Hello! I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog with this card. I am into Halloween themed cards this month. This is the second card I created for BPM with this theme.
If you follow me and read my earlier post re: struggling with a card, this is that card. Walking away and going back to an unfinished design somehow does the trick for me. Walking away allowed myself to reset and give the design another look. I was getting ready to ditch this card but I am glad I did not. What made me lean against throwing it is when I saw it glowing in the dark. The look is just magically wicked as you can see on the photo above. Do you agree?
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card is a part of the card set that I was commissioned to make. My prompt for this card is to use an item from my craft stash that I have been keeping for a long time. I chose a vellum speech bubble which I don't even remember how I cut it and when. All of the other items that I used on this card are also from my old craft stash.
I stamped the bear and the gifts on a white cardstock panel to create my scene. This will be my guide on where to adhere the patterned paper pieces which I will further explain on the next step.
I stamped the images on patterned papers from Lawn Fawn. This is where the tedious job begins since I have to selectively stamp the image on the patterned papers. I did not want to waste a lot of paper that is why I did the piecing technique this way. I could have stamped all the images on each patterned paper then cut it or I could have stamped it on a white cardstock and create the patterns using markers and/or pens. There are lots of options to create the look that I am going for.
I used black Memento Tuxedo Black ink in stamping the images. I fussy cut the images making sure I cut it on the stamped line.
I stamped the bear portion of the image on white cardstock. I colored the bear with color pencils.
For the background, I used a Heidi Swapp stencil. I lightly blended inks following a rainbow order. I made some of the colors overlap each other.
I trimmed a light gray strip of cardstock. I embossed diagonal stripes to this strip. This will serve as the ground for the stamped images. I adhered this to the edge of the ink blended panel. I adhered the fussy cut pieces.
I stamped the sentiment on the yellow patterned paper. I cut it into strips and adhered it to the vellum speech bubble. I adhered this to the panel.
I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Belated Happy World Cardmaking Day! This is an annual holiday for cardmakers like me celebrated every first Saturday of October. I always look forward to this occasion especially the cardmaking events and challenges. My most favorite is the Doodlebug challenges. I always make it a point to join.
The first card I created is for the sketch challenge.
I added an interactive feature to the sketch.
I fussy cut the camera from a Doodlebug cut apart sheet. I used a craft knife to create the opening.
For the pull out photo, I used a die from Mama Elephant that cuts a 6 pane window. I cut the squares created by the die to create 4 square frames. I adhered a Doodlebug vellum on one of the frames. I die cut a tab on white cardstock and adhered it to one of the frames. I also cut a thin strip of cardstock from the left over window die cut. This skinny strip is longer than the width of the photo frame. It will act as a stopper for the photo frame so it will stay in the camera.
I stacked the frames to give it stability sandwiching the vellum and the tab.
I die cut a small heart and die cut the face on pearl gray cardstock. The smiley face was cut using the snowman's face from the Doodlebug Snow Cute Doodle Cuts. I adhered the heart over the vellum.
To allow the pull-out to move freely, I adhered thin strips of foam adhesive on the top and bottom edges of the camera.
I added stitching to the large sentiment on the cut apart sheet.
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For the second card, I was inspired by the mood board challenge specifically the party hat and its colors.
I recreated this part of the mood board by adding a pop-up party hat feature. I created the party hat by lightly tracing a triangle die with a pencil on a white cardstock. I moved this triangle die to the right side of this triangle and lightly traced it again with a pencil. I repeated this on the left side of the first traced triangle. I cut the this joined triangles following the traced outer line of the three touching triangles. I scored the party hat using the inner lines as guide. I trimmed a bit off the left & right edges.
I added Doodlebug chevron washi tapes on the front of the party hat to create a stripe design.
