On Gardening...
The first time I knew that I wanted to be a scrapbooker (and eventually a cardmaker) was when I was introduced to twopeasinabucket.com by a couple of the girls at work. Seriously, when I first saw all the projects and amazing things people were making, I was hooked. I especially loved the section of the site with projects made by the Two Peas In a Bucket design team, The Garden Girls.
That makes this even more special to say: I've been asked to be a Garden Girl!
I have accepted and am so excited! I can't wait to get going and taking on the challenge of creating projects each month. I'm especially excited about filling my scrapbooks again. I've been on such a card kick for the past few months that my albums must be getting lonely. Of course, I'll be making lots of cards over there, too. :)
I couldn't be more honored to help give back to a website and community that has helped me so much. If it wasn't for TwoPeas, I don't think I would be here. :)
I'm sure some of you are wondering if anything will change around here. Nope. I'll still be hosting the Color Inspiration Challenges each week, sharing Make a Card Monday videos, and posting various projects throughout the week.
This brings up another point I wanted to talk with you guys about. I've actually received some emails from upset readers who don't understand how I can work at Stampin' Up! but use non-SU! product on my blog...
Well, kids, this is how it is. This is my personal blog. It is not affiliated with Stampin' Up! in any way. I do love SU! products and stamps so I will always use them, but that doesn't prevent me from using other great products out there, does it? I love all things paper and crafty no matter where it comes from. Therefore, I will use it. And I hope you enjoy seeing it, as well. After all, if you use my projects as inspiration, you should be swapping out what supplies I use anyway, right? :)
Hope you all understand.
In the meantime, I've got a MACM video to shoot... Better run!
That makes this even more special to say: I've been asked to be a Garden Girl!
I have accepted and am so excited! I can't wait to get going and taking on the challenge of creating projects each month. I'm especially excited about filling my scrapbooks again. I've been on such a card kick for the past few months that my albums must be getting lonely. Of course, I'll be making lots of cards over there, too. :)
I couldn't be more honored to help give back to a website and community that has helped me so much. If it wasn't for TwoPeas, I don't think I would be here. :)
I'm sure some of you are wondering if anything will change around here. Nope. I'll still be hosting the Color Inspiration Challenges each week, sharing Make a Card Monday videos, and posting various projects throughout the week.
This brings up another point I wanted to talk with you guys about. I've actually received some emails from upset readers who don't understand how I can work at Stampin' Up! but use non-SU! product on my blog...
Well, kids, this is how it is. This is my personal blog. It is not affiliated with Stampin' Up! in any way. I do love SU! products and stamps so I will always use them, but that doesn't prevent me from using other great products out there, does it? I love all things paper and crafty no matter where it comes from. Therefore, I will use it. And I hope you enjoy seeing it, as well. After all, if you use my projects as inspiration, you should be swapping out what supplies I use anyway, right? :)
Hope you all understand.
In the meantime, I've got a MACM video to shoot... Better run!
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posted on September 7, 2008 2:54 PM by Kristina |
128 Comments posted in General |
Congrats on being asked to be a Garden Girl, Kristina!
I'm usually a lurker, but just popping by to say congratulations on becoming a Garden Girl! I'm really looking forward to seeing your projects there on Two Peas :)
Congratulations. I don't go to 2peas as much as I used to, but I'll definatly go check out your stuff. I love your scrapbooking style and can't wait to see more.
Congrats. on becoming a garden girl...You are so talented! Thank you for being an inspiration to me!
Woohoo! Congrats, girlie! You rock! :D
Wow, how exiting!! Congrats!
Wow! Congratulations, you deserve to be there!!!
Kristina - CONGRATS!!! That's so exciting. I haven't been on Two Peas much but I know with you designing over there I'll get into it more. Also, I just wanted to say that it is such a bummer, the people that have to find some way to criticize in everything. As a demo, I LOVE SU! products too but the variety you can get by broadening your horizons is something no true crafter should miss out on! Best of luck with your design team adventure! I'm excited for MACM tomorrow!!! It really brightens up an otherwise depressing day (whole week until the weekend...)!
WOW Kristina, how cool!! So happy for you!!
