Moving......and a stamp giveaway!

not so much fun! Everything did get packed and will be loaded on Wed. sounds fun huh! At least we can give them an address to drop everything off at! Hopefully I can get the boys enrolled in school and have them start on Monday, crossing fingers here! Don't forget about my two sales that are still going on at ACOT and Oscraps! Also there's a stamp give away going on on the Super-Ts new blog!

Kicking my Butt!

So this move is really kicking my butt! We've looked at 8 houses and have finally settled on one, I just need to call the owner to get payment up to him! It's crazy how expensive it is to relocate!! BUT I did manage to get my Christmas cards done!! I have 5x7s printed at Shutterfly! I also tried out there printing service for an 8x8 and 12x12 layout and the quality is awesome! Nice glossy prints that are true 12x12 and 8x8! When uploading my 5x7 cards, I forgot to get the specs, but an easy fix was going back and cropping them to 5x7 and they printed perfectly! With envelopes I might add! It didn't take long at all to get everything, I think my 12x12 print came a day later then the rest of my order, but it was worth the wait! Here's what my 5x7 card looks like, I used the Shabby Princess 2007 Holiday Card Collection.




Shutterfly Digital Services

PS- Are you ready for Black Friday Sales!!

Stamp Raffle!

"Oh ya, just what you've been waiting for right!? I've been teasing about this raffle for weeks and now it is finally here!! STAMPS GALORE!! Acrylic stamps, wood mounted stamps and unmounted stamps are all packed into this AWESOME stamp raffle! Total retail value over $600! WOOOOOOOW WEE! What a prize!

First I would like to thank all the people who have donated stamps for this raffle. I totally appreciate you helping out! Take a look at this list (as well as the manufacturers they sent in.) Click images below to view larger.

Anna Olson-Paper Posies
Beth Root-Creating Inspirations
Bev Beard
Christy Tomlinson-Scarlet Lime
Hilary Kanwischer-Close To My Heart
Jamie Harper
Kathleen Summers-Inque Boutique
Michele Connelly-Purple Onion Designs
Noel Fabbri-NoelMignon
Robin-MaVincy Reliquary
Stacy Raml-Zany Zinnia
Tammy Harp-The Scraproom
Taryn Stothart

Manufacturers
Art Warehouse
Autumn Leaves
Carolee's Creations/Adorn It!
Cats Life Press
Close To My Heart
DMD (Joann's)
Hampton Arts
Heidi Swapp
Kolette Hall
MaVincy Reliquary
Melissa Francis
Purple Onion Designs
Sassafras Lass
Studio G (Michaels)
Target
Technique Tuesday
Inque Boutique
Vap! Craft
Wildflower Stamps
Zany Zinnia

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Here's how the raffle will work:
*Each raffle entry is worth a $10 donation toward helping Baylee's dream come true!
Read our story and more about Baylee's Dream here.
Click the make a donation paypal button on the top left and donate any amount you wish. For every $10 you donate your name will be entered once. 5 donations of $10 each gets you one free raffle ticket. So, if you donate $50 your name will be entered into the raffle drawing 6 times. If you donate $100 your name will be entered into the raffle drawing 12 times. $150=18 entries, etc etc...you get the idea. Please note, your donation is 100% tax deductible and you will receive a tax letter in the mail from the chaplaincy approximately 6 weeks later.

*The raffle will begin on Monday, November 5th and end at midnight PT on Friday, November 30th. The winner will be announced here on my blog on or about Monday, December 3rd. There will only be one winner and that person must come forward and claim the raffle prize no later than one week after the winner is announced. So, please make sure to come back here and see if your name was chosen. Some of you may use your spouse's email addy with paypal and that's fine. Just be sure to let your spouse know and make a note of Dec. 3rd so you dont miss out! If no one has claimed the prize after a week a new name will be drawn. After the prize has been claimed, another 12 names will be randomly drawn for some stamp prizes. WOOOOHHOOOOOO!! So hurry on over, click that paypal button and send in your donation!!

Pass the word....tell your friends....post this raffle information on your blogs and link it up! Let the fun begin!

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or email me by clicking Email Me at the top under my photo. Thank you to everyone and GOOD LUCK!!"

You can see photos and more on Sonda's Blog :D

Digital Scrapbook Day!

Starts tonight with a chat at ACOT at 8pm EST! Right now I have both my shops at 40%! Enjoy!
Amy
Oscraps
ACherryOnTop

Hybrid Cards and a Sneak you don't wanna miss!

First some hybrid cards from some VERY talented ladies!!!



Dani's Card using the Little Star Scrapkit.



Angie's Card using the Strength From Within Kit and Shimmers

Also, this weekend is National Digital Scrapbook Day! The ACOT girls have put together a collab kit and a gorgeous Quickpage pack that you don't want to miss! Here's a peek and you can find more info HERE! See ya there!

