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365 Days Later (a layout)

June marks the first anniversary of Write.Click.Scrapbook (go check out anniversary week happening now!), and today is the release of the new gallery One Year Ago. I especially like these two layouts showing photos from a year apart (something I'd really like to do with birthday photos of each of my kids):

• 525600 Minutes by Jody Wenke
• A Year Later by Moon Ko

But for my layout (links to supplies here) this month, I chose a different route, since I have my baby on the brain. When I started working on this layout, I was thinking how last year we were hoping to get pregnant, and this year, we welcomed our little boy into the world. What a change a year can bring.

 

Supplies:

• Patterned Paper from Typography Corner and Peach Hill digi kits by Vinnie Pearce
• Messy Stitches from Love kit by Wilna Furstenberg
• Distress Brush set by Vinnie Pearce
• Flourishes Brush set by Rhonna Farrer
• Rhinestones from Polky Dots kit by Hero Arts

Things to note:

• This layout started out so differently, and the enlarged photo was actually a mistake, but then I decided I liked the dramatic effect much more than the series of photos I had planned.
• I used the distress brush set on the numbers "365" for what I hope looks like a stamped effect. It's a great brush set for giving digital elements more of a realistic look.
• Those little rhinestones are from the Hero Arts Polky Dots kit. I've noticed that the Hero Arts digi kits I've downloaded all have little extras in them like digi paper, rhinestones, and buttons.
• This photo was taken almost immediately after Caleb was born. He looks so much like Sadie that it would be hard to tell their baby photos apart. Whenever people ask me who she looks like, I say, "Sadie." Simple enough. And true. :)

Raindrops (a layout)

The theme this month at Two Peas is "spring," and so I scrapped some very rare rainy day photos (with more details here):

©Two Peas in a Bucket

Supplies:

• Patterned paper, umbrella, clouds, raindrops, music, title, journaling tab from the Singing in the Rain page kit by Michelle Underwood
• Patterned paper (floral) from the Denim & Daisies kit by Betsy Tuma
• Frames from the Photocuts Frames v.4 kit by Carina Gardner
  
• Staple from the Fall for Me page kit by Michelle Underwood
• Straight stitches from the Basic Stitches kit by Mary Ann Wise
• Zig-zag stitches from the Spool of Stitches kit by Tia Bennett
• Brad from The Basics: Brads kit by Sande Krieger
• AL Messenger font

Things to note:

• I used almost exclusively the Singing In the Rain kit, and it is super cute for spring-y pages. Love the pieced umbrella.
• I learned how to make a "torn edge" in Photoshop. See it there below the music notes? See it? I know, it looks more "sanded," but that is ok too, right?
• Nannie sent that rain jacket and matching boots. It's Gymboree, and it's so dang cute. Sadie is still wearing it this year, except that now here wrists are sticking way out of the sleeves. Maybe she got those "monkey arms" from her mama.

Boy or Girl (a layout)

The May gallery at Write.Click.Scrapbook is Lift-a-Reader. That is, we picked a page we liked from the WCS Flickr gallery and used it to inspire a page of our own. I was inspired by the photo on this layout to make this page (links to supplies here):

Supplies:

• patterned paper from the Head in the Clouds kit by Michelle Underwood
• notebook paper,frame from the Roll With the Punches kit by Michelle Underwood
• label, staple from the Fancy Free kit by Michelle Underwood
• stamp from the Sunday Kind of Love kit by Michelle Underwood
• scallop edge from the Artsy Edged Punches kit by Rhonna Farrer
• white stitches from the Basic Stitches kit by Mary Ann Wise
• double straight stitches from the Spool of Stitches kit by Tia Bennett

Things to note:

• I scrapped this page before Caleb was born. He surprised me by being a boy, but in looking back, doesn't this page look very boyish?? I think so.
• Those Artsy Edged Punches are super for added a fun edge treatment to digi pages. I've used that kit several times for the scallops and the label punch. 

Photography (a layout)

I finished a few layouts before baby, but haven't gotten around to posting them. In case you aren't in the habit of stalking me on Two Peas, maybe this one'll be new to you (with more details and links to supplies here):

©Two Peas in a Bucket

Supplies:

• This Year - Grid Paper by Jen Martakis
  
• Notebook Basics by Jen Martakis
  
• PhotoCuts - Filmstrips v.1 by Carina Gardner
  
• File Folder, masking tape from the Office Supply Tool Kit by Rhonna Farrer
• Curled Photo Frames by Mary Ann Wise
• month strip from Trendy page kit by Michelle Underwood
  
• paper clip from Peony Place Extras - Attachments by Carina Gardner

Things to note:

