Born to Stand Out Card Using Pam Bray's Stamps

Hi everyone!  Have you seen these super cute stamp sets from my very talented friend, Pam Bray?  One set is called Flamingo Row, and the other one is called Tropical Dreams.  Both sets are manufactured by Blank Page Muse, and are made of very high quality, thick red rubber.  They stamp like a dream, and can be purchased from their online shop.  Just click on the link to go directly to their store.

I made this shutter card mainly so I could use lots of the images from both of these sets, and there are still many more images for even more cards.  I love the versatility of this set, and there are some really cute phrases to use with the stamps, like this one I used... "Born to Stand Out".  Here's the finished card.

And here are some close-ups of the various sections of this fun card. By the way, it does fold up to fit inside an A2 size envelope.  

Supplies Used:

Flamingo Row by Pam Bray Designs (BlankPageMuse.com)
Tropical Dreams Flowers Flamingo Umbrella Beverage Cup Red Rubber Stamp Set Pam Bray Designs (BlankPageMuse.com)
Spectrum Noir Basics alcohol-based markers
X-Press It Blending Paper
SEI Mimosa paper collection
Bright green card stock
Spellbinders S4-726 - Palm Fronds die
Crafter's Companion DS-CADUS-SHUT - Shutter Card die
Distress Ink Pads(Tim Holtz)
  Black Soot
  Peeled Paint
  Dried Marigold
Blending Tools (Ranger)
Adhesive tape
Foam dots
White glue

Well, that's it for today.  No tutorial, just lots of pictures of these pretty and versatile stamps.  I really hope I've inspired you to visit the online shop at www.blankpagemuse.com to see the entire array of stamps by Pam Bray, and while you're there, you can check out the entire shop of great stamp images!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a super crafty day!

Hugs,
Barbara

Creating Cards with ColourArte and Blank Page Muse Rubber Stamps

Hi everyone!  I've got a couple of cards to share today using the beautiful ColourArte watercolors, better known as Twinkling H20s.  I will also be using a couple of flamingo themed rubber stamp sets from my friend, Pam Bray, giving my cards a very summery and tropical feel.  I think the combination of the bright Twinks and these rubber stamps go hand in hand.  I hope you do, too! 

I have made a complete step-by-step video tutorial below, including a few tips and techniques.  

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ColourArte Supplies Used:

Twinkling H20s
  Beachhouse Blue
  Blue Bayou
  Bronze
  Pink Crocus
  African Jade
  Key Lime
  Moss Green
  Luv-U-Pink
  Yellow Rose
  Bouganvillea

Other Supplies Used:
Blank Page Muse rubber stamp sets
  Tropical Dreams by Pam Bray
  Flamingo Row by Pam Bray
Lt Blue  and Lt Peach card stock (cut to 6-1/2" x9-3/4" fold in half to make 6-1/2" x 4-7/8" card base)
Dk Blue and Dk Peach card stock (cut to 6-1/4" x 4-5/8" for card layer 1)
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper (Vellum Surface) (2 cut to 6"x4-3/8")
X-Press It Blending Card stock
Acrylic stamping blocks
Tsukineko Tack N Peel cling sheet for rubber stamps
Scotch Removable Poster Tape
Golden Light Molding Paste
Mystic Turquoise Antique Brilliance wax (Prima)
Sizzix embossing folders
  Flowers, Leaves & Twirls, Ornate -Large
  Floral (Tim Holtz)
Cuttlebug Cut N Emboss dies (labels)
Stampin' Up Word Window punch
Warm Gold 3D Metallic Paint (Lumiere)
Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink pad
VersaMark ink pad
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
Inking Pods (Darice)
3D Foam dots

I hope you enjoyed watching the process of making these bright and tropical themed cards, and perhaps I have been able to inspire you with your own ideas for using the Twinks from Colourarte, combined with the deeply etched red rubber stamps by Pam Bray for Blank Page Muse.  

As always, thanks so much for stopping by, and have a crafty day!

Barbara

Art Journal Video Tutorial: Good for the Soul with ColourArte

Hi everyone!  I just wanted to share another art journaling video tutorial with you that I made for the ColourArte Video Creators team.  

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ColourArte Supplies Used:

Primary Elements
  Sunburst
  Orange Peel
  Plumeria
Twinkling H20s
  Beachhouse Blue
  African Jade
  Burnt Umber
  Raspberry Wine
  Ancient Coin
  Sweet Alfalfa
  Snap Dragon
The Solution Acrylic Wash Medium

Other Supplies Used:

Dylusion 8"x5" art journal
Paper Artsy HP1507EZ stamp set
TCW 554s Mini Butterfly Collage Stencil
TCW 490s Mini Tattered Lace Stencil
Kaisercraft Crackle Stamp
Montana White Acrylic Paint Pen
Uniball Vision Elite 0.8mm pen
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Walnut Stain reinker
Makeup sponge
Ranger Blending tool
Liquitex White Gesso
Dynasty #6 round paint brush
Assorted paint brushes
Spatula
Pipette
Mini Mister
1" masking tape

I hope you enjoyed todays art journal project.  And remember, art journals are really fun because you don't have to be perfect. It is for you and your enjoyment, and allows you to be free to try products and experiment without feeling like it has to be perfect. This is a good place to come, sometimes.  So, I hope you will give art journaling a try!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a super crafty day!

