I Brake for Tropical!

I was in the mood for something summery, yet still clean and simple.  

I first stamped my flower from the By The Sea sheet onto a background of smooshed Distress Oxide inks.  I trimmed this out.  Then I used the small shell from the same set and created a little patterned paper on kraft cardstock.  

I wanted to fill a void in my card stash so I used this Get Well Soon sentiment from Baubles, Doily and Words sheet.  A clean card like this one could be used for almost any occasion.

You can find those stamps at the I Brake for Stamps store.

Have a good day and keep on stamping!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Fashion!

Hello, Stampers!  

Today I finished up this card using a couple mediums and stamp sets.  It was fun to make.

First, I heat embossed the doily image with white powder on watercolor paper. I used Brusho Powders to create this bright background!

Second, I heat embossed the fashion lady on grey cardstock.  I took some purple Perfect Pearls and added a bit of water to them to make a paint. I painted this on the flowers using a fine liner brush.  It looks so shiny in person!

Stamp sets used:

Fashion Ladies Sheet

Baubles, Doily and Words Half Sheet

Thanks for visiting!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Music!

Hello! I would love to showcase this neat Music Sheet set full of great silhouette images.  I have a teen who is beginning to love making music, so my first cards are using the guitars and amplifier images. I think this is a great set to create for teens and music lovers.

I also love that this is an easy stamping project: just cardstock, stamps and inks.  Sometimes simpler is better for teen cards. I created my own patterned paper using the images and then added some great sentiments.  The white card does have an accent of a red guitar as the nod to “daring to be different.”

The sentiments come from these sets:

Baubles, Doily and Words Half sheet

Dare to Be Different (sentiment only)

Old and New Half Sheet

Thank you for visiting the blog today!  Happy Stamping!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Mouse Love!

Hello!  I have a cute card to share today that I am probably going to use as a Masculine Valentine.

 It is cute,
 it is woodsy,
and I like it!

I combined 3 different stamp sets for this card.  

Mostly Mice Sheet

Bubble Wrap Lattice and Flowers Sheet

Bauble, Doily and Words Sheet

Card process:  First I stamped my mouse and mushroom image with Memento Black ink. I colored it in with alcohol markers.  Next, I masked around the mushroom cap with masking paper.  I used red ink to stamp the Bubble Wrap background onto the mushroom cap. After removing the mask, I used colored pencils to add just a little detail.  

The background is kraft paper with a woodgrain embossing folder. I inked the raised portions with dark brown ink.  I then used the brown ink to stamp my sentiment, and embellished the card with die cuts.  

Thank you for visiting today!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for my Mom's Birthday!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing the card I made for my mom for her birthday.

I used 4 different stamps on my card.

BAUBLES, DOILY AND WORDS HALF SHEET

LOVELY HYDRANGEA

LARGE THUNDER CLOUDS

MOTHER AND CHILD

I Brake for Hyacinths!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing another birthday card made with the beautiful new set 

LOVELY FLORALS SHEET

or as a single...

Hyacinth 

I added some 1/8" SCORE TAPE to the border punch.  I then sprinkled glitter on it to add a little shimmer to the card.  This is a double sided tape so it sticks to the card and the other side holds the glitter.

The verse is from Baubles, Doily and Words Half Sheet.

I Brake for Beautiful Blue Hydrangeas!

 Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing such a beautiful flower that I got at I Brake For Stamps.

It can be found as a single or on a half sheet...

LOVELY FLORALS SHEET

or as a single...

LOVELY HYDRANGEA.

On the inside I used one of the sentiments from this set.

Baubles, Doily and Words Half Sheet

Isn't this flower gorgeous?!

 I have 3 Hydrangeas in my yard,
one blue and two white and I love them all!

I Brake for Bright Birthdays!

Hello and happy Saturday!

I just got the most beautiful new set from I Brake For Stamps!

It's called Baubles, Doily and Words Half Sheet

In the set there's a doily, two fun speech bubbles and many verses! 

I loved looking through my inks and finding papers that would coordinate with it.  I have no recipient in mind yet but I can't wait to give this to someone!