tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46946203216955457492024-02-29T21:39:48.726-08:00Sparkle Shimmer and TwinkleBrandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105723813805182196noreply@blogger.comBlogger418125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694620321695545749.post-82031342752359651362014-04-29T07:10:00.004-07:002014-04-29T07:10:31.386-07:00A tentative return<br />
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Hello - It's obviously been forever since I posted here. Somewhere along the way I lost my interest in coloring. I was just coloring and creating because I felt like I needed to. Don't get me wrong... I have still been crafting just not making cards or coloring. </div>
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The whole while though, I was following along (mostly through facebook) with the coloring community. Then one day I saw tons of people joining the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/">Kit and Clowder page</a>, so naturally I had to look at it too. It looked interesting but hey, I wasn't into coloring anymore. And then... I saw what people were posting and the positive but helpful feedback they were getting. It was intriguing. So a couple of months later I joined the <a href="http://kitandclowder.ning.com/">Skin and Hair class</a>. I am not yet through lesson one, but my interest in coloring (and coloring well) has come back. I am very greatful for this! It will take time for sure, but that is ok. </div>
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Even though I hadn't coloring I was still collecting digis... bad habit I know! The <a href="http://timeforteadesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/april-challenge-competition.html">Time for Tea </a>digis are so adorable and perfect to put on a card to send to my little niece who has moved so many, many miles away.</div>
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This card was made using the It's Your Day stamp set from CTMH. If you would like to get additional details on the exact items from CTMH that I used please <a href="http://scraphappybrandib.blogspot.com/">>>>click here <<<< </a>to go to my CTMH only blog. </div>
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The butterflies are popped up a bit to add some dimension - so they look a bit more like they might fly away. That's actually kind of a happy thought... chevron-ed patterned butterflies floating through the air....</div>
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I love the colors and the sparkle in this banner. It brings fall to life in my house. </div>
<a name='more'></a>This banner was made using all <a href="http://brandiburns.ctmh.com/">CTMH </a>products. For a full list of products used please visit my Close to My Heart exclusive blog<a href="http://scraphappybrandib.blogspot.com/"> Scrap Happy Brandi</a>.<br />
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This sweet little owl was made for my sweet little niece. </div>
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I used a paper-piecing pattern from the Silhouette designs store. After fusing the various fabrics to Wonder-Under I cut them out on my Cameo on the fabric setting. Then I simply fused the pieces together, zigzagged them together and sewed up the owl. I think it turned out pretty darn cute! </div>
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I want to say thanks to my friend Nadine for inspiring me to make an owl in the first place! :)</div>Brandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105723813805182196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694620321695545749.post-28465818074637344692012-04-12T06:40:00.000-07:002012-04-12T06:40:01.144-07:00Ice Cream and Pickles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this image from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaturatedCanaryDigis"> Saturated Canary</a> ~ she looks so sweet!</div>
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The card is based on last weeks sketch from <a href="http://deconstructingjen.com/archives/5789">The Deconstructed Sketch</a>.</div>
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I colored her with Copics and the paper is from Bo Bunny ~ Ambrosia.</div>
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She will be headed for the mailbox soon as a belated baby shower gift. :)</div>
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This card features an image from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MayzyArt">MayzyArt</a>.</div>
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Have you heard of her yet? If not go check out her images!</div>
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They are great!</div>
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I have several that are colored just waiting to be put on cards.</div>
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I am not sure what collection this paper is from, but the sentiment stamp is from <a href="http://www.papermakeup.com/">PMS</a>. </div>
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<br />Have a great day!<br />Smiles ~ Brandi</div>
