CASEing Genius: Lin Brandyberry

Hello Crafters!

It's Monday which means there is a new Genius!

This week it is . . .

Sidenote: If you came back strictly for the video I fixed it. Link at the bottom. :)

Lin Brandyberry!

I have been an admirer of Lin's for quite sometime. I first saw her gorgeous work in the Hero Arts Flickr group. Through all these years she is still producing beautiful cards. I have had the pleasure of meeting Lin in person and she is just as delightful in person as she is online. You can see all her spectacular designs at her blog Sending Hugs.

Let's get to know a bit about Lin

The Interview:

1. Who are you and where do you live?

     My name is Lin Brandyberry, aka quilterlin on Flickr.  My husband and I have been married for 44 years now, and we have 2 sons and 3 adorable grandchildren!  We live in NorthEast Ohio, not far from the Pro-Football Hall of Fame.

2. How would you describe your style?

    I am all over the map, depending on my mood.  Being a former quilter, I love lots of pattern, and frequently use design papers along with my stamping, but I have also come to love the CAS style.  Above all, stamping is my thing and flowers are my favorite subject. 

3. Name one product you're completely crushing on right now?

     Multi-step stamps!  Altenew's Painted Flowers and Vintage Roses are so fun to create with!  And they just released some more multi-step florals that I can't wait to play with!

4. What is was your first crafty purchase? Would you still buy it now?

     I've been stamping seriously now for about 10 years, so I don't remember exactly, but I'd guess it was a Hero Arts flower stamp.  And YES, I would still buy it!

Fun stuff:

5. What is your current favorite song?

     I'm not much into current music, but a song that really helped me through a rough time was "You Raise Me Up", as sung by Josh Groban.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj8wHfBKoRU

     

6. Who would play you in a movie?

     I've been told years ago that Anette Bening looks like me (I'm older by about 9 years) ......it's the short hair and, I think, the "chipmunk cheeks".  

7. One random thing about you that people would never guess?

      My major was Math in college.  It was a toss-up between that and music (I played flute).  Now I can't even remember what calculus is, but I still love anything number related.  And I still love classical music.

Math major? God Bless her. I add 2 +2 and get 5. :/

Here are her beautiful cards. . .

These flowers are just beautiful. I love the colored matting and the texture Lin achieved with her dry embossing.

The gorgeous script sentiment is stealing me heart. Her flowers look amazing with the second popped onto the first.

Hello pattern! How incredible is this with the pink on pink? Her builder flowers are such a beautiful focal point.

The CASE:





Before I get into the CASE I made my first video. It's excruciatingly long and I ramble the whole time. I figured I'd share it here for your enjoyment but certainly don't expect you to watch it. I learned a few things I don't know my left from my right, I have a potty mouth. Legit. Don't let your kids watch this if s**t is not a word used in your house ever. :) Also I can't remember the name of my stamps.

For those of you who want to spend your day doing something besides watching me be ridiculous I typed on the post like normal :)

I loved Lin's layout on the first card but wanted mine to be one layer. The colors of her flowers were just beautiful so I used those too. The polka dot pattern in her third card was so striking I definitely needed that in my card. Of course the card wouldn't be complete without a script font :) Oh all the products are WPlus9 except for the stencil which is My Favorite Things.

I started out by stamping and masking all my flowers and leaves. Once those were done I masked my center with a rounded rectangle die mask. I laid down the stencil and used Twisted Citron Distress ink to create the background. I removed all the masks and used copic markers to color my flowers.

I added some shading to the outside of the flowers before stamping my sentiment in the center. Lastly I outlined all the images with a journaling pen and of course a bit of wink of stella. The panel was then mounted on a bit of pink and that finished it.

Here's the heinous video. I talk like the whole time hahaha. In fact it might not even play. I can't get it to but I'm at work and have zero time to mess with it. If it doesn't work don't worry. It really is terrible :)

Video

Thanks for stopping in!

XoXo