It's Never Too Late...

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. The theme this week is "Anything Goes". I was inspired by the adage "April showers brings May flowers" since it's the first day of April. 

Here's a card created with the Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions and the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft. The sentiment is a mash-up of one from the Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft and the sentiment that comes with the Botology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions

Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Arctic and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Silver Metallic Cardstock by Recollections

Copic Markers:

 Robot: T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, E18, E07 YR24, YR23, BG78, BG72

 Outline: B41, <B41

 Grass, Puddles, Splashes: B52, B34, B32, B21,YG17, YG11, Y G05, YG03

Stormy Sky Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Industrial 3.0 15cm x 15cm Patterned Paper Pad by Studio Light Designs

Nuts and Bolts Punch Craftables Punch Die by Marianne Designs

Red Stardust Glitter Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Clear Glaze Dimensional Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Piece of clear acetate

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the robot from the Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set  twice — once onto a white cardstock image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and use Copic markers to color the robot, the grass, puddles, and the splashes. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the robot and the ground and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks. 
5. Brush Stormy Sky Distress Ink over the masked images. 
6. Remove the masks from the images.
7. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
8. Place the acetate sheet atop the image panel and secure with magnets.
9. Position the the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp facedown atop the acetate covering the image panel. 
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp and lift.
11. Ink the stamp with Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the acetate to check the position of the stamp. Adjust the position if necessary.
12. Remove the acetate and clean it.
13. Ink the Waterwall Stamp with with Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink, stamp the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp onto a piece of scrap paper, then onto the inked image panel. 
14. Re-ink, stamp off, and stamp again if necessary.
15. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set it.
16. Use a White Gelly Roll gel pen to emphasize the highlights in the robot's eyes.
17. Use a red glitter pen to add sparkle to the tops of the robot's antennae. 
18. Use a black glitter pen to add a touch of glitter to the robot's loose wires. 
19. Trim the image panel and edge with a blue Copic marker. Set aside.
20. Take a piece of rust patterned paper and trim it to 4.25". 
21. Place the rust patterned paper onto a stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
22. Place the acetate sheet over the patterned paper and secure with magnets.
23. Place the "It's never too late to" sentiment from the Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the upper left of the patterned paper. 
24. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp and lift. 
25. Use low-tack tape to cover the second part of the sentiment. 
26. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the tape, and stamp onto the acetate sheet to check the position of the stamp.
27. Adjust the stamp's position if necessary and test again.
28. Remove and clean the acetate sheet.
29. Place the low-tack tape back over the second part of the sentiment, ink the stamp, remove the tape, and stamp onto the background patterned paper.
30. Remove the stamp from the platform. 
31. Place the acetate sheet back over the background patterned paper panel.
32. Position the sentiment from the Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set facedown below the stamped sentiment.
33. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp and lift. 
34. Use low-tack tape to cover the first sentence of the sentiment. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the tape, and stamp onto the acetate.
35. Adjust the sentiment's position if needed and test again.
36. Remove the acetate sheet and clean it.
37. Place the low-tack tape back over the sentiment, ink the stamp, remove the tape, and stamp onto the background patterned paper.
38. Remove the stamped background patterned paper panel from the stamping platform, edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and heat set.
39. Adhere the image panel to the background paper, then adhere the background paper to a black A6 card.
40. Use the Nuts and Bolts Punch Die to cut silver metallic cardstock. 
41. Adhere a silver screw die-cut to each of the four corners to finish the card.

Thank you for visiting today!

Mysterious and Magical

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a Funky Fossil Designs project. I decided to celebrate my cats' seventh birthday by creating a card with the Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein for Funky Fossil Designs.

Here it is!

Funky Fossil Products Used:

Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein for Funky Fossil Designs *

3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set

Public Service Announcement:

There's a Spring Cleaning Sale going on right now at Funky Fossil Designs with lots of items priced at £5. Click HERE to be whisked over to the sale page. Shipping costs are reasonable from the UK and PayPal takes the work out of dealing with exchange rates. 

The Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein is on sale, but is not part of the Spring Cleaning Sale. 

