I Brake For Digis

Just Chiken In

2011-05-04T17:27:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone - Barb here - sharing a card I made with a rooster image from I Brake for Digis. I wanted to be PUNY - so Just Chiken In - seems pretty PUNY to me. I colored the rooster with 3 or 4 different colored Copics - I tried to give the look of feathers on an exotic chicken. I created the sentiment with the computer using a special font.

Thanks for chikin out my card.

You're So Cool!

2011-05-02T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm here showing off another card made with one of the great digis stamps from I Brake For Digis. Trying to pad my stash of guy cards, I went pretty simple on this one. I printed the Cool Cactus twice, so that I could pop it up and give the card some dimension, since I was keeping the embellishments to a minimum. I colored the image with Copics and added Glossy Effects to the sunglasses. Super cool, eh?

Thanks for stopping by today and visit the I Brake For Digis store for lots of cool stamps!

Anniversary card

2011-05-01T12:29:00.000-07:00

Hi, this is Lisa posting today with a card to show you.

My brother asked me to make a wedding anniversary card for his wife. I asked him for some ideas about a theme, and he told me sweets. I thought straight away of the IBFD jars digi.

The sweetie jars are coloured with Promarkers and Stickled for sparkle. Here's a close up.

For more details, please take a look at my blog.

One Last Easter Card

2011-04-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Since my computer has been having issues I did not get to post this one when I wanted to so I thought I would share with you while I could.

{Basket Bunny)
Digital image: Basket & Bunny ~ I Brake for digis
Cardstock: Spring Rain ~ PTI
Patterned Paper: Urban Prairie ~ Basic Grey
Copic markers, Ribbon, Spellbinders

Mother's Day - Thinking of You

2011-04-27T16:28:00.000-07:00

Good evening - Barb here - sharing a Mother's Day card. My mom is a flower lover so I knew she would love this flower ribbon - with a touch of pink in it. Pink is her favorite color. I Brake For Digis has a wonderful assortment of floral digi designs for you to use. A little glitter was added to the ribbon and the flowers.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. I hope that the sun starts shining in Wisconsin soon - so our flower can grow and bloom.

Wishing you all the best...

2011-04-25T07:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a great Easter Sunday. We had a busy day filled with lots of food and family :)

I love having masculine cards in my stash, and this Lighthouse from I Brake for Digis is a great image for that purpose. I colored it with Copic markers and then went back and added highlights to the water with a white gel pen. I thought the red bakers twine fit the nautical theme and buttons and twine seem to be my go to masculine embellishments.

Thanks for visiting and have a great crafty day!

Easter Sundae

2011-04-24T11:51:00.000-07:00

Hi, Lisa here to post a project today. I went for a sweet looking Sundae, yum. Very appropriate for Easter Sunday!

As ever, it's Promarkered, with added Stickles for bling! The border punch is Martha Stewart and it's all tied together with some cute pink eyelets.

Beautiful basket

2011-04-23T19:32:00.000-07:00

I posted this card on my blog a couple weeks ago but forgot to show you all here. This stamp from I Brake For Digis was so much fun to color almost s fun as coloring Easter eggs :)

You Rock

2011-04-19T15:49:00.000-07:00

Good Tuesday evening Barb here - cold and rainy and snowy in Wisconsin - Mother Nature has some issues right now - it feels more like October than April.

The card I am sharing tonight for a special person fighting a big battle. I send a card each week and I thought this card would bring a smile to his face. Freddie the Frog - have you seen all the great Freddie the Frog images on I Brake for Digis - there is one with a walker, a motorcycle, happy hour, etc. I think you can find a Freddie that could fit any occasion. Freddie also does holidays. I want to try a Christmas card with one of the Freddie Christmas images.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.

Cupcake Trio

2011-04-18T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today's card, and I used this adorable Cherry Cupcake from I Brake for Digis. I simply copied it three times and added a doily and baker's twine to compliment the bakery theme of the card. I kept it sentiment free, so that I can customize it when the time comes. I love having that option for my personal card stash.

You can see all of the food themed stamps at the I Brake for Digis store by clicking right here.

Hope your day is a three cupcake kinda day!

Bob.

2011-04-17T00:51:00.000-07:00

Lisa here, and I'm still on ATC mode! Here's Bob.

I love this fishie digi. He's Promarkered, stickled and the background is made with chalks (haven't had those out for a while!). Now I just need to pack him up and post him off to a swap!

Hello Sunshine

2011-04-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

Barb here today and I am so glad to be here - thought I was having computer issues and was going to have to replace the old machine - but it was my modem - I wish I had known that several weeks ago - I would have been so less frustrated.

Today's card is using the digi image "Sun" from I Brake for Digis. We had a taste of summer last Sunday and a couple nice spring days on Monday and Tuesday but today we had to get out our winter coats again.

I have highlighted the sunshine rays with glitter and popdotted the sun and then also popdotted the face for a little more depth. Don't you love the background paper - when I saw the cloud paper with the little suns on it - I knew it was perfect.

I hope your day is filled with Sunshine.

Rag Doll

2011-04-13T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hi there and thanks for stopping by I wanted to share this card I made for the SplitCoast sketch challenge SC328 using this cute Ragdoll digi. You can find all the details on my Blog and also a way to save on your order.

Bon Voyage

2011-04-11T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin here at the blog today, and I Brake for Digis came through for me when I was desperate to make a card for someone who was leaving to vacation in Hawaii. I had no travel themed stamps, and then I remembered this Brush Jet digi from the store. Guess what? It's a FREEBIE!

If you've never tried digi stamps, or just need a travel themed stamp, drop by the I Brake for Digis Store and grab yourself a freebie or two!

Have a great day!

Happy Easter

2011-04-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Can you believe Easter is only a little over two weeks away? J have to get busy making my cards and I love this digital stamp from I Brake For Digis, Floral Egg it is so pretty and fun to color with my Copic markers. The sketch I used is this weeks sketch at SplitCoast Stampers

Mmmmmmm cookies!

2011-04-06T01:36:00.000-07:00

Hi! It's Lisa posting today with another food centred project!

I've copied this box from one I won in a raffle. It's a very simple design, but quite effective. I've filled it with a little bag of chocolate chips and a chocolate chip cookie recipe, hence the cookie digi on the front! The cookie has a bit out of it, so I just layered up a couple to cover up the bite marks so that it looks like a cookie stack.

Last year I made notebooks for my children's teachers, this year they may all be getting cookie ingredients!!!! Hop on over to my blog for more details.

How about something different

2011-04-05T16:40:00.000-07:00

Barb here - I needed to redo my pumpkin bar recipe card - it was so splattered, grease covered, etc that you could hardly read it anymore. I decided to make a 6 x 6 recipe page for the bars. I used the pumpkin digi image from I Brake For Digis to decorate my page. I cut out one pumpkin to place on the other side of the page to balance the design. I had a large brad there but I did not like that and the small pumpkin seemed perfect to me.

