Grunge Flower Tutorial.

Hi there. Hope everyone had a fabulous week and is ready for a long weekend (for most).

Today I am sharing another flower tutorial. This one is so easy and it honestly is very relaxing.

You can use any type of petals to make this flower. I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Die. Love that die.

Hope you enjoy the tutorial. If you have any questions please ask!

Thank you for watching.

P.S. I love reading your comments!!

ATC's with the Project Add-on

This month Project Add-on is a plethora of  new items to make Artist Trading Cards. These little mini projects are fun to do. Here are a few that I made.

 Not sure what to do with your ATC's? I added the above ATC to my scrapbook page.

For more ATC ideas please visit the Swirlydoos Gallery!

Also, keep an ear out for the upcoming ATC contest at Swirlydoos!

Card Day

A new card challenge is posted in our All About Cards thread.

Of course there can be found a step by step tutorial too.

I came to this idea, when I read throught the BlogHop comments.

(which we all wanna Thank You for)

I don't know who made the post (sorry for that)

But it said something about wanting to see more use of buttons....

Well,.... I have listened!

So here's my take, at using more buttons, Swirly style.

So, Thank you lady for this awesome idea!

Rules for this week:

Make a card using:

* Buttons

* Gesso

* Lace

Please post your gorgeous creations, HERE and in our Gallery.

Layout Of the Week May 20, 2012***Melenia Agapides ***

A just and reasonable modesty
does not only
recommend eloquence,
but sets off
every great talent
which a man
can be
possessed
of.
Joseph Addison

This week we bring you a gorgeous layout created by Melenia. She is a wonderful scrapbook artist from Greece. You may be familiar with her work from Once Upon A Sketch. She has many other talents and she decided to create this LO and tell you how she feels about being modest. It is so creative the way she uses the same photo and repeats the photo in layers revealing the different facets of her creativity. The design is just fantastic and very creative. All of different the butterflies fluttering around the page are simply divine. This may inspire some of you to dig into the butterfly archives here and create your own version of Melenia's LO. The bit of Dusty Attic and the layered torn papers give this LO an edge. Love the journaling which describes what is meant by the title. Just the right splash of ink spots set off the whole page...We love this one Melenia. We are so inspired by it. Thank you for sharing your art with us.
To see more of Melenia's beautiful work, Please visit her blog. CLICK HERE

May Technique Tag

Good Saturday Morning to you!!!

Lynne here ~ and it's that time again for my
May Technique Tag

A Swirlydoos ~ Imagination  Lab Tutorial!!

The focus of this month's Technique Kit

has been the AMAZING collection of ATC goodies

from Creative Imaginations!

I don't know about your but I just love working

on a small canvas!!

I created this ATC....my family my life....

and then created a holder for my ATC....a tag!

Please join me as I share my creation!!

Product Pick Thursday: Vines

One of my favorite embellishments EVER, are VINES! They add so much to your projects with little effort. You can use them just they way they are, bend them to fit around shapes or pictures, or cut them up to put under your own blooms. You can add your own flowers to them too. The possibilities are endless, and you can get some of the prettiest ones right here in the store or "boutique", as the link says.

Here are just a few:

Here are a few layouts from our design team that show what you can do with them:

Lisa V

Angelica

Lisa G

Add some of these vines to your hoard, or buy them and USE them! 

May Challenge Highlights

Here's a look at some fabulous layouts designed by our super-talented subscribers that have been posted this month.

Christy's "4 or More" Challenge prompted Kathi's beautiful travel page:

NOBODY can crate a travel layout like Kathi!

Can you say, "GORGEOUS"? Look at what Lisa D made for Angelica's Butterfly Challenge:

Amazing, Miss Lisa!

And, look at this beauty posted by Jodie for the April Sketch Challenge:

Love that vintage feel!

So, if you haven't already, join us in posting your lovely layouts! We love seeing them!

Card day

Today I have some beautiful cards to share, that our members created,

but first I need to correct myself, cause I forgot to mention last week that our

*Summer schedule*

 has started.

Which means that a new card challenge, and a step by step tutorial,will be posted every other week, instead of every week.

Next week it is *requesting week*

So if you want to see/try a specific technique - card design or a special product,

send me a PM or speak your mind, in the All about Cards thread.

Now on the the BEAUTIFUL cards, I saw in the forums and gallery.

