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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Vintage Scene Panel

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I created a scene using BPM products. I added some ink blending to make the panel vintage looking.

The Blank Page Muse products I used on this panel are:

I trimmed a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white cardstock. I placed the cardstock on a sticky mat which is on top of a rotating platform. The sticky mat keeps the paper in place while I ink blend. The rotating mat gives me more freedom on blending since instead of lifting the paper off the sticky mat, I just rotate the platform.

I positioned the stencil over the white cardstock. I covered the open areas of the stencil with Post-it paper so I do not apply ink where I don't want it. I started off with a small blending brush.

I later switched to a softer, larger brush. I used oxide ink for the cloud. It is recommended to use a different brush for oxide inks. I totally forgot about this. Plus, I don't have a lot of brushes to work with in my stash. I just go by colors and clean the brush in between use.

I overlapped the clouds, applying ink heavily on the bottom part of the cloud.

I stamped the hot air balloon on a clear plastic which helped on the placement of the hot air balloon on the panel. I used a stamping positioner tool to stamp the hot air balloon on the panel.

I inked the hot air balloon with a black ink.

I pressed the stamp to the paper. The great thing about using a stamp positioner is you can re-ink and re-stamp the image on the same spot.

I stamped the hot air balloon over the clouds.

I applied washable glue to the back of the wildflower stamp to temporarily adhere this to the stamping tool. This is how I also adhered the hot air balloon to the stamping tool.

Just like with the hot air balloon, I stamped the wildflower on the clear plastic to help me with placement of the widlflower on the scene.

I slipped the panel underneath the plastic film and moved the paper until I found the place where I want the wildflower to be stamped on. I secured the paper with magnets.

I inked the stamp with a black ink.

I pressed the inked stamp to the paper.

I used a stamp press to add even pressure to the stamp. And since I used a stamping tool, I can re-stamp this image again if I need to. I set the panel aside while the ink dries. You can heat set this if you want to speed dry it.

To make the panel vintage looking, I blended brown ink on the edges of the panel.

To add color to the hot air balloon, I created a mask. I stamped the hot air balloon on a Post-it Note.

Using a craft knife, I cut an x on the center of the hot air balloon.

I cut off the inside of hot air balloon to create the stencil.

I adhered this DIY mask on the panel, lining up the opening with the hot air balloon. I blended a different blue ink on the hot air balloon.

I colored the basket with a gray color pencil to keep the monochromatic look of the panel.

I blended a darker brown ink on the edges for a more vintage look.

I hope you like today's project. This is another great way to stretch those silhouette stamps.

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Maria Giselle B.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Winged whimsy by Cathy N

Good morning, Cathy here with a gungy, vintage feel card for you.

Stamps Used:

Man with wings and crown

Vintage farm receipt

winged whimsy

* Color the cream cardstock with some wild honey and rusty hinge distress inks. Edge with some scorched timber distress oxide.

* Stamp Vintage farm receipt with black ink on the paper.

* Layer it on some black pock-a-dot cardstock.

Stamp Man with wings and crown on the front of card.

* Stamp saying. (Title of the stamp plate)

Monday, April 13, 2026

Grandparents are Love

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

Blank Page Muse Rubber Stamps: Grandparents 1, Vintage Transportation

Blank Page Muse Paper Pack: Sweet Passion 6x6 Paper Pack

Cut black cardstock 4 1/4" x 11".

Score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2".

Cut pattern paper to fit the 2 smaller panels and adhere a solid paper to the larger panel.

Add a die cut bootie to the corner.

Start the phrase, matting with 2 layers of cardstock.

Add another sentiment inside the card.

Finish by adding gems to the bootie.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Tracing on Stencils to Create an Art Journal Page

Hello! Welcome to the BPM blog. After taking a break on adding pages to my art journal, I am back. Today's page is very easy to recreate.

The Blank Page Muse products I used on my page are:

After I chose the quotation that I will add to my art journal, I planned the layout of the quotation on the page. I laid the stencil on the page. I started tracing on the letter that is on the center of the line. I lightly traced this letter and moved the stencil to position the next letter to the traced letter. I kept doing this until I completed the quotation.

This is how it looks like after all the tracing. Some of the letters does not have the inner opening. I just freely drew this.

Using a .7 black gel pen, I wrote over the pencil lines of the letters. You can skip this and directly trace the letters on the stencil using the gel pen instead. I just thought of doing this just in case I mess up with the tracing, I still have some leeway since I used pencil.

This is how it looks after writing over the pencil lines.

I set the journal aside to allow the gel pen to dry. I am not sure how quick the paper on my journal absorbs the ink. I don't want to smear any of the ink after all that hard work. I erased the pencil marks after allowing the pen ink to dry.

I doodled on the letters using a dark gray ink to add some character to the letters.

This is how the letters look like after adding the squigly lines. Lots of opportunities to add design to these letters. You can color it and doodle on it after. You can do a negative coloring technique in which you color the outside of the letters and keep the letters uncolored. You can also add shadows. There are a lot of ways to jazz up these letters.

I added washable ink to the back of the watch rubber stamp to adhere it to the clear acrylic block.

I stamped the watch on the journal page using metallic pigment inks and interference inks. I kept the page simple so the focus will be on the quotation.

I wrote the name of the author of the quote on the bottom of the page.

I hope you like today's project. As I have mentioned at the beginning of this post, this is page is very easy to do. I hope you give it a try.