::The TRUE Confessions of a Scrap Whore::

Same Great Blog, New Blog Home!

2007-10-06T22:21:00.001-04:00

I decided after much thought and consideration that I've outgrown this blog service, and decided to take my show on the road by moving the blog to wordpress. However, the address for it has changed - it will be http://www.studioincognitodesigns.com/blog/ - so PLEASE make sure you update your links! I have imported the posts from the blog here to the new one, so you won't have to switch back and forth (thoughtful of me, eh??). See you at the "new place"!

Oh My Goodness! Look Who's One Today

2007-09-21T21:01:00.001-04:00

Digiscrapshak is celebrating their first birthday with an unbelievable, pulling out ALL of the stops weekend event! Raffles, sales (50% off of Photoblast actions, 50% off of personal use, 30% off of commercial use), freebies, chats, and designer treasure chest grab bags that are to DIE for!

Cars, Coupons, and Baseball

2007-09-01T15:58:00.001-04:00

It's been far too long since I've actually written a blog post, so I figured I would work in a few of my insane thoughts along with a current coupon special at Digi By Design.

Car:

I have had my current vehicle paid off for a few months, and since August is when prices for the "Last Year" models are slashed, my husband and I have been trying to decide which should be the vehicle I get next. Now, I COULD drive what I have, but I will be honest with you (and no one shoot me if they have the same vehicle type and have had zero issues with it, O.K.?), the Kia Sportage I have (2002 model) was not my finest moment in choosing an automobile. I really wanted - and I mean WANTED this one, yet I settled for something that had almost zero options for the price. In addition, the quality of the workmanship and their service department (which I abandoned after the first year, preferring a private auto repair/maintenance shop), was just not good. I haven't had anything major go wrong with the Kia, but really, how good is it to have three (yes, I said three) tail pipes rust out in five years, a tire carrier that rusted and peeled almost immediately, and stupid things (like door handle inserts) break? I know, these are all small things compared to the transmission, but if you're paying 20+ thousand dollarts for a vehicle, you would expect that it would stand up better. I know that some of these things are common among the make of car, but that only makes me more unhappy. So this is why we are trading it in and I am buying something else.

I have also discovered that as "not girly" as I am typically, I am 100% "chick" when it comes to picking out vehicles. I fell in love with this really pretty eggplant color that Pontiac has (Purple Haze Metallic), but of course no one has a vehicle in it now. Also want the audio control buttons on my steering wheel. (Hey, I figure it will make it safer for me to change the radio station lol.) I also want a sun roof/moon roof - I had one in a rental recently (my car had been hit and was in the shop to be repaired), and fell in love with it. As always, my husband is the voice of reason, as much as it may pain me to say so. I need a vehicle that is either 4WD or AWD, as I live on a very large winding hill that gets more than it's share of snow and ice. That eliminates a lot of the affordable autos that I was looking at. The sun/moon roof thing is great in theory; but I know that as a car ages, things don't always fit together the way they're supposed to, so there's leakage.

Now that we've narrowed it down to either a Trail Blazer or Envoy (same car essentially, just one's a Chevy and the other GMC), I have to pick color and options that are not too impractical. Easy - as long as its not black, white or yellow, I am good. I am not so good about washing the car regularly, and I need one that won't show dirt. The place that we will buy from though only has one on the lot that's a 2006 (and it didn't have the options I wanted, as well has having been owned by a smoker), and the other is a 2008 and is the Denali Package (umm I have no need for head light sprayers), and has little to no price incentive. So, the dealership will do a search on the GM database and see what's available in the colors and options I want.

Did I tell you that I am not good at being patient? No? Well, I'm not rotflmao!

OK, next topic - Baseball -

I am a HUGE Red Sox fan. Anyone who knows me can tell you that I would rather be watching a game than just about anything else on television. In fact, I have actually put game replays on the t.v. as background noise to help me get a migraine under control (who thought crowd noise was a good for that). Well A friend of ours asked if we wanted to go to a game tonight (he gets them from his company on occasion). Yep, didn't think more than half a second on that one - you betcha I want to go! So tonight I get to see a new pitcher that's been called up from Pawtucket, Clay Buchholtz do his thing. I'm interested to see what he can do.

Finally, there's a coupon promotion going on at Digi By Design!

They have a back to school savings coupon of 25% off of your purchase (excluding Commercial Use and Team Kits/Grab Bags) that runs September 1st through the 30th, 2007. There's a ton of great items there in the store, with new items being added daily, so you just can't miss with this!

Phew! That was one loong blog post - sorry for the ramble! I am hoping that if I do this more often, then the posts will be more easily read :)

Have a great weekend!

Wacky Wednesday Chat, 9pm Eastern - Featured Kit on SALE!

2007-08-28T21:57:00.000-04:00

Join Athena and Michelle in the DXD chat room at 9pm Eastern for the Wacky Wednesday Chat - and hour of fun and freebies that you will NOT want to miss!

This week’s featured kit is “Funky Lime” by Athena and it is on Sale Wednesday Only for 50% off (O.K., don’t spread it around, but I have it on good authority that it might be on sale a little earlier than that!)

If you attend chat you’ll get a neat free gift, and if you post a LO in the Wacky Wednesday Gallery you’ll earn a second gift – both coordinate with the featured kit! Take a peek at the ad graphic below and you’ll see a preview of the kit, and both gifts!

Please Note: Not all items shown in preview.

$2, Today ONLY @ PDW!

2007-08-24T14:41:00.001-04:00

Want a great kit for just $2??? I have Arianna Grace on sale TODAY ONLY for $2 at Plain Digital Wrapper as part of our Favorite Friday Promotion. I know that you'll want to complete your collection of the Arianna series and won't want to miss this opportunity! (Just a little hint - the ad was made using the Grace Kit!)

What's My Friday Feature at PDW?

2007-08-09T22:56:00.001-04:00

What can you get for $2.00 Friday ONLY at Plain Digital Wrapper? How about a full kit by me? I’ve chosen Arianna:Sweet as my very first Friday Feature at PDW because it’s one of my favorite kits, and I think you’ll love it too! You can grab my Featured Friday Special here - http://tinyurl.com/38lozs.

I was TAGGED!!!!

2007-08-08T23:47:00.001-04:00

Well I was tagged by Tracy King, so you all get a peek into my demented mind lol. And to the three of you I tagged after...sorry charlie I had to do it!

A - Attached or Single: attached

B - Best Friend: My Husband

C - Cake

D - Drink of Choice: coffee

E - Essential Item: computer & ipod

F - Favorite Color: purple

G - Gummi Bears or Worms: Gummi worms

H - Hometown: Lynn, MA

I – Indulgence(s): ice cream

J - January or July: January

K - Kids: (does a dog count?)

L - Life is incomplete without: my family, my dog, my computer

M - Marriage Date: March 21, 1992

N - Number of Siblings: 2

O - Oranges or Apples: apples

P - Phobias/Fears: I dunno...maybe just being alone

Q - Favorite Quote: don't know that it's a favorite but struck me funny, "will create genetic enhanced organisms for food"

R- Reason to smile: the hub and the dog

S - Season: Autumn

T- Tag Three: Amy (http://scrap-a-lot.blogspot.com)

TJ & Beth (http://acorn-designs.blogspot.com/)

Saskia (http://sasboksdigidesigns.blogspot.com/)

U - Unknown Fact About Me: I took voice lessons and sang classical music

V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: LOL oppressor of animals...yeah that's me

W - Worst Habit: I let dishes pile up before filling up the dishwasher,

UGH, I hate that! LOL <------oh good god...that and the clean laundry never getting all put away

X - X-rays or Ultrasounds: X-rays - wanna glow in the dark

Y - Your Favorite Foods: ice cream, fried seafood, chicken carciofi (hope I spelled that right!)

Z- Zodiac: Gemini technically, but only two days in, so I also have those lovely traits of a Taurus too.

Wacky Wednesday Girls are BACK!

2007-08-08T13:15:00.001-04:00

You heard me - we are BACK! So take out your sharpies, scissors and paste and plan on meeting Athena & Michelle in the DigiByDesign chat room on Wednesday, August 8th at 9pm Eastern for an hour that will have your sides sore from laughing so hard! We're offering a special super duper discount on this month's mega kit, Going To The Chapel to all of the chat attendees - a coupon for 25% off (good for Wednesday only) of the already SEVERELY reduced price of $3.99! Geez louise, can you believe that?

And if that isn't enough to get you running with your scissors (held outward please lol), then get this - you'll get another goodie JUST for being there! OH wait..you wanted more??? Well here you go - anyone who buys the kit and posts a LO in our Wacky Wednesday Gallery by next Wed. night's chat gets ANOTHER gift! (BTW, if you browse to the WW gallery, you'll see some previews of the gifts - with more to be posted tonight!)

So come on down to the DXD chat room Wed night 9pm Eastern! Anyone who's been to one of our chats already knows that it's a good time - don't YOU want to find out for yourself??

40% off, Prizes, and Chat with ME - OH MY!

2007-07-21T16:21:00.001-04:00

The weather outside is (not so) frightful but that doesn't mean it's too early for a Christmas in July Special this weekend!

What can you get for 40% off this weekend at DigiByDesign? Would you believe just about the ENTIRE store!

All of my products (yep even the Commercial Use ones!) are 40% off July 21st & 22nd (Saturday and Sunday) and there are TONS of other neat products that you can stock up at our Christmas in July DXD Style Sale!

There's a TON of designer stocking stuffers in a variety of styles this weekend ALL for $2.50, and if you are a REALLY lucky shopper you'll pick the one with a store coupon in it!

And, if you want something fun to do this weekend, we have a bunch of neat games & events this weekend in our forum too. You can decorate ornaments and exchange them with TJ, play trivia with Candee or hang out with Jessica to take part in the LO Challenge!

I am also holding a chat tonight at 9pm Eastern in the DXD chatroom - anyone who's been in chat with me KNOWS there's a lot of fun and craziness to be had (and goodies too - can't forget those!). Stop on by from 9pm to 10pm Eastern and I'll show you a good time! Just stop by our forum to register first and you'll be able to get into the chatroom :)

Here's a peek at what you'll get for attending the chat tonight - my Beach Glass Paper Pack. These papers haven't even been released yet and you'll get them FREE for attending the chat tonight!

Christmas in July Mon!

2007-07-19T22:03:00.001-04:00

July 20th-22nd 2007 is DigiByDesign's Christmas in July Extravaganza!

40% off Sale for most items in the shoppe::Special Christmas Bingo Chat with Amy Watson, 7pm Eastern::Ornament Exchange::LO Challenge::Trivia Contest

You NEVER know what surprises you'll find!

Liberty Everlasting - Free Mega Kit for you!

2007-07-02T18:29:00.001-04:00

I need to apologize for the late posting - I really meant to do this last thing before I went to bed last night, but I was so pooped out, I forgot :(

I PROMISE the links to download are below (RIGHT below the preview) - thank you for your patience!

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A very talented group of designers has come together to create and offer to you, free of charge, the Liberty Everlasting Mega Kit! You will have to visit each of the participants' blogs (listed below) to download their contribution, but I promise you, it will be WELL worth it!

Here’s the list of participating designers and their blog links:

Amy W.- http://scrap-a-lot.blogspot.com/
Anita- http://nanas-attic.blogspot.com/
Athena- http://scrapwhore.blogspot.com/
Acorn designs- http://acorn-designs.blogspot.com/
Janidee- http://janniscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/
Jessica Gorny- http://jessicagornydesigns.blogspot.com/
Michaele Burkhart- http://burkhartscrapzone.blogspot.com/
Michelle Conrad- http://www.scrapsational.blogspot.com/
Rose Made Designs- http://rosemadedesigns.blogspot.com/

These links will be available at least through July 5th, 2007 - so make sure you don't miss out on any of these goodies.

WAIT!!! You actually want to SEE what you're getting? Are you SURE??

Well, O.K., don't say I didn't warn you....and just so you know, there are QP's that were made with some of the kit pieces that are not included in the preview - so it's an EXTRA surprise for you all!

These links have been retired as of July 21, 2007 - thank you so much for your support and kind comments!

Kits for a (great) Cause!

2007-06-23T13:02:00.001-04:00

In the past few weeks, the digi scrap community has experienced loss. It suprises me still that no matter how competitive the industry is, we can put our personal goals aside to help one anothet when the need arises. I wanted to show case a couple of kits created by a dear friend of mine, Tracy King, for two special ladies in the community.

Cradled by Tracy is her sincerest wish for Carla Gibson's family. Carla passed away suddenly after being stricken by a stroke, and has been a valued and daer member of the community. Knowing that in their time of sadness, a gentle hug or kind word can make all the difference. Cradled is on sale at OScraps for $5.00 with all proceeds going to Carla Gibson's family.

Beacause You Are My Friend, is to help defray medical costs for Carol Roberts, who is also a fellow designer and friend of Tracy's. Carol's husband passed way from esophogeal cancer and unfortunately their insurance company, Encompass has determined that they will not pay for any of his hospitalization costs stating that it was not "necessary" (Don't get me started on this subject - I do insurance billing for a living and I know what a racket it is..) This beautiful piece is on sale at DigiScrapDesigner for $4.99 and all proceeds from this product go to Carol to assist her in defraying medical costs.

My Dad is #1 - Is Yours???

2007-06-17T09:29:00.001-04:00

Just because I want to celebrate and honor my Dad, the guy who instilled in me my sense of humor, work ethic, compassion, etc. I am throwing a 30% off sale on my products at DigiByDesign Sunday & Monday, June 17th & 18th, 2007! This includes my Commercial Use items as well. If that wasn't enough, I went COMPLETELY bananas and extended my Super Saturday Sale pick as well - so the Funky Monkey Add On is STILL on sale through Sunday at 50% off (a $1.50 - can you beat that?).

(BTW, most products in the shoppe are on sale as well - so you're guaranteed to find something you just GOTTA have!)

Lori's Birthday Bash at Digiscrapshak.com!

2007-06-07T22:03:00.001-04:00

HUGE Birthday Bash Saturday, June 9th at the Shak!!

Dont miss it

$2.00 surprise boxes from all the designers

Lori has been watching these come in.. and WOW she can't BELIEVE what the girls are giving away for $2.00!

Watch for all the Special boxes!
Chat with owner @ 7PM and you will recieve another awesome suprise!
Storewide sale 40% all Digi Supplies, this includes Membership to our Member downloads!

Memorial Day Weekend Sale at DXD!

2007-05-25T21:30:00.001-04:00

I am throwing a 35% off sale on my ENTIRE store at DigiByDesign! I have to admit, I completely forgot to set up my birthday sale, so here's my way of making it up to all of you! I'm not 35 btw...but not 40 yet either...35% just seemed like a nice chunk of change to leave in your pocket! This event begins Saturday, May 26th, and runs through Monday, May 28th, 2007 - that's three whole days to get your "shop" on!

