The Witching Hour with Lavinia Stamps

Hi, friends!  It's Walter on the blog with you after a quick absence last week.  This week's theme for the Topflight Stamps team is Fall/Halloween, and I created a design that has a little bit of both included in it!  I enjoy a good spooky design and fell in love with Willow the Witch from Lavinia Stamps as soon as I saw her.  I used Willow as the center point of my design and added some additional Lavinia stamps to complete the scene.  It's a super simple design that relies on some masking, ink blending, and lots of stamping to bring it to life.

I began by using the Moon Stamp from Lavinia to stamp the moon using Morning Mist ink as well as to create a mask.  I fussy cut the mask and applied it over so the stamped moon so that I could ink blend the rest of the panel.  I applied Lavinia Violet Chalk ink around the outside border of the panel and then applied Lavinia Lime Punch ink to the inside.  I followed up with some Lost Shadow Distress Oxide ink and an ink pouncer brush to apply just a little hint of some mist in the scene.  This also helps to soften the very rich colors of the Lavinia Ink and cover up any darker spots.

With the ink blending done, I removed the mask from the moon and colored it with two shades of cool gray alcohol markers.  I could now stamp the rest of my scene!  I began with Willow to find the perfect featured position for her.  Once she was in place, I then stamped the Witching Hour sentiment, Mini Jinx Cat, and Willow's cauldron.  I was then able to finish the details of the scene by stamping Silhouette Grass and Silhouette Foliage.  Additionally, I used a silver gel pen to add some detail to the cauldron, gray alcohol markers to add the smoke coming up from it, green gel pens to add the position inside the cauldron, and orange gel pens to add the fire below it.  Gray alcohol markers were also used to expand the grassy area to provide some ground as well.

I absolutely adore this fun Halloween scene!  The stamps from Lavinia make it so easy to create wonderfully magical scenes.  I'll be back again next week with another project and post.  Until then . . . be well!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Lavinia Willow the Witch Stamp

Lavinia Mini Jinx Cat Stamp

Lavinia The Moon Stamp

Lavinia Witching Hour Stamp

Lavinia Grass Silhouette Stamp

Lavinia Silhouette Foilage

Lavinia Violet Chalk Ink

Lavinnia Lime Punch Ink

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Versafine Morning Mist

Hunkydory - Diamond Sparkles Glitter Gemstones Purple Sparkles

A Scenic Card with Lavinia Stamps

Greetings! It's Tuesday and you've got Kathi here with a project created for an "Anything Goes" week. I missed last week's "Outdoors" theme so I decided to create a scenic card with products by Lavinia Stamps. I've used the Acorn Abode Clear Polymer Stamp, the Hanging Lanterns Clear Clear Polymer Stamp, Dana Clear Polymer Stamp, and the Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp with six colors of Elements Premium Dye Ink and the ever-so-useful Hills Acetate Mask.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Acorn Abode Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps twice - once on panel of Bristol paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Heat set the image stamped onto the Bristol paper, which will become the image panel. Fussy-cut the sticker-paper version and adhere it atop its counterpart on the image panel.

Place the flatttest mask from the Hills Acetate Mask by Lavinia Stamps just above the rocks so that it's covering the bottom of the image panel. Brush Soft Cygnet Elements Premium Dye Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the top of the Hills Acetate mask and around the masked Acorn Abode. Next brush Lemon Drop Elements Premium Dye Ink onto the image panel blending the ink colors as you go. Continue this process with the Lime Punch, Pine, and Olive Elements Premium Dye Inks working from the center of the image panel outwards. 

Use a water-filled Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir to mist the ink to add some white speckles and splatter. Remove the Hills Acetate Mask and heat set the panel.

Trace the Hills Acetate Mask onto scrap cardstock or thin acetate, cut along the traced line, and place the upper part of the temporary mask to cover the top part of the image panel.

Brush Bermuda Elements Premium Dye Ink over the temporary mask to ground the 

 masked Acorn Abode. Press the Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps onto the Bermuda Elements Premium Dye Inkpad and randomly stamp over the temporary mask and the masked Acorn Abode to add texture and interest.

Remove the temporary mask and the mask from the Acorn Abode. Color the image with Copic markers. Trim the image panel to 4.25" x 6".

Place the image panel onto a stamping platform so that it's against the bottom, but centered horizontally. Place the Hanging Lanterns Clear Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown onto the right side of the panel so that it's a bit over the right edge. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Remember that you can always re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression

Clean and dry the stamp. Position the Hanging Lanterns Clear Clear Polymer Stamp facedown in the center of the image panel, but with the end of the stamp slightly above the stamped Hanging Lanterns. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Make sure that the image panel didn't move before inking and stamping again. Unlike me. Oops.

