Two Peas Gardeners' Digest - April

Welcome to the April edition of the Gardeners' Digest, a monthly blog hop from the Garden Girls of Two Peas in a Bucket.

Make sure to start your hop at the Two Peas blog & then follow the links to see what inspiration is in store!

Make sure to check out my latest Trendy Trios series on May 1st!  April's trendy theme was the color gold & next month's theme features color too... with a fun twist.

Did you know that Two Peas releases a new video each & every day?

I've started watching a video or two while on the treadmill & I can't believe how much more enjoyable exercising has become!  I finished two videos, looked down & realized I had clocked over two miles.  I call it the Two Peas Fitness Plan.  ;)  Distraction is not just for children, my friends!  It works wonders on adults too.

 

OK... so I know this section is for FIVE products, but I just couldn't narrow my faves down from six.  Just consider this a bonus.  ;)

#1. Daily Details stamp set by Elle's Studio

Perfect for adding that special touch to your Project Life album!

#2. Kate & Co. collection from My Mind's Eye

Seriously.  I don't know if you could find a more beautiful floral.  The "B" side is super fun too.  Love the navy stripes!

#3. Luxe Rub-ons by Pink Paislee

I love rub-ons & these are so trendy and cool!  The small shapes would make the perfect accent.

#4. Pink Lemonade Lawn Trimmings by Lawn Fawn

I just got this fun trim in my hot little hands & it has quickly become a favorite!  The ombre effect of the multicolored strand is just drool-worthy!

#5. She Art Printed Words Coffee Filter Sheets by Christy Tomlinson

I love text added to paper crafted projects & these filter sheets are such a unique new product!  I can't wait to try them out!

#6. White Washi Tape by Freckled Fawn

I have washi tape in every color & pattern... but I don't have anything like this!  I think the idea of white washi is just brilliant.  This roll is in my shopping cart & I can't wait to try it out.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!  Make sure to hop over to the next stop, which is...

Jen Kinkade

Lawn Fawn Inspiration Day: "Critters Ever After"

Welcome to the first post of Lawn Fawn's March Inspiration Week!  Today the team is featuring the new spring set "Critters Ever After."

I just love this latest addition to the "critters" collection.  You might remember this card I made earlier with the adorable unicorn from the set.

Today I decided to change gears a bit and create a masculine card using the griffin from the set.  My boys are 6 & 10 and are getting to the age where cutesy handmade cards just won't cut it anymore.

I added a lot of grunge & boyish details... and this card was given "two thumbs up" from the Campbell kids.  Score!

Heidi Swapp just released a totally big-boy friendly collection called No Limits.  I used her patterned paper & banner pack as the base of my design.

To really grunge things up, I gave the paper a mist or two of Studio Calico's Classic Calico mist, topping it with just a hint of Shine mist to give it a slight silver sheen.  I added droplets of Custard mist over the top of that & then started stamping.

Lawn Fawn's Chevron Backdrops set is the perfect set for adding bits of trendy details to a project.  I stamped it once in navy & then stamped it again just below without reinking to create an offset, imperfect impression... which is a really fun look for a grungy boy card.

Make sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog today for more inspiration from the team!

Supplies used on this card:  (Click on pictures for links)

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February Studio AE from Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be joining the Technique Tuesday team for their blog hop this month!  February's Studio AE stamp set is called Favorite Story by Ali Edwards.  As soon as I saw this set, I knew it would be perfect the perfect addition for my Project Life album!

 Now... I have to preface this post by saying that I am brand-new to scrapbooking.  I am a paper crafter & cardmaker... but the idea behind Project Life completely stole my heart.  And actually, as you'll notice, I've adapted a very eclectic version of PL.  I like to call my system Project REAL Life. (Sometimes I do an entire week on a two week spread, sometimes I do a full page just on one day... and sometimes I skip several days entirely.  I like to use random products & reach for whatever I'm drawn to at the time.)  I'm just excited to finally find a system that I can use to record my family's day to day life.  It's not perfect by far, but it's a way to keep my memories & it makes me happy.  :)

I used a variety of Technique Tuesday stamps & loved how they fit in my divided page protectors!

 The Favorite Story stamps are perfect for creating your own journaling cards!  I think I'm going to stamp up several just to have on hand for future pages.

 I used Ali's Loving Words set for the sentiment below & the hearts are from her Love Always Wins set.  I stamped the number 1 from the December Daily set onto my playing card to reflect the date.

Even though the December Daily set is designed for holiday projects, most of the images are perfect to use all year long.  The lined journaling box and date oval are both from the set.  The sentiment is from the Love, Ali set.

 I used part of an image from Love, Ali for the circular embellishment below:

I have to also mention one of my favorite new gadgets!  The Pogo is a portable printer by Polaroid that prints 2x3 borderless photos.  (You can also print Polaroid-style prints with the white border by downloading a free Pogo app on your smart phone.  The printer is bluetooth compatible.)  The REALLY cool thing is that this printer requires NO INK!  The photos are developed with Zink technology & it uses heat to create the print.  I purchased my Pogo on Amazon for under $40 & the photo paper is very inexpensive as well.)

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The sentiment "things remembered" is also from the December Daily set, stamped onto washi tape.

Be sure to check the blogs of all taking part in the Blog Hop today:

Ali

Daniela 

Laura

Nichol

Sharyn

Teri

Jaime

As a thank you for all the comments received during the hop on all the blogs, as well as those left on the Technique Tuesday blog, we will give away two stamp sets.

• One person will win our Fabulous by Ali Edwards stamp set.

• One other person will win our Missing You by Ali Edwards stamp set. 

You don’t need to leave a comment on all the blogs to be eligible to win. But the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win.

All comments must be made by midnight  PST on Feb. 13th.

Tune into the Technique Tuesday blog on Feb. 14^th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

Project Supplies: (click pictures for links)

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