Wanderlust - A Steampunk Card

Greetings! Here's a card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's September "Black and White and One Color" Challenge.

Products Used:

Steampunk Grasshopper Train Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Travel Quotes Rubber Sheet by Lost Coast Designs
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Green and Grey Textured Cardstock

Copic Markers: G03, G05, G12, G14, G17, G19, G20, G29, G40, G43, G46, G82, G85 G94, G99, YG01, YG03, YG05, YG61, YG63, YG91, YG97, N6

Black Copic Multiliner

Pebbles and Hoodie Dye Inks by Catherine Pooler

Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Slimline Cloud Edger by My Favorite Things

Cogs Stencil by Jamie Rogers Crafts

Retired stencil by 13@rts

Hills stencil: Source unknown 
Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery
Low-Tack Tape
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Acetate
Glassboard by Glassboard Studios
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from grey textured cardstock. Set it aside.
2. Ink the Steampunk Grasshopper Train Rubber Stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice — once onto Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Heat set the Bristol Paper version to set the ink so you can use alcohol markers to color the image.
4. Use Copic markers to color the Steampunk Grasshopper Train in shades of green. Retrospectively, I should have colored the mechanical capsule engine shape and the steam funnel in shades of olive green to match the train passenger car. Oh well.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker-paper version of the Steampunk Grasshopper Train and place it over it over its counterpart to mask the image.
6. Use a black Multiliner to extend the train tracks line horizontlaly. 
7. Place a piece of acetate on the line and the train so that it covers the top part of the image panel. 
8. Heavily Hoodie Dye Ink (mid grey) over the acetate onto the image panel.
9. Place a hills stencil over the top of the image panel. 
10. Brush the Hoodie Ink lightly over the hills stencil and the masked image to create some background hills behind the train.
11. Place a clouds stencil over the image panel. 
12. Starting at the top of the image panel, brush or sponge Pebbles Dye Ink  (light grey) over the top of the stencil and the masked image onto the image panel.
13. Rotate and/or flip the stencil, move it downwards on the image panel, and brush or sponge the same grey ink over the stencil and the masked image onto the image panel. 
14. Repeat Step 13 until the cloudy sky is just above the hills on the background.
15. Remove both stencils and brush Pebbles Ink over the Cogs stencil and the masked images onto the image panel. 
16. Randomly brush the two shades of grey ink over a discontinued stencil that contained mathematical formulae, lines, and arrows.
17. Trim the image panel to 5" x 3.75" and edge with the dark grey ink. 
18. Mat the image panel with with green textured cardstock that measures 5.25" x 4".
19. Secure the image panel onto the base of a stamping platform. 
20. Position the "Wanderlust" sentiment stamp from the Travel Quotes Rubber Sheet facedown on the top left of the card front as shown. 
21. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
22. Place a piece of acetate over the image panel. 
23. Ink the sentiment stamp with Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp to check that the sentiment is straight and where you want it. 
24. Remove the acetate, ink the stamp again with Rain Forest VFC Ink and stamp. You can re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
25. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the image.
26. Adhere the image panel onto a greytextured A2 card.

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Spooky!

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. BUT, before we get to that I wanted to remind you that you have a little less than 24 hours to take advantage for the Labor Day Sale! Treat yourself, treat a friend, buy your holiday gifts early! Just pop on over to the Topflight Stamps to fill your basket with goodies!

This week's theme is Halloween, which is my favorite holiday! I love everything about the holiday including creating projects for it, 

Here's a card created with the Dreaded Damask Cling Rubber Stamp by Indigo Blu, the Skull n Roses Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals, and a sentiment from the Halloween Collection Clear Stamp Set 1 by Melina Dahl for That's Crafty. I also used six colors of Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps and Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by Wow!.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Dreaded Damask Cling Rubber Stamp by Indigo Blu

Skull n Roses Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

Halloween Collection Clear Stamp Set 1 by Melina Dahl for That's Crafty

Lemon Drop, Sundance, Russet Orange, Mulberry, Merlot, and Flying Fig Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by Wow!

