiment die-cut.
15. Adhere the matted sentiment die-cut to the background patterned paper panel.
16. Trim the patterned paper panel and edge with VersaFine Clair Ink.
17. Adhere the patterned paper panel to a black card.

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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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Cold and Frosty Gnome Christmas Card

Greetings! Here's a Christmas card created for the Cold and Frosty Challenge over at Lost Coast's Portal To Creativity with the Looking Up Gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs. In the first panel our hero Gnome is enjoying nice weather, but dreaming of a white Christmas. In the second panel, his wish came a bit too true for him.

Here's the card. 

Products Used:

Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Handmade Holidays Patterned Paper 6x6 Pad by Simple Stories

Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Tumbled Grass, Worn Lipstick, Bundled Sage Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Jet Black StazOn Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers: 

Gnome's Skin: BV0000, E50, DE21, E11, E00, R02, R01
Gnome's Beard and Mustache: C3, C2, C1, C0

Gnome's Hat: B91, B52

Gnome's Shirt: G40, G82

Gnome's Gloves and Shoes: E74, E71, E70

Mushrooms: R32, R30, R22, R20, R11, E44, E43, E42

Acetate Hills Mask by Lavinia Stamps

Mini Whimsical Shrooms Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop

Pearlescent and Translucent White PanPastels

White Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Sookwang Tape

Vellum by Strathmore

Speech Bubble Cutting Dies: Source Unknown

"Seriously?" Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Winter-Time Remnant Rubs by Tim Holtz/Idea-ology by Advantus

Repositionable Sticker Paper

.25" Washi Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Place .25" wide washi tape around the edges of a 5.25" x 4" panel and down the center to create two panels.
2. Place the panel onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
3. Place the looking up gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Unmounted Stamp Set facedown on the right panel. 
4. Press the lid of the platform on the stamp and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
6. Scoot the taped panel over to the right, ink the stamp, and stamped the Gnome again onto the left panel. 
7. Remove the image panel and color both gnomes with Copic markers. 
8. Stamp the Gnome two more times onto repositionable sticker paper.
9. Fussy-cut the sticker paper Gnomes and placed them over both gnomes on the image panel as masks. 
10. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
11. Place the flattish Acetate mask over the bottom part of both panels just below the Gnomes' feet. 
12. Place the Mushroom Cluster part of the Whimsical Shroom Stencil over the Gnome on the left panel. 
13. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the stalks and caps of a mushroom cluster part onto the image panel and onto repositionable sticker paper.
14. Clean and dry the stencil, move it to the cover the Gnome on the right panel.
15. Brush Desert Sand Memento Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the stalks and caps of a mushroom cluster part onto the image panel and onto repositionable sticker paper.
16. Fussy-cut the mushrooms and place them over the mushrooms on the image panels as masks 
17. Brush Tumbled Glass Distress Ink was over the masked mushrooms, the masked Gnomes, and over the acetate mask onto both panels.
18. Position the Fern Cluster from the same stencil over the image panel on the left. 
19. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the fern cluster onto the image panel.
20. Clean the stencil and re-position the fern cluster on the image panel on the right.
21. Brush Bundled Sage Distress Ink over the fern cluster onto the image panel.
22. Move the acetate mask slightly downwards and brush Desert Sand Memento Ink over the top of the image panel to start the ground.
23. Remove the acetate mask and continue to brush Desert Sand Memento Ink to create the ground.
24. Remove the masks from the mushrooms and gnomes. 
25. Cover the left panel completely. 
26. Apply flat white and shimmery white Pan Pastels over the right panel. 
27. When the Gnome was obscured, tap a white Posca Paint pen to add white splatter to the image panel.
28. Then use the Posca Paint Pen to add more intentional snow to the panel. 
29. When the Posca paint is dry, use a clear glitter pen to add touches of sparkle to the snow.
30. Gently remove the washi tape was removed from the image panel. Sadly, I should have been more gentle. The paper didn't tear, but it did lift a bit on the right side. Bummer.
31. Back a piece of translucent vellum with double-sided tape.
32. Use speech bubble cutting die and the dots from other speech bubble die sets to cut the vellum.
33. Add the "Dreaming of a White Christmas" with Christmas-time Remnant Rubs  to one of the speech bubbles. 
34. Sponge Jet Black StazOn Ink through the "Seriously?" Stencil onto the other speech bubble. Let dry.
35. Adhere both vellum sentiment speech bubbles and vellum dots to their respective panels. 
36. Use the White Posca pen to add snow dots  to the "Seriously?" Speech bubble to reinforce the snow-mageddon theme.
37. Adhere a piece of 5.5" x 4.25" patterned paper to an A2 kraft card then edge the card with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. 
38. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

I hope to see you playing along with Lost Coast's Portal to Creativity December Cold and Frosty Challenge. 

