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Seasonal Storytelling with Amy Heller {Two Peas}

Hi, everyone!

I wanted to share a new workshop over at Two Peas designed by the amazingly talented Amy Heller! If you love mini books, like I do, this is a workshop you will not want to miss! There are eight mini books in this workshop, and this workshop will be full of mini imspiration! I am happy to share that I was asked by Amy Heller to contribute a mini! I hope you like it, as much as I had fun creating it!

You do not want to miss out adding this to your cart!
Here are the details:

Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn. Each season brings about it’s own wonderful and memorable moments for us all.

Perhaps Winter, when celebrating Christmas or Hannukah and the New Year, is your most memorable time of the year. Or maybe it is Spring when your family celebrates a number of birthdays, or you love preparing your garden and celebrating Easter. Then there is Summer - full of outdoor activities, 4^th of July, camping and family vacations. And of course, Autumn with the beginning of school, the glorious changing of nature’s color, bountiful harvests, Halloween and Thanksgiving. When you break the year up into seasons, there certainly are plenty of stories worth telling! 

In Seasonal Storytelling: Mini Books for Sharing Each Season’s Special Memories, we break down the year into the four seasons. This provides a naturally broadened perspective through which to document your special memories. Because of this broadened view, we introduce you to four different approaches to creating seasonal mini albums - Events & Traditions,Timeframes, On-the-Go and Reflections. With each chapter, we will focus on a different season and share two of these four approaches for tackling that season to create a mini book filled with a memories that fits your lifestyle, your scrapping habits and your style of creating.

Showcasing eight different and unique mini albums filled with over 100 pages (close to 200, really!) of ideas, Seasonal Storytelling covers each of the seasons, throughout four chapters. Every chapter contains a printable PDF containing two beautifully crafted mini albums along with a coordinating video. Also included are two exclusive printable journaling cards used as the base for one of the mini albums featured in the workshop.

 

The content of this workshop will be available immediately upon purchase. 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 Amy and to connect with other participants. Enjoy! 

 

Cost of class is $25

So what are you waiting for? {Click here} to read more details, and add it to your cart!

Two Peas {Surprise}

My great friend, Melinda, emailed me to share, that my "Beware Halloween", 7Gypsies Printer's Tray was the featured project, yesterday at 2Peas! What a wonderful surprise! This is perhaps one of my favorite altered projects, so thank you 2Peas.
It was also nice to see this:


and this:

and this:


Some happy news on a dreary, and rainy day! I am so glad so many Peas enjoyed my project, as much as I did creating this Halloween Home Decor!
I will be back later today, with Five Projects, Five Haunting Halloween Projects {Day 4}. I have cute little paper bags stuffed with a Halloween treat!
Have a great day!

H20 {fun times} -indeed!

How cool is this? I love visiting the Two Peas Member Gallery for inspiration, and was surprised to see my H20 {fun times}, as the featured project for the day!!! Wow, thanks Two Peas!  This simply makes me smile!!

Thanks for letting me share!! (I know it is the little things that make me happy!)
Have a fabulous day my friends,
Suzanne

Sweet & Quick Valentine Card

Yesterday, was a scary day! I have lived in Orange County for over eight years.  I have never seen it rain, as much as it did yesterday.  There was debris flying everywhere. At one point it was hailing. I made a decision to leave a little bit earlier, (about an hour), to pick up my children from school.  I drove about a half mile, and was met with a big surge of water.  The street which I decided to turn on, was beginning to flood in the center. There was already a car  stranded in the middle of the road.  Why, I decided to turn on this street, I do not know!  Immediately, I was too scared to drive forward.  Then I saw a few cars, beginning the trudge onto the sidewalks.  I, decided to follow.  I saw the cars, and they were able to drive through.The whole time, I am scared.  My sweet Macie is in tears, and screaming.  I was trying to calm her down, but in reality, myself too!  I drove a shortwhile, before I could not go any further.  I got stuck in really deep mud.  It was pouring down rain, the water was simply moving so fast.  I thought for sure it was going to move us.  I was so scared, and trying to move my car forward. It did not work. I did not know what to do.  I almost thought of getting out of my car, but I am glad I did not.  I finally called, 911.  Luckily, a sheriff arrived, and he was kind of enough to direct me on what to do.  I have driven in worse conditions, but nothing where water was a factor. Anyway, we made it safely! Today, the weather appears to be calm. I wish I could stay home, but I have to go into work, for a few hours!
On to a happy note, I made a really quick, and simple Valentine's card.  I had scraps left over from my last two layouts, using the Cupid line from Pink Paislee.  This card took me about thirty minutes to complete.
"i love you today, tonight tomorrow"
  
Supplies:
Patterned paper: Cupid, Pink Paislee
Ribbon: Offray
Flower center: Jenni Bowlin
Diecut tag: Cupid, Pink Paislee
Stamp: Fontwerks 
(A special thanks to Shawnna, and Robbie for helping me with the cute edge of my card) Luckily, I do keep my scraps, and already had the scallop border done, in my stash. I only had to cut it down to fit the card.  I love the border punches, so I am always punching different ones, as I am designing a page or project. (After all that work, why throw it away? LOL)
Before I go to work, can I just share this with you:

My Scrapbook Page, "Adore U", is the featured project on Two Peas!!!  I love searching the member gallery.  There is such a diverse range of inspiration.  To see my layout, featured, blows me away!!!  This is a once in a lifetime view, and for a simple scrapbooker like me, makes me so happy.  I am also a little proud, to have my darling Miss Macie, featured.  She was so excited to see her face. Thanks for letting me share my good news with you. After yesterday's events, such a great way to begin my day!
Have a fabulous day my friends,
✿

Keeping it Simple

Hi!!!  I am keeping it simple today.  I am trying to finish a couple of layouts today, and hoping that I find my creativity zone again. As most of you, I have a lot on the list to cross off today. I am also not feeling very well, so maybe this could be the cause of my inability to create something! I will blame it on this!  LOL
I did want to share a couple of things with you.  My friend, Deena Ziegler, is having a Blog Birthday this week.  She is giving away all of the projects she is posting, at the end of the week. All you need to do is leave a comment!  So hop on Over, and be inspired by her beautiful cardmaking!
I do have sneak peek of a layout:

I hope that you do not mind, I am using another butterfly on a page! Of course, she is subtle, and I added stitching, as a final detail.  I had a different vision for this page.  I began with my original sketch of a page in my Love {Notes} mini album. However, it took a different direction.  I used more Pink Paislee. Seriously, one of my favorites. 
Finally, some fun news.  My Love{Notes} Mini Album was in the Top Ten at Two Peas.

 

Wow! I could not believe this!  I received some really nice comments, and was very appreciative of all the sweet words.  My children love this book, and happy that others liked it, too!  After a very bad day yesterday, something as simple as this, can make me smile!
Okay, off to begin working on my never ending list! As I was organizing my scrap space, I came across two Cupid Stamp Sets! I told you, I love their product! Come back tomorrow, because I would love to give the extra set away.  I will also have my layout to share!  Thank you for stopping by today!  
Have a fabulous one,
✿