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Monday, November 12, 2012

Swirlydoos November Kit Reveal and Blog Hop

10:30 AM | Posted by Unknown | | Edit Post

It's the big reveal! The full Monty! Check out our November kit, Nouveau!

Be sure to check out a video "tour" of the main kit, kit add ons and the technique kit below!

Swirlydoos is PROUD to present our November collection - Nouveau!

***Collection is available in our scrapbook store while supplies last***

and our stunning collection of perfectly coordinated add on kits

Quantities are VERY limited! Click here to see more information about our November Collection

Click here to snag your kits now - before they're all gone!

SURPRISE!!!! 2, not 1 (last minute change of plans), of our Design Team members, who shall remain a secret *snicker* are keeping hidden treasure on their blogs. Make sure to follow and leave a message on everyone's blogs for an additional chance at winning a prize.

Make sure to stop by our Facebook page and "like us". This way you can keep up on all of the other little things that goes on with Swirlydoos!!

November Main Kit & Add Ons

November Project/Tech

Head to our homepage for kit details and to sign up!!

Here is some information on the prizes you can win!!!

Swirlydoos Sponsored Prize -
This gorgeous October Main Kit can be yours!!! Experience the kit for yourself!!

Petaloo-
****GOODY BAG!!!!! This prize pack is full of gorgeous Petaloo Blooms!!

Faber Castell

***A fabulous mixed media prize pack worth $60

Secret Designer #1 -
BRAND NEW Bo-Bunny Snow Day -

Secret Designer #2 -
Swirlydoos Miniature Blooms Flower Kit

You have until midnight, eastern time, on Wednesday, 11/14 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on Thursday 11/15. 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. Become a follower on our blog and facebook if you're not already. 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, come 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.

The party starts over at Irene's Blog . Have fun!

Here is the order and blog addresses.

Swirlydoos CLICK HERE

Irene - CLICK HERE

Miranda - Click Here

Heidi - CLICK HERE

Petaloo - Click Here

Lynne - CLICK HERE

Angelica - CLICK HERE

Lisa V - CLICK HERE

Rae Moses - Click Here

Paulien - CLICK HERE

Larissa- CLICK HERE

Lisa G - CLICK HERE

Vicky - CLICK HERE

Back to Swirlydoos!!

For more information about joining Swirlydoos Scrabpook Kit Club please follow the link to our "Join the Club" page! We can't wait to welcome you aboard!

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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Layout Of The Week November 11, 2012 Adriana Templeton

8:47 PM | Posted by LISA | | Edit Post

Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There's a thousand pretty women waitin out there
And they're all livin devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas

Andie tells us that The pic is of her on the strip in Las Vegas. It was her first trip to Vegas, and the photo brought back all of the memories of the trip which meant a lot to her. The flower and feather combo came from the veil she was wearing in the photo. The colors are just perfect to depict a Vegas scene. We love how the frame is in the shape of a diamond. The cluster of flowers frames the photo beautifully. The pops and touches of red just brings out the reds in the photo, drawing attention to Andie!! The scattered pearls add an elegance to it all. Great photo and great layout Andie! This one is wonderful!!

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Transparency Mixed Media Page-Oct Tech Kit

8:00 AM | Posted by Miranda Edney | | Edit Post

Hey everyone, its Miranda here with another page out of the Mixed Media Prima Album.

On this page I used one of the clear pocket protector pages from the album to create a little layout on. I LOVE to use acetate and transparencies! I hope you all like the video tutorial and decide to give it a try! Here are a few pictures :)

http://www.swirlydoos.com/news.php

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Product Spotlight: Lavender Trims

5:00 AM | Posted by Rae | | Edit Post

Oo la la! Look at this assortment of lavender trims!

These trims are so lovely, perfect for any project. And, they are light enough in color to be misted any color that you want, if you didn't want them to be purple. Here's what you get: 1/2 yard Gimp, 3 yards Single Strand Fiber Patch, 3 yards Fiber Cord, 3 yards Eyelash, 3 yards Double Strand Fiber Patch, 1/2 yard Beaded Eyelash. What a steal for 10% off the original price in Swirlydoos store, today only!