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Alcohol Markers:

Copic Markers: 

for the Skull: T8, T7, T4, T3, T2, T0, W3, W1, W0, W00, E43, E42, E41, E40, R35, YR31, YR30, YR24, YR21, YR18, YR16, Y38, Y35, FY1

for some Roses: V09, V06, V05, V04

Olo Markers:

for other Roses: V2.7, V2.6, V2.4, V2.3, G1.7

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Anti-static Pouch

Sentiment Frame Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure a panel of Mixed Media paper to the base of a stamping platform.
3. Place the Dreaded Damask Cling Rubber Stamp facedown on the panel.
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
5. Ink the Dreaded Damask Cling Rubber Stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp to create the image panel. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.*
6. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat set the panel thoroughly.
7. Brush Lemon Drop Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the center of the stamped panel.
8. Brush Sundance Elements Ink onto the panel slightly overlapping both sides. 
9. Brush Russet Orange Elements Ink on both sides of the darker yellow inked area. 
10. Continue this pattern using Mulberry, Merlot, and Flying Fig Elements Inks. 
11. Heat set the panel, trim, edge with a black pen, and set it aside.
12. Place a panel of Solar White cardstock onto a the base of a stamping platform. 
13. Place the Skull n Roses Unmounted Rubber Stamp facedown onto the cardstock.
14. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
15. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
16. Fussy-cut the image, color with alcohol markers, edge with a black marker, and set it aside.
17. Brush a strip of Mixed Media paper with Lemon Drop Elements Premium Dye Ink. Heat set. 
18. Pounce an anti-static pad onto the inked strip. 
19. Secure the inked strip onto the base of a stamping platform.
20. Position the "Spooky" sentiment from the Halloween Collection Clear Stamp Set 1 by Melina Dahl facedown onto the strip. 
21. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
22. Ink the sentiment stamp with Russet Orange Elements Ink and stamp. *
23. Remove the strip from the stamping platform.
24. Add Clear Gloss Embossing Powder to the wet ink. 
25. Pour the excess powder back into the container. 
26. Heat set the embossing powder. 
27. Let the heated powder cool, then use a Sentiment Frame Die Set to cut the sentiment. 
28. Edge the interior part of the die-cut with Flying Fig Elements Premium Dye Ink. Heat set. 
29. Use the same die to cut textured black cardstock.
30. Adhere the Dreaded Damask to the reserved black textured A2 card. 
31. Adhere the colored, fussy-cut Skull n Roses as shown. 
32. Adhere the framed sentiment to finish the card.

Notes:

• At some time I must have scratched the rubber on the Dreaded Damask Cling Rubber Stamp. Sadly, there's no way to repair it, short of replacing it. Fortunately, the stamp's got a "grunge" vibe, so the result isn't totally heinous.
• Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps are so versatile. They're great for stamping, blending inks, stenciling, using on a Gel Press, and heat embossing! There are two new colors and re-inkers available at Topflight Stamps!

Thanks for visiting today!

Nature is Magical (Blizzards Aren't)

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's focus is on Woodware's fabulous products. We had a blizzard over the weekend that brought 17" of snow to my area. Needless to say, I'm SO over winter. Therefore, I decided to use the adorable Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set  to create a spring-themed card.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set by Woodware

Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware

Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create

Della Blue, Blue Lagoon, Lime Punch, Green Parrot, and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps by Lavinia Stamps

Acetate Hills Mask-Stencil

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray) by Lindy's Gang

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 Heavy Smooth Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Tan Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV000, E50, R01, R00, R000

Hair: YR31, Y23, Y21, W2, W1

Hat/Dress: BG75, BG72, E57, E55, R22

Shoes: N7, N6, N5, N4

Flowers: B37, B23, Y13, YR09, YR07

Leaves/Hair Ties: YG17, YG06, YG05

Wheelbarrow: T4, T2, T1, T0, R25

Tire: C8, C6, B37, B24

Butterflies: B39, B23

Black Multiliner Pen by Copic

Distressed Labels Clear Stamp Set by Woodware

Anti-Static Pouch

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Black Sparkle Stardust Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Grass Green Chalk Pencil by General's

