Fresh, New Photography Titles!

We are elated to announce that we have recently been approved to be a distributor of the two, hottest selling publications in Photography books!

1) Peachpit Press, the publisher of ALL Scott Kelby books;

2) Amherst Media, the biggest publisher of photography titles in the US;

Pre-order is now available and save as much as you would pay for an international shipping cost! At bookoto.com, you only have to pay for local shipping on top of our oh-so-reasonable pricing!

Moreover, if there's a particular book you want us to get for you, please don't hesitate to send us an email to: admin{at}bookoto.com.

Thank you everyone! Have a great week ahead!

Kick It Up!

Here is a September 2009 release which is NOW AVAILABLE for immediate shipping from http://www.bookoto.com/

Kick it Up! Adding Spice to Your Scrapbook Layouts by Greta Hammond and Angelia Wigginton teaches and shows how you can add flavor and ooomph to your original layouts, to kick it up a notch. Inside this 128-page, full-color book are actual layouts with comparisons of original and "kicked-up" ones.

Greta Hammond, as many of you know, was the 2008 Memory Makers Master. I am sure you have seen her fabulous work featured in Memory Makers magazines, Scrapbooks, etc., and Creating Keepsakes, as well as a few popular books.

Check this out:

Kick it Up!

Adding Spice to your Scrapbook Layouts

by: Greta Hammond and Angelia Wiggins

128 pages

Release date: September 3, 2009

Latest Issues Coming your Way!

Hello everyone!

Whew, we don't even know where to start but things have been pretty busy from both our neck of the woods! While school starts here in the Philippines, things are warming up in the US and that means only one thing, Summer!

While we would love to regularly update you with every single thing happening in our midst, our primary roles as Mommies and wives take precedent and so, as moms and wives yourselves, we know you understand where we are coming from...

So on to business, we want to announce that subscribers of Memory Makers & Scrapbooks Etc July/August issue should expect to receive their copy by tomorrow! Pre-orders have also been shipped and are now on their merry way to you. :-)

Tons of ideas and inspirations are waiting for you, to be discovered and to inspire you to create more pages that you did last year. Even photos taken from the recent summer will find a most creative design and layout in between these magazines pages.

We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and are beautifully coping with the school opening rush. Until next, enjoy your copy and a restful weekend everyone!

June Issues!

The newest arrivals on http://www.bookoto.com/ include the June issues of Cards, and Scrapbook Trends, and the June/July issue of Simply Handmade.

Also available are copies of Simple Scrapbooks magazine. This is Simple Scrapbook's "Farewell Edition", which means... it's a collector's item!

The very popular Special Issue magazine, 101 Expert Solutions for Scrapbooking has been re-stocked. This issue features the works of the world's best scrapbookers: Creating Keepsake's Hall of Fame, Dream Team and Scrapbooker of the year.

Since these are sold on a first-come, first-served basis, please feel free to check out your shopping carts now, and we will ship your books/magazine immediately. These are available from http://www.bookoto.com/ for shipping within the USA or Internationally.

Get inspired by the best Scrapbookers - get your copies now!

Are You Enjoying Your May Issues?

We bet you are!!!

Dear subscribers, you should have received your copies by now, and you are enjoying the inspirations from your brand new mags!

If you have not placed a subscription, but you would like your very own copy of Scrapbooks, etc., Scrapbook Trends, Bead Trends, Cards, Somerset Memories and many more of our select books and magazines now, you may place your order on http://www.bookoto.com/ and we will make sure that you receive it soonest.

Be inspired by your new books and magazines. We wish everyone a happy, scrappy May!

Please click here for the direct link to our new arrivals.

Introducing 1,000 Journal Pages

Journals make for the soul of an artwork. We journal to express our true feelings. In the process,we feel good, and we inspire others. In this sense, journaling has gained popularity with visual and mixed media artists, photojournalists, and scrapbookers. We are proud to introduce this book to you. In one eye-catching format, over 1,000 journal pages are presented in one beautiful full-color book! Please have a look:

1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations (1000 Series)
Author: Dawn DeVries Sokol (Tempe, AZ )320 pages

Now Available on http://www.bookoto.com/
Art Journals category

New Arrivals!

