Pay it Forward

***WINNERS: I randomly chose email #'s: 7, 21, 75 and 82. The winners are:

Cardstock - Chelsea S.

Cardstock - Mendi Y.

Embellishments - Michelle U.

Embellishments - Anya L.

Thanks so much everyone for playing along. Winners, I'll be in touch with the details.
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Pay it forward. The idea of asking the beneficiary of a good deed to repay it to others instead of to the original benefactor.

I love this concept and I've decided to use it to give some of my extra scrap stuff away. I have two Large Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes full of cardstock and two full of embellishments. They are free to a good home. You pay the shipping through PayPal ($16.85) and pass on the kindness to someone who needs it. That makes me happy (and saves some room around here).

Here's an example of the range of colors that is in each box. It's all Bazzill textured card stock. I'm not sure how many sheets are in there, but it's just about 5-1/2 inches tall.

The embellishment boxes measure 12x12x5.5". Here's a peek at one of them. I promise there is more than just Echo Park in there! There are 6x6 pads, washi, decorative brad packs, stickers and all types of embellishments.  

I have two boxes of each. You can request either a cardstock box OR an embellishment box. One box per winner please. I'm shipping only within the U.S. this time.  Email me at nancydamiano@gmail.com to win. I will pick four random winners in the morning. I'll email you if you've won with further instructions. 

 Thank you for playing along! Good luck.

Class Winner + Echo Park Sweet Girl

The winner of a spot in Jen Gallacher's Tool School Class is Pea: scrapnkristi.  Congrats Kristi! I'll contact you on how to collect your prize. I think you are really going to love it.

And I can't just post without a layout. Here's something I made a while ago with the Sweet Girl Collection by Echo Park. I love the pretty colors and vintage feel in this line. I used just one photo to highlight this time. Mostly because it one of my favorites of her and I wanted the focus to be on the story here.

 That shy little girl grin captures my niece's personality at this age. It went perfectly with the the retro palette and icons in this line. Layers of bold colors in tiny prints keep the focus on the picture. The title strip and journaling ground the layout. The white ledger paper across the middle ties together the photo, journaling and embellishment areas.  The enamel dots leading to her age add a fun little touch to the page. I like using the entire 12x12 space even though there's only a single photo - it gives me more room for the fun stuff.

Echo Park All About a Boy

All about a boy works I am partial to boy collections. Not just because I'm a boy mom, but because I love the shades of blue and orange and yellow that are typically used. This new collection by Echo Park is no exception. Add in some really fun spinners, number wheels and cogs and you have a really versatile collection.

These photos of Nico learning the logic of tic tac toe remind me so much of me at his age. I loved logic games. And I especially loved learning how to beat them. I used pencil and paper, while he uses an iPad - gotta love the technology.

The spinners and cogs in the line tied in the logic and fun of playing games. They were perfect for the theme of the photos. To create the spinner I layered chipboard, stickers, a brad and some foam pop dots for dimension.

The winner of the Echo Park Blog Hop is:

Andrea GarlandFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:05 PM

Aww Those pics are cute and go so well with the scoot Collection.

Congratulations! I will contact you very soon on how to collect your prize. Thanks so much for hopping along.

Wrapping Up Some Winners

I've been sketching out a lot of one photo layouts lately, which is really pretty unusual for me. I like to tell a story with at least two photos, preferably three. But every once in a while I run across a favorite picture that tells the complete story. That's definitely the case with this one.

My husband and niece are very close. They share a special bond - it's called, she whines and he delivers. Ha!, kidding I think. There's something very special in her expression in this pic and I wanted to highlight that.

I created this layout for the Jillibean Soup blog mixing up a bunch of their different paper lines and embellishments. I like how their lines are really mix and match.

The layout is really clean + simple and lets the photo really stand out. The title was cut using the Silhouette and one of my favorite fonts, Lobster. I placed pop dots underneath so that it would stand out from the cream cardstock. While the title is huge and really sets the theme for the page, I think it's subtle enough to let the photo shine.

Now let's finish up with a few winners! I love giving stuff away, so it's a good day.  First up, the winner of a spot in Julie Campbell's Journey into Cardmaking over at 2Peas is....

julie e said...Thanks for the chance to win the spot in the class.

and the winner of a current collection pack from Echo Park is...

Liana S. said...Such a cute card. I always love everything you create. :)

Congrats ladies, I'll be emailing you today regarding your prizes. Thanks so much for playing along.

2Peas Video: Pebbles Seen & Noted

This week's Memory Keeping Monday video centers around the geotag. The funny little mapping symbol that's so popular right now. Every time I see it, it reminds me of Google maps. My assignment was to do an "in review"page. I feel like so many of my pages are already an "in review" type, so I decided to add a little twist - symbols.