Rectangle Frame Set: Source Unknown

Stitched Border Die-namics Die by My Favorite Things

Other Border Die Set by Cheery Lynn Designs

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from tan cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp the gnome image and two butterflies from the Green Fingers Gnome Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock.
3. Fussy-cut them, color them with Copic markers, edge them with a black marker, and set them aside.
4. Use the largest die from the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89  to cut a piece of Mixed Media paper. This will become the background panel.
5. Place a piece of low-tack tape on the reverse of the Mixed Media die-cut on a magnetic craft surface.
6. Place the flattest hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps horizontally across the bottom part image panel die-cut about .75" from the base of the background panel die-cut. Add magnets to assure that the Acetate Hills Mask is secure.
7. Brush Della Blue and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks over the top of the Acetate Hills Mask onto the background panel die-cut. 
8. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Mister to gently mist the background panel die-cut. 
9. Remove the Acetate Hills Mask and heat set the background panel die-cut.
10. Place the previously created homemade stencil on the base of the blue-sponged area. (See February 10th's blog post).
11. Use a small brush to apply Pine Elements Inks over the homemade mask to start to create the grassy area of the background.
12. Brush Lime Punch and Green Parrot Elements Ink to fill in the bottom portion of the background panel die-cut.
13. Move the inked background panel die-cut to a box and lightly spray Scintillating Silver Glitz Spray from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set over. itto add some shimmer. Heat set the panel.
14. Cut a piece of white cardstock slightly larger than the background panel die-cut, then adhere it behind the background panel.
15. Adhere the colored fussy-cut gnomes and both butterflies to the backgound panel as shown. 
16. Use a Black Sparkle Stardust Gelly Roll Gel Pen to add the butterflies' bodies to the butterflies. 
17. Use a black fineliner to add antennae to the butterflies. 
18. Use a green chalk pencil to add a shadow under the gnome and her wheelbarrow and to add some shading to the grass. Set the panel aside.
19. Pounce an anti-static pouch onto a small piece of tan cardstock. 
20. Place the tan cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
21. Place one of the sentiments from the Distressed Labels Clear Stamp Set facedown on the tan cardstock.
22. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
23. Ink the sentiment stamp with VersaMark Ink and stamp it onto tan cardstock. 
24. Ink the sentiment again with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the tan cardstock. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.
25. Remove the tan cardstock from the stamping platform, sprinkle black detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, pour the excess powder back into its container, and heat set the powder. 
26. Use the smallest frame die from the rectangle frame die set to cut white cardstock, then adhere the frame over the sentiment as shown. 
27. Trim the frame die slightly. 
28. Use border dies to cut white and tan cardstock. 
29. Layer the white border onto the stitched tan border.
30. Cut a piece of tan/white gingham patterned paper from the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 4.75" x 6.75". 
31. Adhere the layered border across the top of the patterned paper panel. 
32. Adhere the sentiment panel to the center of the layered borders as shown.
33. Adhere the image panel to patterned paper panel as shown to finish the card front. 
34. Adhere the card front to the reserved 5" x 7" tan card.

Thanks for visiting today!

xoxoxo

Here's a card for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's February Love and Hearts Challenge 206 created with the Little Angel Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda.

Products Used:

Little Angel Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Heavy White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black and Angel Pink Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts

Copic Markers:

Skin: BV000, E50, EW21, E11, E000, R00, R000

Cheeks: R20

Eyes: B34

Hair: YR31, YR30, Y23, Y21, Y11, T1

Lips: E04, R32

Nightgown, Shoes, and Hat: RV93, RV91, R83, R81

Wings: B60, C1, C00

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Clouds, Mini Clouds, and Staggered Hearts Stencils by My Favorite Things

