Ho Ho Ho!

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's theme is Christmas in July! 

Here's my holiday card created with the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy, the Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps, and the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Kate Crane for PaperArtsy

Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pens by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Red Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Santa's Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E000, R02, R01, R00

 Santa's Cheeks: R83, R81, R20

 Santa's Beard and Hair: C2, C1, C0, C00

 Santa's Hat and Outfit: R59, R56, R35, N6, N5, N4

 Rudolph: E29, E25, E13, E00, R46, R35, R32, N6, N4

 Other Reindeer: E49, E47, E25, E13, E11

 Reindeers' Cheeks: R83, R81, R20

 Bases/Santa's Hat Trim: BV000, BV0000, B60, B000, Y000, RV000, G0000, C0

 Snow: C1, C0

Black Glaze Dimensional Gloss Gel Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Stormy Sky Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from red textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure a piece of Mixed Media paper to the base of a stamping platform.
3. Position the Santa stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown on the Mixed Media panel.
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Santa stamp and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Santa  twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Place the reindeer stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown to the right of Santa. 
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the reindeer stamp and lift.
9. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the reindeer twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
11. Clean and dry the reindeer stamp. 
12. Reposition it facedown on Santa's left. 
13. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the reindeer stamp and lift.
14. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp reindeer  twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
15. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
16. Move the image panel to a magnetic craft surface.
17. Place the flattest of the masks from the Hills Acetate Stencil/Mask Set by horizontally across the image panel and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
18. Brush or sponge Stormy Sky Distress Ink over the Hills Acetate Mask and the masked images onto the image panel to create a background sky.
19. Use a C1 Copic marker to trace the top of the Hills Acetate Mask, 
20. Flip the mask over and move it downwards. Use the C1 marker to trace it again.  
21. Repeat Step 20 to create more lines of snow on the background. 
22. Remove the masks from the images and use Copic markers to color them. 
23. Use a N6 marker to increase the size of the reindeers' pupils then use a White Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add highlights to the pupils and to the reindeers' hooves.
24. Use a black Glaze pen to color the buttons on Santa's outfit to make them shiny and dimensional.
25. Place the image panel back onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
26. Place a piece of acetate over the image panel.
27. Position the "ho, ho, ho!" sentiment stamp from the Kate Crane 007 Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown on the image panel as shown. 
28. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the "ho, ho, ho!" sentiment stamp and lift.
29. Ink the sentiment stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink the stamp if necessary to attain a good impression.
30. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.
31. Add dots of Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pen along the traced snow lines. 
32. Let the gel ink dry, trim the image panel, and mat with a slightly larger panel of red textured cardstock.
33. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pads to 4" x 5.25" to create the background panel. 
34. Edge it with a R35 Copic marker and adhere it to the reserved red A2 card. 
35. Adhere the matted image panel to finish the card.

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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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Season's Greetings!

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's product focus is Creative Expressions. I've created a card with the fabulous Holiday Cheers Clear Stamp Set and their Distress Plaids 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Holiday Cheers Clear Stamp Set by Creative Expressions 

Distress Plaids 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions 

Grunge Clocks and Grid Mask/Stencil by Studio Light

Morning Clear Stamp Set 253 by AALL and Create

Coffee Break Clear Stamp Set 817 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Kraft and Green Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Happy Hour Clear Stamp Set by AALL and Create

Alcohol Markers:

Copic Markers:

Cinnamon Stick: E27, E23, E19, E17, E15

Star Anise: E70, E9, E47, E43

Orange Slices: YR31, YR30, YR23, YR18, YR16, YR15, YR02

Drink Liquid: G40, G20

Glass Outlines: C1, C0, C00

Mug: G00, G000

Olo Markers
Mug: G0.1

Candy Canes: G0.4, G01, R5.7, R5.5

Whipped Cream: R0.2, R0.1

Leaves: G1.8, G1.7, G1.5

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Cashmere Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Crimson Red VersaFine

Square Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Sentiment Labels Die Set by Spellbinders

