Are you ready for some sketches books?

We are! Scrapbook Generation Publishing will have two new sketches books for you at the end of January.

• Sketches for Scrapbooking: One Page Sketches, volume two by Allison Davis (30 new sketches)
• Sketches for Scrapbooking: Travel Sketches, volume one by Debbie Sanders and Allison Davis

We're working hard to get all the sketches completed, the cover layouts created, pages edited, and the covers designed. Everything should be ready to be taken to the printer very soon!

We're especially interested in how well you like the concept of travel sketches, which was our most requested topic. For most of those sketches, we're concentrating on using a large number of uncropped photos and larger areas for journaling than our other sketches. We're also adding in some sketches with enlargements like 5x7s and 8x10s. The great thing about these "travel" sketches? We think you'll find that they are so versatile that they can be used for any topic!

We'll start taking pre-orders for both books on Monday, January 9. Stacey will have the website (scrapbookgeneration.com) ready for orders by midnight on the 8th, and the craziness can start then! (Your card will be charged when you place the order. The book(s) will ship to you at the end of January.)