Cold Days, Warm Hearts

Mmmmm. Cocoa! Those mice have the right idea, especially as winter has arrived!

Here's a card created with Stampendous!' House-Mouse Designs® Marshmallow Mice Rubber Stamp.

Stampendous!® Products Used:

House-Mouse Designs® Marshmallow Mice Rubber Stamp

With Marshmallows Rubber Stamp

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Blue and Brown Cardstock 

Holly Jolly Patterned Paper by Fancy Pants Designs

Copic® Markers:

   Mouse Skin: BV0000, BV000, E51, E50, R00, R0, R20 (cheeks), R22 (Noses)

   Fur (from left to right): E21, E23, E25, E44;  E33, E35, E37 E44;  T1, T3, T5;  E47, E53, E55, E57;  W3, W5, W7

   Bag: <B21, B21, B91, Y21

   Label on Bag: Y21, E25

   Marshmallows: B60, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3

   Mug: R81, RV32, RV91, RV93

   Cocoa Can: B32, B34, B45, Y21

   Cocoa Can Label: E25, Y21, <B21, G40, G43

   Spoons: B90, T0, T1, T3

   Leaves; B32, G40, G43

   Straw: BV0000, Y11, Y21

   Floor: E42, T2

   Coffee Stain on floor from coffee. Oops

Pearlescent Shimmers Chalk by Pebbles

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 brown cardstock in half. Reserve half. 
2. Score the other piece at 6" and fold to form a 6" square card.
3. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 5.75" square and adhere to the card.
4. Use Memento ink to stamp the image onto white paper.
5. Use Copic markers to color the image.
6. Use shimmery chalk to carefully add the background around the mice.
7. Trim the image panel to 5" x 3.75".
8. Trim a piece of blue cardstock .25" larger and use to mat the image.
9. Use black ink to stamp the sentiment onto white paper.
10. Closely trim the sentiment and use the same chalk to add color to the sentiment panel.
11. Trim a piece of blue cardstock slightly larger than the sentiment panel and use to mat the sentiment.
12. Adhere the image panel and sentiment to the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

   

Christmas Love

Here's another holiday card! This one features Stampendous!®'s Snow Couple Hug Rubber Stamp.

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Snow Couple Hug Rubber Stamp

Wintery Day Perfectly Clear Stamp® Set

Build a Wreath Die Set

Tuxedo Black Memento® Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Supplies Used:

Copic® Markers:

   Snow Couple: B60, RV0000, C00, C0, C1, YR12, YR14, R30

   Coats: B91, B93, B95

   Her Scarf, Hat, and Mittens: R00, R11, R30, R32

   His Hat: B91, B93, B95, R30, R31

   His Scarf and Mittens: <b21, B21, C0, C1

Circles and Scalloped Circles Nestabilities® Dies by Spellbinders®

Frost Shimmer™ Stix by Imagine®

Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink (Sorry I didn't write down the color. Oops!)

Clear Starlight® Gelly Roll Glitter Pen by Sakura® of America

Brr...It's Cold Outside 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft O'Clock

Blue Cardstock

Instructions:

1. Score and fold in half an 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" blue panel to form an A2 card base.
2. Trim patterned paper to 4" x 5-1/4" patterned paper and edge with Frost Shimmer Stix.
3. Use Memento ink to stamp Snow Couple onto white cardstock.
4. Color with Copic markers.
5. Use glitter pen to add sparkle to the snow on the ground and in the background.
6. Trim the image panel and edge with Frost Shimmer Stix.
7. Trim a piece of coordinating patterned paper 1/4" larger than the image panel.
8. Lightly edge with Distress ink and heat set.
9. Mat the image panel onto the patterned paper panel.
10. Adhere to card front.
11. Stamp sentiment in black ink on white cardstock.
12. Use circle die to cut the sentiment.
13. Use scalloped circle die to cut patterned paper.
14. Use Copics to add some color to the sentiment circle
15. Mat the sentiment circle with the scalloped circle die-cut.
16. Adhere the sentiment to the card front as shown.
17. Thanks for visiting today!

Have a Cracking Good Christmas!

