Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Swirlydoos March Kit Reveal Blog Hop

Welcome to the Swirlydoos March Kit Reveal Blog Hop Block Party! This kit, named "French Quarter", features the gorgeous Glitz Design "French Kiss"collection combined with a wealth of incredible flowers, embellishments and specialty papers.

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. 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 and a 3rd manufacturer offering a prize! There are 4 prize packs up for grabs so make sure to follow along and have fun!

My first layout, "No. 1" is of my first born. I used the gorgeous March kit sketch and tried something different - no doilies or distressing! The black mat is actually a piece of black velvet from the kit. I added some Dusty Attic clock chipboard from my stash. The large Prima flower is in the main kit, the smaller ones are in the add-on.


Here is a close-up of the gorgeous flowers and the finish on my chipboard (black ink and dry brushed copper acrylic paint on top).
Here is the AMAZING kit sketch - my favorite one from all that I've seen from Swirlydoos to date!

For my second layout, "C'est tres Magnifique", this is my daughter wearing daddy's hat. I used the Swirlyhues challenge as my inspiration. Again, added a Dusty Attic piece from my stash and the greenery vine was left over from my February kit (cut it in half to use on here).
Here is a close up of the beautiful Petaloo flowers from the add-on kit.
Here is the Swirlyhues sketch and color palette.

For my last layout, "tender", this is me 7 months pregnant with my daughter and the boys are "waiting for something good to happen" (as in the text printed on this paper). I used the Dusty Attic sketch and a DA piece from my stash (brown ink and dry brushed with bronze acrylic paint on top) and finished it all off by cutting up the Prima vine to surround it. Kinda reminds me of a momma bird in a nest with her babies, LOL.

I fussy cut one of the Glitz cardstock pieces in the main kit.

Here is the beautiful Dusty Attic sketch I used as inspiration.

BLOG HOP DETAILS:
You have until midnight, eastern time, on March 15th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on March 16th. 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” WORD 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 : THOSE

The party continues over at Tiffany's blog. Have fun! I will be back before the end of the month with a few more projects  - so many more goodies still to use from this awesome kit!

89 comments:

  1. Wow wow wow!! This kit looks good on you!! Absolutely jaw dropping work. Your distressing and doilies and color work are just breathtaking. Beautiful work.

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  2. Amazing and inspiring layouts!
    kind regards, Corina

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  3. Vicky..... Your pages left me speechless this month. Such gorgeous and breath taking work!!!!

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  4. very interesting idea for the first LO, very inspiring. the others are so breathtaking, especially the last one, very great idea. thank you for inspiration.

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  5. WOW!!! So much awesomeness here!! I love love love all your designs!

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  6. Wonderful layouts! Love this kit!

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  7. As always Vicky, your work inspires me. I absolutly love the photo of you and the boys!

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  8. Your layouts are beautiful, but "Tender" is breathtaking!! Simple and elegant!!!

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  9. Amazing pages...love the lacing

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  10. Beautiful, beautiful work! The photo of you and your boys waiting for baby to arrive is absolutely gorgeous!

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  11. Amazing layouts.. Thanks for the inspiration

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  12. Very pretty layouts.
    cstephenson at q dot com

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  13. So cute and beautiful too! I'm a follower already and love your work.

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  14. Amazing layouts. Love what you did with the kit

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  15. Amazing layouts hun...so wonderful

    /hugz Lone

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  16. soooooooo gorgeous sweetie every one!!!!!!!!

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  17. Gorgeous!!!! Your work is stunning!!

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  18. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your layouts. Every one of them is beuatiful. I really like your last one the most. Thanks so much for the inspiration.

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  19. I love how you incorporated the clock circles into the sketch, very cool. I like the paper distress by the birdcage as well.

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  20. oh vicky thesea re beautiful!!! wow

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  21. Lovely, love the use of the circle clocks and I just love the Dusty Attic piece.

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  22. Lovely, lovely. Nice take on the sketch, too.

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  23. LOVE your blog, that flower tutorial, and this 'tender' layout..just gorgeous everything! Thank you!

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  24. I adore the "tender" layout. What a sweet, touching photo that is. Your work is inspiring.

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  25. OMG! I´m coming back after the bloghop, I sooo love your lo´s!!!!!!!

    Love,
    Jannike, Sweden

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  26. Beautiful, beautiful pages! So many things I haven't seen til I ran onto this blog hop.

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  27. Absolutely gorgeous layouts!!!!!! Your work is beautiful :)
    Hugs
    Juliana

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  28. WOW, I'm speechless, you have taken my breath away by all the beauty....

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  29. Your layouts are so sweet and reveal such emotion - I love them!!

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  30. WOW, you made such different projects. All are gorgeous!

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  31. Beautiful projects- you do an awesome job of adding embellishments to show off your pages.

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  32. Such beautiful LO's, Vicky! Love the clock framing the photo!

    Cheryl

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  33. YOur pages are stunning, love your work!!

