Topflight Stamps: Fiesta!

It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you today. It's an "Anything Goes" week and it's Cinco de Mayo!

Here's a festive card created with the llama and sombrero from theZinski Art 59 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Elena Zinski for PaperArtsy. The llama was feeling parched in the desert and he wanted to celebrate, so I supplied him with a margarita made with the cocktail from the ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Nicci Battilana for PaperArtsy.

Using a stamping platform, place the llama stamp from the Zinski Art 59 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set from the PaperArtsy facedown on a piece of white cardstock. Place the sombrero stamp from the same set facedown atop his head. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the sombrero stamp and lift. Remove the llama stamp from the platform.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to ink the sombrero stamp, then stamp it twice — once onto the the white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it onto its counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

Position the llama stamp so his head (ears mostly) are on top of the sombrero mask. Ink the llama stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Position the cocktail stamp from the ENB06 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy to the left of the llama. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp it twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Remove the mask from the sombrero and place it onto a piece of acetate to keep it sticky so it can be re-used later.

Color the images with Copic markers. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the llama and the cocktail. Place the sticker paper versions of all three images atop their counterparts as masks.

Cut the image panel with the largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies. Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic craft mat.

If you have the Acetate Hills Mask/Stencil Set by Lavinia Stamps (I misplaced mine), place a one of the masks horizontally across the image panel level with the llama's legs and secure with tape and/or magnets. Alternately, place a piece of acetate onto a cutting mat. Place a metal wavy ruler atop the acetate and cut along the edge of the ruler to create homemade masks.

Place the Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil by Carla Creates/Vaessen Creative towards the top of the image panel. Brush or sponge blue dye ink over the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut to start to create a cloudy sky. Keeping the stencil in place, lightly brush or sponge pink dye ink over the the top of the stencil onto the image panel die-cut to add a slightly purply/pink tinge to the sky.

Rotate the Sun and Clouds 6x6 Stencil and move it downward on the image panel. Brush both colors of dye ink over the top of the stencil. Continue to rotate, flip, move the stencil, and apply ink until your cloudy sky is complete.

Cover the sky part of the image panel to protect it. Place another mask/stencil from the Acetate Hills Mask/Stencil Set horizontally across the image panel die-cut about 1" from the bottom. Brush or sponge tan dye ink over the bottom of the stencil onto the die-cut image panel to create the desert sand. Move the stencil/mask up and continue to apply tan dye ink over the bottom of the stencil/mask onto the image panel.

Unmask all of the stamped elements. Use the Bold Stardust Clear Glittering Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura to add a glittery salt rim to the cocktail glass. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the cocktail glass and the llama's sunglasses. Use a E43 Copic marker to ground the cocktail glass and the llama.

Use the small dies from the Regency Bunting Die Set 44 by AALL and Create to cut six white cardstock flags and then color them with Copic markers. Use rub-ons to add the letters to the flags. String the sentiment bunting together with black and white baker's twine and adhere/attach the bunting to the top of the image panel die-cut.

Create a 5" x 7" card from teal textured cardstock, adhere the image panel die-cut to it, then trim the card so that it's 1/8" larger that the image panel die-cut.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Zinski Art 59 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by Elena Zinski for PaperArtsy