Deliver Joy

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's spotlight is on AALL and Create's wonderful products. I used the new-to-me Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 by Janet Klein with the Building Silhouettes Die 58 — both by AALL and Create to create this 6" square card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Building Silhouettes Die 58 by AALL and Create

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

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

Watercolor Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Alcohol Markers:

Copic Markers: 

 Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E000, R20

 Hair: E77, E74

 Eyes: B66, B63, B60

 Emblem on Mailbox: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11, T3, T1

 Boots: N7, N6, N4

Olo Markers:

 Beret and Coat: BG2.7, BG2.6, BG2.3

 Gift: BV2.6, BV2.4, BV2.3

 Flowers/Lips: R5.7, R5.5, R5.3

 Mailbox: OR1.0, R1.7, R0.6, R0.5, R0.4

White Prismacolor Pencil by Sanford/Newell

Post-It Notes by 3M

Low-tack Tape

Fired Brick, Lost Shadow, Antique Linen, Black Soot Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Black, Grey, and Lavender Chalk Pencils by General's

Haze Blue and Aquamarine Zig Clean Colors Real Brush Markers by Kuretake

Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Sookwang Double Sided Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" x 6" card from black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the girl and the postbox from the Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376  onto white cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the images and color them with alcohol markers 
4. Use a black pen to edge them. Set both images aside.
5. Use the Building Silhouettes Die 58  to cut watercolor paper, which I used because I wanted the buildings to have texture from the start! Be sure to retain all of the windows and doors that popped out after die-cutting.
6. Place low-tack tape or Post-It Notes under the roofs of the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
7. Brush or sponge Fired Brick Distress Ink over the tape onto the roofs. You'll notice that I also used tape to cover the chimneys and chimney pots. Remove and discard the tape.
8. Place low-tack tape or Post-It Notes to cover the newly inked roofs. 
9. Brush or sponge Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape onto the buildings.
10. Brush or sponge Antique Linen Distress Ink onto over the tape onto the building. 
11. Brush or sponge Black Soot Distress Ink over the tape, along the edges, and below the windows. Also used it to add black ink smudges to age the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
12. Remove the tape from the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
13. Use a black chalk pencil to create tiles on the roofs. 
14. Use grey and lavender chalk pencils to add shading and shadows to the roof.
15. Apply double-sided tape to the window openings on the reverse of the Building Silhouettes die-cut. 
16. Place the reserved cut-outs into their openings, then use watercolors to color them.
17. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad . This will become the background layer.
18. Adhere the Building Silhouettes die-cut to the patterned paper background. 
19. Adhere narrow Washi Tape to the base of the card front. 
20. Adhere the fussy-cut, colored girl and the postbox as shown.
21. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the card front to the base of a stamping platform.
22. Position the "Warm Wishes..." sentiment stamp from the Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 facedown onto the Building Silhouettes die-cut as shown. 
23. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp and lift.
24. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
25. Position the "Par Avion" sentiment stamp from the Deliver Joy Clear Stamp Set 1376 facedown on the upper right side between the buildings. 
26. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp and lift.
27. Ink the "Par Avion" stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
28. Position the "Deliver Joy" sentiment from the Deliver Joy set and position it facedown on the top left. 
29. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
30. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
31. Realize that it's a little crooked and hit yourself in the head. Hard. Repeat as needed.
32. Trim the panel to 5.75" square and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
33. Adhere the card front to the reserved black 6" x 6" square card.

