Swirlydoos Kit Club February Kit Reveal

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

February Scrapbook Kit Reveal!

Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Maja'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 February collection:

Artful Blues

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And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our February 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 January 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 !!  

The first layout I'd like to share with you today is my mixed media mayhem layout as I call it.  I had lots of fun with this, I just played with wild abandon!  All those coll white drips and splotches were done with an Art Anthology mask that came in the mediums add on; I love this mask!!    I also love the chicken wire that came in the embellishments kit!  You know chicken wire is a swirlygals staple!  The small gray flowers are from the flower add on and the others are from my stash as are the metal embellies you see.  At the top you see some mesh, that is in the main kit and its a really fun thing to use on this kind of layout!

Chicken wire from the embellie kit, orange flowers and metal leaves from my stash, gray flowers from the flower add on.

Under the title is a small kraft  tag that came in the main kit!

This is the layout that I did with this month's sketch and it's also the Anatomy layout.  Be sure to check out my build a page tutorial in the Anatomy of a layout forum.

I really love Petaloo's Botanica line of flowers and these gray ones came in the main kit!  I diecut the blue roses and hand rolled them.  The die I used is from La La Land crafts.

I love this photo of my Mom and my great nephew, its such a great photo of both of them.  I painted the background paper with watered down white gesso to dull the color a bit.  The chipboard pieces came in the Embellie kit and I cut them up to better fit my layout.  I did some random stamping around the edges with stamps from my stash and the title chippy is also from my stash.  I heat embossed all the chippies with Stampendous aged white embossing enamel.

The flower add on has some giant flowers from David Tutero so I wanted to do something that really showed off these gorgeous blooms!  This is a round box that I got at Hobby Lobby, it's about 9" tall and 13" in circumference.  I covered the box with paper and added a bit of masking just to give it a shabby appearance.  Then I added some of the bling around the lid and used some of the dangling beads that came in the main kit to embellish.  I added a few silk leaves from my stash, and BAM!  All done, this was a really quick fun project!

You have until midnight, eastern time, February 13th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 2/16.  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 : habit
The party continues over at Helena's blog. Have fun!

Blog Hop Order:

Angelica  http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Maja http://stokk-eyovine.blogspot.se/

Maggi  http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/\

Helena http://willeascrappar.blogspot.com

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Rae http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/

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Swirlydoos Kit Club January kit reveal!

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

January Scrapbook Kit Reveal!

Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Helena'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 January collection:

Bejeweled

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And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our January 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 January 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 !!  

I must say, this is one gorgeous kit that includes Blue Fern's Sanctuary papers and chippies! Here's my sweet princess, Nika.  I've misted the background a bit and stenciled on a doily.  The blue flowers and stems are from the kit and the feathered flower is from an old Swirlydoos kit that I've been hoarding now for several years. It's about time that I used it!

The Prima wood icon is from an earlier Swirlydoos kit and that lovely rhinestone crown was a gift from my Secret Santa sister Heather.  Thank you Heather, I love it and it was perfect for this layout!

I nestled some burgandy roses from I am Roses into the kit Petaloo stems.

I touched the petals on the KC blue flowers with tan and white paint so that they would blend in nicely with the Petaloo Botanical stems.

I painted the chipboard white and then sprinkled on some really fine glitter and added some Prima crystals.

Supplies
Patterned paper: Blue Fern Studios Sanctuary: Base - Meadows of Time, rectangle - Bontanica Garden, (all from the kit)
Letters: Prima wooden icons "My Sweet Princess" (from a prior kit), I Am Roses
Chipboard: BFS Boston Lattice,  (all from the kit and addons)
Flowers: Petaloo Faux Dried Flowers Epherma Grey/Blue ( from the kit and/or addons),, Kaisercraft paper blooms iceberg (from the kit and/or addons), Prima Guava Peony Etude, Petaloo Spring Berry Cluser Yellow/Green (Both from previous kits)

Mist: Prima Pressed Petal
Masks: Prima Doily 3
Masking paste: 13 Arts Ayeeda Gesso
Paint: Claduia Hellmuth Blank Canvas, Traditional Tan, Pastel Yellow
Other: Prima SIIC 573218, (from a previous kit), white cheesecloth (from the kit)

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I did a little masking on the background of this layout with two different masks. I tore some pieces of cardboard and painted a whitewash over them to layer under my photo and flowers.  The photo was taken shortly after we were married some 22 + years ago.  Wow, can't believe its been that long!

