Thank You Card

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. This week the team's focus is on Thank You cards which are always useful to have on hand, especially with the holiday season approaching.

Here's my card created with the Seaside Shell Treasures Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals, the Thank You Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door, Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Stamping was done with the Nocturne and Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Seaside Shell Treasures Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Thank You Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Opal Sea Oats, Cocklebells Coral, and Azure Sea Asters Stardust Spray from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Nocturne and Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Beige/Off-white Parchment Patterned Cardstock: Source Unknown

Self Adhesive Pearls by KaiserKraft

Cotton Buds

Stipple Brushes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stipple Brushes

Q-tips or other cotton buds

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make an A2 card from off-white/beige parchment patterned cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a piece of Mixed Media Paper or other water-friendly heavy cardstock into a box to protect your working surface. 
3. Spray Opal Sea Oats Stardust Spray from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set onto the panel. 
4. Use a paper towel to pick up any large blotches. Heat set the panel. 
5. Repeat this process with Cocklebells Coral and Azure Sea Asters Stardust Sprays from the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Spray Set until you're happy with the coverage. 
6. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister to lightly mist the panel. Thoroughly heat set the panel.
7. Flatten the panel by placing it onto the base of a die-cut machine. Add a clean piece of cardstock atop the sprayed panel followed by both cutting mats. Run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times until it is flat.
8. Place the dryed flattened sprayed panel onto the base of a stamping platform secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
9. Place the Seaside Shell Treasures Unmounted Rubber Stamp facedown onto the sprayed panel. 
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the Seaside Shell Treasures stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a crisp image.
11. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat set it. 
12. Open each of the bottles of the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Sprays and use the tube of the spray nozzle to add drips of color to the stamped Shells. 
13. Mist some water onto the craft mat, dip a cotton bud into the water, and use to spread the color a bit. Heat set the panel and set aside.
14. Take a piece of beige/off white parchment print cardstock and secure it to the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
15. Place the Thank You Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp facedown onto the cardstock.
16. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the Thank You Sentiment Strip stamp with Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink  and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary.
17. Remove the stamped panel from the platform and heat set.
18. Trim the sentiment strip panel, use the blade of a pair of scissors to distress the sides of the panel. 
19. Edge the sentiment panel with Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink.
20. Spray each of the colors of the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Sprays onto your craft mat. 
21. Adhere the sentiment panel to the center of the background panel.
22. Spray each of the colors of the Mermaid Sea Shells Stardust Sprays onto your craft mat. 
23. Dip a stipple brush into each puddles, pounce the brush onto a paper towel, then pounce it the card front.
24. Trim the card front to 5.25" x 4". 
25. Edge the panel with  Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set. 
26. Adhere the panel to the reserved A2 card. 
27. Add flat backed pearls to finish the card.

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Celebrate!

Greetings! This week's theme over at Topflight Stamps is Celebrations! 

Here's a card that could work with many occasions that was created with the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs and the Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Panda: B60, B41, <B41, C00, RV00, RV000

 Balloons: R32, R30, Y02, Y00

 Grass: YG03

Celebrations Background Stencil by Polkadoodles

Frost VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Crystal Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Anti-static Pouch

