Valentine's Day Card

Hello Everyone, Robyn here! I had such a fun time creating this adorable little Valentine's Day card using sweet little stamp from I Brake for Stamps called To the One I Love. I think the image is just the cutest ever!

I'm learning to color with my Letraset Promarkers and am having such a good time with them. I still have loads to learn and that is actually one of my goals this year, but I'm really enjoying it so far. This image was a great one to start off with with these two little cuties. I did a little bit of paper piecing with the background. I added some Webster's Pages trim to the little girls dress to add a bit more frill. The papers are from the Prima Annalee paper collection which I've edged with Vintage Photo Distress ink.

I added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds to the flowers and around the edge of the image.

I tied the seam binding ribbon using my Bow Easy from I Brake for Stamps.

Santa Tag

Hi, Regan here again! It's all about getting those Christmas Thank you cards out, so I thought it would be cute to create a simple and fun Christmas Thank you tag to attach to a small gift or tin of baked goods!

I used the Santa Collage Quarter Sheet for this project. It is such a beautiful vintage image, I just love it!

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To see more details and a Supply List, please visit my Blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Regan

Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year, everyone! This is Holly posting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what 2011 brings!

To start off this new year, I'm sharing this adorable New Year's Bear from I Brake for Stamps. He is colored with Copic markers, and I used the Wisped Frames technique from Technique Junkies. The papers are from Bo Bunny's Midnight Frost collection, and I added some pearls and some burgundy wrinkled ribbon (May Arts).

Enjoy this first weekend of 2011! Here's to a great year!

"Dainty Fairy"

Happy New Year Everyone!

True :D here.

Today I am sharing a card I made last week but forgot to post on the team blog. Boy am I glad the busy holiday season is over!  Ugh!   ;)

I used the "Dainty Fairy" stamp from I Brake For Stamps, of course.  ;)

I used Copics to color the image this time. I don't use them that often but really like it when I do. My problem is, that I don't have a large collection of them so don't have all of the colors I would like to use. I had the right colors for this image though. I wanted to match the colors of the large rose.

For the card recipe and all of the details, please come visit my blog.  ;)

Hugs,

True :D

Go Dick Clark!!

{jane bosi} hee hee......I just saw Dick Clark on Rockin' New Year's Eve and thought he deserved a bit of a shout out!! He's made it from my childhood; through my absent years when I actually left the house to celebrate the New Year; to carrying on the tradition for my kids.....LOL!! What a man!

I'm back on board with blogging and sharing this final clown from the Rick St. Dennis clown sheet! This card uses the TJ Newsletter technique called Triple Mosaic (June 2006). Visit my blog for more info and a recap of all of these amazing images!! Be sure, also, to check out the year end savings Della has going on right now!

Happy New Year to One and All! TTFN, Jane

My Last Holiday Card of the Year! :)

Hello!

True :D here.

I know it seems a little late for a holiday card but it is not! New Years is a holiday!  :)

Besides the "Trees Silhouette" stamp from I Brake For Stamps is not meant to be a holiday stamp. I just made it work! You can use it for every day, rustic, camping, masculine cards and more! Then you can use it to get a jump on next years Christmas cards!

I just stamped the trees is black, masked off the moon with a small circle, then sponged in the night sky. Add a few twinkling stars with glitter and stamp a sentiment and Viola!

I hope you and yours have a safe, happy and healthy 2011!


Hugs,
True :D

A Christmas Thank You

Hi all, Regan here to share another card with you. It may be a little late for Christmas cards but not to late for Christmas Thank you cards!

I am just loving this Fall/Winter Collage Set! It's just gorgeous!

For more details, please visit my blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy New Year,

Regan

It's FROSTY outside!

It's FROSTY inside and out today! 19 degrees to start this morning at my house.  Not too bad! I know there is a LOT of snow in parts of the country, so you all stay warm!

I made this for last week's  Splitcoast Ways To Use It Challenge. . . Make It Pop!

I popped up my snowman and also used glittered chipboard letters to make my "frosty" pop.

Image is from Holiday Squares by I Brake For Stamps. I colored it with Copics. Click on the picture below for a close-up of that sparkly frost!

You can read more about this card on my blog. Have a great day!

Michelangelo-Creation of Adam Tag

This is one of the brand new Michelangelo images! I have always loved this image of the hands :)

I used the "Salty Glimmers" technique from the latest TJ Newsletter for the background.

Stamps used are:

Michelangelo 6

Holly's Tattered Background

~Kristy

1902 Cottage

Hello Everyone, it's Robyn here with a gorgeous image from IBFS called 1902 Cottage. Such a nice all-occasion stamp that works well for projects for either guys or gals. I love the quaint cottage and the lovely yard, it puts me to mind of the thatched cottages I sometimes see here in Ireland. More details of what I used on this card are on my blog.

