I Brake For Winter Trees

Hi Everybody and Happy New Year!

Regina here and this is my first post of the year.  Seems like watercolor and watercolor powders are all the rage now so I made a card using the Bister watercolor powders.  You can purchase these from I Brake For Stamps and they are very affordable to try at $1.65 each.  You can buy all the colors at that price!  


I used a stamp from I Brake For Stamps called Winter Tree.  I love scenery cards because they can be used for just about any occasion and for male or female recipients.  I used Blue Bister Powder on this card and spread it with a paint brush.  I love how there are flecks of browns and different color blues. I then stamped the trees with Versafine Onyx Black Ink while it was wet.  

There is no right or wrong with watercolor.  Play with it and have fun!  You can create such a masterpiece with Bister. 

Did I inspire you to use Bister watercolor powders?  I have more fun with these powders and they are very quick to use.  I only used one color for this card and look how pretty it turned out.  Try mixing two or three and see how beautiful it is! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina - Design Team Member

I Brake For Watercolored Dahlias

Hi everybody!  Regina here and I want to inspire you to watercolor!

I started out this year loving poppies and I still do but now I am on to a new flower, the dahlia.  I love all of the little petals and they are super fun to watercolor.  I got my inspiration from a Kristina Werner video.  Her inspiration was from a comforter and she made a card using the purple inks I used below. 

Here's a link to I Brake For Stamps online store.  I LOVE this stamp set!  It's great when you know you will actually use all the stamps in a set.  

The set is called, Quarter Sheet Dahlia.  I also used Large Grungy Leaves stamp.  This is what it looks like...

I stamped the flower and leaves in Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  I chose a few Tim Holtz inks in Fall colors and just pressed the ink pad on my craft mat and spritzed with water and used a watercolor brush to paint the different colors on my flower and blended.  It's so easy and relaxing.  I also used Fossilized Amber, I added that later to have a golden brown yellow color.  Be careful not to paint outside the lines of the flower.  Then I used Antique Linen to paint the background.  Be careful not to touch the flower when you're painting the background because the colors will run.  Ask me how I know that!  LOL!  Use a heat gun to dry.  Take a paper towel and wipe off the flower and the ink will come off of the embossed part, it resists the ink.  Then I put a few drops of water in my hand and let them drop onto the paper.  After the water sits for 30 seconds to a minute, take a paper towel and blot and you will have the white spots, dry with heat gun.  You can add more water droplets but dry in between.  I sponged ink around the edge of the watercolor paper and around the sentiment.  I added a few sequins and twine and called it a day.  

Supplies:
  

• I Brake For Stamps Quarter Sheet Dahlia Stamp Set and Large Grungy Leaves Stamp

• Recollections 110# card stock for card base
• Gina K Designs Tomato Soup and Cherry Red card stock
• Strathmore 140# Cold Press Watercolor Paper
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber, Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade and Abandoned Coral.  Antique Linen for background and Gathered Twigs for sponging around edges and stamping the sentiment
• Sizzix Framelits Die, Phrases.  Stephanie Barnard's name is on package and these numbers 658838
• Versamark Ink
• Recollections Detail Embossing Powder in Snow
• Watercolor Brush
• Tombo Mono Adhesive
• Pop Dots
• Craft Medley Sequins in Citrus
• American Crafts Twine

Purple card, same as above but used Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord.  Sequins are Craft Medley, Viola, Gina K Designs card stock in Kraft and Edible Eggplant.

Did I inspire you to start watercoloring?  These Tim Holtz inks are so easy to work with and the colors are so vibrant.  You can do a lot with this Dahlia Stamp Set. 

Check out the Christmas stamps too.  There are deals of the week for 50% off. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina - I Brake For Stamps Design Team Member

I Brake For Poppies

Hi everybody,  Regina here and I have started loving poppies as of around the first of the year and all of a sudden, I am seeing poppies everywhere, including the card making business, stamps and dies galore.  I Brake For Stamps has a few really pretty poppy stamps including the one I am using on today's card.  Here is a link to the I Brake For Stamps STORE.  Here is a link to the stamp I am using called, Stained Glass Poppies.