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from Avalanche Textured White Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp one of the pandas from the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Stamp the balloons from the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set twice as well.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the panda and balloons and place them over their counterparts as masks.
5. Position the small rounded rectangle from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 over the masked Panda and balloons and use low-tack tape to secure the die to the image panel. 
6. Run the image panel/die combination through your die-cut machine. 
7. Carefully flip the die and use low-tack tape to attach the reverse of the die-cut to the reverse of the mage panel. 
8. Flip the the panel right-side up keeping the cutting die in place. 
9. Place the combination onto a magnetic mat and secure the panel with magnets.
10. Lightly brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the die and the masked images onto the image panel to create a sky background.  
11. Tear a piece of Repositionable sticker paper and place it across the image panel slightly below the Panda's feet. 
12. Lightly brush Pine Elements Ink over the sticker paper onto the the image panel to create a grassy lawn.
13. Remove the low-tack tape, the cutting die, and the masks. 
14. Color the images with Copic markers.  
15. Set the image panel die-cut aside.
16. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to use as a background layer. 
17. Place the selected sheet of paper onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with low-tack tape and/or magnets. 
18. Position the Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stampso that it aligns to the top and left of the 6x6 patterned paper. 
19. Ink the stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
20. Remove the stamped patterned paper from the stamping platform and heat set.
21. Trim the background panel to 4.125" wide and pat it with an anti-static pouch.
22. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the panel to a magnetic mat. 
23. Place a confetti or other festive stencil over the stamped patterned paper panel and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
24. Use magnets to secure a ruler (or masking paper) to cover the stamped portion on the left. 
25. Sponge embossing ink over the stencil. 
26. Add clear glittery embossing powder to the inked and stenciled area, dump the excess back into the container, and heat set.
27. Remove the ruler, stencil, and low-tack tape from the background. 
28. Heavily edge the panel with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set. 
29. Adhere the panel to the reserved white textured A2 card. 
30. Adhere the image panel die-cut to finish the card.

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Jump for Joy -- Another Pink and Red Card!

Public Service Announcement!

There's a great stencil sale going on right now at Topflight Stamps!

Now for the featured project!

This week the Topflight Stamps team has a color challenge! We're using Pink and Red. I was so inspired by the color scheme that I've made two cards for the challenge.

Here's my second card for the week that was created with the Tomorrow Doesn't Exist Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, the Dynamic 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps, the Smile Stencil by Darkroom Door, and Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Tomorrow Doesn't Exist Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Dynamic 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Smile Stencil by Darkroom Door

Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps
Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller Pen by Sakura of America

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore

Red Devil and Raven Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Cotton Candy Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Spun Sugar Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Anti-Static Pouch

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Black Pigma Ink Pen

Low-tack Tape

Black Star and Burst Sequins 

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard

Stamping Platform

Instructions: 

1. Create a 6" square card from Red Devil cardstock. Set aside,
2. Pounce an anti-static panel onto a 6" x 8" panel of mixed media cardstock.
3. Using a stamping platform, position the jumping girl from the Tomorrow Doesn't Exist Clear Polymer Stamp Set on the top right of the panel. 
4. Ink the stamp with VersaMark or other embossing ink. Stamp the image. 
5. Re-ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp again. Repeat if necessary to attain a good solid impression. 
6. Add clear detail embossing powder, dump the excess back into its container, and heat set.
7. Sponge or brush Cotton Candy and Spun Sugar Distress inks over the entire image panel to create a pink background. 
8. Use a Fine Spray Mister to mist the inked panel with water to add some splotches. 
9. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Dynamic 8x8 Stencil onto the image panel. 
10. Sponge or brush the same pink inks over the stencil to create a subtle tone-on-tone background. Remove the stencil.
11. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Smile Stencil over the image panel as desired. 
12. Sponge or brush Emperor Red Elements Ink over the stencil onto the image panel. 
13. Remove the stencil and trim the image panel to 5.625" square. You'll note that I cut off quite a bit of the stencil, but I wanted to keep the "Jump for Joy" sentiment. 
14. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to edge the panel. 
15. Use a black pigment ink pen to edge the panel.
16. Trim a piece of black cardstock to 5.75" square use it to mat the image panel.
17. Adhere the matted image panel to the front of the reserved red 6x6 card. 
18. Use the Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller Pen to adhere tiny shiny black star and burst sequins as shown to finish the card.

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Home Is Where The Heart Is

Public Service Announcement!

There's a great stencil sale going on right now at Topflight Stamps!

Now back to business!

This week the Topflight Stamps team has a color challenge! We're using Pink and Red. I was so inspired by the color scheme that I've made two cards for the challenge. 

