Tuesday, March 19, 2024

"Coffee Is..." Tag


It's Tuesday — my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. It's also the week of the Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Hop so as a coffee addict lover, I opted to play along. 

One of the sponsors of this coffee-themed hop is Topflight Stamps. who not only has oodles of coffee themed merchandise, they're a proud sponsor of the hop and will be giving away a prize!



Topflight Stamps Products Used:
Coffee and Chocolate Backgrounds 8x8 Paper Pad by Stamperia
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used: 
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Copic Markers:
Skin: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, E000
Cheeks: R20
Lips: E04, RV42
Hair: B60, BV20, BV31, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4
Eyes: B60, B91, C00, C0
Jumper: B21, B32, B95
Blouse: <R81, R81, RV91
Tights: B21, B32, B95, <481, R81, RV91
Shoes: C6, C8
Flower Eye: V22, V25, R81, RV91
Mug: V20, V22, V25, V28, E79
Black Multi-liner Pen by Copic
White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America
Jute Basics Ribbon by American Crafts
Low-tack tape
Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Instructions:
  1. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink  to stamp the girl from the Coffee Break Clear Stamp Set 817 by Janet Klein onto white cardstock.
  2. Fussy-cut the girl.
  3. Color her with Copic markers* and use white gel pen to add highlights to her hair, eyes, and shoes.
  4. Use a black Multi-liner pen to edge the girl to get rid of those unslightly white edges.
  5. Set her aside.
  6. Use the larger tag die from the Taggletastic Die Set 30to cut coffee-bean patterned paper from the Coffee and Chocolate Backgrounds 8x8 Paper Pad by Stamperia
  7. Use smaller tag die from the  Taggletastic Die Set 30  cut splatter/coffee-ring/floral patterned paper from the Coffee and Chocolate Patterned 8x8 Paper Pad and another piece of the coffee-bean patterned paper. 
  8. Trim the top of the coffee-bean paper so that the girl will be able to stand on the top edge of it.
  9. Edge both patterned paper tags  and the strip of coffee-bean paper with Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink.
  10. Adhere the strip of coffee-bean patterned paper to the base of bottom of the smaller patterned paper tag.
  11. Adhere the smaller patterned paper tag atop the larger tag.
  12. Use the speech bubble die from the Taggletastic Die Set 30 to cut coffee-splattered patterned paper, which was left over from a previous project.
  13. Use a piece of low-tack tape to temporarily adhere the speech bubble die-cut to the scrap of paper. *
  14. Use magnets to secure the scrap of patterned paper with the speech-bubble die-cut to the base of a stamping platform.
  15. Place one of the sentiments from the Coffee Time Clear Stamp Set 417 by Janet Klein face-down on the speech bubble die-cut. 
  16. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  17. Ink the stamp with Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
  18. Remove and clean the sentiment stamp.
  19. Position the coffee beans stamp from the Coffee Time Clear Stamp Set 417 facedown on the speech bubble die-cut.
  20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
  21. Ink the stamp with Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.
  22. Cut brown cardstock slightly larger than the tag.
  23. Use a circle punch to punch a hole in the center top of the tag.
  24. Adhere the layered patterned paper tags to the cardstock tag. 
  25. Adhere the fussy-cut girl and the speech bubble sentiment as shown. 
  26. Thread multi-colored jute through the hole to finish the tag.
Notes:
  • Whereas I do love coffee and I once had long hair, I'm not and never has been as thin or as tall as the girl. However, I opted to color her with grey hair to reflect my own. 
  • The dies in this die-set are solid, so it's best to die-cut first, then stamp. 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Experimenting with Washi Tape!

It's Tuesday, my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my teammates and I are showcasing Washi TapesTopflight Stamps has a wide variety of Washi Tape by AALL and Create, Pen Paling Paula, Stampam, Leane Creatief, and Studio Light.

I opted to use Free the Birds Washi Tape 75Heritage Scroll Washi  Tape 76, and Prickly Blooms Washi Tape 69 -- all by AALL and Create to create two cards and a tag. These three tapes can be layered together to create larger images, which is exactly what I did. Then I took it a few steps further by adding multiple layers of clear embossing powder to one of the images and adding a crackle medium to another. 

