I know...I know...

....I've been a blog truant, but without boring you with the details of my ever changing, unbelievable life atm but I am making it through, day by day, hour by hour, and even minute by minute.

I know this is just a phase and that things will settle down - I know this. I also know that without the love and support of my friends and family (which in there includes my staff btw) I would not have been able to get through these last few weeks with my sanity or dignity intact. Today was another one of 'those days' of scrabbling about for some bandaid solutions for this week's day care for my DD and I remarked to my DH that either I have gotten better at 'rolling with the punches' or I've become numb to it all. I sure hope that it's the first one.

Anyways! I hope that helps shine a bit of the light on why I have been un-blogging this last week - that and I have been at my mothers in rural Ontario and as such only had dial up - but hopefully you will forgive me when I announce the winner of the Scrapbox $50 Gift Certificate!

And the winner is....!

someone going by the blog name of Theresa & amp Keith!

Congrats and please send me an email at jenn@thescrapbox.ca with your full name so that we know who to make the GC out to!

And again - thank you so much for posting here and emailing into Canadian Scrapbooker with your comments about The Scrapbox. I hope that we will always provide the scrap-therapy that your life needs!

Jenn

You did it!

Hi Everyone!,

Thank you so very much for your letter. I have received so many amazing letters today from wonderful fans of Jenn’s store. I have spoken with Jackie Ludlage (co-founder & editor in chief of Canadian Scrapbooker) and together we decided to feature The Scrapbox in our WINTER 2009 issue!!!!

Thank you again.

Katharina Doyle
Co-founder and Publisher
Canadian Scrapbooker Inc.

I got the call at about 2:30 today from Canadian Scrapbooker's Katharina saying that they 'got the picture' and we are in! That's right!

The Scrapbox is going to be the featured LSS in Canadian Scrapbooker's 2009 Winter Edition! Yeehaw!

I cannot thank you enough for your incredible support and amazing emails and phone calls that Canadian Scrapbooker got today - Katharina was very impressed with the response and is very much looking forward to working with us and hinted it would be great if we had 'an event' when they possibley come to visit us!

Ooooh would we ever! Promise to keep you all updated!

And - if you still want to get into the draw, just put a post here and I'll add you to the $50 Gift Certificate Draw! (Those of you who emailed and CC'd it to me are already in) I'll keep the draw open until the end of my business week, Sat May 9th at 6pm!

This really happened...

I recently had this email conversation with Katharina Doyle, (katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca) Co-founder and Publisher of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine...

Hi Katharina (katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca)

As the only LSS left in Ottawa, what would it take to get an expose/article done on my store and studio? Prolly not enough money in my bank acct but would like to know what it would require.

Thanks for the heads up on the magazine coming out at the end of May.

Jenn

katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca wrote:

Hi Jenn,

There is no fee for this feature. =)

Please send me an email indicating why, other than your point (above), we should feature your store. Often we receive emails from store customers or employees or owners indicating why a certain store should be featured. We have not yet chosen our feature store for the WINTER 2009 issue…so please send me your reasons why…or have your customers contact me…etc.

Does this help?

Kindest regards,

Katharina Doyle (katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca)Canadian Scrapbooker Inc.

*Jenn falls out of her chair, then gets back up and replies the following*

Hi Katharina!

Ok - well this is a challenge. So you are ok with me giving out your email address to people who would email you about why I should be in your Winter Edition? Just want to be clear...

I'll also come up with something suitable to write to you - will have to think about it though - what sort of time line do I have?

Thanks for the challenge!

Jenn

Hi Jenn,

Sure, people can email me directly…that is often what our readers do. I look forward to receiving their testimonials.

We will choose our WINTER 2009 LSS by July 1st.

Kindest regards,

Katharina Doyle (katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca)
Canadian Scrapbooker Inc.

SOooooo if you haven't already noticed, I have liberally peppered this post with Katharina's email address which is katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca and with her permission - even encouragement, she is asking what is so darn special about The Scrapbox and why should it be featured in an international Scrapbooking Magazine!

I would say it is because of my awesome Divas, Angels and Scrapbox Studio Members but if you can think of something else that might be worth emailing Katharina (katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca) about then please be sure to also CC the email to me at

jenn@thescrapbox.ca

so I can enter you into a draw for a $50 Gift Certificate! That's right - $50 Gift Certificate for just emailing katharina@canadianscrapbooker.ca about why The SCrapbox is Magazine Article Worthy, and be sure to CC it to me so that I can put your name into the draw.

Our deadline is July 1st so we have lots of time to tell everyone we know right?

Thanks in advance,

Jenn

NsD...holy moly...

...I am recovering from NSD. I want to thank everyone for coming and participating in all the events we had today and I want to congratulate the winner of 'The Slice' giveaway...

(big pause)


...in my newsletter this week. If you are a member, you will get to know first! If you aren't a member, why not?

Don't worry - if you won something, you would already know =)

Sleepies!

jenn

Another short, but hopefully sweet, post...

I would like to think that this 99.9% done but will likely go back and add more bits and bling and of course, journalling.

This layout was inspired by the last big snowfall that happened in March 09 when I was visiting my mother with my DD and we were able to make the last and only snowman together of the season. I loved how Emma's snowsuit was picked up by the bright purples of the Fancy Pants 'Arctic Chill' paper line and the 'Plum' glimmer mist was perfect on my Grungeboard letters (Thanks Rachel!).

I also used pearl "Smooch!" glimmer paint on the grungeboard to make it look like they were snow-caoted. If you haven't gotten a chance to play with these beautiful new paints, I highly recomend you make yourself available on Saturday May 2, NSD, at The Scrapbox as I will be doing a Make & Take with them from 9am to 12pm! Oh did I mention it was free?!? Sheeyah!

I guess this was a decent sized post after all. Will be bringing in my album into the studio tomorrow as I don't really have decent lighting at home.

Have a good night all!

Back Safe and Sound!

I'm home and am very proud of the (almost) completed 9 LO's that I did over the weekend at Nav Can - but have hit the ground running tying to get everything ready for this weekend's NSD Fun on Sat May 2 so will be posting more pics (and better ones) of the LO's I did while away.

Sorry it's so short but want to keep up my bloggin grove!

Peace!

jenn

Nav Can Creative Chaos!

(This is my creative mess =) and loving it!)

Well I made it here safely yesterday morning and time is absolutly flying by! I had to stop and take a few pictures during a quiet time while folks were at lunch and post them here...



The above was my 'warm up' LO that was a kit of a Stephanie Class from Feb 09 that I took some photos of Emma when she was only 9mos old. Took me most of the day but I knew that it would take me awhile to settle down and get in my groove.

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This is the second 2 page LO that I was able to complete last night before turning in. Emma (Of Auntie Em's) and Laura came to visit us and totally had us rolling off our seats laughing so was a bit dsitracting but otherwise I am very pleased with how my day went.





And here is a sneak peak of what I am currently working on...



That's it for now - have to get back at it! Enjoy the day!

Jenn