I've used my Bow-Easy bow maker from I Brake for Stamps to tie the yummy silk ribbon bow. I love how it creates perfect bows every single time!

I'd like to wish each of you a safe and healthy 2011!

Happy Creating,

Robyn

Simple Snowflake

Hi! Here are a couple of examples of some Clean and Simple card I made using the Snowflake from I Brake for Stamps Here's the link for the SNOWFLAKE! What a great price on a great stamp!

For more details and how tos as well as another version I hope you will visit Cottage Creations

Thanks very much!

Cheryl

I BRAKE FOR STAMPS-LARK IN THE BULLRUSHES

LARK image stamped with rubber from I BRAKE FOR STAMPS. Image stamped on Basic Grey cardstock with ColorBox Moss Liquid Chalk and colored with chalk. Brass brads sprayed with rust spray paint and paper flowers from Prima.

Vintage Tag

Hi there Suzanne here, I hope you all had a great Christmas. Today I am showing you a couple of fab stamps from the Music Collage Quarter Sheet from I Brake For Stamps which I thought were perfect for a vintage style tag. You can check them out here.

You might have noticed I am so into tags right now. I love anything vintage, hence my theme here. For all the details check out my blog.

Till next time
Suzanne

Distressed Thinking of You

I needed to play with some non-Christmassy papers today, and the first package that jumped into my hands was October Afternoon's Thrift Shop papers. These looked like they would be fun to pair up with the Sweet Stop's sketch, so all I needed to do was find a stamp to fit with the papers and the sketch. This sentiment from I Brake for Stamps was perfect.

These papers reminded me of my grandmothers, and I wanted to convey a distressed, old-timey feel without sponging a lot of brown inks over these gorgeous papers. I found the Distressed Papers technique from Technique Junkies and that was the exact technique I needed. Once I made that decision, this card came together in less than ten minutes. Don't you just love it when the mojo hits ya? :-)



Stamps: I Brake for Stamps
Ink: Soft Suede, Antique Linen distress
CS: Soft Suede, Thrift Shop (October Afternoon)
Other: sponge, Bazzill Half the Edge strips, prima flowers, button (PTI), linen thread, Soft Suede ribbon, oval dies (Spellbinders), sandpaper
Technique: Distressed Paper

Pocket Jester Bear

Did you all have a nice Christmas? I hope you enjoyed your time with your family and friends and that Santa brought you everything you wanted. :-)

I colored the adorable little Jester Bear from I Brake for Stamps with Copic markers and I paper pieced his hat and collar. I then decided to do the same thing for the little jester-on-a-stick so it looks just like the big bear.

The little bells are colored with a silver glitter pen and they match the silver brads that I used on the pocket. This card is one of the techniques, called the Attached Pocket Notecard, on the new Fancy Folds & Motion CD from Technique Junkies. Keep checking the I Brake for Stamps store - Della just might have these cd's for sale soon!

Vintage Santa

So glad you could stop by Suzanne here today to show you my Vintage Santa tag I have created using 4 stamps from I Brake For Stamps. You might have noticed I am sooooo into tags right now, so I hope you are enjoying them.

I have stamped firstly with Writing Stamp and then a floral flourish into texture paste. I then used my Vintage Santa, I absolutely adore this stamp. Of course all the stamps used are from I Brake For Stamps, where else could you find such a vast variety to choose from and such fab prices.

If you would like the deets please pop on over to my blog.

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year.

See you again soon.
Suzanne

I BRAKE FOR STAMPS - CALLA LILY

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Beautiful "I Brake for Stamps" Calla Lily image stamped with ColorBox liquid moss on Bazzill white cardstock. Heat embossed background created with Spectrum EP on black cardstock.Callas colored with Tombows. Polished Stone technique on Dragonfly.

Carte "Meilleurs Voeux"

Hello everyone,

Here's a new card, I hope you enjoy this new map display.
I used this beautiful fairy buffer.

Bonjour à tous, Voici une nouvelle carte, j'espère que vous aimerez cette nouvelle carte présentoir. J'ai utilisé ce magnifique tampon fée.
détails:


Equipment used:
Matériel utilisé:
Buffer:
Tampon:
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Miscellaneous: Paper dreamlike, Bazille white and black, border punch, leaves, butterflies, flowers, rhinestones, Nestabilities, ribbon, brad, Copic markers, glitter, vintage photo distress.
Divers: Papiers onirie, bazill blanc et noir, perforatrice bordure, feuillage, papillons, fleurs, strass, nestabilitie, ruban, brad, feutres Copic, paillettes, distress vintage photo.
Thank you for your visit and your nice comments
Friendship

Merci pour votre visite et vos gentils commentaires Amitié
Isabelle

Michelangelo!