So remember you can use your digi images for other things besides cards.

In case you can't read the recipe - here it is -

PUMPKIN BARS

2 C. Flour 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp. baking powder 2 C. sugar
1 tsp. soda 1 C. salad oil
¼ tsp. salt 4 eggs
2 tsp. cinnamon 1 c. nuts (opt.)
16 oz. can pumpkin

Mix from pumpkin to flour and add nuts.
Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees in a
12 x 15 x 1 jelly roll pan.

Frosting:

3 ounce pkg. cream cheese
¼ cup margarine or butter
1 tsp vanilla
About 2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp milk

Beat and frost bars when cool.

Spring Time Bunny

2011-04-04T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

It's Karin posting a card made with this sweet bunny digi from the I Brake for Digi store. I love tulips, so this image called to me immediately. I added lace and pearls, because they seemed to fit the dainty look of the card.

Visit I Brake for Digis and see the great stamps available for spring and Easter!

Have a good day!

How many candles on your cake?

2011-04-01T00:30:00.000-07:00

Lisa here to post today! I've had this cute candle coloured and waiting for a project for a week or so. I needed a card for a man of a certain age, so I thought the candle would fit the bill!

The potty background is vellum, attached with brads, and the wording is printed out from the PC. I wanted to keep it nice and simple- the recipient isn't one for fussy things! Now I'm wondering what I could do with a forest of smiley candles!!!!!

More Cupcakes

2011-03-29T03:20:00.000-07:00

Good morning - it is Barb here sharing some more cupcake cards. If you have ever visited my blog - you will seethat on Monday's I celebrate Oldie Moldie Monday - which means I dig into my supply of paper andshow some love to some old paper. I had used some of this Basic Grey paper a couple weeks ago on a birthday cupcake card and enjoyed the results so wantedto use up some more of those same scraps on these cards. I did want to make a total of three cards but I got distracted by another project.

Once again I am showing the versatility of the digi stamp - how nice it is to be able to resize your image for different looks. The card that did not happen had 9 cupcakes on it in a bingo card line up. The little cupcakes are just bitesize.

I Brake For Digis has a large assortment of different designs in cupcakes - pop in and do some shopping for cupcakes - and then head to your craft room - I would love to see what you could bake up with a cupcake image.

Happy Hour Freddie

2011-03-28T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today, and I have to say that the "Freddie" images from I Brake for Digis have to be among my favorites from the shop. This one is named Happy Hour Freddie and he looks like he wishes it was Friday instead of Monday today!

I added a stamped sentiment and pulled out my neglected brads for embellishments. I think they help to keep the card more masculine, since this will eventually make it's way to a guy.

Still, I had to add some Stickles to the jar and popped it up for some dimension.

Thanks for visiting and check out all of the Freddie stamps at I Brake For Digis!

Old Rugged Cross

2011-03-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there and thanks for stopping by!
It's Ceal here to share with you, with Easter being right around the corner I have started on my cards. The Rugged Cross digi from I brake For Digis is just perfect. I distressd my papers to make my card as rugged as possible to match.
Thanks for looking and have a glorious day!

The Brakefast Club Challenge #20 - Birthdays

2011-03-25T12:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Cat here with a new card for the Brakefast Club challenge running this week. I just love the Freddie Frog images and this one is no exception. I'm at the point in my life now that I don't like to celebrate my birthdays. I'm too old and it takes too much effort to blow out all the candles - haha! This little guy looks like I feel these days. :) So, here is my card for the challenge:

Supplies:
Stamps: Senior Freddie (I Brake for Digis), sentiment (Create with TLC)
Papers: American Crafts cardstock, Bazzill cardstock, Wausau Exact Index 110# cardstock, digital patterned paper (Summertime Designs)
Tools & Embellishments: coloured pencils (Crayola), oms, Studio G ink, tearing ruler, ZigZag Stitch edge punch (EK Success)

Isn't he cute? You can get him at the IBFD shop. Don't forget to stop by my blog to get your 10% off discount code before you go shopping. There is still time to play along with this week's challenge too. A new challenge will be posted in the Brakefast Club challenge forum on Sunday, but you can always still do the older challenges also if you want.

Well, that's it for now. Until next time....

Cat

Chocolates on a tag

2011-03-24T07:31:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Lisa here with a tag to show you. I quite like making tags, especially for special presents and special people. I think this one might be for my friend whose birthday is very soon, and who has a very big heart and deserves a special tag on her birthday pressie. She's also someone who will appreciate that it is a special tag and that I've made it for her.

I Brake for Digis chocolate box coloured with Copics, a gorgeous Nesties tag base and some of my flowers that I'm now addicted to making and putting on everything. Finished off with a dash of sparkle and some liquid pearls.

Butterfly Frenzy

2011-03-23T03:39:00.001-07:00

Good morning - Barb here - once again showing you the versatility of using digi stamps and sizing them to your needs.

I am sharing two cards I made using the butterfly image. I have 3 shots of the same card to show all the dimension in the card.

On the first card I used a small version of the butterfly and just stacked them three in a row. They were colored with Copic markers that perfectly matched the patterned paper (that was a happy accident that it matched so well.) I pop dotted the sentiment. This was a card I made over the week end for the virtual cardmaking party on Operation Write Home’s facebook page.

The second card is very dimensional. I used the same image but larger. I first printed it on paper, colored it and cut the image out with a spellbinder. I then colored two more images which I cut out. I bent the two cut out butterflies in the center so they had some dimension and layered them on top of each other on the card – I did post a close up of the butterfly. I really did not have a spot for the sentiment so added it on top slightly hanging over the top edge. I sent this to one of my daughters with her favorite Easter candy. Hopefully she enjoys both. The card is even a little “green” – the ribbon was recycled off of something I received – a plant or gift – I don’t remember – but it was so pretty I could not throw away and there was lots of it – just had to work around the wrinkles in the ribbon.

Everyone have a wonderful day. One more day of work and then I have a long week end. Maybe I will get some more housecleaning done. Hopefully more cardmaking done.

Congratulations!

2011-03-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today, and this is the card I made for my niece who is graduating from high school in June. Aren't these little graduation fish (Grad School) from the I Brake for Digis store the cutest thing? All I did was color them in with my Copic markers and cut out the image with my Spellbinders die. I cut out a couple of extra fish, put them on pop dots and added them to the bottom left corner.

To give the illusion of bubbles in the water, I embossed some blue circles and glued them on for the background of my card and the sentiment is stamped.

If you need a fun new image for your card making, stop by the I Brake for Digis store today!

Two girls

2011-03-17T05:25:00.000-07:00

Lisa here! I have a lovely little easel card to show you using the Two Friends IBFD digi.

No colouring! Well, just a little, ickle bit of Cool Grey 1 to shade the dresses. The girlies are cut out and decoupaged up twice- once for the dresses and once for the parasol and hat.