Grand Opening of DigiByDesign May 20th, 2007

2007-05-19T16:59:00.001-04:00

Come fly away with us to our Grand Opening Sunday May 20th 2007! www.digibydesign.com Ad made from Saskia's 'Fly Away' kit found in our store!
Thank you to Jane Bradbury for her journal paper action and Athena for the composing the add and her sticky note. Can't see this add??? Click here to view this add as a webpage http://digibydesign.com/newsletter/dbd_go_newletter.html Digi-Designers Acorn Designs ~ Athena ~ Amy W Designs ~
~Curth’s Digital Designs ~
Jessica Gorny ~ ManuScraps ~ Michelle Conrad
MissPix Designs ~ Rose Made Designs ~
Saskia Bokkers ~ SeAScrAps ~ Stacey Sansom Events

25% off most items for Sunday Only!
1:00 pm est. Special Chat with Saskia & Michelle
7:00 pm est. Special Chat with Athena & Melissa
8:00 pm est. Special Chat with Michelle & Athena
9:00 pm est. TalknSwap chat with Ordie
Don't forget to to visit the forums for a scavenger hunt and trivia game loaded with goodies!
There will be grab bags for sale and grab bags to win.
FREEBIES FOR ALL WHO COME TO CHAT

Get this kit by Athena for FREE kit with ANY paid purchase!!

Don't forget to pick up our Vineyard mega kit for just $3.99!

Here: http://tinyurl.com/33kabd

:Mum's the Word" at DSS

2007-05-06T16:13:00.000-04:00

Digiscrapshak.com has their May Designers' Mega Kit out and it's all about the Mod Mom! "Mum's the Word" has over 40 mb in papers & elements for you to honor your mom, your aunt, your grandmother, or any special woman in your life - and do it in a fun and funky way!

It's on sale at $5.98 for a limited time - you won't want to miss out on this great introductory price!

Got a neat freebie for you!

2007-05-05T10:09:00.000-04:00

**EDITED POST**

For those of you who were unable to download the quick pages I made sure to re-paste the links tonight & tested them (I admit it, I was running out the door to a birthday party and never tested them!). I apologize for any inconvenience - so please feel free to go crazy and download this!!!

One of my dear friends, Amy made you all a little something (free!) and I wanted to share it with you:

This quick page is in both a single photo and multi-photo format, and the materials used are from my newest kit also named "Fenway" on sale VERY soon at Digiscrapshak! You can either click the graphic above or HERE to get your quickpages!

Have a great day - I am off to my niece's 12th birthday party - hope I have some decent pics to post later!

Phat Fridays at the Shak!

2007-05-03T23:56:00.000-04:00

I told you that I'd have more neat stuff to tell you about! This Friday kicks off Digiscrapshak's "Phat Friday Sale" where all of the new releases are 30%! Because this weekend also happens to be NSD, some sales will be running all weekend long! If that wasn't enough to get you shopping and scrapping (or is that scrapping & shopping??), there will be an all day chat on Saturday, May 5th with random goodies & projects!

BTW...this ad was made with my new collection, "Arianna" which will be on sale VERY soon!!!

Can you say 3-2-1 GO!

2007-05-02T22:49:00.000-04:00

I know somewhere, someone is looking for pigs to fly, or hell to freeze over because I've actually posted on my blog. Never fear, the world isn't coming to an end - I am just so not good at budgeting time for blogging! I didn't want to let NSD (National Scrapbooking Day for non-scrapper type people who don't know what I'm talking about), pass without letting you know about some sales that I have going on personally and the ones in the shops I am a part of.

For tonight..here's the ad for Plain Digital Wrapper - where I am a guest designer for April/May of 2007!
Keep visiting over the weekend for more sales and specials at the other shop I sell at (shhh..I can't tell you about it yet!) and for a more detailed list of the events, freebies & sales!

Woohoo - It's a St' Pattys Bargain Basement @ TDS!

2007-03-17T21:25:00.000-04:00

Well it would seem we've gone a little crazy in honor of St. Patty's Day at TDS - we have 70+ items on sale this weekend at the Bargain Basement! My picks this weekend have a little bit of everything in it - all the better to please you! All of these items are on sale through Sunday, March 18th for $1.50 each - which means a savings of 40% to 70% - can't beat a sale like that!

Stop on by the Daily Scrap and take advantage of these and many more items on sale now!

Coupon for Featured Kit at Tonight's Croppers Anonymous Chat!

2007-03-01T12:59:00.000-05:00

Feeling funky? How about like a Funky Monkey? That’s my newest release and the featured kit at the Croppers Anonymous Chat being held tonight (3/1/07), 9pm Eastern at http://misstiina.com/! I’ll be offering a free never offered previously coordinating gift just for attending the chat, and should you post a LO in the Croppers Anonymous Gallery using either the featured kit and/or the attendance goodie by next Thursday night, I’ll have a second brand new coordinating gift for you!

And if that wasn’t enough of a “crazy monkey” deal for you – you can pick this kit up for TODAY ONLY at 40% off of its normal retail price! Just use coupon code “funkymonkey" when checking out and the discount will be applied to that product! Swing on over to The Daily Scrap to get your dose of “Funky Monkey” Today!

Wacky Wed Chat Featured Kit!

2007-02-27T21:50:00.000-05:00

I know I forgot what day of the week it was last night when I posted about the Funky Monkey kit! I am just so darn excited about it that I wanted to share it with all of you! I promise, it will go on sale TOMORROW (Wednesday, February 28, 2007) for $2.50 - that's 50% off of the normal $5.00 asking price! You'll need to hurry though, because that price will only be in effect on Wednesday.

I've included a picture below that shows you the kit preview, as well as the attendance gift, the posting gift, and the freebie template that Michelle Conrad put together just for the Wacky Wed. chat! So if you are free tomorrow night at 9pm Eastern, stop on by the chat room at The Daily Scrap to have a good time, get some freebie gifts AND take advantage of the featured kit special pricing!

New Kit coming out tomorrow!

2007-02-26T23:45:00.000-05:00

I figured I'd give my faithful blog readers (otherwise known as the insane individuals who put up with me!), a sneak peek at my new kit "Funky Monkey" which will be released tomorrow! It is the featured kit at the 2/28/07 Wacky Wed Chat and will be on sale for $2.50 for tomorrow only! I had a lot of fun doing this one (thanks Tiina and Anni for suggesting it and kicking my butt into motion!), and I hope you enjoy working with it as much as I did!

If you are interested in taking advantage of the 50% off price, you'll be able to grab it by going to my store at TDS!

Croppers Anonymous Chat Tonight 2/22/07 at 9pm Eastern!

2007-02-22T14:00:00.000-05:00

Yep, I'm baaack! I first need to say a HUGE 'Thank You' to Miss Tiina, who rocked the chat room last week - I appreciate you covering for me!! This week's attendance gift is a template that's both simplistic and elegant in it's style! I didn't want to have a lot in it that you'd have to contend with, but I made sure you had a nice swirly element to have fun with! You can see a sample of the template below:

And, all of you who posted in the CA gallery for last week's challenge will receive a PM from me tonight with your Posting Gift download link. Congrats to the ladies who participated - you have an amazing style!!!!!So, tonight at 9pm eastern in our chat room here at http://misstiina.com/ come on by for a fun chat and a gift!!

The Wacky Wednesday Girls Are At It Again!

2007-02-14T20:34:00.000-05:00

That’s right – it’s Wacky Wednesday Night at The Daily Scrap! This week’s featured kit is “Eric” by yours truly – definitely a labor of love for me! You can pick it up today only for 50% off in my store at TDS! http://tinyurl.com/2ohw2r

Everyone who attends tonight’s chat (at 9pm Eastern @ http://thedailyscrap.com) will receive a gift that coordinates with the featured kit! If you post a LO in our Wacky Wednesday Gallery by next Wednesday using the featured kit and/or the attendance gift you will earn a second coordinating gift – how cool is that? As a Valentine's Day giftie to all of my friends at the crop there just might be a SECOND attendance gift!

