Swirlydoos March *Indigo Dream* Kit Reveal

Our March scrapbook kit has just hit the pavement, and we know you're gonna LOVE IT!

 

We're proud to present:

“Indigo Dreams”

See how you can win this kit below!

 

 

***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***









Love it, right? Why not get one of your own? Let us 

"Inspire Your Obsession!"









become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for gorgeous, perfectly coordinated monthly scrapbook kits!

*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*

 

 




Each designer will post their complete reveal on the Swirlydoos Blog in the days immediately following our reveal. But for now, lemme tease you with a couple goodies from me!






We have a great lineup of video tutorials, as well as step-by-step photo tutorials for you this month!

If you haven't already, (stern look) be sure you're connected with us on all our various social media outlets so you never miss a (free) learning opportunity. 

Swirlydoos Facebook page

Swirlydoos Gallery

Snapguide

 Pinterest

You-Tube





SKETCH CHALLENGE!!





March sketch, created by DT Member Kim Heard (hey that's me)!



This beautiful sketch is your inspiration, now get creating! Our March sketch challenge runs until April 30th, and is open to EVERYONE! 

 

Upload your layout into the "Sketch" section of the Swirlydoos Facebook Gallery and you will be entered to win a fantastic prize from Swirlydoos! 

Check the sketch challenge thread in our forums to see how others were inspired by this same sketch.

SWIRLYDOOS FACEBOOK BLITZ!

This month we decided to change things up a bit, see if you're still paying attention ;-) You're still going to get to see what our FABULOUS designers have in store for you, but you're also going to get the chance to win THIS MONTH'S KIT! 
*gasp... yes!*

 

 

(Don't worry subscribers!! We gotcha covered! If a current subscriber wins the contest, we will substitute this prize for your choice of either a CS, FLW, PP, MED, or DIE add on next month!) **limited to availability**

 

This promotion will run until midnight, eastern time, April ??. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Facebook Page and on our Blog.  Here's all you have to do...

 

1. Like/Follow our Facebook page, and SHARE THE CONTEST POST! (must like/share to beentered at all) = 1 entry
2. Tag your scrappy friends in the contest post= 1 additional entry
3. Make any purchase in the swirlydoos store= 5 additional entries
4. Become a monthly subscriber= 10 additional entries
5. Refer a friendduring the contest = 10 additional entries (if they subscribe).

 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE CONTEST POST

That's all I have for now, so thanks for stopping by. Don't forget, if you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name (Kim) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!

Swirlydoos February *Love Letters* Kit Reveal

Our February scrapbook kit has just hit the pavement, and we know you're gonna LOVE IT!

 

We're proud to present:

“Love Letters”

See how you can win this kit below!

 

 

***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***









Love it, right? Why not get one of your own? Let us 

"Inspire Your Obsession!"









become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for gorgeous, perfectly coordinated monthly scrapbook kits!

*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*

 

 




Each designer will post their complete reveal on the Swirlydoos Blog in the days immediately following our reveal. But for now, lemme tease you with a couple goodies from me!






We have a great lineup of video tutorials, as well as step-by-step photo tutorials for you this month!

If you haven't already, (stern look) be sure you're connected with us on all our various social media outlets so you never miss a (free) learning opportunity. 

Swirlydoos Facebook page

Swirlydoos Gallery

Snapguide

 Pinterest

You-Tube





SKETCH CHALLENGE!!




February sketch, created by DT Member Kim Heard (hey that's me)!



This beautiful sketch is your inspiration, now get creating! Our February sketch challenge runs until April 1st, and is open to EVERYONE! 

 

Upload your layout into the "Sketch" section of the Swirlydoos Facebook Gallery and you will be entered to win a fantastic prize from Swirlydoos! 

Check the sketch challenge thread in our forums to see how others were inspired by this same sketch.

SWIRLYDOOS FACEBOOK BLITZ!

This month we decided to change things up a bit, see if you're still paying attention ;-) You're still going to get to see what our FABULOUS designers have in store for you, but you're also going to get the chance to win THIS MONTH'S KIT! 
*gasp... yes!*

 

 

(Don't worry subscribers!! We gotcha covered! If a current subscriber wins the contest, we will substitute this prize for your choice of either a CS, FLW, PP, MED, or DIE add on next month!) **limited to availability**

 

This promotion will run until midnight, eastern time, March ??. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Facebook Page and on our Blog.  Here's all you have to do...

