Clean And Simple Coneflower-Lori

Hello, crafty friends! With all the cold, clouds, and rain we've had, I thought I'd make something colorful and cheery today. I came up with this clean and simple,  watercolor background card. Follow along for the easy directions. 

I started with an A2 sized piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock. It's one of my favorites for watercolor  and mixed-media because it's bright white and takes a lot of water.

I cut the paper down to 3 1/4 x 4 1/2" with a die from my stash. It leaves a cross stitch pattern for added interest. When cutting through thick cardstock like this, I need a metal shim to get a clean cut.

I made brushstrokes with a 1" flat, watercolor paintbrush. I chose light blue, plum, pink, and light green for my card. I just took a dye ink pad, smooshed it onto my glass mat, watered the ink down, and swiped the brush across the cardstock. Then, I splattered the panel with dark grey ink.

After watercoloring, I dried the wet paper with a heat tool. Once dry, I stamped the coneflower from the Heart Of Nature stamp set in dark grey ink. I imagine the blue is the sky, the plum and pink are the flower, and the green is the grass.

I popped up the finished panel onto an A2 top-folding card base with foam tape. I thought about adding a sentiment or gems, but I like it the way it is.

Finished card. I hope you like it. Have a happy and healthy Christmas. I'll be back the week after that. Happy crafting!

Alternate Take On Christmas Art Journal Page

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. For the month of December, the team is doing an Alternate Take on Christmas theme. For my journal page, I colored the pines with color blue instead of the traditional brown. 

The stencil I used on this page is BPM Pinecones stencil.

Since I am doing a multi-color inking on the stencil, I masked the areas I don't want to apply the blue ink on. There are masking papers available in the market but I used Post-It Notes instead.

I started with the lightest ink color, blending this all over the pine cones. I used a larger blending brush for this purpose. For the detailing, in which I applied the darker blue ink on some parts of the pine cone, I used a smaller blending brush. I wiped off the blue ink before proceeding to the next step.

 

I applied brown ink on the branches. I also used a small blending brush for this. Since the brush is smaller, a mask is not necessary. I needed to hold the stencil secure. I don't trust my inky fingers. To keep the pine cones free of another ink, I used a Post-It Note to put my fingers on as I keep the stencil down while I blend the brown ink on the branches.

I used another small blending brush to blend green ink on the leaves.

You can stop here but I did not like the uncolored spaces in between the prickly parts of the pine cones.

Using the left over ink on the blending brush, I blended ink on the Post-It Notes that I used for masking. 

I only blended ink over the pine cones.

I cut an opening on this Post-It Note. I cut off the stenciled pine cone.

I positioned this mask back on the art journal, lining the opening to the ink blended pine cone on the art journal. 

I blended a lighter blue ink on this open area, over the ink blended pine cone.

I inked the BPM Handwritten Note Art rubber stamp with gray dye ink.

I tapped this to the open areas surrounding the pine cones. I did not use a stamping block since I just want a part of the stamp impression. 

I even used second generation stamping to add some interest to the background.

I wrote a pine cone quotation. I blended ink on the edges, using a rectangular paper to mask the center portion of the page. 

I hope you like today's project. 

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Maria Giselle B.

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     Birthday Hugs

Good day, fellow crafters. It's Tamara once again, with a new post showcasing my latest card created using  Blank Page Muse products! Today, I want to send you the biggest birthday hug imaginable—one that's warm, full of joy, and overflowing with all the love you've shared so selflessly. May your year ahead be as beautifully layered and full of life as these petals, with every twist and turn leading to moments that make your heart sing. Let's dive in!

