It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi to share a project with you today! 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 in the holiday spirit so I've created yet another Christmas card this time using stamps from companies that are no longer in business. Thankfully, products from Hobby Art, Craft Emotions, and Katzelkraft are still in stock at Topflight Stamps and it's the perfect time to get them!
Here it is!
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!
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Position a Santa Hat so that it's centered towards the top of a panel of white cardstock. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Santa Hat twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper and position it atop its counterpart as a mask.
Position one of the meerkat stamps from the Meerkat Madness Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Hobby Art so that top of his head is on the mask. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Meerkat twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and set it aside. Carefully remove the Santa Hat mask and set it aside.
Use Copic markers to color the Meerkat and his Santa Hat. Use a light blue and a light grey Copic marker to outline both images. Place both masks over their counterparts on the image panel.
Use a long fishtail die to cut the image panel and a larger one to cut red cardstock.
Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic surface and secure with magnets. Place a piece of removable Scotch Tape horizontally across the the Meerkat's feet and tail. Position the Sun and Cloud Stencil by Carla Creates towards the top of the image panel die-cut.
Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut. Rotate the stencil and move it downwards. Brush or sponge Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut. Continue this process until you're happy with the cloudy background.
Move the Scotch Tape so that the bottom of the tape is sitting on the horizon line. Brush dark tan dye ink over the tape and the masked Meerkat's feet and tail. Brush a lighter tan ink to fill in the rest of the bottom of the image panel die-cut.
Trim the flags off of the bottom of the image panel die-cut and the red cardstock die-cut. Use the red cardstock die-cut to mat the image panel. Edge it with shimmery gold ink.
Trim one of the plaid papers from the A Christmas Gingham 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions to 4.75" x 6.75" to create the background panel. Use Emperor Red Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps to edge the patterned paper, then edge it again with shimmery gold ink.
Use a "Merry "Christmas" cutting die to cut red cardstock twice. Adhere "Christmas" to the top of the background panel. Cut "Me" from one of the two "Merry" die-cuts. Adhere it to the top of the background panel. Cut "erry" from the other "Merry" die-cut and adhere it to the background panel to finish the word "Meerry". Adhere the background panel to a 5" x 7" red card.
Adhere the matted image panel to the right side of the background panel as shown.
Use a poinsettia die-cut set to cut red cardstock. Edge all the die-cuts with gold shimmery ink, then assemble them. Add a gold enamel dot to each one.Adhere the three three-layered poinsettias to the left side of the background panel to finish the card.
Please pop over to my blog, Kat's Tales of Stamping, for step-by-step instructions and complete supply lists.
Hedgy 4 Clear Stamp Set* by Craft Emotions
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