It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. If you've been here before you know that my tastes are somewhat eclectic and that I really like quirky imagery, which is why I absolutely, positively had to have the new  Nicci Battilana Eclectica ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy, which I used to create a slimline holiday card.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Nicci Battilana Eclectica ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Stones Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Neenah Creative Collection Premium Metallic Cardstock

2" Speedball Brayer

Other Products Used:

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Classic Green, Avocado, and Classic Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black and London Fog Memento™ Inks by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:

   Face and Lips: BV00, E21, E23, E35, R21, R22, R24

   Hair/Beard: C2, C3, C4, X6

   Eyes: BV11, BV13, BV17, B60

   Outfit: R24, R27, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, B04, B16, G03, G05, G17, FV02

   Ornaments: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, B04, B16, B60, R24, G05, G17, E40, E41, E42, C00, C0

Pumice Stone Distress® Oxide Spray by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Pumice Stone Distress® Oxide by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Fir Branch Die: Source Unknown

Bow from the Fireside Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz® for Sizzix®

Wood Patterned Washi Tape: Source Unknown

Uppercase "J" from the Alphabet Uppercase Die Set by Impression Obsession

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Star Sequins from Kat Scrappiness

Stamping Platform

Big Shot by Sizzix®

Paper Towel

Removable Tape

Waterbrush

Instructions and Notes:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the Nutcracker and two baubles from the ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Set.
2. Fussy-cut all three.
3. Use Copic markers to color the fussy-cut images, edge with a dark marker, and set aside.
4. Cut a piece of heavy mixed media cardstock to 4" x 9".
5. Spray cardstock with Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Spray. Heat set.
6. Mop up leftover Oxide Spray with the sprayed panel. Heat set.
7. Use removable tape to hinge the Stones Stencil to the top of the panel.
8. Brayer London Fog over the side of the the Stones Stencil that is attached to the inked side of the panel.
9. Lightly mist the inked panel with water.
10. Flip the hinged Stencil onto the patterned paper so that the inked sides are against each other.
11. Place this sandwich onto the Big Shot's platform and place both cutting pads overtop.
12. Run through the Big Shot several times.
13. Remove the panel, keeping the stencil in place, and use magnets to secure it to the STAY-tion.
14. Brush or sponge Pumice Stone Distress Oxide over the stencil.
15. Carefully remove the tape from the stencil and the panel.
16. Heat set the panel.
17. Add detail to the stones with a waterbrush or a paintbrush dipped in water.
18. Heat set the panel.
19. Trim the panel to 3.25" x 8.25", add Washi tape to the base of the panel, and edge with Black Soot Distress ink.
20. Adhere the panel to a piece of gold cardstock cut to 3.5" x 8.5".
21. Use the Fir Branch die to cut green cardstock multiple times.
22. Layer and adhere the Fir Branch die-cuts across the top to create a garland.
23. Cut gold cardstock with the Alphabet Die so that you end up with two of the letter "J".
24. Use glue to adhere the "J"s to the garland.
25. Hook the two ornament loops to loop of the "J" and adhere to the panel as shown
26. Use glue pen to adhere the star sequins in and on the garland
27. Use the bow die to cut red cardstock twice.
28. Adhere the bows to either side of the garland
29. Adhere the Nutcracker to image panel as shown.
30. Adhere the card front to the reserved card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Enjoy the Magic This Holiday Season

Greetings! I love the challenge of making holiday projects with non-holiday themed products. Earlier this week I shared a Christmas card created with Crafty Individuals' Trilby Cats Unmounted Rubber Stamp which is a fabulous cat stamp, albeit not Christmas themed. 

Since I still had my Crafty Individuals binder out, I decided to make another holiday card for Topflight Stamps using another non-holiday themed stamp. This time I used the Gentle Dragon Unmounted Rubber Stamp. After all, it IS one of the two magical seasons each year!

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Gentle Dragon Unmounted Rubber Stamp by Crafty Individuals
Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Mystic Swirl Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps
Pine and Lime Punch Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps
Emerald Green Brusho Crystal Colours by Colourcraft
Evergreen Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts
Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah

Bronze Metallic Cardstock by Recollections®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Lightning Black Brilliance™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: 

   Dragon: G20, G40, G43, G46, G85, <B91, Y21, Y23, Y23, Y26, Y28, R05, R17

   Background: B60, C0, C1, C2, YR30

Gossamer Gold Vintage Moon Shadow Mist by Lindy's® Stamp Gang

Nestabilities® Dies by Spellbinders®

Banner Die: Source Unknown

Stamping Platform

Fan Brush

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

Instructions and Notes:

True confession time. I usually put away all my stamps, inks, and such, then clean my surfaces and my floor after each project. However, it was a crazy week, so my Crafty Individuals Stamp Binder, my Pine and Lime Punch Elements Ink, and the Emerald Green Brusho Crystal Colours hadn't been put away since my last card. Instead they were in a pile on another surface. I decided that was a hint to just use them again.