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Waiting for Karma

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday and an "Anything Goes" week.  I've been in an odd mood so I created an odd card with two of the critters from the Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft, a sentiment from the No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft

No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Bermuda, Blue Atoll, Della Blue, and Confetti Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Please Note: 

• Katzelkraft is no longer in business, but Topflight Stamps still has quite a few in stock!
• The No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image has been retired, but it's still available at Topflight Stamps!
• The new colors of VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko can be purchased at Topflight Stamps

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Pelican: B63, B60, B14, B12, B01, B00, B000, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Other Creature: BV34, BV31, BV29, BV25, BV23, RV55, RV52, BG34, BG32, BG23, BG000, N6

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the worried-looking creature and the pelican from the Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226  twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
2. Fussy-cut the sticker versions of the creatures and set them aside to be used as masks.
3. Use Copic markers to color the creatures.
4. Place the image panel onto a magnetic craft mat. 
5. Use magnets to secure a piece of clear acetate horizontally across the image panel right above the bottom of the critters, being sure that the acetate is covering the top of the image panel.
6. Brush or sponge Bermuda Elements Premium Dye Ink over the acetate onto the bottom part of the image panel so that it's covering the bottom portion of the creatures. 
7. Brush or sponge Blue Atoll Elements Premium Dye Ink over the acetate to complete their watery background.
8. Remove the acetate. Clean and dry it. 
9. Place the sticker paper versions of the critters over their counterparts on the image panel. 
10. Place the acetate panel so that it's sitting on the horizontal inked line covering the bottom portion of the image panel.
11. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the image panel, working horizontally from the top of the panel down to the acetate to create a sky background. 
12. Brush or sponge Confetti Elements Premium Dye Ink over the image panel to add some pink hues to the sky.
13. Use an alcohol filled Fine Spray Misters  to mist the background. This will blend and mottle the ink.
14. Remove the masks and the acetate from the image panel. 
15. Use a N6 marker to increase the size of the worried-looking critter's pupil. 
16. Use a white Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add a white highlight to its pupil.
17. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of a stamping platform.
18. Position the "Karma" sentiment from the No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set so that the it's above the pelican and in the sight line of the critter.
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Ink the "Karma" sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
21. Trim the image panel and edge with Bermuda and Della Blue Elements Premium Dye Inks.
22. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to match the image panel. This will become the background panel.
23. Adhere the image panel so that it's centered on the patterned paper, then trim the background panel so that there are even borders around it. 
24. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the patterned paper, then adhere the card front to a black card.

Notes in hindsight:

• I should have positioned the worried-looking creature and the pelican closer to each other.
• I also should have positioned the sentiment slightly lower so that the image panel would not have been an odd size. Alas. Alack. Whatever.
• I showed this card to my daughter who remarked that it is indeed very odd, but that it is "on brand" for me. Whatever again.

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Voyage of Discovery

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week's theme is Beach and/or Ocean. 

Here's a card created with the Voyage of Discovery Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals, the ScrapCosy ESC11 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy, the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd, and Cactus Gold from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink were used for stamping.

Here's a photo that shows a bit more of the shimmer created with the Glitz Spritz Spray.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Voyage of Discovery Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals *

ScrapCosy ESC11 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Cactus Gold) by Lindy's Stamp Gang

PSA: Crafty Individuals is out of business, but Topflight Stamps still has a nice selection of their stamps.

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore
Kraft Cardstock by Recollections

Counting Down Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Copic Markers:

Sky: B21, <B21

Sun: Y19, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11

Ship: E77, E74, E04

Flags: R27, R14

Sails: E43, E42, E31, E30, W00

Sea: B26, B16, B05

Flourish: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Border: T3, T1, Y15, Y11

Black Glaze Dimensional Gloss Gel Pen by Sakura of America

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Stamping Platform

Please note: the Counting Down Unmounted Stamp is no longer available at TFS.

Instructions:

1. Create a 5.5" square card from Kraft cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Voyage of Discovery Unmounted Rubber Stamp onto Bristol Paper. Heat set.
3. Use Copic markers to color the image. 
4. Add white caps to the ocean with a white Gelly Roll Gel Pen. 
5. Use a Black Gelly Roll Glaze Pen to fill in the open letters of "Discovery". 
6. Trim the image panel and edge with a black marker. Set it aside.
7. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to use as a background panel. 
8. Trim the patterned paper to 5.25".
9. Secure the patterned paper background panel to a stamping platform.
10. Position the Counting Down Unmounted Rubber Stamp facedown on the image panel along the right side.
11. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
12. Ink the stamp with Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the patterned paper panel. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
13. Remove the stamp, but keep the background panel on the stamping platform.
14. Position the compass and the anchor stamps from the ScrapCosy ESC11 Cling Rubber Stamp Set facedown along the left side of the patterned paper as shown. 
15. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
16. Ink the both stamps with  Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain good impressions. 
17. Remove the background panel from the stamping platform and thoroughly heat set the ink. 
18. Spray Cactus Gold Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Cactus Gold) by Lindy's Stamp Gang over the stamped background panel. Heat set.
19. Adhere the image panel to the background panel as shown, then adhere the background panel to the reserved 5.5" square kraft card.

Thank you for visiting today!

Happy Father's Day

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's focus is on Indigo Blu and their wonderful products! 

Here's a Father's Day card created with the "Weird Is My Normal" Cling Mounted A6 Stamp Set by Indigo Blu.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

"Weird Is My Normal" Cling Mounted A6 Stamp Set by Indigo Blu

Snap Thoughts DI-90 Die Set by AALL and Create

Bolted Layers Washi Tape 106 by AALL and Create

Ink Drops - Midnight 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle *

(This incredibly versatile sentiment set is on sale right now!

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

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

White Speckled Navy Cardstock  and Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Gold Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV0000, RV91, E50, E21, E11, e000, R00, R000

Beard/Hair: E29, E18, E17, E15

Eyes: C0, N6, R01, B53

Goggles: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11, E77, E74

Goggle Lenses: BG78, BG75

Hat/Tacket: B99, B97, B95

Shirt: T3, T1

Tie: B52

Outlines: T3, T1

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Steampunk Corner Die by Cheery Lynn Designs

Sentiment and Fancy Sentiment Label Dies by Spellbinders

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

STAYtion by Wendy Vecchi

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from white speckled navy cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Steampunk gentleman from the "Weird Is My Normal" Cling Mounted A6 Stamp Set twice — once onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the focal image. 
4. Place a strip of Bolted Layers Washi Tape 106 under the colored image. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Steampunk gentleman and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
6. Place the small rectangle from the Snap Thoughts DI-90 Die Set blades down on the image panel and secure with low-tack tape. 
7. Run the combination through your die-cut machine. 
8. Remove the image panel die-cut from the cutting die.
9.  Brush light grey dye ink over the masked image and onto a scrap of white cardstock. 
10. Use an Isopropyl Alcohol-filled Fine Spray Mister to spray the image panel die-cut. This will add white speckles to the image panel die-cut and will blend the ink but won't pill the paper.
11. Remove the mask from the Steampunk gentleman. 
12. Use a N6 Copic marker to darken his pupils, then use a White Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add catchlights to them. 
13. Use a fineliner and/or other Copic markers to touch up the image. 
14. Cut a piece of black cardstock so that it's slightly larger than the image panel die-cut and use this to mat the image panel. Set aside.
15. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ink Drops - Midnight 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to use as a background panel. 
16. Trim the patterned paper to 4.25" wide. Use a B39 Copic to edge the panel. 
17. Place the grey-inked cardstock scrap onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
18. Place the "Happy Father's Day" sentiment stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the scrap. 
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Ink the sentiment stamp with Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
21. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
22. Use a sentiment strip cutting die to cut the sentiment. 
23. Use a Fancy Label Cutting Die and a Steampunk Corner Die to cut gold metallic cardstock.
24. Adhere the gold metallic Steampunk Corner die-cutss to the upper corners of the background panel.
25. Adhere the matted image panel as shown.
26. Adhere the stamped sentiment onto the gold Fancy Label Sentiment die-cut, then adhere the combination to the background panel as shown.
27. Adhere the completed background panel to the reserved white-speckled navy A6 card.

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"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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You should participate in Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity May "No Body Here Challenge 209" for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

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Coffee Card!

Greetings! Here's a card created for the Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity May "No Body Here Challenge 209" and the Spring/Summer 2026 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with the "Coffee Makes It Possible" Clear Stamp by Carmen's Veranda.

