Week 1 Swirlydoos Ultimate Design Challenge

So Week 1 of the Swirlydoos Ultimate Design Challenge has concluded and below is my entry for the first round. 

The main principal of the first week was to create an embellishment using different texture techniques and then use the embellishment on a new layout as demonstrated by the amazing Swirlydoos Design Team members. 

So without any further adieu here is my first week offering. 

The chipboard is a Kaisercraft chipboard piece which has been undercoated in gesso, before having layers of alternate Viva Decor primary elements paint and Inka Gold in Gold and Charcoal and texture paste added to it. The piece was then overstamped with Stayzon red ink using a small Prima script stamp from an earlier Swirlydoos kit.

The little C dangle was created from chipboard and then coated in texture paste. In order to get the crackled look i then took the piece and used cracked eggshells covered in alcohol inks, and followed up with a coating of Glossy accents to provide depth and dimension, and to give it that mosaic kind of look. 

As a final addition i hand made the little roses in the bottom right corner of the frame from cardstock covered in again alcohol inks and a little viva decor Inka gold medium.  

 

Such a fun project to do thanks to the folks at Swirlydoos for the Inspiration and the Challenge to get moving this year and start creating. 

And to the wonderful design team Good Luck with making your selections and voting!! The talent and offerings for this first  round have been simply jaw dropping. I really don't envy you the task of sorting out the first round!!!

So for all of you out there looking for a bit of medium based inspiration pop over to the swirlydoos gallery and website to enjoy some of the gorgeous and unique offerings from some amazingly talented people. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Tammy