Saturday, October 11, 2014
Hello everyone,
So.... I'm going to give you a bigger sneak, then we already did posted in the announcement thread. This card is made with the, October "Treasured yesterdays" kit.
OMG ladies you will going to LOVE this kit.
And here is how it came together:
For the base of my card I folded an A4 piece of cardstock double, and trimmed it down to
And here is how it came together:
For the base of my card I folded an A4 piece of cardstock double, and trimmed it down to
5.3/8 x 6.1/2 inch. My fold is on the left side.
Then I cut 2 strips of PP. 1 for the bottom, 5.1/4 x 1.1/4 inch and one for the top,
5.1/4 x 7/8 of an inch.
This is the PP I chose for the center piece of my card, and I cut it at 5.1/4 x 4.1/2 inch
Then the barcode strip (of the same paper I used) was cut in 2 strips of 5.1/4 inch wide.
the little piece at the top is an excess piece.
I slightly distressed the edges of the papers and inked them up, using Vintage Photo Distress ink. Glued them to the base card like this.
The top strip and 1 of the barcode strips: I got their edges distressed and inked. Glued them down like in the picture.
Then I took this note card. I cut 7/8 on an inch off, of the left side and 1.3/8 inch from the bottom. Then I eyeballed the center and tore the paper (towards me) till I recieved a, kind of triangle shape.
like so
I glued it to the card like this, but didn't add glue all the way to the edges. I wanted to be able to curl/roll some of it up.
The "ïn between" space was filled with a piece of cardboard
And on top of that I glued the second piece of the barcode strip.
Then I tore off a piece from a mesh bad-sponge for adding texture.
I took some hemp cord, wrapped it around my hand 3 times and stapled it in the middle.
Both the mesh and the hemp cord were glued down like this. The little white piece in the middle is to prevent getting glue on my fingers.
Look at that texture!!!! I love it.
I took 2 of the leaves off of the flowers, that came in the prima flowers pack. Inked their edges and glued them to the top like this.
I chose the yellow rose and one of the wooden embellishments to be my focal piece.
On one of the stickpins that came in the Main kit, you find this little clock. I removed the pin and glued it to the wooden frame like this.
From the lace, I cut 3 little strips.....
and glued them like this. 2 at the right top and one on the left bottom.
Then I thought that I could cut this wooden embellishment to just use the word "dream"
Well.... "in my dreams" The top layer came off and I thought, oh well, then we only use the top layer. I inked up the edges with walnut stain distress ink, directly from the pad and left it to dry.
Then I added some distress stickles to my flower and I fussy cut a tiny yellow butterfly which I placed at the right top.
In the meantime the ink had dried, I glued my word "dream" in place. And for the finishing touch I glued 3 golden pearls in the left bottom corner.
And I called it DONE!
I hope you enjoyed this step by step tut!
Then I cut 2 strips of PP. 1 for the bottom, 5.1/4 x 1.1/4 inch and one for the top,
5.1/4 x 7/8 of an inch.
This is the PP I chose for the center piece of my card, and I cut it at 5.1/4 x 4.1/2 inch
Then the barcode strip (of the same paper I used) was cut in 2 strips of 5.1/4 inch wide.
the little piece at the top is an excess piece.
I slightly distressed the edges of the papers and inked them up, using Vintage Photo Distress ink. Glued them to the base card like this.
The top strip and 1 of the barcode strips: I got their edges distressed and inked. Glued them down like in the picture.
Then I took this note card. I cut 7/8 on an inch off, of the left side and 1.3/8 inch from the bottom. Then I eyeballed the center and tore the paper (towards me) till I recieved a, kind of triangle shape.
like so
I glued it to the card like this, but didn't add glue all the way to the edges. I wanted to be able to curl/roll some of it up.
The "ïn between" space was filled with a piece of cardboard
And on top of that I glued the second piece of the barcode strip.
Then I tore off a piece from a mesh bad-sponge for adding texture.
