Celebrate!

I'm adding to my birthday card stash with this cheerful card created for Imagine Crafts with their Nocturne, Memento, VersaMark Dazzle, and Delicata inks. 

Here it is!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink *

Love Letter Memento Dew Drop Ink

Tangelo Memento Dew Drop Ink

Dandelion Memento Dew Drop Ink

Bamboo Leaves Memento Dew Drop Ink

Bahamas Blue Memento Dew Drop Ink

Danube Blue Memento Dew Drop Ink

Lilac Posies Memento Dew Drop Ink

Grape Jelly Memento Dew Drop Ink

Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink

Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink

Golden Glitz Delicata  Ink

White MBoss

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Avalanche Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

I’m Fine Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *

Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *

Sunshine Small Stencil by Darkroom Door *

Confetti Stencil by Newton’s Nook Designs

Sentiment Banner Die Set by Honey Bee Stamps

Whatcha Saying? Die Set by Heffy Doodle

Emerald, Leaf Green, Light Green, Yellow, Brilliant Yellow, and Butterscotch Le Plume II Markers by Marvy/Uchida

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Curved Craft Scissors by Fiskar’s

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform by Tonic Studios

Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Please Note:  Products with asterisks can be found at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

Step 1:

Use magnets to secure a  piece of white Bristol paper to the base of a stamping platform. 

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink to stamp the bird stamp from the “I’m Fine”  image twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the stamped image panel.

Step 2:

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it onto the image panel as a mask. 

Step 3:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Sunshine Small Stencil onto the stencil so that the “sun” is over the bird’s face. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Love Letters Memento ink over the mask and masked image onto the image panel (3A). 

Use a separate Sponge Dauber for each color to apply Tangelo, Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue, Danube Blue, Lilac Posies, and Grape Jelly Memento inks in rainbow order (ROYGBIV) counter-clockwise over the stencil onto the image panel (3B). Not all stenciling is shown. Remove stencil.

Step 4:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Confetti Stencil over the image panel. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink over the stencil and masked image onto the top left and bottom right of the image panel (3A). 

Use a separate Sponge Dauber to apply Golden Glitz Delicata ink over the stencil and masked image onto the top right and bottom left of the image panel (3B). 

Remove the stencil and heat set the image panel. Set aside.

Step 5:

Secure a piece of black cardstock to the base of a stamping platform. Place the “You’re the best” sentiment from the Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set, the “Happy Birthday”, “Celebrate”, and “Happy Birthday” sentiments from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Sets facedown on the black cardstock. 

Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the platform, ink the stamps with the VersaMark Dazzle ink, and stamp. Remove the black panel from the stamping platform.

Step 6:

Sprinkle White MBoss Powder onto the stamped sentiments, slide the the excess powder back into the bag, and heat set the sentiment. 

Step 7:

Use cutting dies to die-cut the sentiments. Trim the left side of the “celebrate” flag and the right side of the “happy birthday” flag. Use Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink to edge the trimmed sides. Heat set the ink. Put the sentiment die-cuts aside.

Step 8:

Use watercolor markers to color the bird’s eyes and beak. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the eyes and beak. (No photo, sorry!)

Step 9:

Trim the image panel to 3.75” x 5”. Use a Sponge Dauber to edge the top left and bottom right with Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink (9A). 

Use a separate Sponge Dauber to edge the top right and bottom left with Golden Glitz Delicata ink (9B). 

Step 10: 

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to a black panel cut to 4” x 5.25” and to adhere the matted image panel to a white A2 card.

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the sentiments to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Rock On!

It's my fourth week as October's Guest Designer over at Topflight Stamps! Today's cards feature the Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image and Brusho Crystal Color by Colourcraft, which were used to create the background for both cards.

Here's my first card with the Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set and the Play Guitar Stencil.