 

1. Like/Follow our Facebook page, and SHARE THE CONTEST POST! (must like/share to beentered at all) = 1 entry
2. Tag your scrappy friends in the contest post= 1 additional entry
3. Make any purchase in the swirlydoos store= 5 additional entries
4. Become a monthly subscriber= 10 additional entries
5. Refer a friendduring the contest = 10 additional entries (if they subscribe).

 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE CONTEST POST

 

That's all I have for now, so thanks for stopping by. Don't forget, if you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name (Kim) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!

Swirlydoos *Moments Captured* full reveal

Hey everyone, I'm back with my full reveal of projects created with the Swirlydoos July *Moments Captured* monthly kit. Last week I gave you a little preview of the kit by showing you the layout I made using our monthly sketch.

Here is the sketch again:

Here is my take on the sketch. This kit has such a vintage feel, that I reused one of my favorite photos of my mother. I altered it a bit by printing it in sepia tone. The brown tones of the photo go so well with the blues and browns of the papers.

Even though the kits are jam-packed, I used a few things from my stash, the filmstrip, a die, the resin frame and some bling to complete the page.

 Next up is another layout. I used another vintage photo. I found this one on the Internet, I just could not find a source for it.

I have lots of layers going on here. I used a lot from the ephemera pack that's in the kit. The blue flowers are from my stash. I thought they worked better for this layout. There is a bit of stenciling here and there.

I have one more layout too share and then we are on to some altered projects. This is a masculine layout. Oh how I have a difficult time with these layouts. My dh hates to see flowers on his layouts. I know those of you with little and BIG little boys at home feel my pain. Oh the struggle is real...lol!!

So I used 1 flower. It's a kraft flower, so it's kinda manly...right? I added a bunch of chipboard hoping he won't see the flower. Lots of stamping for texture ans some stenciling as well. There is distressing, inking and burlap too. All the things that make a manly layout.

Ok, on to some altered projects. First up is a wall hanging i mad using the mixed media kit. This month the kit included piece of 12x12 plywood. It also included some distress stain and some Prima opal magic paint.

I used the plywood and the distress stain for this project. I also use the stencil that came in the project  kit. Add some paper and embellishments from the main kit, a piece of canvas paper and few other embellishments from my stash and BAM! Rustic Wall Hanging

For my last project I have the shadow box from the project kit add on. There was an 8x10 shadow box, stencil, flowers, acrylic paint and a few strings of twine in this months kit.

For my shadow box, I chose to decorate the outside for now. My anniversary (22yrs) is coming up and we are having professional photos taken. Yep, I'm going to use a photo from that for the inside. So for now, all you get to see is the outside.

I used the flowers that came in the project kit plus a few more gray ones from the main kit. My wedding colors were pink and gray , so this worked out perfectly. I did have to grab a few pink flowers from my stash.

Come back on Saturday and I will have a video to share with you on how I decorated the outside of the shadow box.

 

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget, if you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name (Kim) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!

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Swirlydoos December kit reveal and blog hop

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

 

December Scrapbook Kit Reveal!


Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Bec's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there.  Make sure you leave a comment on all blogs for a chance to win a prize! And, make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!

Swirlydoos is proud to bring you our beautiful December collection:

 

ALL THAT GLITTERS

And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our December scrapbook kit! 

 

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Are you a subscriber? If so, your kit is on it's way if you don't already have it! If not, check out the Swirlydoos store to see if there are any December kits or add ons in the store!

***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***

 

Has it sold out? - become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for your monthly scrapbook kits!
*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*

 

 

 

 

We have some absolutely beautiful scrapbook projects for you to see today !!

 

My first layout is this months "Anatomy of a layout." It was created using only the Swirlydoos main kit. I have a step by step tutorial showing you how I created the layout. You can view the tutorial here.

 

and a couple of close ups.

 

 

 

Next up is my layout based on the sketch of the month. Here is this months gorgeous sketch.

 

 Here is my layout. I used those gorgeous ornaments from the specialty paper as my layers. I fussy cut them out. I thought it was a fun twist on the sketch. I hate that the masking doesn't show up. I have some sparkly music notes masking in the background on this one.

More close ups.

 

 

 

Lastly, is a nice winter page. I love the blues in this kit. They go nicely with winter themed photos. This page sparkles so much in real life

 

 

 

You have until midnight, eastern time, December 13th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 12/15.  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. 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, go 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.

My special word is : Won't

The party continues over at Rae's blog. Have fun!

Blog Hop Order: 

 

 

 

Angelica http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Bec http://becgenet.blogspot.com.au/

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Rae http://www.scrappingfancy.com/

Jan http://ascript4scrappin.blogspot.com/

Cindy http://talkis23.blogspot.ca/

Swirlydoos http://www.swirlydoos.blogspot.com/

 

Swirlydoos November kit reveal and blog hop

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

 

November Scrapbook Kit Reveal!


Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Bec's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there.  Make sure you leave a comment on all blogs for a chance to win a prize! And, make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!

 

Swirlydoos is proud to bring you our beautiful November collection:

 

SCARLET ELEGANCE

And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our November scrapbook kit! 

 

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Are you a subscriber? If so, your kit is on it's way if you don't already have it! If not, check out the Swirlydoos store to see if there are any November kits or add ons in the store!

***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***

 

Has it sold out? - become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for your monthly scrapbook kits!
*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*

 

 

 

 

We have some absolutely beautiful scrapbook projects for you to see today !!  

 My first layout is based on the monthly sketch. Here is the sketch.

 

Here is my layout. I used items from the main kit as well as the embellishment and mixed media add-ons. I added a few things from my stash.

 Next up are a couple more layouts. I used the white crackle on the lamp post wood piece, then added color to it. It has really nice texture to it. I did the same to the chipboard piece.

On this last layout for the background, I used the entire mixed media kit. I used the stencil with the white crackle paste, the I sprinkled the page with the opal gold mica powder and misted with water. Once dried, I used the blue russet mica powder from the kit. Misted it with water an dried. I love how it turned out.

Last, I have an art journal I created using the project add-on kit. I used the oil pastels to color the cover. I have a video on how I created it.

 

Here is the video.

  

You have until midnight, eastern time, November 14th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 11/16.  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. 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, go 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.


My special word is : Always


The party continues over at Rae's blog. Have fun!

Blog Hop Order: 

 

 

Cindy http://talkis23.blogspot.ca/

 

Angelica http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Bec http://becgenet.blogspot.com.au/

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Rae http://www.scrappingfancy.com/

Jan http://ascript4scrappin.blogspot.com/

Swirlydoos http://www.swirlydoos.blogspot.com/

 

Don't forget, if you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name (Kim Heard) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!

 

*September Kit Reveal and Blog Hop for Swirlydoos*

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

 

September Scrapbook Kit Reveal!


Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Angelica's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there.  Make sure you leave a comment on all blogs for a chance to win a prize! And, make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!
 

Swirlydoos is proud to bring you our beautiful September collection:

And check out these coordinating add-ons that perfectly compliment our September scrapbook kit!

 

Are you a subscriber? If so, your kit is on it's way if you don't already have it! If not, check out the Swirlydoos store to see if there are any Septemberkits or add ons in the store!

***All of our monthly scrapbook kits are available in our store while supplies last!***

 

Has it sold out? - become a subscriber and not only will you never miss a kit again, but you'll also pay less for your monthly scrapbook kits!
*Mention this blog hop and save 10% on your first kit*

 

 

 

 

We have some absolutely beautiful scrapbook projects for you to see today !!  

 My first layout is based off of the monthly sketch challenge. Here is this months sketch.

Here is my take on the sketch. I used items from the main kit, as well as the flower and embellishment add-ons. The flower chippies and title are from my stash. I used some silks acrylic glaze to cover the clock chippies. For the flower chippies, I used some aged teal embossing enamel.

Here is a close up.

Next up is a really grungy masculine layout. I had lots of fun with this one. It's a photo of my dad and my nephew. I actually did a bit of fussy cutting. I cut the clocks from a sheet of the paper. I used the main kit and bits from the embellishment add-on. I got to use one of my favorite dies. The black gears are from a die cut. I there in some joint tape and metal gears for fun.

Here is another view.

 Next up is a really soft layout. This will be for the All that flutters challenge.

I did a lot of stamping and used lots of misting and mica powders on this one. This one is my favorite of the 3. Again I grabbed a few things from my stash, but a majority came from the main kit along with the flower, embellishment and mixed media add-ons. That gorgeous butterfly came from my very talented fellow design team member Angelica's etsy shop.

Lastly, I have a project for you. I used this months project kit to create this clock.

 

Here is the video on my step by step process.

 

That's it for today. I hope you have enjoyed the blog hop. Remember, if you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Mention my name (Kim Heard) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!

BLOG HOP RULES

You have until midnight, eastern time, October 1st to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 10/03.  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. 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, go 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.

My special word is : Grateful

The party continues over at Swirlydoos blog. Have fun!

Blog Hop Order: 

 

 

Rae http://www.scrappingfancy.com/

Jan http://ascript4scrappin.blogspot.com/

Angelica http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Swirlydoos http://www.swirlydoos.blogspot.com/