Last Chance 30-70% Off

"We are sad to announce that we will no longer be selling digital downloads after October 31. However, we are excited to say we have a HUGE going out of business sale from October 18-31. All downloadable products are marked down 30-70% off. All ScrapQuickArt™ pages and sets are now just $0.99. You can also get 72 alphas starting at 72 cents! Brag books and mini albums start at just $1.00! As an additional bonus, you can also get three never-before released single ScrapQuickArt™ pages by Christine Smith when you purchase an additional $10 in any other products in the store. Simply choose the page size you want from this page and use the coupon code shown when you check out."

So Sad :( I purchased the rights to the quickpages that were being sold in the store. You can find all nine of them at ACOT or Oscraps.

New Grab Bag and Recipes!

I just put my second grab bag up at Oscraps! I tried to give a good preview without giving too much away :D

If you're looking for Halloween recipes and even one for homemade face paint you need to check out the free printable recipe book from allrecipes!

Feeling a bit old today

Now until the 25th you can take 29% off my products using the code:

29teets-old

This is good at Oscraps and ACOT. I was meaning to put this up yesterday, so I added a day on for my international readers ;)

Enjoy!
~Amy

Some pics from this weekend

AND I'm working on a new kit :D
TFL!

Sugared Walnuts

Thought I would share a recipe I plan on making and using to fill whatever tins or boxes I alter for Christmas :D

Sugared Walnuts

16 oz pkg Walnut Halves

1/2c. butter, melted

1/2c. powdered sugar

1-1/2 t. cinnamon

1/4 t. ground cloves

1/4 t. ground ginger

Preheat slow cooker on high setting for about 15 minutes. Add nuts and butter, stirring to mix well. Add powdered sugar; mix until coated evenly. Cover and cook on high setting for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low setting. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3 hours, or until nuts are coated with a crisp glaze. Transfer nuts to a serving bowl; set aside. Combine spices in a small bowl and sprinkle over nuts, stirring to coat evenly. Cool before serving. Store in airtight container. Serves 12-16.

Spa Retreat

Don't forget our fabulous Spa Retreat on Saturday starting at 12pm Eastern...
Fabulous prizes such as ACDSEE don't forget other prizes are being given away as well. Corel Software, Marvy Uchida Corporation, Luxe designs corporation two sided ribbons.
Lauraskathi kit, Miriam Lima GC, Joanne Sharpe Stampsetc..

What I've been doing!

I got up the single use license at both ACOT and OSCRAPS, so that's finished! I've also been subbing at my little man's preschool. I think they just need to hire me full time! LOL!
We got our orders yesterday so I've been house hunting. We have the Marine Corps Ball in Nov. so we'll be looking at some houses before heading to the hotel.
Other than that, I pretty much have everything done for Dream Street for my winter release. I'm just waiting to hear back on the changes!
I hope all is well with everyone!
~Amy

Those looking for commercial use kits

I've had some emails about this so thought I would also put my answer's here. I do not allow commercial use of my products or freebies at this time. I will be offering commercial use with special terms for 5.00 per kit, freebies included. I did offer this use at Scrapix, so those that did purchase for the year you're still good to go. Hopefully I can get the graphic done and in the stores very soon. This commercial use does NOT include making websites, blog banners or ETSY banners for sale. If you have any questions just email me :D So if you create cards, scrap for others, or do some sort of crafting I'm here to help ya!
~Amy

"B"rother

One of this weeks challenges for the 2CC contest I'm in, is to use the letter "B" as a monogram...so this is what I came up with :D TFL!
I'm thinking I should have did the B in a green and not white to make it stand out more.

Credits:
Dream Street- Jack and alpha, Pageframes clear star, Autumn Leaves rubons, Autumn Leaves (Katie Pertiet) and Super-T's Stamps (You Say It- Baby), Brown Ribbon from the BROWN ribbon jar at 2CC, "B" Delish designs :D

ACOT Contest!

More about the Contest

My products at ACOT

Rock ON!!

I've been looking for a ball dress for a couple days. I went to Dillards on Monday and tried on about 6 and NOTHING looked right! A couple girls from an Yahoo group that I belong too for recruiters wives got their dresses at JCPennys, so I decided to go and look today. Well, they're having their buy one, get the second for .88 sale. Along with their final clearance of 1.97-3.97. Needless to say I saved 149.00 and spent 55!
This is the dress I got for the ball. It'll be fun to dress it up with some jewelry! I also picked up another black dress that I can wear to the CHA shows for 1.97, a new born Carters onesie for my friend for 1.97, and dh a shirt for 3.97! I love me some sales!!

