Welcome to Swirlydoos' February Blog Hop Block Party!!

Welcome to Swirlydoos February Kit Reveal Blog Hop BLOCK PARTY!!! If you came here from Rae's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. We have some amazing projects for you to see today and as a bonus we have 2 manufacturer blogs that are joining in the fun!! There are 3 prize packs up for grabs so make sure to follow along and have fun!!

My first project is based on this month's Sketch:

some close up's

And here are a few of the cards I created with this uber gorgeous
Bonjour Mon Doux kit.

This little pocket card was so fun to do.

These Tiny aplha stickers are from Kaisercraft and came in the kit.

That is it so far, We have a (spread) second reveal, so... watch this place...lol Onto the HOP

You have until midnight, eastern time, on February 10th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on February 11th. 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 if you're not already. Take your time. There are 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 AND tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected.

My special word is : learned


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

hugs,
Paulien

Once Upon A Sketch

And Swirlydoos!!!

Swirlydoos is sponsoring, this month of sketches over at Once Upon A Sketch
If you haven't check them out (yet) You really want to pop over there.

Here's the sketch

Journalling Criteria/theme: LOVE
February 14th is Valentines Day here in Australia and in many parts of the world. For this challenge we would like you to create a project about the one MALE you love. And we do not mean just your partner or spouse. We mean any male in your life.

And here's my page I did.

As you see, lots of playing with Gesso and the Tom Holtz Tattered Florals die.
Hop over to Once Upon A Sketch, and PLAY. Totally Fun!!!!!!

Then I'd like to share some AMAZING news, from my lovely friend and fellow DT-er Irene Tan.

That's right... She pubbed an E-Book.
Click HERE to get all the details. You really don't want to miss out on this!!!! Just saying.......

Tomorrow is Swirlydoos Blog Hop... Hope to see you then!!!!

hugs,
Paulien

something more.....

I have a few projects, which created for Swirlydoos, left and I'd like to share the cards I made, for Swirlydoos Card Adventure.

So here we go:
First up, a page about our lovely Dasha. She loved the snow so much.

some close up's:

For you card:

some close up's:

winter wishes card:

The flower is made of 6 doily's which are folded in 4 and glued to a cardstock circle.

a little gift box:

This little gift box is great for holding a (credit card size)
gift certificate.

Fisrt card I made for Swirlydoos Card Adventure

Step by step tutorial for this card can be found HERE

This is the second card I made for Swirlydoos Card Adventure, just to warm everybody up, to come and play.

A step by step tutorial for this card can be found HERE

Swirlydoos Card Party will start January 31th
I hope you all will come and play.
We have lots of fun things on the menu.

hugs,
Paulien

Fun Changes

First I'd like to say a very big THANK YOU for all your lovely comments during the Swirlydoos Blog Hop.

Over at Swirlydoos, we have a lot of FUN changes going on.
One of them *The card section* will be under my wings, and boy...
I have so many Idea's, that I have come up with some kind of schedule.
You can read all about the (card) changes HERE
We also have a (card) Question and Asnwers thread, which speaks for itself.

So If you "like" making cards... this is THE PLACE to come and play.
Here's a little card that feature One of our ET members (Tiffany's) techniques, but then with a little twist.

You can find a step by step photo tutorial HERE


I hope to see you over at Swirlydoos


Hugs,
Paulien

SWIRLYDOOS Blog Hop

Welcome to Swirlydoos' January Blog Hop Block Party!!

Happy New Year and welcome to Swirlydoos January Kit Reveal Blog Hop BLOCK PARTY!!! If you came here from Rae's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. We have some amazing projects for you to see today and as a bonus we have 4 manufacturer blogs that are joining in the fun!! There are 5 prize packs up for grabs so make sure to follow along and have fun!!?

My first page is based on our kit sketch:

and here's my take on it:

and some close up's:

I put on some Gesso, placed my lace and Bo Bunny's ornament and sprinkled it with some fine glitter.

For the pearl swirls, I simply took some pearl strand and my glue gun, formed the pearl strand and glued it down.

my second page is based on our monthly, *SwirlyHues Challenge* sketch:

and here's my page for it:

In Swirlydoos main kit, came a GORGEOUS Bo Bunny stamp, so instead of using layers of paper, I stamped my design with Gesso and got it sprinkled with some fine glitter. This page also made me do a lot of fussy cutting and I really love the end result. Here are some close up"s:

And here is a card I made:

and some close up's:

That's it for today! I still have lots of paper and goodies left, so... that will keep my bussy for the next couple of days... lol

You have until midnight, eastern time, on January 15th to complete the hop. 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 if you're not already. Take your time. There are 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 here 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.

My special word is ------> to



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



Hugs,
Paulien

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!
Hope this will be a GOOD one, with lots of love and luck, health and of course many creative moments.

These were my last projects of the year 2011

Now we are getting ready for a new year, full of new fresh creations.
My January Swirlydoos kit, is on it's way and I can't wait to play with the new goodies!!! Make sure you stop by at Swirlydoos. We have some new AMAZING DT members and wow.... these girls are bursting with idea's.

Wishing you all a very happy January 1st. Don't be to hard on your self!! Breath and let it flow...

hugs,
Paulien