Topflight Stamps: An Encouragement Card

It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a project with you.! But before I get to my post, I wanted to remind you that there's a Winter Sale going on right now!

This week's focus is "Anything Goes". Here's an encouragment card created with the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set and the Ripples Stencil, both by Visible Image. Both the stamp set and the stencil are retired but are still available at Topflight Stamps so you should get them while you still can! I also used Lindy's Gang's Magical Pigment Powders from both the Nantucket Pearls Set and the Steampunk Soirée Set. The sentiments are from the Motivation Station Ephemera Die-cuts 55 by AALL and Create.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the fairy from the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image twice — once onto a 5" x 7" piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Color the fairy with Copic markers. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

Position the wing stamps from Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set facedown on either side of the masked fairy. Ink the wing stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp them twice — once onto a 5" x 7" piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Use a black fineliner to fix any missing linework. Color the wings with Copic markers. Outline the wings with Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen by Sakura, then use the same Copic markers to spread the glittering gel ink over the wings. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the wings and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.

Add a small amount of water to three wells of a paint palette. Add a small amount of

Whale Watch Blue, Salt Water Taffy (from the Nantucket Pearls Magical Pigment Powders Set by Lindy's Gang), and Petticoat Plum Magical Pigment (from the Steampunk Soirée Magical Pigment Powders Set by Lindy's Gang) powders to each of the wells. Mix well.

Use a paint brush to paint clear water around the image panel. Use a separate paint brush for each color of the diluted pigment powders to apply them to the image panel as desired. Mist the panel with water to encourage color blending. Roll paper towels across the panel, then thoroughly heat set the imge panel.

Place the Ripples Stencil by Visible Image facedown over the image panel, secured with magnets and/or low-tack tape. Sponge white hybrid ink over the stencil onto the image panel.

Remove the stencil. Remove the masks from the wings and the fairy. Use a black fineliner to touch up any areas that need it. Outline the fairy and the wings with a gold glitter pen. Heat set the white hybrid ink and the gold glitter marker.

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the rings from the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set as shown. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the small circle stamp from the Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set repeatedly along the bottom.

Use a cutting die to cut the image panel and edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. Adhere the card to a 5" x 7" black card.

Choose sentiment die-cuts from the Motivation Station Ephemera Die-cut Set 55 by AALL and Create. Use a black marker to cover their white edges. Adhere them to finish the card.

Please pop over to my blog, Kat's Tales of Stamping, for step-by-step instructions, complete supply lists, and notes.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Faerie Magic Polymer Stamp Set by Visible Image