Rosy Thank You!

 Hello from design team member, Heidi.  Today I have a pretty thank you card to share.  I like to have a lot of these around because I tend to need a lot at once.

I stamped and colored two of the Rose images and colored them in.  This is such a detailed stamp that it was very easy to color.  I fussy cut them out.

I, then, stamped the Thank You onto some patterned paper.  I also cut an oval window out of white cardstock and embossed it.  

After this all there was left is to assemble the card by using a bit of bright pink cardstock for a mat.  I thought about adding glitter, but in the end left it alone.

The stamps I used are both in the Blank Page Muse shop:

Rose flower with leaves by Terry Sproul

Fancy Thank You stamp (my favorite thank you stamp!)

Coupon code BPMHeidi

The embossing folder is Simon Says Stamp.  The 6x6 Patterned paper pack is called Aquarelle.

You can also find more inspiration at the links below:

The Blank Page Muse- https://blankpagemuse.com/

FB Fan Page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Shop- https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Blog- https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuseblog/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/BlankPageMuse

Pintrest- https://www.pinterest.com/blankpagemuse/boards/

Funny Giraffe Kid Birthday Card

I need a few kids cards soon, so I thought I would give this funny giraffe image from Mostly Mice Sheet a try!  

I colored the image with markers and cut it out.  I then popped it up over a background I did with a stencil. Then, I used a fun stamp for the birthday sentiment from this set.  I had some enamel embellishments in the shapes of arrows and I thought that would be a fun addition for a tween card.  I’m pretty happy with how this turned out.

(As always, save 10% on your entire order at the I Brake for Stamps store with my code SAVE10HEIDI)

Have a wonderful day and keep on stamping!

Heidi 

Mixed Media Background - with a more Clean and Simple Look

Hello!  I was trying to clean up my craft desk this morning, and I totally got some inspiration to make a card, and made an even bigger mess!  How about that?  Lol.  

I used a very old, old background that I don’t exactly remember how I made. I think there is a technique called Floating Alcohol inks and that is what I did.  

Anyhow, a stamping friend challenged us to use Partial Stamping on an old background and then make a card from this.  Here is the inspiration video.  I used a variety of stamps in black and orange ink.  When it was finished, I cut the background down to ATC size and sponged the edges with brown distress ink.  

I then paper pieced my Scribbly bird over top.  So another half done project made into a card!  I kind of like how it turned out.  Mixed media in the focal point but CAS otherwise.  

I’d love to enter Mod Squad Challenge - Birds, Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Wings, and Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

I hope that you will leave a comment and let me know how you are doing.  It is a bit chilly and rainy today but it feels like a Saturday.  We are getting into a better routine for cyber schooling and that helps.  Have a good day!

Heidi

Texas Bluebonnet Card

Hello!  Yesterday I was able to make another card using things in my “half-done” projects pile.  Again I left the sentiment off as I am not sure what I will use this card for.  (It is a dreary day here, and this was the best photo I could get.)

The main image is an ATC (artist trading card) I made LONG ago.  The background for the ATC is all stamped images in different colors. (I recall a challenge where you were to make a “master board” and then cut it up like patterned paper.)  The floral image is from a Gina K set and it is colored with pencils. I actually think that my son might have colored it and I fussy cut it out.  

Then, the background piece is done with the letterpress technique.  I know I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and some grey pigment ink that transferred when I put it through the die cutting machine.  Once I finally got this technique to work, I made a bunch of backgrounds. This might be the last one in my stash.  

A reader recently posted that they didn’t know what the technique I listed was.  I think the best thing to do if you don’t know a technique, is to search at Split Coast Stampers Tutorial section, or of course, you can search Pinterest.

I hope and pray you are all well.  Keep on creating!

Floral Card with Perfect Pearls and Brusho Powders

Hello!  I have a very pretty card to share today, and I used an older medium, Perfect Pearls! I am convinced that they are making a comeback, and I think that this detailed stamp set is the perfect style for them.

I stamped my flower on the background with Versamark ink and then used Gold Perfect Pearls.  After brushing off the excess, I spritzed the card with water to set the medium.  

For the focal point, I heat embossed the same flowers with gold embossing powder on watercolor cardstock. I wet the cardstock and then sprinkled Cobalt Brusho Powders over top.  I let this dry naturally so I would get variations in the colors.  

I left a spot in the upper left of the focal area for my sentiment. I wasn’t sure if I would use this for a birthday card or maybe even a Sympathy card, if a need arises.  I also did a bunch of Perfect Pearl backgrounds with the different flowers from this sheet so I have more cards to create in the future.