I added lots of clear stickles on to the dresses for a bit, well, a lot of added sparkle, and red for the flower.

The poppies are made using a technique I've explained on my blog, and they inspired the red polka dot ribbon. All in all, I'm rather chuffed with my no colouring card!

Tractors

2011-03-16T17:46:00.000-07:00

Good evening - Barb here sharing a masculine card with you. I love my card - but isn't that one ugly color for a tractor - I knew I could not carry off the John Deere green color so went a different way - but the card is nice. Sometime you luck out with it comes to coordinating papers - I had one piece of paper I was going to use for this card - it was double sided - and then I bought some sheets of a new Basic Grey collection and it matched perfectly.

The digi image is from I Brake For Digis - I think it made a great masculine card to cheer someone and let them know how special they are.

Rugged Cross

2011-03-14T03:35:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today, and I just love that this Rugged Cross from I Brake for Digis gave me the opportunity to make a religious Easter card.

It was so easy to color and I just added some flower and lace. The sentiment is a traditional stamp from my supplies.

Stop by the I Brake for Digis store and see what spring time digis fit your crafting needs.

Have a great day!

Brush Horse Digi

2011-03-09T14:12:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I'm back after what seems like a really long time. Long story short - I had a minor meltdown with my printer and a bunch of other stuff, but its all sorted out and I'm back on track. :)

Here's a little card I made for this week's challenge over at The Brakefast Club (Challenge #18 - Animals). Its a pretty little horse. The image is called Brush Horse and you can find it here in the IBFD shop. I went with a western theme for my card, but I know this image will work with just about any theme and colour scheme. Here's my card:

Supplies:
Stamps: Brush Horse (I Brake for Digis)
Papers: patterned paper (unknown), brown cardstock (Recollections), tan cardstock (Bazzil), white cardstock (Wausau Exact Index 110#)
Tools & Embellishments: Craft Robo, Ribbon (Michaels), Mistral font (sentiment), copics, edge distresser tool (Heidi Swapp)

Pop over to the Brakefast Club and join in on the challenge. You'll have fun! Don't forget to stop by my blog to pick up your 10% off discount code for any shopping you do at the I Brake for Digis or I Brake for Stamps shops.

Have a great week everyone! Talk to you later...

Cat

Tea and cake anyone?

2011-03-09T03:46:00.000-08:00

Hi Lisa posting today. I've got yet another ATC to show you, I'm still making them in advance of my swap meet in a couple of weeks time. I love including quotations on my work, and this lovely little quote comes from The Wind in the Willows.

I've added it to the Cherry cupcake digi, coloured with Promarkers and accented with Stickles glitter glue and a red glaze gel pen. I always wanted to live in the Wind in the Willows world when I was little, so this quote hits the spot with me!

Pink Rose

2011-03-08T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there and thanks for stopping by!
It's Ceal here I have been MIA for awhile due to moving but I could not wait to get back to stamping and create this card for a friend using the beautiful Rose digi at I Brake For Digis.

Chocolate Chip Cookie

2011-03-07T03:41:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today, and my yummy little card today has an image that comes via I Brake For Digis. I was so happy to receive this little cookie, because I had the perfect sentiment in my supplies to compliment it.

What friend would want to receive a sweet treat like this in the mail? And, the best part...No calories! LOL.

The chocolate chips are a stamp from my personal stash that I cut out and covered with glossy effects and then used like embellishments.

Want this cookie for yourself? Just visit I Brake for Digis !

Bunny Time

2011-03-06T09:15:00.000-08:00

Barb here sharing the two cards I posted yesterday for a bloghope for Operation Write Home. Over 100 people in the hop and I have over 100 comments. I was trying to show the versatility of digis by showing how you could size them. As you can see I did one card with the bunny being larger and paper piecing her. The other card is showing how you can make the same image smaller and lining up a few for an entirely different look - I hope you enjoy my peek at the veratility of digis.

Cupcake time

2011-03-03T04:15:00.000-08:00

Good morning - Barb here posting - yummy cupcake card today. This card did not turn out like I had it pictured in my head - I was going to do paper piecing but couldn't find any papers that seemed right to me so I colored with my Copics. I like how it turned out. Wasn't the paper I was going to use - but scraps from Basic Grey that had some purple in it. Purple is Jillian's favorite color.

I Brake For Digis has lots of great cupcake images - this is the most simple designed cupcake.

Last night I was in Kohl's and they have a cupcake cookbook in their Kohl's Cares section for $5. It has lots of great recipes and pictures. Food Network has a show - I think it is called - Cupcake Wars. I think it is time for you to jump on the cupcake wagon and make some delicious cards.

Everyone enjoy your day.

Swirly sun ATC

2011-03-02T03:45:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Lisa here with another ATC project to share with you.

I'm going to an ATC swap meet in a couple of week, so I'm busy building up my stock of swaps. I love this swirly sun and stars design, and it resizes beautifully for use on an ATC.

I've coloured it with Sakura glaze pens- the first time I'd used them and wow, they're fabulous. I then mounted it up onto black card and a scrap of shiny paper left over from another project. I'm thinking that when I have time, this image would work brilliantly as a bookmark!

Have fun crafting!!!

Flamingo

2011-02-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today here at the blog, and I used this funny Flamingo digi from the I Brake for Digis shop on my birthday card today. He seemed to look a bit grouchy, so I paired it with a sentiment from my own supplies. I love doing that with my digis, you get so much mileage out of your supplies by using them this way.

Be sure to visit the I Brake for Digis shop for tons of different digital images!

Picking Up the Tree

2011-02-25T03:35:00.000-08:00

Good morning - Barb here - Mr. Mo Jo finally paid me a visit this week and I made my second Christmas card of the year. I think I can see more of these in my future.

I used one of the new digi images for this card and paper pieced it. I printed it on three different patterned paper and cut out the car and tree and glued them to the base image. I did color the tires and window on the car with Copics and rubbed some blue chalk across the car to make it bluer. I rubbed brown chalk on the tree to add some depth to the green.

I have a pad of paper from Die Cuts With a View and love the vintage feel of this paper.

I do hope Mr. Mo Jo comes to visit this week end - I have birthday cards needed for Monday and Tuesday. Everyone have a wonderful week end.

An ATC in hot water

2011-02-23T07:42:00.000-08:00

Hi! Lisa here, with an ATC to show you. I'm a regular ATC trader, and I love making these little works of art. With this ATC I was intending to make a teacup and teapot ATC for a swap my friend is hosting, however, as ever, artistic things take on a mind of their own.......

The teabag digi is fabulous, perfect for rubber stamping over with a woman's face. There's no rule that says digis and rubber stamps can't mix, right?

The quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt, and the background is just swooshed with ink pads and then stencilled through a flower stencil.

For a few more details on how I made it, hop over to my blog.

Age is Only a Number

2011-02-21T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi All,

It's me Karin, posting a card I made for my cousin's birthday. He used to have an orange motorcycle before he traded it in for a black one, so I made this card with that bike in mind. It's much more fun to color in orange than in black...lol.

