Waiting for Karma

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

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft

No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Please Note: 

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

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

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

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

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

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

Notes in hindsight:

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

Thanks for visiting today!

Spring is in the air!

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. Our theme this week is "Anything Goes". I'm so happy that Spring is finally beginning to show her colors that I've created a card to celebrate its arrival with Katzelkraft's Meerkats, Funny Accessories, and Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamps. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Meerkats Unmounted Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft 

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Mini Hills Acrylic Mask/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:
Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Meerkat's Fur: E49, E47, E44, E35, E34, E33, E31, E30, E21, R000, R0000

Meerkat's Eyes: BG13, BG1, BG000, N7

Meerkat's Tongue: E04, RV42

Umbrella: R17, R14, YR07, YR04, Y08, Y06, G07, YG06, B06, B05, B39, B28, V09, V06

Outline: T1, T0

Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Stormy Sky, Weathered Wood Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Clear Dimensional Gloss Glaze Pen by Sakura

Small Talk Occasions idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

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 black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the dancing meerkat from the Meerkats Unmounted Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set twice — once onto a piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the Bristol Paper version.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
4. Position the umbrella stamp from the Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that its handle is on the Meerkat's hand and the umbrella is over his head. 
5. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
6. Ink the umbrella stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice— once onto a piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the Bristol paper version.
7. Remove the the mask from the Meerkat and set it aside to re-use in a little while.
8. Use Copic markers to color the Meerkat and his umbrella. 
9. Use a black pen to increase the size of his pupils. 
10. Use a White Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add catchlights to his pupils.
11. Place the sticker paper mask back over the Meerkat.
12. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the umbrella and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
13. Use the second largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set to cut the image panel. 
14. Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic craft mat. 
15. Position one of the hills masks from the Mini Hills Acrylic Mask/Stencils so that it's covering the Meerkat's feet and part of his tail. 
16. Secure the mask in place with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
17. Brush Stormy Sky and Weathered Wood Distress Inks over the the Mini Hills Acrylic Mask and the masked images onto the image panel die-cut to add a gloomy sky. 
18. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Misters to mist the image panel to add white splats and splatter. Heat set the image panel die-cut.
19. Trace the Mini Hills Acrylic Mask onto a piece of scrap cardstock. 
20. Cut the cardstock along the tracing line to create temporary homemade masks.
21. Place the top section of the cardstock mask over the sky and the masked Meerkat. 
22. Brush Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness Distress Inks over the paper stencil onto the imamge panel die-cut to create a grassy hill background. 
23. Tear a piece of scrap cardstock. 
24. Brush the Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink over the torn edge of the cardstock to add shading and shadows below the Meerkat. 
25. Retain the two pieces of the traced Mini Hills Acrylic Mask for another use.
26. Position the image panel die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
27. Position the Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp facedown along the right side of the image panel die-cut. 
28. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
29. Ink the Water Wall stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
30. Remove the image panel die-cut and use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to edge it.  Heat set image panel die-cut.
31. Use a Clear Gloss Glaze Gel Pen to highlight the grey-stamped waterdrops, the white spots created when the panel was misted, and areas of the grassy hill.
32. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the reserved black A6 card. 
33. Choose the sentiment stickers you'd like to use and edge them with the black Pigma pen, 
34. Add the sentiment stickers to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Love is in the Air

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! But before I get to this week's project, I'd like to remind you that Topflight Stamps has a great sale going on! You can get 25% off all stencils and there are loads of them!

This week the team's focus is on Red and Pink, which naturally makes me think of Valentine's Day! Here's my card created with the Jungle Animals Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set by Katzelkraft, Wild Hearts Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Katkin Krafts, Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies, Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil by Carla Creates/Vaessen Creative, and Baby Pink, Charming Pink, and StrawberryVersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Jungle Animals Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set by Katzelkraft*

(Katzelkraft is out of business, but Topflight Stamps still has a nice supply of these wonerful stamps.