If you are unable to see this Ad, feel free to click HERE:

Thank you for looking – hope to see you there!

A Sweetheart of a DEAL!

2007-02-12T21:01:00.000-05:00

Take advantage of my 40% off “Sweetheart of a Deal” sale at the Daily Scrap where you can pick up each of my Grunge Overlay series or my Ornate Border series for $3.00 a piece! The overlay sets will give real depth and texture to you papers and elements, and the borders can be used in any number of ways! These specials are only good from Monday, February 12, 2007 through Wednesday, February 28, 2007 – so don’t miss out, pick these products up at The Daily Scrap!

Tonight @ MissTiina.com!

2007-02-08T19:41:00.000-05:00

The Croppers Anonymous Chat is ON at 9pm eastern in the chat room at http://misstiina.com!

Tonight @ MissTiina.com we're giving away THIS coordinating gift to my "Love Deeply" Kit, sold exclusively at The Daily Scrap! Peek below for a preview of your goodie!

And if you post a LO using either tonight's goodie, the Love Deeply Kit, or a combination of both in the Croppers Anonymous Gallery by Thursday, February 15th, 2007, you will receive this from me as a "thank you":

I hope to see you there!

Special Superbowl Crop at The Daily Scrap!

2007-02-04T16:24:00.000-05:00

Whether you love the "Big Game", hate it, or are like me - watching it while doing other things (gotta love multitasking!) - you are ALL invited to a special edition Superbowl Chat 5pm Eastern TONIGHT at The Daily Scrap!

There will be sales, coupons good for tonight only, freebies, surprise guests, and a guaranteed good time! Hope to see you there!

Wild Women & Wacky Wednesday Deals are on at TDS!

2007-01-10T13:39:00.000-05:00

Every Wednesday at The Daily Scrap we have two chats (Wild Women in the AM and Wacky Wed in the PM) that create coordinating kits based on a swatch that one of the Chat teams chooses. This week we have 2 fabulous kits to offer you from this swatch and for TODAY ONLY you can pick them up on sale!

"For the Love of the Coast" by Dawn's Digital Designs, regularly $4.00 is on sale for today (until 11:59 pm Eastern) at $2.00. You can pick it up here!

"Enchanted Winter" by Tracy King is the featured kit for the Wacky Wed chat (co-hosted by yours truly *G*) and that's also on sale for $3.00 - that's 50% off of it's normal price! You can grab it here!

Just think - you get TWO kits for the price of one with this deal - pick up BOTH "For the Love of the Coast" AND "Enchanted Winter" for $5.00 just for today. Don't wait and miss it!

And if you are looking for something to do - why not stop by the TDS chat room from 9-10 PM eastern for the Wacky Wednesday chat? There is always an attendance gift and more fun that you'll know what to do with - sometimes my sides hurt from laughing so much!

Hope to see you there at The Daily Scrap (http://thedailyscrap.com)!

NEW Personal & Commercial Use products!

2007-01-09T20:17:00.000-05:00

Yep..I finally did it! I've been tooling around and playing with these products in creating my own kits and I figured if I enjoyed using them, someone else will too! Exclusively at The Daily Scrap you will find my Border Template Set #1 and sets 1-3 of my Grunge Overlays! Simple to use, they will provide you with endless possibilities for your LO's, altered art projects and your commercial design products. I did the "dull" work for you by creating the templates and overlays, freeing you up to "play"! (Shhhh, don't tell anyone, but I actually ENJOYED creating these sets!) You can pick each of these sets up for the low price of $5.00 per set. Something like this that you will use over and over will pay for itself in no time!

You can pick these items up here at The Daily Scrap!

Wall of Fame Chat Tonight & Mega Kit on Sale NOW @ TDS!

2007-01-06T15:28:00.000-05:00

Oh my good god...all sorts of tidbits for you today! Forgive my giddiness - this is the first day since Wednesday that I've felt halfway human. The Flu really, really, and truly sucks!

Tonight at The Daily Scrap (http://thedailyscrap.com) we have our Wall of Fame Chat and featured kit! This week it's "Grunge Love" by Jessica Dixon and it is on sale for a limited time (today and I beleive tomorrow) for 50% off of its normal retail price - that's a fantastic kit for $3.00! If that isn't all - when you attend tonight's chat at 9PM eastern in the TDS chat room, you will get free goodies (love goodies!) and have an opportunity to come up with a LO based on the inspiration give during the crop. If you post this LO to our Wall of Fame Gallery by 11:59 pm THIS Wednesday, then you will be entered into our Wall of Fame Diva Contest! Each LO is voted on and the scrappers with the top three votes will be named the Golden, Silver and Bronze Diva's at TDS for one week! See this ad for more details concerning what you will win:

Click HERE to purchase the Wall of Fame Featured Kit "Grunge Love"

We also have out TDS team Mega Kit released for January 2007 - and believe me when I tell you that even here in Massachusetts, where it's almost 60 degrees F today (yep, you heard me correctly - 60 degrees!), baby it DOES feel cold outside! This kit is chock FULL of wintery items perfect for any occasion or gender! Heck with over 80 papers, 3 alpha sets and OVER 240 elements, how could you not use this kit over, and over, and over???

It's on sale NOW for a limited time in the TDS mall for $3.99! Hurry up and grab it while you can, because once the introductory period is over, it will go up (the normal retail for this kit is $9.99). I know you won't want to miss your opportunity to get in on one of the BEST and most UNBELIEVABLE deals I know of!

Click HERE to purchase the TDS January 2007 Mega Kit "Snowy Winter Dreams"

Merry Christmas and Thank You!

2006-12-24T21:03:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry & safe Christmas - no matter what you celebrate - the ideal of wishing the ultimate in goodness and blessings on someone is never wrong. I also wish to extend my thanks to all of you who have supported me in my creative endeavors this year - I have grown by leaps and bounds, yet still have so far to go. I pray that I never hit that "ceiling" because to me, that means my creative drive is gone. As a small token of my appreciation for all of you out there, I have put together a holiday goodie that will not be available anywhere else - just to my blog readers here!

So without further ado - here is your present from me!

You can download this goodie from You Send It here.

As always, I would love for you to leave comments - let me know what you think of my work, suggestions, constructive criticism, etc. I really and truly love hearing from all of you!

Special 5 Designer Chat 12/23/06 @ DST!

2006-12-21T23:08:00.000-05:00

You won't want to miss this 5 designer, 5 featured kit chat this Saturday night (12/23/06) at the DigiShopTalk chatroom!

12 Days of Christmas Festivities ad TDS!

2006-12-11T23:36:00.000-05:00

Don't want to miss this - there's a new $1.00 promotional item added each day! The 12 Days promo runs from December 9th -20th 2006 at The Daily Scrap!

If you are sick of turkey, have I got a DEAL for you!

2006-11-26T18:13:00.000-05:00

Even if you are one of those people who never gets sick of turkey (I'm not one of them), this is STILL an amazing deal!

Until 11:59 PM eastern tonight you will receive 50% on the products at The Daily Scrap! The only things that are excluded are the CD Club Memberships & the CD Collections (though those are discounted as well), but that means there is a WHOLE LOT of GREAT stuff to buy! I have all of my products on sale as well, and you can view them all here:
http://www.thedailyscrap.com/mall/index.php?manufacturers_id=71&main_page=index

That list includes my brad new kit "Grunge Baby" which is the featured kit for tonight's Sunday Night Swap Crop at TDS:-) You can pick that kit up for $2.50 TODAY ONLY - that's 50% off of the normal price. Here's a copy of the ad for the crop for you to see what the kit looks likes as well as the attendance & posting gifts:

Get all the details here

Join me in the Chatroom

Don't miss out on the great sale and crop tonight with MaryAnne!