We actually featured these trims in the Lavender Escape kit a while back. Take a look at how our design team used them in these layouts:

Angelica

Irene

And, look what we found in the gallery:

A beautiful page by subscriber Sandi Clarkson. Thank you for posting your projects to the gallery! , Sandi! Because we featured your layout using these trims, you can shop in the store today and receive 10% off your entire purchase today.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Card Day

12:11 PM | Posted by Paulien van den Bosch | | Edit Post

Did you know......

That we have the coolest Card challenge?!!!!

Our November Round Robin for cards has just started,

and OMG.... we already have a gorgeous sneak that shows some awesome techniques.

How beautiful is that?

Makes me want to see the entire card right away.

Wanna learn about the Round Robin for Cards Challenge??

Click HERE

and make yourself at home. Maybe you even like it that much, that you want to join in on the next month.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Layout Of The Week November 4, 2012Erin Reed

7:17 PM | Posted by LISA | | Edit Post

An Autumn Greeting

"Come," said the Wind to the Leaves one day.
"Come over the meadow and we will play.
Put on your dresses of red and gold.
For summer is gone and the days grow cold."

CLICK HERE

This week, we bring to you a gorgeous Autumn inspired layout by Erin. The layout is perfect for the season, as the sentiment is about giving Thanks for life's good things. Specifically her baby girl Catherine. The orange, yellow, and golden colors that Erin used, ooze Fall...The circular shapes around the page make the leaves appear as if they are swirling. Love the splats of color, as if Mother nature was running around with her paint brush dripping color everywhere. I recognize the big orange lacy leaf as a pack of doilies I once found at the dollar store. What a perfect find that would also make a great frame!! The inspiration in this layout is truly inspiring. Thank you Erin for a beautiful page. And Catherine is the most precious pumpkin of them all!! Congrats on a piece of art well done!

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Featured Member Manda Kurtz

5:00 AM | Posted by Angelica | | Edit Post

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 November is.....

*Manda Kurtz*

Here is a bit about our wonderful Manda:

Hi! My name is Amanda Kurtz, but I really go by Manda. I have been scrapping now for about 10 years, I started when my oldest son, then a sweet baby boy, was 1. At first, it was a way for me to simply remember all the cute little things he did that I knew I would forget as he got older, well, 2 more kids and 10 years later I am knee-deep in scrap pages! It has definitely helped to define who I am, not just what I do.

I would say that my style is sort of messy-pretty-altered-grunge. I love paints, inks, mediums and mists of all kinds. Some say I have a misting problem. I say, everything is better with mist! I am always experimenting with color and style, I love to take inspiration from nature and music, movies and art. I try to not do the same thing twice as I get bored quite easily.

I am so honored to be the featured member for November here at Swirlydoos! I never really had a honed-in sense of what my artistic outlet was until I joined this amazing club. From the beginning, I was welcomed with open arms and minds and I have found a great home. I am always learning and growing with the support of my fellow Swirly Savages. There is often something new to try (and buy) and I love the sharing of ideas and techniques that makes Swirlydoos such an awesome club.

Manda has always caught my eye with her misting ability. It's because of her I actually tried it. Now, I love it!! Here are a few projects of Manda's that I found in our gallery that I absolutely love!!

Here is a link to Manda's Blog: http://mandadk.blogspot.com/

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

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

.....more 'Tovers!!!

8:00 AM | Posted by Lynne Forsythe | | Edit Post

Good Saturday Morning to y'all!!!

Lynne here ~
and I am excited to share with you
ANOTERH
'Tover Technique Tag!!!!

Hope you enjoy it!

A Swirlydoos ~ Imagination Lab Tutorial!!

I have been having SOOOO much fun playing with the October Technique Kit....

the Luminarte ~ Primary Elements.....

the Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze.....

JUST EVERYTHING!!!

Here are a few picts of the tag....

......the richness of the colors!!!

