Autumn Blessings

  Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here!

 Today I am using some amazing stamps from Blank Page Muse and I Brake For Stamps.

Supplies:  Fall Half Sheet

Fall is in the air. 

It's time to create Fall cards and this scarecrow takes center stage.

Inside, I've added something special.

The full tutorial can be found on my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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I BRAKE FOR BIRTHDAY FISHES !!!

Hello IBFS fans !!!

It's Crystal here and today I am using the Fishing ShyBear to make my Birthday card.

my image was copic colored the water is distress oxide in Faded Jeans and Broken China , I added stickle to the fish and water peaks and glossy accents to his nose and eyes , I added die cuts from my stash and created a fun Summer fishing scene.

Isn't that Fishing ShyBear just the cutest image , for him and many more great stamps visit I Brake For Stamps on-line store .

I Brake for Easter ...

It's Crystal and today I have an Easter card. I am using a very pretty Scripty Happy Easter  sentiment image and It's a very nice size .

I stamped and heat embossed the Happy Easter and then added some greenery leaves from a MFT die and the rolled roses are a MFT die and added diamond stickles on the petal tips, the butterflies are SU and the lace boarder is an unbranded die  , the bow die is Gina Marie , enamel dots are my DIY and the plaid paper on trim and flowers is Lawn Fawn.

If you love the Happy Easter  script stamp as much as I do be sure to hop over to IBFS online store and pick it up.

I Brake for a Tourist ..

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today's card was made using Tourist Charlie you can buy him as a single stamp or on IBFS100 Senior half sheet , I got the half sheet because I must collect them all ..lol .. that's how I roll, I must adopt all their friends .

sometime when I look at a stamp the card just pops in my head and this is how my card came about for this one, I embraced the whole travel theme he had going on went to my dies and started pull them out and the card started to come alive. I pulled my papers from the World Traveler 6x6 paper pad by Teresa Collins and oldie but a goodie and copic colored my image . at the end I'll list all the dies I used to get this look ..

inside my card I kept the theme going and added a die cut sentiment

the Die list: Tim Holtz thinlits Celebrate set , My Favorite Things Mini film strip , Amy Tangerine Camera/ picture frame set , In'spire Around the world die set , Darice Travel Theme die set , I challenge you to go thru your dies and put them to work , I am a die collector too..haha can you see a pattern here , oh well we all have our vices and mine is I love to make cards and IBFS has really awesome images to do just that, go check them out , the online store make it real easy to shop .

I hope I have inspired you to get inky in your craft room today and make a card to put a smile on a friends face, this World Traveler Birthday card  is sure to do just that don't you think ?

I Brake for Rudolph ..

Hello IBFS fans !!!

It's Crystal here and todays Christmas card has this cute Rudolph image , I copic colored the Rudolph and then added to a tag and created fun layers with die cuts and sequins and twine and metallic cardstock , I just had a little fun creating a chalkboard subway art vibe to my card.

for Rudolph and many other great images visit the I Brake for Stamps online store …. Happy shopping my creative friends ….

I Brake for a Monster cutie ..

Hello IBFS fans !!!

It's Crystal here and I have another card using an image from the Bravehearts Colletion , today I am using the cute little girl with a monster shirt on . All these images are so so cute and fun to color..

I copic colored her and just made a fun seasonal girlie card, I plan to give this card to my daughter .

If you like the Bravehearts Collection or want to check out some other great stamps

 visit the IBFS store

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

I Brake for a Rock Star ..

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here, hope your week has gone well, today I made a card using You Got Served Sam from the Humorous Senior line , he was colored copics on his skin and colored pencils on his clothes. Masculine cards use to be hard for me ,but anymore I don't dread making them , they just seem to flow , keep them simple, in a manly color pallet  , I find it helpful to use a 6x6 paper pad that has great guy papers  ( 6x6 paper pads have smaller patterns to fit A2 cards perfectly ), this will make it much easier to match your color pallet too and no glitter ( that is what is so hard for me ..hehe )  , you can distress the papers, add a great sentiment and some die cuts and you have a great card , you can use fibers such as twines or enamel dots . eyelets ect .. guys like simple ,clean and or rustic cards , no fufu ... awh man those are my favorite hehe ...

I hope  You Got Served Sam  has inspired  to make a great masculine card , remember less is more for guy cards.. Good Luck and remember YOU ROCK !!!!

For this image and so many more visit the IBFS store

I Brake for Fall ...

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I have a Fall card , the weather has had the feel of Fall in the air so I think it's time to make some Fall cards , this one is a Thanks card , you may need one for the person who will rake all the crunchy leaves up for you ..lol I am using the Mr.Crow image and he was copic colored , I really wanted the scarecrow to be the main focal point so I only colored him and left the background black and white .

I distressed my layers added some faux stitching  , die cut a flower and layered it up and added some leaves and raffia to complete my Fall look . I die cut and layered my Thanks sentiment .

inside I carried the same colors but left it blank to add my own writing later

Supplies : Mr.Crow , MFT Gerber daisy  , MFT layered leaves , Little B Blackout , raffia , button , copic markers , CTMH distress tool , TH walnut ink , 6x6 BoBunny Forever Fall collection paper

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 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 Motor Cycles ....

Hello IBFS fans !!!

Crystal here and today I made a masculine card , I use to have such a hard time with masculine cards until I discovered the formula.... Texture  , Muted color , and Subtle bling  instead of glitter ,try wink of stella, I used glossy accents to add shiny bling. I used an image from Senior Full sheet , I chose to use the man on the motor cycle for this card .

my texture is a diamond plate layer that I made by using stick glue to adhere aluminium foil to card stock and the I die cut the fishtail banner and then embossed with a Time Holtz Diamond plate folder  I chose a graffiti paper background and went with rusty orange card base , I added glossy accents to headlight and wink of stella to all the metal for subtle bling , guys like shiny chrome and diamond plate , both are shiny bling so see you can add bling to a guys card and still look manly , I used a EK chain punch to add more interest and adhered it with tiny staples. , I used a script die for a sentiment .

carry the theme to the inside

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 ... OH Snap !!

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here with a birthday card  , I made this card in mind to be given to a work friend from a group of us at work .The image I used is called The Gang and the sentiment inside is Happy Birthday From the whole gang , from half sheet #043 .

I like to make envelopes to match my card

did you know you can cut words on a die cutter out of vinyl and add them to your cards  , Oh Snap was done this way ..

inside my card

a closer look at the envelope the top flap was covered in matching paper too ..

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