I Brake for Retirement ...

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here, I hope your week is going well, the rain has stopped here in Southern Illinois for today , yikes it has rained a lot here. Today I am here with a fun Retirement card using Bunco Betty , I can picture girlfriends retiring and enjoying some fun free time playing Bunco ,so I had to make this card for my stash.

I used prisma colored pencils and baby oil to blend , the enamel dots are my home made I shared with you a couple of weeks ago  , the Happy Retirement was cut out of vinyl on my Silhouette , the frame and camera die cut is from Amy Tangerine 

inside I keep with the color theme, it is ready for me to write something nice 

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I Brake for Shopping ..

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It's Crystal and I'm back with a fun card that could be for a birthday or a just because card, I am using the Shopping Sadie image from the humorous seniors line, I truly love making cards with these ,they are so much fun. My image was colored with colored pencils and baby oil , this is my favorite way to color when I travel , truth be know this image was colored while I was on a train to Chicago a couple of weeks ago, I love to color while being a passenger in any moving mode of transportation that I am not driving , it hard for me to sit and do nothing so I color ... 

 I used the new NuVo crystal drops in liquid mercury , love life die is a KaiserCraft die , look close and the word paper says " A Few of My Favorite Things " 6x6 paper from MME , Bazzill cardstock in Robins Egg and Candy Hearts ( two of my Fav colors )

colored pencil are easy to pack up and I keep baby oil on a sponge in a sealed container and don't forget the pencil sharpener.  Below is a look at my set up

ps .. the baby bear in blue on my board will be coming soon on a card here , keep a look out for it ...

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I hope my creation with this image as you running to buy it or find one you can’t live without, this image and so many more  visit I Brake for Stamps store

I Brake for Retirement ..

Hello IBFS fans !!!

Hello it's Crystal here and today I have made a Retirement card using Beach Baby Burt  , I colored him with colored pencils and baby oil , I added a beach and water to the image and then made some tropical flowers to go with my theme , I totally think he is enjoying his retirement don't you ..hehe

 insde my card was left blank until I need it for an occasion 

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 ok now for the fun part , I did not have a stamp or die  to say Happy Retirement so I made one on my Silhouette die cutter and cut it from vinyl and used matte clear contact paper to transfer the sentiment to my card , I made it the exact size I needed so don't worry if you ' have a die word make your own way cheaper ... It totally looks hand stamped 

I hope my creation with this image as you running to buy it now that I saved you a ton of money on dies   , your welcome .

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I Brake for Fun !!

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and I have a fun card using Burning Rubber Rosie you can also get this image in a full sheet with other great images

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my card is colored with colored pencils and baby oil with paper stumps , this is such a fun image , I chose the die cut a WOW sentiment on the front and leave it blank inside to make it into what ever kind of card I may need , I can turn this into a birthday card or retirement card or just a card to say Hi ..she is flying so maybe a friend has a lead foot and got pulled over this would be great for a chuckle  , sometimes we just need to laugh and not sweat the small stuff learn from a mistake and move forward  , you get the idea  ,this is a great image for many cards .

I hope my creation with this image as you running to buy it .

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store .

I Brake for Monday's!!!

Hello IBFS fans !!!

It's Crystal and today my card is made using I Hate Monday Millie  , I think we can all relate to Millie ..no talkie before coffee ..lol my image is colored with colored pencils and baby oil .

I added twine to her hair for old time hair rollers , glossy accents to her coffee cup and diamond stickle to her hearts in her gown and bunny slippers

I added a die cut sentiment Smile , this card can be sent for any occasion , I think it would even make a great retirement card  , haha ..

I hope you enjoyed my card.

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I Brake for a Jackpot !!

Hello IBFS fans !

It's Crystal here and I am back with an image I colored with colored pencils and baby oil. The image I am using today for my card is Slottin' Gertrude from I Brake for stamps online store.I added a die cut sentiment Celebrate and left the inside blank so I can turn this card into a birthday card or anything else I may need. I have learned that it's good to keep some cards on hand that can be made into any occasion .

This was another image that I colored on my road trip two weeks ago , I have another long road trip this weekend ( one of many scheduled this Summer ) so come back next week to see what I color made into cards , to get a sneak peek of my coloring follow me on Instagram 8upscrapin I post there as I color them.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store ,

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Brake for Bubbles and a Baby.

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It's Crystal here , I hope you are all doing well.  I have a baby shower this Saturday and I am going to share my card with you today ( shhh don't tell the new mom to be ). I am going to share a bit of my process on this card . I had a 4.5 hour road trip one way last Sunday , I am not good at sitting doing nothing so I color in the car , yes you heard me right I color  , I stamp out several images and have a 12x12 tote with my coloring needs and I have a lap desk and a 12/12 clip board , for this trip I took my prisma colored pencils and blending stumps and baby oil and pencil sharpener .

The image I am using is super sweet and called Baby and Bubbles and can be found in I Brake for Stamps on-line store

here is a look at my car set up  , its not so fancy but it works for me , oh ...for this to work you must be a passenger and not driving the car , just wanted to make that clear ..lol   the green sponge has baby oil on it in a sealable container I poke my paper stump onto the sponge and im ready to blend my colored pencils and no fumes and the oil doesn't spill because its in the sponge.

here is my card , I added diamond stickles to the bubbles , the script word die is from Avery Elle , the bow is a lil Inkers die

for the inside of my card I used my Silhouette and a gel pen and had my silhouette write the inside sentiment , the gel pens I am loving to use in my silhouette these days are from Ikea .

I hope this has inspired you to take your colored pencil on your next road trip and before you know it you will be to your destination with many newly colored images ready to make into cards .

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store ,

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

I Brake for Wave Watching ...

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It's Crystal here and I am dreaming of warmer weather and waves splashing the beach , problem is I don't see either in my near future , lol ,so I guess I will look at my card I made using the Watching Waves image  , inside my card I used the image again stamped in ink the same color as my card stock to give a water mark look and my sentiment is Footprints in the Sand ....

Today I colored my image using Prisma colored pencils and then blended out my color using paper stumps and baby oil , I love how this technique works , you can do this with any wax based colored pencil , the baby oil make the wax melt and blend out but will not leave your paper oily like you might think .I hope you give it a try. Tip ...cut a small pc of sponge and put in a small covered bowl and squirt the baby oil the sponge to just soak it but not drip , then put the lid on to store , paper stumps and be found in the isle with colored pencils .

below you can see I only colored around the edges here and there where I thought the colored would be darker then blend out the color to a lighter shade with the paper stump and baby oil

I added wink of Stella in clear to the waves to add a subtle shimmer like water glistening , my gulls are hand cut I added some twine and the netting and my sentiment is a die cut from a ProvoCraft A2 cutting die with 5 different sentiments  , not sure if you can get anymore 

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