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Altered Tin with Spring Gardens Kit with Brandi!!!!

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Hello everyone!!!  Brandi here today with an altered tin I made using this month's fabulous "Spring Gardens Kit"!

Here's a look:


My husband gave me a hot tea tin he had and I knew it would be a perfect project (so did he!!!). I wrapped the tin with the beautiful papers, then started to embellish!
I used the trim from the kit, one of the wooden frames, a quote from last month's kit, and one of the resin butterflies for the front!

Here's a close-up of the butterfly.  I used ink from a previous kit to add a small amount of color!


I used one of the wooden Kaisercraft balloons and several of the flowers for the top!  I also used ink from past kits to add some color to the all white flowers :-)



 As you can see, I wrapped the trim around the entire tin!


 Here's a view from the top!

Well gang...  Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)


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Tutorial Tuesday with Brandi: How to Create a Pocket Mini Album!!!

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Hello again crafters!  It's Brandi here today with a quick and easy tutorial on making a simple pocket mini album using this month's "Spring Gardens" kit for your favorite photos, sayings, inspirational quotes, etc.

Here's a look at the completed album:


And here's the tutorial:

Check out How to Create a Pocket Mini Album by Brandi Matos on Snapguide.

 Well gang....  Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

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Friday Challenge Features/Winners and Kit Challenge Winners Announced!!!

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Hello all and happy Thursday!!!  We have some features, and winners to announce :-)
First, we'd like to share the Top 3 for the Friday challenge as designated by our Design Team!  We like to chose a variety of projects from all levels of crafting!  They are (in no particular order):
Sue Smith

Julie J
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Judith Armstrong

Congrats ladies!!!  Please email Brandimatos@gmail.com to grab a blinkie for your blog!!!

We would like to thank our sponsor for this challenge for providing such a fabulous prize to one lucky winner! 

Xyron is giving away one of their blue Mega Runners!!!!
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And the random winner as chosen by Random.org is:

Sher's Cards!!!

Congrats!!!!  Please email Brandimatos@gmail.com within seven days to claim your prize!!!


Now, onto our Kit Challenge for April!!

Scrap it Girl has graciously offered this fabulous prize to one of our kit subscribers for playing along!!!

And the winner is:

Marlene Spencer!!!!!! 
Marlene linked up this beauty on our Facebook page!!!

Congrats Marlene!!!  Please contact Brandimatos@gmail.com within seven days to claim your prize!!!

Want to stay up to date with the latest sales, giveaways, and inspiration from our Design Team and members?!?  Join us over on our Facebook pages and get in on all the fun!

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Join in on the fun!!!  See what other members are chatting about and share your works of art created using your favorite FD products!

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Stop by and "Like" the Frosted Designs Store page to stay up to date with the latest news, amazing sales, and fabulous giveaways (*hint *hint!!!!!!).   




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"Beauty of Nature" April Kit Challenge!!!

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Hello to all my fellow crafters!!!  April has arrived and so has the wonderful "Beauty of Nature" Kit!!!  Time again for another "Kit" Challenge :-)

This month, your challenge is to use the following sketch created by our very own Lisa Hidy:


YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE A LAYOUT!!!!!!  You can create a card, canvas, altered project, or anything that floats your boat!!!!  GET CREATIVE!!!!!

We also have a FABULOUS sponsor lined up for this challenge!!!  Scrap It Girl 



has graciously offered the following prize pack to one lucky person!!!




And now on to my projects:
I chose to do a layout and an altered tin!
Here's my first project:


I "trimmed" the sketch down a bit to accommodate my page.  Then, I went to work!!!
I mixed the Lindy's "Mission Bells Brown" Magical with some molding paste, and then, using the harlequin template, I added some texture and color to the page.


Next, I added small splats of Black Dylusions Ink from my stash and added circles using the circle template and the Walnut Stain Distress Marker from the kit.


After distressing and layering all my papers and photo, I embellished with flowers and die-cuts from the kit!  I took the Maya Road chipboard and colored it with the Walnut Stain Distress Marker, then went over it with the Brown Lindy's Magical using my water brush!




Nest on the list is an altered tin I created using the same sketch, only altering it only  a bit for my project!  Remember, the sketch is merely a guideline for the "base" of your project!!!  Feel free to tweak it, turn it, or flip it to make it your own!
Here's a look at my next project:


I flipped the sketch for this one and got creative!
I used the one of the beautiful Nirvana papers for my background, inking the edges with a Walnut Stain Distress Ink!  I layered on some of the other papers from the kit to meet the sketch requirements!  After all my papers were down, I got to work embellishing!  
I just LOVE the Prima wooden "stamps" in this kit and knew I had to use them here!  I colored them both with the Walnut Stain Distress Marker, then used my waterbrush to add the Brown Lindy's Magical over top.  


I added some of the Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls and the 7 Dots Studio die-cuts for a little extra detail!  I colored the Prima wooden butterfly with another Distress Marker from my stash and topped it off with Blue Lindy's Magical for some shine!


I finished the tin with various die-cuts, flowers, and one of the Prima Crochet icons.  




There you have it!!!  An altered project using the sketch above!!!


Well gang...  Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

Products used from the Frosted Designs Store:


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