Sent with Love Rose Card

Greetings! It's an "Anything Goes" week over at Topflight Stamps, but before I get to my new post, I'd like to remind you about the Christmas/Winter Sale!

Here's my card created with the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies, the Cheerful and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, and A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Cheerful and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

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

Chinese Red Cardstock by My Colors

Copic Markers: BV25, BV23, R39, R37, R35, R24, R22, Y11, Y04, Y00, Y0000, YG95, YG67, YG53

Lemon Sorbet Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Text Frame Die Set by Gummiapan Designs

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Chinese Red Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Inko to stamp the large rose from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the rose and the leaves. 
4. Outline the rose, stem, and leaves with a yellow marker. 
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the rose, leaves, and stem and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
6. Sponge or brush Lemon Sorbet Dye Ink over the masked image to add color to background of the image panel.
7. Cut the image panel with one of the dies from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set, being sure to reserve the off-cut for the sentiment. 
8. Edge the image panel die-cut with Lemon Sorbet Dye Ink.
9. Use Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the rose verse sentiment and the word "rose" from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 onto the image panel using first and second generation stamping.
10. Use Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "Sent with Love" sentiment from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 onto the reserved yellow-dye inked cardstock.
11. Cut the sentiment with a text frame die, edge with yellow dye ink, and set aside.
12. Sponge or brush yellow dye ink over the red/white gingham patterned paper from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to color coordinate the patterned paper with the card. 
13. Trim the inked patterned paper to 4¾" x 6¾" then edge it with a red copic marker.
14. Adhere the inked gingham patterned paper to the reserved  5" x 7" card. 
15. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the card front. 
16. Finish the card by adhering the sentiment text strip die-cut as shown.

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Merry Christmas Card

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week the TFS team is celebrating Christmas/Winter in July! There's also a Christmas in July Sale which means that all items in the Christmas/Winter category are 25% off!

Here's my Christmas card, created with Katzelkraft's Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set and the Les Drôles d'Accessoires/Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set. The sentiments were created with  Lavinia Stamps' Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set, Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set, and the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set. The Bubble Talk Die Set 72 and the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create were also used as was the Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Les Drôles d'Accessoires/Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89 by AALL and Create

Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

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

Dark Green Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

 Cats: C6, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, RV92, RV91, RV42, R81, E04, G43, G40, G20

 Santa Hat: R39, R27, R24

 Mouse: E43, E31, E30, RV93, RV91, R30, R05, R02 R01, R000

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape 

Sage Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

White Fun Flock by Stampendous

Border Die-namics Die by My Favorite Things

Ribbon Slide Die by Spellbinders

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from dark green cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a panel of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Santa Hat from Les Drôles d'Accessoires/Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set twice — once about 2 ½" down on the left side of a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Position the grumpy cat stamp from the the Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the cat's ears and the top part of his head sit on the the masked Santa Hat. 
6. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the grumpy cat stamp and lift. 
7. Ink the grumpy cat stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice — once on the white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
8. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
9. Position the mouse stamp from the the Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown so that it's next to and slightly behind the grumpy cat. 
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the mouse stamp and lift. 
11. Ink the mouse stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice — once on the white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
12.  Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the mouse and place it over its counterpart as a mask. 
13. Repeat the above process with the singing cat from the Les Chats/Cats Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set.
14. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and place it onto the STAY-tion secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
15. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the image panel to cover the base of the critters and the bottom of the image panel.
16. Sponge or brush Sage dye ink over the tape and the masked images to add a background color. 
17. Reposition the tape so that it's covering the top part of the image panel then heavily sponge the same Sage dye ink to ground the images.
18. Remove the masks and the tape. 
19. Use Copic markers to color the image panel. 
20. Use the Gelly Roll White gel pen to add highlights to grumpy cat's eyes and the the mouse's nose.
21. Use the largest die from the Polaroid Pop Die Set DI-89  to cut the image panel.
22. Edge the image panel die-cut with the Sage dye ink. 
23. Cut a piece of dark green cardstock ⅛" larger than the image panel die-cut and use to mat the image panel die-cut. 
24. Add liquid glue to the pom-pom on Santa's hat.
25. Add white Fun Flock to the glue.
26. Set the image panel aside to let the glue/Fun Flock set.
27. Brush the Sage green dye ink onto a small panel of white cardstock. 
28. Use one of the speech bubbles from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72  to cut the inked cardstock. 
29. Place low-tack tape across the back of the speech bubble shaped aperture on the inked cardstock panel and place the speech bubble die-cut into the opening so that it's held securely by the tape. 
30. Place the inked speech bubble panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
31. Position the word "Joy" from the Seasonal Words Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown and centered in the speech bubble die-cut.
32. Press the lid of the stamp platform on the back of the word sentiment stamp and lift.
33. Ink the stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
34. Remove the sentiment stamp. 
35. Position musical notes from the Musical Notes Small Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on either side of the "Joy" sentiment, press the platform's lid onto the back of the music stamps, ink them with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. 
36. Remove the speech bubble die-cut from the tape, discard the tape, and edge the speech bubble die-cut with sage green dye ink. Set aside.
37. Position the "Merry Christmas" sentiment stamp from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown onto the green-inked cardstock, press thelid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp, ink the stamp with with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp.
38. Use a ribbon slide die to cut the sentiment. 
39. Edge the ribbon slide die-cut with Sage green dye ink.
40. Select one of the green plaid patterned papers from the Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad, cut to 4 ¾" x 6 ¾", and edge with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink.
41. Adhere the matted image panel die-cut to the patterned paper panel as shown.
42. Adhere the speech bubble die-cut to the top right of the image panel die-cut.
43. Use a ribbon border die to cut dark green cardstock, then thread the border die through the ribbon slide/sentiment die-cut. 
44. Adhere the combination to the bottom of the plaid patterned paper panel as shown. 
45. Adhere the card front to the reserved dark green 5" x 7" card.

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Katzelkraft Robot Pets Card

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week is an Anything Goes week. I've been feeling blah due to dental work, the weather, and increasing decrepitude. So I decided to make a card with lots of rust with the Robot Dog Unmounted Red Rubber Solo Stamp and the Robot Cat Unmounted Red Rubber Solo Stamp by Katzelkraft. I also used a fabulous A5 Grunge Clocks and Grid Stencil/Mask by Studio Light.

PSA:  Topflight Stamps has lots of Katzelkraft stamps in stock, so you should get them while you still can!

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Robot Dog Unmounted Red Rubber Solo Stamp by Katzelkraft

Robot Cat Unmounted Red Rubber Solo Stamp by Katzelkraft

A5 Grunge Clocks and Grid Stencil/Mask by Studio Light

Della Blue Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock

Periwinkle Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:

 Robot Dog: E97, E95, E93, E29, E18, E08, Y28, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y19 Y11, Y02, BG93, BG90, T3, T1, T0, YG45, YG41

 Robot Dog's Patina:  BG57, BG49, BG5, BG34, BG32, BG13, BG11

 Robot Cat: Blue Grey (custom blend), C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, Y32, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y13, Y11, Y02,  Y00, BG93, BG90, T1, YG45, YG41, YG25, YG23, YG21

 Robot Cat's Rust: E19, E18, E08, YR31, YR27, YR23

Yellow Prismacolor Alcohol Marker

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Twilight Dye Ink Pad by Catherine Pooler Designs

A6 Layers Die Set by Waffle Flowers Craft

Rust and Relics 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Funky Fossil Designs

