Ever since Wilna Furstenberg hinted that she was working on a sequel to her Art Class workshop at Two Peas in a Bucket (which is on sale right now for 25% off!), I've been not-so-patiently waiting for it to arrive. Wilna takes artsy techniques and makes them so very accessible. I am not a technique-driven scrapper at all, but somehow Wilna now has me playing with acrylic paints, watercolors, Gelatos, and a host of other mediums and feeling more confident that I can incorporate them into my layouts.

And, guess what? Art Class 2 is here, and I have a free pass to give away to one of my readers! Giveaway details are at the bottom of the post.

Art Class 2 is just as packed with content as the original Art Class workshop. There are 50 (50!) new layouts, all by Wilna, 11 videos totaling more than five hours of footage, and a downloadable PDF handout that covers the class's 10 chapters. If you've not seen any of her videos yet, I encourage you to look at her entries in Two Peas' In the Mood to Scrap series- the videos in Art Class are just as wonderful, and even longer! In fact, here's a sneak peek video that will give you an idea of just how inspiring Wilna's classes are!

To enter for the chance to win a pass to Art Class 2, simply pick one or more options on the Rafflecopter widget below. This method of doing giveaways seems to be working well, especially for those who were having trouble with Disqus before. I'll select a winner on Tuesday, November 12 and get in touch with you about getting you set up for your class. And, if you've already purchased access, Two Peas will refund your purchase- perfect if you want to sign up now and wait to see if you win later! I always email my winners after the contest closes, but if you want to check back to see who it was, the widget will be updated with the name of the winner after the contest closes.

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I've already purchased my pass to this class and cannot wait to dive into it. In fact, I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing after work tonight! ;)

Giveaway - "Gilt Trip" - A Scrapbooking Novel by Laura Childs

I know from reading numerous threads on Two Peas that scrapbooking mystery novels are popular among papercrafters, so when Laura Childs' press representative contacted me and asked if I'd like to give away a signed copy of her newest book, Gilt Trip, to one of my readers, I jumped at the chance. Plus, it's fall and the winter reading season is rapidly approaching, so what better time than now to squirrel away a new book?

Gilt Trip is the 11th book in Laura's Scrapbooking Mysteries series, and this time heroine Carmela Bertrand finds herself investigating the murder of a business tycoon whose body is discovered stuffed in a clothes dryer. And, as usual with Laura's books, you'll find scrapbooking tips and recipes sprinkled throughout, as well!

Want to enter for the chance to win a copy? Just pick one or more options from the Rafflecopter widget below, and I'll select a winner on Friday, November 1. That means that you have until midnight on Halloween to enter!

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Two Peas Gardeners' Digest Blog Hop - October 2013

 

Hello, everyone, and welcome to my little stop on the October edition of the Gardener's Digest, a monthly blog hop where the design team girls at Two Peas in a Bucket get together to share what's coming soon, what's inspiring us, and what new goodies we're eyeing in the shop. This month I have a little giveaway to share, too, and you'll find details on that at the end of this post.

If you arrived here from Jen Kinkade's blog, then you're making you're way around the hop. If you're lost, got started in the middle, or just want to see all of the links in one spot, then the Two Peas blog is where you want to be!

 

I'll be on deck this coming Saturday when it's my turn again to host the Project Life video series, and in this installment I'll share how I took just one new purchase and combined it with my scraps, a few common tools, and some older stash to turn that one new item into a whole set of embellishments and journaling cards.

 

Normally I'd post some gallery favorites here, but this month I've been mostly watching class videos from both an older favorite and the newest workshop at Two Peas for inspiration. I'm really, really slow at going through classes and workshops since I don't have lots of time to watch videos, and this month if I've needed an extra shot of inspiration (or just something to do while eating lunch), I've turned to either a video from Wilna Furstenburg's Art Class or Shimelle Laine's new Glitter Girl workshop. The latter also has a new bonus video available. Early purchasers of the workshop got free access to the bonus material, but you can also purchase it separately, and it's all about stretching your supplies as far as possible- great inspiration for using your stash!

Glitter Girl's Guide to Stash Stretching Glitter Girl's Scrapbook Survival Guide Art Class Workshop with Wilna Furstenberg

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A few Christmas goodies have caught my eye in the shop this month, including two pieces from the just-arrived It's Christmas collection by Allison Kreft for Webster's Pages. I'm loving the small set of phrase stamps, especially since I love anything that says "Merry & Bright," and the cut-apart sheet is gorgeous, too. Crate Paper's Christmas collection, Bundled Up, has also hit the shop, and I think quite a bit of it will make it into my Christmas album this year. On the non-holiday front, I've found that Project Life mini kits are the perfect number and assortment of cards to have just enough but not too many of any one pattern, and I've taken a page from Wilna's book and have started to hot glue more and more of my embellishments using a cordless hot glue gun from Imaginisce.

