Spooky!

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

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

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Dreaded Damask Cling Rubber Stamp by Indigo Blu

Skull n Roses Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals

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

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

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by Wow!

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Textured Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Alcohol Markers:

Copic Markers: 

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

for some Roses: V09, V06, V05, V04

Olo Markers:

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

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Anti-static Pouch

Sentiment Frame Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

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

Notes:

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

Thanks for visiting today!

Sweet Friend Card

It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are showcasing Creative Expressions' wonderful projects. 

Here's my card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Friendship Watering Can Clear Stamp Set by Creative Expressions

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad Creative Expressions

Dusky Rose and Slate Grey Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts

Clear Matte Embossing Powder  by Wow

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers: RV63, RV69, RV91, R56, G20, G21, G234, N0, N1, N2, N3

White and Silver Uni-Posca Paint Pens by Mitsubishi Pencil Company

Silver Gel Pen by Pentel

Black Pastel Pencil by General's

VersaMark Ink Pad by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Scalloped Frame Die Set by Gina Marie Designs

Scalloped Border Die-namics Die by My Favorite Things

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Avalanche White Textured cardstock to 10" x 7". Score at 5" and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the watering can from the Friendship Watering Can Clear Stamp Set twice, once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
4. Place a ruler horizontally across the image panel along the bottom of the masked watering can. 
5. Brush Dusky Rose Prism Ink  over the top of the ruler over the masked image onto the image panel to create a colored background. 
6. Reposition the ruler to cover the top part of the image. 
7. Brush Slate Grey Prism Ink w over the ruler onto the bottom of the image panel. 
8. Remove and retain the mask
9. Use Copic markers to color the image. Resist the urge to make the metallic pitcher rusty. 
10. Use a silver gel pen to color the staples on the heart.
11. Use a black chalk pencil to add shadows beneath the pitcher.
12. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the heart from the watering can onto a scrap of plaid paper from A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad.
13. Fussy-cut the heart.
14. Use RV91 to deepen the color of the heart 
15. Use the silver gel pen to color the staples on the heart. 
16. Edge the heart with a black marker.
17. Press the fussy-cut, colored heart onto a VersaMark pad.
18. Add Clear Matte Embossing Powder, dump off the excess, and heat set. 
19. Repeat Steps #16 and #17.
20. Adhere the embossed heart over its counterpart on the image panel.
21. Splatter the image panel with silver and white paint pens to add visual interest.
22. Cut Avalanche White textured cardstock with a scalloped frame and a scalloped border die.
23. Adhere the scalloped frame die-cut over the image panel to frame it.
24. Use magnets to secure the white bordered die-cut to the base of the stamping platform.
25. Position the "For You" and "Sweet Friend" from the Friendship Watering Can Clear Stamp Set facedown on the border die-cut.
26. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
27. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
28. Re-ink and re-stamp the sentiments as needed.
29. Trim pink plaid paper from A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad  to 4.75" x 6.75".
30. Edge the paper with the RV69 marker and adhere it to the reserved white 5" x 7" card.
31. Adhere the framed image panel and the border die sentiment to the front of the card.

Thanks for visiting today!