I Brake for Black and White!

 Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a card that I really love.
I think the color combo of black & white is so elegant.
Half my wardrobe is that color.

I used several different stamps on my card.

The bird and branch with berries is from 141A.
The birthday verse is from Every Day Phrases.

The roses are called June Rose Jumbo.

The butterfly is from Things With Wings.
I stamped the butterfly twice so that I could pop his wings up.
It's tough to see but the berries have crystal stickles on them.

I Brake for even more birds!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for my Mother-in-law for Mother's Day last week.

I know I just used these birds to make cards for some shut ins and a woman who is making masks and distributing them for free but I just love this image so much.

This stamp is from the sheet called 141

I used a wood grain paper to matte the image because I like how it looked with the brown on the birds. I thought the light yellow background paper was perfect for Mother's Day.

I Brake for Birds!

Hello and happy Saturday!

I've been making cards to send to people who are all alone during this quarantine and found out that one woman likes birds.

I love birds and knew that I wanted to use
141A Birds and 141B Bird Nests.

I embossed the card base to give it some subtle texture behind my main image.

On the inside I used a couple more images from the sets and I used a verse from the Every Day Phrases set.

Have any of you been sending cards to brighten someone's day?

I Brake for Birds

Hello!  We have been having such a lovely spring.  I have been watching outside my kitchen window as the birds are gathering nesting material, and I have seen larger birds, like crows, flying around carrying large sticks.  This made me think of a set of my favorite bird stamps.

I first made my backgrounds with a stencil and three colors of distress ink.  I found this pretty pastel blue cardstock and decided to stamp my images in dark brown ink.  I did some sponging with brown distress ink but otherwise left these simply stamped. I am quite pleased with these cards.  They will be part of the package of cards I send to the local assisted living center, as they shelter in place.  

These stamps are all from Birds Stamp Sheet 141A

Thank you for visiting the blog today!  Happy Stamping!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Birds!

Hello!  Today, I worked on a Thank You card.  First, I sponged light blue Distress ink over textured white cardstock.  I then stamped my bird image onto this, and a second time onto plain white cardstock.

I simply filled in the color with alcohol markers, then fussy cut out the plain bird and glued it over top of the textured paper.  I like the tiny bit of dimension this gives, as I would have lost a lot of the bird detail on the textured cardstock.  

Oh, and I almost forgot! I did add a touch of white gel pen to accent the eye.  I often find that makes a big difference!

The image is from Sheet 141A Birds, and the sentiment is from Florals Sheet.

Thank you for visiting today! Happy Stamping!

~~Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Birds!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  Bird stamps are some of my favorite stamps, and this one is no exception!

I stamped the bird with brown ink and colored it lightly with chalk pastels.  This may be an “old” way of coloring, but it is still really effective, not to mention, fast and easy!  I then fussy cut out the bird.  

The patterned paper fold I did is called the drapery fold, and you can find instructions on how to do this here, although there are a lot of different ways to do this.  I love the elegant look.  

I then used some scraps of the same pattered paper, and a couple small stamps from the same set, and decorated the inside of my card.  

The stamps I used today can be purchased at the I Brake for Stamps store.

Bird Sheet

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I Brake for Birds!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a pretty pastel card with you.

I've used a half sheet set from I Brake for Stamps.

This set is called SHEET 141A BIRDS.

I just love birds so much so this set really inspires me.  

There is a second half sheet with similar images that I also have and love.

141B BIRD NESTS

Here's the inside of my card with a sentiment from the set.

As I was making this I started to think that if you colored the flowers pink and still used the "birds of a feather" with a Valentine verse inside it would make a beautiful Valentine's Day card as well.

I Brake for Winter Birds!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  I am sharing a Christmas card I made using a stamp set called Bird Sheet 141A.  This is not a Christmas set, but can be used for all occasions.

I first stamped the bird and branch in brown in and colored it with pencils.  I was thinking of a House Finch when I was coloring this bird, as it is a frequent visitor to my feeders.  I die cut the branch and fussy cut the bird.  I decided to add Christmas colors using cardstock in my layout and then perched the bird on the branch. I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops just for a touch of sparkle.

You can purchase this stamp set in the I Brake for Stamps store!  

Have a wonderful day!  

I Brake for Thank You Cards!

Hello from design team member, Heidi! I don’t know about you, but my most-needed card type is Thank Yous!  I picked out this pretty Thank You Flourish sentiment stamp and combined it with Bird Sheet 141A.  

I stamped my sentiment and die cut it out.  I then stamped my little tiny chickadee all over the background with a grey-brown pigment ink.  I also colored a bird and cut him out to perch right there on the sentiment.  

When making one card, why not make two?  I used patterned paper, more stamps from the bird set and the same basic layout and now I have two cards for my stash. I’m sure they won’t last long since I was very short on Thank Yous.  

All the stamps I used can be found the in I Brake for Stamps store!  Come back again soon for more inspiration from the entire design team! 

Happy Stamping!

I Brake for Friendship!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a friendship card.

SHEET 141A

and

PRECISE MOMENT

The "lattice" was cut using Spellbinders Quatrafoil Panel.

Here's everything you get on this sheet.

I fussy cut the bird and the berry branch and then popped them up on foam tape to add some dimension.

This has such a beautiful verse on the inside.

I also used the little Chickadee from the bird sheet.

I Brake for More Birds!

A happy hello from designer, Heidi!  Hope you are doing well and have had some time for stamping recently!  This week, I have another lovely bird stamp to showcase for you from Sheet 141A - Birds.  The stamp is so detailed, it was easy to color.  

I used a coordinating patterned paper to stamp the sentiment on.  I think this is a cute saying to send to a good friend who really gets you.  

You can find this stamp set at the I Brake for Stamps store!  Have a great day!

I Brake for Birds...

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  This is a fun post because I really do brake for birds.  I am a bit of a birder (aka birdwatcher) so I naturally am drawn to wonderful bird stamps like this.

Sheet 141A Birds

I colored my birds with alcohol markers to resemble an American Robin.  These birds strike me as being fledglings about to leave the nest for good.

I was listening to a birding podcast the other day and they said that there are really only a few weeks of summer for birds.  The entire breeding season is their Spring and then migration starts in late July for some birds, so they don’t get much rest!

I stamped the branch ink light beige ink onto vanilla cardstock for the background.  After die cutting, I added the sentiment tag on with a brad and popped the center panel up on fun foam.  

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