I Brake for Butterfly Wishes!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a beautiful verse stamp with you.  Usually we think of the sentiment as being secondary, it's there to compliment the image.  This sentiment is the star of the card though. 

BUTTERFLY WISHES TEXT

It's such a pretty poem and the little butterflies accent it so beautifully.

My friend's grandmother passed away earlier this week (at 97) and I wanted to make something pretty for her.

I Brake for Birthday cows ...

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I made a cow birthday card using Tina Mae  cow from the I Brake for Stamps store , she is a red rubber stamp and she is as cute as can be , I have a friend who needed a Birthday card for a cow lover and this stamp is perfect .

I stamped her out in memento ink ( Copic friendly ) and then I used pan pastel chalk and a scallop acetate and sponged on clouds around her .

I copic colored her and then used a frame die to cut her down to fit my Step card base

copic colors I used

the flowers are handmade and the centers have glass beads

inside my card

the back of my card is finished too

one more look of the whole card

supplies :Tina Mae cow stamp ,  step card is made using a Sizzix die set , the flowers are MFT Prima Donna Petals , the grass is an Impression Obsession die , the sentiment is a Lawn Fawn die

I hope this has inspired you to make a card and share with a friend .. share the stamping love : )

for this image and so many more visit the IBFS store  .

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store ,

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

I Brake For Bistros

Hi everybody!  Regina here....

It's so cold, rainy, windy, etc., that when I ran across the stamp I am using here, it made me think of warm, beautiful days ahead, relaxing at a bistro table with a glass of wine.  This stamp is from I Brake For Stamps called Bistro Table.  

I wanted this to be colored with subtle, soft colors to make it look relaxing and inviting.  I almost sponged a background and decided I liked how it looked without one.  It reminds me of those little matted pictures you can buy at the store, simple yet cute.

I used Copics to color, added some Sakura Silver Star glitter pen to the pole of the umbrella and fringe to add some sparkle and of course, have to have sequins. 

For more inspiration, please visit my blog at http://cardsbyregina.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


Regina - Design Team Member

I Brake to Dance!

This song was inspired by a few of David Bowie's songs, but being me, I mistook the "red shoes" in Let's Dance for "red dress". Oh well. At least I remembered that something was red. However, there are a lot of other songs where women wear red dresses, so maybe I was inspired by them. Who really knows?

Here's my card using the dancing woman and the clock/sentiment from The Old and The New Half Sheet (Stampinback) which you can purchase at I Brake for Stamps

The woman from the The Old and The New set was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko), colored with Copic markers, fussy-cut, and edged with a Black Multi-liner pen. A touch of blush was added with a pink chalk pencil (Derwent). She was set aside while I created a background for her.

Silver glitter paper (DCWV) was die-cut with the Star Flourish die (Memory Box) and set aside.

The clock/sentiment from The Old and The New set was stamped with Unicorn Hero Hues (Hero Arts) onto music-patterned paper from the DIY Shop 6x6 pad (American Crafts) then heat-set with Polysparkle embossing powder (Ranger).

Chipped Sapphire and Blueprint Sketch Distress inks (Ranger) were sponged over the heat embossed music paper. Faded Jeans Distress ink was sponged over the Tornado stencil (Andy Skinner/DecoArt). The card front was edged with Black Soot Distress ink.

The glittery die-cut was adhered, then the dancer from the The Old and The New set was adhered on the die-cut. The cardfront was adhered to a white card and I called it done.

I Brake for Stamps has a great selection of Stampinback Stamps stamps. Click on the badge below to be whisked over there to check out their fabulous images! 

 

Thanks for visiting today!

Kathi

I Brake For Flowers

{jane bosi} It's always of interest to me, the different ways I can use the same image.  I love this Kerr jar image and have shown it many times, but never like this!

I started by heat embossing the image on kraft card stock.  Using water colors (Koi by Sakura), I added color to the image.  Once dry, I cut the image using an oval die and the Out of the Box technique.  To finish things off, I added the sentiment "Enjoy the good life."  You will find it on the Beach Theme Full Sheet.

As usual, I had to add a few pieces of bling for some finishing sparkle!  It just makes me happy!

TTFN, Jane

I Brake For Kitchen Organization!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a fun utensil caddy that I created using an image from I Brake For Stamps.

The stamp is called Kiss the Chef.

You can get caddies at the store but none are as personal as this.  I used an up-cycled broth can that I covered in paper.  