Turquoise Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make an A6 card from blue cardstock. Set aside.
2. Using a stamping platform, position the Katzelkraft's Robot Dog and the Robot Cat stamps facedown centered horizontally and about one inch from the bottom of a white image panel. 
3. Ink the stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp. 
4. Remove the image panel, place a piece of repositionable sticker paper on the platform, ink the stamps, and stamp again.
5. Use Copic markers to color the Robot Dog and the Robot Cat. 
6. Fussy-cut the repositionable sticker paper versions of the Robot Dog and the Robot Cat and place them over their counterparts on the image panel. 
7. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
8. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the bottom of the image panel to cover the Robot Dog and the Robot Cat's paws/wheels and the bottom of the image panel.
9. Sponge or brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the masked images and the low-tack tape to color the top part of the image panel. 
10. Place the A5 Grunge Clocks and Grid Stencil/Mask atop the image panel and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
11. Sponge or brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the stencil and the masked images to add a tone on tone pattern to the background.
12. Remove the stencil and reposition the low-tack tape so that it's covering the top part of the image panel. 
13. Sponge or Twilight Dye Ink over the the tape onto the bottom of the image panel.
14. Remove the masks and tape from the image panel. 
15. Use a yellow alcohol marker to add a glow around the Robot Dog and Cat's bulbs.
16.  Use a white gel pen to add highlights to their goggle lenses and their noses. 
17. Use a Turquoise Stardust Glitter pen to add glitter to the tip of the Robot Dog's tail and the Robot Cat's ear tips.
18. Die-cut the image panel with one of the dies from the A6 Layeres Die Set, then edge the image panel die-cut with Della Blue Elements Ink. 
19. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the Rust and Relics Patterned Paper Pad, so that it's ⅛" larger than the image panel and edge with a rust-colored Copic marker. 
20. Adhere the card to the reserved blue A6 card.

Notes:

• It's great fun to add rust and patina to "metal" objects like the  Robot Dog and the Robot Cat. I usually err on the side of "more is more" when it comes to that. I do love me some rust and/or patina.
• I have a bunch of friends' birthdays coming up, but I haven't decided who needs to reminded that they're rusting. I have to search my stash for some suitable snarky sentiments. Otherwise, I'll computer generate one.

Best Fishes

Greetings! It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week we're showcasing PaperArtsy's wonderful products. Since it's been very hot, I've been wanting to go to the beach, but creating a slimline card beach scene with PaperArtsy's Kate Crane (KC006) Rubber Cling Stamp Set, the Kate Crane Mini 007 (KCM007) Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp, and the Kate Crane Mini 008 (KCM008) Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set is as close as I can get at the moment. The background was created with Mattint and Fresco Finish Acrylic Matte Glaze.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Kate Crane (KC006) Rubber Cling Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Kate Crane Mini 007 (KCM007) Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Kate Crane Mini 008 (KCM008) Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Dragonfly Mattint

Greenstone Mattint

River Deep Mattint

Fresco Finish Acrylic Matte Glaze

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Copic Markers: 

 Fish: BV25, BV13, BV11, BV01, BV00, BV000, BV0000, Y28, Y26, Y23,Y21,Y11, Y02, Y000, YR12, YR02, G14, G12, R83, R81 R14, V06, V04, B01, V000, B28, B24, B02, B00, YG45, YG41, YG25, YG23, YG21, YG2`, Yg03, YG01, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0

 Fishhead-man's Skin: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000, 

 Fishhead-man' Hair: E49, E47, E44

 Fishhead-man's Cheeks: R81, R20

 Fishhead-man's Clothing: N7, N6, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11, Y04, Y02, B02, B00, V06, V04, 

 Fishhead-man's Eyes: B63

 Fishhead-man's Fish: R39, R25, YR04, Y04, G14, B16, B06, B24, V04, V06, N4, BV13

Black Pigma Marker by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Slimline Layers Die Set by Waffle Flower Crafts

Watering Can Archival Ink by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Purple and Grey Textured Cardstocks by Bazzill Basics

"best fishes" Sentiment Stamp by justjohanna/Odd Bird Planet (closed)

Ink Jet Vellum by Strathmore

Jet Black StazOn Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Comic Speech Bubble Die Set by Whimsy Stamps

