New Products at TwoPeas!

Do you PL??? I am obsessed with Project Life and I don't even participate! I got the bug too late in the year to start. I'm not sure I could ever really keep up with a weekly project like this but I admire the talented ladies out there that do. I have a ton of people who PL on my blog list and I love looking at their pages. My plan is to start using more of the "Project Life" idea in my scrapbooks. I think it will really help for those events that don't really need an entire page but still need to be included in the story. I am also planning a PL style of documenting my son's Senior year that starts on Monday! I want to remember and document as much as I can though his last year of school. I may not do a spread each and every week, but will use the divided pages to add as much as I think is relevant. I bought almost every divider Becky has out and can't wait to start using them.

I am super energized to start his album and a few more projects I have been planning. Now that the kids will be back in school, I should have more time to create and share more on the blog. I scrapbooked some new cards and pages this past weekend for Jillibean that will be revealed later this month. I have been busy creating artwork for my new website to launch sometime in the next month. And I have a couple of great surprises coming this fall. Lots to be excited about as the season changes.

Forgot to mention that I also released 3 new products at TwoPeas last week! Hope you like!

A few cool things....

Popping in with a few quick shares....I am knee deep in CHA design work. Lots of concepts and ideas are taking shape. I spent over 13 hours drawing in Illustrator yesterday!

First cool thing - my first product review went live at The Scrap Review today! Stop by to see what I created with some really cool products from Punky Sprouts!

Second cool thing - remember my post about finally releasing some kits at TwoPeas? Well today is the day lol! Spot on Life Card Set#1 is available today! While I am not participating in PL this year, I am a huge fan of the idea and style. I already use many photo sleeve type products in my albums. The busier I get, the more I rely on these type of quick memory keeping projects. The card set is includes PDF for printing and PNG for digital projects. They can also be used on cards, traditional pages, mini albums and more! Let me know what you think...they are so fun to create! You will definitely be seeing more like this!

Project Life Free Printables & Giveaway from me!

Since Project Life is sweeping the scrapbooking world these days...here are some links to a few free printables I created for CK Magazine and Scrapbook and Cards Today. All can be printed and cut for use in your PL books. Go directly to the links to download the PDF!

Round Journaling Spots for Scrapbook and Cards Today - can be used with a circle punch as well!

Family Quotes created for Creating Keepsakes May/June 2012

Journaling Spots created for Creating Keepsakes May/June 2012

(there is a brown version too!)

These borders I created for Creating Keepsakes 50K Facebook Fans may be useful too!?! Lots of other great Creating Keepsakes freebies here as well!

Tips from Me:

1. If you are using cream based papers, try printing these on cream cardstock to match your papers.

2. If the shapes are too big to fit your needs, adjust the scale in your printer dialog box to make them smaller.

3. Test on plain paper in "use black ink only", fast draft setting to save ink and good paper until you get the size you want.

I have some really cool free printables coming up in a few new issues of CK so stay tuned!

Some of my TwoPeas kits could be used for Project Life as well.

My goal is to start adding new content to my digital shop at TwoPeas. I always have great plans but somehow get too busy with my regular workload. No complaints - I have the best clients in the world. i just always have so many great ideas, not enough time to execute. Anybody want to be my intern lol?

I will always offer digital diecuts but want to start adding printable and punchable projects as well. What would you like to see me offer? Leave me a comment below to Win 3 digital kits of your choice from my TwoPeas shop! Random winner will be chosen and posted next Monday May 7th!

New Diecuts!

It has been a lllooonggg time since I released new any new Digital Die Cut kits at Two Peas. Way too many pots were stirring in the kitchen at once lol. Well, the wait is over and I am back with even better than before ideas.

I am proud to announce that I will be co-branding some of new die cuts with the super talented Kimber McGray! Kimber is a Garden Girl and is one of the best card makers I know. She has great ideas for cards and I am so excited to have her helping me come up with new kits. Make sure to stop by her blog or gallery at Two Peas for some great inspiration! Our first two kits called Oh Baby are up at the store!

I also released a few other kits last week. I am trying to focus on cardmaking as well as scrapbooking. If you have any ideas for kits, please let me know!

psst.

New Kits and Everything is 25% off in the store this week! Head on over. :)


SnowFlakey - contains 6 snowflakes and shadows for only $3.00 this week!


Thanksgiving Placecard Kit can be used for your feast and more! Also only $3.00 this week!

new at TwoPeas!

Flowers are all the rage these days! Don't you just love those amazing roses that are popping up on projects everywhere? Wouldn't you love to make some quick and easy ones out of all those beautiful papers you have laying around? I just made it pretty easy for all of us with this...

The Spiral Rose is a single digital diecut which means it is only .99! How can you beat that!

Assembling the diecut is easy:
1. Remove spiral shape from cutting mat.
2. Begin twisting the spiral from the outside point, forming the blossom as you turn.
3. Once you get to the middle, add adhesive to the "center" spot and press the petals to the bottom.

