Sunday, November 30, 2008

Published: My Cards in Take Ten magazine











My local stamp store, Stamping Day and Night in Fort Wayne, is always so kind to call when they get new art or stamping magazines in and to hold them for me since I travel. The latest call from Sarah and Lana was a special treat since they informed me I was published! When I picked up my little pile of magazines: Take Ten, Stamper's Sampler and Somerset Studio Gallery, all by Stampington and Co., of Laguna Beach, CA., yes indeed, there was my name and a greeting card I had made on p. 26 of Take Ten, Dec-Jan-Feb 2009.
The card uses the boy king stamp from Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous and a brown kraft library card/tag, pocket and envelope as well as puffy typewriter key stickers, an embossed initial paperclip, ribbon and several layers of papers to say "Smile-It makes people wonder what you've been up to." I'm smiling since I've finally gotten published by this major rubber stamping and art card magazine, the definitive arbiter in card-making.
Before I even drove away from the store, I discovered another one of my cards on p. 135 of the same issue. I used the template from an earlier issue of the magazine to make the "welcome baby" red dress card with buttons and ribbon added. I also made a matching blue bandana envelope, not shown. Naturally, I had to run back into the store to show off my other page!
I'm hoping this will bode well for the altered art, collage and jewelry I have submitted to Take Ten's sister publications, Somerset Studio (altered art), Belle Armoire (altered clothing) and Belle Armoire Jewelry, Somerset Holidays and Celebrations, and the upcoming Marie Antoinette magazine.




7 comments:

Joanne Huffman said...

Congratulations on this well deserved recognition of your artistry. I'm sure your other submissions will be published.

Joanne

vivian said...

hi Gina! congratulations! I do love that little red dress card. Love your pages in the our little fairiezine books too!
hugs
vivian

Maija said...

Congrats Gina! Lovely work!

Anonymous said...

Go, Gina!

m i c h e l l e said...

Oh yay oh yay!!! I'm SOOO excited and happy for you Gina!!! Congratulations!!!! Sorry I missed your phone call this past weekend and then I missed you when I called back!!!!

Unknown said...

CONGRATS girl!!! Your cards are lovely! How exciting!

Sandy

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I'm impressed, but not surprised! I've been meaning to write you because I've found a few little surprises for you while going through my mom's house. Of course, I need your address - it's here somewhere... Would you email me with it sometime?
PS Congrats to Ranger Boy!