Moon and Stars
Good day, fellow crafters. It's Tamara once again, with a new post where I will
be showcasing my latest card created using I Brake for Stamps and Blank Page
Muse products!
Imagine gazing into the night sky, where countless stars shimmer like distant
jewels, and the moon casts a gentle glow over the landscape. The vibrant colors
of nebulae swirl together in an otherworldly dance, painting the cosmos with
hues of deep blues, fiery reds, and brilliant purples. This celestial canvas
inspires awe and wonder, reminding us of the infinite possibilities that lie
beyond our earthly realm.
To create this project, you will need the following:
• Yupo Paper or equivalent
• Liquid alcohol inks - black required, other colors at your discretion
• Alcohol ink blower
• Plastic tarp or splatter box (a MUST)
• Shimmer Spray
• Silver Glitter Gel
• Yellow textured paste
• Scissors
• Liquid glue
• Paper trimmer
• A2 card base – white (4.25” x 5.5”)
To craft your card, start by creating the background panel. Since you will be
using alcohol inks, which will stain almost anything, take precautions to cover
your work surface with a plastic tarp or have a splatter box on hand.
- Using a piece of Yupo paper, or equivalent, apply random drops of alcohol ink(s) to the paper surface
- Using an air blower, move the inks around until satisfied with the look.
- If dissatisfied with the coverage, allow it to dry then add more alcohol inks and repeat the process. Drying time allows for a layered look
- If satisfied, mist lightly with a shimmer spray
- Allow everything to dry completely.
Once everything is dry, the background panel should look something like the image above. Do not worry about your work looking precisely like the example because no two alcohol ink projects will ever be identical which is part of the fun of using them.
The next step of the project is to add our focal image. For this card, you will use the Celestial Moon & Stars Mixed Media Stencil from Blank Page Muse, silver glitter paste, and yellow texture paste.
● Position the stencil where best fits based on your panel. For this version, I imagined that the left side of the panel was a distant nebula and wanted to keep that uncovered.
● Secure the stencil to your worksurface making sure that you Do NOT use a high tack tape over the background panel itself in order to prevent the paper from ripping when removing the stencil
● Once satisfied with the location of the stencil, mask off the moon. The yellow paste being used in a later step will cover any issues resulting from tape removal
- Using a small pallet knife, spread the silver glitter gel over the stars. Be sure to clean off any excess from the stencil.
- Carefully remove the masking from the moon and apply the yellow paste. I opted for finger painting for this step just to amuse myself, but a pallet knife or scrapper works well.
● Allow to dry completely and then relocate the stencil as desired to add more stars to the background panel.
● KEY TIP: be sure to clean all tools after using gels or pastes to prevent hardening or staining.
● Once satisfied with the location of your additional stars allow the background
panel to fully dry.
The last stage in the creation process is the assembly. Trim your panel down to
an A2 size, 4.25” x 5.5”, and with liquid glue adhere it to the white A2 card
base. With that, I called the card complete.
The stamps I used can be found by following the links in the materials list or
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