Season's Greetings Sentiment Die: Source Unknown

Holly Leaves Die: Source Unknown

Gina Marie Enamel Dots

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low Tack Tape

Removable Scotch Tape by 3M

Sookwang Tape

Glue 

Scrap Acetate
Post-It Notes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from Kraft cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp one of the mugs from the Holiday Cheers Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto the left side of a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
4. Position the cocktail to the right of the mug and use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp it twice — once onto the cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and position it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
6. Place a piece of repositionable Scotch Tape horizontally across the base of the mug and cocktail, covering the bottom part of the image panel. 
7. Sponge or Cashmere Dye Ink over the tape and the masked images to add a background color to the white panel.
8. Place the Grunge Clocks and Grid Mask/Stencil over the masked images on the image panel and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
9. Sponge Cashmere Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel to create the "time" theme. 
10. Remove the tape over the bottom part of the image panel. 
11. Place a piece of acetate on the dividing line so that it's covering the top part of the image panel and secure with tape and/or magnets. 
12. Heavily brush or sponge the same ink over the tape to cover the bottom of the image panel. 
13. Remove the acetate and the masks. 
14. Use alcohol markers to color the festive beverages. 
15. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the mug, cocktail glass, and candy canes.
16. Use a square die to cut the image panel. Retain the scraps to use later. 
17. Use the next largest die to cut green cardstock and use to mat the image panel.
18. Place 2" wide Sookwang tape on the back of the green textured cardstock. 
19. Use a "Season's Greetings" die and a holly die to cut green cardstock.
20. Use a Post-It Note to cover "Not a" and "Person" on the "Morning" sentiment from the Morning Clear Stamp Set 253.
21. Ink the word "Morning" with Crimson Red VersaFine Ink, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp it onto the reserved inked and stenciled cardstock. 
22. Use a Post-It Note to cover the word "Break" on the Coffee Break Clear Stamp Set 817. 
23. Ink the word "Coffee" with Crimson Red VersaFine Ink, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp it to the right of the "Morning".
24. Use Crimson Red VersaFine Ink to stamp "Happy Hour" from the retired Happy Hour Clear Stamp Set 476  onto the reserved cardstock. 
25. Use a sentiment die strip to cut both sentiments. 
26. Trim the die-cuts and edge them with Crimson Red VersaFine Ink.
27. Trim a piece of plaid paper from the Distress Plaids 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions to 6" square, adhere to the reserved 6" square kraft card, and edge with Crimson Red VersaFine Ink.
28. Adhere the sentiment die-cuts and the matted image panel die-cut to the card as shown. A
29. dhere the sentiment die-cuts to the image panel die-cut as shown. 
30. Adhere four holly leaves to the upper corners of the image panel die-cut. 
31. Add red enamel dots to finish the card.

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Time to Get Cracking - A Gift Card Tag

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week the team's focus is on gift tags and/or gift containers. Here's my rather large gift card holding tag that was created with the ENB06 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy, the Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps, the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, and the Distressed Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expresssions.

Tag without the Gift Card

Tag with the Gift Card

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

ENB06 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy

Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle,

Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expresssions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Large Black Tag by Graphic 45

Large Tag, ATC, and Flower Die Set by Graphic 45

Gift Card Holder Die by Stampendous

Bundled Sage Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Alcohol Markers:
Copic Markers:

Face: BV000, E53, E51, E50, E42, E41

Cheeks, R30

Lips: E04, R43, R32

Eyes: C0, YG63, YG61

Epaulets, Trim, and Buckle: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Rest of Nutcracker: YG67, YG643, YG61, G99, G94, G84, G28, G19, G07, G03, R59, R56, R46, R43, R32

Shinhan Touch Markers:

