Congrats to Bluna the winner of last week's challenge to create an "in-review" layout. A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's challenge to be inspired outside the world of scrapbooking with Shimelle Laine for your chance to win!

Hi all! I've had this little "Laugh" banner sitting on my desk and it was just calling out to used on a card. I thought it would be fun to create a "string" that the banner could hang on. 

And using the Collage Press 6x6 papers with a stamped and embossed background using the Hero Arts / BasicGrey Life of the Party Stars stamp was the perfect background for the banner. :)

CHALLENGE: Create a banner on a card--either with stickers like I did, or by creating your own. Upload your creation to the TwoPeas gallery and select this week's Finally Friday challenge. 

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This week's layout and video features 4x6 traditional photos (from a film camera) and of course, stamping! 

I had previously scrapbooked these photos of my daughter when she was just a toddler on a 2-page layout that although was pretty, it definitely didn't tell any sort of a story whatsoever. There was no journaling and the entire focus of the page was on the "stuff" and not the photos + the story. I decided to give these photos the do-over treatment. Because I had added some eyelets to the corners of a couple of the photos, I cropped the photos down to 3.5x5 for my page. 

I added a stamped title using Ali Edwards stamps (colored in with Faber Castell Big Brush Markers in Scarlet Red 118, Orange Glaze 113, May Green 170 & Light Cobalt Turquoise 154). I also included a stamped word in the journaling using another new Ali Edwards stamp set. 

The accents were created using the MME Stella Rose doily stamps and punching out the stamped images with circle punches.

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CHALLENGE: Use stamps to create a title and/or accent for your next layout. 
From Start to Finish Series Challenges are weekly. This challenge goes until May 4, 2011. 
Thanks for looking!

Congrats to sweetscrapintoots, the winner of last week's photo challenge "Over."  A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's challenge, "Metallics," with Kandis Smith for your chance to win.

Hi all! Wow, this card took a long time to make for such a simple card. I think it took over 30 minutes, which I think is pretty lengthy for how simple it is. Oh, but it's worth it! And it was fun to make. :) 

Anyhow, I tried a bit of Copic marker, a lot of embossing, and a bit of popped-up sections of a stamped image on this card. And that last little bit is your challenge for this week... 

CHALLENGE: Create dimension on a stamped image by stamping it again, cutting out portions of the image, and adhering it to the original image with dimensional adhesive. Select this week's Finally Friday challenge when you upload it to the gallery. 

Enjoy! 

Congrats to thumbelina-ballerina the winner of last week's challenge to use the journaling prompt, "This is what happens when.."  A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's "In Review" challenge with Nancy Damiano for your chance to win!

I know a Christmas layout seems like a strange choice during these Spring months but I was wanting to update my "Christmas Card Photos from Friends & Family" album using the photo cards we received December 2010 and just felt like getting it done. This is probably my most favorite album. I absolutely love looking through it every year! 

I will need to do an additional layout with the remaining photos (I will share that layout in another layout some other time). 

If you would like to see additional layouts I've created for this album, click HERE.

I incorporated lots of stamping for this page. I stamped the edges of the journaling block with Lawn Fawn snowflake stamps. I also used the snowflake stamp on the circle tabs along the top border. 

To create the postage stamp accents, I stamped the snowflake squares (Hero Arts) on ledger paper and punched out the image using a 1" square punch. Then I layered the stamped square on a punched postage shape. A button sewn on with Divine Twine completes the simple embellishment. 

I used stamped words and a date (Lawn Fawn) on October Afternoon label stickers to finish the page. 

CHALLENGE: Create a custom embellishment using stamping in your project, or incorporate stamping in a 2-page layout. 

Thanks for looking! 

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Congrats to photomom17, the winner of last week's photo challenge "Nature."  A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's challenge "Over" with Shannon Tidwell!

Congrats to aballen, the winner of last week's challenge to use Nichol's sketch.  A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's journaling prompt challenge with Kandis Smith!

Lots of stamping in this week's video. :) I wanted to create a single layer card with just a few embellishments (the hearts and brad), and the best way to do this was to create depth with layers of stamping. 

I used the Nightfall Petal Point chalk inks from Colorbox with a bunch of stamps. The colors of ink worked out so well, and by using colors from the same box, it was easy to make sure the colors coordinated with one another. 

Anyhow, enjoy! 

CHALLENGE: Create a single-layer card. Upload your card to the gallery and select this week's challenge. 

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For the entire month of April, From Start to Finish will feature stamping on each layout for the 30 Days of Stamping and Cardmaking Event. 

For this week's layout I created I used one of my favorite stamping techniques: using white ink on vellum. I combined Ali Edwards March Studio AE stamp set Cake & Candles with her Kids are Cool stamp set to stamp a fun and easy border for this birthday layout. I love how the Cake & Candles set works just as well for a scrapbook layout as it does for cards. 


CHALLENGE: Try stamping on vellum. 

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This week's photo challenge is Nature.  See Kelli's favorite advice ever given to her about taking photos and the challenge here.

Congrats to arwyn85 - last week's winner of the challenge "Perspective."  A credit has been applied to your account and will automatically apply itself against your next order on the third check-out page.

A new lesson has been added to our free, monthly class Products You Love Every Which Way with Shannon Tidwell.  This month focuses on using die-cuts.

Check out this month's lesson, including a video and printable instruction sheet, and all of the class content from the class page here!

Today's featured products: Divine Twine | Memory Box Blank Cards & Card Kits | Envelopes | Copic Markers | Design Memory Craft | Studio Calico Countryside collection | My Minds Eye Good Day Sunshine collection

Hi all! For this week's card, I wanted to do a few different things. First, I wanted to use scraps of patterned paper; second, I wanted to use Hero Art's Live & Laugh stamp set; and third, I wanted to create a thin 1/4" frame of cardstock. I did the last by using strips of cardstock. :) 

Anyhow, enjoy! 

CHALLENGE: Create a card with scraps of patterned paper. Select this week's challenge when you upload your card to the gallery. :) 

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Congrats to nirupama01, the winner of last week's challenge.  A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's sketch challenge with Garden Girl Nichol Magouirk for your chance to win!

For the entire month of April, From Start to Finish will feature stamping on each layout for the 30 Days of Stamping and Cardmaking Event. 

For this week's layout I created a custom stamped journaling spot (very similar to April's Scrapbook Stamping Class [twopeasinabucket.com]) using Hero Arts, Unity and the Technique Tuesday Studio AE stamp set. I love the way colored stamping and copic coloring gives the homemade journaling spot a more "professional/pre-made" look. 

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Congrats to stefdesign, the winner of last week's photography challenge "Happy Happy, Joy Joy."  A credit to your Two Peas account will be applied to your account shortly for your next shopping trip here at Two Peas!

Be sure to check out this week's challenge, "Perspective" with Garden Girl Chelsea Parsons for your chance to win!

Congrats to cococricketsmama, the winner of last week's challenge to stitch a shape!  A credit has been applied to your Two Peas account and will automatically deduct itself from the total of your next order!

Be sure to check out this week's challenge from Garden Girl Jen Gallacher to scraplift!

We've extended the challenge from last week on stitching a shape onto your layout through this Sunday at 11:59 pm CST.  There is still time to enter from here!

And Jen Gallacher has a new challenge for you this week - she wants you to scraplift!  See her layout and enter the challenge from here!

A new lesson has been added to our free, monthly class Scrapbook Stamping.  This month focuses on stamping for journaling.

Check out this month's lesson, including a video and printable instruction sheet, and all of the class content from the class page here!

Welcome to Stamping and Cardmaking Month here at TwoPeas! I've been so excited for this month since I heard about it a little bit ago! :) 

For this week's card, I used two different stamp sets: Hello Friend by Lawn Fawn (sentiment), and Blossom Art by Hero Arts (flowers). I also used some of the new Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink that are brand new to the store. 

CHALLENGE: Create a card with stamps. Upload your card to the gallery and select this week's FF challenge. :) 

Anyhow, enjoy! 

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