Meerry Christmas

It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! Before I get to today's post, I'd like to remind you that there's a CYBER MONDAY SALE at Topflight Stamps that ends tonight at 11:59 EST.

This week's theme is Anything Goes. Apparently I've been feeling the holiday spirit so I've created yet another holiday card this time using stamps from companies that are no longer in business. Thankfully, products from Hobby Art, Craft Emotions,  Katzelkraft, and others are still in stock at Topflight Stamps and it's the perfect time to get them for yourself or as a gift. 

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art

Hedgy 4 Clear Stamp Set* by Craft Emotions

Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set* by Katzelkraft

A Christmas Gingham 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Sun and Cloud Stencil by Carla Creates

Della Blue and Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Lava Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: E89, E77, E74, E71, E70, E49, E39, E37, E33, E31, E30, Y11, R27, R17,  B60, B000, RV000, C1, C0, C00

Outlines: B41, T2, T1

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Fishtail Flag Stax Die-Namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Merry Christmas Sentiment Die by All Occasion Dies
Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Toffee Crunch and Desert Sand Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Golden Glitz Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsuineko

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Removable Scotch Tape by 3M

Gold Enamel Dots by Gina Marie Designs

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Note: I used the Hedgy 4 Clear Stamp Set* by Craft Emotions, but it's no longer in stock. The  Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set* by Katzelkraft has a Santa Hat that would work, plus it's got a lot of wonderful and fun stamps (other hats, a stack of gifts, a scooter, etc.) so you should get it while it's on sale and still available!

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from Lava cardstock and set it aside.
2. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
3. Position a Santa Hat so that it's facedown and centered towards the top of a panel of white cardstock. 
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Santa hat stamp and lift.
5. Ink the Santa Hat with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp the Santa Hat twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper and position it atop its counterpart as a mask.
7. Position one of the meerkat stamps from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the image panel so that top of his head is on the mask.
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Santa hat stamp and lift.
9. Ink the Meerkat stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Inkt and stamp twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
10. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and set it aside. 
11. Carefully remove the Santa Hat mask and set it aside.
12. Use Copic markers to color the Meerkat and his Santa Hat. 
13. Use a B41, T2, and T1 Copic markers to outline both images. 
14. Place both masks over their counterparts on the image panel. 
15. Use a long fishtail flag die to cut the image panel and a larger one to cut Lava cardstock.
16. Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic surface and secure with magnets.
17. Place a piece of removable Scotch Tape horizontally across the the Meerkat's feet and tail. 
18. Position the Sun and Cloud Stencil towards the top of the image panel die-cut. 
19. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut. 
20. Rotate the stencil and move it downwards. 
21. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut. 
22. Repeat Steps 20 and 21 until you're happy with the cloudy background.
23. Move the Scotch Tape so that the bottom of the tape is sitting on the horizon line. 
24. Brush Toffee Crunch Memento Ink over the tape and the masked Meerkat's feet and tail. 
25. Brush a Desert Sand Memento Ink to fill in the rest of the bottom of the image panel die-cut. 
26. Trim the flags off of the bottom of the image panel die-cut and the red (Lava) cardstock die-cut. 
27. Use the red cardstock die-cut to mat the image panel. 
28. Edge it with Golden Glitz Delicata ink.
29. Trim one of the plaid papers from the A Christmas Gingham 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad to 4.75" x 6.75" to create the background panel. 
30. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink to edge the patterned paper, then edge it again with Golden Glitz Delicata Ink.
31. Use the "Merry "Christmas" cutting die to cut Lava cardstock twice. 
32. Adhere "Christmas" to the top of the background panel. 
33. Cut "Me" from one of the two "Merry" die-cuts and adhere it to the top of the background panel. 
34. Cut "erry" from the other "Merry" die-cut and adhere it to the background panel to finish the word "Meerry". 
35. Adhere the background panel to a 5" x 7" red card.
36. Adhere the matted image panel to the right side of the background panel as shown.
37. Use a poinsettia die-cut set to cut Lava cardstock. 
38. Edge all the die-cuts with gold shimmery ink, then assemble the three three-layered poinsettias.
39. Add gold enamel dots to the center of each poinsettia.
40. Adhere the three poinsettias to the left side of the background panel to finish the card.

