Waiting for Karma

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

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sea Creatures Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set KTZ226 by Katzelkraft

No Regrets Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Ombre 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Please Note: 

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

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

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

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

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

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

Notes in hindsight:

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

Thanks for visiting today!

On Wings of Imagination

Here's an encouragement card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's January "Winged Things" Challenge #205 with the Edgar Allen Poe Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda and the Murder of Crows Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Stamps.

Products Used:

Murder of Crows Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Stamps

Edgar Allen Poe Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

White Heavy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black and London Fog Memento Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers:

Face: C2, C1, C0, C00

Hair: C4, C3

Shirt: W2, W1, W0, W00

Birds: N8, N5, N4, N2

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Black Glaze Dimensional Gloss Gel Pen by Sakura

Removable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Square Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Time Tunnel 6x6 Stencil by Visible Image

Chit Chat and Big Chat idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Note:

When I saw that January's challenge was Winged Things, I naturally had to create a card with some of my favorite birds. I love crows and ravens and magpies, which are all part of the Corvidae Family. Their plumage is usually majestic and they are really very intelligent birds. And when I think of crows and ravens, I think of Edgar Allen Poe.

I wanted to go greyscale with this card and am relatively pleased with the results.

Instructions:

1. Stamp the Edgar Allen Poe Rubber Stamp with London Fog Memento Ink onto a panel of Bristol Paper.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp three of the crows from the Murder of Crows Rubber Stamp Set.
3. Use Copic markers to color the images. 
4. Use a white Gel Pen to add the catchlights to Poe's eyes. 
5. Use a Black Glaze Gel Pen to add shiny eyes to the crows. 
6. Stamp all the images again onto repositionable sticker paper, fussy-cut them, and place the fussy-cut stickers  over their counterparts as masks.
7. Place a Nestabilities square die facedown on the image panel and secure it with low-tack tape. 
8. Run the die and image panel through the machine. 
9. Flip the sandwich  onto a work surface so the reverse is facing upwards. 
10. Use low-tack tape to secure the die-cut image panel to the rest of the panel.
11. Flip the die-cut/image panel again so that it's right-side up with the image panel still inside the die. 
12. Brush Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the die onto the masked image panel die-cut. 
13. Place the Time Tunnel Stencil over the image panel/die combo, hold in place, and sponge Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the die and the stencil to add a subtle background to the image panel.
14. Remove the tape from the front and the back of the die-cut image panel revealing a white-ish edge. 
15. Clean both the die and the stencil.
16. Remove the masks to reveal the colored scene.
17. Use Copic markers to ground the two crows flanking Poe.
18. Cut black textured cardstock with the next largest square die and use the black die-cut to mat the image panel.
19. Adhere the matted image panel to a white 6" square card. 
20. Add sentiment stickers to finish the 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!

An Encouragement Card for the New Year!

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week's focus is "Anything Goes". But before I get to my blog post, I wanted to remind you that there's a Winter Sale going on right now!

Here's an encouragment card created with the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set and the Ripples Stencil, both by Visible Image. Both the stamp set and the stencil are retired but are still available at Topflight Stamps so you should get them while you still can! I also used Lindy's Gang's Magical Pigment Powders from both the Nantucket Pearls Set and the Steampunk Soirée Set. The sentiments are from the Motivation Station Ephemera Die-cuts 55 by AALL and Create.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Ripples Stencil by Visible Image

Whale Watch Blue and Salt Water Taffy Magical Pigment Powders from the Nantucket Pearls Magical Pigment Powders Set by Lindy's Gang

Petticoat Plum Magical Pigment Powder from the Steampunk Soirée Magical Pigment Powders Set by Lindy's Gang

Motivation Station Ephemera Die-cuts 55 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Black Heavystock Cardstock

Alcohol Markers:

Copic: 

  Skin: BV000, BV0000, RV91, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, R20

  Hair: B66, B63, B60, RB2, FV2, Blue Grey (my own blend)

