The phone is ringing, the dog is barking, one child needs help with algebra, another child just spilled a glass of milk on the kitchen floor,...remember the old Calgon commercials - "Calgon take me away!" This month on About Scrapbooking, we want to see your scrapbook pages that show why you need a "get-away." Have you been going through a stressful situation, do you have a lot of kids and no time for scrapbooking, or maybe you just have never had a chance to get away to scrapbook? This is your chance. Tell your story on a scrapbook page and you will have a chance to win a weekend away at Get Crafty Studios in West Virginia (USA).

The theme of your scrapbook page should be "Why I need a get-away." Beyond that, what you decide to scrapbook about on the page is up to you and your creativity. Send one layout to Rebecca as a scan or digital picture saved as a .jpg file via email to: scrapbooking.guide@about.com  Michelle and her staff at Get Crafty Studios will pick one of the entries to award a scrapbook retreat weekend for the winner and a guest. Please read the official rules below for more information. Travel to the retreat will be the responsibility of the winner.

Can't travel to West Virginia? But still want to get-away? Rebecca will award a "virtual trip to a scrapbook trade show" to an additional lucky winner. One name will be drawn from all eligible entries and that scrapbooker will receive a box of supplies sponsored by companies that Rebecca chose as top picks from this year's Craft and Hobby Trade show. The package will include papers from The Paper Loft, rub-on's from Karen Foster Design, and a 12x12 Complements album (Rebecca's pick as top new album of the show)! So even if you can't make it to a get-away weekend, you can pretend you are getting away with a goodie box of brand new scrapbook supplies.

Scrapbook pages will all be displayed here on About Scrapbooking in a special "I need a get-away" page gallery. Layouts must be to Rebecca's email inbox by midnight on Sunday, March 26, 2006.

Official Rules –
1) Get Crafty Studios will award one winner a weekend get-away for two at Get Crafty Studios at 318 5th Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. The winner and a friend will receive a weekend of cropping and pampering starting on a Friday evening and ending Sunday afternoon. The package includes two nights lodging, 5 meals, and around the clock cropping space. Transportation is not provided and will be the responsibility of the winner. The retail value of the prize is $400. All taxes will be the responsibility of the winner. The prize will be good for any weekend that has reservations available in 2006. Reservations must be made with Get Crafty Studios to reserve a spot for the winner and guest for a specific weekend.
2) To enter - One scrapbook page layout (or two page spread) may be entered per person. Scrapbook pages entered must be digital pictures or scans submitted as .jpg files via email to scrapbooking.guide@about.com. By submitting a layout you give About Scrapbooking permission to post your layout on the Scrapbooking.About.com website for as long as About.com and Rebecca Ludens decide to maintain the article/gallery on the site. The winner will be chosen by Get Crafty Studios and judged based on creativity and meaningful journaling.
3) One winner will be chosen by March 30, 2006, at which time the winner will be notified via email. The winner’s name will also be posted on the layout gallery page of About Scrapbooking.
4) About.com, The New York Times, and About Scrapbooking are not responsible for awarding of prizes or transportation. The prize and contest are strictly the responsibility of Get Crafty Studios. All questions regarding the prize, winners, entries, or the contest should be directed to Michelle at Get Crafty Studios – http://www.getcraftystudios.com.
5) Employees or immediate relatives of Get Crafty Studios are not eligible to enter.
6) Rebecca will draw one winner to receive a box of scrapbook supplies. Supplies in the box are subject to change and will be a miscellaneous mix of products from manufacturers listed in the Top Picks of CHA 2006 article.