BIG News!

2006-11-22T23:08:00.000-05:00

I mentioned a couple of posts back that there was BIG news to break - now I can FINALLY tell you!!! (Anyone who knows me, knows how bad I am at keeping a secret!!)

Black Friday is hitting at TDS!!! You won't want to miss this exciting opportunity to get almost everything in the mall ON SALE!! Beginning Friday 12am EST - 4pm EST you will be able to buy anything in the mall for 75% off of it's original price!

If that wasn't exciting enough from 4:01pm EST Friday-11:59pm EST Sunday the entire shop will be 50% off - can you believe it?? What a way to stock up on kits from all of your favorite designers and a great opportunity to introduce yourself to the new faces at TDS

too!

This is a great way to get a good start (or for you early birds, finish up lol) your holiday shopping with amazingly priced, quality products that can be used for any scrap or altered craft project!

Visit us at http://www.thedailyscrap.com/ to take advantage of this insanely amazing sale!

Come see me tonight @ 9pm at the TDS Chatroom!

2006-11-22T13:16:00.000-05:00

Yup, that's right...my products are now being shown at The Daily Scrap :-) - and tonight at 9pm my new kit, "Eggnog" is the featured product at the Wacky Wednesday Chat in the TDS chatroom! Take a break from Turkey Day preparations and relax with me and you will get a free gift! This kit is on sale for TODAY only for $2.00 - so pick it up quick!

Here's a preview of the kit!

HA! Thought I was done!

2006-11-09T13:39:00.000-05:00

Yep...here I am thinking that I am SO on top of everything and I forgot to mention that I have a special running at The Daily Scrap!

Today, for $2.00, you can grab my new kit "Snowflake Fantasy" - it's one that was really a labor of love for me - and yes, I plan to scrap with it (I know my friends are rolling their eyes...I don't do LO well lol). Here's a preview of the kit for you to peek at:

Here's the sample AD:

Do you want a kit that is perfect for scrapping ALL of your winter pictures? Something that will work for boys and girls, holiday and after? This kit is chock FULL of goodies that will make you want to grab a cup of your favorite hot beverage, sit down in front of your fireplace and start scrapping!

Kit Contains

12Textured papers (Solids and Patterns) 2 AlphaSets6ribbons2Jeweled/Glittered borders 1 Jeweled paper clip 4Felt snow flake patches2Tags3Brads/Pebbles3Enameled eyelets1Glitter overlayAnd a BONUS Paper Overlay!!

It's 50% off for today - a STEAL at only $2!!!!! If this is just the kit you were looking for (I think it would work well for making holiday cards too!), then you can grab it here:

http://www.thedailyscrap.com/mall/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2623

Ooohhhh I have some neat stuff for you!

2006-11-09T13:24:00.000-05:00

I have some neat news I can't share with you yet - but it's exciting!!!

What I CAN tell you is that tonight is our Croppers Anonymous chat - which is an all request buffet! I want you to tell me what YOU want to see for products from me in the future! Is it a kit theme you've been looking for? A certain type of element that drives you wild? Oh, I KNOW - its gotta be templates right??? All you have to do is show up and "tell me what to do" (LOL had to put that there!) and you will get a neat attendance gift! I'll have the pictures of both the attendance and posting gifts posted tonight for you peek at - so keep your eyes peeled!!!

*hugs* Have a fantastic day (and someone please leave me some love, will ya???)

Croppers Anonymous Chat on 11/2/06 & a BIG BIG Sale!

2006-11-01T21:49:00.000-05:00

Yep...tomorrow night at 9pm in the chat room at the Candie Shoppe it's the next exciting installment of Croppers Anonymous! Stop by to chat with Athena and the "regulars" and receive this neat gift:

Don't miss out on these felt holiday goodies - stop by the chat room at the Digital Candie Shoppe!

Ohhhhh riiiight...I said there was a BIG BIG sale didn't I? Well there is!
At the Candie Shoppe there are more things on special than you can shake your halloween trick or treat bag at!! All sorts of items from 25 - 67% off in the shoppe for you to grab.

http://www.candieshoppe.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=specials

That's it for now...hope to see you at chat!

Thursday Night Crop Goodies!

2006-10-19T13:28:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to pop in an show you what's in store for tonight's Croppers Anonymous chat!

Our attendance gift is a layered pumpkin template that will be on sale in the shop, but for TONIGHT'S crop ONLY you can get it for free! Limited only by your imagination, you can use this template over and over and create your very own pumpkin patch:-)

I've included a free sample completed pumpkin (as shown in the preview) created by me just to get you going.

And I have a posting bonus for you this week too!

If you post a copy of your pumpkin creation using this template kit in our Croppers Anonymous Gallery by Midnight Thursday October 26th, 2006, you will receive a copy of my NEW Halloween Sampler Mini Kit! Just like the Pumpkin template, it is NOT in the store yet, but it will be SOON - so this is YOUR chance to get a copy of it absolutely FREE!

You won't want to miss out on all of these great gifts! Come on by the Candie Shoppe Chat room at 9pm eastern daylight savings time (8pm central, 7pm mountain, 6pm pacific) and be prepared to have a great time and get rewarded for it!

Got a Freebie for you...and...my name is 'Grace'

2006-10-18T16:11:00.000-04:00

I've been a really terrible blog hostess....and I know it. I'm really going to try harder to post more often and offer you all more freebies because you all are the best! I'll have the freebie listed at the end of the post :-)

I neat little journal block from my Autumn Apples kit at the Candie Shoppe!

Don't forget...every Thursday night at 9pm eastern standard time I am the crazy hostess of the Croppers Anonymous Chat in the DCS chatroom! If you want an hour packed full of fun, chatting, prizes and inspiration then come on down!

I took some pictures over the weekend of my dog (lol...she just ADORES the camera, shows me her butt every chance she gets), and some neat foliage shots. I'll have those up tomorrow when I download them from my camera.

Now...the reason why my name is ahem, 'Grace'.

I am not by nature a person who has an abundance of coordination - if there's a doorjamb to clip, a crate to trip over, a cabinet door that I can bang my forehead into - rest assured, I'll do it. You've already seen my adventure with the Xacto knife, so you'd think by NOW, I'd have caught on right?

Nope.

I was making pork ribs for dinner the other night in the oven because it was just too cold and rainy to do it out on the grill. (Believe it or not, the grill is a MUCH safer method of preparing dinner lol.) I saw that the ribs were a little more brown than I wanted them, and in my haste, I pulled the pan out waaaay too fast.

Yep, I splashed hot pork grease/juice all over my right forearm. Ouch.

Now, that day I had worn 3/4 sleeves, so I had nothing covering my forearm at all.

I didn't swear (really I didn't!), I just put the pan on top of the stove, turned to the sink, and ran my arm under the cold water. Wow, did it hurt! After I'd done that for a few minutes, I decided to call and tell my tale of woe to my sister and my husband. I called my sister first, because she'd laugh at me a little less (she's a lot like me hehehe). She yells at me to keep cold, wet cloths on it, and to go to the ER if it blisters. No problem. I call my husband, and his first question is if he has to race home from work to get me to the ER LMAO. I tell him I am fine and to not worry. He waited about an hour and called back to tell me that based on my track record, he'd like me to just go sit on our bed and watch television until he gets home. I can't possibly get into any trouble that way.

He forgets that our mattress is REALLY high - the top of it is up over my waist. I could fall off and hurt myself. I remind him, and he tells me it's better than falling down the stairs. *Sigh* he's right....but I'd still hurt myself lol.

