February Garden Girl Digest

The Garden Girls (Two Peas In a Bucket's designers) have a fun blog hop for you today!  To start things off, I wanted to share a project that I made for the gallery this month.

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This card is full of some of the things I really love right now.  I am completely obsessed with tin pins right now (aka: badges, metal buttons, flair).  I used some flair from American Crafts' Chap collection to dress up the chipboard camera & love how it adds an instant sentiment and embellishment in one!  I've been using my flair buttons with my Project Life album too.  There are so many fun designs & I want them all.  ;)


I also love using washi tape on my cards in lieu of ribbon.  Washi is also an addictive product.  I find myself wanting tape in every color and pattern now.  Yikes!

This layout (complete with video!) by Lisa Truesdell (gluestickgirl) simply takes my breath away!  I love the confetti trend & Lisa just blew this one out of the park!  If you haven't checked it out already, make sure to watch the tutorial.

I love this time of year!  New CHA goodies are being stocked almost daily now & here are some of my favorites:

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1. The new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection is just scrumptious!  I love this particular sheet of paper because it's perfect for adding details to Project Life!  I think I'll also use it for birthday cards.


2. Echo Park's This & That Charming collection is a great new line for people like me who have a house full of boys!  I love the vintage cameras & rulers... and the colors are just perfect!


3.  Two Peas just restocked a lot of my favorite Ormolu products.  Here's one of the flair packs that is super fun.


4.  I fell in love with these alpha stickers from Prima at CHA.  They are JUST the perfect size to add sentiments to cards and (as you might have guessed that I would say) details to Project Life.  They come in a lot of colors & are packed with letters.


5.  Another new product from Prima is catching my eye this week.  This is a pack of ledger paper in various scrumptious shades.  Great for backgrounds & die cutting!

- Class Description:

"Are you drowning in a sea of scrapbook supplies and a plethora of photos, but wish things just came together easily?  Then The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scrapbooking is just what you need: your guide to life, the universe and pretty paper! Join Garden Girl Shimelle Laine for this self-paced workshop you can use any time.  Over five chapters, she'll share forty-two brand new scrapbook pages and easy-to-follow advice on choosing supplies, designing pages, embellishing your work and writing your memories.  Each chapter includes a printable PDF and coordinating video, plus the guide's bonus reference section includes sketches, supply lists and other handy hints.  Designed for scrapping at home or at a crop, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scrapbooking reminds you: Don't Panic - get crafting!

The content of this workshop will be available beginning Friday, February 17th at noon CST.  The lessons are available for you to work at your own pace and upon purchase can be accessed in the Workshops section under Classes & Events.  A private message board forum is also available to ask questions for Shimelle and to connect with other participants.

The giveaway is a $25 value!  To become eligible to win a free spot in this fantastic new class, simply leave a comment on this post.  I'll chose a winner this Saturday, so make sure to check back to see if you've won!  


*Make sure to go ahead & sign up for the class now while you can, because the winner's class fees will be refunded... or the class can be gifted to a friend!

From here, make sure to hop to the next Garden Girl's Blog:

Laura Craigie