Here's my first card for the week that was created with Meadow Cottage Clear Polymer Stamp, Words from the Heart Clear Polymer Stamp Set, Ornate Stencil, and Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps. I also used the Cascading Hearts Stencil by Darkroom Door.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Meadow Cottage Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Words from the Heart Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Ornate Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Cascading Hearts Stencil by Darkroom Door

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Avalanche White Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Raven Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Cotton Candy and Champagne Pink Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Mini Hearts Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Copic Markers: RV95, RV93, RV91, RV42, R81, <R81, E71, E70, C0, Y0000, Y000

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Glassboard

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Bristol paper to 6" square. 
2. Place the large open heart part of the Cascading Hearts Stencilover the the paper and secure it with magnets or low-tack tape. 
3. Brush Cotton Candy ink over the heart shaped aperture. 
4. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally about 1.5" from the bottom point of the heart. 
5. Brush Cotton Candy ink over the tape to deepen the color. 
6. Remove the stencil and horizontal tape. 
7. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform. Position the Meadow Cottage Clear Polymer Stamp facedown atop the horizontal line. 
8. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Inkand stamp it twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
9. Use Copic markers to color the Meadow Cottage. 
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Meadow Cottage and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
11. Place the large open heart part of the Cascading Hearts Stencil back over the image panel, taking care to line it up exactly. Secure it in place with magnets or low-tack tape.
12. Place the Ornate Stencil over the heart stencil and the masked house. Secure the stencil with magnets or low-tack tape. 
13. Brush the Cotton Candy ink over the stencil onto the center of the heart to add a tone-on-tone pattern.
14. Remove both stencils. 
15. Place the heart mask over the stenciled heart so that it completely covers the heart and the masked Meadow Cottage. Secure it with magnets. That's the joy of my new Glassboard. I <3 it.
16. Brush Champagne Pink ink over the heart mask to color the background around the central heart. 
17. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister to mist the image panel. The ink I used is reactive with water, which resulted in some splotches and splatter. 
18. Remove the heart mask and heat set the image panel. 
19. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform. 
20. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to stamp mini hearts above the chimney.
21. Remove the mini hearts stamp.
22. Position the sentiment from the Words from the Heart Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown towards the top of the image panel. 
23. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp, lift it, then place low-tack tape to cover both hearts. 
24. Ink the sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the tape, and stamp. 
25. Clean and dry the sentiment stamp. 
26. Use low-tack tape to cover the words of the sentiment. 
27. Ink the two hearts with Emperor Red Elements Ink, remove the tape, and stamp. 
28. Trim .125" off of the image panel and edge the panel with Emperor Red Elements Ink. 
29. Cut a piece of black cardstock cut to 5.75" square and use it to mat the image panel.
30. Create a 6" square card from white textured cardstock. 
31. Use Emperor Red Elements to ink a .5" perimeter around the cardstock. 
32. Adhere the card front to finish the card. 

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Winter Magic with Crafty Individuals!

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. But before I get to this week's theme and my project, I wanted to remind you about Topflight Stamps' wonderful Cyber Monday Sale that runs until 11:59 p.m. tonight, December 3rd! There are loads of fabulous new and old products in the store and I think you should treat yourself! 

This week the team is focusing on Crafty Individuals' wonderful stamps. As you might know, I love penguins almost as much as cats and meeting one face to face is a bucket list item for me. Anyway, once I saw the Pablo the Penguin Unmounted Rubber Stamp, I knew that one day he'd be mine. Eventhough he's a holiday stamp, it would be so easy get rid of his antlers and ice skates, which would add to his versatility. 

