Creating Keepsakes has a new book that just hit newsstands today called Mixed Media Scrapbooking. I'm super excited about this book because I wrote two of the chapters on beads and bling and using items from around the house in your scrapbooking projects.
The projects in this book are amazing. I had to give assignments to Heidi Swapp, Jenni Bowlin, and many other incredibly talented designers. It was a bit intimidating to say the least!
I made one of my favorite projects ever for this book. It is in Chapter Three on using beads and bling (as well as other mixed media products) in a mini album. There are some snippets from the album below and much more in the book.
The book includes ideas to use many mixed media products in your scrapbooking including color mediums, paint, fabric, metal, gesso, fiber paste, and many, many others. I love mixed media and have learned a lot by contributing to the book and by reading it.
This is one I wouldn't miss, so leave me a comment on this post and I'll give a copy away on Sunday. Have a great week friends!!! Suzy
PS: I'm feeling GREAT and actually went to the beach this week!!!
I am so glad you are feeling better! Keep resting as you need to and everything will eventually fall into place. And I would love a copy of Mixed Media. I have been doing a little mixed media and I love it. It makes me feel artsy! :)
Posted by: Angela Thompson | July 17, 2012 at 08:23 PM
So happy to read that your recovery is going smoothly (my husband had similar surgery last summer), it's amazing how quickly we can heal!
Posted by: Zana | July 17, 2012 at 08:52 PM
Wishing you many happy days at the beach....!
Would love to win. Take care and thanks for the chance!
Posted by: ana roat | July 17, 2012 at 09:10 PM
Thanks for the chance to win. And I'm so happy that you got to go to the beach. Keep on keepin' on!
Posted by: Lisa | July 17, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Glad you went to the beach! Such progress in such a short time, God is good!
Posted by: Susanmcl | July 17, 2012 at 11:10 PM
This looks like a fun book. So glad you made it to the beach!!
Posted by: Julie Crabtree | July 17, 2012 at 11:50 PM
So happy to hear you are feeling so well and I can't think of a better place to have a great day. Anything that has your work in it I love to see. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Sandy | July 18, 2012 at 04:02 AM
Happy to hear that you feel great !!!!
Love to win this issue and see what you create.
Posted by: isabel | July 18, 2012 at 04:15 AM
I would love to see what you've created in the new magazine.
Posted by: Holly | July 18, 2012 at 05:27 AM
Hi Suzy! Been following you for years via magazines! Love your work. What a blessing you went to the beach! God has a plan for you! Lots of love and God Bless, Diana
Posted by: Diana | July 18, 2012 at 05:34 AM
What an uplifting post.... I am so happy that you are feeling better and that your talents have not waned in spite of the tribulations you have been through. May you continue to be blessed .... I know that I am, just for having a bit of "you" in my life. Take care
Posted by: Leslie G | July 18, 2012 at 06:38 AM
Would love to win!!!!!!!! Thank you for the opportunity!
Posted by: Marie-Josée Trudel | July 18, 2012 at 07:14 AM
I check your blog every day to see how your are doing and progressing in your recovery. Glad to hear you are doing well in your recovery.
I would love to win. Thanks for considering me.
Posted by: Patricia King | July 18, 2012 at 07:26 AM
Glad you were able to go to the beach. The new book looks neat as does your project.
Posted by: Linda | July 18, 2012 at 07:48 AM
I love seeing you went to the beach again, hiw happy is that?! oh and that magazine looks great, I'm amazed you are willing to do giveaways! You amaze me!
Posted by: Yvonne | July 18, 2012 at 08:01 AM
Yay, the beach! Now I know you're well on your way to recovery. A great place to reflect on your blessings. I would love a copy of this book. With so many supplies, we have to branch out in how we can use them. Thanks!
Posted by: SandraA | July 18, 2012 at 08:16 AM
Yay for a trip to the beach! Suzy, I feel guilty like I'm just posting for a prize....but have wanted to tell you how amazed I am at your progress - I had a spinal headache for three days after I had my daughter, and I also had a tonsillectomy as an adult, and those were pure torture. You inspire me with your positive spirit, and I love the doodles you create. Mostly?I hope you scrapbook "just for fun". And continue to share and give me inspiration :)
Posted by: Kirsten J | July 18, 2012 at 09:05 AM
Wow! I've just read a lot of your past posts and I had no idea what you were going through! Sounds like you're doing very well and your creativity hasn't suffered at all. Love your Sunday designs. I really like the look of your mixed media journal/scrapbook and would love to see the whole process. I'm getting more into mixed media and doodling so the book would be fun for me. Continued prayers for your recovery. God is good!
Posted by: Tina S. | July 18, 2012 at 09:11 AM
Glad you are feeling better & on the mend! Trips to the beach are so great. Would love to win & thanx for the opportunity.
Posted by: Lisa | July 18, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Love the peaks of your projects and am so glad you're feeling better!! I love that you made it to the beach this week - bet it made you feel so much better. :) Hope today is a good day too.
Posted by: Brenda | July 18, 2012 at 09:26 AM
What a gorgeous project! So good to "see" your progress and recovery. You look fantastic and I'm so happy that you are on the road to recovery. You are an inspiration to my husband facing this surgery ( same surgery , more complicated tumor as its wrapped around his carotid) . Your work is stunning! Yay for the beach. I bet it was beautiful!
Posted by: Maureen R | July 18, 2012 at 10:02 AM
I'm glad you are doing better! *hugs*
Posted by: Tran Polizzi | July 18, 2012 at 10:12 AM
I'm so glad you're starting to feel better! I love your work and am currently planning to use an idea of yours in a layout I have in mind. Thanks for the great inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
Posted by: Sandy | July 18, 2012 at 01:03 PM
I'm excited to know that you are featured in this new issue!
Posted by: Betsy | July 18, 2012 at 03:55 PM
So glad that you are doing better, and are feeling like creating again.
The beach is so healing for the soul. You are just so amazing, an inspiration to us all!
Posted by: Cheryl Zietz | July 18, 2012 at 07:59 PM