2" Sookwang Double-sided Tape

Paint Brushes

Make-up Sponges

Low-tack Tape

Craft Mat

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a slimline card from grey cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the fishhead-man from the Kate Crane (KC006) Rubber Cling Stamp Seonto Copic-friendly paper. 
3. Fussy-cut the image, color with Copic markers, and edge with a black marker. Set aside.
4. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and a stamping platform to stamp the big fish from the Kate Crane Mini 008 (KCM008) Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp and the five fish from the Kate Crane Mini 007 (KCM007) Cling Mounted Rubber Stam onto an 8½" x 3½" panel of Bristol Paper. True confession time, I cut my Kate Crane Mini 007 (KCM007) Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp to separate the fish from one another.
5. Use Copic markers to color all the fish on the panel of Bristol Paper. 
6. Use a paint brush to apply Fresco Finish Acrylic Matte Glaze over the Copic-colored fish to seal them. *
7. Shake the Dragonfly, Greenstone, and River Deep Mattints well, add a dime-sized amount of each color Mattint to the craft mat, then use make-up sponges to apply the Mattints horizontally over the fish until the panel is tinted to your liking. Let dry. Warning: Be sure to have a relatively dust-free, cat-fur free crafting area. *
8. Use the second largest die from the Slimline Layers Die Set to cut the stamped background panel. 
9. Edge the image panel die-cut with Watering Can Archival Ink. 
10. Use the largest die to cut greyish/purple cardstock and use that die-cut to mat the image panel die-cut. 
11. Adhere the matted image panel to the reserved grey slimline card.
12. Adhere the stamped, colored, and fussy-cut fishhead-man as shown.
13. Cut a strip of ink jet vellum and back with two-sided tape. 
14. Use Black StazOn ink to stamp the "best fishes" sentiment onto vellum and let dry.
15. Use a speech bubble die to cut the sentiment.
16. Trim the top of the speech buttle die-cut, then adhere as shown to finish the card.

Notes:

• I tested the Fresco Finish Acrylic Matte Glaze to see if it would smear, smudge, bleed, or otherwise mess up images that were stamped with Memento onto Bristol Paper and colored with Copic markers. The only problem that I encountered was with the dreaded red Copics and images where the Copics hadn't sunk into the paper and had left that gummy surface. Those images smeared and smudged. 
• I plan further experiments with the Fresco Finish Acrylic Matte Glaze on Copic-colored images to see whether I can use translucent Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints to create backgrounds. I probably will try the Matte Glazed Copic-colored images with my other acrylic paints as well. I'll keep you posted. 
• I was able to apply Mattints over the Matte Glazed Copic-colored images which left a slight tint over them, which was what I wanted. 
• The Mattints warped the Bristol Paper slightly, so it might be best to tape the edges down prior to applying them.
• Additionally, since Mattints can be used to adhere things, dust/dirt from my craft area and cat fur migrated onto my project. I was able to remove, some-not all of it. Alas.
• Retrospectively, I wish I had used plain white cardstock for the sentiment/speech bubble and had moved the Fish-head man so that he was "standing' on the bottom of the mat.

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.

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Butterfly Time

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week our team focus is on Butterflies. Topflight Stamps has a wide selection of butterfly and moth-themed products available. Here's a link to take a closer look! 

Here's my card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

TS074 Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Tracy Scott for PaperArtsy

PS252 Stencil by by Tracy Scott for PaperArtsy

PS080 Stencil by Kay Carley for PaperArtsy

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Comodore Blue Textured Cardstock by My Colors

Copic Markers: B69, B66, BG93, BG90, BG78, BG75, BG49, BG45, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11, YR68, YR18, YR16, C5, C4, C2,C1, C0, T3, T2, T1, T0, N5, Blue Grey Custom Mixed Marker

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Squeezed Lemonade and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a square card from Comodore Blue cardstock.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Steampunk Butterfly from the TS074 Cling Mounted Stamp Set  twice —  once onto a white panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the butterfly on the image panel.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.
5. Brush or sponge Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink over the masked image onto the image panel. 
6. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
7. Place the PS252 Stencil over the image panel so that the perimeter of the clock on the stencil is enclosing the masked butterfly. Secure with low tack tape and/or magnets.
8. Brush or sponge Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink over the stencil and the masked image onto the image panel.
9. Remove the masks and use Y Copic markers to color the openings on the left side of the butterfly. 
10. Trim the image panel to 5⅞" square and edge with the Spiced Marmalade Distress ink.
11. Use the Spiced Marmalade Distress ink and the PS080 Stencil  to add stenciled butterflies and dragonflies onto the corners of the panel. Use Copic markers to add details to the centers of the insects. 
12. Adhere the card front to the reserved 6" square blue card.