I wanted to do something different so I made a square window card with this stamp.  One of my friends lost a family member recently so I wanted to use this one as a sympathy card.  I used Gina K Designs White, Red Hot and Sweet Corn card stocks.  I colored the stamp with copics, which are listed below.  I used a Lawn Fawn die called, Thinking About You Border.  It is all one phrase but I cut it apart so it would fit on the card.  I used the Silhouette Adhesive Sheets with the die so that all I would have to do is peel off the backing and stick it to the card, no worries about it coming unglued.  I used a Cuttlebug Polka Dot embossing folder but only embossed part of the card.  I used Diamond Stickles in the center of one of the flowers.  The patterned paper on the inside is by Echo Park called Sweet Girl.

I used a Spellbinders Classic Large Square die to cut out the opening for the window. 

Copics Used:  Poppies R20, R22, R24, R27
Stems and Leaves:  G20, G24, G28
Frame:  Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17
Center of Poppy:  E23, E25, E27 and Y15
Background:  BG000 and BG01 and also used tip to tip to blend better


I hope I inspired you to make something beautiful!  You can see additional projects by visiting my blog at http://cardsbyregina.blogspot.com.  Have a great day!

Regina - I Brake For Stamps Design Team Member

I Brake For Lighthouses!

Hello and happy Saturday!

I realize that Father's Day has come and gone but I still wanted to share the card that I made for my Father-In-Law because I think it goes way beyond Father's Day.  This would make a beautiful birthday, retirement, thinking of you etc....card. 

Dad lives in Florida now and even when he was here local he lived on a lake.  He's always loved being around the water.  I know he really enjoyed this card. 

I used the beautiful Large Lighthouse from I Brake For Stamps.

The anchor was cut with a Quickutz die and it was colored with Copic markers.

                                                          

I Brake For Buttercups!

Hello everyone!

 Today I'm sharing a beautiful floral image from I Brake For Stamps with you.  I chose to use only a portion of it to make my blocks but it's called BUTTERCUPS and you can see the whole image HERE.  One of my favorite things are honeycomb patterns, beehives and bees so when I chose the yellow buttercups I knew instantly what paper I wanted to use.  I think the flowers are so bright and cheery.  They're sure to make someone's day!

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I Brake For Pretty Pink Flowers!

Hello everyone!

Doesn't everyone love flowers? 

This beautiful pair of blossoms is from I Brake For Stamps and it's called FLOWERS.

I love that with all the flowers in the world they literally come in every color imaginable.  You can choose any color you're in the mood for.  Today, I was in the mood for pink.  I used my Spellbinders Rose Creations dies and a brad to recreate a 3-D flower to match the stamped ones.  The embossing on the leaves was done with a Cuttlebug folder as were the two panels.
This card would be perfect for almost any occasion!

 

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I Brake for Magnolias!

Hello everyone!

Today I'm sharing a card made with a beautiful flower stamp from I Brake For Stamps. 

 The image is called MAGNOLIA FLOWER.

This stamp and card would be perfect for so many different occasions...birthday, thinking of you, retirement, get well, sympathy and I'm sure others.

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I Brake For Beach Themes!

Hello everyone!
Today I'm sharing my dad's Father's Day Card.
This image is just so versatile! (It's called CRAB SURPRISE)
I purchased it with my friend's sister-in-law in mind. She lives in N.C. and has a beach house. 

My friend is always asking for birthday or thank you cards for her.  My dad is a big time "cruise/beach" person though so I thought it would work good for him too!

 

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I Brake For Larks!

Hello everyone!

Today I'm sharing a beautiful bird stamp from I Brake For Stamps! 

The image is called LARK.

You guys all know what a bird lover I am.  I just got several new ones from IBFS.  Can't wait to share some more of them.

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I Brake For Ripe Red Apples!

Hello everyone! 

 Today I'm sharing a card that I made for a friend. Her husband recently had surgery and there were complications. He's now going to need months of therapy and though he's expected to make a full recovery they have a long road ahead. 

 

 This beautiful image is from I Brake For Stamps and it's called Apples on Stem.

Inside I used one the four stamps from the set Thinking, Happy, Get Well, Thanks.

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I Brake For Raspberry Blossoms!

                                                                  Hello everyone!
Today I'm sharing a beautiful new stamp that I just got from I Brake For Stamps.It's called Kerr Jar, which I have to admit I didn't understand the name until I noticed the brand of mason jar was Kerr.  (obviously I don't can)  The berries and flowers are so pretty.  I just had to have this stamp.

I stamped the image in a light gray ink so that the jar would look as clear as possible.

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