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Festive Fun Challenge - meowy CHRISTMAS

Greetings! Here another holiday card created for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's November Festive Fun Challenge 203 with the Fat Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Here it is!

Products Used:

Fat Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Green Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Figgy Pudding 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Basic Grey

Inkjet Vellum by Strathmore

Copic Markers: BV23, N7, N6, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0, RV95, RV91, R67, R46, R37, R25, R21, YG63, YG61, YG21, C1, C0, C00, B60, BG23, BG11

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Square Frame Die Set by QuicKutz

Speech Bubble Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Santa Hat Die Source Unknown

Lower Case Alphabet Die by Impression Obsession

Christmas Banners Die Set by by Scrapbook.com

Clear Acetate

Anti-static tool.

Christmas Candy Clay Embellishments by Kat Scrappiness

Snowy Day Clay Embellishments by Twiddlers Nook

Blue Glitter Washi Tape

Black Foam Tape by Craft Fancy

2" Sookwang Two-Sided Tape

Low-tack Tape

Instructions:

1. Create a 6" square card from green textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the Fat Cat Rubber Stamponto white Copic-friendly cardstock.
3. Fussy-cut the image, color him with Copic markers, and edge him with a black pen. Set him aside while you construct the rest of the card.
4. Position a square frame die as shown onto a piece of holiday-themed patterned paper, secure with low-tack tape, and die-cut. 
5. Trim the patterned paper to 5.75" square and edge with a BG23 Copic marker.
6.  Use the same frame die to cut a piece of green cardstock. Set aside.
7.  Flip the square cardstock over. 
8. Adhere a piece of clear acetate over the aperture cut by the square frame die.
9. Dust the acetate with an anti-static tool.
10. Place double-sided foam tape around the aperture to create a well. 
11. Fill the well with sequins, clay pieces, etc. As you can see, I chose to use peppermint candy clay pieces, two colors of clay snowflakes, and clear snowflake discs. 
12. Carefully remove the backing from the foam tape and place patterned paper over the well to seal the shaker contents inside. 
13. Flip the patterned paper/shaker over and adhere the reserved green cardstock frame.
14. Place a piece of 2" wide two-sided tape onto the back of a piece of vellum. Use a Speech Bubble Die to cut the vellum.
15. Place another piece of 2" wide two-sided tape onto the back of a piece of green textured cardstock. 
16. Use a Christmas Sentiment die and Alphabet dies to cut the cardstock.
17.  Adhere "meowy" using the Alphabet die-cuts and the "Christmas" sentiment" to the Speech Bubble die-cut. 
18. Set the speech bubble sentiment die-cut aside.
19. Use a Santa Hat die from the Crazy Things Framelits Die Set to cut white cardstock.
20. Color it with Copic markers. 
21. Adhere the Santa Hat to the Fat Cat's head.
22. Add a piece of torn blue glitter washi tape to the patterned paper panel as shown.  
23. Adhere the Santa Fat Cat so that he's standing on the glittery washi tape and the right side of his body is overlapping the frame and the shaker element.
24. Remove the backing from the vellum sentiment Speech Bubble die-cut and adhere it over his head as shown.
25. Adhere the card front to a 6" green card.

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You've still got today to play along with us for November's Festive Fun Challenge 203 for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Cash.

All Geared Up To Celebrate

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday, so I have a project to share with you! But before I get to that I want to let you know that Topflight Stamps has a BLACK FRIDAY SALE going on right now. You get 20% off your entire order and there are oodles of great new and old products to purchase as gifts for your friends, family, and/or yourself!

Now it's time to turn my attention to my holiday card that was created with the Steampunk Elf Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Indigo Blu, the Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195 by AALL and Create, the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps, Steampunk Sepia Stardust Spray from Lindy's Gang's  Industrial Chic Stardust Spray Set, and Brushed Nickel and Steel Shimmer Glitz Sprays from their Glitz Sprays Set.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Steampunk Elf Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Indigo Blu

Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195 by AALL and Create

Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps

Steampunk Sepia Stardust Spray from the Industrial Chic Stardust Spray Set by Lindy's Gang

Brushed Nickel and Steel Shimmer Glitz Sprays from the Glitz Sprays Set by Lindy's Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Black and White Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Alcohol Markers

Copic Markers:

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

Cheeks: R20

Lips: RV91

Hair: B45, B43*

Clothing: E47, E35, E35, E04, R56, YG45, YG41

Goggles, Wrist Guard, and Gizmo on backpack: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Gears on clothing and Gift Box: BG93, BG90, T1, T0

Goggle Lenses and Eyes: B45, YG45

Wings: YR18, R27, Y15, YG45

Shinhan Touch Markers: 

Hair: Blue Grey 7, 5, 3

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Sprightly Sprockets Die Set by Spellbinders

Circles Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Sentiment Labels Die Set by Spellbinders

Fancy Tags Die Set by Spellbinders

Steampunk Mini Shadowed Sentiment Set by Creative Expressions

Lost Shadow Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

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 black textured cardstock. Set aside.
2.  Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp the larger Steampunk Elf from the Steampunk Elf Cling Rubber Stamp Set twice — once onto a piece of Copic-friendly white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the Steampunk Elf. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
5. Sponge or Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the masked image panel to add a background. 
6. Remove the masks. 
7. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the goggle lenses and the Steampunk Elf's eyes. Set the image panel aside.
8. Spray a piece of black and a piece of white mixed media cardstock with Brushed Nickel and Steel Shimmer Glitz Sprays from the Glitz Sprays Set. Heat set and spray again to achieve a mottled silvery shine on both the black and white mixed media paper. Heat set until thoroughly dry.
9. Spray a piece of white mixed media cardstock with Steampunk Sepia Stardust Spray from the Industrial Chic Stardust Spray Set and heat set. Spray again to deepen the color and add to the shimmer. Heat set. This panel will be the background panel of the card.
10. Flatten all of the sprayed panels by placing them (one at a time) onto the base of a die-cut machine. 
11. Add a clean piece of cardstock atop the sprayed panel followed by both cutting mats. 
12. Run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times until it is flat. An alternative is to place the sprayed and heat-set panel onto a magnetic surface, place a clear acrylic plate (like a cutting mat) over the panel, and add magnets onto the plate. 
13. Place the Steampunk Sepia Sprayed panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
14. Place two of the gear clusters from the Flowers and Gears Clear Stamp Set 195 facedown on the bottom and right side of the sprayed panel.
15. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the lid,  ink the stamps with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to achieve good impressions. 
16. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set the ink. 
17. Trim the panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edge with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink. Heat set the panel and set it aside.
18. Place the trimmed scrap of the Steampunk Sepia sprayed panel onto the base of the stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
19. Place the "Season's Greetings" sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the Steampunk Sepia scrap. 
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to achieve good impressions. 
21. Use a sentiment cutting die to trim the sentiment. Edge the sentiment die-cut with the Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink.
22. Use  the largest sprocket gear die from the Sprightly Sprockets Die Set, a Fancy Tag Die, and the shadow die from the All Geared Up To Celebrate" Sentiment Die Set to cut the Brushed Nickel and Steel Shimmer Glitz Sprayed black mixed media cardstock.  
23. Use the "All Geared Up To Celebrate" words die to cut the Brushed Nickel and Steel Shimmer Glitz Sprayed white cardstock and adhere it over its shadow.
24. Use a circle die that is slightly larger than the center of the Sprocket Gear die-cut to cut the image panel. 
25. Adhere the shimmery black Sprocket Gear die-cut over the image panel die-cut so that the Steampunk Elf is framed by it.
26. Adhere the "Season's Greetings Sentiment" rectangle die-cut to the black Fancy Tag die-cut.
27. Adhere "All Geared Up To Celebrate" to the top left of the background panel.
28. Adhere the Sprocket-Gear framed image panel die-cut as shown. 
29. Adhere the fancy label "Season's Greetings" die-cut as shown. 
30. Adhere the card front to the reserved black 5" x 7" card.

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Festive Fun Challenge - A Merry & Bright Gnome Card

 Greetings! You've got Kathi here to share a card created for  Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's November Festive Fun Challenge 203 with three of the adorable gnomes from the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Sheet!

Here it is!

