Girlfriends Art Journal Page, a Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse Blog with this double paged art journal. The products I used are the BPM Just Us Girls Line Figure Art Rubber Stamp Sheet and the BPM Blocks Pattern Stencil. Please visit the blog to learn more about how I created this spread.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Inspired By Pastel Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I created this card to join in the Inspired By Challenge which is linked at the bottom of this post. 

The focal image of the photo inspiration is the 'Wellies' which I only learned to be another name for rain boots. I went through my stash and found a Lawn Fawn stamp of a bear wearing wellies. The stamp set is called LF Here For You Bear stamp set. I colored the raincoat pink just like the color of the wellies in the photo. I colored the bear's wellies yellow just like the ribbon in the photo. I used Prismacolor pencils to color the bear. I added details to the bear with gel pens which you can see on the next photo. I fussy cut the bear leaving a narrow border around it.

The photo has flowers coming out of the wellies. To add flowers to my project, I used a border stamp from The Ink Blot Shop. I stamped the flowers using a neutral ink and colored it with pastel colored Copic markers, following the colors of the flowers on the photos. I created three of this floral border. I fussy cut the floral border leaving a border around the images.

The challenge also includes a sketch which can be an option if you don't want to do the photo inspiration. If you know me, I love jamming theme challenges in one project. To add the sketch to my project, I trimmed a 3" x 5 1/2" cream cardstock. Using a dotted stencil, I blended cream ink to the stencil. I must have not cleaned my stencil really well because there was ink contamination on my panel. I just went with it. After using the stencil, I made sure to wash it well this time. 

I trimmed the 6" floral border in half. I adhered the flowers to the cream panel. I tucked and adhered the bear underneath one of the floral borders. 

For the sentiment, I stamped the sentiment on a strip of cream cardstock. This is the same cardstock I blended the ink on. 

For the background panel, I embossed a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Concord & 9th Baby Powder cardstock using a We R Memory Keepers 3D embossing folder. I lightly spritz the panel with water before running the the paper through the die cutting machine. This prevents the paper from cracking. 

I adhered the wide floral strip panel to the embossed panel using liquid adhesive. This is my favorite adhesive to use on 3D embossed paper.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I am sharing this creation at

Inspired BY Challenge Blog

April~Make A Spring Card

 

Stitching on Embossing

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card is part of the Kat Scrappiness Thankful 4 U Inspiration IG Hop. I added the link to the hop at the bottom of the post. I hope you can join us.

If you have been following me, you know that one of my joys in crafting is being able to stitch on my project. Today's card has stitching on it. I'll get to this later on the post.

I stamped the images from the Kat Scrappiness Thanksgiving Gnome stamp set on white cardstock. I colored the images using Prismacolor pencils. I die cut the images with the coordinating die.

For the focal point of the card, I am using the KS Thank You Word with Shadow Craft die. Instead of die cutting the detailed sentiment, I embossed this on a yellow KS Autumn Glitter paper. To emboss it, you need add a silicone mat to your die cutting machine sandwich, laying it underneath the paper to prevent the die from cutting the paper. I highly recommend lightly misting the paper with water to prevent the paper from cracking. Also, only do one pass of the embossing sandwich thru the die cutting machine. Running the paper back and forth through the die cut machine made my paper crack.

The nice thing about the KS Glitter paper is that it only has the look of glitter without the glitter. This makes sewing on it easy. Not to forget that there is less mess because of the faux glitter.

I adhered a scrap piece of cardstock to the back of the embossed glittered paper. This prevents tearing of the glitter paper as I poke holes on it. The embossed impression guided me on where to poke stitching holes. Poke holes on corners and adjust the spaces of the holes from these corners. The stitching holes does not need to be perfectly spaced from each other. Another tip is do not poke holes close to each other even if these holes are on different sides of the letter. Poke the hole a bit higher than the other. This prevents the holes from connecting because of a tear. If you cannot add a stitching hole to a part of the image, it is okay. The floss will cover this up.

I am using a DMC Variegated embroidery floss for stitching which works really well on projects like this since you never know in what part of the sentiment the floss will change color.

