Think Spring Bird Card

 Hello from design team member Heidi!  Hope you are doing well!

I have an off-season card to share with you today!  I am using the stamp Beautiful Bird Nest that can be found in the I Brake for Stamps shop. 

This stamp is easy to color, I used alcohol markers.  I kept this card simple by just outlining the image in a very light aqua marker and then die cutting the piece, adding some cute butterfly gems.  

The sentiment is from the very large sentiment set called Everyday Phrases.

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A Little Birdie told Me, It’s Your Birthday Card!

 Hello from design team member, Heidi.   I love birds, in fact, I was just out at a park looking at them.  So many cute baby birds, learning the ropes, this time of year!  So I always am drawn to the great bird stamps!

This card using stamps from three different sets that I will link below.  The bird and branch were stamped in brown ink and colored in with pencils and markers.  The blue circle behind them is die cut from my sheet of paper that I brayered all the extra acrylic paint on when I was doing some gelli prints.  Finally, the background was done with a stencil and the shaving cream/re inker technique.  They all happened to get pulled together with the stamps!

Flower & Bird Sketches Stamp Set (From Blank Page Muse shop)

Bird Sheet 141A and Bird Sheet 141B (From I Brake for Stamps shop)

I hope you might be inspired to mix and match your stamp sets!  Have a wonderful day!

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Collage Art Journal Page

Hello, Monique here, today I have made an art journal page.

Lately I am very much into putting collage pieces on my art work.  It's a great way to use up some of you old papers you have laying around. They don't always have to stay the way they are, you can use Gesso or paint to make them match your page. This page has a bit of a vintage look but of course you can go for any look and colors you like. Remember there are no rules or mistakes in art journaling, so go and fun playing in your journal.

Supply List:

Flower & Bird Skeches stamp set SC97

Matte Medium

Gesso

Water Soluble Crayons

Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge)

Paper scraps

Colored pencils

See detailed instructions in video here:

 here some close up photo's

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Dream Journal Page

Hello! I love working in my journal and I wish I would take the time to do it more than I do, there is something about working in a journal that seems to calm me.

I usually seem to work in my journal when I am trying to work out a project or problem to create something larger. This page was more to play with some ideas that are forming in my head!

Supplies

Background Grunge Pam Bray

Correspondence Pens, Ink & Postage Katy Leitch 

Bird Behind Barbed Wire 

Unknown grungy marks stamp

Journal

Journal card

Black embossing powder

Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Plum, Sepia

Versamark ink

Sharpie marker black

Blending tool

First of all, using the long grungy stamp, stamp with Versamark ink and emboss in black. Then using Blank Page Muse Stamps, the Tread stamp along the edge of the embossed area and then randomly stamped the Script around the page.

Using the plum and sepia archival inks and the blending tool, cover the page with color. Stamp the Bird on Barbed Wire stamp onto the journal card and emboss it. Cut down the card to approximately 2” x 2” then emboss the edges with black. Run the Versamark around the edges to emboss.

Take the Sharpie pen and make some marks along the edge of the page that looks like stitching.

The journal page is finished!

Tips – If you don’t have a grungy stamp to use for the middle of the page, just run the edges of your Versamark ink pad down the middle of your page and heat emboss.

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Time Flies.....

Hello Again Fans!

Are you loving this months theme "Things with Wings"?

Soooooo many Blank Page Muse Stamps to create with for this theme - my tag art today uses three different stamps from the fab range at the Store!
 

You know I love to decorate tags so I hope you enjoy my mixed media double tag creation today!

Supplies List:

Blank Page Muse Stamp: Feathered Pair of Wings

Blank Page Muse Stamp: Birds on Wires Silhouette Border designed by Terri Sproul

Blank Page Muse Stamp: Time Flies it's Up to You to Navigate

Blank Page Muse Stamp: Feather Art designed by Pam Bray

Gelli Plate Printed Double Tags note: you can cut your own tags to size from your gelli prints if you don't have any!!

Embossing Ink Stamp Pad, Black Fine Embossing Powder and Embossing Powder in Complimentary Colour

Black Archival Ink Pad

White Tissue Paper

Kraft Paper

Collage "Characters" used here by Art Tea Life

Various embellishments: string, muslin cloth, cork style border strip etc.

Tools: heat gun, scissors, glue

 

 

Instructions:

Use pre printed tags or cut your own from gelli plate printed card. I always have some extra things on hand to grab and create with!

Use the Feather Art stamp with embossing ink and embossing powder to randomly add some more dimension to the printed background and add a little "sparkle"!

Use the Black Archival Ink to stamp the Birds on Wires onto white tissue paper. Tear out the stamped image.

Use Gel Medium to adhere the tissue paper stamps onto the tag background. Tearing the image allows it to "blend" into the background better than a straight cut edged piece of tissue. Be careful when adhering the tissue down as it can tear easily once wet. Allow to dry.