Here's the A2 Card!


Here's the A6 Card with the Heat Embossed and Stamped Washi Image Panel.


Here's the tag with the crackled Washi Image Panel


Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Other Products Used:
White Cardboard from packaging
Green, Grey, and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Reckoner Clear Stamp Set 543 by Tracy Evans for ALL and Create
Sentiments by justjohanna/odd bird planet (out of business)
Golden Glitz Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
VersaMark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Tea Dye, Black Soot, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick, Kitch Flamingo, and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink
Hero Arts Nesting Wood Infinity Frame Set by Hero Arts
Looking Glass Frame Die by Hero Arts
Clear Embossing Powder, Silver Detail Embossing Powder, and Gold Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous
91% Isopropyl Alcohol
Matte Medium by DecoArt
One Step Crackle by DecoArt
Silver, Black, and Brown UniPosca Pens
Silver Leafing Pen by Krylon
Stamping Platform

Notes:
All three projects were started the same way. Strips of  Free the Birds Washi Tape 75 and the Prickly Blooms Washi Tape 69 were adhered to lightweight white cardboard (leftover from packaging), taking care to line up the images so that they formed a cohesive image. 

Instructions:

For the A2 Card:
1. Cut green cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Score the panel at 4.25" and fold to form an A2 card. Set aside.
2. Sponge Golden Glitz Delicata Ink onto the Looking Glass Frame Die. Place green cardstock onto the die, and cut the cardstock. The gold ink will highlight the frame's details.
3. Use Golden Glitz Delicata Ink to edge the frame die-cut.
4. Adhere the washi tape image panel behind an ornate frame die-cut and set aside.
5. Adhere strips of Heritage Scroll Washi  Tape 76  onto green cardstock, then use the edge of a ruler to secure the tape to the green cardstock, so that the color shows through the translucent washi tape.
6. Put some drops of Golden Glitz Delicata re-inker onto a craft mat. Spray with alcohol, then use a paint brush to mix the ink and the alcohol. 
7. Dip the brush into the alcohol ink puddle and splatter the washi tape background.
8. Trim the washi-taped background panel to 4" x 5.25".
9. Use a scissor blade to distress the edges of the background panel, then lightly edge all sides  with the the gold ink. 
10. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair In to stamp the sentiment onto green cardstock and heat set with gold embossing powder. 
11. Use dies from the Taggletastic Die Set 30  to cut the sentiment and mat it. 
12. Use a border die from the Frayed Frames Die Set 26 to cut green cardstock.
13. Edge the sentiment die-cuts and the border with gold ink. 
14. Assemble the card as shown.

For the A6 Card:
1. Cut and score brown cardstock to form an A6 card. Set aside.
2. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the Shattering #713 Clear Stamp onto the second scene built with the Free the Birds Washi Tape 75  then heat set. 
3. Smoosh a VersaMark pad onto the stamped  washi image panell.
4. Add clear embossing powder, dump off the excess, and the heat set the panel.
5. Repeat Steps #3 and #4 four times to build a thick layer of clear, shiny glassiness. See photo below.
6.Trim the embossed panel and adhere it to black cardstock.
7. Use a Nesting Frames die to card brown cardstock three times. 
8. Layer all three frames to each other.
9. Adhere the 3-ply frame over the image panel.
10. Patterned paper by Studio Light was cut with the largest die from the Passe Partout Essentials Rectangle Die Seand edged with Acorn VersaFine Clair Ink.

Close-Up Photo of the Embossed Washi Image Panel


















For theTag:
1.Apply Matte Medium to the scene created with the Prickly Blooms Washi Tape 69 to seal it.
2. When dry, brush a thick layer of  One-Step Crack onto the washi image panel and allow to air dry. 
3. When dry, brush Black Soot Distress ink onto the crackle to enhance the look. See photo below.
4. Use the tag die from the Taggletastic Die Set 30 to cut pale grey and black cardstock.
5. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the numbers from the Reckoner Clear Stamp Set onto the tag.
6. Heat set the tag.
7. Brush several colors of Distress ink over the tag. 
8. Use silver, black, and rust paint pens to splatter the tag. I might have gotten carried away.
9. Mat the cracked image panel with the black tag, then trim the excess black cardstock.
10. Use a silver leafing pen to edge the tag.
11. Use dies from the  Taggletastic Die Set 30  to cut black and grey cardstock. 
12. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the "tweet" sentiment onto a black die-cut.
13. Heat emboss the stamped sentiment with silver embossing powder.  
14. Assemble the tag as shown. 
15. Use silver gemstones were used to finish the tag.

