Fabulous Friendships ***Winner Chosen***
- posted by: Kelly Jo
- posted in: Uncategorized, Guest, Contests
- on: October 11, 2008
After writing Find Your Groove, Wendy and Kitty did a guest blog post here on the Fiskateer site and that’s when I first became fans of these two Amazing women. I loved Find Your Groove and was so excited when I found out they wrote another book, Fabulous Friendships: Scrapbooking the Relationships that Make Life Fun.
Wendy said that the reason behind writing Fabulous Friendships was to scrapbook the relationships that are so important to us. The relationships that we choose. And this book is loaded with both traditional and digital scrapbook pages about all kinds of friendships that are sure to inspire.
Today, Kitty shares with us her paper LO about her’s and Wendy’s feet on the beach. We went to the beach each year we were writing books so that we could brainstorm and write while in the same room. (Kitty lives in Atlanta and Wendy in Chicago.) Ironically, we wore the same nail polish both years…LOL. Good to know your friends are consistent, eh?
And Wendy shares with us her digital LO about her daughter and her friend. My daughter and Annie have been friends since Zoe was born. Their moms are really good friends, too. 
It is a relationship that I want to record now, so when they are older, they can look back on the pages and remember where their friendship began.
In addition to Fabulous Friendships, Wendy has also been working on an e-book called Daily Dose of Digital 2009 Calendar.
I just love this book and Wendy and Kitty have generously offered to give away 2 copies to 2 lucky Fiskateers! For a chance to win the 1st copy, leave a comment or question here for Wendy and Kitty. (They are checking comments today!) We will draw a random winner tomorrow.
The 2nd copy will be randomly given away to someone who completes a layout about friendship. I’ll post more details on the blog tomorrow but you can go ahead and get started…
Thank You, Wendy and Kitty, for hanging out and inspiring the Fiskateers!!!! We look forward to what you do next.
***I forgot to add that Wendy and Kitty were guests on Fiskars TV Sept. 13th. Be sure to check it out.
EVE # 5012 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 3:48 pmThe question I want to ask is scrapbook related…I feel the trend leans more to digital scrapping now and I feel that traditional scrapping is gonna be a thing of the past,pretty soon its gonna be somewhat forgotten..so how do you feel about that?
VickiF says:
October 11th, 2008 at 3:52 pmThank you ladies!!! I’ve gotta get that book! Maybe I’ll win it!!
Maxine Hodges says:
October 11th, 2008 at 3:54 pmI learned a long time ago that friendships between women can be very rewarding. Our scrap group is like my second family. We all support each eother through the upa and downs of life.
Dale Anne says:
October 11th, 2008 at 3:55 pmTHANK YOU for offering up this book. I’ll have to see if I have a photo already printed of my friends, otherwise won’t be able to the layout as ink on printer is out of colour!
connie @2909 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:00 pmI have not read your book yet but am looking forward to getting a copy. Beautiful LO’s.
NanaBeth #2906 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:14 pmI have one “fabulous friendship” I need to document. But, apropos to this particular month, I cannot make myself do it. I lost my best friend 4 years ago to breast cancer and I just cannot put it to paper yet. I am glad I did a mini for her to leave to her granddaughters.
Maybe someday.
Amy E. says:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:44 pmWhat a wonderful idea! As women, aren’t we relational? We desire to have deeper relationships with other women and each other! Love the idea for the book!
debby 2852 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:47 pmDon’t add me to the first RAK. I have the book.
But I wanted to say that both these layout are wonderful. I like the toes on the beach. I have so many toes photos and this is certainly inspriation.
Vanessa #598 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:51 pmI do believe that I just became a fan as well. Those LO’s are very inspiring and I am just in awe of them. I would LOVE to have one of those books so that I can check the whole thing out!
Marla #3291 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pmWhat a fun book to win since friendships are so important to everyone’s life.
Melissa Wollmann #2756 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 5:04 pmdo u do all the layouts as you go or are they older layouts you’ve done and choosen to include in the books?