Hello-Its Kristy here! I have been dying to play with the new Michelangelo images ! I was able to take some time out from my busy week and play-and was that ever needed!

I also used the X-Lg Leaf Flourish

Behind the Michelangelo image, I used a new technique from the Latest TJ Newsletter called "Texture Plate Smoosh" using a Fiskars Texture plate-fun fun!

Sweet Snowman

Hi everyone! I wanted to share the card I made for this past Wednesday's Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 311.

I used Large Snowman Post from I Brake For Stamps and colored it with Copics. I then added Spica Glitter pens to the whole image - I wish I could get it to show in the picture, because it is so sparkly!

I love this image and it was so much fun to color.  You can see more about this card on my blog HERE.
Thanks for stopping by today!

Hello Ladies,

It's Robyn here with a Z-Fold Christmas card using a stamp from the Christmas Plate #4 available through I Brake for Stamps. So many wonderful images on this plate. What I especially love about it is that it captures the real meaning of Christmas and also that there is a good selection of images as well as sentiments. Love the fonts that are used! I've used the sentiments from this plate for most of my Christmas cards this year. But for this card, I just used a rub-on from the patterned paper collection for the inside of my card.

Lady of Winter

Have you seen the "Ladies" over in the I Brake for Stamps store? There is a lady for each season, and they are all gorgeous! I bought all four of them and after coloring this Lady of Winter, I can't wait to color the other three.

I used Copic markers to color in the flowers, leaves, pinecones, lady, and the tiny little birdie in her hand. I also used some Creative Inspirations Paint - yellow in the centers of the flowers and a bright red for the berries. Look over in the lower left hand corner at that poinsettia. I used the Paper Tole technique (from Technique Junkies) on that flower for a little dimension.

Clowns

My {Jane Bosi} clown week is officially over with the posting of this final card! I'm not sure what the whole "clowns freak me out" thing is about--I just love them! I've coupled the fourth of the five images (see the full sheet here) with the Pencil Resist technique recently featured in the TJNL. It's a great technique! Great technique + awesome stamp = Happy Designer!

You can see the whole lineup featuring the Clowns by Rick St. Dennis and a technique each day on my blog :) By the way, when you stop by the IBFS website, make sure to check out the Special Offers section--Della's got some AMAZING images/deals for you!

TTFN

Jane

Snowflake Accordion Album in Ornament Tin

Hi everyone, Regan Here! I hope that all of you are having a wondeful week preparing for the holidays. I just wanted to take some time to share a project i created using the Fall/Winter Collage Sheet. It is an ornament tin that houses an accordion album!

I used this window tin to house my accordion album. I punched two holes in the top of the tin using my cropadile, ran some lace through and then I had an ornament! I will warn you it's a little heavy!

Here is a close up of the stamped image through the tins window....

 The accordion album...

Close up of Snowflake..

For more details and a complete Supply list, please visit my blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Regan

Freddie The Frog Prince Scrabble Tile Charm

Isn't Freddie the Frog just so cute? I got to thinking he would be great on a scrabble tile charm.

I found this one and it worked out perfect! I sized down the digi image and he was colored in with watercolor pencils. His crown needed some sparkle so I added some Stickles glitter glue :)

~Kristy

I BRAKE FOR STAMPS - A MATTER OF SIZE

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Joy Christmas Flower

It's Holly posting today. I gave this card to my Mom for Christmas this year. She loves flowers and ribbons and fancy, feminine, detailed cards like this, so I knew this would be perfect for her. :-)

The sentiment, JOY, comes from the Every Day Phrases sheet at I Brake for Stamps. I love this versatile sheet of sentiments - it makes my cardmaking so easy. The rest of this card uses patterned paper from Memory Box and May Arts ribbon and a glittery Prima flower.

Merry Christmas!

Pinecone Collage

I used this gorgeous Pinecone Collage to make an Xmas card :) I love the realism of the pinecone :)

Since I LOVE texture, I added a piece of burlap behind the main image, along with some pearls in each corner of the collage image.

"Wishing You Well" card by: True :D

Hi Everyone!

True :D here.

Today I wanted to share a card I did using the "Well and Roses" stamp from I Brake For Stamps.

It was a really fun image to color!

For all of the details or the card recipe, please hop on over to my blog.

Thanks and Hugs,

True :D

Big Smile!

Hi! Doesn't this reindeer make you smile?

I used Holiday Squares from the IBFS store and can't wait to get the other three images colored up too!

for more details you can visit my blog: Cottage Creations.