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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Balance — Like a Flamingo

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. It's an "Anything Goes" theme this week. I decided to use the flamingo from the Two Tropical Birds Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set by Crafty Individuals with the Palm Fronds Stencil by Craft Emotions to make a card. Both companies have gone out of business, but Topflight Stamps still has lots of their products still in stock! I also used the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create and a sentiment from the Flamazing Clear Stamp Set 617 by Janet Klein for  AALL and Create.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Two Tropical Birds Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set by Crafty Individuals

Palm Fronds Stencil by Craft Emotions

Flamazing Clear Stamp Set 617 by Janet Klein for  AALL and Create

Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Verdant, Grass Green, Green Oasis, and Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Inks

Della Blue, Blue Lagoon, and Mermaid Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir

Please Note: Both Crafty Individuals and Craft Emotions  have gone out of business, but Topflight Stamps still has lots of their products still in stock as well as other companies like Carabelle, Darkroom Door, and Heffy Doodle.

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

White Heavyweight Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: R85, R83, R81, R43, R32, R30, R22, R21, R20, R11, R02, R01, R00, RV13, RV11, B41, <B41, BG11, BG00, N4, N3, N2

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Small Rectangle Die by Spellbinders

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create a 5" x 7" card from white cardstock and set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the flamingo from the Two Tropical Birds Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Color the flamingo with Copic markers. Use a B41 Copic marker to outline the flamingo. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the flamingo and place it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
5. Place a piece of low-tack tape horizontally towards the bottom of the image panel. 
6. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink over the tape and the masked flamingo to add a blue background. 
7. Use a Fine Spray Mister filled with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to mist image panel. The alcohol will add splotches and mottling to the background.
8.  Remove the repositionable mask from the flamingo. 
9. Move the tape so that it sits on the bottom of horizon line on the light blue ink. 
10. Brush or sponge Blue Lagoon Elements Ink over the bottom of the tape, the flamingo's shins and feet to cover the bottom part of the image panel. 
11. Brush or sponge Mermaid Elements Ink over the same area. 
12. Use a white gel pen to add ripples and white highlights to the water then set the. image panel aside while you work on the background panel.
13. Place a piece of 5.5" x 8.5" white cardstock onto a magnetic surface secured with low-tack tape and/or magnets. 
14. Sponge or brush Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink onto the white cardstock to start the background panel. 
15. Sponge or brush Grass Green VersaFine Clair Ink overtop blending as you go. Heat set. 
16. Cut 1" from the inked panel and place onto a stamping platform, secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape. 
17. Place the "Balance" sentiment from the Flamazing Clear Stamp Set 617  facedown on the inked strip of cardstock. 
18. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
19. Ink the stamp with Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
20. Remove the panel from the stamping platform.
21. Heat set the panel. 
22. Cut the sentiment strip with a thin long rectangle die.
23. Edge the sentiment die-cut with  Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink.
24. Place the Palm Fronds Stencil over the background panel (Steps #13-15) and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets. 
25. Sponge or brush Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the background panel. 
26. Randomly sponge or brush Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the background panel to deepen the green. 
27. Remove the stencil. 
28. Trim the background panel and edge with Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink. 
29. Heat set the panel.
30. Center the second largest die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 on the background panel and secure with low-tack tape. 
31. Run the die and panel through your machine to cut a window in the background.
32. Adhere the image panel behind the opening in the background panel.
33. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to the top of the background panel as shown.
34. Take the reserved white 5" x 7" card from Step 1. 
35. Sponge the outer .5" perimeter of the cards with Green Oasis and Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Inks. 
36. Adhere the cardfront to the card.

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Happy Birthday with Crealies!

This week the Topflight Stamps team is showcasing products by by Crealies. I've made a bright and cheerful card using the  Happy Birthday with Shadow Wordzz Die Set by Crealies.

Here it is!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Happy Birthday with Shadow Wordzz Die Set by CREAlies

Koala and Panda Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Craft Emotions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Mulberry, Violet Chalk, Russet Orange, and Sundance Elements. Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Quickie Glue Pinpoing Roller Pen by Sakura

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

Raven Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: 

Panda: RV93, RV91, RV63, RV52, RV000, R81, R01, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4

Cupcakes: V93, V06, V01, YG05, YG01, YG00, YR21, Y38,  R39, R37, R35, R32, B23, B21

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

Sparkly Black Sequins

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to create a top folding A2 card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Panda from the Koala and Panda Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Craft Emotions twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the Panda. 
4. Use the White Gelly Roll Gel pen to add a highlights to the cherry and the panda's eyes. Let the gel ink dry.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Panda and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
6. Place a ruler or a piece of plastic horizontally over the top part of the image panel with the bottom of the ruler slightly above the level of the panda's paws.
7.  Brush or sponge Russet Orange, and Sundance Elements. Inks  over the ruler and the masked images onto the image panel.
8. Move the ruler so that it's covering the bottom of the image. 
9. Sponge or brush Mulberry and Violet Chalk Elements. Inks over the masked panda onto the top part of the image panel.
10. Use a Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir filled with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol and mist the top portion of the image panel. 
11. Trim the image panel, edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and mat with black cardstock cut .25" larger than the panel.
12. Use the plain die from the Happy Birthday with Shadow Wordzz Die Set to cut black cardstock. 
13. Trim a piece of patterned paper from the Ink Drops - Candy 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to 4" x 5.25" to create the background panel.. 
14. Edge the patterned paper with edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
15. Adhere the patterned paper background panel to the reserved 4.25" by 5.5" card.
16. Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment die-cuts to the top of the card. 
17. Adhere the image panel as shown. 
18. Use the Quickie Glue Pinpoing Roller Pen by Sakura to adhere five sparkly sequins to finish the card..

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WTF* - A Craft Emotions Card

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! This week my teammates and I are showcasing wonderful products by Craft Emotions! I hope you enjoyed this long holiday weekend, which marks the unofficial beginning of summer!

The warm weather and holiday weekend inspired this sea-themed card using the Oceans 10  and Oceans 11 Clear Polymer Stamp Sets by Carla Creaties for Craft Emotions.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Oceans 10 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creaties for Craft Emotions

Oceans 11 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creaties for Craft Emotions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Mermaid, Blue Atoll, Blue Lagoon, Pine, Lime Punch, Olive, Confetti, Violet Chalk, Sundance, Russet Orange, and Paprika Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Gel Press

4" Brayer by Speedball

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Gel Press

Copic Markers:

 Seahorse: RV62, RV63, RV91, B63, B66, B69

 Angel Fish: RV52,RV63, RV91, RV93, Y15, Y17, Y19, E0, R32, R35

 Eyes: C00, BG0000, BG000

 Conch Type Shell: B60, B63, B66, RV52

 Scallops: Y15, Y19

 Starfish: E50, E51

 Sand Dollar: W00, W0

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

White UniPosca Paint Pen 

Speech Bubble: Source Unknown

Shell Dies: Seashell Punch Die by Marianne Designs and other unknown sources

Crab Punch by the Punch Bunch

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of kraft cardstock to 10" x 7". Score at 5" and fold to form a 5" x 7" card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the wonderful sea horse and the angel fish from the Oceans 10 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creatieonto white cardstock. 
3. Fussy-cut both images, color them with Copic markers, and edge with a black pen.
4. Using the 4" Brayer l, Mermaid, Blue Atoll, Blue Lagoon Elements Inks were applied to a Gel Press.
5. Mixed media cardstock was smoothed onto the Gel Press to transfer the ink. This process was repeated a few times until I was happy with the blending and color saturation.
6. Move the inked mixed media background panel to a stamping platform.
7. Place the plain waves stamp from the Oceans 11 Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the base of background panel.
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. 
9. Clean and dry the stamp.
10. Reposition the stamp so that it's facedown and slightly above the first impression.
11. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. 
12. Remove the stamp.
13. Place the ocean top waves stamp from the Oceans 11 Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown slightly above the middle impression, but slightly below the top of the image panel.
14. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp, lift, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. 
15. Use a wet paint brush to remove some of the ink from above the top waves to create a sky area. 
16. Tear kraft cardstock, layer, and adhere to the bottom of the background panel. 
17. Trim the background panel to 4.75" x 6.75".
18. Edge the background panel with black ink.
19. Use a variety of seashell and coral dies to cut white cardstock.
20. Sponge Pine, Lime Punch, and Olive Elements Inks onto each type of the sea plant die-cuts.
21. Mist the die-cuts with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to blend the inks and saturate the die-cuts. Let dry.
22. Sponge Confetti, Violet Chalk, Sundance, Russet Orange, and Paprika Elements Inks onto each type of coral die-cut. 
23. Mist the die-cuts with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol and allowed to dry.  
24. Use the crab punch to punch white cardstock, sponge the crabs with Paprika Elements Ink, mist the crabs with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol, and allow to dry. 
25. When dry, use a blue Copic marker to color the crabs' claws.
26. Use a white paint pen to add dots for the crabs' eyes. Let dry.
27. Use a black detail pen was used to add pupils.
28. Color the seashells, sand dollar, and starfish with Copic markers.
29. Adhere the sea plants, seahorse, angel fish, coral, shells, and crabs were adhered to the image panel as shown.
30. Use a speech bubble cutting die to cut white cardstock.
31. Place the white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform. 
32. Use temporarary adhesive to adhere the speech bubble die-cut in the aperture of white cardstock.
33. Position the "WTF" sentiment from the Oceans 10 Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown on the speech bubble. 
34. Lift the platform's lid and place low-tack tape over the birthday sentence.  
35. Ink the taped stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the tape, and stamp the sentiment onto the speech bubble die-cut.
36. Adhere the image panel to the reserved 5" x 7" kraft card. 
37. Adhere the sentiment speech bubble to finish the card. 

Happy Bird Day!

Greetings! It's Tuesday which means it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week the TFS team is showcasing PaperArtsy's wonderful mini stamps and mini stencils. They might be small, but they pack a big punch! I have quite a nice collection of these little treasures that I had a hard time deciding what to use. In the end, I decided to make a birthday card as those are always useful.

Here's my card created with the Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp KCM004, the Zinski Mini Rubber Clling Mounted Stamp Zini25, the Zinski Mini Rubber Cling Stamp Zini27, and the Hot Picks Mini Stencil PM021.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp KCM004 by  PaperArtsy

Zinski Mini Rubber Clling Mounted Stamp Zini25 by  PaperArtsy

Zinski Mini Rubber Cling Stamp Zini27 by  PaperArtsy

Hot Picks Mini Stencil PM021 by PaperArtsy

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Angel Pink, Bahama Blue, Summer Sky, Rose Bud, Dandelion, Tangelo, Lulu Lavender, Liliac Posies, and London Fog Memento Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Copic Markers:
 Royal Bird: RV000, RV52, RV55, RV66,RV91, V20, V22, V25, Y11, Y23, Y26

 Cupcake: B12, B14, B25, YR61, YR65, YR68, Y11, Y21, Y23, R37, E70, E71,  Y74, E77, RV52, RV55, RV91, RV93

 Chef Bird: BG11, BG23, B53

 Chef Bird's Toque: B60, C00, C0, C1, BV000

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Birds 1 Clear Stamp Set by Craft Emotions

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low Tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platforms

