spreading some (much needed) sunshine...

with my most recent addition to the Garden at 2peas... copyright 2peasinabucket. Supplies: Echo Park Playground Collection+ American Crafts grey Thickers + Doodlebug Brads + Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife + Bumpy Road Border Punch + JBS Chewing Gum Paint + Collage Press Hometown Summer Collection

dug out these old photos from a playground visit looooooooooong ago...we used to visit there so much, i could probably have told you when a new scratch ended up on the slide, lol. those days are gone, but i still love the pics...in fact, i bet if we wandered down there again, she'd hop right on the slide like she was still 7. :)

that Fiskars Fngertip Knife is the best i've used...it fits just right in your hand and made hand-cutting the centers out of those 'polaroids' on the Echo Park paper a breeze. i chose the Bumpy Road Border Punch since it looked like the blue scallop that was already on that paper.

just a head's up...TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE $30/FREE SHIPPING DEAL AT 2PEAS!!! they don't offer this very often...and it is the perfect reason to stock up in time for National Scrapbook Day next week!! sooooo many new products available...i know i keep adding things to my cart as well. }:)

side note: thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts/prayers for the family of our dear friends who suffered a tragic loss this week. to say it has been rough would be an understatement...Mike has lost one of his closest friends, and we are all trying to find comfort in knowing what an impact Martin had on us. it was just a week ago today that we gathered for an impromptu bbq & shared lots of laughs...words can't express how much he will be missed. i just wanted to say how much i appreciate people reaching out to me with words of comfort...i'm blessed to have you.

xo

Lawn Party...Studio Calico May.

sigh.
mad love for this one...wow.
i'll just jump right in...

i made this one entirely with the Pink Lemonade add-on...and it is my favorite page that i've made in a loooooooooong time. might have something to do with the pic of me & my BFF, Jenn...love her. i just kept adding pieces and stopped when i ran out lol. also used one of the Girls Paperie Artisan Pins here...snapped the pin right off and used it like a brad/button. Pink Lemonade add-on + Classic Calico Mister Huey + Lemonade Mister Huey + White Mister Huey + Malted Milk Paint + Modern Garland Border Punch + Girls Paperie Artisan Pins

this next one i kind of did the same way. started out with the pic. then cut a square of paper the same size. the cut a triangle of it and made an 'envelope'. WHY? who knows, lol. but i like it. :)
this is a nickname we have for Allie...our 'Girl Sunshine'.

i used my Zig Emboss pen to add some Mustard Zing to the panes of the chipboard window, and found a new way to use my Mister Hueys...take the lid off and use them like watercolor paint!! thats how i colored the frame of the window. ;)

Mister Huey White + Mister Huey Piglet + Mustard Zing + Zig Emboss Pen + Girls Paperie Artisan Pins + Paper Lanterns add-on + Chewing Gum Paint + Brush Set

next, we all chose a member layout to lift...and i chose Diane Payne!! here is her layout...loved the simplicity and banner...

and here is my version.

Lawn Party kit + Artisan Pins + Apricot Zing + Leaf Zing + Chinese Knot Punch + Butterfly punch + Lemon Drop Paint


hope you have a great weekend!!

Studio Calico reminder...May Reveal Day + Shopping!!

good morning all...just a quick reminder that this amazing kit, Lawn Party...is available tonight at midnight EST!! shop items?? you bet. including my beloved 'bubbles' background stamp...remember, it looks AMAZING with Zing Embossing Powders (especially White)!!

can't forget about these guys...Countryside and State Fair available too, either individually or as a Collection Pack!!

just a quick note about what i found making it's way onto my pages this month:

• White Mister Huey...looks great against the grey cardstock, of which i am now in LOVE.



• Classic Mister Huey...toned down some white cardstock perfectly for me.



