Fly Away, A Spring Card

Greetings! It's Tuesday so you have Kathi here to share a project with you.This week's TFS team focus is SPRING! Spring brings blooming flowers, trees, and nesting birds sporting their breeding plumage! 

Here's my card created with the Lighted Florals Clear Stamp Set 709 by AALL and Create, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies, and the Glitz Spray Set (Cactus Gold)  by Lindy's Gang.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Bird with Flower image from the Lighted Florals Clear Stamp Set 709 by AALL and Create twice — once onto Bristol Paper and again onto repositionable sticker paper.

Heat set the Bristol Paper version then color it with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add catchlights to the bird's eye and to add some highlights to the berries.

Fussy-cut the sticker paper stamped image and adhere it over its counterpart as a mask. Brush or sponge light blue dye ink over the masked image to create a blue sky background. Use a a water-filled Fine Spray Mister by Spectrum Noir to mist the image panel with water to add some drops and speckles to the background. Heat set the image panel and set it aside.

Cut a piece of black textured cardstock with the largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies. Position the third largest die facedown on the rectangle die-cut and secure it with low-tack tape. Run this sandwich through your die-cut machine to cut out the center portion, creating a frame. 

Use the gold marker from the Colorista Essential Metallic Marker Set by Spectrum Noir to edge the outside of the frame. 

Spray the frame with Cactus Gold from the Glitz Spray Set by Lindy's Gang and heat set.

Adhere the frame over the reserved image panel. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 7" x 10", score it at 5", and fold it to create a card. 

Adhere the framed image panel so that it's 1/8" from the top and left side of the card. Trim the right edge to even things out. 

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Lighted Florals Clear Stamp Set 709 by AALL and Create

This set has been discontinued by the manufacturer, so you should get it (and other discontinued stamp sets) while you still can!

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

Glitz Spritz Spray Set (Cactus Gold)  by Lindy's Gang

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Colorista Essential Metallic Marker Set (Gold) by Spectrum Noir

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir

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Spring Is In The Air!

It's Tuesday which means you've got Kathi here to share a project with you. Our theme this week is "Anything Goes". I'm so happy that Spring is finally beginning to show her colors that I've created a card to celebrate its arrival with Katzelkraft's Meerkats, Funny Accessories, and Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamps. 

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the dancing meerkat from the Meerkats Unmounted Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set by Katzelkraft twice — once onto a piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the Bristol Paper version.

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 

Position the umbrella stamp from the Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft facedown on the image panel so that its handle is on the Meerkat's hand and the umbrella is over his head. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the umbrella twice— once onto a piece of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the Bristol paper version.

Use Copic markers to color the Meerkat and his umbrella. Use a black pen to increase the size of his pupils. Use a white gel pen to add catchlights to his pupils.

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the umbrella and place it over its counterpart on the image panel as a mask. 

Use the second largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies to cut the image panel. 

Place the image panel die-cut onto a magnetic craft mat. Position one of the hills masks from the Mini Hills Acrylic Mask/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps so that it's covering the Meerkat's feet and part of his tail. Secure the mask in place with magnets and/or low-tack tape.

Brush two colors of grey/blue Distress Ink over the the Mini Hills Acrylic Mask and the masked images onto the image panel die-cut to add a gloomy sky. Use a water-filled Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir to mist the image panel to add white splats and splatter. Heat set the image panel die-cut.

Trace the Mini Hills Acrylic Mask onto a piece of scrap cardstock. Cut the cardstock along the tracing line to create two temporary masks. Place the top section of the cardstock mask over the sky and the masked Meerkat. Brush two colors of green Distress ink over the paper stencil onto the imamge panel die-cut to create a grassy hill background. Tear a piece of scrap cardstock. Brush the darker green over the torn edge of the cardstock to add shading and shadows below the Meerkat. Retain the two pieces of the traced Mini Hills Acrylic Mask for another use.

Position the image panel die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform. Position the Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft facedown along the right side of the image panel die-cut. Use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp. Remove the image panel die-cut and use Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to edge it.  Heat set image panel die-cut.

Use a Clear Gloss Glaze gel pen to highlight the grey-stamped waterdrops, the white spots created when the panel was misted, and areas of the grassy hill.

Adhere the image panel die-cut to a black A6 card. Add sentiment stickers 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:

Meerkats Unmounted Red Rubber Unmounted Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Funny Accessories Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Water Wall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft 

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

Mini Hills Acrylic Mask/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Fine Spray Misters by Spectrum Noir 

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Winter Is Magic

 It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here today to share a project with you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes". It's been a really cold snowy winter and there's no end in sight, so I created a wintry-themed card with the Kate Crane 007 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy, the Winter Is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies, the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils, Snowflakes 8x8 Stencil, and Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps.

Here it is!

Here's a close-up that shows the sparkly and stenciled details.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the fairy and the snowman from the Kate Crane 007 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy twice — once onto a panel of Bristol Paper and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Use Copic markers to color both images. Use Copic markers to outline the images. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions and place them over their counterparts as masks.

Use the second largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies to cut the image panel. 