Repeat the above with the Hanging Lanterns Clear Clear Polymer Stamp on the left.

Position the Dana Fairy Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps facedown on the image panel so that her feet and hand are on the stem of the Acorn Abode. Ink the stamp with  Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.

Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and thoroughly heat set it. Use watercolor pens to color the Hanging Lanterns and Dana's wings and lantern. Use glitter markers to add yellow glitter to the circles and black glitter to the dots in the Hanging Lanterns.

Edge the image panel with Bermuda and Pine Elements Premium Dye Inks, then edge again with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.

Finish by adhering the image panel to an A6 black textured card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Acorn Abode Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Hanging Lanterns Clear Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Dana Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Texture 2 Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps

Bermuda, Soft Cygnet, Lemon Drop, Lime Punch, Pine, and Olive Elements Premium Dye Inks by Lavinia Stamps

Hills Acetate Mask by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

Thank you for visiting today!

Gear Up - A Steampunk Card

 It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here today to share a project with you. It's an "Anything Goes" week, so I created a Steampunk card with the Faceless Time Clear Stamp Set 1456, the Papillons Clear Stamp Set 1462, the Frise Pendentifs Clear Stamp Set 1461, and the Time Tinker Clear Stamp Set 1374 as well as the Cog Engine Die Set 125 and the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 — all by AALL and Create. The background panel and die-cuts were created with Steampunk Soiree Magical Pigment Powders by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the focal image from the Faceless Time Clear Stamps 1456 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create onto a panel of Bristol paper. Heat set the ink, then color the image with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the hourglass.

Use the largest die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create to cut the image panel, mat it with black cardstock, and set it aside.

Cut a piece of 9" x 12" Bristol paper to a 4.75" x 6.75" panel (for the background panel) and a 2" x 12" strip (for the border and sentiment die-cuts). Place the strip onto a craft mat. Use a small spatula to place a pile of Yesteryear Yellow Magical Powder from the Steampunk Soiree Magical Pigment Powder Set by Lindy's Stamp Gang onto the craft mat. Fold a baby wipe and press the top part of it into the pigment powder. Drag the baby wipe vertically onto the strip of Bristol paper to start to a apply the Magical Pigment Powder, working from the outside edges towards the center. Dip the wipe into the powder and apply it again. Continue until the powder pile is gone and your Bristol strip is colored. Clean your craft mat.

Use a spatula to place a smaller pile of Canna Lily Burnt Orange Magical Pigment Powder onto the craft mat. Using a new baby wipe, press the top of the wipe into the pigment powder, then drag the baby wipe down the strip of Bristol paper to fill in the gaps. Continue to dip the wipe and drag it down the strip until the powder is gone. Clean your craft mat.

Repeat the above process using an even smaller amount of Tophat Teal from the the Steampunk Soiree Magical Pigment Powder Set to add some verdigris colors to the Bristol Strip. When the colors and blend please you, thoroughly heat set the panel and trim it in half.

Use the both dies from the Cog Engine Die Set 125 by AALL and Create to cut the colored Bristol paper strip. Flip the die-cuts over and color the back with a black Copic marker or sponge them with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko.  This step will edge the die-cuts from the back.

Place the 4.75" x 6.75" panel and a small scrap of Bristol paper onto a clean craft mat. Use a spatula to add a pile of Pocket Watch Pewter Magical Powder onto the clean craft mat. Press the top of a clean baby wipe onto the pigment powder, then drag the baby wipe onto the Bristol paper panel and scrap, working from the outer edges towards the center. Dip the wipe into the powder and continue to apply color to the panels. When done, heat set the panels thoroughly.

Pounce an anti-static tool/pouch onto the background panel then place it onto the base of a stamping platform. Position the corner gears stamp from the Papillons Clear Stamp Set 1462 by Azoline for AALL and Create facedown along the top left of the panel. Ink the stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Remove the panel from the stamping platform, add Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by WOW to the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the container, and heat set. 

Clean and dry the corner gears stamp. Place the background panel back onto the stamping platform and position the the corner gears stamp from the Papillons Clear Stamp Set 1462 along the lower right hand edge. Position the border gears stamp from the Frise Pendentifs Clear Stamp Set 1461 by Azoline for AALL and Create vertically along the bottom left hand edge. Ink the stamps with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Remove the panel from the stamping platform, add Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by WOW to the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the container, and heat set. Edge the background panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.

Use a nameplate cutting die and a small gears die to cut the grey-colored scrap of Bristol paper. Place a piece of low-tack tape on the back of the Bristol paper scrap die-cut to keep it in place and secure the scrap onto the base of a stamping platform. 