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31 Days of Halloween Challenge - Day 26

Greetings! It's time to share another card created for the created for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's 31 Days of Halloween Challenge! Can you believe that it's day 26 already and that we have less than a week before the big day?

My card features the Edgar Allen Poe Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda. 

Here's the card!

Products Used: 

Edgar Allen Poe Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven (how appropriate!) Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Lost Shadow, Milled Lavender, and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Nevermore Stencil 9118 by A Colorful Life Designs

Splatters Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous

Copic Markers: 

Skin: BV000, BV0000, E21, E11, E00, E000

Lips: E04, RV93, RV91, R11

Eyes: BV23, BV20

Hair/Suit: N7, N6, N5, N4

Shirt: E81, W2, W1, BG90

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Raven cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento to stamp Edgar Allen Poe twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable label paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color Poe on the image panel. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Poe  and place  over his colorful counterpart on the image panel as a mask (but not the Masque of the Red Death. Sorry. Not sorry.)
5. Sponge or brush Lost Shadow, Milled Lavender, and Seedless Preserves Distress ink over the masked image onto the panel to create a background.
6. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion and secure with magnets.
7. Place the "Nevermore" Stencil towards the bottom of the image panel. Secure it with magnets or secure with low-tack tape. I did both because more is more for a Virgo control freak.
8. Sponge or brush  Nocturne VersaMark Clair Ink  over the "Nevermore" Stencil onto the bottom of the image panel. Remove the stencil.
9. Use low-tack tape to cover the bigger splats and spotches on the Splatter Stencil.
10. Randomly sponge Nocturne VersaMark Clair ink the splotches, moving the stencil as you go. 
11. Unmask Edgar Allen Poe, trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75", and edge it with Nocturne VersaMark Clair.
12. Adhere the panel to the reserved black 5" x 7" card. 

Since time is ticking away, like a pendulum in a grandfather clock, you should gather your stamps, get inky, and play along with our 31 Days of Halloween Challenge!

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Grumpy Cat Coffee Card with Memento Inks

I’m a heavily caffeinated cat lady who has an enormous collection of cat and/or coffee themed crafting products. Stenciling or stamping on patterned paper is a great way to extend their versatility. Memento or or other dye inks work perfectly for this technique as they are translucent.

Here it is!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Lulu Lavender, Summer Sky, Angel Pink, New Sprout and Dandelion Memento Dew Drop Ink

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Nocturne VersaFine Clair

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey and White Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Coffee Cat Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Stencil by Visible Image Stamps

Floor Perspective Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Bubble Layering Stencils by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous

Paw Print Patterned Paper from the Kitten Smitten 12x12 Collection by Doodlebug Designs

Copic Markers — C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, YG01, YG03, YG05, RV93, R81, B21, B23, E74, E77

Low-Tack Tape

Post-It Notes by 3M

Misti  Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Instructions:

Step 1: 

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Coffee Cat Clear Set twice — once onto a 3” x 5” panel of Classic Crest cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Use Copic markers to color the cat. Fussy-cut the repositionable sticker paper version of the cat and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.

Step 2:

Place a magnet sheet between folded paper. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the paper-covered magnet. Place low-tack tape horizontally .75” from the base of the image panel.

Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the tape onto the image panel to ground the cat image.

Step 3:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Floor Perspective Stencil over the magnet onto the paper-covered magnet. Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Tuxedo Black Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and the stencil.

Step 4:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Bubbles Stencil to the image panel. Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink and Summer Sky Memento Inks over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and stencil. Set the image panel aside.

Step 5:

Place low-tack tape vertically 3.5” from the left edge of a 7” x 5” piece of paw-print patterned paper. Use magnets and tape to secure the Tea Party Stencil over the left side of the image panel. 

Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink, Summer Sky, and Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the stencil’s teacups onto the patterned paper. Wipe the stencil.

Step 6:

Use a Sponge Dauber to New Sprout and Dandelion Memento Ink over the stencil’s dots onto the patterned paper. 

Clean and dry the stencil, then repeat Steps #5 and 6 to stencil the right side of the patterned paper.

Step 7:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the layers of the card.

Step 8:

Place the finished card onto the base of the stamping platform. Position the sentiment from the Coffee Cat Stamp Set towards the top of the image panel. Use VersaFine Nocturne Ink stamp the sentiment.

Here's the finished card!

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