It's Topflight Stamps Tuesday so you've got Kathi here (after a month long hiatus). This week the team is showcasing Inks, which is such a great theme as I love and adore all inks. Since it's Halloween season, I decided to create a spellbinding scene with Lavinia Stamps Elements Premium Dye Inks and their Faba Clear Polymer Stamp, the Hocus and Pocus Clear Polymer Stamp Set, the Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp, and the Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set.
Here's the card!
Use a magnet or low-tack tape to place the smallest circle mask from the Acetate Circles Mask Set by Lavinia Stamps towards the top left of a 5" x 7" panel of white heavy water-friendly cardstock. I used Bristol Paper.
Use brushes or sponges to apply Pine, Sundance, Russet Orange, Confetti, Violet Chalk, Dark Denim, and Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps horizontally across the cardstock, taking care to blend the inks where they meet.
When you're happy with the coverage, mist the inked panel with a water-filled Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir. Dab the big splotches with a paper towel, remove the circle mask, then heat set the panel thoroughly.
If the cardstock curls, place the panel on the platform of a die-cut machine sandwiched inside a folded piece of copier paper. Place both cutting plates over the copier paper and run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times to flatten it.
When the inked cardstock is dry and flat, place it onto a stamping platform. Position the Faba Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown on the green-inked area towards the right edge of the inked panel.
Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a clean image.
Remove the Faba Clear Polymer Stamp. Position the Hocus and Pocus Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps facedown on the green-inked area of the the image panel so that they are flanking Faba Clear Polymer Stamp. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a clean image. Remove the stamps.
If there are white spots on the black images, smoosh the Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink Pad onto a piece of acetate (or a glass surface). Use a paint brush to pick up the ink from the acetate and apply the ink to correct the image.
Place the Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown on the image panel so that it's overlapping the moon. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a clean image. Remove the stamp.
Position the larger stamp from the Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps facedown along the left side of the image panel. Ink the stamp with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Clean and dry the stamp, reposition it facedown further down the left side of the image panel. Ink again with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Clean and dry the stamp, ink it with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Repeat this process using the second stamp from the Spanish Moss Foliage Clear Polymer Stamp Set until you're happy with the foliage along the left hand side.
Throughly heat set the image panel. Use Gelly Roll Bold Line Clear Glittering Ink Pen by Sakura to outline the moon.
Use a small brush to apply Olive Green Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps onto small areas under Faba, Hocus, and Pocus to ground them.
Add detail to Faba's hair, dress, hat, and lantern with colored pencils and/or watercolor markers. Use a white chalk pencil to add shading to Faba, Hocus, and Pocus. Use an olive green chalk pencil to add additional shading under Faba, Hocus, and Pocus. Use a red glitter pen to add red eyes to Hocus and Pocus.
Using a clean wet paint brush, dab the interior of the lantern, then press a piece of paper towel onto the wet spot to lift the ink. Use watercolor markers or a colored pencil to add an orangish-yellowish glow to the lantern. Use a white gel pen to add a highlight to the lantern.
Add colorful dots to the Spanish Moss Foliage with acrylic paint markers. Trim the image panel to 4.75" x 6.75" and edge the panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. Adhere the image panel to a 5" x 7" black card then finish the card by adding a sentiment sticker.
Please pop over to my blog, Kat's Tales of Stamping, for even more verbose step-by-step instructions and complete supply lists.
Topflight Stamps Products Used:
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Pine, Sundance, Russet Orange, Confetti, Violet Chalk, Dark Denim, and Olive Green Elements Inks by Lavinia Stamps
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