2 for 1 stencil cards by Cathy N

 Good morning, Cathy here with 2 cards for you today. 

                                                                      Stamps Used:

                                                                Handwritten note

                                                               Classic car front end view

                                                               Sparkplug with wings

                                                               Mannequin dress form

                                                                    Stencil Used:

                                                               Bedazzled diamonds stencil

* Start by making the background. Use Bedazzled diamonds stencil on 1 card base then on another card base clean off the stencil. (2 for 1) 

* Stamp Classic car front end view and Sparkplug with wings on the front of 1 card. Add some washi tape and some collage paper to the side.

* Lastly add some bling to the top of the card.

* Use Handwritten note to stamp around on the background. Then stamp Mannequin dress form on a tag.

* Color tag with some pink distress ink. Blend the same color on card base. 

*Add a collage piece of paper. 

* Add a flower button and a strip of paper.

 

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Rotating Stencil to Create Background & a Giveaway

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I am featuring BPM stencils for the month of January. This is my second post this month. For today's card, I am doing a technique in which you rotate the stencil to create a unique background. This card also shows how the images on the stencil can be overlapped with each other. 

I used the medium sized BPM Monstera Leaves with Borders stencil. There is a larger stencil if you prefer that. 

One of the tricks in stenciling that I find useful is using a sticky mat to keep the paper and stencil from moving. If you don't have a sticky mat, using a tacky tape will also do. I use a paper tape to cover the open areas of the stencil that I don't want to blend ink to. I started with blending ink over the pebble-like openings of the stencil. I used a light hand in applying the ink. You can actually skip this step since the inked pebbles are hardly noticeable at the end. I just had this done so the panel has full coverage in case  there will be bare areas.

I moved the stencil up the panel to continue creating the background. I rotated the stencil 180 degrees to add some variation to the pattern. The great thing about using a stencil, aside from rotating to create a different design, you can also flip it for a mirror image.

The above photo is the first background pattern I created using the border portion of the stencil. I used a light gray ink.

I positioned the leaves on the center of the panel.

I applied ink on the stencil very lightly. Remember, it is easier to add more ink than remove ink once it is already on your paper. 

I went heavy with the ink on the centers of the leaves. Another option is to use a smaller tip brush to add details to the leaf.

I moved the stencil around and continued blending ink over the stencil. Since I used all green inks, I did not wipe off the stencil in between inks. I did not even clean up my brending blush. But I did go from lightest to darkest so I don't contaminate the light green ink with the dark green ink.

To clean the stencil, I spritz water over it and gently wipe it off with a dry rag.

I forgot to take a photo of the finished background panel before die cutting it. Hopefully, you get the idea of how it looks like uncut.

I die cut the sentiment on the stenciled background. My die sentiments cut a shadow which allowed me to add an outline effect on the die cut sentiment. BPM does not sell sentiment dies so feel free to substitute this with what you have in your stash or you can simply stamp a sentiment on the background.

On the black matte cardstock, I swiped a sticky ink on the part where the negative cut of the sentiment will line up. I brushed pearl powder to the sticky ink to add shimmer which showed through the spaces around the sentiment.

I also die cut additional scrap white cardstock with the sentiment die. I stacked this for some dimension. 

I hope you like today's project. I also have an old post discussing several ways to use a stencil: Creative Ways of Using a Stencil in case you are interested to learn other ways of using a stencil.

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This is the second giveaway post. I am giving away a set of BPM stencils that was sent as extra to me by BPM's lovely owner, Kim (Thank you, Kim!). She agreed for me to offer it as a giveaway. To be eligible for the prize, go to my blog and leave a comment. To increase your chances of winning, please comment on my other BPM posts for January with the word 'Giveaway' on the blog title. There should be 3 posts total. Commenting ends on January 31, 11:59pm CST. A random winner will be selected from all posts and will be anounced on my BPM post on February 8. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

of Maria Giselle's Creative Cuts 

 

Everything has beauty by Cathy N

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

                                                                     Stamps Used:

                                                                 From heaven angel

                                                                 Handwritten note

                                                                 Star bight stencil

*Make a background with distress inks and oxide.

*Stamp From heaven angel in black ink and color with copic markers and add glitter to wings.

