Evidentally, my memory does not serve me well. I thought I knew for sure what my first publication with Simple Scrapbooks was, but I was wrong. Way wrong. Not only that, though, my second guess was wrong as well. So, being the obsessive spreadsheet type person I am, I went back all the way to my 2004 scrapbooking records and found out, for real, what my first ever publication with Simple was..."Giddy Up."
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And it wasn't even in the magazine. It was in a special issue titled, "A Simple Guide to Scrapbooking with Color." Remember that one? I was in the "neutral" section, hee! I'm guessing from all the sanding and inking that distressing was popular around this time! :)
So then, I started wondering when my first time in the actual magazine was. And thanks to my trusty spreadsheet, I quickly discovered that my first Simple Scrapbooks magazine publication was in the March/April 2005 issue with this gem..."Hapa Baby."
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Matthew was so cute and chubby here...I can't get over it! :) I'm guessing this must have been done during a "bright" stage in my life...you know, to make up for the "distressed" phase I went through earlier.
And here is what I *thought* was my first publication with Simple. It turns out that it was actually my first assignment from Simple. For a special issue called "Scrapbook Shortcuts using Simple Schemes." The scheme was by Donna Downey and I created a whole album (about Matthew's many quirks) based on it:
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And finally, here is my first assignment for the magazine...a layout called "Allstar...Not" which was featured in the November/December 2005 issue:
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Sadly, Matthew's athletic prowress hasn't improved much since 2005, ha! Poor guy. But I am happy to say that after this initial assignment, I have had a layout or project in every issue of Simple Scrapbooks magazine published since. Well, minus one...the November/December 2006 issue. But that's only because I was recovering after having a baby. And not just any baby, but a Hoonie baby. My loyal blog readers will understand! ;)
And now, what you've all be so patiently waiting for...the giveaway. Here's a shot of four possible giveaway packages. A simple tote and three recent issues (not the last issue though...still trying to get an extra copy of that!) and a special issue (Photo Play). An assortment of specialty Making Memories papers with tags, fabric buttons and ribbon. Another Making Memories assortment with coordinating glitter stickers, metal clips and ribbons (plus some American Crafts brown letter rubons and some SEI brown mini coasters). A Little Yellow Bicycle assortment of Zinnia papers, fabric sticekrs, cardstock embellishments and brads (plus some coordinating Fiskars glitter stickers).
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The thing is, I'm going to give all of them away...to *one* lucky person. Just leave a comment here with a Simple memory of your own and I'll pick a winner on Sunday. That means you have until Saturday, May 2nd, to enter.
And don't forget to check these blogs out today for even more giveaway fun: Beth Proudfoot, Celeste Smith and Rachel Gainer.
