I Brake for “ ‘Twas the night before Christmas…

...and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” This time of year is my favorite season to create cards. I always do the traditional and complimentary colors, red and green. I may add the touch of gold or purple, but the majority of my cards will be very strong in red and green. With that rule, “The Night Before Christmas” image, designed by Rick St.Dennis MFA (RSD) for I Brake for Stamps (IBFS) was perfect for my red and green. You can find this little guy in digital format in the RSD digital section under the Randi Dandi Section.

I colored “The Night before Christmas” with Copics and added some Gelly Roll Stardust glitter pen for some accents. My dies cuts are Spellbinder’s Holly Motifs. Before I release the cardstock from the die I distressed the embossed areas with Gathered Straw Distress Ink and added Stardust glitter pen to those areas. Finished it off with some flat-backed red pearls.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you stop by everyday for more IBFS inspiration. You can find more details at my blog, AJ’s Designs.

Wishing everyone in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving!

Aletha Jane

IBFS Design Team

I Brake for a Christmas Dress

Hi all! Aletha here with more Christmas inspiration from I Brake for Stamps (IBFS). Today I have a very cute art card using one of Rick St. Dennis’s Christmas digital image, “Christmas Dress.” You can also find her in a single rubber stamp or in a sheet of four amazing rubber stamps.

I have colored Christmas Dress with Copics and added some sparkle with Spicas and Wink of Stella glitter markers. I kept everything in traditional Christmas colors, which I love. I will have more details listed on my blog, AJ's Designs.

I used holly motif die cuts and added Red Wink of Stella brush markers. Added a few red and green crystals and I think she ready to show off her new Christmas dress.

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Aletha Jane

IBFS Design Team

I Brake for Starry Suzi

Hello Blogland! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Were you able to get the creative mojo flowing? Aletha here to help inspire you into some Christmas mojo.

I have created a 5¾” art card using the I Brake for Stamps (IBFS) digital image, Starry Suzi. This little beauty was created by Rick St.Dennis MFA, for IBFS. You can find Starry Suzi in digital format only. IBFS also has the exclusive rights of Rick’s Randi Dandi images, meaning that you can find a lot of these eclectic images in rubber form too. Della has thought of everything.

Starry Suzi was colored with Copics. I fussy cut her and then popped her up on the original image. Starry Suzi and most of Rick’s Randi Dandi’s do not need a lot of embellishments. The images speak for themselves. I have all the details on my blog at AJ’s Designs.

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Aletha Jane

IBFS Design Team