Scraplift Challenge, Using a Scrapbook Layout on a Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I was able to watch a live of Paige Taylor. She is one of my favorite crafters. On her live video, she showed her process of creating a scrapbook layout using bows. She encouraged the viewers to create something based from her layout. I am glad she was okay with me creating a card instead of a scrapbook layout. 

The 3D bow dies are either too big or too small to re-create her layout so I used two different bow dies and layered it to make it 3D looking. 

The dies I used are from Paper Smooches. I die cut the curly one on a Lawn Fawn patterned paper. I matched these bows with the coordinating colored cardstock and die cut the smaller bow on the cardstock. I added a coordinating color Doodlebug sequin to the center of the bow.

I trimmed a light gray patterned paper from Authentique at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I stamped the message on the center. The stamp is from a Your Next Stamp stamp set. I flicked gray and pearlized water on this panel. I dried this with a heat gun. I should have left my stamp set on the Misti Stamping Platform. The red dye ink I used reacted to the splatters. I could have re-stamped the sentiment to regain the vibrant color of the ink. But it's okay. It looks like a special effect if you don't know that it was a crafter's mistake.

I adhered the bows around the sentiment applying glue to the center of the bows only. I added color coordinating sequins from my stash.  I did went gaga over sequins at one point of my crafting life. I think I still am.

I gave the bows a gentle lift to make it more 3D looking.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Scraplift Challenge

Glittered Stencil & a Giveaway!

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse blog with this mixed media panel. This is my last post for this month featuring stencils. The BPM stencil I used on this project is the BPM Pinecones stencil. 

After I blended ink on the stencil, I applied glitter gel to the panel over the stencil. I used a flexible spatula to apply the glitter over the stencil. 

I inked the edges of the panel with a blending tool. I used a sticky mat while creating this mixed media project. It was very helpful in keeping the paper panel and the stencil in place. Another tool I used on this project is a rotating platform. Luckily, the sticky mat fits the platform. With the platform's rotating feature, I did not have to remove the panel from the sticky mat or rotate the sticky mat. I just have to rotate the platform to work on the area that I want to work on the panel. 

A close-up of the panel. I blended ink on the glittered pinecones to give it some body.

For details on how to create this card, please visit the BPM Blog. 

This is the last giveaway post. I am giving away a set of BPM stencils that was sent as extra to me by BPM's lovely owner, Kim (Thank you, Kim!). She agreed for me to offer it as a giveaway. To be eligible for the prize, leave a comment on this post. To increase your chances of winning, please comment on my other BPM posts for the month of January. There are 3 chances to win. Commenting ends on January 31, 11:59pm CST. A random winner will be selected from all posts and will be anounced on my BPM post on February 8. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Simon Says: Use Stencils

Challenge #96~Anything Goes #39

 

Snowflake Stitches...It's Cold! Brrr!

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I cannot stop myself from stitching on paper. Today's stitching patterns are from the Merry Stitchmas 24 Fun and Festive Cross Stitch Designs book by Emma Congdon. I love this book! There are so many small scale patterns that I would like to stitch on my A4 cardstock stitching panel. 

There are four snowflake patterns in the book but I stitched only three of it. The pattern is appropriately named Let It Snow! 

I also like these festive graphic alphabet in the Especially for 'U' stitching pattern. So many possibilities with it especially if you plan to personalize a gift. 

We are expecting snow tomorrow but it sure is already cold today! They have started cancelling activities for tomorrow. I am sure lucky that I am off work this weekend. 

Stay warm. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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2026 January Stash Busting Challenge

Challenge #126~Anything Goes #22

Stitch Challenge in FB~New Year, New Stitch

#CrossStitcherChallenge

Rotating Stencil to Create Background & a Giveaway

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Must Blog with this card. For the month of January, I am featuring BPM stencils. The BPM stencil I used here is the Monstera Leaves with Borders. There are two size options, a medium and a large. I used the medium size on my card.

I am ink blending over the stencil. Just like with any ink blending, the trick is to start with a light hand to prevent harsh lines. It is easier to add more color than to remove color. Use a heavy hand to add highlights on the image or better yet, use a smaller blending brush.

 

I die cut the sentiment on the stenciled panel. Blank Page Muse does not sell dies so feel free to use what you have or use a sentiment stamp instead. 

For details on how to create this card, please visit the BPM blog. 

This is the second giveaway post. I am giving away a set of BPM stencils that was sent as extra to me by BPM's lovely owner, Kim (Thank you, Kim!). She agreed for me to offer it as a giveaway. To be eligible for the prize, leave a comment on this post. To increase your chances of winning, please comment on my other BPM posts for the month of January. The first one went live on January 8. Commenting ends on January 31, 11:59pm CST. A random winner will be selected from all posts and will be anounced on my BPM post on February 8. 

Thank you for your time. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle 

Stenciling on Art Journal & a Giveaway

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse Blog with another art journal page. I will be featuring BPM stencils on my BPM blog posts this month. Stay tuned!

I used the BPM Stoneworks stencil on the page.

 

I created a multipage design using the stencil. 