Other Products Used:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Teal Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Aquamarine, Light Blue, Turquoise Green, and Cool Grey Zig Clean Color Real Brush Watercolor Markers by Kuretake

Skywater Blue, Lavender, Misty Morning, Rosewood, Blush, Forget-Me-Not, Inchworm, and Fern Zig Photo Twin Watercolor Markers by Kuretake

906 Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Watercolors by Kuretake

My Ember, My Cole, 1.5, 2.5, 14.5 from the Shiny Series Dot Card by Iuile Watercolors

Golden Buddha, Taxi, and Lavender from the Mica 20 Dot Card by Iuile Watercolors

Turquoise Gem, Sea Breeze and Ocean Depth VersaMagic Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Rose and Purple Stardust Glitter Pens 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. Place a 4.5" x 6" piece of Bristol paper on the base of a stamping platform secured with magnets and/or Low-tack Tape.
2. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the left-facing cat from the Feline Magical Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set.
4. Use watercolor markers to color the cat, flowers, and foliage.
5. Use sparkly watercolor paints to color the frame, star, moons, and circle designs around the cat.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the cat and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with Low-tack tape.
8. Secure the first stencil from the 3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set over the image panel with low-tack tape and magnets.
9. Sponge Sea Breeze VersaMagic Chalk Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
10. Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.
11. Secure the second stencil from the stencil from the 3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set over the image panel with low-tack tape and magnets.
12. Sponge Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Chalk Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
13. Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.
14. Secure the last stencil from the 3 Layer Comic Book Burst Stencil Set over the image panel with low-tack tape and magnets.
15. Sponge Ocean Depth VersaMagic Chalk Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
16. Remove the stencil and heat set.
17. Use the Aquamarine Zig Clean Color Real Brush marker to fill in any missing areas in the center of the image panel. 
18. Place the image panel back onto a stamping platform and secure with magnets.
19. Position the "magical" sentiment facedown on the image panel as shown.
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
21. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set it.
22. Trim the image panel to 4" x 5.25".
23. Adhere the image panel to a matching A2 card.

BTW, my cats are not mysterious, though sometimes their behavior is mystifying. If they are magical, they do their magic when we're not around. 

Thanks for visiting today!

Smile! It's Good to be Queen

Greetings! Here's a card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 195 - I Am Woman with the Crown Mona Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs. 

Products Used:

Crown Mona Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Heavyweight Gold Metallic Cardstock: Source Unknown 

Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Skin: BV000, BV0000, RV93, RV91, E50, E21, E11, E000, R000

 Cheeks: R20

 Lips: R01, R00

 Hair: E39, E35

 Eyes: N5, E71, E70

 Hood and Dress: BG78, BG75, BG72

 Crown: E95, E93, E77, E71, E70, E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, C2

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Blue Raspberry, Sage, Glacier, and Cashmere Dye Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Brick Textures 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium *

Acetate Hills Masks Set by Lavinia Stamps *

Black and Gold Uni-Posca Acrylic Paint Pens by Mitsubishi Pencil

Looking Glass Fine Art Frame Die by Hero Arts

Upper and Lower Case Alphabet Dies by All Occasions

Queen Die (part of a Drama Queen Set): Source Unknown

Metallic idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Baby Wipes

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Pls. Note: Products marked with asterisks ( * ) can be purchased at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Crown Mona twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Use Copic markers to color Crown Mona on the image panel. 
3. Use N5 Copic marker to deepen the black of her pupils.
4. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to her eyes.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Crown Mona and place hert over her counterpart on the image panel.
6. Move the image panel to a magnetic surface and secure it with magnets. 
7. Place a hill landscape stencil over the masked image and the panel. Secure with magnets.
8. Brush Blue Raspberry ink horizontally across the stencil. 
9. Remove the stencil and use a small brush to apply Sage ink below the sky to form hills. 
10. Brush Glacier ink below the hills area to create a body of water. 
11. Use Sage and Cashmere inks to to fill in the rest of the area behind Crown Mona. 
12. Remove Crown Mona's mask.
13. Cut metallic gold cardstock with the Looking Glass Fine Art Frame Die. 
14. Drip some black Posca Acrylic paint onto a baby wipe. 
15. Use the baby wipe to apply the black paint, let it set for a second or two, then use a clean area of the baby wipe to remove the black paint from the surface of the die-cut. The black paint will have settled into the etched design.
16. Place the frame over Crown Mona to frame her. 
17. Adhere framed Crown Mona to a 4" x 5.25" piece of brick patterned paper. 
18. Use a Gold Posca Paint Pen to edge and add a gold border to the patterned paper. 
19. Let the paint dry, then adhere the patterned paper to a grey A2 card.
20. Use alphabet dies and a word die to cut gold metallic cardstock. 
21. Adhere the sentiment to the card front as shown. 
22. Add the "Smile" metalllic sentiment sticker to finish the card.

