Showing posts with label Art Journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Journal. Show all posts

Monday, September 8, 2025

Gnome Art Journal~Steampunk


Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. For the month of September, the DT is creating projects with Steampunk as the theme. To be honest, this is a theme that I do poorly especially since I don't have the images that are considered steampunk. Thankfully, I received some direction from the internet on how to give a non-steampunk image a steampunk feel. 

The Blank Page Muse stamps I used on this project are:

I stamped the gnome using the Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Oxide. I colored the image using metallic pens, which is one of the recommendations on how to make an image steampunk looking.


Coloring Mr. Elderwillow's beard was very tricky for me. I flicked a gray marker and used a color pencil to fill in the gaps. 


I think I over did coloring Mr. Elderwillow's beard but I guess it added to his scruffy look, what do you think? I stamped the sentiment on the bottom using the same brown ink. 


For the word wanted, I adhered the letter rubber stamps to an acrylic block using a washable glue.


I inked the letters using brown ink. I used two shades of brown to add variation. 


After inking the stamp, I lightly spritz water on the rubber stamp. I wiped off the water that is on the acrylic block to prevent the water from dripping onto the journal page.


I stamped the letter on the planner page.  


If there is too much water on the stamped letter, I used the corner of a paper towel to absorb the excess water.


I heat set the stamped letter before moving on to the next letter.


Another recommendation to make a project steampunk looking is to blend ink to the panel using vintage colors. I created a mask for the gnome by stamping this image on a masking paper. I fussy cut the image. I cut on the line. This does not need to be perfect. 


I adhered the mask on the colored image. 
 

I blended inks on the journal page, using brown inks and a black ink.


Removing the mask is like opening a mystery box. 


I hope you like today's project. 

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Maria Giselle B.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Double Page Art Journal Spread


Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I have another art journal page created for you. This time, I created a double page spread. I hope you like it.

The BPM products I used on this spread are:
I first looked for a quote related to leaves. I planned how I would want to illustrate this quote using the stencils. 



I started with the ink blending of the leaves which is the focal point of the double page spread. To make the leaves centered, I counted the number of letters of the word that I want to highlight, in this case, it is 'nature.' I positioned the stencil with a leaf close to the center spine. 


I masked the open areas around this leaf to prevent inking these surrounding areas.


I wanted the leaf stem to be brown in color. I used a smaller blending brush to apply the brown color. I masked the inked leaf which I skipped doing with the rest of the leaves. Using a smaller blending brush gives more control in adding a different color to this part of the leaf.


I used different shades of green inks for my leaves. I started blending with a light hand adding more pressure towards the part of the leaf connected to the stem. Another way to achieve this is to use different shades of green inks on a leaf. 


I continued blending ink until I have enough leaves for each letter of 'nature.' 


For the letters, I used an acrylic marker. I should have conditioned my marker before using it. And, I should have allowed the ink to dry before proceeding to the next letter. You will see below how I sort of messed up the letter e. This will be covered by the marks later on.



I blended a light and dark green acrylic marker on each letter. The acrylic marker is opaque that the pigment stood out over the blended ink on the leaf. 


I used a black marker to outline the letters to make the letters pop-out.


I added marks to each leaf using a black gel pen. 


For the rest of the letters, I used the same small blending brush to apply the ink. Just like with the leaf, I started inking the letter which is in the middle of the phrase moving sideways to complete the sentiment.


Initially, I was using a mask to prevent inking on the next letter but later on stopped doing this. Using a small brush makes it unnecessary to mask. 



I used a pastel green gel pen to add shadows to the ink blended letters for additional details.


I hope you give this art a try. 

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Maria Giselle B.
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Monday, June 9, 2025

Art Journal Window~ Team Theme


Hello! Welcome back to BPM blog. For this month, the BPM DT is creating projects using stamps from a stamp bundle chosen by the lovely Kim, owner of BPM. I hope you go through each of the DT members this month and see everyone's work. 

Today's project is another entry to my art journal. The BPM stamp bundle includes four stamps. I used two of the stamps in the bundle on this project. The stamps I used are:

I am stamping with watercolor markers. This technique involves applying the pigment from the watercolor markers directly to the stamp. There is an option to spritz water to the inked stamp to soften the colors but I did not do this on this project. 


I stamped the inked fern to the journal page. The great thing about using watercolor markers is that I did not have to clean the inks off in between stamping. After stamping the fern, I applied the next color creating some blending of inks.  


I also did second generation stamping in which I used the residual ink to stamp the fern. This technique creates a softer impression of the fern.


I used a stamp positioner to stamp the sentiment. The stamp positioner helps with precise stamping of an  image unless...


I stamp it upside down. If this was a card, I think the orientation of the sentiment won't matter.


To save this project, I cut a slit on the center of the page.


I tear off the area surrounded by the fern frame to create a window.


I used the stamp positioner to plan the placement of the sentiment on the next page making sure the sentiment is showing through the window.


My first attempt on stamping the sentiment was not a good impression so I re-stamped the sentiment using the stamp positioner to guide me where to stamp again.


Guess what? I must have shifted my hand with the re-stamping so I ended up with a double image impression.


To save this project some more, I cut a bigger window on this page so it will be hidden behind the first window page. I did not want to tear the page off the journal. I don't want the pages falling off as I progress through my art journal.


This time, I was able to successfully re-stamp the sentiment. Still not as crisp as I want to but I will keep it as is.


I placed a scrap paper behind the first window page so I can line the torn window with a gold marker.


I flicked gold mica paint on the window panel for some splatters.


I stamped the fern around the sentiment using second generation stamping of a gold dye ink for a soft look.


I stamped dots on this page using a stamp from the Blank Page Muse Petals & Flowers Rubber stamp sheet. 


I glued the second window page to the front window page. In hindsight, I could have torn the second page to create a window, and tear a bigger window on the first page for a layered window look. 


I adhered the window pages to the sentiment page.


I hope you like today's project. Being resilient to the mistakes I made on this project made this a true art journal for me. When creating, sky is the limit, as the sentiment says.

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Maria Giselle B.
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