• These are all photos from a class I took in the fall. I wanted to pull them all together on a layout so that as I continue to practice my photography, I'll - hopefully - see some progress. Plus, it's nice to compile the body of work somewhere. It's important to me, so it's something I want to document in my own scrapbook.
• Some of these photos may make their way onto their own layouts. It really depends on time and ambition. :)
• I was really proud of the fact that I figured out how to make the corners of the paper curl up in Photoshop. So proud, in fact, that I feel the need to point this out to you loyal blog readers. (Nevermind that I've all ready forgotten how to do this.)
• The title is in my new favorite font: FFF Tusj. You'll see it again, I think. :)

Say Uncle (a layout)

I was always a little disorganized at best, but now with two little people and severely lacking in the sleep department, I will most likely be late for everything from here on out. That's disheartening. But what's that they say? ..."better late than never!" My new mantra.

And so with that, here's my layout for the color challenge that went up at Two Peas on Friday (with links to digi supplies here):

©Two Peas in a Bucket

Supplies:

• Kraft Paper by Michelle Underwood (Winter Romance Solid Paper Pack)
• Polka Dot Paper by Betsy Tuma (That's Life DigiKit)
  
• Graph Paper by Jen Martakis (This Year Grid Papers)
  
• Curled Photo Frame by Mary Ann Wise (Curled Photo Frames White)
• Hand Stamped Antique Alpha by Meredith Fenwick
  
• Super Star Brushes Kit by Rhonna Farrer
  
• Vintage Labels kit by Rhonna Farrer
• Twine tie by Jen Martakis (January kit)
  
• Stitches by Tia Bennett (Spool of Stitches kit)
  
• Star Sticker by Anne Langpap (Stapled Star Stickers kit)
  
• Staple by Michelle Underwood (Owl Love page kit)
• Tape, Screws by Michelle Underwood (Anticipation page kit)
• Punch by Rhonna Farrer (Artsy Edged Punches)
  
• Distress brush by Vinnie Pearce (Distress Brush Set 01)

Things to note:

• The color challenge is to use lime green, blue, and yellow! Play along. I dare ya.
• That's my brother in the photos. Photos of him are rare. Mostly because I don't see him very often. But when I do, he usually makes some damned weird expressions anyway.
• Love that graph paper by Jen Martakis! When Scenic Route went out, that was the thing I knew I'd miss the most, their totally versatile graph papers. But now? All is well again. :)

You & Me (a layout)

Due to one late little baby, I missed the April 1 launch of the new gallery at Write. Click. Scrapbook. The theme was Connections, which you could interpret a number of different ways. Here are a few of my favorites:

• Facebook by Celeste Smith - this was such a neat idea for a layout!
• Dimples by Beth Proudfoot - I just love those dimples. Seriously cute.
• Labor Day Weekend by Sara Winnick - This simple, fun design would make for some quick pages!

And here's my 100% digital creation (with more details here and links to supplies here):

 

Supplies:

• template - Heart Print #1 template by Wilna Furstenberg
• patterned paper - Sweet Autumn Kit by Michelle Underwood
• kraft paper - Willow Tree kit by Brandy Buffington
• frame - Card Frames and Sentiments kit by kristina Werner
• flourish brush - Swirls v.14 by Rhonna Farrer
• photo frame - Curled Photo Frames by Mary Ann Wise
• scallop edge - Tons of Scallops kit by Crystal Wilkerson
• butterfly - A Sunday Kind of Love kit by Michelle Underwood
  
• rhinestone - A Sunday Kind of Love kit by Michelle Underwood
• stitches - Basic Stitches kit by Mary Ann Wise
• fonts - Brush Script (title), AL Uncle Charles (journaling)

A few things to note:

• I used a template by Wilna Furstenberg for a jump start on this page. I love that I could play around with the elements and not get caught up in the design itself.
• Using Kristina Werner's Card Frames and Sentiments kit, I created my own kraft tag for the title. I like Wilna's idea with the marquee frame, but I wanted kraft paper and a little more detail on mine. I played around with embossing and drop shadows to make the frame really stand out. 

Life Unscripted (a layout)

The gallery theme at Two Peas for March is "winter," and the perfect excuse for scrapping my sledding photos from last year (even though we've had plenty of winter this year, I haven't taken all together too many "winter" photos). Here's my layout (with more details and links to supplies here):

 

©Two Peas in a Bucket

Supplies:

• American Crafts white cardstock
• American Crafts orange cardstock
• My Mind's Eye Jolly Snowmen Colorful Christmas patterned paper
  
• My Mind's Eye Frosty Pines Colorful Christmas patterned paper
• My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas brads
• Basic Grey Indian Summer brads
• Basic Grey Whirlie Whirls clear stamps
• Tsukineko Versamark ink
• Creative Cafe The Details journaling pad
• We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper
• 3L Foam Adhesives

A few things to note:

• These are photos of Sadie's very first sledding experience, which she enjoyed very much! :)
• I used the Whirlie Whirls stamps on the orange cardstock to mimic the circles on the My Mind's Eye Frosty Snowmen paper.
• The title is from one of the journaling tags in the Creative Cafe The Details pad. I just rounded the corners with my Corner Chomper and tucked the journaling part behind the photo. 

