Monday, April 21, 2025

Where Flowers Speak, Friendship Grows

 

 Where Flowers Speak, Friendship Grows

Good day, fellow crafters. It's Tamara once again, with a new post where I will be showcasing my latest card created using  Blank Page Muse products!

This handmade card evokes a gentle sense of connection and warmth through its delicate design and thoughtful message. The trio of purple flowers symbolizes admiration, grace, and lasting friendship—qualities often associated with the color purple in floral language. The soft lavender tones and lace-edged borders suggest care and intentionality, while the “Hello Friend” sentiment offers a simple yet heartfelt gesture of reaching out. Altogether, the image communicates a quiet beauty and sincerity, perfectly representing how small, handmade details can carry meaningful emotion.



To create this project, you will need the following:

  • Large Violet Stem stamp from Blank Page Muse
  • Water-based ink pens (For this project, I used Altenew Artistry markers)
  • Watercolor paper (I prefer Canson)
  • Ink-blending brush
  • Blue, Water Reactive ink (I used Distress Oxide)
  • Paint Brushes
  • Pattern paper (Your taste and preferences should dictate selection)
  • White A2 Card base
  • Boarder die  (Your taste and preferences should dictate selection)
  • Liquid glue
  • Low-tack Tape
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Die cutting machine
  • Stamping platform (I use a Misiti)
  • Black embossing powder
  • Heat tool
  • Embossing ink 
  • Sentiment of choice
  • Flat-back pearls

Process

  • Using the watercolor paper and a paper trimmer, cut the paper to approximately 4.25" x 5.5".
  • Place the cardstock into your stamping platform and secure it into place.
  • Align the Large Violet Stem stamp into its final position
  • Secure the stamp to the stamping platform using some low-tack tape.
  • Close the lid and press firmly to ensure the stamp adheres to the lid.
  • Double-check that it is secure because the technique to create the card requires a lot of repeated stamping.

  • Choose a section of the stamp that feels comfortable to work with and use the Altenew Artistry marker to color only that portion of the stamp.
  • Work with light, even strokes, making sure to only get the pigment on the raised section of the stamp.
  • Make sure that there is good coverage.
  • Stamp the image onto the cardstock.
  • Use even pressure, making sure that the applied pressure is downward only to prevent potential stamp movement
  • Clean any residual ink from the stamp with a paper towel.

  • Using a damp, fine-tip brush and a light touch, pull the pigment from the edges of the stamped image towards the center of the image.
  • Be sure to keep inside the lines of the image as you work.
  • Take adequate time with this step to prevent smearing or bleeding.
  • Allow to dry completely.
  • Repeat the steps for other areas of the stamp. 
  • Save the fine detail or outlines for the final stamping.

  • Using a die of your choice, cut out the boarders and align as shown to frame your focal image.
  • Adhere into place with liquid glue
  • Allow to dry





Assembly

  • Secure the completed panel onto the stamping platform.
  • Align chosen sentiment.
  • Ink the sentiment with embossing ink and stamp the image, repeat if necessary for complete coverage
  • Remove the panel from the stamping platform and apply the black embossing powder.
  • Recover the excess powder.
  • Heat-set the powder with a heat tool.
  • Adhere the completed panel to the A2 card base with liquid glue.


The stamps I used can be found by following the links in the materials list, or you can find them with a quick search on www.blankpagemuse.com. Visit our social media sites for more stamping fun!


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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Easter Pop Up Card

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here sending Happy Easter greetings using an assortment of stamps from Blank Page Muse. I Brake for Stamps and all brands found there are now available at blankpagemuse.com


Blank Page Muse Stamps:  Easter Full Sheet

Start by creating a top fold card base using kraft cardstock.
Decorate the cover with cardstock and pattern papers.
Ink a wood word to complete the card.


Use Copic markers to color the Angel Egg, then fussy cut.

To create the inside of the card, use a set of pop up dies on the cardstock.


Stamp and emboss the large Easter Eggs using assorted colors of ink.
Fussy cut and adhere them to the pop up elements.
Add the Angel Egg to the front pop up element.


