Wednesday, November 16, 2011
With the holidays quickly approaching, what better way to get your scrap on with fun and easy challenges. The Swirlydoos November Challenges are up and running!!! Ready to play??
Here is the sketch for November. If you would like to join in on the forum fun, please visit the Sketch Challenge Thread
This layout was made by our fabulous guest designer Natasha. Have a question for Natasha? Please visit the Get to Know Natasha Thread.
LisaG is hosting this months SwirlyHues Challenge. We just love the soft color palette and beautiful sketch to round out this month's kit. Remember anyone can play!!! Please visit the Swirlyhues Thread for more details.
When I saw MandaK's layout in the SwirlyHues gallery
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
And wow... do we have some PRETTY ones to share.
While I was browsing through our Gallery I came accross some Gorgeous Fall cards.
First card is made by Christy
and then Peggy her card
Cheryl:
Jackie:
and another beauty from Shell:
All these gorgeous creations represents Fall Season in a BEAUTIFUL way!!!!
Awesome job ladies.
Last week I posted, the last sketch for this year, for our Blog Inspired Card Challenge.
You still have another week to complete your card, which we would love to see, with a Christmas feel to it.
Please load your cards into the Card section of our Gallery.
Here's the sketch again, for reminder
I have created this card, with our B E A U T I F U L November ***Beau Jardin***kit
Of course I did a "step by step" photo tutorial for you, which can be found HERE
Hope you like it and we are looking forward to see your Blog Inspired Cards. So.........
Let's create!!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Posted: Sun Nov 13 2011, 06:42AMG randpa when I think of all those hours on you knee.
R eminiscent of the times you've had such faith in me.
A nd how you boasted to your friends how somehow you “just know”…In
N ot too long I'd make you proud but I'm so proud of you!
D earest Grandpa you're the reason life is so complete.
F or teaching me of victory and not to fear defeat.
A nd through your gentle nurturing my confidence has grown.
T o me you've been the greatest blessing life has ever known.
H eartfelt love and blessings are my wishes for you know.
E xpressing that your kindness be returned to you somehow.
R ecalling how you've touched my life with long-lasting impressions
I pray you feel my love for you through all my small
expressions!
R eminiscent of the times you've had such faith in me.
A nd how you boasted to your friends how somehow you “just know”…In
N ot too long I'd make you proud but I'm so proud of you!
D earest Grandpa you're the reason life is so complete.
F or teaching me of victory and not to fear defeat.
A nd through your gentle nurturing my confidence has grown.
T o me you've been the greatest blessing life has ever known.
H eartfelt love and blessings are my wishes for you know.
E xpressing that your kindness be returned to you somehow.
R ecalling how you've touched my life with long-lasting impressions
I pray you feel my love for you through all my small
expressions!
Wow....This page is pure floral fantasy!! Look at those soft colors. Look how soft those petals look. Just like velvet rose's on a sweet summer morning. Love the berry vine with the beautiful leaves, perfectly clustered. And the sweet flower tucked into the corner. Very nice..Lisa started out with a vision of this LO and not wanting to make it to girlie frilly as her husband is in the picture, but as the LO evolved she thought to herself, her husband is a big softie when it comes to the grand babies. When she showed it to him he didn't say anything about to many flowers!!! Now that's LOVE!! So, the star of the show? The photo. Grandpa and his brand new granddaughter. It doesn't get any better than that!! The layering and the title work finish up this page beautifully. Thank you Lisa for sharing this wonderful page with us! We absolutely love it!!
Visit Lisa's Blog CLICK HERE for closeups and details.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The lovely and talented Lisa Gregory will be your host for this month's SwirlyHues Challenge! *clapping & cheering*
Here is the month's storyboard!
Pink: R249, G202, B212
Green: R195, G210, B129
Brown: R150, R127, B86
Here is Lisa's gorgeous example:
Here is another example created by DT member Angelica:
The Rules:
1) Must
stick to the hues provided. You may add black or white, but it can NOT
be more than 5% of your total page and can NOT be a main element.
2) You must interpret the sketch provided.
3) Now for the Swirly-fying element – you MUST use one of our tutorials on your page. Here is a LINK to our tutorials. It is really to our forum. Just scroll down. Our tutorials are separated by category. You can choose anything your beautiful, creative heart desires.
