I Brake for New Grandparents!

Hello and happy Saturday!

It's my day over on the I Brake for Stamps blog.

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for my co-worker who recently became a Grandmother for the first time.

I used BEAR and GRANDPARENTS both from IBFS.

My friend threw a baby shower for her daughter-in-law and I knew she had a rustic theme for it so I thought the wood grain paper would work nicely with the teddy bear. 

I used some acrylic glaze on the balloons to give them some shine.

I Brake For the North Pole!

Hello and a good Saturday to you all!

As much as I'm a "one holiday at time" kind of girl I do realize that when you MAKE your own Christmas cards you have to pretty much work on them all year long! Today I'm sharing a wonderfully sweet Rick St. Dennis digital image found at I Brake For Stamps.

 

 

 

The image I chose is called North Pole Welcome.  I'm sure by now most everyone is familiar with digi stamps but in case you're not here's a little description.  When you purchase the image it will be e-mailed to you.  You can then print it out in any size or color you want!  That's really cool because sometimes I want a smaller or large image depending on the layout of my card.  This is a definite advantage over traditional rubber stamps.  (Though I'm still TOTALLY hooked on rubber!)

 

The verse is from the sheet called Every Day Phrases.

 

 



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JINGLE BELL BEARS!

Hello Everyone! I am SO excited to be back to joining the I Brake For Stamps Design Team again!  Have you checked out all of the fabulous things Della has added to the website?

Della even has a new Rick St. Dennis bears (see my card -aren't these bears the cutest!?) and the latest Embossing Arts holiday images and  the new KennyK holiday stamps! Check out Mistletoe and Mrs. Clause here.

Take some time to check it out!!!

Here are the details to my card: 
Stamps: Jingle Bells Bear from I Brake for Stamps 
Cardstock: SEI Christmas Paper, Garden Green, Real Red, Whisper White, Sticker strip from SU
Accessories:  Spellbinders dies Elegant Ovals Grand Calibur, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, White Satin Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Ballerina Bear

Good morning! It's Holly posting today, and I'm sharing this adorable Ballerina Princess Bear with you. I love all of these adorable bears, and this is one is extra sweet. Remember playing dress up when you were a little girl? That's what this bear reminds me of.

I colored this bear with copic markers and then I used the Wisped Frames technique from Technique Junkies around the oval. Some papers from Prima's Annalee collection are in the background - the colors are so sweet and feminine and perfect with this Ballerina Princess Bear.

I hope you are all staying warm and cozy today! Spring can't be too far off now. :-)

Kite Bear

It's Holly posting today. Have I mentioned how much I love the bears over at I Brake for Stamps? This Kite Bear is no exception, and he is perfect for birthday cards for little boys! I found some blue and green argyle paper and colored the bear and the kite to match, and then used the birthday sentiment from Every Day Phrases to complete this card.


Stamps: Kite Bear, Every Day Phrases
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
CS: Not Quite Navy, White, Marjolaine dp(Basic Grey)
Other: Copic Markers
Technique: Out of the Box

Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year, everyone! This is Holly posting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what 2011 brings!

To start off this new year, I'm sharing this adorable New Year's Bear from I Brake for Stamps. He is colored with Copic markers, and I used the Wisped Frames technique from Technique Junkies. The papers are from Bo Bunny's Midnight Frost collection, and I added some pearls and some burgundy wrinkled ribbon (May Arts).

Enjoy this first weekend of 2011! Here's to a great year!

Pocket Jester Bear

Did you all have a nice Christmas? I hope you enjoyed your time with your family and friends and that Santa brought you everything you wanted. :-)

I colored the adorable little Jester Bear from I Brake for Stamps with Copic markers and I paper pieced his hat and collar. I then decided to do the same thing for the little jester-on-a-stick so it looks just like the big bear.

The little bells are colored with a silver glitter pen and they match the silver brads that I used on the pocket. This card is one of the techniques, called the Attached Pocket Notecard, on the new Fancy Folds & Motion CD from Technique Junkies. Keep checking the I Brake for Stamps store - Della just might have these cd's for sale soon!

Valentine Heart Bear

Have you seen these adorable new bears over at I Brake for Stamps? It's Holly posting today and I'm in love with every single one of these bears.

This card is actually the fifth one I was working on, and I just wanted to see how this sweet bear looked in white instead of the browns I had been using on the other bear cards. I shaded here and there with a pale gray Copic marker and gave her a little blush in her cheeks. The cape and hearts as well as the larger heart brads are all colored with Creative Inspirations paint. After I cut out the bear, I added some tiny pearls to the top of her crown.

I used the Mono Dies technique from Technique Junkies on the background. The sentiment is from the Every Day Phrases sheet from I Brake for Stamps. I'll have some more bear cards to show you, so you will definitely want to go order all of these adorable bears right now. :-)

New Year's Bear - Sneak Peek!!

How adorable is that teddy bear???? Awwwwww....... this is a special sneak peek of what is coming to I Brake For Stamps. You are going to LOVE what Della will have available in the IBFS store very soon. :-)

I used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch #85 for this card along with some yummy papers from Bo Bunny. The New Year's Bear is colored with Copic markers and then I used the Wisped Frames technique around him. I didn't have any dark blue rhinestones, so I colored some clear ones with a Copic marker and attached them to some teeny little snowflakes and added those to the corners.


Stamps: New Year's Bear - I Brake for Stamps
Ink: Tuxedo Black & Summer Sky Memento
CS: Night of Navy, White, Midnight Frost from Bo Bunny
Other: copic markers, sponge, oval dies, Half the Edge cardstock strips (Bazzill), May Arts ribbon, snowflake punch, rhinestones