Have you tried the new Ingvild Bolme chalks from Prima? I have. And I must say that they are fantastic to use. Not only do they have a rich colour and a firm surface, they are perfectly shaped to fit your grip. The Swirlydoos store carries multiple different colours of these chalks. Check them out!

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said,
"Oh my, it's getting late."
The second one said,
"But we don't care."
The third one said,
"I see witches in the air."
The fourth one said,
"Let's run, and run, and run."
The fifth one said,
"Get ready for some fun."
Then whoosh went the wind,
and out went the lights,
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!






October is just around the bend and so is the witching hour!! We love All Hallows Eve..And we love this Gorgeous creation by Kathy aka Thelma.We waited in anticipation when Kathy posted that she was hunting for miniature Halloween things for her Configurations Box. My oh my, we didn't expect THIS!! A Fantastic collection of all things Halloween!! The 5 little pumpkins sitting on the top reminded us of this cute little poem...We just had to post it. That is the cutest (really adorable) skeleton ever!! The collection of bones and all things fall is just darling! I hope you sent this to Timmy, cause if you don't we will!!! This Halloween Configurations Masterpiece deserves a Spotlight on his Blog!! We will insist!!
Beautifully done Kathy!!! We bow with a standing ovation!!!!! Clap Clap Clap!!! (or is that the sound of chattering teeth we hear???)

This past week we had 2 players, on our Weekly Blog Inspired Card Challenge, and wow...
they made some amazing cards!!!!
First up is Cheryl her card

















This card was made with love, that is obvious. We love your take on the sketch Cheryl!!!

Next up is this weeks entry from our lovely Peggy, who hit a record last week.
Congratulations Peggy!!! (lol)



















A beautiful masculine card. Awesome distressing and those pocket watches are sooo cool!!!!!

Thanks ladies for playing along. Now on to the new sketch for this coming week:






















And here's my sample for it:





















Again I would like to point out the rules..... they are so simple...
Use the sketch as a guide and Have Fun!!! upload your card in the Swirlydoos Card Gallery before next Tuesday and we'll be happy showing your cards here on the blog, next Tuesday.

I would also like to take the opportunity to tell you..... that there are some AWESOME NEW tutorials posted in the forum. So grab a cup of coffee and Click HERE to see for your self.  Flowers - Medallions - a Gesso class....too much to mention. Really you don't wanna miss out on them. And what's so cool about it, beside learning a new technique, is that there are even more tutorials to choose from, for using at your SWIRLY HUES pages.

This week we bring you the beautiful work of Bonnie Friesen. She scrapped the photo of her beautiful Great Niece's. There are a few wonderful techniques in this LO that just leave us inspired. The gorgeous Dusty Attic Foliage Bonnie used Distress stains and Rock Candy Distress Stickles. The stains are rich in color and the Stickles leave the piece with a wonderful sparkle. Krissy opens up those DA special orders now and then . You have to jump on it and get some!! For the title chipboard she first painted it with an acrylic antique white, then splattered Rangers Espresso paint with an old toothbrush, and then splattered some green Distress stain. When that was dry she put a thick layer of Glossy Accents on top. You cant buy that in a store!!
But the special part about this LO are the flowers...Bonnie took off of some of her mom's many silk flower arrangements after she passed away. She explains that it is nice to look back a see little pieces of her here and there. How sweet is that!!
We just love this LO Bonnie...Fantastic page!!

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Have a safe and happy weekend.

Hello everyone,
Finally the word is out, SWIRLY HUES is a fact and we are all so very excited about it.
And how about that AMAZING prize package and those STUNNING badges!!!!!!
We are looking forward to see your pages.

Now on to another Blog Inspired Card challenge post.
This past week, one of our members, Peggy created a BEAUTIFUL card.

















A lovely way of delicate distressing and sweet layering, finished with a gorgeous bow and vintage dangling.
Gorgeous card Peggy!!!!

Here's the new sketch for this week






















and here's my sample using the sketch


















I hope you will be inspired by the sketch and I'm looking forward to see your cards.
Remember to post your card in Swirlydoos Card Gallery before next Tuesday.
The rules...... Use the sketch as inspiration and HAVE FUN!!!!

We thought we would forgo the usual layout of the week post, and give everyone a chance to comment or offer prayer on today's Memorial...As Americans, we must never forget what our Country has gone through in the last 10 years. For those of us who knew someone closely connected to that day, our prayers are with you and their families.