Welcome to:
May Scrapbook Kit Reveal & Blog Hop!
If you came here from the Swirlydoos blog, then you are on the right track. We have some amazing projects for you to see today!! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!! Make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!
If you came here from the Swirlydoos blog, then you are on the right track. We have some amazing projects for you to see today!! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!! Make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!
Swirlydoos is proud to bring you our beautiful May collection:
Bohemian Spring
Are you a subscriber? If so, your kit is on it's way! If not, check out the Swirlydoos store to see if there are any May kits or add ons in the store!
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*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*
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We have some absolutely beautiful scrapbook projects for you to see today !!
Oh my word! I am soooo in love with this kit! I have been yearning for Spring, and it was so much fun to play with this kit, Bohemian Spring, because it is full of color! Here's what I've made with the kit so far.
Faux Glass Acrylic Mini Album
When we were at Winter CHA, we saw an amazing album in the Clear Scraps booth, and that was the inspiration for this month's project add on. I had so much fun trying this "faux glass" technique using "Goosebumps" texture spray; I will definitely be use it again. I LOVE how it looks!

Here's a close up of what the texture looks like. I added some alcohol ink to the Goosebumps spray.
I used a couple of Memory Box dies for the frame.
Here's the back of the album.
And, this is the side view.
I have a video tutorial on how you can create this faux glass look, and do the embellishing using the Bohemian Spring collection here:
And, on May 10th, be sure to check out my Saturday tutorial on the Swirlydoos YouTube channel to see how I finished the inside of the mini album using more of this fabulous Bohemian Spring kit!
"Fly" Layout
This month, I am doing the monthly Swirlydoos feature, Anatomy of a Layout. This layout was created using ONLY the main kit, and I have step by step instructions with LOTS of pictures and closeups on the Swirlydoos forums here for the Bohemian Spring Anatomy: http://www.swirlydoos.com/sd_plugins/forum/forum_viewforum.php?43
"Awesome Ends with Me" Layout
When I first saw this kit, I had so many ideas about some elegant, feminine pages, but I kept thinking about how a lot of the elements in this kit would be PERFECT for masculine layouts! So, I decided to host a "masculine" page challenge using this Bohemian Spring kit. All of the ladies on the design team have made masculine pages too, and they are amazing! If you are getting the kit this month, be sure to play along. The challenge will be posted on the Swirlydoos forums.
I used every product from the mediums add-on on this layout! I started out with the cardboard piece from the main kit, and tore off the first layer of it. I painted it with gesso, and while it was still wet, I sprinkled some of the dry Lindy's from the mister bottle on to it and gave the gesso another swipe. I added some black ink over it to give it the distressed look I was going for.
For the top layer, I used the Prima stencil. I applied both the Izink and Art Anthology Sorbet paint to the stencil with a sponge in random spots as if I were stippling it. Then I rubbed the sponge to BLEND the two media. The Izink is SUPER blendable!
The trim poking out from the bottom layers came in the embellishment add on. The chipboard circles are from my stash, from Blue Fern Studios. The cattails are die cuts from a fabulous Die~Namites die!
The picture is of my Owen, getting ready to go to school. He's awesome. :)
"Living the Dream" Layout
Here's a close up so show some of the details.
The black layer was made with the Martha Stewart "Cherish" punch, and I used white thread to hand stitch around it, using the punch as a guide. It's time consuming, but I adore the look, and it's been a while since I added some real stitching to a project. I love the look of it.
The frames under the picture are from Sizzix. I couldn't decide which color I wanted to use, so I used them both. :) The other frame, the green bling circle (Hey, that rhymed!) is made with some bling from the embellishment add-on. I used a piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard (nested circles) as a "template" for placing the bling.
To complete the look, I added some pearl trim from the embellishment add-on to the flower cluster. I also added some stenciling with a Heidi Swapp stencil and Wendi Vecchi black embossing paste inside the circle.
The picture is one a snapped of my Audra a few weeks ago. She's awesome. :)
I hope you enjoyed checking out my projects, and I can't wait for you to see what the other ladies have made!
You have until midnight, eastern time, on Tuesday 5/6 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on Monday 5/7. 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. 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 sentence.
3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had, tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected. Can't wait to hear from you.
My special words are: If you
The party continues over at Tracey's blog. Have fun!
1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. 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 sentence.
3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had, tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected. Can't wait to hear from you.
My special words are: If you
The party continues over at Tracey's blog. Have fun!
Rae http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/
Tracey http://lifetimeofpages.blogspot.com/
Petaloo http://petaloo.typepad.com/
Maggi http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/
Irene http://scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/
Die-Namites http://www.die-namitesblog.com/
Angelica http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/
Swirlydoos http://swirlydoos.blogspot.com/
38 comments:
So many great projects! Can't pick a fave!
Rae, your projects are so beautiful and I really love your album cover you created!
Love the Awesome page!
sewed your way into my heart again this month. stitching is always fun.
Rae, you outdid yourself this month! I absolutely LOVE every single project your created!!!
Rae, each one is gorgoeus! What a handsome man your Owen is :) Great fb pic to make a lo with! Love your RR piece. Awesome stuff lady! Man I am so glad I'm a member :D
Paula
Rae First of all they are all great, but I really like that you describe how you did each of them. I really appreciate that. And Owen is Awesome, looking cool for school (look I rhymed too), lol.
Beautiful work Rae ! Love what you did with the mini.
Oh Rae... I soooooo love your beautiful projects. The texture, the goosebump gave is amazing and I love your fabulous detail work.
Eeeek! I LOVE the effect you created with the Goosebumps. Thanks for the video! Awesome layouts! Love the stitching on your RR. I never take the time to hand stitch, but when I see it on your layout, it sure gives a WOW factor!
Gorgeous projects!! I can't wait to see your faux glass technique video!
What a wonderful project & video!! I'd have never thought about Goosebumps on acrylic [and a special thank you for the tip about removing StazOn]! Looking forward to watching more of your videos - and thank you so much for the chance to win the goodies!!
Rae you are awesome talented! Usually I have a favourite but I love every project you did! The album is gorgeous definitely worth exploring! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful creations!http://mybeaner.blogspot.ca/
love them all!
Lovely!
Wonderful projects. Love the anatomy and masculine pages.
Wowzers! Loving all of your projects this month! That masculine page is awesome & the anatomy page is gorgeous!
Awesome album. I can't wait to check out the video to see how you created it!..All of your projects are fabulous!!
oh my Rae, So many great creations here. You must have been busy! They are all so bright and detailed. I am envious.
Love the album, and the layouts are so beautiful. The stitching on the last one looks great.
Wonderful projects you've created. I love them all but the boy layout is especially unique! Great job!
Beautiful work!
Love your album
and your other
creations.
Carla from Utah
Wow Rae!!!! You really outdid yourself on those pages, and Oh my gosh...I loved your tutorial on the mini album cover...What you did was gorgeous!!!
Gorgeous faux glass. Amazing LO's Just gorgeous
Wow gorgeous projects Rae! Love how you made 2 girly LOs and 1 fantastic masculine page! So talented!
Oh Rae - everything is so pretty! I'm so intimidated by acrylic albums! Your inspiration is helping though! Thanks!!
Hi Rae, all of your projects are awesome. The detail that you put into them is outstanding. How long did it take to hand stitch the last layout? that's labor of love. I've seen rubber stamped and machine stitching but not hand stitching. good job!
Gorgeous layouts, love the "Awesome", your album cover is amazing!!!!!
Stunning projects, you have amazing talent! I love the "faux glass" album,I wish I could paint like that.
Those are all beautiful love all the greens in this kit hugs Nikki
Wow, your mini album and layouts are stunning! Thanks for the inspiration.
Absolutely stunning. Love all your embellishments.
WOW Your projects are great Thxso much for sharing
Oh wow so much awesomeness on your blog!! What a STUNNING kit you are totally right about being loning for spring. ....to me spring is the BEST part of the year! You did wonders with this kit I ❤ all the hard work you put in to this layouts thank you for the amazing inspiration hugs Amy
AWESOME layouts!!
All of the layouts were great but I especially liked the faux glass. It is so elegant and beautiful.
The faux glass album is absolutely amazing.
These are all so great but I love the carefree green circles and your daughter's sweet smile in the RR page!
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