Here's a little cheer while you are enjoying the summer vacation: the most recent issue of Memory Makers Magazine is now available for your immediate shopping pleasure, on http://www.bookoto.com/.

Enjoy great ideas on papercrafting by Kara Ward; "What We're Lovin' Now" by Staci Etheridge, Master '08; Vintage charm—easy ways to try it today; Color Swatch by Crystal Jeffrey Rieger, Master '07; Create your own personalized palette; PageMaps by Becky Fleck and tons of great ideas from the numerous contributors of Memory Makers magazine May/June issue.

Here is the direct link to Memory Maker's Magazine's May/June Issue:
http://www.bookoto.com/product_info.php?currency=PHP&cPath=115_53_66&products_id=1162

These will be collector's items pretty soon! Here is your chance to collect and complete your very own MMM library, and avail of the sweet, low prices:
http://www.bookoto.com/specials.php?page=2

Happy shopping. Enjoy your new mags!

Easter Goodness

Happy Easter!

We bet everyone has their camera ready and rearing to click! If you are a parent, you cannot miss to record and treasure your child's first, or even the nth time, Egg Hunting experience. This is especially true with scrapbooker- moms, like us(!), who just can't help to freeze memories of our children through our scrapbooks. We also can't seem to get enough photos though truth to tell, our Easter photo backlog is many years and counting. We are glad though, that inspiration for Easter pages abound.

Speaking of, SB Etc April issue is truly loaded with egg-spirations (sorry, couldn't resist to play :))! This month's issue has nothing but sweet Easter goodness: from photography tips, to more fruity color combinations and dreamy Spring pages, it's one great issue to own. Of course, our dear subscribers get a first peek with their copy shipping first thing Monday morning. :-) But don't despair, we still have a few limited copies available so you can still grab your copy now!

Finally, our box arrived yesterday and with it came an assortment of new titles and new stocks. Check these out:

Don't fail to check out our BARATO section for the ultimate Easter SALE!!!

Enjoy the week ahead, everyone!!!

Spring Cleaning!

Well, we can see that everyone's been busy, busy, busy! :-) With summer vacation officially made its way to RP a few days ago, we're sure that most, if not all of you has been planning that much-deserved break!

In this light, we at bookoto.com also decided to have some kind of spring cleaning to the site and we are hoping that when we come back in a week or so, you will like what you see. :-)

We are expecting new arrivals in the next couple of weeks so watch out for our announcement.

We also have a special message to our dear magazine subscribers to expect your issues, at the latest, on the 3rd week of April. We apologize for the delay but with long weekends and of course, the Easter week we cannot hope an earlier delivery from the Post Office. We of course, are disappointed to cause you any inconvenience but we are also counting on your patience and understanding.

Thank you everyone, for the continued support. We wish you all a heartfelt bonding time with family and friends this coming Holy Week!

A sizzling summer fun to one and all!

Got These Issues Yet?

We sure hope you all all enjoying these current March issues of Scrapbook Trends and Cards, February/March issue of Simply Handmade, You're Invited, and April/May Issues of Simple Scrapbooks. This might be the second to the last issue of Simple Scrapbooks, so grab your collector's copy now on http://www.bookoto.com/. We hope you enjoy your mags!!!

Happy Birthday, Jules!

Nothing gives me more pleasure than to greet a special, generous and kind soul a warm and happy birthday! She's no other than my very good friend and business partner JULIE! For all the good and sensible advice, as well as the endless sharing of our lives, thoughts, and emotions- thank you Ng Jules! I appreciate all of it, big or small.

For all the good you have started for the scrapbookers/hobbyist in RP, you deserve all the best life has to offer today and in the many, many years to come.

And here's something for you, from Lilaa and your hijada!



Have a good one!

Our Diva Valentine Winner

We are excited to announce our Diva Valentine winner: we sure could not think of a more fantastic way to wrap up February and welcome March! Please join us in congratulating IRIS UY!!!


