Hello I Brake For Stamps Friends !!
My name is Crystal Lopez and this is my first post as part of the DT for IBFS , I am so excited to be apart of this fab DT .Now a little about me .. I am a self-taught “Scrappy Girl ” as I call myself and I love stamping and coloring with Copic markers , I also like to show how I make my creations , so if ever you want to learn something leave a commit and I would be glad to tackle it .Let’s get started on my first creation for IBFS. Today I am using a stamp called Camping Carl , you can buy this stamp as a single or as a full sheet with other camping images ( links below )
to frame my image I used labels 2 die the biggest frame but I wanted a another layer so what I did was embossed my frame and fussy cut it out ..perfect lay bigger .. I have a Big Shot so this is how , open all tabs , lay die with cut side down , then my black paper then the tan embossing mat and then the black plastic embossing shim , run it thur and now you have a frame bigger than the die , fussy cut out
the top of this photo shows it untrimmed but the left side and bottom of the frame have been trimmed
next I emboss the wood grain into coredination paper and sand to show the colored core
Tip : this embossing folder also cracks my paper so to solve this I open all my tabs , clear plate folder with vellum and paper then clear pad ..and add a layer of vellum inside my folder ( this always stays in so tape it in )
the thread nest is all the rage these days on cards so I have jumped onto the bandwagon and used a thread nest on my card , I sewed my embossed layer on the front and added some burlap Masculine at its best I think , I did add shimmer pen to my coke can and yellow stickles to my fire pit embers
inside my card I stamped my sentiment and then masked it off and stamped my grid and then sponged on my ink , another wood grain layer here too
one thing you must know about me is that I love to make matching envelopes to go with my cards , I call it eye candy for the postal person lol , this doesn’t interfere with the address areas but adds so much , after all first impressions and all that Jazz
copic colors used
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I hope you enjoyed my tips and tricks for more come by my blog www.8upscraping.com for more creative goodness , I hope I have inspired you to create something that makes you smile today : )
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