Position the "Gear Up" stamp from the Time Tinker Clear Stamp Set 1374 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create facedown onto the die-cut. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. 

Remove the die-cut piece from the stamping platform. Add Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by WOW to the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into the container, and heat set.

Use the nameplate frame die and a small gears die to cut a leftover scrap from the tinted strip. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge both parts of the nameplate die-cuts, then adhere the sentiment die-cut onto the frame die-cut. Adhere the gears die-cuts to cover the holes of the nameplate.

Adhere the border die-cut to the right side of the background panel. Adhere the matted image panel onto the background panel as shown. Adhere the sentiment nameplate die-cut to the upper left of the background panel. Adhere the completed background panel to a 5" x 7" black card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Faceless Time Clear Stamps 1456 by Autour de Mwa for AALL and Create

Papillons Clear Stamp Set 1462 by Azoline for AALL and Create

Frise Pendentifs Clear Stamp Set 1461 by Azoline for AALL and Create

Time Tinker Clear Stamp Set 1374 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

Cog Engine Die Set 125 by AALL and Create

Frayed Frames Die Set 26 by AALL and Create

Steampunk Soiree Magical Pigment Powders by Lindy's Stamp Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Clear Gloss Embossing Powder by WOW

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Attitude is...

It's Tuesday! This week's team focus is on PaperArtsy's wonderful products! Here's my encouragement card created with their LPC066 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynn Perrella, the Small Backgrounds Large Stencil PS133 by Scrapcosy, the Large Stencil PS317 by Scrapcosy, and the Tracy Scott Mini TSM23 Cling Rubber Stamp by Tracy Scott.

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp one of the images from the LPC066 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynn Perrella for PaperArtsy twice — once onto Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the Bristol Paper version to set the ink to avoid ink transfer to alcohol markers. 

Color the image on the Bristol Paper panel with Copic markers. Fussy-cut the image stamped onto repositionable sticker paper and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 

Brush light grey dye ink over the masked image panel to color the background. Place the circles portion on the Large Stencil PS317 by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy towards the top of the image panel. This stencil has a repeating pattern which makes it easy to cover larger areas with the stenciled pattern. Brush the same light grey dye ink over the stencil's circles onto the image panel. 

Move the stencil to cover more of the image panel, taking care to line up the circles and diamonds. Continue to brush light grey dye ink over the stencils circles onto the image panel. 

Remove and clean the stencil.

Place the border from the Large Stencil PS317 by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy so that the base of the border is even with the bottom part of the stamped and colored image. Brush light grey ink over the stencil onto the image panel. Brush light blue dye ink over the stencil to differentiate the border design from the stenciled circles. Keeping the stencil in place, brush sparkly gold pigment ink over the stencil onto the image panel.

Place low-tack tape or scrap paper horizontally onto the image panel, covering the top part. Brush grey ink, then blue ink over the the stencil to color the bottom part of the image panel.

Remove the stencil and heat set the panel. 

Spray the image panel with Gossamer Gold from the Moon Shadow Mists Spray Set by Lindy's Gang to add some shimmer. Heat set the image panel. 

Remove the masks. Use the fourth largest die from the Crea Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by Crealies to cut the image panel. Use the sparkly gold pigment ink to edge the image panel die-cut. Heat set the wet ink. 

Cut blue/purple cardstock 1/8" larger than the image panel die-cut and use it to mat it. Cut aqua cardstock 1/4" larger than the image panel and use it to mat the matted image panel. Set the double-matted image panel aside.

Sponge or brush the light grey dye ink used earlier onto a strip of Bristol Paper. Heat set the ink. 

Use Adriatic Sea VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to ink the Tracy Scott Mini TSM23 Cling Rubber Stamp quote stamp by Tracy Scott for PaperArtsy and stamp onto the grey-inked Bristol Paper strip. Heat set the ink. Cut the quote image apart, edge the phrase pieces with Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Ink and heat set them.

Adhere the double matted image panel to a textured blue 5" x 7" card. Adhere the sentiment quote strips to finish the card.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

LPC066 Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Lynn Perrella for PaperArtsy

Small Backgrounds Large Stencil PS133 by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy

Large Stencil PS317 by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy

Tracy Scott Mini TSM23 Cling Rubber Stamp by Tracy Scott for PaperArtsy

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Moon Shadow Mists Spray Set by Lindy's Gang

Gossamer Gold Moon Shadow Mist by Lindy's Gang is also available individually.

Crea Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by Crealies

Adriatic Sea and Bali Blue VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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