Below is Iris' award-winning entry, and here is Iris' blog: http://irisbabaouy.blogspot.com/2009/02/diva-valentine-on-wwwbookotocom.html

Congratulations, Iris!! We will deliver to your door, this wonderfully gorgeous new book, as a gift from Bluegrass Publishing Company (the same publisher that brought us Adrienne Looman's "The Doodle Formula") and of course, http://www.bookoto.com/ .

Thank you, all for joining our challenges and for shopping at http://www.bookoto.com/!

Inspired Celebrations Challenge Winner!!

First of all, THANK YOU once again for taking the challenge on http://www.bookoto.com/! We admire tremendously all your inspired layouts. But alas, in the end we had to pick only one winner. The cream of the crop. It's DIANE MIRABALLES!!

According to Diane, "I get my inspiration from these two books: 52 SCRAPBOOKING CHALLENGES BY ELSIE FLANNIGAN and THE DOODLE FORMULA BY ADRIENNE LOOMAN. Through the books, I learned how to doodle more on my scrapbook pages and how to scrap in freestyle form. The authors of these two books are my idols and inspirations in terms of scrapbooking, and I am so glad I own these books! THANKS TO BOOKOTO BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GET THESE BOOKS."

You will be receiving a Scrapbooking Prize package, which includes an ENTIRE YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION to MEMORY MAKERS MAGS delivered to your door!!! How cool is that?

THANK YOU!!!! Till the next challenge. We hope you will join us again soon!

Anniversary Raffle

Thank you, dear friends for purchasing books and/or magazines from www.bookoto.com during our anniversary (between January 16 thru February 16, 2009.) We have assigned over 200 raffle tickets! And now it is time for us to pick the lucky winner. You are truly a lucky winner to be chosen from over 200 names! The winning name will be drawn by these raffle experts! Please watch this video to find out who it is:

CONGRATULATIONS, RIA! In about 2 weeks, we will be delivering to your doorstep, a package containing these brand new CHA 2009 goodies! Thank you for having fun with us on our 2nd Anniversary!

But that's not all. Please stay tuned for our announcement of the winner of our Inspired Celebrations Challenge soon! Thank you!!!!!!!

Because You're A Diva!

We love it when you create a craft project, and make it uniquely your own. You mold it, you embellish it, you decorate it the way you want it. Then you share it, brag a little (teehee! :-D) and in doing so, you inspire us. This Valentine's day, we want you to celebrate your creative soul with us. We want you to bring to the spotlight your beautiful creations and simply celebrate that creative and inspiring process. It's a Diva Valentine*! Would you be our Valentine?

Here's what you need to do:

1. First, wear your tiara :-)


2. Open your personal blog, create a new entry and use this title: "Diva Valentine on www.bookoto.com"


3. On your entry, download a photo or photos of a craft project that YOU have created. This project could be any kind - a card, a scrapbook layout, an altered box, a bracelet, a photograph, a mini album, a frame, a tote bag, an apron - any creation that you did today or in the past (any time, any occasion) that celebrates you being free, bold, fun-loving, curious to experiment, and loving it - choose one that screams "Diva!" the most.)


4. In so many words, tell us what it is :-) Show us how you created it (how you adhered, tucked and nipped the blings and all that fun stuff.)


5. Email your blog link to: Challenges@bookoto.com before February 22, 2009
   

The Prize

The winner will receive this gift from Bluegrass Publishing Company (the same publisher that brought us Adrienne Looman's "The Doodle Formula") and of course, http://www.bookoto.com/ . It is one of the hottest and newest publications. A wonderfully gorgeous new book!

Designing With The Divas and Friends

By: The Scrapbook Diva, Danielle Forsgren and The Duke of Craft, Rayme “Royale” Sciaroni

