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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Fall Trees

Fall is one of my favorite seasons, I love the colors of the changing leaves!

The colors are so beautiful.

Today I am taking inspiration from the leaves that have been falling. I took the Bare Tree Silhouette stamp and water colored the picture with fall colors in two different cards.

My inspiration!

Stamps from Blank Page Muse:

Silhouette Style Bare Tree Art Rubber Stamp SC40-10

Owls, Nothing but Owls! Art Rubber Stamp Sheet by MichelleFrae Cummings SCMFC001

Thank You Word Art Rubber Stamp SC55-7 by Pam Bray Designs

Other supplies:

Watercolor paints

Smooth watercolor paper

VersaFine Black Ink

Clear embossing powder

Wide tip gold Sharpie

Gems

Cosmic Shimmer Gilding flakes

Stamp the images on smooth watercolor paper with VersFine black ink, heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

I love watercolors, as you can see one set is not enough! Paint the ground in greens and browns, let dry. Then paint the sky a faint blue, let dry.

Using a mixture of reds, oranges. yellows and browns for leaves. Do not try and paint individual leaves, add blobs of color and you will get the effect of leaves. Let each color dry before adding the next, or the colors will blend, and you will have a muddy mess.

When the watercolors are dry, along the bottom of the card place double sided adhesive as pictured. Cover with Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes. Edge card with wide tip gold Sharpie pen. Stamp THANK YOU with black ink on the car. Add a few gems to the card. Mount the finished panel on black cardstock and adhere to the card.

The owl has leaves flying around the tree giving the effect of a blustery day. When the watercolors are dry. Edge card with wide tip gold Sharpie pen. Stamp THANK YOU with black ink on white cardstock and mount on black cardstock. Add a few gems to the card. Mount the finished panel on black cardstock and adhere to the card.

ENJOY THE FALL SEASON!

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Mother's Day Card

Hello!
It's Karen here today. I just love the versatility of this tree stamp. I have used it numerous times. Once I created an Autumn tree with multi-colored leaves and also for a Christmas card covered in lights. I accepted the challenge to try to make one for Spring. I hope you like my cherry blossom tree card for Mother's Day.

BPM Stamps:

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Other Supplies:

Ink pads (brown / purple / dark pink)
Ink blending tool
Colored pencils
Mini flower punch
Pink card stock
Mini pearls
Sentiment
Clear mounting block
Card base (5x7")
Liquid adhesive

Directions:
1. Stamp the rose design randomly onto pink card stock making sure some roses overlap the edge of the card. Alternate using pink and purple ink to create the background.

2. Create a mask of the rose image and place it over the rose previously stamped onto the pink card. Stamp the flourish images to fill in the gaps between roses. To create added depth, some flourishes can overlap roses.

3. Use a sponge applicator to lightly apply ink to color the roses.

4. Stamp the tree image with brown ink onto white card stock. Use a brown colored pencil to add shading to the branches and details to the bark.

5. Punch small flowers from pink and white cardstock.

6. Place a flower into the pad of your palm and gently press the center of the flower with the tip of a pencil in order to curve the flower and give it realistic shaping. Draw a star design in the center of the white flowers to create the stamens. Layer the white flower on top of the pink flower and adhere a pearl to the center of each flower.

7. Fussy cut the tree and embellish it with the small pink blossoms. Adhere the finished tree to the lower right corner of the card base.

8. Finally, add a sentiment to the upper right corner.

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Friday, December 21, 2018

Merry & Bright Card

Hello BPM Fans,

It's Karen here. I hope you are enjoying a festive holiday season. Here is my quick card to inspire you and keep us in the Christmas spirit. This is my non-traditional tree decorated with Christmas lights. It is a very quick make and can be easily put together for that last minute unexpected guest, forgotten relative, or produced assembly line style for a long list of family and friends. Here we go!

BPM Stamps:

Other Supplies:

black ink pad
clear mounting block
permanent markers
watercolor paints
black cardstock
vellum
clear gloss dimensional paint
card base (5x5")

Directions:
1. Stamp the bare tree with black ink onto white cardstock.

2. Use permanent markers to draw a numerous light bulbs in different colors to cover the tree. (TIP: For a more realistic look, make sure to vary the angle of each light bulb.)

3. Next, use watercolor paint to add a subtle glow around each bulb.

4. To create dimension for each light bulb, apply clear gloss dimensional paint just over the bulb (TIP: only apply it over the bulb made with permanent marker). This will give each bulb a raised appearance with a glass like finish. Set aside to dry.

5. Matte the bulb covered tree with black cardstock. Use black ink to stamp the sentiment onto a strip of vellum and then lay the strip over the lower part of the tree trunk. Gently wrap the overhanging strips of vellum around the edge of the stamped tree and adhere them to the back side. Adhere the finished tree to the center of a red glitter 5x5" card base.

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Sunday, November 4, 2018

Celebrate Family Card

Hello Crafty Friends,
Karen here with today's project. I am sharing a Fall/Autumn themed card appropriate for Thanksgiving. It has a slightly masculine look and could be given as a pick me up card for someone special who may be having a difficult time. Here is my card...Celebrate Family!

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Stamps:
Woodgrain Background Rubber Stamp
Fall Bare Tree Background Art Rubber Stamp

Other Supplies:

brown ink pad
orange cardstock
pattern paper (plaid & woodgrain)
sentiment stickers
clear stamp block
3-dimensional paint
card base (5x7")

Directions:
1. Use brown ink to make two impressions of the woodgrain design onto white cardstock with out re-inking the stamp. (FYI: the middle impression is not used in this project but just shown for a comparison of the 1st and 2nd generation stamping technique)