hidden gem

hidden gem | Polka Dot Pixels' Collage Craft + Jenny D's Stitched With Love at Two Peas in a Bucket

Don't you love when you find an unscrapped photo from months ago waiting for you to create a page around it? This layout was inspired by one of my favorite paper scrapper ever: Susan Weinroth.

p.s. Jamie just blogged a cute post about Zara. Definitely scrapworthy material. Just have to find a photo to go along with it.

two peas in a bucket projects

enjoy the ride | michelle underwood's go fly a kite kit + coordinating solids + supercool alpha

pretty in purple | jo hanna's dotty frames + paper + vinnie pearce's sakura paper + paislee press

cherished | vinnie pearce's journey back collection

walk this way | chelsea parsons' + rhonna farrers snapshot flourish frames

my lil book lover | kerry stewart's reading adventures

kindy warm-up | jen martakis' back to school

bookworm | jen martakis' back to school + kathy martin's pencil it in digi doodles

you are a treasure | holly brooke jones' cute pirate kids stickers + martha stewart corner punch

zara i love you more each day | joHanna's mama loves the roses alpha + softly surely papers + dotty frames + carina gardner's stitches

Two Peas in A Bucket projects

It's a gloomy spring morning. Sofi is playing WiiFit Plus and Zara is on my lap. We're probably staying in today. I have lots on my to-do list: a project for pre-school. A little spring cleaning. Packing up my lens to send it to canon to get it fixed. Washing all my Sofi's bedding (we think our little cat, zippy has been napping in there and Sofi is allergic). Do this DVD. Register Sofia for another summer camp (she will be very busy this summer!) And play with this week's Two Peas digi releases.

But first, I want to share my projects from the past week or so.....you can click on the title to get all the supply credits.

{easy rider}



{sending you all my love (hybrid card)}




{my sweet bunnies}



{easter treasure hunt}



{hybrid easter basket}



{some bunny loves you (hybrid card}



{sister sandwich}



{family man}



{happy easter '09}



happy tuesday!

Two Peas in A Bucket projects

My Two Peas in a Bucket projects for the past few weeks include lots of digi layouts and a few hybrid cards. Thanks for taking a peek at my work!

Smile


I've been loving all the new kits by Vinnie Pearce in the store! Love the Grunge Page Dividers - they add a pretty but grungy look to the page. I changed the color (LAYER > LAYER STYLE > COLOR OVERLAY) by sampling a color from my photo. Hearts are from Vinnie's Cute and Wild Elements. The Smile circle tag is from Shimelle's Write It Down Cute Circles. Cream paper from Wilna's Fly Away kit.

Sweet Joy


I love the birds in Wilna's kit Fly Away - available at Two Peas in a Bucket! One of Erica Hernandez's template in her template pack included a graphic that looked like branch. So I combined the kits in this page.

sweet zara

I used Vinnie Pearce's Sakura Sanctuary Papers (love the soft colors) and a few of her Brads for this digi page. I wove some strips of the paper on the top right corner.

what defines me

On my paper pages, I love to add decorative edges with my paper edge punches. They are addictive! I have about 5 punches so far. So I was so happy to see Laina Lamb's Borderlines in the Two Peas in a Bucket store. Love the variety. They are meant for cutting machines like the Silhouette (which I just got!) but I will definitely be using them a lot on my all-digital pages as well. Here I used them to cut various papers from Michelle Underwood's Sunday Kind of Love SOLIDS kit. All elements are from Michelle Underwood's Sunday Kind of Love kit and Beautiful Ending kit. EXCEPT the photo frame which is by Kitschy Digitals.

zara's love list

i love making lists because sometime choosing a topic for a generic photo of your baby is difficult. Especially if you scrap as much as I do. So this is Zara's Love List for this month because at this age it changes every month, right? I used Erica Hernandez's Template because I love her graphic style and what better way to capture it then used one of her templates? Instead of using a lot of patterned paper (except for the pink gingham one by Betsy Tuma) I sampled colors using the EYE DROPPER tool from the photo and the brads (by Vinnie Pearce) and used my Paint Bucket tool to fill in the layers of the template. Which brings me to those brads by Vinnie Pearce. I love them! You get such a wide variety of shapes and colors in one kit! So I wanted to use as many as I could so I arranged them in the shape of heart.

cupcake love

My favorite thing to scrap after my daughter is cupcakes! LOL. I love the pink and brown in Vinnie Pearce's Cute and Wild Papers and Elements at Two Peas in a Bucket. I used a journaling tag from Vinnie's Bloom kit to cut the shape of the photo and pink paper. The cupcake doodle is from Sprinkles by Jen Allyson also at Two Peas. TFL!

