To be published in Memory Makers online gallery!

This layout I did is going to be the featured idea at Memory Makers the week of September 30.

Feature Article

Like many scrappers, I often dreamed of being published - whether for my layouts, my photography or maybe even a little journaling.

Every submission a hopeful scrapper sends in to a magazine is a competition of sorts - to win a coveted spot in a publication. Something that shows that your work is viable, acceptable and yes, even attractive.

I have won a few such coveted spots in the years I've been digital scrapping - Scrapstreet, Ready; Set; Create, Memory Makers (a real, compensated spot in their print magazine! as well as several Idea Gallery Inspiration spots), Somerset (another print magazine) - but in this case, I am honored and humbled to be the sole winner of Scrapbooking.com Magazine's June Vacation layout contest.

My layout was scrapped from the heart - this one was not done with competition in mind. It was just one that I really loved creating - and that the folks at Scrapbooking.com felt was worthy, and that you might like too.

Here is my layout, and a link to the magazine article is here: Vacations Layout Contest Winner

Memory Makers Idea Gallery

I have two layouts that were chosen as the Idea of the Day at Memory Makers. One was featured on May 25, the other will be featured on July 6.

Credits: Torn Borders, background, phototurn, buttons: As Time Goes By by Meryl Bartho; Torn matte: Birthday Blues by Becky Soto; Tabs: Misty Petals by Becky Soto; Buttons: Knitting Around by Irene Alexeeva; Brushed Away Alpha by Rene Bross; Stitches: Stitched with Love Slightly Untidy by Meryl Bartho; Raffia: Pacific Dreams by Lauren Bavin; Stain Overlay: B is for Boy Backpack, freebie by Kerri Erickson; Arrows: Directions by Lauren Bavin, from the Scraps of Fun - Great Outdoors CD; Staples by me

Credits: Harvest Stamps by Kim Liddiard; Morning Sunrise Backpack 1 by Marcee Duggar; Annie's Lace Page Kit by Linda Rechtin; Black Sanded Chip Alpha by Lauren Bavin; Crayon Doodle Embellishments by Irene Alexeeva (BCA 2007 Freebie); Tussy Mussy Overlay Stack by Suzanne Walker

Published Layouts

I found out I am having two more layouts featured in the near future! This one, New Camera, will be featured in Memory Makers Featured Idea Gallery on April 14:

While we were in Mexico, I dropped my camera on the boardwalk. It broke into pieces, I tried to put it back together, but lost the release button. "Just beautiful" I said...I'm so glad I had it insured though, because yesterday I got to pick out a new point and shoot to replace it! I love having my point &shoot with me to use for candids and tight shots when my DSLR is just too much to carry around. This one has 8mp and a 4x zoom.
Just beautiful!

I used Kim Liddiard's Choco-Blue-A-Licious Page Kit because I just love this shade of blue with the browns, and the pretty bling elements. Such a versatile kit! Font is DSP Adorable. Both available at Digital Scrapbook Place.

Beautiful Blooms

*** Memory Makers Featured Page, 3/23/08 ***

Some photos of the pretty flowers we saw at our hotel while we were on vacation...I used Amber Gray's pretty Yours Truly Page Kit, and two overlays from Linda Rechtin's Forever and Always Overlay Stacks.

The Boys

** Memory Makers Idea Gallery Featured Page, 3/7/08 ***
I used Suzanne Walker's lovely Just Plain White Page Kit and Jamie Heyl's Soft and Sweet Overlay Stax - both are just beautiful!

Raven

*** Memory Makers Online Gallery Featured Page, 2/3/08***

My DGD from a visit last summer. I played around with layers, filters, contrast and blending with an overlay to create this effect - Val's Lime Couture backpack was the perfect choice with its lovely, natural green tones. It will be so pretty with your outdoors shots!