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Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Color Challenge 198

Greetings! I'm back to share my last card created for June's Color Challenge 198. I've gone with the turquoise/terracotta color scheme and a bit of snark, courtesy of the Giveashitometer Sentiment Clear Stamp by Carmen's Veranda and the Voltage Bigz Cutting Die!

Here it is!

Products Used:

Giveashitometer Sentiment Clear Stamp by Carmen's Veranda

Turquoise and Rust Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Engine Room 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Funky Fossil Designs

Industrial 3.0 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Studio Light

Collateral Rust 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack by Ciao Bella

Voltage Bigz Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits Die Set by Tim Holtz for Sizzzix

Circle Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Anti-static pouch

Detail Black Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Black Simply Sweet RubOns by Doodlebug Designs

Thin black chipboard

2" Sookwang Double Sided Tape

Low-tack Tape

Precision Craft Glue by Bearly Art

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from rust/terracotta cardstock. Set aside.
2. Back a piece of rust glossy-finish patterned paper from the Engine Room 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad with 2" wide Sookwang tape and adhere it to a piece of black chipboard.
3. Back a piece of darker rust/black patterned paper from the Industrial 3.0 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad with 2" wide Sookwang tape and adhere it to a piece of black chipboard.
4. Use the Voltage Bigz Die to cut both patterned paper/chipboard panels and to cut additional pieces of rust and rust/black patterned paper.
5. Place a piece of low-tack tape sticky side up on your work surface.
6. Select the letter dies from the ABC Thinlits Die Set to spell out "acme" and "shitometer". Place the dies cutting-side up on the tape.
7. Back a 2" strip of turquoise textured cardstock with Sookwang tape.
8. Place the low-tack tape with the dies, cutting-side down on the aqua cardstock.
9. Run the tape through your die-cut machine.
10. Adhere the letter die-cuts for "acme" and "shitometer" to the circle portion of the voltage die-cut as shown.
11. Use a 2 ⅛" circle die to cut beige-ish patterned paper and adhere to the back of the circular frame die-cut.
12. Adhere the arc-shaped patterned paper die-cut from Step 3 in the aperture of the circular frame die-cut.
13. Add "0", "5", and "10" rubons to the beige-ish patterned paper as shown.
14. Die-cut a scrap of turquoise cardstock with the arrow/pointer part of the Voltage Die.
15. Adhere the turquoise arrow/pointer die-cut to the circular frame die-cut.
16. Adhere the circular frame die-cut to the square base die-cut.
17. Adhere the nuts/bolt combination to the four corners to complete the "shitometer" voltage meter.
18. Layer a strip of copper diamond-plate patterned paper atop a 4 ¼" x 6" piece of turquoise patterned paper to create the background panel. 
19. Edge the background panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
20. Pounce an anti-static pouch onto a piece of rust patterned paper then secure the paper onto the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
21. Position the Giveashitometer Sentiment Clear Stamp facedown on the patterned paper.
22. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp and lift.
23. Ink the stamp with VersaMark Ink and stamp.
24. Remove the patterned paper from the stamping platform, add black detail embossing powder, pour the excess powder back into the ep container, and heat set.
25. Trim the patterned paper and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair.
26. Cut a panel of copper diamond-plate patterned paper so that it's ¼" larger than the embossed patterned paper.
27. Mat the sentiment with the copper plate patterned paper.
28. Adhere the matted sentiment, the shitometer die-cut, and nuts/bolts die-cuts to the background panel as shown.
29. Adhere the background panel to the reserved card.

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