Chrissie's World: Build a Brad

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Build a Brad

When the new catty came out, one of the new accessories in it was Build a Brad. This is a cool way to customise your brads so that they match your card or scrapbook page. Today, while at an event organised by my upline Kim, we were talking about the many ways you could use it... stamp an image, use some DSP or a photo. Now Kim thought that it might be too small for a photo. Well that just screamed challenge to me. So when I came home, I decided to make a brad using a photo of Kim.

And this is what I came up with. (Click on the photo to see it better) My cyber friend Nerine...waving Hi Nerine :)... made this fabulous card and I decided that I would make one too. I have used the Embrace Life stamp set and stamped the bamboo stamp in Brocade and Pretty in Pink. I mounted the 3 panels in Pretty in Pink. I put the brad in the middle of the Think Happy Thoughts set and then punched it out using the 1 1/4" circle punch, mounted it on a 1 3/8" Brocade circle and then mounted it all on a Pretty in Pink scallop circle punch. I am really happy with how the card has turned out!
What do you think?
Cheers
Chrissie

8 comments:

Kim said...: OMG!!! I think I've woken up the whole street with my laughing!!! You are just evil Chrissie and I can't believe you actually did it!!!! Just wait till I see you next!!! ROFL!!!; 19 April 2009 at 10:54 pm
CraftyNess said...: That is so cute. The brads are bigger than I thought they would be. Love the colours. You are now a little star Kim!!; 20 April 2009 at 3:34 pm
CraftyNess said...: That is too cute!!! Love the photo Kim!! Love the colours; 20 April 2009 at 3:35 pm
Karen said...: This is HILARIOUS Chrissie!! Make sure you have that one displayed on your display board won't ya! lol

K; 21 April 2009 at 6:14 pm
Jenny H said...: Glad you pulled this on off Chrissie. My kids were giving me funny looks as I rofl!!! You'll have to take that one to convention and show Shelly!!! I bet she'll be impressed and display it. HA HA; 23 April 2009 at 7:43 am
Chrissie said...: What a good idea... I might just have to do that! Hee Hee!!!!; 23 April 2009 at 6:06 pm
Alice said...: Great job Chrissie, I agree that you should take it to convention. Maybe submit it for Stamper's showcase.; 26 April 2009 at 10:48 am
Ruth said...: Hi Chrissie, perhaps everyone going to convention should wear one!! You need to know who you belong to so far from home!! Do you have the large star punch?!!! Have fun!!; 29 April 2009 at 10:04 am

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