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from grey cardstock. Set aside.
2. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the Royal Bird (Kate Crane Mini Cling Stamp KCM004) twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
4. Position the cupcake stamp (Zinski Mini Rubber Clling Mounted Stamp Zini25) slightly to the right of the royal bird so that the top layer would be close to his beak. He might be feeling peckish!
5. Stamp the cupcake twice with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
6. Fussy-cut the sticker paper cupcake and place it over its counterpart on the image panel. 
7. Position the chef bird (Zinski Mini Rubber Cling Stamp Zini27) to the right of the cupcake and a little off kilter so that his toque is positioned behind the cupcake. 
8. Stamp the Chef Bird twice with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
9. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of Chef Bird and use to mask the chef on the image panel. 
10. Move the image panel to the STAY-tion and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
11. Place a ruler horizontally over the base of the image panel. 
12. Sponge Angel Pink Memento Ink over the ruler and the masked images to color the background. 
13. Starting on the left side of the image panel, sponge or brush Bahama Blue, Summer Sky, Rose Bud, Dandelion, Tangelo, Lulu Lavender, Liliac Posies Memento Inks one ant a time over the shaped apertures of the Hot Picks Mini Stencil PM021 and over the masked images. Use Post-It Notes to protect the newly colored shapes.
14. Continue until there's a nice rainbow of cool shapes on the background.
15. Move the ruler to cover and protect the top part of the image panel. 
16. Sponge London Fog Memento Ink over the bottom of the stencil and the bases of the masked images to ground them. 
17. Place two Post-It Notes on a slant under each of the images and sponge London Fog Memento Ink between the notes to create shadows.
18. Remove the ruler ,masks, and Post-It Notes.
19. Color the images with Copic markers.
20. Use a white Gel pen to add highlights to the cherries, the beak, and the bird's eyes.
21. Place the image panel back onto a stamping platform.
22. Position the sentiment stamp from the Birds 1 Clear Stamp Set on the upper right of the image panel.
23. Ink the sentiment stamp with Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
24. Heat set the sentiment.
25. Adhere the image panel to the reserved grey card.

Kitten Me!

Greetings! It's Tuesday, my day to share a project for Topflight Stamps. This week's theme is "Anything Goes" for the Topflight Stamps team! Since I missed International Pet Day last week and since I'm a crazy cat lady, I decided to make a card with the super-cute Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Craft Emotions, which features four adorable cats, some feline accessories, and several sentiments. I really like this set because the cat stamps don't have tabby stripes or spots, so I can make the cats look mine.* 

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Craft Emotions

Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Premier Blending Tool by Hunkydory Crafts
Premier Blending Sponges by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Copic Markers: BV0000, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C7, RV91, R00, R30, Y23, Y32

Pebble Mini Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp two cats from the  Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set  twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. 
2. Use Copic markers to color both cats as desired. I colored them to resemble my kitties.
3. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions and place the fussy-cut images over their counterparts as masks.
4. Use Pebble ink with Premier Blending Tool and Premier Blending Sponges to add a grey background over the masked images. 
5. Use Pebble ink to stamp the pawprints from the Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set behind the cat. 
6. Return the image panel to the stamping platform.
7. Position the "You have got to be" sentiment stamp from the Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set  facedown on the image panel.
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
9. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 
10. Re-ink and stamp if necessary to attain a good impression.
11. Remove the stamp from the platform.
12. Position the "Kitten Me" stamp from the Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set facedown below the other sentiment.
13. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
14. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
15. Use the the smaller die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 to cut the image panel. 
16. Use the larger die from that set to cut black cardstock.
17. Mat the image panel die-cut with the black die-cut. 
18. Adhere the matted image panel was adhered to a pale grey card to finish the project.

Notes: 

• Harley Quinn has a black spot on her nose, black eyebrows, and grey spots on her forehead, head, nape, and tail. Domino Nimbus is mostly white. He used to have black spots on his forehead and top of his head, but they've faded to a very pale grey. That's probably more than you ever wanted to know about my cats!
• I selected the sneaky cat stamp (to represent Domino Nimbus) and the sleeping cat stamp (to represent Harley Quinn) from the Cats 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Craft Emotions because he loves to ambush her when she's asleep. 

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Happy Bird Day!