Products Used:

Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Sheet by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Red Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics 

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Christmas idea-ology Paper Stash by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Lost Shadow and Old Paper Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Pebble Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Copic Markers:
Noses: BV000, E50, E21, E11, R01, R00

Beards, Mustaches, and Hair: T2, T1, T0; W2, W1, W0

Hats, Gloves, Sleeves, Shoes, Pants: R56, R46, R35

Toy Sack, Lenses, Shoes, and Antlers: YG97, YG67, YG63, YG61

Glasses Frames, Guitar Body, and Guitar Headstock: E79, E77, E74, E71, E49

Floor: E74, E71, W2

Fret Board: N5

Outline: T2, T1

Grunge Music Stencil by Studio Light Designs

Christmas Banner Die Set by Waffle Flower

Tiny Bow Die by Stampendous

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from red textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the gnomes onto a white cardstock panel and onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Place the image panel onto a magnetic surface.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the gnomes and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
5. Place a strip of removable Scotch Tape horizontally across the image panel.
6. Brush  Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape and the masked images to add color to the background.
7. Brush Old Paper Distress Ink over the Lost Shadow Ink to alter the color.
8. Place the Grunge Music Stencil over the top of the image panel and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
9. Brush Pebble dye ink over the Grunge Music Stencil, the tape, and the masked gnomes to add visual and thematic interest to the background.
10. Remove the removable tape
11. Place a piece of acetate onto the horizon line covering the top part of the image panel to protect it. Secure the acetate with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
12. Brush Pebble Ink over the acetate to ground the gnomes. 
13. Remove the acetate and the masks from the gnomes.
14. Color the gnomes with Copic markers. I was not happy with the color of the ground, so I used Copic markers over the dye ink to change the color and to add shadows.
15. Trim the image panel  and edge it with a grey Copic marker. 
16. Cut a piece of red cardstock .25" larger than the image panel and use it to mat it.
17. Trim a piece of patterned paper from the Christmas Stash to 5.25" x 4", edge it with a grey marker, and adhere it to the reserved red A2 card.
18. Cut red cardstock with one of the dies from the Christmas Banner Die Set,
19. Adhered the banner to the card as shown. 
20. Color a scrap of white cardstock with YG67, YG63, and YG61 Copic markers.
21.  Cut the colored scrap twice with a tiny bow cutting die. 
22. Adhere the green bows to finish the card.

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You still have more than a week to play along with us for November's Festive Fun Challenge 203 for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Cash.

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Time to Get Cracking - A Gift Card Tag

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday! This week the team's focus is on gift tags and/or gift containers. Here's my rather large gift card holding tag that was created with the ENB06 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy, the Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps, the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, and the Distressed Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expresssions.

Tag without the Gift Card

Tag with the Gift Card

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

ENB06 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy

Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle,

Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expresssions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Large Black Tag by Graphic 45

Large Tag, ATC, and Flower Die Set by Graphic 45

Gift Card Holder Die by Stampendous

Bundled Sage Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Alcohol Markers:
Copic Markers:

Face: BV000, E53, E51, E50, E42, E41

Cheeks, R30

Lips: E04, R43, R32

Eyes: C0, YG63, YG61

Epaulets, Trim, and Buckle: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y11

Rest of Nutcracker: YG67, YG643, YG61, G99, G94, G84, G28, G19, G07, G03, R59, R56, R46, R43, R32

Shinhan Touch Markers:

