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Thank you Spin*Off Magazine for publishing my photo!

 

 

Spin*Off Magazine

by Interweave

Spring 2016

 

 

 

 

It is always flattering when a magazine contacts you for permission to use a photo from your blog.  I am not a "spinner" so I was not familiar with the magazine, but I am very familiar with their sister publication Cloth, Paper, Sissors. 

My photo is the one in the middle, of a Romanian woman spinning.

 

 

 

 

Here is my copy of the photo...

 

 

The image below was not used in the magazine, but is one of my very favorite photos from our trip, so I thought I would share it.  No, they did not pose for me; they were just sitting by the side of the road!  The woman in brown is also spinning.  You can see the entire Romania trip here.

 

 

 

merry christmas to me - published in Somerset Studio!!

 

It is always a thrill to be published in the fabulous mixed media magazine Somerset Studio! 

It was like a little Christmas present to me.

 

 

 

My Nov/Dec issue of Somerset Studio magazine FINALLY arrived yesterday.  I was very anxious to receive it as I have an article published on "the last page".  There was no artwork, just a little article about the love of my first rubber stamp and how it started a life long hobby obsession for me.

I love the little note the editor put at the bottom of the article...

 

They ask that we not share the full article....of course they hope you will go out and buy the magazine  :  )   But - this issue is packed with inspiration and eye candy.  Not mention, the cover is beautiful... so you may want to pick up a copy.

 

 

I hope you get an extra special gift this year too!

 

 

 

The magazine arrived! The Xtra Suitcase is published!

 

A few weeks ago I shared my exciting news, that our travel blog, TheXtraSuitcase.com is published in the beautiful magazine Artful Blogging.  I now have a copy of the actual magazine and can share the layout with you.

 

 

 

 

I wrote an article entitled, " May I take your Picture". 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is hard to photograph the pages of the magazine so I am sharing the actual photos they selected for the article.  Under each photo, I listed where it was taken.

 

 

Luang Prabang, Loas

 

 

 

Hue, Vietnam

 

 

 

Borneo, Indonesia

 

 

 

Bagan, Myanmar

 

 

 

Hue, Vietnam

 

 

 

 Danang, Vietnam

 

 

 

Hue, Vietnam 

 

 

 

The Dragon Back Rice Terraces - Longji, China

 

 

 

Hoi An, Vietnam

 

 

 

 Bagan, Myanmar

 

 

 

 Borneo, Indonesia

 

I am thrilled to see our photos in a magazine and I want to extend a big thank you to Stampington & Company, especially Jennifer Jackson Taylor,  Christine Stephens, and the Artful Blogging team.  I think they did a wonderful job with the layout. 

  

TheXtraSuitcase is published in Artful Blogging Magazine!!!

 

 

I am SO EXCITED - Can you hear me squealing?

I saw this ad in the Jan/Feb Somerset Studio Magazine, so I guess I am allowed to share the news!

The photo in the upper right is from our blog, as well as I am highlighted as a featured blogger.  This is a scanned copy from the magazine so the quality is not the best.

 

 

Artful Blogging is one of the Stunning Stampington & Company publications.  My article is titled; " may I take your photo" and it is an eight page spread!  I just have to wait for the magazine to arrive so I can photograph it and show you.  Here is the beautiful cover.

 

 

From their webpage:  Join the growing community of artful bloggers as they continue to share their mesmerizing stories and captivating photographs. This issue features DIY blogger Amber Kemp-Gerstel from Damask Love,  scrapbooker Tina Walker, and mixed-media artist Michele Lynch. Travel the world with Cathy Ward from The Xtra Suitcase, and get to know Milynn Luong from Love and Whimsy and Lisa Clarke from Polk.

Now I will drive the hubby crazy asking him everyday if the mail has arrived (our US mail is delivered to his office not our home).

 

 

 

Congrats to the hubby!

 

His ADORABLE photo...

 

 

won runner up in the people category...

 

 

 

in the Singapore Expat Living Magazine!!

 

 

 

 

 

He took the photo in Hanoi, Vietnam when we were touring Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

 

Stampington's up up and away challenge winner!

 

Yeah!  I was selected as one of the winners of Somerset Place - Stampington's Blog Up Up and Away Ephemera Challenge!  Here is the digital collage I submitted:

 

 

From the article: 

In Cathy’s words:

This collage was created in Photoshop Elements, originally an image the hubby took of me in front of a castle in France.  I am actually in the photo – (under the pretty lady) my alter ego is my shadow, you see.  The castle was so beautiful it looked like a painted backdrop behind me.  I had always wanted to turn it into a collage and when I saw the ephemera balloon pieces, this image came to mind.

How-to:

Cathy digitally cut out the vintage lady from a scanned postcard from her personal collection. She placed the piece directly on top of the background image and added several layers from the Up and Away Dominos sheet. Cathy included the script “Le Ballon” along with the back of a scanned cabinet card to add an element of elegance. Varying patterned layers with different opacity levels ties the entire image together with a whimsical feel.

 

I won a $25 gift certificate to their WONDERFUL SHOP and a chance to be published in their magazine Digital Studio - fingers crossed! 

 

 Click here to see the full post along with the other winners.   

 

Somerset Studio - Published this month!

 

Somerset Studio - May/June 2013

 

It is so exciting to get the latest issue of Somerset Studio Magazine and open it up to see your own art!  The challenge was Movie Magic and we were asked to create something based on our favorite movie.  I love "The Notebook" and here is what I created:

 

 

The image was an old postcard I purchased in Europe.  I thought is was quite unusual as most of them are of young men and pretty women.  This was a sweet old couple.  I used all my favorites; vintage paper, a little sewing, some old buttons....

Unfortunately, they said I lived in Las Vegas and the description of how I made it is for a different piece of art... but hey, the name and image are correct so I am happy  :   )

 

 

Published again - Somerset Studio Jan/Feb issue!!

 

The new year is turning out to be a very good one indeed.  I have another collage in Somerset Studio Magazine!

 

The magazine cover...

 

My collage - titled The Royal Women...

 

 

 

 

My photo of the original...  

 

 

 

 

Thank you Somerset Studio for selecting my art for this issue! 

Somerset Studio Gallery - I am in it!

 

There is a sneak peak of my little tag in the index.  It is the second square on the left.  It is extra fun when it appears twice in the magazine!

 

 

Here is the cover of the magazine...

 

 

The full spread...

 

 

My tag...

 

 

And my photo of the actual tag...

They really made it look good in the photo (they always do!).  I was surprised it was selected as I had sent it in as a set with several tags.  All others were sent back a year ago - I was not even aware this one was missing.  It caught someone's eye  :  )

 

 

 

Always a trill to be puplished in the beautiful line of Stampington magazines.  Thank you SS Studio!!

 

I entered my first photo contest......

 

Expat Living Magazine ran a photography contest a few months ago.  I sent in a handful of mine and D's photos at 10 pm on the last day.... the deadline was midnight.  Nothing like waiting until the last minute.  Today the November issue of the magazine is out with the contest winners - isn't the cover gorgeous?

 

 

 

 

and guess what?

 

 

 

 

I open the magazine up to the table of contents:

 

 

 

and there is MY photo!!!  I was thinking this is a good sign.....

 

 

 

 

Ohhh... I am on the first page....

 

 

But only a runner up!  Oh so close.....I am still thrilled to have made this catagory!  And I won a great prize - a "creative" photo shoot with a professional photographer here in Singapore and one print from the shoot.  That is a pretty cool gift and will be fun to do.