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Monday, June 24, 2013

A Kindred Spirit...

Hi crafty peeps!
What exactly is a Kindred Spirit? Well, in my eyes a kindred spirit is a term that mean someone you feel a connection with, or someone who understands you. A kindred spirit can share all of your goals, ambitions and thought processes or they can simply share with you only one unique quality. They're people that you connect with on a deeper level than just basic intellectual and emotional interaction.
One would think that you need to have direct contact with an individual, right?  Well I can tell you for a fact, that direct contact is NOT necessary, for I have found one such kindred spirit right here in blog land.
Her name is Brigitte, or as she is more affectionately known here in blog land; Bricolage de Brigitte.

You are all probably asking yourself why I am tell you all this, right?
Well this past Friday, Brigitte and I took advantage of a rare opportunity to meet in person, as she was attending a conference very close to where I live. During the logistical planning stages, I knew of course that I had to make Brigitte a special card. After all, that is our first and foremost connection to each other, but trust me when I say we do have many very personal things going on too. 
 As all my faithful followers know by now, I usually design my personal cards to reflect some form of physical or emotional connection.
Brigitte and I are both Canadian, and she is in fact part of our Armed Forces, so I decided to take advantage of that fact, and Nicecrane Designs had the perfect image for me to use…
 
Nicecrane Designs has a pretty awesome collection of vintage pin-up girls, and I totally had fun creating this card for Brigitte!
Here is a close up shot...

 
I printed the image onto Neenah cardstock and then coloured it with my Copic markers. Choosing a colour scheme was pretty much made for me, given the fact that the military is basically limited to earth tones. (LOL)
 
Shirt/Hat - BG93, 96 G 94
Boots/Gun/Hair - N0, 03, 05, 07, 10
Skin - E0000, 000, 00, 11, R21, 22
Boxes – E0000, B0000, BG0000
 
 
 I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed the reason behind creating it.

Brigitte, I hope you had a safe flight home, and thanks again for the wonderful evening. I can't believe how fast our evening together went, let alone the fact that we were able to meet face to face.
 
Cheers, to what I hope will be a very long friendship!

Jusqu'en notre prochaine rencontre ... (I hope this translates well, my French Canadian Ami)

Thanks for stopping by :) S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 


 

 
 

8 comments:

  1. So happy for you to have connected with your kindred spirit! A true life treasure. She must have loved the card. So thoughtfully prepared, with love and friendship. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Wowwww,,,,, Sandra I am so happy you are feeling happy,,,,,,,,horayyy for this special friend,,,,Ilove your coloring,,,,,,,so bright,,,,,so vibrant,,,,,,waht a amazing girl,,,,,,,OMG,,,,,,,,,,,,Ylou used my Pin Up in the perfec way my friend,,,,,,,,,horayyyy for Sandra.......Very Well done,,,,,,and greeeting to Brigitte.....

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  3. Awsome card Sandra!!! Love the coloring and Great occasion for it :-D
    Glad you had a great time!
    Hugs, Sandra

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  4. What a lovely tribute to your friend, Sandra! Fantastic coloring; love the design and DP, too! :^)
    Hugs, Penny

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  5. Je l'adore!!!! I love it and our time together!!!! You are so talented Sandra both with your cards and with your words! I feel the same way (just not good enough to say it elegantly, lol!!!). Your card is gorgeous and the image just perfect!!! Thank you for a perfect evening! Big hugs, Brigitte

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  6. This just proves what a very special and caring person you are Sandra. You are also very talented and creative! Your card is fabulous!
    Huggs

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  7. Lovely story behind a very lovely card! Awesome colouring on that great image and fab design but the reason for doing it stands out as the best thing here :)

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  8. Sandra, Fabulous card, love how you colored your image. It is always nice when you get a chance to meet a blogging friend. Thanks for sharing your time with us.
    Hugs, Patricia

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