Supplies:

I Brake for Stamps Floral Half Sheet, Versamark Ink, Perfect Pearls Gold, Brusho Colbalt, Detail Embossing Powder Gold, Stardream Antique Gold cardstock, Spellbinders Fancy Rectangle Dies

(Save 10% on your order at I Brake for Stamps with my code SAVE10HEIDI)

I would love to enter Mod Squad’s Mica Powders challenge, SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge Frame It, and WordArtWednesday’s Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for visiting!  What are you working on?

Who Loves You? - Owl Valentine

Hello all! I wanted to sneak in a post today to enter some challenges.  I had half of an idea on how to use this owl (which is actually from a Halloween set) with some other products in my stash to make a Valentine.  The rest of the idea came to me this morning.  

I die cut a heart in my pink cardstock and then embossed it with a woodgrain folder. I used a tan inkpad direct-to-paper to bring out the embossing.  I used some foiled pattered paper behind this, and then nestled my owl right in there.  

The inside of the card has a sentiment that I stamped out with an alphabet set.  

I think I know just the little girl to send this to.  

I’d love to enter Art Impressions Shades of Pink Challenge, ModSquad Challenge Animal Stamps, and SimonSaysStamp’s Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:  Art Impressions SC0735 Fright Night stamp and die set, Hero Arts Log Letters and Numbers alphabet stamp set,  Sizzix Thinlets Sentiment words dies, Firefly Hearts die set, Darice Woodgrain Embossing folder, Hero Arts Soft Sand ink, Gina K Dark Chocolate ink

Woodsy Mouse Masculine Valentine

Hello!  I have a cute card to share today that I am probably going to use as a Masculine Valentine. 

 It is cute,

 it is woodsy,

 and I like it!

Card process:  First I stamped my mouse and mushroom image with Memento Black ink. I colored it in with alcohol markers.  Next, I masked around the mushroom cap with masking paper.  I used red ink to stamp the Bubble Wrap background onto the mushroom cap. After removing the mask, I used colored pencils to add just a little detail.  

The background is kraft paper with a Darice woodgrain embossing folder. I inked the raised portions with Gina K dark chocolate brown ink.  I then used the brown ink to stamp my sentiment, and embellished the card with Spellbinders die cuts, cut from paper scraps.

I combined 3 different stamp sets for this card.  

Mostly Mice Sheet

Bubble Wrap Lattice and Flowers Sheet

Bauble, Doily and Words Sheet

Save 10% on these, and your whole stamp order at the I Brake for Stamps store using my code SAVE10HEIDI.

Thank you for visiting today!

New Sympathy Card Series: January

Hello and happy Monday!  

One of my personal goals this year is to create more Sympathy cards.  I feel this is a very important card to send at such a sad time, but they are difficult to make in a hurry.  My goal is to make at least one per month this year.  

I was very lucky to win this stamp set from Joy Clair, which is a new company to me.  There are several lovely phrases, and some sentiments useful for the inside too. (I neglected to photograph the inside of my card this time, whoops!)

Supplies: Joy Clair Heartfelt Sympanthy stamp set, Anna Griffin Embossing folder, Gina Marie Wonky Stitched Ovals dies, Recollections White Embossing Powder, Versamark ink, Memento Black ink.

I would love to enter SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge - Anything Goes, WordArtWednesday’s Anything Goes challenge and Double Trouble’s Hot or Cold (Embossing) challenge

Pinned It? Try It! Week 7 In & Out Embossing

Hello and happy weekend!  Boy, it has been a busy week!  I am really hoping for a low key weekend.  We shall see.  It’s time for another episode of Pinned It? Try It!  This week I am going to try something called In & Out Embossing.

The Pin is here, and a direct link to the blog post is here.  This was created by Susan Roberts in 2011. The idea is to use an embossing folder, then turn your paper, and emboss the other direction.  You can use the same embossing folder, or use different ones, like I did.  

One embossing folder is from Darice and the other is Elizabeth Crafts.  I first lightly spritzed my cardstock with water on each side.  I did the all over pattern first, and the frame second.  Now, I didn’t take a photo, but it was very pretty just in white, but for whatever reason, I wanted to up the ante.  

I sponged blue on the inside and green around the frame.  I just thought this would really bring out the embossing, and it did.  I added hibiscus flowers to the top, and then my sentiment and a cute cute cute little snail at the bottom.  I finished it off some glitter Nuvo drops.  

Supplies:  Hero Arts Layering Hibiscus stamp set and dies, Close to my Heart Wordfetti sentiment stamp, Purple Onion snail stamp, Archival and Memento black inks, Distress Oxide inks for stamping flowers, Distress inks in Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn for sponging, Darice and Elizabeth Crafts Embossing folders, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for coloring, Nuvo Crystal Drops in Blizzard.  

This is definitely a technique I will do again!  For the entire series of Pinned It? Try It! Click here.  

