Rainbow Soul

Hi there, crafting friends!

It’s design team member Walter back on the blog with you today. Today's project isn't my usual type of creation.  I make a lot of vintage and traditional style cards and I decided to push my boundaries with this one.  I chose to make a pop art styled card that celebrates individuality and loving yourself.  I called it Rainbow Soul since the eyes are the window to your soul.

Here's what I used to make it:

• Large Eye Macro
• Whatever is Good DREAMER Art Doll

Here's how I made it:

• Stamped the eye onto the white card panel with black ink; also stamped it onto making paper to create a mask.
• Applied mask to eye; splattered Brutus Monroe Creamy Aqua Pigments around the eye and dried with a heat tool.
• Removed the mask and colored the pupil with the glitter gel pens in a rainbow pattern; lightly blended Lost Shadow oxide ink over the image to soften the colors.
• Stamped the sentiment with embossing ink, applied black embossing powder, and heat set it.
  
• Adhered card panel to center of black card panel.
• Adhered combined card panel to card base.
• Applied three rhinestone gems with craft glue.

 

It's a simple but fun card with a really beautiful message.  Let's celebrate it every day!

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Wild Berry

 Hi there, crafting friends!

It’s design team member Walter back on the blog with you today. I had mentioned in my previous post that I'd be making a card using a scrap from the Wild Berries card panel that I had cut out.  I'm here to share with that you today!

I hate to see really nice scraps go to waste.  I generally save them to put them to use in another card.  It's an easy way to stretch your craft supplies as well as your budget.

Here's what I used to make it:

• Wild Berries Background Coloring Art Rubber Stamp
• Vellum
• Acetate
• Black card stock
• White A2 card base

 Here's how I made it:

• Stamped the Wild Berries background stamp onto a piece of vellum with black ink and colored in the berries with a blue alcohol marker.
• Adhered the stamped & colored vellum to a piece of white card stock.
  
• Added double sided foam tape to the Wild Berries circular scrap, aligned it with the stamped & colored image, and adhered it to the panel.
• Adhered the panel to the A2 card base.
  
• Cut an A2 sized frame from black card stock, colored over it with a metallic silver glitter marker, put double sided foam tape on the back of it, and adhered it to the card.
  
• Colored a scrap piece of white paper with the metallic silver glitter marker, glued a sentiment onto it, and glued it down to my card.

 

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Life's Precious Things

 

Hi there, crafting friends!

It’s design team member Walter back on the blog with you today.  I'm really excited about this card that I'm sharing with you today.  It's another vintage themed card using the Silhouettes #1 stamp set from I Brake for Stamps.  I knew that I wanted to capture a nice town/village scene as soon as I saw the stamp of the photographer with the old camera.  I thought of him as being a photographer hired to capture the magic of a small town for a postcard.  There he stands, high up on the hill, focused down on the town below on a beautiful day.

Here's what I used to make it:

• Silhouettes #1
• Village #1

 

Doesn't it look like the quintessential New England town circa the early 1900's?  It's so idyllic and peaceful, and a great reminder that life's most precious things truly are near at hand.

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Digital Creativity!

Hi Creative Peeps!

Welcome to yet another month of the year! Look out soon it will be Xmas!

Today I am sharing some cards using digital files - yes you heard correctly there are some fabulous digital download products available in the store!

Here's the link to the Digital Section of the Store CLICK HERE

I'm using the "Fall Teal Flowers and Leaves" Set - the colors of this set are so gorgeous.

I've made 2 greeting cards - combining the digital images, red rubber stamps and clear stamps - perfect to show you how you can combine different items from the store on your creations!

Products used:

Fall Digital Files

Special Day Clear Sentiments Birthday Stamps Set by Pam Bray

Special Day Clear Sentiments Flowers Set by Pam Bray

Vintage Farm Receipt (red rubber)

Book Page (red rubber)

Digital files are great because you can print on different papers to get different effects! For my cards I printed the "tags" on plain white card and although they had some printed texture I also decided to use some the red rubber stamps listed above to add more interest to them - I used black ink on one and vintage brown on the other - love the different looks - you can use any ink color depending on the theme you are creating!

I printed the leaves on glossy photo paper and fussy cut some out to add individually - the colors are so gorgeous - they "pop" on the glossy paper - the glossy paper would be perfect for using the whole image as a background.

I stamped sentiments from the clear stamp sets onto Kraft card.

I added all the stamped elements to the card fronts and added some little Tim Holtz vintage people and bits & pieces to finish off . I love how these turned out!

We would love to see you have some fun with the new digital files and share your creations on social media so we can get some ideas from you!

Pop over to my blog for some more inspiration!

Happy stamping and crafting until next time!

Sharon

***Remember to us the code BPMSharon at the store for 15% off ***

So many fab stamps to choose from!

Note: you can use the code at either the IBFS Store OR the BPM Store - why not do an order from each and increase your stash!

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A Vintage Note

Hello, friends!

It's creative team member Walter on the I Brake for Stamps blog today.  I'm a fan of vintage items and design, especially things like old photos, newsprint, magazines, etc.  I have a lot of fun thinking about how to take stamps or dies and turn them into something that looks older and aged, and that's exactly what I did for my latest creative team design, A Vintage Note.

Here's what I used to make this card:

• Just Messy Floral Sheet from I Brake for Stamps
• Handwriting stamp from Hero Arts Mix Textures Stamp Set
• Spellbinders Deckled Edge Dies
  
• Sizzix Embossing Ink
• Ranger Vintage Pearl Embossing Powder
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
• Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains: Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Bundled Sage

I love the look of the embossed colored roses against the ivory card stock, grunge, and separate rose.

 And the light writing adds just a little bit of additional interesting detail.

I hope that you enjoy A Vintage Note and learning a little more about my inspiration for it.  You may learn more about my creative process on my blog.

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Thanks for spending some time with me here today.  See you again soon!