Mini Stamps Big Impact

Hi Chris here today sharing this cute Easter tag using the mini stamp from the Anime Fairies 2 Stamp set.  

Supplies needed to create this tag:

Manilla Tag

Sin City Stencil Template #20

Tim Holtz Distress Inks -Old Paper, Walnut Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Markers- Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Pickled Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Stormy Sky

Embossing Folder-Darice

Sizzix Die- bunny

Vellum

Staz-on Ink

Copic Markers - B24, Y15, YR04, R04, V06

Scenic Route Stickers

Ribbon

Liquid Pearls

I started by inking over the Stencil #20 template using the Old Paper Distress ink.

I then embossed the tag with my embossing folder. A little hint, I partially cut along the fold of the embossing folder just enough to allow the tag to slip through the embossing folder.

 Here is the result.

I then stamped some mini flowers on the embossed image using the mini flower stamp from the Anime Fairies 2 collection.  I used the Distress markers to color directly on the stamps .  I stamped the flowers in multiple colors.  I added Liquid Pearls to the center of each flower. 

I then stamped the mini butterfly from this set onto vellum with Staz-on and then colored the back sid of the image with Copic markers. After fussy cutting the butterflies I attached them to the tag. 

I trimmed off the bottom of the tag that was not embossed.  I die cut out the bunny and inked edges of the bunny with Walnut Distress Ink and added the bunny to the bottom of the tag.

I added some ribbon and Baker's twine and matted the tag on card stock to finish off the tag.

 I had so much fun creating this tag I decided to use the same techniques and stamps to create this card.

I sprayed Glimmer Mist all over the tag.  After embossing the tag I "painted" the vines and flowers with distress ink and my water brush.  The butterflies were stamped on cardstock and then punched out with the Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  I  layered the flowers from Petaloo with Fabri-Tac from Beacon Adhesives and added microbeads to the centers of the flowers using Gem Tac from Beacon Adhesives. I hope you are inspired to create some project using mini stamps.

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Vellum Shaker Card

Hello, hello! Samantha here with another great Blank Page Muse project to share with you.

I love shaker cards. They are one of my most favorite types of cards to make.

Sending them can be a bit costly, though, due to their typically bulky construction. Enter the vellum shaker card. Low profile, more affordable to mail, and the vellum adds an almost ethereal touch.

Be sure to use code BPMDtSamantha2019 at checkout to save 15% off your order! 

For this card you will need:

• Flower stamps from the Flowers and Bird Sketches Art Rubber Stamp Sheet 
• The Happy Birthday Phrase Rubber Stamp
• Black A2 sized card base
• Kraft cardstock trimmed to 5.25" x 4" (trim 1/16" off of one of the short sides and off of one of the long sides)
• Vellum cut to 6.25" x 5"
• Sticky Embossing ink pad
• White embossing powder
• Versafine ink in Onyx Black
• Clear embossing powder
• .25" wide double sided adhesive
• Scoring board
• Scoring tool
• Colored pencils
• Sequins

To begin you will stamp your flowers all across the kraft cardstock panel with a sticky embossing ink pad and heat set using white embossing powder.

Color your stamped images with colored pencils. I opted to leave the leaves and stems uncolored. I absolutely adore the look of colored pencils on kraft cardstock.

Score your vellum at .5" on all four sides and then apply your .25" wide double sided adhesive to the insides of your score lines.

Miter all four corners. In the image above I've shaded in the area on one corner to demonstrate what you should cut out. Mitering the corners will help the vellum lay a bit flatter.

Stamp and heat emboss the Happy Birthday sentiment to the front of the vellum.

Adhere your vellum to the back of the kraft panel on three sides, making sure you leave the adhesive attached to the top flap. You need this part open for sequins.

Add sequins! Be careful not to add too many; after all the point of a vellum shaker card is to have a low profile.

Adhere the top flap to the back of the kraft panel and attach to your black card base.

Easy peasy! I love how soft those beautiful flowers look behind the vellum.
Don't forget to save this card to your favorite Pinterest board. We'd love to see what you come up with using your Blank Page Muse stamps!

Until next time,
Samantha

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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:

• Fall Bare Tree Background Art Rubber Stamp
• Season's Greetings Word Phrase Rubber Stamp

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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Twas the Night Before Christmas

Hi Chris here and I am sharing this Christmas Eve layout I created using Sin City Stamps! To get started I used the following supplies:

Sin City Stamps: Winter Wonderland - sleigh, small snowflake
                          Peg Round Christmas
                          Tiny Numbers for ATC 
Vellum
Patterned paper-Crate Paper
Cardstock
Ink- Staz-on, Ranger Archival (Jet Black, Red Geranium)
Tim Holtz Distress Markers-Ripe Persimmon, Squeezed lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Pine Needles, Iced Spruce, Festive Berries, Ground Espresso
Spectrum Noir Markers- TN3, TN5, DR3, PP5, CT3, TB3, JG1

I started out by first stamping the sleigh from Winter Wonderland onto vellum with Staz-on Ink.

I then fussy cut out my stamped image.

I then turned my image onto the back side and began coloring the image with my Spectrum Noir markers, I used TN3 and TN5 on the reindeer, and then  DR3 on Santa. I then used PP5, CT3, TB3, and JG1 to color the toys. Here is the result.

I then took the large candle banner from Peg Round Christmas.  This is a huge stamp, I angeled the stamp on my block for a better fit. 

After stamping my image I colored my image with the Distress Markers.

I then hand wrote my title

I then started on my layout by matting my background papers onto cardstock.  I choose bold papers to match the kids jammies. I then added a large red block to the background.

I then added a large circle cut from patterened paper.

 I then decided to add some small snowflakes to the red block for visual interest.

I then added my photos and then added the stamped sleigh at the top of my photos and the stamped title to the bottom of my layout.  I stamped the year on the bottom of the red block. 

 I hope you enjoyed this layout!.

Thinking of You Card

HI Chris here sharing this quick and easy card for those times when you need a just a simple beautiful card!

Supplies;
Sin City Stamps: Love of Butterflies 
Vellum
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits: Celebrate
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper
Copic Markers:  LEAVES-YG67, YG63; FLOWER #1 YR04; DAISIES Y15; GRASS G28
Spectrum Noir Markers: FLOWER #1 & DAISIES EB7; BACKGROUND IB1
Pearls
StazOn Ink

To create this card I started by stamping the large butterfly onto vellum using my StazOn ink.

 I then turned my vellum piece over so that I was coloring on the back of the piece, coloring the stems and flowers.

 I colored the background with a light blue. See how pretty and muted the image looks when you turn back to the right side.

 I then matted my stamped image on patterned paper, added some pearl embellishments and then added my sentiment.

Winged Bodice Card

Hi Chris here sharing this card using Sin City Stamps Anime Faireis #2 and Vintage Fashion Stamp sets.

Supplies used:
Sin City Stamps:  Sin City Stamps Anime Faireis #2, Vintage Fashion
Cardstock: Kraft, White, Core'dinations Kraft Core
Embossing Folder: Tim Holtz
Bodice Template: Stampington.com
Ink: Tim Holtz Distess Ink (fired Brick), Staz-on
Adhesives: ATG, Quickie Glue Pen
Glitter: Wow
Punch: Kreaxions/Just Imagine #920
Other: Sequin ribbon, gem, Vellum

To create this card's background,  I started with Core'dinations Kraft core card stock and used a Tim Holtz Embossing folder.  I sanded the background piece to bring out the Kraft Core.  I added a punched border using one of my Kreaxion punches (# 920).

I then traced a bodice template from Stampington.com.  Sin City has lots of bodice stamps that would look great on this card.  I then stamped multiple partial images of the umbrella from the Vintage Fashion Set.

I then cut out the images and added to the bodice for a lace ruffly look.

 I then added some sequin ribbon to the center of the dress for a belt.  I added a red gemstone to the center of the ribbon.

 To create the wings I stamped the wings from the Anime Fairies 2 onto vellum with Staz-on and then fussy cut out the wings.  I used my Quickie Glue Pen to add glue to parts of the wings and then added red glitter and then I attached the bodice to the card.