Vintage Scene Panel

 

Hello! I am back on the Blank Page Muse blog with this panel. I used the following BPM products: 

• World Map Hot Air Balloon Steampunk rubber stamp
  
• Wildflower Silhouette Border Style red rubber stamp
  
• Clouds & Drops 5x5" Mixed Media stencil
  

I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks on the clouds and the hot air balloon. The colors I used are Speckled Egg on the clouds and Broken China on the hot air balloon. It is recommended to use different brushes for oxide and dye inks. I don't have a lot of brushes on my stash so I only designate the brushes by color family. I just make sure to clean the brush after each use to avoid contaminating the inks with a different color and/or with a different ink property.

I changed to a softer and larger blending brush from Pinkfresh Studio. I do like the coverage this brush provides. It creates softer blends. I only have three of these brushes that comes in a box since I am just trying it out. I will probably invest on more of these brushes as the color need arises.

I used several tools on this project. I used a sticky mat and a rotating platform. The sticky mat keeps the paper in place while I blend ink. The rotating platform was very useful because instead of lifting the paper and/or the sticky mat to blend ink on a different part of the panel, I just rotate the panel. 

I also used the Misti Stamping Tool which is helpful on repeated stamping. I also used a plastic film which came with the Stamp-a-majig. It helps with planning the placement of stamped images on the panel. I also used the Misti Creative Corners. This tool is helpful when stamping images on the edge of the panel.

I also used a pressure tool which is actually a white board eraser. This helps in putting equal pressure to the stamp for better results. 

Lately, I have been using the Versafine Clair Nocturne ink a lot. I like the impression it makes on the stamp images. 

I created a mask using Post-it Notes. It is extra work with stamping and cutting but much cheaper. It gave me an opportunity to blend ink and add color to the hot air balloon which does not have a coordinating stencil.

I hope you learn from the tips I shared on this post. For more details on how I created this panel and more creative inspiration, please visit the BPM blog. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

It is back! 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!

Happy, Frosty and Sparkly Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I participated on an online Altenew Workshop by @tracisjoyfulpapercrafting yesterday. This is the card that I created during th workshop. 

I don't have the same supplies that Traci used on her card. I used Altenew products that I have.

Traci used a stencil-die leaf combo on her card. I used the Altenew Just Leaves die set instead. I die cut the leaves on white cardstock. I blended ink on the leaves die cut using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks. I used a small blending brush on appying the ink. After I pounced the brush on a scrap paper, I applied the ink heavily but gently (since these are dainty die cuts) on the center. I went light handed as I move the brush towards the end of the leaves. With these dainty die cuts, I recommend using a sticky mat to keep the die cuts in place while blending ink on it. Another tip is to piece the die cut back on the negative cut to add support to this dainty die cuts during the ink blending.

I die cut several colored glitter paper and adhered this to the back of the matching color die cut leaves. I slightly offset this for a shadow effect. With the die cut being so dainty, it was a tough job to do the offset look.

I adhered the leaf die cuts to a white cardstock panel cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" following a rainbow order. I overlapped some of the leaves.

I added colored sequins to the panel, adhering the sequins close to the matching leaf color. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the sentiment on black mirror cardstock using the Altenew Timeless Sentiment die set. I die cut the shadow on hollographic paper adding more sparkle to the card.

I always enjoy attending Altenew workshops. I don't only get to craft but I also get to listen to other fellow crafter's stories. 

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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Bright & Cheerful #55

 

Reverse Silhouette Stamping

Hello! I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog with another card featuring the BPM Wildflower Silhouette Border Style Red Rubber Stamp. This is my third and last card for this month using this stamp just to show you several ways to use this stamp. Below are the links to the other two cards in case you are interested to see it:

• Silhouette Stamps with Acrylic Markers
  
• Stepping Up Silhouette Stamps
  

The details on how I created this card is on the BPM blog. I have a brief description and snippets of the process here.

I called this reverse stamping because instead of stamping the silhoutte stamp last, it is stamped first on the panel. I heat embossed the image since I did an ink resist technique on this stamp.

I usually start heating the panel from the back. This minimizes the powder from being blown away by the heat gun. After I see a bit of melting of the powder, I move the heat tool to the front. I move the heat tool constantly while melting the embossing powder to avoid overheating it ending up with a flattened image.
 

My go to paper when I ink blend is Bristol paper. Any smooth paper will do. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxides on this card, Salvaged Patina and Cracked Pistachio. I blended a color on one corners of the paper and blended the other color on the opposite corner of the paper, blending the two colors on the middle. After picking up the color from the ink pad with the blending foam, I pounce the foam on a scrap paper and lightly apply the color to the paper. 

I usually plan my card prior to making it but this card had some surprise additions. I decided to do some stenciling on the big open area above the embossed wildflower. I used the BPM Butterly Trails Circles Patterns Stencil. I applied the same colored inks over the stencil. 

