Card Made Less Than 30 Minutes-Christmas in July

 

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I created a one layer CAS card today which is very unusual for me. I even made this card under 30 minutes. I did the ink smooshing using an acetate technique. I hope you like it. 

The stamps I used on this card is from the Blank Page Muse Country Vintage Christmas Rubber Art Stamps Set Sheet. When you purchase this stamp set, as the description says, it comes as a sheet. I cut the images apart. I cut the stamp close to the image. It helps me approximate the space the stamp image needs in a layout. 

I adhered the rubber stamp on a stamping tool using a washable glue stick. This glue provides the right amount of stick without ruining your stamping tool. It can be easily be wiped off by spritzing water on it then wiping it off with a rag. Do not to remove the stamp from the stamping tool yet since we will be using it again later on.

I inked the stamp with a light colored ink. I just needed a stamped impression of the image to guide me with the inking smooshing.

I used spray inks for the background. I spritzed a small amount of the inks on a glass surface. 

I spritzed water to these inks to mute down the color. The more water you add, the lighter the color will be.

I used a scrap piece of acetate for the ink smooshing.

I picked the ink pigment with the acetate by pouncing the acetate to the ink. It might be difficult to see the acetate on the photo above. 

I pounced the acetate to the card front. I positioned the inked portion of the acetate to the area where I want to transfer the ink. 

I repeteadly pounced the ink until the area surrounding the Santa hat has ink on it. I liked how the two ink colors blended. Don't worry about going over the lines of the image. This gives it an organic look.

I pounced a red interference ink onto the glass mat and spritzed this with water.

Using the same process as above, I picked the ink with the acetate and pounced it to the card front. It is best to start with lighter inks using this technique. The dark colored inks covers the light colored inks.

I know it looks like a mess at this point. Take note of the paper on the inside of the card. This protects that part of the card from getting stray inks.  

I dried the card front using a heat tool.

I re-inked the Santa hat with a black ink. This is when the stamping tool is very helpful since the image will be stamped on the same spot it was stamped earlier.

I stamped the image on the card front, stamping over the light ink. And look at that. 

For the sentiment, I used a different stamping tool, a Stamp-a-majig, to stamp the sentiment.

This tool helps in positioning an image or a sentiment onto your panel using a plastic sheet. 

I butted the acrylic block to the tool which should put the stamp in position where I wanted it unless...

I did it wrong. 

I am the type of person who usually wants everything centered but how about a skewed sentiment for a change? Nobody would ever know that I boo-booed on this one.

I did not get a good stamped impression on the space close to the Santa hat pompom. I colored this area with a black marker. 

The interference ink added a subtle shimmer to the hat. I was tempted to add more embellishments to the hat but decided against it. I will keep it simple this time but that idea is something to think about on a future project with this stamp.

This card is very easy to recreate and even mass produce. It involves very little coloring effort. I hope you give it a try.

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Christmas in July

 Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today using some amazing stamps from Blank Page Muse.

Stamps: Penguins On Ice

Need a sweet gift card holder for the holidays?

This easy to create card will have you making them for all holidays.

Cut green cardstock 4 1/4" x 11".

Score at 2 1/4" and 5 1/2" and fold on the scored lines.

Using a circle punch, punch a half circle on the 2 1/4" scored panel.

Place tape along the 2 edges and adhere to the card.

Slip a gift card in the pocket.

Cut cardstock and pattern paper to fit the base of the card.

Add a stamped phrase.

To complete the front of the card, cut red cardstock 3 7/8" x 5 1/4'.

Cut pattern paper slightly smaller.

Adhere to the pocket side of the card.

Add a stamped and matter sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Christmas in July - Victorian Skaters with Walter

Hi, friends!  It’s Walter on the blog with you today and the team is celebrating Christmas in July this month.  It’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through the year already.  Keep in mind though that it’s never too early to start making your Christmas cards!  Today I’m featuring what may be my most favorite stamp from Blank Page Muse: Victorian Skaters Art Rubber Stamp.  There is something so magical and nostalgic about this stamp.  It reminds me of a scene from A Christmas Carol or the great musical film, By the Light of the Silvery Moon.  Two people skate along on a pond on a cold winter’s night and enjoying the magic of the season.  It’s a scene that anyone would love to receive on a card!

I used the following items to create it:

• Victorian Skaters Art Rubber Stamp
• Beyond the Border Christmas Set 1
  
• Season’s Greetings Word Phrase Rubber Stamp
  
• Brutus Monroe Alabaster Sparkle and Raven Embossing Powders
• Brutus Monroe Fall Snow Glitter Glaze
• Nuvo Shimmer Pen
• Nuvo Silver Metallic Marker
• Alcohol Markers
• Sizzix Blue Sparkle Card Stock for the A2 card base
• 4”x5.25” White card panel
• Stacked Oval cutting dies

Here’s how I made it:

I began by stamping the snowflake border onto the card base with clear emhossing ink.  I repeated it several times across the panel, applied the Alabaster Sparkle embossing powder, and heat set it.  Alabster Sparkle is a white embossing powder that has fine glitter mixed in with it to add some shimmer to each snowflake.  You may always substitute regular white embossing powder or a color of your choice.  Light blue would also look nice set against the dark blue cardstock!

