Another Butterfly Card!

Greetings! I was really inspired by Tuesday's card so here's another butterfly themed card created for Topflight Stamps. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Tracy Scott 39 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp by Darkroom Door

Della Blue, Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, Confetti, and Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir

Premier Embossing and Shaping Tools by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
184 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore
Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Silver Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Copic Markers:

 Butterfly Wings: B04, B06, B18, V15, V17, B52

 Butterfly Body: T0, T2, T4, YR20, YR31, Y000, Y00

 Flowers: B41, B45, B60, B63, B66, V09, V12, V15, V17; B11, BV13, BV17, BV34, YR12, YR16, YR18, Y15, Y35

 Leaves: YG25, YG41, YG45, YG67

Jewelry Pins

Stabby Tool

Red Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Acetate from packaging

Black Foam Adhesive Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Tape
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Raven cardstock to create an A6 card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the butterfly/flower from the Tracy Scott 39 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Se onto a small panel of white Copic-friendly cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the image.
4. Use Copic markers to color the butterfly. 
5. When done, use a dark marker to edge the image. Set the image aside.
6. Smoosh Della Blue Elements Ink onto a piece of acetate packaging, mist with water using using the Fine Spray Mister, then smoosh the inked acetate randomly onto a piece of mixed media paper.
7. Mist the panel with water to blend and mottle the inks. Heat set.
8. Clean and dry the piece of acetate.
9. Smoosh Dark Denim Elements Inks onto it, mist with water, and smoosh the inked acetate onto the mixed media paper.
10. Mist the panel with water to blend and mottle the inks. Heat set.
11. Clean and dry the piece of acetate.
12. Continue this process with Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, Confetti, and Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps until you're happy with the coverage. 
13. Heat set the panel thoroughly.
14. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp by Darkroom Door onto the inked mixed media panel. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to get a good impression.
15. The background was a bit boring and needed more blue,.
16. Smoosh Della Blue onto a craft mat, mist the ink with water to dilute it, and use a paintbrush to splatter the diluted ink onto the background panel. 
17. Repeat this process with Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon Elements Inks.
18. Trim the background panel and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks.
19. Cut a piece of silver metallic cardstock and adhere to the reserved black A6 card.
20. Retrieve the fussy-cut colored butterfly and place it onto a piece of craft foam or a foam mat.
21. Use the smallest stylus from the Premier Embossing and Shaping Tools to trace the butterfly's head and body,
22. Flip the butterfly onto its back and use the Premier Embossing and Shaping Tools  to shape the butterfly's head and body. 
23. Use a stabby tool to poke a hole in the butterfly's head and use a black fine line marker to edge the hole
24. Place a silver jewelry pin through the hole to become the antenna and secure the pin on the back of the butterfly with tape.
25. Position the second silver jewelry pin adhere and adhere it to the back of the butterfly to become the second antenna.
26. Use the red Stardust Glitter Pen to add sparkly eyes to the butterfly.
27. Adhere the buttefly's body and the flowers and leaves to the card front. 
28. Use dimensional foam squares to adhere the butterfly's wing to the card.

Thanks for visiting today

Halloween Diorama Card

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! I've created a 7" x 5" Halloween Diorama card, which can stand on its own, yet folds to fit in a 7" x 5" envelope. I've used The Crow Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 319 and The Crow Plate Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 361 by Crafty Individuals with a sentiment from the versatile Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle. 

Here's a front view of the card.

Here's a photo that shows that it's 3D and stands up!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
The Crow Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 319 by Crafty Individuals

The Crow Plate Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 361 by Crafty Individuals

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle
Della Blue, Violet Chalk, Graphite, Sundance, and Henna Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps
Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Gold and Silver Diamond Sparkle Gemstones by Hunkydory Crafts 
Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust® Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®
Lavender and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Papers®
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Copic® Markers: BV20 BV23, BV25, N4, N5, N6, T5, T7

Purplish Grey, Brown Grey, Warm Grey 3, Warm Grey 5, Warm Grey 6, Blue Grey, Cobalt, Lemon Yellow, and Green Zig® Clean Color Watercolor Pens by Kuretake

Black and Silver UniPosca Paint Pensby Mitsubishi Pencil Company

Silver Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Nameplates by Spellbinders®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp The Crow Unmounted Rubber Stamp 319 onto Mixed Media paper.

