Heidi Swapp Tutorial

Hi. I am doing a Heidi Swapp Color Shine Show IN Tell Sunday March 17 from 1-3 at Michael's in Abilene, TX. Its free! I'm so excited about this because I LOVE Heidi Swapp stuff. Michael's now carries  it and I must admit I have purchased a bunch! I thought I would put together a quick little tutorial on how a made a card using Heidi Swapp supplies and Color Shine.

First I took a Mini File, opened it and cut it down the crease.

 

 Next I took a scoring board and bone folder and scored the half with the tab a 4 3/8 inches. The wonderful thing about the mini files is they are reversible! Good luck trying to decide which side to use. But, because we cut the file in half you could make a card using each side!

 

Then I took  one of the sheets from Color Magic 8 x 8 paper pack and cut three one inch strips. I used four colors of Color Shine to color the strips. I cut them into 2 inch pieces and cut the bottoms to make a banner.

 

 

I added a 3 3/4 x 3/4 strip from the 12x 12 Sugar Chic Paper Pad on top of the banners. And a 6 x 1 inch strip across the card from the same paper pad. I added a Color Magic butterfly that I  sprayed with Primrose Color Shine. And some embellishments from the Chip Board Stickers. The enamel dots are from My Minds Eye.
If you want to see it in action come by on Sunday to see me!
* I didn't receive free product or compensation of any kind for this tutorial.

Come Join Me

I am so excited to anounce that I am the new Papercraft Instructor at my local Michaels store!!! I feel like this job was made for me. This Saturday March 2nd I will be hosting a Scrap IN. It is from 3pm to 9pm. Come CROP, CHAT, & CREATE. The cost is only $5.00. I'm so super excited to meet other papercraft lovers. If you live in the area I would love to meet you!

3433 Catclaw Dr

Abilene, Tx 79606

I will be offering weekly papercraft classes soon. I will post all the info on my blog in a few days.

I hope to see you there!

 

Sketch No.2

Make It Monday 103

Make it Monday 103.

 

My hubby has been such a sweety pie lately I thought I would make him this card. I LOVE sequins. So glad they are trendy right now! 

Have a fabulous week! 

 

 

January Papertrey Blog Hop

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Today is Papertreys January blog hop!
The challenge was to use a black background.
I never would have chosen black as a background but I LOVE how
clear embossing looks on it!
Happy Hopping!

Make It Monday #100: How to Package Cards with Oversized Embellishments

 

 

 

 

Make It Monday #100: How to Package Cards with Oversized Embellishments
This was a super fun challenge! Its been a while since I've made a card and it was hard to get
back into the grove.
The items used to make the card are Papertrey Ink and October afternoon paper: Farm Girl.
 

Just Buzzing By To Say Hi

Just thought I would buzz by to say hi! The BEE Tags are new in my shop. By the way do you Instagram? I LOVE it. You can find me on Instagram as lavenderwolf7.
 

 

 

Vintage Valentine Kits

I hope everyone had a lovely Holiday! I have added some Vintage Valentine Kits to my shop. 

Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #90: Creating Focal Point Sentiments with Stamps & Dies

Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #90

 

 

 

This was a fun challenge! I used the new Peaceful Pinecones stamp set. I die cut the word COZY instead of stamping it. I ran the letters through my Xyron machine and added flock that I had completely forgotten about. The flocked letters were so easy that I plan to use the technique more often.

Winter Woodland Christmas

 

Its looked like a Christmas workshop around here the last few weeks. There is glitter from one end of the house to the other. I thought I would give you a peek at whats coming to Brandywine Designs in the next few days!

Make It Monday #89: Creating Windows

This weeks Make It Monday's was to make a window with a cut out. I went a step further and made it a shaker card. The little frosted pine cones and vintage mica will be in my etsy shop soon. I just adore PTI's new Pine cone stamps! 

Pti October Blog Hop

 

Its PTI's Monthly blog hop again! I wish I had time to make all the color combos. I loved them all. This one was my favorite!

 

Yellow Roses of Texas

Today is Papertrey Inks July Blog hop. I was so ready for this. I have been making Halloween for days now! I craved pretty summer colors! This challenge could not have been more perfect. I made my own background paper using Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, and Berry Sorbet. I love this technique so much I have already used it several times. I got the inspiration from the sweetheart master stamper Dawn Mcvey. Enjoy hopping!

Recipe

All Items PTI

Ink-Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Berry Sorbet, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Smoky Shadow

Dies-Sweet Life, Delightful Doilies, Fillable Frame #4, Double Ended Banner

Stamps-Sweet Life, Fabulous Frames,Fillable Frames #4

Other: Linen and Canvas impression plate, buttons, sewing machine, vintage lace

Giveaway

Wow is it Tuesday already?! I have been way too busy getting ready for boyscout camp and family vacation, also my dad and two brothers had a birthday. Not to mention dreaming up and creating Halloween stuff in 100 degree heat! Yikes.

I used a random number generator and it choose #4! Congrats Amy:

Can't wait to see your Halloween creations, and your wee pink album kit is precious. Please put my name in the hat! - Amy

I'm sorry you all couldn't win! Thank you for commenting.  

Mid Summer Give Away

I have been working feverishly the last few days to update my shop. I have some kits and new tags available right now. I'm creating some spooky new Halloween items coming soon to my shop. I thought I would do a GIVE AWAY! I created some PINK PEONIES MINI ALBUM KITs.  I am giving one away. Just comment on this post from today to next Tuesday and I will enter you into a random drawing. I think these pretty pink albums would be perfect to scrapbook a little girls birthday, your favorate corners of a studio/craft room, or even just a special summer day.

 

I have had a lot of request to bring back my Haunted Cupcake Cottage Kit. I added a few to my shop!

Have a lovely day!

Zucchini Banana Bread

I'm really awesome at eating baked goods, but not so great at baking. One of my goals for this summer is to get better at baking. I had some zucchini from my garden, tons of fresh eggs from my chickens,  and a bunch (no pun intended) of overripe bananas. I wanted something healthier than banana bread so I went with Zucchini Banana Bread. I looked and looked for just the right recipe and didn't find it. Sooo I adapted several and made my own and to my astonishment its really good!

My son and stepsons even liked it! Here is the recipe:

Healthy Zucchini Banana Bread

1 cup white flour

1 cup wheat flour

1 cup rolled oat

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

 1/2 cup of splenda

4 eggs

1/2cups white sugar

1/4 cup oil

  1 teaspoon salt

  5 small overripe bananas, mashed

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups shredded zucchini

1 cup Walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk together white flour, wheat flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,  and salt.
3. In  separate bowl, beat the eggs.
4. Add the sugar, oil, and mashed bananas to the eggs; mix well.
5. Add the vanilla.
6. Combine  wet and dry mixtures. Stir until  combined.
7. Fold in the zucchini and walnuts
8. Pour into 2 lightly greased loaf pans (9x5-inch).
9. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

Happy Baking!

 

Freedom

Happy 4th of July! I thought I would share the only patriotic crafts I had time for. I took some embroidery hoops and made them into decorations. Have a safe and fun day!

Summer

Port Aransas, Tx

I hope you're having a fabulous summer! I will be back soon with a give away!