There’s a new kid in town. Last weekend when I was browsing around Michael’s I spotted amidst the scrapbooking magazines a new face. Scrapbook Answers has debuted. Of course I HAD to have it. I mean, really, who can resist a scrapbooking magazine? (Not me.)

It was a risky buy for a new magazine because it was wrapped in plastic. No chance to peek in to see what the articles looked like or if the layouts jumped off the pages and made me want to do them. Plus it cost $7.99. A bit steep for just one issue.

But the magazine came with a CD loaded with cool stuff. A dozen fonts. Two trial versions of scrapbooking related software. Printable kits. An idea gallery. 25 printable images. And 5 how-to videos. Geez, that’s worth $7.99 - easy.

I grabbed it up so fast my daughter did a double take - “What did you find?”

“Something really cool.”

Indeed, Scrapbook Answers is very cool. It is focused on how to create layouts, how to really accomplish the things we see in magazines and what tools to use to do it. I found the product reviews especially helpful. They don’t give everything a four-star rating. That’s great. There should be some things I am not tempted to buy.

When you see Scrapbook Answers on the shelf - splurge on it. You’ll be glad you did. Or you can subscribe like I’m going to and get 9 issues for $24.95.

Enjoy!

Today in my email I got a Google Alert about scrapbooking. I went to see it and it was about summer camps in Rhode Island. It seems that one of the themes that is available is scrapbooking camp. Oh my gosh wouldn’t that be fun? To wake up every day for a week and know that you got to scrapbook all day?

So I thought I would just search for scrapbook camp to see what popped up. I found the CUTEST place called ScrapbookCamp.com. It is a bed and breakfast in Lake Arrowhead, California that is all set up for scrapbookers. What a smart marketer to choose a niche like this and market to us.

Her headlines reach out to me saying exactly what I want to hear:

No Responsibilities

No Phones to Answer

No Meals to Cook

No Dishes to Wash

No Laundry to Fold

Just time and space to do pages and pages of your wonderful scrapbook creations.

Wahoo! I think this looks like a boatload of fun. Wish I lived closer to Lake Arrowhead, California. But still, it looks like it would be worth the trip.

The DigiChicks issued a blog challenge. It goes like this:

Finish this sentence:

Right now, I have a loyal friend in _______________.

Right now, I have loyal friends all around me. As I am in the midst of the most major career change in my life, I find that every day I get support from my friends. Without their encouragement, positive thoughts and “you CAN do this” statements I might not have the courage to make this huge change.

Thank you everyone. I am so grateful in every fiber of my being to have you in my life and in my heart.

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Oh, and the DigiChicks are having a major grand reopening this weekend at DigiChick.com. Looks like tons of fun. Hhhhmmmm. Maybe a little digi scrapping on my horizon for the weekend.