JennieA created this gorgeous card.

and this one is from Jackie:

I was speechless when I saw these beauties!!!

Are you feeling inspired already? I know I am.

Come play with us, and remember, if you have an idea for next weeks Request challenge,

you can tell us!



Quickutz Quickstik!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous week.

Today I bring you a little review/demo. One of my favorite tools ever. The quickutz quick stick. It is a perfect tool to get all those gorgeous pearls and bling in place. I love the tool so much. It is very helpful when I am wanting to put some tiny pearls or bling on my projects. Which is almost every single one of them. Makes it very easy.

In the video I share a little bit about the tool and how I use it. I hope you find this video helpful.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you for stopping by!

So Chic designer spotlight, Irene Tan

Today I wanted to share with you some really gorgeous work from one our design team members, Irene Tan.  Sometimes shipping delays keep our very talented international team from being able to join us in our blog hop.  This was the case for Irene this month.  Her work is too amazing not to share. 

I think you'll agree with me when I say that Irene's work with our May So Chic kit is absolutely breathtaking.  

This first page is one that she did for our May SwirlyHues Color Challenge.  Take a look at the blog post before this one to get all of the details and see how you can play along.

This next one is based on the sketch that came with our So Chic kit.  Every Swirlydoos kit comes with a sketch to inspire you.

Here are a few more that she did.

Umm, wow...right?!  Thank you Irene for some serious inspiration.  

May SwirlyHues Challenge & Winners of the Creative Imaginations Prize!!!

It's time to unveil our May Swirlyhues Challenge!

Me, Lisa Gregory, will be the hostess this month

Here is the storyboard I have designed for you.

The Palette

The sketch

Here is my take on the Storyboard colors and sketch,

And here are the gorgeous creations and their interpretations from the Design Team

Angelica

Karola

Rae

Important to know: This challenge is open to EVERYONE; members and non-members alike.

The Rules:

1) Must stick to the hues provided. You may add black or white, but it can NOT be more than 5% of your total page and can NOT be a main element.
2) SKETCH IS OPTIONAL. You can submit a card if you'd like too. :)
3) Now for the Swirly-fying element – you MUST use one of our tutorials on your page. Here is a LINK to our tutorials. It is really to our forum. Just scroll down. Our tutorials are separated by category. You can choose anything your beautiful, creative heart desires.
4) Create a post on your blog for your SwirlyHues entry.
5) If you have a blog, please use our link in the right hand side bar to upload your challenge entry. (look underneath the SwirlyHues links) to your blog page with this challenge, not just your blog in general. If you DO NOT have a blog, you can still use the link to the right and link us to your online gallery page! OR, you can upload your gorgeous creation to the SwirlyHues album in our gallery no later than midnight eastern time on March 10th. Click HERE to get there. You will need to register to upload photos. It's free! Use the following format to name your item: SH MAY 2012 (insert your project name here). Your photos can be no larger than 600x600. In the description please tell us what tutorial you used. If you don't have a blog, just let us know that.
6) You have until midnight eastern time on June 9th to submit your entry. 2 winners will be chosen; 1^st and 2^nd place. Each winner will receive one of our highly coveted blog badges (see the right-side bar). Winners will be posted to the Swirlydoos blog on the 13^th of the month (unless otherwise noted), as well as our Facebook page. Check back here to see your name and then contact LisaV at Lisa@Swirlydoos.com She will make sure you get your blog badge and then we'll add you to our blog for the month! Superstahhhhhh *strike a pose*

7) The next challenge will be uploaded to our blog on June 10^th!

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I am happy to announce the winners of the Creative Imaginations prize pack!!!  You will each receive a prize valued at $25!!  All you need to do is contact Lisa Valentine at Lisa@Swirlydoos.com with your contact information!!!  Congratulations!!!

LaQuette Akins!

Dana Tatar!

Featured Blogger *kahlan*

One Wednesday out of every month we would like to feature a Swirly Sister's Blog. Our amazing ladies are incredibly talented and work wonders with the Swirlydoo's Kits.

This week our featured Blogger is: Barbara A.K.A kahlan

Please visit her blog for Swirly inspiration: Scrappygal's Scraphappening's

Our Pride and Joy

Barbara used the April Kit " Whispers of Spring" and the monthly sketch. Such a gorgeous page to showcase such a pretty little girl!

Thank you Barbara for sharing and inspiring us!!