Products Used:

Coffee Makes It Possible" Clear Stamp by Carmen's Veranda

To Go Coffee Cup, Mat, and Accessories Die Set by Top Dog Dies/Accucut

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *

Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium *

Grey and Black Chalk Pencils by Generals

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Coffee Beans 6x6 Stencil by Paper Rose

Coffee Bean Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Anti-static Pouch

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Gold Zig Mangaka OpaqueLiner by Kuretake

Movers and Shakers Alarm Clock Alterations Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

1/8 Gold Washi Tape: Source Unknown (Little B?)

Clock Patterned Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Rhinestones by KaiserCraft

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Please Note: Products marked with an asterisk ( * ) are available at Topflight Stamps.

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from Kraft cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use the coffee sleeve die from the To Go Coffee Cup Die Set to cut Bristol Paper, then secure the die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
3. Position the "Coffee Makes It Possible" Clear Stamp by Carmen's Veranda, facedown on the die-cut. 
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp. Lift the lid.
5. Ink the stamp with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
6. Edge the coffee sleeve/sentiment die-cut with Warm Breeze VSFC Ink, heat set the entire die-cut, and set it aside.
7. Use the to-go cup die from the coffee set to cut patterned paper from the Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad. 
8. Edge the patterned paper to-go cup die-cut with Warm Breeze VSFC Ink then heat set the ink.
9. Use the to-go cup's lid die to cut Bristol Paper. 
10. Adhere the lid and the sleeve die-cuts to the patterned paper to-go cup. 
11. Use a grey chalk pencil to add a slight shadow under the lid. 
12. Set the assembled to-go coffee cup aside.
13. Cut a 6" square of Kraft cardstock to create a background panel. 
14. Place the panel onto a magnetic craft mat. 
15. Pounce an anti-static pouch onto the Kraft background panel. 
16. Place a coffee bean stencil over the Kraft background panel and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets. 
17. Sponge or brush Coffee Bean Brilliance Ink over the stencil onto the background panel. 
18. Keeping the stencil in place, wipe the ink off of the stencil with a tissue.
19. Sponge or brush VersaMark Ink over the stencil onto the background panel.
20. Remove the stencil and pour clear detail embossing powder onto the wet ink.
21. Pour the excess embossing powder back into its container, then heat set t background panel.
22. Trim the panel to 5.75" square and heavily edge it with Coffee Bean Brilliance Ink. 
23. Add clock-patterned Washi tape to the bottom edge. 
24. Add 1/8" gold Washi tape to the bottom and top edges of the clock-patterned Washi tape. 
25. Adhere the assembled to-go cup to the background panel as shown.
26. Use an alarm clock die to cut metallic gold cardstock and Bristol Paper.
27. Assemble the alarm clock and detail it with a black marker. 
28. Adhere the assembled alarm clock onto the background panel as shown.
29. Use a gold metallic pen to add dots to the background to echo the gold of the Washi tape and the alarm clock.
30. Adhere the background panel to the reserved 6" square Kraft card.
31. Use aqua and turquoise rhinestones to finish the card.

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You should participate in Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity May "No Body Here Challenge 209" for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

Cheers!

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday with an "Anything Goes" theme so I created a card celebrating a favorite pasttime with the Village Pub Clear Stamp Set from the Architectural Collection by Jamie Rodgers for Creative Expressions. I also used the Spring Sprouts Die Set 49 by AALL and Create and the Grunge Midtones 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Village Pub Clear Stamp Set from the Architectural Collection by Jamie Rodgers for Creative Expressions

Spring Sprouts Die Set 49 by AALL and Create

Grunge Midtones 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Heavyweight Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Thatched Roof: E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, Y23, Y21