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  34. Gorgeous creations Vicky - I love the one of your daughter in Dad's hat, she is soooo cute!!

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  35. Wow ! Your pages are all beautiful Vicky, and all quite different in style. really love the last one, such soft colouring and such a beautiful photo. xx

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  36. Ah, Vicky!! Your pages are always so beautiful!! You did such amazing creation with the kit!!

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  37. wow, love your work! What a beautiful picture in "tender". So sweet! Thanks for sharing!

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  38. These are such beautiful pages, I love them such a lot.

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  39. I feel like I'm repeating myself but, wow these are just amazing and beautiful.

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  40. Great LOs! I love the way each one is so different, and the way you've made the circular frame out of the Prima vine.

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  41. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

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  42. Wow it's so beautiful!!I love it.
    Hugs

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  43. EXQUISITE! You have added such elegantly creative elements and details to these layouts. Your use of the DA chippies is just perfect... love how you incorporated the clock pieces with the sketch! Thanks for sharing Vicky! :)

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  44. Jaw dropping layouts, I especially love the layout of you and your boys. Your work is stunning. Thanks for sharing.

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  45. When I opened my email from your blog today I was amazed! Wow!! I wish I had your talent! Gorgeous! Oh, and they are already pinned on my Pinterest!

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  46. Oh! I know the other thing I wanted to say... On the "Tender" layout...my first thought, other than how incredible the layout was, is that if I tried to do that, my paper would never look that great!! Did I say how gorgeous your work is?!!

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  47. Hi Vicky :)
    Sooooooo pretty! I love your fussy cut. TFS.

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  48. Lovely work Vicky! I especially like the colour combination on "No 1".

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  49. I really love your work with these papers and kits. The colors and layouts are outstanding. I am a beginner but I already know expert work because I just saw it on your blog. I hope to learn from you and be able to do some of these in time. thank you so much

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  50. Your are such an inspiration ! Your layout are always gorgeous!!!
    Thanks for sharing!!!!
    Elina

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  51. The birdnest layout is just divine! So incredibly pretty

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  52. Hello - I'm here via Lisa Gregory via LinkedIn - REALLY Incredibly Lovely projects you have done!! I'll return - Come visit me sometime - ;-}
    Lynden

    http://aneleganttouch-lynden.blogspot.com

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/An-Elegant-Touch-/162889457132788

    http://morepaperthanshoes.ning.com/profile/LyndenBlossom

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  53. As always, your work is amazing.

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  54. Love them all Vicky, especially the last one with the D/A. Di xo

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  55. I liked the third page, it's lovely!

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  56. UNBELIEVABLE!!. i LOVE all the l/o but really enjoyed the first layout. It is absolutely stunning.

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  57. Beautiful! Your last layout is beautiful as well as priceless!

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  58. I really love the look you created on the "bird nest" layout - so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  59. Hi Vicky! I love how different all your layouts are and how you interpretted the challenges! Each had their own uniqueness... I love the simple timeless quality of number one, the colors used in number 2 and number 3.. i loved the texture of the curled, "burned" edges. Beautful photo too! I hope you framed this one! :)

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  60. Vicky these are amazing layouts of your children, love your use of the petaloo flowers, the colors are yummy! My favorite is the pregnacy ... love your edges and the use of the vine (Attic Sketch)!

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  61. Your creativity never disappoints Vicky...beautiful creations once again!

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  62. The swirled frame caught my eye right away over at the Swirlydoo's site. Your layouts are fantastic and your daughter in her father's hat is simply adorable.

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  63. Wow! I love the way you distressed and curled the paper in your layout. Colors and techniques are awesome.

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  64. I LOVE your pages! The last one of you and your boys is so touching...

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  65. So beautiful and heartfelt! The pics on your LO's are so precious!

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  66. Absolutely beautiful.I am so glad I got to visit and I'm definitely following you now.Your work is a true delight.

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  67. Love daddy's hat especially. Great photo to work with. Thanks for sharing.

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  68. Sweetheart stunning work this month. Love it Hugs Virginia

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  69. I love the way the blanket in the photo with the baby is folded up by the face and in the other layout the pp is folded over almost the same way to reveal the birdcage. Lovely.
    TFS

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  70. Your layouts are all amazing, Vicky! Beautiful work :)

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  71. beautiful! i really love your use of the clocks into your No.1 LO - can't wait to get mine in my next DA order! beautiful!

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  72. So much gorgeous detail in your LO's.My fave is the last one. From the beautiful photo to your take on the DA sketch. Gorgeous!!

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  73. steal my heart omw that layout with the clock with cuttie little face is adorable...so blown away

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  74. Beautiful interpretation of each sketch!

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  75. Beautiful layouts. I love the lacing.

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  76. Vicky girlie!! Gorgeous design work with the kit! I love your willingness to try different styles on your pages...a constant inspiration to us!

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  77. thanks for the inspiration!
    Ingrid xxx

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