Thursday, March 16, 2006

Creating Keepsakes ~ Hall of Fame ~ 2006


skip this paragraph if you are familiar with CK HOF:
Well, For those of you who don't know about this wonderful and exciting contest; every year Creating Keepsakes ( my fav. scrapping magazine) hosts a Hall of Fame contest. This year we ( I say 'we' B-cuz I entered) were asked to put together 10 layouts -(6 assignments and 4 layouts of your own choice). They go through all of the entries and choose the top 75. The very top 25 win the Hall of Fame, and the remaining 50 recieve an Honorable Mention.

I have said so many times since completing and sending off my submission that just working so consistantly to complete it all, and doing all of the HOF assignments really pushed me to grow in my art. Somewhere during the process something just clicked for me and I have felt so inspired in my work ever since. It was such a great sense of accomplishment the day we sent my box in.
That was a great reward and a blessing in itself.


wed. was the day HOF calls FINALLY went out and I was watching the craziness in The Pub ( message board at 2 peas) I am so very excited for everyone who won the honor of Hall of Famer for 2006, how amazing! Like I said, I was feeling really great about what came out of doing Hall of Fame assignments for me, and the other great blessings that have come my way recently ( **I can't tell all yet so come back soon to find out!!!!**) so I was very content to watch the party and congratulate the winners, but then today, soon after I saw the Honorable Mention calls start ( well....re-start) my phone rang........right beside me and I really didn't think anything of it, but I glanced over at the display for some reason and saw an 801 number!.....it was Fred from Creating Keepsakes and someone else who's name starts with a J ...Joannie, or maybe Jana???( I'm so sorry , my head was racing and it didn't stick)...calling to tell me that I WON AN HONORABLE MENTION!!!!! AAAAAAAAA! I am in shock and amazed, and so very honored, I only dreamed of being published someday, this is a really cool way for it to happen. I was strangely calm at the time and just thanked them many many many times but now, well let's just say I really should calm down before writing this cuz I'm sure it's sounding a little frantic and scattered. For those who don't know me I'm ussually easy going and calmer than this......ok truth is I am always a bit of a chatterbox. But anyways.....a Big Congratulations to all of the winners and everyone who took on the challenge of entering, you have all accompolished something great! and to all the other scrappers out there I would highly recomend entering next year. It's an experience you will not regret! I know I'm deffinetly looking forward to doing it all again!


God Bless you all, and good night,
C.D.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congrats again on your HM!!!!! From what I can see of your LOs here, it was well-deserved! ;)

Ange said...

:) Yeah girl... you so deserve this! :) Yeah!!! :)

Anonymous said...

YAY YAY YAY! Soooooo excited for you! You definitely deserve it!

LiveLee said...

Congrats! Honestly, I'm surprised to see that you got HM...I expected to see your LOs among the top 25!

Melissa Ives said...

Congrats!!! I read your posts at 2Peas and am glad to read your blog...you are a great scrapbooker and I look forward to seeing your work in the HOF book!

Katie Nelson said...

Congrats!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Totally deserved!! Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited for you! I left a little blurb about you on my blog! :) Also excited to hear what else you have up your sleeve! Congrats on your GG lift, too--that's a huge deal! You're just on fire!!

melissa said...

Well deserved!! You are sooooooooooo inspiring!!

Anonymous said...

I have just recently found your blog and I just love seeing your layouts. Congratulations on getth a HOF HM!!

Anonymous said...

Just wanted to come say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Shanah

Kim said...

Hey there girlie! I guess I will be congratulating you on every medium I find your good news :) Gimme a C "C" Gimme a D "D". Hmmm well that was short. happy for ya!

Jen said...

Congratulations!! Your LOs are gorgeous!

katef said...

Just surfing in from the digi blog listings (love your blog name BTW) and I am so not surprised you got the call.. your work is amazing!

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Anonymous said...

I'm so happy for you...your talent is incredible, I'm in awe of so many of your layouts. And even happier that we've got you as a digi girl ;)

Anonymous said...

Oh, WOW CD - that is so awesome!! Congratulations! Your work is amazing, and I am so in love with your style at the moment -- this does not surprise me in the least. You are awesome and you so deserve this!!!

Anonymous said...

woo hoo! congratulation--so well deserved!!!

Margie said...

Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment!!

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS on your HM!!! HM's are awesome, seriously awesome!!! (they open up a whole new door to a whole new world!!)

Anonymous said...

Ha ha...this post made me giggle, only because back then, you had no idea that something even greater than HOF was awaiting you...