Friday and Some Very Exciting News!!!

Happy Friday!
Oh I am so glad it is Friday!  I have 3 more school days until break.  I keep saying to myself- "I can do it.  I can do it!"  I have so much to do still for the holidays.  Hopefully hubby and I will finish our shopping this weekend - Jack is going to a b-day party and mom said she will watch Michael.  Hubby and I are going  out to buy Jack's present.  Then I will be officially done and I can start the wrapping process.

So I have been sitting on this awesome news for close to two weeks now and I thought I was going to burst!!  I have been invited to be a part of the 2013 Imaginisce Design Team.  I am so over the moon you would not believe it.

To give you a little background and sorry that I am a bit long winded but this literally has been a dream of mine for years.    I started my blog 2 years ago so that I could enter the Imaginisce monthly challenges. I needed a blog to link up to their blog.  I thought what the heck I will give it a try.    I became addicted to the fun of the challenges- always making me stretch in my work and thinking outside of my own comfort zone.  They truly have helped me be a better scrapper.  Not long into my blogging Imaginisce had a DT call.  I tried out and didn't make it. I knew I had to develop my resume a bit and I have been working very hard on it.  I tried out last year and still didn't make it.  Once again I was crushed!  The rejection really hurt but I was determined never to give up.  This year's call was put out and I made my new projects- I worked like a dog putting it together and I sent it  in.  When Cari (the DT coordinator) sent out the letter last week I literally started to cry.  This has been a dream of mine for over 2 years.  This was the reason I started my blog, started to enter challenges, started to put my work out there.  I have reached a dream.  I know I sound pretty dramatic but I am just so excited.  I just love the collections from Imaginisce- they are so bright and cheery.  The embellishments are so fun and the tools are incredible.  I am still on cloud 9!! I am so honored to represent this wonderful company for the next coming year. 

Check out the amazing people who I will be joining.  There is so much talent that I am a bit awe struck!

*Adora Concepcion - USA

Aimee Kidd - USA

April Holland - USA

* Cari Locken (DT Coordinator) - Canada

* Diana Fisher - USA

Fleur Smith - Canada

* Guiseppa Gubler - USA

Jennie McCarvey - USA

Jodi Wilton - Canada

Marcia Dehn-Nix - USA

Mary Pat Siehl - USA-----Can you believe it - that's me!!

Monique Liedtke - Netherlands

* Regina Mangum - USA

Sara Zenger - USA

Suzanna Lee - USA

(* returning members)

I want to give a huge shout out to my followers.  You guys really keep me going.  When I would get my rejection letters you would pick me up and help me continue.  Your comments are so wonderful and I so truly appreciate it!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back (maybe) this weekend with a new project and then I have a big push to get a bunch of projects out that I finished up last summer -- so all new Christmas projects next week!!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
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