CHA Craft Super Show - L.A. Here we come!

How to make a MINI...

Head on over to SWIRLYDOOS. I will be doing a weekly series on Mondays on How to make a Mini Album step by step. Head on over to the Tips, Tricks & Techniques page for Part 1 which started today. The Series will be titled "Monday Morning Mini Madness"..Stay tuned for more info. Todays tutorial is on preparing the cover back and pages. Future sessions will be on embellishing your cover and the different pages with cool techniques and tutorials and end with putting it all together, So come and join us for Monday Mini Madness. If you have always wanted to try a mini, this will take you step by step...

Prima Contest **WINNERS**

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE TWO RANDOMLY DRAWN WINNERS OF OUR PRIMA-LICIOUS CONTEST!!!!

Yr Bergsteinsdottir - Iceland

&

Angelica Franssen - California

You ladies have a nice big box of Prima headed your way! Ang - I already have your address. Yr, Please email us your shipping address to Krissy @swirlydoos.com

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!!

Digital Kit to benefit Autism Speaks!!

This awesome "Autism Awareness" kit was designed by talented digital artist, Stacey Towers. The kit, which boasts 14 papers, 27 elements, a full alphabet and word art was designed in honor of MY SON Mason who has Autism. Stacey has graciously offered to donate 100% of ALL proceeds from this kit to Autism Speaks in Mason's honor. Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cause and cure for this horrifying epidemic. Won't you please download this very versatile (and SUPER CUTE) kit today? It is being offered at a special rate of only $3.00 per kit for a very limited time!

You can find this kit at www.scrapthatidea.com

Or click here for a direct link:

http://www.scrapthatidea.com/store/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=313

AWARENESS

1 In every 150 children will be diagnosed with Autism

This number is increasing by 10-17% each year

Autism is more common than childhood cancer, Juvenile Diabetes, and pediatric AIDS... COMBINED.

The cause of Autism is unknown

THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE

For more information about Autism and how you can help - please visit www.autismspeaks.org

or you can visit Mason's donation page here

Thank You!

SWIRLYDOOS Prima Exclusive Add-On Kit for September

For those who just cant get enough of Prima!!! SWIRLYDOOS has created an Exclusive add on Kit. The brand new Prima Paradise City line along with Embellishments:
Prima—Times Chipboard Alphabet Set
Prima—Country Elegance Roses
Prima—Large Say it in Crystal Swirls
Prima—Mulberry Leaves (Mauve)
Prima—Build-A-Bauble clear stamp collection
A whooooooooole bunch of Prima coordinated gemstones set to compliment the Build-A-Bauble stamp set perfectly.
These kits are HOT!!!

THE ADD ONS

And don't for get the add 0ns for BEJEWELED
The coordinating colors of the American Crafts Cardstock along with the perfectly paired flower add on is a must addition to this kit!!

Swirlydoos is proud to offer you our gleaming September Kit - "Bejeweled"

Shining, glimmering, Bejeweled! The Swirlydoos team took to the isles at Summer CHA and carefully chose some of the most beautiful, innovative and of course "shiny" newly released products we could find! Our "Bejeweled" collection comes complete with a custom sketch by the very talented Beggahuna, which you can use to enter our monthly sketch challenge! This carefully prepared kit boasts a ton of the NEW Prima products. We've also included new products from Clearsnap, Unique Pages, ZVA, Kaisercraft and the list goes on! We are proud to offer you a coordinating cardstock add on, a pattern paper add on, our 'Signature' Flower add-on kit, and an absolutely 'gawk' inspiring Prima Exclusive add-on kit! Prima Marketing is sponsoring our manufacturer contest this month, see details below on how to win one of two FABULOUS Prima prize packs! We sincerely hope you'll enjoy this beautiful collection that we have prepared for you!

September Kit

With CHA fresh on our heels, we are still so excited with everything we saw at the show... If you want the newest of the new products, learning cool new techniques, and trading scrapping secrets with the best bunch of scrap artists, then head on over to Swirlydoos and subscribe...You will surely not be disappointed. September is going to be a "Prima"licious month at Swirlydoos!!! The main kit and add ons are just spectacular and the contest and prize(s) this month is a big one!! We even have an Exclusive add on kit that will be a definate "want" to add to the September lineup!! Keep your eyes peeled because on reveal day (last day of the month) you will not want to miss Septembers kit debut!! We may even throw in a sneak peak or 2 at SWIRLYDOOS!!

Mother Love

"Mother Love" created by Peggy is our pick for Layout Of The Week at SWIRLYDOOS !!! What a beautiful job she did with pastel Color Blocking on the Heidi Swapp Invisibles to match the quilt in the sweet sweet photo of Peggy's daughter in law and her grand daughter Sophia....The flowers were "custom" tinted with Glimmer Mist and she Smooched the heart and added a stick pin. It all goes together so well. Beautiful art Peggy...We love it!! Come visit our gallery for more spectacular layouts by our very talented Swirly Girls!!

Scrap Passionately - August Kit Unveiled!

We're HAPPY to announce that we have unveiled our August kit - Passion! Unnnnnnnnnfortunately you just weren't quick enough this month to snag one before they were all snatched up by the Swirly Savages around this joint! Hit the "JOIN THE CLUB" page of our website to ensure you never miss a kit again!

Be sure to visit our HOME page for full details on this and all our previous kits!

Hangin at CHA

We were hangin' at the hotel - Lucky us, Tim was staying here too. We bought some drinks, had some chats... a collab kit in the near future? VERY LIKELY!

The Swirly Girlies head to CHA - Orlando!

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo scrappy friends!

It's that time of year again - CHA Summer is in balmy, sticky, wet, aligator infested FLORIDA this year! YAY!!!!!!!!! Seriously, I've never been to FL and am really looking forward to getting away for a few days, staying in a nice (quiet) hotel and meeting up with other Swirly Girlies at the show!

We will all be getting together at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando for "Cocktail Hour(s)" So if you're headed to the show contact us at info@swirlydoos.com and let us know! We'd love to meet up with other scrapbookers in the community and all are welcome to join us for HAPPY HOUR(s)!