Incorporating Scrapbook Storytelling

Spring 2009

"Because a memory a day keeps the blues far away."

Big News about Paper, Scissors, Death
Pre-order Your Copy of Cut, Crop & Die
What's Hot?
Going Green with Scrapbooking
Fun and Freebies
Good Deeds and Good Reads
Where in the World Is Joanna?

Paper, Scissors, Death - An Agatha Award Nominee!

Paper, Scissors, Death has been nominated by the panel at Malice for Best First Novel! Only five novels were given the nod. For the past twenty years, mystery lovers and authors have gathered at Malice Domestic, a special gathering designed to honor traditional mysteries in the style of Agatha Christie. Now I've joined the ranks of such authors as Janet Evanovich and Mary Higgins Clark! How cool is that?

You can read the list of other categories and nominations at Malice Domestic. The awards will be given on May 2, 2009, in Washington DC. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Order your copy of Paper, Scissors, Death today. Go to Amazon.

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Pre-Order Your Copy of Cut, Crop & Die

Of course you want to be the first person in your cropping circle to read Cut, Crop & Die. There's a HUGE surprise inside, and you'll want to sit there smugly when your friends ask you, "What's the bombshell?" But you won't tell them and ruin it, will you?

Just like Paper, Scissors, Death (Book #1 in the Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Series), Cut, Crop & Die (Book #2 in the Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery Series) includes a coupon for 50 free digital prints-that's 50 MORE if you used the coupon in Paper, Scissors, Death! Pre-order on Amazon.

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What's Hot?

The rage is 3-D embellishments that sparkle, sparkle. I decided to use up my old Crayola glitter glue. I love Stikles, but this is fun, too although the smaller tip on the Stikles makes the mixture much easier to control. K & Company charges about $4 for a set of 3-D embellishments that's perfectly lovely, but I thought I could probably make some of my own as well. The secret is to add the sparkle to a bottom layer, let it dry, and then use Pop Dots to give the pieces dimension. Check out the 3-D embellishment on Lucky.

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Going Green with Scrapbooking

Here's a new use for masking tape-Take some colored masking tape and adhere it to a piece of waxed paper. Now punch along the tape. Very gently remove the masking tape from the waxed paper, and TA-DAH! You have this cool border I made in green for St. Patty's Day. (After I removed the wax paper, I stuck my tape border down on a piece of green gingham paper and I scalloped one edge with specialty scissors.

To make the pot of gold, I doodled the pot, colored in around it, put glitter in the pot, and then glued on gold sequins. Yep, 3-D is fun stuff.

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And yes, that's me with Jon Bon Jovi in the sunglasses. I didn't know which guy he was! He said, "Come over here, pretty lady, and stand by me." So I did. Yes, he's a real sweetie.

Fun and Freebies

You can have my Spring set of 3 full-color journaling boxes, including the 3 base images to make your own fun embellishments by emailing me at savetales@aol.com Put SPRING in the subject line.
Check out this great article on saving $$ while you scrap: 5 tips to maximize your scrapbook dollars
Follow me on Twitter for journaling prompts! Yes, get your journaling juices flowing by going to www.twitter.com/joannaslan and signing up to follow me. I'll be posting sentence stems (that is, parts of sentences) to get you writing more in your scrapbooks.
Want your own Paper, Scissors, Death bookmark? Send a stamped, self-addressed letter-size envelope (must be 6 inches or longer) to Joanna Campbell Slan, 12033 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
May is DIY month at the Killer Hobbies blog. Come read about one of the hippest, hottest DIY blog on the planet on Sunday, May 17. Then stay tuned on Monday, May 18 for how to make your own gift baskets with Beth Groundwater, author of A Basket Case. On Tuesday, May 19, Camille Minichino, author of Murder in Miniature, will share how to make something fun for a miniature scene or dollhouse. It's all happening at killerhobbies.blogspot.com

Good Deeds and Good Reads

Missing: A Mysterious Gathering of Tales

Amy Alessio and a group of other authors contributed fiction for this anthology, published by Echelon Press. The proceeds benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. If you are hankering for a good read, and you like doing good, check it out: http://joannaslan.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html#2013712268227491498

The Lost Art of Writing a Letter

Want to make a difference in someone's life? Check out my new ebook, "How to Write a Letter That Changes Someone's Life" now available at www.hengerwords.com

Where in the World Is Joanna?

I might be at an event near you. To see where I'll be signing books and giving presentations go to www.booktour.com. I'd love to meet each and every one of you. Be sure to tell me you get my ezine, okay?

And yes, I've posted a partial schedule for 2009! I'll be attending the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington, Texas, on June 4-6, 2009. I hope to see a lot of you there. I'll be teaching a great class on fun, fresh and fabulous new ideas for journaling.

Have a wonderful Spring!

Joanna

PS If you haven't read Paper, Scissors, Death yet, you might want to check out the excerpts available on www.youpublish.com/joannaslan.

Stuff You Need to Know

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About the author...Journaling goddess Joanna Campbell Slan is the author of Paper, Scissors, Death: A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery. She blogs every Monday at killerhobbies.blogspot.com. Visit her personal blog at joannaslan.blogspot.com. Contact Joanna at joannaslan@aol.com