You still have time to play along with our I Am Woman Challenge 195 and get the chance to win Lost Coast Ca$h. 

 

Topflight Stamps Eighth Birthday Blog Hop!

It's Topflight Stamps 8th birthday and to celebrate I’ve teamed up with some great designers to showcase celebratory projects using the unique products available at Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us and see all the beautiful inspiration from this group of amazing designers! There is a master list of Hop stops on the Topflight Stamps blog! We are also Hopping on Instagram! You can start at the Topflight Stamps account @topflightstamps .

Did we mention there will be prizes?

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Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving four lucky winners $50 Gift Certificates to the store. Two winners will be chosen from commenters on the blog hop and two will be chosen from commenters on the IG hop. For a chance to win, make sure to visit the stops on the hop and leave a comment by April 1st. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on Thursday, April 3rd. U.S.A winners only due to shipping issues. Good Luck!

You should have arrived here from the Topflight Stamps Blog and your next blog stop will be Dina Kowal's Blog where she'll have something fabulous to inspire you!

Here's my card created with the Frida's Friends Cling Stamp by Art by Marlene for Studio Light, the PS133 Stencil by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy, Everyday Wordies by Creative Expressions, and Della Blue and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Frida's Friends Cling Stamp by Art by Marlene for Studio Light

PS133 Stencil by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy

Everyday Wordies by Creative Expressions

Della Blue and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock and Dusty Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

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

 Cheeks: R20

 Lips: E04, RV42

 Hair: C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00

 Eyes: R01, YG3, YG01

 Roses: R39, R27, R22, R21

 Rose Leaves: G16, G07, G05, YG05

 Dress: BV34, BV31, BV23, BV20, YG17, YG05, YG03, R83, R81, YR23, YR21

 Shoes, Bracelets, FV2, BV17, BV13, YR23, YR21

 Cats' Fur: C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00

 Cats' Glasses: RV93, RV91, R81, YR23

 Cat's Eyes: YR23

 Cat's Hat and Flower: R39, R27, R22, R21

 Wings: R00, Y00, RV000, B41

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Black Prisma 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

Remember! Your next blog stop will be Dina Kowal's Blog! If you get lost, you can find pop back over to Topflight Stamps Blog or you can keep scrolling after the verbose instructions to find the Master Hop List.

 

And! There's a celebration sale at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

1. Create a 5” x 7” card from dusky purple cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Place the Winged Cat from the Frida’s Friends Cling Stamp Set facedown on the right side of the image panel about 1” from the base.
4. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Tuxedo Ink and stamp it twice — once onto a panel of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
7. Position Frida from the Frida’s Friends Set facedown on the image panel so that her feet align at the bottom with the cat.
8. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
9. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice — once onto a panel of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
11. Place the reclining cat stamp from the Frida’s Friends Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that the cat’s paws and body align with Frida’s feet.
12. Press the lid of the stamping platform onto the back of the stamp and lift.
13. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Tuxedo Ink and stamp it twice — once onto a panel of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
14. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
15. Place the image panel onto a magnetic mat.
16. Place a ruler horizontally across the bottom of the image panel so that it’s covering the bottom of the image panel and secure with magnets.
17. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the ruler and the masked images to add a background to the panel.
18. Place the PS133 Stencil over the image panel and secure with magnets.
19. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the stencil and the masked images onto the image panel.
20. Move the PS133 Stencil to brush Della Blue Elements ink over it.Remove the stencil.
21. Remove and clean the ruler.
22. Place the ruler back onto the image panel so its lower edge aligns with the base of the blue area and partially covers the top of the image panel. Secure it with magnets.
23. Brush Pine Elements Ink over the ruler onto the image panel.
24. Remove the ruler and the masks from the images.
25. Use Copic markers to color the images.
26. Use a White Gelly Roll Gel Pen to accentuate the highlights to Frida’s eyes.
27. Use a Clear Stardust Glitter pen to add glitter to the heart-shaped glasses frames.
28. Trim the image panel and edge with Della Blue Elements Ink.
29. Use a black marker to edge the panel.
30. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4.75” x 6.75” and use it to mat the image panel.
31. Adhere the black cardstock panel to the reserved card.
32. Cut the sentiment you want to use from the Everyday Wordies Sentiment Strips.
33. Edge the sentiment with a black marker.
34. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

