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| PeaWord | Definition |
| AAM | All About Me --usually an album created about ones self. --a type of page that is not included enough in our albums! |
| AF/LF | acid-free/lignin free |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| APC | Altered Playing Card - decorated but still showing the original number and suit. |
| aPEAciate | pea talk for appreciate |
| ATC | Artist's Trading Card - 2.5" x 3.5" cards decorated and traded with other artists. |
| ATG | Adhesive Tape Gun |
| avatar | an icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality. Here in the garden, it means the little picture under your name. |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBS | Be Back Soon |
| bf | best friend |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| bff | best friend |
| BFF | Best Friends Forever |
| BHG | The magazine is Better Homes & Gardens |
| BIL | Brother in law |
| BL | Big Lots |
| BOS | Book of Scraps This is a tool the Two Peas provides you with to organize all you favourite LO's, Peas, Soup, etc. |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTDT | Been There, Done That |
| BTT | Back to the top...When you want to bring a message back to the top of the board for more people to see the topic and respond. |
| BTW | by the way |
| CG | Computer generated |
| CHA | Craft & Hobby Association |
| CIS | Refers to large scrapbook totes. Brand name is "Crop in Style." |
| CJ | Circle Journal |
| CK | Creating Keepsakes |
| CKU | Creating Keepsakes University A traveling scrapbook workshop put on by Creating Keepsakes magazine. |
| crop | to be with other who enjoy scrapbooking; the act of scrapbooking. |
| CTMH | Close to my Heart- a stamp and scrapbooking company |
| D/L | download |
| DB | DearBrother |
| dbil | Dear Brother In Law |
| Dboyf | Dear Boyfriend |
| DD | Dear Daughter |
| DF | Darling Fiance |
| DGS | Darling/Dear Grandson |
| DH | Dear Husband |
| DS | Dear Son |
| DS | Design Studio (Provo Craft software used with the Cricut machine) |
| DSD | DearStepdaughter |
| dsil | Dear Sister In Law |
| DSO | Dear significant other |
| DSS | DearStepson |
| DT | Design Team |
| DW | Dear Wife |
| ETA | Edited to add |
| FIL | Father-in-law |
| Fonts | lettering |
| GC | gift certificate |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GG | Great Grandma |
| GG | Garden Girl |
| GJ | Good Job |
| GL | Good Luck! |
| H | Husband |
| HIA | Hobby Industry Association |
| HOF | Hall of Fame contestant/contest by Creating Keepsakes |
| HOTP | Hot Off the Press, a paper and embellishment company. |
| HSB | heritage scrapbook |
| HTH | Hope that helps |
| IMO | In my opinion. |
| ISO | In search of |
| ITA | I totally agree. |
| J | JoAnn |
| JCI | Just Checking in |
| JK | Just kidding! |
| JM2C | Just my two cents |
| JMO | Just my opinion |
| jsyk | just so you know |
| KWIM | Know What I Mean? |
| LMK | let me know |
| LO | Layout |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| LSS | Local Scrapbook Store |
| M | Michaels |
| MB | Message Board |
| MIL | Mother-in-law |
| NSBR | Non scrapbook related |
| OH | Other Half |
| OMG | Oh my goodness! |
| OP | Original Poster |
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| PC | Provo Craft |
| Pea Wee | Formerly known as a "Junior Member" at Two Peas...means you've posted 10 or less times |
| PeaMail | A package of goodies from the Bucket |
| PeaNuts | All of Us |
| PITA | Pain in the a** |
| plmk | please let me know |
| POTD | Picture of the day |
| POTD | Pubster of the day |
| POTUS | President Of The United States |
| POV | Point Of View |
| PP | Patterned Paper |
| PP | Paper piecing |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement. |
| PUI | Peaing Under the Influence (posting on forums while intoxicated). |
| PVM | Please Validate Me |
| PW | Pioneer Woman - a famous blogger (Ree Drummond) who cooks and is very popular with the peas. http://thepioneerwoman.com/ |
| QK | QuicKutz, a die cutting tool |
| QVC | Quality. Value. Convenience. A shopping channel. |
| R.A.K. | Random Act of Kindness In the scrapbooking world, this is where one scrapbooker does something nice and unexpected for another scrapbooker. For example, sending a Two Peas Gift certificate or giving a bunch of supplies. Makes the recipient feel all warm and tingly! |
| ROFL | Rolling on floor laughing |
| S/O | Spin Off |
| SAHM | Stay a home mom |
| SB | scrapbook |
| SBR | Scrapbook related |
| SCAL | Sure-Cuts-A-Lot (a software program often used along with the Cricut machine) |
| scraplift | copying a layout that catches your eye. |
| SIL | Son-in-law/ Sister-in-law |
| SOF | Stamptoberfest |
| SS | Simple Scrapbooks - A monthly and/or bi-monthly scrapbook magazine |
| SU | Stampin' Up - a direct sales comany that has stamps, ink pads and papers and some scrapbooking |
| TFL | Thanks for looking |
| TFS | Thanks for sharing |
| Thread Killer | the last person to post to a thread |
| Threads | A string of posts that ar tied together with a common theme |
| TIA | Thanks in advance |
| TMI | Too much information! |
| TOU | Terms of Use--usually posted on a thread on the message boards when someone thinks a post violates the terms of use of the boards |
| Troll | A person participating in the site with the purpose of causing irritation or disruption |
| TTC | Trying to Conceive |
| TYVM | Abbreviation for thank-you very much. |
| U/L | Upload |
| vellum | A kind of tracing paper which tones down the color of te object behind it. Usually plain but can also be colored and patterned. |
| WTG | Way to Go! (Meaning Good Job!) |
| WWYD | What Would You Do? |
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