Sorry I have been Mia ladies, I suffer from Bi-Polar disorder and PTSD,and  few other things and it's been catching up with me. I'm slowly getting my head on straight and have started back on some projects that I was in the middle of. Such as a auction I'm doing on Shabby Chic C rafters on Facebook. Where you make a album for Breast Cancer awareness and send it to me, where I auction it off and all the proceeds go to Breast Cancer awareness charity. I will post pics of the albums and also videos so you can see the beautiful work of the couple of ladies that made one, hoping to get a bigger turn out for the next one at the beginning of the yr. So if you are interested just let me know, would love to have more people involved. And can't wait to share my projects with you again.

   Hey my scrappy peeps, it's me again. I'm here with another project but, this one I am really proud of. Don't get me wrong I am proud of all of my work, this is just my favorite, by far. It is another Patron box that I turned into well you will see. I hope ya'll like it to.                                                                                           I t took me about 2 months to get it the way I wanted. First I wanted to use Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper, then I got to looking in my hoard fault and found Steampunk Botanical.by Recollections.And I do have to say it was perfect for this project. Well enough about that here it is,Drum roll please.

Ta Da, I painted it Black and then done a crackle finish with Elmer's glue, then went over it with white. Love this effect more then the crackle medium you buy in a bottle. Here are more close ups of the front of the clock.

                                                                                             

This is of coarse the top of the clock.I used a lot of Prima, WOC flowers and A metal flower I got from a charm. I also have a few gears hid up in there.And fussy cut gears from the paper and added some gears to it. Now here is the bottom.

I hung the Hot Air balloon on the pendulum. That way when the clock is going it looks like it's swaying in the air. I also fussy cut the butterflies from the paper and put them down the side with gears on them. I also used a Tim Holtz keyhole some more flowers and cutouts from Romance novel and wings from an old pair of earrings.

Now this is the inside of the clock without the pendulum. So I can have it with or without. As you can see this took a lot of fussy cutting! Talking about tired hands. lol

Now I hope you enjoyed this project. Until next time my scrappy peeps, have a great crafty day.

Hey scrappy peeps I have another project to share with ya'll. It's a Vintage Camera with a Mini Album inside.Now this project is created for our friends daughter, Megan She is a living doll as you can see. Who can resits that face. lol And she knows it to. I hope she enjoys it and treasure it as I treasure her. I love you Meg Meg.

 I got the inspiration from Mrs. Cynthialoowho Vintage Camera tutorial on YouTube. I hope when Mrs. Cynthialoowho see's this that she thinks I did this justice. I would also like to know everyone else's opinion.So please leave comments.
I used Prima's Fairy Rhymes 6x6 paper pad. I don't often use pastels but, love this collection. A Micheal's frame for the lens, painted it warm white and sprayed a little Lindy's Stamp Gang on it.The picture behind the lens can also be removed to put a picture there. I also used a Hedi Swapp stencil. The view finder was used with a real magnifying glass I had in my stash for some reason. lol. I put chipboard over it and added mini pearl trim around that. Then for the flash is a Micheal's door knob.

This is the back of the Camera. You can see the Mini Album inside the Camera. 

Now I hope ya'll are enjoying the photos of my project

Now the mini Album has a Leeza Gibbons flower, along with some Wild Orchid Craft Flowers and various flowers from my stash. I also added leave wood pieces and a pink pearl spray and a green nylon butterfly also from my stash.Now down the spine of the book I used ribbon and black bling. I also stuffed cut up pieces of rosette trim in along with the flowers. 

Now here is a close up of the front of the Mini Album. The big pink flower is the Lezza Gibbons one, and all I have to say is wow they are beautiful in person and can't wait to get my hand on more. Now the metal title says Memories, which is the title of the album. I sure did enjoy creating this and hope to make more. Thanks for stopping by my scrappy peeps, and I hope ya'll have a scrappy happy day.

  Ok , scrappy friends I have a new project done and want to show ya'll. Now some of my friends from Shabby Chic Crafters on Facebook has done seen. I have made it for my Mom on Mother's Day.

 I made it out of a bottle rocker or bottle cradle, which ever one you would like to call it. My fiance got it from work, he works part time at a Liquor store. He is all the time bringing me goodies home for me. And that is just one of the things I love about him. But, anyways back to the project. It is a Shabby Chic flip book.

first got a friend of mine to drill the holes bigger in the sides where I could put the dowel,through it to hold the flip book, gessoed and painted each of them with warm white. then added texture with a brick stencil. 

Here are some other shots of the flip book.

Off to the side I made a swing out of chipboard and used Lindy's Stamp Gang to make it look like wood. used twin to hang it up. I also used a couple flowers  to put on it. And also used a Martha Stewart  punch for the butterfly. 

 Now the sides were embellished the same. Also used Prima Say it with Pearls cut and put up the sides.to make a vine.

 The flip book was made with chipboard and Graphic 45 Secret Garden paper. front and back. I embellished it with WOC flowers, flowers from my stash,pearl trim, and cut outs and cut banners from the paper.  

I hope to put a tutorial on YouTube soon of how I have made the flip book. 

 I hope you enjoy it, and all thoughts and comments are welcome.

Well the end of the school year is here, and now it is time to enjoy all the graduation and prom pictures that were taken. This first layout I did,is of my daughter's best friend, since 4th grade and one of my adopted daughter's just to name a few. I love this picture, it is one of my favorites of her. She is such a beautiful girl inside and out. I got the inspiration for this page called Mixed Media Layout Tutorial- Once Upon a Sketch Oct. Challenge by Kelly Foster. I thought the tutorial worked really well with this photo. And I hope you agree?

I used Glitz papers, Dance in the Sunshine and 1 sheet of the Vintage Blue collection. That I had in my stash. I used gesso on the back ground, Then layered cut up stripes of the paper and layered them horizontal and vertical. I put Gesso the top of the strips of paper. then I used Twinkling H2O in Sea Spray to add to some color to the strips and highlight the edges with a charcoal pencil.
  Here is a close up shot of the layout, so you can see more of the detail.
 After alll the fun with the Gesso, H2O's and pencils, it was time for the layering I used some string to little metal frames, I got from a swap( wish I could remember who) then cut out two of the flowers from one of the sheets of paper, used a #8 tag, some cutouts from Prima Romance Novel Collection. Inked all the edges. Also used a yellow Gardenia from Stamping Scrapping , Premium Gardenia pkg. Pastel collection of 7. And the title is cut from a sheet of the Prima Lyric collection.

   I hope you enjoy this layout and watch Kelly Foster's video that inspired this layout.And I hope ya'll have have a great day. Till the next time.

All About Me

  Hi everyone, my name is Brandy Porter,  I am starting this blog to share and inspire everyone with my creations. Besides my work, I love cooking, photography, scrapbooking and anything to do with paper, such as altering things and mixed media. One of my dreams is to one day be on the Prima design team. Hey, a girl can dream. lol 
  
   I am also the mother of 3 beautiful children ( 1 boy who is 20 and 2 girls 19 and 15) They are my heart and reason for getting out of bed in the mourning. I am also engaged to one of the best man, since my father that I have known and also my best friend. 

   I am also wanting to study to become a wedding consultant. I love the creative freedom with  being one, and I am helping 3 of my friends with there weddings. Lol, they all refer to me as the creative one. Then on top of that most of them want me to be the photographer also. So why not do something I love and I know I can do and be good at it. And have fun in the process.

   So I hope you will join me on my creative journey, and that I inspire you in the creations you create.