I really love digital scrapping. It’s an escape when i need creative theraphy and when i’m too tired to paste and glue and cut..
I saw the episode of this book on Fiskars TV and i know it’s something i’d buy without hesitation. hats of too you for the effort and time you put into it.
Ruby # 4618 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 5:09 pmYou have such a warm and wonderful friendship with each other. Have you ever had a time when it was difficult to share your friend with someone else?
Cherrie #1790 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 5:21 pmHow cool is that!! I loved the first book “Find Your Groove” - so I am sure I will love the new one. I saw them on Fiskars TT - they were awesome!!
Suzette says:
October 11th, 2008 at 5:35 pmI saw Kitty on Fiskars TV. As usual, she looked great!
Tona says:
October 11th, 2008 at 6:21 pmPlease don’t include me in the drawing because I’m not a digi scrapper. I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your segment on Fiskars Crafts TV & wholeheartedly agree with your feelings on friendships & their importance.
Peggy #4129 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 6:33 pmAs time goes by sometimes friends seperate and get lost in daily living because of different lifestyles, or moving; what ever the case what are some ways that you suggest for keeping friendships going long distance and do you find journaling to be one of the most important aspects of the friendship pages or something else as the important factor when creating the friendship pages?
Thanks for sharing
Blessings
Peggy #4129
Marie says:
October 11th, 2008 at 6:45 pmI want to win. I have plans to do a friendship book for a girlfriend but can always use some guidance!
kimberlee #2494 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pmI’ve been wanting to check out their books for a while now and haven’t seen them in any of my stores.
wendy says:
October 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pmEve, i will answer your question first but also want to let Tona know that the book is not digital. It is mostly paper layouts with a few digi layouts thrown in. In many cases, you would not know the difference between the digi pages and the paper pages unless you read the supply lists. Inspiration is all around us. Even in digital pages. WINK!
I do see digital designing becoming more popular but I don’t think it will totally take over paper. Paper lovers will always want to get messy and play with things they can touch and feel.
The advantage to digital is that there’s no clean up and you can reuse products over and over again. But there’s not a lot of love from a keyboard if you know what I mean.
I am probably 80% digital now but a lot of that has to do with the digital calendar I just finished up. I enjoy making a mess (just ask my husband!) and I also love playing with pixels. It’s all good as far as I am concerned.
Michelle 3624 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 8:41 pmI checked these books out this morning and they looked really cool thanks for sharing. . .
Kitty Foster says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:03 pmTo answer Eve: “I feel that traditional scrapping is gonna be a thing of the past,pretty soon its gonna be somewhat forgotten..so how do you feel about that?”
No Eve, I really don’t believe it will ever be a thing of the past. I have never even tried to learn digi - frankly, just out of pure laziness! There will always be scrappers like me - the ones that want to touch, smell and pet everything. So rewarding! Just pure therapy for me
Kitty Foster says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:06 pmTo answer Ruby “Have you ever had a time when it was difficult to share your friend with someone else?”
I can honestly say - no to this. Wendy and I both are social butterflys - - so we can both be seen as individuals all around at events. I am selfish about being her roomie though - I love her and her snoring!
Peg #3675 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:12 pmI love scrapbooking of all kinds. I’m just now trying my hand at some digital. There’s a lot out there and it can be overwhelming. What do you think is a good starting point for someone?
Vicky #2766 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:16 pmI haven’t seen the books in the stores either, but have been wanting to check them out. Thanks for the chance to win!
Eva says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:19 pmI did watch the episode where these two amazingly talented ladies were guests. And i remember being amazed by how you could actually see what god friends they were.
angie w says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:23 pmi think it’s so awesome that you are celebrating women’s friendships. having a good friend is such a blessing. to what do you contribute your strong friendship?
Amanda #1485 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:33 pmWhen will the Daily Dose of Digital 2009 Calendar be out? That sounds like something I’d love to have since I do mostly digital scrapping.