Hair and Facial Hair: Blue Grey 07, 05, 03

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Ribbons from Ye Olde Stash

Washi Tape from Ye Olde Stash

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Nutcracker from the ENB06 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set  onto white cardstock. 
2. Fussy-cut the nutcracker, including his wrists and hands so that he can hold the gift card. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the image, then use a black pen to edge it.
4. Use the large tag die from the Large Tag, ATC, and Flower Die Set to cut two identical pieces of patterned paper from the Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad. You need two pieces of the same paper because the die is larger than 8".
5. Cut the bottom 2" off of one of the die-cuts. 
6. Place the black tag with the metal grommet onto your magnetic craft mat.
7. The patterned paper is two-sided which makes this next step easy! Position the die-cut with the tag top facedown on the black tag, secure with a magnet and adhere the bottom part of the second piece to the bottom of the tag being sure that the lines of the plaid are aligned. 
8. Flip the combined tag die-cut back over to the side that you'll be using. 
9. Use holiday-themed washi tape to cover the seam between the pieces. 
10. Use a magnet to secure the colored, fussy-cut nutcracker to the tag die-cut so that his base is on the washi tape and his hat is centered. 
11. Position the gift card notch die facedown so that the nutcracker's hands will overlap the top of the gift card. *
12. Secure the die in place with low-tack tape. 
13. Remove the colored, fussy-cut nutcracker and set him aside. 
14. Run the tag/notch die panel through a die-cut machine.
15. Place the tag onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
16. Position the "get nutcracking" sentiment stamp facedown on the top left where desired.
17. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the sentiment stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a crisp impression.
18. Positon the "Merry Christmas" stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the tag die-cut under the right side of the washi tape.
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the "Merry Christmas" sentiment stamp, lift, ink the sentiment stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a crisp impression.
20. Use Spruce ink to edge the tag die-cut.
21. Use Bundled Sage Distress Ink and an acrylic stamp mount to repeatedly stamp the Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp around the tag to add more visual interest. 
22. Adhere the colored, fussy-cut nutcracker to the tag as shown.
23. Adhere the stamped tag die-cut to the black tag, taking care keep the notched areas, where the gift card will sit, free from adhesive.
24.  Thread ribbon through the tag's grommet to finish it all up.

*Retrospectively, I should have measured more than once and positioned the gift card notch die higher up so that the nutcracker would have had a firmer grip on the gift card. Alas, I find as I get older, my grip has loosened.

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Baa Humbug - A Coffee-centric Holiday Card

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. 

Before I get to my project, I wanted to remind you that Topflight Stamps is thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. What’s a hop without prizes?! The information telling you how you can enter to win a $25 gift card to the Topflight Stamps store will be at the end of today's post!

This week's theme is "Anything Goes" and I've opted to join the fun by creating a humorous coffee-centric holiday card with the Enervy Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft, the Skullduggery Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu, the Snap Thoughts Die Set DI-90 by AALL and Create, and the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware/Creative Expressions.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Enervy Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

 Skullduggery Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu

Snap Thoughts Die Set DI-90 by AALL and Create

Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware/Creative Expressions

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

White Heavyweight Smooth Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:
Fur: E47, E37, E35, E34, ED31, E30, R02, R00

Eyes: G43, G40, G24, G20

Collar: R56, R46, R39, R37, R35, C2, C1

Coffee Cup: G43, G40, G24, G20

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Evergreen Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Snowflake Stencil by Polkadoodles

A6 Layers Die Set by Waffle Flower Crafts

Nameplate by Spellbinders

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi 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 Enervy twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color Enervy. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of him and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
5. Place the small wavy-edged rectangle die from the Snap Thoughts Die Set DI-90 facedown on the image panel, so that the die is framing the masked Enervy. 
6. Secure the die with low-tack tape, then run the sandwich through the die-cut machine. 
7. Flip the secured cutting die/die-cut panel to the reverse. 
8. Use low-tack tape to secure the die-cut to the back of the image image.
9. Flip the panel over again so that the masked image and the cutting die are facing upwards. 
10. Secure the cutting die in place with low-tack tape, taking care to keep the tape off of the image panel.
11. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally just above Enervy's paws and tail end but with the die still showing. Brush or sponge Wintergreen Dye Ink over the cutting die, the masked image, and the low-tack tape onto the image panel die-cut.
12. Move the low-tack tape so that it's covering the bottom part of the die-cut and the inked area. 
13. Brush or sponge Wintergreen Dye Ink over the cutting die, the masked image, and the tape onto the image panel die-cut. 
14. Place the Snowflake stencil over the top part of the image panel and brush or sponge Wintergreen Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
15. Remove the stencil, the die-cut, the tape, and the repositionable sticker paper mask. You should be left with a white border around the edge of the die-cut.
16. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to Enervy's pupils.
17. Brush or sponge the Wintergreen Dye Ink onto a small piece of white cardstock and secure the inked panel to the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
18. Place the "Baa Humbug" and "Naughty/Nice" stamps from the Skullduggery Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown onto the inked cardstock. 
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the lid, ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
20. Trim the Naughty/Nice panel. 
21. Cut the "Baa Humbug" sentiment panel with a nameplate die. 
22. Use Wintergreen Dye Ink to edge both sentiment pieces.
23. Se;ect a piece of patterned paper from the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad and cut it to 4.25" x 6" to create the background panel. 
24. Edge the patterned paper background panel with Wintergreen Dye Ink.
25. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the patterned paper background panel.
26. Adhere both sentiments as shown. 
27. Adhere the background panel to the reserved white A6 card.

