Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop -- Card #3

It's still Tuesday, which means that it's still my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps and for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Topflight Stamps is a sponsor and is offering a $25 gift card to one lucky person. All winners will be announced on the Coffee Lover's Blog. Pretty nifty, eh?

As stated, I had started a second card, but ran out of time to get it posted at midnight. Alas. So, here it is! Two cards in one day! Don't get spoiled!

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Here's the card which features the "Safety First" Clear Stamp Set #254 by AALL and Create.

Basically, the safety warning sentiment included in the "Safety First" best reminded me that I had the Caution Washi tape in my stash and also had the Redemption Stencil which had words like Dark, Danger, Poison, Toxic, etc, all of which describe my usual morning mood. Hence this card. 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

"Safety First" Clear Stamp Set #254 by AALL and Create

Andy Skinner's Redemption Stencil by Creative Expressions

Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image

Pumpkin Soup and Yellow Submarine Fresco Chalk Paints by Paper Artsy

Yellow Ombre and Red Chili Prism Ink Pads by Hunkydory Crafts

Onyx Black VersaFine™Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper, Inc.®

Dot Embossed Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper, Inc.®

Copic® Markers: C0, C1, C2, C4, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y19, Y26, Y28, R14, R17

Coffee Cup Die Set by Top Dog Dies/Accucut®

Steampunk Man Stencil by Stamperia

Ochre Archival™ Ink by Ranger Industries

Caution Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Clear Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Label Die Set by Spellbinders®

Faucet: Prima Marketing

Drip Epoxy Stickers by Cloud 9/Fiskar's®

STAY-tion® by Wendy Vecchi/Ranger Industries

Adhesive Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

Instructions: 

1. Cut a sheet of 12x12 Kraft cardstock in half. Reserve one 6x12 piece.
2. Score at 6" and fold to form a 6" square card.
3. Take the other piece of Kraft cardstock and place it onto the STAY-tion.
4. Secure the 7x7 Redemption stencil over the Kraft cardstock with magnets.
5. Sponge yellow ink over the stencil onto the Kraft cardstock.
6. Remove the stencil and place the Time Tunnel stencil over the word-stenciled cardstock. Secure with magnets.
7. Sponge Ochre ink, which is a paler yellow) over the Time Tunnel stencil.
8. Remove the stencil, trim the stenciled panel to 5.75" square. Edge with yellow ink.
9. Add the Caution Washi tape to the panel and secure on the reverse.
10. Adhere the stenciled Washi embellished cardstock panel to the card.
11. Using the Coffee Cup Die set, cut chipboard, white metallic cardstock, textured Kraft cardstock.
12. Paint the chipboard Coffee cup with Fresco Finish Acrylic paints. Heat set.
13. Use magnets to secure the chipboard coffee cup to the STAY-tion. Position the Steampunk Man  stencil so the man is trimmed off and the clock shows. 
14. Sponge Yellow Prism ink over the stencil onto the painted chipboard coffee cup.
15. Lift the coffee cup from the STAY-tion and sprinkle clear embossing powder onto the cup. Dump off the excess embossing powder, and heat set. Yep! Prism ink stays wet and tacky enough to use with embossing powder. Sweet!
16. Stamp the sentiment with VersaFine Ink.
17. Cut the sentiment with a label die, then edge with Red Chili Prism Ink.
18. Assemble the coffee cup as shown.
19. Stamp the Grumpy Cat with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
20. Fussy-cut, edge with a Multiliner pen, and color with Copic markers.
21. Adhere the assembled coffee cup to the card. 
22. Use wet adhesive or strong tape to secure the faucet to the coffee cup.
23. Use a dark brown Copic marker to color the clear epoxy drip stickers.
24. Adhere the colored Grumpy cat to the card front using dimensional foam squares.
25. Add the colored clear epoxy drip stickers under the faucet and above the cat to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Seascape Tag!

I love the ocean and I love to sail, though I don't get to do so very frequently. I guess that's why sailboats, beach scenes, and ocean-life stamps always appeal to me. 

My tag features the sailboat, gulls, and the compass from the Always Time for Friendship Half Sheet (Stampinback), available at I Brake for Stamps. By the way, IBFS ships internationally!

I recently received my long awaited set of Distress Oxide inks and after playing around a tiny bit, decided to try to create a seascape tag using them.

First I die-cut a tag from my beloved 140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock (Strathmore) using a very old Accucut die. Starting at the bottom of the tag, I sponged Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks (Ranger), spritzing the ink, then heat setting between each color. When I reached where I wanted the sun to be, I punched a circle from Eclipse Tape (Judikins), adhered it to the tag, then sponged Worn Lipstick and Broken China Distress Oxide inks, spritzing, and heat setting after the application of each color. When I was moderately happy with the colors of the tag, I lifted the circle, sponged Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink, spritzed it, and heat set that layer.

The next step was to stamp the sailboat from the Always Time for Friendship Half Sheet onto the tag with Jet Black Archival ink (Ranger). I colored the image using Pitt Artist pens (Faber Castell) and Zig Photo-Twin markers (EK Success).

The gulls and the compass were stamped with with Jet Black Archival ink (Ranger). White Gelly Roll gel pen (Sakura) was used to add sea foam and white caps to the ocean.

Three colors of hemp twine were added to finish the tag.

I Brake for Stamps is where you'll find great selections of Stampinback stamps plus lots of other stamps from other stamp companies. Click on my badge below to be whisked over to I Brake for Stamps to check out all of the goodies! Best of all, if you buy something, you can get a 10% discount off of your purchase if you use this code: SAVE10KATHI!

If you have any questions about the techniques or products I used, feel free to ask!

Thanks for visiting today!

Feeling Lucky?

I know that it's a bit early for St. Patrick's Day, but I figured that I might as well get into the spirit. This card features the very versatile Marcie, one of the Divas by Rubber Romance that is available at I Brake for Stamps. What I like about Marcie is that you can change the color of her dress and her hair, plus add the perfect sentiment to her sign to fit your card's occasion!

Marcie was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (Imagine Crafts), colored with Copic markers, fussy-cut, then edged with a Black Pitt Artist pen (Faber Castell). The sentiment was added with Life Quotes Remnant Rubs (Idea-ology). Marcie was set aside while I created a suitable background for her.

Green cardstock was die-cut with the A2 Scalloped Card die (Top Dog Dies). I found the perfect patterned paper in my stash. It's from the Tell Your Story 6x6 pad (Webster's Pages). Both the card front and the patterned paper were edged with a Gold Leafing pen (Krylon). Gold Foil Green Stripes Washi tape (Little B) was used to add a bit more gold and green to the card and to give Marcie somewhere to stand!

I Brake for Stamps is where you'll find great selections of Rubber Romance stamps plus lots of other stamp companies. Click on my badge below to be whisked over there to check out all of the goodies! Best of all, if you buy something, you can get a 10% discount off of your purchase if you use this code: SAVE10KATHI!

Thanks for visiting today!

I shall enter this card into the following challenges:
• Open-Minded Crafting Challenges: St. Patrick's Day
• Crafty Girls Creations Challenges: Anything Goes
• Craft for the Craic Challenges: Luck of the Irish