Welcome to Swirlydoos' July Kit Reveal

Welcome to Swirlydoos' July Kit Reveal

Blog Hop Block Party!!

If you came here from  Rae's  blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. We have some amazing projects for you to see today !!

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Warning........ Photo heavy post!!!!

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Swirlydoos presents:  The Paper Doll kit.

Look at all this GORGEOUSNESS!!!!!!

In every monthly kit, is a sketch included. Made by our very talented Beggahuna

and this is the sketch that will come in your July kit.

Such a GORGEOUS sketch!!!!

and here's my take on it.

and some close up's

This Dusty Attic chipboard piece was first painted with white acrylic paint.

Then,  (I had to put up my glasses for this part)  I carefully added the detailing

with white Puffy Paint, let it set for half an hour and then heated it with my heat tool.

I added some Glossy Accents, *for water* and let it drip down the pot.

After it dried I rubbed some Diamond Stickles over it, and when it all dried enough, I very gently rubbed on some Distress ink (gathered twigs) using my finger.

Here you can see how I used the mosaic tiles that came in the ***Bling Add-On***

I cut a few of them in half or even smaller.  I used my Tim Holtz scissor to do so.

After I glued them in place I added Glossy Accents to them, to make it look like a puddle of water. When the Glossy Accents had dried I dabbed some Diamond Stickles over it.

I also added this cute little baby rose to the bottom of the fountain.

this super small birdie, it's a wooden embellie by Make Me (not in the kit) which I covered with white Puffy Paint. I thought it was too cute, not to share.

And here's my second project.

This picture was taken 22 years ago, on our wedding day.

I wanted to add dimension to this page so I mounted the top, using cardboard, underneath my

fussy-cut top corner.  I glued the tule in between.

here are some close up's:

Love this cute little butterfly by Petaloo!

 I thought that this fussy-cut corner, blend in beautifully, with the florals in the background of my picture.

I added a layer of Gesso to my background and while it was still wet I pleated some tule, sticked it down with another blob of Gesso.

***TIP***

When you let your Gesso air dry (a minute or 10) before using it, it is much sturdier (is that a word?)

which makes it easier to handle.

After the Gesso dried completely I dabbed some Diamond Stickles over the background for extra glimmer.

This month it is my turn to do the Anatomy of a layout, and here's what I have in store for you guys:

 And some close up's:

You can find a step by step photo tutorial for this page,  right HERE.

And this is my last project for the first reveal:

I hope you enjoyed my projects and picked up some idea's.

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You have until midnight, eastern time, on Monday, July 9th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on July 10th. In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:
1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. Become a follower if you're not already. Take your time. There are REALLY beautiful things to see along the way.
2: Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” words and write it down.
Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a QUESTION.
3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had, tell us the QUESTION that was created with all of the special words you collected, and THEN ANSWER it!! Can't wait to hear from you.

My special word is : ONE

The party continues over at Pion Design's blog. Have fun!

1 more day before

Swirlydoos kit reveal &

Blog Hop Party!!!!!

Here are some sneak peeks:

Hope to see ya tomorrow!!!!!

breathing summer.

It is Card Day over at Swirlydoos

 and today I posted a new step by step photo tutorial for this card:

and here are some close ups:

Those goreous tiny flat backed pearls, I bought from De Hobby Kaart.nl

I bought quit some different colors, cause they were really great priced.



The lady owner from De Hobby Kaart.nl was very sweet, and I promissed her to write something about using the Glue Pencil.

This is a very handy (cheap) tool to help you pick up the pearls, and this way you can place them quick and precisely onto your project.

 It works like MAGIC!!!!

here's a pic of it:

It only costs €1,- that is like $1.25 for this perfect tool!

Anyways... seems like I am rambling along....

A step by step photo tutorial for the card above, can be found HERE

Hope you'll play along too.

hugs,

Paulien



Tilda Sewingbird

Today I'm sharing the mini album I did, using the Tilda Sewingbird line. So here we go...

To create the shape of my mini album, I used the mint colored sign on the paperpad itself.

I cut it out and used it as a guide. I cut a straight line on one edge, for my binding.

And here's how my front cover came out.

Isn't that cute?!!

I traced the lines of the design with Tulip white Puffy Paint, let it sit for half an hour and heat setted it.

I added some tule and flowers and that cute little bird, which I think is by Make Me. I don't know for sure, cause it was a gift from my SIL. The bird was also covered in Puffy Paint.

Page 1&2

I sanded my top corner on the first page, and added some laces and Tilda Design Ribbons.

The second page speaks for itself.

Page 3&4

I cut out that gorgeous teal colored sign and decorated it with a metal ornament.

Page 4 is folded in half and closed with a string of twine. It is a journal page, but also has room for pictures.

On the backside of page 4, (front of page 5)  I added this gorgeous beaded trim.

This beautiful journal card, can be found on 1 of the die cut sheets, in the paperpad.

Isn't she pretty?!!!

Page 7&8

Page 8 is a 10 inch long strip of paper, which is folded in half, to create extra journal space.

Page 9&10

Page 11&12

The base for this page is cArt-Us white cardstock, which I brushed Gesso on.  Inked and spritzed it and when I was happy with the colors I placed some tulle over it and used Gesso to tack it down. After it was dry, I gave it a layer of Iridescent Medium for extra shimmer. Again like the front cover, I followed the design to bring on Puffy Paint lines.

I love that Beautiful dressform so much, that I didn't want to do anything to it. I mounted it with Make Me foam tape.

Here's a close up shot of the glimmer.

and this is my back cover.

Products used:

cArt-Us - cardstock white

Tilda Sewingbird line:

design paper - ribbon - die cut paper - paper cut outs sheet

Tilda Tassel Ribbon

Tilda buttonmix

Make Me - foam tape and wood embellishments.

Prima marketing - flowers

Ranger Distress ink - multiple colors  - stickles

Windsor & Newton - Iridescent medium

Beacon's Glue - 3 in 1 craft glue

Tulip - white Puffy Paint

Viva Decor - Perlen Pen

Tule - lace - doily - twine - gauze bandage - Gesso

And lastly, I made another card

The tag was cut from cArt-Us white cardstock, which has a beautiful texture.

The journal card is from the die cut paper as well as the flowers. I wettened them a little to get them in shape, and in between I placed some gauze bandage. For the center of the flower, I used a glittery brad by We R Memory Keepers. I also put some tiny ones on the top of my card.

Products used:

cArt-Us - cardstock white - mint

Tilda Sewingbird line:
Die cut paper 
We R Memory Keepers - glitter brads  

Ranger  - stickles

Windsor & Newton - Iridescent medium

Beacon's Glue - 3 in 1 craft glue

Tulip - white Puffy Paint

Don't you just love this Tilda Sewingbird line, I know I do!!!

My Swirlydoos kit came yesterday, so I better get my self in action.

Hugs,
Paulien