"Designing" is fun AND rewarding...

Recently, I received an email from my friend Sarah (aka Scrapbook store owner). She invited me to be a designer for her store for the next month. I thought it sounded fun, so I quickly responded yes!
To take part in designing, one is given a "kit" of products; scrapbook paper, stickers, ribbons, etc. and the designer is to create one scrapbook layout and one "other project" which can be another layout, a greeting card, or whatever the designer chooses to do. The only rule is that the designer must create these projects using 90% of products from the kit as opposed to using whatever they may want to use.
The first project was easy. It's pretty easy to come up with a fun page about kids and Christmas. The second project, however, was something I really wanted to think about and did. I'm not sure what inspired me, but all of a sudden, it was very clear. I was going to create a layout about our troops being away at Christmas - nothing too serious, but just an acknowlegement that I feel for them being away from their families at this special time of year. I was pleased with the results and happy that I decided to give it a try.