I used one of the cute Freddie stamps (Freddie on a Harley) from I Brake for Digis and paired it with a traditional stamped sentiment from my supplies. I added some twine, because that always seems good and guy-ish...

and I glued on some googly eyes just because they are so fun :)

Be sure to check out all the stamps at the I Brake for Digis store...I know you will like what you see!

Fish Wishes

2011-02-20T07:17:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. Wanted to show you a card I made with the fish image from I Brake For Digis. I love this adorable fish. I'm sending this out to my friends grandson who I just love so much. He had the chance to go to Disney this weekend for his birthday and they send me photos of him at Sea World so I thought a fish would be appropriate this year for his card.

Hope everyone has a blessed Sunday.

Hugs~

Dana

Brakefast Club Challenge #15 - Bare or Bear

2011-02-18T22:32:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Its me, Cat, back to show you the card I made for the Brakefast Club challenge for this week. The challenge is to make something that either uses a bear or is bare - as in clean & simple. Well, I didn't think I could pull of bare this week, so I chose to use a bear. Here's my card:

Supplies:
Stamps: Buzzing Bee Bear (I Brake For Digis)
Papers: Wausau Exact Index 110#, Recollections cardstock, Gratitude papers/digital scrapbooking kit (Summertime Designs), matte finish brochure paper (Staples)
Tools & Embellishments: Waterfall & gold Stickles, home made flowers, CraftRobo, Copic markers, black sharpie marker, Scalloped Scallop edge punch (EK Success), Baby Kruffy font, small flower punch (Fiskars), small daisy punch (Fiskars)

This little bear image is so cute and makes me want spring to hurry up and get here (as the temperature here in Calgary drops down to -27C tonight - burrrrrr!!!). You can get him in the I Brake For Digi Shop along with a whole bunch of other cute digi stamps. Remember to stop by my blog for the details on how I made the card and to also pick up your 10% off code to go shopping in the IBFD shop.

Have a great weekend and we'll talk to you soon...

Cat

Sweet little cupcakes!

2011-02-16T04:07:00.000-08:00

Hi there! It's Lisa here today to share a sweet card made with two of the cupcakes range of digis stamps available at I Brake For Digis.

There are several different cupcakes in the collection, here I've used the Star cupcake and the Banner cupcake. As I didn't make this card with anyone particular in mind- it's for my little stock of cards- I've left the banner blank so that I can add a name later on.

For more details about how I made this card, check out my blog!

Take Your Medicine

2011-02-15T17:40:00.001-08:00

Good evening - Barb here - wanted to share a Freddie card with you. As you can see Freddie has his tongue stuck out and Freddie needs to learn to take his medicine. So therefore, Freddie has a low dosage aspirin on his tongue - he must have issues with his blood and needs to thin it out.

Have you checked out all the cute Freddie digi images? How about Freddie riding a motorcycle. Freddie Rocks Out - Freddie has so much potential - you must check him out.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi and Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

It's Karin posting today, and I decided that I would use this cute image of filled Jars from I Brake for Digis for my card. A little on the nontraditional side, but the one jar is filled with those cute hearts, so I thought, "Why not"? I used these papers from Cosmo Cricket, some plaid ribbon and twine because they all looked kitchen-y to me ;)

Have you made your sweetheart a card? Stop by the I Brake for Digis store and get what you need to make that special some one's day!

Is it Spring Yet?

2011-02-13T14:20:00.000-08:00

Is it spring yet? It's a beautiful day here in Georgia so I just had to make a card featuring this adorable frog on his lily pad. It just feels like spring to me. Plus I get to work on using my Copic markers on this little cutie. He's just so adorable to me.

I hope you've had a wonderful Sunday and you are feeling some warm spring like days where you are.

Dana

The BrakeFast Club Challenge #14 - Fancy Folds

2011-02-11T21:54:00.000-08:00

Hi again! I wanted to share a little card I made for the current challenge running over at the Brakefast Club. This one is a lot of fun, and will definitely challenge you. I know it challenged me since I usually make fairly simple, straight-forward cards. Here is my card:

I have the details on how to make the card along with a template for it on my blog. I used the Pot of Flowers digi stamp from the I Brake for Digis store. If you plan on shopping for this image or any of the other fab images in the store, don't forget to stop by my blog to pick up your discount code. :)

Happy weekend everyone!

Cat

A wise old owl

2011-02-09T02:55:00.000-08:00

Hello! It's Lisa posting today with an ATC to show you.

I used the fabulous Owl digi and resized it to ATC size (2.5 x3.5 inches). I coloured it with my coloured pencils and used Sansodor to blend them. It was my first attempt at using Sansodor and I was really pleased with the results. It's magical when it just blends the pencil colours, effortlessly!!!!

I've already promised this wise owl as a swap with a very good friend of mine, but I'll be getting my pencils out again soon!!!!

I'll Be Home For Christmas

2011-02-08T15:18:00.000-08:00

Brrr - cold greeting from Barb in Wisconsin. As a farm girl who likes black and white cows - yes they are called Holsteins - I love this new digital image at I Brake For Digis. It is called I'll Be Home for Christmas. I knew it would be a great image for Operation Write Home - just a small amount of coloring to make the image complete and some great paper. I have 5 more cards prepped and I know I will reuse this digi for more holiday cards for our service people.

The paper I used is a pad of Basic Grey I bought several years ago at Michael's.

Everyone have a wonderful evening and stay warm.

Get Well

2011-02-07T03:33:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today, and I'm showing you a card that I made for my uncle. I knew this Bed from I Brake For Digis would make the perfect image for a get well card. I used some K & Company papers that looked like fabric and paper pieced the bed linens. I added a stamped sentiment, a bit of Tim Holtz paper tape and pierced the paper along the bottom. I know it's not fussy, but I don't think men like fussy cards :)

Well, short and sweet from me today, busy week ahead! Be sure to visit the I Brake For Digis Store to see all of the great images offered!

Hot Mama

2011-02-06T09:54:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. Thought I would use my chili peppers image today in honor of some fiery wings I'm making for the big game. I loved coloring this peppers. They look so juicy and hot!! LOL

If you're a football fan, I hope you have a chance to dive into some wings today for the game. There just can't be a football game without wings!!

Have a great day everyone.