love "s" card

I've been making little cards for Sofia. She needs a little extra love because her little sis get most of my attention. I used Shimelle Laine's Write it Down - Cute Circles to make a mini card. I overlapped them slightly in Photoshop before printing so that it would make a card. I also printed out a brad from Vinnie's BRADS kit. They make cute flower centers. TFL!


love u card

I love the heart I made using Vinnie Pearce's BRADS kit for an earlier digital layout so much I printed it out and popped it onto a card for my daughter. TFL!

changing before my eyes

This is for Nicole's Use Your Peas challenge to use three photos and three frames. I used Scrap Original Stamped Frames available at Two Peas in a Bucket. I love that you she gives you the mask, frame and stamp for each design. I changed the color of the stamped frames. On the black and white photo I just used the mask. The gorgeous graphics on the bottom are from the Boundless kit. Again I changed the colors.

you are magical

Another gorgeous kit by ScrapOriginals called ***THIS YEAR*** available at Two Peas in a Bucket. I love the details and the variety of elements from the layered tag to the stamped images to the chunky vintage frame. Everything is from the kit.

her happiness

Have you seen Pamela Funk-Parr's Boundless kit in the Two Peas in a Bucket store? So elegant and gorgeous. I used the "happiness" element as a stamp for Erica's digi challenge. Stamping on the white paper.

love makes a house a home

A housewarming card for a friend. I used Vinnie Pearce's HOMELIFE Word Art available at Two Peas in a Bucket. Lovely sentiments for cards, layouts or home dec pieces.

splish splash

I love Jen Martakis' whimsical new kit Rain Drops. Perfect for a seattle girl like me. But I used it for this fun page about my baby taking a bath. This layout is also doing double-duty. I lifted a paper page for the LIFT THIS challenge and also for this week's digital challenge. TFL! (Buttons are from various Michelle Underwood kits and stitching is by ScrapOriginals).


so tweet

We went to look at the cherry blossom trees at the University of Washington. I couldn't wait to scrap this photo! I used a sweet little digital doodle by Kathy Martin at Two Peas in a Bucket.


sofia's first ride

I really love the rainbow colors of Vinnie's kit Toy Box Elements and Toy Box Solid Papers - at Two Peas in a Bucket. Perfect for these photos of Sofia riding a bicycle she received from our neighbor.

just cheeky

One thing that people comment about Zara is her chubby cheeks! I used ScrapOriginals super-cute kit Welcome Home Girl for this page. The flowers are from her Boundless Collection. Both kits available at Two Peas in a Bucket.

imagine that

I fell in love with Vinnie Pearce's new kits Toy Box Elements available at Two Peas in a Bucket! The banner is adorable! I happened to get a spring dress for Zara that had some of the same colors in this kit. I paired the Elements with Vinnie Pearce's Toy Box Solids (black paper).

up in the air

I don't often make two-page digital spreads but I wanted the photos here to take center-stage. I used Betsy Tuma's new kit That's Life available at Two Peas in a Bucket. Love the bright primary colors and the vintage illustrations reminded me of a Monopoly game. To make the "apron lace" strip I used Laina Lamb's Bordelines Set #1.

Two Peas digi page: Wonder

SUPPLIES:
Everything is from Vinnie Pearce's BLOOM kit available at Two Peas.

I'm very proud of this one.
I'm the first to admit that sometimes my journaling can get a bit treacly. And cliche. But I do really mean every word when I say things like Zara you are a sweet baby. or beautiful or cute. Or I love you. A LOT. Same goes for Sofia's pages.

But this bit of journaling got Jamie's stamp of approval. "Best journaling ever," he said. It wasn't describing the photo specifically or stating the obvious. It was just off the cuff. Stream of consciousness. Sparked by one of the elements in a digital kit: Wonder. At first I was going to journal about how "wonder-ful" Zara is. A bit boring, yes. Then I thought I could use it as a verb. From my perspective.

If you click on the image, it will take you to Two Peas where I posted it. And you can read the journaling there and read more about how I created the page. If you like it, please feel free to leave me a comment or click on the "Like" button. I appreciate it!


So, what's your journaling style?

Two Peas Digi page: bright star

I am slowing down in my old age. This page took me all day (on and off - in between running after my two little girls). I do love the green paper and the hand-drawn title and accents from Wilna's "Somewhere Out There" kit at Two Peas in a Bucket.

