Zhuzhed Vellum Butterflies ~ WINGS

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. Today's project features vellum butterflies that are zhuzhed. Zhuzh is to make something stylish, lively or attractive. Bear with me for now but you will see what I mean at the end of the post.

The stamp I used is the Blank Page Butterfly Breezes clear stamp set.

I colored a heavy weight vellum with Copic markers. I overlapped the colors. Just make sure the colors that you overlap are complementary so you don't end up with a muddy color. 

I dipped a paint brush on the blender fluid and tapped the brush on the colored vellum. If you don't have a blender fluid, you can use rubbing alcohol instead.

The blender fluid moved the alcohol ink creating a splatter effect. I heat set the vellum to dry it.

I inked the butterfly with a black pigment ink. After treating the vellum with an anti-static tool, I stamped the butterfly to the colored vellum. Stamping on vellum can be tricky. Because of the slick surface of the vellum, there is a chance that the stamp will shift. You can use a stamping tool if you like to prevent this.

I poured black embossing powder to the wet pigment ink. I wanted the lines to be a true black that's why I chose a black embossing powder over a clear embossing powder.

I heat set the powder to melt it. Using a heavy weight vellum is very advantageous in preventing any warping the vellum brought about by repeated heating.

I fussy cut the butterflies leaving a small border around it.

I arranged the butterflies on a woodgrain cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

To keep the arrangement of the butterflies, I picked the butterflies with a Press 'NSeal wrap. 

I sprayed and flicked Tim Holtz Tarnished Brass Distress Spray Stain on the woodgrain panel for a bit of interest. I heat set this to dry.

I applied glue only to the centers of the flat butterflies. Notice that the butterflies are still attached to the Press 'NSeal wrap.

I carefully flipped the wrap so the side with the glue faces the cardstock.

I gently press the butterflies to the panel. I set this aside to dry.

After I removed the Press 'NSeal, I gently lifted the wings of the butterflies off the cardstock. Except for the butterfly on its side, all the butterflies have its wings zhuzhed.

I adhered a circle sentiment to the right bottom corner the panel. 

I hope you like today's project. 

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Hello Sunshine Colorful Card ~Intersection Stencil

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

Stencil: Intersection

Stamp: Hello Sunshine and Beach Umbrella

Tape the stencil to a white panel and ink with Distress Oxide Inks.

Be sure to blend the colors when they intersect.

Create a card from white cardstock and ink edges.

Die cut the stenciled panel and a background panel.

Finish the card with a simple sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Happiness Blooms

Hello, Blank Page Muse friends! This month, our theme is winged things. I chose to make a card where the main image is floral with a butterfly as a highlight. Keep reading for a step-by-step pictorial directions on how I made this clean and simple card.

I began by stamping my images in different colors on an A2 panel made from Nina Classic Crest Cover Solar White Cardstock. I stamped the flowers in Memento because it is a Copic-friendly ink. I stamped the butterfly in a medium purple and the sentiment in a deep purple, both from Altenew. The butterfly is from Heart of Nature Butterflies Bees, the floral image is from Flower and Bird Sketches, the sentiment is from Happiness Blooms from Within words & Henna Floral Motif.

I colored the flower with Copic markers: G07, YG17, G28, Y13, Y15, Y38, and YR18. The butterfly was colored with BV13 and BV17. When using Copics or any coloring medium, you use dark colors to show shadows and light colors for highlight. With florals, it's also good to use darker colors at the base of petals and stems. This adds dimension to your image and make it look more life-like. Remember, things in nature are rarely identically symmetrical, so it's ok if your coloring isn't perfect!

I watercolored blue around the flowers. This makes the image colors pop and adds dimension. I used a Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencil in Tumbled Glass. I scribbled blue around the flowers, then used a size 4 watercolor paint brush. I used a very small amountt of water, so I didn't need to use watercolor paper. I dried the paper and added a second layer of pigment.

Final card. I trimmed down the front panel to 4 x 5 1/4 ", attached it to a white card base with foam adhesive. I thought a few purple gems from my stash would add a little interest and bling. I hope you like this clean and simple card, using Blank Page Muse stamps!

Fairy Friend ~ Wings

Hi, friends!  It's design team member Walter here on the blog with you.  Today I'm sharing my second card for the May theme of Wings.  For this card, I wanted to focus on the magic of wings.  I decided to go with a white silhouette against a black background to emphasize something out of the ordinary.  The little fairy rests on a sunflower taking a break to rest her wings and take in nature’s beauty.  It's a beautiful way to say hello!

Here’s what I used to create it:

• Sunflower and Dragonflies Stencil
  
• Small Fairy with Wings
  
• Special Day Flowers Clear Sentiment Stamp Set
  
• Acrylic markers
• Alabaster White Ink
• Alabaster Sparkle Embossing Powder
• Black A2 Card
• Small piece of chipboard

Here’s how I made it:

• Used low tack tape and Pixie Spray to adhere the stencil to my card.
• Added each section of the sunflower by coloring them in with acrylic markers.  First the petals with a light yellow, then the center with brown, and then the leaves and stem with a dark green.  I them went back and added additional details to each using a darker yellow on the petals, a lighter green on the leaves & stem, and several shades of brown & black on the center.

