I Brake For...No Mixed Signals!

Hello IBFS fans! I'm excited to introduce myself to you! My name is Hannah, I'm new to the design team and I've got A LOT of great ideas to share with you! Today I'm showing you a card using the No Mixed Signals set.

This card I'm sharing is a card that I struggled a lot with but the struggle was SO worth it!

There are actually a lot of firsts for me on this card. This card marks the first time I figured out my Zig Real Brush pens. The first time I successfully got ALL of the LEDs in a card to light up. The first time I used lighting Gel to color my lights. This is also the first time I've posted for the I Brake for Stamp team! To say that I'm excited is an understatement.

This card was painted on Arches watercolor paper from Canson. I actually did my die cutting first, so that I could figure out the placement of my stamps. I stamped both the adorable snail and the sentiment, in StazOn black. I then re-stamped both stamps with VersaMark Watermark Ink, over that I poured some clear embossing powder (WOW! brand). Don't forget to de-static your paper before putting the embossing powder on!

Next, I painted my snail. Because my previous attempts at coloring with my Zigs were less than successful, I applied my color to a laminated sheet of paper, and then applied the pigment with a paintbrush. I had A LOT of control! This step helped me gain the confidence to use my Zigs, as intended, in the next couple of cards that I'll be sharing. If you struggle with these markers like I did, I do hope I inspire you to keep them and to keep trying!

My Zig color choices

When the painting was done, including the ground for the snail and the border, I punched holes out of the ends of the antennas. I know there are a variety of tools out there for this, but I used the Making Memories Hole Punch because it is what I have. Then I adhered the two front pieces of my card onto some Neenah Solar White Cardstock in 80lbs, after I carefully traced and cut out where the holes would be onto the backing piece. This made the front of my card extremely durable and secured everything together.

This Jellyfish Lantern stamp is also from IBFS!

As you can see in the above card, I CAN mess up Chibitronics lights. There were supposed to be 3 working LEDs up there, not two....and I was lucky I got two working for this photo. Fortunately, my husband alerted me to these, which were MUCH easier for me to work with: 

LilyPad White LEDs and copper Tape

A lifetime supply of copper tape and 10 LEDs were far less expensive than the Chibitronics set that I ruined, and they worked far better! 

In the Jellyfish Lantern set above, I tried to color my lighting with vellum that I had used yellow Copic Markers. The result was OK. But I got BETTER results on my snail using gels from a gel swatchbook for theatrical lighting. These can be purchased online if you don't have a lighting nerd husband like I do, he had one on his desk.

There is foam mounting tape between both the card base and the watercolored panel. I removed all of the backing of the tape, except for one small area where I decided to leave a pull tab. I put all of this together and viola!

I am so pleased with how this turned out!

I LOVE these designs by Carmen Medlin that are available on I Brake for Stamps, there are SO MANY to choose from! I Brake for Stamps has over 3000 images, there really is something for everyone! Please follow the linked image below to see all the amazing designs!

Thank you for visiting today! I hope I have inspired you!

I Brake for a Good Race ...

Hello IBFS fans !!!

It's Crystal here and today I made a fun card using Joggin' Julius from the Seniors Full Sheet collection. I wanted to create a card with the red white and blue colors for the holiday and the I wanted to create a fun card with the jogger crossing the finish line  , he is in a race to Celebrate our Freedom , I used bakers twine to make the tape he is running thru , yeah he was the first to cross the line , not to bad for a Senior .. he has me beat ...

inside my card

Enjoy your holiday and I hope you get to stamp up some fun ...

Thanks for stopping in ,I hope this card has inspired you to get inky with some rubber stamps today ,

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

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

 

 

 

 

 

I Brake for Nurse Stella

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here with a get well card using the Nurse Stella  , this image cracks me up , nurse Stella holds up a bed pan .. I had to make a little funny and use my Thinking of You die ( obsession Impression )cut and inside I used my Get Well die ( paper smooches )cut ...

I used Copic markers to color nurse Stella

I also stamped Nurse Stella on the envelope

inside my card

Thanks for stopping in ,I hope this card has inspired you to get inky with some rubber stamps today ,

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

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

I Break for Good Gossip ..

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today's card I am using an image from Seniors Full sheet from the I Brake for Stamps store . Do you ever look at a stamp and wonder what the image is doing  , well today I could just imagine the little old lady trying to listen in on some good gossip, lol .The sentiment I came up with for this card is Say Whatt !! I used my Silhouette and a sketch pen to write it and then die cut it out ,I like to do this when I don't have a stamp to say what I want it to express .

I added a pearl necklace with Viva pearl pen

inside my card I used the same image and stamped in same color of card stock so you can still write over the top

Thanks for stopping in ,I hope this card has inspired you to get inky with some rubber stamps today ,

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

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

 

I brake for Coffee Breaks ...

Hello I Brake for Stamps fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I made a card using  the half sheet set called Coffee Rubber Sheet , I love the retro feel of this set . I kept this card simple and fun .

I used my Silhouette to cut the top layer the cut is called Tea Stain Stencil , then I added brown ink splatters , the Coffee Break image was heat embossed with Black Glitter finish powder , I sponged the edges of my circle , I copic colored very little 

inside my card I used the new Tim Holtz stencil called Splatters and used walnut ink and sponged on the stains , I distress my layer and rolled back a corner , I stamped the retro lady in espresso ink and gave her a retro look by only coloring the cheeks and adding red lips to her and I colored her cup , the text paper under the corner is from an old book I use for cards like this , that's it for today's card , I hope you liked this card it was fun to create and I left it blank to use it for an occasion.

Thanks for stopping in ,I hope this card has inspired you to get inky with some rubber stamps today , for this image and so many more visit the IBFS store  .

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS