Celebrate!

Greetings! This week's theme over at Topflight Stamps is Celebrations! 

Here's a card that could work with many occasions that was created with the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs and the Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Panda: B60, B41, <B41, C00, RV00, RV000

 Balloons: R32, R30, Y02, Y00

 Grass: YG03

Celebrations Background Stencil by Polkadoodles

Frost VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Crystal Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Anti-static Pouch

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from Avalanche Textured White Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp one of the pandas from the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Stamp the balloons from the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set twice as well.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the panda and balloons and place them over their counterparts as masks.
5. Position the small rounded rectangle from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 over the masked Panda and balloons and use low-tack tape to secure the die to the image panel. 
6. Run the image panel/die combination through your die-cut machine. 
7. Carefully flip the die and use low-tack tape to attach the reverse of the die-cut to the reverse of the mage panel. 
8. Flip the the panel right-side up keeping the cutting die in place. 
9. Place the combination onto a magnetic mat and secure the panel with magnets.
10. Lightly brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the die and the masked images onto the image panel to create a sky background.  
11. Tear a piece of Repositionable sticker paper and place it across the image panel slightly below the Panda's feet. 
12. Lightly brush Pine Elements Ink over the sticker paper onto the the image panel to create a grassy lawn.
13. Remove the low-tack tape, the cutting die, and the masks. 
14. Color the images with Copic markers.  
15. Set the image panel die-cut aside.
16. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to use as a background layer. 
17. Place the selected sheet of paper onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with low-tack tape and/or magnets. 
18. Position the Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stampso that it aligns to the top and left of the 6x6 patterned paper. 
19. Ink the stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
20. Remove the stamped patterned paper from the stamping platform and heat set.
21. Trim the background panel to 4.125" wide and pat it with an anti-static pouch.
22. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the panel to a magnetic mat. 
23. Place a confetti or other festive stencil over the stamped patterned paper panel and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
24. Use magnets to secure a ruler (or masking paper) to cover the stamped portion on the left. 
25. Sponge embossing ink over the stencil. 
26. Add clear glittery embossing powder to the inked and stenciled area, dump the excess back into the container, and heat set.
27. Remove the ruler, stencil, and low-tack tape from the background. 
28. Heavily edge the panel with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set. 
29. Adhere the panel to the reserved white textured A2 card. 
30. Adhere the image panel die-cut to finish the card.

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Relax! A Katkin Krafts Kat Kard

Greetings! I was swamped with social-family-peopley stuff for almost an entire week, so I'm late with my weekly post for Topflight Stamps. Luckily, the lovely Cornelia switched days with me which relieved the pressure. Whew!

This week the Topflight Stamps is showcasing Katkin Krafts' wonderful stamps.  Being me, I had to get the Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set because it features a zen boho cat, some gorgeous flowers, and a really great sentiment (which I didn't use).

Here's a card created with the Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Katkin Krafts.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Katkin Krafts

Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ222 by Katzelkraft

Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Design

Profusion Stencil 84 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Sundance and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Seafoam Cardstock by My Colors

Copic Markers: B60, C00, C0, C2, BG32, BG34, BG49, R30, R32,RV91, RV0000, Y11, YG41, YG5

Grass Green Chalk Pencil by General's

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Post-It Notes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Seafoam cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the focal cat image from the Just Chillin' Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version to create a mask.
4. Use Copic markers to color the wonderful cat and his pillow.
5. Adhere the fussy-cut sticker mask over the colored image.
6. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets.
7. Position a ruler horizontally about 2" up from the bottom of the image panel and secure it with magnets.
8. Brush Sundance Elements Ink over the ruler and the masked image onto the image panel to color the background. 
9. Remove the ruler temporarily and the place the Profusion Stencil 84 over the image panel.
10. Use magnets to secure the stencil and the image panel to the STAY-tion. 
11. Place the ruler back in place, covering the stencil and the bottom part of the image panel. Secure it with additional magnets.
12. Brush Sundance Elements Ink over the stencil and the ruler to add subtle tone-on-tone pattern to the background.
13. Remove and clean the stencil.
14. Reposition the ruler to cover the top part of the image panel and secure with magnets.
15. Brush Pine Elements Ink over the ruler onto the lower part of the image panel to add color to the bottom of the image panel.
16. Use the grass green chalk pencil to add a slight shadow under the reclining cat and his pillow.
17. Place the image panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
18. Position the "Relax" sentiment from the Relax Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ222 facedown on the image panel.
19. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Use a Post-It Noteto cover the two sentences below the word "Relax" and ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
21. Remove the Post-It  Note and stamp the sentiment onto the image panel.
22. Remove the stamp from the stamping platform.
23. Position the "Hit the Pawse Button" stamp from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set facedown below the stamped "Relax".
24. Position the "It's your Purrday" stamp from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set facedown on the bottom right of the image panel.
25. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps and lift.
26. Ink both stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
27. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set. 
28. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edge with Sundance and Pine Elements Inks.
29. Adhere the image panel to the reserved 5" x 7" card.

