Glitter Wings and Golden Moments: A Dragonfly's Dazzling Tale

 

Glitter Wings and Golden Moments: 

A Dragonfly's Dazzling Tale

Good day, fellow crafters. It's Tamara once again, with a new post where I will be showcasing my latest card created using  Blank Page Muse products!

Dragonflies, those shimmering jewels of the insect world, have captivated our imaginations for millennia with their rainbow-hued wings and aerial acrobatics. These living time capsules, having graced our planet for over 300 million years, embody nature's enduring sense of wonder and magic. Picture yourself seeing the world through their compound eyes, with up to 30,000 lenses offering an almost 360-degree view, or imagine the freedom of moving in six directions at will. Such extraordinary abilities remind us to seek fresh perspectives in our own lives, to approach challenges from new angles. Despite their ancient lineage, adult dragonflies live but a few fleeting weeks - a poignant reminder to cherish every moment and find beauty in the everyday. As you watch a dragonfly dance over a sun-dappled pond, let it transport you back to the wide-eyed wonder of childhood. Allow its iridescent presence to rekindle your curiosity about the world, urging you to explore, to question, to marvel at the ordinary miracles that surround us daily. In our often-frantic pursuit of goals, the dragonfly's graceful flight is a gentle reminder that life's true richness lies not just in destinations reached, but in the wonder-filled journey along the way. So the next time you glimpse a dragonfly, pause for a moment. Let its ephemeral beauty inspire you to embrace each day with awe, for in maintaining our sense of wonder, we unlock the deepest joys of living.

To create this project, you will need the following:

• Sunflower & Dragonflies stencil from Blank Page Muse
• Light Blue cardstock 5" x 6" - This will be trimmed down
• White A2 Card base
• Boarder die (Taste and preferences should dictate selection, I used a stitched one)
• Liquid glue
• Iridescent Super Fine glitter - Blue 
• Paper Trimmer
• Die cutting machine
• Stamping platform (I use a Misiti)
• Gold embossing powder
• Heat tool
• Embossing ink (VersaMark or similar)
• ink blending brush 
• Sentiment of choice (I used LDRS Tutu's and Tiara's)
• Flat-back pearls
• Static powder 

Process

• Using your stamping tool (Misti) secure the light blue cardstock into position
• Using the dragonflies on the Sunflower & Dragonflies stencil, align the stencil where you want them on your blue cardstock making sure to position your sentiment in the location you want it to be so that everything fits the page.
• Secure the sentiment into place, apply static powder to cardstock, ink with watermark ink, and stamp the image
• Repeat if necessary for coverage
• Remove from the stamping platform, apply embossing powder and heat set with the heating tool.

• Secure the cardstock to your worksurface with the stencil in the location you wish apply a dragonfly.  I find that my magnetic board and my glass mat magnets work well for this step.
• Use the watermark ink and the inkbrush to apply the embossing ink to the cardstock through the stencil.
• Remove the stencil, and apply the glitter to the stenciled image
• Knock off the excess glitter, use the heat tool to assist in drying the ink.  This allows you to reposition the stencil without smearing your image.
• Repeat for as many of the dragonflies you wish to include on the card. I found four to work out perfectly.

• Use the border die of your choice to trim the panel to its final size.  I used a combination of the paper trimmer and the dies pictured to get the final size I was happy with for the final product. In this case the final size was 5.25" x 4"
• Using liquid glue, adhere the background panel to the white A2 card base.
• Add some flatback pearls for added dimension using liquid glue.

This project was super simple but makes a beautiful card. I hope you will give the techniques shown here a try.  Happy crafting.

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Joseph's Coat Technique Card

Hello, Blank Page Muse family! I'm Lori and I love stencils! They are so versatile! You can ink blend, use paste and gels, you can dry emboss with a die cutting machine. Also, you can do what I did today: I used clear embossing ink through my stencil to create a Joseph's Coat Technique. 

This technique involves trapping ink color under clear heat embossing then adding a dark ink all over. What your left with is a colorful design in high contrast to the background. Let me walk you through the process!

First, I took the new Fantasy Flourish stencil and placed it on top of a white piece of cardstock. You can tape everything down to your work surface to keep the stencil and cardstock in place. I used a grip mat.

I applied Distress Inks diagonally in a rainbow pattern. Then, I applied clear embossing ink on top of the Distress Ink.

This is the panel after I clear heat embossed. You could stop here, add a sentiment, attach to a card base and be done. But now, it's time for the magic!

Here is the panel after I applied dark navy ink to the entire panel. The embossed area resists the ink. Just wipe the ink off of your design and you have a dramatic panel, very different from the white background! Traditionally, you do this with black, but I chose dark navy. You can do this technique with any dark ink.

Finished card. I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5 1/4", matted it with a yellow piece of cardstock, added a die-cut sentiment from my stash, and adhered it to a card base.

Stained Glass Flowers

 Hi there, crafting friends!

