Behind the Scenes part deux

p. 53 Sad, sad story. The lacy doily underneath this layout was a prop I brought from home. I bought the doily on my post-college jaunt to Europe, in a little town called Burano, Italy, which is known for its fine lace. Then somehow between the photo studio and my home, the doily was lost. I think I accidentally threw it away. (It had been slipped between two paper towels for safe keeping.) It makes me sick to my stomach to even think about it. Oh well, it's just a "thing," right? At least I still have the memories, and this picture of it to forever treasure. :-)

p. 61  On a lighter note, how cute is that dog-bone paperclip?
p. 70 I drew those little sketches with a sharpie on copy paper, then Marin scanned them in! (Of course I drew the sketches AFTER the layouts were created and submitted, I'm not taking credit for the layout design or anything. Just for the scribbles.)
p. 80 Enjoy this last installment of "Step It Up." We're retiring the column and replacing it with something SUPER cool for Jan/Feb 2008. Can't wait!!!
p. 83 Yes, those are really Krispy Kremes. It's all about autenticity, folks. Marin drove all the way to Orem, UT, passing several more convenient bakeries along the way, because she knew that some of you alert readers would be able to tell the difference. We're not sure who ate them, but they disappeared pretty quickly.
p. 87 Talk about paranoid. Donna broke two ornaments as she was packing them up to ship, so we they were handled with extra care here in the office. I'm happy to report that they made it through the photo shoot fully intact.
p. 91  Stay tuned for the special p. 91 post tomorrow! This one deserved it's own post.
p. 93 Cutest tags ever! Handwriting is by Mi'Chelle Larson (2008 Simple Gal). And we've turned her handwriting into a font, which we'll soon offer for FREE download on the site. I'll let you know when it's available!
p. 94 Cute little Thomas! In December of 2004, my sister had flown in to Salt Lake for a visit from her home in California. She was just 25 weeks pregnant, and she went into labor and delivered a 2 lb. 2 oz. little boy at the U of U hospital. He was so tiny that my brother-in-law could slip his wedding ring all the way onto Thomas' upper arm. She had to stay here for 3 months (her husband had to go back home to work) until Thomas was released from the hospital. He was a little miracle and is now a perfectly healthy and happy toddler. My sister's not a scrapbooker, so I made this album for her to collect a few highlight pictures from his first year.
p. 99  Now there's a brilliant idea if I ever saw one.
p. 100  I promise, you really do want to buy this book.
p. 103 I love this layout. Pictures of Stacy's adopted daughter that were taken before she finally made it into the Julian household.
p. 105  Pumpkin Pie is not easy to find in July, when we were completing our photo shoot. But the amazing Marin tracked it down!
p. 113  Whoever (Marin) thought of propping that layout with tater tots is brilliant.
p. 119 Another preemie story! Believe it or not, we get lots of requests for more preemie layouts (that and twins). This issue has two whole albums about preemies!
p. 127  This pic is a little disturbing at first. Make sure you read the journaling.
p. 128  This album is so adorable, don't you think? GREAT story!
p. 146 That's Stacy's actual Christmas album, that's one of her actual stockings, and that's an actual jar of sprinkles that Stacy gave out as a Christmas gift last year. Those are not Stacy's oranges or walnuts. And that's not Stacy's hand (it's Rachel's) or her handwriting (it's mine).

And that, my friends, is "Behind the Scenes: November/December 2007 edition." Until next time, adieu.