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!

Swirlydoos **Saturday tutorial** and February kit reveal with Jan

Yay! It's mine turn to share projects created with the Swirlydoos February kit of the month!

Here's my interpretation of the beautiful sketch this month.

There is some background stamping with two Prima stamps from my stash and a Creative Embellishements stamp as well as some splatters with Smooch in black.

Don't you just love those 49 and Market flowers? Oh my! They are gorgeous!

I added some beads inside the clay frame that I made from a mold. It was painted with Art Alchemy in Steampunk Copper.

Here's another clay piece from a Prima mold.

Next, I worked on the cute little slate heart included in the main kit.

I did some random stamping on the heart then did some stenciling. The wooden "always" was painted with the new Prima Sparks paint in Mermaid Sparkle. Love the Sparks! They really do have a lot of sparkle!

So, to continue the heart theme I'd like to share my Kaiser heart shelf.

Here's some close ups.

I'll share how I created this texture in an upcoming video.

Here's some clay leaves using a Prima mold.

Here's a mini pop up album.

Inside first page with a pocket and tag.

Second pop up page.

Third pop up.

Back of mini pop up album.

And, my last project. It's an interactive folio. This is the cover decorated with more of the beautiful 49 and Market flowers.

The folio is made of chipboard, black cardstock, magnets and a lot of score tape! This is made from an adaptation of several Youtube videos by Lunar Sun.

Here's the back.

 Here's a video so you can see all the flips and flaps.

 Krissy found this cute little mini album and sent the link to me. Of course, I had to check it out and make one a few weeks ago. So, first of all, this is not my own idea. Several different videos are out there showing how to use a pop and twist mechanism for this mini album.

I used papers, flowers, and embellishments from the Swirlydoos February kit of the month to create this pop and twist mini album.

Here's a few pictures.

Here's the Youtube video tutorial.

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!