CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration for November

The design team at Swirlydoos was honored with guest designing for CSI again this month.

What a great sketch and color combo! Both were certainly inspiring for me. I hope you give this case file a go. You can check out the major case at CSI and see how past cases have been solved.

Here's the sketch for November.

The scene included pale grey, khaki, white, moss green, and coffee brown surrounded by leaves, branches, stamps, string, flowers and paper clips.

The evidence I found to solve the case included: text on the washi tape, textured cardstock and cardboard, Tim Holtz index clips, string, clothes pin, flowers, leaves, buttons, ribbon, and even a letter text stamp on the patterned paper.

My testimony is documenting something I love to do-scrapbooking. I was inspired by the word, "think."

Supplies:

49 and Market patterned paper

49 and Market flowers and leaves

Tim Holtz washi tape

Tim Holtz index clips

Tim Holtz small talk phrases

Tim Holtz gems

Frank Garcia crown

Darice hemp string

Creative Embellishments chipboard "joy"

Ingvild Bolme chalk ink

Swirlydoos "Sunshine" kit Reveal with Jan

Happy day, all!

Stopping by to share the projects I created with the sweet "Sunshine" August kit of the month from Swirlydoos. 

First, let me share the sketch of the month. 

I liked the suggestion for deeply distressed edges in the sketch. So, I actually took a lighter and burned the edges of the background paper before mounting it on black card stock.

Here's a close up with the mix of Prima Art Stones that were painted with Prima watercolor.

A peek at the finished sketch layout. I did splatter with some Lindy's in Buccaneer Blue.

Next, I opened the technique kit add on. This month did not disappoint either. 

Loved making this cute wall art.

I will share a video tutorial in a few weeks so you can see how I made this.

How about one for the All that Flutters aka ATF challenge?

I busted out the new Cricut Air to cut the hexagons.

Then, I busted out the sewing machine to sew all those suckers on!

I altered the alphas with Ingvild Bohme inks, Prima stamps, Smooch, Heidi Swapp color shine and a black pen. The chippy peeking out from behind the title was cut apart and altered with Prima Patina paste.

And, here's a butterfly kissed with the yellow glitter glue included in the kit this month.

One more...

The chippy was altered with the Prima Patina pastes and some embossing powder. I decided to include some handwritten journaling on this one.

Oh! Check out the bottle cap! I just figured out that you can run the bottle caps through the Big Shot with only one of the thinner plates + the thick metal plate and it will curl the edges of the bottle cap up. Pretty cool effect and easier to attach to the page with less bulk. Maybe this is an old trick for you but I never knew about this until I experimented last week!

Happy scrapping!

These are Design Team projects I created for Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit Club. 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 (Jan) 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!

Swirlydoos July Reveal "Sprocket" with Jan

Hello, scrappy peeps!

Now to share my projects created with the July kit of the month. I loved the Scrapberry papers. Didn't you? So, first I'll share the layout created with Kim's awesome sketch.

I left the chipboard naked and added some cardboard (from the box my kit came in) underneath the photo. The "happy" is an acetate piece from Heidi Swapp. The word strips are Tim Holtz. I added some Prima Art Stones and Mini Art Stones to fill in some around the flowers. Then, painted them with Prima watercolors.

I liked how the cardboard looked so I used it on this layout, too.

I cut the 49 and Market flower spray apart to use it around the picture. There are lots of distressed layers on this one.

Here's a tribute page to my grandfather. This is more of a grungy, masculine layout.

Ok, here's the Anatomy of a Layout that is posted in the Swirlydoos forum. 

You can find the SnapGuide here.

I decided to make the page interactive. So, it has a hidden flap that opens to reveal more photos and journalling.

Stay tuned for my video tutorial on this OTP project.

Here's the view from the back.

These are Design Team projects I created for Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit Club. 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 (Jan) 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!

Tutorial Saturday on Swirlydoos

It's Saturday!!!

Time for another tutorial.

I am always up for a new, unique way to make cards so here's a card tutorial for you.

This card has some folds and edge punching to make it different. And, the card stands on it's own.

Here's the video tutorial for you.

This is a Design Team project I created for Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit Club. 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 (Jan) 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!

Tutorial Saturday with Swirlydoos

Hello, scrappy people!

I've been anxious to share how I made the Kaiser heart shelf that was part of the February Swirlydoos technique add on.

Here's some close ups so you can see the texture. I mixed mica powder with the clear crackle medium to create the look.

Here's a close up of the paper clay leaves using an IOD mold.

And, here's the video tutorial.

This is a Design Team project I created for Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit Club. 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 (Jan) 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!

CSI: Swirlydoos cracks the case for April

Swirlydoos Design Team is guest designing for CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration.

Check out the Swirlydoos blog to see how the DT cracked the case.

Here are the details for Case File No. 228

Let me share how I cracked the case with this layout.

Evidence:

solid background with the white cardstock

arabesque shape with the stencil on the background

frame (Tim Holtz metal frame)

branches (Creative Embellishments branch chippy)

flowers (Prima and 49 and Market)

transparent stuff (vellum die cut Angel Wings)

Testimony:

journal about your husband (photo of hubs & some Tim Holtz phrases about how I feel about him)

Note: papers, wooden pieces, 49 & Market flowers, black Smooch, and "Smile" diecut are all from Swirlydoos kits

This is a Design Team project I created for Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit Club. 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 (Jan) 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!

Swirlydoos March kit reveal "Indigo Dreams" with Jan--BONUS video tutorials

Hello, Swirly Savages!

Don't you just love the beautiful blues in the gorgeous March kit? And, what about that sketch Kim put together for us? I know I loved it! So, let me share my interpretation of the sketch.

I used water distressing technique around the edges of the background paper. There is some random stamping and splats of Smooch in black on the background as well.

There is some stenciling done with 3D Gloss Gel.

Just a close-up of the flower cluster. 

Who got the carousel? I had a few glasses of wine with this one!

Both sides of the panels were decorated. So, I rotated them so you could see both sides. The string of lights are nestled inside with some cheesecloth.

 Here's a close-up showing the random stamping and the paper clay flowers using IOD molds. The panels were painted with Finnabair white crackle paint and an acrylic paint in a teal color. The molds were painted with Sparks and touched with the new Finnabair waxes.

Just a close-up showing the stenciling, stamping, and splats.

 Another IOD mold...

Here's the top of the carousel.

Close-ups of the top.

Here's a short video showing how the panels were decorated.

Wow! That was a lot of work!

Here's my ATF entry for this kit.

The chippy is treated with Prima Color Blooms, Perfect Pearls, and several colors of embossing powder then dusted with some micro beads.

Here's the butterfly close-up.

This is a little mini album that I will use for some of my favorite inspirational quotes or scripture.

Here's a few of the inside pages. 

The back.

Just a peek at the spine.

Ok, here's another layout. I finally used my new Cricut Air to cut the envelopes.

And, here's what I did with the file folder. I want to fill it with photos of different parks that I plan on hiking this summer. It's a smash book of sorts.

Here's the cover.

And, the inside.

Here's a video tour of the finished file folder.

Wanna know how I made it? Here's a video of the process.

I was just playing around with the die that came in a previous Swirlydoos kit and made this little card. The dogwood blooms were cut from vellum using a Heartfelt Creations die.

Here's a close up of the vellum flowers that were embossed with white embossing powder and then water colored on the back.

Ok, I just couldn't stop! I made a one page wonder mini album.

This is the album partially opened.

This is the mini completely opened and the tag removed from the pocket page.

These are Design Team projects I created for Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit Club. 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 (Jan) 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!