Happy, Bright, You!

Good Monday Morning!!!  Welcome to my weekly I Brake For Stamps share!  I'm glad to be back on this fabulously sunny day and hoping that it finds you also ready to take on the day!

The last few weeks have been super super busy with kids and other life activities--I've had little time for creating.  Yesterday, I found myself with a few moments and all I really could muster was some coloring! I think my Unicorn, really rocks that coloring though, don't you?

One of my daughters is absolutely obsessed with unicorns.  When I saw this Unicorn image, from I Brake For Stamps, I had to have it!  Isn't this just the BEST image?  I chose the Larger image---there is a small one, too---because I thought it would be perfect for birthday invitations--it also works great for when you just want to color! ;)

I always am a bit uncertain with such a straight forward card.....must be those years of layers, gadgets, fancy cuts, embellishments and more!  I simply stamped with Memento black ink, colored with copics and added a layer of Stickles glitter glue....what would a unicorn be without glittery rainbow hair?  Just a horse with a horn, I'm afraid!  Speaking of horns, I added a layer or two of crystal effects to the horn to give it some dimension.

Finally, I added THE PERFECT sentiment, also from I Brake For Stamps, from the Fashionista Half Sheet.  You know I just love the message!  When you stop over at the IBFS store, say "Haaaayyyyyyyy" to sweet Ms. Della and use my coupon code to SAVE10JANE :)

Go ahead.....Shine, be you!
Don't forget to be awesome!

TTFN, Jane

Warriors....

Welcome to I Brake For Stamps Monday!!  I had an emotional weekend and, in the middle of it all, this card emerged!

My beloved Packers fought a good fight......and, then, they stopped or so it would seem and, well, the rest is just history!  I still love them, though!

I started this project with some watercolor paper and Dylusions ink (I may be stuck in Dylusions land....).  I love creating Mixed Media canvases so, I thought I'd treat this card front like a canvas.

My girls are from the stamp sheet, Fashionistas, and I just find them to be all warrior like.  I added some extra stamping from the Diamonds Half Sheet.  I inked up the diamond backgrounder by rubbing/dabbing white acrylic paint on to the stamp surface.  It was thicker in some places and ended up providing some extra dimension and tonality.  Also, because the watercolor paper was saturated with ink (and still a bit wet) I found that the application of paint and, later mod podge, drew some of the ink's pigmentation into the paint and glue.  I like the effect it created and, even more, I like that it was complete happenstance :)

The warriors were stamped once (in archival black ink) directly to the watercolor paper and then again, on an old book page.  After trimming the images, I applied them to the card front using mod podge.

Be happy.
Be Bright.
BE YOU!

It's a whole new week---don't forget to be awesome!
TTFN, Jane