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National Scrapbook Day Challenge Winners

We hope you all enjoyed playing along in our National Scrapbook Day challenges!  Congrats to all the winners:

Challenge #1: Focus on Photos - momm

Challenge #2: Member-based sketch - passion4scrappin

Challenge #3: Use 5 tools - ashleyhorton010675

Challenge #4: Member-based color combo - danibuttons3000

Challenge #5: Down with the downloads - shopgirlaudi

Challenge #6: Scrap this list - janetm

Challenge #7: Be Inspired by a Garden Girl - sunshinestate

Challenge #8: Be Inspired by YOU - lonr

Challenge #9: Use the NSD freebie - supertoni

Challenge #10: Refer to your bookmarks or pins - frootfoot

If you're looking for our Pinterest challenge winner, check out the thread here!

Please ensure the address in your Two Peas account is up to date as we will be sending prizes midweek this week.  Thanks again for playing along!

National Scrapbooking Day 2013 at Two Peas

We're live!  Join in all the fun from here.

NSD 2013 CHALLENGES

Challenge #1: Focus On Photos

Challenge #2: Member-Based Sketch

Challenge #3: Your Scrappy Tool Belt

Challenge #4: Member-Based Color Combo

Challenge #5: Down with Downloads

Challenge #6: Scrap With This List

Challenge #7: Be Inspired by a Garden Girl

Challenge #8: Be Inspired by YOU!

Challenge #9: Use the NSD Freebie

Challenge #10: Refer to Your Bookmarks (or Pins)

We hope these challenges help fuel your creativity today and this next week!  Just click each challenge for details; you'll be entered to win a generous prize package from the Two Peas warehouse, as well as earn a badge for your Two Peas profile!

National Scrapbook Day 2013 at Two Peas

Join us this Saturday for one of our favorite days of the year - National Scrapbook Day! The Garden Girls will be hosting chats on the General Scrappin' forum. We've prepared challenges with plenty of opportunities to win prizes. We've got a special sale for you and a series of inspiring Garden Girl projects to share! Find everything from the Classes & Events section beginning at 8 am CST Saturday morning. And finally, collect some shiny badges for your Two Peas profile. 

Here's the chat schedule (all times are Central time): 

9 am Chat with Melissa + Paige 
2 pm Chat with Nancy, Wilna + Lilith 
7 pm Chat with Marcy + Lexi 

See you then! 

p.s. Not able to join us that day? Our challenges will be open all week, and our Spring Clearance will still be going! ;)

NSD Challenge Prize Winners!

Hello friends!  We hope the National Scrapbook Day challenges helped jumpstart pages and projects you love and that you were able to play along.  Thanks so much for sharing your work with us in the gallery!  Without further ado, here are the randomly selected prize winners!

Challenge #1/Color challenge with Becky - bgpa

Challenge #2/Make It Yours - aceason

Challenge #3/Paper Piecing with Shannon - danibuttons3000

Challenge #4/Continue the morph - rnkmom

Challenge #5/Use bright colors with Amy Tan - just jenni

Challenge #6/Play with Confetti - kguercio

Challenge #7/Use Polaroids with Jen Gallacher - texaschic

Challenge #8/Beneath the Layer - gslmarvin

Challenge #9/Go Geometric with Kandis Smith - cdpeck

Challenge #10/The Final Stretch - fruitysuet

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The Pinterest challenge prize goes to alwaysa4hmember!

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Garden Girl Morph Project Hop Winners:

alinor

bobamey

kariyava

snazzykc

housemomscrap

A prize pack will be sent to each of you shortly; you'll just want to be sure the address in your Two Peas account is up to date.  

Check back on the blog later today for a new tutorial from Lisa Truesdell relating to her 2012: Captured class.  See you then!

Make & Take with Shimelle: Maxing Out a Set of Supplies

Happy NSD 2012! 

To jumpstart my scrapbooking for this year's NSD celebrations, I put together my own kit of supplies from the Two Peas store, including ten patterned papers, a stamp set, two kinds of letter stickers, a few sheets of cardstock and some embellishments. You can find the exact contents of my kit below if you want to take on this very same challenge! 

Then I challenged myself to see exactly how much I could get from using those supplies and nothing else other than a few basic tools. I didn't add any other paper or embellishments. I steered clear of my scrap basket and didn't touch any washi tape - it was a true challenge! In the end I had eight finished 12x12 pages and only a few small scraps of paper and some letter stickers left. 

And you can watch the whole process if you like! 

 

At the end of the video, I mentioned that when I scrap like this I often leave the pages overnight then add some finishing touches the next day. Most of what I added was machine stitching, with red thread. I also added a bit more embellishment to the pink layout with the oddball photo - a leftover scrap of border sticker, some number stickers and inspired by one of the NSD challenges, some confetti scattered in that corner. The confetti idea made me very happy indeed!