  Wings: V93, V91

  Circles: C0

Shinhan Touch:
Blue Grey/BG 7, BG5, BG3

Gold Glitter Marker by Grabie

Paint Brushes

Paint Palette

Roll of paper towels

Pigma Black Pen by Sakura

New Canvas Palette Ink by Stewart Superior

Low-tack Tape

5 x 7 Card Creator Die Set by Spellbinders

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from heavy black cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a 5" x 7" piece of Bristol Paper onto a stamping platform secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the fairy from the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set twice — once onto a 5" x 7" piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
4. Color the fairy with Copic markers. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
6. Position the wing stamps from Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set facedown on either side of the masked fairy. 
7. Ink the wing stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp them twice — once onto a 5" x 7" piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
8. Use a black fineliner to fix any missing linework, specifically between the wings and the fairy. 
9. Color the wings with Copic markers. 
10. Outline the wings with Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen then use the same Copic markers to spread the glittering gel ink over the wings.*
11. Outline the circles along and under the fairy with Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen.
12. Use a C0 Copic marker to blend the glittering ink over the circles.
13. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the wings and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
14. Add a small amount of water to three wells of a paint palette. 
15. Add a small amount of Whale Watch Blue, Salt Water Taffy (from the Nantucket Pearls Magical Pigment Powders Set by Lindy's Gang), and Petticoat Plum Magical Pigment (from the Steampunk Soirée Magical Pigment Powders Set) powders to each well.  Mix each powder with the water to dissolve it. 
16. Test the colors you've created. You can always dilute with additional water to lighten the color or add more pigment powder to deepen the color.
17. Use a paint brush to paint clear water around the image panel. 
18. Use a separate paint brush for each color of the diluted pigment powders to apply them to the image panel until you're happy with the the result.*
19. Mist the panel with water to encourage color blending. 
20. Roll paper towels across the panel to pick up excess paint, then thoroughly heat set the image panel. 
21. Place the dry image panel onto a magnetic surface.
22. Place the Ripples Stencil facedown over the image panel, secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
23. Sponge white hybrid ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
24. Remove the stencil and clean it.
25. Remove the masks from the wings and the fairy. 
26. Use a black fineliner to touch up any areas that need it. 
27. Outline the fairy and the wings with a gold glitter pen. 
28. Heat set the white hybrid ink and the gold glitter marker.
29. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the rings from the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set as shown. 
30. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the small circle stamp from the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set repeatedly along the bottom.
31. Use the largest die from the 5x7 Card Creator Die Set to cut the image panel.
32.  Edge the image panel/die-cut with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 
33. Adhere the card to the reserved 5" x 7" black card. 
34. Choose sentiment die-cuts from the Motivation Station Ephemera Die-cut Set 55. 
35. Use a black marker to cover their white edges. 
36. Adhere the sentiment die-cuts to finish the card.

Notes:

• You can add glittery elements to your piece by applying some Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen, then spreading the gel ink with a Copic marker or other alcohol ink markers. When you're done, clean the nib of the marker by swiping it across a piece of scrap cardstock until it's clean.
• Painting water along the edge of a colored image, then applying diluted pigments is a bit loosey-goosey and unpredictable to me. I clearly need to loosen up.

Live in Harmony

Greetings! I'm back with another project for this week's Butterfly theme at Topflight Stamps, who has a wide selection of butterfly and moth-themed products available. Here's a link to take a closer look!

Here's a card created with the Antisocial Butterfly Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, the Entwined Butterflies Stencil by Visible Image, plus Confetti, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, and Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps. 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Entwined Butterflies Stencil by Visible Image

Confetti, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, and Sundance Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

5/8" Stencil Brushes by Lavinia Stamps

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Antisocial Butterfly Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Grunge Mid Tones 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Uplifting Sentiment Stickers 6 by Lavinia Stamps

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

Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Black Pigma Marker by Sakura