I took some hemp cord, wrapped it around my hand 3 times and stapled it in the middle.
Both the mesh and the hemp cord were glued down like this. The little white piece in the middle is to prevent getting glue on my fingers.
Look at that texture!!!! I love it.
I took 2 of the leaves off of the flowers, that came in the prima flowers pack. Inked their edges and glued them to the top like this.
I chose the yellow rose and one of the wooden embellishments to be my focal piece.
On one of the stickpins that came in the Main kit, you find this little clock. I removed the pin and glued it to the wooden frame like this.
From the lace, I cut 3 little strips.....
and glued them like this. 2 at the right top and one on the left bottom.
Then I thought that I could cut this wooden embellishment to just use the word "dream"
Well.... "in my dreams" The top layer came off and I thought, oh well, then we only use the top layer. I inked up the edges with walnut stain distress ink, directly from the pad and left it to dry.
Then I added some distress stickles to my flower and I fussy cut a tiny yellow butterfly which I placed at the right top.
In the meantime the ink had dried, I glued my word "dream" in place. And for the finishing touch I glued 3 golden pearls in the left bottom corner.
And I called it DONE!
I hope you enjoyed this step by step tut!
Enjoy your weekend!
Monday, October 6, 2014
Yay!! It's a new month and that means new challenges! Challenges are a great way to get your mojo working and one that I think pushes your mojo is our Round Robin! In this challenge we form teams and each team leader does a layout for their team. The following week, a team member will "scraplift" their team leader's layout and then, the next week the 2nd layout is scraplifted and so on through week 4. Scraplifting is a great way to learn new techniques and master different styles.
Our dear Peggy hosts our Round Robins and she always has a unique twist to make them extra fun. This month our Round Robin is "Git Yer Spook On" so the call is for scary layouts!
Love this haunted layout from Jan!
Our Swirlygirls challenge are hosted by one of our members and this month Cheryl is our host. The challenge is Fall Favorites and the challenge is to do a layout about something you love about fall. Here is Cheryl's beautiful layout showing her favorite fall beverage!
Angelica's butterfly challenge runs through October 15th and there are some gorgeous entries!
This gorgeous one's from QT:
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Our dear Peggy hosts our Round Robins and she always has a unique twist to make them extra fun. This month our Round Robin is "Git Yer Spook On" so the call is for scary layouts!
Love this haunted layout from Jan!
This is my layout and I don't know about you, but spiders scare me to death. Let me tell you, this was one HUGE black widow!
Look at all the great cutouts on Linda's layout, I love that chandelier!!!
I can't wait to see next week's scraplifts!
Our Swirlygirls challenge are hosted by one of our members and this month Cheryl is our host. The challenge is Fall Favorites and the challenge is to do a layout about something you love about fall. Here is Cheryl's beautiful layout showing her favorite fall beverage!
Our Vintage Love sketch challenge continues through October 15th and there have been some awesome entries! Here's the sketch, it is sooooo gorgeous! Remember you DON'T have to be a kit subscriber to play along in the sketch challenge.
Here' are a few that have been recently posted. This is Peggy's fabulous vintage layout.
Here's another great heritage layout from Ginny.
Angelica's butterfly challenge runs through October 15th and there are some gorgeous entries!
This gorgeous one's from QT:
I love Heather's tropical vacation layout!
Peggy has been working the vintage layouts lately and isn't this one lovely?
We invite you to come play with us in our forums, most of our challenges do not require you to use the Swirlydoos Kit Club kits; you can use your own stash! Swirlydoos is a great place to learn new techniques and make great friends!
Thanks for stopping by.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
This beautiful page was an easy pick for layout of the week! When I first laid my eyes on it I knew it was the one!! This is Mellisa's, paperfairytales, entry for the Chandelier Challenge. I loved the way she dressed up the chandelier chippyand layered the paper, all with a distressed vintage feel! Congrats Mellisa!
