I Brake For Stamps: September 2024

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Running Horses & Cactus Silhouette

Horses are beautiful animals.

Horses running free are majestic!

This silhouette of the horses running in the desert against the setting sun is MAGNIFICENT!!

On this card I wanted to create a sunrise. The horses running with the sunrise behind them reminds me of the OLD WEST.

I Brake for Stamps used:
Horses and Cactus Silhouette
Happy Birthday Sentiment

Stencil from Blank Page Muse
TCW554 Stencil Butterfly Collage - 6x6

Other supplies:

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks

Squeezed Lemonade

Festive Berries
Spiced Marmalade
Scorched Timber

Blending brushes
White Cardstock

Card base

Water in Spray bottle

Staz-on Black Ink

Stamp Platform

Paper towel

Heat tool

Parchment Paper

Gems

To create the sunrise I blended my Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Festive Berries and Spiced Marmalade on white cardstock with blending brushes or any blending tool. I started with the Squeezed Lemonade working toward the darker Festive Berries.

Using a stamping platform and Staz-on Ink I stamped the desert silhouette with the running horses. After the set I lightly spritzed the card with water and dabbed it off with a paper towel, then dried with a heat tool. This gave the sky some interest.

For the placement of Happy Birthday, I used baking parchment paper with lines over the stamped image. This helps to see if I got the sentiment lined up. Then I stamp the sentiment on the parchment, if it is straight, I carefully remove the parchment and stamp directly on the inked panel.

After getting to this point, I found I had a smudge on my panel! I was really happy with the inking and did not want to start over. I was up for the creative challenge... What do I do to redeem my panel. Stencil are your friend in this instance.

Using the - Butterfly -stencil, I gently stenciled over the smudge with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Scorched Timber and then in two other areas on the card. It looks like I intended to add the stenciling. Three black gems were added to the upper left.

The panel was then mounted on a black mat and adhered to a card base.

What do you think of my creative save?

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Thursday, September 5, 2024

Cactus Silhouette at Sunrise

Good morning my stamping friends! When I saw the silhouette cactus image, I knew I wanted to create a sunrise background to stamp the image on. I love how the Oxide Inks blend creating an early morning sunrise.

I Brake for Stamps used:

Cactus Silhouette

Nature Sentiment

Other supplies:

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks

Squeezed Lemonade
Festive Berries
Spiced Marmalade

Blending brushes

White Cardstock

Card base

Staz-on Black Ink

Stamp Platform

Parchment Paper

Gems

First blend the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Festive Berries and Spiced Marmalade with blending brushes. I always start with the lightest color and work toward the darkest color.

On a stamping platform or acrylic block stamp the cactus image. I choose to make this a sunrise, so the reddest ink is at the bottom half of the card.

To get the placement of my sentiment on straight I place parchment over the stamped image on the stamp platform. I like using baking parchment with the lines. Then I stamp the sentiment on the parchment to see if it is straight. Once I am happy with the placement, I carefully remove the parchment and stamp directly on the inked image.