Lime Couture Backpack by Valeri Brumfield
Flower from Fruit Smoothie 1 by Meryl Bartho
Date Box Stamp by Tina Chambers
Keep Em In Stitches by Lisa Carter
Joy Into My Life Stamps by Lisa Carter
Breathtaking Overlay Stack by Lauren Bavin

Grandfather

*** Memory Makers Gallery Featured Idea - 1/7/08 ***

Meryl Bartho's Golden Delicous 4 Page Kit just sparkles! It's pretty papers and elements were just right for this layout of my grandfather.

Journaling reads:
These are photos of my grandfather, Ted Jones, in various stages of his life. I never met him, even though he lived until 1980.

Here, Kitty Kitty...

*** Featured in Ready, Set, Create! Feb/Mar 2008 ***
*** Memory Makers Idea Gallery Featured Idea December 4, 2007 ***

These are my mom's cats...I couldn't resist using this adorable kit of Irene's. It's so cute and unique!!!

Journaling reads:
Mom's cats are
her best buddies.
They all have a
personality of
their own - Ziggy
is the sentinel and
keeper of the food
and kitty box schedule.
Gizmo is the guardian
of the food - no one
else gets any when he's
around! and likes to give
"Kitty Kisses". Tazzy is the
loveable lap cat who likes to paw at himself in the mirror.

Get Kitty Page Kit by Irene Alexeeva

Just Chillin'

*** Published in December 2007 issue of Ready Set Create ***
*** Featured idea for Memory Makers Online Idea Gallery 11/28/07 ***

The soft winter blues and snowflake and penguin elements in Tina's Chillin page kit are so cute! Perfect for those great winter photos!

Journaling reads:
Mike and I spent our second
Christmas together at his
house in Minnesota. with his
family. The weather was mild,
but heavy snow in Wisconsin
on my way home forced
me to spend a night in
a Madison hotel when
the interstate closed up. It
didn't matter though...I had
a wonderful holiday!!

Chillin Page Kit by Tina Chambers

My First Board Book

*** Featured in the Memory Makers Online Gallery, November 2007 ***

Kerri's The Vineyard page kit is so rich and elegant - love the pretty wine colors and grungy, chic feel of this one. I tried to make this boardbook in a shabby chic style, and the kit went well with my colors to display it!

The journaling reads:
I'm not a paper scrapper, so when I received this blank book as a gift, I knew
I was going to be scrap-challenged! I chose to go hybrid, combining digital
and paper methods to create my "masterpiece". I sure put a lot of time and
energy into it, but it was so worth it - I now have a whole book about my
family that's a beautiful piece of art, and something I can treasure forever.

The Vineyard page kit by Kerri Erickson

Love You Baby Girl

*** Published in Memory Makers Online Idea Gallery September 2007 ***

Some photos of my middle DGD during a recent visit....I knew right away what I wanted to do with this kit as soon as I opened it. The blacks and reds are so awesome together...I just love the butterfly and the hearts! A beautiful page kit to use with photos of anyone you love!

AliKai Page Kit by Meryl Bartho
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5763

Heritage Layout

*** Published in the Aug/Sept 2007 issue of Ready Set Create Magazine ***

I am so excited about this month's CDs - Scraps of Style - Days Gone By and Scraps of Words - Heritage Word Art! I love heritage layouts - this is one of my grandmother's family taken in 1930. Meryl Bartho's Paper Rose page kit and Tina Chambers' Sweet Memories word art are just beautiful and I love them with this photo!

Paper Rose Page Kit by Meryl Bartho
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5753

Scraps of Style - Days Gone By CD
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5776

Scraps of Words - Heritage Word Art CD
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5778

Sweet Smile

*** Published in the Aug/Sept 2007 issue of Ready Set Create ***

This is a photo of my daughter at the zoo at age 2. She had the cutest smile!

Journaling reads:
I love it when you laugh...your smile is so sweet and so contagious! When you were little, your giggles would make even the most serious grownup laugh..or at least smile!

