Lucky Girls!!!

THANK YOU to all who joined our Artful Blogging challenge. It was really fun to visit and read each one of your blogs. The best part is learning how each of you had designed your headers and blogs so creatively. What a great feeling to be part of a community of such wonderful artists!

And what an honor to be working on this challenge, with Staci Dumoski, Managing Editor of Artful Blogging magazine! Thank you, Staci.

Without further ado, here is Staci's message and announcement:

"I had a lot of fun visiting all the blogs that were a part of this contest. The best part about my job is getting to see so much fabulous artwork from all over the world, and to read about the artists and the process of creation.

It was very hard to have to choose just one winner from this group — I even had to go back and visit every blog a second time just to make up my mind.

In the end, my choice for the prize winner is Cabbie Jane Lopez, of “Cabbie’s inks, altered layouts and shabby” ( http://www..cabbiejanescrapper.blogspot.com%29./ While I admit her banner is not my favorite (that honor goes to Au Lim of “My Simply Scrappy Life”), it does fit the theme of her blog, and in the end that’s what matters.

What really won me over was Cabbie’s photography — the creativity she uses in capturing juicy detail and intriguing angles of her gorgeous projects is just wonderful. Plus, she showcases a lot of tutorial-style, work-in-progress shots, which supports the part of her mission statement that reads, “Blogging is not only about pictures, it is about steps and procedures and how a creation came about.”

Cabbie not only does that, but she does it really beautifully. I’m a real sucker for photos of artists’ studios and supplies! Congratulations, Cabbie! Keep up the good work — you’ll definitely be on my watch list from now on. And good luck to everyone who participated; I hope you all continue to enjoy your artful blogging pursuits!"

Congratulations, Cabbie for winning this challenge.

Cabbie, please expect these fabulous prizes to be delivered to your doorstep soon - all 3 issues of Artful Blogging magazines, courtesy of http://www.bookoto.com/ and Stampington & Co.

And to Au Lim, congratulations, we decided to give you a very special sprize for creating this winning header: Please expect this very special gift delivered to you very soon, too. Congratulations!

To each one who participated, thank you very much!! We will be linking your blogs, and visiting you often.