It’s design team member Walter back on the blog with you today.  You know the old adage "April showers bring May flowers"?  Well, it's certainly true in regards to this card design.  I wanted to capture that in my first project for the month and my thoughts immediately turned to the gorgeous Stained Glass rubber stamps from I Brake for Stamps.  I decided on using stamp #4 as the focal point and the Wild Berries rubber stamp from Blank Page Muse as the background.  I really like the way that they look together!

Here's what I used to create it:

• Stained Glass Flowers #4
• Wild Berries Background Coloring Art Rubber Stamp
• Special Day CLEAR Sentiments Flowers Stamp Set (sentiment)

 Here's how I made it:

• Embossed Stained Glass Flowers onto vellum with black embossing powder; colored the image with alcohol markers; adhered a piece of acetate over it.
  
• Embossed the Wild Berries background stamp onto black card stock with silver embossing powder; colored in the berries with Brutus Monroe Creamy Blue Aqua Pigment.
• Used a circle nesting die to cut a whole in the center of the embossed berry panel; adhered the stained glass panel behind the berry panel with double sided foam tape.
• Adhered the panel to the card base with double sided foam tape.
• Stamped sentiment onto piece of scrap gray card stock, glued it down to a slightly larger scrap of black card stock, and adhered it to the card base with double sided foam tape.

 

The black embossed lines, combined with the effect of the alcohol ink on the vellum and the shine of the acetate, truly mimics the look of a stained glass window.  I love it!  And it's a lot of fun to create.

You may read more about my creative process on my blog.

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Stamping on Wood - Timeless Romance Classic 2/20/2024

Hey, friends!

I’m back on the Blank Page Muse blog today with a unique, fun project.  I knew the minute that I saw the Romance Classic stamps that I wanted to make a card that was a vintage looking book with wooden pages.  These images lend themselves so well to a vintage wood burned look when stamping with a dark brown ink on wood.  There is plenty of space on the inside of the front and back covers to write a message to the recipient.

 

 

Here's what I used to make it:

• Romance Classic Couples Line Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set SC92
• Birds & Clocks Rubber Stamp Set for the embossed clock on the cover
• LOVE word art rubber stamp SC88-08
• Timeless with Floral Spray Word Art Rubber Stamp 
• Everlasting Fancy E Art Word Rubber Stamp
• World Map Global View with Compass Art Rubber Stamp 
• Brutus Monroe Gilded Embossing Powder
• Various Tim Holtz Distress Ink Sprays
• Tim Holtz Walnut Staun and Tea zdue Distress Inks
• Wooden rectangle plates

Here’s a closeup view of a page:

This was a really fun, outside the box project for me.  What do you think of it?  Let me know in the comments!  You may read more about this project on my blog.

 

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How to Create a Quick and Easy Elegant Card and tag Combo for the Holidays

 Greetings today I am excited to share this quick and easy card and tag combo I created.  This Card and Tag combo are elegant,  easy to create and would be super easy to mass create for your holiday season.

 

To recreate this card you will need 

Blank Page Muse Penguins on Ice Winter Holiday Rubber Stamp Sheet  

I Brake for Stamps Florals Sheet Flowers for you Bouquet Happy Birthday Thank you

Start by stamping your "Merry Christmas:" greeting from Blank Page Muse Penguins on Ice Winter Holiday Rubber Stamp Sheet  with red ink onto your stamping paper. 

Mask off greeting.  Stamp your flower line images from I Brake for Stamps Florals Sheet Flowers for you Bouquet Happy Birthday Thank you over the masked greeting using gold ink. I used the large and the medium sized outline flower. 

Continue stamping to fill your background.  Trim stamped image and matte onto a red card stock base. 

Red the same technique to create your tag adding a gold cord bow to finish off your tag. 

I hope you are inspired to get creative with your stamps and papers from Blank Page Muse and I Brake For Stamps.  Don't forget to use my discount code BPMChris. 

 

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Butterfly Dreamer

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here using some amazing stamps and papers from Blank Page Muse and I Brake for Stamps.

Stamps:  Butterfly Dreams, Special Day Sentiments

Stamp and emboss the image on white cardstock and color with Copic Markers.

Die cut image and color with distress inks.

The full tutorial can be found on my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Feel like having a "Purple" day?

 Hi Stamping Fans!

Hope you are enjoying the DT inspiration here at the blog this month - I'm loving the new year and my resolution to make time for stamping and crafting - so far so good! Hope you are all getting lots of creativity time as well!

Today I have some "purple" themed altered index cards to share using lots of different products available in the BPM Store - I love when you can combine a range of products!

I love working to a colour theme as well and using some fun quirky collage images with stamps, stencils, paint & ink!

Stamps and Stencils used:

Flower and Bird Sketches Stamp Set

Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls Marigold Flowers Sacred Heart Stamp Set designed by Donna Gray

Dream Big Stencil designed by Magda Polakow

Feather Stencil designed by Donna Gray

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Nevermore said Poe!

 Hi Stamping Fans!

Well it's October - such a fun month to be creating with spooky images!

Today I am sharing some bright "Poe" inspired tags - I wanted to use bright colours so I grabbed my Purple and Green Distress Inks and started stamping! 

You can see details over at my blog CLICK HERE!