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Welcome to Saturday, that's always a good day and here at Swirlydoos Kit Club blog we have a tutorial for you every Saturday!
Today we're going to build a tag with the Swirlydoos September kit, Vintage Love, that features Prima Time Traveler Memories. Here's the tag we'll be making.
Glue the circle underneath the opening in the chipboard frame and then add glue all over. I've used Aleene's Tacky Glue, you can use any glue that dries clear.
Cut a piece of cardboard to fit underneath the above piece and glue to the backside.
Adhere a piece of Tim Holtz film strip ribbon (from an earlier kit this year) in the center of the tag as shown at the top and bottom. The bottom piece is about 1.5" long and the top piece is about 2" long.
Sorry, I missed photographing my first layer. It's a rectangular Spellbinders frame cut from the dark wine paper, The Traveler. It hardly shows so you can easily leave this out or use a simple border cut at the top and the bottom of the card. Adhere the floral piece with the oval center over the frame about 2.5" from the top.
Arrange and adhere the embellishments as shown.
Did you know that Swirlydoos Kit Club sends out beautifully coordinated kits every month? Swirlydoos has been sending out top of the line and ever so elegant kits all over the world since 2009. I love getting a box of goodies that all work together so that I don't have to go out and search for things that coordinate. So many bricks and mortar shops have closed up that it's getting harder and harder to find a place stocking all the latest and greatest scrapbook goodies. While Michael's and Hobby Lobby are great for supplies, you sure can't find the newest papers and embellishments in those stores.
If you are interested in receiving Swirlydoos monthly kits, please visit Swirlydoos Kit Club and click on Join Our Club on the left side bar. Be sure to mention my name, Maggi, when you subscribe because you will receive a 10% discount on your first kit AND a coupon for 30% off an entire purchase in the Swirlydoos store. Your Swirlydoos store purchases are always shipped free when shipped along with your monthly kit.
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Today we're going to build a tag with the Swirlydoos September kit, Vintage Love, that features Prima Time Traveler Memories. Here's the tag we'll be making.
First you will need to create your tag; I simply traced around a Graphic 45 tag that I had laying around but you can easily cut a tag, it is 4"W x 8.5" L.
I used that wonderful Blue Fern Studios chipboard piece that came in the September Swirlydoos main kit and embossed it with Stampendous Aged Ivory embossing enamel.
Next select and cut out the 3 pieces you see below from the Love Affair paper. Note that I have fussy cut around the bottom piece on the right and rounded the corners on the top left piece. Distress and ink the edges as desired.
Then cut a circle just slightly larger than the chipboard frame opening. We will be covering the circle with mica so it does not matter which paper you use.
Glue the circle underneath the opening in the chipboard frame and then add glue all over. I've used Aleene's Tacky Glue, you can use any glue that dries clear.
Now fill the circle with Stampendous Vintage mica chips that came in the September main kit. Press the mica into the glue and shake off the excess.
While the mica is drying, let's work on the tag. Take the fussy cut piece shown below:
Cut a piece of cardboard to fit underneath the above piece and glue to the backside.
Adhere a piece of Tim Holtz film strip ribbon (from an earlier kit this year) in the center of the tag as shown at the top and bottom. The bottom piece is about 1.5" long and the top piece is about 2" long.
Sorry, I missed photographing my first layer. It's a rectangular Spellbinders frame cut from the dark wine paper, The Traveler. It hardly shows so you can easily leave this out or use a simple border cut at the top and the bottom of the card. Adhere the floral piece with the oval center over the frame about 2.5" from the top.
If you got the September Embellishments Kit take the self adhesive pearls and adhere around the edge of the tag. If you don't have these pearls, you could glue on a black bead string or use liquid pearls.
Now glue the piece with the cardboard backing about 1.5" from the top so that the bottom of the previous layer shows.
Add the Blue Fern chipboard piece centering on the tag. Then you can add a sentiment across the mica. I've used a "Hello" sticker from my stash.