The smaller roses that you see on my layout are from the kit while the larger pink roses are from my stash.  The brown ones are from a previous kit.  

I love the Prima Shabby Chic resin birds in the kit!

Supplies:

Corrugated paper Fancy Pants (from a previous kit)
Patterned paper: Blue Fern Studios Sanctuary: Base - Bountiful, cut out corners - Conservatory (from the kit)
Chipboard: BFS Tweet Friends (from a previous kit)
Flowers: Prima Rodanthe 577742 (from a previous kit), Prima Charme Rose Almanac (from the kit), I Am Roses

Ink: Distress Gathered Twigs
Mist: Lindy's Moonshadow Mist Long John Silver
Masks: Prima Decor 1, Memory Box Rings and Puddles
Masking paste: 13 Arts Ayeeda Gesso
Other: Prima Shabby Chic Birds, Heidi Swapp word stickers (both from the kit)

This is my mixed media mayhem layout for the month, LOL!!  I've stamped on a lot of gold and white paint as well as created some drips with watered down paint.  This style of work is not easy for me but I like to push myself with one layout each month using mixed medias.

Scrapbooking started out as a way of preserving memories and in the last few years has taken a turn where it is more of an art form that memory preservation.  While I love the art side, I want to combine the two so that while I am exploring my inner artist, I am also preserving memories and telling stories.

Here is my journaling:

In the fall we always take a trip to the mountains of NC and one of the things we really love doing is visiting Barber Orchard in Waynesville to buy apples. This year we bought 4 bushels, 2 for us and 2 for Mom and Dad. I canned 20 quarts and 32 pints of applesauce and 24 quarts of sliced apples! Some of the sauce was for Mom and Dad. It really is a lot of work but we enjoy the bounty all year long and its so much better than what you can buy in the store!

To treat the chippy, I first dabbed silver paint all over creating a texture with the paint, then I randomly applied gold embossing enamel here and there and heat set.

To create the drips and splats, I watered down red paint and dripped it on the page.  To create the splatters, I gathered paint on my brush and then just tapped the brush over the page.

Supplies:

Patterned paper: Blue Fern Studios Sanctuary: Base - Correspondence, circle - Conservatory (from the kit)
Letters: Pink Paislee Artisan Elements
Chipboard: BFS Beaded Flourish (from the kit and/or addons) painted with silver dabber and gold embossing powder
Embossing powder: Stampendous aged Gold
Diecuts and punches: Spellbinders Gold Labels Four
Flowers: Petaloo Chantilly Hydrangeas (from the kit and/or addons), Petaloo Chantilly Mixed Blooms Red Burgundy

Ink: Stazon gold,
Masks: Prima Decor 2
Masking paste: Art-C dark green
Paint: Art Anthology Red Velvet watered down for drips (from a previous kit), Claudia Hellmuth Blank Canvas, Ranger silver dabber
Other: Burlap Ribbon (from the kit and/or addons)

You have until midnight, eastern time, January 8th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 1/10. 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 : encouragement
The party continues over at Maja's blog. Have fun!

Blog Hop Order:

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Angelica  http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Paulien  http://paulienvandenbosch.blogspot.com/

Helena http://willeascrappar.blogspot.com

Maggi  http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/\

Maja http://stokk-eyovine.blogspot.se/

Rae http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/

Revealing the December Swirlydoos Kit Club Enchanged Evening kit!

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

December Scrapbook Kit Reveal!

Thank you for joining our blog hop this month! If you came here from Paulien'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:

Enchanted Evening

And check out these coordinating add ons that perfectly compliment our December scrapbook kit, and a special Christmas project!

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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 !!

Our kits always include a sketch and this is my take on the sketch.  Pictured is my sweet little Tisha.  She spied her ball on the table and was so cute sneaking up on the table to claim her ball!  The yellow flowers and papers are all from the kit, I added the pink flowers and white lace from my stash and the letters were in last month's kit.  The gorgeous pink roses are Primas and came from the Swirlydoos store.

