Girlfriends Art Journal-Summer

Hello! I apologize for a very late post as we are closing up this month's summer theme here in the blog. Believe me when I say that when this post was written it was very hot. 

Welcome back to the BPM blog. It is definitely summer as it is very hot here in the Midwest US. And since it is summer, the Blank Page Muse DT is creating projects related to summer for the month of August. Summer is a season when friends get together. My double paged art journal is all about this.

The stamp I used on this layout is the Blank Page Muse Just Us Girls Line Figure Art Rubber Stamp Sheet. This stamp set, when purchased, comes as a single sheet with all the images on it. I cut the images apart leaving a small border around it. This helps approximate the area needed to stamp the image avoiding the use of a stamp positioner. Of course, you can use a stamp positioner if you prefer to.

I adhered the stamp on a stamping block using a washable glue. The washable glue provides the right amount of tackiness to keep the rubber stamp stucked to the stamping block. Since it is washable, it comes off very easy by just wiping the glue off with a damp rag.

I stamped the images on my re-purposed planner. Despite using a dye ink in stamping the images and heat setting this to dry the ink, I still had some smearing on some parts of the images. I tried to cover this up with the coloring. 

I colored the images with Prismacolor color pencils. I used metallic pens on some parts of the images. 

To fill the background, I used the Blank Page Muse Blocks Pattern Stencil. I layed the stencil on the double paged art journal. I covered the stamped images with scrap paper to protect it from being inked.

I scribbled Tim Holtz Distress crayons on the openings of the stencils, alternating the colors. I used a waterbrush to spread the color. Initially, I used the stencil to create a perfect block shape but I realized that I was mixing the colors. I resorted to free painting the blob of crayon with the waterbrush to create it into a block shape.

I continued doing this until most of the double spread is covered with color blocks.

I stamped the word girlfriends all over the page, sometimes using the second generation ink for some variation.

I hope you like today's project. 

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Maria Giselle B.

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A Winged Just Us Girls Stamp ~ WINGS Art Journal Page

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. Today's post is my second entry to my art journal. If you are curious on my first entry, please check the post, Repurposing An Old Planner-Sunflower Beatiful Botanicals. 

I used the following products from Blank Page Muse:

• Just Us Girls Line Figure Art Rubber Sheet
  
• Long Fairy Butterfly Wings Fantasy Art Rubber Stamp
  

I positioned the girl stamp set on my repurposed planner. I applied adhesive to the back of the rubber stamp using a washable adhesive glue stick. I picked the stamp with a stamp positioner. The one I used is by Fiskars. I inked the stamp and positoned the stamp positioner with the stamp over the page. I pressed the stamp positioner to the page to transfer the image to the page planner.

I restamped the image on a sticky note and fussy cut it to create a mask. If I am going to redo this step, I will use a masking paper instead of a sticky note. The masking paper is thinner than the sticky note. With the thin masking paper, the intricate wing image where it meets the girl image will all be transferred to the page planner.

To stamp the wings, I used a different stamp positioner, the Stamp-a-ma-jig, as seen in the previous photo. I stamped the wings on a transparent sheet first to give me an idea where I want the wings to be stamped. After which, I adhered the wings rubber stamp to an acrylic block using a washable glue stick. Without removing the stamp positioner, I removed the transparent film, butted the acrylic block to the stamp positioner, and stamped the image to the page planner.

I used au unused white board eraser to apply extra and equal pressure to the inked rubber stamp. This just ensures the inked image will transfer to the page planner. The white board eraser is the same as the stamp press that you can buy in the market. Just less fancy.

I inverted the wings by mistake when I stamped it, but I like it this way. It reminded me of the models in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. 

I colored the image with Copic markers. If you notice the red plastic, this is a used plastic binder divider which I placed on the back of the sheet I am coloring. This prevents transferring ink from the page I am coloring to the next page since I am not sure how much ink the page sheet can hold.

True enough, the paper does not hold a lot of ink. You will notice some ink bleeding on the girl image's left arm. I used the Copic 0 to push the dark brown ink back to the girl's brown shirt. Next time, I will let the ink dry before coloring with another color group.

I colored the wings with a clear shimmer pen. It is hard to appreciate this in the above photo but you can see the shimmer in the last photo. I added accents to the wings using gel pens.

After I wrote my quote using an acrylic marker, I shaded the blank areas with a brown dye ink. I was also trying to cover up the ink boo-boo I made near the right leg of the girl. 

Above is a close up view of the winged girl. I hope you like today's art journal entry. 

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Maria Giselle B.

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Memento Mori

Hello, it's Monique here on the blog, showing you a tag.

For this tag I tried to make a clean an simple look, but it is hard for me to know when to stop adding more. So it might be a bit too much to be a real clean and simple tag, but I did like the result. The use of the words Memento Mori on the edge was something that really finished the tag for me. Of course the words and the skulls are a perfect match.

Supply list:

Blank Page Muse Stamp sets used:

Art Journalling SC 0021 by Terri Sproul

Stitches Word Art Stitches Memento by Stephanie Eaton

Dri bonez Skulls & Bones Borders by Rick St.dennis RSD SCRD 003

Watercolor paper

Archival ink in Jet Black and Dusty Concord

Distress inks in Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans, Black Soot, Dusty Concord

Masking paper

Spray bottle with water

Intense Pencil in purple

Fan Brush

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Guest Designer Samantha with Dandelion Wishes! Stamping and Watercolor Tips & Tricks!

