Second reveal Swirlydoos

Well, a part of it. I have been so busy lately with lots of appointments, that I didn't get that much scrapping time, as I would like too. Anyway.... I did something right?!

So here we go. First up is a page, based on this month's Swirlydoos sketch.

And here's my take on it:

and some close up shots

This flower is from Kaisercraft and all I did was give it some glimmer using Iridescent Medium.

The lace is from May Arts, and to create the circle, I made tiny slits on one side (the inner circle) and glued it down using Magna Tac from Beacon's. I also glued the little beads down with it.

The mat I used for my picture, is actually a cookie wrapping. I added Iridescent Medium to it. And to frame my picture, I added white Puffy paint, around the edges.

Don't you just love that shimmer???

I just love all the flowers that came in this kit. And that BEAUTIFUL Prima Marketing bling.... sigh!!

It was my turn to do the anatomy page, so here's what I came up with

I did quit some fussy cutting.

A step by step, *How To* can be found HERE

And here's another page, that kept me busy but I totally love how it came out!!!!

The title of my page:

SHE - HE

This is the front of my layout.

I visioned an old barn door, which if you would open the doors, you would look right into a beautiful garden.

This is a wedding pic of my DH and I (22 years ago)

he hee... We were sooooo young!!

Here are some close up's.

The vine ribbon is from May Arts and I colored it with Dylusions Spray Ink, in Fresh lime and Chocolate, then gave them a touch of Iridescent Medium.

The lovely soft yellow sprigs are by Melissa Frances and I rolled them in a puddle of Gesso to get a even more softer look.

Lisa G always provides us with the most gorgeous butterfly files, ready to print out.

I covered mine with Magna Tac and added some, Diamond Dust - Glass Glitter.

To get a romantic feel to the picture I randomly added Gesso to it.

At the top of the inside I first added May Arts lace and dressed it up with tiny rhine stones and beads.

The border at the bottom is from Prima Marketing. It was grey originally and I painted it with white acrylic paint. Then I added white Puffy paint, some bling and pearls.

The journaling part:

says enough!!

Makes it even clearer.

This is totally the truth. We met in France, on our summer Holiday, and well.... the rest, you know.

Yesterday I posted a new Card challenge in our Card Adventure thread

And here's the card I made for it.

I was reading through Swirlydoos BlogHop comments, where I saw a comment that said, that the lady would love to get idea's to use buttons. That's when I decieded to make a Swirly Butterfly, covered with buttons. A step by step tutorial can be found HERE

I wanted the butterfly to be the center point, so I kept the background of my card quit simple.

That's it for today. I'll be back later this week with some more projects I have done.

Enjoy the weather. It is Beautiful over here.

hugs,

Paulien



Yah... I got my Swirlydoos kit

It was late this month, but so worth the waiting!!! lol

Here's is a picture of the Swirlydoos May, * So Chic * kit

Today is Card Day over at Swirlydoos, and as you know, the card section is under my wings.

Every week I think of something new and do a step by step photo tutorial.

I post the rules at the bottom of each tutorial and each challenge has a deadline of 5 weeks.

Yep that's right. 5 weeks

The challenge is open to anyone

So if you feel like making some cards, Come on over and play along.

Today it was time for: Shapes or Fun things.

(which means, shapes of cards or fun little boxes etc etc)

And for today I wanted to do a different shape of card. So I put my thinking cap on and came up with this design:

and some close ups:

This card design, is awesome for a Mothersday card, don't you think?!

A step by step photo tutorial for,  *how* I created this card can be found here:

http://www.swirlydoos.com/sd_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?156633

Well I better get my butt off of here, cause I have some scrapping to do, with that Gorgeous May kit.

I hope to see you at Swirlydoos.

hugs,

Paulien



Reval day @ Swirlydoos

Today is reveal day at Swirlydoos.

And WOW..... another Jam Packed, GORGEOUS kit called

So Chic!!

Also there's a Blog Hop which starts right HERE

There are amazing prizes that can be won and of course, down the course, you will find a LOT of inspiration.

Also there are a lot of fun NSD challenges going on, so.... pop in at Swirlydoos.com and

HAVE FUN!!!!

hugs,

Paulien

Second reveal Swirlydoos

Today I would like to share some more projects that are made with Swirlydoo's April

*Whispers of Spring kit.*

I tell ya... This was my FAVOURITE  kit ever

(I do keep hearing myself saying that every month tho)

I absolutely LOVE the Prima Marketing Almanac line, and have enjoyed and used up every little scrap I had.

I can not share everything just yet, but will eventually.

and some close ups.

I loved those gorgeous Chipboard elements.

I did some free hand-stitching

These roses are handmade after a tutorial that Pascale shared in the Swirlydoo's forum.

You can find that amazing tutorial right HERE

Leave her a line, I'm sure she will apreciate it.

My next project is a card on which I challenged the ladies in the forum (and myself) to use PP ONLY

So no pre-made embellishments at all. The only thing they could use was,

 PP, 1 color of ink and a piece of string.

It was so hard to not add a bit of lace or pearls.

But... I could let myself go with the next project. Lace and pearls all over.

and some close ups

Left side

Right side

And of course, it can totally turn around.

So far the projects I can share.

Yesterday we had another Card color challenge and I picked the colors

Blue - Green - White and Tan or Brown.

And this is the card I made.

I wanted to make something with texture, so I duck in my first Aid kit and found some gauze bandage and some netting.  

Step by step instructions for this card can be found HERE

That is it for today.

Our DT packages are on it's way and it seams to be another AMAZING kit.

Yahhhhhhh.

Have a great day everyone.

hugs,

Paulien

Swirlydoos' April Kit Reveal Blog Hop

Welcome to Swirlydoos' April Kit,
Whispers of Spring,
Reveal Blog Hop Block Party!!

If you came here from Lisa Valentine'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 and as a bonus we have Petaloo joining in the fun and offering a prize!! There are 2 prize packs up for grabs so make sure to follow along and have fun!!

I swear to god... this kit is soooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

I got my kit last wednesday and I simply couldn't stop playing with it.
My first page is based on this month's sketch:

and here's my take on it:

For the base of my page I painted a piece of fabric with acrylic paint.

I painted the black background paper with acrylic paint. When it was dry, I sanded it. The stitching is done by hand.

The peach colored flower is hand made after a tutorial by Pascale

The flower is an E-Line flower from Prima. I colored it with distress ink and stamped it with Archival.

My next page is based on this month's Swirly Hues palette and sketch
Here's the sketch:

and here's my page:

And here are some cards I made with this AMAZING kit.

The middle border is really standing out. Too bad the picture doesn't show it that well.

Those little beads, on the side, can slide up and down.

and the last project I have to share:

I really love how this card turned out. In real life it looks sooo much better than a picture could ever show.

I cut 3 strips of paper and added words to it.

attached it to my card with a Tim Holtz Swivel clasp.

That's it for me today. I hope you have enjoyed my projects and picked up an idea or two.

You have until midnight, eastern time, on April 11th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on April 12th. 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 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 AND tell us the QUESTION that was created with all of the special words you collected AND GIVE US YOUR ANSWERS.



My special word is : CLUB



The party finishes up back at Swirlydoos blog! Have fun!