I Brake for a Hello ...

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today's card is made using the Selfie Set  , I made a shaker card base and then we had fun .. I loved playing paper dolls when I was a kid and that might explain my love to paper piece . Today I am going to show you the Crystal way to paper piece , its over the top and will take it to the next level and once you go there is no turning back ..lol

 I find some small print paper that I like and will go together ( 6 X 6 paper pads are perfect for this the patterns are always small and perfect for this technique )

I am doing her skirt in a floral pattern

                                                               and his shirt it a small green pattern ,

 now the fun comes , I find a maker the complements the paper colors and I add shading to the areas that would have shadows , see below the shading I added to the shirt in green

next I add green to the shirt area , I do this just in case I don't cut so perfectly the green will hide it , you don't want to do all this work and see white cardstock under the image after you glue your piece on  , I also go around the edge with a black marker the keep all white at bay ..

here you can see her skirt is done  , see the shading at top of skirt I think it really adds to the paper piecing , and you can see half his shirt in this picture ready to glue , make sure you color your image before you glue your paper pieces on

What do you think? Will you give this a try ? I hope  have inspired you to try paper piecing , it really is fun ! A great pair of CutterBee scissors are a must have also to get that detailed fussy cutting done .

If you like the Selfie Set or want to check out some other Humorous Senior stamps ,

For this image and so many more visit the IBFS store

Thanks so much for stopping by. If you found this post helpful please leave a commit I love hearing from you !!!

I Brake for Pansy's

Hello peeps have another birthday card for you this week......love pansy's and just received this from Della this past week also have some new embossing folders......so paired up the Pansy with this Anna Griffin folder.

as you can see I did a pretty much all white card.....the image which is called Pansies-Jumbo was stamped on white card stock then colored with Copics.....I than fussy cut the image out added some embossing ink sprinkled with clear embossing powder with glitter mixed in....The word Celebrate is from the Half Sheet 129B Remember When

Here is a close up of these beautiful flowers.

Well that does it for me this week hope you have enjoyed my post will see you next week.

Hugs

Beth

Dreams

It is no secret, that when it comes to Myths and Legends, Miss Erika is a huge fan. Ever since I was young, I thought being a mermaid would be the perfect way to live. Free in the ocean, talking to the animals of the water.I still dream about that once in a while and wanted to share with you today an absolutely beautiful stamp available at I Brake for Stamps.

This is probably to most stunning mermaid stamp I've come across and the image is perfect when you stamp it. For this card, I decided to do a little Copic coloring and some "very fussy cutting" with the Moonlight Mermaid image. I stamped her 3 different times so I could get the splashes and the tail. Adding a splash of glitter to make that water come alive and we've got ourselves a winner I think. Here is the finished card for you. To get a closer look, just click on the photos themselves.

Here is a close up of the Moonlight Mermaid herself.

There are so many wonderful fantasy inspired stamps at the I Brake for Stamps store. So if you like the mythical, the beautiful or the unique, please hop on over and take a peek.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope the rest of your day is simply magical

Toodles
Erika Taylor