Cozy Kitten

 Hello from Design Team member, Heidi.

I adore cats.  And this cat stamp is sooooo sweet!  When I was looking at it, I thought how cozy the kitten looks, and then I decided that the blanket needed to look cozy too.  So I employed one of my favorite techniques, paper piecing!

I had just the right patterned paper that I had hoarded kept for just the right project. 

I first stamped the cat on white cardstock and colored with Tom-bow markers.  This made it easy to do the tabby shading as I could just go over those a second time with my brown marker to make it just the right amount darker.  (Typically I don’t color a lot with water based markers but in this instance, it works very well.)

Then I layered over the cozy blanket and added my sentiment.  A very easy card!

The stamps I used can be found in the I Brake for Stamps store.

The cat is available in a set called MS110 Full Plate and also as a single stamp, if you prefer.

The sentiment is part of this set called Baubles, Doily and Words.

Thanks for visiting today!

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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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Roses & Birthdays~ Guest Designer Tracy Ware

Hello crafty friends!  Tracy here!  I hope that everyone has had a great start to the new year.  Personally, I can’t even believe that it’s January!  I’m so excited to be joining Blank Page Muse to create some design inspirations for you guys!  Today I’ll be sharing a card using the Background Roses stamp.

I started this card by stamping the Background Roses stamp in dye ink, making it marker friendly, because I knew that I wanted to add color to these beautiful roses with alcohol markers.  I’m using 110lb cardstock for this panel.

I colored the roses in a darker and lighter pink, giving them dimension.  I also colored the background space behind the roses with a soft blue.  Once I was done coloring, I trimmed my panel down to determine how large I wanted the image to be on my actual card base.

I added a black panel behind my image to make it pop.  For my sentiment, I used tiny block letters to stamp out Happy Birthday on a sentiment strip.

I ended up trimming my image panel down to 3” x 4 1/4”.  I trimmed my black layer down as well to 3 1/4” x 4 1/2” and adhered those together.

I splattered my card base, which is also 110lb cardstock, with black gouache that I thinned out with just a little bit of water.

I adhered my rose panel and black panel to my card base using foam tape for dimension.  I adhered my sentiment strip using foam tape as well.  To finish, I added these pearl embellishments to give it some shine and interest.

This card would be great done in other colors as well, such as yellow or red.  Thanks for joining me today here on the Blank Page Muse blog.  I’d love to know if you like coloring as much as I do, so leave me a comment.  I just find it very relaxing, especially on days where I’m not feeling all that creative, but I want to create.  Please visit the Blank Page Muse Instagram account for other inspirations.  You can also find me on Instagram here.  Stop by and say hello!  

Until next time, stay awesome!

Card Supplies:

Blank Page Muse Background Roses stamp

Neenah 110lb Solar White Cardstock

Black 80lb cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink

Copic markers:  R56, R83, RV11, BG000, B00

Hampton Art tiny wood alphabet stamps

Black Gouache

Studio Katia Arctic Breeze Pearls

3M Foam Tape

A Mermaid Living Her Dream

Hi Fans!

Today I am sharing a tutorial on a "Beachy" themed tag using one of the fab mermaid stamps by Rick St Dennis available in store!

Hope you are enjoying the summery theme for this month - it's nice for me to be creating something with a "warm" feel as here in Australia it's Winter and a bit coolish!!

Supplies:

Blank Page Muse Stamps: "Misty"Mermaid, Anchor, Cone Shaped Sea Shell, Coral Reef Sponge, "Texture Strip" from Background Grunge Set

Manilla tag (size for this project is 12cm x 6cm)

Black Archival Ink

Gesso

Distress Inks: Wilted Violet, Lucky Clover, Tea Dye, Old Paper

Coloured Pencils

Sticky Note Pad (to make the mermaid "mask")

Embellishments: coloured fibres, muslin cloth scrap, round silver charm

Tools: scissors, glue, sponge for inks, small paintbrush

Instructions:

To start the tag stamp "Misty" onto your tag using the Black Archival ink - position her so she is "off" the tag at the bottom and one side as shown below.

Using coloured pencils colour the stamped image. I used very basic colours and simple technique for this.

Using a small paintbrush and Gesso paint the tag background and around the image as closely as you can. (I painted 2 coats). Allow to dry.

Using the Wilted Violet and Lucky Clover Distress Inks and a sponge add ink to the gessoed background of the tag. As you can see below the violet was added directly around the stamped image and then the clover was added around that to finish covering the tag with ink. Edge the tag with the Wilted Violet ink pad.

Using a piece of sticky notepad stamp the mermaid stamp with ink and fussy cut to make a "mask" to protect the image for the next step.



Using the Tea Dye and Old Paper Distress ink pads stamp the grunge strip stamp and the shells and sea sponge stamps randomly over the background. The Distress Inks are light enough to leave just a subtle image on the background. Use the Lucky Clover Distress ink to stamp the "Anchor" in the top corner as shown below.



Your tag is now ready to add a few embellishments. Fibre to the top, muslin cloth in the bottom corner and then adhere the charm.

Hope you have enjoyed this process - really it's fairly quick and easy! It would also work with lots of the Blank Page Muse Stamps - so why not give it a go!

And remember our "Beach" themed challenge happening at The Blog - still time to enter - we would love to see what you can create!

Plus make sure you are a member of our Facebook Group for all the latest news, new releases and lots of inspiration!

Happy Stamping!!!

Sharon



3D Christmas Card

Hello Peeps!

Just have to warn you up front, I am trying something new to me... a 3D Christmas card!
I am very pleased with the final product and (to tell you the truth) it was surprisingly simple to make.


Supplies:
  Sin City Stamps - Romance Classic Couples

Other Supplies:
  Damask stamp
  Garland stamp
  Ornate frame dies
  Symmetrical tree die cuts
  Ribbon
  Foam tape
  Sequins
  Gold embossing powder
  Markers

Step 1:  Die cut out 4  Christmas trees.

Step 2:  Emboss garland onto tree cuts. Next score a vertical line down the center of each tree for folding.

Step 3: Fold trees in half along score line.

Step 4: Glue the wrong sides (side without embossing on it) of trees to each other forming the 3D effect.

Step 5:  Stamp the couple from the Romance Classic Couples stamp set. Cut out couple.

Step 6:  Die cut out the frame in gold.

Step 7: Die cut the inner stamp of the frame in white. Stamp the damask image in the center of cutout. Ink the edges of cutout.

Step 8:  Using markers color the couple.

Step 9:  Assemble the pieces onto the card base adding sequins to the tree and a ribbon bow to the top of the frame. I popped up the couple to add more dimension to the card.

We hope you try making a 3D card if you have not done so yet. Please share your creations with us on Sin City Stamps Fan page on Facebook.

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