Sixteen, scary. and a bit of good news!

The June 1 sketch from Shimelle was a GOOD one. Like, one that I rolled my sleeves up and got to work right away on. I wasn't sure what photos to choose at first...but the dwindling stack of iphone photos always catches my eye.

So, I substituted the 2 4x6 photos for 4 3x3 photos and got to work. I chose bright, fun photos for a birthday themed layout -- I'm quite happy with the results!

Are you wondering what good news I have to share? No, not a new car or a trip to Bali...but 2 layouts picked up for the November issue of Scrapbook Trends! YAY! For those of you who are not counting (that is all of you!) that is 5 layouts of mine being published from July-November. (The July call ended the end of January and I started submitting in January!)

Hard to believe all of the success I've had this year -- I COULD.NOT be happier!