Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Topflight Stamps is one of the super sponsors of the Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. It wouldn't be a blog hop without a chance to win great prizes. Click the link above for information on the hop and how you can enter to win $25 gift card to the Topflight Store and other great prizes. The hop ends on November 18th!

My name is Kathi and I am a coffee addict! I decided to participate in the blog hop and created a shaker card using the Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, the coffee patterned paper from the Travel Light 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Paper Favourites, the Scalloped Rectangles Frame Die Set by Paper Rose, and six Prism  Inks by Hunkydory Crafts.

Here's the card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used: 

Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

You Go Gull Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Dusky Rose, Pink Jelly Bean, Flamingo Paradise, Camelia Pink,  Red Chili, Red Brick,  Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts

Scalloped Rectangles Frame Die Set by Paper Rose

Monarch VersaFine™ Clair Ink by Tsukineko®

Travel Light 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Paper Favourites

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

Bristol Paper by Strathmore®
Colored Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Obsidian Amalgam Ink by Gina K™ Designs
Copic® Markers: BV08, V22, V25, V28, Y21, YR21, YR23, R32, R35, R39, RV 32, RV34

Circles and Scalloped Circles Nestabilities® Die Sets by Spellbinders®

3mm Rainbow Hearts Confetti by Kat Scrappiness

With Love, Pixie Dust, and Rosie Gold Sparkle Blend Sets by Doodles Paper Playground

.25" Foam Tape by Creekbank Creations

Clear Acetate saved from packaging

Non-static agent (powder, bag, dryer sheet)
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut red cardstock to 11" x 5.5", score at 5.5", and fold to form a 5.5" square card. Set aside.
2. Use Obsidian Amalgam ink to stamp the to-go cup from the Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock.
3. Color the cup with Copic markers to match the patterned paper.
4. Fussy-cut the cup and edge it with a dark marker. 
5. Use Red Brick Prism  Ink to stamp the tiny heart from the You Go Gull Clear Stamp Set onto the cup sleeve.
6. Brush Dusky Rose, Pink Jelly Bean, Flamingo Paradise, Camelia Pink, Red Chili, and Red Brick Prism inks onto a piece of white Bristol paper.
7. Mist the blended inks with water and heat set.
8. Use the smaller frame die from the Scalloped Rectangles Frame Die Set to cut the inked paper. 
9. Remove the center part of the frame and reserve to use for the sentiment. 
10. Sponge the frame's scalloped edges and aperture edges with Red Brick Prism ink. 
11. Heat set.
12. Flip the die-cut over and add strong adhesive to the back of the frame around the edges of the aperture.
13. Adhere the clear acetate window over the aperture. 
14. Apply foam tape around the aperture to create a well. Be sure that there are no gaps between pieces of tape.
15. Brush the sides of the tape and the acetate with a non-static agent.
16. Add heart confetti, sparkly hearts, heart rhinestones, and round sequins to the well.
17. Carefully remove the backing paper from the foam adhesive.
18. Trim a piece of the coffee-cup patterned paper from the Travel Light 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad to seal the well containing the shaker contents.
19. Use Monarch VersaFine™ Clair Ink onto white paper, heat set, and die-cut with a circle die. 
20. Adhere red and silver little sparkly hearts around the sentiment. 
21. Use the corresponding scalloped circle die to cut the inked paper, reserved in Step #9.
22. Trim another piece of the coffee-cup patterned paper to 5.25" square and adhere it to the reserved 5.5" square card. 
23. Adhere the shaker frame and sentiment to the card as shown. Adhere the fussy-cut stamped and colored to-go coffee-cup to the edge of the shaker frame to finish the card. 

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Another Day, Another Lady Vagabond Steampunk Card!

I know it's not Tuesday, but I'm got a card to share with you which I created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing Stamperia's products and I couldn't resist creating another card with the wonderful Lady Vagabond Flying A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Set. This time I used the focal image of the set, though the Steampunk Cat in the set is pretty fabulous too!

Here's the card! 

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Lady Vagabond Flying A5 Foam Mounted Stamp Set by Stamperia

Vintage Maps 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Paper Favourites

Evergreen Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Premier Ink Blending Tool by Hunkydory Crafts

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

Green cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: G20, G21, G24, G28, G40, E42, E43, E70, E71, E74, Y0000, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, N4, N5, N6, <B21, B21

Copic® Colorless Blender Solution

Copic® B21 Ink Refill

Mini-Mister by Ranger Ink

Silver and Gold Stardust® Glitter Gel Pens by Sakura® of America

Silver Chain Stickers by Starform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 green cardstock in half, score at 6", then fold to form a 6" square card. 
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the focal image.
3. Color the image and background with Copic markers.
4. I wasn't happy with the background. It was splotchy, but I didn't want to toss the colored image because I was mostly happy with it. So I went with Plan B.
5.  had stamped and fussy-cut the image earlier but wasn't happy with my cutting, so ended up using that version as a mask for the next step. 
6. I put some colorless blender into a Mini Mister, added some B21 Copic reinker, then sprayed it over the masked image, which worked really well to soften the background.* If you do this, I suggest you open a window because the process was kind of stinky. 
7. Trim the image panel to 3" x 6" and mat with green cardstock that is .25" wider. 
8. Add silver Starform chain stickers to either side of the image on the mat.
9. Adhere the matted image to a sheet of the Vintage Maps 6x6 Patterned Paper pad to create the card front.
10. Trim the card front to 5.75" square and edge with Evergreen Prism Ink.
11. Adhere the card front to the reserved 6" square card.

Notes:

*If you do mix and spray the reinker/colorless blender combo, I suggest you open a window because the process was kind of stinky. True confession:  I like the smell of solvents.

**I couldn't decide on a sentiment, so I chose not to use one. 

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