Whilst your tag background is drying stamp the wings and sentiment onto Kraft Paper using the clear embossing ink pad. Use fine black embossing powder and heat. Fussy cut the wings and tear the sentiment.

Gather your collage elements, stamped images and embellishments. Glue the embossed and fussy cut wings to your collage character. Soooo cute!!!!!

Arrange all of your elements onto the tag background and adhere everything with glue. To finish tie some string to the top of each of the double tag.
 



I always like to stamp extra images so I can make more than one tag at a time. I created another double tag with my extras:
 

Happy Stamping and have a great week!!!

Sharon :)

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Vintage Inspired Love Card

Hello Crafty Friends,

Marie-Christine with you for my first post on the Blank Page Muse Blog.

Today, I made a vintage card for Valentine day. I love retro images, I use them with my mixed media creations all the time.

BPM Rubber Stamps used:

Words by Jane Sentiments and Silhouette Images 

Pair of Birds Fancy Border 

Love Word Art

Other Supplies

Black Cardstock

Patterned papers

Vintage trim or ribbon

Vintage image or clip art

Layer the patterned papers onto the black cardstock base.

Randomly stamp onto the layered papers.

Adhere a romantic clip art image.

To finish, I stamp word 'Love' on a small piece of paper and adhere to the card with foam tape.

Finish with a length of ribbon at the bottom of the card.

Hope you have enjoyed my tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Marie-Christine

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Adventure.....

Hi Again Blank Page Muse Stamps Fans!!

Hope you are all enjoying this spooky month of October and our Fall themed posts here at the blog!!

Today I've created a small page in one of my mixed media journals - you know Blank Page Muse Stamps are just perfect for any creation and I always love being able to use them in my journal pages!

This page is great for using up scraps - you know the bits & pieces you never want to throw away in case the day comes when you can create with them LOL Today is the Day!!!!!

Supplies:

• Blank Page Muse Stamp: Bird in Flight Open Wings Steampunk Cogs Gears
• Blank Page Muse Stamp: Adventure Stencil Style Word
• Journal or Plain White Page
• Scraps of Autumn/Fall coloured patterned paper, tissue paper + plain printed tissue paper &paper doiley
• Watercolour Paint or thin acrylic paint
• Black Embossing Powder & Embossing Ink Pad &White Card
• General supplies: Gesso, Matt Medium, glue, scissors, paint brush, spatula, heat gun, embellishment of choice

Instructions:

Add a coat of Gesso to your page with a paint brush or spatula. Allow to dry. I like to use a spatula for a messy and more textured finish!

Gather some scraps of various sorts of paper: patterned card, patterned tissue paper, printed tissue paper, doiley etc. Any scraps with complimentary colours will work!

Using a Matt Medium arrange and adhere your strips to the page. Stick to one side and about a third of the way down. The idea is to leave white space for effect. Allow to dry.

Water down some paint and use a paint brush to spread it over the collaged papers and some of the white page background. Allow to dry once again!

Trim the excess pieces overhanging the page. LOL don't throw them out you might be able to sue them for a future creation!!!!!

Stamp the Bird stamp into white card with the embossing ink and black embossing powder and use your heat gun to emboss and then fussy cut.

Use embellishments of your choice - used here yellow cotton and scrap of muslin fabric.

Adhere the fabric and cotton along with the stamped bird on your page.

Stamp, emboss and cut out the Adventure word stamp. Place on the journal page and adhere with glue.

You have a finished page - I'm not normally one for white space but I do like this effect - hope you do too and have enjoyed the process!!

Hope you enjoy the last few days of the month!

I will be back next month with more stamping inspiration!

Sharon :)

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For the Birds Artist Trading Coins

Making these Artist Trading Coins is addicting!  

They're a perfect way to practice your stamping skills, to try out a new embossing powder or to just have fun and play! 

As a bird owner I love all things birdie!  So these bird coins were a must!

Blank Page Muse Supplies

BPM Art Journaling 2 Stamp Set 

BPM Birds & Clocks Stamp Set 

Seth Apter Deep Sea Embossing Powder

Seth Apter Ancient Amber Embossing Powder

Other Supplies

2 1/2 inch circle punch

Mixed Media Paper

Glimmer Mists

Embossing Ink

Brown Archival Ink

Punch coins using circle punch.

Stamp coin backgrounds with BPM Art Journaling 2 Stamp Set  with brown archival ink. .

While ink is still wet Emboss with Seth Apter Ancient Amber Embossing Powder or Seth Apter Deep Sea Embossing Powder.  

Stamp birds and emboss with  Seth Apter Ancient Amber Embossing Powder or Seth Apter Deep Sea Embossing Powder.  

Mist coins as desired to finish.

Let dry and your coins are all ready for trading!

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