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pablo the Penguin Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Snowflake Background Cling Red Rubber Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Galactic Edges Die Set 68 by AALL and Create

Winter is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bright Vivid Metallic Colorista Marker Set by Spectrum Noir

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glitter Ink Pens by Sakura of America

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tartan 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Copic Markers: 

Penguin: BV25, BV23,  BV20, N6, N5, N4, B60, B0000, C00, R81

Penguin's Antlers: E74, E71, E70, YG41

Penguin's Eyes: YG41

Penguin's Beak: Y35, Y32, YR21, YR20

Scarf, Headband, Skates: B45, B34, B32, R39, R27, R24

Moonlight White Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

White Shimmer Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

A6 Rectangle Frames Die Set by Waffle Flower Crafts

White UniPosca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from white cardstock and set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Pablo the Penguin twice — once onto a white panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color Pablo and add outlines around the image. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Pablo and place it atop the colored image.
5. Place a piece of repositionable tape horizontally over the base of the image under Pablo's skates. 
6. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Inks over the tape and the masked image to create a blue sky. 
7. Move the tape to cover the horizon line and shield the sky. 
8. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape onto the bottom of the image panel.
9. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform. 
10. Position the Snowflake Background Cling Red Rubber Stamp facedown onto the image panel.
11. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp. Lift.
12. Ink the stamp with Moonlight White Brilliance Ink and stamp.
13. Ink the stamp again with White Shimmer Delicata Ink and stamp.
14. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the ink.
15. Use the silver marker from the Bright Vivid Metallic Colorista Marker Set to color the blades of Pablo's skates.
16. Use the Uniposca paint pen to add white dots to the image panel.
17. Use the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glitter Ink Pen to add clear glitter to the snow and the ice.
18. Position two pieces of the same 6x6 plaid paper by Craft Consortium together so that the lines in the plaid are aligned vertically. 
19. Tape them together to create a 6" x 12" panel.
20. Position the largest die from the a A6 Frame Die set onto the taped panel of plaid paper so that it's centered side-to-side and the taped seam is centered vertically. Use repositionable tape to keep the die in place.
21. Run the die and paper panel through a cutting machine.
22. Adhere the A6 frame over the image panel to frame it. 
23. Adhere the framed die-cut/image panel to the reserved white A6 card.
24. Use a dark blue Copic marker to edge the card.
25. Use red markers to color a scrap of white cardstock.
26. Use the star/garland diefrom the Galactic Edges Die Set 68 to cut the red-colored strip of paper twice.
27. Place the red-die-cuts over the taped seams of the frame to cover them and add another touch of red to the card.
28. Use one of the speech bubble dies from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 to cut another leftover piece of white cardstock.
29. Place repositionable tape over the back of the speech-bubble shaped aperture on the white scrap.
30.  Place the speech bubble die-cut into the aperture and secure to the base of a stamping platform.
31. Position the sentiment from the Winter is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 facedown on the speech bubble.
32. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
33. Ink the stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
34. Adhere the sentiment speech bubble as shown to finish the card. 

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The Purrfect Crime

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. It's an "Anything Goes" week for the TFS team, so I've decided to make a scene with the Cat Detective Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp by Katzelkraft and the Brick Wall Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Cat Detective Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp by Katzelkraft

Brick Wall Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint by PaperArtsy

Paprika, Russet Orange, and Graphite Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Wheat VersaMagic Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Grey Flannel Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers:

Cat Fur: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5

Car Nose and Ears: RV92, RV93, R000, R30, R32

Cat Eyes: YG01, YG21, YG63

Trenchcoat and Hat: B21, B34, B45

Tie: R35, R32, R24, N6

Shirt: E41, E43

Black and Scarlet Red Chalk Pencils by General's

Black Palette Chalk

Black Aquarellable Stabilo Pencil

Detail White Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Flag Dies by Spellbinders Paper Arts

