My Little Stamping Blog: June 2023

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Mask-u-line Floral Card Technique

Hello! I have always thought that there is no reason why flowers should not be masculine. Every guy I know likes flowers. Anyhow, it is corny but I decided to use a flower and masking and make it sortof a masculine card.

I used this HUGE Dahlia stamp. It is such a great stamp, I use this one a lot.

1) I used a grid to mask a straight section of my card front. I used Mint Tape, and I didn’t even measure how wide it is.

2) Stamp right over the tape so that the flower shows up on either side.

3) Using both the tape and a ruler, use a black marker or pen to draw a border on the flower. I didn’t extend beyond the stamped image, but depending on what length of sentiment you will use, you totally could extend it, even to the edge of the card.

4) Remove the tape and then stamp your sentiment in between the lines.

I finished the card by coloring just little parts of the flower with a light grey and a green marker. I then matted the card front with grey cardstock and voila, a clean and simple Thank You card, suitable for any recipient. Even a guy.

This card uses Quarter Sheet Dahlia stamp set and also the sentiment comes from Fall Rubber Stamp set by Pam Bray Designs.

You can also find more inspiration at the links below:

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

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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/

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Hydrangea Trellis Card

Hello! I am going to share with you today a Trellis card. These seem to be all the rage and I found out they are not difficult!

1) Start by creating a top fold card and folding it. Cut 3.25 inches off the front flap.

2) Create your trellis pieces. You will need 5 pieces for your horizontal slats that are 4.25 x 0.5 inches, and then for the vertical slats, 2 pieces that are 3/8 x 4 inches, and then for the inside vertical slat reinforcement, 2 pieces that are about a 0.25 x 4 inches.

So that is 9 pieces total.

3) Now you want to get some washi or low tack tape, and place it FACE UP on your card front. You have your card folded, and then just arrange the 5 horizontal slats in place. Start with the bottom one - line it up at the bottom of the back of the card, and then just eyeball the rest to be mostly even.

DO NOT stress out about exact perfect spacing.

4) Then put dots of glue in place for your vertical slats and place the wider slats for your card front. I used magnets to weigh these down, but you could use your stamping blocks. Note that these pieces are too long! That is a good thing and we will be trimming them later.

5) After a the front is dry, open up the card, and reinforce the inside with the thinner slats. These pieces also are too long and will be hanging off the bottom of your card. Once it is fully dry, trim the excess.

6) Cut a piece of patterned paper to line the inside of your card. It needs to cover the open areas, so it must be at least 4.25 x 3.25. Attach this to the inside of your card.

7) Decorate as you wish!

I used a beautiful hydrangea stamp for the outside of my card. I colored it and fussy cut it out.

For the inside, I used a floral border stamp from the same stamp set. I stamped this in light purple ink, and I did the stamping before I added my patterned paper, just to make it easier.

I then used some sentiments to finish off the outside and the inside and I was done!

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

Half Sheet Hydrangea Stamp Sheet

Sentiments from Florals Sheet Flowers for You