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Happy Valentine's Day

It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing products by Jane's Doodles. You might not know this, but I love penguins almost as much as I love cats. I decided to create a Valentine's Day card with the Sweater Weather Clear Stamp Set and the Snow Globe Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles.

Here's my card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Sweater Weather Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles
Snow Globe Clear Stamp Set by Jane's Doodles

You Go Gull Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set  by Heffy Doodle

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Periwinkle Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Emperor Red, Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts

Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink by Sakura

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

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Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Classic Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts

White Shimmer Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Sea Salt Hybrid Ink by Taylored Expressions

Copic Markers:

Penguins: C6, C8, B0000, B60, YR12, YR14, YR16, Y32, R81

Penguins' Sweaters: R81, R83, R85, RV29, BV01, BV02, BV11

Skates: R81, R83, RV95, BV25, BV02, BV11, BV25, E70, E71, E74

Snowglobe Base: C5, C6, C7, C8

Snowglobe: BG0000, BG000

Snow and Ice in Snow Globe and on ground: T0, T1, C00 

White Gelly Roll Pen by Sakura of America

Grid of Hearts Stencil by Alexandra Renke

Fancy Tag Cutting Die Set by Spellbinders

Black Gemstones by Doodlebug Designs

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of red cardstock to 5.5" x 8.5". Score at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card. Set aside.
2. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento ink, stamp the two penguins from the Sweater Weather Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto repositionable label paper.
3. Position the hearts from the You Go Gull Clear Stamp Set and the Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set facedown on the penguins' sweaters.
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps. Lift the lid.
5. Ink the stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp. Remove the stamps from the platform's lid.
6. Fussy-cut the label paper versions of the penguins and place them atop their counterparts as masks.
7. Position the Snow Globe from the Snow Globe Clear Stamp Set facedown between the masked penguins.
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp. Lift the lid.
9. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp onto the image panel and onto label paper.
10. Fussy-cut the label paper version of the Snow Globe in parts. Cut around the outside of the Snow Globe keeping the perimeter intact. Set aside for now.
11. Fussy-cut the globe, the snow in the globe, and the base of the Snow Globe so that you have three parts. Place all three parts over their counterparts as masks.
12. Place the image panel, with the masks in place, onto the STAY-tion.
13. Place a piece of plastic horizontally over the image panel below the penguins' bodies. Secure the plastic with magnets.
14. Use the largest brush from the Black Blending Brushes to brush Periwinkle Prism Inkover the plastic and the masked images to create a sky background.
15. Move the plastic  to cover the top part of the image.
16. Use the the medium brush from the Black Blending Brushes to brush Sea Salt Hybrid Ink over the plastic to create an icy/snowy ground.
17. Remove the interior globe part of the Snow Globe mask retaining the snow and the base masks in place. 
18. Place the reserved outside circle mask from Step #11 around the globe to protect the background.  
19. Use the smallest brush from the Black Blending Brushes to brush Tumbled Glass Distress ink around the interior of the Snow Globe. 
20. Place the Grid of Hearts stencil over the Snow Globe. Secure with magnets.
21. Use the Premier Ink Blending Tool and blending foam to sponge Emperor Red Elements Inkover the stencil onto the globe.
22. Remove all the masks, retain the ones that are still useable for a later use.
23. Color the penguins, the inside of the snow globe, and the ice background were colored with Copic markers. 
24. Use white gel pen to add highlights to the Snow Globe's glass and base.
25. Use White Shimmer Delicata ink to stamp the snowflakes from the Snow Globe Clear Stamp Set. Heat set. 
26. Use the white gel pen and the Gelly Roll Bold Line Stardust Clear Glittering Ink to add white and glittery icy touches to the image panel.
27. Trim the image panel to 5" x 3.75" and mat with black cardstock cut to 5.25" x 4".
28. Adhere the image panel to the reserved red A2 card.
29. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inkto stamp the sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto red cardstock. 
30. Heat set the sentiment and cut with a fancy label cutting die.
31. Adhere the sentiment to the top of the card. 
32. Adhere black gemstones to the sentiment die-cut to finish the card.

