Saturday, November 18, 2017
The "Autumn
Bloom" Kit, with all of the rustic elements, made me think of creating a
garden setting. The Mediums Add-On, featuring Distress Oxide Inks from Ranger,
made me think canvas. Here's how the two ideas came together.
I had intended
to wipe the ink off the stenciled butterflies, but I think that the Martha
Stewart glitter paint works a lot better.
Fun cut-outs and
gorgeous blooms and foliage make such a pretty setting...
The tutorial is on Snapguide; here's the link https://snapguide.com/guides/make-a-butterfly-garden-wthe-sept-swirlydoos-kit/
Supplies
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Kit*
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Cottage Cut Outs
Swirlydoos -
Jute - 2-ply
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Flower Add-On*
49 and Market-
Handmade Flowers - Cottage Blooms - Cantaloupe #CB86127
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Embellishment Add-On*
Darice - Rustic
Accents - Rusted Shapes - Wire Garden Fence with Pick - 3 Pcs #6612-035
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Project Add-On*
Martha Stewart Crafts - Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Paint -
Sugar Cube #32185
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Mediums Add-On*
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Abandoned Coral
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Faded Jeans
Martha Stewart Crafts - Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Paint -
Night Sky #32184
Other Supplies
9" x
12" Canvas
Prima -
Finnabair - Elementals - 6.5 x 10.5 Stencil - Butterflies #961329
Liquitex - Super
Heavy Gesso
Liquitex - Matte
Medium
Foam Tape
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
Happy Thursday,
Swirly Savages! It's my turn to share some of the projects that I've made with
the September 2017 "Autumn Bloom" Kit and Add-Ons.
This kit,
featuring the Cottage Life collection from 49 & Market is so versatile - perfect
for all of your elegant and vintage images, but the rustic feel makes it
perfect for all of your "boy" photos, too. And there is the highlight of the Main Kit: an original
sketch created by Swirlydoos Design Team Coordinator Kim Heard.
Here is this
month's sketch.
And my layout,
featuring this sweet, sweet photo of my Granddaughter, taken by my
Daughter-In-Law last summer.
I started by
coating both sides of the paper with clear gesso to cut down on the
"warpage"; when that was dry, I used a stencil and crackle paste to
create bricks. These were heat dried until they bubbled to give them some
texture, then colored with Distress Oxide ink. Meanwhile, I die cut several
doilies from the gorgeous cardstock that came in the Add-On. And now it was
time to assemble my page with matting created from several of the pretty
patterns on the "B" sides of the paper and a lot of packaging between
the layers to give it all some dimension. I added a frame from one of the
flower packages after giving it a coat of gesso. My flower clusters from the
Main Kit and the Flower Add-On, along with one of the pretty clips from the
Embellishment Add-On. A bit of a cut-out, lace from the flower package and a
sprinkling of gems and I was almost finished. The last step: the title cut from
those awesome vellum sheets that Krissy packed in the kit!
Here are a few
closeups...
Why not visit the Swirlydoos forums to see how YOU can enter our Sketch Challenge? http://www.swirlydoos.com/forums/topic/september-autumn-bloom-sketch-challenge/
Supplies
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Kit*
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Provence
49 and Market - Cottage
Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Bicycle Ally
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Cottage Cut Outs
49 and Market-
Handmade Flowers - Cottage Blooms - Cotton #CB-86097
Core'dinations -
Quotes & Titles - 3.37" x 3.37" Vellum Sheets - Inspirational
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Cardstock Add-On*
Darice -
Core'dinations - 12 x 12 Vintage Cardstock - Bloom
Darice -
Core'dinations - 12 x 12 Vintage Cardstock - Serene
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Flower Add-On*
49 and Market-
Handmade Flowers - Cottage Blooms - Bluebell #CB-86110
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Embellishment Add-On*
Darice -
Self-Stick Gems - Glitter Royal Blue - 40 Pcs #1216-914
Prima - My Prima
Planner Collection - Clips - Sweet Toffee #593773
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Mediums Add-On*
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Faded Jeans
*Swirlydoos July
2017 Flower Add-On*
49 and Market - Floral Mixology Collection - Paper Flowers -
Assorted Sizes - Ocean Breeze #FM-85762
*Swirlydoos
August 2017 Project Add-On*
49 and Market - Floral Mixology - Champagne #FM-85694
Other Supplies
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Cheery Lynn Dies
- English Tea Party #DL101
Cheery Lynn Dies
- French Pastry #DL102
Prima - Stencil
- Fence 2 #550011
Gesso
Clear Gesso
Crackle Paste
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I mentioned that
this kit was perfect for "boy" pages, and here's proof: my twin
Grandsons' school photo and a design that captures their personalities.
I started by
tearing some of my papers, along with a piece of deeply ribbed packaging. After
adhering the first sheet, I created a border by stamping a few barbed wire
stamps. Next, I attached the packaging and another torn piece that I stamped to
create a bit more interest. I used the same paper to create a photo mat from
the corner and added a bit of burlap on the bottom. I kept the actual
embellishments simple: a bit of the chippie that came in the Embellishment
Add-On, some pine cones from my stash, and a cart and a few lady bugs that were
fussy cut from the pattern paper.
