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.

Thanks for visiting today!

Spread a Little Kindness Card

 It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. It's an "Anything Goes" week for the TFS team. It's been very cold here in New Jersey with snow on the ground. The birds are all puffed up and hungry, which reminded me of the Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions, so I decided to make this card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Blender Brush Set by Time for Tea Designs

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock

Patterned Blue Cardstock by Club Scrap

Blue Cardstock by Club Scrap

Stormy Sky Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: 

Robot: T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, T0, BG96, BH93, BG90, E97, E95, E93, E19, E08, E07, YR31, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y11

Bird: As above without the BG markers

Bench: E37, E23, E21, W4, W2, W0, C3, C1, C0

Bird Seed Bag: BG34, BG32

Bird Seed: E44, E42, YR31

Sidewalk: C3, C1, C0

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

White Uni-Posca Paint Pen by Mitsubishi Pencil

A2 Polaroid Frame Die: Source Unknown

Nameplate Die: Spellbinders Paper Arts

Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Tiny Pewter Cogs: Source Unknown

Philips Head Screwtop Brads by Tim Holtz/Idea-ology for Advantus

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Post-It Notes by 3M

Anti-Static Tool

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from a piece of solid blue cardstock.
2. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform. 
3. Position the the focal image from the Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set facedown centered horizontally on the cardstock. 
4. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift. 
5. Use tape or Post-It Notes to cover the leaves on the stamp. 
6. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, remove the tape or Post-It Notes, and stamp.
7. Use Copic markers to color the image panel. 
8. Stamp the focal image again onto repositionable sticker paper, fussy-cut, and place the sticker paper version over its counterpart on the image panel. Be sure that the lower part of the image panel with the base of the park bench, the robot's feet, and the sidewalk are covered by either the sticker paper or Post-It Notes.
9. Brush Stormy Sky Distress ink over the masked images. 
10. Mist the image panel with a Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir filled with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to mottle the ink and blend the ink without pilling the paper.
11. Use a White Posca Paint Pen to add white spatter to the background.
12. Remove the masks from the image panel. 
13. Use a White Posca Paint Pen to add snowflakes and snowpiles over and around the images. 
14. Use an A2 Polaroid Frame die to cut blue patterned cardstock. 
15. Adhere the image panel behind the window of the frame die-cut.
16. Flip the patterned cardstock over to reveal the solid side. 
17. Pat the cardstock with a non-static tool. 
18. Use Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the sentiment included in the Bot-ology Spread a Little Kindness Rubber Cling Stamp Set. 
19. Sprinkle clear detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into its container, and heat set the sentiment.
20. Die-cut the sentiment with a label die. 
21. Adhere the sentiment die-cut paper to the polaroid frame. 
22. Attach tiny pewter gears over the holes in the nameplate die-cut using philips head screw-top brads. 
23. Adhere the finished cardfront to the reserved A2 card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Purrfect New Year Calendar Card

Greetings! It's Tuesday which is my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. 

PSA: I want to remind you that there's a sale over at Topflight Stamps that ends tonight, December 31 at 11:59 P.M.!

This week's team theme is "Anything Goes" so I've made a calendar card with the That Lovin' Feline Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, Filigree 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps, VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create, and sentiments from by Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Design cat-themed stamp sets.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
That Lovin' Feline Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Filigree 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Design 

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Cheerful, Paradise, Verdant, Summertime, Morning Mist, and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche White and Raven Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Purrfect Day Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

You Go Gull Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Copic Markers: BV25, BV23, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, YR16, Y17, Y11, C10