Hello, hello! Samantha Ziegenfuss here. I'm so happy to be back on the blog sharing another tutorial with you today.

I have many favorite stamps Blank Page Muse stamps and one of them is the Dandelion Wishes with Butterflies set by Terri Sproul. I love it for both its beauty and versatility; I've used it to create everything from sympathy cards to gift tags. 

Today I'm using it along with a new passion of mine, watercolor painting, to create a clean and simple card set that is very easy to make. This would be a wonderful gift for any occasion; Mother's Day, a birthday, graduation, etc.

Let me show you!

To begin you will need the following:

The dandelion images, make a wish, and may all your weeds be wildflowers sentiments from the Dandelion Wishes with Butterflies Art Rubber Stamp Sheet by Terri Sproul

https://blankpagemuse.com/dandelion-wishes-with-butterflies-art-rubber-stamp-sheet-by-terri-sproul/

The You Are My Sunshine Sentiment Art Rubber Stamp

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The Thanks sentiment from the Fall Rubber Stamp Sheet by Pam Bray

https://blankpagemuse.com/fall-rubber-stamp-sheet-set-by-pam-bray-designs/

Four 4-bar cards (finished size is 3.5" x 5")

Four pieces of watercolor paper cut to 3.25" x 4.75" (I used 140lb cold pressed)

Four pieces of colored cardstock for matting cut to 3 3/8" x 4 7/8"

Waterproof ink (I used Versafine in Onyx Black)

Watercolor paints (I used a palette but you can use any kind; tubes, brush pens, Distress Inks, etc)

A watercolor paintbrush (I used a number 6 round)

First stamp your dandelions and sentiments to your watercolor paper. 

Here's a trick for lining up your sentiments as it can be a little tricky to get rubber stamps 100% straight.

What you can do is take a piece of acetate (In this photo I'm actually just using some plastic packaging from a box),lay it over your project, and stamp onto it. 

This will help you to determine if your stamp needs to be adjusted at all.

The ink can be cleaned from the acetate with water.

Now for the best part! 

Take your stamped watercolor panels and paint them by adding one color at a time. I did wet to dry; this is where you take wet paint and brush it onto dry paper.

When your first color is dry add a second. When the second is dry add a third and so on until you've achieved the look you want.

While you wait for your paper to dry adhere your colored cardstock to your cards. 

Once dry add your watercolor panels to your matted card bases and add a few sequins to each if you'd like.

That's all. 

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my tutorial. I hope you have the best day. 

Until next time,

Samantha

Guest Designer, Samantha! CAS Card in blues with Curls & Flourishes!

Hello, hello! Samantha Ziegenfuss here.

I'm thrilled to be back on the blog as a guest designer today!

I've been drifting over to the more clean and simple side of crafting lately and that is what inspired this card.

To begin you will mask off an inch and a half along both the top and bottom of an A2 sized card panel. Go in with your inks and do a simple blend using the lightest color in the center and darker colors as you move toward the edges.

Use the Fancy Curls and Flowers Flourish Art Rubber Stamp by Terri Sproul and black ink to stamp across the ink blended panel. Rotate and shift the stamp each time you stamp it to ensure you get a varied appearance.

Press a clear embossing ink pad over your stamped and ink blended area and heat set it with clear embossing powder. This adds a cool look of shine and dimension.

After you cut the strip out layer it onto a piece of wood grain patterned paper and adhere it to the front of a white A2 sized card base.

Next use the Everything is Going to Be Alright Word Phrase Rubber Stamp and, with black pigment ink, stamp it below the colorful strip and to the left. Heat set it with clear embossing powder.

To tie everything together add a few flat backed pearls.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by the blog and check out my card. Make sure you're subscribed so you won't miss any of the amazing Blank Page Muse posts.

Until next time,

Samantha Ziegenfuss

Stamps used:

Fancy Curls & Flourish

Everything is going to be alright Sentiment

Thanks so much Samantha! We really love this clean and gorgeous card!

Thank you dear crafter for stopping by and reading about this beautiful card by Samantha. We do hope you are inspired and will come back to play in our creative challenge!

Dandelion Gift Bag & Tag

     Hello, everyone!  Samantha here. I love using gift bags to give gifts because I'm not the best at wrapping them. One of the things I've recently begun doing is buying plain gift bags and decorating them myself. That way I don't have to worry about not having the right themed bag for whatever the occasion might be.

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     For this simple project you will need:

• A Kraft paper gift bag
• A Kraft paper tag
• Twine or ribbon
• Versamark Watermark ink
• White embossing powder
• One of the dandelions, dandelion seeds, and the 'make a wish' stamps from the Dandelion Wishes with Butterflies Art Rubber Stamp Sheet by Terri Sproul

     After applying a generous amount of anti static powder stamp the dandelion stamp to the gift bag and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Repeat on the other side.

     Dust on your anti-static powder and use Versamark Watermark ink to stamp the dandelion seeds and the 'make a wish' images to your tag. Emboss with white embossing powder.

   If you have any stray flecks of embossing powder use a white gel pen to add small dots all over, thus disguising those imperfections and making them appear intentional.
     Use a bit of ribbon or twine to tie the tag to the handle of the gift bag. That's it! Simple but very pretty.  I think that this design would be perfect for a birthday, baby shower, graduation, or many other gift giving occasions.
 

     Be sure to tag Blank Page Muse on social media when you try this idea so that we can see what you come up with!
     Until next time,
     Samantha

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