In keeping with the NSD celebration, I have two (yes, TWO) $25 gift certificates to give away to Kerri Bradford's STORE. ***GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*** To enter, leave a comment here on this blog post letting me know what you will be doing for National Scrapbook Day! Leave a comment between now ...

As part of the week-long NSD celebration at Kerri Bradford Studios, today is all about the photos! Photo templates! One of my favorite things to use on my layouts. I've been using photo collages on my layouts for years and years. I used to sit and create my own collages, which is fun. But takes ...

Hey there, So glad you could join me today! I am a girl who loves pretty packaging and believes that it really is worth that little bit of extra effort to make someone feel really special before they even open your gift! Perhaps it comes from years and years of being a Martha Stewart fan *win...

{a FUN and FRESH collection for all your HAPPY summer memories} Summer memories just got a whole lot brighter! Introducing Summer Fresh from Simple Stories...a simply FRESH and FUN collection full of SUNSHINE! Live your life, bask in the sun, revel in the warmth...Summer Fresh will have you say...

So excited about the new release from 7 Gypsies!!!! I wanted to quickly hope on and share some of my projects for CHA Winter. Two Ticket Holders glued together. The seem is covered with the vintage rulers. New 12x12 Shadow box!!! Like the heart?? It is paper is m...

Have you heard about a little online scrapy event called... It's a fabulous 2 day event in April that showcases the following: 15 instructors teaching on a variety of paper crafting topics FIVE make and takes (my favorite die cutting gal, Kerri Bradford has a FABULOUS make 'n take that I abso...

Now that we are back from CHA, we have the Limited Edition Overlays, Papers and new Mini Overlays from the new release for sale! These are only available while supplies last. **giveaway** Post a comment below to be enter in the giveaway. We will pick winners at random to receive a fun sele...

Welcome to the 2012 Scrap It Weekly Video Series, a spin-off on last year's From Start to Finish Series at Two Peas in a Bucket! After much, much consideration I've decided to bring back a weekly layout + video series here on my blog. The great thing about having this series available here on my...

Check this out to create 29 layouts in 29 days! Here’s what you’ll get: -2829 daily prompts on the topic of Past Perfect: Looking Back to Look Forward -28 29 daily videos -Private message board -Private gallery -Interviews with cool scrappy folk (guest stars announced soon!) -PRIZES -Inspirati...

***updated**** I got a few questions on how I cut the flocked glitter paper for this project which I answer (in red) throughout the post. Thanks! Happy Friday friends! Now that Christmas is all but upon us I thought I'd pop in here quickly and share a Christmas-y layout featuring Kerri Bradford ...

Happy Friday everyone! I know I have a lot going on here on the ol' blog today so if you're looking for the Hero Arts 2012 Catalog Blog Hop, click HERE. If you're looking for some last minute gift giving ideas featuring die cuts (and some stamping)...read on! Plus, I have a GIVEAWAY for you toda...

It's day two of the "Last-Minute Gifts" Blog Party! You'll want to stop by kerri's blog, to grab your freebie shape for the day. Remember, it's only free for one day, and then it goes into a kit that can be purchased at the end of the week. You'll also want to stop by both kerri's blog and lo...

Hi Roadies! Today we're excited to annouce our week of collaborative projects featuring Maya Road and Simple Stories! Simple Stories is a comprehensive scrapbooking system and the 25 Days of Christmas collection that each of the Maya Road design team received is an abundant kit of papers, sentim...

Before I begin, I must share the question that has been racing through my mind for the last few days, "How the heck did December get here so fast?" I feel like the year is careening out of control and if I don't get my shopping, baking, mailing and cleaning done in record time, the world aroun...

Well, I'm sliding in my December Daily just in time! I did a bit more prep work this year than I've done in the past, where I've added more to my pages, did all my die cutting and such so that I'm ready to go. I have found as I've worked on this project (and also Shimelle's Journal Your Christma...

I have another share for Kerri Bradford Studio today. As part of "Get Started Now" week on Kerri Bradford's blog, the design team has been sharing ideas on creating cards/gifts/decor for Christmas now before the real craziness of the season begins. As I was trying to think of a framed project ...

not only did the scrapbooking with fabric & notions special issue come out this past week. but we have another special issue, by creating keepsakes, that hit stands. this next one is called scrapbooking holidays & celebrations. Whether your holidays and celebrations are casual get-together or ...

It's getting cold outside! Are you ready for winter? If you are pretty far north of the equator, it's time to start thinking about hats, mittens and boots. We had a snowstorm just before Halloween, a slight melt and reprieve, but today we were right back to another storm. Looks like ...

Welcome to November! We are officially in countdown mode to Christmas with less than 2 months to go before the big day! One of the traditions that we love at our house is the Advent Calendar. We usually scramble at the end of November to get one created in time for December 1st. But, not this ...

Hello everyone and welcome to Designer Project Wednesday. Washi tape is all the rage right now, but can be tricky to find! I recently saw a super cool video on Papertrey Ink on how to make your own washi tape and it inspired me to make some of my own, but with a twist. You’ll need white tissue p...

Hello there! I've got a fun project to share with you today.....did you know that the new Damask Snowflake Dies are perfect for creating gorgeous 3-D snowflake ornaments?! Their larger scale makes them ideal for putting together ornaments that you can easily hang on your Christmas tree or e...

Welcome to the Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop. I was invited to create something for you using the Sizzix Scoreboards Die Butterfly...it's such a sweet die with so many possibilities. I used papers, chipboard, and cardstock stickers from the Melissa Frances 5th Avenue collection along wi...

It's Blog Hop day! Today's die is the Scoreboard Butterfly, by Eileen Hull and, as everyone knows, no holiday is better represented by a butterfly than . . . Halloween! Heh. (On my card, I prefer to think of them as moths, which are very spooky!) My friend Janet Hopkins offers some amazing di...