Grey and Black Multiliners Pen by Copic

Opalescent Hydrangea Card Bling by A Colorful Life

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create a 5½" square card from grey cardstock. Set aside.
2. Cut a piece of Bristol Paper or other water-friendly cardstock to 6½" square and place it onto a magnetic or craft mat. 
3. Place the Entwined Butterflies Stencil over the paper and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
4. Use 5/8" Stencil Brushes to stipple Confetti, Blue Lagoon, Violet Chalk, and Sundance Elements Inks over the stencil onto the image panel. 
5. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Miste to mist water over the panel while the stencil is still in place. 
6. Trim the stenciled background to 5¼" square and heavily edge it with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink. 
7. Adhere the background panel to the reserved 5½" square grey card.
8. Choose patterned papers from the Grunge Mid Tones 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad and the Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to match the colors of the stenciled background panel.
9. Use Nocturne and Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the butterflies from the Antisocial Butterfly Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto the patterned papers. 
10. Fussy-cut the patterned paper butterflies and edge them with black or grey markers. 
11. Adhere the fussy-cut stamped patterned paper butterflies to the card's front and use fine line markers to add antennae. 
12. Choose a sentiment from the Uplifting Sentiment Stickers 6 and adhere it to the bottom right of the card front as shown. 
13. Use a Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller Pen to add sequins to the card as a finishing touch.

Thanks for visiting today!

I Am Woman Challenge - Card 1

It's mid-month and I've just joined March's I Am Woman Challenge 195 for Lost Coast's Portal to Creativity.

Here's the blurb about the challenge!

"Yep, we are all about the ladies this month so share your stamped anything featuring female humans. Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project."

Here's my card created with the Wish Upon a Star Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.  

Products Used:

Wish Upon a Star Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Stardust Stencil by Visible Image*

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko*

Dark Denim, Blue Lagoon, and Violet Chalk Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps*

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura*

New Canvas Hybrid Palette Ink by Stewart Superior

Copic Markers: 

 Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000

 Cheeks: R20

 Lips: E04, RV42

 Hair C6

 Eyes: R01, B66, B63

 Butterfly: N7, N5, Y06, YR27, YR24, YR23, YR18, YR16, YR15, YR09, YR07

 Stars in Circle: Y06

Black Stardust Glitter Pen by Sakura

Pigma Black Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-Tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Please Note: Asterisks denote products that can be purchased at Topflight Stamps.

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from white cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Wish Upon a Star Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the image on the white cardstock panel. 
4. Use a Clear Stardust Glitter Gel pen to color the interior of the stars.
5. Use a Black Stardust Glitter Gel pen to color the circle around the face.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Wish Upon a Star Rubber Stamp and adhere the sticker paper masks on top of their counterparts on the image panel.
7. Use Low-tack tape or magnets to secure the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
8. Brush Dark Denim Elements Ink over the masked image onto the outside edges of the image panel until the brush is clean.
9. Brush Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the Dark Denim ink towards the center of the image panel, blending as you go.
10. Randomly brush Violet Chalk Elements Ink over the inked image panel. 
11. Use Low-tack tape or magnets to secure the Stardust Stencil over the image panel.
12. Sponge New Canvas (white) or other white hybrid ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
13. Remove the stencil.
14. Trim the image panel to 4" x 5.25".
15. Use a black pen to edge the panel.
16. Use the Black Stardust Glitter pen to edge the panel.
17. Adhere the image panel to the reserved card.

I hope you get the chance to play along with the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's March I Am Woman Challenge 195 for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

Thanks for visiting today!

Jump for Joy -- Another Pink and Red Card!

Public Service Announcement!

There's a great stencil sale going on right now at Topflight Stamps!

Now for the featured project!

This week the Topflight Stamps team has a color challenge! We're using Pink and Red. I was so inspired by the color scheme that I've made two cards for the challenge.

Here's my second card for the week that was created with the Tomorrow Doesn't Exist Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image, the Dynamic 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps, the Smile Stencil by Darkroom Door, and Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Tomorrow Doesn't Exist Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image

Dynamic 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Smile Stencil by Darkroom Door

Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps
Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller Pen by Sakura of America

Other Products Used:

Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore

Red Devil and Raven Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Cotton Candy Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Spun Sugar Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Anti-Static Pouch

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Black Pigma Ink Pen

Low-tack Tape

Black Star and Burst Sequins 

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard

Stamping Platform

Instructions: 