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Happy Valentine's Day

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week's theme over at the Topflight Stamps blog is "Anything Goes".  I'm stuck on Valentine's Day and have created two cards for the holiday using my new Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp and Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil by Darkroom Door. 

Here are the cards!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil by Darkroom Door
Herringbone Texture Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Emperor Red, Paprika, and Confetti Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Crimson and Brilliant Red Brusho Crystal Colors by Colourcraft

Raspberry Infusions by PaperArtsy

Pink Jellybean, Dusky Rose, Red Brick, Red Chili, Smoked Paprika, and Cherry Walnut Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts
Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven and Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper Company

Desert Storm Smooth Cardstock from the Environment Papers Collection by Neenah Papers

Black Soot Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Tag/Label Die by Spellbinders
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Baby Wipe

Paper Towels

Notes:

These cards are a bit of a departure for me as there's no coloring, no masking, and no fussy-cutting. 

The Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp was stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink for both cards since it yields a rich dark black and handles fine detailed stamps beautifully.

Instructions for the top (red) card:

1. Cut a piece of red cardstock and a piece of kraft cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Score at 4.25" and fold to form two cards. Set aside.
2. Starting at the top of a panel of 140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock, brush Confetti Elements Ink horizontally across the panel. Work your way about 2/3 down.
3. Brush Emperor Red Elements Inks horizontally across and down until the panel is completely inked.
4. Use a baby wipe to blend the colors on the panel and heat set.
5. Mist the panel with water and heat set.
6. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto the inked background. Re-ink the stamp and stamp again if needed for a good image.
7. Heat set.
8. Use a paint brush and water to wet the ink on each of the hearts. Use a paper towel to dab the heart and remove the diluted ink. Heat set the panel.
9. Place the panel onto the STAY-tion.
10. Place the coordinating Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil over the panel with the hearts on the stencil lined up with the stamped hearts on the image panel. Secure with magnets.
11. Sprinkle Raspberry Infusions and the  Crimson and Brilliant Red Brusho Crystal Colors onto a paint palette or a craft mat. Spray with water to dilute.
12. Smoosh the Pink Jellybean, Dusty Rose, and Red Brick Prism Inks and Emperor Red and Confetti Elements Inks onto a craft mat and mist with water.
13. Use a paint brush to paint the hearts with the diluted inks created in Steps #10 and 11.
14. When finished painting the hearts, heat set the panel.
15. Trim the panel, edge with Black Soot Distress ink, mat with Black cardstock, and adhere to the reserved red A2 card.d
16. Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto a left over piece of inked cardstock. Heat set.
17. Use a labels die to cut the sentiment, edge it with black ink, and adhere to the top of the card as shown.

Instructions for the bottom (kraft) card, which was really quick to create. 