Have you ever chosen a set of supplies then scrapped until there was nothing left? I'd love to hear your ideas! Come chat about it with me on the general scrapping board!

Workshop Bonus Lessons for NSD!

We are so pleased with the success and positive feedback for our new workshops - we're so glad you're enjoying the classes!  If you've not already signed up, National Scrapbook Day weekend is the perfect time to take one to get your creative juices going!  What's more, two of our instructors are offering bonus lessons for their workshops in celebration of NSD:

Jen Gallacher's Bonus Chapter for Scrapbook Stamping:

And Shannon Tidwell's Bonus Chapter for Sassy Scrapping:

See all the workshops available here, and don't forget today is the last day to sign up for the Pieces of Me workshop to get exclusive access to Lisa Truesdell's bonus mini album!

Now, let the scrapping continue...

Make & Take with Amy Tan

Love how easy it is to finish a mini album from an event in just under a couple hours with these Daybooks. I decorated the cover first using some glitter tape, washi tape, a bit and a sticker. Though I didn't actually get in on a plane for the show, I thought it was a good way to indicate that people had traveled west to attend.  Grab your Daybook or mini album, a stack of pictures and let's create!  Here is how my Make & Take came together:

I had the business cards sitting in the front pocket of the book, in a safe place. 

Once I got the photos printed from Shutterfly, I started putting stuff together. I also had some Instax photos taken at CHA I wanted to include.

I added journaling to tell the overall story of the event.

Then I added embellishments, photos and stickers to the pages.

Washi tape is great for business cards that are double sided. I adhered along one edge so the card could still be flipped open.

Love how these knock out border punches from American Crafts can add a lot of interesting details.

Do these people look familiar?

I was able to put most of the business cards into the book, but some of the others just stayed in the front pocket.

Thanks for looking! - Amy

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Check out all the NSD activities from the homepage here!

NSD Challenges at Two Peas

Here are the creative challenges you've been waiting for .... ready, set, create!  We've put together some challenges we think you're going to love.  Remember each challenge earns you a badge, as well as gives you an entry for a chance to win a generous prize pack from the Two Peas warehouse!  We've opened these up for a week, so you'll have some time after your busy weekend of crafting to continue the fun.  Just click on each challenge below for details on how to enter.

Challenge #1 with Becky Novacek: A color challenge of your choice

Challenge #2: Make it Yours

Challenge #3 with Shannon Tidwell: Paper piecing

Challenge #4: Continue the Morph

Challenge #5 with Amy Tan: Use bright colors

Challenge #6: Play with confetti

Challenge #7 with Jen Gallacher: Create with polaroids

Challenge #8: Beneath the layer (using a negative)

Challenge #9 with Kandis Smith: Go geometric with chevrons

Challenge #10: The Final Stretch

Wait, that's not all...  We're trying something a little different this year - a Pinterest challenge!  Click for details and have fun.  Happy scrapping!

Welcome to National Scrapbooking Day at Two Peas!

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Hello and Happy NSD, everyone!  We're so glad you're joining us for the party and look forward to some scrapping, inspiration and chatter!

You'll find everything we have going on from the NSD homepage here.  As you'll see, there is a lot of fun activities in store!  Here is an overview of what you can find where and when!

The Garden Girl Morph Project Hop: a special project hop with a chance to win at every stop!  Each project on the "stop" was inspired by the designer's project previous to it.  The hop begins here at Shannon Tidwell's layout.

Creative Challenges:  our way of fueling your creativity this weekend.  There are 10 to choose from and a generous prize from our warehouse waiting for the lucky winners of each one.

Make and Takes: special projects and helpful tips put together by a few of the Garden Girls.  Look for them here on the blog both today and tomorrow.

Chatting:  Connect with members on the General Scrappin' message board, and stop in for each of our scheduled chats!  Several Garden Girls are eager to chat with you at the scheduled times below:

Saturday:

10 am CST with Amy Heller

6 pm CST with Amy Tan

8 pm CST with Jen Jockisch

Sunday:

10 am CST with Jen Gallacher

12 pm CST with Kandis Smith

3 pm CST with Jill Sprott

Pinterest Challenge: a special challenge for our fellow Pinterest fans.

Scavenger Hunt: a fun game we've put together for your to collect and share your favorites!

And we have badges, badges and more badges ready and waiting for you to add to your profile!  Find the library of buttons available for your Two Peas profile here and start the collection!

Finally, swing by our Twitter and Facebook pages as well for extra prize opportunities, trivia and more fun!

We hope you enjoy the festivities, Peas!  Thanks for joining us!