I Brake For....Wine And Grapes!

Hello stampers, Nancy here.  My card today features the beautifully drawn Wine And Grapes stamp..

The stamp can be found here on the IBFS store. It's also part of a larger set called MS58 Full Sheet - found here.

I really enjoyed coloring this one up.  I've been taking an online class using colored pencils and wanted to try out what I learned on this image.  One thing I've learned from the class is patience.  I am not a patient crafter - I think it goes back to the days when I first started stamping and it seems like every class or get together was focused on how many cards we could make in the time we had together.  That created a rush mentality for me that has carried on throughout the years.  However this particular class I am currently taking focuses on different parts of a stamp and taking your time to color each section.

It's been a real eye opener for me and I find that taking the time to just get one card done, and done well, is much more satisfying than getting three cards done in the same time that may not turn out as nice.  That being said, I still like those "stamp and go" cards.  Especially around the holidays when I need to get a few clean and simple cards out.

I used a bunch of prisma pencils for this image:

Grapes:  Dioxazine Purple Hue,  Dark Purple, Imperial Violet, Lilac and a touch of Lime Peel on a few of the grapes

Leaf and Stems - Prussian Green,  Kelp Green, Moss Green

The Wine bottle and Glass use the same colors.  For the Wine Bottle, I combined some green and purple pencils to try and mimic the look of a green wine bottle filled with red wine.  For the label on the bottle of wine I scribbled a name and framed it out with a bronze pencil.

I went back and forth as to how to use the image on a card and decided on framing it within a stitched rectangle die with a purple mat on green cardstock.

This image would be great for a birthday card for wine lovers, a thank you card, or house warming gift card.   If you are heading out to a party this holiday season this image would look great paired with a bottle of wine!

Stop by the IBFS store to find this and thousands of others stamps.  You are sure to find something to your liking!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I Brake for Wine and Grapes!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a card that makes me happy!

I really love red wine.

The image is from I Brake for Stamps

and it's called 

WINE AND GRAPES.

I used some Bister stain on the card base to look like a little of the red wine spilled.

Then red is currently sold out but IBFS is hoping to offer it again soon.

For now they have several other pretty colors.  If you scroll back to last Saturday you can see the blue Bister also.

I Brake for Wine and Friendship!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a friendship card with you.  I tried my hand at making a shadow box card and I really like how it turned out. If you'd like to see the tutorial you can find it HERE.

The ink splatters were made with BISTER powders.  I used Green and Yellow.  The method I used was to drop a tiny little bit of powder on a CD.  I then spritzed it with water and then applied it to my paint brush.  Next I "flicked" the brush to make the splatter marks.

I used three stamps from I BRAKE FOR STAMPS on my card.  The main image is called WINE AND GRAPES, the second image is GRAPE BORDER and the sentiment is from EVERY DAY PHRASES.

 

You can see the dimension of the card here.  (and why it got the name "shadow" box)

 

I love the layers and will definitely be making one of these style cards again.

 

I Brake for Fine Wine!

Hello everyone!
Today I'm sharing a card made with one of my new favorite stamps from I Brake For Stamps! 

I do so love my wine and a good friend of mine does too so this will probably be her birthday card.

The image is called Wine and Grapes  and can be purchased on it's own or HERE on a full sheet of beautiful fruit stamps. Happy Birthday is part of the verse called Good Example. 

And...(it took them long enough) I can tell you that the embossing folder is Poppy by Anna Griffin for Cuttlebug because they FINALLY are printing the names on the folder!  Yay!

The grape leaves were made with punches and the vines are raffia.  The tab is a McGill punch.

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