Here's my second card with the Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set and the Time Tunnel Stencil. I must note that my mad photographic skillz made this card a different size, when in reality both cards are standard A2s. *shrug* 

Products Used:
Rock Out Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image
Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image
Brusho® Crystal Color by Colourcraft
Sea Green, Leaf Green, Emerald Green, Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Turquoise,  Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine, and Crimson  Brusho Crystal Color by Colourcraft
Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®
140 lb. Watercolor Paper by Strathmore®
Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, and Black Soot Tim Holtz® Distress® Ink by Ranger
Play Guitar Stencil by Visible Image
Music Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs
Happy Birthday Sentiment from one of the House-Mouse Designs® Mini Clear Stamp set by Stampendous
You Rock Rubber Stamp by A Muse Studio® Stamps
Sentiment Banners Honey Cuts Dies by Honey Bee Stamps
Framed Oval Die, Source Unknown

Brusho Crystal Colors are such fun to use to create a painted background quickly. There are many ways to use them, but I went for my tried and true method.

To create the background paper for both cards:

1. A piece of 9" x 12" piece of watercolor paper was spritzed with water, then sprinkled with Sea Green, Leaf Green, Emerald Green, Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Turquoise, Cobalt Blue, and Ultramarine Brusho Crystal Color powders. 
2. Water was lightly spritzed and left for a few moments to let the colors spread, then the paper was heat dried. 
3. This process was repeated until I was happy with the color combination. 
4. I decided it needed a pop of red, so Crimson Brusho Crystal Color was sprinkled sparingly and spritzed with water. 
5. The paper was heat set until it was absolutely bone dry. 
6. The background paper was cut in half, then run through my Big Shot to flatten it. 
7. An oval frame die was used to die-cut the colored paper and black cardstock two times. All edges were sponged with Salty Ocean and Black Soot Distress inks. One set was set aside for my second card. 

To create the guitar card:

1. The watercolor oval and the black oval frame were taped together on the back,  
2. Blueprint Sketch Distress ink was sponged over the Play Guitar stencil, then heat set. 
3. This was temporarily adhered to scrap paper and secured to the base of a stamping platform with magnets.
4. The guitar stamp fwas positioned face down onto the oval, the lid of the stamping platform was pressed onto the stamp, and lifted.
5. The stamp was inked with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, then stamped onto the oval. 
6. This step was repeated until I got the coverage I wanted.
7. The panel was removed from the platform then adhered to a black A2 card.

To create the birthday card:

1. For this card, I separated the oval and the oval frame before stenciling and stamping. 
2. Salty Ocean Distress ink was sponged over a music stencil onto the rectangular frame.
3. Salty Ocean Distress ink was sponged  the the Time Tunnel Stencil onto the oval. 
4. The guitarist stamp was positioned face down onto the oval, the lid of the stamping platform was pressed onto the stamp, and lifted.
5. The stamp was inked with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, then stamped onto the oval. 
6. This step was repeated until I got the coverage I wanted.
7. A banner die was used to cut leftover scraps from the half the was die-cut. 
8. Using Salty Ocean Distress ink, the two banners were stamped with the Grungy Stars border from the set. 
9. The sentiments were stamped overtop with Onyx Black VersaFine ink.
10.  The oval frame card front was adhered to a blue A2 card, then the black oval border, guitarist image panel, and sentiments were adhered to finish the card.

BTW, Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! If you shop at Topflight Stamps, please use my coupon code, KATHIREREK855, for 10% off your order.

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Happy Purrthday!

This card was made for my daughter for her birthday. The cats were colored to look like our pair of kittens, Domino and Harley Quinn.

The kitties: Harley Quinn on the left, Domino on the right

Supplies Used:
Newton's Antics Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs
Cat Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Frantic Stamper
Tag Builder Die Set by Frantic Stamper
Stitched Speech Bubble Die Set by Die-namics
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah
Copic Markers: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, 6 C7, C8, Kitten Smitten 6x6 pad by Doodlebug Designs Inc™
Floral-Graph Rainbow Petite Prints 6x6 pad by Doodlebug Designs Inc™
Dot-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints 6x6 pad by Doodlebug Designs Inc™

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from white cardstock.
2. Layer patterned paper as shown.
3. Die-cut grey pattered paper with one of the Stitched Speech Bubble dies.
4. Stamp sentiment and paw prints on the Stitched Speech Bubble border, then adhere to the card front.
5. Stamp and color the cats.
6. Die-cut the image panel with the rectangle die from the Tag Builder Die Set.
7. Mat with grey cardstock, cut slightly larger than the image panel.
8. Adhere the image panel to the card front.
9. Adhere the card front to the card.

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I shall enter this card into the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: Anything Goes

• Show us Your Pussycats Challenges: Anything Goes/Christmas