Hop List:
Topflight Blog
Kathi Rerek <---You're here!
Dina Kowal
Esther Asbury
Annette Allen
Rachel Kleinman
Connie Mercer
Lisa Hoel
Gwen Lafleur
Colleen Dietrich
Ericka Strange
Autumn Clark
Natasha Vacca
Colleen Balija
Alanna Moses
Sara Naumann

Celebrate!

Greetings! This week's theme over at Topflight Stamps is Celebrations! 

Here's a card that could work with many occasions that was created with the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs and the Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs

Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Bubble Talk Die Set 72 by AALL and Create

Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium Ltd.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Della Blue and Pine Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Avalanche Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

 Panda: B60, B41, <B41, C00, RV00, RV000

 Balloons: R32, R30, Y02, Y00

 Grass: YG03

Celebrations Background Stencil by Polkadoodles

Frost VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Crystal Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Anti-static Pouch

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from Avalanche Textured White Cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp one of the pandas from the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Stamp the balloons from the Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set twice as well.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the panda and balloons and place them over their counterparts as masks.
5. Position the small rounded rectangle from the Bubble Talk Die Set 72 over the masked Panda and balloons and use low-tack tape to secure the die to the image panel. 
6. Run the image panel/die combination through your die-cut machine. 
7. Carefully flip the die and use low-tack tape to attach the reverse of the die-cut to the reverse of the mage panel. 
8. Flip the the panel right-side up keeping the cutting die in place. 
9. Place the combination onto a magnetic mat and secure the panel with magnets.
10. Lightly brush Della Blue Elements Ink over the die and the masked images onto the image panel to create a sky background.  
11. Tear a piece of Repositionable sticker paper and place it across the image panel slightly below the Panda's feet. 
12. Lightly brush Pine Elements Ink over the sticker paper onto the the image panel to create a grassy lawn.
13. Remove the low-tack tape, the cutting die, and the masks. 
14. Color the images with Copic markers.  
15. Set the image panel die-cut aside.
16. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Retro Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to use as a background layer. 
17. Place the selected sheet of paper onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with low-tack tape and/or magnets. 
18. Position the Celebrate Strip Red Rubber Cling Stampso that it aligns to the top and left of the 6x6 patterned paper. 
19. Ink the stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 
20. Remove the stamped patterned paper from the stamping platform and heat set.
21. Trim the background panel to 4.125" wide and pat it with an anti-static pouch.
22. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the panel to a magnetic mat. 
23. Place a confetti or other festive stencil over the stamped patterned paper panel and secure it with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
24. Use magnets to secure a ruler (or masking paper) to cover the stamped portion on the left. 
25. Sponge embossing ink over the stencil. 
26. Add clear glittery embossing powder to the inked and stenciled area, dump the excess back into the container, and heat set.
27. Remove the ruler, stencil, and low-tack tape from the background. 
28. Heavily edge the panel with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set. 
29. Adhere the panel to the reserved white textured A2 card. 
30. Adhere the image panel die-cut to finish the card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cheeky Chatty Cups Be Alert Card

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a project for Funky Fossil Designs. When I first saw the Cheeky Chatty Cups Clear Stamp Set, I knew that as a coffee addict, I had to have it. Then when I was watching a video release for the Artitude Collection, I saw the Brush It Off Clear Stamp Set, and the idea for this card sprung into my mind, but not because I ever mistakenly imbibed my paint water. However, now I don't use coffee mugs for paint water. 