• Girls Paperie Tin/Metal Pins...I. LOVE. THESE. i didn't get the add-on that they were in, but knew they were right up my alley. (you only get 6 in the add-on, so it worked out better for me!) i have used them both as a 'pin' and more like a 'brad/button' by snapping off the pin, lol...you'll see ;) just a great, vintage-y enameled look to these...and it works out to $0.50 per pin. share with a friend if you like, but i'd have a hard time not keeping them to myself!!



• Pink Lemonade add-on...my FAVORITE!! loved every piece of the Girls Paperie that was included, and the October Afternoon 5&Dime Ephemera packet is AWESOME. Hambly rub-ons, amazing. made my favorite layout in a loooooong time with this one.



• Paper Lanterns add-on...more happiness with the Girls Paperie chip alpha AND the Crate 12x12 chipboard. at firt glance, i didn't think i had much use for that particular Crate chipboard, but ended up LOVING it.



• Lemonade Mister Huey...changed the naked chipboard ampersand from the Pink Lemonade add-on to the perfect shade of yellow.



• Mustard Zing...great with the stamps, even better adding some spice to the Crate chipboard window ;)



• Piglet Mister Huey...same as above. discovered a NEW way to use my Mister Huey's this month...don't you love when that happens?!



• 7-piece Paint Brush Set...see above. :)



• Crate Portrait 12x12 Chipboard...Portrait is my fave collection from CHA. enough said?



• Apricot Zing...looks great with that number border stamp in the Main ;)



• Leaf Zing...likewise.



• Zig Embossing Pen...provided the ability to use my Zing Powders in fun ways this month.



• Tiny Attacher...love. and now that i learned a way to make it reach even farther?? WOW!



• Basic Grey File/Distressing Set...go-to product for sanding my chipboard edges & paper :)



• VersaMark Ink



• Malted Milk + Lemon Drops + Chewing Gum Paint...to edge my photos, of course!!

HAPPY SHOPPING!!
(remember, all add-ons + shop items ship FREE with your Main Kit!)

d'egg'orating.

happy easter to everyone...thought maybe i'd share my latest addition to the 2peas Garden in honor of today. copyright 2peas. supplies: Pebbles 'Happy Go Lucky' papers + 'Happy Go Lucky' Buttons + Studio Calico Veneer Hearts + American Crafts 'Love' Tags + Crate Paper border & label stickers + Sassafras Alphabet Stickers + House of 3 Ephemera + Bubbles Border Punch + Notebook Border Punch + Jenni Bowlin Chicken Feed Paint + Slice Handwritten Cartridge + Studio Calico Hot Dog Mister Huey

it's hard when your girl grows up...no more basket filled with goodies from the $1 spot. and since she doesn't eat candy, it's tough to think of things to stuff in there that she'll actually use, you know? things that won't get tossed aside in a few short days? so we have switched over to gift cards...and we'll have a day together this week while she's on Spring Break, so she can shop her heart out. :)

one thing that she still loves to do though is decorate eggs. again, she doesn't eat them, lol...but we still make 2 dozen to give to Grandma & Grandpa Vene + make some egg salad for Grandma T. so i snapped a few pics last year and saved them until now.

i really like the Pebbles 'Happy Go Lucky' line...lots of good, basic prints that can be mixed with anything. and call me crazy, but i had fun sewing the title to this page!! after cutting it with my Slice (with the Handwritten cartridge), i took my time and got up close and personal with my sewing machine. :)

hope your Easter was happy...enjoy the rest of the week!!

Studio Calico May peeks...Lawn Party.

winner of my blog hop prize is posted at the bottom!! i. love. the May kit. sorry...had to get that off my chest! here's what i have... discovered a new way to use my Piglet Mister Huey's on that chipboard frame there...combined with Mustard Zing, it's twice as nice :)

more Mister Huey love...the one above uses only add-on #2, 'Pink Lemonade'. and it helped me make one of my favorite layouts in a LOOOOOONG time.

this sneak here features the fab number border in the Main Kit + Apricot and Leaf Zing Powders. plus a cute pic of me from Easter long ago, lol...

and now...MY WINNER!!