And a
couple of close-ups...
Supplies
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Kit*
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Cottage Cut Outs
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Fresh Delivery
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Garden Seeds
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Rooster Row
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Embellishment Add-On*
SA Crafters -
Laser Cut Chipboard - C-Vive Circles
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Mediums Add-On*
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Abandoned Coral
Other Supplies
The Scrapbook
Diaries - Gabrielle Pollacco - Gabi's Textures
The Scrapbook
Diaries - Gabrielle Pollacco - Gabi's Crackle
Ranger -
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Burlap
Pine Cones
Packaging
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My two older
sons took a road trip to Buffalo, NY a few weeks ago and stopped in LeRoy (look
it up!) to visit with my sister and her family. My oldest managed to get this
incredible shot near the Oatka Creek, featuring a refurbished Statue of
Liberty/
I deliberately
put aside a sheet of the Rooster Row paper for this page, knowing that the
color and the pattern would make a good background. After coating both sides
with clear gesso, I used Scor Tape to adhere it to some USPS packaging (I'll
explain "why" later) and applied a thin coat of crackle paste through
a favorite stencil and allowed it to dry naturally. Meanwhile, I took some
scraps and a lot of fussy-cut images (this collection is a fussy cutter's
paradise!) and played around until I was satisfied. I stapled the layers
together, then adhered it to the page. I attached my photo, then added a few
more bits and pieces, including the tag that holds the hand-written title. My
flower cluster is made with one of the packages from the Flower Add-On, along
with some blooms from the July and August kits. I finished my layout by
hammering a few of the nail heads from the kit (and that's why I used the USPS
packaging).
Supplies
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Kit*
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Enjoy the Sweet Life
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Garland
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Rooster Row
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 4 Double Sided Paper - Bonus Cut Outs
Darice - Jewelry
Designer Collection - Round Nailheads - Nickel - 40 Pcs #1892-39
Swirlydoos -
Jute - 2-ply - 2 Yd
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Flower Add-On*
49 and Market-
Handmade Flowers - Blossom Blends - Poppy #BB-86172
*Swirlydoos July
2017 Flower Add-On*
49 and Market - Floral Mixology Collection - Paper Flowers -
Assorted Sizes - Ocean Breeze #FM-85762
*Swirlydoos
August 2017 Project Add-On*
49 and Market - Floral Mixology - Champagne #FM-85694
Other Supplies
Prima - Royal
Menagerie Collection - 6 x 6 Stencil - Decor 1 #582975
Prima - Art
Extravagance - Texture Paste - White Crackle #961503
Clear Gesso
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This layout was
created as my example for the November All That Flutters Challenge that I'm
hosting for Swirlydoos. (Details here http://www.swirlydoos.com/forums/topic/november-2017-all-that-flutters-challenge-all-about-family/)
As the theme says, it's all about family; the lady second to the left is my
Great-Grandmother McCormick, the bewhiskered gentleman in the center is my
Great-Grandfather McCormick and the smiling lady holding the baby is my Grandma
Darby with my Uncle Jack back in 1917.
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I dug out a
stamp from a long-ago Swirlydoos kit to create a border and a birdcage dangling
from a cluster of flowers. The matting was kept simple with a died cut from one
of the papers. Next, I framed the photo with one of the pieces of the Dusty
Attic shapes from the Embellishment Add-On. There's actually a lot going on
with the cluster: blooms from the Main Kit and Flower Add-On, resin feathers
and a lot of fussy cut images (I think I already mentioned that this collection
is a fussy cutter's dream). I finished by adding a Dusty Attic butterfly
(altered with Distress Oxide ink) and, from the same package, my title.
Supplies
*Swirlydoos September
2017 "Autumn Bloom" Kit*
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Garland
49 and Market -
Cottage Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Bicycle Ally
49 and Market - Cottage
Life Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Cottage Cut Outs
49 and Market-
Handmade Flowers - Cottage Blooms - Cotton #CB-86097
Prima - Resin
Collection - Resin Embellishments - Feather #573355
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Flower Add-On*
49 and Market-
Handmade Flowers - Seaside Blooms - Natural Blush #SB86059
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Embellishment Add-On*
Dusty Attic - 49
and Market - Laser Cut Shapes - Archival Board - Happy Moments - White
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Mediums Add-On*
Ranger Ink - Tim
Holtz - Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Faded Jeans
*Swirlydoos
August 2017 Project Add-On*
49 and Market - Floral Mixology - Champagne #FM-85694
*Swirlydoos July
2011 Embellishment Add-On*
Pink Paislee -
Butterfly Garden Collection - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Impressions #00445
Other Supplies
Spellbinders -
Nestabilities - Card Creators - Elegant Labels 4 #S6005
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Check out this
month's Project Kit - a Stickles Storage Carousel from SA Crafters that will
hold 48 individual bottles of Stickles, Liquid Pearls and similar sized items!