I stamped over the panel too with the BPM Handwritten Note Art Rubber Stamp. I initially spritz the stamp with water. I tapped the excess water then press the rubber stamp to the blended panel. One of the properties of Oxide inks is that it reacts with water. The impression of the rubber stamp lifted the ink off the paper creating a ghost effect. I also inked the stamp using one of the oxide inks and stamped it directly on the panel.

I did not get a good embossing on one of the flowers. I fixed this by using a white gel pen and adding dots of white to the flower.

Although I kept the panel bare which makes it an all-occasion card, you can easily add a sentiment die cut or even stamp on it to customize this card.

I die cut the panel using a My Favorite Things die. I love the added stitching detail to the panel. The panel was cut at 4" x 5 1/4" by the die so adding this panel to an A2 note card gave some leeway for a matte effect. 

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

Maria Giselle B.

Stenciling and Stitching To Create A Background, A Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am at the Blank Page Muse Blog with this card panel. I used the BPM Leaves Collage Stencil. 

Please visit the blog for details on how this panel was created.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

Challenge #352~Seasonal

Simon Says Stamp IG Challenge

Gnome Art Journal, A Blank Page Muse Post

 

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse Blog with this art journal entry. This month, the DT is doing a steampunk theme, not a forte of mine so I hope this one is close enough to being steampunk. 

The Blank Page Muse products I used on this project are:

• Guardian of Autumn Mr. Elderwillow Gnome Clear Stamp
  
• License Plate Vintage Style Alphabet Rubber Stamp
  

Please visit the blog for project details. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I shared this project at

SSS IG Challenge

Craft & Connect Blog Challenge

Craft Life Together FB September Challenge

Hexagons for a Card Design, a Blank Page Muse Post

Hello! I am at the Blank Page Muse Blog with this floral hexagon card. The Blank Page Muse stamp I used is from the Flamingo Row Red Rubber Art Stamps. The BPM DT is still celebrating Summer for this month. I hope you check out all the designers creations.

 

I used a hexagon die from an old Spellbinders Hexagon Nesting Metal Dies set. For the faux stitching detail on the Pebbles patterned paper background panel, I used a die from the Impression Obsession Border Stitching 2 Die. 

I love how easy this card can be put together. I also love the coincidence of my die cuts having similar colors as the stripes. Best of all, I love the additional stitching detail on this card.

Special thanks to Rachel Arribas of Pinkfresh Studio for the design and color inspiration. 

I hope you visit the BPM blog to see a photographed step by step card instructions on how this card was put together.

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

Maria Giselle B.

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Simon Says: Stamp It 

Simon Says Stamp IG Challenge

Challenge 10~Anything Goes 

Pastel Colored Christmas

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card is not the typical red-green Christmas card. Just for a change. 

I used several Blank Page Muse products on this card: 

• Blank Page Muse Country Vintage Christmas Rubber Art Stamps Sheet 
• Blank Page Muse Blocks Pattern Stencil
  
• Blank Page Muse Butterfly Trails Circles Patterns Mixed Media Stencil
  

I worked on the background of the card first. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks on Yupo paper. I know Yupo is associated more with alcohol inks but it worked. I temporarily taped the blocks stencil to the paper to prevent the stencil from shifting while I blended the ink. I started with the THDO Saltwater Taffy. I heat set the panel to dry the ink before moving to the next ink color.

I rotated the stencil 90 degrees. After securing the stencil, I blended THDO Aqua Patina to the panel. Since the stencil is narrow, I moved the stencil up to blend the aqua ink to the rest of the panel.

I rotated the stencil 90 degrees again. This time, I blended the THDO Broken China to the panel.

I repeated the process using the butterfly trails stencil following the same order of inks.

Instead of rotating the stencil, I moved the stencil to the center to blend the aqua ink. 

I moved the stencil to the right side to blend the blue ink. 

This is how my created background looks like after all that ink blending on stencil.

I inked the snowman image on the stamp set using Versamark ink.

I used the Misti Stamping Tool in stamping the unmounted red rubber stamp on white cardstock. I used a washable glue stick to attach the red rubber stamp to the Misti. The glue residue can easily be wiped off from both the Misti and the red rubber stamp using a damp cloth.

This is the part when I forgot to take photos of my step by step process. But these directions hereon are pretty straightforward. I colored the ink using the same colors I used on the background. I smooshed the pigment on a palate and picked the pigment with a water brush. Since I used a cardstock, I tried not to saturate the paper with water. 

I fussy cut the image leaving a narrow border around it. I added doodling details to the image with pens and a snow marker.

I die cut an oval on vellum. I added embossing to the vellum die cut using the butterfly trail stencil. The impression created by the stencil is subtle compared to the impression created by an embossing folder. 

I die cut an oval frame using the next size oval die. I adhered the snowman to the embossed oval piece and the oval frame.