The card folds flat for mailing, then "pops up" once removed from it's envelope.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Taking Flight Card~Beauty in Botanicals


 Hello, Blank Page Muse Family! This month, our theme is Beauty in Botanicals. With spring in full swing, I thought I'd create a card that has a beautiful flower. The hummingbird thinks it's beautiful, too! I started by using the Leaves Collage Stencil and a very light green ink. I applied the ink lightly with a large blending brush onto a piece of white cardstock. I then added a hint of blue ink around the edges of the panel. 

I stamped clouds, a hummingbird, a flower, and a sprig from You Make Me Happy Hummingbird Clouds Flower Stamp Set in an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I colored the sprig, hummingbird, and flower with Alcohol markers. I lined the clouds in a very light blue alcohol marker. I stamped the sentiment, then trimmed down the panel to 4 x 5 1/4 ", mounted it onto an A2 piece of black cardstock. I adhered the entire panel to an A2 card base. 
 
Products used:
White cardstock
Black cardstock
Alcohol markers
Black ink pad
Green ink pad
Blue ink pad
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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Colorful Blooms Grow Here ~ Beauty in Botanicals

Hi, friends!  It's design team Walter here on the blog with you today with my second card for the Beauty in Botanicals theme.  Botanicals, blooms, and nature itself are all filled with lots of amazing color as well as rich, deep tones.  I wanted to craft a project that celebrated both the rich deepness of the earth and bold color of blooms to illustrate that juxtaposition of the soil that breathes life and florals that give their thanks by beautifully blooming.  I think that I was able to achieve that.  What do you think?


Here's what I used to create it:
Here's how I made it:

I started by stenciling the leaves onto the cream card panel with the Polishing Plaster.  Polishing Paster is a wonderful medium full of color and sparkle.  You may substitute grit paste for it if you don't have Polishing Plaster; however, it won't have the same sparkle.  I aligned the stencil and used a palette knife to spread the Polishing Plaster over it.


I used a heat tool to speed up the drying process.  Once dry, I spritzed the card panel with some Apricot Tea Stain Spray to age it a bit and then ran Antique Linen Distress Ink around the edges.  I then applied craft glue to the back of the burlap strip, wrapped it around the card panel and secured the end pieces of the strip on the back of the card panel.




Double sided foam tape strips were placed on the back of the card panel and the panel was adhered to the card base.

It was now time to stamp the flowers and sentiment.  I stamped them with the Fallen Leaves ink.  I cut the sentiment strip and blended Antique Linen Distress ink over the front of it.  I colored the florals by ink blending Wildberry ink at the top, moved into Watermelon ink, and then blended it all together with some Creamsicle ink.  I fussy cut the florals and used craft glue to adhere them in place on the burlap.  I glued the strip of lace over the florals and onto the burlap with craft glue and then used double sided foam tape strips to put the sentiment in place.  Three clear acrylic bubbles were added and the card was done!




Bright flowers bloom up from the earth (burlap) and provide the color to the rich earth tones that provide life.  The lace adds a light touch of beauty to it.

I hope that you enjoyed reading about my design, the symbolism of it, and how it came to life.  I'll see you here again soon.  Until then . . . be well!

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Embossing Paste and Glitter Glue on Stencil ~ Beauty in Botanicals

Hello! Today's project is about adding texture to your projects using embossing paste and glitter glue on stencil. There are a lot of mediums available and it can be pretty overwhelming. In this post, I will be discussing how to customize the embossing paste and glitter glue to fit your project.

I used the new Blank Page Muse Sunflower and Dragonflies Stencil on this project.


I created a background panel first. On a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white cardstock, I applied ink using a brayer. I picked the ink with the brayer then transferred the ink to the paper. If you don't have a brayer, an alternative is to apply the ink directly from the ink pad to the paper.


I suggest moving the brayer to one direction, either forward or backward instead of going back and forth. This is just a personal preference. Feel free to do otherwise.


I layered two shades of brown ink on the panel using the brayer. 


