Spotlight Artist: Brenda Pinnick!

As an artist who licenses her designs in many industries, I have had the privilege to get to know many other licensing artists. I have enjoyed meeting other creative people, and am privileged to say that I have made many creative friends.  I'd love to introduce you to some of my friends in the art and design industry that you might enjoy getting to know too. So once in a while, I'm going to share what some of my friends are up to.


Today, I'm thrilled to introduce you to Brenda Pinnick!  She is one heck of a creative artist--especially with her use of color. She has a way of combining color in such a way that makes you feel happy. Her drawing style is "decorative whimsy". You may be familiar with some of her designs already as her designs can be found on many products throughout the craft market.  I encourage you to get to know Brenda even more by visiting her at her blog: http://brendapinnick.com/colorcafe  Enjoy!
--Samantha Walker

  

It’s not often the stars align like they have for Brenda Pinnick’s new collection of London inspired crafting products

This coming Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Brenda Pinnick’s newest art debuts on HSN as a beautiful scrap-booking kit plus a stamp kit to coordinate! 

And if that’s not enough, the same collection is debuting at Spring Quilt Market as fabrics with Henry Glass & Co.

If you are wondering…yes, there will soon be dies to coordinate! Isn’t this a crafter’s dream - to have a completely coordinated collection available in four different genres, all at the same time! The crafting possibilities are endless!

“We have shipped in a limited quantity of kits to HSN and when they’re gone, they’re GONE” says Brenda. So, she encourages you to shop HSN this coming Tuesday in order to ensure you get both of these kits at the wonderful HSN pricing.

Brenda has been licensing her work for Sizzix dies since 2008 and will have new dies coming soon, including dies for fabric crafting and sewing. 

Brenda Pinnick is a life long artist whose work bridges the gap between art and design with beautiful color, sophisticated whimsical styling and trend conscious patterning. She has worked in-house for Hallmark Cards as an artist/designer and for Plaid Enterprises as the in-house product design team lead for paper-crafting. She now licenses her work for a number of different products including Sizzix, homegoods, gift, stationery and fabric. Brenda promotes her love of color through on-line classes and her new blog, BrendaPinnickColorCafe. 

Be sure to stop by and have a look!

A Cute Apron and Purse with Decadence

Now, just for fun...

I've got two projects to share with you using my Decadence fabric collection.  The first is a darling purse made by my creative team member Jamie Cripps.  There's nothing better than orange to get a second look...this is so cute!

The second project I want to share is this flirty apron. Don't you think those colors work so well with retro ruffles!  This colorful creation was crafted by my creative team member Guiseppa Gubler.  

These are just two of my creative team members...if you come back often, you will get the opportunity to get to know all 10 creative team members.  You will LOVE what they do! They work on all kinds of projects with my designs...from paper crafts to sewing, to so much more! 

Before you hop along to the next blog...I just wanted to say "Thank You" for stopping in today!   

Scratch-book'n...

Here's what I walked into this morning after my shower...my kids at the kitchen table, crafting.  Isn't that a sweet picture of pure bliss?

"What-cha doing," I asked...

My little son replied, "Scratch-book'n, Mama."

I thought it was so cute...and it was...until they realized that they only had one glue-stick between the two of them.  Two pair of scissors, but one glue-stick...I riffled through the junk drawer trying to find another one, but came up dry.  Literally.  I found three dried up ones with the caps off.  Ugh...I'm constantly reminding them to put the caps back on the glue, and the caps back on the markers too, and to clean up when they are done...and and and...

Their argument got a little heated...

I explained sharing...(as if this were a foreign concept, this is my favorite topic to talk about with them lately.)

"Take turns." I said.  "When she cuts with scissors, you use the glue stick, and vice versa." Everyone will be happy.

They chose not to understand the lecture...

So out of desperation (because I can't stand my kids fighting..) I got out my dot n' roller adhesive.

Okay...in my mind, they both have glue, everyone's happy now, right?

WRONG!  Oh soooooo wrong.  I felt so stupid.  Why didn't I see it coming.

Of course.

One glue is obviously better than the other, and it's not too hard for anyone to figure out which one is superior.

Doh!  I guess I mean dot!

Back to square one...

"Okay, Sydney, when you are cutting, let Colin use the dot n' roller."  "Colin when you are looking through the magazine, you let Sydney use it."  Hmmmm....didn't I just hear that repeated in my head nearly seconds ago?

Here's the solution I came up with...

Okay, so if I were a perfect Mom...I would have probably said, "okay, then we will put it all away if you can't share." Then dealt with the aftermath.

However with insurmountable mounds of laundry piling up in my laundry room, deadlines for work, and just needing a moment of sanity...I gave in to two rollers.  I hope they don't enjoy them as much as I do...I'm a glue freak too, and I want some left for me.