Close-Up Photo of the Cracked Washi Image Panel


















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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Celebrate!

I'm adding to my birthday card stash with this cheerful card created for Imagine Crafts with their Nocturne, Memento, VersaMark Dazzle, and Delicata inks. 

Here it is!



Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink *

Love Letter Memento Dew Drop Ink

Tangelo Memento Dew Drop Ink

Dandelion Memento Dew Drop Ink

Bamboo Leaves Memento Dew Drop Ink

Bahamas Blue Memento Dew Drop Ink

Danube Blue Memento Dew Drop Ink

Lilac Posies Memento Dew Drop Ink

Grape Jelly Memento Dew Drop Ink

Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink

Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink

Golden Glitz Delicata  Ink

White MBoss

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat


Other Supplies:

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Avalanche Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

I’m Fine Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *

Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set by Hefty Doodle *

Sunshine Small Stencil by Darkroom Door *

Confetti Stencil by Newton’s Nook Designs

Sentiment Banner Die Set by Honey Bee Stamps

Whatcha Saying? Die Set by Heffy Doodle

Emerald, Leaf Green, Light Green, Yellow, Brilliant Yellow, and Butterscotch Le Plume II Markers by Marvy/Uchida

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Curved Craft Scissors by Fiskar’s

Low-tack Tape

Stamping Platform by Tonic Studios

Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia


Please Note:  Products with asterisks can be found at Topflight Stamps!


Instructions:


Step 1:

Use magnets to secure a  piece of white Bristol paper to the base of a stamping platform. 


Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink to stamp the bird stamp from the “I’m Fine”  image twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Heat set the stamped image panel.





Step 2:

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it onto the image panel as a mask. 










Step 3:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Sunshine Small Stencil onto the stencil so that the “sun” is over the bird’s face. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Love Letters Memento ink over the mask and masked image onto the image panel (3A). 


Use a separate Sponge Dauber for each color to apply Tangelo, Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue, Danube Blue, Lilac Posies, and Grape Jelly Memento inks in rainbow order (ROYGBIV) counter-clockwise over the stencil onto the image panel (3B). Not all stenciling is shown. Remove stencil.



Step 4:

Use low-tack tape to secure the Confetti Stencil over the image panel. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink over the stencil and masked image onto the top left and bottom right of the image panel (3A). 


Use a separate Sponge Dauber to apply Golden Glitz Delicata ink over the stencil and masked image onto the top right and bottom left of the image panel (3B). 


Remove the stencil and heat set the image panel. Set aside.



Step 5:

Secure a piece of black cardstock to the base of a stamping platform. Place the “You’re the best” sentiment from the Whatcha Saying? Clear Stamp Set, the “Happy Birthday”, “Celebrate”, and “Happy Birthday” sentiments from the Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Sets facedown on the black cardstock. 


Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamps, lift the platform, ink the stamps with the VersaMark Dazzle ink, and stamp. Remove the black panel from the stamping platform.



Step 6:

Sprinkle White MBoss Powder onto the stamped sentiments, slide the the excess powder back into the bag, and heat set the sentiment. 









Step 7:

Use cutting dies to die-cut the sentiments. Trim the left side of the “celebrate” flag and the right side of the “happy birthday” flag. Use Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink to edge the trimmed sides. Heat set the ink. Put the sentiment die-cuts aside.







Step 8:

Use watercolor markers to color the bird’s eyes and beak. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the eyes and beak. (No photo, sorry!)



Step 9:

Trim the image panel to 3.75” x 5”. Use a Sponge Dauber to edge the top left and bottom right with Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink (9A). 


Use a separate Sponge Dauber to edge the top right and bottom left with Golden Glitz Delicata ink (9B). 



Step 10: 

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to a black panel cut to 4” x 5.25” and to adhere the matted image panel to a white A2 card.


Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the sentiments to finish the card.







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