Celebration.

Put on your best Kool & the Gang garb and get ready for a little celebration (you know that they are cool because they spell cool with a "k").

This is a little something I'd like to call:

The Top 10 Reasons why I think Stacy Julian Rocks

10. She introduced me to the concept of happy colours.

9. She is the reason I make minibooks.  And, boy, do I love me some minibooks.  And so do my boys (and they thank you too, Stacy).

8, She is also the reason I let go of the mind-numbing feeling of "having" to scrapbook chronologically.

7. Without her, Simple Scrapbooks would not be what it is, and I would not be a part of a team made up of totally unique, creative, wonderful and inspiring women.

6. This book.  They say don't judge a book by it's cover.  To that I say, "Phsaw!" (you heard me, I said Pshaw!).  You can totally judge this book by it's cover. And I love the cover.  A lot.

5.  I haven't have the pleasure of meeting Stacy in person (yet), but you can just FEEL her joie de vive (that's Joy of Life for any of you uneducated types who weren't forced to take french through grade 10).  She inspires me to get up off my procrastinating butt and get stuff DONE!

4. I first heard of the book "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" on her blog. (get it. read it. and read it again. this book has a place of honour in my bedside table beside all of Brian Andreas' books, Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe books and the Chronicles of Narnia).

3. Her blog name is Altogether Too Happy.  I want to surround myself with people that are altogether too happy. And that have brownies in their banners.

2. Though it saddens me that she won't be with Simple in an editorial role, I admire the fact that she is not complacent and is listening to her inner voice that tells her that she has other callings that need to be seen to. 

1. Thank you Stacy, for being a visionary in this industry, for helping make Simple Scrapbooks what it is today, for inspiring me and so many others in so many ways.

YOU ROCK!

Comments

[Tina]

Well said, my friend!

[jennifer sizemore]

I love all of your reasons for celebrating Stacy!!!!

[Fern]

So this is what it takes you get you to update your blog eh? I'd be happy to videotape you singing a song if you want to post that, Ms Cheryl O...

[Kelli]

Liked Encyclopidia of an Ordinary life, but LOVE Stuart McLean!
And Stacy, LOVE her too.

[Emilie Ahern]

I also love Stacy and will miss her. I have met her a few times and she is delightful!!!

P.S. If you wanna see the entire acrylic album you commented on today at SS, just check it out on my blog.

http://aherncentral.blogspot.com

Loves, Emilie

[Kyla]

So cool! I love those reasons and now I have some new books to go and check out. ;)

Also, I've been meaning to send you a thank you card for that wonderful Tinkering Ink paper, I was lucky enough to win, when you were hosting the blog at SS. Needless to say . . . the card is still on my desk (SOMEWHERE . . . I THINK . . .), so I just thought I'd post a very grateful thank you on your blog. So . . . THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Kyla (AKA: MOScrapper)

[Jennifer Miller]

I love your top 10 lists. :) Glad to see an update from you, even if it isn't about you!

[Crystal]

Hear, hear!! I love your list and I agree with every point - except - I have had the pleasure of meeting Stacy, hearing her speak and taking a class from her! It was one of the best things I've every done - she is SO inspiring and funny IRL.

[Crystal]

Hear, hear!! I love your list and I agree with every point - except - I have had the pleasure of meeting Stacy, hearing her speak and taking a class from her! It was one of the best things I've every done - she is SO inspiring and funny IRL.