Happy Scrapbooking Day!!

Yay! Today is National Scrapbooking day! Are you doing anything special?  I will be doing a Fiskars Border Punch Show-IN Tell at Michael's in Abilene, Texas from 1-3. I made this scrapbook page using one. You can get directions to a similar pager HERE.

Today is also Scrap-IN Day from 3-9pm.

Whats a Scrap-IN? Its basically crop night. Its on the first Saturday of every month from 3-9pm. The cost is $5 and you can come any time between 3 and 9.  Its for scrapping, chatting, and project inspiration. Bring your supplies and work on your scrapbooking projects with friends who share your passion for all things paper!

We have a LOT of tools for you to use too. We have: Cricuts, Big Kick, Cuttlbug, Xyron, stamps, punches and MORE!

AND for this special National Scrapbooking Day we have some great prizes to give away. For the First 6 people who come sign up today for the Scrap-IN and tell me you read it on my blog I will personally give you a goody bag!

Hope to see you there!

 

Happy National Scrapbooking Month at Michaels!!

 

I'm so excited about this month at work! Michael's went all out for National Scrapbooking Day and Month. And since I'm the Paper-Ed instructor I get to be involved in it all. Its going to be a really busy fun month.

To get the paper party started we will have a SCRAP-IN May 4th 3-9pm. The best part is all the...PRIZES! This is just an example of what we will be giving away:

3M Tape Gun

Fiskars Bone Folder

Me and My Big Ieas (MAMBI) Pocket Card

Ranger Stickles

Spellbinder Dies

Tombow Multi Glue

and MORE!

 

Also every Saturday and Sunday (except 25th &26) from 1-3pm I will be doing FREE Show in Tells.

You can find the info HERE.

An example of the Show in Tells are:

Spellbinders

Inky Antics Honey POP

Home Decor Using Stamping Gear

Stampendous Embossing

Sizzix Distress Ink

Its like a free mini class. Who would want to miss that!

 

May is also filled to the brim with my Paper-ed classes.You can find the schedule HERE

My Classes are:

 

 

tINKer time- DistressShimmer

$25.00, Materials Not Included

Unveil the secrets to creating art like Tim Holtz. Your designer tags will feature

Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls from Ranger. Cards, pages or inspiring displays

are the perfect use of your unique art. From paper*ED.

Spellbinders Card Tricks

$25.00, Materials Not Included

Cut, emboss and stencil your way to spellbinding cards with amazing detail and

sophistication. Create four all-occasion cards featuring intricate details using Spellbinders dies.

Cricut Test Drive

$10.00, Materials Not Included

Learn the ins and outs of how to get the most from your Cricut machine. Don't

own a Cricut machine or thinking about buying one? Take ours out for a test

drive before you buy! From paper*ED.

Stamping Gear

$25.00, Materials Not Included

Stamping Gear is the next generation of stamping tools with unlimited design

possibilities. Learn how to create stunning all-occasion cards and a holder.

 

Card Tricks in a Flash

$25.00, Materials Not Included

Printed journal cards aren't just for pocket scrapbooking anymore. Quickly create

a stack of cards with little effort and lots of impact! Learn how to add finishing

touches using today's hottest textures.

Scrapbooking 101 $25.00,

Materials Not Included

Learning how to scrapbook is easier than you think! Our certified paper-ED™

instructors guide you through the basic tools, design and techniques to get you

started in this heartfelt hobby.

If you have any questions or would like to get E-mails with class info feel free to e-mail me at brandy.papercraft@yahoo.com

 

Trendy Celebration Card Kit

I thought I would share with you a fun kit I added to my shop. I'm calling it Trendy Celebration Card Kit. You can made 6 birthday or graduation cards with it. The kits has sequins, streamers, balloons, and confetti.And everything else you need except the adhesive.

PTI March Blog Hop

Its time for the Papertray Ink March Blog hop. Today is all about sequins.

I think I covered most of the trends in papercrafts right now in this one card! We have sequins, arrows, confetti,enamel dots, and washi tape.

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!