1. Trim Bronze Metallic 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 dragon onto Neenah cardstock.
3. Color the image and background with Copic markers. Set aside.
4. Squish Lime Punch Elements Ink onto a craft mat. Spritz with water.
5. Dip a piece of watercolor or mixed media paper into the inky puddle until the ink is gone. Clean the craft mat.
6. Repeat Steps #7 and #8 using Pine Elements Ink.
7. Heat set the panel.
8. Sprinkle Emerald Green Brusho Crystal Colours onto the craft mat, spritz with water.
9. Dip your fan brush into the Brusho Puddle and splatter the panel. Repeat until you're happy with the splattered panel.
10. Sponge Evergreen Prism Ink here and there to change the green to match the dragon better.
11. Spritz the inks with water to move them around.
12. Decide to add some gold tones to the background to make the panel more festive and magical then spray way too much Gossamer Gold Vintage Moon Shadow Mist overtop.
13. Try to fix the blotchy mess by spraying water onto the paper to dilute the blotchiness. 
14. Press the wet inky paper with a paper towel to remove ink and discover a pattern that reminds you of dragon scales.
15. Deepen this look by placing the inky wet cardstock between paper towels, placing onto the platform of a die-cutter, place the cutting pads onto the paper towel, and run this sandwich through the die-cut machine several times. 
16. Chortle in delight over your "happy accident"!
17. Heat set this panel.
18. Use a Nestabilities die to cut an aperture in the inked panel.
19. Reserve the die-cut.
20. Use Lightning Black Brilliance ink to randomly stamp the Mystic Swirl around the aperture in the inked sprayed die-cut panel. Heat set.
21. Use the same ink to edge the panel and the aperture. Heat set.
22. Use magnets to secure the die-cut from Step #18 to the base of a stamping platform.
23. Place the sentiment face-down on the die-cut. 
24. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, and stamp. Repeat inking if necessary to attain a clean impression. 
25. Remove the stamped die-cut from the platform and heat set the ink.
26. Use a banner die to cut the sentiment, then edge with Brilliance ink. Heat set.
27. Adhere the colored dragon image panel behind the aperture of the inked stamped background paper to create the card front.
28. Adhere the card front to the reserved card from Step #1.
29. Add dimensional foam adhesive to the center of the sentiment die-cut and adhesive to both ends.
30. Adhere the sentiment to the card front as shown.

Thanks for visiting today!

Wishing You Joy this Season

If you've been here before, you know how much I love penguins and collect penguin stamps! So when I saw the adorable penguin family in the Penguin Nestle Rubber Stamp, I just had to get it.

Here's a holiday card created with it!

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Penguin Nestle Rubber Stamp

Festive Season Perfectly Clear Stamp® Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Copic® Markers:

   Penguins: W6, W7, W8, W9; BG90, T0, T1, R30, YR12, YR14, YR61, B91, B93, B95

   Background: C00, C0, C1, <B21, <B91

Hickory Smoke and Stormy Sky Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Brr...It's Cold Outside 6x6 Patterned Paper by Craft O'Clock

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 8.5" x 5.5" blue cardstock.
2. Score the cardstock at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card.
3. Use Memento ink to stamp the image.
4. Color with Copic markers.
5. Trim the image panel to 2.5" x 4".
6. Trim blue star patterned paper to 3" x 5.25" and edge with Stormy Sky Distress ink.
7. Trim black coordinating patterned paper to 2.5" x 5.25" and edge with Hickory Smoke Distress ink.
8. Cut black patterned paper to 4" x 5.25" to become the card front.
9. Adhere the blue star patterned paper onto the black patterned paper card front.
10. Adhere the black squiggly patterned paper centered onto the blue star paper on the card front.
11. Use Hickory Smoke Distress ink to edge the card front.
12. Use black ink to stamp sentiment on blue pattern paper, die-cut with a rectangle die, and edge with Stormy Sky Distress ink.
13. Adhere the image panel and the sentiment onto the card front as shown.
14. Adhere the card front to the reserved blue card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Season's Greetings!

It's Tuesday which means it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing Crafty Individuals' wonderful stamps! 

As a crazy cat lady, I satisfy my urges to get more cats by amassing cat-themed crafting products. So when I saw Crafty Individuals' Trilby Cats Unmounted Rubber Stamp #568 and Burglar Cats Unmounted Rubber Stamp #571, I had to have them.

Here's a card using Crafty Individuals' Trilby Cats Unmounted Rubber Stamp #568 with a sentiment from the Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Trilby Cats Unmounted Rubber Stamp #568 by Crafty Individuals

Holiday Sentiment Duos Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Pine and Lime Punch Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Emerald Green Brusho Crystal Colours by Colourcraft

Evergreen Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Festive Selection of Diamond Sparkles Gemstones by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah

Classic Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basis Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Trim the Tree Patterned Paper from the Christmas Time 8x8 Pad by Graphic 45 Papers®

Copic® Markers:

   Left Cat: C2, C3, C4, C5, YG01, YG05, G07, R24

   Right Cat: C4, C5, C6, R24, R27, R37, R39, G07

Black Sparkle Stardust® Glitter Pen by Sakura® of America

Graphite Pencil 

Speech Bubble Die: Source Unknown

Holly Die: Source Unknown

Washi Tape

Fan Brush

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of green cardstock to 10" x 7". 
2. Score the cardstock at 5" and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
3. Stamp Trilby Cats twice with Memento ink onto two panels of Neenah cardstock.
4. Fussy-cut the cat on the right entirely. 
5. Fussy-cut the cat on the left pretending that the overlapping cat isn't there. That probably didn't make sense. I should have taken a photo.
6. Color both cats with Copic markers and edge with a dark marker.
7. Use Black Stardust Glitter pen to enhance the eyes and noses and make them stand out more. Glitteryness is an added benefit.
8. Put the cats aside. They'll either play or sleep. Maybe both.
9. Squish Lime Punch Elements Ink onto a craft mat. Spritz with water.
10. Dip a piece of watercolor or mixed media paper into the inky puddle until the ink is gone. Clean the craft mat.
11. Repeat Steps #7 and #8 using Pine Elements Ink.
12. Heat set the panel.
13. Sprinkle Emerald Green Brusho Crystal Colours onto the craft mat, spritz with water.
14. Dip your fan brush into the Brusho Puddle and splatter the panel. Repeat until you're happy with the splattered panel.
15. Heat set.
16. Sandwich the panel between two pieces of cardstock. Place onto the base of your die-cutting machine. Place both cutting dies over the sandwiched panel. Crank through your machine several times to flatten the panel.
17. Use magnets to secure the inked flattened panel to the base of a stamping platform.
18. Place the Trilby Cats stamp face down onto the panel.
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
20. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and stamp.
21. Re-ink and stamp if necessary to get a good impression.
22. Heat Set.
23. Trim the image panel.
24. Use the Graphite pencil to outline the cats and smudge towards the inside of the stamped images.
25. Tear Washi tape and place under the cats as shown.
26. Adhere the reserved fussy-cut and colored cats over their counterparts.
27. Use magnets to secure a leftover piece of the inked and Brushoed paper to the stamping platform.
28. Place the sentiment facedown onto the paper.
29. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
30. Ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink and stamp.
31. Re-ink and stamp if necessary to get a good impression.
32. Heat Set.
33. Use a speech bubble die to cut the sentiment.
34. Ink the holly die with Evergreen Prism Ink. Tape the die facedown onto another piece of the leftover inked and Brushoed paper.
35. Repeat as necessary to get several pairs of holly die-cuts.
36. Use Evergreen Prism Ink to edge the image panel, sentiment speech bubble, and the holly die-cuts.
37. Cut a piece of plaid patterned paper to 4.75" x 6.75", edge with Evergreen Prism Ink, and adhere to the reserved green card.
38. Adhere the image panel and sentiment to the plaid patterned paper as shown.
39. Adhere the holly leaves as shown.
40. Adhere self-adhesive red gemstones as holly berries to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

A Gift For You!

If you're at all like me, you end up giving a lot of gift cards throughout the year. As a paper-crafter, you can't just hand someone a gift card, you need to have it nestled in a decorative setting. That's where  Stampendous!' Gift Card Wallet Die Set becomes a necessary die set in your craft stash!

Here's a used Starbucks Gift Card in a wallet decorated with the super-cute Penguin Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp® Set.

Here's the outside!

Here's the inside!

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Penguin Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp® Set

Gift Card Wallet Die Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Copic® Markers:

   C00, C0, C1, C6 C7: Y35, Y38, B60, Rv0000, RV000, R39, R59, R81, G94, G99, W1, W2, W4, B60, N0

Christmas/Noel Tim Holtz® PaperStash® by Idea-ology® by Advantus

Brown Cardstock

Instructions:

1. Die Cut Wallet base from double-sided patterned cardstock*.
2. Die cut large rectangle and wavy rectangle (with card hold slots die in the center) from double-sided patterned paper.
3. Die cut "GIFT FOR YOU" from red cardstock and a small rectangle from brown. Adhere together with glue, then to large die cut panel.
4. Adhere to inside folding flap with glue.
5. Apply adhesive to the edges and center of the wavy panel to taking care to avoid putting adhesive on the notches that hold the gift card.
6. Add the gift card.
7. Turn wallet over with flap towards you.
8. Use Memento ink to stamp penguins in black ink on 5" x 3" white cardstock.
9. Use Copic markers to color the penguins.
10. Die cut penguins with wallet die, aligning die flap near penguin feet.
11. Adhere penguins to front flap with glue.

Note: Using double-sided patterned paper or cardstock makes creating these gift card wallets a breeze!

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