"Classic" Father's Day Card

Greetings!  Chris here and it's my turn to share this card I created for Blank Page Muse Stamps! For this card I paired the Seth Aptor Embossing Powders with the BPM Classic Spark Stamp Set.

Supplies used:

Seth Aptor Baked Texture Embossing Powder - Chunky Rust

BPM Classic Spark Stamp Set 

Card Base

Versamark Embossing Ink

Cardstock - Black, Kraft

Jute Twine

Black Embossing Powder

Sticker letters

Start by stamping car from BPM Classic Spark Stamp Set onto Kraft card stock with Embossing Ink.  Repeat stamping image to fill background. 

Add Seth Aptor Baked Texture Embossing Powder - Chunky Rust to images.  I love how thick and chunky this embossing powder is! Just look at all the colors in there!

Tap off excess embossing powder. Heat emboss. You can see all the colors in the examples below! 
It really looks like rust!

Mat onto black card stock and add to card base.

Create banner greeting by stamping "A Real Classic" with embossing powder onto Kraft card stock.

Emboss with black embossing powder.

Mat onto black card stock and wrap banner with jute twine and attach to card.

Finish card by adding DAD letter stickers.

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Come checkout the Blank Page Muse Creative Challenge. This month's theme is to use "Embossing."  Create a new project following the theme and add it via the Inlinkz linky tool. There will be a random drawing prize for a Blank Page Muse Gift Certificate. You can find all the guidelines HERE.

Baby Animals....

Hi Blank Page Muse Fans!

Are you enjoying this month's "embossing" theme?

So many fabulous projects from the DT to inspire you to get creating and join our monthly challenge!

Today I am sharing some "dry embossed" cards using tamps from the super cute "Baby Animals" sets available at the Blank Page Muse Store!

Supplies:

Blank Page Muse Stamp Sets: Baby Animals 1 & Baby Animals 2

Blank Page Muse Stamp: Happy Birthday - several available in store - (used here from the Steampunk Circus Set)

Embossing Folders

Watercolour Paper

Brushos Pigment Powders or similar

Base cards

Scrap white card for stamping
Scraps of muslin cloth

Tools: embossing machine, water spritzer, scissors, paper trimmer, edge distresser

General supplies: glue, double sided tape, mounting tape, colouring mediums (Copics used here), black ink pad

Instructions:

Start by gathering your items for embossing so the embossed pages have time to dry whilst you are stamping and colouring.

Open your embossing folder and sprinkle several colours of Brushos on the front flap.

Spritz with water. Don't you just love the effect??!!

Place your watercolour paper onto the spritzed side and close the folder ready for winding through your embossing machine.

You will get a lovely result from embossing with the water and ink through the machine. Depending on how much water you spritzed you will probably be able to achieve another embossing or if you think you need to add a little more colour sprinkle some more Brusho over the folder and emboss again. A great way to emboss scraps of paper for small projects like ATC's etc. You can use tags as well for a great background effect.

Below are a few different designs. You can get some really interesting colour combos if you refrain from cleaning the folder in between colour changes! Once dry you can then cut these pieces to size for your creation.

Now to stamp the cuties from the Baby Animal Sets using your favourite black ink pad. I have used stamps from both sets for my cards. Great for cards for new borns and kids! and you will notice I've used the "Koala" seeing as I am an "Aussie" - perfect LOL!

Colour the stamped images with your favourite colouring medium in co-ordinating colours. I have used Copic Markers to colour these little babies. Then fussy cut your stamped images ready to use on your cards.

Using the Black Ink stamp the "Happy Birthday" (or sentiment of your choice) onto white card and cut out.

Now to assemble all of the elements to complete the cards! Trim the dry embossed card to slightly smaller than your card front and distress the edges.

Edge the "Happy Birthday" sentiments with co-ordinating coloured markers.

Use double sided tape or glue to attach the embossed card to your card front along with a scrap of muslin cloth. Add tape to the sentiment. Add mounting tape pieces to your Baby Animal. Arrange and adhere to the card front.



Just love how these turned out!!

Hope you have enjoyed my post today! Make sure you have some fun embossing and join this month's challenge!

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Happy stamping with "Blank Page Muse"!!!

~Sharon

The Coffee Lovers Craft Storage Solution

Hello All

Do you have a pen collecting problem but also really love coffee?

Well I have a solution for you.

Turn that coffee tin into storage for your huge pen collection!!

So crack out that coffee tin because now you have an excuse to empty it.

Products used

One empty coffee tin

Seth Apter Ancient Amber Embossing Powder

Pam Bray's Art Journal Mixed Media Set

Pam Bray's Flamingo Set

White Card Stock

Clear Ebossing Ink

Lace

Paper String

Strong Adhesive

White paint

Watercolours

White Pen

Start off by coating the tin with two to three layers of white paint or until the print underneath is mostly covered.