Curious to know what this book is about? Here's what Amazon.com says: "Big, Beautiful , Full Color, 8.5x11 pages! Dare to be Inspired... A Craft book like no other Craft book before! The plethora of INSPIRING ideas in this book are not only beautiful to look at as a finished project, but easy to execute, and also allowing you, the Diva Crafter - that you are - to freely change, rearrange, embellish more, embellish less, anything you wish to do to put your own personal stamp on a project and make it uniquely your own. It s what we want for you as you begin to create one Diva Design INSPIRED project after another. Dare to be Amazed... We couldn t be more blessed than to have several of the best Crafters in the Craft industry contribute some of their ingenious ideas to make this special book the AMAZING Craft book it is. You ll be AMAZED to find some of the ideas outrageously simple and quick to do! Some of them will only take you a matter of minutes with only a few steps to complete, yet the finished Diva project will no doubt give you the big WOW factor of AMAZEMENT from everybody who sees them! Other Diva projects are more time consuming, with more steps, for a more detailed and intricate look that will, once again, make eyes pop! And that s what it s really all about anyway, isn t it? Make one of these projects for a loved one and you ll no doubt need to make a second one for yourself! Dare to be Inventive... Designing with the Divas makes a solid statement, throughout the book, about the core of who we really are and what we can do with a little, or a lot. It s about keeping the creative juices flowing. Continuous movement, continuous ideas, trying new things, seeing new creations in old items and INVENTING them into new and unique gems of lasting art. MORE color! MORE texture! MORE of all that we, as Diva Crafters, can be! Dare to be Bold... Don t be afraid to dive right in! Try that Button Bracelet! Whip up a quick and clever Wine Bag from an old pair of jeans! Re-do that tissue box you were about to throw out! Try the Assemblage Collage or gather the family together and create the All That Glitters Ornaments. This is the book to be BOLD with! To share with! To truly enjoy the creative process along the way. Know that as you approach any project in this book, there are no grades and no rules. No one is watching over your shoulder! It s just YOU being FREE to create and experiment! This is all FUN! Let your ENTHUSIASM show through your personal touch on all the projects in the book! We have given you a project starting point. Follow the steps for each project to its magnificent end, or vamp it up a few notches for YOUR OWN MAGNIFICENCE! We d like nothing more than for you to get CREATIVE and have FUN in the process. So - we DARE you to make these Diva Designs uniquely your own! Revel in your own creativity, boldness and being unique! Because when you do, you will unknowingly inspire others to do the same!"

So, get groovin'!

Email us your blog link before February 22, 2009

Happy Valentine!

This contest is open to all divas worldwide.

* for this contest, we will define "Diva" as talented, enthusiastic, willing to experiment, creative, bold, fun-loving, crafty, uniquely inspiring and spotlight-deserving - how's that?

Subscription Goodness!

Oh, it doesn't end, does it? Halfway through the month-long celebration and we're still at it! And this time we are bringing you the BEST OFFER! we have ever done in the two years that we have served the Philippines' (and the world!) scrapbooking and hobby communities. We are proud and grateful that you trust bookoto.com to inspire and teach you with our vast array of highly-specialized selections.

One of our major goals this year is to continue bringing you only the best scrapbooking magazines in circulation today. We are optimistic that despite the demise of two of our favorite SB mags: Simple Scrapbooks & Digital Scrapbooking- we will still be able to bring you the rest of the SB magazines pack namely, in no particular order: Somerset Memories, The Stamper's Sampler, Scrapbook Trends, Bead Trends, Simply Handmade, and Cards!

And for starters, how about we offer you a special discounted subscription price? Yep, the GREAT NEWS is we are bringing down the subscription price of the abovementioned magazines! This special discounted offer begins now until February 16, 2009, so please place your subscriptions now. When you do, you also get the chance to win our anniversary raffle promo!

To place your subscription, simply follow this link:

Won't you agree this has got to be our BEST OFFER thus far? :-) SO, what are you waiting for? Subscribe na!

Maraming salamat,
The bookoto team

N.B: This is open to subscribers with a mailing address in the Philippines, USA, and Canada only please.

And the Celebration Continues...

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Amidst the gloomy forecast on the economy caused by the global financial crisis, there is no stopping everyone: man, woman and child to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and with the merry-making is the silent prayer that hopefully, things will turn around for the best this year.

Here at www.bookoto.com, we thank everyone who has supported us for the past 2 years, and we are positively looking forward to what 2009 will bring us. And to spread a little cheer, here's another reason to celebrate!