To create this project, you will need the following:

Stamps

• January Carnation stamp

 Paper

• (1) White Cardstock  - 4.25" x 5.5"
• (1) White A2 card base 

Tools and Consumables

• Sticky mat (optional but very useful to hold work in place without using tape)
• Scissors
• Liquid glue
• Paper Trimmer
• Purple Ink
• Black ink 
• Ink-blending brush(s)
• Stamping tool (I use a Misiti)
• Colored Pencils
• Masking sheet - 4.25" x 5.5"
• Low-tack adhesive 
• Sentiment of your choice (Mine came from my stash) 

Process: 

• Secure the white cardstock to the stamping tool.
• Align the carnation stamp in the center of the panel.
• Use low-tack adhesive on the back of the carnation stamp and then secure it to the stamping platform with some light pressure.
• Ink the stamp with the Black ink, and then stamp the image. Reapply ink to the stamp and restamp if required for complete even coverage.
• Remove the stamped panel from the stamping platform and secure the masking sheet in its place.
• Ink the stamp with the Black ink, and then stamp the image. Reapply ink to the stamp and restamp if required for complete even coverage.
• Remove the masking sheet and trim it along the edges of the image with scissors.
• Peel the masking sheet back and apply it over the image previously stamped on the cardstock panel.
• Secure the masked panel to your worksurface or the sticky mat.
• Use the Purple ink and an ink brush to ink blend a background around the image to the desired hue.
• Once the ink has dried, slowly peel the masking sheet off at a 45-degree angle to minimize the chances of tearing the image below.
• Remove the panel from the sticky mat and secure it to a work surface.  I prefer my glassboard because it is ultra smooth, but I have also found a clipboard to work well.
• Use colored pencils, Pinks, Reds, and Greens, to color in the image.
• Secure the panel into the stamping platform, align, secure, ink, and then stamp the sentiment.
• Remove the panel from the stamping platform.
• Secure the background panel to the black cardstock with liquid glue.
• Adhere the completed panel to the A2 card base with liquid glue.

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Christmas Pocket Card

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

Blank Page Muse Stamps: Expert Keeper of Magic, Village

Create a pennant shape from white cardstock.

Stamp the village along the bottom edge and ink the panel with brown ink.

Use a masking technique to mask off the sentiment as I only wanted to use a portion of it.

Mat the sentiment panel on red cardstock and add twine.

Place the pennant panel to the card front.

Add a strip of gemstones for a fun effect.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Christmas Gift Tags with Digital Images

 I love the Blank Page Muse digital Christmas Papers.  For those who like to give your gift wrapping a personal touch handmade gift tags are perfect. They can be used to decorate packages or gift bags. I like to have them made ahead of time, so they are ready to attach as I am gift wrapping.  Today I have eleven tags made with the Frosty Night Christmas Printable Papers and the Vintage Gingerbread Christmas Printable Papers.

Supplies from Blank Page Muse:

Frosty Night Christmas Printable Papers
Vintage Gingerbread Christmas Printable Papers (Candy Cane Paper)
Fancy Flourish Stencil

Other supplies
Ribbons
Lace
Gems

Any other embellishments on hand 
Astro Paste Tropical Tango
TCW Butter Paste Champagne Gold
Spatula
Wide tip Gold Sharpie
Crop-o-dile
Corner Chomper

I gathered items to use on my tags, ribbons, lace, gems, and paste that coordinated with the papers.

I first cut the papers the size of tags I desired, as you will see none of the tags are the same size.  The smaller tags were part of the paper collection and in the shape of a tag. The others are all pieces of the digital papers cut to size. I used the Corner Chomper to round the edges at the top of the tag and the Crop-o-dile to punch a hole in each tag.

Next using the Fancy Flourish Stencil add paste to the tags.  I use the Astro Paste Tropical Tango and TCW Butter Paste Champagne Gold. They complimented the paper beautifully. Let the paste dry. Once the paste was dry, I edged the tags that had the gold paste with a wide tip gold sharpie.

Once the paste was dry, I pulled out my lace trimmings and added a bit to the bottom of some of the tags. I had some die cut glitter foam from a previous project that they were perfect for the tags. 

Finally add ribbons to the tags!  

HERE ARE THE FINISHED TAGS!!!

Vintage Gingerbread Christmas Printable Papers, these have lace and red gems on them. 