For the party hat topper, I die cut a circle on a white crepe paper and snipped it from the edges towards the center without cutting it all the way. I die cut a strip of blue crepe paper using a fringe die. I adhered this to a small circle die cut. I adhered the white crepe paper on top of it. I added an additional layer on the back with another circle white crepe paper. I adhered this on the top of the party hat. I added a Doodlebug Sprinkle on the center of the hat.
I adhered a blue trim on the bottom of the party hat using a hot glue.
I trimmed a green cardstock to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I embossed this with a 3D embossing folder. I flicked gold mica paint on this panel.
For the sentiment, I prepped a gold matte cardstock with anti-static powder tool. I inked the sentiment stamp with black pigment ink. I poured black embossing powder over the sticky ink then heat set it. I fussy cut the sentiment leaving a small border around it.
I adhered the party hat to the green cardstock panel, applying glue on the center only. I adhered a strip of foam inside the party hat to keep the hat popped out.
I adhered the fussy cut strip over the party hat. This party hat does not lay flat so it will need a 3D envelope.
I hope you like my Happy World Cardmaking Day makes. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
Hello! I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog with this card. For this month, I am creating Halloween themed projects. The BPM products I used on this card are:
I had a bit of struggle creating my project. I keep going back and forth designs, getting distracted and diverted in between. This is my second attempt on creating for this post. My first one did not turn out the way I wanted it to but I think I can tweak it to my liking. For this one, I was aiming to stamp over the stencil to keep the criss cross lines clean but no matter how much pressure I applied to transfer the inked image over the stenciled cardstock panel, it was a no go. I removed the stencil and stamped over the stenciled bacgkround. Good thing that I used the Misti Stamping Tool during this process. The look is not bad at all. I was just hoping for a different look.
I rarely create Halloween cards after my kids have grown. But I still love the Halloween icons and the fall colors. I am always drawn to it.
The details of how I created this card is on the BPM blog.
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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Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I stitched this pattern a while back and finally am able to make it into a card for a co-worker who has been out sick. She likes to sew. When I stitched this back then, she was the person I have in mind to give it to. I was just waiting for the perfect opportunity. Here we are.
The pattern is called Sew Lovely from The World of Cross Stitching Magazine, Issue 370, April 2026. I stitched this on an 80 lb white cardstock. I used the Altenew Cross Stitch Canvas Die to add stitching holes to the cardstock. I usually follow the color recommendations of the pattern but if I don't have the floss, I look for a color substitute using an online tool from thread-bare.com.
I put together pieces of Authentique patterned paper to create a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" panel. I die cut a stitched scallop window on this panel using a reitred die from Altenew.
I blended lightly a purple ink on the edges of the panel and on the window. The recipient's favorite color is purple which explains the ink color selection. The pattern though used pink embroidery floss.
I used the We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Zig Zag Stitch Piercer Sewing Tool to add stitching holes on the seams of the paper. I added stitching to these holes using a white embroidery floss.
I stamped the sentiment on a pink paper included in the Authentique paper pad. I embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder. I die cut this into a strip. I also die cut extra pieces of cardstock which I adhered to the back of the sentiment strip for some dimension.
I adhered the stitched panel to a note card. I adhered the window panel on top of this.
I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It is the first of the month. It is time for a new challenge @ Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge on FB. Joining is very easy. Just create a new project following this month's sketch. It can either be a single scrapbook layout, a double page scrapbook layout or a card. Choose one or choose all.
For my card, I mixed new items and old items from my craft stash. For the new item, I used the Paper Rose Mistletoe Market. This collection has a green, black and white color scheme giving it a monochromatic look, something new and different.
For the old item, I used the Honey Bee Loads of Holiday Cheer stamp and die sets. I have used this set before. Time to use it again.
I die cut one of the patterned papers using the tree die. I stamped the tree on this die cut using a clear embossing ink. I poured black glittered embossing powder to the sticky ink then heat set it. I die cut two more trees on the same patterned paper and on a green cardstock. The tree will take the heart's place on the sketch.