Congrats! You are an inspiration to your Blog and YouTube subscribers and now you will be reaching so many more crafters. TFS!
Hi!
Just wanted to say on congrats on the 2peas garden girl gig! It couldn't happen to a nicer..or more creative...gal! And, I TOTALLY agree with your take on using nonSU! products! I lOVE SU! and am a demo. But, I love other lines of product as well. Of course I restrict my use of stuff to SU! only during demos, but in my scrapbooks and personal projects, I use whatever strikes...BUt no worries, my SU! stuff gets LOTS of action! I mean, if you work at Chili's, can you never eat at another place?!?! Just because you work somewhere doesn't mean you can't appreciate and enjoy items from other places! Variety is the spice of life! Spice it up....we love you!
Congratulations! I really enjoy your work; you are completely deserving of this special honor! Looking forward to seeing what you end up creating for two peas.
Congrats on your new adventure! I will also weigh in here on the SU/nonSU stuff discussion. I am an SU demo and I totally love their products, but this is a big, wide world and there are also a whole lot of other really cool stamp/paper/embellishment/etc..... companies out there. It's like if your dad worked for Mickey D's and so because you love him all you ever eat are big macs and stuff from MD's. We all need to be out there exercising our crafting taste buds! Thanks so much for all you share with us. ~chris
Congratulations. That's fantastic!
WOOOHOOO!! I'm so glad you were able to accept the position. You know how excited I am for you!
Oh My Lord!!!1 Congrats Kristina!!! Best of luck and have tons of fun!!!! I heard about Two Peas sooooo much but never really checked it out, I guess I will.
I do agree with you!! if anyone checks my blog, ha!!! what would they say? I used stamping up, whatever else there is out there and tons of creativity to use things I have at home. People need to understand there are tons of products being realese everyday and we are addicted to paper crafting hehehe.
hugs!
congratulations to you!
Well deserved.
I so enjoy your artwork, no matter what brand of supplies you are using....your work is always a source of inspiration for me!
WOW - that's so cool!! You know your blog is the first place I saw their products and just love them and think they suit your style so well.
Amen on SU - we all love the industry, period. I appreciate anything that helps me feel creative, no matter where it comes from!
Thanks for sharing - I can't wait to see what you do. I'm not a scrapbooker but I always find inspiration in your pages.
Have a good video! :)
Wow!! that is a GREAT news to hear!! i am looking forward to seeing your future projects over at 2peas and your blog. Congrats!!
Congrats! I'm super excited for you!
Congrats Kristina!! This is great news...so happy for you. You deserve this!!
I can't believe that people would email you upset that you used another brand on a card. I've seen cards made with Stampin Up products from artists who design for Hero Arts. I can't imagine just having one line of products...crazy!
Congrats!! That is so exciting! You do such great work and will be a fabulous addition to the Garden Girls.
And I totally think the things you make a wonderful...whether ALL SU! or not! :-) And, they are very inspirational! Thank you!!!!
Congratulations, Garden Girl! That's awesome!
Thanks for your inspiration...I visit your site every day! You rock!
Congratulations Kristina!
And, "You Go GIrl"! I love the rebuttal! I am an SU! Demo, and use primarily SU! supplies, but why limit ourself to a brand? I don't demo other companies; but isn't it our job as demo's to sell SU! products? Not the designers? I think your creativity inspires many regardless of what brand products you use! Keep up the great work : )
Hugs,
Jen
Hi Kristina! Congratulations!! I first saw you work at 2peas and than started to read your blog almost every day.For sure you deserve (very much!) to be a garden girl!
Your work is a inspiration for me!
congrats! you definitely desearve it. You always share your creativity, and what better way than as a Garden Girl? I too have found much inspiration from Two Peas and will definitely stop by more often to check out your projects!!
Oh my!! Congratulations, Kristina!! What a thrilling honor, and they are so lucky to get you!! Like you, I started out at Two Peas, but I would just admire and had no idea how to get started, (until I attended a SU party!). They have some of the most talented girls in the industry, and now you!! Whoo! Hoo!
