Monday, April 29, 2019

I Brake for Cardinals in Dogwoods!

Hello and happy Monday!

Today I'm sharing another bird card that I made for my friend's dad. Her mother recently passed and she asked for some bird themed cards to send to her dad. She had a special request that one have a cardinal.




For those of you who don't know, there is an old tale that says a cardinal is a representative of a loved one who has passed. When you see one, it means they are visiting you. They usually show up when you most need them or miss them.



I colored her as a female since it was her mom that has passed.
I love the dimension on this card. I used foam to pop up the flowers and bird in different places to make it look more realistic.





Wednesday, April 24, 2019

I Brake for Goldfinches!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  I am definitely a bird lover, so when I saw that the American Goldfinches in my yard were molting into their beautiful breeding plumage, I had to get out this stamp!



 I colored him with alcohol markers.  A male American Goldfinch is a lovely bright yellow color all over, but I wanted to add a bit of shadow and texture so I added some light grey marker here and there.  

These stamps can be found in the I Brake for Stamps store:

Goldfinch stamp

Sentiment is from Quarter Sheet Dahlia

Thanks for visiting today!



Saturday, April 20, 2019

I Brake for Shy Bear!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a sweet, Spring card with you.



If you like this adorable little guy you can find all of the Shy Bears here.
I originally intended to color the basket a tan color but I felt the white would be more spring-like.








Wednesday, April 17, 2019

I Brake for Pansies!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  I have a pretty pansy card to share with you, which is right in season!  I love these cheerful flowers for Spring and Fall, and all the wonderful colors they might be.




This image was stamped in a dark purple ink onto some textured cardstock.  Now, textured card is not usually the best surface for stamping, but I knew I wanted to color this with chalks, and I like the extra interest it gives.  Chalk is a wonderful coloring medium, it blends so well and is very fast to work with.  It might be a good idea to seal your work when you use chalk.  Since this is a card that will likely be displayed for just a few weeks, I just seal mine with a little aerosol hairspray.  

I thought these colors looked a little vintage, so I decorated my card with some velvet rick rack and scraps of pretty floral paper.




The stamp I used is called Three Pansies and can be found in the I Brake for Stamps Online store.

Have a wonderful day!

Heidi


Saturday, April 13, 2019

I Brake for Blue Bells!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a floral stained glass card with you.
This stamp is on the full sheet called MS89 Full Plate.


I'm not sure if I colored these flowers correctly.  I'm thinking they're blue bells but I'm not sure. If they're not we're just going to call it artistic license! We have a butterfly in N.Y. called the Karner Blue. These butterflies don't really look like them but I chose blue to go with the flowers.





Wednesday, April 10, 2019

I Brake for Bunnies!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  Today, I would like to share an Easter card.  


I colored the bunny image with some earthy tones, and cut it out with an oval die.  I paired this with patterned papers from several different packs.  I thought this was a lovely look for Easter, even if it isn’t the traditional pastel colors. 

This stamp is called Wild Bunny and can be purchased in the I Brake for Stamps online store.  They also carry a large number of other rabbit images.

Hope you have a wonderful day!


Saturday, April 6, 2019

I Brake for Birds and Berries!

Hello and happy Saturday!
I have a friend that I've made cards for for years.
She recently "re-purposed" one into a card for her dad.
He said it just might be the prettiest card he'd ever seen. He recently lost his wife of over 60 yrs. so she asked if I could make some more bird cards that she could occasionally send to him.
So...be prepared for more bird cards in my upcoming posts!


This is the first one I've made.
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Sandy and her dad have a bond over their love of birds.  If you look back through my bird posts you've probably heard me talk about her before.  She bought me a bird feeder and some seed years ago, gave me a subscription to Birds and Blooms and I've never looked back. I have multiple feeders now and can identify every bird that comes to my feeders.

IBFS has an extensive collection of bird stamps.




Friday, April 5, 2019

I Brake for.. Heart Tags!

Hello Everyone, 
Today's A2 card features medium heart tag large heart tag, and Every Day Phrases from the I Brake for stamps store.  I stamped the image with Gina K Amalgam Ink and I used my alcohol markers to color the tags in and I used my glitter pen and glossy accent on the hearts.  Don't forget to grab you up some awesome stamps over at the store today!!



Stamps Used:



a closer look at the hearts

Until Next Time..
Shanta

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

I Brake for Kitties!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  I have a cute everyday card to share with you today.  I noticed this sweet Kitty in a Can image in the store and thought it would make such a sweet card for my many cat-loving friends and family members.  And working with it really made me happy!  It is amazing what great therapy stamping can be!



I colored it with alcohol markers and framed it out with several die cuts.  I stamped the sentiment (found in the Quarter Sheet Dahlia stamp set) on coordinating patterned paper and cut it out with a tag die.  A bit of baker’s twine and I felt this card was finished!

Thank you for reading the blog today! Hope your day is filled with creative moments!