For the wave of hearts, I die cut the string of lights on white cardstock. I recommend die cutting before stamping to get the best match. After die cuttting the string of lights, I positioned the stamp on the negative cut and picked this up with the acrylic block. I pieced the die cut on the negative cut to hold it in place for stamping. I prepped the die cut with an antistatic powder tool. I stamped the lights using black pigment ink. I poured black embossing powder to the pigment ink then heat set it.
I colored the lights with green and silver gel pens.
For the background panel, I used a green cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". To add interest to this background, I used the discontinued Pinkfresh Studio Happiness Collection Decorative Frames Press Plate on the Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress machine. I used an Altenew Green Opal Fresh Dye Ink for inking for a tone on tone effect. I added a thin cardboard to add more pressure. It looked really great!
I used the checkered scraps from the paper pack and die cut this using an Avery Elle slope die.
I die cut a stripe patterned paper scrap using a die from the Hero Arts Wood Frame Infinity Dies to create the tree trunk. I adhered this to the back of the tree. I then adhered the green tree die cut and the extra patterned paper die cut off setting it to add the look of volume.
I adhered the slope to the letterpressed panel which is my take on the bottom portion of the sketch.
I adhered the string lights after using the position of the tree as reference. This is my take on the card sketch's wave of hearts.
I adhered the tree. I added a silver star sequin on the top of the tree. I covered the sequin hole with a green gem.
I added white gel pen details and glaze pen details to the lights.
I adhered one of the Paper Rose Studio Embossed Die Cuts on the tree for the sentiment portion of the sketch.
I hope my card inspired you to create and join this month's SID challenge. Please check the FB post to see the rest of the sketches.
I did spotlight and repetetive stitching on the sampler. I chose this quilt like pattern from the sampler and repeatedly stitched it to fill a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" carstock panel. I made a shadow box for this to put it up for display, Stitched Panel in Shadow Box Stand-up Frame.
Pattern: Christmas Classics, Poinsettia & Baubles
Ultimate Cross Stitch Cards
I modified the color of floss for the backstitch of the poinsettia. I had hard time seeing the outlines using a red floss. I have changed the color 5 times. I even used the darkest red floss in my stash but it was still a no go. I used black embroidery floss instead. Stitching the outlines takes a longer time but it is definitely worth it.
Pattern: Blooming Beauty
CrossStitcher Magazine, Issue 424, July 2025
I did spotlight stitching on this large floral cross stitching pattern. I stitched on light blue cardstock. I posted this during World Cross Stitch Day.
Pattern: Pumpkin Patch by Susan Bates
The World of Cross Stitching Magazine, Issue 376, October 2026
Takeaways doing this project:
This is a large pattern in which I did spotlight stitching. I made the cat the focal point of my stitching without giving consideration to the girl on the pattern.
I figured a way to knot the single skein for the straight stitch. After threading the floss through the needle, have the two ends meet and knot it together. Cut off one of the flosses from the knot. Cut any excess from the knot. Someone must have known this before I did but it is a timesaver in adding a knot to the floss when doing the straight stitch.
If in doubt about the backstitching, take reference on the stitched photo sampler of the pattern. You might see discrepancies with your stitching and that's ok. Unless it totally obscures the image, nobody would know that you did not follow the pattern.
I was using a tiny sewing needle for backstitching since I am stitching on paper. The small pointed edge of the needle keeps the paper from ripping especially with those backstitches that had to be made on the center of a square.
In case you do rip your paper, apply a piece of tape on the back to keep the paper and any stitching together.
Pattern: Pumpkin Patch Plaidby DH Morris
Just CrossStitch Magazine, Volume 44, Number 4, Autumn 2026
I stitched only one pumpkin out of the three pumpkins in the pattern. I used an 80lb colored cardstock. I have used an 80lb cardstock to stitch on but this brand of cardstock, despite having the same weight, is softer and very prone to ripping. I changed to a smaller needle to have a bit of control over this. This is a very easy pattern since it only used two colos of embroidery floss and no straight stitch needed.