Funky Fossil Products Used:

Cheeky Chatty Cups Clear Stamp Set by Zinski

Brush It Off Clear Stamp Set by Olga Heldwein

Comic Book Pop 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad

Feeling Groovy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad

Halftone Stencil

Specimen Slides Die Set 

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Pimento (Red) Canvas Cardstock by My Colors

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Blue Raspberry and Dress Blues Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Black Soot Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: 

 Cups: B29, B24, B23, B21, B18, B16, B14, B12, BV17, BV13, RV93, RV91, RV32, RV29, R39, Y26, Y15, Y02, YR15, N5, N4, N2, B78, C10

 Brushes: C3, C2, C1, C0, T5, T3, E47, E44 E39, E37, E35

Black Copic Multi-liner

Tag Die by Elizabeth Crafts

Circle Die by Sizzix

Blue and Red Simply Sweet Rub-ons by Doodlebug Designs

Halloween idea-ology Rub-ons by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Lilac Rhinestones by Kaisercraft

Sticker Masking Paper that I'm not using again

Low-tack Tape

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

Post-It Notes by 3M

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 5" x 7" card from Pimento cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform secured with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
3. Position two of the coffee cups from the Cheeky Chatty Cups Clear Stamp Set facedown on the image panel.
4. Press the lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
5. Use low-tack tape to cover the top part of the coffee cup on the left.
6. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
7. Remove the tape and stamp the Cheeky Chatty Cups twice — once onto the image panel and once onto sticker masking paper.
8. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
9. Remove the stamps from the stamping platform.
10. Place a Post-It note over the Cheeky Chatty Cup and the bottom of the image panel.
11. Position the fan brush from the Brush It Off Clear Stamp Set facedown in the center of the cup.
12. Press the lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, and stamp twice — once onto the image panel and once onto sticker paper. 
13. Repeat Steps 11 and 12 with the each of the other brushes from the Brush It Off Clear Stamp Set.
14. Fussy-cut all of the paint brushes and place them over their counterparts on the image panel.
15. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion and secure with magnets.
16. Place a strip of repositionable Scotch Tape horizontally over the base of the Cheeky Chatty Cups so that the bottom part of the image panel is covered.
17. Sponge or brush Blue Raspberry Dye Ink over the masked Cheeky Chatty Cups onto the image panel to create a background behind the cups.*
18. Use magnets to secure the Halftone Stencil over the image panel.
19. Randomly sponge or brush Dress Blues Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel. This is when I discovered that the black ink on the masking sticker paper I used transferred onto the image panel. I'm tossing that masking paper!
20. Randomly sponge or brush Black Soot Distress Ink over the stencil onto the image panel to try to camouflage the worst of the nasty ink transfer. 
21. Remove the stencil.
22. Reposition the tape so that it's sitting on the bottom of the blue ink and is partially covering the top part of the image panel.
23. Lightly sponge Black Soot Distress Ink over the tape onto the bottom part of the image panel.
24. Remove the tape and the sub-par masks from the images.
25. Use Copic markers to color the Cheeky Chatty Cups and the Brush It Off Paint Brushes.
26. Use a black Copic Multi-liner to draw the back part of the paint water coffee cup.
27. Trim the image panel, edge with a black marker, and set it aside.
28. Cut a piece of white paper to 6" x 6.75" to create the background layer.
29. Cut a piece of the floral patterned paper from the Feeling Groovy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad in half.
30. Edge both pieces with a B78 Copic marker.
31. Cut a 2" strip of yellow polka-dot patterned paper from the Comic Book Pop 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad and edge with a Y02 Copic marker.
32. Adhere the yellow polka-dot patterned paper to the center of the white paper from Step 27.
33. Adhere the two 6" x 3" floral patterned paper to the top and bottom of the white paper (from Step 27) so that it's covering the polka dot paper.
34. Trim the combined patterned paper background panel to 4.75" wide" and adhere it to the reserved red 5" x 7" card.
35. Use the nameplate dies from the Specimen Slides Die Set to cut the leftover Pimento cardstock and the yellow polka-dot patterned paper.
36. Use red and blue Simply Sweet Rub-Ons to add the "Be Alert" to the yellow polka-dot nameplate die-cut. 
37. Adhere the red window nameplate over the sentiment, then edge with a black marker.
38. Use the circle tag and circle dies to cut leftover Pimento cardstock and the yellow polka-dot patterned paper.
39. Add the skull/crossbones and the "caution" idea-ology Halloween Rub-Ons to the yellow polka-dot circle, then adhere the circle to the red tag.
40. Adhere the "be alert" sentiment nameplate and the circle tag to the card as shown.
41. Add Lilac rhinestones to complete the card.