Since I used a water reactive ink, I set the panel aside to dry. You can also heat set it to speed dry it.


I adhered some non-tacky tapes on the back of the panel with the sticky side up. I positioned the stencil over the panel and pressed the stencil to the tape. This kept the stencil in place when I applied the medium. I used a white embossing paste which I customized by mixing it with brown ink to fill in the center of the sunflower. I used a brown colored reinker for this. You can also use an ink pad or a marker to color the white paste. Just dab the ink pad or scribble the marker onto your work surface and mix this with the white paste.

You can definitely mask the areas of the flower to prevent contamination of colors. I did not. I just made sure to be careful in applying my colored medium. 

I was also dabbing the medium on the openings to make sure that the hole is covered with medium. I did not smoothen this out since I am working with different colors and different mediums. 

I sprinkled black glitter to the embossing paste while it was wet. I end up modifying this later. 


When working with different colors of embossing paste or glitter glue, you have stop and pause in between colors to allow the medium to dry. It is also very important to clean the stencil and the applicator in between colors. I sprayed my supplies with water before wiping off the excess glue with a paper towel or rag. We don't want that washed out and clogging our drain. 

If the medium still won't come off, just soak the stencil and the applicator on warm soapy water. Use your fingers to loosen the glue. I do not recommend using a brush since this can damage the stencil especially if the stencil has some dainty parts.

Before I worked on adding medium to the petals, I added tape to the front of the stencil to guide the alignment of the paper panel. For each medium application, I simply align the panel to these guides.

For the petals, I used a gold glitter paste. To mute the gold color, I mixed a drop of a dark yellow reinker to the glitter glue and mixed it before applying it to the flower petals. 


I worked on the leaves after the petals. I also mixed a green ink from a reinker to the green glitter glue.


I applied brown medium to the stem which I modified later on.


I applied another layer of brown colored medium to the floral center so I can add more black glitter powder to it.


I poured black glitter to the medium while it is wet. I set this aside to dry. Unfortunately, not all of the glitter stayed adhered to the medium. I should have patted the glitter to the medium to make the glitter stick to the medium.


I did not like the look of the brown stem with the green leaf. 


I mixed up another green medium and applied this over the dried brown medium to cover it up. This is what I call a make or brake step since this is when it can either go right or go wrong.


The embossing paste did look green until it dried.



I die cut a postage frame on a black cardstock. I die cut the floral panel using a rectangle die slightly larger than the inner postage frame. I think the embossing paste has not dried yet that's why it got squished when I ran it through my die cut machine. I should have used a craft knife instead but too late for that. We learn from our boo-boos anyway.

I ripped a pre-printed vellum for the sentiment. The ripped edge added texture to the panel. I ran the vellum through a sticker maker to add adhesive to the back. I adhered this to the panel. 

I hope you like today's project. I encouraged you to use those lovely colored mediums on your stencils.

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Maria Giselle B.
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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Wildflower Journal ~Beauty in Botanicals

Welcome back to our Blog! Each month we have a fun theme and for April the theme is Beauty in Botanicals!


Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here sharing a floral journal using an assortment of stamps from Blank Page Muse.


Blank Page Muse Stamps 
Classic Wild Flowers Background
Large Script background

Finding an older journal in my stash I decided to repurpose it in a fun way.


Using a floral napkin, I adhered it to the journal using Mod Podge.
While it looked really pretty, I wanted to add additional dimension, so I stamped the Script Stamp across the top of the journal.
Next, I embossed it for a subtle effect.


On the inside of the journal, I stamped (and also embossed) the Classic Wildflower stamp.
Then I added pattern paper to the journal pages.


This was a fun project to create and can be used for so many purposes.
I do see creating more in my future!

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Where Flowers Bloom~ Beauty in Botanicals

Hi, friends!