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Smiles ~ Brandi</div>Brandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105723813805182196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694620321695545749.post-47204742887748462392012-04-02T11:34:00.001-07:002012-04-02T11:34:10.282-07:00Crystal Rose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This card features <a href="http://www.susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=H_and_H-082">Crystal Rose by Victoria Case for SCACD</a>. She was stamped with Desert Sand Memento Ink and then colored with Copics. It is was way harder to color without the black outlines. I'm not sure if I will even attempt coloring this way again unless I really am looking for a challenge! The clouds and the grass were sponged on around her and the butterfly's were sponged as well. They are from my Martha Stewart punch. The layout was kept fairly simple as I wanted the image to be the star of the show. </div>
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Isn't he the cutest thing? I have been really racking my brain trying to come up with a cute (but not too cute!) V-day card for my 11 year old nephew. This is what I came up with. Hopefully a camouflage owl will make him smile. </div>
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All of the paper is cardstock cut with Spellbinders and/or embossed with my cuttlebug. The darling owl stamp is from <a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/products/happy-owlentines-day">The Craft's Meow</a> and the bracket is from Jillibean Soup. </div>
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My card was directly inspired by <a href="http://deconstructingjen.com/archives/5407">this card </a>on the Deconstructing Jen blog. I did not realize how my brain had hooked on to her card until after I made my card... then while be-bopping around in Pintrest I saw Jen's card again. Whoops! So while I still want to post the card I made I have to give a shout out to Jen for inspiring my subconscious completely! You rock lady! :)</div>
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Today's challenge at <a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/">Charisma Cardz is Things with Wings</a>. </div>
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The image is colored with Copics and the design is fairly basic because I wanted the image to really stands out. The cardstock is from Stampin Up and the pink layer is embossed to give some extra dimension. </div>
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Today's card is super simple but still sweet. :) </div>
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The papers are from WRMK and one sheet came with all these cool oblong squares ~ which are awesome!</div>
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Today we have a new challenge over at <a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/">Charisma Cardz Challenges ~ Pretty In Pink</a>. Here is my card ~ and what a difficult card it was to photograph! I have taken too many photo's of it to count and this is the best shot I got. It must be the bling the made it so difficult? That's what I'm going with anyway. :)</div>
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The paper is some new My Mind's Eye that is perfect for valentine or vintage feeling cards. The edges are distressed and then inked, though you can hardly tell after I covered most of them up. Lol! The ticket sentiments (and die) are from Whimsy Stamps and the doilies are Martha Stewart ones that were glittery white until I added a heavy dose of inking to them. :) The cutie patootie girls are colored with Copics. I think that's about it ~ hope you have a wonderful day! </div>
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Congratulations on your 3rd birthday!</div>
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My card feature<a href="http://www.tiddlyinks.com/wryn-and-friends/"> Wryn from Tiddly Inks</a>. I fell in love with her the first time I saw her... what a cutie! </div>
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She is colored up with copics and resides on a base of Basic Grey Out of Print paper and Stampin Up cardstock. The flower was cut from the Out of Print dp and popped up for some dimension as was the sentiment (which came with Wryn ~ Yea!). The sparkle was added with Stickles. </div>
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Over the Rainbow... this is the fun new challenge at <a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/">Charisma Cardz</a>. :) I just moved and so everything is in disarray in my craft room so I took the easy route on this card. I searched the web for free rainbow clip art and a rainbow sentiment. I printed out two of the background images so that the sentiment cloud could be layered to give some added dimension. It was fun and very freeing to make a card this way! I hope you can join us this week as we have some fabulous sponsors ~ Simon Says Stamp and Crimson Cloud. Have a great day! </div>
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Smiles ~ Brandi</div>Brandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105723813805182196noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694620321695545749.post-48869865520690139622011-12-15T10:25:00.000-08:002011-12-15T10:25:31.517-08:00Last Minute Christmas Makes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today at <a href="http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/">Charisma Cardz Challenges </a>the new challenge is Last Minute Christmas Makes. I made some more of the little tealight gift boxes as extra little gifts. :) You can see more details on this <a href="http://sparkleshimmerandtwinkle.blogspot.com/2011/11/willow-bringing-light-well-tealights.html">post</a>. </div>