What a lovely Garden Girl! Congratulations! I'm so glad you are creative enough to spread out and use whatever strikes your fancy!
Congratulations Kristina!! They know what they're doing offering you a spot - I have you on my bloglines & find your cardmaking so inspiring. I've noticed a huge improvement in my own cardmaking as a direct result of watching your MACMs!!
I hope you have loads of fun as a Garden Girl!
Cheers
Danielle
I love your blog, and I can't wait to see your Garden Girl projects. Congrats!
Congrats on becoming a Garden Girl. Can't wait to see what projects you create there.
CONGRATS!
Love your creations!!
Congratulations! It sounds like you are super excited about this and you are truly worthy of the honor!
Congratulations! I am so excited for you! :)
Congratulations on the garden girl! My mom's neighbor is also a garden girl over at 2peas. Now can I say I know(of) 2 garden girls. :)
Congratulations! I am so thrilled for you! :) I love seeing all your work whether stampin' up! or otherwise!
YAY for you GG!
WOOOHOOO....Congrats!!!
Awesome Kristina! What a fun and exciting opportunity for you. I think I will be spending more time and twopeas now. Can't wait to see more of your creations. What a busy girl you are.
WTG!!!
This is my first time commenting on your blog although I've lurked for quite some time. (sorry) I love seeing your post pop up on my reader because I know I'm going to see something great!
Wanted to say thanks for taking a stand on the SU! vs. non-SU! product issue. My mom just became a demo and I have been thinking about it myself. This makes me feel much better about giving SU! a go.
Thanks again and have a blessed day!
Congratulations! You will be a spectacular Garden Girl.
Congrats! Well Deserved, you're such a hard worker & so talented. Looking forward to seeing you creations.
Congratulations on being a Garden Girl!! I may have to start checking out two peas just to see your work :-) Very nice of you to take the time to explain that this is your personal blog...sometimes obvious isn't so obvious (?)
Congratulations! The garden will just be that much more awesome with you in it! ;)
K, Congratulations on becoming a garden girl! I look forward to seeing your work on twopeas. And it's too bad that others are obsessed with you only using SU products - how silly! =) Hope you had a good weekened!
Congrats on being a Garden Girl Kristina! You are so talented and inspire so many of us each week, whether you are using SU! or any of the other fantastic lines out there. I'll be back in the morning with my coffee for MACM!
Could you please also put on your make a card monday's the tools you use to make your cards? For example what size punches you use. I'm not sure if that would be a lot more work but I would REALLY appreciate it!
thrilled that you've joined the garden! :)
Congratulations, Kristina! How exciting!
Hi Kristina,
Congrats on becoming a Garden Girl! I agree that you shouldn't have to stick with SU products for your MACM samples. As the old saying goes...variety is the spice of life! Before I became a demo, I didn't understand why my upline refused to use other products on the cards we made in her classes. I would always take the cards home and add to them with supplies from other companies to "punch them up" a little bit. Now that I am a demonstrator I can understand the upselling part of it, but you also need to take yourself back to the time when you were just a customer and put yourself in your customers shoes...so to speak. Just because they love other products does not mean that they won't buy SU products also.
CONGRATS Kristina! You so deserve this opportunity :o) I love your work and always check in here via Google Reader - yay for you!
Kristina,
I am so happy for you. Your work is so inspiring!! I am looking forward to seeing your projects at 2peas. I would also like to say thank you for using a wide variety of great products. I have loved SU products for years but I also love using a ton of other products to. Congrats to you :)!!
Mary G
Woohoo well done Yayyy
Well thank goodness nothing will change as we alll loveee your site - everything about it. We love that you use the SU products but also use other cool products, i think its great !!!
So excited to see more of your scrapping.
I have introduced your site to all of my friends and they all love it !!
We often sit and scrap/ card make and just have the MACM in the background having watched some of them time and time again - does help that you add great music as well
Kepp it up we all love ya here in '
Australia
Mette Thomas
Congrats Kristina! :) I'm not a scrappin' chic...too much guilt over being behind for me. BUT I'm sure that this is a big honor for you so WAY TO GO! Hugs,
-Bev
Hooray! 2Peas couldn't have made a more perfect choice! I love that site and I love your blog and now they've found each other! I feel like two friends have just hooked up! LOL. Awesome news and congrats!
