Merry Christmas-Lori

It's almost that time again! The first snow has fallen, the turkey is about to be eaten, and people everywhere are getting ready for a visit from the jolly ol' elf himself! Today's card, has a blustery backdrop to Santa on his way from the North Pole.

I started with an A2 panel of white cardstock. I inked it, from light to dark, using Altenew ink pads. Ink blending can be a workout, but if you use a larger brush, you cover more area and it goes more quickly.

I took the  Butterfly Trails Circle Pattern Stencil and placed it on my panel, I pounced white pigment ink through it several times until it stayed white.

The stencil is thin, so I had to apply it twice, side-by-side. I then drew in snow flakes with a white acrylic paint pen. Then stamped Merry Christmas from Steampunk'd Christmas Holiday stamp set.

After completing my snow storm background, I stamped Santa from Steampunk'd Christmas Holiday stamp set in Memento because I'm going to use my alcohol markers. I cut around the Santa with a postage die from my stash.

I colored the Santa and added a postmark from the same stamp set.

Final card. I popped up the postage area with foam tape.

I'm thankful for you by Cathy N

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

                   

                                                         Stamps from I brake for stamps

                                                                  For the birds stamp set

* Start out with cream cardstock. Stamp large bird postage stamp. Use distress inks to make the background. Cut out and use a small hand circle punch to make it look like a postage stamp.

* Take another piece of cream cardstock and make the background with the same distress inks as you did the large bird postage stamp. Stamp the bird feather in a dark brown distress ink. Edge the card with the same distress ink.

* Add some jute around the stamp and some foam tape and add it to the middle of the card.

* Take a brown card base and the stamped card pieces to the center. Add a saying to the bottom of the card. 

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Repeated Stamping to Create a Background~Friendship-Kindness-Gratitude

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog as the DT continues to celebrate Friendship/Kindness/Gratitude this month. 

I used the Blank Page Muse Kindness Changes Everything stamp set on my card.

I adhered the stamp to an acrylic block. My stamp is mounted on a cling foam so I did not have to use any adhesive. You can purchase this stamp mounted with an additional fee.

I inked the stamp with a red interference ink.

I stamped the image on a white cardstock.

I repeatedly stamped the flower to fill the panel and create a background.

I  prepped a wine colored cardstock with anti-static powder.

I inked the sentiment stamp with white pigment ink.

I stamped the sentiment on the cardstock.

I poured white embossing powder to the inked sentiment. I heat set this to melt the embossing powder. I usually start heating on the back before moving to the front.

As you can see on the photo, I have two stamped sentiments on the cardstock. I did not do a good impression on the first one, so I stamped the sentiment again. I still have some imperfections on my second stamped sentiment. I filled the gaps with a white gel pen.

One of things I do to save on cardstock is instead of using a full panel for a matte, I die cut this into a frame so I can use the negative cut for something else. I used the extra to die cut the sentiment. I trimmed the white stampd cardstock at 5 1/4" x 4".

I trimmed the sentiment into a strip and adhered this to the panel. I adhered the die cut sentiment below the sentiment strip. I added details to the die cut sentiment with a white gel pen. 

I hope you like today's project. 

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Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

of Maria Giselle's Creative Cuts 

A thanks card

 Good morning, all Cathy here with a fun thank you card for you today. 

                                                                    Stamps Used:

                                                            whimsical 5 petal flower

                                                            diamond background

                            

                       * Frist make the background using some pigment powers. Cut a piece from that and stamp    whimsical 5 petal flower on it and tear top and bottom.

                      

             

                          * Stamp diamond background on Kraft cardstock and tear that around.

                      * Add all the layers on top of a white cardstock base. 

                                 

                   * Lastly add a thanks die cut saying right in the middle of the card.

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Waterfall card

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

Blank Page Muse Stamps: Every Single Day, Hello Sentiment, A Friend is a Treasure, 

Dare to Be Different, Old Friends

Blank Page Muse die cuts:  Masquerade Ephemera Paper Embellishments

Cut cardstock 4 1/4" x 11" and score at 5 1/2" to create the card.

Cut pattern paper to fit the front and base of the card.

Score 6 lines 1/4" apart and adhere Scor-tape along the lines.

Starting from the bottom, remove the Scor-Tape backing and adhere one of the squares.

Continue removing the backing and adhering the squares until all 6 are in place.

To create the waterfall effect, cut cardstock 2 1/4" x 11".

Cut 6 pieces of pattern paper 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".

Cut 6 pieces of cardstock 2 1/4" x 2 1/4.

Corner round the bottom edges and adhere together.

Adhere the waterfall to the card base, being sure to line the tap with the bottom edge.

Decorate the squares as desired with stamps and die cuts (preferably before adhering everything together)!!!

If you pull on the tab, the waterfall panels move.

To create the floral closure, cut 2 strips of cardstock 4" x 1".

Add pattern paper, then score 1/2" from each edge.

Slip behind the waterfall elements and fold down.

Die cut circles and adhere a flower with a brad.

Place a velcro dot behind the circle and align to the strips

To decorate the front cover, add a strip of cardstock and a die cut circle.

Adhere an assortment of Masquerade Ephemera elements to the front.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Gift Bags for Fall

I love to take a small gift when I am invited to dinner, lunch, a small gathering to the host. It could be teas, coffee, chocolates depending on what the event is or who the host is.  When I take these gifts, I like to put them in a gift bag.  I used to only make my gift bags in a pinch when I did not have time to run to the store and pick a gift bag up.  Now I make them ahead and have them on hand.  I make them for all occasions, Birthdays, Christmas and host gifts.  Today I am using A Cozy Fall Harvest with a few tags from the At Home Fall Harvest digital paper collections for the Fall and Thanksgiving season. 

Other supplies:
Cropadile
Gold wide tip Sharpie
Adhesive
Bags
Ribbon

Twine

 

First, I fussy cut flowers, leaves from the A Cozy Fall Harvest and tags from the At Home Fall Harvest. 

Then I created tags for each of the bags with the fussy flowers, leaves and tags.  Using a cropadile punch a hole for the twine used to hang the tag from the handle of the bag!

You can recycle any for this project, I am covering the logos on them. If I would like specific colors I may pick up a package of small bags a the dollar store.  

I printed panels to adhere to the front of the bags and the tags coordinated with the panels. The gnome panel has a gnome tag.

The fox panel has a fox tag. The papers for the panels were digitally reduced in size to fit the bags. 

The sunflowers have a sunflower tag. Each tag has twine 

The pumpkins have a pumpkin tag. This panel also has a large mat as it will go on a larger bag. 

 

                      

                            

I will add a little tissue and a big bow. I wait to put the big bow on the bag until I am ready to use it for easy storage.  I cannot tell you the last time I bought gift wrap, except for tissue paper. 

Hope you enjoyed these gift bags. 

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Lyneen Jesse