Two Peas in a Bucket

Saturday Card Sketch 12.28.2012

It's our final challenge for 2012!  From Kimber, "I had lots of bits laying around from past purchases and I kinda threw them together for this sketch. The background could be a patchwork of any scraps of papers you have laying around. 

I hope you will use the sketch to create a card this week and load it into the gallery. Remember to check the Saturday Card Sketch box in the challenges so I can see what you created! You'll be entered to win a $5 gift certificate to the Two Peas store when you do. You have through next Friday at 11:59 pm CST to enter your card; the winner will be announced on the Two Peas blog next Saturday."

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Congrats to smilynstef, christina collins, & bikeller!  You are our challenge winners from last week.  We will email you shortly on how to access your gift certificate.

This Week's Project Videos 12.28.2012

We hope you've had a wonderful week, Peas!  Here's a look back at what project videos went live:

Memory Keeping Monday | Shine with Lisa Truesdell

From Lisa, "for this week's MKM, i'm digging into this year's holiday photos. i'm also giving you a little peek into my start here workshop by using a piece from pinterest as the inspiration for the design of this layout."  ...see challenge and supply list here.

 

The Adventures of Glitter Girl | Storage Thoughts

From Shimelle, "Happy holidays from Glitter Girl and all of us at Two Peas in a Bucket!

For a little something different this week, Glitter Girl shares her thoughts on organizing and storing scrapbooking supplies. I hope you find it useful in your own adventures of storing and sorting your supplies!"  ...see challenge here.

 

Finally Friday | Love Notes with Julie Campbell

From Julie, "I love tucking tiny cards in my son's lunchbox or my husband's briefcase. It's a fun surprise for them to discover in the middle of the day & it's a great way to let someone know that you're thinking about them.

This tiny love note might be small, but it's packed with cuteness! It all started with this love die cut from Amy Tangerine's Ready Set Go collection. At the end of the tutorial, I share a unique twist to the traditional envelope. Make sure to watch & find out more!" ... see challenge and supply list here.

 

Don't forget to check out the Garden Girl blog hop and enter the giveaway - there's still time!

Member Spotlight with Marcy Penner: Jen Kinkade

Hi there Peas!  I'm here today with a Member Spotlight feature.  There's so much inspiration in the gallery here at Two Peas that it was so hard to pick.  But there's one girl who's work I just drool over every time.  That would be Miss Jen Kinkade.

I adore her photography and her pages are soo fun!  Here's a little sampling.

Jen's participating in December Daily this year and I love what she's done to the cover of a Studio Calico Handbook.  I'm always so scared to embellish my covers.

I love how the black and white photos pop against the color scheme in this layout.  See what I mean about beautiful photography?

I love the diagonal spattering of paint and embellishments. So random and so organized at the same time.

I love the grey and pink color scheme of this page.  So many little goodies to find on this page.  I also love how the photo's cut into a tag.  Such a neat idea.

And my favorite of the bunch.  Awesome layering and fabulous die-cuts.  This layout totally makes me want to mess up my desk and scrapbook!

And that is the very best kind of inspiration!

You can find Jen's gallery here.  But do yourself a favor and grab a cup of coffee or something. I can get lost in her work for a long time.

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

Gardeners' Digest Blog Hop + Giveaway: December

Merry Christmas Eve, Peas!  The Garden Girls are sharing sneaks, favorites and giveaways on their blogs - consider it a bonus Christmas gift! Before you begin hopping, here's a glimpse at the new projects that bloomed this morning in the Garden.

And how about a little giveaway?  I need to clear out some goodies from my prize supply in my office to make room for next year.  If a box stuffed with goodies from this year's past releases sounds good to you, leave a comment below with your Two Peas username.  We'll pick a winner and post it on January 1st! :)

Continue the hop here:

Jill 
Jen 
Lexi 
Nancy 
Lynn 
Becky 
Shimelle 
Amy T. 
Wilna 

This Week's Challenges 12.22.2012

Hello and Happy Saturday!  This is the last Saturday where we have a handful of challenges for you.  Next week we'll have one more Saturday Card Sketch and then we will start fresh with a new year and new plans to inspire you each week.

Remember each challenge gives you a chance to win a $5 gift certificate, as well as earns you a badge for your Two Peas profile page.  Just click on the title of each challenge for details from the designer and notes on how to enter, and scroll down to see last week's winners!

Weekly Challenge | Use a Speech Bubble with Lexi Bridges

Weekly Photo Challenge | Celebrating with Wilna Furstenberg

Saturday Card Sketch with Kimber | Those Sweet Words

Congrats to geekgalz, cristinac & rubyrubbler - you are the winners of last week's challenge!  We will get in touch with you shortly on how to access your gift certificate.  Thanks to all who played along! - Jamie

This Week's Project Videos 12.21.2012

Happy Friday!  Welcome to the weekend, friends.  Here is this week's round-up of project videos.

Memory Keeping Monday | Laughing & Playing

From Jen, "For this particular layout I wanted to show you a few ways you can use die cutting machines to enhance your layout. This particular layout uses both the Cameo machine and a traditional die cut machine like the Big Shot. I also used a fun tool set from Hero Arts called “Frame Cuts” (you can find these tools in the products section below), which includes both stamping and die cutting.

The journaling was printed on a label which is from a digital kit here at 2Peas. Digital kit elements can be printed out on cardstock and used as traditional elements (which is called hybrid scrapbooking).

Learn more about the tools and process for this project in the video below..." ... see supplies & challenge here.

 

The Adventures of Glitter Girl | Adventure 051: Getting Glittery

From Shimelle, "This week Glitter Girl has one more Christmas-themed adventure to share with you, and this discussion [twopeasinabucket.com] on the general scrapbooking message board inspired her to share some favourite techniques for a supply near and dear to her heart: glitter! Her adventure takes her through three projects this week: a 12x12 page with two different glitter techniques (one more messy than the other), an entry in her 2012 Christmas journal and a quick and easy Christmas card.

Come along for the adventure, won't you?" ...see supplies and challenge here.

 

Finally Friday | Christmas Shaker Card

From Lynn, "Hi everybody! I am back with another Finally Friday video for you. For this card I created a fun Christmas shaker card using the Winter Wonderland collection by My Minds Eye. I don't know about you, but I just ADORE shaker cards. I especially think they are just perfect for holiday cards (they remind me of snow globes). They are SO MUCH FUN to create and really easy too! If you have any question at all about how I created this particular shaker card or shaker cards in general please feel free to leave your questions in the comments section. I hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching!" ...see supplies and challenge here.

 

20 Packaging Ideas on the 20th + Webster's Pages Challenge Winners

We've scoured the gallery as well as Pinterest to create a little collage of eye candy for you.  Christmas is just around the corner and chances are you have a few gifts yet to wrap.

Get out your twine, buttons, tags and washi and have fun!

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Congrats to leetazzie, mjmarmo + artfulscrapbooking - you are the winners of our Webster's Pages challenge!  The prize pack from Webster's will be sent to your Two Peas account shortly.

Garden Girl Sneaks

Just a peek at what the Garden Girls have been up to as of late.  You're going to love what we have in store!  Stay tuned for some exciting announcements after the first of the year! :)

Shopping News + Start Here Workshop Winner

Don't miss out on the sales we have running!  It's a great time to stock up on those supplies you've been wanting to add to your collection.  Scroll down for the winner of Lisa's workshop, Start Here!

Year End Clearance Sale 

25% off Holiday Collections

Congrats to kevshreff, you're the winner of our mini workshop, Start Here with Lisa Truesdell!  An email welcoming you to the class will be sent to you shortly.