1. Using a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. stamp the Arty Hearts Collage Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto a panel of kraft cardstock. Heat set.
2. Place the coordinating Arty Hearts Collage Small Stencil over the panel with the hearts on the stencil lined up with the stamped hearts on the image panel. Secure with magnets.
3. Smoosh Dusky Rose, Red Brick, Red Chili, Smoked Paprika, and Cherry Walnut Prism Inks and Emperor Red and Paprika Elements Inks onto a craft mat and mist with water.
4. Use a paint brush to paint the hearts with the diluted inks created in Step #4.
5.  Sadly, a some ink seeped under the stencil, so I brushed the Emperor Red and Paprika Elements Inks across the panel to camouflage my mistake. 
6. Trim the panel and edge it with Emperor Red Elements Ink.
7. Place the Herringbone Texture Red Rubber Cling Stamp facedown onto the stamping platform so that the right edge of the stamp is at the 8.5" mark.
8. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
9. Use magnets to secure a second panel of kraft cardstock to the base of the stamping platform.
10. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to ink the Herringbone Texture Red Rubber Cling Stamp and stamp.
11. Move the stamped kraft cardstock approximately 3.25" to the right (the length of the stamp). The panel will be hanging off of the platform, but it's copacetic.
12. Re-ink the stamp with Emperor Red Elements Ink and stamp. 
13. Flip the stamped kraft panel to repeat Steps #9 - 12.
14. Remove the stamp from the platform and clean.
15. Remove the panel from the platform, trim to 4" x 5.25", and edge with Emperor Red Elements Ink.
16. Adhere the herringbone stamped panel to the reserved kraft card.
17. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

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It's Your Purrday!

It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! If you've been here before, you know that I'm a crazy cat lady and show feline loveby collecting all the cat themed crafting supplies in the world. To that end, I recently purchased Time for Tea's Purrfect Day and Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Sets, which I've used in this Purrday card. 

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Purrfect Day Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Mixed Boxes Small Stencil by Darkroom Door

Checkered Stencil by Darkroom Door

Della Blue, Violet Chalk, and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Grey Cardstock
Obsidian Amalgam Ink by Gina K™ Designs
Copic® Markers: C00, C0, C1, C2, C4, R81, YG03, YG05, YG11, YG17, E21, E23, E25, E47, W6, W7, E21, E23, E25, E47

Flag Die: Source Unknown

Post-It Notes® by 3M

Repositionable Scotch Tape® by 3M
Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of grey cardstock to 7" x 10", score at 5", and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use a piece of Repositionable Scotch Tape to tape the top of the Mixed Boxes Small Stencil onto white cardstock.
3. Use magnets to secure the stencil and the sentiment to the base of a stamping platform. 
4. Place the hanging cat, the reclining cat (from the Purrfect Day Clear Stamp Set) and the sitting cat (from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set) facedown onto the large rectangles of the stencil. 
5. Press the lid of the platformonto the back of the stamps and lift. 
6. Ink the stamps with Obsidian Amalgam ink, then stamp into the openings of the stencil onto the image panel,
7. Ink again and stamp onto repositionable label paper.
8. Fussy-cut all three cats and adhere them over their counterparts as masks.
9. Keeping the stencil taped to stamped image panel, use magnets to secure both to the STAY-tion. 
10. Use Post-It Notes to protect the stencil and the open spaces of the image panel whilst adding inked backgrounds to the rectangular openings in the stencil.
11. Brush Violet Chalk Elements Ink onto the small rectangles. 
12. Tear Post-It Notes and placed them horizontally over the bottom part of the the sitting and reclining cat rectangles (middle and bottom left). 
13. Brush Della Blue Elements Ink over masked areas on all three large rectangles. 
14. Position the top parts of the torn Post-It Notes over the sky area on middle and bottom cat rectangles.
15. Brush Pine Elements Ink onto the area below the cats to ground them. 
16. All the rectangles should be inked now.
17. Remove the stencil and clean it. 
18. Remove the masks and retain for another use.
19. Color the cats, tree, leaves, and grassy areas with Copic markers.
20. Set aside the image panel while you work on the background panel.
21. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4.75" x 6.75".
22. Use magnets to secure the Checkered Stencil over the white cardstock and onto the STAY-tion.
23. Brush Violet Chalk Elements Ink over the Checkered Stencil to create a background panel.
24. Flip the panel 180° and re-secure the Checkered Stencil to the bottom part of the white cardstock (now on the top).
25. Repeat Step #23. p
26. Remove the stencil and brush the center area with Violet Chalk Elements Ink.
27. Use the same ink to edge the background panel.
28. Adhere the background panel to the reserved card.
29. Adhere the image panel to the card.
30. Use Violet Chalk Elements Ink to stamp the sentiments from the Time for Tea's Purrfect Day and Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Sets onto scraps of grey cardstock.
31. Use a flag die to cut both sentiments.
32. Adhere the sentiments to finish the card.

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Create Pandamonium!

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are sharing projects created with products by Time for Tea Designs. However, I got confused and thought that maybe I was supposed to make a tea-themed project. So I made both. However, I'm just sharing one project today because I figured that two projects worth of my instructions would drive any readers completely bonkers. 

So here's the slimline card created with the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Essential Rectangle Frames Slimline Dies set from the Sue Wilson Slimline Collection by Creative Expression

Acetate Hills Masks/ Stencils by Lavinia Stamps

Feather Leaves Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Premium Metallic Cardstock from Neenah Creative Collections

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs

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Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky, Bamboo Laves Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Copic® Markers:

   Pandas: B60, C00, C0, RV0000, C6

   Paw Pads: Rv0000, RV000

   Balloons: RV52, RV63, B32, B34

   Envelope: G000, G00, G20

   Cloud: RV0000, BV0000, B60, C00, C0, C1

Cartoon Speech Bubble Die Set by Frantic Stamper

Stamping Platform 

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

Instructions:

1. Use the second largest die from the Essential Rectangle Frames Slimline Dies set to cut Solar White cardstock to create the image panel. 
2. Use magnets to secure the die-cut to the base of the stamping platform
3. Use your mad math skillz to figure out where to position the pandas so that they'll be equally distributed horizontally. 
4. Place the panda stamps face down onto the image panel. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the lid, ink with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and stamp.
5. Stamp again onto label paper, fussy-cut the label paper pandas, then adhere them over their counterparts.
6. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and use magnets to secure it to the STAY-tion.
7. Place one of the masks from the Acetate Hills Masks/ Stencils over the bottom part of the image panel 
8. Brush Summer Sky Memento ink over the mask and the masked pandas to create the sky.
9. Trace the mask onto a piece of scrap paper, fussy-cut along the edge, and use that to cover the newly inked sky.
10. Tear another piece of scrap paper and sponge Bamboo Leaves Memento ink between the masks until the grassy field is complete.
11. Place the image panel back onto the Stamping Platform and secure it with magnets.
12. Position the bamboo stalk with leaves facedown on the image panel between the center and left panda. 
13. Ink the bamboo stalk with Bamboo Leaves Memento ink and stamp.
14. Clean off the stamp and position it facedown on the image panel between the center and right pandas.
15. Repeat Step #13.
16. Remove the stamp, clean, and put away.
17. Take the nekkid bamboo stalk and repeat Steps #12 - 16.
18. Repeat Steps #12- 17 using the bamboo leave stamp.
19. Take the balloons stamp, position it facedown on the image panel on the left panda. 
20. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp.
21. Lift the masks from the pandas and retain for another use.
22. Color the pandas, balloons, bamboo stalks, and bamboo leaves with Copic markers.
23. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the sentiment.
24. Use the cloud-shaped speech bubble cutting die to cut the sentiment.
25. Color the sentiment die-cut with Copic markers.
26. Set aside the image panel.
27. Use the largest die from the Essential Rectangle Frames Slimline Dies set to cut a piece of white metallic cardstock from the Premium Metallic Cardstock Collection.
28. Use one of the Black Blending Brushes to brush Bamboo Leaves ink over the entire background die-cut.
29. Secure the Feather Leaves Stencil onto the background with magnets.
30. Brush Bamboo Leaves ink over the stencil onto the background to create a jungley-leafy pattern. The wonderful thing about using dye inks on white metallic cardstock is that you end up with a lovely shimmery result, pictured below. 
31. Since the die-cut is slightly wider than the stencil, brush Bamboo Leaves along all edges.
32. Adhere the image panel to the background panel then adhere to a green slimline card.
33. Adhere the sentiment thought bubble as shown to complete the card.

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Explore!

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. I've had the itch to travel and explore for a while now, which has been thwarted. However, I can always imagine, right? I've had the Camel Travel and the Desert Mirage from the Art by Marlene Artsy rabia Collection by Studio Light for awhile now and decided it was time to use them to make this large card. I *think* I might have seen a similar scene on Pinterest or Instagram, but I can't recall who made it, but kudos to whomever are definitely deserved.

