Tag: Brandie Adams

Thanksgiving Turkey Sign with Brandie

Hi there friends! I am sharing the one Thanksgiving related project I was able to finish before all the Christmas crafting begins.

For the sign I used the turkey from the 2 on 12×12 Tag Bag Turkey (SVG, Silhouette) and the Let the Stuffing Begin (SVG).  Papers and embellishments are from the Celebrate Autumn collection by Echo Park.
For the dimension I cut the main body shape, hat, beak, arms, and oval by hand out of cardboard and covered with paper.

 I cut the saying three times out of cardstock then glued them together.


That’s it for me today. I hope you all have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Brandie

Halloween Shaker Card Tutorial with Brandie

Hi there friends! Brandie here with a tutorial for some spooky pastel shaker cards. I love that pastel colors are creeping into Halloween crafts and décor.

I used the 5 x7 Ornate Card Witch Boot, (SVG, Silhouette), 5×7 Card Ornate Witch (SVG, Silhouette), and 5×7 Card Ornate Cauldron (SVG, Silhouette). The black and white papers come from the Fright Night paper stack by American Crafts and the Halloween shaker bits are from Cartwright Sequins.

The cards needed to be adjusted for the shaker element. The first thing is to remove the score line. (I was careful not move the remaining images because they are aligned perfectly for slicing.) Once the score line was deleted I selected the white top layer and the second black layer and sliced the images.
Now that the two layer have been sliced I  have two white images and two black images. I deleted the two black images and the original white image.

I repeated the above steps for the other two cards. I then adjusted the size to be a perfect 5×7. This is now the fronts of my shaker cards.

I created a new card base for each of the cards. I added a 10×7 rectangle and add a score line down the center. I also cut three additional 5×7 rectangles for the bottom layer of the shaker element.

For the shaker bits I created some pockets with a fuse tool and plastic page protectors. When I create shaker pockets I like to use a scrap piece of paper to help me fuse in a straight line. I made three pockets 4 3/4×6. I trimmed the excess plastic and added the sequins and star glitter to my pockets then fused the top closed.

I dry fit my shaker pocket with the front and back 5×7 rectangles then marked where I needed to attach the shaker pocket. I attached the shaker pocket with super sticky double sided tape. Then added two layer of craft foam around the edges of the shaker.

I then attached the die cut fronts to my shaker pockets with another layer of double sided sticky tape. Then attached the complete shakers to the card base with my tape runner.
I also added some black and white bakers twine to finish off my cards.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a Happy Halloween!

Brandie

Fall Shadow Box Tutorial with Brandie

Hi there friends! Brandie here with a fun project to get you in the mood for all the Fall things! Fall is my favorite season. I love the colors, smells, and most importantly the cooler temperatures! ( I live in the desert of Arizona)  For this months project I also challenged myself to use something from the August 2018 Kit of the Month. I picked the Shadow box 11.3×11.3 6 windows. (SVG, Silhouette)

Lori has a great video tutorial on how to assemble the shadow boxes here. I watched it a couple of times to get a good idea on how to assemble the shadow box.

I used Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock for the frames. This cardstock is extra thick and worked beautifully. I used Scotch tacky glue to glue everything together. (except for the outside bottom of the frame.)  After I had the smaller frames lined up in the correct spot I used my scissors to press the insides tabs down to get a good seal on the glue.

For the outside of the frame I added some dark brown twine  to the top of my frame so that I can hang the shadow box. I also used extra strong double sided tape for the last outside section of my frame. I wanted to be sure I had a good quick adherence for the inside tabs I wouldn’t be able to reach with my fingers or scissors.

The front and back of the shadow box is covered with papers from the Celebrate Autumn collection by Echo Park.

Once I had my shadow box assemble I went on to the embellishing. The flowers on top of the shadow box are a sunflower (SVG). I kept them pretty simple. I used a golden brush pen to draw some lines on each petal. I pinched each petal lightly then bent up the end of each petal. I then glued each segment down one on top of the other. For a little added bling I used a brad from the Echo Pack Celebrate Autumn collection for the center of the sunflower.

The paper pumpkins are from the Pop Up Box Card Fall Pickup. (SVG, Silhouette).  I resized them to fit into the window. I also used the tree from this card in the window with the hedgehog.

For the falling leaves window I used the trees, fence, and oak leaves from the  Flexi Card Fall Scene. (SVG, Silhouette)

All of the remaining windows are filled with stickers, tags, ephemera, chipboard, and papers from the Celebrate Autumn collection by Echo Park. The little resin pumpkin, pinecone, acorns, and berries are from floral picks I purchased from Hobby Lobby.

I love how this project turned out. I am so looking forward to Fall! Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Brandie

Tag Mini Album Tutorial with Brandie

Hi there crafty friends! Brandie here with a tutorial on how I made this tag mini album. I know this project isn’t anything we haven’t all already seen before, but it is a great reminder of all the great basic shapes Lori has available.

I used several cut files. 12 Tags (SVG, Silhouette) Tag Mini Album (SVG, Silhouette) Pine Trees (SVG, Silhouette) Fill Life with Adventures (SVG, Silhouette) and Fish (SVG, Silhouette).

Once I had everything uploaded I resized everything to fit 3.5 x 2.5 inch picture. I wanted some varying sizes on the tags so I made some a little smaller and some a little bigger.

 

I got everything cut out and glued the tag pieces together. I cut 12 tags and printed 36 pictures so I needed a way to include a few picture on each tag.

On a couple of the tags I stacked 3 or 4 pictures together, punched a hole in the top left corner, inserted a brad, then flipped the tag over and added washi tape to the prongs so that I wont have to worry about snags or tearing on the next tag.

Another way to add several picture to a tag is to create a washi tape hinge. Place a strip of washi tape at the top of each picture, stack the pictures in a cascade, turn over and adhere to the tag, flip each picture over and apply another strip of washi tape to the back of the picture.

To embellish each tag I used a variety of stickers, washi tape, die cuts, word strips, and twine. I also did a little mixed media on a few of the tags for added texture.

I printed the Fill life with adventures not things on a transparency and placed it on top of a group picture.

The patterned papers and ephemera are from the Gone Camping Collection by Carta Bella.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Brandie

Lace Edge Card with Brandie

Hi there Friends! I’m sharing one of the new Lace Edge Cards with you today (SVG, Silhouette). These cards are so pretty and look great by themselves or embellished.  For the front of this card I also used Lori’s 3D Flower 8 (SVG, Silhouette). I added a few branches, a print and cut sentiment, and some pretty sequins.

I cut the card out of white cardstock then painted the pocket cover with water colors.

I hope this card inspires you to try one of the Lace Edge cards. Have a great week and enjoy the holiday!

Brandie