I adhered snowflake sequins on the panel that will be hidden underneath the vellum oval die cut. I adhered colored snowflake sprinkles to the rest of the panel. I used sprinkles of the same colors as the background.

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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Playing With Embossing Paste

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I had a bit of struggle creating this project. A lot of things going on with my life that I am afraid that it is draining me including my creative juices. When this happens to me, I usually spend time looking at my craft supplies and see if it will spark up some ideas. If that does not work, I go to the internet and look for projects using similar craft supplies that I have. This usually does the trick. 

Back to the project, I am using products from Blank Page Muse:

• Butterfly Trails Circles Patterns Mixed Media Stencil
  
• Woodlands Art Rubber Stamps
  

The stencil measures 3" x 8". I cut a white cardstock using the same dimensions. I temporarily adhered the stencil over the paper with tape. I applied white embossing paste over the stencil with a palette knife making sure I covered all openings with the paste. I gently lifted the stencil off the paper and set this aside to dry. I immediately washed the stencil and the palette knife with warm, soapy water. 

Once the paste was dry (I left mine to dry overnight), I spritz colors to the panel using different colors of stains and spray from Tim Holtz. I followed a rainbow order with the colors. I was hoping that the dried paste will keep its stark white color but it absorbed the ink colors. To mute the colors of the paste, I added another layer of embossing paste. This time, I slightly offset the stencil to create a shadow. I also poured Judikins Iridiscent Sparkle embossing powder over the paste. I set this aside to dry. Once the paste has dried, I zapped the powder with the heat gun to melt it.

I stamped the image from the BPM Woodlands Art Rubber stamp set on white cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I dried the ink with a heat gun before painting the image using the same colors I used on the panel. I used three additional colors of stains in coloring the image. I fussy cut the image leaving a narrow border around it. 

If you look closely, the image has a bit of dimension. It took me three times to come up with the final colored piece. I was adding shimmer to the heart on the hair using my black Wink of Stella when a blob of black ink dropped. Very frustrating and it did it again! On the third try, I decided to pick the shimmer ink from a palette and paint it on the heart. The shimmer was not as great compared to adding the ink from the brush marker. I added black Stickles over the heart and allowed it to dry. 

So as not to waste my first two attempts on this image, I adhered these pieces to the back of the final colored piece. The edges are not perfectly aligned but I don't think it is very noticeable. 

I stamped the sentiment on vellum using Versafine Onyx Black ink. If I am going to redo this step, I will use a fast drying ink next time like Stazon so I don't have to deal with smearing the letters. Despite heat setting the letters, it remained wet for a while. The ink I used will work if I added embossing powder to it and heat set it. But I want to keep the letters flat so as not to compete with the embossed circles. 

I cut the words apart so I can adhere it to the panel next to the circle scroll pattern. I adhered the image to the bottom left portion of the panel. 

I backed this panel with another heavy weight white cardstock to make it sturdy. I don't now what to do with this project yet. For now, it is ready to be added to a notecard or a scrapbook layout. It can also be used as a bookmark.

I hope you like today's project. 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 am sharing this project at

Cards 4 Tweens/Teens #13

Easter Scene Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It will be Easter in a week. This occasion inspired me to create today's card for the BPM blog.

I am also trying out a new coloring technique, which is using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons direct to rubber stamp. I have watched videos on the same technique but instead of distress crayons, watercolor crayons were used. Since distress crayons are water reactive, it produced the same artsy image. The stamps I used are from the Blank Page Muse Woodlands Art rubber stamps. There are lots of cute images included in this stamp set. 

I cut the eggs using the Cricut machine on light weight cardstock. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide sprays and stains to smoosh the color to the eggs. I dried the eggs in between coloring using a heat gun so I can smoosh the egg again using the residual ink on the craft mat.

The letters were die cut using the My Favorite Things Spell Anything Alphabet Die-namics. I die cut this on white cardstock.

I trimmed a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" white cardstock for the card panel. I added heat embossed clouds by pouncing the Versamark ink on the Blank Page Muse Clouds & Drops 5x5" Mixed Media stencil. To make sure I only apply ink to the cloud that I would like to use for my scene, I covered the other stencil openings with a Post-it note. 

I blended Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Salty Ocean and Speckled Egg) to color the sky. This is when the embossed clouds pop since it resisted the ink.

I fringed a wide strip of green paper using an Ellen Hutson die. I adhered this to the bottom edge of the card panel. I adhered the trees, then tucked in the eggs to the fringed grass.

I adhered the bunny next. Isn't the bunny adorable as it looks at the eggs like it is its work of art? 

I embossed the word easter using brown and sticky inks. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. I partially stamp the sentiment since I only need the word easter. I fussy cut this embossed sentiment leaving a small border around it. I adhered this to the fringed grass to complete this card's customized sentiment.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant & 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 am sharing this creation at

Simon Says Stamp IG Challenge

Easter/Spring