July Scrapbook Kit Reveal & Blog Hop!

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July Scrapbook Kit Reveal & Blog Hop!

If you came here from Debbie'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 !! 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 July collection:

Celestial Summer 

And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our July scrapbook kit!

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 July kits or add ons in the store!

***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***

Has it sold out? - become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for your monthly scrapbook kits!
*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*

We have some absolutely beautiful scrapbook projects for you to see!

The July kit features Blue Fern Studio's Ombre Dreams papers and I have to tell you, this paper ROCKS!! It is the heaviest weight paper I have used and thus works so well with wet mediums, masks, etc. AND it is absolutely GORGEOUS!! I love the soft color palette of this kit, it works so well with any theme.

The papers work so well with vintage styled layouts such as this one.   This is a vintage photo of a close friend's Mom, it's such a pretty photo, I had to scrap it for her!  I did some masking with Prima's Doily #3 and Crushed Shells Glimmer Mist in the upper left and bottom right corners.  Then I turned the mask over and pressed the mist that remained on the mask into the paper.  That makes a really pretty negative image.  The large roses are from the flower add-on kit and the small roses are from my stash as are the letters.

 That sweet fairy perched on the roses is Prima resin and a package of 12 fairies comes in the main kit!  Sweet!

The butterfly is another of Prima's wooden embellishments included in the embellie add-on.  That awesome garden sink is from a previous kit.

Supplies

Cardstock:      Core'dinations Persimmon

 Patterned paper:  Blue Fern Ombre Dreams collection:  base - Leslie's Dream, longest rectangle - Ginger's Dream, floral rectangle - Prima Princess Collection Lily 950989

 Letters:  Pink Paislee foam letters

Diecuts and punches: Martha Stewart Flourish Lace

 Flowers:   I Am Roses mini roses, Prima Roses 574932

 Ink:  Color box rose coral, Prima Pastel Peach, Shabby Tote

 Mist:  Glimmer Mist Crushed Shells

 Masks:  Prima Doily #3

 Masking paste:  Liquitex super heavy gesso

Other:  Prima Wood Embellishments Princess 572907, Prima resin icons 573324, Prima Shabby Chic Treasures 

These next two layouts are a bit unusual for me as I seldom work with purples.  Why?  'Cause they don't usually work for me but these gorgeous papers just brought out my inner purple, LOL!!

This layout was done with our July sketch.  The lace is included in the Embellishments add-on and was a pretty off white, however, I wanted it to be purple so I dyed it with the Snapdragon Silks paint that was included in the main kit.  You can easily dye fabrics and trims with paint; all you need to do is water down the paint a bit and I find it easier to apply if I dampen the fabric or trim first.

This gorgeous bridge came in the main kit and is Blue Fern's Layered Iron Bridge that I have heat embossed.

I've added a Manor House pink vine and some small fuschia roses from my stash to the purple flowers from the flower add on.

 

This next layout shows a photo of my sweet great niece, I love the sparkle in her eyes!

I first painted this paper with clear gesso.  I do this so that I have more control of my mists and inks, i.e. if I don't like how it looks I can use a damp paper towel and remove all or most of the mist and reapply.  I used this technique on this page and the previous.

I used Mix'd Media Inx in wisteria and Prima's pastel peach inks to color this paper.  First I lightly mist my paper and then lightly swipe on the ink.  Often I dip the ink applicator in water so it is somewhat like painting with water colors.

One product that came in the Embellishment add-on that I really liked is Darice wire.  Its what looks a bit like stitched circles on this layout.  Its actually a crinkled wire that I wrapped into circles, love how it looks!

 The chippy is Blue Fern and comes in the Embellishments add-on.  I first painted it with white gesso and then randomly applied here and there Ranger Antiquities Tanzanite embossing enamel.  Then I dabbed on Emperor's Gold Silks.  After that dried, I covered the entire chippy with Ranger Frosted Crystal embossing powder.

These two large flowers are handmade from cardstock (addon) and fabric like paper included in the main kit.  I used McGill's Floriano and Retro Flower punches and followed the techniques in this tutorial:  cardstock and woven paper flower.  The pretty berries and leaves are from the flower add-on.

Supplies:

Patterned paper:  Blue Fern Ombere Dreams:  Background - Juliana's Dream,  Prima Princess collection scraps under photo

Letters:  Maya Road chipboard letters

Chipboard:  Blue Fern Corner Flourish

Embossing powder:  Ranger Antiquities Tanzanite & Frosted Crystal

Diecuts and punches: McGill Floriano & Retro Flower

Flowers:   Petaloo Epherma Lavender/purple 1100 107, Petaloo Spring Berry Clusters Lav/purple

Ink:  MIx'd Media Inx Wisteria

Mist:  Prima Color Blooms Pressed Petal

Masks:  Prima Doily #3 under photo

Paint:      Silks Vavoom Red & Emperor's Gold

Other:  Darice wire, cardboard, Petaloo butterfly, Prima wooden Embellishments

My special word is : Battle

So, let's get started! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!! 

You have until midnight, eastern time, on Thursday, 7/10 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 7/11. 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.

I'm the end of the blog hop so go back to the Swirlydoo's blog from here.  Hope you enjoyed the hop! 

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