• Stamped the fairy onto chipboard with white pigment ink, added embossing powder, and heat set it.  I them fussy cut the fairy.

• Stamped the sentiment onto the card with white pigment ink and set it with a heat tool.
• Placed double sided foam tape onto the back of the fairy and placed her onto the sunflower.

This is such a simple card to create!  However, the beauty of the acrylic paint on the black cardstock is really quite striking, and the white silhouette of the fairy adds a touch of magic.  It’s such a fun design!

Thanks for spending some time with me here on the blog.  I'll see you again next month for a new theme.  Until then . . . be well!

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Metallic Painted Dragonfly Panel ~ WINGS

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. Today's project is about using metallic watercolors with stencils. I hope you like it.

I used the following items on this project:

• Blank Page Muse Sunflower & Dragonflies stencil
• Black watercolor paper trimmed at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Metallic watercolors
• Paint brushes, size 2/0 and size 2

I temporarily adhered the stencil to the black watercolor paper panel.

I applied the metallic watercolor paint to the black watercolor paper using the stencil openings as guide to where to apply the paint.

I played with the colors doing some ink blending on the wings. I used the larger brush to paint the dragonfly's wings and the smaller brush for the dragonfly's body.

If I feel that the metallic paint is not enough, I added more pigment by directly painting over the area.

Since I will be painting more dragonflies, I dried the painted dragonfly with a heat tool.

I positioned my stencil where I want the next dragonfly to be painted on. 

The great thing about using paint with stencils is that I did not have to clean the stencil in between painting since I almost am not touching the stencil with my brush except for the intricate areas of the dragonfly's body.

Another great thing about using stencils is that you can flip the stencil and you will end up with a totally different design. The dragonfly's body is curved the opposite way when is is flipped. 

I repeated the process all over again until I filled the whole canvas with dragonflies.

I added dots of watercolor paint to fill in the open areas between the dragonflies.

I have no plans on what to do with this panel at the moment but this is ready to be added to a notecard. I can add a sentiment to make it personalized if I want to. I can also use it to embellish a layout. Or I can just frame it for display. 

I hope you give this stencil technique a try.

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Maria Giselle B.

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Sunflower Stenciled Card

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

Stencil: Sunflower and Dragonflies 

Stamp: Sunflowers, Each Flower is a Soul

Place Sunflower stencil on a white panel.

Tape off the dragonflies.

Using Oxide Inks, begin by inking the stem and leaves.

Ink through the flower, adding assorted colors to get the right effect.

Cut panel to size and ink edges.

Mat the panel with gold and black cardstock before adding to a dotted panel.

Adhere to a card.

Stamp Sunflowers and cut into shape.

Mat with gold cardstock and add to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.

Cut the same dotted panel paper and add inside the card.

Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and mat with gold cardstock.

Add to card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Thinking About You ~ Wings

Hi, friends!  It's design team member Walter here on the blog with you.  Today I'm sharing my first card for the May theme of Wings.  Wings is such an expansive theme that can cover so many things from airplanes to insects.  For this card, I wanted to focus on the beauty of wings.  What's more full of natural beauty than a butterfly?  And even better is if it's a non-traditional butterfly such as the one that I'm using on my card: a butterfly shape with butterfly shadows inside of it with beautiful florals and sheet music in the background.  It truly is nature's symphony!  It's a great card to share with someone who needs a pick-me-up or to let them know that they are on your mind.

Here's what I used to make it:

• Butterfly Large with flowers Art Rubber Stamp
  
• Special Day Stamps Birthday Hugs by Pam Bray
• Fantasy Flourish Stencil
  
• Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink
• Simon Hurley Rosy Cheeks and Minty Fresh Dye Inks
• Black Pigment Ink
• Light and Dark Gray alcohol markers
• White Gel Pen
• White Lace Ribbon
• White A2 card base
• White 4.25"x5.5" piece of white cardstock
• Light Blue 4"x5.5" card panel
• Double sided foam tape strips
• Clear acrylic bubbles 

Here's how I made it:

• Aligned stencil onto light blue card panel and stenciled the pattern with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink.

• Stamped the Thinking of You Sentiment onto the top center of the card panel using blank pigment ink.
• Cut a piece of white lace ribbon and attached it to the card panel using craft glue.
• Adhered the card panel to the base using double sided tape.

• Stamped the butterfly image onto white cardstock using black pigment ink.
• Blended Rosy Cheeks Ink around the outside of the image and then blended Minty Fresh Ink inside the image.

• Added shading around the edges of the image with a dark gray alcohol marker and then went over the entire image with a light gray alcohol marker.

• Added detail to daisy petals with a white gel pen.
• Cut out the image with scissors and adhered to the card with double sided foam tape.
• Glued down three clear acrylic bubbles.

And just like that . . . the card is done!  A beautifully detailed stamped image, such as this butterfly, makes creating such a card so easy.  You can make the coloring as light or heavy as you'd like and add as much or as little detail as you'd like.  The design speaks for itself!

Thanks for spending some time with me here on the blog.  I'll see you again next month for a new theme.  Until then . . . be well!

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