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from Raven Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Cat Detective Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp by Katzelkraft onto white cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the cat, color with Copic markers, and edge with a black pen. Set aside.
4. Use low-tack tape to cover the bottom third of a panel of mixed media paper. 
5. Brush or sponge Paprika and Russet Orange Elements Inks over the tape to cover the top portion of the background panel. 
6. Mist with water then realize that the water brightened the panel too much. 
7. Add some Snowflake Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint to a craft mat, mist with water, and use a piece of foam to apply the dilute white paint overtop to knock back the brightness. Heat set.
8. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the  Brick Wall Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door. Heat set.
9. Lift the tape and reposition it to cover the top part of the background panel. 
10. Heavily sponge Graphite Elements Ink and Grey Flannel Memento Ink directly below the brick. Sponge the inks more lightly as you near the bottom of the panel. 
11. Sponge Wheat VersaMagic Ink over the Graphite Elements Ink to create a cement sidewalk. 
12. Use the black Aquarelleable Stabilo Pencil to delineate the brick from the sidewalk.
13. Use a black chalk pencil to add lines and shading to the sidewalk. 
14. Place the fussy-cut Cat Detective onto the background panel and carefully trace around him. Set him aside. 
15. Use the black chalk pencil to create a shadow for the Cat Detective and to add shading to the bricks. Rub the chalk into the paper.
16. Trim the background panel to 4" x 5.25" and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine. 
17. Adhere the Cat Detective to the background panel.
18. Use the Aquarelleable Stabilo Pencil to deepen the shadows around the cat.
19. Use VersaMark Ink to stamp the sentiments from the Cat Detective Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp by Katzelkraft onto black cardstock. 
20. Add white detail embossing powder, dump the excess, heat set, then cut with flag cutting dies.
21. Adhere the image panel to the reserved black A2 card and adhere the sentiment strips to finish the card.

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Happy Wedding Day!

PSA: Topflight Stamp's Freedom Sale has been extended until midnight tonight, July 9th! 

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is an "Anything Goes" theme on the TFS blog. Here's a wedding card which was actually mailed -- a rare thing indeed! It was created with the Sleeping Beauty Dreams Come True Foam Mounted Stamp Set by Stamperia, the Whatcha Saying? Clear Sentiment Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, and the Engagement Sentiment Red Rubber Cling Strip Stamp by Darkroom Door.

Here's the outside of the card!

Here's the inside!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sleeping Beauty Dreams Come True Foam Mounted Stamp Set by Stamperia

Whatcha Saying? Clear Sentiment Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Engagement Sentiment Red Rubber Cling Strip Stamp by Darkroom Door

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

Avalanche White Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Bloom & Wild 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Angel Pink Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Tattered Rose Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: C00, C0, C1, RV0000, RV000, RV02, RV10, RV11, RV23, RV52, RV9, RV93, YG61, YG63, <B21, R30, R32, BV20, E50

A6 Layer Die Set by Waffle Flower 

Flag Die: Source Unknown

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from white textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the wedding cake from the Sleeping Beauty Dreams Come True Foam Mounted Stamp Set twice — once onto Neenah cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
4. Use a cutting die from the A6 Layers Die Set to cut the image panel. 
5. Keeping the image panel in the die, lightly brush Tattered Rose Distress Ink and Angel Pink Memento ink over the die onto the image panel, This will leave a white border around the image panel.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 with another piece of white cardstock. Set aside to use for the inside of the card.
7. Lift the mask on the image panel die-cut.
8. Color the wedding cake and flowers with Copic markers.
9. Use a larger cutting die from the from the A6 Layers Die Set t to cut two pieces of the same patterned paper from a 6x6 patterned paper pad by Craft Consortium. The pad is no longer available at Topflight Stamps, but click here to see oodles of other fabulous patterned paper pads). 
10. Use Angel Pink Memento Ink to edge both patterned paper die-cuts.
11. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to to stamp a sentiment from the Whatcha Saying? Clear Sentiment Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle onto the reverse solid side of the patterned paper. 
12. Use a flag die to cut the sentiment.
13. Adhere the image panel onto the patterned paper die-cut. 
14. Adhere the patterned paper die-cut to the front of the reserved white A6 card. 
15. Adhere the sentiment die-cut as shown.
16. Use low tack tape to cover the other sentiments on the Engagement Sentiment Red Rubber Cling Strip Stamp.
17. Ink the "Wishing you..." sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, remove the tape, and stamp the sentiment onto the reserved die-cut. Heat set.
18. Adhere the sentiment die-cut panel onto the second patterned paper die-cut, then adhere to the inside of the card.

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