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Warm Winter Wishes Card for Christmas In July!

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday on my blog! This week the team is showcasing Chou et Flowers' wonderful products. But before I get to this week's project, I'd like to remind you that all products from the Winter/Christmas Category are on sale until 11:59 EDT on 7/31/25!

Here's my holiday card created with the Winter Girl Clear Stamp by Chou et Flowers,Roadway Vistas Die Set 78, 

Quirky Post Die Set DI-87, and Holiday Fox Clear Stamp Set — all by AALL and Create. The patterned paper is from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8  Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Winter Girl Clear Stamp by Chou et Flowers

Roadway Vistas Die Set 78 by AALL and Create

Quirky Post Die Set DI-87 by AALL and Create

Holiday Fox Clear Stamp Set by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Gel Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Classic Green Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

 Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000

 Cheeks: R20

 Lips: E04, RV42

 Hair: E47, E44

 Vest/Hat: G03, G02, G00

 Shirt: C1, C0, R17, R02, R00, R000

 Telephone in Snowglobe: R29, R17, R05

 Big Ben in Snowglobe: W3, W2, E43, E42, E40

 Sky in Snowglobe: B21, <B21

 Clouds in Snowglobe: C1, C0

 Background: BG10, BG0000, G000, <B41, C0

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Text Frame Die Set by Gummiapan Designs

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from green cardstock.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Winter Girl Clear Stamp onto white cardstock. 
3. Color the image and background panel with Copic markers. 
4. Use the White Gelly Roll Gel pen to add reflections to the snowglobe. 
5. Use the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink Gel Pen to add glittery highlights to the stamped orbs around the image.
6. Cut blue/green plaid patterned paper from A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad with the second largest die from the Roadway Vistas Die Set 78. 
7. Use the second largest die from the Quirky Post Die Set DI-87 to cut a window in the die-cut. 
8. Position the patterned paper window within the frame. 
9. Center one of the Text Frame Dies, cutting-side down, on the the patterned paper window and secure with low-tack tape. 
10. Run the window/die combination through the die-cut machine to cut a text window.
11. Adhere the image panel behind the window in the die-cut so that there's a plaid frame around it. 
12. Back the text frame on the window panel die-cut with low-tack tape and place the text frame in it. 
13. Place the window panel die-cut on the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
14. Position the "Warm Winter Wishes" sentiment stamp from the Holiday Fox Clear Stamp Set facedown onto the text frame die-cut.
15. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the sentiment stamp, lift, and ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp onto the text frame die-cut.
16. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
17. Adhere the framed image panel to the reserved A6 green card. 
18. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

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Sent with Love Rose Card

Greetings! It's an "Anything Goes" week over at Topflight Stamps, but before I get to my new post, I'd like to remind you about the Christmas/Winter Sale!

Here's my card created with the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies, the Cheerful and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, and A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Cheerful and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

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

Chinese Red Cardstock by My Colors

Copic Markers: BV25, BV23, R39, R37, R35, R24, R22, Y11, Y04, Y00, Y0000, YG95, YG67, YG53

Lemon Sorbet Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Text Frame Die Set by Gummiapan Designs

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Chinese Red Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Inko to stamp the large rose from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the rose and the leaves. 
4. Outline the rose, stem, and leaves with a yellow marker. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the rose, leaves, and stem and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
6. Sponge or brush Lemon Sorbet Dye Ink over the masked image to add color to background of the image panel.
7. Cut the image panel with one of the dies from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set, being sure to reserve the off-cut for the sentiment. 
8. Edge the image panel die-cut with Lemon Sorbet Dye Ink.
9. Use Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the rose verse sentiment and the word "rose" from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 onto the image panel using first and second generation stamping.
10. Use Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Sent with Love" sentiment from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 onto the reserved yellow-dye inked cardstock.
11. Cut the sentiment with a text frame die, edge with yellow dye ink, and set aside.
12. Sponge or brush yellow dye ink over the red/white gingham patterned paper from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to color coordinate the patterned paper with the card. 
13. Trim the inked patterned paper to 4¾" x 6¾" then edge it with a red copic marker.
14. Adhere the inked gingham patterned paper to the reserved  5" x 7" card. 
15. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the card front. 
16. Finish the card by adhering the sentiment text strip die-cut as shown.

Thanks for visiting today!