Karin said...My fave part of my home is our living room where we spend the most time with our family and friends. I love the gray walls and am always changing things up to make the room cozy and comfortable. :-) April 14, 2011 11:44 AM

Karin, please email me your address: brains32192ATaolDOTcom

enjoy your week!

Studio Calico Blog Hop...Countryside + State Fair now in the Shop.

to celebrate the 2 new releases landing in the Shop at Studio Calico, we're having a blog hop!! TONS of new layouts from our team...including this one from me: i have rediscovered my love for my Slice recently...and i wanted to do something kind of playful/different. so i grabbed some of my fave papers from both Countryside and State Fair + my Basic Designs card that came with the Slice and started cutting random flowers.

i spritzed some white cardstock with Orchard Mister Huey before loading it into my old typewriter...i knew where i wanted the photo to be, so i just left that space open while typing. used up a few old brads from past kits that i'd been hoarding/saving (hahaha), and added some of the cloud rubs as an afterthought. made the title with the red alpha rubs + yellow Addy Stickers (subbing the veneer heart for the 'O' in home)...and called it a day! even though the flowers are kind of randomly arranged in a 'linear' way, it feels different than my normal layout...and i reaaaallllly like how it turned out! :)

now...on to the deets.

just leave a comment here telling me what your favorite part about your 'home' is to you...and i'll draw a name to win the Orchard Mister Huey AND the red alpha rubs!!

then, hop on over to Nic Samuels' blog & continue on for more chances to win!!

and in the meantime, you could always shop for your fave pieces of Countryside & State Fair PLUS the new Mister Hueys, ALL the rub-ons AND the new wood veneer shapes!!

love when she 'gets it'.

new layout from me up in the 2peas Garden yesterday... copyright 2peasinabucket. supplies: 7Gypsies numero tickets + 7Gypsies Calendar tickets + 7Gypsies Camden tags + 7Gypsies 'Life' tissue paper + Basic Grey border stickers + Sassafras Starters paper + Classic White Mister Huey + American Crafts woodgrain alpha + JBS Lemon Drop Paint + Crate Paper buttons + Cherry Divine Twine + 7Gypsies Family Tag Kit + Bazzill Lagoon Cardstock + Large Scallop Border Punch

i fell in love with lots of pieces from 7Gypsies new release and they kind of all came together here on this page...those Camden tags especially. the fact that they are all 'collage-y'when you tear open the package = SWEET. the text that is printed on the 'Life' collage tissue is a reprint from paper they made YEARS ago, that i still love but can't find anymore...anyone else wish they would do a reprint on it?! it took the Classic White Mister Huey beautifully...and behaved well in my border punch too. :) i've been a fan of Basic Grey's 12x12 border/sticker sheets for awhile now, so i LOVE that they made several in 6x12...the photos are from our trip to D.C. last July, coupled with some words that i wanted to get down on paper after catching her really thinking about the meaning of something she saw there.

heading to Phoenix early in the a.m. tomorrow...but you'll definitely want to check back here, so don't forget ;)

mama shock + emotions = retail therapy.

i know, i know...this isn't the first time i've confessed to being an emotional mama. (and it won't be the last lol) to set the scene, she had her 'Spring Fling' dance last night at school...i think she was more excited about getting together with the girls before to get ready, but she had been talking about it all week. i had been talking about it during work yesterday, and a few sweet coworkers made it a priority to get me out early so i could try to rush home and see her before they went. darn rush hour traffic. i didn't make it home in time, and while Mike snapped a few pics of her...i'll honest, i was bummed. but i knew she was having a ball, so it was all good. i settled in for the evening, got something to eat and hunkered down at my desk to work on a few assignments, etc. then my phone dinged...with this text: my god. A. where did my baby girl go? B. how sweet was it of her to ask a friend to snap a pic so she could text it to me...so that i was able to see how amazingly beautiful she looked?? i'm sure those girls were wired with excitement, yet she thought enough to pause for a moment and include me so i could share this moment with her. needless to say, this mama got choked up. verklempt. overwhelmed. i'm so stinking proud of this young lady that i can hardly stand it. it may not seem like a big deal, but if you have a 'tween you sometimes wonder if you are getting through to them lol...this simple act proved that we definitely are. so what was i to do?? friday night, all wound up with 98687312 emotions flying around my brain...i decided to shop, lol. in case you missed it, 2peas has just about TRIPLED their site/store...adding Stamping AND Cardmaking sections to better serve their customers. people asked, they listened!! i'm excited to be part of all of the action there...but WOW. when they expanded the site, i had NO IDEA how many new/different products that meant they'd be expanding to!! here are a few faves... 6x6 or 8x8 paper pads.

