And the Winners are....

Alright ladies! I have 3 lucky winners for my Blog Contest. Each winner will receive a pair of Microtip Scirssors from Fiskars and a few other little goodies from me. Congratulations to all who won, and thank you to all who participated. I love hearing about people's reasons for scrapping. It inspires me and reminds me and those who respond why we do this wonderful thing we do.
Will the following ladies please email (jgribbin@cathartech.com) me there snail mail addy's so I can get their goodies out?
Sandy, Fiskateer #1715
Joan, FIskateer #808

And last, but not least,
Nancy, my gal from Scrap-Diner.
Congrats again ladies, and I'll be sending you some cool goodies soon!
Hugs,
Jessi

Adventures with The Nifty Fifty!

Ok, so most of you know I was in San Antonio last weekend with Fiskars and the Fiskateers. Let me tell you it was AWESOME!! I met 49 fabulous Fiskafriends as well as the wonderful folks from Brains on Fire and Fiskars, Our fantastic Fiskateer leads, Nancy from Cloud Designs, and Heidi Grace. It was an amazing weekend filled with inspiration, emotion, education, and fun. Friday started with a yummy dinner and a surprise from Fikars. We were all gifted with Orange felt hats, bearing our Fiskateer number, and a Craft Caddy from Fiskars. We also recieved a page kit featuring papers from Heidi Grace and an accordian album and embelishments from Cloud 9.

I love this LO of me and Dave. Cheryl is so great! I just lover her!

Heidi Grace is AMAZING! She's fun and creative, I love her! Holly is such a sweetie. I was so happy to meet her and become her friend.

We did some breakout exercises the first night that helped us define the DNA of a Scrapbooker. In this exercise we were asked questions about who we were, why we scrapped, who we are, and who we will become. It got me to thinking about why I scrap and what I want out of life. The questions asked in our fist session stayed with me the whole weekend. I have decided that I am a scrapper and crafter because I have no choice. Crafting is a part of who I am. It's like breathing or sleeping or eating. I don't just do it because I want to, but because I have to. I also reaffirmed that I am destined to be a part of the scrabook/ paper crafting industry. I have such a passion for this craft, and I learned I have an uncontralable passion to share my passion and knowledge with others. Every class I attended sparked more and more excitement about coming home and teaching my friends all I learned. It was amazing. I learned so much about myself, my friends and my passion known as scrapbooking.

CHALLENGE TIME!! Tell me why you scrapbook, or craft if you don't scrap. Simply leave me a comment here about why you scrap or craft. I will give you until November 16. I will draw 3 lucky winners to recieve a wonderful RAK from my weekend in San Antonio. I can't wait to here why you craft!