I Brake For...Buildings!

Hello, my faithful Sunday followers!

Today's card is coming to you using a stamp that came from a previous set I have showcased here. Do you remember my cat card I posted a few weeks ago? That sheet of rubber contained not only these ADORABLE cats, but it also contained two building stamps. Today I am using one of those building sets! 

This card, using the Cats and Buildings set, was such a fun card to put together. I imagined that these buildings were probably in some Italian city, perhaps Venice, and because of that I knew I could color them any colors I wished! I LOVE beautiful and unique buildings. I colored these buildings in with Copic markers and then fussy cut them out, it was REALLY easy and fun! 

For the background, I went with a "galaxy" type of sky. I had recently taken a watercolor class on galaxy and moon techniques, and I was excited to practice those skills on this card. I used a combination of pan and tube watercolors. When it was dry I used a combination of a white Gelli Roll pen and white ink to create the stars. I ran this panel through my die cutting machine to create the stitched edge and finally, I found a sentiment in my stash that I loved and white heat embossed it.

This card was such a breeze and so relaxing to color. I absolutely LOVE this Cats and Buildings set, I will most likely be using the other building set in the near future. :D I strongly encourage you to play with this set, and to search similar terms to see what related products I Brake For Stamps has, with well over 3,000 stamp sets there are SO MANY to choose from!

I Brake for Graduations!

Hello and happy Saturday!

I was so excited when I saw this recent release at I Brake For Stamps!  I love owls and I'm always looking for nice graduation stamps.

This one is called GRAD OWL.

The CONGRATULATIONS! verse is from EVERY DAY PHRASES.

Inside I used HAPPY GRADUATION.

This is the photo that I used for my coloring inspiration.

I Brake for the New Year!

Hello and happy Saturday!  

Happy Holidays!

Next up...New Year's Eve.

My New Year's card uses NEW YEARS COLLAGE QUARTER SHEET.

I Brake For Stamps has a few different New Year's images and verses to choose from.

The verse inside is also from the sheet.

Happy New Year everyone!

I Brake For Babies!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a baby card that I made.

I used the pretty verse EYES OF A CHILD.

It's from I BRAKE FOR STAMPS.

I Brake For Wishes!!

Hello and Happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a birthday card that I made for my niece. 

My card features a couple of different verses from I Brake For Stamps.

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

and

EVERY DAY PHRASES

She had a rollerskating/laser tag birthday party and the kids had a blast.

I Brake For Cowboy Boots!

Hello and Happy Saturday everyone!

Today I'm sharing a western themed image with you.

This stamp is called COWBOY BOOTS.

Although my sister's birthday isn't until August I may set this aside for her.  She LOVES the western theme.  I know she'd love these boots and hat.  Inside I used a birthday verse from EVERY DAY PHRASES.

Here's a close up of the fantastic image.

     

I Brake For Babies!

Hello and happy Saturday!

I absolutely love how this card turned out.  I have a co-worker who is pregnant.  We had her shower yesterday and this is the card that I gave her with her gift.  I've used 3 different stamps from I Brake For Stamps.  

The first is the main image and it's called BABY WITH RATTLE.  I love this image because it could be made to look very modern or very vintage.  Whichever you prefer.  I'm a little of both.

The verse is called STARDUST.

Isn't she so sweet?  ("she" could just as easily be a boy too) That verse is so adorable too.

The verse on the inside is called EYES OF A CHILD.

I recently attended a fundraiser for our school district and I bid on and won a basket with a handmade baby blanket, onesie, bib, hat, rattle and books.  They were a neutral green and yellow.  We now know that the woman is having a girl so I tried to make the card girl oriented with the green accents to match the gift.

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.

Thanks for stopping by! We hope that you “like” IBFS’sFacebook page. That way you can keep up with all the happenings.

Aletha Jane

IBFS Design Team

I Brake for Halloween

Aletha here with a Halloween project for I Brake for Stamps (IBFS). I love Halloween, and this year I have been able to create several things for this popular holiday.

I would like to introduce you to Magic Wanda. This beauty was designed by Rick St. Dennis MFA for IBFS. She was a lot of fun to color with Copics too. You can find her in digital format, or as a rubber stamp, whichever you prefer.

My designer paper is Echo Park’s the Apothecary Emporium collection. Wanda’s web is from a die-cut that I painted black. Her stars are wood veneer from my stash. For more information about all my supplies, please stop by my blog, AJ’s Designs.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will visit us every day for more IBFS inspiration.

Aletha Jane

IBFS Design Team