Okay, so according to a previous post we were meant to release our cover shot today… we apologise for this as it should have been the 25^th of March not the 25^th of February.   So, unfortunatly no image of the cover will be released today – sorry for if any dissapointment has been caused but we would like to offer you this… 
A small bite of the cover and hope that it will whet your appetite!

Just a reminder about submissions for our 2^nd and 3^rd issues.  We would love to see what you can do with all that stash you have but most of all we would love to share your talent with our readers.

Issue 2

Deadline: 27 February 2009

• Black & White with a splash of colour
• These are my true colours
• Pages using Bling/Crystals
• Cards for Mom
• Not² Pages (any shap except square)

Issue 3
Deadline: 27 March 2009

• Boys Boys Boys
• Pages using Arrows & Brackets
• Quirky things your kids do
• Quotes as a page title

Note: It is important that layouts submitted are ‘Fresh’ (not been published before whether in an online gallery, personal blog or another magazine/ezine.)  This way we will ensure that our readers are getting value for their dollar.  Layouts that have been published before will not be considered for publication in innovation.

The response to our Lucky #13 Subscription Promotion was fantastic. Thank you all for entering.  Unfortunately there can be only 5 winners - and here they are. 

All the other ladies (and gentleman) that entered will be automatically entered into our subscription draw that will take place on the 27^th of March.  Good Luck!

Send an email with “Lucky #13” in the subject line and check back here on Monday for the lucky winners!

Just thought I would let you know that we were not cyber-jacked!  It was in fact the fault of our domain hosting company – they forgot to re-register our name when the renewal date came up – so now they have to negotiate with hostyourname.com in buying the domain name back.  Slight relief on our side that it was an error and not a dirty! Our apologies go out to hostyourname.com for pointing fingers! We will post a notification the minute we are back to our old addy, but will keep the Yahoo one as an alternate. Thanks all for the support and understanding.

Okay so I have heard of car-jacking but cyber-jacking? You gotta be kidding! Well apparently this is an all too often occurrence in our ever-evolving cyber world.  What am I going on about?  innovation – Scrapbooking Trends and Techniques has been the victim of this new endemic! At first I was wondering where everybody had gone to.  The emails have been really quiet – and even from some of our chatterboxes! So with a little investigation – and several calls to our service provider I was told that the domain name ‘scrapbookinginnovation’ no longer belongs to us and had been re-registered by a certain ‘hostyourname.com’. GREAT! So now what?  “Well we will see what we can do and let you know. But no promises. You will most probably have to register another name, but let’s see what we can do”  was their answer.  It is at this time that I send out sincere apologies to all that have tried to send us mail in the last week.  Should you wish to email us we have set up a temporary account with yahoo and you can email us there.  We have not received any emails since 3rd Feb so please re-submit any mail that you have sent. Thanks for your understanding!

The anticipation leading up to the print of our first issue is very tangible in our office! Original artwork is arriving for photography and it is absolutely wonderful to see this work and the finer details that have gone into each and every layout. 

Please make a note to check back here on the 25^th of February as we will be releasing a screen shot of the first issue so you know what to look for in stores.  If you would like us to notify you the minute innovation is available please send us an email – all those that send us an email will go into a draw for a free subscription. (Those that have already asked for notification and have been added to our mailing list will be included in the draw.)

Just a reminder about submissions for our 2^nd and 3^rd issues.  We are already getting in some fantastic layouts, but we encouraging You – our scrapbooking community to send in submissions.  We would love to see what you can do with all that stash you have but most of all we would love to share your talent with our readers.

Issue 2

Deadline: 27 February 2009

• Black & White with a splash of colour
• These are my true colours
• Pages using Bling/Crystals
• Cards for Mom
• Not² Pages (any shap except square)
  

Issue 3
Deadline: 27 March 2009

• Boys Boys Boys
• Pages using Arrows & Brackets
• Quirky things your kids do
• Quotes as a page title

Note: It is important that layouts submitted are ‘Fresh’ (not been published before whether in an online gallery, personal blog or another magazine/ezine.)  This way we will ensure that our readers are getting value for their dollar.  Layouts that have been published before will not be considered for publication in innovation.

A fully indulgent weekend at a luxury resort in the heart of the North Island…. Who could resist a weekend of fun, laughter and total indulgence?  The staff at innovation most definitely can’t!  We are very excited that we are able to attend this fabulous event, and even more so that we will be sponsoring a competition that will be run during the weekend.

This is, without a doubt, a must add to your scrapbooking calendar event! For more info on this amazing event and booking details check out the Autumn Escape blog.

We look forward to seeing you there!