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A Winner, Another Unveiling & I've Been Tagged....

The winner for the Kenner Road promotional blog giveaway is:

Here is my story: http://nicnacske.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/th-road-i-grew-up-on-and-only-road-i-lived-in/
Love the scenic paper!

Posted by: Inge Guillaume | September 13, 2008 at 07:45 AM

Congrats Inge!  All you need to do now is e-mail me your addy and then keep your eyes peeled for that adorable Scenic Route designer pack to arrive on your doorstep.  :)

Another Unveiling & Some Sneaks:

This Saturday, September 20th, is the release date for the September issue of Digital Artist Magazine, as well as the launch of the magazine's new website...be sure to check them both out. It's so exciting to see the new format of the publication and the site. You won't believe all the hard work that has gone into this reformatting and even harder to believe is the number of layouts, articles, tutorials and freebies packed into the issue....it really is amazing! Well, you might believe it if you have been following and/or playing along on the DAM Blog Party...admit it, the giveaways have been nothing short of insane! Over the course of the last month about $1,000USD in prizes have been handed out and there might be a few more to come....keep checking back  Good stuff.

Sneak peaks of the exclusive Digital Artist Magazine kit for September by ah! Designs:

and a freebie by Julia Makotinsky:

These goodies alone are worth more than the price of the magazine....don't miss out!

Tagged:

Ok, I have been tagged by 2 of my favorite people and favorite scrappers,
Lisa Garay (my Rainbow Rocker) and Catherine Paturet.

Now I need to tag a few people myself...all these peeps have more than likely been tagged already but I'll do my part and play along!  ;)

Kim
Gigi
Ker
Heather
Emilie
Cathy
Nikki
Gretchen

Here are the rules:
1. If you've been tagged, you can put the logo on your blog.
2. Link the person from whom you received the award.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

Congratulations:

Oh, and "typing of Catherine"....well, have you heard the news?  Have you heard the rumblings about a new store by the name of "After Five Designs"???  Well wonder no more.....Amy Hutchinson is opening a new store and Catherine is going to be selling her designs there!

She has *finally* jumped into the role of "digital designer"...it's about time my dear friend...it's about time! Looking forward to see the first releases...this girl has style, class and "mad skillz"! Best of luck my friend. :)

{ Kenner Road } Will Take You Down Memory Lane...

as will Dime Store Daze.

This weekend I have 2 uber cool and super vintage-y women to talk about.

Kenner Road:

Most of you are probably familiar with my dear friend Kerry Lynn. You may know her by "KL" - I call her "Ker", but, either way, she is who she is and so ROCKS. The girl has an eye for pulling together the most interesting and delicious mix of vintage goodies (papers, fabrics, ephemera, trims, bling...you name it) and create to die for projects. And, now she is going to share her talent for this with all of us!  What with her workshop classes continually selling out & the popularity of her limited edition kits at her Etsy shoppe (K8tyKat), the time has come for Ker to share her talent with the masses...enter Kenner Road.

Kenner Road is a subscription based kit club. Pre-Sale subscriptions for the first Kenner Road release went live yesterday, August 15th, and are already SOLD OUT! Ouch, that's not hot...that's on "Fi-Yah!" Fear not though my friends....if you missed out on the pre-sale you will still have the opportunity to snag the September release on September 15th...it'll cost you a few more clams to get your pretty little glittered and glued hands on it but it's worth it....one more reason to sign up for the subscription is that you can save about $5 per kit which means one more Starbucks for you!

Now, in addition to these vintage delights, Ker is also launching a line of digital goodies so if you are a digi-scrapper, a paper crafter/altered art/mixed media/scrapper looking to get into a little digi, or full on hybrid, now is your chance to do it in style!

Keep checking back for the Kenner Road site launch as well as the availability of new subscriptions and the rest of the project kits & goodies that will be waiting to land in your mailbox!

Be sure to look for Kenner Road layouts in the September issue of Digital Artist Magazine!

