Masking to Create a Scene

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Creating a scene with masking is a lot of work but truly worth it especially when the masks are removed. It is like Christmas morning. 

On a scrap piece of paper, I stamped the images that I will be using for the scene. This layout gave me an idea on which stamp image will be on the front and which stamp image will be on the back. The images on the front will need masking. This layout paper was aslo cut the same size as my card panel.

I did the second generation stamping with the stamps that need masking on a Post-It Paper. I used the Ranger Archiver Ink to stamp on the masking paper. This is a fast drying ink that prevents the ink on the masking paper from smearing while fussy cutting this stamped image. When fussy cutting the masked images, I cut it on the stamped line. 

After I stamped the images that will be on the front, I covered these images with the fussy cut stamped masking paper. The ink I used on my panel is Versafine Onyx Black Ink since I will be doing some watercoloring on the images. Since I used a pigment ink, before adhering the mask, I dried the ink of the stamped images with a heat tool. This will prevent smearing the pigment ink used to stamp the images.

I returned the stamped scrap paper on top of the panel so I can align the image that I will stamp next on the scene. Once it is aligned, I picked up the stamp with the door of the Misti Stamping Tool, removed the paper template, inked the stamp, then stamped the image on the panel.

I put extra pressure on the areas that are close to the masking paper. Masking paper gives better results since it is thinner than a Post-It Note. But if you missed a line or two, just use a blank pen to fill in those missed spots.

Once I am done building my scene, it is time to peel off the masks and start coloring. 

I used the Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens to color the images. 

I created a border strip using the skinniest strip die from the KS A2 Stitched Strips Craft dies. I die cut this on a paper from the KS Autumn Faux Glitter 6x6 paper pad. I adhered this to the edges of a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" white cardstock. After the glue has dried, I added eyelets to each corner where the strips meet.

I trimmed the colored panel to fit inside the frame. 

I hope you like today's card. I hope you have a wonder Thanksgiving celebration. Thank you very much for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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

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Thank You Fall Colors Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. November is upon us. It is the month of Thanksgiving, thus, I created a card using Kat Scrappiness products with this theme in mind. 

I started off with stamping the leaves from the KS Thanksgiving Gnome stamp set on different fall-colored cardstocks. I prepped the area with an anti-static tool to get it ready for heat embossing. I stamped the leaves using Versamark ink. I poured Ranger Copper embossing ink over the sticky ink, then heat set it. I die cut the leaves using the coordinating die. After I have embossed a good number of leaves, I set this aside to work on the focal point of the card, which is the sentiment.

I die cut the KS Thank You Shadow Sentiment craft die on cream cardstock. I die cut another piece on dark gray cardstock. This die set comes with a shadow die for the sentiment. I did not use the shadow die on my card. Instead, I used the dark gray thank you die cut as the shadow for the cream die cut piece. I adhered the gray sentiment die cut on the back of the cream sentiment die cut, slightly off setting it to create the shadow. I placed something heavy on top of it while the glue dries. 

I weaved stitched strips die cut using the skinniest die from the KS A2 Stitched Strips Craft Dies. I die cut a kraft cardstock using a die from the KS Never Ending Square Craft Dies. I spritz Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Ground Expresso and Rusty Hinge on this kraft panel. I dried the splatters with a heat tool. I trimmed 1/2 an inch off a side to make the square a rectangle. I adhered the weaved kraft strips on this panel. I adhered the die cut sentiment on top. I trimmed off some of the strips sticking out of the panel. I adhered this to a dark brown cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".

I arranged the embossed leaves on each corner of the panel. Once I am happy with the arrangement, I adhered the leaves to the panel.

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

Maria Giselle B.

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

 

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Fall Pop-up Vase Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Happy Thanksgiving to you, all. I created this a while back but didn't get to post it until now. 