I die cut this stitched glitter panel using the shadow die. I die cut the shadow die on a scrap piece of cardstock first then used used the negative piece of the die cut in positioning the die over the stitched glittered panel. I used the scrap shadow die cut to add dimension to the embroidered die cut.

I die cut the brown glittered paper with a KS Stitched Rectangle die. I also die cut a green glittered paper using a KS A2 Stitched Hills Border die. I adhered the die cut elements to the brown glittered paper to create my scene. 

I hope you like today's card. I look forward to you hopping with us. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Kat Scrappiness IG

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase any of these products. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. They have a new release, too!  

Waterfall Mermaid, Food & Drink Themed Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It is the first of July which means that we have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. This month's challenge theme is/are Food +/or Drink. The images I am using are linked below. 

These mermaids from the Last Minute Manda are too hard to resist not to color. They are all stinking cute! I printed the images on a light weight white cardstock. I re-sized the images to fit the scalloped square included in the Lawn Fawn Flippin' Awesome die set. I used Prismacolor color pencils to color the images. I added accents to the colored images with glitter pens, gel pens, and metallic pens from my stash. 

I fussy cut the images leaving a white border around it. 

 

 

For the interactive feature, I die cut the base of the flipping mechanism on a red cardstock. For the flipping accents, I die cut the LF Really Rainbow 6x6 patterned paper using the square & scalloped square dies included on the set. I inlaid the dark colored scalloped square into the square frame. I adhered a coordinating colored square die cut to the back for some stability to these flipping accents.

The sentiment was embossed on the back most part of the pull out mechanism. I trimmed a patterned paper  to fit this pull out mechanism. Before adhering it, I heat embossed the sentiment using a red glitter embossing powder.

For the card panel, I die cut the LF Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die on the same red cardstock I used for the flipping mechanism. I die cut the rainbow patterned paper from the same paper pad using a stacking rectangle die. I adhered the flipping mechanism to this panel.

The die set includes dies to embellish the pull tab. I used the tab that will allow me to add a twine.

Below is a video showcasing this card's interactive feature.

I hope you like today's project. Please visit the challenge blog linked above to join this month's challenge and see the other DT's work. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Blog Sponsor

I am sharing this creation at

July 2023 Linky Challenge~Anything Goes #54

Simon Says Stamp IG Challenge

 

Adding Color to Ephemera (New Craft Stash #15)

Hello! Welcome to a New Craft Stash post. Today, I am featuring the Pinkfresh Studio Let's Stay Home Ephemera Pack. I also created this card to join in Pinkfresh Studio's latest blog challenge. 

I created a background using strips of cardstock. I trimmed different colored cardstocks with the color palette of the challenge in mind. I trimmed the cardstocks in different widths. 

I cut a typing paper at 3 3/4" x 8 3/4" and applied glue all over it. I adhered the strips of cardstock next to each other, repeating the pattern of colors until the whole typing paper is completely covered. I set this aside to dry with something heavy laying on top of it.

Once the panel is dry, I die cut it using the Pinkfresh Studio Slim Stitched Scallop Die. 

I created a frame for the scallops by partially die cutting a gold cardstock with the scallop frame window on the slim die. I die cut this again using a circle die that is slightly larger than the stitching created by the slim die. I adhered this to the scallop windows carefully lining up the scallops and the mini dot openings created by the die.

After choosing the ephemera pieces for this card, I added color to the outline images with Prismacolor color pencils. 

To assemble the card, I adhered the ephemera piece with the sentiment to the back of the center scallop window. I adhered this panel to a side folding white notecard. I adhered the floral ephemera pieces with foam adhesive. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I am sharing this creation at

Pinkfresh Studio Challenge Blog #6

April Challenge #420~Anything Goes #12

Inspired By... Challenge Blog #16

Teacher Inspired Letter Board Card

Hello! I created this card for several targets. First, we have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs, Back to School/Children. I am the theme selector and author of this challenge. I chose the theme so I can create a card for my 2nd Grader's teacher (which is my second target for this card). The Children theme was an add-on since not all of the DT has school-aged children. My last target for this card is to join in Sugar Pea Design's Mix-It Up Challenge.

