Maria Giselle's Creative Cuts: Remembering You, Day of the Dead Celebration Blog Hop

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Remembering You, Day of the Dead Celebration Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Blank Page Muse is having a Halloween and Day of the Dead Celebration Hop featuring products from Blank Page Muse and I Brake For Stamps. I am part of this hop. Please head to the BPM blog to see all the projects created by the team for this hop. There will be links to each artist's project for details.

I am featuring the I Brake For Stamps Mrs. Bones rubber stamp. I stamped her on a light weight white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the image using Faber Castell Polychromos color pencil.

I used the Spellbinders Glimmer Machine to create the frame. I hot foiled a rose gold foil on white cardstock using the hot foil plate included with the purchase of the machine. I blended Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress ink on the foiled panel. I added a touch of TH Black Soot DI on the inner circle of the oval frame. The foil resisted the ink. To restore the shine of the foil, I wiped off the ink from the foil with a dry rag.

The hot foil plate did not come with a coordinating die. To create it into a frame, I fussy cut the frame, also cutting off the inner oval.

I added texture to the stamped panel by embossing it using the Altenew Organic Linen 3D embossing folder. I added details to Mrs. Bones using glitter pens, glitter glue, enamel glue and gel pens. I blended TH Tea Dye DI to mute the stark white of the cardstock and give the panel a vintage look.

I die cut the stamped panel with an oval die from Hero Arts making sure Mrs. Bones is at the center of the frame and there is some area to apply adhesive on to adhere the frame.

To create this into a standing frame, I needed an oval shape a little bit smaller than the frame. I cut a heavy weight brown cardstock using the EK Success Curvy Cutter. Yes! A tool from past. Good thing my blade is still working since I read that replacement blades are hard to find. My mistake was not temporarily adhering my cardstock to the glass mat. When I felt some shifting while gliding the blade through the cutter, I stopped. Good thing the blade was able to make a mark on the cardstock. I used it as a guide to cut the cardstock with my scissors.

I die cut the stand using The Stamp Market Scalloped Frame Die. I am still having problems making the frame stand but I think I am getting better as to where to adhere the stand on the back of the frame.

Now, Mr. Bones and Mrs. Bones are remembered. Making this project reminded me of the lullaby song "Remember Me" from the movie Coco. I love that song! Listening to it reminds me of my Amang & Inang. I remember you, even though you are far away.

I hope you like today's project. Please join us in our blog hop. Cruise through the DT's projects and be inspired. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I also have three previous blog posts with the Day of the Dead theme. Below are photos of the projects and links to the posts.