When you think of camels and the desert, you think of pyramids, lots of sand, and an oasis with some palm trees. I can't sketch for love or money, but I can use stencils, so I used the Totally Triangular Stencil by AALL and Create to make my pyramids. I also used two of the Acetate Hill Masks-Stencil by Lavinia Stamps to create my desert.

Here's my card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used: 

Art by Marlene Artsy Arabia - Camel Travel by Studio Light

Art by Marlene Artsy Arabia - Desert Mirage by Studio Light

Totally Triangular Stencil by AALL and Create

Acetate Hill Masks-Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Destination Unknown Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Diamond Sparkles Gemstones Festive Selection by Hunkydory Crafts

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Design

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Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink, Summer Sky, and Desert Sand Memento™ Inks by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

   Camel: E23, e35, E37, E44, BG53, B57, B23, B24, R32, R35, R43, YG45, Y21, Y23, Y26

   Buildings: BG34, BG49, R24, R32, R39, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, B04, B06, B18, B23, B24, BV000, BV13, BV17, BV20, C4

.03 Black Multiliner® by Copic®

   Sand and Pyramids: E40, E41, E42, E43, W0, W1

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Very Vintage Double Dot Patterned Paper by BoBunny Press®

Fancy Framed Tags Two Shapeabilities® Die Set by Spellbinders®

Black Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura® of America

Crystal Glitter Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery®

Stamping Platform

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Post-It Notes® by 3M

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the camel from the Camel Travel Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto label paper.
2. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place atop the camel on the image panel. 
3. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion, secured at the top with magnet.
4. Place one of the  Acetate Hill Masks-Stencil horizontally over the image panel to serve as a both a stencil and a mask. 
5. Place the Totally Triangular Stencil over the mask onto the left side of the image panel and secure with magnets.
6. Brush the appropriately named Desert Sands Memento ink over the the hilly mask then over one of the triangles from the Totally Triangular Stencil to form the first pyramid. 
7. Place the edges of Post-It Notes covering the edge of the triangle, shift the Totally Triangular Stencil to the right, then brush Desert Sand over the triangle onto the image panel.  
8. Repeat Step #7 until you have a chain of five pyramids.. 
9. Trace the triangle onto the top sheet of the Post-It Note pad, then fussy-cut five sheets at once creating five masks.
10. To create the desert in front of the pyramids, brush Desert Sands ink over one of the other Acetate Hill Masks-Stencil onto the image panel. 
11. Shift the mask downwards and repeat Step #10.
12. Remove and clean all the stencils and masks because they like to be clean.
13. Place the fussy-cut Post-It Note triangles over their pyramid counterparts as masks.
14. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the first building from the Desert Mirage Stamp Set (the one with the palm tree) onto the left side of the image panel and onto label paper. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place atop its counterpart as a mask.
15. Repeat Step #14 and all of the buildings are stamped and masked.
16. Brush Summer Sky Memento ink over the top part of the image panel to create the sky.
17. Brush Angel Pink Memento ink randomly over the sky to add a touch of pink.
18. Remove and retain all masks.
19. Use black Multi-liner to correct any incomplete lines.
20. Use Copic markers to color the images.
21. Use Black glitter pen to accent the strings dangling from the camel's neck and connecting the blanket with the baubles.
22. Use Copic markers and a straight edge (hahahaha) to add detail the pyramids and the desert. 
23. Trim the image panel to 5" x 8", edge with either Summer Sky or Desert Sand Memento ink.
24. Adhere the image panel to patterned paper cut .25" larger than the image panel, then to a 5.5" x 8.5" kraft card.
25. Use Onyx Black VersaFine Ink to stamp the sentiment from the Destination Unknown Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a scrap of patterned paper.  Heat set with sparkly black embossing powder.
26. Use the center of one of the dies from the Fancy Framed Tags Die set to cut the sentiment panel. 
27. Use the matching frame from the set to cut a scrap of Kraft card.
28. Adhere the sentiment die-cuts and add red gemstones from the Diamond Sparkles Gemstones Festive Selection to finish the card.

A Note: I used Memento ink for the backgrounds because it is Copic friendly and I knew I'd be touching up the pyramids, desert, and the sky. 

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