One of our sponsors for the Incy Wincy Challenge is Cute as a Button. I printed the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock. I colored the image with Prismacolor colored pencils. I applied Stickles Christmas Red Glitter Glue to the apple, and Nuvo Apple Sour Glow Drops to the leaf. I set this aside to dry.

For the card panel, I die cut the letters of my sentiment using the Sugar Pea Designs Message Letter Board die. I die cut this on white cardstock since I plan to adhere the letters on top of each to create  dimensional letters. This is the most tedious process in the creation of this card since the letters are small. Thanks to the tweezer and pick-up tool, it made the process a little bit easy. I also used a liquid adhesive to adhere the stacked letters. For the top layer of the letters, I used a gray cardstock.

I die cut the message board on a two-sided colored cardstock. I lined this up and cut the green piece diagonally, just like in the sketch. I die cut a blue cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I adhered the message boards to this blue panel. I die cut a red cardstock using the My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Circle Stax Die-namics. I die cut the panel with the digital image using a My Favorite Things Circle Stax die. I adhered this on top of the red circle cardstock with a fun foam in between.

I adhered the letters to the message board more towards the right bottom part of the green message board. I adhered one of the letters on the red circle cardstock since I am running out of space. I adhered the circle panel where the circle is at on the sketch. I have a bit of an overhang which I trimmed off. The sentiment is too long to fit on the front of the card. So I stamped three dots to the end of the phrase, then added Nuvo Metallic Silver Lining Crystal Drops on top of the dots.

The white background of the digital image bothers me. Luckily, I have the same image printed on typing paper. I fussy cut this image right on the line. I adhered this on top of the colored image using a temporary adhesive. I blended Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Antique Linen around the digital image using the Picket Fence Life Changing Brush.

I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the eyeglasses. I adhered Doodlebug sequins on the diagonal portion of the message board.

For the inside of the card, I adhered the rest of the letters to complete the sentiment. I added dots the same way as I did on the front of the card.

This completes my card. I hope you like it. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Image Sponsor

I am sharing this creation at

Challenge #48~Anything Goes

Sugar Pea Designs Challenge Blog

 

Challenge 266

No Line Coloring Using Color Pencils

It is a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Blog.  We are giving tribute to the color of the year, Ultraviolet. 

My creation today is inspired by Yana Smakula’s post on No Line Petunias Pencil Coloring.  I gave the technique a try.  One of our sponsors for our challenge is Mari Ko.  I printed the image on gray cardstock, scaling it to cover a 5 ½” x 4 ¼” notecard.  I colored the image with Prismacolor color pencils. I created a negative mask for the shaped label which comes with the image. I blended Tim Holtz Distress ink in Dusty Concord. For the background, I temporarily adhered an Echo Park stencil over the printed/colored panel. Using a ClarityStamp stencil brush, and the same distress ink color, I brushed the ink over the stencil creating a subtle colored background. I die cut the sentiment using Avery Elle You die on a black cardstock. I created a sentiment strip by heat embossing a Hero Arts stamp on black cardstock strip using white embossing powder. I die cut a white fun foam using the You die, and adhered it to the back of the black die cut. I also adhered strips of fun foam to the back of the sentiment strip.

I really like stitched dies. I die cut the colored panel using the largest Simon Says Stitched Rectangle die. But even if it is the largest die, the positive die cut is smaller than an A2 sized panel. Good thing, I was able to center the rectangle die over the colored panel, so I ended having an equally cut stitched border. I blended ink to this border carefully.

I adhered the positive die cut to a top folding white note card, using the border as a guide. Here is where my mistake comes, I adhered foam strips to the back of the border die cut. Lining it to the the positive die cut was a struggle because of the flimsy nature of the foam. I tried my best to line it up but I think I could have done a better job. The next time I do this type of card, either I should layer die cut cardstocks for the raised border effect, or I can layer several positive die cuts then use it as a guide to adhere the border.

Adding more accents, I applied clear Spectrum Noir shimmer pen to the You die cut. I also adhered sequin butterflies to the panel. I fold the butterflies first to give it a 3D look. I applied glue to the folded end using Tim Holtz Distress Matte Collage Medium. Once the glue dried, I applied a dot of Nuvo Glitter Drops Purple Rain to cover the hole of the sequin. 