Laura #1943 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 9:49 pmHow Awesome !! We don’t think twice about family layouts…and travel layouts…and holiday layouts…but, it’s true ! How come I haven’t done a whole album on my precious friends !!
They help us through the worse in life and are there to share the joys too. Thanks…Can’t wait to read this one !!
Karin #4472 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:09 pmFriendships are very important. Up until today I had never heard of these books…sorry ladies, but I’d love to have a chance to read them.
RobinV #4844 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:44 pmThis sounds like a wonderful book. I love th “toes” layout. The colors are beautiful.
Do you two have a blog or someplace where we can read more or see where you will be guest chatting?
Julie Overby says:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:52 pmAwesome layouts and great inspiration! Thank you!
wendy says:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:54 pmrobin v. i blog at www.wendymckeehan.typepad.com but kitty never updates her blog, so i won’t mention it. LOL
wendy says:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:57 pmmelissa,
no we do not do all the layouts in the books. find your groove showed several different styles that required several different designers (plus a gallery). fab friends also used a team of designers and had a gallery from all over the world. kitty and i never wanted to do a book with only our pages in it. we thought it would be boring! LOL
wendy says:
October 11th, 2008 at 11:01 pmamanda,
the daily dose of digital calendar is already available for sale! you can buy it at www.designerdigitals.com
we will be running challenges on the DD blog starting in january. it is an amazing resource. there is so much inspiration. i had an absolutely amazing team of designers to work with!!!
Laura #1943 says:
October 11th, 2008 at 11:39 pmI have never done much digital scrapping…but with May’s book and a few others, I felt less intimidated about trying it. I have done a whole 2 complete digi layouts…they were nice…but I really like the textures and layers. Guess I’m old fashioned !
Jennifer #2932 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:01 amI’m interested in beginning digital scrapbooking (since I’m on the computer so much anyway!). This would be a great start!
Thanks for the chance to “win it before you buy it!”
lorig #554 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:01 amThis is a great idea for a book. I’ll have to try to track it down. Earlier this year I went to scrap some pages about my friendships and found I have no photos. I have photos of my children and my friends children playing together but no recent (newer than 5 years old) of me with any of my friends. I have decided that is something I need to change, whether we like how we look right now or not. I also think it is great that there are both paper and digi pages in the book since I do both!
Jennifer #3008 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:14 amI love your layouts and would love to read your book.
LinRebec W says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:21 ami love to digital scrapbook and i aslo like to do the real kind working with paper….digial is good for when u dont want to make a mess….:P
Mardi says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:27 amOh my, I have their autographed “Find your groove” book and I looooooooooooove it!
Make sure you tell them that Mardi said hi!
melita says:
October 12th, 2008 at 1:06 amThanks for the chance to win a copy of such a great book! My question is…how do you determine which friendships to do layouts about? Do you do current relationships only or go back and record those significant ones from the past as well?
Genevieve says:
October 12th, 2008 at 2:55 amI LOVED “Find Your Groove!” I turn to it for inspiration all the time. And, in the spirit of friendship, I’ve loaned it out so my pals can find their groove too! They loved the book too. So cool to hear about their new projects!
Annelies says:
October 12th, 2008 at 3:14 amGreat subject for scrapping, so I think there’s a book about it now. Greetings from Belgium, Annelies
doverdi says:
October 12th, 2008 at 7:33 amI loved the first book “Find Your Groove” and will have to check Amazon for the new one. (that’s the only place I can find books where I live). I lost my BF 3 yrs ago. We had been BF forever as she lived 2 houses from me. I always said that we were friends from “buggy days” when our mom’s pushed us in our buggy’s. I was her maid of honor & she was my bridesmaid when we married 6 weeks apart. Four years later we also ended up having our children 8 weeks apart. I still miss her & think of her every day. Its rare to have a friend that knows everything about you yet still likes you. I wish I had pictures of us together. TFS!