Next mix PVA glue with water and paint onto the tin before adding the decoupage paper. Paint the glue both on the tin and over the paper to keep it all smooth.

Once dry take some wide washi tape and glue it along the centre of the tin.

Take a piece of plain card and stamp out enough flowers  to cover the top and bottom of the tin.

I used watercoliour paints to colour them  in

From the front label, Cut a small piece of black cardstock. Use the flower stamp from the Art Journal Mixed  Media Stamp Set and use clear ink to stamp them onto the edges of the card. Use The Seth Apter Ancient Amber Embossing Powder over the to and apply heat to set. Use a white pen to add the a description to the front.

Glue the flower boarder around the top and bottom of the tin and add lace as well.

A few close ups of the finished project

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Steampunk Baby Doll Tag

Hey, everyone! I'm so excited to show you this tag I created using a variety of stamps, including one from my new Soulful Dolls collection (and my prop is the baby doll used for the stamp!).

Supplies:

Blank Page Muse: Baby Doll Line Art Rubber Stamp
Blank Page Muse:  I Can Go From Normal To Insane...Word Phrase Rubber Stamp
Blank Page Muse:  Old Style Key with Wings Art Rubber Stamp
Blank Page Muse:  Steampunk Definition Phrase Rubber Stamp
Blank Page Muse:  Seth Apter Chunky Rust Embossing Powder
Blank Page Muse:  Seth Apter Vintage Beeswax Embossing Powder
Black/brown distress ink
Embossing pad
Various metallic/black embossing powder
Scrap dictionary paper
Scrap steampunk-theme paper
Chipboard key/cog
Mesh
Safety pins/metal doo-dad
Screw head brads
E6000/matte gel
Rusty wire/hemp rope
Blank tag

Start by cutting your dictionary paper to fit your tag; adhere and distress with ink.

Ink up the steampunk definition stamp with your embossing pad and stamp; emboss with a metallic powder. Do the same with the key stamp. Getting some stray powder in areas is a plus if it happens! 

Ink up the baby doll stamp with your embossing pad and stamp onto a piece of steampunk-themed paper; emboss with a metallic powder and cut out.  Emboss your chipboard key with a metallic powder and distress with ink.

On the backside of a different piece of steampunk paper, draw a hat for your baby doll. Cut it out and emboss the brim with black powder.

Start laying out how you want your doll to look. Emboss your chipboard cog with Seth's Chunky Rust powder.

Rub your embossing pad on various areas of your tag and emboss with Seth's Vintage Beeswax powder.

On the back of a scrap piece of paper, stamp the normal to insane stamp and cut out. Emboss over it with Vintage Beeswax and distress with ink.

Add a strip of mesh at the bottom and poke holes in the corners for your brads.

Now start putting everything together! Glue down your baby doll with its embellishments with E6000 - I recommend it since I found a glue gun has a hard time adhering on top of the embossing. Add some wire and hemp through the hole for a hanger.

Seth's embossing powders really add a cool affect.

Such a fun tag to make with layers and textures galore! Blank Page Muse Stamps has a wide range of stamps and Seth's incredible embossing powders!

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Eclipse Card

Hi,

Today's simple project is a quick and easy eclipse card using the Ton of Flowers Stamp Set. To give a floral card an elegant look only black and white was used in this creation. As always, most designs can be used for many different occasions simply by changing out the sentiment. Feel free to choose your own sentiment.

Supplies:  Ton of Flowers Stamp Set

   

letter dies

foam tape 

black ink

white embossing powder

dew drop embellishments

Using the beautiful flower stamps from the Ton of Flowers Stamp Set create a patterned piece of paper to use as card layer large enough to fit your chosen word. This card uses two inch die cut letters so this card will need a legal size envelope to mail.

Cut the letters out of the patterned layer created. Determine where you want the word before cutting and to make sure it will fit. Attach the background layer to the card base. Using foam tape affix the die cut letters back into their negative space. The foam tape gives the eclipse element to the card. (Not sure why this is called eclipse but would love to hear why. Please leave a comment if you know.)

Embossed sentiment onto black banner and added to card along with a few dew drops. Can not get any easier then this! 

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Embossing, Any Sort of Way - Group Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to the Blog!

This month the designers have come together 

to show you their creative interpretation on this months theme:

Embossing- any sort of way.

Click on each designers name to see more of their creation!

"Owls"
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Created by Jenn DuBell

Stamps used:

Owls by Michelle Frae Cummings

Leaves by Terri Sproul

Perfect Blend

Hello Stampers,

My favorite thing to do is ink blending. I am using a stencil to create a perfect blended circle background without using any masking paper. This is a better way to get the look without all the hassle of masking paper. This one design has many applications as seen in the different sentiments stamped on the blended background.