The next step was to stamp the image of the Vitorian skaters.  I decided to heat emboss them with black embossing powder to really make them stand out and add some dimension.  Once again, I stamped with clear embossing ink, applied the Raven embossing powder, and heat set it.

I colored the image with alcohol markers to ensure rich color and shading.

Once colored, I went over the ice with a light cool gray alcohol marker to further blend it and add additional shading.

I dried the panel with my heat tool on low to make sure all of the ink was dry and set, and then used a small paint brush to apply a coat of Brutus Monroe Fall Snow Glitter glaze to everything but the skaters.  I did this to make the sky, snow, and ice sparkle.  It helps add further dimension to your card by making the background stand out from the skaters.

Once dry, I used a Nuvo Shimmer pen to add some shimmer to the skaters.  This makes them have a slight shimmer that is different than sparkle on the background.  This again makes them stand out against the background and adds more dimension.

I used a larger oval in my stacking ovals die set, centered it on the scene, and cut it out with my die cut machine.  I choose to do this to make it look more like a framed image set against the snowflake embossed background.  I ran a silver metallic marker around the edge of the oval panel, applied double sided foam tape to the back, and adhered it to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment, cut the strip to size, and applied it to the card.

I truly love this card!  I love the image, the story it tells, and how much dimension was achieved with the coloring and glazes.  It actually looks like the skaters are coming off of the card when the light hits it a certain way.

Thanks for spending some time with me today.  I’ll see you again next week with another Christmas in July project.  Until then . . . be well!

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Winged Smile

Hello, friends! This is Lori from Coast 2 Coast Cards with a fun  and quick card today. Have you played with alcohol inks? I wanted to show how easily you can pull a card together with an alcohol inked background.

This is my final panel from blending with alcohol inks. I started with Yupo paper. This is a special paper, with a plastic coating, used for alcohol ink, watercolor, and other wet media. I added some rubbing alcohol onto the paper, dropped a few drops of alcohol ink, then blended with an air blower. That is a tube with a bulb at the base that you squeeze to release air at the other end.

I took a piece of teal cardstock and dry embossed it with the Fantasy Flourish Stencil. To do so, I lightly spritz the cardstock with water, then emboss using my die cutting machine and the sandwich for embossing with a die. This sandwich includes using a flexible mat. Spritzing with water keeps the paper from tearing and increases the design impression. 

I stamped the Smile Winged Muse with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored with butterfly wings in shades of blue and purple with alcohol markers from my stash.

I used a stamp die to cut out the image. I wanted a postage stamp look and didn't have a die large enough to cut out the entire image, so I offset the picture to add interest.

Final card. I popped up all layers with foam tape to add dimension. I added a simple sentiment from my stash. This card came together quick and was so fun to make! If you haven't tried alchol inks, I highly recommend it. Not only are they fun and easy to work with but, like watercolor, you never get the same background twice.

Double Page Art Journal Spread

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I have another art journal page created for you. This time, I created a double page spread. I hope you like it.

The BPM products I used on this spread are:

• Leaves Collage stencil
  
• Alphabet stencil
  

I first looked for a quote related to leaves. I planned how I would want to illustrate this quote using the stencils. 

I started with the ink blending of the leaves which is the focal point of the double page spread. To make the leaves centered, I counted the number of letters of the word that I want to highlight, in this case, it is 'nature.' I positioned the stencil with a leaf close to the center spine. 

I masked the open areas around this leaf to prevent inking these surrounding areas.

I wanted the leaf stem to be brown in color. I used a smaller blending brush to apply the brown color. I masked the inked leaf which I skipped doing with the rest of the leaves. Using a smaller blending brush gives more control in adding a different color to this part of the leaf.

I used different shades of green inks for my leaves. I started blending with a light hand adding more pressure towards the part of the leaf connected to the stem. Another way to achieve this is to use different shades of green inks on a leaf. 

I continued blending ink until I have enough leaves for each letter of 'nature.' 

For the letters, I used an acrylic marker. I should have conditioned my marker before using it. And, I should have allowed the ink to dry before proceeding to the next letter. You will see below how I sort of messed up the letter e. This will be covered by the marks later on.

I blended a light and dark green acrylic marker on each letter. The acrylic marker is opaque that the pigment stood out over the blended ink on the leaf. 

I used a black marker to outline the letters to make the letters pop-out.

I added marks to each leaf using a black gel pen. 

For the rest of the letters, I used the same small blending brush to apply the ink. Just like with the leaf, I started inking the letter which is in the middle of the phrase moving sideways to complete the sentiment.

Initially, I was using a mask to prevent inking on the next letter but later on stopped doing this. Using a small brush makes it unnecessary to mask. 

I used a pastel green gel pen to add shadows to the ink blended letters for additional details.

I hope you give this art a try. 

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