Creative Sparks Stamp Set

 I just love the beauty and detail of this Dragon stamp.
 The pictures don't do the 5 x 7 card justice.
 If you love dragons this is a must have stamp. 

Stamps used from I Brake for Stamps:

Creative Sparks Set

Other supplies:
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks Festive Berries, Squeezed Lemonade and Spiced Marmalade.
Blending tools
Stazon Ink
Wide tip Sharpie Gold
Cardstock: White & Black
Gold half pearls
Parchment paper
Stamping Platform

Blend the inks on white card stock, start with the lightest color in the middle. then work out to the darkest color.

Using a stamp platform, with Stazon ink stamp the image of the dragon. 

Still working on the platform, I used baking parchment paper with lines over the stamped image to line up the sentiment before stamping. This helps to see if I got the sentiment lined up. Then I stamp the sentiment on the parchment, if it is straight, I carefully remove the parchment and stamp directly on the inked panel.

The inked mat was edged with a Wide tip Sharpie Gold, then mounted on a black mat. 

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You Make Me Happy

 May The Dragons Be With You

Good day, fellow crafters. It's Tamara, and today, I'm excited to be showcasing my latest card!  Dragons have always intrigued me due to their representation of strength, wisdom, and fortune in many cultures. Particularly in Eastern mythology, they are viewed as protective figures, offering guidance and safety to humans. This card celebrates these powerful creatures, highlighting their significance and the respect they garner across cultures. Join me in discovering the symbolism and artistic portrayal of dragons in my latest design.

To get started, you will need the following:

• I Brake for Stamps Little Draco
• Blank Page Muse You Make Me Happy
• Background panel of your choice
• Black ink pad
• Cardstock
• liquid glue

To craft your card, start by selecting a previously created background panel or a freshly created one depending on your preference. In crafting, prioritizing efficiency and resourcefulness by utilizing any leftover inks, paints, or watercolors is key. Make good use of any leftovers as "dips" for white cardstock, allowing the paper to soak up the remaining pigments. Using a piece of acetate as your artist's palette, simplifies the process, though a glass mat works just as well. This approach not only saves time, money, and materials but also provides a unique foundation for each card you create. This particular piece was a really good fit for a “golden” dragon, so it was exciting to use it. The next step is to employ the Little Draco stamp by Carmen Medlin Designs. Apply black pigment ink to the stamp and press it onto your background panel. At this stage, you can decide to either let the natural color of the background panel stand out or choose to add any additional coloring to the image. In this case, by not adding additional color this allows the intricate details of the stamp to integrate seamlessly with the vibrant hues of the background.

With black ink and the sentiment stamp from the You Make Me Happy stamp set, add your sentiment next. Lastly, trim the background panel to its final dimensions as well as a black mat for added visual appeal. Then use liquid glue to adhere the background panel to the mat and repeat the process to adhere the composite to a white card base. With that, you can call the card complete.

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Summer Garden Fairy Explosion Card

Today,  I am excited to share this Summer-y inspired Explosion card

 I created for this month's 4 season challenge.  

   This Card features several of my favorite Blank Page Muse Stamps! 

Little Boy Imagination - Colorful Crowns and Pet Dragons

Greetings Chris here and I am excited to share this imaginative card I created using Blank Page Muse Stamps and stencils.  

I used the Crown Stencil to create a resist background.  When I added the watercolor mists, they bled into my watercolor paper softening all the crown edges!  When I looked at the crowns they reminded me of "crown" clouds and of a little boy sitting back and dreaming that each cloud looked like a crown and imagining himself as king!  and just like that I decided to add the pet dragon on a leash!   what little boy (or girl) doesn't dream of having a pet dragon on a leash????

BLANK PAGE MUSE SUPPLIES

Crown Stencil

Anime Fairies & Baby Dragons Fantasy Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set

Other Supplies

Watercolor Paper

Mixed Media Gloss

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists 

Ink

Alcohol Markers

Chipboard Paper Doll

Sentiment Stickers

thread

Adhesive

Start by securing your stencil onto watercolor paper.

 Layer stencil with Mixed Media Gloss and let dry.  Any inks you add now should wipe right off the crowns.

Mist the background with Glimmer Mists.

You can see that the crowns show up really well.   Because I used the watercolor paper, some of the mists bled under the edges and softened the edges.  Once your background is dry, mat onto card stock and adhere to Card. 

Stamp baby dragon from Anime Fairies & Baby Dragons Fantasy Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set .   Fussy cut dragon.  Color dragon as desired.