I hope you join us in this challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed and brilliant day!

Maria Giselle B.

Image Sponsor

I am sharing this creation at

Mari Ko Creations Challenge Blog Challenge #6~Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Challenge #198~Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Color Pencil One Layer Card

We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge is on Clean And Simple. This is the type of cards that I struggle a lot with because I am not sure if my card is clean and simple enough. I can't seem to resist adding embellishments to my cards. For this card, I focused on making it simple to keep the focus on the image. Speaking of which, coloring is the other struggle I have for this challenge. Our image sponsor is Createful Heart Digis.  This image is called Story Time. They provided the images to choose from. I chose this image because it reminds me of my sister, who loves to read and loves cats. I was going to create this for her birthday last month but I didn't finish it on time for her special day.

I printed the image on Strathmore Bristol paper. Given this very detailed image, I used Prismacolor pencils to get to those small areas. Well, I did print it in a small scale and I also cropped the image. When I started this project, I am going for a one layer card.

After I colored the image, I added color details on the smaller areas with fine-tip markers that I have on hand. I embossed two metal dies from Simons Says Stamp to border the image and the edge of the card. I outlined the outer border with Versamark ink, then embossed it using a red Ranger embossing powder. I heat embossed the sentiment from Newton's Book Club stamp set using white embossing powder on red cardstock.

I hope you find inspiration with today's card. Please join us in this challenge. I can't wait to see your CAS creations. 

Have a blessed & brilliant day!

Maria Giselle B.

Image Sponsor

I am sharing this creation at

Open Challenge #02~Anything Goes

Love Without Borders/Love Without Boundaries

Challenge #11~Anything Goes, Optional Twist: Add A Heart

Digital Stamp Shaker Card

 

We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Blog. It is a Photo Inspiration Challenge featuring the photo below to be used as inspiration.

I am using an image from our sponsor, Lemon Shortbread. I colored the images using Copic markers and Prisma color pencils. For the girl, I colored her like an Anime character with yellow hair. For her clothing, I colored it with the Hello Kitty Cafe color motif. The cupcakes were colored using the colors of the shake in the photo inspiration. 

I partially die cut the image using the Pretty Pink Posh Windows Frame Die. This was a brave move in my part because I can easily go wrong here by putting the cutting plates incorrectly. I did have a boo-boo on the purple cupcake side but after giving that much time into coloring this image, I am going to move forward with the design.

I added details to the cut image. I added small dots of gold Nuvo Drops to the cupcake frosting using a pin. This allows you to control the amount of enamel accent you apply on your project. I just squirted a blob of Nuvo Drop on a scrap paper, picked it up with the tip of a needle, then applied it to the image. I also used the needle to apply red Stickles to the cherries. I added shimmer to the girl's clothing and hat using a clear Spetrum Noir Shimmer pen. I added a small die cut heart to the girl's hat, added shimmer to this, then applied Ranger Glossy Accents to it.

For the shaker window, I cut a frame using the two largest dies from the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle dies. I am using a Studio Calico 6x6 patterned paper. For the background, I cut a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" kraft colored cardstock. I am using a sentiment from a Hampton Arts Doodlebug stamp set. I am using the Misti Stamping tool for repeated stamping and embossing. I double embossed the sentiment using Wow! Rich Pale Gold embossing powder. I wasn't satisfied with the effect and I didn't want to pitch this panel, so for the last embossed layer, I used a red Ranger embossing powder. This created a customized metallic red sentiment which almost looked like a metal embellishment due to the repeated embossing.

To create the shaker panel, I adhered the digital image to the bottom portion of the rectangle frame. I adhered the clear plastic to the back of the frame. I adhered foam tapes to the back of the rectangle frame and the digital image. I added Doodlebug sequins to this well. I adhered the kraft cardstock onto this, creating the shaker card panel. This is adhered to a top folding note card. As a last finishing touch, I added shimmer to the window frame.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Blog. Have a blessed and brilliant day!

Maria Giselle B.

Image Sponsor

I am sharing this creation at

September Linky Challenge

Challeng #49~Anything Goes

Stamp It