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Good News All Around! And Bask with K&P!

I'm excited to share that Shakira from Scrapbook Takeout randomly e-mailed me and said that they love the stamp designs I've been doing for My Kits & Pieces and want me to design some stamps for them!  How cool!  I believe that they also put up a call at PubCalls because they're looking for a couple of designers, in case you're interested.

My first stamps will go out with the August kit!

And remember how I had a layout picked up by Creating Keepsakes last week?  Well, Memory Makers requested the same layout yesterday.  Eeek!  That's the first time that has ever happened to me.  But, I remembered some good advice I had read somewhere and I offered them two other layouts as possible substitutes (same topic and a similar look) and lo and behold, they picked one of them up today!  Yay!  So, I will have a layout in the November/December issue of Memory Makers!

Thanks for letting me celebrate!

Finally, the July kits are in at My Kits & Pieces and I received the "Bask" kit seen here:

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As soon as I opened the box, I wrote to Rosy (the DT coordinator) and told her that it was maybe my favorite kit ever!  And I rushed off to make these three layouts:

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And while I like them very much (especially the star frame stamp I used on the middle one – it's one of my designs and it's being sold as part of the "Oh Beautiful" scrapbook kit this month) there's something missing for me.  I can't quite put my finger on it. I think because I loved the kit so much I froze up a bit and got inhibited about cutting up the pretty papers and "wasting" stuff.  Isn't that silly?  So, I'm planning to take the remaining bits of the kit and get medieval on it!  LOL!  So, hopefully there will be some more new layouts soon!

Anyway, that's all the news that's fit to print!  Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, โ€œCarve Stamp Playโ€ - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

56 thoughts on “Good News All Around! And Bask with K&P!

  • yEAHH-that is cool news- congratulations!!! and love your creations they are amazing!

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  • yEAHH-that is cool news- congratulations!!! and love your creations they are amazing!

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  • yEAHH-that is cool news- congratulations!!! and love your creations they are amazing!

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  • yEAHH-that is cool news- congratulations!!! and love your creations they are amazing!

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  • Congrats Julie! And that email wasn’t totally random ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  • Congrats Julie! And that email wasn’t totally random ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  • Congrats Julie! And that email wasn’t totally random ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  • Congrats Julie! And that email wasn’t totally random ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  • Thats terrific congrats!! I can’t wait to see them. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Thats terrific congrats!! I can’t wait to see them. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Thats terrific congrats!! I can’t wait to see them. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Thats terrific congrats!! I can’t wait to see them. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Looks llike great news all around! What a great looking kit and off to check off your stamps!

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  • Looks llike great news all around! What a great looking kit and off to check off your stamps!

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  • Looks llike great news all around! What a great looking kit and off to check off your stamps!

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  • Looks llike great news all around! What a great looking kit and off to check off your stamps!

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  • thanks for sharing and thanks for the DT hint.

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  • thanks for sharing and thanks for the DT hint.

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  • thanks for sharing and thanks for the DT hint.

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  • thanks for sharing and thanks for the DT hint.

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  • Wow! You are a fantastic scrapper, I love your style!!

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  • Wow! You are a fantastic scrapper, I love your style!!

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  • Wow! You are a fantastic scrapper, I love your style!!

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  • Wow! You are a fantastic scrapper, I love your style!!

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  • Congrats on all your success! So cool! Love your Root Beer Float layout!

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  • Congrats on all your success! So cool! Love your Root Beer Float layout!

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  • Congrats on all your success! So cool! Love your Root Beer Float layout!

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  • Congrats on all your success! So cool! Love your Root Beer Float layout!

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  • Hey Julie,
    I can see why they would want you to design stamps.. your layouts are beautiful!
    xxx

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  • Hey Julie,
    I can see why they would want you to design stamps.. your layouts are beautiful!
    xxx

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  • Hey Julie,
    I can see why they would want you to design stamps.. your layouts are beautiful!
    xxx

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  • Hey Julie,
    I can see why they would want you to design stamps.. your layouts are beautiful!
    xxx

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  • I totally know what you mean about not wanting to cut the papers. They were just beautiful. I saw your “mideival” results though and they were AWESOME!! Just proves that even pretty paper is meant to be cut. Congratulations on your many, many publications! I always wondered what would happen if two different magazines wanted the same layout. Now I know ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • I totally know what you mean about not wanting to cut the papers. They were just beautiful. I saw your “mideival” results though and they were AWESOME!! Just proves that even pretty paper is meant to be cut. Congratulations on your many, many publications! I always wondered what would happen if two different magazines wanted the same layout. Now I know ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • I totally know what you mean about not wanting to cut the papers. They were just beautiful. I saw your “mideival” results though and they were AWESOME!! Just proves that even pretty paper is meant to be cut. Congratulations on your many, many publications! I always wondered what would happen if two different magazines wanted the same layout. Now I know ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • I totally know what you mean about not wanting to cut the papers. They were just beautiful. I saw your “mideival” results though and they were AWESOME!! Just proves that even pretty paper is meant to be cut. Congratulations on your many, many publications! I always wondered what would happen if two different magazines wanted the same layout. Now I know ๐Ÿ™‚

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