A Floral Best Wishes Card

Here's a card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge 210 with the Lily Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E11, E00, E000, R20, R11, R02, R00

Hair: E77, E74

Headpiece/Clothing: B69, B66, B63, RV93, RV91, RV63, RV55, RV52

Flowers: RV93, RV91, RV63, RV55, RV52, RV10

Foliage: YG67, YG45

Background: B21, <B21, N6, N5

Floral-Graph-Rainbow Petite Prints by Doodlebug Designs

Best Wishes Sentiment Die by Elizabeth Craft Designs

Glittery Epoxy Stickers by Gina Marie Designs

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from Black Textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Lily  by Lost Coast Designs onto a panel of white cardstock.
3. Color the image panel with Copic Markers, trim it, then it edge with a black marker.
4. Adhere the image panel to a patterned paper panel that measures 4" x 5.25".
5. Edge the patterned paper panel with a black marker.
6.  Adhere the card front to the reserved black A2 card.
7. Use a sentiment die to cut black cardstock.
8. Adhere the sentiment under the image panel as shown.
9. Add matching glittery epoxy stickers to finish the card.

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There's still a lot of June to go so why not participate in the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage Challenge 210  for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h?

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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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Meerry Christmas

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! Before I get to today's post, I'd like to remind you that there's a CYBER MONDAY SALE at Topflight Stamps that ends tonight at 11:59 EST.

This week's theme is Anything Goes. Apparently I've been feeling the holiday spirit so I've created yet another holiday card this time using stamps from companies that are no longer in business. Thankfully, products from Hobby Art, Craft Emotions,  Katzelkraft, and others are still in stock at Topflight Stamps and it's the perfect time to get them for yourself or as a gift. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art

Hedgy 4 Clear Stamp Set* by Craft Emotions

Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set* by Katzelkraft

A Christmas Gingham 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Sun and Cloud Stencil by Carla Creates

Della Blue and Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Lava Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: E89, E77, E74, E71, E70, E49, E39, E37, E33, E31, E30, Y11, R27, R17,  B60, B000, RV000, C1, C0, C00

Outlines: B41, T2, T1

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Fishtail Flag Stax Die-Namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Merry Christmas Sentiment Die by All Occasion Dies
Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Toffee Crunch and Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Golden Glitz Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsuineko

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Removable Scotch Tape by 3M

Gold Enamel Dots by Gina Marie Designs

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Note: I used the Hedgy 4 Clear Stamp Set* by Craft Emotions, but it's no longer in stock. The  Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set* by Katzelkraft has a Santa Hat that would work, plus it's got a lot of wonderful and fun stamps (other hats, a stack of gifts, a scooter, etc.) so you should get it while it's on sale and still available!

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Lava cardstock and set it aside.
2. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Position a Santa Hat so that it's facedown and centered towards the top of a panel of white cardstock. 
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Santa hat stamp and lift.
5. Ink the Santa Hat with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp the Santa Hat twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper and position it atop its counterpart as a mask.
7. Position one of the meerkat stamps from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that top of his head is on the mask.
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Santa hat stamp and lift.
9. Ink the Meerkat stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Inkt and stamp twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and set it aside. 
11. Carefully remove the Santa Hat mask and set it aside.
12. Use Copic markers to color the Meerkat and his Santa Hat. 
13. Use a B41, T2, and T1 Copic markers to outline both images. 
14. Place both masks over their counterparts on the image panel. 
15. Use a long fishtail flag die to cut the image panel and a larger one to cut Lava cardstock.
16. Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic surface and secure with magnets.
17. Place a piece of removable Scotch Tape horizontally across the the Meerkat's feet and tail. 
18. Position the Sun and Cloud Stencil towards the top of the image panel die-cut. 
19. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut. 
20. Rotate the stencil and move it downwards. 
21. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut. 
22. Repeat Steps 20 and 21 until you're happy with the cloudy background.
23. Move the Scotch Tape so that the bottom of the tape is sitting on the horizon line. 
24. Brush Toffee Crunch Memento Ink over the tape and the masked Meerkat's feet and tail. 
25. Brush a Desert Sand Memento Ink to fill in the rest of the bottom of the image panel die-cut. 
26. Trim the flags off of the bottom of the image panel die-cut and the red (Lava) cardstock die-cut. 
27. Use the red cardstock die-cut to mat the image panel. 
28. Edge it with Golden Glitz Delicata ink.
29. Trim one of the plaid papers from the A Christmas Gingham 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 4.75" x 6.75" to create the background panel. 
30. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to edge the patterned paper, then edge it again with Golden Glitz Delicata Ink.
31. Use the "Merry "Christmas" cutting die to cut Lava cardstock twice. 
32. Adhere "Christmas" to the top of the background panel. 
33. Cut "Me" from one of the two "Merry" die-cuts and adhere it to the top of the background panel. 
34. Cut "erry" from the other "Merry" die-cut and adhere it to the background panel to finish the word "Meerry". 
35. Adhere the background panel to a 5" x 7" red card.
36. Adhere the matted image panel to the right side of the background panel as shown.
37. Use a poinsettia die-cut set to cut Lava cardstock. 
38. Edge all the die-cuts with gold shimmery ink, then assemble the three three-layered poinsettias.
39. Add gold enamel dots to the center of each poinsettia.
40. Adhere the three poinsettias to the left side of the background panel to finish the card.

