Well, Phooey!

I waited all day yesterday for "the phone call" from Spellbinders to tell me I had made the 2010 Design Team. I was like a girl waiting for a boy to call and ask her to the Prom! Well, the phone did not ring all day. Not once! Not one person wanted to call this house. Humph! So, I checked the Spellbinders Blog this morning and saw that my name, was alas, omitted from the team. I feel bad about it, but the talent on that list is huge and I am honored to have made the Top 24! My dh and my younger ds were very upset for me. My 9yo son said he had been looking forward to having a "famous scrapping mom"! Too funny! This DT is something I really wanted, and this was my second year to try out. But, it's just paper crafting...not finding a cure for cancer or the common cold! I have a lot of other opportunities and ideas up my sleeve...and there is always next year! (I am, however, planning to eat a rather large chocolate bar later on today.)

I thought some of you may be curious as to what my final project looked like. We were given a set of inverted scallop circle dies and a film strip die to use for our final project. This is the 12x12 layout that I made. I used a photo of my MIL from when she was little. She was adorable!

I really love how the layout turned out and am sad now that I don't have it for my album now. I used October Afternoon and Graphic 45 papers, plus pages from an old book. I made my "signature" circle flowers with stacked buttons and pearls.

I think I used the film strip creatively, also. I tucked a paper lace doily behind it. I love that plaid apple button - it matches MIL's little dress!

I also used the new Stampin' Up border punch that I earned for free during Sale-a-Bration! And I tried a gathering technique on the lace - this is something I've never done before...as it involves threading a needle and SEWING!

So, that's my "non-winning" project! I love it and know I did my best on it. I hope I can find that paper at the LSS so I can recreate the page!

Congratulations to the new team. I know we'll see great things from them. I also know that there will be amazing new products coming from Spellbinders this year. And I have my wishlist already started!