......oh look at the Ice Resin Key.....
I said I use it some day!!!

ok.....enough jibber jabber.....
LET THE CREATING BEGIN!!

Labels: Altered Arts, Education Design Team, Luminarte, Mixed Media, Primary Elements, Silk Acrylic Glaze, Swirlydoos.com, Technique Tag, video tutorial | 5 comments

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Product Spotlight: Pink Paislee Artisan Elements

5:00 AM | Posted by Rae | | Edit Post

Pink Paislee Artisan Elements are so versatile, that you can never have too many! And, today, we are selling them in the store at a discounted price of 10% off!

The Artisan Collection from Pink Paislee allows you to customize each individual piece to fit your personal 'crafting' style. You can leave them "natural" as an elegant accent or add color mediums to create unlimited creative possibilities. These products work great with misting sprays, craft inks, markers, paints and various ink stains. Each package includes 16 dimensional foam stickers that measure approximately .25" to 5.75". Acid and lignin free.

We featured these lovely elements in the Bell Chanson kit. Take a look how Heidi used them:

And, Lisa G used one as a centerpiece to her card:

And, here is a layout that subscriber, Jan posted in our gallery:

We love how you used these frames, Jan. Thank you for posting your project in the gallery! Jan will receive 10% off her entire purchase today!

Everyone, grab these lovelies in the store NOW!

Please post your stuff in the gallery, ladies!

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Card Day

12:51 AM | Posted by Paulien van den Bosch | | Edit Post

Our October Round Robin for Cards, has ended last week.

I would like to say a big

THANK YOU to our hostess, Linda.

You did an awesome job girl!

Linda had to pick a favorite card, out of all those gorgeous entries,

and the person who created it, is going to be featured on the blog here today.

So without further ado, here's the winner for October's Round Robin for Cards

miss Debbie Rybolt

And here's the card that Debbie made. Isn't that gorgeous?!!!!!!

We asked Debbie, to tell a little about herself, and here's what she said:

My name is Debbie and I am a 48 year old mother to one and grandmama to a wonderful grandson..

I work a full time job as a paramedic and I am also a part time instructor.

I use to have a passion for gardening, but now scrapping pretty much takes priority.

I love to spend time at the beach and spend time with my family. I love dogs and will pretty much do anything to help a dog in need( like jump out of the ambulance in the middle of a super busy intersection to rescue a dog from getting ran over) call me crazy.... I joined swirlydoos in 2011 and have enjoyed every minute of it. I have learned alot and have got acquainted with some really sweet people. Everyone here is always willing to help out... love being a swirly sister... Thanks everyone for making me feel part of the swirly family...... And by the way it is cold as crap here in North Carolina and I hate cold weather.... (laughing)

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Congratulations Debbie!!!!

If you would like to play along, and getting a chance to being featured on our blog

you can sign up below.

November Round Robin for Cards

This challenge is open to anyone

You have till Sunday November 4th (midnight) to sign in.

Oh and btw... I posted a tutorial, in the all about cards thread, for this project.

Have Fun!!!!

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Layout Of The Week October 28,2012 Linda Pekrul

10:50 AM | Posted by LISA | | Edit Post

"Little Girls"

Karen Barnes

Little girls are made of daisies and butterflies and soft kitty cat purrs
And all the precious memories of times that once were.

Little girls are made of angel's wings and giggles and a firefly's glow
And all the happy feelings, deep inside, that we all know.

Little girls are made of cinnamon and bubbles and fancy white pearls
And snowflakes and rainbows and ballerina twirls.

Little girls are made of sunshine and cupcakes and fresh morning dew,
And these are the reasons, little one, why everyone loves you.

This week we bring you a beautiful layout created by Linda. The design is divine and the pink colors are perfect to showcase such a beautiful photo. The mix of different flowers look like they were freshly picked from a summer garden ad the fluttering butterflies add a lightness to the whole layout. We love the way the photo was framed with just some paper and the Creative imaginations frame. Looks fabulous. A zipper pull here, an angel there and some bling to round it out, you have done a pretty awesome job with your art on this one Linda. We love it!!

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