1. Create a 6" square card from Red Devil cardstock. Set aside,
2. Pounce an anti-static panel onto a 6" x 8" panel of mixed media cardstock.
3. Using a stamping platform, position the jumping girl from the Tomorrow Doesn't Exist Clear Polymer Stamp Set on the top right of the panel. 
4. Ink the stamp with VersaMark or other embossing ink. Stamp the image. 
5. Re-ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp again. Repeat if necessary to attain a good solid impression. 
6. Add clear detail embossing powder, dump the excess back into its container, and heat set.
7. Sponge or brush Cotton Candy and Spun Sugar Distress inks over the entire image panel to create a pink background. 
8. Use a Fine Spray Mister to mist the inked panel with water to add some splotches. 
9. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Dynamic 8x8 Stencil onto the image panel. 
10. Sponge or brush the same pink inks over the stencil to create a subtle tone-on-tone background. Remove the stencil.
11. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Smile Stencil over the image panel as desired. 
12. Sponge or brush Emperor Red Elements Ink over the stencil onto the image panel. 
13. Remove the stencil and trim the image panel to 5.625" square. You'll note that I cut off quite a bit of the stencil, but I wanted to keep the "Jump for Joy" sentiment. 
14. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to edge the panel. 
15. Use a black pigment ink pen to edge the panel.
16. Trim a piece of black cardstock to 5.75" square use it to mat the image panel.
17. Adhere the matted image panel to the front of the reserved red 6x6 card. 
18. Use the Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller Pen to adhere tiny shiny black star and burst sequins as shown to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Chills and Thrills for a Bright and Cheerful Challenge!

Here's my first card for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's January's Bright and Cheerful Challenge 193. 

I got the flu as a Christmas present, so I started 2025 feeling dizzy and blah. Apparently, I got confused and missed the "cheerful" part of the challenge, but I did nail the bright and dizzy elements. 

Here's my card created with the Alfred Hitchcock Standing Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda with the Perspective Floor Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Alfred Hitchcock Standing Rubber Stamp by Carmen's Veranda

Perspective Floor Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Raven Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Scraps of red, white, and silver metallic cardstock

Cheerful, Summertime, Aqua Mist, Purple Delight, and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Flesh Colour, Shadow Pink, Lilac, Vermillion, Light Grey, Warm Grey 6, Warm Grey 5, Warm Grey 4 Zig Clear Color Real Brush Pens by Kuretake

Stipple Brush

Time Tunnel Stencil by Visible Image

Planner Filmstrip Die Set by Elizabeth Craft Designs 

At the Movies Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things Designs

Telephone Dies by QuicKutz

Upper Case Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Misc. Circle Dies

Bird Dies: Source Unknown

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platorm

Instructions:

1. Create a 5.5" square card from black (Raven) cardstock.
2. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp Alfred Hitchcock onto Bristol paper. Heat set.
3. Fussy-cut Alfred, color him with Zig Real Brush Markers, and edge him with a dark marker. Set him aside to stew.
4. Brush Cheerful VersaFine Clair ink over a sheet of Bristol cardstock.
5. Use a stipple brush to randomly pounce Summertime and Aqua Mist VersaFine Clair Inks over the background panel.
6. Heat set and trim to to 5.5" square.
7. Place the Time Tunnel Stencil over the inked background panel and secure with low-tack tape or magnets. 
8. Sponge Purple Delight VersaFine Clair over the Time Tunnel Stencil onto the speckled yellow background panel, remove the stencil, then heat set.
9. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink  to stamp the  Perspective Floor Rubber Stamp onto the leftover piece of yellow speckled cardstock, then heat set.
10. Cut black cardstock with the film strip cutting die, birds cutting dies, a film camera cutting die, and a rotary phone cutting die. 
11. Cut white cardstock with the rotary phone dial. 
12. Cut silver cardstock with circle dies and the film camera dies.
13. Cut red cardstock with an "M" cutting die.
14. Adhere the Perspective Floor element to the bottom left of the background panel. 
15. Adhere the film strip die-cut along the right edge of the background panel
16. Adhere the bird die-cuts to one of the apertures of the film strip.
17. Assemble the movie camera and adhere in the center film strip aperture.
18. Assemble and adhere the telephone die-cut. Adhere the red "M" to the phone's dial.
19. Adhere the fussy-cut, colored, and edged Alfred Hitchcock to the background as shown. 
20. Trim the image panel to 5.25" square and edge with Purple Delight VersaFine Clair Ink. 
21. Adhere the card front to the 5.5" black card.
22. Adhere the Idea-ology sentiment sticker to finish the card.

I hope that you take the opportunity to enter the Bright and Cheerful Challenge for a chance to win Lost Coast Cash!

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!