2. Smoosh Della Blue, Violet Chalk, Graphite, Sundance, and Henna Elements Ink onto a craft mat, spritz with water, and use a paintbrush to watercolor the sky, the church, and the moon. 

3. Use Zig Clean Color pens to color the crow. 

4. Use Uni Posca Silver Paint pen to color the barbed wire on the edges of the scene.

5. Use the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust® Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura to add a touch of glitter to the moon. 

6. Use a black Uni Posca pen to extend the image panel and to edge it.

7. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the crow from the The Crow Plate Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 361 two times.

8. Fussy-cut the crows, color them with Copic markers, and edge them with a black pen.

9. Use  Della Blue and Violet Chalk Elements Inks to stamp the three feathers. 

10. Fussy-cut the feathers and edge them with a grey or black marker.

11. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the Poe sentiment from the The Crow Plate Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 361 onto lavender cardstock and heat set it.

12. Cut the Poe sentiment with a nameplate die and edge with Black Soot Distress ink.

13. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the "Happy Halloween" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto lavender cardstock and heat set it.

12. Cut the Halloween sentiment with a nameplate die and edge with Black Soot Distress ink.

13. Cut black and lavender cardstock to 7" x 5.75".

14. Score .75" from the top and bottom as shown below.

15. Adhere the scene from the The Crow Unmounted Rubber Stamp 319 to the center of the black back panel of the card.

16. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the barbed wire from the The Crow Plate Unmounted Rubber Stamp Sheet 361 onto the lavender front diorama panel.

17. Add Detail Silver Embossing powder to the panel, dump off the excess, and heat set.

18. Adhere the two crows, the feathers, and the sentiments were adhered to the front of the diorama as shown. 

19. Use two-sided tape or liquid glue to adhere the front panel to the back panel.

20. Add Silver Diamond Sparkle Gemstones to the nameplates to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

I shall enter this card into the following challenges:

• Lost Coast Portal To Creativity Challenge #153: 31 Days of Halloween
• This is Halloween Challenges: Gothic or Halloween

• Country View Challenges: Halloween or Harvest

Shenanigans!

I know it's Saturday, but I'm sharing a card created for  But first, I want to remind you that Topflight Stamps is holding a Moving Sale, so you really ought to pop over there right now to check out all the wonderful products that you can get! Think of it as your good deed for the day. You'll help the store by lessening the amount of stuff that needs to be moved. So it'll be a win for you and a win for Topflight Stamps!

Time to move onto my card. As you might now, I'm a crazy cat lady, What you don't know is that I have a bit of a mouse problem. They get into the house, the cats hunt them, play with them, and I end up having to deal with the result. So, when I saw the Playing Cat and Mouse Clear Set by The Card Hut,  I had to have it. It has cats. It has mice. It has mice turning the tables on the cat. Brilliant!

Here's my card, that I'll likely sent to a fellow cat lady. 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Playing Cat and Mouse Clear Set by The Card Hut

Scalloped rectangles Frame Die Set by Paper Rose

Paw Prints Dinky Stencil #TC070 by That's Crafty

Wild Mushroom Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey and Taupe Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: E50, E51, E70, E71, E74, R01, R30, R32, C0, C1, C2, C3, YG01, YG03, YG05, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG41, YG45, B00, B12

Pastel Pearlescent Palette Chalk by Pebbles

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Select the cat and mice stamps you want to use. I chose the mice with the hose and the wettest looking cat. 
2. Use magnets to secure white cardstock to the base of the stamp platform.
3. Position the cat and mice stamps facedown onto the cardstock. Press the platform lid onto the back of the stamps, Lift the lid.
4. Ink the stamps with Memento ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary for a good impression.
5. Color the mice, cat, and grass with Copic markers. 
6. Use palette chalk to add the sky.
7. Use the smaller of the two frames included in the Scalloped Rectangles Frame Die Set to cut taupe cardstock.
8. Adhere the frame over the image panel and set aside.
9. Secure a piece of grey cardstock to the STAY-tion.
10. Starting on the left, brush Wild Mushroom Prism Ink over the  Paw Prints Dinky Stencil #TC070.
11. Move the stencil to the right and repeat Step #10, twice.
12. Trim and edge the piece with Wild Mushroom Prism Ink.
13. Adhere the stenciled background to a taupe card
14. Add the framed image panel to finish the card.

I really wanted to add the word "shenanigans". Alas, I didn't have that as a stamp. Oh well.

Thanks for visiting today!