i know that for lots of peeps, these have been a staple in their stash for ages...initially geared toward cardmakers, the cool thing about them is that the scale on the pattern is smaller. what i think is cool about them is that you can get samples of entire collections for a reasonable price...and for someone like me who rarely uses an entire sheet of 12x12 paper, this size seems like it will be fun. My Minds Eye 6x6 Pads

Echo Park 6x6 Pads

October Afternoon 8x8 pads

i fell in love with these Vintage Label Stamps from Jenni Bowlin...total deal for $4. pair them with my Zing Powders and i can make labels in any color i want.

this is another awesome addition to the shop...Divine Twine. you just can't have enough of a staple item like this. i'm often drawn to ribbon, but find it hard to us on my projects...this stuff though? i use it on almost EVERY PAGE. and when you do the math, it comes out to like, $0.06 PER YARD!!! i know i won't have a hard time getting my monies worth out of this grey color...come to mama, lol.

it's been awhile since i made a mini album, and i've got the itch. LOVE that this new one from October Aftenoon's 5&10 Line has patterned papers included in it. again, a way for me to get a sample of the entire line without buying huge sheets of paper that i know i won't use up.

eager to turn my retail therapy spree into a creative therapy spree lol...love that this hobby enables me to do so!

have a great weekend :)

June 1968 + Crate Paper 'Portrait' love.

it's funny, but some paper lines you're just drawn to. my friend Dav mentioned that as soon as she saw Crate Paper's new 'Portrait' line, she thought of me. and that i would LOVE it. and she was right. ;) she knows me so well. so here is my latest layout that went live in the Garden Girl Gallery today at 2peas:

copyright @2peas. Supplies: Crate Paper Portrait Line + Barnwood Mister Huey + Hearts Veneer Shapes + Chinese Knot Edger Punch + Yellow Cosmo Chipboard Alphabet + Double Scallop Edger Punch + Lemonade Mister Huey + .03 & .05 Black Pens

i loved the cake sticker...that's how this whole layout started. the photo of my mama & dad is a fave, and i love how their story began. dad worked at Ford Motor, but played in a band on the weekends for fun with his buds. mama and her friends go (by chance) to see them play, he dedicates a song to her (without even ever speaking a word to her) and they marry 11 months later. they enjoy being newlyweds for 4 years before i come along, 2 years after that my brother is added, and the rest is history. :)

all because of one song.

just like this layout started with that cake sticker, lol. i spritzed it with some Lemonade Mister Huey and then added some detail with my .03 black pen...journaling with the .05 pen. i've rediscovered the Chinese Knot punch, and have plans to try something else with it soon. :) hope you have a great week!

Studio Calico Special SALE!!!

just a quick post to fill you in on a special going on at Studio Calico...it JUST went live at midnight, and if you purchase now...it SHIPS FREE WITH YOUR APRIL KIT!! wanna know what it is?! ALL DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTS ARE NOW 50% OFF!! including my FAVE paper...the staple in my stash...the B side of Window Seat, as seen in this layout using Documentary: add to the papers a great alphabet + cool label stickers.

BUY IT NOW...once it's gone, it's GOOOOOOOOOONE!!!

***don't forget, the ZING Embossing Powders were restocked...including the WHITE!!