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I used stamps from <a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/index.php">Stamping Bella</a>, <a href="http://www.shop.whiffofjoy.com/product_info.php?info=p204_willow-with-christmascandle.html">Whiff of Joy</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/digistampcharacters">DigistampCharacters</a>. Papers are from My Minds Eye and Authentique. </div>
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My project is actually a hot cocoa gift set featuring <a href="http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Digital/DigiStamps/Kiddies/Lily_HotCocoa.htm">Lily </a>from Pink Cat Studios, some sparkly vellum and poofy snowflakes! :) Doesn't she look cozy all bundled up in that cute jacket? :)</div>
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This little treat box was made using the instructions for <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/mariastreatbox/">Maria's Treat Box </a>from Splitcoast Stampers. I love this little gift set ~ it is one of my go to gifts every year. The candy is Hershey's nuggets wrapped with snowflake stamped labels and the warm winter wishes container holds a packet of hot chocolate. The cute little<a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/product_info.php?products_id=2014"> snowman</a> is from Stamping Bella and the sentiment from an Ippity set. The papers are more of the much loved (and hoarded) Bo Bunny Winter Joy line.<br />
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Here is a sample of one of the fun little gift sets I have been making lately. This set features a coffee cozy, card and candy. :)</div>
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After I stitched up the coffee cozy I cut a vinyl "stencil" of a snowflake out on my Silhouette. Then using the stencil I lightly sponged on fabric paint, waited for it to dry and then added Stickles around the edges of the snowflake for extra sparkle. The top of the coffee cup is decorated with a Stickled snowflake and a small silver snowflake. </div>
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The card features one of the most darling <a href="http://www.allthatscraps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=650_1378&products_id=16015&zenid=aeb6f478d6fbe8fd5fad501313879017">snowmen</a> (the digi version) I have ever seen from <a href="http://www.allthatscraps.com/">All That Scraps</a>. He is just so cute! :) He was colored with Copics and accented with fake snow and glitter. </div>
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Christmas time is always such a fun crafty time ~ there are so many things to make that you know people will enjoy. :) Today I am sharing some paper cone wreaths. The first one uses Echo Park Holly Jolly paper and the second uses the new snowflake line from Bo Bunny. Both snowflakes were cut on my Silhouette and they are both outlined in (different colors of course) Stickles for added shimmer. They are both sooo much more sparkly in real life. It was hard to get pictures that showed them off the best. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9fNieXCLHOuzynhktkJe0e2FrgCIraOqDaVDNFAdgNuVIApd-SB8THzY5BGZhoDoYcXFycB6x0z4IQ9U8W8scCMu75Ygeh0zbMaHUU41T-H-t0qedCbVb84uH_Qww15gLFsi3TwZ9UPu/s1600/Snowflake+Wreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9fNieXCLHOuzynhktkJe0e2FrgCIraOqDaVDNFAdgNuVIApd-SB8THzY5BGZhoDoYcXFycB6x0z4IQ9U8W8scCMu75Ygeh0zbMaHUU41T-H-t0qedCbVb84uH_Qww15gLFsi3TwZ9UPu/s640/Snowflake+Wreath.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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I have to tell you that I am just <strike>totally over the moon</strike> so excited to have been asked to be part of the<a href="http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/"> Charisma Cardz Challenges</a> Design Team! Insert happy dance here! This is my first card as a member of the design team and it features <a href="http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_106/Snowfriends-Digital-Stamp.htm">Snowfriends</a> from The Stamping Boutique. The challenge for this week is Lace and Pearls. My lace did a bit of a disappearing act, but I can assure you that it is really there peeking out from under the purple snowflake border. :)</div>
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<a name='more'></a> I have to quit making things that I love ~ so then it won't drive me nuts to give them as gifts. Unfortunately I haven't mastered that skill yet.... maybe someday. :) This paper (Winter Joy) from Bo Bunny is the first problem ... I think it is my favorite Christmas paper ever printed ~ I mean the main color is Purple! Things just don't get much more perfect than that. But then I colored this<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84596265/set-of-christmas-elves"> super cute elf</a> from Saturated Canary in purple too... making things even more difficult. Heck by the time I get done typing this up the only person who will be receiving this for Christmas is me! :) Have a great day! :)<br />
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The box was made using the template from Splitcoast, but because I used Puffs Plus w/lotion (gotta protect the nose!) instead of Kleenex it had to be altered some what. So if you make one you might want to keep that in mind. :) The paper is from My Minds Eye, the snowflakes were cut on my Silhouette and sparklyified with Stickles.</div>
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<a href="http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/">Top Tip Tuesday </a>~ Anything Goes</div>
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