I love the colors in Lisa's a Day in May Page Kit. Designed for Moms, this kit works equally well with other types of layouts. I used Becky's beautiful Half Circles quick click for this one - what an easy way to get such a beautifully designed layout! And Suzanne's Swirly Plumes and heart frame made the perfect finishing touches.

A Day in May Page Kit by Lisa Carter
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5536

Half Circles Quick Click by Becky Soto
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5129

Swirly Plumes freebie by Suzanne Walker
Heart Frames freebie by Suzanne Walker

Operation Day

*** Published in the August/September 2007 issue of Ready Set Create Magazine ***

This kit is so much fun! The bright colors and fun elements can be used so many ways for so many different types of layouts. I chose to use it for these photos of my daughter at two years old, when she had to go in for surgery.

Journaling reads:

Today you went to the hospital for
another of several operations you
needed for your ear infections -
only this time, you had a
tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.
Only two years old, you were
scared and crying as they wheeled
you away, and I was crying long
after you had disappeared down
the hall. You pulled through like a
real trooper though - when you saw
Mommy and Daddy in
the recovery room, you
you were all smiles,
even though
you were
in pain.

It wasn't at all easy - you were stubborn about
drinking fluids and even pulled your IV out in
the middle of the night. Mommy slept on a
cot right next to you for two nights, which
wasn't easy because I was nine months
pregnant - but there was nowhere else
in the world I would rather have been
than right there with you.

1 Funky Page Kit by Rene Bross
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5363

Just Me

*** Published in the July 2007 issue of ScrapStreet Magazine ***
*** Memory Makers Online Idea Gallery July 2007 ***

Here's my layout for Becky's Affirmation Challenge. Her Free to be Me kit is fabulous - perfect for a girly layout, but could easily be recolored to fit a more masculine theme too. And Tina's word art was amazingly perfect for this theme!!!

Journaling reads:
What do I like about me? Hmmm...
I'm smart - it got me a job I love.
I'm creative - I love my hobbies.
I can take care of myself. Usually.
I have a big heart and lots of room
for everyone I love.

Credits and store links:

Free to be Me Page Kit by Becky Soto
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5513

Word Curves: Free by Tina Chambers
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5369

Copper Penny Alpha (freebie) by Tina Chambers

What A Guy?

*** Published in Memory Makers Online Idea Gallery 2007 ***

Yes, this is my son at 9! He will disown me if he ever sees this. The journaling says it all!

It reads:
Only a
brother.....
would let you
dress him up in
a girl's dress,
tights and shoes.
And a ring .
And a Dr. Seuss
hat, just to finish
off the ensemble.
And, let you take
a picture of him
dressed like
this...then forget
it was taken
so years later
we can do
this to him.
What a guy!

OK, so I bet Lisa never thought I'd use her kit for a guy layout, and ok, so it's not really a guy layout, but really all about the bling which my daughter and her friends bestowed upon him. Perfect kit for this, but it could be used for a real guy layout too. Trust me.

Look At That Bling Page Kit by Lisa Carter
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5496

Also available in the Scraps of Fun Bling CD
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5529

Gotta Love the Pigtails!

*** Published in Memory Makers Online Idea Gallery 2007 ***

A photo of my daughter and niece on a summer day...her hair wasn't too long but we got it up in pigtails for her!

Mother May I Page Kit by Linda Rechtin
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5551

Precious Gem

*** Published in the June/July 2007 Issue of Ready Set Create magazine ***

These are photos of my newest granddaughter Jada using Lauren's fab 6 photo Freestyle Quick Click and her Iced Denim Page Kit from the Bling CD. I love the style of this quick click and used one of the photo slots for a name/date tag - and the Iced Denim kit is so beautiful I couldn't wait to use it! Tina's wonderful Bling word art was just what I needed for this layout of my "Precious Gem"

Credits/Store Links:
Iced Denim Page Kit by Lauren Bavin
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5487

Scraps of Bling CD
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5530

Precious Gem Word Art by Tina Chambers
Scraps of Words - Bling Word Art CD
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5531

6 photo Freestyle Quick Click by Lauren Bavin