I've been published!!!!!

I just can't believe it! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!

Today I found the latest issue of stampers' sampler on the floor (we get oour mail through the door). I was a bit puzzled because my subscription ended in march and I didn't renew it. So I started looking at the frontpage, reading what this issue was all about. One of the titles read: "Polka dots galore challenge results". I remember to have sent in a card with polkadots (so close to the closingdate I was scared I had missed it). I thought they would contact me if they were going to publish my card and since they didn't I realized my style wasn't a fit for their mag. But I got curious about why the magazine was sent to me. If they had made a miss in the subscription and sent me an extra mag then I should've gotten the previous issue. So I looked on which pages the polkacards were - without any suspitions or hopes really. Seeing my card there was really the last thing on my mind.

And then - like in a dream...I SAW MY CARD!!!! In the upper left corner on page 62 - there it was. I'm soooo proud and happy. I started jumping around and screaming (good thing noone was home, lol) Getting published and getting on a DT was one of my new year resolutions. I never ever would have guessed I would get published before getting on a DT team, lol. I was giving up on applying to DT, but now I have over 1/2 year left to get on one. I'm so fired up I feel like I can do anything!

I started listening to a lecture given by Randy Pausch and what relly stuck with me is what he says about walls - when you hit one. They are there to test how badly you want something. And I have banged my head against the DT applying wall so many times now, lol. I guess this is the kick I needed to continue.

OK, so here's how the card looks in the mag. I need to frame it or something. Think I'll scan in the page, print it out, frame it and put it in my corner.






I really need to celebrate today! This has been very oimportant to me, so cake for everyone!!! Or maybe a blogcandy...yes, a blogcandy it shall be so check back. I'm getting ready for my cousin's graduation so it might be a week or two before I post anything.

Speaking of blogcandy I got some amazing papers today that I won from Katrina Thank you so much Katrina! She also included some flowers and plastic glaze thingies. They work great as snowballs. You can see how I used them on my Whiff of joy Charlie card. I like that every paper is different so there is a lot to choose from.


And finally: I have to make a card for my cousin's graduation. I had two options to work with and none of them seemed inspirational (I had bought the papers a couple of days ago) But then I went through my old stash and found a wonderful paper that inspired me and worked with everything I had. The graduation colours are blue and yellow (like the swedish flag) and white of course. I didn't know if I should make it traditional or a bit distressed. I wanted some flowers, but since my cousin is a boy I didn't want the card to be too cute. He also had blue colours on his invitation cards. I wanted to incorporate the front of the invitation, but it had such a weird blue/purple shade I couldn't find any matching cardstock.

Choice one and two:



My final choice: Festive, with flowers, bright but still suitable for a boy, or what do you think? I also found the text paper that matched with inspirational words! How great was that. And I bought a very cute charm that says "love much" on one side and "laugh often" on the other. I think I'm going to work from a sketch so I have some kind of structure. I'm getting nervous because I have to finish the card tonight, yikes. With all the stuff I have I'm scared the card will get too busy. Oh well, I'll have to go and start instead of talking about it ;) The card just has to be brilliant, but with the buzz I'm having after the publishing news I think I'll make it. Let you know how it works out later. I might even put up some pics from my own graduation, lol.


Thanks for reading through my ramblings, lol.
Oooh, I think I'll bake something to celebrate :)