Dana

The BrakeFast Club Challenge #13 - Bookmarks

2011-02-05T12:46:00.000-08:00

Hi again everyone! I have a little project that I created for the challenge just finishing up over at the BrakeFast Club (a new one starts tomorrow). Chrissy created an excellent tutorial on how to make these corner bookmarks and she has it posted on her blog. Its so easy to follow that it hardly takes any time at all to make these. And what I really like about this project - it uses up some of my scraps. I'm all about using scraps. They seem to procreate when they're in my cabinet and I end up with more and more each day. :) Here's a picture of my bookmark (on a book of course):

Supplies:
Stamps: Purse (I Brake for Digis)
Papers: patterned paper (I think its Daisy D, but I got it at the Dollar Store), Recollections cardstock (pink & red), Wausau Exact Index 110# (white cardstock), glitter cardstock (unknown - ordered it a couple years ago from a lady in the UK), paper flowers (Prima), brad (Recollections), rhinestone (Michaels), Wrought Iron corner punch (EK Success), Tulips deep edge punch (EK Success), Butterfly trio punch (Martha Stewart), copic markers

The image used on the bookmark is the Purse image (which you can purchase here). I think it fits perfectly with the colour scheme I chose for this project. For some reason, I always make bookmarks with feminine colours. I know I'll be making more, so I should probably try it with more masculine colours. Oh well.

You should try making a couple of these. They're quick & easy. I have the full details on how the different elements were created on my blog. Also, don't forget to stop by my blog to get your 10% discount code before you go shopping for this image or any of the other fabulous digis in the store.

Take care...

Cat

Want a pizza the action?

2011-02-02T02:55:00.000-08:00

Lisa here with a birthday card for a man for you today. Instead of birthday cake, I've substituted this fab pizza slice digi from I Brake For Digis.

The image is Promarkered, then some simple layering up for a quick and easy card. I drew the candle myself and then cut it out. I really struggle for men's cards sometimes, especially if they're not into a particular sport or young enough to have a cutie kids' card. Everyone loves pizza though!

Daisy Happiness

2011-02-01T13:45:00.000-08:00

Barb here - it is snowing in Wisconsin, it is going to be a blizzard, so I made a fun, bright card to break us away from the monotony of SNOW WHITE.

I used the digi - Daisy With Bee - bees are very special in my family - we have 4 generations of amazing women with the middle name of Bea.

I used part of the image - I just wanted to focus on the flower head - not an entire plant - so used my Spellbinder to cut out the part of the digi I wanted to use.

I hope you enjoy this spot of sunshine in a very bothersome weather day in Wisconsin.

Ducks in a Row

2011-01-31T03:28:00.000-08:00

Good Morning!

It's Karin posting here today, and I decided to make a baby card for my stash of personal cards. This sweet Ducks in a Row image is perfect for a baby and is gender neutral. I colored them with my Copic markers, and added a piece of Tim Holtz paper tape behind the image to anchor it. The sentiment is a traditional stamp from my supplies. Don't you just love how digi images fit right in and round out your supplies?

Have you been to the I Brake for Digi store? Stop by and see what you've been missing!

Sunbathing Mouse

2011-01-30T07:44:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. Today I used the Sunbathing Mouse from I Brake for Digis when I played along in the Featured Stampers Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. This is the coolest mouse I have ever seen. I wish I could be relaxing like him but life is too busy right now for that luxury.

Have a great day everyone.

Hugs~

Dana

Pop pop popcorn!

2011-01-26T06:03:00.000-08:00

Hello! Lisa here with a happy birthday card full of yummy popcorn!

Couldn't you just reach in for a handful? I printed the Popcorn digi off in two different sizes and cut out the smaller size then layered them up, popping (excuse the pun!) the top layer up with 3D foam. The popcorn is coloured lightly with Promarkers and glittered with yellow Stickles.

The popcorn container is just stripey paper concertina folded and fanned out. The sentiment is wrapped around the bottom of the container to cover up the raw edge. This card is for a man, so I didn't want to be too girly with the papers or sentiment, but it did need a little something round the edges, so I stamped red and black flourishes.

Don't forget to pop over to the I Brake for Digis store to check out the fabulous digis available!

IBFD - "Love or Valentine's Day" Challenge

2011-01-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Boy, time sure has gotten away on me. Its been a couple weeks since I posted here. Well, to make up for it, I have a simple, but very cute little card if I do say so. I wanted to make a card that I could use for the "Love or Valentine's Day" Challenge over at The Brakefast Club but I wanted to use something that was a little different. So, out came Freddie the Frog. This particular image is called Frog Prince and he is just adorable. Look how cute he is all puckered up to give you a big smooch on the lips. :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Frog Prince (I Brake for Digis)
Papers: Recollections cardstock (Valentine collection), Smitten Heart Stripe (K&Company)
Tools & Embellishments: Scallop Trim border punch (Stampin' Up!), red & gold Stickles, Copic Markers, Bic Mark It markers, quilting ruler, rotary quilting cutter, Occidental font (sentiment)

Why don't you join in on the challenge and have a little fun.

Take care & talk to you soon...
Cat

Smile

2011-01-25T16:20:00.000-08:00

Good evening - Barb here - sharing a smile with you - actually 3 smiles. Isn't this the greatest image from I Brake For Digis. You could do a sentiment inside that said - you got a card from me; I'm your sister and you can't do anything about it; etc. I made these cards for Operation Write Home - I thought it would bring smiles to many people.

Everyone have a wonderful creative evening.

Time to Relax

2011-01-24T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

It's Karin posting today's card, and with it being a gloomy Monday here where I live, I need something to pick up my spirit. What could be better than a card that reminds one of summer time?

I used the digi Sun Bathing Bee, and layered it on a card base that was stamped with flowers using traditional stamps. The sentiment is also a "regular" stamp, and I chose to layer it to echo the flowers on the beach towel and background.

Here is a close up of the Stickles I added to give the wings some sparkle and the Glossy Effects to make the sunglasses shine :)

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and remember to visit the I Brake for Digis store to check out all the digi stamps they offer!

Vintage Valentine

2011-01-22T16:02:00.000-08:00

Love Love Love this image Rose Post from I Brake For Digis It makes a great Vintage card and works great for Valentines, Mother's day, BirthdayIts very versatile and I like that!

Sweet

2011-01-21T17:25:00.001-08:00

Barb here - posting my first valentine card for family and friends. This card is for my Mom. The digi image is called Heart Mug. All kinds of sentiments could be used - for my Mom I chose to use this huge sticker - because my Mom is SWEET. Latte Love would be fun. What kind of sayings that are coffee related can you come up with.

Everyone have a wonderful evening - brrrrr - it is cold in Wisconsin.

More hugs and fishes!

2011-01-19T03:23:00.000-08:00

One of my fellow DT members used this little fish a while back, and I've been itching to use him on a card as well.

The fish is actually coloured with pencil crayons for a change, I'm usually a Promarker addict! The yellow card is made from a piece of 6x6" scalloped edge textured card stock folded in half, with some swirly strips of paper textured in the cuttlebug and then layered down the middle. I added a strip of blue beads for added texture and a few pearls for bubbles.

Hugs and fishes!

Lisa

You're How Old?

2011-01-17T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today, and the minute I laid my eyes on this Laughing Hyena digi, this sentiment popped into my mind. I knew it would make a funny age related card for the right person...aka, someone with a sense of humor :)

I didn't have this sentiment in my stash, so I just made it myself in Word on my computer and printed it out right along with the image.