Love You (a layout)

Just a quick post today to share one of my Two Peas layouts for February (with more details and links to supplies here):

©Two Peas in a Bucket (photography by Heather Moll)

Supplies:

• My Mind's Eye Head in the Clouds patterned paper
• My Mind's Eye Love is in the Air patterned paper
• My Mind's Eye Circle of Love patterned paper
  
• My Mind's Eye Love Me Do Accessory Sheet
  
• My Mind's Eye Love You die-cut
• Hero Arts Dots Wood Block Stamp
• Tsukineko Versamark ink
• Basic Grey June Bug Buttons
• American Crafts silver mini brads
• kraft cardstock
  
• white cardstock
• We R Memory Keepers corner chomper
• 3L foam squares

A few things to note:

• This is the first photo of the four of us together (thanks to my photographer friend Heather). I think that's pretty special. 
• I think I mentioned this all ready, but I just adore the Love Me Do line from My Mind's Eye. I actually bought the collection pack, and I plan to use it on a few more layouts. It's Valentine-ish but not so much that you can't use it for other things too!
• I really don't like birds (incidentally, I had an in-depth conversation yesterday with my neighbour on the virtues of chickens as pets, and I am relieved to find out that you can't have chickens within city limits because otherwise, they'd probably be pecking their way through her front yard and therefore, forcing me to creep outside only with an armed slingshot). Sorry if I'm offending any bird-lovers out there, but our feathered friends totally creep me out and so normally, I wouldn't voluntarily add them to a scrapbook page. I was planning to cover these birds up with a mini-photo, but it just didn't turn out the way I had hoped so I added an extra die-cut bird instead. No logic there whatsoever.
• The additional die-cuts (extra clouds and mini-bird) are added with foam adhesive. I don't think I can make a page anymore without using that stuff. :)

Read '09 (a layout)

Live today at Write.Click. Scrapbook: the March 2010 gallery: No Children Allowed. Lots of us scrap only about our kids, but it's always nice to remember that we have a place in our scrapbooks too! Here are a few of my favorites this month:

• I Love Books by Francine Clouden - I can totally relate to her sentiments on this page!
• Linchpin by Stacy Julian - I love Stacy's journaling.
• Date Night by Lisa Dickinson - A nice reminder to a) have a date night, and b) take some photos of the two of us.

Here is my "non-kid" layout (with more details here and links to supplies here):

Supplies:

• Organic Kraft Papers by Jen Allyson
• Have a Little Faith Page Kit by Michelle Underwood
• Trendy Page Kit by Michelle Underwood
  
• Anticipation Page Kit by Michelle Underwood
• Basic Stitches No. 1 by Mary Ann Wise

Things to note:

• This page is 100% digi! And guess what? It's really not that complicated! I played around a lot, and learned how to do specific things by watching Photoshop tutorials. 
• The fonts are Stamp Act (title) and Courier New (journaling).
• I "sponged" the title letters with a grunge brush to get a that "foam-stamped" look.

Better With Sprinkles (a layout)

As promised, a layout! And what could be more fitting for February than a page about love and cupcakes? (More information and links to all supplies here.)

©Two Peas in a Bucket

Supplies:

• Bazzill Basics cardstock
• Bazzill Basics Swiss Dot cardstock
• My Mind's Eye Love is in the Air patterned paper
• My Mind's Eye Rock and Roll Heart patterned paper
• Basic Grey Rob Roy patterned paper
• Basic Grey chip sticker
• Basic Grey Lemonade epoxy brad
• My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas epoxy brads
• Creative Cafe journaling card
• Maya Road trinket pin
• Martha Stewart glitter
• Martha Stewart microbeads
• Fiskars scallop sentiment border punch
• 3L foam adhesive

A few things to note:

• I cut the vellum circle with a Creative Memories circle cutter, and I cut the vellum flourish with my Cricut and the Home Decor Solutions cartridge.
• I used papers from the Love Me Do line by My Mind's Eye. They're all double-sided patterns, which make them twice as nice. I'll have another layout showcasing these papers up shortly.
• I doctored up the chipboard cupcake from Basic Grey so that it would match my paper. I love that I could use an embellishment from the Nook an Pantry line but skip the papers, which felt a little stuffy for this particular layout.
• Sadie really admired the finished page. She was especially impressed with the blue glitter on the cupcake.