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Encouragement Card

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a Funky Fossil Designs project. I've created a slimline Encouragement card with the wonderful Off the Top of My Head Clear Stamp Set, the Borderline A5 Clear Stamp Set  the  Mixed Media Compendium 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad, and the Feeling Groovy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad.

Here it is!

Funky Fossil Designs Products Used:

Off the Top of My Head Clear Stamp Set

Borderline A5 Clear Stamp Set 

Mixed Media Compendium 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad

Feeling Groovy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad

Glamorous VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Navy Linen Textured Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink by Gina K Designs

Twilight, Glamorous, and Summertime VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers:

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

 Cheeks: R20

 Lips: E04, RV42

 Hair: N7, N6, N3

 Eyes: B45, B41, R01, C00

 Hat and Contents: BV34, BV13, BV11, RV66, RV63, RV66, RV29, RV25, B99, B97, B95, B91, B45, B41, &38, Y35, Y21, Y19, Y13, Y11, Y02, YR68, YR65, YR61, R85, R83, R46, E84, E43, e41, E31, E30

 Touch-ups: N5, N4

 Spotty Background: C0, C00, B60, <B41, B000, G000, G0000, YR000, RV000, <R81

Corner Paper Shaper Punch by EK Success 

Sparkly Blue Enamel Dots by Gina Marie Designs

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a slimline card from navy cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink to stamp the hatted girl from the Off the Top of My Head Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock.
3. Color the girl and with Copic markers.
4. Trim the image panel and use a corner punch to cut the corners.
5. Use Copic markers to add dots of various sizes around the image to fill the panel. 
6. Set the panel aside.
7. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the Mixed Media Compendium 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 3.25" wide to create the background panel.
8. Secure the patterned paper background panel to the base of stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
9. Position one of the borders from the Borderline A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown vertically along the right side of the patterned paper.
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
11. Ink the stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
12. Flip the patterned paper 180°.
13. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
14. Ink the border stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
15. Cut a piece of floral patterned paper from the Mixed Media Compendium 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 3.25" x 2.5".
16. Secure the floral patterned paper to the base of the stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
17. Select the upside down "C"  border from the Borderline A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown and position it vertically along the right side of the floral patterned paper.
18. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
19. Ink the border stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
20. Flip the floral patterned paper 180°.
21. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
22. Ink the border stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
23. Heat set the stamped borders on both pieces of patterned paper.
24. Cut a piece of scrap cardstock to 3.25" x 8.25".
25. Tear the 3.25" x 8" piece of stamped patterned paper horizontally so that the top piece is 3.25" x 2.75" and the bottom piece is 3.25" x 5.5".
26. Adhere the stamped floral patterned paper to the scrap panel (Step 23) approximately 5.25" from the bottom of the panel.
27. Adhere the 3.25" x 5.5" piece of stamped patterned paper to the scrap panel so that the bottoms are flush and the torn top is over the floral patterned paper.
28. Adhere the 3.25" x 2.75" piece of stamped patterned paper to the top of the scrap panel so that the tops are flush and the torn edge is covering the floral patterned paper.
29. Use Copic markers to alter the colors of the patterned paper if so desired. I added light blue and lavender in places on both the top and bottom panels.
30. Secure the patterned paper background panel to the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
31. Place the "We all have a story to tell" sentiment from the Off the Top of My Head Clear Stamp Set facedown towards the top of the stamped patterned paper background panel.
32. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
33. Ink the sentiment stamp with Summertime VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
34. Remove the stamp from the stamping platform.
35. Position the "Off the Top of My Head" sentiment  from the Off the Top of My Head Clear Stamp Set facedown below the other sentiment.
36. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
37. Ink the sentiment stamp with Glamorous VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
38. Remove the stamp.
39. Position the "Imagination will take you everywhere" sentiment from the same set towards the bottom of the background panel. Get it straighter than I did. 
40. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the border stamp and lift.
41. Ink the sentiment stamp with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
42. Remove the background panel from the stamping platform.
43. Edge the panel with Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set the panel thoroughly.
44. Adhere the image panel to the background.
45. Adhere the background to the reserved navy slimine card.
46. Add the enamel dots to the corners to finish the card.