Some Scrappy Things

Yesterday I didn't get much done as I wanted too. I did a magazine ad for Dream Street, which is SO not all that fun! But I got ONE done!
Mikkel Paige and I have come together to do a collab kit! I did the papers and Mikkel added the elements! You can check out Autumn Breezes here!

I also wanted to share with you some alterable finds at Self-Addressed!
How cute are these!!

October Guest Designer

I also wanted to share some news! Every month 2croppincousinz does a challenge for those that want to be a guest designer for their site, well I won for this month! Here are some of the layouts I did with their October Kit! Also they're doing a month long contest, so I thought I would participate to get me back into the scrapping mood again! Here are my two layouts I did for the contest! The first is a hybrid using Jen Wilson's Midnight Jack, I scraplifted Marcie and the second using Basic Grey and Petaloo, I scraplifted Kel!

Scrapbook Dimensions Call

Subject: Volume 2, Issue 1 - Project Calls
Deadline: November 1st, 2007

Scrapbook Dimensions magazine is for artists who wish to enhance their creativity by embracing and blending the traditional paper products with digital products. Our readership reaches an international audience. We are the very first magazine to focus on "hybrid" scrapbooking.

We want to feature art that reaches new levels of creativity.

Now for the first time traditional scrapbookers can find helpful instruction, ideas and products that will allow them to expand their love of scrapbooking by using their computer, while digital scrapbookers can learn to incorporate some of the traditional products into their designs giving them a whole new dimension to explore.

Each issue of Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine showcases new scrapbooking techniques providing both beginner and more advanced artist with fun and innovative ideas.

Our first issue is available to download at www.scrapbookdimensions.com

If you would like to contribute to Volume 2, Issue 1, Scrapbook Dimensions is currently requesting: (scroll down to read Submission Instructions at bottom)

- Hybrid Projects highlight your Culture

- Hybrid Projects with International Flair

- Hybrid Projects highlighting the Military and Military Culture

- Hybrid Cards

- Hybrid Altered Art

- Hybrid Layouts and Projects focused around New Years, Chinese New Years, Valentines, St. Patricks

- Hybrid projects using stitching

- Hybrid projects using doodles

- Quick and easy Easter projects

- Hybrid projects highlighting New Year Resolutions

# If you are a traditional scrapper, show us how you can use the computer to add to your scrapping projects.
# If you are a digital scrapper, show us how you can include a hands-on approach.

PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION INCLUDES BOTH TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL TECHNIQUES.

Artwork may have been previously posted and viewed on-line, but may not have been published before in a magazine or feature article.

If your project doesn't fit the categories, still submit!
SCRAPBOOK DIMENSIONS MAGAZINE ACCEPTS GENERAL ENTRIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS for possible inclusion in the magazine or other ongoing projects.

Let us know if you have an idea for an article, project, or special technique by emailing submissions@scrapbookdimensions.com

Compensation
2 print copies of the magazine

To submit

1.Please state in the subject line of your email which issue and which category you are submitting to.

2. Please include your name, address, email, and daytime phone number.

3.Submit your scanned or digital image at 72 dpi, Emails must be no larger than 500 mb.

4.You must be able to supply detailed instructions to your project.

5.It is essential that you point out which part is using traditional methods and which part uses technology (i.e. computer, software, etc) even though it may seem obvious.

6.All submissions need a supply list

Send your project to submissions@scrapbookdimensions.com

Questions, comments, and suggestions are all welcome in our forums.


Advertising

We tested the interest to our combined approach of scrapbooking by referencing our website at a few select on-line locations. The response was overwhelming as our list of interested scrapbook artist grew to well over 10,000 in a matter of days.

Your products will be an important part of the magazine's presentation, as it will strive to teach scrapbookers of all kinds how to use new techniques, styles, software, paper products and accessories. Each issue will carry a product Review Section and an opportunity for readers to be introduced to your product either for the first time or by exploring new uses for existing products.

Because the computer has become an important tool in almost every home, Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine has a major on-line presence as well as print media. An exact copy of each print issue will also be available for purchase in PDF format at www.scrapbookdimensions.com. The website will provide product downloads as well as on-line instructional classes in which we may be using your products! Ample advertising space on our site affords you the opportunity to capture the attention of both the casual browser and the devoted reader.

The magazine will be marketed through distributors to scrapbook stores throughout the world and on-line. The magazine will also be offered at Amazon.com, and other on-line web stores. All past issues will be archived on the site.

You will find Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine a valuable marketing tool for your products. For current rates and specials, please email us at ads@scrapbookdimensions.com

Major Brownie Points

For DH this week! This is what he come home with for me the other day! Granted, he forgot a memory card, he said it was for putting up with 10 years of the Marine Corps! HAHA!
Then he took me out to pick out new living room furniture and a dinning room table! Big points for him this week, for sure!!