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Start Here + a giveaway!

I have some awesome news to share today! I am proud and honored to be a contributor to Lisa Truesdell's new mini-workshop at 2Peas. I had a chance to glance at the workshop today, and I can honestly tell you it is amazing...and an incredible deal at only $12!  I can't wait to sit down and really immerse myself into it!  Read on for all the official details... and be sure to read all the way to the end for the giveaway!

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Start Here mini workshop with Lisa Truesdell
Cost: $12

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." - Pablo Picasso 

Get a jump on inspiration with Start Here. In this workshop, Lisa Truesdell will give you the tools to turn almost any image into a jumping off point for your next layout. You'll learn to break down images into smaller elements and use them to inspire your page's color combo, design, or even new techniques. We'll talk about finding images you love and identifying what grabbed you about them, and how to put that inspiration to work! Lisa is joined by twelve talented contributors who will each be sharing a page based on one of Lisa's inspiration pieces, as well as their thoughts on finding starting points in unexpected places. 

Included in the workshop are 27 brand-new scrapbook pages (15 from Lisa and 12 from her contributors) showcasing a variety of interpretations of inspiration pieces, 3 printable PDFs and 3 brand new videos following Lisa as she makes a layout starting with an inspiration piece.

Lisa's talented contributors include Allison Waken, Ashley Calder, Becky Novacek, Doris Sander, Erica Hernandez, Emily Spahn (that's me!), Kelly Noel, Kristina Nicolai-White, Laura Kurz, Lexi Bridges, Lisa Dickinson, and Marcy Penner

Here is a sneak peak of the layout I created:

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 Lisa and to connect with other participants. Enjoy!

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Would YOU like to win a spot in Lisa's Start Here mini workshop?  Please leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. If you have already registered, you will receive a full refund or be able to pass the class along to a friend. Please leave your 2peas username in your comment so I am able to easily contact you if you are the lucky winner!  Giveaway will be open until next Wednesday, December 19th!  You can also visit Lisa's blog or any of the contributor blogs for more chances to win!

2012 : Captured // May Guest

I was quite honored when the fabulous Lisa Truesdell asked me to be a guest designer for her class "2012 : Captured" at 2Peas.  I normally reserve my Project Life spreads for my personal blog, but you can see my whole Week 12 (complete with not one, but TWO inserts!!) over at 2Peas. :)  I hope you will stop on  by!
(And here is a little preview...)

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Welcome to my *new* scrapbooking-only blog. ;)  If you are a long time blog reader of mine, you know that I am a fiercely private person.  Well, I suppose I *do* post photos of my family all over the internet, but my innermost thoughts? Those you have to be willing to get a password to read! ;)  After some serious contemplation, I finally bit the bullet and decided to create a place where my scrapbooking projects could be shared publicly. This is especially great for those blog readers that really only wanted to see the scrapbooking inspiration in the first place! ;)  I admittedly don't get as much of a chance to scrap as I'd like to, so this blog will probably be updated rather irregularily.  However, if you are interested in all the other aspects of my life , I would still love readers on my regular blog (same scrappy stuff + project life + everything else and updated frequently).  So feel free to email me (over there! ------------->).  Thanks for checking me out! :)  

No new layouts to share today...but I do love happy little surprises like this at 2peas:

Happy Weekend! :)