Barbara

A Vintage Sewing Card

Hello everyone.  Barbara here today with a project for all of the cardmakers out there.  Altered Pages has so many things to choose from, but this month, we are focusing on the stamps from any and all of the amazing Mailbox Muse Kits.

To begin, I cut brown card stock to 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", and scored down the middle using my Scor Pal.  This will be my card base.  Set it aside for now.

Next, I began stamping my images from the Muse Stitches stamp set.  I stamped the sewing pattern onto a Serviette Paper with Versa color Black ink pad.  I fussy cut it out and set aside.

I stamped only the tape measure portion of the sewing pattern stamp onto the brown and cream striped paper with black ink, as shown.  

Then I fussy cut that out and adhered it over the the serviette paper stamping.  This gave a nice variety to the stamped image. 

I stamped the vintage sewing machine onto one of the papers from the Glitz Pretty in Pink paper pad with the black ink and fussy cut that out.  

I kept the stamping to the top portion of this paper, as I used the bottom portion for the first layer on my card base, which was cut slightly smaller.  Then I inked the edges with the Leather Mixed Media Inx and a blending tool.

I cut a tag shape from the Adhesive Corrugated paper and punched a hole in the center.  Then I cut a smaller tag shape from the pink paper and stamped the words "thimble", "zipper", and "baste" along the right edge of the tag with black ink.  I used my Acrylic Block to line them up and stamped them all at once.

I used the Double Side Tape Mini to adhere the smaller pink tag shape to the corrugated tag and put an eyelet in the hole to keep the two together. I die cut a dress form from the brown paper and used Glue Stick to glue it to the tag.

Next, stamp the woven fabric swatch onto a scrap of the pink paper with the Memento Luxe Rhubarb Stalk ink pad  and cut out.  

Use a paper piercer to pierce holes through the stamped fabric swatch, then insert the hat pin through the holes. 

This was adhered to the bottom of the tag with a foam dots.   Since I covered up most of the last word at the bottom, I added "seam" at the top of the tag. 

Stamp the thread spools onto a scrap of the music background paper with the black ink and cut out.  Shape them with your fingers and adhere to the card with foam dots.   Use watercolor pencils to add color to each spool.

Stamp the buttons on scraps of the paper from the same pad with black ink.  Cover each button with the Crystal Lacquer and let dry.  I used paper punches that luckily fit the two sizes of buttons, but you can always cut them out with scissors.  

I used foam dots to adhere all of the fussy cut pieces, as shown.  I used a paper piercer on one button and threaded it with twine, but I decided I preferred the buttons without the thread in this case.   

Lastly, I glued a length of lace along the top edge of the card, as shown in the finished photo above.

Altered Pages Supplies:

Mailbox Muse Stamp Set: Muse Stitches
Scor Pal
Adhesive Corrugated
Serviette Papers
Glitz 6x6 paper pad (Pretty in Pink)
Watercolor Pencils Tin
Acrylic Blocks
Seasonal Hat Pins
Crystal Lacquer
Mixed Media Salazar Inkx (Leather)
Memento Luxe Rhubarb Stalk ink pad
Versa color Black ink pad
Glue Stick
Adhesive Dimensionals
Double Side Tape Mini
Ranger Blending Tools
Brown card stock
Lace scrap
Circle punches (1/2")(5/8") (optional)
Dress form die cut

I hope you enjoyed my card project today using just one of the  Mailbox Muse stamp sets.  There are so many to choose from, and each one are fabulous images from deeply etched red rubber.  I hope you will take a look and see for yourself.

Also, did you know that Altered Pages is the exclusive online retailer for SABOR PAPEL and will carry the full line. Be sure stop by the shop and take a look at this bright and beautiful paper line.  Just click on the link above.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful and creative week!

Barbara

Go Confidently Mixed Media Journal Page with Sin City Stamps

Hey everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Today, I am going to continue with adding pages to a mini album/journal I made last month.  You can see more about that with complete directions for making the album by clicking here.

I am loving learning more and more about combining my stamps from Sin City Stamps and mixed media, so I wanted to share with you my first page I am going to add to my album.  The pages are made from a nice, thick card stock that is printed on one side only.  So, I will be working on the print side of one and gluing it to the wrong (white) side of the previous page.

