Whew! Scrap Artist fun!

Working my fat touche (tushy) off trying to finish the album I promised my cousin for her daughter's first year. This one I really want to share; not because it is exceptional (it's not) but because I got to use a Scrap Artist apprentice challenge round 4 product. For those who have been with the bears for the past month or so and those who don't run in digiscrap circles... Scrap Artist wanted to add some new designers to their shop and to make it interesting and draw traffic to the site they held an apprentice contest. (kind of like the Donald only the gals there all have far superior hair styles and the hair on their heads is actually rooted in!) Anyway, there was 4 rounds. In the first three rounds the contestants were given guidelines on something to create. At the end a number of contestants moved on to the next round... and the others... well I know of one who got a position at another shop.... each rounds entries were made available for free download to SA members. Round four, the final round, the last 9 contestants were to create an entire kit. The kits are being offered at the site for $2.00 EACH! WOW! what a steal! Each sale is tallied as a vote. The winner(s) are offered a shop at scrap artist. Turns out I know some of the final contestants... one of which I work with on JoDe Lawrence's (Digitalbits) Creative Team for Altered Scrapping and Scrapbook-Bytes. It's Lisa Dozier! Lisa created this wonderfully bright sanded looking kit that would be great for either traditional style, free style or altered scrapping . Take a peek Now to top it off, Lisa is offering a free add-on kit at her blog as well as a posting bonus! FABULOUS stuff! Go check it out!