Now its time for embellishments! I've chosen flowers, leaves, and a butterfly from the Signature Flower Kit. The little ticket and clock charm are from the main kit and the clock is fussy cut from the Love Affair paper.
Arrange and adhere the embellishments as shown.
Punch a hole at the top and add ribbon/string. That's all there is to it and now you've got a pretty tag that you can add to a gift or even use it as a card. I always tage care to keep my back clean so that I can write a personal note on the back.
Did you know that Swirlydoos Kit Club sends out beautifully coordinated kits every month? Swirlydoos has been sending out top of the line and ever so elegant kits all over the world since 2009. I love getting a box of goodies that all work together so that I don't have to go out and search for things that coordinate. So many bricks and mortar shops have closed up that it's getting harder and harder to find a place stocking all the latest and greatest scrapbook goodies. While Michael's and Hobby Lobby are great for supplies, you sure can't find the newest papers and embellishments in those stores.
If you are interested in receiving Swirlydoos monthly kits, please visit Swirlydoos Kit Club and click on Join Our Club on the left side bar. Be sure to mention my name, Maggi, when you subscribe because you will receive a 10% discount on your first kit AND a coupon for 30% off an entire purchase in the Swirlydoos store. Your Swirlydoos store purchases are always shipped free when shipped along with your monthly kit.
I love tags and I hope this one works for you! Thank you for visiting the Swirlydoos blog today. Visit with us often as we are always sharing inspiration from our design team and our wonderfully talented members.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Every week our design team searches are gallery looking to showcase a beautiful creation posted that week. At the end of the month, the design team votes on each of these layouts to be recognized as Layout of the Month. At the end of the year, we vote on Layout of the Year, and the winner gets an amazing prize!
Congrats to Tracey C.! This is the September LOTM:
I adore this design, the colors, the use of the butterflies on the paper, and OF COURSE, the picture! Thanks for adding your beautiful page to the gallery!
Congrats to Tracey C.! This is the September LOTM:
I adore this design, the colors, the use of the butterflies on the paper, and OF COURSE, the picture! Thanks for adding your beautiful page to the gallery!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
We are excited to move our gallery to Facebook for easier posting!
Here's a list of advantages that we know you will love:
*You will no longer have to resize your pictures!
*You will be able comment on projects without typing in a captcha code.
*This gallery will be a closed Facebook group, so you can comment and "like" projects all you want without "clogging up" your non-scrappy friends' feeds! (But, please invite your scrappy friends!)
So, here's how you can get started:
- You will need a Facebook account.
- Here is our group link: https://www.facebook.com/
groups/1479028899001842/https: //www.facebook.com/groups/ 1479028899001842/ - Request to join!
- You might already be added if you are friends with members of the design team who have already added you.
So we can maintain some ORDER in the group and be able to find layouts posted to challenges and monthly kit projects, we will be posting to ALBUMS. Posting to albums keeps things organized and prevents posts from "getting lost" in cyberspace which happens with a lot of Facebook groups.
Here's how we post to albums:
Right under the Swirlydoos header for the group, there is a line that gives you some options to click on:
Members Events Photos Files
- You need to click on PHOTOS.
- A list of albums will come up, and you can add your pictures to any of these albums. For example, if you want to post your picture of a layout you made using the "Vintage Love" Sketch Challenge, there is an album for that! So, CLICK ON THE APPROPRIATE ALBUM.
- Clicking on an album takes you to another area. At the top right corner, CLICK ON "ADD PHOTOS." This will direct you to your photos on your computer, so grab it, add a description, and you are done!
If you want to add projects to the group that don't fit in a Swirlydoos category, you can create your own album! Here's how:
- Click on PHOTOS.
- Add an Album- title it with your name.
- Start adding pictures.
PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT post pictures of projects made with OTHER kits. DO NOT advertise for other kits, or your album will be removed. Thank you for understanding.
We hope you will join us and post your inspirational projects in our gallery!
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