Thanks for visiting today!  Have you tried this technique before?

I would love to enter the Library Challenge’s Secret Garden challenge, and Cute Card Thursday’s Anything Goes challenge.

Flamingo Birthday Card

There is just a little time left for JFF’s By the Water Challenge.  Hope you have had a chance to enter!  If not, click over here to the challenge to submit your entry. 

I’d like to share this flamingo card as one last By the Water card.  These are so fun and summery. I have a friend with an August Birthday who is going to love them.  I colored this stamp with markers and then added loose pink and blue glitter to certain parts of the image. You can barely seen the glitter in the photo, but trust me, it is fun!

For the inside of the card, I stamped the flamingos in light pink and put this fun sentiment over top. It leaves just enough room to put a little greeting inside.

Have a wonderful day!

Tea for Two

A quick share today! Just felt like making something pretty and a bit girly.  

Supplies: Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine freebee stamp and embossing folder, Memento and Versafine black inks, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, vellum, Gina Marie X Stitched circle dies, Recollections Backyard Table 6x6 patterned paper pad.

I am playing with Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Sailboat Father’s Day Card - Stamp Kissing Technique

Hello everyone! Today, I’d like to do a quick share.

I have a solid sailboat stamp that I inked up with light blue ink.  I then inked up a tweed background stamp with navy ink.  I kissed the sailboat onto the tweed background to pick up the navy ink, and then stamped it down onto my card panel.  I was really pleased with how this turned out!

Supplies: Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Sailboat Silhouette, Father’s Day, Hero Arts Tweed Background Stamps, Hero Arts Shadow inks in Cornflower and Navy, Versamark Embossing ink and White detail embossing powder, The Paper Studio embossing folder

I’d love to enter this into the ModSquad Challenge Nautical Masculine challenge and CASology’s CALM challenge.

Thanks for your visit!!

Wedding Bouquet Card

ETA 6/18/18:  I was so surprised to be chosen as one of the TOP 3 at Double D Challenges!  Thank You!!!

Hello!  I don’t know why, but I have such a hard time making wedding cards when I am under time pressure.  (I guess it seems like such an important occasion, and that adds to the pressure.). So since it is June, a major month for weddings, I thought I would make one for the stash, even though I am not invited to a wedding this month.  

I colored this Rose Bouquet with alcohol markers.  I applied some Art Glitter Glue with the fine tip nozzle to portions of the roses to adhere some white glitter.  After this dried, I fussy cut out my image.  

I adhered it with foam adhesive  over top of an embossed piece of cardstock where I had stamped the greeting at the bottom.  I think this turned out really pretty!

Supplies: I Brake for Stamps (Rose Bouquet and On Your Wedding) or as part of the Wedding Sheet stamp set. (As always, use code SAVE10HEIDI to save 10% on your order at IBFS.) Memento Black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Recollections Glitter, Darice Embossing Folder, Gina K Grass Green cardstock.

I would love to enter SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge Wedding or Anniversray, Double D Challenges - Rose Garden, and Word Art Wednesday’s Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting the blog today!  Hope to see you again soon!

Pride of Africa card, and a bonus card!

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well today. Didn’t the month of May just fly by!  I am back from my trip and am going to need the whole day to get myself together!

I have a two cards that are a bit outside my typical style, but I really ended up liking them!  I usually choose stamps that I just like (which is a lot of flowers and birds!) but sometimes I like to send cards that are different, and these projects fit the bill.  

I created my background by swiping Distress Oxide inks onto watercolor paper, and then giving a light spray of water.  When dry, I stamped the Pride of Africa stamp right over top.  

I also stamped a background stamp called Tribal Blanket, using tan ink, onto kraft cardstock, to create a subtle tone on tone look.  I really love that it is patterned, but doesn’t compete with the main image.  It was no problem to stamp my greeting, Thank You, on this panel.

Now, onto a “bonus” card!  

So, I just loved that background stamp, and wanted to use it a little more. I had a plain white Hello die cut sitting on my desk, so I decided to dress it up by stamping on it with both green and orange inks (also still on my desk from the other project.). I then colored over the rest of the white by pressing it directly to my yellow inkpad.  

I then stamped my Large Oak Tree with brown ink onto some white kraft cardstock and put the die cut directly over.  This turned out to be a great, everyday masculine card.  

(Don’t forget you can always save 10% off your entire order at the I Brake for Stamps store, using my coupon code, SAVE10HEIDI) 

I hope you will be inspired to choose some stamps outside of your ordinary with your next purchase! Thanks for stopping by and have a good day!

Just for Fun May Challenge - Celebrating the Women in our Lives

I am happy to announce Just for Fun’s May Challenge!  It is Celebrating the Women in Our Lives, with the twist of having 3 or more layers.  Here is my card.