Congratulations! I love what you do, and as an SU! demo I love that you don't always use SU! stuff! I mean... let's think outside the box every now and again! You contribute so much to all us paper fanatics, and we all appreciate it!
so....did you warn 2 Peas about how many hits they're gonna on their website get from all your followers!!! they might just need to upgrade their server now!!! luv your work & look forward to seeing more!!!
Congrats you Garden Girl!! I love your blog and everything you do on it, that being said, you use anything you want and know that there are people out there you just don't mind and love everything paper and crafty too. "Just Do It" heehee
Wooo hooo! Congratulations! I am so excited for ya!! I can't wait to see what you get going with over there! Hey, I am so glad you use other stuff not just SU! When my sister first started selling SU, she made everything with only SU stuff (mostly stuff I didn't have) and I remember being so frustrated!! I was totally thrilled and can remember calling to tell her about you saying "she uses everything SU AND everything else -- so I can do this!!" I LOVE how you mix products and really shed a whole new light on SU stuff for me! I have actually bought MORE SU because it works so well with everything else!!
Congratulations! You will be an awesome garden girl!
Congrats, Garden Girl!
I too love that you use other companies products. It's obvious this is your personal blog and you are not a demonstrator. Keep doing what you're doing!
ditto ditto ditto!
woohoo! Congratulations! :o)
Congrats on being a Garden Girl! I've had a TwoPeas account in forever but never uploaded :) I've been uploading to ScrapinStyletv.com instead. I do keep a favorite at TwoPeas though and post in their forumn now and then.
Ok, personally speaking, if you love paper crafting/rubber stamping you'd be using anything awesome that you can get your hands on. I love SU stuff and if it wasn't for an SU workshop back in the days I wouldn't be making cards/scrapbook pages. BUT, oh there are sooo many awesome stuff out there too and how could I resist?
It's your personal blog and you should do whatever you want! :)
Congrats Kristina!
Kristina....
Congrats on becoming a garden girl! I've always loved your work, and style, and can't wait to see it on the 2peas site!
Michele h...
Congratulations. ;-)
Congrats Kristina! Oh, and WOWERS!!! Featured member :)
That is awesome, and you truly deserve it.
Congratulations! Love seeing your work here and cannot wait to see more of it on 2peas! :D
Oh, yeah! Congrats on being a garden girl!! I cannot wait to see all you create! And I am SO glad that you use whatever products you like! I love your creativity and ability to bring a product to life- whether SU! or not.
Congratulations on becoming a garden girl.
Eveline.
Hoooray!!!! A big huge CONGRATS on becoming a new Garden Girl - I have so loved seeing what you've created on your blog and will now have even more of your work to look forward to for eye candy and inspiration. You so deserve it - you are super talented!
Looking forward to this week's MACM!!!!
Patty :)
Congrats on being a Garden Girl! Nice!!
I think you help this community with your inspiration and your art SO much. To the demos or whoever the gripers are about not being all SU--get a life! No one forces to watch (G-A-S-P!) or read the blog. How rude to critize you IMHO.
Keep it up -- your crativity adn eye for 'something new' is inspiring! :)
Congrats!!! Use whatever product you feel good about and keep being the talented and creative person that you are, which is the most important thing.
Congratulations~how exciting for you! And I'm sorry that you have been given some grief for choosing some things other than SU!--as a non demonstrator crafter/blogger I really appreciate your showing us all sorts of products! I look forward to some great "gardening" from you soon!
Congratulations! This is great news!
Wow! Congrats! That's a great thing to hear!
I don't understand the SU thing - I use a little bit of everything and can't imagine being tied to just one company! I like that you show us incorporated projects - and I appreciate it! Love your blog, stalk it really! Thanks for sharing so much with all of us!
CONGRATULATIONS KRISTINA!!
Such great news and you well deserve to be a garden girl! Can't wait to see more scrapbooking pages too. I totally agree with you on the SU! products and I love that you use other manufacturers.