I created a similar project in the past; a smaller version for Mother's Day (Pop-Up Vase Card), and a slightly larger version for a special birthday girl (Pop-Up Vase Card and Mini Note Card). For today's project, I challenged myself to create a pop-up vase card using a larger floral stamp which will need a larger vase. I would like to thank Crystal Best for her very helpful tutorial specifically in sharing the paper size needed to create the vase and also where to score the trimmed cardstock. 

I used the Scrapbook & Cards Let's Stamp Together January 2022 kit to create the flowers and the leaves.

I stamped the solid flower on white cardstock. Instead of doing an ink to stamp technique, I used a blending brush to apply the ink to the solid stamp. I am using the Misti Stamping Tool which is a must for this kind of inking. Blending the ink to the stamp gives a softer look to the image. Depending on how juicy your ink pad is, you might have to re-stamp the image a couple of times. I used two shades of ink color per image. I blended the lighter color first before the darker one. I die cut the flowers using the coordinating die. 

To save time in die cutting, I placed a dot on a prominent part of the flower die using a permanent marker. I marked this spot on the  plastic film that comes with the stamp making sure that this dot matches the dotted spot on the metal die. 

For the floral centers, I blended the ink on white cardstock using the same ink I used on the flowers. I added the details by adding embossing paste over the stencil. Since the flower centers have small holes, it might be tedious to add the paste. Lifting the stencil somehow distorts the details. The trick to preventing this is to wipe off any excess embossing paste on the reverse side of the stencil before doing another floral center. This prevents the stencil from sticking to the paper.

After I applied the embossing paste, I poured Ranger Copper embossing powder to the embossing paste. I set this aside to dry before heat setting it. The embossing paste gives the embossing powder more dimension. I die cut the flower centers using the coordinating die. The die is also something you can fiddle with to find the perfect alignment with the floral center details but I don't think this matters a lot.

I layered the flower centers with extra die cuts for more dimension. I inked the edges to hide the white edge of the floral center. I adhered this to the center of the flower.

I worked on the leaves using the same inking technique. I die cut the leaves using the coordinating die.

For the flower stems, I used the Lawn Fawn Slide on Over die set. Who said these can only be used for sliders? I die cut the four long slider dies on brown cardstock, cutting doubles so I can layer these stems to give it some stability. I adhered this to the back of the flowers. To give it a finished look, I adhered another white floral die cut to the back of the flower. 

I trimmed a kraft cardstock for the vase using the dimensions mentioned by Crystal in her video. I assembled the vase per Crytal's tutorial.

I started building my floral arrangement starting from the front and slowly increasing the height of the flowers. I was trying to limit the height of the flowers and the vase to 6", just like Crystal's, but I forgot that my vase has a wider width when flattened. I just need to make a customized envelope for this pop-up card to accommodate its size.

Adding the stemmed flowers is a messy, sticky job. I just eyeballed where I apply the liquid glue to the stem. Sometimes, the spot is not right so I have to add more glue leaving some glue residue to the area. Sometimes, the flower falls off so I have to re-glue the stem. Even my craft tweezers got glue all over it. Anyway, despite this mess, I think the end product is truly worth it. Good thing that I did not made any gluey mess on the flowers. 

Adhering the leaves is the next challenge since you only put a dot of glue to the tip of the leaf and adhere it to the back of the stem. 

Good thing that I delayed adding the vase details until after all the glueing is done. I was able to hide any adhesive mess underneath the rectangle details on the vase.

For the vase, I just trimmed an orange plaid patterned paper. I also doubled this with a light weight scrap cardstock. I inked the edges to give it a rustic look and hide the white core of the paper I used for layering.

For the sentiment, I heat embossed the sentiment stamp included in the kit on a woodgrain patterned paper. I adhered this to a kraft cardstock and used a craft knife to cut this into a rectangle. 

For the stick that holds the sentiment, I die cut this using a straw die from the My Favorite Things Mason Jar Mug die set. Yes, you read it right. I used a straw die to cut this out. You can also just trim a strip of cardstock if you don't have a die like this, or you can use a slim popsicle stick.

I also cut doubles of the straw so I can layer it to make it sturdy. I adhered the sentiment to this and adhered this to the vase. 