It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing the wonderful products by Craft Emotions. You might not know this, but I'm a bird watcher and a bird brain, so when I saw the fabulous new Birds 1 and Birds 2 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creaties for Craft Emotions, I just had to get them.

I envisioned two of the birds from the Birds 2  as celebrating a bird day by dancing a do-si-do country-style. Here's the card.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Birds 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creaties for Craft Emotions
Birds 2 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creaties for Craft Emotions
Card Passe Partout Rectangle Essentials Die Set by Studio Light
Paprika and Emperor Red Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts
Checkered Stencil by Darkroom Door
Black Blending Brushes by Time for Tea Designs
Blenders by Lavinia Stamps

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Kraft Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand Memento Inks by Imagine Crafts

Salvaged Patina Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Copic Markers: R12, R14, R24, R39, R56, B24, B29, B39, B60, YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, Y15, Y26, Y32, Y35, E42, E43

Circles Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders Paper Arts

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Repositionable Label Paper by Avery

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the front facing bird from the Birds 2 Clear Polymer Stamp Set onto a white cardstock panel and onto label paper.
2. Fussy-cut the label paper version and place it over its counterpart as a mask.
3. Position the backward facing bird from the Birds 2 Clear Polymer Stamp Set face down so that his left wing tip appears to be touching/holding his partner's wing tip. 
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
5. Ink the bird stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp it onto the image panel and onto label paper.
6. Fussy-cut the label paper version of this bird to mask its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion and secure it with magnets.
8. Place a piece of plastic horizontally over the top of the image and brush Desert Sand Memento ink  under the birds to ground them. *
9. Flip the plastic and brush Salvaged Patina Distress ink over the top part of the image panel to create a background. *
10. Set aside the image panel to work on the rest of the card.
11. Brush white cardstock with Paprika Elements Ink and heat set.
12. Use second largest rectangle die from the Card Passe Partout Rectangle Essentials Die Set to cut the inked cardstock.
13. Use a scalloped rectangle die from the set to cut center of the rectangle.
14. Use a stitched rectangle die from the set to cut a frame in the center of the scalloped rectangle die-cut. Reserve the rectangle for later use.
15. Use Paprika Elements Ink to edge the scalloped edges and the interior window of the die-cut.
16. Trim the image panel so that its smaller than the scalloped rectangle frame.
17. Adhere the image panel behind aperture of the frame. 
18. Cut Kraft cardstock a rectangle die from the set and use to mat the framed image panel.*
19. Place the large rectangle die onto the STAY-tion. 
20. Secure the Checkered Stencil over the large rectangle die-cut with magnets.
21. Sponge Emperor Red Elements Ink over the stencil onto the rectangle die-cut. 
22. Use the same ink to edge the stenciled die-cut. Heat set the rectangle.
23. Kraft cardstock was cut, scored, and folded to form a card. 
24. Adhere the stenciled die-cut to the card.
25. Adhere the matted image panel to the center of the card.
26. Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts was used to stamp the "Happy Bird Day" sentiment from the Birds 1 Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Carla Creaties onto the interior rectangle from the Paprika-sponged frame (Step 14) and heat set.
27. Use a small Circles Nestabilities die to cut the sentiment circle.
28. Edge the circle die-cut with Emperor Red Elements Ink.
29. Use a slightly larger Scalloped Circles Nestabilities die to cut a piece of kraft cardstock.
30. Mat the sentiment circle die-cut with the matted kraft scalloped circle die-cut.
31. Cut the top off of the matted circle die, sponge the top of the semi-circle with Emperor Red Elements Ink, then adhere the sentiment die-cut as shown to finish the card. 

Notes:

• Memento ink and Distress Inks were used because they are Copic friendly. I had initially planned on creating a wood dance floor and a rustic painted plank wall behind the dancers, but nixed that idea.
• Do not be like me. Try to keep the horizontal line between the floor and the wall level when you adhere the frame. I realized it was askew, but it was firmly adhered and I didn't want to risk ripping the image panel. 

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