Chimneys and Chimney Pots: E04, RV95 RV43, R21

Timber: N7, N6

Walls: C1, C0, C00

Door/Shutters: R56, R56, R27

Mail Slot and Sign Holder: Y26, Y23, W21

Windows: BG11, BG000, B60

Flag: BG72, E17

Trees: E57, G19, G09, G07, G05, G03

Planters: E27, E17, E15, E13, E11

Pointy Shrubs: G29, G16, G14, G12

Round Shrubs: YG17, YG06, YG05, YG01, YG000

Climbing Shurbs: YG45, YG25, YG17, YG13, YG06, YG05, YG01

Flowers: RV95, RV63, RV55, RV52

Tables: B60, C6

Chairs: B26, B24, C6

Fence: C1, C0

Ground: T1, T0

Wine: R59, R56

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

White Prismacolor Pencil

White Irridescent Sequins from Ye Old Stash

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

91% Isopropyl Alchohol

Liquid Glue

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecci for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from white heavy cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the pub scene from the Village Pub Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto white Copic friendly cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the pub, trees, and foliage. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
5. Position the largest die from the Spring Sprouts Die Set 49 facedown on the image panel and secure with low-tack tape. Run sandwich through a die-cut machine. 
6. Trim the bottom off of the die-cut.
7. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the masked image to create a blue sky. 
8. Use an Isopropyl alcohol filled Fine Spray Mister  to mist the image panel die-cut. This step evens out the blended ink and adds a slight mottling to the ink.
9. Remove the mask from the image panel die-cut. 
10. Finish coloring the patio with toner grey Copic markers. 
11. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the Grunge Midtones 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to 6" x 4.25" and edge with a black marker.
12. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the patterned paper background to the base of a stamping platform.
13. Position the wine glass stamp from the Village Pub Clear Stamp Set facedown on the image panel die-cut so that it's slightly tilted on the bottom right corner. 
14. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
15. Ink the wine glass stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp.
16. Thoroughly clean and dry the wine glass stamp.
17. Position the wine glass stamp so that it's facedown and slightly tilted towards the already stamped wine glass.
18. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
19. Ink the wine glass stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
20. Remove the wine glass stamp.
21. Position the"Cheers!" sentiment stamp from the Village Pub Clear Stamp Set on the upper left corner as shown.
22. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
23. Ink the sentiment stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
24. Use Copic markers to cut color the wine in the glasses. 
25. Use a white colored pencil to add highlights to the wine glasses.
26. Adhere the stamped background panel to the reserved white card.
27. Use glue to add irridescent white sequins above the wine glasses to finish the card.

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Valentine's Day Card

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's theme is "Anything Goes" and I've made another Valentine's Day Card. This one was created with the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set by Dawn Bibby Creations, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stiched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies, the Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium, the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, and the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set by Dawn Bibby Creations

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stiched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies

Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

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

Deep Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: N5, N4, N3, N1, B41, B23, B21, V28, V25, V22, V20, YG67, YG63, YG61

Starlite Black Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Note: It's always fun to extend the usefulness of your patterned paper by stamping on it, then coloring with alcohol markers. Not all patterned paper will hold up to this technique, so always be sure to text the paper before proceding.

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from purple cardstock. Set aside.
2. Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad.
3. Use the second largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stiched Rectangle Die Set to cut the patterned paper.
4. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the patterned paper die-cut to the base of a stamping platform. 
5. Position the large frame stamp from the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown on the die-cut.
6. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
7. Position the large rose stamp from the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown in the center of the stamped image. 
8. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
9. Position the "happy valentine's day" sentiment stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown in the top left of the frame. 
10. Position the "with love" sentiment stamp from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown in the bottom right of the frame. 
11. Ink both sentiment stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink the stamps and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
12. Position the barbed wire stamp from the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown around the rose. 
13. Ink the stamp with Starlite Black Brilliance Ink and stamp.
14. Remove the image panel die-cut from the stamping platform and and use the Starlite Black Brilliance Ink to edge the panel. 
15. Heat set the entire panel.
16. Use Copic markers to color the rose, leaves, and the frame. 
17. Adhere the image panel to the reserved purple A6 card.

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