Hair and Facial Hair: Blue Grey 07, 05, 03

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Ribbons from Ye Olde Stash

Washi Tape from Ye Olde Stash

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Nutcracker from the ENB06 Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set  onto white cardstock. 
2. Fussy-cut the nutcracker, including his wrists and hands so that he can hold the gift card. 
3. Use Copic markers to color the image, then use a black pen to edge it.
4. Use the large tag die from the Large Tag, ATC, and Flower Die Set to cut two identical pieces of patterned paper from the Distress Plaid 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad. You need two pieces of the same paper because the die is larger than 8".
5. Cut the bottom 2" off of one of the die-cuts. 
6. Place the black tag with the metal grommet onto your magnetic craft mat.
7. The patterned paper is two-sided which makes this next step easy! Position the die-cut with the tag top facedown on the black tag, secure with a magnet and adhere the bottom part of the second piece to the bottom of the tag being sure that the lines of the plaid are aligned. 
8. Flip the combined tag die-cut back over to the side that you'll be using. 
9. Use holiday-themed washi tape to cover the seam between the pieces. 
10. Use a magnet to secure the colored, fussy-cut nutcracker to the tag die-cut so that his base is on the washi tape and his hat is centered. 
11. Position the gift card notch die facedown so that the nutcracker's hands will overlap the top of the gift card. *
12. Secure the die in place with low-tack tape. 
13. Remove the colored, fussy-cut nutcracker and set him aside. 
14. Run the tag/notch die panel through a die-cut machine.
15. Place the tag onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
16. Position the "get nutcracking" sentiment stamp facedown on the top left where desired.
17. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the sentiment stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a crisp impression.
18. Positon the "Merry Christmas" stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown on the tag die-cut under the right side of the washi tape.
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the "Merry Christmas" sentiment stamp, lift, ink the sentiment stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a crisp impression.
20. Use Spruce ink to edge the tag die-cut.
21. Use Bundled Sage Distress Ink and an acrylic stamp mount to repeatedly stamp the Mini Holly Clear Polymer Stamp around the tag to add more visual interest. 
22. Adhere the colored, fussy-cut nutcracker to the tag as shown.
23. Adhere the stamped tag die-cut to the black tag, taking care keep the notched areas, where the gift card will sit, free from adhesive.
24.  Thread ribbon through the tag's grommet to finish it all up.

*Retrospectively, I should have measured more than once and positioned the gift card notch die higher up so that the nutcracker would have had a firmer grip on the gift card. Alas, I find as I get older, my grip has loosened.

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Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge 203 - Festive Fun

Greetings! Here's my first card for Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's November Festive Fun Challenge 203. My card is more humorous than festive and features the Three Monkeys Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs. They were clearly misbehaving and are now playing innocent.

Here it is!

Products Used:

Three Monkeys Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Bristol Paper by Strathmore 

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko*

Copic Markers:

Fur: E79, E77, E74, E71, E70, R02, R01, R00

T Shirts: G17, G08, G02

Vests/Sneakers: R27, R24, R14

Jeans: B99, B97, B95

Sneaker Sole: E04

Sidewalk: T7, T5, T4, T3, T2, T1

Stone Stencil by Green Pepper Press

Pebble, Hoodie, Clay Mask, and Slate Dye Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs

Stipple Brushes

Prawn, London Bus, and Lawn Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints by PaperArtsy*

Grunge Mask/Stencil 3 by Studio Light*

Tartan 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium*

Occasions Small Talk idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Black Pigma Pen by Sakura

Black Glaze Dimensional Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Products/Brands marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Topflight Stamps.

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from green cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the Three Monkeys towards the bottom of a Bristol Paper panel.
3. Stamp the Three Monkeys again onto Repositionable Sticker Paper.
4. Use Copic markers to color the Three Monkeys. image.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it atop their counterparts on the image panel.
6. Place the image panel onto a magnetic surface and secure with magnets.
7. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the image panel where the sidewalk meets the roadway.
8. Brush or sponge Pebble Dye Ink onto the image panel to color the background.
9. Place the Stone Stencil over the image panel and secure with magnets and/or tape.
10. Brush or sponge Hoodie Dye Ink over the stencil onto the masked image panel.
11. Use a stipple brush to pounce Clay Mask Dye Ink onto the stones to add visual interest.
12. Remove the stencil.
13. Move the low-tack tape so that it's covering the top of the image panel. 
14. Brush or sponge Slate Ink over the bottom of the tape and the masked image onto the image panel.
15. Place the image panel onto a craft mat.
16. Position the large connected splat mark on Grunge Mask/Stencil III on the left side of the image panel. 
17. Add a drop of Prawn and a drop of London Bus Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint onto the craft mat.
18. Smoosh a make-up sponge into the paint, onto the mat, and then over the stencil onto the image panel.
19. Clean and dry the stencil.
20. Move the stencil so that one of the smaller splats is in the center of the image panel. 
21. Smoosh the make-up sponge over the stencil onto the image panel. If the paint is too faint, repeat Steps 15 and 16.
22. Clean and dry the stencil again.
23. Move the stencil so another of the smaller splats is over the right-most monkey (Speak No Evil) and smoosh the same make-up sponge over the stencil onto the image panel. 
24. Clean and dry the stencil yet again.
25. Place the stencil so that one of the splats is on the right side of the image panel.
26. Add a drop or two of the Lawn Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint onto the craft mat.
27. Take a clean make-up sponge and press it into the green paint. 
28. Smoosh the make-up sponge onto the craft mat and then over the stencil onto the image panel.
29. Clean the stencil.
30. Move the stencil so that another splat is on the lower left of the image panel. 
31. Smoosh the make-up sponge over the stencil onto the image panel. If the paint is too faint, repeat Steps 24 and 26.
32. Remove the stencil and heat set the image. 
33. Use a paint brush and the paints used above to deepen the color of any of the red splats.
34. Use another paint brush to add Lawn Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint to the left-most/See No Evil monkey's hands and his knee as well as to add additional drips connecting the splat over his head and to create a green puddle in the roadway.
35. Remove the masks from Three Monkeys.
36. Use a Black Glaze gel pen to add details to the Three Monkeys' clothing.
37. Trim the image panel and edge with a black pen.
38. Cut a piece of plaid paper from the Tartan pad to 4." x 5.25" and edge with a black pen.
39. Adhere the plaid paper to the reserved green card.
40. Adhere the image panel as shown.
41. Add the sentiment sticker to finish the card.

