and the winner is...

A big congratulations to Aggie Aviso, the winner of Wacom's first Penscrappers contest!

If you missed this contest, don't pout. According to Wacom, season two is coming soon, with more prizes to be won.

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Get crafty for the holidays with Renee Pearson

It's time to deck the halls... digitally! Our own Renee Pearson is teaming up with Adobe for a fun, free class on creating holiday-themed projects using Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 and Photoshop CS3 (though of course, it's OK if you have an older version).

Here are the details:

Fun Holiday Projects with Photoshop Elements 6 and Photoshop CS3
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:00 A.M. PST

See how easy it is to make exciting holiday-themed projects with Renee Pearson, Associate Editor of Digital Scrapbooking magazine. She'll demonstrate time-saving step-by-step editing and design techniques for each project. Have fun and be creative!

You'll need an Adobe ID to register--it takes just a couple of minutes to get one, and then just a second to sign up for the class.

Hope to see you there... I'll be the one in the back humming "Santa Baby."

They're coming to a land Down Under...

...Stacy Julian, Wendy Smedley, and our own digital diva Renee Pearson, that is! They're bringing Digital Scrapbooking and Simple Scrapbooks' trademark enthusiam and you-can-do-it attitude to their first-ever event in the Southern Hemisphere.

They'll be joining New Zealand scrapbooking celebrity Nic Howard for a total of six education- and inspiration-packed days at the Craft House Crafting Connection in Australia and New Zealand, sponsored by KiwiScraps.

Catch them in Sydney November 9-11 or in Wellington November 16-18. You can

• pick classes from a menu of dozens of offerings (including Renee's digital/hybrid track!),
  
• crop 'til you drop at the Friday night Mega Crop,
  
• mingle with fellow scrapbookers all weekend long, and
  
• get inspired at Stacy's keynote "Scrap Happy" event.

Don't miss this opportunity to meet four dynamic, motivating scrapbookers... and don't forget to send us your pictures! (I wanna go!)