So, my arm is fine - it never developed blisters, and was only slightly red - boy was I lucky! I have to cook dinner tonight again though, so I am going to have to be extra careful ROTFL.

Now that you've listened to my crazy story, and you know that I am a disaster waiting to happen - here's the preview & download link for the journal block!

::Download::

O.K. - here are the pictures!

2006-10-12T18:51:00.000-04:00

Just as I promised, here are the previews having to do with not ONLY the crop tonight, but new items that were JUST added to the Candie Shoppe today!

Here's this week's Croppers Anonymous Poster:

The poster shows the new products that are featured at the crop tonight as well as the attendance gift:

"What I Want" Full and Mini kits (the Mini Kit will be added soon!) - my contribution to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These kits coordinate with the P4D "What I Want" Mega Kit that was featured in the October 2006 issue of Scrapbook Answers. I am honored to have contributed to the project, and I beleive that no matter how small YOU think your effort is, it will speak VOLUMES to someone else! You can pre-order the hard copy CD here.

Hope to see you in the chat room at 9pm EST!

Don't forget - Croppers Anonymous Chat Tonight @ 9pm est!

2006-10-12T12:56:00.000-04:00

Yep...I survived my first crop ever. In fact, I not only survived it, but I LOVED IT! The ladies that attended were fantastic, Tanya & Michelle kept me rolling with laughter the entire time, and I got some neat ideas out of it (more on that in a future post *weg*).

Tonight we're having another crop - and there will be a prize for attending (I'll post that when I get home from work tonight), as well as prizes for a game we'll be playing. All I can say is....make sure you read up on ME, because that's what this game has to do with *G*

I'm so sorry I don't have previews of the prizes up (actually, I'm only going to post the attendee prize preview here - the other will be a surprise until the crop starts!), but I'm doing this "on the fly" from work. I PROMISE to get you pictures! I also have a few new products up in the shop, but those previews are also going to be posted later on.

So, if you dare...meet me in the candieshoppe chat room at 9pm eastern standard time (8 pm central, 7 pm mtn, 6 pm pacific) and I promise to show you a good time!

2006-10-05T12:51:00.000-04:00

Just a quickie post from work while I'm eating lunch (Lol...multi-tasking...me??) - don't forget that TONIGHT (Thursday, October 5, 2006) is the "maiden voyage" of the "Cropper's Anonymous" crop with me in the DCS chatroom! I've included an abbreviated version of the advertisment below for you. I'd love to see a nice turn out - I think it would be really neat to be able to sit down and chat with ya!

Anyhow, here it is!!!
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Come and "break me in" at my first Crop this Thursday, October 5th, 9:00pm - 10:00 est in our Chat Room!This week's featured kit is my "Autumn Apples" kit that's brand new THIS week! You can grab it for 50% off using our Grand Opening coupon (coupon code DCS17GO) - that's an entire kit for $2.21! Just for attending the crop - which will be about "Fall-ing for you" - scrapping your favorite Autumn/Fall memories - you will receive an exclusive attendance gift that coordinates with the Autumn Apples kit. Use this attendance bonus and/or the Autumn Apples kit to create a LO that describes one thing you love about this time of the year, post it in the designated gallery (more information on that to come!) by 12:00 midnight EST, Thursday, October 12, 2006, and you will receive another exclusive add-on to the kit! That's two freebies - how can you beat that?Here's where you can take a peek at the crop add-on prizes for this week:Attendance BonusPosting BonusFeel free to post any questions concerning the Crop in this thread - I'll be happy to get you whatever information you need!
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Hope to see you there!

Are the pigs flying???

2006-10-02T21:39:00.000-04:00

LOL I had to think of something crazy for the post title! I was the girl who would never go to a crop, much less host one, and here I am - hosting my VERY FIRST crop!!! Come on down and break in the "new girl" on the block - I'd love to meet you!!!!

As always...I love it when you "love me" - give me a holler and tell me what's new with you!

Can you beleive it??

2006-10-01T20:43:00.000-04:00

I am hosting my very FIRST crop this Thursday night! I've posted a copy of the ad below for anyone who might be interested. I'd love to see you there - break me in, will ya???
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You KNOW you have an addiction.

You want so many of the shiny pretty scrappy things you see in the shops.

But what do you do when you get them "home" to your hard drive??

This Thursday night I am embarking on my "maiden voyage" as a crop hostess - that's right, I've NEVER done this before! I want to meet up with scrappers like myself who sometimes get stymied when they have a kit to work with - how do you take that first step in creating the LO that will say what YOU want it to?

Come and "break me in" at my first Crop this Thursday, October 5th, 9:00pm - 10:00 est in our Chat Room!

This week's featured kit is my "Autumn Apples" kit that's brand new THIS week! You can grab it for 50% off using our Grand Opening coupon (coupon code DCS17GO) - that's an entire kit for $2.21!

Just for attending the crop - which will be about "Fall-ing for you" - scrapping your favorite Autumn/Fall memories - you will receive an exclusive attendance gift that coordinates with the Autumn Apples kit. Use this attendance bonus and/or the Autumn Apples kit to create a LO that describes one thing you love about this time of the year, post it in the designated gallery (more information on that to come!) by 12:00 midnight EST, Thursday, October 12, 2006, and you will receive another exclusive add-on to the kit! That's two freebies - how can you beat that?

Here's where you can take a peek at the crop add-on prizes for this week:
Attendance Bonus
Posting Bonus

Feel free to post any questions concerning the Crop in this thread - I'll be happy to get you whatever information you need!

Hope to see you there!

*hugs*
Athena

Lots of GREAT News!!!

2006-09-30T14:32:00.000-04:00

You know, if I posted more often, then it wouldn't have to be so packed with news - but life is what it is, right?

Before I forget...the second part of my blog being "tagged" was a list of 7 favorite songs. You have to understand, being the true Gemini that I am, the list is in a constant state of flux, but as of today, these are the favorites (in no particular order):

1. Mockingbird (version by Toby Keith & Krystal Covell)
2. Ain't No Other Man by Christina Aguilera
3. Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
4. Beast on the Mic by Cowboy Troy
5. Flirting by Jess Klein
6. Not That Kind by Anastacia
7. Eat the Rich by Aerosmith

There...it's done Michelle :P:P

O.K. BIG doings on the DigiScrapping front for me. First of all, the site, Creative Chicas, has re-opened today under the name "Digital Candie Shoppe" (http://candieshoppe.com). It is the same great store, wonderful designers, freebies, challenges, etc. just the name's changed. Actually..that's a little lie (rotfl) - we are ALWAYS striving to give you something new, and if you wander on over, you just might see some fun festivities to join in. I heard through the grapevine, that some crazy DCS Girl (that's what our designers are called) named Athena (have no CLUE who she is hehehe) is going to be hosting a crop, and in fact will make it a regular event.

The store is holding a fantastic Grand Opening sale with a 50% off coupon - here's a copy of the ad with the coupon:

It's only good from October 1st through the 7th, so don't miss it!

The second exciting thing is that I have been accepted as a member of the Element Team at Elemental Scraps! This team is responsible for working with the designers to create the great Mega Kits they offer every month, as well as all sorts of goodies that are given away as prized throughout the month. I'm in some amazing company there and I am excited to work with them.

And the last, but certainly not least in way of news - I have the honor of being one of the designers featured on the P4D (http://promos4digiscrappers.com) 2007 Breast Cancer Awareness Kit! Again, I am in some amazing company - a lot of the designers that I highly respect (lol..and buy from) are part of this - and it is for a VERY worthy cause! This will be a hard copy product, due to the overwhelming response from last year's Mega Kit, and if you read this month's ScrapBook Answers Magazine (http://www.scrapbookanswers.com/current_issue.html) there is an Ad for the P4D BCA fundraising kit. The magazine is sold in Barnes & Noble for sure (that's where I've been buying it), but you can also subscribe at the SA site itself.

That's all the news I have for now! Take care of yourselves, and thank you for reading!

I've been tagged...twice!

2006-09-26T17:54:00.000-04:00

Holy cow...lol...I was tagged twice today by Michelle Conrad! The deal with "tagging" is you need to write 5 weird things about yourself or your pet, tag 5 friends and state the rules (which are, write the 5 weird things, tag 5 friends, and comment on their blog to let them know).

So here it goes....I can list ONLY 5 weird things...I have so many hheheee...

1. Love to bowl 10 pin (my sister calls me the "bowling geek") and own a pair of shoes just for that.
2. I absolutely CANNOT eat pineapple warm or hot (so no Hawaiian pizza for me!).
3. I love music - right now Toby Keith and Trace Adkins are my favorite "get going" songs.
4. I am not a chocolate eater (even during "that time" *weg*)
5. I can't start the lawnmower (I swear I can't, I'm not just saying it hon I swear!).

I'm tagging....mwaahahaha Michelle, Miss Tiina, Tanya & Rae Rae,
LilBumbleBee, and Poppy Andrews

Respect the X-acto knife!

2006-09-16T13:31:00.000-04:00

I learned that really quickly not too long ago. I was removing pages from a clip art book with my brand new X-acto knife and I BARELY (and I am not kidding when I say barely) poked the palm of my hand with the tip. Oh my god did it sting and it bled a good bit too! The funny thing is, I am not know for my graceful movement - hence why my husband will call me "Grace" lol. I know I am a clutz, and yet I still bought the X-acto knife *weg*. I guess I am in denial hehheeh.

I am working on a new kit and some various goodies - and I promise that I will post previews and samples here for you - but in the meantime, here is a lonely piece of paper looking for a nice home to be scrapped in.

I will have the template available that I used for the pattern in the near future as well, so if that's something you are interested in, keep your eyes peeled!

::Download Here::

Please be aware that this download is through yousendit, so it's only good for 7 days and 100 downloads (whichever happens first lol).

Got a neat new blog toy!

2006-09-04T16:23:00.000-04:00

I have to tell you about this service - for me it is invaluable! It's called Blogarithm (http://www.blogarithm.com/) and what it does, is it tracks changes to blogs you want the service to watch for you. No more hopping from page to page HOPING you didn't miss any! Once a day you get an email telling you which of your blogs changed the day before. I love, love LOVE it!

Today is a holiday for me here in the U.S. (Labor Day), but good GOD were there (and still are) major sales this weekend! And since I am the 'scrapwhore' you know I had to hit a few! I bought The View From The Top, Peacefulness, Summer Splash and Rock-N-Bowl by Cheryl Whitesel, Bejeweled , and the fancy border templates 1-5 by Kashiabean, Melonicious by SeaScraps, and Casual Mornings, Summer Lovin', Country America, and last but certainly not least, Earthy Fields by Michelle Conrad.

Now, before you think I truly have a nast addiction to scrap stuff, these kits were all on sale at The Daily Scrap for $1.50 per kit. Some of them still are, plus they have TONS more kits on sale, so head on over there to check out their deals. I think the sale ends completely tonight, thought I saw at least one of the kits I bought yesterday that was on sale, at full price today.

Oy vey...I guess I'd better get scrapping huh? LOL I also attended my first crop today at TDS which used the Summer Splash kit I bought yesterday (how advantageous say you!). Can you believe I've NEVER been to a crop before? I did attend another scheduled one somewhere else, but it had been cancelled (none of us knew), so we hung out and shared tips for scrapping. I got an attendance prize (we all did lol) and there will be a posting one if I can get my butt in gear and post a LO to the TDS gallery by Friday night. I'll have to keep you posted on that *weg*

Anyone want a goody???

2006-09-03T16:48:00.000-04:00

Admit it...you thought that I'd forgotten you all. It's ok...it is completely my fault! At least three times this week I sat down to post and got caught up with something else - my bad! I have a bit of news for you - some may already know, some may not, but I have been hired on as a designer at Creative Chicas! I have to tell you - for a first experience with selling my designs, I couldn't ask for a better one. All of the ladies there are super nice, and I have a ton of fun there! I have my paisley flower brush set up there as a freebie (you guys got it first - woohoo!), as well as couple of new items that you HAVE'NT seen yet:

This is my "What a Beach" kit - you know how I am, I have to be a little tongue in cheek when I name stuff - hence the name of this kit lol.

And this was just added this morning! This is what happens when you are stuck on hold at work, and you find yourself playing with your office supplies *weg*.

To see larger previews of these items and a bunch of the other designers' offerings click here .

Now...on to your Labor Day weekend surprise goody!!!

I wanted to offer a sampler of my What a Beach kit to the people crazy enough to read my blog and put up with my insane ramblings (we won't mention the Red Sox today...they've had a rough month to put it mildly). So here's what you will get in your goody bag:

Not bad huh? Just a little something to keep those Summer memories alive *G*

::Download::

Don't forget to leave me 'some love' (as Traci Simms calls it) if you download!

All good things must come to an end g

2006-08-23T20:57:00.000-04:00

Yes, it's true, tonight's post will give you the link to the final part of the Southwest Shabby Kit - the alpha's! Never fear though - there will be freebies every so often here - I can't NOT give you guys prizes, you know?

The last few days have been really odd here where I live; it's gone from humid and mid eighties to 65 and really breezy in a matter of a day. The meteorologist says it's not going to be on the warm side again until Monday. Heck, he even showed the low temp for Saturday as 48 degrees. 48 degrees?!?!?!?!? I'm not ready for it to be Fall again! I know the kids are going back to school soon (if they haven't already), and that makes some parents breathe a sigh of releif. To me, it just signifies all of the "lazy days" coming to an end, and that makes me a little sad.

Before I forget...here's the last preview and download for the Southwest Shabby kit. Congratulations! If you've downloaded all of the previous links (and I can see that you all have hot download fingers LOL!) then you will have the entire thing. Show me what you do with it - I am really interested to see how you express yourselves creatively!! I also realize that some people don't find rapidshare really friendly. I'm looking into alternatives for that, so be on the lookout.

::Download::

We have veggies!

2006-08-20T18:55:00.000-04:00

I went out to the garden today and we have one ripe tomato, one pepper that is HUGE and another that is growing. I haven't seen any of the eggplants or the zuccinis yet - the flowers are there, but the vegetable isn't showing yet. My husband is the gardener (thank god) - I have a black thumb (killed cactus plants once). All I get to do is water it when needed when my husband is away. Thankfully, Mother Nature has been seeing to that *G*.

Here's the next installmet to the kit - I appreciate all of the wonderful comments you all have made!

::Download Here::

Weekend Freebie!

2006-08-19T13:33:00.000-04:00

Hey my friends! I am so sorry..I did not make my 'regular' post yesterday - the day simply just got away from me. By the time I realized I hadn't given you a yell, it was almost 1:15 am - way too late (or early as the case may be) for me to make sense. Kinda of in a little bit of a funk - the Red Sox dropped both games in the double header to the Yankees yesterday. It just looked like they've run out of gas. Hoping that the remaining three games show them having more energy!

Here's the next portion of the free kit I've been offering - thank you for all of your kind words!

::Download::

Happy Humpday!