Notes:

• Retrospectively, I should have heat embossed all three sentiments to make them stand out more. Live and learn. Or not. 

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Seasons Greetings Card

Greetings. It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is an "Anything Goes" and since the Holidays are approaching, I've created another holiday card using products from Lavinia Stamps. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Shanty Fairy House Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Hills Acetate Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps

Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Patterned Cardstock by Club Scrap

Copic Markers:

Roof: B60, B41, BV20, BV000, G40, G20, G00, G000, BG93, BG90

Wood Siding: E25, E23, E21, W1

Stonework: T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, E93, R30, BG90, BG72, BG70, BG11

Door, Heart, Chimney: E04, R32, R30

Chipney Cap: C4, C1

Trees/Branches: E77, E74

Versamarker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear and White Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Winter Wonderland Embossing Powder by Stampendous

White Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil Company

Scalloped Rectangle Frame Die by Gina Marie Designs

Banner Die: Source Unknown

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink 

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from a 12x12 piece of grey patterned cardstock. Set it aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the house from the  Shanty Fairy House Clear Polymer Stamp Set twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the Shanty Fairy House.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Shanty Fairy House and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Place the flattest mask from the Hills Acetate Mask Set under the house as a mask. 
6. Brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the acetate mask and the masked Shanty Fairy House to add a blue background. 
7. Lift the acetate hills mask and the base of the image panel was colored with Copic markers.
8. Place the image panel onto a stamping platform and secure it with magnets. 
9. Position the Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp facedown at the top left of the image pane.
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp. 
11. Lift the lid and ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Stamp,
12. With the Icicles Clear Polymer Stamp stationary on the platform's lid, shift the image panel to the left , keeping the panel against the base of the platform.
13. Re-ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp the second set of Icicles.
14. Repeat steps #12 and 13 until you have a row of Icicles along the top of the image panel.
15. Liberally pat an anti-static pad on the image panel.
16. Use a Versamarker or other embossing pen to fill in the Icicles, add clear detail embossing powder, dump the excess powder, and the heat set the embossing powdered Icicles.
17. Repeat Step 16 to build up additional layers and boost the dimension and shine of the icicles.
18. Use the Versamarker along the roofline, the eaves, the top of the stone windowframes and doorframes.
19. Add white detail embossing powder, dump the excess, and heat set. 
20. Use the Versamarker to go over some of the white embossed areas. 
21. Add Winter Wonderland embossing powder , dump off the excess, and heat set.
22. Use the Versamarker to add embossing ink to the ground. Add Winter Wonderfland embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
23. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to randomly stamp the snowflake trio stamp from the Snowflakes Clear Polymer Stamp Set.
24. Use a white paint pen to add snowflakes to the entire image panel.
25. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Seasons Greetings" sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a leftover piece of white snowflake patterned paper. 
26. Use a banner die to cut the sentiment. Set it aside.
27. Use the Scalloped Rectangle Frame Die to cut grey patterned cardstock.
28. Adhere the image panel behind the frame die-cut.
29. Adhere the framed image panel to the reserved A2 card.
30. Fold and adhere the sentiment banner to finish the card.

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Coffee & Cuss Words Card Tutorial

I love coffee and I love penguins. Therefore, I have a large collection of penguin and/or coffee themed crafting products. Here’s a somewhat snarky card using the wonderful VersaMagic Inks.

Here's the card!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Canteloupe, Dandelion, Summer Sky, Angel Pink Memento Dew Drop Inks 

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink *

Oasis Green, Jumbo Java, Spring Pansy VersaMagic Dew Drop Inks 

Moonlight White Brilliance Ink

Sponge Daubers

On Point Glue

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Avalanche White Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Grumpy Penguin Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft *

Coffee Cup Extension Clear Stamp Set by Gina Marie Designs

Coffee Bean Stencil by Paper Rose *

Coffee Cup Die Set by Memory Box

Majestic Border Die Set 51 by AALL and Create *

Passe Partout Rectangles Die Set by Studio Light *

Lavender and Midnight Blue Chalk Pencils by General’s

White Dimensional Glaze Gel Pen by Sakura of America

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Low-Tack Tape

Post-It Notes by 3M

Stamping Platform by Tim Holtz for Tonic Studios

Misti  Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Please Note: Products marked with asterisks (*) can be purchased at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

Step 1:

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the smallest penguin from the Grumpy Penguin Red Rubber Stamp Set onto a panel of Bristol paper.

