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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Faux Stained Glass Luminary

Hello! Welcome back to the Blank Page Muse Blog. For today's post, I created a Christmas home decor using the following BPM products:

I also used an upcycled acetate.

I temporarily adhered the stamp to a stamping tool using a washable glue stick.

I prepped the acetate for stamping by rubbing an anti-static tool over it. This is very vital in keeping the embossing powder from sticking to other areas other than the sticky ink. The dirt you see on the photo above is not on the acetate. It is my well loved and used sticky mat which I use to keep the material I will be stamping on in place.

I inked the stamp with an embossing ink.

I used a stamping press to evenly transfer the ink to the acetate. I missed some parts to which I just lightly pressed with my fingers. It might be hard to see the transferred ink with it being clear on an acetate but I just looked from side to side and tilted the stamping tool to the light so I can examine the impression. That is the best thing about using a stamping tool, you can restamp the image with precision.

I poured embossing powder to the sticky ink. I used a platinum embossing powder.

I heat set the powder making sure that I gave the heating tool a good start before directing the heat to the powder. I moved the heat tool constantly to avoid warping the acetate and avoid overheating the powder.

This is how the image looks when embossed.

I colored on the reverse side (unembossed side) of the image I used Tim Holtz Distress Crayons. You don't need a lot of pigment when using this medium.

I spread the color towards the rest of the image using my finger.

The crayons added a very faint, transluscent color to the stamped image.

This is how the colored image looks on a dark background.

I painted a shimmer liquid on the background but this remained wet despite setting it aside for a while. I painted a thin layer of glitter glue over it. I set this aside to dry.

I printed one of the full digital papers on a white 80 lb cardstock. I resized this digital print to 8 1/2" x 6". The program you are using might re-size this digital image for printing. I used Word for Windows which printed it at 8" x 6" despite setting it to 8 1/2" x 6".

I trimmed off the white areas from the printed area. I scored the paper at 3 3/4" and 7 1/2".

I folded the paper on the scored line and reinforced this fold with a bone folder.

I positioned the stamp on one of the folds, centered on the sides and closer to the bottom. I stamped the image on this fold using a black dye ink.

Just like when I stamped with the embossing ink, I used a stamp press to evenly transfer the image to the paper. If there are missed spots, I used my fingers to lightly press that area of the stamp.

This is how the image looks stamped on the printed digital paper using black dye ink.

I restamped the image on the other fold panel. This is another great thing about using a stamp positioner. I am assured that it will be stamped on the same place like the other panel.

This is one of the craft knives I used to cut the image and create a window. One important thing when using a craft knife is that it should be sharp to prevent an uneven cut. The other craft knife I used is not a rotating one.

I switched to the scissors at one point since I was getting more uneven cuts using the craft knife.

I used a nail file to smoothen any rough cut edges.

Aside from the embossed images on acetate, I have four more stamped images on digitally printed paper which I will save for future use.

I added double adhesive tape lining up the window.

I added liquid glue around the double adhesive tape.

I adhered the acetate to the window with the embossed side down (outward toward the printed area). I made sure the design is aligned with the window cut.

I added liquid glue to the 1/2" tab.

I connected the folded panels together, lining it up with each other.

I used a color changing tea light on the above photo which gave a different look when the room light was turned off. I love the effect especially when the tea light turned blue. The light I used on the first photo is a fairy light which I wished was the twinkling kind. Which of the two do you like more?

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Maria Giselle B.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Digital Prints on Art Journal

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. Blank Page Muse just released a new printable paper digital download set, the BPM Summer Citrus Digital Papers, Ephemera, Pockets & Tags Printables. For this month, I am going to use the downloads to showcase a couple of ways to encorporate this to your craft.

The images come in .png format. After downloading it, I saved it as a .jpg format so I can add the images to the Micrsoft Word. It is usually the full sheet of digital downloads that get added to MS Word. From here, you can alter the sheet of images. Make it larger, smaller or crop the image/s that you want to use. For this project, I printed the full sheet of images. I printed it on an 8.5" x 11" Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover Stock. I resized one of the images incorrectly which you can see on the topmost sheet on the above photo. I got so focused on getting the right size for the other image on the same sheet since I plan to use it on a project for this month.

But it's alright. I was still able to use this printed image on this project. Nobody will know that it is an incomplete print out. I trimmed it to size and cut it on the middle.

I folded the digital print leaving a tab on the bottom on three of the four digital prints. I folded the fourth piece halfway since this will be flushed on the edge of the journal. You can use a bone folder to score before folding. I did not. I used the bone folder to press on the fold for a crisp look.

I inked the edges of all the digital prints after it was cut out to give it a vintage look.

I always try to add some stitching on my projects since I really love to stitch. I pulled out from my craft treasure box an old We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Stitch Piercer to add holes on the journal paper. This tool has a newer version, in case you are interested.

I sew near the fold of the folded journal panel. I sew it to the tab of another journal panel. I used a poking tool to add holes to the tab area using the holes of the poked journal panel as a guide.

I did not have enough journal sheets printed from the collection. I used some leftover digital prints from my stash. This print is from the BPM Frosty Night Christmas Printable Papers, Ephemera Digital Download. Who said that you can only use a paper from a Holiday collection during Christmas?

I did a running stitch using 6 strands of DMC embroidery floss.

The two stitches on each end attached this journal to the tab of the journal behind it. Sort of like book binding but with a waterfall look. The rest of the stitching is just decorative stitching.

I fussy cut the tags and most of the ephemera. I was planning to use my Cricut machine to do the cutting but my printer ran out of ink.

One thing I love about tags is adding hole reinforcers. I have a die that cuts a hole reinforcer but this is very easy to make. Just die cut or punch a small circle then die cut or punch a smaller circle on the center.

Another thing I like about tags is adding ribbons or trims to it. The one I used frays. Instead of using a lighter to melt the edge, I used my heat tool. This melted the tip to stop it from fraying.

These are the tag inserts I will add to the pocket journal.

I adhered the folded journals to my art journal. I only applied adhesive to the sides so it does not interfere with the pockets.

This digital sheet includes washi tape images. To make it look like a true washi tape, I ripped the edges using a washi tape cutter.

I added some embossing to these washi tape print outs to add some interest although I wished I kept some without embossing.

I embossed one of the washi tape prints with a sentiment using an embossing folder. I inked the embossed impression to make the sentiment pop. You can stamp or write on it instead.

I fussy cut one of the prints on the sheet. I cut it leaving a slim border around it. There are some intricate parts on this image that I think it will be difficult to cut the image on the line.

I adhered some of the washi tape prints to the folds. I tucked the tags in the pocket. I also was able to tuck one of the washi tapes and the fussy cut print out on the sides of this waterfall journal.

This is how the journal pockets look when opened. It is kept closed by the tags. The one on the bottom has a tendency to open. I plan to keep it close with a decorative paper clip.