(I'm also using it for Alcohol Inks, as you can see.)
I've made mine
Shabby Chic, covering it with gesso, then painting it with the Martha Stewart
Glitter Paint that came in the kit. I've added some lace to the sides, then
flowers from my stash, all topped with a ginormous metal butterfly.
Supplies
*Swirlydoos September
2017 Stickles Bottle Holder Project Kit*
SA Crafters - MDF Wood - Stickles Carousel Storage
Ranger Ink - Liquid Pearls - Dimensional Paint - Rose Gold
Ranger Ink - Stickles Glitter Glue - Sprinkled Sugar
Martha Stewart Crafts - Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Paint -
Sugar Cube #32185
Other Supplies
Gesso
Lace Trim
Flowers
Metal Butterfly
Paint Brush
Matte Medium
Aleene's Tacky
Glue
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to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits
delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name
(Peggy) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a
coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Our September scrapbook kit has just hit the pavement, and we know you're gonna LOVE IT!
We're proud to present:
“Autumn Bloom”
***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***
See this gorgeous collection up close & personal in our Facebook Live video unveiling with Kim! C'mon - she doesn't bite! (hard)
Love it, right? Why not get one of your own? Let us
"Inspire Your Obsession!"
become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for gorgeous, perfectly coordinated monthly scrapbook kits!
*Mention this blog post and save 10% on your first kit*
Each designer will post their complete reveal in the days immediately following our reveal. (and can be found in our FB gallery today) But for now, lemme tease you with a couple goodies from the team!
See what they did there? Magic. Well, maybe it's not "magic." Why don't you come check out our scrapbook tutorials & challenges. Most of our designers create tutorials on our forums & YouTube channel to show YOU how they work that "magic!"
Stickle Holder Project Kit
Here is what the DT Members have done with the Project Kit:
Later this week our DT will be sharing their incredible video tutorials showing you how-to use your August Project kit.
ANATOMY OF A LAYOUT
Kim has prepared an awesome step-by-step video tutorial using the September Main Kit! You can find this tutorial (as well as other months) in the "Anatomy of a Layout" section of our forums! Follow along as she creates this beautiful page using the exact same kit you have!
We have a great lineup of video tutorials, as well as step-by-step photo tutorials for you this month!
If you haven't already, (stern look) be sure you're connected with us on all our various social media outlets so you never miss a (free) learning opportunity.
SKETCH CHALLENGE!!
September sketch, created by DT Member Kim Heard
This beautiful sketch is your inspiration, now get creating! Our February sketch challenge runs until November 30th, and is open to EVERYONE!
Upload your layout into the "Sketch" section of the Swirlydoos Facebook Gallery and you will be entered to win a fantastic prize from Swirlydoos!
Check the sketch challenge thread in our forums to see how others were inspired by this same sketch.
That's all I have for now, so thanks for stopping by. Don't forget, if you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name (Kim) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!
Monday, November 13, 2017
Happy
Monday everyone!
It's
the second week of Swirly Challenges for November; have you tried any yet?
First,
the Sketch Challenge: DT Coordinator Kim has been designing some incredible
sketches for us; here's what she's come up with for the Autumn Bloom kit.
We
love seeing what you do with the Swirly Sketches in the Forum. http://www.swirlydoos.com/forums/topic/september-autumn-bloom-sketch-challenge/
We can't wait to see YOUR gorgeous take!
Did
you know? Swirlydoos is a CSI sponsor, where it's all about Color, Stories and
Inspiration. There are two challenges every month and your Swirly Designers
will be posting their own takes on the second one later this week. Meanwhile,
why not take a peek (and maybe try out the first challenge for November)? http://csichallenge.blogspot.com/2017/11/major-case-file-no-241-deadline.html
We've
bought the Card Challenge back; why not join in? Cards are not only quick and
easy, but they're an excellent way to use up your scraps. This month, we're
feeling sentimental, adding a sentiment to the front of our cards. For an extra
point, you're invited to create a DIY background. (More details here in the
Swirly Forums.) http://www.swirlydoos.com/forums/topic/november-2017-card-challenge-feeling-sentimental/
Swirly
Girls Steph and Betty have been rocking this challenge. Here are only two of
their gorgeous entries:
From
Swirly Newbie Betty:
And
from Swirly Veteran Steph:
And
now for the ATF (All That Flutters) Challenge - this has always been my favorite
and now it's even more so because the hostess is ME!!!
We're
doing things a bit differently; we're now running the challenge from the
beginning to the end of the month, Swirlydoos kits are not required (but they
WILL give your an extra chance to win!) and there will be a RAK given out at
the end of each Challenge to one lucky winner selected by random draw. Curious?
I've posted all of the details here on the Forum. http://www.swirlydoos.com/forums/topic/november-2017-all-that-flutters-challenge-all-about-family/
This
month's theme is "Family". What a great way to get into the holiday
spirit!
We
can't wait to see YOUR gorgeous projects!
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name (Peggy) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND
a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!
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