It started with the Silhouette geotag shape, the arrows in the patterned paper and then finally the longitude and latitude coordinates for one of our favorite islands.

The story is about Nico and his love of the ocean. Near or in the water is where you could find him on this vacation.

This layout is copyright twopeasinabucket.com

The bold color scheme, die cuts and patterned paper are all Pebbles' Seen & Noted. To take a peek at how the page came together, you can watch the video here:

SUPPLIES USED:

Pebbles Seen & Noted Mini Polaroid Folders Seen & Noted Journaling Cards Ki Memories Flashback Reasons Enamel Dots Lily Bee Alphabet

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And the winner of an Echo Park collection of her choice is...

Melinda said...

I love your non traditional Christmas colors! It's always so nice to see something other than red and green for Christmas!

NOVEMBER 19, 2012 9:23 AM 
Melinda, please email me with your choice and mailing address and we'll get it right out to you. Thanks for hopping along with the Echo Park team.

Scrapbook & Cards Today + Winner

The brand new Fall issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today is out! I love this magazine. The articles + the gallery showcase so many different styles and I love that. Plus it's free! You can either download it and look at it later or browse through it right on their website. Check out the Fall issue here.

There's a really great article about adding special details to your layouts. I was asked to create a layout showing a "before the details" and an "after the details layout". Adding the icing to a layout is my favorite part of scrapbooking, so this was a dream assignment. Check it out on page 23 of the Fall issue.

The winner of the $15 gift certificate to twopeasinabucket.com is...
Jillc said...I can already tell how much I am going to love your lo!! Also love your inspiration piece! Thanks also for sharing your products. Right now I am loving OA Witch Hazel. Thanks for the chance to win! Camanddanismom SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 6:19 PM 

Thanks so much for blog hopping with the Garden Girls! JillC, I will Peamail you with the GC details.

Also a blast from the past over at Two Peas. I am so happy to see kiMemories back, they were one of my favorite companies way back.  Take a peek at their new line Flashback. These are some of the pieces that picked...

Blocks of Time

Stitched Borders & Stamps
(that I actually bought! I have a few ideas on how I want to use them so I thought I'd give stamping another whirl - we'll see what happens.)

Timeline Stripe Paper

Love these funky little cameras on a grid background.

Bright, sunny yellow washi tape. 

Die cut film strip paper. Oh the possibilities with this one!

Banner Stickers. I love that the white part is not actually white, it's the negative! I can back these with any color/pattern paper for a custom look. Can't wait to use these.

So kiMemories is back and I'm one happy, colorful scrapper!

And the winner is...

 

The winner of an Echo Park collection of their choice is:

Madeline

Lovely page...and such great photos of the fun!

September 17, 2012 11:38am

Thanks so much for hopping with me Madeline! Please contact me at the email on the right with your collection choice.

And a quick card I made using the For the Record Documented collection...

Echo Park For the Record Echo Park For the Record Echo Park Echo Park Echo Park For the Record Echo Park

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Neapolitan + Winners

I've got so much to share, I'm not sure I can fit it all into this post. First, let me start out with some winners - that's always fun

The winner of the Two Peas in a Bucket Sassy Workshop with Shannon Tidwell is:
Thanks for all your great inspiration. I love classes, so would love to win.
My Pea name is thesnowwhite
and the winner of the Echo Park collection of her choice:
Liz said...

Your card is fab! As is all your work! I love the This & That collection along with this Note To Self! But my fav might be the all so versatile many Dots & Stripes collections!

Thank you everyone so much for commenting! I'll be sending an email to the winners in a minute on how to collect your prizes.

Copyright twopeasinabucket.com.
Here's a complete supply list in case you're curious.

I just made this layout for the 2Peas gallery using the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan line. I don't usually like pastel colors, but these are delicious. They remind me of a Creamsicle. I cut up the polaroid paper to add the border on the bottom, added some chipboard and washi tape to anchor it down. Add lots of layers of pattern for color and fun, with a touch of wood to texture it up. Now that I look at it, it's so much pinker than I usually gravitate to - but I like it!

This layout is why I love scrapping out of chronological order. Now if I were all caught up, I wouldn't be able to re-live Nico's First Easter. These days it's all about Legos, sword fights and Justin Bieber haircuts (don't ask). So it's good to go back in time when I could carry him and pinch those chubby cheeks.

And on my desk today...
It's my very first time working with a Studio Calico kit. I'm not really a stamper or a spritzer, but hopefully I can do this beautiful kit some justice. Look for my completed pages on their blog this Thursday. Wish me luck!