 Add dragon to background.  Add you little boy (or girl) and leash.  Add sentiment to finish you card!

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Be Fierce

We recently lost my grandma and I had the pleasure of being by her side at the end of her journey.  Towards the end, she was becoming afraid to be alone, mostly that no one would come when she called.  As I was talking to her, I told her to be fierce like a lion or dragon. ROAR so that they would hear her.  We even practiced roaring together!  I reminded her it was OK for her to ask the staff for things when she needed them! She continued her roar until close to the end. This project is my tribute to her.  Reminding me to fight and speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves! 

Blank Page Muse Supplies

Magnificent Clockwork Dragon Steampunk Line Art Rubber Stamp designed by Rick St Dennis 

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Other  Supplies

Distress Markers and Water Brush

Distress Inks

Graphic 45 Botanicabella papers

5x7 Canvas

Decoupage Medium
Archival Ink

Ink Graphic 45 paper and adhere onto 5 x 7 canvas. Sand edges.  It is ok if some paper pulls off.  Set aside.

Stamp Magnificent Clockwork Dragon Steampunk Line Art Rubber Stamp designed by Rick St Dennis  with Archival Ink onto water color paper.

Tear paper edges.  Color dragon with Distress markers. 

Ink torn edges.  Mat onto Graphic 45 paper and attach to canvas to finish.

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Always Believe in Fairies

TEIA!   or Welcome is Fae language! 

Today I am excited to share my take on this months "Things with Wings DT Challenge! 

The Anime Fantasy Fairies & Dragons II Art Rubber Stamp Set was one of my very first Blank Page Muse Stamp sets and is still one of my favorites!! So naturally it was a "go to" for this challenge.  

Blank Page Muse Supplies

Anime Fantasy Fairies & Dragons II Art Rubber Stamp Set 

Other Supplies

Archival Ink

Stickles (or other Glitter glue)

Sizzix Shadow Box Die

Distress Markers and Water Brush 

White Card Stock

Graphic 45 Papers

Chipboard Greeeting

Stamp Fairy and dragon onto white card stock.

Die cut Shadow Box and set aside. 

Fussy cut fairy and dragon.  (I originally cut the dragon using circle die from shadow box set but changed it up in a later step. )

Color fairy and dragon with distress markers and a water brush.

 Add Stickles  to Fairy wings and dragon horns. Here is a close up of the finished images.

Assemble shadow box and add dragon to inside of box.

 Finish box and fairy to front of box.  Add Always Believe Chipboard greeting to finish.

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Cute Fairy Cards..One Stamp two ways

Hi Sin City Friends! It's Jenn here today! I want to share two whimsical fairy cards I created using Sin City Stamps!
For this project One stamp was used two ways to create two completely different looks! The stamp used is from the Anime Fairies & Baby Dragons set.
Other products used:
Chalk ink stamps
paper flowers
script stamp
cardstock in various colors
black blank cards and envelopes
bling stones
watercolor pencils
shimmery spray ink (used instead of water)
clear embossing powder
For this set of cards I used the little fairy once and then watercolored it in. The other was stamped over a script stamp. The fairy stamp was stamped using three different inks. The wings were stamped with chalk ink in Spring Pansy. The body was done in chalk ink in Turquoise Gem.The upper body and hair was also a chalk ink in Sycamore Green. Both were stamped on white watercolor paper.

A script stamp and black archival ink were stamped over the fairy. Be sure that your chalk ink is completely dry before this step to prevent any smudging. Cut off as much excess as you like from around the outside. Distress around edges with a distressing tool. Use chalk ink again around edges in the same colors used for fairy.

Next use the same script stamp on a piece of colored cardstock (green for this project). Choose two other colors of cardstock for layering that coordinate with your stamped image and one another. Cut each a bit larger and then stack together using sticky tape or a tape runner.
Then adhere the stack to either black cardstock cut to size or use a premade blank card as I did.

Add a sentiment stamp and some paper flowers plus a little bling. I also used the envelope and stamped the same fairy image and sentiment.

For the water colored version, the same steps are used with the added step of water coloring your stamped image. Also the black card was stamped with the script stamp as a background using the same chalk inks.
And there you have it! A lovely set of cards to show how one stamp can be used two different ways to create two looks. Of course there are endless possibilities in the world of stamping! these are just two of my favorites! I hope you enjoyed this project and tutorial! as always thank you for your support of Sin City Stamps!
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