Supplies Used:

Sin City Stamps:  Terri Sproul's Wish stamp set; Sparkle Stencil by Terri Sproul
ColourArte:  Twinkling H20s - Sky Blue, Orange Peel, Sweet Lavender, Sunflower

Prima 12x12 Script Pad
Chocolate ink pad ((Ancient Page)
Texture Paste (Ranger)
Glue n Seal (Ranger)
Liquid Pearls: Platinum, Peacock (Ranger)

Directions:

Trim card stock to 4-1/2" by 8-1/4".  Cover with a very light coat of clear gesso and let dry.  This will help seal the card stock and allow the paint to work much better, but will not obliterate any of the printed images on it.  Round the corners on the left side of the page, because this will be adhered to the back of the inside page in the book.

Spread texture paste through the sparkle stencil, leaving the edges uneven.  Scrape tiny patches of texture paste with a spatula around page for a cool effect.  Let everything dry.

 

Stamp three butterflies and two sentiments onto a piece of deli paper with the Chocolate ink pad.

Prepare your Twinks by spritzing some water 2-3 times into each pot to activate the colors.  Add all four colors to the background, misting with water and allowing the colors to run and blend.  Let dry.

Tear deli paper close to each stamped image and adhere to the background with a good adhesive medium, like Glue N Seal.  The deli paper disappears into the background, and gives you crisp, stamped images even over the stenciled paste.

Stamp some dandelions in the open spaces at the bottom of the paper with the Chocolate ink pad.

Color the butterflies with the four Twinks colors, mixing them to your liking.

Make bodies for the butterflies with the Peacock Liquid Pearls.

Add dots of Platinum Liquid Pearls to the dandelions.

This is the book from my previous post.  The inside cover page is what you see extending past the zig zag chipboard cover.  I want to keep that page just as it is because it acts as part of the front of the book.

By working on the first page separately, I was able to keep the printed side of the inside cover page clean.  So, now that my page is completed, I can adhere the two pages together.  This will not only cover the blank white side of the papers, but strengthen the page.  I also rounded the outer corners.

Now that the two are glued together ...

I can punch the binding holes on the side.

Now it is ready to insert into my book.

I hope you enjoyed my mixed media journal page today, and that I have inspired you to make your own journals with your paper stash and these wonderful Sin City Stamp sets.  And this is the perfect time to buy because you can take advantage of this special deal!  Good until the end of the month.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a wonderful and crafty weekend!

Barbara

P.S.  This is my last post as a member of the Sin City Stamps design team.  Our term is nearing an end and I want to thank everyone for your friendship and support.  However, you may still see me every now and then with more projects to share.  So, until then, happy stamping, everyone!

Bluebirds and Butterflies Card with Sin City Stamps

Hello all!  I have a really pretty vintage style card to share with you today using two of Terri Sproul's new stamp sets from Sin City Stamps.

Stamp image onto slick white card stock with black StazOn or any permanent ink.

Paint the birds, nest, flowers and leaves with Twinkling H20s in Burnt Umber, Pink Azalea, Ocean Wave, and Moss Green.  The best way to activate the "twinks" is to spritz water into each pot and let them sit for a few minutes.

I wanted to age the paper, so I used a blending tool to add Antique Linen distress ink to the white card stock.

Here is a close up of the coloring with the antiqued background.

Next, I layered this piece onto a pink card stock layer, then onto a dark green card stock layer.  I left the tiniest border of each color around the image.  Then I die cuts a piece of tan card stock with the Fancy Tags die, and before removing the paper from the die, I used the blending tool to add more Antique Linen distress ink to it.

When I removed the die, the tag now has this nice, aged look and highlights.

I adhered the stamped piece slightly off center of a 5"x7" periwinkle blue card base, and I cut the tag in half, adhering each half to the sides of the stamped image, as shown.

Die cut a branch from brown mat board with the bird branch die and adhere to the card front above the nest image.

Add some paper flowers to the left side, covering the edge of the branch.

Punch several leaves from the dark green card stock scrap, and paint with the Moss Green Twinkling H20s.

Adhere the leaves around the flower bouquet, and cut leaves apart to add to the branches.

The give my card a nice balance, I decided to stamp two butterflies from the Terri Sproul's Wish stamp set with black StazOn ink.  I used the Pink Azalea, Ocean Wave, and Moss Green twinks to color them.  Then I fussy cut them out, shaped their wings and adhered to the right hand side of my card.  I added Amber glitter liner to their butterfly bodies.

Supplies used:

Sin City Stamps: Terri Sproul's Vintage Set; Terri Sproul's Wish
ColourArte:  Twinkling H20s:  Burnt Umber, Pink Azalea, Ocean Wave, Moss Green
Card stock:  White, Pink, Green, Periwinkle Blue
Black StazOn ink pad
Antique Linen distress ink
Blending tool
Bird Branch (Sizzix)
Brown mat board
Fancy Tags Two die (Spellbinders)
Leaf punch (Martha Stewart)
Paper flowers (Prima, Recollections)
Amber Glitter (Viva Decor)

I hope you enjoyed my card project today.  I love these sets and I think you will too.  So pop on over to the Sin City Stamps online store and check out all of the new sets and products that Sin City Stamps carries.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, creative week!

Barbara