Christmas in September?!

Whoops, the layout got picked up for publication, but here's a little sneaky peek! It will be available in the late November issue of Scrapbook News & Review!

Baby, it's cold outside! Well, it's 59 degrees in Texas right now! And if you're not familiar with Texas, this usually doesn't happen 'til...December! So, to celebrate the cool weather which has (temporarily) blown in, here are a couple of new creations! And then the forecast goes back to a balmy 90 degrees next week! Thanks for visiting!

More Pub News!

One last check of my e-mail tonight and thank goodness I checked my spam mail too! Hidden in there was a publication request from the awesome Scrapbook News & Review! THREE of my submitted layouts were accepted for publication! They have a special double-issue coming out at the end of September, though I'm not sure if my layouts will be in there or a future issue. I feel so honored to be chosen for their magazine! And they sent me their honorary blinkie to add to my blog! Yay!! Well, have a great night everyone...I know I will!

Pubbed for the very first time!

One of the reasons that I decided to start blogging is to showcase my work and update everyone on my scrap happenin's! Back in July, I started (with much hesitation) to submit my work to scrap magazines for publishing. I consider myself a decent scrapper, but with much to learn and improve on! I would not have been surprised if I didn't hear anything back.
Well, in August, I got TWO requests for publication from the online scrap mag "Scrapstreet.com." Those layouts will be published in October 2009. Then to boot, I got TWO more requests for publication from the same magazine. Those will appear in their November 2009 issue. Talk about stoked! I'm gonna be famous (heh heh!) Well, at present, I can't link the layouts here due to publication restrictions, but I will certainly post them once they're out in the mags, so stay tuned! Oh, and thanks for stopping in!

Pub Nudge

Back in June, I posted a layout from my recent family mini-reunion in Pensacola Beach, FL. I entered it in a Scrapbook.com challenge called "Scrap Your Vacations." First, the scrappers who entered layouts voted for their 8 favorites. Once the top entries were narrowed down, the Scrapbook.com community got to vote too. Well, out of 83 total layouts, my "Beach Bummed" layout won! Oh, how I love this hobby! (Or shall I say, addiction?) Ahhh, the publishing bug is trying to bite me!

Addendum:
Well, I did have the layout posted here...but more good news! It was picked up for publication, so I had to remove it! I will be allowed to re-post it one month after it is published, so check back later!

Rookie Blog Debut!

So, here it is! After months of tolling over whether I should start a blog...or not, this is the final product! Well, not exactly final, because I'm sure I'll make many more changes over time! After all, I am a rookie blogger. Thanks for peeking in and joining me on my walk of scrap adventures!