I colored the Peony with alcohol markers.  For my layers, I have my card base, the embossed blue cardstock, my peony and then the sentiment strip.  I did not use any foam tape, so this card is still flat for mailing.

While I was at it, I also colored another peony.  This card is more clean and simple, and I paired it with a quote I like.



Supplies: Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Peony, Happy Mother’s Day, and Emerson quote, Versafine and Memento Black inks, Cuttlebug and Darice embossing folders, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

I would also like to enter the Mod Squad Challenge - Mother’s Day and WordArtWednesday Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting today!  Wishing you many crafty moments!

ETA 5/9/19:  Thanks to the Mod Squad Challenge for choosing my card as one of their Top 3, based on merit!  Thank you! 

Kayak Themed Card - With Shaving Cream background

Howdy everyone!  Not too long ago, I did some backgrounds with ink refills and shaving cream.  This background was leftover, and I thought it looked like swirling water, and wanted to use it with this fun kayaking stamp.  

Supplies: Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Kayaker Silhouette, Dream Big sentiment stamp, Versafine Onyx Black ink, MFT Die Namics Pierced Squares dies, Sizzix Swirl embossing folder, for background: Distress Ink refills in Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Picked Raspberry and Dusty Concord.

I’d love to play in Casology’s Burst Challenge, and Die Cut Diva’s Water challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Iris Flower Handmade Card

Hello stamping friends!  My iris flowers are just starting to grow in my front garden bed, and it inspired me to use this Iris Stamp!

I colored the image with alcohol markers, then completely fussy cut it out with scissors and a craft knife.  I glued the base of the stem with wet glue, directly to the paper, then used foam squares under the flowers to add dimension.

The background circle is also stamped, and is a cut out from a previous I Brake for Stamps project where I created a frame.

I’m not ready to send this card yet, so I left the sentiment off. However there is a space right at the base of the flower where I will add it when the time comes.  

Supplies: I Brake for Stamps Floral Half Sheet, Iron Work Background, Memento Black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Hero Arts Navy shadow ink, Darice Embossing Folder, Gina Marie X Stitched Circles die.

You can save 10% off your entire order at I Brake for Stamps using my coupon code SAVE10HEIDI.  

I would like to enter Cupcake Inspirations Color Challenge: 

Thank you for visiting today! Happy Stamping!

Happy Easter Eggs - Making Multiples

Hello!!  I need to make quite a few Easter cards this year, as my stamping group is sending cards to residents at an assisted living center.  So, I decided to make it easier and make some multiples. Same, but different.

I started by choosing three scraps of patterned paper.  I stamped my Easter eggs on each and trimmed them out.

Then, I stamped the eggs and sentiment onto colored cardstock and die cut them different ways.  I paper pieced in the patterned eggs and added stickles glitter glue as an accent.  I finished the cards by doing some simple layouts using all pastel colors, and some embossing folders, too.

Supplies: I Brake for Stamps Happy Easter Eggs Stamp, Versafine Black ink, Elizabeth Crafts and Sizzix Embossing folders, Ribbons and patterned papers from my stash, Spellbinders Fancy Edge Rectangle dies, Avery Elle Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies.
Save 10% on your order at I Brake for Stamps with my coupon code SAVE10HEIDI..

I’d love to play in Pixie’s Crafty Workshop Snippets Challenge, and Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper challenge for March. 

Thanks for visiting today!

Bad Luck!

Happy St Patrick’s Day!  I just sent out a few cards to select friends!  I hope they like this sentiment as much as I do!

Supplies:  Deep Red Rubber Stamps Superstitious, Memento Black ink, Avery Elle pigment inks, Hero Arts Tweed and Four Leaf Grid background stamps, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder, EK Success punch, other items from my stash.

Have a wonderful day!

Christmas Cat Card

Hello!  I am pushing right along with my 2019 Christmas cards.  Here is one more!

I colored the image with alcohol markers and then added stickles to the ornament.  I used a sketch for the card layout, using an embossing folder for the black layer.  I also decorated the inside of the card with a coordinating cat and a funny sentiment.  This sentiment may not be for everyone, but for a cat owner who has owned animals that climb the tree and knock off ornaments, I think this will be a hit!

Supplies:  Newton’s Nook Ornamental Newton, Newton’s Antics, Elle’s Studio Cheers sentiment stamp set, Elizabeth Crafts Holiday Cheer sentiment stamp set, Memento and Versafine black inks, Heidi Swapp patterned paper, Sizziz Snowflake embossing folder, Stickles glitter glue.

I would love to enter the Inky Paws Sketch Challenge, Cute Card Thursday Anything Goes and the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - Plaid.

I appreciate your visit so much!  Come again soon!