Wild Hearts Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Katkin Krafts

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

Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil by Carla Creates/Vaessen Creative

Baby Pink, Charming Pink, and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Heavy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Zebra: C4, C3, C2, C00, R83, R81, R00

Zebra's Spots: N6, N5, N4

Zebra's Hooves: T5, T3

Zebra's Eyes: B41

Zebra's Sweater: R83, R81, R59, R46, R37, R27, R24

Rhinosaurus: R01, R00, W6, W4, W2, W1

Rhino's Eyes: BG11, BG000

Rhino's Wings: Y23, Y21, YR31

Big Chat, Small Talk, and Small Talk Occasions idea-ology stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Repositionable Sticker Paper

Low-Tack Tape

Acetate

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure a piece of Solar White cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform. 
2. Position the zebra and the rhinosaurus stamps from the Jungle Animals Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set facedown on the cardstock panel.
3. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the lid, and use Tuxedo Black Memento Inkto ink the stamps. 
4. Stamp them twice — once onto the white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
5. Use Copic markers to color both animals. 
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the animals and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
7. Place a piece of acetate horizontally across the image panel right above the zebra's posterior and the front paw. 
8. Lightly brush Charming Pink VersaFine Clair Ink over the acetate onto the image panel to ground the zebra. 
9. Heat set the ink and place low-tack tape over the Charming Pink ground.
10. Use low-tack tape to secure the second largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Sets facedown onto the image panel so that the animals are framed by the die.
11. Run the die through a die-cut machine.
12. Keeping the image panel in the die, place the Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil towards the top of the image panel. 
13. Lightly brush Baby Pink VersaFine Clair Ink over the top edge of the stencil onto the image panel. 
14. Rotate the Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil, move it downwards, and brush Baby Pink VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil and the masked images onto the image panel. 
15. Continue this process until the pink cloudy sky is complete.
16. Clean the stencil, remove the image panel die-cut from the die, and heat set the ink.
17. Position the image panel die-cut back onto the base of the stamping platform and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
18. Place the elongated heart stamp from the Wild Hearts Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set facedown on the image panel between the masked animals. 
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the heart stamp and lift.
20. Ink the heart stamp with Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
21. Remove the image panel die-cut from the stamping platform and heat set the heart. 
22. Remove the masks from the animals so they can see each other again.
23. Create an A6 card from white cardstock. 
24. Heavily sponge Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink around the outer .75" of the card. 
25. Heat set the ink then adhere the image panel die-cut to the card.
26. Add white idea-ology stickers to create the sentiments and finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

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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Keep Your Balance

Greetings! I'm a bit late with my project for Topflight Stamps this week. I was away on vacation and spaced it out, which is one of the many perils of getting older. But, it does beat the alternative. 

But before I get to my late card, here's a Public Service Announcement! Topflight Stamps is having a Labor Day Sale so you should definitely stock up!

Anyway, I created for a friend with Katzelkraft's Cat Detective Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp and the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp. I also used the hazard strip stamp and the "Balance" sentiment from the France Papillon 01 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy. I also used the Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Cat Detective Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

France Papillon 01 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

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

Grey, Yellow, and Brick Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:
 Cat Fur: C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0

 Cat Eyes: Y35, YR31

 Trenchcoat and Hat: YG95, YG93, YG91, N6, N4

 Tie: N6, N2

 Shirt: <B91, B91

VersaMarker by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Crimson Red VersaFine Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Anti-static Pouch

Low-tack Tape

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Black Chalk Pencil by General's Pencil Company

Rectangle Die by Spellbinders

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from Brick Red cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Cat Detective Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp onto white cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut the Cat Detective, color him with Copic markers, edge him with a black marker, and set him aside.
4. Choose one of the brick patterned papers from the Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad.
5. Pat the patterned paper with an anti-static pouch.
6. Place the patterned paper onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
7. Place the  the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp facedown onto the patterned paper. 
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, and ink the stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink. Stamp.
9. Re-ink with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp again. 
10. Remove the patterned paper panel from the platform.
11. Add clear detail embossing powder to the wet ink, pour the excess powder back into the container, and heat set the powder. 
12. Select a piece of grey cardstock that will match the brick patterned paper. 
13. Trim the cardstock to 6" wide by 1½". 
14. Use a black chalk pencil to add sidewalk cracks and a black chalk edge to the top edge. 
15. Use an embossing ink pen to draw puddles onto the sidewalk. 
16. Add clear detail embossing powder, pour the excess powder back into the container, and heat set the powder. 
17. Adhere the embossed "sidewalk" to the bottom of the 6" x 6" patterned paper as shown. 
18. Trim the background panel to 4¼" x 6" and edge with a black marker.
19. Place the colored, fussy-cut Cat Detective onto the background panel and use the black chalk pencil to trace around him. 
20. Remove the Cat Detective to keep him safe.
21. Use the black chalk pencil to extend the traced lines to the inside and outside of the traced lines. Smudge the pencil with a tissue. 
22. Adhere the Cat Detective to the background panel.
23. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to stamp the Hazard/Caution Border Stamp from the France Papillon 01 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set onto yellow cardstock. 
24. Trim the cardstock and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 
25. Use Crimson Red VersaFine Ink to stamp the "Keep Your Balance" sentiment from the France Papillon 01 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set onto a scrap of grey cardstock. 
26. Use a rectangle die to cut the sentiment,then edge with the die-cut with Crimson Red VersaFine Ink.
27. Adhere the stamped yellow Hazard/Caution border as shown .
28. Adhere the sentiment die-cut atop the Hazard/Caution border as shown.
29. Adhere the card front to a brick red A6 card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Merry Christmas Card

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week the TFS team is celebrating Christmas/Winter in July! There's also a Christmas in July Sale which means that all items in the Christmas/Winter category are 25% off!

