Dragonfly Journal Page

 Hello and welcome to another tutorial. I am Suzette, a guest designer here at Blank Page Muse. In today's tutorial, I am going to show you how to make a journal page using the small dragonfly stamp by Pam Bray Designs. The optional theme this month is nature and I think a dragonfly is one of the most beautiful creatures in nature. 

The supplies I used in this project are:

• Blank Page Muse Small Dragonfly Stamp by Pam Bray Designs
• Blank Page Muse Fall Rubber Stamp Sheet Set by Pam Bray Designs - "Happiness is..."
  
• waterproof black stamp pad such as pigment ink
• art journal
• texture paste
• watercolor paint (I used aqua)
• embossing ink
• gold embossing powder
• white card-stock
• black card-stock
• handmade paper or any scrapbook paper
• a small strip of corrugated cardboard 
• old book paper
• foam tape
• glue
• palette knife

Follow the steps below:

Step one:

Apply the texture paste to the journal page. Work in a random pattern leaving lines and peaks. When the texture paste is dry, add some watercolor paints to the page. Allow that to dry. 

Step two: 

Stamp the dragonfly onto the white card stock with embossing ink. Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat until it is melted.

Step three:

Using watercolor paints, fill in the white areas of the dragonfly. Highlight any areas with a black gel pen or pigment pen. Cut out and set aside.

Step four:

Stamp "Happiness is..." on white cardstock using black pigment ink. Cut off the word happiness, go around the edges with the ink also, and set aside.

Step five:

Gather your dragonfly, corrugated cardboard strip, handmade paper, black card stock, and the word "happiness." Decide how you want to layer them and where you want to glue them. 

Step six:

Attach each layer with glue and use foam tape to attach the dragonfly. Stick it onto your journal page. 

Your finished page.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I do hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

 You can find out more about me at my blog www.suzettehussey.com and follow my artwork on Instagram @papermachepatch.

 

Happy Crafting,

Suzette

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Butterfly Garden Art Journal Page

 Hello, I am Suzette, a guest designer here at Blank Page Muse.
In keeping with the theme for March, I have made a beautiful journal page using the flower curtain and butterfly from The Heart of Nature Butterflies Bees Art Rubber Stamps designed by Donna Gray stamps from Blank Page Muse.

 

The supplies I used are:

             ·       Heart of Nature Butterflies Bees Art RubberStamps designed by Donna Gray

·       Embossing ink

·       Embossing tool

·       Black pigment ink

·       Pink ink pad or whatever color you choose

·       Silver embossing powder

·       Wax colored pencils

·       Watercolors

·       Glitter brush pen (optional)

·       Spray inks (watercolor can be used as a substitute)

·       Glue

·       Foam dots

·       Journal page

·       Card stock (white and blue)

·       Laminating sheet run through laminator or packaging plastic

·       Seed beads 

 

Step One

 

Stamp the flower image onto card stock using embossing ink. Apply the embossing powder. Shake off any excess at and heat until the embossing powder is melted. Color the image with wax colored pencils

Step Two

Squirt some spray inks onto a craft mat and add a few drops of water. Dip the card face-down into ink for a couple of seconds and then set aside to dry.

     

Step Three

Stamp the butterflies using a waterproof ink such as pigment ink, and color with watercolors. Color body with a silver wax colored pencil. If you have a glitter brush pen, give them a light coat and allow it to dry. Once they are dry, use foam dots to stick them to the card. 

  

Step Four

Using your favorite ink pad, add ink to the edges of the paper, working your way in.You don't have to do the centre as you will be covering it  Set aside to dry.

Step Five

 

Grab your blue cardstock (or whatever color you are using). Cut out a window a little smaller than the cardstock used for your flower curtain image. Stick on a piece laminating sheet on the reverse side. Now place foam tape around the opening. 

    

 

Step Six

 

Place the card face down.  Do not stick down the top end yet. 

Step Seven 

Add seed beads and secure the top.

   

Step Eight

Stamp “You are wonderfully, wonderful!” and cut out. Go around the edges with black ink. A make-up sponge is great for this. Arrange on your journal page and glue in place.

     

That’s it! I hope that wasn’t too long. I do hope you enjoyed this tutorial. You can find out more about me at my blog www.suzettehussey.com and follow my artwork on Instagram @papermachepatch.

 

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Suzette

Pop-up Butterflies in your Art Journal

Hello! The technique this month is things that move. 

I have made a beautiful 2 page spread in my art journal with butterflies

 >Popping!< out as soon as I open the book!