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Free to Fly Encouragement Card

Greetings! It's time to share a project created for the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's March Woman Challenge 195.

Here's an encouragement card created with the Harlequin Manga Girl Rubber Stamp and the Wings Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Harlequin Manga Girl Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs 

Wings Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven (Black) Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Commodore Cardstock by My Colors

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Stone Blue and Cotton Candy Dye Ink Pads by Catherine Pooler Designs

Copic Markers:
 Skin: BV000, BV0000, E50, E21, E11, E000

 Cheeks: R20

 Lips: E04, RV42

 Hair: B45, B41, C7, C6, C5, C4

 Eyes: B45, B41

 Clothing: N7, N5, N4, RV95, RV93, RV91, RV69, RV10

 Feather Earring: RV69

 Gold Earring, Necklace Chain, Buttons: Y26

 Necklace: RV95, RV93, RV10

 Wings: N7, N5, N3, B66, B63

Cloud Stencil by My Favorite Things

Assorted Stencil Brushes

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Gold and Clear Stardust Glitter Pens by Sakura

Clear Glaze Glossy Dimensional Gel Pen by Sakura

Gold Metallic idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Clear Plastic Sheet

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Commodore cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a panel of white cardstock onto the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
3. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Harlequin Manga Girl Rubber Stamp twice — once onto the white cardstock image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel as mask. 
5. Position the two large butterfly wings from the Wings Rubber Stamp Set  facedown on either side of the masked Harlequin Manga Girl.
6. Place a plastic sheet over the masked image panel on the stamping platform and secure with magnets.
7. Ink the Butterfly Wings Rubber Stamps with Memento ink and stamp to check to see if the wings are positioned as desired. If not, wipe off the plastic sheet, adjust the stamps' position, ink the stamps, and ink again.
8. Remove the plastic, re-secure the image panel, ink the stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, and stamp the Wings twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
9. Fussy-cut the sticker paper Wings  and place them over their counterparts on the image panel.
10. Place the image on a magnetic surface and secure with magnets.
11. Place the Clouds stencil over the image panel so that the top of the stencil is a bit below the top of the image panel. 
12. Working from the top, brush Stone Blue Dye Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel. 
13. Move the stencil downwards and shift it a bit to the side (or flip it completely). 
14. Brush Stone Blue Dye Ink over the top of the stencil. 
15. Repeat Steps 12 to 14 until you have a cloudy sky.
16. Clean the stencil.
17. Place the cloud stencil back into the same position at the top of the image panel.
18. Using a small shading brush, brush Cotton Candy Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel, blending with the blue ink, and adding a tinge of pink to the white clouds.
19. Repeat Steps 12 to 14 using the Cotton Candy Dye Ink until you're happy with your sky.
20. Remove the stencil and masks.
21. Use Copic Markers to color the Harlequin Manga Girl and Wings.
22. Use a White Gel pen to add highlights to the Harlequin Manga Girl eyes, boots, and beaded bracelets. 
23. Use a Gold Stardust Glitter pen to add gold glitter to her earring, necklace, and her buttons. 
24. Use the Clear and Gold Stardust Glitter pens to outline the Butterfly Wings.
25. Add a layer of Glaze Pen to the bracelets. Let dry. Then repeat several times to build dimension and shine on the beaded bracelet.
26. Mat the image panel with black cardstock.
27. Adhere the matted image panel onto the reserved 5" x 7" blue card. 
28. Add Gold metallic sentiment stickers to finish the card.

You still have eleven days to play along with our March Woman Challenge 195 for a chance to win Lost Coast Designs Cash. I sure hope I see your artwork!