Dime Store Daze:

Tomorrow, my other dear friend and local guru, Gigi Kennedy, and I will be taking a vintage jewelry class here at the Jersey shore with none other than the infamous & beloved Terri Ventura of Dime Store Daze. Looking forward to seeing Terri again, and, as if all that weren't enough, we will also be taking a beeswax class with Suze Weinberg!!  Can you believe it?!?! Neither of us can.....can't wait to get into a jam packed room with so many other creative and talented people and get schooled by all their knowledge and techniques!

Sneak Peeks of tomorrow's workshop kits:

Some of Terri's work from a recent swap:

Could you imagine getting any one of these charms in a swap...I would pass out from the beauty & excitement as I walk from the mailbox!  :D

Here's Terri doing her thing at Tinsel Trading in NYC:

You can find out more about Terri in the September issue of Digital Artist Magazine as well as see a couple of layouts inspired by her work!

Wanna Win A 100 Bones?

Check this out...so easy & so fun!

All you have to do is grab your August issue of Digital Artist Magazine (seen below), which is available now, and look for the clues.

This jam-packed issue is bursting with more than 150 pages of amazing inspiration, tips, informative articles and FREEBIES from Danielle of Something Blue Studios at CatScrap, TaylorMade Designs and Kelsey Smith!

This month’s Exclusive Kit is by none other than Holly Designs! “Calypso” is bursting with lush colors, beautifully textured papers and heaps of embellishments! Download this tropical beauty with your copy of Digital Artist Magazine!

That is one *luscious* kit!!!!

Don't miss this...there are a 100 bones at stake....now get hunting!!!!!

A Winner, More D.A.M. Good Stuff & My Nephew...

Last Monday I was feeling the need to share the creativity and offered a one year subscription to Digital Artist Magazine to a random commenter on that entry....and the winner is:

Sharon, keep your eyes peeled for an e-mail from me later this afternoon...I want to make sure your subscription goes to the right address!  Hopefully you will enjoy the magazine as well as the exclusive monthly digital kits that are included.  :)

Speaking of DAM, the daily blog party leading up to the second anniversary and publication re-launch celebration is still in full swing.  Here's what's going on today, Day 9......

Also, you can still take part in yesterday's activities...you have until Thursday to get in on the chance to win the sweet prizes listed here:

If you jump in on the Day 8 challenge & leave me a comment with a link to your entry I will pick a random participant to receive the August and September issues of DAM. Let's see what you can do with the adorable template freebie for this challenge!
Come on now, show me what you got!!!   LOL

Meet my newest nephew (aka Li-Ley's little brother), John Michael.  Isn't he precious?!?!?!?

Credits: Jofia Devoe - Dream Whispers and Aja Abney - Word Art Snippets

Lookie Here.....

Digital Artist Magazine is undergoing some major changes in the *very* near (like right now!) future. To kick off the celebration of the facelift, as well as the second anniversary, there are some cool things going on daily at the DAM blog over the course of the next few weeks. All you have to do is surf over and you could be the lucky winner of some sweet digi prizes!  What's that? You don't do the digi?!? Well now is the time to get started...no excuses!!!

Here's what's happening right now:

To sweeten the pot I will give a random commenter a year's subscription to DAM, yes, ONE FULL YEAR (I am yelling because I am so excited!!!)...all you have to do is comment before Monday, 12:01am (EST).  Tell your friends...this is something you don't want to miss out on.

What A Week.....

as many of you know things move fast in my little world. This week I had some serious PC issues, signed and returned my SIStv contract, planned a last minute trip to Chitown to spend a day with some amazing friends, left my day job. Being back from my trip, caught up on rest, I have just posted the 3rd installment of tutorials for SIStv's theme for the month of April, digi/hybrid minialbums. You can check it out here.

Happy creating.  :)

Have You Hodge Podged????

Remember back in the day of glue and pasting for hodge podge crafts projects in Art class?  Yeah, it was fun, wasn't it?  Well, check this out....we can hodge podge again, but this time we don't have to cover ourselves in glue!

Gina and Traci have whipped a more modern & entirely digital take on the Hodge Podge of yesteryear...and lucky me, I was invited to be a Hodge Podger to make "everything old new again"......check it out here.

Happy Hodge Podging!!!!