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Poe designed by Rick St Dennis

Dribonez set designed by Rick St Dennis

Nevermore Word Art

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Unicorns & Whimsy!

 Hi Again BPM Fans!

More Whimsical inspiration for you to finish off our month of Whimsy!

Just love the "Unicorn Wishes" stamp set designed by Donna Gray!

Unicorns have a magical whimsical feel and they are the perfect choice of stamps to finish off this whimsical month here at the BPM Blog!

Don't forget that you can also grab stencils at the store - perfect for all your creations - I've used "Slimline Stars" designed by Pam Bray.

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Moments spent with... my Blank Page Muse Stamps!

 

Happy Friday! Today I have an art journal page to share. This is by far one of my favorite pages I have done. From the techniques and colors to the inspiration behind it.. a special evening filled with wonderful moments with a special person. This page was so much fun to make and I used one of my all time favorite Blank Page Muse stamps: Handwritten Note Art. I also used my new set, Medallions Ornate Patterns & Flowers by Michelle Frae Cummings. As soon as I saw this set, I knew I had to have it! ...and it did not disappoint. It was an absolute blast creating with it. 

If you jump over to my blog HERE, you can see all the steps and techniques used to create this art journal page. Below is a photo of the supplies I used in all their inky & stamping glory! 

Until next time... Happy Creating! 

Christine 

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A little hope and stamping fun! - A Whimsical Tag

 Hello and Happy Friday! ...and happy long weekend for some. I do hope that you have plans to spend a little time with your favorite Blank Page Muse stamps creating this weekend. Today I have a mixed media tag to share. It combines different mediums and techniques and playing to see where it led, even at times during this tag I was unhappy with an outcome, I kept on and it turned into a project I am very happy with... 

To see the step out of the tag, click HERE to go to my blog. There you will find the steps and techniques used. 

The stamps used were the Wintery Tree from the Starbright Gnome Wintery Tree Let your light shine stamp set by Pam Bray. I love this tree and how versatile it is. You can use it to create a Winter Wonderland project or a spooky Halloween Project. ...or a whimsical tag.

The second stamp I used was the Flower Shape with Silhouettes and Music. 

A little embossing here, two toned stamping there and and my little tag came together quite nicely. The quote is only fitting since I did, at one point, think, "oh no! it is a lost cause."  ...but creative hope told me to keeping trying! 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and until next time... Happy Creating! 

Christine

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Believe: A Sparkly Layout

 Good Morning! Today I have a layout out to share with you using stenciling, embossing, and lots of stamping! Christmas has come and gone, but, if you're like me, you have many photos ready to be scrapbooked! So, are you ready!? Let's get inky! 

Start with a solid color cardstock and your accent paper. Here you see some of the fabulous paper from Pam Bray's Watercolor Line. Using an edge distresser, distress the edges of the pattern paper. Now put aside and get those inks out! 

Using the Star Slimline Stencil and Distress Ink, stencil the stars on the on your card stock. Then outline them using a fine black marker, ZIG is my go to. 

Now for a little splatter fun! Choosing spray inks in blues, greens, yellows, and red, splatter droplets onto your layout. To do this, screw off the spray nozzle and gently tap over your layout. This technique allows you a little more control over where your spray inks go. 

Using the tree from the stamp set Starbright Gnome Wintery Tree and a little embossing powder, create the tree accent at the bottom of your layout. Embossing never gets old, it is like magic every time! You can use whatever embossing color you have on hand, or if you have little empty containers, you can mix up your own color, like you see below. 

Next, grab the stamp set Classic Christmas Art and black embossing powder. Using the Poinsettia, stamp in Versamark on the scrap pattern paper and emboss with the black embossing powder. Using embossing powder made for fine detail works the best. 

Using the Pine Leave Branch from the Classic Christmas Art , stamp a grouping of Pine Leaves in the top corner of your layout. You can and some sparkle accent with a variety of glitter pens. Fussy cut your embossed Poinsettia, and using a pop dot, adhere to the layout. 

Stamp another Poinsettia on white cardstock and color. You can see here, where I colored Poinsettias with Copics recently. Using kraft cardstock, create the mat for your photos. Then start piecing your layout together. Add the pattern paper from the first step. Using pop dots, added your mat with your photos, and then using another pop dot, add the gorgeous Poinsettia you colored! 

Using kraft cardstock, write out your title, "Believe" and fussy cut. Draw a heart, and finish your title. Fussy cut it out and, once again, use pop dots to add to your layout. For the journaling above the photos, grab a piece of coordinating paper from your scrap bin, cut down to size, add a little ink to the edges and your journaling and you now have a beautiful layout! 

I hope your New Year has started off with blessings and joy and when times get tough, remember, always have hope and believe beyond what you can see. ...and always know that you can find your peace when you sit down and take a moment, or a day, and spend it creating. Below are several places you can go to look for inspiration. Also, make sure you are a member of the Blank Page Muse Fan Page on Facebook so you can connect with crafter's all over, be inspired, and make new friends. 

Until next time.... Happy Creating! 

Christine

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