2006-08-16T22:16:00.000-04:00

Yep..I'm REALLY late posting today - my apologies! I was messing with making some ribbons (of course I will share them with you...but not tonight *weg*), and it took me longer than usual to follow the tutorial I was using (some days I just have a teflon brain). Anyhow, I have your next piece of the kit - I would love to see how you use it, so feel free to drop me a line either here or at [scrpgoddess AT gmail DOT com] with a link to your project.

Enjoy!

::Download Here::

Monday Monday

2006-08-14T19:30:00.000-04:00

Ick..it's Monday again :P Today it hit me harder than normally because I ended Saturday (and began Sunday) by having an severe insomniac "session". I got up at 8 AM on Saturday, went to bed at 11:30 PM Saturday night, but couldn't sleep. I made myself lay there until 1:42 AM, and then got up to do something other than stare at the ceiling. I was so wide awake I saw the sun come up lol. I fell asleep somewhere around 6:30 AM Sunday, but had to be up no later than 10 AM because I had a hair appointment (yep, on a Sunday *G*). Sunday night/Monday morning, I had to make sure my DH was up to leave for his business trip. So while I slept solidly when I was asleep, I was screwed up from getting up in the middle of the night. Tonight I should be absolutely OBLIVIOUS LOL! You'd have thought with all of that time awake I would have posted another installment of the SW Shabby kit, but nooooo...my remaining braincell was fried (Sorry about that!). Well, let me make up for it today by giving you the next part - some pretty neat brushes (if I do say so myself!).

Before you download...I need to make a request though...and I know it's happening (not telling you how though - you can figure that out heheh). Please do not forward the download links to the parts of this kit - if you want to share these goodies (and I am all for you doing that), would you please send people to the blog itself so they can download it? Thank you in advance - you guys are the BEST!

::Download Here::

Sunny Saturday Freebie

2006-08-12T10:32:00.000-04:00

Before I get to the freebie, I have to apologize; I posted the wrong download link for yesterday's goodie! a HUGE thanks to Mary who let me know - the correct link is up on that post now that matches the preview. That's what happens when I'm watching the Red Sox play, carrying on a conversation with my DH AND posting *g*. Incase you didn't catch the game last night, they beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 - if you go to redsox.com you'll see some interesting highlights of the game (it had to be a good one, I was yelling at the T.V. again!).

Here's today's free portion of Shabby Southwest - enjoy!

::DoWnLoAd HeRe::

Frrrriday Freebie!

2006-08-11T21:00:00.000-04:00

Yes, my friends it's Friday :-) My favorite part of the week is Friday as I am driving home from work, just because it's a time that's FULL of potential for all of the neat things I can get accomplished over the weekend. To celebrate my "favorite time of the week" - here's part two of the Southwest Shabby Free kit. I appreciate all of the nice comments that I've received thus far - you gals can make a girl blush!

::Download Here::

Just for you!!

2006-08-09T21:28:00.000-04:00

I don't know how many of you are like this with your projects - but I work SEVERAL projects at once! I have a couple of scarves I'm knitting, a poncho/wrap I'm crocheting, a couple of jewelry projects, and of course the graphics and digital scrapping stuff. (No, I am not exagerating lol, anyone who knows me well, knows how spastic I can be.) I have several scrap bits and kits going at once, and I really wanted to finish ONE so that I could offer it to you. I posted the preview to the entire kit last night, but each night there will be a preview to show you what piece you are downloading for that day. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment, or as Traci Sims says..if you download, leave me some love. (Sorry Traci, I had to borrow that phrase..I love it!)

::Download Here::

Here's what you'll be getting!

2006-08-08T22:42:00.000-04:00

I promised to post this yesterday, but as life has an awful habit of doing, plans changed....so here's a preview of the free kit I am offering - it will be downloadable in parts posted ever day (or two days) or so. If you download, please leave me a comment to let me know what you thought of it :-)

I FINALLY did it!!

2006-08-06T17:11:00.000-04:00

I finally did it. I don't think pigs are flying, nor hell frozen over, but I posted my first layout in a gallery. I've been at odds with doing one, because I don't have any kids, and the DH isn’t really excited about being in any photographs. So, I did the next best thing, and shot one of his favorite spring/summer pursuits – the vegetable garden. My DH is a very technically minded, fix-anything-that's mechanical kind of guy, so when he first brought up having a veggie garden to me a few years ago, I was clearly skeptical. I have to say, he's got an amazing green thumb though – as opposed to mine which is black and withering *weg* (I killed cactus – need I say more?)

Anyhow, this is the layout I posted about his garden – a shot right after planting, with another taken today. Feel free to leave a comment about the layout – I would love some constructive criticism. And before I forget – I have a new kit that I am going to be giving away a piece at a time here starting within the next day or so. Keep your eyes peeled!

Here are the notes on my layout:

Kit Used: Melon In Paradise by Tracy Simms
Fonts Used: Amorie, Arial Black
Doodle by: Elemental Creations
Software: Photoshop CS2
Equipment: Wacom Graphire 3 Tablet
Journaling: My own (messy!) handwriting

Completed August 6th, 2006

Hot enough for you?

2006-07-30T21:05:00.000-04:00

Every time I hear that question I just want to reach over and bitchslap the person that says it!! Obviously if it's hot enough for some fool to ask that moronic question, then it's DEFINITELY hot enough for me to be more than a little edgy.

I don't know what it is, but extreme heat (more so than the cold) seems to make people more spacey, short tempered, and given to saying (and doing) things that anyone with an ounce of common sense would know is a really bad idea. I'm no exception to this *weg*

My DH and I went out to run errands yesterday and found ourselves at 'Wally World' (WalMart), which is my least favorite place simply because there seems to be an abundance of people there who will look you straight in the eye and stop dead in front of something you are trying to look at. We were looking at a display of DVD's, and this family of several adults with toddlers stop RIGHT in front of us and begin looking at the very same display! One of them turned around and looked my DH right in the eye (as he was craning his neck around them to still see), and turned back around to look at the DVD's at their leisure. It was all I could do not to tap her on the shoulder and say, "Please, no hurry, whenever YOU'RE done, we'll get back to looking at the DVD's."

If that wasn't bad enough, I heard and saw no less than three sets of parents with kids allowing them to run wild, be loud, and yell at them because they didn't like what they were being told. Holy hell, if myself or one of my sisters had done that when we were kids, we would have been punished without blinking an eye. I don't have kids of my own, but I HAVE done 'long term rentals' (otherwise known as guardianship), taught sunday school (Yeah, I know...me...in a church...and it didn't implode on me!), and I can tell you that it's becoming more and more apparent to me that in a lot of cases, kids run their households; parents are just a figurehead. It's so sad....

And now that you've put up with my crazy ranting (definitely because of the heat and humidity here), I have a little goodie for you! I was playing around with alternate alpha type sets, and since I am a music freak, thought this was an appropriate start:-)

::Download Here::

I would love to hear from you if you download any of the goodies on this blog - tell me how you're using them! I love to see the different directions people's creativity goes in!

Never Say Never

2006-07-23T15:22:00.000-04:00

Well, here I am.

I've visited blogs. I've even left a comment or two. I've NEVER considered actually publishing my own. I couldn't possibly have anything to say that you'd want to read - could I? Doesn't matter really; You are going to get the pleasure of my rambling anyhow :-). If you don't find my sense of humor (sarcastic, silly AND dry all in one shot), or my subject matter appealing, no worries; I won't be insulted. Variety is the 'spice of life' and I'd really hate to think that there wasn't at least one person who disagreed or couldn't relate to me. That's why I really like people who tend to think outside of the box - because frankly, it's awfully dark in there!

Alright, figured I'd provide you with a freebie brush set for scrapping, tagging, etc. formatted for photoshop. However, if you aren't a PS user, I also included the PNG files for you. Here's a preview of the set:

::Download Here::

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