*Stamp Handwritten note around the card.

*Use a yellow distress ink and the Star bight stencil to add to the card.

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Cocoa Cammy

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

Blank Page Muse Stamps: Cocoa Cammy

Stamp and emboss the image.

Color with Copic Markers and fussy cut the image.

Create a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square card.

Cut assorted papers and cardstock to create the card.

Die cut an oval and place Cammy on top.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Penguin Winter-Lori

Hello, crafty friends, it's Lori from Coast2CoastCards. Happy New Year! Today, on Blank Page Muse's Blog I have a card with this sweet little ice fishing penguin. It may be 70 degrees here in South Carolina, but this little critter is in the snow and ice having fun. Follow along for step-by-step instructions.

I began with a larger piece of Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb cardstock. My Curious Penguin With Small Fish stamp from Penguins On Ice Winter Holiday set, is unmounted, so I laid it flat on the table, inked it up, then rubbed the cardstock over it. I knew I wouldn't be able to get it exactly straight, so I used a large piece of cardstock. I also inked up some of the snowflakes from the same set in blue. I inked both at the same time.

There are two ways you can turn your stamped image into a panel: trim with a timmer or use a die. I chose the former, as I wanted a stitched edge. The panel measures 3 3/4 x 5".

Here is the panel after I colored it with Copics. I used cool greys for the penguin, pinks and teals for his hat and scarf, blues for the water and ice, and greens and blues for the fish. I like using unexpected combinations of colors for winter and Christmas scenes, like the pink and teal.

I free-range stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with a black pigment ink for a crisp image. I had already colored everything, so I held my breath!

Final card. I matted the panel with a teal panel to tie in the color in the penguin's hat and scarf. I then added them to a top folding A2 white notecard. I hope you are enjoying your winter as much as this cute little penguin.

 

Stenciling on Art Journal Page & a Giveaway

 

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. For this month, I will be featuring BPM stencils on my projects. And, there is a GIVEAWAY! I received extra stencils from Kim, BPM's owner. She agreed for me to offer it as a giveaway (Thank you, Kim!) The stencils I will use on my projects for this month will be the giveaway. More instructions at the end of this post.

I used the BPM Stoneworks stencil on my art journal. 

This stencil has intricate parts which has the potential to move when I blend ink with a brush. To prevent this, I sprayed the stencil with a temporary adhesive which makes the back of the stencil tacky without harming the stencil.

I positioned the stencil on my journal. I used a blending brush to apply ink over the stencil.

I blended ink on two succeeding pages of the journal. My stencil is shorter than the journal. I moved the stencil down to continue the pattern.

I fussy cut the first blended journal page, following the curved edges of the stones.

Instead of pitching the cut part of the journal, I blended ink over this to create a middle page.

The photo above shows how I moved the stencil downwards to continue the pattern of the stones. 

I applied glue next to the spine of the journal. 

I adhered the blended cut up page to the adhesive.

I set this aside to give the liquid glue a chance to dry.

This is how the journal page looks when opened on the second page. I added a stonework quotation on the last page but I can write over this stenciled patterns if I want to. 

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 

Distress Valentine's-Lori

Hello, this is Lori from Coast 2 Coast Cards. For my last card of 2025, I have a fun Valentine card for you! The final card is full of whimsy and shine.Follow along for instructions.

I began with colored cardstock in light pink. I usually use white, so this was a nice change. I used placed Hearts Stencil from Blank Page Muse onto the panel and taped down with low-tack tape.

Result after removing stencil. I used Barn Door Stencil Butter from Blank Page Muse for the color. To add a distress look, I also added a small amount of clear paste from my stash to the top of the hearts. While using the Stencil Butter, I gently dragged the clear through the red to swirl. When using paste with a stencil, make sure you apply from both directions, to catch both edges of the stencil.

Once the paste was dry, I cut down the panel and added a silver frame that I die cut from a die in my stash.

Then, I matted the panel with a piece of red cardstock.

I cut out a couple of sentiments that I had in my stash, and adhered with foam squares. When you have a lot of texture and/or a slick surface, like I have here, it's best to use a dry adhesive to add embellishments and sentiments.

Final card. I love all the texture, shine, and simplicity of this design. I hope you like it, too. Have a Happy New Year!