It's Christmas! This & That Stamp Set by Webster's Pages From Me To You 12X12 It's Christmas! Paper by Webster's Pages Bundled Up 12X12 Paper Pad by Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Flea Market Project Life Mini Kit I-Bond Tool by Imaginisce

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I have a couple of goodies from Crate Paper to give away to one reader this week, including a pack of Maggie Holmes' Flea Market Resin Flowers and a set of Stitched Borders from the Close Knit collection.

Maggie Holmes Flea Market Resin Flowers by Crate Paper Close Knit Stitched Layered Garland Borders by Crate Paper

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You can enter using the Rafflecopter widget below (if you're reading this in an RSS reader, you'll need to click through to the actual blog post to see it), and I'll leave the giveaway open through Sunday night. On Monday I'll draw a winner! The contest is open to both US and international entrants, though as usual if shipping to your country is exorbitant, I may get in touch with you about giving you a Two Peas gift certificate instead.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! Lexi Bridges is waiting at your next stop on the hop with more inspiration to share!

Giveaway - Glitter Girl's Scrapbooking Survival Guide by Shimelle Laine

There's a new workshop up at Two Peas in a Bucket, and it stars everyone's favorite scrapbooking superhero, Glitter Girl! In Glitter Girl's Scrapbooking Survival Guide, mild-mannered scrapbooker Shimelle Laine has traded in her cardigans and vintage dresses for a mask, cape, and more than a dash of glitter to help scrapbookers conquer their crafty questions. She's scrapped 42 brand new pages (including several two-page layouts!) and filmed 10 brand new start-to-finish videos just for the occasion, and the workshop is getting rave reviews from the Peas, especially in this particular thread on the message boards.

And, guess what? I have one seat in the workshop to give away to a blog reader! I'll be using Rafflecopter again for this giveaway, so if you leave a comment or enter in any of the other provided ways, make sure you sign in to the widget (if you're in an RSS reader, you might have to click over to the main blog site to see it) and tick off the various way that you've entered, since I'll also be using Rafflecopter to select the winner. Entries close next Saturday night, and I'll contact the winner on Sunday and get started on the process of getting you set up for your class!

If you've already purchased the class and happen to be the winner, Two Peas will refund your class fee, so if you simply can't wait until the contest ends to see the Glitter Girl goodness, by all means go ahead and sign up!

Scroll on down to the bottom of the post for the Rafflecopter widget and your chance to enter!

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Two Peas Gardener's Digest - September 2013

 

Hello, and welcome to the September edition of the Gardeners' Digest blog hop! This month the Garden Girls at Two Peas in a Bucket are gathering once again to share a little about what's inspiring us at the moment, what's caught our eye in the shop recently, and what we have coming up soon! I also have a little giveaway this month, and you'll find details on that at the bottom of this post.

If you found your way here from Lilith's lovely blog, then you're making your way around the hop! If you're lost or just want to see all of the links in one place, then the Two Peas blog is the right place for you.

 

Next Saturday it's my turn again to host the weekly Project Life video at Two Peas, and I'll be tackling those pesky first and last album pages that I never seem to get filled in. There'll also be a short lesson on using digital brushes and tips for faking the big, cut-up photo look if you're like me and send almost all of your photos off to a developer who prints at 4x6.

I've assembled some fun products to play with, including the Wonderful Day collection from Fancy Pants along with the Chalkboard Albums Made Easy kit  from We R Memory Keepers (I am so in love with these cards that it's not funny!) for my pages, and I hope that you'll join me next Saturday, the 28th!

 

The layouts that are inspiring me in the gallery this month are reminding me that small is good! Aleksandra Gadji, LimeDoodle, MissSmith, and MarthaB have all taken 3x4 and 4x6 pocket scrapping inspired sizes and put them to beautiful use on layouts and cards, and the layout by GeekGalz featuring the Chalkboard collection by We R Memory Keepers shows how smaller 6x6 papers can be used to create beautiful layers.

Linnea @4 by Aleksandra Gadji One Perfect Day by GeekGalz Pocket Cards by LimeDoodle Perfect Macaroons by MissSmith Perfect Day by MarthaB.

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I'm loving small things in the shop this month, too, with just one sheet of 12x12 in the mix- and even that (this particular sheet it from Amy Tan's Cut & Paste collection) I love using in small pieces! There are several new Albums Made Easy kits by We R Memory Keepers available now, with a smaller number of cards, smaller number of duplicates, and a smaller price point than the large Project Life kits. Pebbles journaling pads never disappoint, and flair (the Studio Calico Thataway designs are calling my name) and gold glitter Thickers (from the new Dear Lizzy Polkadot Party) are always perfect accents.

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Speaking of small things, there are a whole bunch of new exclusive flair designs in the Two Peas shop right now! I have a small selection of 9 of them to give away to one reader today! The giveaway is open to both US and international entrants, though if shipping is exorbitant I may get in touch with you about sending a Two Peas gift certificate instead.

I'm trying something a little different and using Rafflecopter to run the giveaway since I know that some people have trouble leaving comments through Disqus. With Rafflecopter I can give you multiple ways to enter (and, yes, feel free to use all of them!), so hopefully this will work a little better.