I decided this would be a guy card, so I roughed up the edges of the patterned card stock and added a felt border behind the image, which was cut out using my Nesties. The Laughing Hyena was colored with my Copics.

Thanks so much for visiting me here at the blog, and to see this image and so many more, stop by the store today!

Baby Dreams

2011-01-15T11:56:00.000-08:00

Oh I wish I could be sleeping like this baby. Another busy week at work but it's over. I made this card so I could participate in this week's Raise The Bar challenge and SCS Sketch Challenge. Won't you join in on the fun?

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

A Birthday Fish

2011-01-13T17:35:00.001-08:00

Barb here again - wanted to share another card using "fish" - the fun of a digi - you can make the image any size you want. On Tuesday's post I lined 3 small fish up in a row for Best Fishes - today one bigger fish.

On both cards I paper pieced the fish or fishes. I love this Basic Grey grouping of paper - makes some great masculine cards.

Hope you don't think it is "fishy" my posting two cards in one week.

Olives and hearts?

2011-01-12T05:13:00.000-08:00

Now know this will seem like a weird combination, especially when I tell you that this tag I made was for a 5 year old girl......

...however, I hope that when I tell you that she's my little girl's best friend in the whole wide world, you'll understand the hearts. Plus, when I tell you that she has olives in her lunch at school most days, you'll understand the olives.

I love this digi, it's really of 4 jars, but this time I only needed 2- very versatile! It's called Jars and is available from the I Brake for Digis shop as usual! For more details on how I made the tag, please jump over to my blog.

Best Fishes

2011-01-11T18:51:00.000-08:00

Best Fishes to you on this Tuesday evening. Barb here sharing my card made with the digital image "Fish". Isn't that fish cute - almost called it a him - but the fish would be cute in pink also. I paper pieced this card. I first printed the fish on the background (water) paper. I then printed them again on a contrast color of paper and cut them out. I pasted them to the water. A little layering of fabulous patterned papers and I have a fun card.

Check my blog tomorrow to see the same fish in another card.

Artist Brushes

2011-01-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin posting today's card here at the blog, and I'm so thrilled with this simple card design.

While the text is a traditional stamp from my supplies, I have never used it because it seemed to need an image to compliment it. I never had the "right" thing, until I received this fantastic image called Artist Tools

from I Brake for Digis. Isn't it marvelous? Just like it was meant to be.

I colored it with my Copic markers and kept the design clean.

Here is a closer shot of the great image.

Visit the I Brake for Digis store today for the complete line of digital stamps for all your crafting projects.

Freddie Needs A Cocktail

2011-01-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone. I just had to make a card with Freddie pulled up to the bar. Man did I feel like this after work on Friday. One super busy week for me and I still didn't get much accomplished. I did survive the craziness and that's what matters. LOL Hope you all don't have a week like I did and if by chance you do, just think of Freddie. Have a great week everyone.

Dana

Sing Freddie!!

2011-01-08T14:44:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone. Wanted to show you a quick mini card I made using Freddie. A friend of mine's son is performing tonight at a local club so I thought I would give him this "mini card" with a few words of encouragement. I know him and his band will be rocking out tonight. Such talented young men! See ya back here tomorrow!

CAS Thank You

2011-01-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there and thanks for stopping by!
Blogger and my internet has been having issues but I managed to get this one posted Woo Hoo. With the new year beginning I need more thank you cards and this digi Tea & Flowers makes a great Thank You card.

Star with Baby Bear

2011-01-06T13:24:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I'm glad I finally made it here this week. I don't know, but blogger didn't seem to like me the last few days and I haven't been able to blog. I didn't think I would get this worked up over it, but it did get me going for a little bit there.

Well, I'm here now and all it good. I have a new card to show you. I don't have a lot of children in my life and certainly, everyone I know is way past the point of having babies, so I don't make a lot of baby cards. But every once in a while I find an image that is so cute, I just have to make a card with it. That's what happen with this image. The colour scheme is one of my favourites - blue & yellow. I use copics to colour the image, with a few butterfly punch outs, some liquid pearls, and some velvet ribbon for accent. I hope you like the card and that it gives you some inspiration. The image is available here in the IBFD shop. :) Here's my card:

Flamingo-a-go-go ATC

2011-01-05T05:45:00.000-08:00

Hi! Lisa here with a cute ATC to show you. I love making and trading ATCs, and digis are a fabulous resource for ATCers because they can be resized!

I used the flamingo, coloured him with Promarkers and then added a few swirls and flowers to brighten up the background. Quite often my ATCs have words or sayings on them, usually what's been in my head as I'm making the card up. For some reason, I kept singing Flamingo a go go, so that's what I ended up stamping!!!

If you want to know more about how I made this ATC, check out my blog.

Until next time!!

Celebrate 2011

2011-01-04T17:34:00.000-08:00

Good Tuesday evening - Barb here - I wanted to share this sweet little elephant with you. Isn't she the sweetest thing - I guess today the elephant is a she - but it could be a boy also.

I printed the elephant on the printed alphabet paper and then printed it on the plain colored paper and cut it out. I then inked the elephant and glued him onto the alphabet paper. I had to color the toenails also.

I hope you enjoyed my card using this sweet image.

Have a wonderful evening.

Birthday Wishes

2011-01-03T02:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

It's Karin posting today and I hope your week is off to a great start.

I fully intended to use this cute image on one of my Christmas cards this year, but time, like time does, got away from me. Luckily, these gifts are so cute and fun to color, they can be customized for any celebration at all. I chose to make it into a birthday card for a little boy who will be turning 6.

With these colors being so bright and fun, I know that this will be a hit!

Thanks for visiting us at the blog and drop by the I Brake For Digis Store and pick up some digis for your projects. It's never too early to get started on your crafting resolutions!

Freddie At His Best

2011-01-02T12:58:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone. I'm taking part in the Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper Challenge today and thought Freddie puckering up for a big kiss to the New Year was fitting don't you think?!?! He's kissing away the old and bringing in the new. I just love this little guy.

Have a great day!!

Dana

Happy New Year 2011

2011-01-01T12:02:00.000-08:00

What better way to welcome the new year than with a baby card. The baby this card is for is one month old - so I am not too late getting it done. I now need to find a beautiful quote to put in it. I sure wish I remembered what quote I put in the card for the shower.

Isn't this buggy the sweetest image from I Brake For Digis - It is an image that could be colored but I loved the beauty of it just printed on the patterned paper. It is a beautiful vintage buggy so I wanted the card to be vintage. I do believe I achieved that.

Hint - if you have things that are white and you want them to be cream - don't throw away the coffee in the bottom of your pot - I just placed the paper doily and some of the lace in the coffee and got the color I wanted. The flower is made with coffee filters - yes - you guessed right - colored with coffee.

I hope 2011 is full of health and happiness for you and as a crafter/card maker - I hope 2011 is full of wonderful creativity and constant Mo Jo.

Card Details:
Card Details:
Size: 5 x 7
Digital Image: I Brake For Digis
Paper: Paper Studio
Brad: American Crafts
Sentiment: SRM Stickers
Lace and ribbon: from my supplies
Scallop Diecut: Papertrey Ink

Dream Everyday Book Mark

2010-12-31T09:33:00.000-08:00

Good Morning,

Today, I created a book mark using the Sun & Stars image found under the Celestial tab over on Ibrakefordigis.com. I used my watercolor pencils to color the image and then applied platinum Stickles to the sun and stars for sparkle.

Have a great day and a Happy New Year!

Rag Doll Card - I Brake For Digis

2010-12-30T08:54:00.000-08:00

I love this rag doll image. I didn't know what to do with it since I don't have very many children in my life, so I decided to just colour it and see what happens. I ended up choosing yellows for my main colours because they always seem so bright and cheery. And I love blue with yellow so that had to be my accent colour. Its a rather plain card, but now that I have it finished, I have a whole bunch of new ideas that I could use this image for or with. I'm thinking I could use it with some images of teddy bears and building blocks for a scrapbook page of my niece when she was a baby; I could use it with balloons and cakes for a birthday card; the ideas just started coming once I actually used the image and saw it coloured. So, if you see images in the shop and think that you wouldn't know what to do with them, I'll bet that once you do one thing with it - even if its something small or plain - it will give you all kinds of ideas for other projects with that image. Here's my card with the Rag Doll image and I'm sure you'll see a few more projects with this image from me in the next little while.

Supplies
Stamps: Rag Doll (I Brake for Digis)
Papers: Daisy D's (patterned paper), cardstock (Bazzil, Wausau Exact Index 110#)
Tools & Embellishments: Ribbon (Dollar Store), Square Steps corner punch (EK Success), Floral Vine deep edge punch (Martha Stewart), copics

Talk to you later...

Cat

Another Freddie card!

2010-12-29T11:02:00.000-08:00

Well, why not? He is mega cute!!

I coloured Swinging around Freddie with Promarkers and then stippled the background lightly with a sponge and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I'm particularly in love with BIG flowers at the moment, so these gorgeous punched ones fitted the bill perfectly.

Swing by my blog to see more!

Freddie Rocks!

2010-12-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

It's Karin posting today here at the blog, and I just love this line of Freddie stamps that are available at the I Brake for Digis Store.

Isn't he just the cutest? And there are loads of Freddies doing all kinds of things, so I know you will fall in love with one yourself!

I broke out my hand held stitching gizmo and did some messy sewing around the edges of my card to add texture. As hard as I tried to make this into a guy card, I think with the scallops, ribbon, and the paper colors it will most likely end up going to a female. Oh well, such is the crafting life!

Pop on over to the I Brake for Digi Store to see this Freddie and all the rest!

Thanks for visiting us!

Roar!

2010-12-23T08:07:00.000-08:00

My boy is 10 tomorrow. I have no idea how that happened, I'm sure he was only born a couple of weeks ago!!! Time flies, right? Here's his birthday card, on a whopper of an 8x8" card.

I used the Lion digi, coloured with Promarkers, then layered up and fixed with eyelets. Hope he likes it. For more info, check out my blog here.

Beautiful Love

2010-12-21T18:37:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I was in a purple mood when I created this card using the Rose Post image. I found this cute postage stamp under the Garden tab at I Brake for Digis.com. I used my water color pencils to color in this image. It gave the image subtle color. Sending someone love is the best gift!

I hope you head over and use this image to send someone love! Have a great night!

Downward Slide to Christmas

2010-12-21T14:30:00.000-08:00

Christmas is coming very fast - are you ready - I am not ready - I am busy clearing and cleaning my house and cooking. My family will be here for Christmas dinner - it will be a smaller group than normal - of course - I will overcook - that is pretty normal for me. Don't want to run out of food.

Over the week end I did a little creating - needed that paper therapy - I have an online friend who is returning to school to work on her nursing degree - I wanted to make her a card to say "good luck" and yet be humorous. I thought the digital image "Go Team" - was fun - a little celebration and good luck all rolled into one card. I colored the image with Copics - love his or her colored shoes and socks.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. Stay warm and don't let the holidays stress you out.

Card Details:
Size: 5 x 7
Digital Image: I Brake for Digis colored with Copics
Paper: Crate Paper
Button: American Crafts
Sticker: SRM Sticker
Tape: Michael's

Just Hangin Around

2010-12-20T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's Karin here, and since the last card I posted was a Christmas card, I thought I would show off a non- holiday card this time. This card uses the Laundry stamp available at the I Brake For Digis store. All I did was color it with some Copic markers to match the sweet girlie paper I had in my stash of stuff. The flower embellishments that I added were also "hangin" around my craft area forever, so score a point for me

for using up some stuff ;)

This mini clothes pin was a last minute addition.

Thanks for visiting the blog today and be sure to visit I Brake for Digis and buy yourself some digi stamps!

Bald Eagle

2010-12-19T06:37:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone. Today I'm showcasing the bald eagle from IBFD. I'm participating in the Featured Stampers Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. For more information and to upload your card using a IBFD image head on over to SCS and join in on the fun.

Have a blessed Sunday!

Bow Bear

2010-12-18T14:18:00.000-08:00

I love this image for a baby card. The stamp is Baby Bear In A Bow and is only $3.00 and as soon as you pay you can play : Visit my Blog for the details and discount code

Friday, December 17, 2010

2010-12-17T04:23:00.000-08:00

Good Friday morning from the cold state of Wisconsin. Christmas is fast approaching and I do believe I may start to hyperventilate - of course - now that we have all those recyclable bags - no paper bags around to breathe into.

Anticipating the need for thank you cards, I colored up Hoot - Hoot actually has a tree attached to that limb he is sitting on but I decided I just wanted Hoot and the limb for my image. Out came the Spellbinders and I cut that tree down. I love his eyes or her eyes.

Pop over to the storefront for I Brake for Digis and pick up Hoot and many other wonderful images to create with. Have a wonderful day.

Card Details:
Size: 5 inch square
Image: I Brake for Digis (Hoot) colored with Copics
Making Memories Paper and Brads
SRM Sticker
Spellbinders

2011 is on it's way!!!

2010-12-16T10:32:00.000-08:00

I'm still making a last few Christmas presents, so my digis have been working overtime!!!

This is a calendar I've made for my Mom, her kitchen walls are yellow. I know there's something missing, but I can't find the little rip off calendar I bought weeks ago!!!! So I've had to post an unfinished project, but I'm sure you'll forgive me and use your imaginations to visualize a little white calendar fixed to the bottom!

I used the Jars digi and printed it a couple of times so that I could cut out extra jars to layer them up. I love that the olives double up as little oranges and the chilli peppers are just gorgeous.

For more information about how I made the calendar and a cool discount code take a look at my blog.

I'm off to wrap more presents...........

Oh Baby!

2010-12-15T20:05:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

Danielle here with another tag to share. I was drawn to these baby hand images the moment I saw them. My sister recently had a boy so I went with a blue theme. These images can be found under the "freebies" section at I Brake for Digis.com.

The images were easy to cut out and pop-up from my tag.

I just used some blue ink to edge the white paper. I enjoyed using these images and hope you try them out!

So, before you check out make sure you check the freebie section!

BrakeFast Club challenge - Anything But a Card

2010-12-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi again everyone! I really had a great time with this challenge this week. I love making altered things, so this challenge was right up my alley. I know its Christmas and all, but don't you feel like sometimes you just need to do something other than Christmas right now? I did, so I made this altered domino. I like how it turned out and once I get a proper bail for it, I will turn it into a necklace. Here's how it turned out:

I used the Sun & Stars image (available in the I Brake for Digis shop). Its the perfect image for altering dominos since its proportions are the same as the domino. I have full details on my blog (and a 10% off coupon code in my side bar if you want to purchase this or any other IBFD or IBFS product) if you want to see how I made this project.

Have a great week everyone!

Cat

O Holy Night

2010-12-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi All!

It's Karin posting today and I'm bringing you this Christmas card that I made using the stamp Bethlehem from the I Brake for Digi store.

I used my go to coloring medium, Copic markers and added a dab of Stickles on the star. Playing off the stars on the stamp, which were tiny black dots, I used my paper piercer and poked holes around my background paper.

Pretty simple and straight forward, but I love the non traditional colors for this card :)

Thanks for visiting us at the blog today and stop by the I Brake for Digi's store and check out all the great digi stamps they have available!

Rugged Cross

2010-12-12T10:56:00.000-08:00

Hi so glad you had a chance to stop by today. Showcasing the Rugged Cross image today. I love this cross. Had a chance to play along with an on-line challenge and I cased a very simple holiday card. I thought the cross image really would stand out on such a simple card.

I hope you like my little creation today. Make sure to swing by the store and pick up your digi image today.

Thanks.

Dana

Christmas Tag

2010-12-11T19:02:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

My name is Danielle and I would like to share a Christmas tag I made using the Candy Cane To/From image. You can find this image under the Holiday Tab at IBrakeForDigis.com.

I plan to use this tag for my mom's Christmas gift. I love this image because you can make a ton of gift tags with it. I went with the traditional green and red colors but I hope to try this tag again using all sorts of color combination's. I hope you check out this image and incorporate it into your Christmas projects this year.

IBFS Challenge Card - Christmas or Holiday

2010-12-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

I wanted to get this card posted in time for you all to join in on the challenge. Unfortunately, life got in the way and I'm only able to get it up now to show you. The challenge this week was to create a Christmas or holiday project. I'm a totally non-traditional kind of person, so I chose some colours that you wouldn't normally think of as Christmas colours. Although orange, lime green, and fuchsia pink aren't traditional holiday colours, I think they make for a very fun and festive holiday card. I used the Patchwork Angle from I Brake for Digis. Its a great image to mix up the colours a bit and that's what I did. I hope you can get a few ideas from my card and I also hope you will get in on the next challenge starting tomorrow at the The BrakeFast Club. If you want to pick up this cute little angel or any other IBFD images, you can pick up a 10% off coupon code off my blog (Cat Scrap Fever). Here's my card:

Talk to you later...

Cat

Happy Holly-Days!

2010-12-10T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Are you getting in the holiday spirit?

This card I'm posting today may just do the trick. I knew this Holly Berry image would pair really well with this scrap of holly paper I had sitting on my craft table.

I just sized the image in Word to fit my punch, copied it 3 times and then printed it out. I colored the holly using Copic markers and then added red Stickles to the berries for a bit of bling. The sentiment is just something I created myself in Word on my computer.

How's that for a cute, flat and easy to mail idea for a holiday card? Stop by the I Brake For Digi Store and see what other holiday digis fit your needs. There are a bunch :)

Have a great day!

DIno-tastic

2010-12-08T02:16:00.000-08:00

A quick, last minute "whoops I forgot the card and the party's in an hour" card for you today......

Enter the ever flexible digi stamp!

Great isn't he? He looks like me when I first get out of bed in a morning, stomping around!! The digi is available at I Brake for Digis and he's called T-Rex.

He's coloured with Promarkers, and the left edge of each layer is ripped to give it a more interesting look. The raffia is from my stash, and I've raised the image slightly on 3D foam to enable me to wrap the raffia around and not get a distorted look.

For a closer look, wander over to my blog.

Ingredients

Stamps- I Brake for Digis- T- Rex, Basic Grey- Dinosaur

Promarkers- Grass, Meadow green, Apple, Warm Grey 2, Cool grey 1 and 2, Tulip yellow

Inks- Distress Inks in Vintage photo and Brushed corduroy

Stash- DP, raffia, sentiment

Winter Mailbox

2010-12-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there !
My name is Ceal Pritchett and I am thrilled to make my first post for I Brake For Digis. I used the digital stamp Winter Mailbox for my card and colored it with Copic markers. You should go check out their digital stamps because they are awesome and if you come to my blog there is a Coupon code to save 10% on your order

Merry and Bright

2010-12-05T04:58:00.000-08:00

Let me introduce myself – my name is Barb Housner – and I am a new member of the Digit Team for I Brake for Digis. I am very excited to be a part of the team. Stop by my blog and check out my creations. I will be posting here regularly also.

I have been card making for 6 – 7 years – maybe – I do not know for sure when I started. My friend started me down this road and it has consumed my creativity. I use to sew in a former life and actually worked in a fabric store for over 10 years. I think that sense of color and balance transfers itself to card making.

I am relatively new to using digis and learning something new every day. So come along for the ride. I like the versatility of being able to make a digi any size you need. I am still trying to master that – my images are still pretty big – I get them colored before I see how they will work on a card – I don’t want to waste my coloring so I make a big card. Of course, people deserve special cards and if they are oversized – that is even better. Sometimes I feel that I personally am keeping the US postal service in business.

This card is for a special young woman in my life. She has taught me so much about life. I am the honorary grandmother to her new daughter Londyn. Purple is her favorite color so, of course, when you are a card maker – the fun of it – is that you can personalize each card for the recipient. One of my workers loves orange – if you pop over to my blog – I bet you can figure out which card is hers. Snowmen are pretty easy to color – I like that.

Well enough chatter for today – I must get started on my Sunday chores – Christmas is 3 weeks away and I have not gotten my invites out for Christmas dinner. Those need to go in the mail on Monday – so I probably have more cards to make also.

Everyone have a wonderful Sunday. Hope you find some time to create. Creativity is good for the soul.

Card Details:
Size: 6 inch square
Digi stamp: I Brake for Digis colored with Copics
Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Sticker: SRM Stickers
Ribbon: from my supplies
Bling: from my supplies