Red Marker by Prismacolor

Black Colored Pencil by Prismacolor

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Calendar

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from Raven cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the long tall  cats from the That Lovin' Feline Clear Polymer Stamp Set twice — once onto a 6" square panel of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the cats. Use a Y11 marker to outline both cats and BV and N markers to add a shadow under their butts. 
4. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to their eyes. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of both cats and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks. 
6. Place a ruler or scrap paper horizontally under the right cat to cover the bottom portion of the image panel.
7. Brush Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink over the masks to add color to the top part of the image panel. 
8. Place the Filigree 8x8 Stencil over the image panel and secure it to the panel with tape, magnets, etc. 
9. Brush Paradise VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil and the masks onto the top left and bottom right sides of the top of the panel. 
10. Wipe the excess ink off of the stencil. 
11. Brush Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto edges of the blue ink towards the center of the panel. Wipe the excess ink off of the stencil again.
12. Brush Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the center part of the image panel.
13. Remove the stencil and ruler and clean them. 
14. Place the ruler on the dividing line so that it's now covering the top part of the image panel. 
15. Brush Paradise VersaFine Clair Ink over the ruler onto the bottom of the image panel. Remove the ruler and heat set the entire panel.
16. Cut white cardstock with two of the speech bubbles from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 . 
17. Use Summertime and Cheerful VersaFine Clair Inks to add color to the speech bubble die-cuts, then heat set.
18. Place low-tack tape to the reverse of the white cardstock to cover the speech bubble apertures. 
19. Place the inked and heat set speech bubbles into the apertures so that they're secured in place by the tape. 
20. Place the cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
21. Place the "Have a purrfect" sentiment stamp from the Purrfect Day Stamp Set facedown onto the larger speech bubble. 
22. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
23. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover the rest of the sentiment. 
24. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the sentiment and remove the stamp.
25. Place the "Mew" sentiment stamp from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set facedown on the speech bubble.
26. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
27. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover the rest of the sentiment. 
28. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the sentiment and remove the stamp.
29. Place the "New Year" sentiment stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the same speech bubble. 
30. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
31. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover the word "New"
32. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the sentiment and remove the stamp.
33. Place the "You're the best" stamp from the Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set facedown on the other speech bubble.
34. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
35. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover "the best"
36. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the sentiment and remove the stamp.
37. Place the "Pawesome" stamp from the "Mew are pawesome" stamp from the Kitty Capers Clear Stamp Set facedown on the speech bubble. 
38. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
39. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover "Mew are".
40. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the sentiment and remove the stamp.
41. Position the heart from the You Go Gull Clear Stamp Set facedown on the speech bubble to cover the smudge. 
42. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
43. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover "Mew are".
44. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the heart.
45. Remove and clean the heart stamp. 
46. Place the heart stamp facedown on the right side of the speech bubble.
47. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
48. Use tape or a Post-It Note to cover "Mew are".
49. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to ink the stamp. Remove the tape/Post-It Note. Stamp the heart.
50. Remove the speech bubbles and heat set them.
51. Color the hearts with a red Prismacolor marker, taking care not to touch the outlines. 
52. Adhere to the image panel as shown. 
53. Secure the image panel to the base of the stamping platform. 
54. Position the "lovin' feline" sentiment from the That Lovin' Feline Clear Polymer Stamp Set on the bottom of the image panel as shown.
55. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift. Ink the sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
56. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the line of pawprints. Heat set the image panel.
57. Use a black colored pencil to touch up the pawprints if necessary. *
58. Trim the image panel to 5.5" square and edge with a black marker.
59. Cut a piece of whitecardstock slightly larger than the calendar. Brush Summertime and Cheerful VersaFine Clair Inks over a ruler onto the white cardstock. Heat set. 
60. Adhere the calendar to the inked panel using strong tape or glue.
61. Cut a piece of textured white cardstock to 5.75" square. Sponge Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink around the outer .5" of the square. 
62. Place a checkerboard stencil over the inked area and sponge Summertime VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil to blend with the orange ink. 
63. Heat set then use this layer to mat the image panel. 
64. Adhere the matted image panel to the reserved black 6" x 6" card.

Notes:

• VersaFine Clair Inks blend beautifully and retain tranlucency so you can see what's underneath.
• When using VersaFine Clair Inks on textured cardstock, use sponges for better coverage on the texture.
• It is important to heat set the VersaFine Clair Inks, especially when stamping a small image overtop. In step 56, the Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink pawprints faded into the bottom layer.

Thanks for visiting today. Happy New Year!

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.

Thanks for visiting today!

Kaleidacolor and Isopropyl Alcohol - A Tutorial

I’ve been experimenting with 91° Isopropyl Alcohol to blend inks and decided to see what would happen with Kaleidacolor Ink by Imagine Crafts. I’m totally thrilled with the results! 

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Kaleidacolor - Fresh Greens

Rainforest, Green Oasis, Verdant, and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink *

Summer Sky, Angel Pink, Rose Bud, and Dandelion Memento Dew Drop Ink

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Pandamonium Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs *

Bamboo Stencil by The Crafters Workshop

Nesting Postage Stamps Infinity Die Set by Hero Arts

Nesting Rectangles Infinity Die Set by Hero Arts

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

Stamping Platform

Heat Gun by EK Success

Please note: The products with asterisks are available at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

Step 1: 

Keeping the Kaleidacolor’s ink pads separate, apply ink to the brayer.

Step 2:

Use the brayer to roll the ink onto one side of a 4.25” x 5” panel of white cardstock. Re-ink the brayer if necessary. Notice that the lightest green is in the center of the paper. 

Flip the paper 180° and repeat the above. It’s always a good idea to create more than one panel of inked cardstock!

Step 3:

Spray the inked cardstock with Isopropyl Alcohol until the paper is completely saturated. Tilt the paper so that the alcohol moves the ink around. Note that whereas the paper is wet, it is not pilling! 

Safety Warning: Be sure to have good ventilation when using any kind of solvent!

Pro Tip: 

Place a piece of white seam binding or ribbon into the puddle of ink to create perfectly matching trim!

Step 4:

Mist the cardstock with water to add white speckles and blotches. Heat set.

Step 5:

Tape the inked cardstock to t he back of the bamboo stencil.

Sponge Rainforest and Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Inks over the stencil onto the inked cardstock. Heat set.

Step 6:

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp two of the pandas from the Pandamonium Clear Stamp Set. Heat set.

Step 7:

Fussy-cut both pandas.

Step 8:

Smoosh Rose Bud, Angel Pink, Summer Sky, and Dandelion Dew Drop Inkpads onto a craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paintbrush to color the pandas.

Step 9:

Use a plain rectangle and a postage edged rectangle dies to cut inked panels.

Step 10:

Place a piece of paper tape across the bottom of the stenciled cardstock. 

Heavily sponge Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink below the tape to cover the stenciling. Use the ink to edge the piece as well.

 

Step 11:

Use Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the sentiment.

Step 12:

Use a Postage Edged die to cut the sentiment.

Step 13:

Create an A2 card from Avalanche cardstock. Apply Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink around the edges of the white cardstock. VersaFine Clair Ink works really well with textured cardstock!

Step 14:

Use Tear It! Tape to attach the postage edged die-cut to the card. 

Adhere the pandas and the sentiment die-cut to the stenciled panel, then adhere the stenciled panel to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!