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

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 from heavy white cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Little Angel Rubber Stamponto white cardstock. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the Little Angel. 
4. Use a clear glitter gel pen to add glitter to her wings. 
5. Use a white gel pen to add catchlights to her eyes. 
6. Fussy-cut the Little Angel, edge her with a black pen, and set her aside. 
7. Place a Cloud Stencil towards the top of a piece of white cardstock to create a cloudy sky background for the Little Angel. 
8. Brush Angel Pink Memento Ink over the top of the cloud stencil onto the background panel. 
9. Rotate the stencil, move it downwards on the white cardstock panel, and brush the same pink ink over the top of the stencil onto the background panel. Repeat this process until your pink cloudy sky is complete. 
10. Place the Staggered Heart Stencil over the cloudy sky background panel. 
11. Use a smaller brush to randomly apply Angel Pink Ink through the stencil's heart apertures onto the background panel.
12. When done stenciling the hearts, trim the background panel to 4" x 5.25", and edge with the Angel Pink Ink.
13. Select appropriate stickers and use a sponge dauber to apply Angel Pink Memento Ink to them.
14. Adhere the background panel to the reserved white A2 card. 
15. Adhere the Little Angel as shown. 
16. Adhere the sentiments to finish the card.

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I hope you play along with the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's February Love and Hearts Challenge 206 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

Angel in Disguise

Here's card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's January "Winged Things" Challenge #205 with the Angel in Disguise Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs. 

Products Used:

Angel in Disguise Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko*

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko*

Dark Denim and Blue Lagoon Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps*

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Mini Clouds and Clouds Stencils by My Favorite Things

Copic Markers

Cat: C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, RV93, RV91, R32, YG45, YG41

Wings: RV91, RV00, RV000

Outline: Y11

White Posca Acrylic Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

Gold Glitter Marker by Grabie

Black Fineliner Pen

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Post-It Note

Stamping Platform

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

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from grey cardstock. Set aside.
2. Secure a 4.25" x 5.5" piece of white cardstock to the base of a stamping platform
3. Position the Angel in Disguise Rubber Stamp facedown and roughly centered on the cardstock.
4. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the image twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper,
5. Use Copic markers to color the Angel in Disguise cat and to add a faint outline around him/her.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Angel in Disguise Rubber Stamp cat and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
7. Use low-tack tape to secure Clouds Stencil over the bottom of the cat.
8. Place the image panel/stencil combination onto a magnetic surface and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
9. Starting at the outside edges of the panel and working inwards, brush Dark Denim Elements Ink over the stencil and the masked cat onto the panel.
10. Brush Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the stencil and masked cat onto the panel, blending as you until you have a lovely night sky. Don't worry about inking the stars, that will be remedied later.
11. Remove the stencil and clean the magnetic surface.
12. Place the Clouds Stencil below the top cloud.
13. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the Clouds Stencil onto the image panel.
14. Rotate the stencil and move it downwards. 
15. Brush Lost Shadow Distres Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
16. Repeat Steps 14 and 15 until you have a cloudy base for the cat.
17. Use a C1 and C0 Copic marker to deepen some of areas of the clouds and to add a shadow under the cat.
18. Use a gold glitter marker to outline the cat and its wings.
19. Use a White Posca Acrylic Paint Pen to cover the blue ink inside of the stars over the cat's head.
20. When the paint is dry, use the gold glitter marker to color the stars.
21. Use a black fineliner pen to outline the stars if necessary.
22. Trim the image panel to 4" x 5.25" and edge with Denim Elements Ink and Lost Shadow Distress Ink.
23. Secure a scrap of white cardstock to the base of a stamping platform.
24. Place the Angel in Disguise Rubber Stamp facedown on the cardstock.
25. Lift the platform's lid and place a Post-It Note over the cat.
26. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to ink the stamp, remove the Post-It Note, and stamp.
27. Use a rectangle sentiment die to cut the sentiment.
28. Edge the sentiment die-cut ink with Lost Shadow Distress Ink.
29. Adhere the sentiment die-cut ink to the image panel.
30. Adhere the image panel to the reserved grey card.

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I hope you play along with the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's January "Winged Things" Challenge #205 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

A Valentine's Day Card

 It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's team focus is Valentine's Day. 