Okay, maybe you're thinking..."but he's GRILLING and that takes place outside."  I absolutely love to cook but I've never once in my life grilled.  I can do just about anything you can do on the grill in my kitchen.  If I can't do it, I don't care because I don't miss it.  Steaks are best seared on the stove top and finished in the oven anyways.

I Brake for Poppies ...

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I am dreaming of beautiful flowers that pop up after a long winter , I love the colors of Spring .Today's card was made using the Poppies half sheet from the I Brake for Stamps Store , I copic colored the flower and then added shabby embossing enamel in the center with a versamark marker and heat gun and glossy accents on the petals to give a glass look .

supplies used

for my inside I stamped a frame in TH worn lipstick and left a space to write a sentiment .

Thanks for stopping in to see me today , I hope I inspired you to make some fun backgrounds to go with those awesome images found in the IBFS store.

for this image and so many more visit the IBFS store  .

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store ,

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

I Brake for Vineyards

Hi everybody.... Regina here and I need an anniversary card for my boyfriend.... we will be together 2 years 1/30.  I drew a blank. Then a lightbulb went off to use this stamp called Vineyard for the card since we stay at a B&B winery every year.  We love the place so much.  We already have rooms booked for this October, it will be out 3rd time going there, in Hermann Missouri. 

This stamp is from I Brake For Stamps called Vineyard.  I love coloring scenery stamps!  

I used Prismacolor Pencils to color the image, Memento Rich Cocoa ink so that I could color over the lines, and used baby oil on parts of it to create a smoother look, such as,the sky.  You can also use Gamsol for this.  The Love die is from Lawn Fawn.  

I think this will make a great Anniversary Card, don't you?  If you use images that have special meaning to a person on your cards, how can you go wrong?  

For more inspiration, you can check out my blog at http://cardsbyregina.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina - Design Team Member

I Brake for Cats!

You might not know, but I love cats, which is reflected in my feline stamp (and die) collection, both of which are rather large. One of my newest cat stamps is Large Feline Femme (Time to Stamp) from their fabulous Femmes Collection. 

Here's my card with my new Feline Femme stamp which you can purchase at I Brake for Stamps.

Feline Femme  was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko) and colored with Copic markers. Blush was added to her cheeks and her shoulders with a pink chalk pencil (Derwent). I opted to make the kitty a grey one. Next time I'll make her look like one of my cats and will add some wrinkles and oddly colored hair to make the woman look like me. 

I discovered that the papers in the Sweet Threads 6x6 pad (Basic Grey) matched the colors that I used really well. I used a sketch from The Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog. You can see the sketch below to see how I did. The circle was die-cut with the circle die from one of the Blueprints die sets (Die-namics). I used an old Cuttlebug tool to add piercings, then used a Black Multiliner (Copic) to add faux stitches. All paper layers were sponged with Cracked Pistachio Distress ink. The outermost layers were sponged with Hickory Smoke Distress ink. 

Here's the sketch so you can see how I did.

I Brake for Stamps has a great selection of Time to Stamp's stamps. Click on my badge below to be whisked over there to check out their fabulous images! 

 

Thanks for visiting today!

Kathi

I Brake for CUPID!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Happy early Valentine's Day everyone!

I recently discovered this adorable cherub over at I Brake For Stamps.

This little guy is called CUPID.

He's pretty darned cute, isn't he!

On the inside I used two different verses from IBFS.

The first is called HUGS...KISSES... and the other is

from EVERY DAY PHRASES.

I Brake for Purple Hair ...

Hello IBFS fans !!!

It's Crystal here with a Hello card using a digi stamp called Leah a stamp created by Rick St Dennis , this stamp and other great images can be found in the I Brake For Stamps store.

to get this look I colored my image with copic markers and cut it out with a Brother ScanNcut2

this machine cuts out digi or stamped images wonderfully

next I used Tim Holtz distress inks and made a matching layer  , I sponged on ink and added water splatter and heat dried and then added glue splatters and added glitter over that

the Hello is a Stamping Up die and it was die cut from silver foil card stock , the metal dots are colorbok brand.

I don't do bright-colored fun hair very often but I do think it's so fun ... Purple hair don't care ...

copic markers I used for this image

Thanks for stopping in to see me today , I hope I inspired you to make some fun backgrounds to go with those awesome images found in the IBFS store.

for this image and so many more visit the IBFS store  .

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store ,

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS