Swirlydoos January Round Robin

Once again I am joining up with the

Swirlydoos Round Robin challenge.

Where each week a team member lifts the layout posted before them.

It's always one of my favorite challenges out there.

The push to step outside your comfort zone as well as be inspired by those around you.

This month I am on Team 3 and followed Peggy.

Now usually I just share my layout but this time around I am sharing hers as well because it is absolutely flipping amazing.

This is what she created and I had to follow...talk about tough!

The twist this month (there always is one)

is that you were to pull at least 3 things from your stash over a year old.

1 year....pshaw

I upped the ante and went 3+ yrs old,

and this is my layout.

The paper and chipboard clocks are from BoBunny's timepiece collection-2011

The chipboard clock on a chain, the mist used, Glitz paper layers, watch faces, and the leaves are all several years old as well.

Cluster of Prima flowers, metal, old leaves and chipboard pieces.

Misting with Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow mist

in Cattail Copper Brown (one of the 1st colors I ever bought from them)

Some modeling paste through a Crafter's Workshop stencil for added 

texture.

Tim Holtz rub ons to add to my word of the year.

Make sure to visit the Swirlydoos forum 

and see how others are taking on the challenge while using up their stash.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Kicking off the new year with a Craft Hoarders Anonymous challenge

Happy 2015!

It's time for a new challenge at 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous.

This is a fun one for sure;

CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE!

Create any type or style of project you wish, as long as you pick ONE (1) item from each category in the chart below! Choose your cardstock, printed paper, or other base (box, canvas, tray, etc.). Next, choose your adhesive. Finally, from the chart below, choose your coloring medium, fiber, technique, texture, and embellishments for your project! The combinations are almost endless! (You may choose more than one item from each category, but you MUST have AT LEAST ONE from each!) Have fun, and welcome to a NEW YEAR at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

Here is the chart to choose from...

This is what I have made using the above chart.

I used the Beloved kit from Swirlydoos to create this layout of me and the youngest.

From the list I have;

Spray Mist, Paint, Twine, Stamping, Distressing Tool, Chipboard, Metal,

Flowers, Buttons, & Bling.

Whew!

Supplies:

Kaisercraft paper & Die Cuts

Prima Crystals & Flowers

Tattered Angels Mist

Blue Fern Chipboard

Twine, Metal, & Gesso

Views of my dripping mist, chipboard & twine...

Make sure to visit the Design Team members blogs

 to see how the have worked with this challenge.

Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Donna Idlet
Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel 
Kathy Clement
Nancy Dynes

Pam Bray
Teresa Horner
Wendi Robinson

Playing with Sketchabilities 130 and Swirlydoos

Happy 2015 everyone.

I hope your Holiday season was filled with family and fun.

My house has finally cleared out.

The last of the visitors left yesterday and I finally get to start creating again.

Today I pulled out the newest sketch from the

Sketchabilities blog, #13o.

Totally fun and ready for some messy media.

I also had on my desk the December kit from 

Swirlydoos

Enchanted Evening.

Perfect!

This is the layout I created.

The base paper is from BoBunny Rose Cafe line.

I added some scraped on Gesso and Primary Cyan fluid acrylic paint by Golden,

followed up with some stamping using stamps from

Tim Holtz and Club Scrap.

A little strip of dyed lace and some Dresden Foil trim.

Prima flowers & resin.

The chipboard is from Creative Embellishments, 

colored with Prima ink and clear embossing powder.

A doily is layered under the photo 

and blue twine circled around it.

Some Tim Holtz rub ons and splattered

Glimmer mist in Slate finish off the page.

That's it for today.

So happy to be back creating.

Now to go put away all the decorations!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sketchabilities 129 with Swirlydoos Treasured Yesterdays kit

Sharing a layout today created using the new sketch from

Sketchabilities.

This is sketch 129

and it's PERFECT for some custom background making.

I paired the sketch with the October kit

Treasured Yesterdays

from Swirlydoos.

This is the page I created.

The base paper is from Prima's Epiphany collection.

Layers of masking tape, lace, washii tape,

drywall tape and cheesecloth were all adhered to the paper before being covered with a 

layer of Gesso.

While it was still wet I dropped some 

Cobalt Teal (fav color EVER!) acrylic paint from Golden 

onto the page and brushed it around.

Slate Glimmer mist was heavily misted and the page was tipped sideways

for the streaks.

There is stamping using both StazOn and Distress ink.

Stamps from Oxford Impressions, Tim Holtz and Club Scrap helped

add pattern to the background over the paint and other medias.

Petaloo flowers, Prima Die Cuts & metal bits

all were added to the page.

Several circles were hand drawn using a Distress Marker, Charcoal pencil, 

Sharpie and India ink.

Thread scraps were added around as well.

That's it for today.

Make sure to stop by the Sketchabilities blog to 

see how others are

using the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Selfie Nation

Sharing a layout done today using the

November kit Beloved

from Swirlydoos.

Every kit comes with a sketch and challenge based on that sketch.

This is this month's sketch designed by the very talented 

Beggahuna.

This is the layout I created using it.

Almost everything on the page came from the November kit

which is featuring the fabulous Rustic Harmony collection by Kaisercraft.

The sketch was a wee bit tricky

and I did change it up slightly to work for me

but in the end I was happy.

I have lots of teenagers roaming my house,

and anyone with them knows their love for their phones, their cameras, and taking photos of themselves with their camera phones.

I caught this in action on July 4, 2014 and too me it just epitomized the age & times.

Their is a large piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard covered with 

Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder in

Geranium Coral Blush.

The flowers are Prima and the pearls are Kaisercraft.

Lots of little die cuts also from 

Kaisercraft tucked in and around the photo.

Doilies popping up here and there.

So that's my take on the sketch.

Make sure to stop by the forum and see how others have worked with it.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Swirlydoos and the Treasured Yesterdays sketch

Sharing a layout today using the 

Treasured Yesterdays kit from Swirlydoos 

as well as the sketch.

This was the sketch included in the kit.

The sketch challenge runs until Nov 15 so I'm doing a happy dance.

I never get the sketch's done in time.

I did this month…whoo hoo!

Here is my layout.

Almost everything used came in the kit.

I added some mists, stamps, and in from my stash.

The background paper is from Prima's Epiphany collection.

Some misting with Trunk Bay Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

Black ink through a Dylusions stencil and stamping using a BoBunny & Kaisercraft stamp.

The large chipboard circle is from Blue Fern Studios

I colored it with Aqua Stained Glass medium from Tattered Angels and then misted with Slate Glimmer mist.

Holding my heat gun close I managed to make it bubble up a bit for more texture.

The flowers, wood pieces and clock stick pin all come from Prima as well.

Some lace was layered under the photo

 along with some journaling cards from Prima.

Prima sparkly gems were scattered across the page to finish it.

Some torn Fancy Pants corrugated cardboard was layered with the Prima papers 

for a pop of color.

Make sure to check out the the thread

on the forum to see other interpretations of the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Sketchabilities #126 with Swirlydoos

Checking out the 

Sketchabilities blog for  sketch #126,

I knew I had to use it for my next layout.

I combined it with the SGC challenge at Swirlydoos.

The challenge there was to tell your story somewhere on the page.

Journaling was to be an integral part of the page.

The other part of the challenge there was to talk about your fur babies.

Well we don't have any ourselves but we are lucky enough to have plenty of friends who share theirs.

This is the awesome sketch….

and here is my layout.

I used mostly supplies from past and present Swirlydoos kits.

One of the tags tucked behind the photo has the journaled story.

It's about the little one and our friend's donkey.

She spent hours with them, feeding, patting, and riding (until she fell off).

She was so happy.

Some stamping on the background paper with BoBunny & Clearsnap stamps 

using Frayed Burlap Distress ink.

Blue Fern Studio chipboard layered with paper scraps,

doilies and some lace trim.

Some Prima ink was rubbed through a Crafter's Workshop stencil 

to give a little pop of color.

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Antique Bronze was 

misted randomly onto the page.

Make sure to visit the Sketchabilities blog and see the other takes on the sketch,

and the Swirlydoos forum 

to see how others are journaling on their pages.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Swirlydoos November Round Robin

It's my turn to kick off a team for the 

Swirlydoos

Round Robin challenge.

This is the layout I created to start off Team 4.

The theme this month is 

CELEBRATING FAMILY.

The vast majority of supplies on this page came from the

Wistful Blues (August kit)

from Swirlydoos.

The background paper is from Riddersholm Designs

The photo is of the 5 of us + our adopted German

(she came one year as an exchange student and now comes back often as a part of the family)

Liverpool FC came and played a soccer game against AC Milan in our town this summer.

Our family is massive soccer fans and this was the highlight of the summer for sure.

I used Faded Jeans & Frayed Burlap Distress Inks through a Tim Holtz stencil.

Followed up with some more stamping using a Prima stamp and more Distress ink.

The flowers are Petaloo,  the wood buttons and title stickers are from Prima.

I added some cheesecloth and misted with my current favorite Glimmer Mist-Trunk Bay.

Some lace trim & metal chain finished it off.

Make sure to head over to Swirlydoos,

see what the other teams are creating ,

and how team 4 continues on.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

October Round Robin with Swirlydoos

Sharing my entry for this month's

Round Robin over at 

Swirlydoos.

Every month I take the chance and join up with this amazing challenge.

It's so much fun to see how the layouts evolve week after week.

It's my turn to share a layout.

Team 1 Week 3

I followed Maggi and Kimberly on my team.

The theme this month was

Get your spook on….

How appropriate with Halloween coming up.

This is what I created.

Using mostly supplies from past kits including paper, mediums and embellishments.

The image is from 

Polly's Paper Studio.

Totally reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe's 

The Raven

I transformed lots of miscellaneous flowers using

a copper paint dabber.

Black gesso and Lindy's Stamp Gang mists were used to alter 

the background paper.

The chipboard clock and keys were also colored with Lindy's.

Black netting added in spots.

Head over to Swirlydoos and check out what the other teams have done this month.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!