Here's my card created with Lavinia Stamps' Background Script with Hearts Clear Polymer Stamp, their Heart Small Clear Polymer Stamp, their Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp, their Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set, Spun Candy, Pink Elephant, Confetti, and Emperor Red Elements Inks. I also used the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, Nocturne and Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, and the Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Gang.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Background Script with Hearts Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Heart Small Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Heartfelt Verses Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Spun Candy, Pink Elephant, Confetti, and Emperor Red Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

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

Glitz Spritz Spray Set by Lindy's Gang

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Ruby Slippers Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Black Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Red Berry Glitter Brush Pen by Spectrum Noir

A6 Layers Die Sets by Waffle Flower Crafts

Flag Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Small Flag Die: Source Unknown

Tiny Gear Die by Memory Box

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Fine Tip Niji Waterbrush by Yasutomo

Red Gemstones by Recollections

Low-tack Tape

Post-It Notes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from Ruby Slippers Textured Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use a blending brush to apply Spun Candy Elements Ink to a 9" x 6" panel of Mixed Media paper. When there's no more ink on the brush, lightly brush Pink Elephant Elements Ink around the edges towards the center of the panel, blending as you go. Finish the ink application by brushing Confetti Elements Ink overtop. 
3. Use a Fine Spray Mister to mist with water which will add mottling and spotting to the panel, then heat set. 
4. Cut the panel in half to yield two 4.5" x 6" panels.
5. Place one of the inked panels onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
6. Place the Background Script with Hearts Clear Polymer Stamp facedown in the center of the panel. 
7. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
8. Remove the stamped background panel from the platform and heat set.
9. Cut the remaining 4.5" x 6" panel to yield a 2.5" x 6" panel and a 2" x 6" panel.
10. Secure the 2.5" wide panel to the base of the stamping platform. 
11. Place the Heart Small Clear Polymer Stamp facedown on the top of the panel.
12. Ink the Heart Small Clear Polymer Stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
13. Flip the panel 180°, ink the Heart Stamp again, and stamp. 
14. Remove the panel from the platform and heat set.
15. Secure the 2" wide panel to the base of the stamping platform. 
16. Place the Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp facedown on the panel.
17. Ink it with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
18. Flip the panel 180°, ink the Texture 2 Stamp again, and stamp. 
19. Remove the panel and heat set. 
20. Place all four panels into a box. 
21. Lightly spray Brushed Nickel Glitz Spritz from the Glitz Spritz Spray Set onto all four panels. Heat set.
22. Smoosh the Emperor Red Elements Ink pad onto a craft mat. 
23. Use a waterbrush or small paintbrush to color the hearts on the stamped Background Script with Hearts panel. 
24. Use an A6 Rectangle Die to cut the panel, then edge it with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 
25. Secure the Background Script with Hearts panel die-cut to the base of a stamping platform. 
26. Place the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the bottom of the panel as shown. 
27. Ink the stamp with VersaMark Ink and stamp. 
28. Ink the stamp with Emperor Red Elements Ink and stamp. 
29. Remove the die-cut from the stamping platform. 
30. Add clear detail embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat set.
31. Use a Flag Die to cut the 2" x 6" panel that was stamped with the Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp.
32. Edge the flag die-cut with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and adhere the stamped flag to the Background Script with Hearts panel die-cut.
33. Fussy-cut both hearts and edge them with a black pen. 
34. Use a Red Berry Glitter Pen to add red to the hearts. 
35. Adhere the fussy-cut hearts to the flag die-cut as shown. 
36. Secure the leftover piece of inked Mixed Media paper onto the base of a stamping platform. 
37. Place the "With Love and Sympathy" sentiment stamp facedown onto the paper.
38. Lift the platform's lid. 
39. Cover the words "with" and "and Sympathy" with Post-It Notes. 
40. Ink the stamps with VersaMark ink, remove the Post-It Notes, and stamp the word "Love". 
41. Place the Post-It Notes back over the same words again. 
42. Ink the "Love" stamp with Emperor Red Elements Ink, and stamp. 
43. Remove the stamped piece from the stamping platform, add clear detail embossing powder to the wet ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat set. 
44. Use a flag die to cut the sentiment, edge it with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and adhere it between the hearts on the cardfront as shown.
45. Use the small gear die to cut black metallic cardstock. 
46. Adhere the gears to the top of the flag then add small red rhinestones to their centers.
47. Cut a piece of black metallic cardstock with the next largest die from the A6 Rectangle Die set and use to mat the cardfront/image panel die-cut. 
48. Adhere the matted card front to the reserved red A6 card.

Thanks for visiting today!

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.

Thanks for visiting today!