http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com Stamping, painting and papercrafting with Broni ~~Waterchild12 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi, everyone! Today is my Mom's birthday and I wanted to make her a card that was simple, pretty, and in keeping with the season.  I've been itching to use the flower from the Our Craft Lounge Thankful Flourishes set, and as soon as I saw this piece of Indian Summer ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/07/indian-summer-flower-for-my-mom/ This week the Angels Landing design team was challenged to finish the inside of our cards.  That's always fun! There’s a lot of sparkle on this card and it was so much fun to make.  The kitten from Ho Ho Hollydays was colored with copic markers.  The grungeboard ornament was painted ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/04/sparkle-and-joy-an-angels-landing-card-inside-and-out/ It's time for Color Throwdown #67.  Tammy is our hostess-with-the-mostess this week and she's chosen a wonderful color combination.  I wasn't sure it would work for Christmas (I am hot and heavy into creating as many Christmas cards as possible before the rush!), but then I pulled out this Snowed ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/04/tidings-of-joy-color-throwdown-67/ Hello, everyone! I've accepted a position on the design team for Just For Fun Rubber Stamps.  They have some very unique and beautiful images and I'm excited to get to play with them! My card today uses the North Pole Post stamp.  I'm a sucker for penguins and I love this guy!  ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/02/north-pole-post-just-for-fun-rubber-stamps/ Sadly, I have decided to step down from the Rubbernecker Stamps design team.  I've been with them for 3 years and it was time for me to move on and grow in another direction.  I will sorely miss Dave, Pat and all the wonderful, special ladies on the design team.  ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/01/sad-news-and-a-fun-announcement/ My dear friend Tammy passed this blogging award on to me.  It was so much fun reading her answers and then trying to give my answers (only one word, ha!)  That sounds hard!  Let's see how I do. The Rules are: 1. You can only use ONE word!!! 2. Pass this along to ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/31/over-the-topwhat-fun-thanks-tammy/ When I printed this little cardinal from the Season's Tweetings stamp set from Angels Landing, I knew I wanted a rustic look but I also wanted the card to have a little elegance as well.  That's how I ended up coloring with Prismacolor pencils on the kraft cardstock, then mounting ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/28/cardinal-25-an-angels-landing-wild-card/ Would you just look at that precious face??  I just can't stop looking at it and smiling!  This little fella has complete stolen my heart! He's one of the adorable Penguin Chicks from Angels Landing.  And I chose him to be on my Color Throwdown card this week.  The colors that ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/28/let-it-snow-but-please-dont-really-color-throwdown-66/ I'm just finishing up my Halloween cards.  Good thing too, because some of them have to go to Virginia and some to Florida.  They're all going in the mail today! These first 2 cards are for the 2 youngest granddaughters - ages 15 months and 6 months.  The 6 month old ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/26/more-halloweenbefore-its-too-late/ This week's Angels Landing challenge for the design team was to use sewing (real or faux.)  I chose to use my sewing machine...I certainly need the practice!  But I got so carried away coloring the image and matching the patterned paper that I almost forgot to use sewing at all! This ... http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/23/seasons-tweetings-a-new-angels-landing-digi-set/