Keep up with Jen in her Two Peas shop, her website, her Twitter and her Facebook page!

Check out some of the fabulous projects created with Jen's designs:

Jen has also provided this gorgeous freebie for you! Grab it here.

Thanks so much Jen, for taking time to share more about yourself!

This week's challenge is from Jen! She says: "Chances are, you probably have at least one set of alphas in your stash. I often just use them for my titles, but they can be used in other ways. So this week's challenge is to get creative with those alphas and use them in a different way!"

Let's see what you can come up with! Upload your project to the gallery by midnight CST on July 3rd for a chance at this week's gift certificate (make sure to check the correct challenge box when you do!)

Congratulations to last week's winner, sroller. Enjoy your GC, Shannon!

This week, we're Kit Smitten with Polka Dot Pixels latest, Friendly.

from Mary:

from Mary Jo:

from me:

Keep up with Dianne Rigdon in her Two Peas shop, her website, her Twitter and her Facebook page!

Check out some of the fabulous projects created with Dianne's designs:

Dianne has also provided this gorgeous freebie for you! Grab it here.

Thanks so much Dianne, for taking time to share more about yourself!

This week's challenge come courtesy of Janelle. Shes says "So many kits come with one or more frames. The challenge this  week is to frame your title."

Easy enough, right? So let's see what you do with the challenge! Simply upload your project to the gallery (be sure to check the right challenge box!) by midnight CST June 26th for your chance at this week's gift certificate!

The winner of last weeks challenge is colour and ink - congratulations!

This week, we're Kit Smitten with the new patterned paper tool line from Betsy Tuma.

from Laura:

from Kimberly:

from me:

 

 

1. How long have you been designing?

 

I have worked as a graphic designer since 1998. Originally, I started designing out of necessity. I was working for a non-profit at the time and we did not have the budget to hire a designer. I had a love for typography which guided me along the way as well as a reasonably good eye. I've come a long way since those days. Now not only do I design, but also teach graphic design at a local college.   

2. Were you a scrapbooker before starting to design? If so, have you always been digital or did you transition from traditional paper scrapping?

 

I was a designer first. Ironically enough, at one point in my life, I swore I would never scrapbook. You see, at the beginning of the scrapbooking craze, in the early 90s, I worked in a stationery store. This was before paper companies cared about things like archival quality and acid free.  We would have customer who were frantic to find supplies, but our vendors could supply the information we needed to be well informed. It was a difficult position to be in.  I swore I would never be one of "those scrapbooking ladies."  Suffice to say, never isn't a very long time.  I first started to dabble in digital around 2005 after the birth of my daughter.  Digital was comfortable as I had spent years in Photoshop.  Over the last year or so, I have transition to more hybrid and mixed media than just digital.  Scrapbooking has come to be a staple in our family - not just for me but for my husband, my mother and our children too. My how times change. 
 

3. What are you favorite items to design?

 

Finally, an easy question!  Flowers, alphabets and paper, paper, paper. 
 

4. How long does it typically take you to design a kit?

 

Ironically enough, I am a very slow designer.  It may take me as long as a month to get a kit formulated in my head and then pushed into pixels. Often times, I design quite a few extra pieces that never see the light of day as they are discarded in the editing process.  That being said, I am a bit of a digital hoarder, so they files are never really gone, just tucked away for another project.  Sometimes I do get lucky though and am able to design something quickly, but that is definitely not the rule. 
 

5. What are some of your inspiration sources?

 

My kids and the things they say are often my inspiration.  For example, I am developing a collection right now that was inspired by my 6 year old and her sense (I use that word loosely) of style.  Sometimes, the inspiration is a phrase or a color scheme as well.  I carry a notepad with me at all times so that I can sketch out things as they come to me.

Keep up with Betsy Tuma Digital in her Two Peas shop and her Facebook page!

Check out some of the fabulous projects created with Betsy's designs:

Betsy has provided this fun freebie that coordinates with her contributions to the June Pea Soup collection as well. Simply click the image to download!

Thanks so much for taking the time to share a bit about yourself, Betsy!

Did you know Two Peas digital is on Pinterest? You can find us here!

For this week's challenge, I thought it would be fun to be inspired by something that's been pinned to one of the TPD Pinterest boards. I used this pin as my inspiration (originally pinned from here)

Obviously, I used the type treatment as my inspiration for the layout. So now, it's your turn! Choose something from one of our pinterest boards to inspire your next layout. Upload by midnight CST June 19th for a chance at our weekly gift certificate.

The winner of last week's challenge is Debi - congratulations, Debi!!

This week, we're kit smitten with one of the new releases from our fantastic new design duo, Ya Yeah Designs!

from Joscie:

from Jen R:

from me:

Lots of new kits released this week - including the June edition of Pea Soup...be sure to check them out!

This week, we're smitten with Jen Martakis' newest kit:

from Jen:

from Janelle:

from me: