25. October 2007 by admin.

Good morning,

And boy did it come quickly today. I was up later than my usual last night, and didn’t sleep well the night before. Is it Friday yet? No, ok well it will be soon right? Anyway, had a great time last night at both chats. It’s always fun to get a large group of women together all typing at the same time. So many different conversations going on, it never fails that one falls into another and something hysterical comes out of it. The chat at Heather’s was flyin. We had a great time and more importantly for Heather, a good turn out. Lots of goodies were given away, including all the kits in Heathers new store. Gina, Craft Tea Lady won that grand prize. Tallula Moon, Kelli had a great turnout over at 3 Scrapateers too for the scrap a deal chat. Don’t forget, if you grabbed her Be Happy kit, get your layout posted by midnight EST to receive the second part of the kit free.

The Rak’ing continues, and I love it. Look what I got yesterday from Natalie Bird Designs. Since I was chatting all night, I didn’t get a chance to play with anything last night. I’m hoping that I’ll get a chance tonight. I have many more I need to complete and upload at SBB to complete one of the few challenges I’m trying to do this month, the page a day challenge. I didn’t have any problems the last 2 months, but this month I haven’t had as much time for some reason. Either that or I just haven’t been uploading them as I get them done.

Here’s a preview of the word art I hope to put out tomorrow. I had an issue with getting it uploaded into 4 shared and hope to get that fixed tonight. So keep an eye out for it tomorrow.

The freebie list is sparse so far. Looks like everyone is running short on time these days. As always, if I find more once I get to work, I’ll edit them in. Click on the preview to go to their blog.

Off to work, everyone have a fab day!

Until next time-scrap happy!

Diane

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24. October 2007 by admin.

Hi there!

Now you know I wouldn’t let you forget that tonight is chat night. There are 2 important chats to tell you about. The first one is at 10 pm EST at 3 Scrapateers with Kelli of Tallula Moon. It’s the Scrap a Deal chat. You can pick up the kit at a intro price of just $2.00, come get freebies at the chat, post a layout using the kit and get the second half of the kit for FREE.

See the ad? That’s made from part of this fantastic kit. After midnight tomorrow, the kit goes to full price. So take advantage of this special and grab this adorable kit. Come meet Kelli and chat with us girls.

Then at 11 pm EST at DST come to Heather Manning’s Grand Opening chat.

Look at what you get just for attending the chat. 6 Quick Pages made with Heather’s Dirt Don’t Hurt series. And don’t forget if you participate in both chats there’s a freebie from me. So show some support for these fab new designers.

Here’s my latest layout. That’s my niece Addi. Credits: Graphical Botanical paper by Kiki Halbert;Overlays by AfriDigiDiva; Frame by Sarah VanDyke; Ribbon & swirl by KimB Designs;Schones Blumen by Diamante Designs;Ribbon w/t ring by Heather Manning.

Here’s a layout done by Kristine aka Wenchd Graphix with Heather’s It’s a Pink Thang kit. This kit is so versatile. Make sure you go to Heather’s new store and pick it up.

Let’s see what fab freebies are out there today.

Hope to see you tonight at the chat! If you’re free during the day, there’s a chat at SBB with Raechel Knight at 3 pm EST. It’s the weekly Wednesday Sketch crop. It’s always a great time!

Until next time - Scrap Happy!

Diane

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23. October 2007 by admin.

Hi there!

Remember in yesterday’s post, I mentioned that Cate paid it forward and arranged for a RAK from Meredith Fenwick for me. Well, here’s one of the items I picked. Twilight Dreaming. It’s a beautiful kit with amazing papers and elements. Here’s a layout I did with it. That’s my niece Em in a sundress I bought her last summer, looking all ladylike. She’s such a diva. Click for additional credits. Also you can click on Meredith’s preview to be taken to her shop.

I had a horrible day at work. It was definately a Monday. Right before I was leaving, I was surfing DST and found a thread for RAK’s from AfriDigiDiva and thought why not. I’ve been RAKing people for Heather all last week. So I went and picked 5 items from her store and PM’d her. I got home from work, had to take Carmen to the vet (long messy story), got the vet bill for $141 (Thank God for Visa), came home and found I’d been RAK’d. Yeah! But wait, it get’s better. When I get my 4 shared links, there’s not 1 file, but wait for it….4 files!! 3 of the 5 items I’d listed. Now that totally blew me away. The coolest thing is that the overlays and borders are commercial use. So look for some fab freebies later in the week. Isn’t that the coolest! Look at the overlay I made with the Butterfly overlay. I need to clean it up some, but I think it’s ok.
Click on the previews to go and see AfriDigiDiva’s shop over at ScrappersZone. I will definately go back for more. What a sweetheart.

Now for those of you who know a little about me, my dogs Carmen & Jazi are my babies. Spoiled through and though. When I used to have a decent job, they got more expensive haircuts than I did. Come to think of it, they still do, just not as often. Now we noticed over the weekend that there was a problem with Carmen. So being the good doggie mommy I am, I got an emergency appointment with the vet. She’ll be all better in a few days. I’ll spare you the details, but it’s not pretty.

Don’t forget the chat’s Wednesday night. Tallula Moon’s Scrap a Deal over at 3 Scrapateers at 10 pm EST and when that’s done, jump over to DST for Heather’s Grand Opening chat. Freebies at both with a special freebie from me if you make both and participate in both. lol. Don’t just pop in, but chat.

The freebies are kinda sparse today. But I wanted to show you what Andrea did with her prize winnings from Heather’s secret contest. Isn’t her little one adorable! If you have done layouts with Heather, Kelli (Tallula Moon) or Fantacy’s designs, email me a link and I’ll spot light it here.

It’s raining cats and dogs here. The radar is green straight through back to Illinois. I wish we could send some of that rain to Southern California. Please remember to keep all of those people affected by this major fire in your thoughts and prayers. I can’t even imagine what they’re going through.

Until next time, scrap happy!
Diane

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22. October 2007 by admin.

Happy Monday?!?
Well a last minute decision to go down to spend one last weekend down at the camper, a busy day at work on Sat. and a server at that office that is slower than molasses, I never got the freebies up. This time of year is always so sad for us. The dogs even sense the time is closing in. Next weekend we close down the camper for 5 long months. We hung out with some of the other campers, watched football and baseball and tried to clean up the camper some. It was nice, but I was in major computer withdrawal.

So Heather’s got her store open. Did you stop by this weekend? did you pick up her fab freebie? Don’t forget her chat at DST on Wed. night, freebies galore there too! I had 5 winners of my guess Heather’s secret contest. Andrea, Cate, Shell, May & Jan. There were 2 different prizes given out; Dirt Don’t Hurt - It’s a Pink Thang & Heather’s personal grab bag.
Cate got a chance to play with her prize. Isn’t her layout adorable! If you have done a layout with any of Heather’s new products, email me at carjaziscraps “at” gmail “dot” com with a link to your layout & I’ll feature it here.

I also want to thank Cate. I got home from the camper to find a PM from DST and in it the most excellent surprise. The RAK threads over at DST have been going nuts lately with lots of designers posting. Both Cate & I posted for a RAK from Merideth Fenwick. Cate was one of the ones who was picked. She contacted Merideth and asked her if she could pay it forward and give it to me? Not only did Merideth ok that, but also let Cate use the coupon too. How cool was that? It’s really nice, Heather lets me RAK often as long as I don’t go nuts. Kelli over at Tallula Moon is pretty much the same way. So I do a lot of RAKing. It’s a nice feeling. Thanks Cate.

Ok, the office is open & I’ve got tons of things to do. Here’s some of the fab freebies that are out there for today (some from Sat.) Click on the previews to go to the blogs.

Until next time, scrap happy!

Diane

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20. October 2007 by admin.

Happy Saturday!!!!!

Hope your weekend is off to a smashing start. I finally got a start on the 2008 calanders that I’m working on for family. I’m using Amy Bleser’s Calander template. Let me tell you it’s making this a breeze. You can pick it up at Scrapbook-Bytes here.

Here’s the first page I have done. Shutterfly was having a contest and I won a free calander so I need to get the rest of the months done before I leave for my vacation next month.

Yeah!!! It’s finally here. I’ve been playing with this secret for awhile now. I’m so glad I don’t have to keep quite anymore. Heather Manning has opened her own store!!!! http://digiscrapping.net/

Make sure you stop by and check it out. She’s having a fab sale to celebrate! Look at her grab bags. You can see what you’re getting. I think this is a wonderful idea. How often have you picked up a grab bag and gotten things you either already have or will never use. Well take a look at what she has. One is for commercial use! So all you designers out there, run don’t walk over to check it out.

Remember the QP I was giving away to all who played the game? Well it was made with items from the grab bag. Heather also has a special surprise for everyone who stops by today and tomorrow. Don’t forget her chat on Wed. at DST. She has a fab surprise for all who attend.

Speaking of chats, Tallula Moon Designs Kelli is hosting the My Favorite Things chat over at 3 Scrapateers tonight at 9 pm EST. I hope you’ll stop by and say hi. The participation freebie is a wonderful fall set. You can see some of it in the ad I made below.

Kelli also has the Scrap A Deal chat going on right before Heather’s chat on Wed. night. Kelli’s chat will be at 3 Scrapateers. Anyone who attends both chats will get a special prize from me. I hope you’ll come out to support both of these great ladies!

Wow, time flies on Saturday mornings. I still gotta go into work for a few hours. Once I get into the office, I’ll check on any freebies and add them in.

One last thing, GO Bucks!!!!!

Today is Homecoming at Ohio State and the big game is this afternoon (Thank God I’ll be home from work by then!) against the Michigan State. We are favored big, but with the way the season has gone for so many in the top 10, it’s screwy, you never know what’s going to happen. Our destiny is in our own hands. Win out, go to the championship. It’s a long ways away and there’s a BIG bullseye on our back, but I believe!

Until next time, scrap happy!

Diane

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