4) Create a post on your blog for your SwirlyHues entry.
5) Upload
your gorgeous creation to the SwirlyHues album in our gallery no later
than midnight eastern time on December 10th. Click HERE
to get there. You will need to register to upload photos. It's free!
Use the following format to name your item: SH Nov 2011 (insert your
project name here). Your photos can be no larger than 600x600. In the
description please tell us what tutorial you used and a link to your
blog post. If you don't have a blog, just let us know that.
6) 2 winners will be chosen; 1st and 2nd
place. Each winner will receive one of our highly coveted blog badges
(see the right-side bar). Winners will be posted to the Swirlydoos blog
on the 13th of the month (unless otherwise noted), as well
as our Facebook page. Check back here to see your name and then contact LisaV at Lisa@Swirlydoos.com She will make sure you get your blog badge and then we'll add you to our blog for the month! Superstahhhhhh *strike a pose*
7) The next challenge will be uploaded to our blog on December 10th!
************DRUM ROLL*********
First , Krissy and the Design Team want to take a moment to give a heartfelt thank you for another successful Hop. We were all just taken aback by your very kind and generous comments.
Here are the lucky winners of our November Blog Hop Block Party:
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| Karen!!!! You've won the Swirlydoos Glitz Prize Pack!!!!!!!! |
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| Becky Dunham!!!! You've won gobs of ribbon from May Arts!!!!!! |
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| MerryStamper!!!!! You've won 5 Templates from Crafter's Workshop!!!! |
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| Jennifer!!!! You've won the $50 prize pack from Clearsnap!!!! |
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| Larissa Heskett!!! You've won a pile of blooms from Petaloo!!!! |
YAY!!!!!!! Noise makers and confetti!!!!! Please email Lisa at Lisa@Swirlydoos.com with your full name and mailing address so we can have your prizes mailed to you!! Congratulations!!!! You have 7 days to claim to your prize!!
Keep checking back for upcoming information on our December Kit Reveal Blog Hop Block Party!!! Thank you everyone *mwah*
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November "Beau Jardin" Anatomy of a Layout
By: Robin Shelin
Hey everyone!!
This month it's my turn to do the anatomy! Yay!!! I thought and thought about what to do, because when I saw that fabulous, sequined blingy blue vine I knew exactly the picture I wanted to use with it!! I wanted something artsy, kinda funky!! This is what I came up with!
This month it's my turn to do the anatomy! Yay!!! I thought and thought about what to do, because when I saw that fabulous, sequined blingy blue vine I knew exactly the picture I wanted to use with it!! I wanted something artsy, kinda funky!! This is what I came up with!
I used an old Martha Stewart punch, my trusty rusty edge distresser, black ink, Denim and Indian Corn Glimmer Mist and that FABULOUS chicken wire mask, which I LOVE to pieces!!! I distressed the white paper here with the distresser and glued it onto a piece of black cardstock.
I didn't get the cardstock add on because I wasn't quick enough (Savages!!) So I used a piece of paper that I had that was close in color, and punched all the way around it. Then I glued it on top of the white paper.
Then I laid the mask down on the lined paper we got in the kit and misted with the Denim Glimmer Mist. Then I misted over it with the Indian Corn. After the mist was right, I punched all the way around it.
When I punched the paper, I punched it , then punched over it again in random spots. I wanted it messy and torn up looking.
Then I glued that paper on top of the red one. The misting caused the paper to warp really bad, so I used a lot of Zip Dry glue and used a brayer to get it flat. I kinda lifted up the punched edges a little to get a more textured look.
Ok, that takes care of the background!! Now, on to the embelishments...
Ok, that takes care of the background!! Now, on to the embelishments...
I had fun with the rub-ons!!! First I rubbed the small tower on a piece of transparency paper. If you look a the flowers on yours, you will see that they are green. Although pretty, not the color I needed. So, after I rubbed it, I colored the flowers with the Indian Corn Glimmer mist. I used a very small paint brush, let it set a few minuted then dabbed it off randomly with a q-tip, still leaving color on and around the flowers. Then I scanned it into my computer and printed it out 8x10 on transparency paper. Did it twice so I could get more flowers. I also scanned the phrase and the butterflies so I could print them out bigger. Here you see the original small rubs and the larger scans.
