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!

innovation is the ultimate guide to modern scrapbooking featuring the hottest trends and techniques.  This monthly scrapbooking magazine will feature some of the hottest paper crafting talent in New Zealand. innovation will provide great ideas, a wide variety of applications and techniques, while at the same time exposing the hottest products available. We would like to invite you, our paper crafting community, to become involved in our publication and invite you to make submissions under the following categories;

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 shape 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.

I would like to say a HUGE Thank-You to all those who submitted work for our first issue of innovation – Scrapbooking Trends & Techniques.  We look forward to seeing equally awesome pages as we did for our first submission call! Keep those innovative ideas coming and enjoy our beautiful art form!

When submitting your work, please put your name and the theme you are submitting in the subject line of your email.

To submit your work or for more information please email us.

innovation– Scrapbooking Trends & Techniques Volume 1 Issue 1 will be available towards the end of March.  Should you wish to be notified the minute it is available, please email us with your details and we will put you onto our notification system. 

Firstly we would like to wish all of you a Happy 2009! We hope this is going to be a bumper year for the creative arts industry. We are becoming more and more excited as the submission deadline for our first issue looms….Only 3 weeks left until D-Day!  Thank you all that have already sent in work. WOW! Everybody in the office is thrilled as we are now finally able to get a feeling of the end product. Keep your creative juices flowing and pop back here on the 23^rd January 2009 for details of submissions for issues 2 and 3. 

The most exciting thing in planning a new publication is deciding on it’s content. Scrapbooking has come such a long way and every conceivable technique has been tapped into.  All that lies ahead now, is to push the boundaries a bit further so that we can create true masterpieces.  innovation - scrapbooking trends and techniques is committed to showcasing the best paper-crafting talent out there - to give you, the scrapbooking community, ideas to copy, techniques to try, layouts to scrap-lift and new products to view.

Here is just a small sample of what you can expect from

We hope you will take part in this journey of new beginnings with us.

Be apart of our innovative community and earn $$$’s doing what you LOVE!

Gather your scrapbooking supplies, print your photos, and get your creative genius going, and be part of the hottest scrapbooking journal to hit Australasia!

Whether you are a scrapbooker, cardmaker or both, we would love to share your talent with other scrapbooking enthusiasts so please have a look through your albums, or create a whole new layout and let us show your special creation to our creative community.

How To Apply

Send us 3 photos/scans (no bigger than 200k please) of your creations, be they scrapbook pages, cards or off-the-page projects showcasing any of the following;

• Celebrating all things new
• Weddings
• Photo-less pages
• 5 things you never knew about me
• My Hero
• Because of you…

Also include in your application:

• Name & email address
• Link to your blog or online gallery
• Details of any DTs you are currently on 

  Due to the silly season and Christmas being just around the corner, we have decided to move the submission deadline to January.  Hope this makes it a little easier for all out there.

For more information or to submit your work of art email by 23th January 2009.

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