This is a paper mache card keeper box that came in the technique kit, it was a fun project to do and quite useful.  I'm using it to keep my Christmas cards in but it would also make a great gift box.  I used Modge Podge on all my papers so that papers would wear well.  Everything is from the technique kit.  I did cut the letters and gold Christmas balls (embossed with gold embossing powder) with my Cameo.  

I kind of went crazy with the mixed media on this one!  I used a lot of masking paste and mists from my stash, on the background.  I really love the Blue Fern chippy that came in the embellie add on!  I painted mine with moonbeam Silks.

I love these sugared blooms from Petaloo!!

You have until midnight, eastern time, 12/17 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 12/19. 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 : You
The party continues over at Kim's blog. Have fun!

Blog Hop Order:

Helena http://willeascrappar.blogspot.com

Angelica  http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/

Maja http://stokk-eyovine.blogspot.se/

Jamie http://jamiedoughertydesigns.blogspot.com/

Paulien http://paulienvandenbosch.blogspot.com/

Maggi  http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/\

Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Rae http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/

Swirlydoos Kit Club November Kit Reveal!

Welcome to:

Swirlydoos Kit Club 

November Scrapbook Kit Reveal!
We are not having a blog hop this month, but there will still be ways to win some prizes and, of course, beautiful projects to see from our talented design team!  Go to the Swirlydoos blog to find out how you can win some fabulous prizes by pinning our posts, projects, videos and kit pics!  Make sure you have LIKED & FOLLOWED Swirlydoos on Facebook!!!

Swirlydoos is proud to bring you our beautiful November collection:

Beloved

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

Are you a subscriber? If so, your kit is on it's way! 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!

This month, designer Kim challenged the design team to use this picture on a layout.

And, we are challenging YOU to figure out which
 designer made each layout! 

Here is a link to the contest

Can you guess which one is mine? 

Our kits always include a fabulous sketch and this is the layout I created with it.  I used Euphoria from Kaisercraft's Rustic Harmony for my base page and added cards from the collection as well as a circle cut from Unity.  Everything on this page except from a couple small flowers came in the kit and addons.  I just adore the butterflies that our very own Angelica made for our kit!

I used my WRMK Lucky 8 Frilly Lace punch to cut the large circle (it's a paper in the collection but did not come in our kits) and then I backed that with a large doily.  I cut a smaller circle from Tranquil and then used the rest of Tranquil as my base.  I adhered the large circle  and doily to the base paper and then glued the smaller circle to that. The green thread you see running around the doily came in the main kit as did those gorgeous Prima flowers!!  I added the leaf vine from my stash and some small flowers from previous kits.  I then painted on some opaline Izink around the edges, on the flowers and just here and there.  The awesome mail box and post are from the embellishments addon.

The photo is of my husband's parents.  His father was killed in the Korean War in 1951 and it is sad that his Mom never really got over it.  She did remarry but these days she mostly talks about him and wonders how things would have been had he not been killed.  So I chose the verse in the upper corner sort of as a nod to fate, you never know when life will be snatched away so I think it's so important to live each day as if it's your last.

Comment on my blog for a chance to win a fabulous prize! See the Swirlydoos blog for details! 

Be sure to check out projects from the rest of the design team here:

Angelica http://angelicascrappenings.blogspot.com/
Debbie http://debsherman.blogspot.com/
Helena http://willeascrappar.blogspot.com/
Jamie http://jamiedoughertydesigns.blogspot.com/
Kim www.droopidog.typepad.com

Limor http://chicscrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Maggi http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/
Maja http://stokk-eyovine.blogspot.com/
Paulien http://paulienvandenbosch.blogspot.com/
Rae http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/

If you are not a Swirlydoos Kit Club subscriber, please consider it so that you never miss any of our beautifully coordinated kits. Please visit Swirlydoos Kit Club and click on Join Our Club on the left side bar. Be sure to mention my name, Maggi, when you subscribe because you will receive a 10% discount on your first kit AND a coupon for 30% off an entire purchase in the Swirlydoos store. Your Swirlydoos store purchases are always shipped free when shipped along with your monthly kit. Swirlydoos also maintains a Forum where everyone can share their work, tell stories and have a ton of fun! We have monthly challenges too so please come and join us!

Thanks so much for stopping by!