As part of our anniversary month celebration, we are going to raffle out A CRAFT AND HOBBY ASSOCIATION (CHA) 2009 WINTER PRIZE PACKAGE! This prize includes newly released CHA 2009 products from:

Fancy Pants Design (www.fancypants.com)

My Mind's Eye (www.mymindseye.com)

Bazzill Basics (www.bazzillbasics.com)

Vintaj Natural Brass Co. (www.vintaj.com)

Basic Grey (www.basicgrey.com)

and Core'dinations (www.coredinations.com)

Here is how you can win this prize from www.bookoto.com:

1. Purchase any magazine or book from www.bookoto.com. For every P500.00 or $10.00 purchase (merchandise only), you are entitled to one (1) raffle ticket; P1,000 ($20.00) purchase entitles you to two (2) raffle tickets, and so on and so forth;

2. DOUBLE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. Purchase any of these publications from www.bookoto.com and receive two (2) raffle tickets for every P500 or ($10.00) purchase:

3. Purchases made between January 16-Feb 15, 2009 are qualified to join in the raffle.

4. Purchases made with billing addresses from anywhere in the world are qualified.

5. Raffle draw is scheduled on Feb 16, 2009, Tuesday, Manila Time.

We hope that you will enjoy our anniversary raffle promo. Best of luck!

We're TWO and We Have Something For you!

For the last two years on bookoto.com, we would like to believe that somehow, we have inspired you to create more, well...creatively. We have always concerned ourselves with titles that will not only teach you how to improve your skills, whether it be at: scrapbooking, photography, cooking, fine scale modeling, beading, card making, writing, and other relevant hobbies. We are also aware of publications that point you to the right direction and help you create more memories for yourself and for your loved ones.

On our second year anniversary challenge special, we are so happy to invite you and to once again, participate in our celebration!

The Challenge:

INSPIRED CELEBRATION

Mechanics:

1. Create a 12x12 LO or mini album (unlimited pages) that showcases your favorite book/s or magazine/s purchased from www.bookoto.com in the last two years, and what you have learned from them;

2. LOs and mini album can be made the Traditional way or Digitally;

3. Journaling should explain why it's your favorite book/s and magazine/s;

4. Title should include either of these words: Inspire. Inspired. Inspiring. Inspiration.

5. This Anniversary Challenge Special runs from January 16-February 16, 2009. Deadline of submission will be on February 16, 11:59 P.M. EST.

6. You may submit up to two entries by email to: challenges@bookoto.com.

The Yummy Prize:

A Scrapbooking Package
which includes a
FREE ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (2009)
to Memory Makers Magazine

Our celebration won't ever be complete without you so here we are, asking you to celebrate with us! :-) We are definitely looking forward to your lovely creations!

Happy Birthday, Bookoto!!!

No words can fully express how grateful we are for the support, love and encouragement you've shared with bookoto the past couple of years. ..May you continue to bless us with your patronage and support. Thank you everyone!!!

Cheers to many more exciting years with bookoto.com!!!

We Have a Winner!

A huge thank you(!) again to each one who participated in our just concluded "Tis the Season Photo Journal Challenge"! Even to those who planned to join but got sidetracked by the holiday rush, we are honored with your participation. :-)

So without further ado, our gracious judge, Staci Dumoski (Managing Editor of Life Images & Artful Blogging magazines by Stampington & Company), fresh from holiday fever sent us through email her winning choice. And drum roll please... it's none other than...

"Nakaka-senti ang Pasko"
by Aurora Lim

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this; it was fun to look at everyone's submissions and see how they interpreted the theme. Though all the photos were great, as the winner I must choose Nakaka-senti ang Pasko by by Au Lim. The beautiful, unposed portrait of her grandmother and accompanying journaling tell a story that touched my heart, and is a perfect captured moment that shows the complex emotions that can accompany holiday celebrations.

Also, we have a runner-up and Staci picks:

"Parol"
by Luigi Rubiano

If I'm allowed to mention a runner up, it would be Luigi Rubiano's Lantern, which is just a lovely photo, full of holiday cheer. All the submissions were great, and I hope all your readers will continue to photograph the moments of their lives and write about them, creating a treasury of images and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.

Thank you all and may we all have a wonderful year ahead!