Thanks again for all your inspiration, are are a true STAR!
oh, WOW!!!! Kristina, what an honor to be a garden girl! Congratulations! I am so excited because I {heart} two peas. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
I'm sorry people have been hard on you concerning your use of non SU products. I am with you on this one. Love, love, LOVE SU and am a demonstrator, but I also am such a paper crafting addict that I love everything else too. I would feel like I am depriving myself of a lot of fun if I limited myself to using products from only one company.
You go girl!
Congratulations!!! I'll look for you on 2Peas.
Congrats! I look forward to seeing you over at Two Peas. And thanks for saying what you did. SU! is a product line, NOT a religion!
Congratulations Kristina! you are so talented and creative! looking for new inspiration
hugs
monica
SO excited and happy for you, Kristina! Congratulations! I love your work so much and I know you'll ROCK the Garden! ;) Hugs!
Congrats congrats congrats!!! woohoo!!!
As to the SU thing - you are an artist and as such should get your inspiration for everywhere and not feel hemmed in. I am sure it makes you better at your job!
And I hope you are looking forward to ScrapFest! I can't wait! Here's hoping we run into each other IRL!
Oh I forgot - thought you might like this one
Target in fancy neighborhood -- said 'Tar chez'
Target in a regular neighborhood -- said Target
Target in a bad neighborhood -- said 'Tar ghetto'
Have a great day!
Wow - Congratulations Girl!!!!! That is awesome :-) I pop into 2 peas occasionally but I have trouble navigating over there. Maybe I'll have to visit more often to see your awesome stuff!! Will you be linking from your blog?? That would make it much easier. And regarding the use of SU! products, it is nice to see you use some of it but I am so happy that you use lots of different products!! And I agree with you, we all have to use what we have to create when using your inspiration!!! Thanks so much K!!
Congrats on becoming a Garden Girl! And I just wanted to say that I LOVE it that you use products from all different kinds of companies...I think your example helps me to be more creative, to think outside of the box, and to use all of my supplies (not JUST Stampin Up) as well. Thanks so much for all that you do for us!
Congratulations on being selected as a Garden Girl!! And I loved your story about your start. That makes being asked even more special!! As for products you use, I for one am very grateful you use other supplies sometimes. I am not an SU demo, though I go to Make n Takes and have a few supplies from them, so I appreciate seeing other papercrafting items from which to draw inspiration!!! Thanks for all you do!!
Congratulations! I am looking forward to seeing what you create for that! As far as your comment about people being upset you use other products, I think they are confusing you with being a demo. Demo's and professional jobs are two different things entirely. If you were a demo you are obligated to use SU products but you are not and this, like you said, is your personal blog. I didn't for a minute think you should only use SU products. My thought is using outside products only enhances the creative possibilities for SU! :)
Congrats on becoming a Garden Girl, what a great honor.
And as for using just one "product" that would be impossible. I myself am a demo for CTMH and as one of my customers says "I am an equal opportunity spender. I share the wealth." Each company has wonderful innovative products available, whatever makes my pages fit my families needs then I will purchase it. It doesn't matter who it is manufactured by. I'm glad you made that point.
So Congrats again!
Amber Korn
Great news--thanks for sharing. I am sure you will have a great time as a Garden Girl. I'll be watching for your projects. Darlene
Kristina,
Congratulations! That is so exciting! Where have I been?!? I don't think I have ever heard of this site, surely I should have come accrossed it before! Anyway, there are some cool projects and layouts! Very Cool! I am going to go and browse the site a little bit more! :)
Hugs,
Shawntel
Congratulations!
I think you're awesome and congrats!
OMG! YEA!!!! I used to sit and drool over your projects on 2peas! I am so glad they recognize your talent!!!!
You rock- congrats to you!
Congratulations! I love 2peas!
As for the product situation, you have every right to use other companies. Who wouldn't want to with all the cute stuff out there?
OMG, that is big! Congrats, I think you will make a perfect Garden Girl!
Congratulations on becoming a Garden Girl! As for an SU employee using other than SU project, sorry someone was anal enough to be offendedand complain to you about it. How can anyone restrict themselves that w