I hope you like today's project. I am thankful for your time in visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Another Card & Envelope Set Using Digital Printed Paper Plus a Bonus Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card features a digital download printable by Blank Page Muse. 

A Cozy Fall Harvest

This set includes 9 Fall themed full printable sheets and 2 sheets of ephemera that are very suitable for the season. The great thing about digital print outs is that you can resize it the way you plan to use it. You can also crop a portion of a full sheet to suit your crafting needs. 

I created a similar project, Card & Envelope Set Using Digital Printed Paper, using a different Blank Page Muse digital download printable. Click the link if you are interested to see it.

For the card, I cropped the plaid digital paper with the gnome. I only need the bottom part of the digital paper which has the word 'fall' on it. After cropping it, I re-sized it to 5 1/4" x 4".

I stamped the word 'happy' above the word 'fall' using Versafine Onyx Black ink. The paper I used has a shiny finish so I made sure to prep the area with an anti-static powder tool first before stamping the sentiment. I poured clear embossing to the sentiment, then heat embossed it. I inked the edges of this panel with a black dye ink. 

I re-sized the orange digital paper to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I used this to mat the gnome paper. 

I die cut a label on the same orange digital paper. I heat embossed the words 'you all' to this label strip using the same ink and embossing powder. I punched a small hole on the ends of this label die cut. I threaded a metallic embroidery floss through the holes. I cut the thread long so I it covers the width of the card front.

I adhered this panel to a top folding A2 kraft portrait note card. I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the hearts, then set it aside to dry.

For the envelope, I printed the other plaid digital paper on a full sheet of light weight 8 1/2" x 11" white cardstock. I created this paper into an envelope following the tutorial by Jenny Card Designs. There is no need for an envelope punchboard to create this envelope. 

For the envelope front, I cropped and resized the other digital paper with the gnome. I heat embossed the word 'to' on the top left corner. I inked the edges with a black dye ink. I matted this with the same orange digital paper I used to mat the card. This edges of this panel was also ink blended with black dye ink. I adhered this to the front of the envelope.

Since I printed extras and while my craft supplies are out, I created another card. For this card, I cropped the yellow paper, cropping off the gnome and the pumpkins (That part of this paper was the one I used for the label on the front of the envelope.) I resized this to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". 

On the ephemera page, I cropped the wreath, the bow and the heart. I did not want to print the whole page of the ephemera that's why I cropped these images from the ephemera set. I printed these digital images on a light weight white cardstock.

I added details to the yellow panel using the Altenew Dotted Swirls Debossing die. 

I die cut the sentiment on the orange digital paper. I also die cut this sentiment on black cardstock. I adhered the black sentiment die cut to the back of the orange sentiment die cut offsetting it for a shadow effect. To add a bit of dimension to this die cut sentiment, I die cut the sentiment again on a a scrap piece of cardstock, then adhered it to the back of the sentiment die cut. 

I colored the top part of the sentiment die cut with an orange shimmer pen.

I fussy cut the wreath leaving a white border around it. I printed the plaid heart to use the pattern to fill the opening of the wreath. I die cut this paper with a burlap die. I added dimension between the wreath and burlap using stacked scrap cardstock. 

I fussy cut the plaid bow leaving a white border around it. I used a round stylus to add curl the bow. I added a glue dot to the back of the bow, then added a metallic embroidery floss underneath it. I adhered this on the bow on the wreath using a glue dot. 

I planned out the placement of my card elements. Once I was pleased with how it looks, I stamped the additional sentiment to the yellow panel. I adhered the wreath with adhesive foam. I adhered the sentiment with liquid glue. 

I trimmed off the edges to make this panel into a 4" x 5 1/4". I adhered this to a top folding landscape kraft A2 notecard. I added Ranger Glossy Accent to the center of the flowers. I adhered a black bauble to the bow center. I adhered cream colored gems to the panel. 

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

Maria Giselle B.

