I Brake for Sunflowers!

 Hello!  I am feeling a fall vibe today and wanted to make a card using sunflowers. 

I stamped out the sunflower from Bubble Wrap, Lattice and Flowers sheet onto yellow cardstock. I did sponge some brown around the edge after I fussy cut it out.  

My background is made with Brusho powder in Sandstone. I stamped my sentiment from Inspirational Plate #2 and then added some copper colored Nuvo drops to finish it off. 

Thanks for visiting us today, and keep on stamping!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Asters!

 Hello from design team member, Heidi!  I have a friendship card to share with you today.  

I first colored the September Aster stamp with markers.  I cut it out with scissors.  I put this over top of a pastel vellum circle and then popped it up over the card front.  The background paper is actually one I made using the Faux Linen technique.  It is hard to see the texture in the photo, but you first sand glossy paper in both directions and then just add ink over top.  

On the inside, I stamped the same image again in light tan ink, and stamped my message from Inspirational Plate #2 over top.  I know just the friend I want to send this to!

Thanks for visiting today and keep on stamping!

I Brake for Gelli plates and stamps!

 Hello from design team member, Heidi!

Today, I would like to show you the results of a simple stamping technique using a gelli plate.  I will first just tell you my process. I applied Distress Oxide ink in a few colors of pink and orange to a gelli plate. I used a brayer, just to even out the ink.  

Then, I pressed this large background (5x7 inches) stamp over the gelli plate and removed it.  I made a print of what was left on the gelli plate (center), and then also stamped what remained on the stamp to make another print (right).

This is really fun and fast to do!  The gelli plate not only allows you to make two prints with every stamp, but it also adds a lot of texture you wouldn’t get if you just stamped the traditional way.

So, I made a bunch of prints and then made several cards out of them.  Some of the prints I didn’t like as well, so I either cut them down and used the area I liked.  Or, I stamped flowers over the print and cut them out like it was patterned paper. 

The background stamp I used is Huge Floral Background, but you could use any of the great background stamps the I Brake for Stamps carries.

The sentiments all came from Inspirational Plate #2.  

The flowers are from Floral Half Sheet.

Thank you for visiting! 

I Brake For A Friend's House

{jane bosi}

Happy Monday, Brakers!  Today, as we are on the cusp of spring, I have a colorful, flowery card to share!

I've been goofing around with my gelli plate lately and used it to create my background.  By combining several Distress Inks and this awesome diamond background stamp, I was able to produce my colorful piece.  I am a big fan of mixed media.  This has a similar feel, but so much quicker and with similarly interesting results.

After the background dried, I stamped, using Archival Black ink, over the top with one of my all time favorite silhouette images.  It's called Floral Silhouette and I just love the delicate Queen Anne's lace among the other images.

To finish things off, I added a sentiment from Inspirational Plate #2.

I hope this finds you well and about to get inky!  Don't forget to be awesome!
TTFN, Jane

Sending Cheerful Thoughts...

Hi Everyone, it's Robyn here today.  I have a card to share with you that uses a stamp sheet that's perfect for mass producing cards of many different occasions.  The stamp sheet is called Inspirational Plate #2.  It has lovely sentiments for: thank you, thinking of you, friendship, encouragement, and quotes from inspirational people of days gone by.  I love sheets like this and the font on each of the different sentiments is just beautiful, not to mention versatile.  Hope it brings you a bit of cheer.

Thank so much for stopping by today.  =)

I Brake for Collage

Hello Brakers! I hope your week is going well! Today I want to share one of the beautiful collage stamps available at IBFS.

This Butterfly and Berries Collage stamp is available in the Birds and Butterflies Collage Sheet and as an individual stamp. I paired it with Thanks So Much, which is also available in a half sheet of inspirational phrases: Inspirational Plate #2.

My background was made using the Polished Stone technique on Glossy White cardstock.  I added some texture with an embossing folder and some Turquoise Netting, along with a crocheted and paper rose. 

Thanks for stopping by today! We appreciate our readers!

Stamps: Inspirational Plate #2 and Birds and Butterflies Collage Sheet (I Brake for Stamps)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Taken With Teal, Always Artichoke, Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up!), Encore Metallic Gold

Paper: Taken With Teal, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Glossy White

Accessories: Sizzix embossing folder, Turquoise Netting (Really Reasonable Ribbon), paper and crocheted rose (The Paper Studio)

I Brake for Planted Kindness......

{Jane Bosi}

Happy Monday, Brakers!!

I was wanting to try my hand a CAS type card and decided to use this amazing wedding bouquet as my focal image.  The bouquet is colored with copic markers and then trimmed using the Out of the Nestie box technique.  The sentiment is from the Inspirational Sheet #2.   I think this would make a great wedding card--no?  It would also be a good entry for the I Brake For Challenges Summer Fun Challenge.....weddings are fun so, wedding cards are fun, so, GREAT challenge card......just sayin' :)  You can check out the challenge, inspiration and entries here!

TTFN, Jane

Walk Beside Me

There are times when I want to make "just because" cards that I can send to friends to brighten their day. I found this beautiful sentiment from I Brake for Stamps, and I wanted to make a feminine and sunny card with it.

I used some sunny Yellow Crepe Ruche paper and some Cryogen White (a yummy shimmery white cardstock) from Paper Temptress. The sentiment was stamped and die cut with an oval die, and I used the Wisped Frames technique. I added some flourishes that I die cut with the Cryogen White cardstock, and I added some Wild Orchid flowers from I Brake for Stamps to embellish the lower right edge of the sentiment.

You can see the gorgeous shimmer of the Cryogen White cardstock here:

Why not make a "just because" card today and send it to a special friend? It's always fun to surprise people with some happy mail. :-)

Have a wonderful day!


Stamps: Inspirational Plate #2 (I Brake for Stamps)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Daffodil
CS: all from Paper Temptress ---
--- Cryogen White
--- Yellow Crepe Ruche
Other: lace, Wild Orchid flowers (I Brake for Stamps), oval dies (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourishes die (Cheery Lynn Designs)
TJ Technique: Wisped Frames