Ideas:
1. Add glimmer mist or stickles to the petals
2. Scrunch paper before assembly to add a shabby look
3. Glue floral stamens to the center for a fancier look.

Cricut Users please note that this file will not work with SCAL 1 or 2, only Make the Cut will work with this file. SCAL does not support open paths and a spiral diecut is a open path.


Diecut will work with all other cutters!

not much to say today...

so I'll share some pages instead! I made both of these for the Lily Bee Design Team tryout. I love the first layout (a scraplift of myself!).  The navy mixed with the yellow was such a fun color combo. I misted the lace doily with sapphire and tattered leather glimmer mist. The second layout is sorta cute, not one of my favorites. Sadly, I didn't make the team. Boo. Not the first time and certainly not the last time I won't make a team I want. It's really all just fun and I try not to let stuff like that get me down. Like my friend Jen says, "It's just paper and glue people!"

If you have been over to TwoPeas this week, you will see that I released my next two kits at the store.

Flower Shape #1

Borderlines Set 3

Have a great day. See you back here tomorrow for Free Friday!

Today is the Day!

The official release of my first Digital Die Cuts at Two Peas! Here are the previews of the first two kits:

Click here to see it at TwoPeas!

And this one is here!

Each set is only $4.00 to download. When you consider that you get at least 5 shapes plus outlines in each kit, it's quite the bargain! More kits will be added and debuted every Tuesday morning so be sure to check back.

To thank all the people who have stopped by the last two weeks and have become friends and followers, I am going to give away a very nice RAK. How about a huge 3Birds kit?

The 3 Birds 10,000-piece Overstuffed Craft Kit has just what you need to create fabulous paper-crafting projects with ease.  The color-coordinated kit is filled with an abundance of stickers, rub-ons and patterned paper all stored neatly inside the versatile organizer folder.

3 Birds 10,000-piece Overstuffed Craft Kit Includes

• 8,600 rub-ons
• 1,300 stickers
• 12 sheets of single-sided printed papers (2 sheets of 6 patterns) - measure approx. 12"L x 12"W each 
• 12 sheets of cardstock paper (6 colors) - measure approx. 12"L x 12"W each 
• Wooden bird-shaped rub-on tool
• Coloful storage folder - measures approx. 12-1/2"L x 12-3/4"W

Rub-ons Include:

• 8 sheets of "Teeny Tiny Alpha" lower case rub-ons - measure approx. 3"L x 6"W each
• 8 sheets of "Itsy Bitsy Alpha" upper case rub-ons - measure approx. 3"L x 6"W each
• 12 sheets of "Rub 'em On" shaped rub-ons - measure approx. 4"L x 6"W each
• 6 sheets of "Big Rub-Ons" shaped rub-ons - measure approx. 6"L x 12"W each

Stickers Include:

• 8 sheets of "Big Big Alpha Stickers" - measure approx. 6"L x 12"W each
• 6 sheets of "Sticky Titles" stickers - measure approx. 4"L x 12"W each
• 16 sheets of "Journaling Tags and Quotes" stickers - measure approx. 4"L x 6"W each
• 12 sheets of "Themed Stickers and Basic Shapes" stickers - measure approx. 4"L x 12"W each

Product Features:

• Color-coordinated versatile kit - mix and match the papers, stickers and rub-ons for fabulous designs; dramatic color palettes and fabulous patterns; simply design your own scrapbook pages or homemade cards in no time
• "Itsy Bitsy Alpha Rub-Ons" - variety of letters (upper and lower case), numbers and punctuation marks all in a variety of colors
• "Rub 'em On" shaped rub-ons - colorful images, icons and phrases; grouped themes - nature, holidays and more
• "Big Rub-Ons" - phrases, shapes, images and flourishes in a wide assortment of sizes and colors
• "Big Big Alpha Stickers" stickers sheets - 6 uniquely patterned sheets and 2 sheets of solid colored stickers with 4 different fonts; multitude of letters, numbers and punctuations
• "Sticky Titles" sticker sheets - large stickers to add emphasis to your craft projects; colorful images and words
• "Journaling Tags and Quotes" sticker sheets - vivid and colorful journaling blocks, phrases, shapes and quotes
• "Themed Stickers and Basic Shapes" sticker sheets - borders, corners, shapes, phrases and more
• Birdie rub-on tool - helps to apply your rub-ons
• Colorful organizer folder - unique pocket and fold-over flaps keep all of the materials in the kit neatly sorted and organized 

How to win? Leave a comment below and let me know what kind of die cut shapes you love and need. What's missing from the market? Make sure to leave me your email address if you don't have a blogger account so I can contact the winner. Contest will be open until midnight EST on Wednesday March 3. I will pick a winner by using the random number generator at www.psychicscience.org. I'll announce the winner on Thursday. Good luck and thanks for celebrating with me!