 The remaining tags were made using the Frosty Night Christmas Printable Papers. The tags above are part of the fussy cut page, each tag has TCW Butter Paste Champagne Gold, with different die cut glitter foam embellishment and gems. The were edged with a wide tip gold Sharpie.

The tags above have Astro Paste Tropical Tango, with different die cut glitter foam embellishment and gems.

I layered a couple of the papers to make this tag, edged it with the wide tip gold Sharpie and added a bit of trim at the bottom and added a few flat back pearls.

The tags above have Astro Paste Tropical Tango. The tag on the left has fussy cut flowers, gems and lace. The tag on the right. Has the paste and gems.

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     "OWL" always love you!

Good day, fellow crafters. It's Tamara once again, with a new post showcasing my latest card created using  Blank Page Muse products! Today, I’m crafting with this beautifully detailed stamp and colored pencils. Let's Dive in!

To create this project, you will need the following:

Stamps

• Large Owl on Branch stamp

 Paper

• (1) White Cardstock  - 4.25" x 5.5"
• (1) White A2 card base 

Tools and Consumables

• Sticky mat (optional but very useful to hold work in place without using tape)
• Scissors
• Liquid glue
• Paper Trimmer
• Blue Ink
• Brown ink 
• Ink-blending brush(s)
• Stamping tool (I use a Misiti)
• Colored Pencils
• Masking sheet - 4.25" x 5.5"
• Low-tack adhesive 
• Sentiment of your choice (Mine came from my stash) 

Process: 

• Secure the white cardstock to the stamping tool.
• Align the owl stamp in the center of the panel.
• Use low-tack adhesive on the back of the owl stamp and then secure it to the stamping platform with some light pressure.
• Ink the stamp with the Brown ink, and then stamp the image. Reapply ink to the stamp and restamp if required for complete even coverage.
• Remove the stamped panel from the stamping platform and secure the masking sheet in its place.
• Ink the stamp with the Brown ink, and then stamp the image. Reapply ink to the stamp and restamp if required for complete even coverage.
• Remove the masking sheet and trim it along the edges of the image with scissors.
• Peel the masking sheet back and apply it over the image previously stamped on the cardstock panel.
• Secure the masked panel to your worksurface or the sticky mat.
• Use the Blue ink and an ink brush to ink blend a blue sky around the image to the desired hue. I like to go light with the sky in my cards to keep the focus front and center.
• Once the ink has dried, slowly peel the masking sheet off at a 45-degree angle to minimize the chances of tearing the image below.
• Remove the panel from the sticky mat and secure to a work surface.  I prefer my glassboard because it is ultra smooth, but I have also found a clipboard to work well.
• Use colored pencils, Browns and Greens, to color in the image.
• Secure the panel into the stamping platform, align, secure, ink, and then stamp the sentiment.
• Remove panel form the stamping platform.
• Secure the background panel to the black cardstock with liquid glue.
• Adhere the completed panel to the A2 card base with liquid glue.

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Fashion Tag-Lori

Hello, crafty friends! today I have a fun and inky, fashionista tag that's quick to make. I love the colors of deep yellow/amber with brown. Tags are always fun to make and share. Follow along as I create!

I started with a long tag made from Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White Cardstock 100lb. I cut it to 2 1/2' x 8 1/2 ". I wanted to begin with a long piece, as I didn't know how much I was going to need for my tag. I have a punch in my stash that cuts out the tag top.

I started getting inky with Fossilized Amber Distress Ink. I smooshed some onto my glass mat, sprayed with water to dilute it, and tapped the cardstock into the ink. I then dried with my heat tool.

I repeated the process with Mustard Seed Distress Ink, making sure to dry with my heat tool in between layers.

The final layer of ink was a touch of Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I love how the amber and brown go together!

Now, for the stamping! I used the Mannequin Dress Forms Phrases Keyboard Steampunk Rubber Stamp Set for all of my stamps today. I began with the largest dress form for my main image. I stamped it in black to make it stand out from the other images.

I stamped the other images in a dark brown ink to tie in with my background color.

Finished tag! I added a double bow of jute to the top to add interest to the piece.