Isn't it beautiful? 

Here's how I made this...

The Blank Page Muse Stamps used are from The Dandelion Wishes with Butterflies Art Rubber Stamp Sheet by Terri Sproul.

and The Flower & Bird Sketches Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set.

Other supplies used:

• Journal Page
• Any patterned paper
• Distress Markers - Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn
• Gelatos - Buttercream, Bubble Gum, Cotton Candy
• Gesso
• texture paste
• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layered Bricked Stencil, 4.125 x 8.5
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray Ink - Red Hot Poker Orange
• Versafine Black Ink Pad
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• Black Pigment Marker
• White Cardstock

Begin by stamping the butterflies on the patterned paper. 

When dry, fill in the wings with Ranger Glossy Accents. Put that aside to dry.

Scribble all over your journal page with Gelatos. Use a wet brush and some gesso to blend. 

Add some highlights with gesso and bubble wrap.

One dry, use a stencil and texture paste to add the brick pattern. Allow that to dry thoroughly before moving on.

Stamp the flowers at the base of the page and color with markers. Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock. Spray the bricks with the Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray Ink.

Cut ou the butterflies and color in the bodies with a black pigment marker if necessary. Fold a few strips of cardstock as below and attach to the back of the butterflies. 

Splatter the page with the Lindy's Stamp Gang Ink and allow to dry. Glue your butterflies in place.

You are now finished your journal page!

Here are some close ups of that beautiful texture.

Look how those butterflies pop off the page.

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Underwater Art Tag

Tags and cards that shake and move are so much fun!
Suzette made this beautiful tag with stamps from Blank Page Muse and filled with Dew Drops.

The Blank Page Muse stamps used for this tag are:
Spiney Horned Long Fish Sharp Teeth Rubber Stamp 
and Coral small Art Rubber Stamp.

First she stamped a fish and coral on plain white cardstock, colored and cut them out.
She then decorated both the background and the foreground and glued the coral and fish in place.

Finally, she trimmed the background with foam tape and filled with Dew Drops before attaching the foreground.

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Steampunk Inspired Quick Idea's

Heres' a gallery of  Steampunk inspired cards and crafts from the team.

Enjoy!

Created by Marie:

Take Flight
BPM Stamps Used-

Vintage Transportation Steampunk 

Dare to Dream
BPM Stamps Used-

Words by Jane Man & Woman Figures Sentiments 

Dare To Be Different Word Phrase

Background Grunge Art 

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Sun and Moon- Created by Mercy

BPM Stamps used:
Sun with long rays
 Moon face
River Reeds

* * *


Created by Suzette:

Steampunk Tag
BPM Stamps used:
Octopus Time! Steampunk Art 

Steampunk Art Journal

BPM Stamps used:

Octopus Time! 

Cogs & Gears 

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A Fairy Slider Postcard

Hello, don't you just love making postcards? Today I will show you how to make a postcard with a fairy that actually moves across the page! Isn't that exciting? It is not as hard as it sounds. Follow the simple steps below to make your own. 

The Blank Page Muse Stamps used:
The Dandelion Wishes with Butterflies Art Rubber Stamp Sheet by Terri Sproul.
Fairy Girl with Butterfly Wings

You can buy these and other stamps at Blank Page Muse and use the discount code BPMDtSuzette2019  to get 15% off. Offer expires on July 31st, 2019. 

Other supplies used:

•  4x6" piece of black cardstock.
• 1.5" x 6" piece if black cardstock
• white pigment ink stamp pad
• 1/2" x 6" piece of white cardstock (for the sentiment)
• blank ink pad
• white cardstock for fairy etc.
• embossing powder
• heat gun
• craft knife
• foam tape
• glue

 Begin by stamping the background of the card.

Stamp the same flower on a piece of cardstock the same width of the above card and about 1 1/2" high. Stamp your sentiment.

Stamp, emboss and cut out your fairy.

Cut out a rectangle approx 2/5"  (0.4") high. This is where we will place our slider. Using this as a reference, place foam tape on the card exactly where you will stick this.

Cut a strip of cardstock to fit between the strips of foam tape. It needs to be about an inch wider than the card so you will have a handle. Attach a small strip of cardstock to the fairy and then use a piece of foam tape to add it to your strip of cardstock. This is how you will move your fairy. 

Now glue in place the sentiment and attach the remaining piece of stamped cardstock to the base of the card, covering the rectangular slider.

Pull the handle to move the fairy.

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