I blended the ink over the stencil on the page to create the background.

Please visit the BPM blog for project details. 

It is time for a giveaway. I am giving away a set of BPM stencils that was sent as extra to me by BPM's lovely owner, Kim (Thank you, Kim!). She agreed for me to offer it as a giveaway. To be eligible for the prize, leave a comment on this post. To increase your chances of winning, please comment on my other BPM posts for the month of January. Commenting ends on January 31, 11:59pm CST. A random winner will be selected from all posts and will be anounced on my BPM post on February 8. 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #96~Anything Goes #33

Monochromatic Sketch Inspired Card

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful holiday celebration. We have new sketch challenges at Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge in FB. It is very easy to join having three sketch options to choose from. I hope you join.

I went all gray on my card. I also used Altenew products on my card. 

I did several techniques on this card which includes foiling, embossing, die cutting and fussy cutting. Among these techniques, I spent most of my time on foiling using the Spellbinders Glimmer Machine. Like any technique, if you are not constantly doing it, you lose the skill of doing it. I don't usually do foiling with the Glimmer machine that's why each time I use it, it takes me a lot of of time and resources before I get satisfied with my foiling. 

I had a hard time matching the foiled image with the die. I used the Altenew Scalloped Circles Die set and Hot Foil Plate set. I tried foiling then die cutting but I lost some of the foiled edge with the die cutting. I tried a different technique of die cutting in which I used the negative cut to help me with placement of the die. The result was about the same, die cutting a part of the foiled scallop edge. 

I tried the reverse of this step, and the result was about the same. So I resorted to fussy cutting the foiled scallop, leaving a small border around it. In this way, I was able to preserve the foiling. I die cut the next size down scallop and inlaid it for added details. I cut this in half to extend it to follow the sketch.

For the rectangular elements, I embossed both pieces using the Altenew Beautiful Bergenia 3D embossing folder. I strategically embossed it so the design is continuous on both rectangle pieces. 

I embossed a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" dark gray cardstock with the Altenew Raised Sentiment 3D embossing folder. 

I created a banner and die cut the word hello on this. The hello die is from the Altenew Calming Cluster die set. I used the negative cut of the banner for this card. I adhered a dark gray banner on the back. I extended the fish tail of the banner a little bit. I adhered the center piece of the letter o. 

I adhered the elements to the embossed panel following the sketch above. I flicked white paint over the panel.

I did not add any more matting on the back since I felt that trimming the edges off will make the design elements too crowded on the dark panel. I could have cut a larger matte but I just want to keep this as an A2 card. I could also have added some staples for bit of interest. Maybe next time.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative year! I hope you join the first SID challenge for the year. 

Maria Giselle B.

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Challenge #96~Anything Goes #21

Using Left Over Foil on Die Cuts

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. My last project prior to this involved foiling using the Spellbinders Glimmer Machine. I heard from some crafters that once you get a hang of it, it can be addicting. Indeed it is. 

I have collected several used foils from previous projects. I was looking for an opportunity to use it and thought of using these left over foil on die cuts. 

I die cut stars from the retired Altenew Halftone Stars die set on teal, brown and cream cardstock. I don't think the color of the cardstock will matter because of the foiling. I had a different plan for my project at the beginning that's why I die cut the stars on colored cardstock. I used a solid foil plate to add foil to the die cuts. I used the Waffle Flower brand but Altenew has a solid foil plate, too. The difference is that Altenew's solid foil plate is smaller. 

I heated the foil on the Glimmer Machine. I placed the foil, shiny side down, directly on top of the solid foil plate. I placed the stars on top of the foil then covered this with a scrap paper large enough to cover the foil. I forgot to do this step on my first foiling so I ended up foiling the plate. No harm done on the plate except for the permanent foil. I placed the spacer and added a shim of thin cardstock then ran this through my die cutting machine. 

In using the foil scraps, I was not only able to make the most of the foil but I transferred the design on the die cuts which you will see on some of the stars. 

For the panel, I trimmed a blue cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I heat embossed the word celebrate on both panels. The stamp I used is from a retired Altenew stamp set, one of my very first Altenew stamp sets. I used white embossing powder for embossing. 

I adhered the foiled stars on the panel. I stamped a dot using white pigment ink. I initially was using the dot stamp the way that it was intended for it to be used. The dot stamp is from the Altenew Hennah stamp set. To create variation, I flipped the dot stamp, inked it and stamped it on the panel. This added a larger dot than the first dot.

I created these cards to send out since we still received holiday cards. I plan to add a sentiment strip of "Happy New Year" on the bottom of the large sentiment. This card design can be customized for any occasion. You can leave it as is or add a different celebratory sentiment for birthday, retirement, graduation, etc. I stamped Happy New Year on the same colored cardstock using white pigment ink. I poured white embossing powder to the wet ink then heat set it. I die cut this into a strip and adhered it to the bottom of the word celebrate.

The foil is very pretty. The color changes depending on how the light hits it.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Altenew Blog Challenge #28

I chose Erica Andersson's February Challenge. I was inspired by the colors.

Simon Says: Sparkle and Shine