Blank Page Muse is generously offering a 15% discount to their online store to YOU, my blog readers. Just use the code BPMMaria when you check out. Enjoy!

I also added below a link to the Altenew product I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this item. It is just a way to help a fellow crafter sustain her love for crafting. While in the Altenew blog, don't forget to check out their new release for this month. Thank you for your support. 

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November Challenge #59~Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Grateful, Thankful, Thank You

Scrapbook Lay-out Complementary Card

 Hello! Don’t you like it when you can create more than what you intended? I got so inspired by the scrapbook lay-out I created for this month’s Pebbles Challenge Blog on Gratitude that I created a card using the same crafting materials and techniques. Not to forget, I have all this cut-outs from the scrapbook paper that I fussy cut which I hate to toss into the recycle bin.

One difference is the patterned paper I used on the card panel. I don’t have enough left to create a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card. Instead, I used the polka dot paper for the background and the houndstooth patterned paper for the circle wreath background. I also used a different die cut sentiment and stamped sentiments. The die cut sentiment was cut on gold cardstock in this card compared to the patterned paper I used on the scrapbook lay-out. 

I attached the panel to a top folding A2 sized kraft note card. 

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

Maria Giselle B.

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Creating Embellishments from Patterned Paper, A Pebbles Thanksgiving Lay-out

Hello. I am participating in Pebbles' November Sketch Challenge on Gratitude. There are so many things to be thankful for in life. One of the things I am thankful for is my family which inspired me to create this lay-out.

I was going to create a lay-out on what Pebbles supplies I have on hand. Most likely, I was about to use the Merry, Merry collection from last year's Christmas since that is what I have in abundance. In my visit to our local craft stores here in St. Louis, I was lucky to find that they sell Pebbles' Halloween patterned paper. It is also nice that not all of the patterned papers have Halloween prints. Some have Halloween colors which made me excited as I create this lay-out.

I started off by trimming the B side of the Meow patterned paper from the Pebbles Spooky Boo paper collection to 9 1/4" x 12". I cut a circle large enough to fit my photo on the B side of the Let's Party patterned paper which is from the same paper collection. I outlined this circle with a DMC gold thread to make it look like a wreath. I secured the thread with mini-staples using We R Memory Keepers Magnetic Staple board. I adhered the photo to the center of the circle.

For the embellishments, I fussy cut images from several Pebbles patterned papers, Hocus Pocus, B side of the Pumpkin Plaid and Hauntingly Beautiful from Midnight Haunting paper collection which is last year's Pebbles' Halloween collection.

I positioned the fussy cut embellishments around the photo but before I adhered it, I worked on the sentiment. I die cut the sentiment on gold cardstock four times to create a stacked sentiment for some dimension. For the top layer, I die cut the sentiment on the B side of the Hauntingly Beautiful. I am using Honey Bee Bless Your Heart Honey Cuts die.

After adhering it, I applied some shimmer using Spectrum Noir Shimmer pen. I positioned this on the top of the photo. I started adhering the embellishments, only applying liquid glue to the center. I adhered the sentiment after. I created a supplement sentiment strip by heat embossing the sentiment on the B side of the Hauntingly Beautiful patterned paper. I used a Wow! Rich Pale Gold embossing powder. The sentiment is from Honey Bee Bless Your Heart stamp set. I adhered this to the top of the die cut sentiment.

I added a sticker to the bottom of the photo which is from Pebbles Heart of Home sticker collection. I got this as a part of a card kit from Simon Says Stamp together with the 6x6 pad.

The lay-out is pretty much done. It just needs some more embellishing. I added Stickles, Nuvo Crystal Drops and enamel dot to the flower centers. I used a needle to add Ranger Black Enamel Accents to the dots in the center of the small flowers. I added shimmer to the butterflies using Spectrum Noir. I adhered Pretty Pink Posh Clear Jewels to some of the flower centers. I adhered some gold leaf sequins to some of the clusters.

I hope you found some inspiration in today's creation. Have a blessed, brilliant & creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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