Cool schtuff...

I'm back from CKU - and I had so much fun going just to hang out with Rusty Pickle's own Kristan Paolacci, her awesome mom (love her!) and I even ran into a bunch of my local friends there. I helped out in the RP classes as much as I could and met some amazing women. Kristan's TA's were so sweet and we all had a great time together. I heard that the Pirate Princess contest the night before went very well - I just wish I'd been there to see all the awesome creations. Sounded like everyone had a blast! There should be some photos of that uploaded to the Rusty Pickle blog this week.

Heart in Hand Scraps had a new set of classes added to their boutique...and I won't tell you who has a class in there. heehee (*whistling and looking around*). Additionally, Tammy Tutterow and Linda Albrecht have new classes as of Friday. They are awesome - and be sure to check out the other classes available in the boutique.

If you subscribe to the newsletter from Julie Ann Shahin's blog, Everyday Digital Scrapbooking, you'll see my recent interview about hybrid scrapbooking. If you don't get the newsletter, you can read the interview in the Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine forums . If you haven't tried hybrid scrapping - I'm telling you, it's worth a try. You will LOVE it! You don't have to give up your adhesive and trimmer. Print out a simple journaling card (as I mention in my interview as one of my favorite hybrid products) and give it a shot!

Last week I did my first garage sale. It was time to finally purge the garage of all the baby clothes, highchair, playpen, strollers, car seats. I can't begin to tell you how difficult that process was for me as I love children and would love to have one more. BUT, I've accepted the fact that that isn't going to happen. I only made about $100 or so - and honestly I don't think it was worth spending a week in the garage sorting stuff out, then sitting out in the sun for 7 hours. Oh well. Live and learn. But I have to say that most of the purchases were like 25-50 cents on the clothes, and I was selling big toys that still looked brand new for $1 or two. So I did get rid of quite a bit of stuff.

I have a busy week ahead. I have a LOT of creating I need to get done for assignments, and my parents are coming to town as well...which means more house cleaning. oh joy! I can't WAIT to see them though. I don't get to see my mom and dad as much as I'd like. Hopefully next time we can go out to Denver to see them. I miss seeing the rest of my family too!

Scrapbook Dimensions Calendar and Challenges

Here are some more peeks at the new Scrapbook Dimensions calendar. Everytime I see a new peek it makes me more and more antsy to get mine in my hot little hands! One of the peeks has my layout in it :)








Also - there is a Yahoo Group just for the weekly challenges using the calendar. You've gotta order your calendar, join the group and have some fun and learn more about hybrid scrapbooking. Here is the link: Calendar Challenges Yahoo Group
Oh - and they are giving away monthly prizes for those that participate. Make sure you bookmark their website too for more info: www.scrapbookdimensions.com

Scrapbook Dimensions New Publication

I've been WAITING for this day! I had mentioned some time ago that I had an exciting publication coming up that I was really excited about. The time has come! I have 4 projects (2 layouts and 2 altered projects) in this 16 month calendar. It is all about hybrid scrapbooking. Have you heard the buzz about hybrids? I can tell you first hand - it is a lot of fun to play with digital elements and incorporate them into my paper trimmer and adhesive scrapbooking. :) If you have never tried this - it's a must! Check this out!
Pre-Order your copy now - it starts shipping in August! Here is the link: Scrapbook Dimensions