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!

Tutorial Saturday **altered lantern**

I've been impatiently waiting to share this tutorial with you.

Why?

Well, it was fun to make! So, here's a few pictures for you.

Here's the Youtube 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!

May "Summer Grunge" OTP video tutorial

I am excited to share an OTP (off the page) video tutorial using the May technique add on from Swirlydoos. I used items from past and current kits, from the Swirlydoos store and my stash to complete this wall hanging. 

Some close ups so you can see the texture created with the modeling paste and crackle medium.

The corrugated heart was part of the April main kit of the month.

What's really cool is the heavy door plate on the left tag perfectly counter balances the weight on the right side of the tag. Because of this, I can use the larger tag's hole to hang this on the wall and it will hang straight.

Here's the Youtube video 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!

Swirlydoos April kit reveal "Wildflowers"

How do you like the Swirlydoos May kit? Gorgeous isn't it? I love all the Prima goodies. So, let me share my sketch first. Well, I actually created a canvas rather than a layout.

Here's Kim's sketch.

Using a 12x12 canvas I used a stencil to create some texture with 3D Gloss gel first. Then, added some Prima watercolors.

  

Here's a few close-ups. 

I couldn't resist adding a Frank G crown to the spoon.

The Frank frame was painted with Sparks paint then sprinkled with some glitter.

I even used a Prima glue pen and some foils to add some sparkle to the canvas.

What did you do with those chippies? Let me share a layout with you.

Here's my All that Flutters layout.

The Tim Holtz vignette trays were a lot of fun to decorate.

There is a video tutorial on how these were made.

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!