It's design team member Walter on the blog with you today.  This month's theme for design team projects is Beauty in Botanicals and it got me thinking about the different ways to interpret it.  I decided to go with a more abstract interpretation and design for my first project this month.  I had an idea as soon as I saw the Classic Face Stamp by Terri Sproul: blooms of flowers coming up from the face in place of hair and symbolizing thoughts of hope and change.  I then saw the sentiment stamp, "Where flowers bloom, so does hope," and it sealed the deal for me!  What is more beautiful than hope - for change, for happiness, for peace, and more?


Here's what I used to make it:
Here's how I made it:

I started by smooshing my three Distress Oxide ink pads onto my glass work surface, spritzed it with water, and misted my card panel with water.  I then pressed the card panel down onto the ink to color it.  I used a dryer to speed up drying the card panel and help it flatten out.



I lightly blended some Tea Dye and Antique Linen Distress Ink onto the card panel to give it a vintage look and ran the Scorched Timber ink pad around the edges of the panel.


Vintage Photo Distress was lightly blended around the edges of the card base before I adhered the panel down with double sided tape.  I then stamped the sentiment to the bottom of the card using the Fallen Leaves ink.

I next stamped each of the images onto white cardstock with the Fallen Leaves ink, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them out.  When coloring the flowers, I started with a darker shade of each color in the center and shaded areas and blended them with a lighter shade.  The final coloring step was to take the lightest color shade and go over the entire flower to ensure a smooth blend.  

The face was adhered down with craft glue, and the flowers were arranged and adhered down with double sided foam tape.  Just like that . . . the card was completed!


I am very happy with the end result!  I find it to be an inspiring design that uses flowers to both meet this month's theme while also symbolizing hope.

Thanks for spending some time with me on the blog today.  I'll see you again soon.  Until then . . . be well!

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Coastal Vibes Card

 


Hello, Blank Page Muse family! I'm Lori and this is my first time posting here, so I will tell you a little about myself.  I live at the beach and love all ocean and beach-themed anything. When I saw this stamp set from Blank Page Muse, I knew I had to use it first!  I don't know if you're ready for summer, but I definitely am! I have a coastal-themed card today to get you into the mood!

I started with a light blue piece of cardstock, measuring 7 1/2 x 5 1/2". I scored it at 4 1/4" to make a peek-a-boo opening. Then, I stamped the mermaid, fish, and seaweed from Mermaid Fantasy Narwhal Art Stamp Set onto 80lb white cardstock from my stash. I colored the images with alcohol ink markers, then fussy cut the images. 

I cut panels from the Cyan Consortium 6x6 Paper Pad for the backdrop to my scene. I then adhered the panels with wet adhesive. I attached the fish and seaweed with glue and popped the mermaid up with dimensional squares. 


Inside, I stamped my sentiment onto a panel of white cardstock next to the strip from Cyan Consortium 6x6 Paper Pad. 

Products used:

Mermaid Fantasy Narwhal Art Stamp Set

Cyan Consortium 6x6 Paper Pad

Light Blue 100lb Cardstock

White 80lb Cardstock

Alcohol Markers

Black Ink

Grey Ink



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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Repurposing An Old Planner- Sunflower Beautiful Botanicals

 

Hello! Today's project is an art journal page. This is my first time to post a project of this kind. I am repurposing an old unused 2016 planner my sister gave to me which I was not able to use. Aside from putting it to good use, using this old planner for art will allow me to practice my coloring. The paper of the planner is thinner. I plan to skip pages as I continue to add art to this journal. I also inserted a clear sturdy smooth plastic on the back of the page that I worked on to prevent creating harsh lines on the next page since I used a color pencil for coloring. The plastic will also protect the next page from any marker bleeding.



I temporarily adhered the rubber stamp to a large acrylic block. I inked the stamp with a black pigment ink.


I stamped the flower to the planner. 


I did not use a stamp positioner in stamping. I kind of regret not doing that since I did not make a good stamped impression on the sunflower on the middle. But it is alright. This is a journal so anything goes.


I used color pencils to color the sunflowers.




With coloring, I was able to save the sunflower on the middle. 


I did a bit of journaling to the page, writing some fun facts about the sunflower. Art journaling is also a great way for me to show off my markers and pens, and also do some handwriting which I rarely do now because of technology.

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