Karen says:
October 12th, 2008 at 8:04 amI love the idea of this book. I used to thinkyou should scrap events, but I’ve shifted to thinking you should focus more of relationships!
Christina Solloway says:
October 12th, 2008 at 8:18 amThis is a wonderful topic for women - where would we be without our friends?
robindiane #2953 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 9:39 amBoth of these books look wonderful. I love the idea to focus on relationships. I have started a 8×8 scrapbook of my daughter and my neice. They are 8 months apart and the best of friends.
Heather H. 3976 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 10:00 amCongrats on your books!!!! They look wonderful!!! I love the concept of the friendship book — those are very important relationships that we all need to scrap and document!!!!
Joan says:
October 12th, 2008 at 10:08 amThe book sounds interesting.I can’t get their books around here.Maybe I can win the big.
Amy #4257 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 11:12 amSounds interesting and I love books!!!
Kitty Foster says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pmHi Peggy!
To answer “do you find journaling to be one of the most important aspects of the friendship pages or something else as the important factor when creating the friendship pages?”
I start every page I do with the words - that is what it is all about to me. It’s all about the story! If there isn’t a story, then it is just a page with a title - KWIM?
But other than words, something fun I added to one of my friendship pages in the book was a key chain that I bought with my best friend when I was 15. You know the ones that say BEST FRIENDS and are split in half - and each one takes a half. I was cleaning out my jewelry box and found it and smiled and thought - what a waste to be in a box. Put it on a page that was all about her. 
Kitty Foster says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:24 pmMelita,
to answer: “My question is…how do you determine which friendships to do layouts about? Do you do current relationships only or go back and record those significant ones from the past as well?”
For me - it’s all good. Translation: I do them all. The past & the present - they both shape who I am. It was so rewarding and therapeutic to do the pages about my childhood friendships. Just jotting down the memories and I was amazed at how they really have affected who I am. Cheesey - oh yeah, but oh so true!
pomaika`i scrapaloha says:
October 12th, 2008 at 1:42 pmLooks like a great book. The digi calendar looks fun too! Good luck with everything!
Chantal Berry # 4485 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 2:06 pmI never heard of the books, but I’m always getting reading material with information. I’m willing!
Chantal # 4485
OkieAm #4108 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 2:23 pmThat looks like a wonderful book! Gotta get it!
Karen (Ladydoc) says:
October 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pmI have the other book. Friends are a frequent topic in my pages next to my family. Places seem to be a distant third.
Jenifer Cowles #679 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 2:37 pmI would love a copy of this book, pick me, pick Me
Krafty Wahine#395 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 2:41 pmTo Wendy and Kitty, your book looks fab! My questions to you are how and when did you meet and what makes your friendship so special? Thank you for sharing!
aloha, anita
Deb Robinson says:
October 12th, 2008 at 3:40 pmI hav`nt read your book but it looks fab. I`d love to win a copy (pretty please lol)
Kelly Braund #3476 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 3:44 pmYeah! Thanks for the chance, looks great!
Peggy #4129 says:
October 12th, 2008 at 7:51 pmKitty: Thanks for the reply and you have given me some ideas about things that I have just sitting around…..scrap them so you can enjoy the memories more often….Thank you and I appreciate your time.
Blessings
Peggy #4129
wendy says:
October 12th, 2008 at 10:45 pmanita,
kitty and i met at the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) trade show in atlanta a few years ago. we knew of each other from the message boards (she actually LOOKED like her avatar!) and when we started talking, we clicked instantly. we give all the credit for our friendship to al gore since he invented the internet. heh.
Karen Easterling says:
October 13th, 2008 at 1:21 amThe idea of this book is excellent! What a beautiful way to pay tribute to the friends in your life who make it all worthwhile!
Karen - #4796
Cindy Brooking #2059 says:
October 13th, 2008 at 8:57 amThis book as well as their first is awesome. tons of ideas and examples. Way to go, Kitty and Wendy!!