Explore, ATC's Bloom style!

Hi everybody!  Here in Puerto Rico the summer is on full blast, the sun is shinning and actually a bit of rain wouldn't hurt to cool ourselves!  Inspired in this warm weather I decided to take my Bloom girl out for a walk!

Let's start our journey!  Bring out Jamie's fab watercolor pad, that thing is really thirsty!!!!

measure and cut to 2.5" x 3.5" for your ATC's

Stamp your girl using Archival ink, this will get really wet!

Next add some modeling paste to the Circles stencil, behind your girl!

I'm using Faber Castell whipped spackle

Start adding your gelatos to create the blazing sun

the fun part coloring your girl!

using Glass Bead Glitter Gel adhere some micro beads for a finishing touch

Now you have a quick army of ATC ready to share among friends!

 

 

I filmed a short video on making them

Thanks for visiting and have fun Exploring!

 

Milagros

 

 

Bloom stamp (explore, create, Inspire)

Bloom Circle stencil

Bloom A4 watercolor pad

Gelatos (lemon, cherry, squeezed orange)

Whipped spackle

Glass Bead Glitter gel

Watercolor pencils

Micro beads (Fire Opal)

 

 

Swirlydoos December Reveal!!!

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

December Scrapbook Kit Reveal!

Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Maja's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. Make sure you leave a comment on all blogs for a chance to win a prize! And, make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!

Swirlydoos is proud to bring you our beautiful December collection:

Enchanted Evening

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And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our December scrapbook kit, and a special Christmas project!

Are you a subscriber? If so, your kit is on it's way if you don't already have it! If not, check out the Swirlydoos store to see if there are any December 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 today !!  
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You have until midnight, eastern time, 12/17 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 12/19. 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 word is : Authentic 


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

Blog Hop Order:

Helena http://willeascrappar.blogspot.com

Angelica  http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Maja http://stokk-eyovine.blogspot.se/

Jamie http://jamiedoughertydesigns.blogspot.com/

Paulien  http://paulienvandenbosch.blogspot.com/ 

Maggi  http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/\

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Rae http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/

Happy Creating

Jamie

Painting with Masking Tape...

I had a wild hair this weekend and wanted to try something different. I love the clean lines you get when you paint with masking tape so I thought why not give a original design a go. I have this crush on wood lately and I hate when paint runs in the grain of the wood sometimes. So...I HAD to try out the tape. Here is what I came up with...

Supplies: Piece of Beech wood 1'x2' that I got at Michaels Crafts, black spray paint by Krylon, Yellow and pink spray paint by Liquitex, white paint pen by Sharpie, Masking tape by Frogtape 

Here is a quick still action video I made on how I created this piece. I had so much fun making this but man did it take a lot of photos lol If you have any questions please feel free to ask. 

The original piece is now available on Etsy here.

If you try out this technique even if it's as simple as a few squiggles on a canvas, I would love to see it!!


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog; have a wonderful and creative week.

Jamie D.

www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com

ATCs with Shimmerz Paints

Happy Monday! Today I have a fun Shimmerz tutorial to share with you. These little artist trading cards are full of color and techniques. The techniques shown can be used on any scrapbook or mixed media project.

Here is the video on how I went about creating my little tidbits of inspiration. 

Thank You

Jamie D.