Blank Page Muse Blog: May 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Altered Playing Cards!

Hi Crafty peeps!

Can you believe we are already into May!

Today I am sharing some altered playing cards - I haven't altered any cards for some time - I have been mostly doing art journal pages.

To create the backgrounds I added some scrunched tissue paper to the card and sponged some distress ink around the edges and across the card. I used clear gesso and the "Monarch Journal" TCW stencil available in store: click here. Once dry I added some black liquid acrylic paint and spritzed. And to finish off the background I used the text stamp from the "Correspondence" Stamp Set available in store: click here.

Next I added some elements to the front of the cards to finish off. I had some fabric butterflies from my stash and Tim Holtz paper dolls along with these stamps from the store: "Gothic Garden Flowers" by Miss Rach, phrase stamp from the "Fashionista" Sheet at IBFS.

Quick and easy vintage feel altered playing cards!

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Monday, May 22, 2023

A Bouquet of Love

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here!

Today I am using some amazing products from Blank Page Muse and I Brake For Stamps.

Supplies:

Stamps:

Paper Pack: Tattered & Worn 6x6 Pad

I found the pattern paper from the paper pack was all that was needed to work well with this stamp.

The full tutorial can be found on my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Clean and Simple with Ephemera

Hello from design team member, Heidi. Today I wanted to make another clean and simple card, but this time, using some patterned paper scraps and ephemera.

I punched out three 1.25 inch squares of patterned paper. I then cut white cardstock at 4 x 5.25 and embossed it. This is optional, but I then used my paper scoring tool to scores some lines to be my guide for adding the square patterned paper pieces in a straight line. It also adds a decorative border.

After that, I just chose something from the coordinating ephemera pack to finish off my card. Not ever card needs to be difficult!

The paper pack and Ephemera is from Pam Bray’s Masquerade Line.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Stamp your own Collage Paper!

Hi Stamping Fans!

Hope everyone is having a very crafty month and getting lots of time to be creative!

Today I am sharing a super quick way to make your own decorated collage papers to use on your journal pages or altered art creations!

Stamps used:

"Feather" designed by Pam Bray

"Background Grunge" Set designed by Pam Bray

All you need is your favourite stamps, black ink pad, some distress inks or any coloured inks really and some tissue or deli paper - super easy and economical! I also played with my sponge top distress inks to create a base for the stamping.

Use a sponge to add colour to your tissue paper or swipe your ink pad direct to the paper then stamp your favourite patterned stamps to the paper and you are done!

Perfect for creating your own colour and subject themes!

I love using collage papers as backgrounds for my journals and this is the perfect way to match my papers with the effect I am wanting!

Hope you have fun!

Sharon

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Monday, May 8, 2023

(FOR MAY 8) Clean and Simple Strawberry Get Well Card

Hello from design team member, Heidi. I hope you are having a nice springtime. I was in a clean and simple mood today!

I love this strawberry border stamp and it is so easy to color and cut out. The I Brake for Stamps store has a good selection of border stamps to choose from! You can find them here.

I simply added a little border of patterned paper to the bottom, and matted the cardfront in red cardstock. I think it is going to work great for my friend who recently broke her leg.

Strawberry Border Stamp

Sentiment from Everyday Phrases

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Festive Birthday Greeting Card

Today I am excited to share this Celebration themed happy Birthday Card. Birthday cards seem to be the cards that I run out of the fastest so I grabbed my new favorite the I Brake for Stamps You Are the Beast Stamp Set by StampinBack. The set is so fun to play with - banners, greetings, cupcakes and even a dragon!. So let's get creative.