I added the scalloped edge to the green paper by first adding the scalloped stitch from Vinnie Pearce's new kit, Bloom - also at Two Peas. Then I used my magic wand and selected "outside" the scallops. Then I selected the paper in my layers palette and deleted the selection. Finally I added a pink paper from Wilna's kit underneath. I love the added bit of pink.

Two Peas in A Bucket digi pages

I'm getting in the groove with the pages I'm creating for Two Peas digital creative team. So many fun kits to work with every week! I'm a little behind in posting my pages here on my blog but here are my pages for the last two weeks. And I have more coming before the month is up.

For each page, I will link to the page at Two Peas if you'd like to comment there (always appreciated :) or want direct links to the digital kits.

why i adore you: I love Shimelle Laine's Write it Down :: Top Ten Lists, available at Two Peas in a Bucket. They are an easy way to add journaling to any page and look great on the page. I re-colored mine - in two colors that matched my patterned paper. I also used Jen Martakis' February kit - also available at Two Peas in a Bucket. Fonts: Two Peas Stop Sign and AL Flighty and CK Circles and Swirls.

just another monday (one of my fave pages EVER): Loving Jen Martakis' new FEBRUARY kit available at Two Peas in A Bucket. Who can resist those doodled heart paper! I had to showcase it on this page about my DD. Her yellow shirt was perfect for this colorway in the kit! Everything from Jen's Kit. Other: Two Peas font - Stop Sign journaling: Sometimes Mondays can be tough for Sofi because Jamie goes back to work. Today, we sat on the bed and read books and took photos. Fun times.1/26/10

baby zara @ 7 months: I love Michelle Underwood's soft and vintage and pretty kit, Sunday Kind of Love - available at Two Peas in a Bucket. What's not to love? Butterflies, birdcages, vintage frames? It was perfect for a baby page of my 7-months old. I also used Jen Martakis' Journal Bundle- available at Two Peas - to journal in a circle around the white frame. I love using this text path because it gave me extra room for my journaling. And to add an extra distressed but subtle look, I used Erica Hernandez' paper overlay (also new at Two Peas in a Bucket). I see using this again and again. It's very subtle and understated. I used it on the cream paper.


this is love: I love the coordinating solids to Michelle Underwood's Sunday Kind of Love - available at Two Peas in a Bucket. When I paper-scrap I tend to use a solid cardstock with pattern paper as accents so this suited my style well. I love how the accents pop against the darker solid paper. I also used Jen Martakis' Journal Shapes (heart) text paths for my journaling - all about my daughters' love for each other.

i love you: A simple layout about my family. I used Holly Jones' Romantic Love Frames (the bird on a branch) - available at Two Peas in A Bucket. I'm a sucker for birds so I couldn't resist. The original color didn't quite go with my photos so I changed the color. LAYER > LAYER STYLE > COLOR OVERLAY. Other Two Peas in a Bucket products used: Paper and scalloped border: Holiday Party by Brandy Buffington Brown ribbon: Cabanarama by Brandy Buffington Photo frames: Snapshot Flourish Frames by Rhonna Farrer Font: Two Peas Stopsign (title) Other: Rounded Birdie font by Audacious Designs

hybrid frames: I used Jen Martakis' Journal Shapes text paths available at Two Peas in a Bucket, to add some journaling to two 5x7 photos. Then I printed them out and put them in some Ikea "clip" frames and hung them in the hallway. Quick and easy hybrid projecT!

dare you: I used Erica Hernandez's Folded Paper Overlay to give the patterned paper - from Chelsea Parson's FREE kit, A Delightful Day - a folded/creased/distressed look. It adds a fun texture and can be used on any digital paper. I also used Jen Martakis' Journal Shapes text paths for the journaling. Fonts: Two Peas Stop Sign and AL Aunt Marie and Harting

lovebird: **This one was featured on the Two Peas Digi Newsletter :)
I loved Shimelle's Remember Page Template - new in the Two Peas in a Bucket shop this week - because it has room for multiple photos but still looks clean and uncluttered. Because it's a layered template, it was easy to alter the design slightly. I replaced the title with my own in a similar font. In two of the photo frames I added paper and some cute elements. Other products used (all from Two Peas in a Bucket): Heart and bird: Owl Always mini kit by Holly Brooke Jones' Background paper and blue paper: On Telly by Chelsea Parsons Grid paper: Grey Garden Spots by Chelsea Parsons Button: Baby It's Cold Outside by Michelle Underwood Font: Rockwell and CK Ali's Writing TFL!