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Friday, October 16, 2026

Glow in the Dark Halloween Card with a Surprise Element

Hello! Welcome back to the Blank Page Muse Blog. I am doing Halloween themed projects for this month. This is already the second Halloween card I created. Please head on to my first post, Stamping on Stenciled Background, if you are want to see the other Halloween card I created.

I used the BPM Grunge Cobwebs Halloween Background Rubber Stamp on my card.

I adhered the rubber stamp to a stamping tool using a washable glue stick. Since this is a large stamp, I applied a good amount of washable glue to make sure that it adheres really well.

I treated a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" black watercolor paper with an anti-static powder tool since I will be embossing the image.

I generously applied embossing ink on the stamp.

I used a pressure tool to transfer the inked image to the watercolor paper. Since the watercolor paper is textured, I put a lot of pressure over the stamping tool. I used my fingertips on some of the areas where the ink seemed not to transfer.

I poured glow in the dark embossing powder to the sticky ink.

I applied heat to the powdered panel using a heat gun. I started heating on the back of the watercolor panel before moving to the front. This sets the powder to the paper. It prevents blowing off the powder if heated directly on the front.

I temporarily adhered the embossed panel to a hard board to limit the warping since I will be watercoloring on this panel.

I used orange and green mica paints, and a purple stain ink.

I dropped the pigment on the embossed panel. The wells formed by the embossing powder keeps the colors contained.

I used a wet brush to help move the colors. I set this aside to dry. I do not recommend drying the watercolor with a heat gun since this might flatten the embossing powder.

While the panel is drying, I worked on the interactive feature of the card. I applied a dot of Ranger Glossy Accent on the body of a sequin spider. I placed a clear string over the glue.

To keep the string secure, I applied a small circle die cut over it. To keep the thread stretched out, I used magnets. I have a magnetic mat underneath that's why this worked. I added another dot of Glossy Accent over the circle die cut. I folded the bottom end of the string over the circle die cut, adhering it to the dot of Glossy Accent. I adhered another spider sequin on top, making sure the spider legs are aligned with each other. I set this aside to dry.

I cut a slit on the top portion of the watercolored paper panel.

I slid the string through the slit with the spider sequin on the embossed side of the watercolored panel. I secured the string on the back with a piece of tape. I cut of the excess.

I adhered additional spider sequins to the watercolor cardstock panel. It is easy to do this with the use of a pick-up tool. I used Glossy Accents for glue which I highly recommend. This glue might take a while to dry but it works really well with slick surfaces like the spider sequin.

I added dots of Glossy Accents on the spider sequins.

I poured glow in the dark glitter over the glue. I set this aside to dry. The spider on the topmost left swings from side to side. Thanks to the clear floss and the slit that keeps it in place.

I added strips of patterned paper to frame the embossed background. I was going to add a sentiment but decided against it. Maybe at a later time when I am ready to give this away. I adhered this panel to an A2 note card.

Below is a photo of how the background and spiders glow in the dark.

Do you see the spiders?

I hope you like today's card. Please visit my blog to see this card in action.

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Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

of Maria Giselle's Creative Cuts

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Halloween zombie card

Good morning, Cathy here with a Halloween card for you.

Stamps Used:

Calla

background saying

* Stamp saying with black ink randomly on pattern paper. Edge with brown distress oxide ink.

* Color Calla with copic markers. I used green to make it look like a zombie.

* Finish off with the coloring and cut out.

* Add some Halloween ephemera the front of the card and put it on a brown card base.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Dream Big ATC by Julia

Hi!

I am back with some inspiration for Blank Page Muse shop.

Had such an awesome time using Up Up and Away Steampunk Balloons Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set SC68.

I made an ATC and had so much fun making it.

Hope you like today's project.

You can find me here at Paper and Scraps Creations by Julia.

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Julia

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Stamping on Stenciled Background

Hello! Welcome back to the Blank Page Muse Blog. I am doing Halloween themed projects for this month. The BPM products I used on my card for today are:

I trimmed a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white cardstock. I positioned this panel on a sticky mat. I positioned the stencil over the white cardstock panel. The sticky mat keeps the white cardstock panel and the stencil in place especially with the stencil being larger than the cardstock panel.

I used Post-It Notes for masking since I am alternating three ink colors, orange, green and purple.

I moved the Post-It Notes as I continued to work on blending inks over the stencil.

This is how the panel looked after ink blending with the stencil in place.

It even looks better after removing the stencil.

I positioned the background stamp on my stamping tool, temporarily adhering it with a washable glue stick. I chose to use a stamping tool because of the intricacy of the stamp image. I might need to re-stamp the image in case I don't get a good impression on the first time I stamped it. I was glad I did because I did need to re-stamp it. I used a black detailed dye ink to stamp the image.

I used a white pigment ink on the sentiment stamp since I will be embossing this sentiment. I also used a stamping tool for the sentiment. I temporarily adhered it to the stamping tool using a washable ink. I prepped the black cardstock before stamping the sentiment on it.

I lightly pressed the sentiment stamp to the black cardstock strip.

I poured white embossing powder to the pigment ink. The pigment ink takes a longer time to dry and because of this, the embossing powder sticks to the pigment ink.

I let the heat gun run for a few seconds before pointing it to the back of the sentiment strip.

I move the heat gun to the front of the sentiment strip. I continued to heat the sentiment strip until the embossing powder melted. You will know that the powder has melted when the powder turns shiny.

I trimmed the strip. Instead of using a foam adhesive, I adhered the embossed sentiment to the left-over black cardstock strip. I trimmed off the excess. I did this one more time. This is just another way of adding dimension without the bulk. It is also a great way to use those cardstock scraps.

I adhered the sentiment strip to the bottom of the inked panel.

I added spider sequins to embellish the inked panel. My recommended adhesive for sequins is Ranger Glossy Accents. This glue dries clear and sets in well when dry.