Here are the flowers I used and that fabulous sequined vine!!! I changed the color of the butterflies in photo shop. The original ones were green.. Again, pretty, but not the color I needed. I used some glossy accents and Diamond Dust on the wings to get them sparkly like the vine.
The shoes in this pic are the shoes my niece wore on her wedding day last July. I thought they were so awesome that I had to get this pic! Her sister in law is a scrapper, and she is the one who put the bling on them!!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
We had set the deadline, of our Blog Inspired Card Challenge, on today.
We are very happy and proud, to share the next cards, here on our blog.
This was the sketch, we were working from:
And here are the cards that were entered.
Lisa:
Peggy:
Shell:
Cheryl:
Paulien:
See, how fun it is, to use a sketch, that was originally designed for a layout, to use it as inspiration for a card.
Each one of the entries are simply Gorgeous!!!!!
Today I'll post the last sketch for this year. The Holidays are sneaking upon us, and that means
Christmas cards and projects. So.... let's give it a twist and create a Christmas card after the sketch.
The deadline for this sketch will be November 22th.
Can't wait to see your entries ladies!!!!!!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Welcome to Swirlydoos
November Kit Reveal
Blog Hop BLOCK PARTY!!!
That's right, we are having a party and you are all invited.
We have some amazing projects for you to see today and as a bonus we have 3 manufacturer blogs that are joining in the fun!! But wait! We also have a Guest Designer along for the ride this month, Natasha Naranjo Aquirre!!! *confetti in the air and noise makers galore* There are 5 prize packs up for grabs so make sure to follow along and have fun!!
Take a look at Swirlydoos' November kit, Beau Jardin. Breathe it in... I love how beautifully Kaisercraft and Glitz play together. Scrumptious! The main kit is peppered with bits and bobs of nothing but FUN! This month's coordinated add ons are spectacular! So much so, that when Krissy unveiled them to our subscribers, all but one has sold out! There are only a few of the embellishment kits left. Check out our home page click here to see the add on kits.
Take a look at Swirlydoos' November kit, Beau Jardin. Breathe it in... I love how beautifully Kaisercraft and Glitz play together. Scrumptious! The main kit is peppered with bits and bobs of nothing but FUN! This month's coordinated add ons are spectacular! So much so, that when Krissy unveiled them to our subscribers, all but one has sold out! There are only a few of the embellishment kits left. Check out our home page click here to see the add on kits.
LOOK at the pile of goodies that are up for grabs!
Swirlydoos is going to present one lucky winner with this over the top Glitz package!
May Arts - a GOB of ribbon .....*singing: Heaven, I'm in heaven*
Crafter's Workshop - 5 Templates, that's right 5 TEMPLATES!!!!!!
Clearsnap - A prize valued at $50 WOW!!!
Petaloo - check out the photo of the prizes!!!
You have until midnight, eastern time, on November 9th to complete the hop.
In order to qualify to win you need to do just 3 easy things. Here they are:
- Visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. :) Become a follower if you're not already. Grab a cuppa somethin' and take your time. There are beautiful things to see along the way.
- Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” word and write it down. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence.
- Finally, head back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had AND tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected.
All winners will be randomly drawn. Winners will be posted on this blog, Swirlydoos, on the 10th, which also happens to be the same day November's SwirlyHues Contest is unveiled. YAY! You will have 7 days to claim your prize
Go forth and have a great time!!!! Your blog hop block party starts over at Angelica's place!
Just in case something happens along the way and links don't work, here is the order of the blog hop and the links:
In case of a catastrophic problem with any of the blogs (site down, not updating,etc) please let us know when you come back at the end and we'll give you credit for the missing special word.
Just in case something happens along the way and links don't work, here is the order of the blog hop and the links:
Angelica CLICK HERE
Crafter's Workshop CLICK HERE
Lisa V CLICK HERE
Petaloo CLICK HERE
Natasha CLICK HERE
Clearsnap CLICK HERE
Lisa G CLICK HERE
Crafter's Workshop CLICK HERE
Lisa V CLICK HERE
Petaloo CLICK HERE
Natasha CLICK HERE
Clearsnap CLICK HERE
Lisa G CLICK HERE
In case of a catastrophic problem with any of the blogs (site down, not updating,etc) please let us know when you come back at the end and we'll give you credit for the missing special word.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
You know you are in love
when you see the world in her eyes,
and her eyes everywhere in the world.
