What a most wonderful time of the year....Linda chose to showcase her grandson in this beautiful winter layout. It has such warmth as her grandsons smile just lights up the page. The circular design element brings the feeling of snowballs in the air. The delicate look of icicles is created using the jeweled vines hanging on trim. The misting of red here and there brings out the beauty of the poinsettias. The stitching and distressing just lends a touch of vintage nostalgia to the overall page. It is a perfect winter layout, But oh so warm! Love this one Linda. Beautifully done...

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Thanks posting your gorgeous creation in our gallery, Shelly! And to thank you, you can shop in the store and take 10% off your entire purchase!!!!

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Miranda - Click Here

Faber-Castell - CLICK HERE

Lynne - CLICK HERE

Prima Educators - CLICK HERE

Heidi - CLICK HERE

Iris Babao Uy (Webster's Pages) - CLICK HERE

Gabrielle Pollacco (Webster's Pages) - CLICK HERE

Jaz Lee (Webster's Pages) - CLICK HERE

Lisa V - CLICK HERE

Rae Moses - Click Here

Angelica - CLICK HERE

Paulien - CLICK HERE

LuminArte - CLICK HERE

Vicky - CLICK HERE 

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This week we bring to you another gorgeous layout created by Barbara. The photo is of her adorable grand daughter. Just look at those curls! A modern day Shirley Temple.Not to long ago, HSN had shown a new product by Martha Stewart. It is a circle punch. And it is WONDERFUL!!! The larger blue circle in the back and the smaller decorative circles were both punched with the machine. You just change the punches. Until it hits the general public, they are exclusive to HSN. But this isn't about the punch, this is about the beautiful layout Barbara created using her amazing talent. The color contrast of the blue, black and hints of yellow is striking. The flower clusters are just gorgeous and love that little birdies tucked into the clusters. The whole design is just divine. But that smile just lights up the whole layout. Great job Barbara, we totally adore this one!!

What would Swirlydoos be without our wonderful subscribers?!? It's a pleasure getting to know these ladies on the forums and from the stories they tell through their layouts. Yes,we are an amazing community, but most of all, we're a family! We appreciate each and every member and they deserved to be spotlighted. With that being said, our featured member for December is.....

Inspired by my sister, I started scrapping in late 2008 The plan was to do a series of family-themed albums. It didn’t take me long to become distracted. I saw an ad for K&Co Blue Awning paper and, not able to find it locally, I went online to a certain big box store. There, I discovered an entire new (for me) way to scrap and a whole bunch of talented scrappers.
I followed one of these talented ladies (Robin aka Robinzbirdz) to Swirlydoos as it was just starting up in February 2009. One look at the initial “Devine Decadence” kit and I was hooked; I’ve been a member ever since. Not only are the kits full of scrumptious goodies, but the “Savages” are an amazing group of ladies: warm, talented and so generous with their knowledge!!! Through the years, I’ve made a lot of wonderful friendships here and I am fortunate to meet up with these ladies from time to time.
As for my style, well, it’s impossible to be a Swirlydoos member and not learn to become a “fat” scrapper with a healthy dose of shabby chic thrown in. Add to that the tutorials and tips from the Design Team as well as so many of the members, and I’m going to have add “experimental” to this: I love trying out new ideas as well as new products!

Here are a some of my favorite projects of Peggy's,sure to inspire you!!






Thank you, Peggy for being a devoted savage!! ((HUGS))

Please come back and visit every first Sunday of the month to see who our next featured member will be.

This week, we present to you an enlightning, enchanting, layout created by Cheryl. Cheryl was pushed out of her comfort zone when she took some tips from Heidi about paints, drips, and splatters. As you can see, Cheryl really had fun in creating this wonderful layout!! The photo of her dear grand daughter dancing in the rain is perfectly complimented with the drips that simulate rain washing through the colors of the flowers. She used Gesso, Silks and Glimmer Mist for her techniques. She describes her creative process as a challenge, fun, and messy...We would love to see you come out of your comfort zone more often Cheryl!! This is beautiful!!!