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Baa Humbug - A Coffee-centric Holiday Card

Greetings! It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday. 

Before I get to my project, I wanted to remind you that Topflight Stamps is thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. What’s a hop without prizes?! The information telling you how you can enter to win a $25 gift card to the Topflight Stamps store will be at the end of today's post!

This week's theme is "Anything Goes" and I've opted to join the fun by creating a humorous coffee-centric holiday card with the Enervy Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft, the Skullduggery Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu, the Snap Thoughts Die Set DI-90 by AALL and Create, and the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware/Creative Expressions.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Enervy Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

 Skullduggery Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Indigo Blu

Snap Thoughts Die Set DI-90 by AALL and Create

Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Woodware/Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Heavyweight Smooth Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers:
Fur: E47, E37, E35, E34, ED31, E30, R02, R00

Eyes: G43, G40, G24, G20

Collar: R56, R46, R39, R37, R35, C2, C1

Coffee Cup: G43, G40, G24, G20

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Evergreen Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Snowflake Stencil by Polkadoodles

A6 Layers Die Set by Waffle Flower Crafts

Nameplate by Spellbinders

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 an A6 card from white heavy cardstock. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp Enervy twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Use Copic markers to color Enervy. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of him and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 
5. Place the small wavy-edged rectangle die from the Snap Thoughts Die Set DI-90 facedown on the image panel, so that the die is framing the masked Enervy. 
6. Secure the die with low-tack tape, then run the sandwich through the die-cut machine. 
7. Flip the secured cutting die/die-cut panel to the reverse. 
8. Use low-tack tape to secure the die-cut to the back of the image image.
9. Flip the panel over again so that the masked image and the cutting die are facing upwards. 
10. Secure the cutting die in place with low-tack tape, taking care to keep the tape off of the image panel.
11. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally just above Enervy's paws and tail end but with the die still showing. Brush or sponge Wintergreen Dye Ink over the cutting die, the masked image, and the low-tack tape onto the image panel die-cut.
12. Move the low-tack tape so that it's covering the bottom part of the die-cut and the inked area. 
13. Brush or sponge Wintergreen Dye Ink over the cutting die, the masked image, and the tape onto the image panel die-cut. 
14. Place the Snowflake stencil over the top part of the image panel and brush or sponge Wintergreen Dye Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
15. Remove the stencil, the die-cut, the tape, and the repositionable sticker paper mask. You should be left with a white border around the edge of the die-cut.
16. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to Enervy's pupils.
17. Brush or sponge the Wintergreen Dye Ink onto a small piece of white cardstock and secure the inked panel to the base of a stamping platform with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
18. Place the "Baa Humbug" and "Naughty/Nice" stamps from the Skullduggery Cling Mounted Stamp Set facedown onto the inked cardstock. 
19. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the lid, ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
20. Trim the Naughty/Nice panel. 
21. Cut the "Baa Humbug" sentiment panel with a nameplate die. 
22. Use Wintergreen Dye Ink to edge both sentiment pieces.
23. Se;ect a piece of patterned paper from the Jolly Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad and cut it to 4.25" x 6" to create the background panel. 
24. Edge the patterned paper background panel with Wintergreen Dye Ink.
25. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the patterned paper background panel.
26. Adhere both sentiments as shown. 
27. Adhere the background panel to the reserved white A6 card.

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