INAUGURATION OF A NEW PRESIDENT

I wrote a couple months back about Election Day and what it meant to me to be voting that day.  I believed that the United States had made a decision to make a change by voting for Barrack Obama.  Now, the Inauguration of the man we voted for has happened and it has become a reality.  I don't know what it will bring, but the fact that it happened is a change I didn't think would happen in the first place.

I spotted this LO in the ADSR Gallery at NDISB and asked the artist if I could post her amazing tribute to this change here and she agreed.  It is a marvelous work of art that struck me in its composition and its movement and emotion. 

(click on photo or description below to go to the NDISB gallery where it is posted)

Posted by JZDesigns

Journaling reads:Today marks a new day is history. A dawn of a new era. Our America has turned a new page and has made history by electing and swearing in the first bi-racial president, Barrack Obama. It is amazing to be apart of this history, and it makes me proud to say I am apart of this pivotal time.

I look forward to Obama’s term as president and what his promise brings. I hope that this day will make a future impact on my children’s generation and that in the future they will understand just how this moment will have changed their lives.

This day proves that America is ready to move on...we are ready for change...we are ready for equality.

(See NDISB for credits)

January Template for the NDISB Template Challenge

Here is the Template for you for the January Template Challenge at NDISB! The posting bonus is not quite ready yet, but rest assured that there is one, and that it will soon be ready.  Download the template and create a layout with it, post it in the Challenge Gallery at NDISB, link it back to the January 2009 Challenge forum by January 31, and you will receive the posting bonus. 

Come on!  Let's see your fabulous Holiday, Seasonal, or winter layouts!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S to all, may this year bring you all happiness and prosperity, health and joy, and at the very least, may you have a better year, in any little way, than you did last year.  May you grow spiritually, emotionally, and may you always touch the lives of those around you in a way that brings them peace and comfort.

That having been said, I remind you that the January Template Challenge at NDISB is just around the corner (UMMMM, I have it done, but not quite posted yet, but it will be, I promise by tomorrow), ADSR is beginning as well in a few days, and I will have some goodies here to offer in conjuction with those activities, so keep and eye out in the Offered by the Artist Section, and, I have some new Album sets coming out in the store in the next few days.  They will be CD albums, both round and square, but both will be able to fit in a CD case, perfect for a brag book, or for gift giving, especially for birthdays, anniversaries, or Valentine's Day. 

Here is a little FREEBIE for you to download as we begin the New Year of 2009!

 http://mkostoff.squarespace.com/free-for-you/?SSScrollPosition=336

CREATIVE TEAM CALL

Starting NOW, I am looking for two or three talented and creative people to not only make layouts and previews for my kits, and to spread the word about my new creations as far as the internet eye can see, but to also give me their creative outlook and insight on what they would love to see me create.  I have ideas, but I love to hear what other people think might be a great kit or element idea, so if you think you would like to help me out, please e-mail me at mkostoff.dd@gmail.com, or leave me a private message at ndisb.com.  I will looking for two or three creative team members to help me out.

Give me this information please:

1. Your name and email address.

2. Links to at least 2 of your best galleries.

3. Why you would like to be on my creative team and what other creative teams you are currently on.

I wil be finalizing the team by December 31, 2008 and notifying you by email.  I would be requiring at least 2 layouts per kit, and posting on at least 3-4 different sites to promote my work.  I produce about 2-3 kits per month so it won't require a huge commitment on anyone's part.  If I have at least 2-3 people on the team, then kits can be divided up.  Element Packs, Paper Packs and Alphas can be combined with Page Kits.

GRAND OPENING OF MY NEW STORE

HEY EVERYONE!

I'm just opened my very first store at NDISB! I am so excited I can hardly stand it!  Come over and see what is new.  I am getting things ready for an open house on November 25, featuring my first few kits with many more to come.  Stop over now, and then again on November 25 to see what else will be new and added to the store.