Hey, thanks for listening - this is Stacy Julian and I am super excited to tell you more about the JUNE KOTM that I designed with the team at CKMedia. Before I do that, let me give you a little background information. You many not know that before I founded Simple Scrapbooks magazine, I authored a book, also title Simple Scrapbooks - this book was the result of me NOT being able to keep up with unrealistic expectations I had set for myself with regards to chronological scrapbooking. I had come to the realization that I was never going to be "caught up" but even beyond that I struggled to tell the stories I really wanted to tell and I felt frustrated and overwhelmed --- that is until I began using theme albums, or "simple scrapbooks" to fill in the gaps. I love projects that center around a theme because they enable you to connect people, places and times that share a common thread, outside the context of chronology - and because (hello?) you can finish them. I discovered in the process of writing that book, that I am really good at coming up with themes or concepts - in fact, shameless self-promotion here - I am really, really good at coming up with cool and meaningful theme projects. I tell you all of this for two reasons, one … the Penny For Your Thoughts concept is (and I am not kidding) the coolest concept I have ever invented and two, I have dreamt up many ideas over the years that I just couldn't follow through on because I couldn't find product to fulfill my dreams - enter KOTM and guess what? I have created (with the talented assistance of Kerri Bradford and others) seriously cool and totally unique and completely original - not too mention 100% exclusive product to support this concept. Product that begins with a copper-tinted Penny tin … (tell more)

I'm not sure what else I can say except --- save your pennies, because this one is a must have. But wait there's more - in addition to the kit, you can also purchase a ticket to my private Penny For Your Thoughts online class at Big Picture Scrapbooking. In fact, the only way you can experience the class (due to the very original and exclusive products just mentioned) is to purchase the kit - so look for the kit + class option at checkout.

I cannot wait for you to get your hands on this kit, so you can share a penny, thoughts and much more about the most memorable and pivotal years of your life - good stuff.