Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Hello Sunshine Colorful Card ~Intersection Stencil

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


Stencil: Intersection


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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Monday, May 19, 2025

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!


Saturday, May 17, 2025

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:
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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Friday, May 16, 2025

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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Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.



 

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Sunflower Stenciled Card

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




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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Saturday, May 10, 2025

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:
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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Friday, May 9, 2025

Lori's Mixed Media Card


Hello, I'm Lori and today I'm sharing this mixed media card that I made. I love mixed media, and Blank Page Muse has so many stamps and stencils that my card almost made itself! This month's theme is "winged things," so I chose to use this adorable bee as the focal point. Follow along, and I'll take you step-by-step through my process. 


I began by ink smooshing two Ranger Distress Inks. Since I knew I was going to use the bee, I stuck with brown and gold for my colors. I placed some Wild Honey on a piece of acetate, added a few spritzes of water, then dipped my A2 card panel into. I dried the paper and repeated the process with Vintage Photo. I kept some white space on the paper to make the design more dramatic.

Here, I layered several stamps. I started with Vintage Farm Receipt in dark brown ink. I then stamped the border from Beyond The Border Mixed Media Set 2 in lighter brown ink. The three different shades of brown add texture and depth. Finally, I wanted my main image to stand out, so I used black ink to stamp the bee from Heart Of Nature Butterflies Bees Stamp Set.

For some added texture, I used texture paste from Ranger. I added a few drops of Wild Honey Distress Ink reinker to the paste, then randomly added squares by using Blocks Pattern Stencil. By uing white texture paste, you can color it with any ink color to customize the paste. I chose Wild Honey because I wanted the added texture in a more cohesive than dramatic manner. 

I trimmed down the final panel to 4 x 5 1/4" and then matted with an A2 piece of black cardstock. By adding a black mat, it makes the bee "pop."

Final card. I added sentiments from my stash. I cut the sentiments into three strips for a more playful vibe. I also popped up the sentiment strips with two layers of scrap cardstock. Thanks for following along!







Thursday, May 8, 2025

A Winged Just Us Girls Stamp ~ WINGS Art Journal Page

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. Today's post is my second entry to my art journal. If you are curious on my first entry, please check the post, Repurposing An Old Planner-Sunflower Beatiful Botanicals

I used the following products from Blank Page Muse:

I positioned the girl stamp set on my repurposed planner. I applied adhesive to the back of the rubber stamp using a washable adhesive glue stick. I picked the stamp with a stamp positioner. The one I used is by Fiskars. I inked the stamp and positoned the stamp positioner with the stamp over the page. I pressed the stamp positioner to the page to transfer the image to the page planner.


I restamped the image on a sticky note and fussy cut it to create a mask. If I am going to redo this step, I will use a masking paper instead of a sticky note. The masking paper is thinner than the sticky note. With the thin masking paper, the intricate wing image where it meets the girl image will all be transferred to the page planner.


To stamp the wings, I used a different stamp positioner, the Stamp-a-ma-jig, as seen in the previous photo. I stamped the wings on a transparent sheet first to give me an idea where I want the wings to be stamped. After which, I adhered the wings rubber stamp to an acrylic block using a washable glue stick. Without removing the stamp positioner, I removed the transparent film, butted the acrylic block to the stamp positioner, and stamped the image to the page planner.


I used au unused white board eraser to apply extra and equal pressure to the inked rubber stamp. This just ensures the inked image will transfer to the page planner. The white board eraser is the same as the stamp press that you can buy in the market. Just less fancy.


I inverted the wings by mistake when I stamped it, but I like it this way. It reminded me of the models in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. 


I colored the image with Copic markers. If you notice the red plastic, this is a used plastic binder divider which I placed on the back of the sheet I am coloring. This prevents transferring ink from the page I am coloring to the next page since I am not sure how much ink the page sheet can hold.


True enough, the paper does not hold a lot of ink. You will notice some ink bleeding on the girl image's left arm. I used the Copic 0 to push the dark brown ink back to the girl's brown shirt. Next time, I will let the ink dry before coloring with another color group.


I colored the wings with a clear shimmer pen. It is hard to appreciate this in the above photo but you can see the shimmer in the last photo. I added accents to the wings using gel pens.


After I wrote my quote using an acrylic marker, I shaded the blank areas with a brown dye ink. I was also trying to cover up the ink boo-boo I made near the right leg of the girl. 


Above is a close up view of the winged girl. I hope you like today's art journal entry. 

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Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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