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Thanks so much for stopping by my corner of the hop today! The always fabulous and funny Lisa Dickinson is next up!

Giveaway - Simply Playful Accents Class with Angie Gutshall at Big Picture Classes

Yes, it's another Saturday post from me! These are normally rare things, but when fellow Citrus Twist design team member Angie Gutshall asked if I'd like to give away a spot in her new self-paced class at Big Picture Classes, I knew I had to get it in somewhere!

Here's a bit about Angie's Simply Playful Accents class, straight from Big Picture classes:

Stitching, and sequins, and ribbon...oh my!

Would you like to add a bit of fun and whimsy to your layouts? What if you could do it in a way that was not only fun and playful, but also simple! In Simply Playful Accents, instructor Angie Gutshall will share more than 20 ideas for using items in your supply stash to add a little bit of pizazz to your layouts.

You'll receive 20 emails with before-and-after images, each showing how just adding a little accent here and there can take your layouts from blah to beautiful! You'll also receive four bonus emails with additional ideas and inspiration. Angie even shares her layout-creating process in a fun video tutorial!

If you'd like to enter to win a spot in this class, just leave a comment on this post by Friday, August 30th at midnight CST. I'll choose a winner next Saturday and get in touch with you to set up your free access to this class.

Enjoy your weekend, every, and thank you so much for stopping by!

Two Peas Gardeners' Digest Blog Hop - August 2013

Update: Congrats to Tatiana (Two Peas user taorni) who won the free pass to Jill's class. Thanks so much to everyone who entered!

 

It's hard to believe that it's already time for the August Garden Girl blog hop! The last eight months have been a whirlwind of learning to make videos, trying to get comfortable with the sound of my own voice (soooo still not there!), and of course having lots of creative fun. I know that the next four months of my term are going to go by in a flash, and December will be here before I know it!

That's why I love scrapbooking- it captures all those daily details that would get lost as the weeks and months blur together. I cannot count how many times Darren has looked at something in one of my albums and said, "I completely forgot that we did that!" So, in celebration of remembering those little things, I have a sneak peek at my next Project Life video, some inspiration from the Two Peas Gallery, a few new favorite products, and a giveaway to share with you today.

A bit of housekeeping- if you're following the hop, then you most likely arrived from Nancy Damiano's lovely corner of the web. If you landed here in the middle, are lost, or just want to see all of the links in one spot, then the Two Peas blog is the place for you!

 

My coming soon photo is a bit of a tease, but I'm just now in the starting process of filming my next Project Life video for Two Peas, and this is where things are right now! I'll be scrapping a week that includes birthday photos and one very funky shade of purple using some Capture collection items from Basic Grey's RSVP line. RSVP isn't out yet, and the only things in the shop at the moment are the Snippets pads and Waterfall Theme Pack, but there are plenty of other products both old and new that coordinate with this line, and I think that this layout will be a lot of fun!

 

I'm inspired by a little bit of everything in the gallery this month! One page layouts, two page layouts (go, Diana!), neutrals, bright colors, single photo pages, layouts with lots of pictures, and even a mini album! I've rounded up five rather diverse favorites to share, and you can click on any of the links to see the full project in the gallery.

Fun! by Michiko.K Summer Memories Mini Album by Marie-Pea Swing! by Peally Scrappy Feeling Froggy by Missy Whidden Best birthday EVER! by Diana Waite

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I'm loving little things lately. With so much patterned paper in my stash, all it really takes is a small element- a journaling card, a die cut, a cute puffy sticker, or a stamp to freshen older papers up and, most importantly, help get them used! This month it's no secret that I'm crushing on Capture from Basic Grey, and there are also some awesome new cut-apart journaling card sheets in the shop. And those stamps by Shimelle? So awesome! I love that she added some snark in, because, hey, life isn't always perfect!

Capture Rsvp Waterfall Theme Pack by BasicGrey Capture Journal Snippets by BasicGrey Woodgrain Heart Puffy Stickers by Skipping5 Nailed It Shimelle Laine 4X6 Clear Stamp by Two Peas You And Me 12X12 Photo Freedom Volume 2 by Echo Park Paper Co.

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Jill Sprott has a fabulous new mini workshop at Two Peas this month, and I have a spot in it to give away to one of my readers! Here's a bit about Scrapbooking from the Soul, and you'll find entry details below.

As scrapbookers, we do not document life as passive observers -- we have the power to make meaning, sharing what matters in ways that matter. Join Garden Girl Jill Sprott for Scrapbooking from the Soul, a workshop that explores ways to embrace the “soul scrapper” within and infuse pages with layers of meaning.

If you'd like to enter the giveaway, just leave a comment below (including your Two Peas user name) by August 29th. I'll draw a winner on the morning of the 30th and get in touch with the winner. Note: I don't make separate blog posts for winners of giveaways, but I do contact the winner directly and will try to remember to come back and update the top of this post, as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the hop today. Celine Navarro is waiting for you at the next station!