- David Levesque -
Elizabeth took a recent trip to Columbia to attend her sisters wedding. This gorgeous LO is that of her sister and brother in law at the moment right after their first kiss. Elizabeth said the moment was magical and oh so sweet. It is amazing that Elizabeth used 3 different collections from Bo Bunny. Et cetera, Timepiece, and Noel. Perfectly matched and used beautifully!! She followed a wonderful sketch by Gabrielle Pollacco. CLICK HERE Love the corner flower cluster and chipboard combo. Elizabeth left a wonderful spot for journaling. She fussy cut the doorway from the Timepiece paper, split the door in half as to open the door, and left a spot where her sister can add her own journaling on thoughts of her wedding. Beautifully done. We love this one Elizabeth! Very special indeed. You r sister is lucky to receive a piece of art as this. And you are lucky to have captured that moment for her.
Visit Elizabeth's Blog to see more of her beautiful work!!
CLICK HERE
when you see the world in her eyes,
and her eyes everywhere in the world.
- David Levesque -
Elizabeth took a recent trip to Columbia to attend her sisters wedding. This gorgeous LO is that of her sister and brother in law at the moment right after their first kiss. Elizabeth said the moment was magical and oh so sweet. It is amazing that Elizabeth used 3 different collections from Bo Bunny. Et cetera, Timepiece, and Noel. Perfectly matched and used beautifully!! She followed a wonderful sketch by Gabrielle Pollacco. CLICK HERE Love the corner flower cluster and chipboard combo. Elizabeth left a wonderful spot for journaling. She fussy cut the doorway from the Timepiece paper, split the door in half as to open the door, and left a spot where her sister can add her own journaling on thoughts of her wedding. Beautifully done. We love this one Elizabeth! Very special indeed. You r sister is lucky to receive a piece of art as this. And you are lucky to have captured that moment for her.
Visit Elizabeth's Blog to see more of her beautiful work!!
CLICK HERE
Friday, November 4, 2011
Happy Friday Scrappers! Lots going on this week!!
First, I want to make an announcement. We will be having Natasha Naranjo Aguirre with us as a Guest Designer for the month of November!!!! YAY!!!!! I'm sure that you have seen her work and found yourself picking your jaw up off the floor! Here is a link to her blog Natasha will be joining us on our Blog Hop Block Party coming up on Monday 11/7!!! Please join me in giving her a warm welcome!
Next, our SwirlyHues challenge for October is winding down. You have until 11/10 to submit your beautiful projects!! Click the link over on the right for the October SwirlyHues challenge to see the details!
I wanted to also welcome our dear, sweet Angelica back! Ang took off October to move her family not just to a new home, but to a new STATE!!! Welcome back sweetie!!!!
Krissy is busy packing, weighing, invoicing and shipping. If you haven't received your invoice or CNS yet, no fears.....it's coming!!!!
Have a beautiful weekend!!!!!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
I just love to use overlays and I'm so happy that Krissy often puts overlays in the monthly kits. But you have to look at the ones I found in the Swirlydoos store....These are paintable transparencies from Prima. Have you tried them? I wish I had.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy Tuesday, Card Day everyone!!!!
Last week I've posted this sketch, and set the deadline date on November 8th.
So we have another week to create a card after this sketch. I also promissed to
have a card ready this week, but due to health issues, I've have to prospone that till next week. sorry for that.
BUT...... Lisa (Featherrs) have already created a card for this challenge and WOW.... so so Beautiful.
Here it is:
I haven't said too much, have I? Lisa used the Midnight Waltz kit for this Gorgeous card.
Lisa..... Awesome job!!!!!
We love to see your entries, so.... let's make some cards!!!!!
Last week I've posted this sketch, and set the deadline date on November 8th.
So we have another week to create a card after this sketch. I also promissed to
have a card ready this week, but due to health issues, I've have to prospone that till next week. sorry for that.
BUT...... Lisa (Featherrs) have already created a card for this challenge and WOW.... so so Beautiful.
Here it is:
I haven't said too much, have I? Lisa used the Midnight Waltz kit for this Gorgeous card.
Lisa..... Awesome job!!!!!
We love to see your entries, so.... let's make some cards!!!!!
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