Oh my gosh!!! I'm featured in Two Peas In a Bucket!!!

I couldn't believe my luck! I'm featured in Two Peas on National Scrapbooking Day!!! I have waited almost a month to break the good news to all of you, so please bear with my excitement!

Let me share with you the letter I received dated April 18, 2007 from Anne Langpap, a two peas Garden Girl!

Hi There! You have been chosen by our team to be highlighted on Two Peas in a Bucket in a special National Scrapbooking Day Feature! We are so excited to be featuring our users in several special events on May 5th, during our all-day National Scrapbooking Day festivities. We would like to highlight your gallery in our special feature, and want to make sure there are no objections to our doing so. There is no obligation on your part, there will be no claim made by Two Peas of your work. It is simply a way for us to point out Users that we have noticed and to highlight the wonderful work you have shared on Two Peas in a Bucket. If it is not permissible for us to highlight your work, please let me know. We will be selecting one layout from your gallery as the image we use to highlight your name and work. It will be the representation of you for this feature. If you desire, we would love to have a never before seen layout that we can use to highlight you and your work. Please let me know if you are not interested in participating. In any case, please consider this information and request confidential. We would like it to be a surprise to the other site users. We can't wait for National Scrapbooking Day! Thank you, Anne Langpap (Two Peas Garden Girl)

At first, seeing the subject title of the message made me think somebody wanted to give a nice comment on my layouts posted at the site. I have received messages through e-mail before from two peas and it feels good to be recognized by fellow scrappers from the other side of the world. Anyway, while I was reading this letter, my heart started to beat faster, my eyes popped (exaggerated ba?) and even if it was about 2:00 a.m. in the morning, I ran to Jeff and woke him up! Jeff and I read the rest of the letter together! After that, I was screaming (with my mouth pressed on the bed or else our neighbors might think I'm crazy!).

Me? Pia Lopez from the Philippines? to be featured at two peas? - The number one scrapbook site in the US? I must be dreaming!!! But hey, I'm not! It's true I will be featured! I don't really care if I'd be given a small space ... atleast for a day I was there ... featured on National Scrapbooking Day!!!

I immediately replied to Anne (but of course!) and here's what she said:

Hi Pia!

I’m so glad that we’ll be able to feature your work on National Scrapbooking Day. I came across your work in the gallery and was blown away. You are so talented!

It’s up to you which layout we will feature. If you’d like to create a new page for NSD, you have until May 4th to do so. If you want to use a page from your Two Peas gallery, that’s fine too. Whether you make a new page or use one that’s already in your gallery please put that layout in a private album and let me know what the layout id# is once you do so. You can find the layout id# in the web address. For example, the layout id in this web address (http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1019731) would be 1019731. J

I think that covers it. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask otherwise I’ll wait to here from you on the layout id#. Thank you for getting back to me!!

Take care,
Anne

And finally... it's May 5 in the U.S.! The moment I saw my layout and Anne's short write up -- I felt really ecstatic. I was teary-eyed and for a minute - stunned. I still couldn't believe it. This is indeed a blessing.

-pia