Here's my Christmas card, created with Katzelkraft's Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set and the Les Drôles d'Accessoires/Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set. The sentiments were created with  Lavinia Stamps' Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set, Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set, and the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set. The Bubble Talk Die Set 72 and the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create were also used as was the Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Les Drôles d'Accessoires/Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create

Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

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

Dark Green Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

 Cats: C6, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, RV92, RV91, RV42, R81, E04, G43, G40, G20

 Santa Hat: R39, R27, R24

 Mouse: E43, E31, E30, RV93, RV91, R30, R05, R02 R01, R000

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape 

Sage Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

White Fun Flock by Stampendous

Border Die-namics Die by My Favorite Things

Ribbon Slide Die by Spellbinders

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from dark green cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a panel of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Santa Hat from Les Drôles d'Accessoires/Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set twice — once about 2 ½" down on the left side of a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Position the grumpy cat stamp from the the Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the cat's ears and the top part of his head sit on the the masked Santa Hat. 
6. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the grumpy cat stamp and lift. 
7. Ink the grumpy cat stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice — once on the white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
8. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
9. Position the mouse stamp from the the Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown so that it's next to and slightly behind the grumpy cat. 
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the mouse stamp and lift. 
11. Ink the mouse stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice — once on the white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
12.  Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the mouse and place it over its counterpart as a mask. 
13. Repeat the above process with the singing cat from the Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set.
14. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and place it onto the STAY-tion secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
15. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the image panel to cover the base of the critters and the bottom of the image panel.
16. Sponge or brush Sage dye ink over the tape and the masked images to add a background color. 
17. Reposition the tape so that it's covering the top part of the image panel then heavily sponge the same Sage dye ink to ground the images.
18. Remove the masks and the tape. 
19. Use Copic markers to color the image panel. 
20. Use the Gelly Roll White gel pen to add highlights to grumpy cat's eyes and the the mouse's nose.
21. Use the largest die from the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89  to cut the image panel.
22. Edge the image panel die-cut with the Sage dye ink. 
23. Cut a piece of dark green cardstock ⅛" larger than the image panel die-cut and use to mat the image panel die-cut. 
24. Add liquid glue to the pom-pom on Santa's hat.
25. Add white Fun Flock to the glue.
26. Set the image panel aside to let the glue/Fun Flock set.
27. Brush the Sage green dye ink onto a small panel of white cardstock. 
28. Use one of the speech bubbles from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72  to cut the inked cardstock. 
29. Place low-tack tape across the back of the speech bubble shaped aperture on the inked cardstock panel and place the speech bubble die-cut into the opening so that it's held securely by the tape. 
30. Place the inked speech bubble panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
31. Position the word "Joy" from the Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown and centered in the speech bubble die-cut.
32. Press the lid of the stamp platform on the back of the word sentiment stamp and lift.
33. Ink the stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
34. Remove the sentiment stamp. 
35. Position musical notes from the Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on either side of the "Joy" sentiment, press the platform's lid onto the back of the music stamps, ink them with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. 
36. Remove the speech bubble die-cut from the tape, discard the tape, and edge the speech bubble die-cut with sage green dye ink. Set aside.
37. Position the "Merry Christmas" sentiment stamp from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown onto the green-inked cardstock, press thelid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp, ink the stamp with with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp.
38. Use a ribbon slide die to cut the sentiment. 
39. Edge the ribbon slide die-cut with Sage green dye ink.
40. Select one of the green plaid patterned papers from the Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad, cut to 4 ¾" x 6 ¾", and edge with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink.
41. Adhere the matted image panel die-cut to the patterned paper panel as shown.
42. Adhere the speech bubble die-cut to the top right of the image panel die-cut.
43. Use a ribbon border die to cut dark green cardstock, then thread the border die through the ribbon slide/sentiment die-cut. 
44. Adhere the combination to the bottom of the plaid patterned paper panel as shown. 
45. Adhere the card front to the reserved dark green 5" x 7" card.

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