Steps 2A - 2D:

Smoosh the Cantaloupe Memento Dew Drop Inkpad onto a piece of acetate packaging. Dip a paint brush into water, pick up some ink off of the acetate sheet, and paint both side sides of the penguin’s beak (2A). Repeat the process with Dandelion Memento Ink and paint the center of the penguin’s beak, blending the two colors of ink (2B). Clean and dry the acetate sheet.

Smoosh the Tuxedo Black Memento Inkpad onto the acetate sheet. Dip a paintbrush into water, wipe off the excess water, pick up some black ink, and paint the dark parts of the penguin. Repeat the process using more diluted ink to add some greyer tones to the penguin (2C). Clean and dry the acetate sheet.

Smoosh the Angel Pink and Summer Sky Memento Dew Drop Inkpads onto the acetate sheet. Use a damp paintbrush to add some color to the penguin’s belly (2D). Heat set.

Step 3:

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the stamped penguin and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

Step 4:

Use low-tack tape to secure the coffee cup cutting die over the masked panel. Run through a die-cut machine.

Step 5:

Place a Post-It Note horizontally .25” from the bottom of the coffee cup die-cut. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Moonlight White Brilliance Ink over the Post-It Note onto the coffee cup die-cut. Remove the low—tack tape and the penguin’s mask. Heat set.

Steps 6A - 6B:

Cover the base of the coffee-cut die-cut with low-tack tape. Place the coffee-cup cutting die so that the body of the coffee cup is slightly outside the coffee-cup die-cut. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Oasis Green VersaMagic Ink fairly heavily along the outside edges of the coffee-cup die-cut (6A).

Remove the cutting die and continue to apply VersaMagic Ink to the rest of the coffee cup (6B). Heat set.

Step 7:

Use a lavender chalk pencil to add detail and shading to the outside of the coffee-cup die-cut. Use the White Glaze Pen to add highlights to the coffee cup. Sorry that there are no photos.

Step 8:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Oasis Green VersaMagic Ink over a piece of Bristol paper to create a background panel. Heat set.

Step 9:

Use low-tack tape to secure the inked panel to the back of the coffee bean stencil. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Jumbo Java VersaMagic Ink over the stencil onto the background panel. Remove the panel from the stencil. Heat set the panel.

Step 10:

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Spring Pansy VersaMagic Ink to two strips of Bristol paper. Heat set.

Step 11:

Use one of the cutting dies from the Majestic Border Die Set to cut the both strips of inked paper. 

Step 12:

Repeat Step 10 using Jumbo Java VersaMagic Ink, heat set, then cut with the same cutting die. (No photo)

Step 13:

Use On-Point Glue adhere one of the Spring Pansy inked die-cut atop the Jumbo Java one. (No photo)

Step 14:

Use the scalloped rectangle die from the Passe Partout Rectangle Die set to cut the stenciled background panel from Step 9. Edge the panel with Jumbo Java VersaMagic Ink.

Step 15: 

Apply Spring Pansy VersaMagic Ink with a Sponge Dauber to the outer .5” of a panel of Bristol paper. Heat set then cut the panel using the largest plain rectangle from the Passe Partout Rectangle Die set.

Step 16:

Place a leftover scrap of the Spring Pansy VersaMagic inked paper onto the base of a stamping platform. Ink the stamp with Jumbo Java VersaMagic ink, then stamp onto the scrap. Remove the scrap and heat set the ink. Use a Ribbon Slide die to cut the sentiment then edge the die-cut with Jumbo Java VersaMagic Ink.

Step 17:

Use a Ribbon Slide Die to cut the sentiment. Use Jumbo Java VersaMagic Ink to edge the die-cut. Sorry that there's no photo.

Step 18:

Create an A6 card from a piece of textured white cardstock. Use a sponge dauber to apply Jumbo Java VersaMagic Ink around the edges of the card as shown. Heat set.

Step 19:

Thread the reserved border die from Step 11 through the sentiment die-cut. Use On Point Glue to adhere both the sentiment/border strip die-cut and the stacked die-cut to the background panel as shown.

Step 20:

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

Here’s the finished card!

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