Place the flattest hills mask from the Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps across the bottom part image panel die-cut so that the mask's top edge is across the bottom part of the masked snowman. 

Brush Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps over the Acetate Hills Mask and the masked snowman onto the image panel die-cut to add a background color to the top part. Remove the Acetate Hills Mask. Lightly mist the inked portion of the image panel die-cut. with water to add some white splatters and splotches to the background . Heat set the image panel die-cut.

Use a sponge dauber or a small blending brush to add shimmery white pigment ink over the bottom part of the image panel die-cut, then heat set the ink.

Place the Snowflakes 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps over the image panel die-cut. Brush white pigment ink, then shimmery white pigment ink over the Snowflakes 8x8 Stencil onto the image panel die-cut.

Remove the stencil and heat-set the image panel die-cut.

Remove the masks from the fairy and snowman. Add Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen by Sakura onto the fairy's wings, crown, and the star on her mask, then use a Copic blending marker to spread the glitter over them. When done, clean the markers nib onto a piece of tissue.

Use the Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen by Sakura to add lines extending from the bottom of the fairy and from the star on her wand. Also use it to add dot details to the snowman and to the top of the snowy hill.

Position the "winter is magic" sentiment stamp from the Winter Is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create onto the image panel as shown. Ink the stamp with embossing ink and stamp. Ink the sentiment stamp a second time with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Sprinkle clear detail embossing powder onto the wet ink, dump the excess powder back into its container, and melt the powder with an embossing tool.

Cut a piece of black cardstock so that it's .25" larger than the image panel die-cut and use it as a mask. Adhere the matted image panel to a white 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:

Kate Crane 007 Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set by PaperArtsy

Winter Is Magic Clear Stamp Set 1191 by Janet Klein for AALL and Create

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

Acetate Hills Masks/Stencils by Lavinia Stamps

Snowflakes 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps

Della Blue Elements Ink by Lavinia Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Stardust Clear Glittering Gel Ink Pen by Sakura

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Valentine's Day Card!

 It's Tuesday so you've got Kathi here to share a card with you! This week's theme is "Anything Goes" and I've made another Valentine's Day Card. This one was created with the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set by Dawn Bibby Creations, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stiched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies, the Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium, the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle, and the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle.

Here it is!

Select a piece of patterned paper from the Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium. Use the second largest die from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stiched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies to cut the patterned paper.

Secure the patterned paper die-cut to the base of a stamping platform. Position the large frame stamp from the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set by Dawn Bibby Creations facedown on the die-cut. 

Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression. 

Position the large rose stamp from the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown in the center of the stamped image. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp.

Position the "happy valentine's day" sentiment stamp from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle facedown in the top left of the frame. Position the "with love" sentiment stamp from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set facedown in the bottom right of the frame. Ink both sentiment stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and stamp. Re-ink the stamps and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.

Position the barbed wire stamp from the Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set facedown around the rose. Ink the stamp with silvery black pigment ink and stamp.

Remove the image panel die-cut from the stamping platform and and use the silvery black pigment ink to edge the panel. Heat set the entire panel.

Use Copic markers to color the rose, leaves, and the frame. 

Adhere the image panel to a purple A6 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:

Midnight Elegy A5 Clear Stamp Set by Dawn Bibby Creations

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stiched Rectangle Die Set by CREAlies

Ink Drops - Vivid 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Craft Consortium

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Heffy Doodle

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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Sent with Love Rose Card

Greetings! You've got Kathi here to share a project with you. It's an "Anything Goes" week over at Topflight Stamps, but before I get to my new post, I'd like to remind you about the Christmas/Winter Sale which runs until July 31st!

Here's my card created with the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create, the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies, the Cheerful and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko, and A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the large rose from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create twice — once onto a white cardstock panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Use Copic markers to color the rose and the leaves. Outline the rose, stem, and leaves with a yellow marker. 

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the rose, leaves, and stem and place them over their counterparts on the image panel. 

Sponge or brush yellow dye ink over the masked images to color the background of the image panel. 

Cut the image panel with one of the dies from the Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies, being sure to reserve the off-cut for the sentiment. Use the yellow dye ink to edge the image panel die-cut.

Use Cheerful VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the rose verse sentiment and the word "rose" from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 onto the image panel using first and second generation stamping.

Use Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko to stamp the "Sent with Love" sentiment from the Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 onto the reserved yellow-dye inked cardstock. Cut the sentiment with a text frame die, edge with yellow dye ink, and set aside.

Sponge or brush yellow dye ink over the red/white gingham patterned paper from the A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions to color coordinate the patterned paper with the card. Trim the inked patterned paper to 4¾" x 6¾" then edge it with a red copic marker.

Adhere the inked gingham patterned paper to a 5" x 7" card. Adhere the image panel die-cut to the card front. Finish the card by adhering the sentiment text strip die-cut as shown.

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

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Sent With Love Clear Stamp Set 831 by Tracy Evans for AALL and Create

Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Double Stitched Rectangle Die Set by CREA-lies

A Gingham Christmas 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Creative Expressions

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Cheerful and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

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