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I had the opportunity to have a small part in the newest book written by the fabulous Wendy Smedley!  Wendy Smedley is a well-known expert of new scrapbooking products, industry developments and creative innovations. She has taught scrapbookers from all over the world and represented scrapbooking on four DVDs, the popular PBS show "Scrapbook Memories", and continues to connect and inspire through her blog. She previously authored two editions of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Scrapbooking and was involved with Simple Scrapbooks since the magazine’s inception.

I have a copy of book: The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker.  You’d never be able to tell I read the book if you looked at my scraproom, but that’s my fault, not hers!  Shhhh, don’t tell her. 

This is what the promotional copy says about this book:

"Forget feeling overwhelmed by stacks of photos. It’s time to get down to basics and Start Scrapbooking!

Packed with everything you need to know to dive into the craft, Start Scrapbooking redefines stereotypes, showing you can have fun and scrap in simple ways. Along with more than 100 fresh layout ideas, you’ll find all the essentials for getting started and staying on track. Determine your goals and then stock up on the tools of the trade. Set up your space and keep it organized. Find your starting point, then design layouts following basic principles. Plus, find a gallery of theme ideas for scrapping every occasion.

Start Scrapbooking your memories with:

• Info on all the essentials: supplies, organization, design, writing and more
• 100+ simple but creative layouts
• 20 step-by-step basic techniques
• Bonus layout sketches

Perfect for beginners looking to get started as well as any scrapbooker looking for simple ideas, Start Scrapbooking will help you record your memories with ease."

Look at the the wonderful contributors to Wendy’s book.  I’m honored to be part of this list of talented scrapbookers:

• Rachel Gainer
  Monica McNeil
  Emily Pitts
  Celeste Smith
  Paula Gilarde
  Elizabeth Dillow
  Lain Ehmann
  Katrina Simeck
  Amber Packer
  Cathy Zielske
  Angie Lucas
  Beth Proudfoot
  

I contributed my interpretation of my July 2009 Amber’s Possibilities Autoship Club from A Page 4 All Seasons.  Which wasn’t hard, since I designed it!

Start Scrapbooking Now is available through these sites and many others:

Amazon
Good Reads
Memory Makers book site

(Sample of page 5 – my layout is in the top left corner)