Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Spotlighted on the Dishin' the Digi- Coast 2 Coast show on DiScTalkRadio...




I got an e-mail that my kit- Dance with heart (here at ACOT) is being spotlighted on the Dishin' the Digi- Coast 2 Coast show on DiScTalkRadio!

To celebrate, I am marking the kit 50% off this week!!! YAY!

Monday, December 18, 2006

Another year, another Christmas party.

This was our second year going to Danny's Pepsi Mid America Christmas party. It was the 70th birthday, so it was a great celebration.

AND, I took no pictures...not a one. Can you believe it? My hair was fabulous ( I can say that..ha, because there are no pictures to prove otherwise) I was rocking out the beauty queen hair ( you know....hot rollers, a whole can of hairspray) I hardly got ready in time...how in the heck can I be responsible for getting a picture taken?

Sooo....this is my first experience with Assets. It was interesting. First, I took it out of the package, and it was about 2 inches wide and 3 inches long. How on earth was I suppose to get that dang thing on! I blame Oprah. Since she had Spanx on the show...I have been obsessed with getting me some "body shapers".
Alright, so it took me 20 minutes of cussing and pulling and laying down, then standing up to get the Asset contraption on. It eliminated all bulge. No more sagging butt, no more muffin top... lol. It pulled my bootie up high. Really, my bootie had NO BUSINESS being up there....for crying out loud, I am a mother of three. I felt like my butt was under my shoulder blades.
Then, I put on the tights. WTH. These things were as small as the Assets. Great. Another 20 minutes of fighting with these things. Now I had two layers of tightness. How in the hell am I going to pee now? I am not...lol. I have resolved to not drink anything. If I don't drink, I won't have to pee. Problem solved. (WRONG, I got thirsty! Da*n the chex mix they put out on the table!!! It sucked all moisture out of my mouth!!!) It took me 20 minutes to use the bathroom. I thought about just cutting the Assets and hose off of me.


Now, let me tell you about my shoes. Here they are.....only mine are brown. I don't wear heels. AT ALL. I wore these because I wanted to impress my husband and look sexy. It backfired. You can't look sexy when you are hobbling around like an old woman. I had totally lost all feeling in my toes before we even got to the Christmas celebration. By the time we left, I was hobbling, and crying. Curse these Fred Flintstone feet. I was not made to wear shoes like this.

Other than that..we had a great time! Never mind getting pulled over on the way home. Long story short, Danny was doing 58 in a 40. ( We have been fighting about him speeding for a long time) I was sleeping, I woke up to see lights in the rear view. GREAT!!!!! Brett says " There goes Christmas!! " I would have nearly died laughing, but I was too mad that Danny was speeding. Apparently, I can't sleep. When I sleep, he speeds. Any hoo. They ask for his drivers license and stuff. This is where I get nervous because I know he is going to look up his driving record.
Yeah, Mr. Speeder has a great record. The cop comes back and asks if there is any reason why he shouldn't give Danny a ticket. ( This is where my nervous laughter starts) Then he says, "Mr. Speeder, you have a lengthy, 3 page record." ( Ok, he didn't call him Mr. Speeder, I added that for dramatic effect). Then he points his flashlight at Danny...and shoots a look of evil and says,
" If you can't drive any better than that, you need to let her drive!!". (at least we didn't get a ticket)
Humph...well said. I can't argue with that.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Treasured kit now available at ACOT, also!


Gift cards...






That's right!

Want to give a Michelle Underwood fan a super gift?? How about a Gift card?! Fun and
fabulous..Quick and easy!

Right now I have $5.00, $10.00 and $25.00 gift cards available at Scrapbook bytes store!
(If you want one at a different price, let me know and I will put it in the store. ;))

Cheer me up- SBB store!

Cheer me up - $5.00
Great kit to cheer you up when you get those winter blahs. You will get 7 funky backgrounds in 12x12. **BONUS QUICK PAGE!!!** You will also get some super cute corduroy elements (corner, circles, flowers, star, arrow) You will also get a clip, staple, ric rac, labels, tiny buttons, tag, pointer, phrase, and a scalloped frame!

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Pajamas 4 Love Project!! 75 Designers 1 great cause


What is Pajamas 4 Love, you ask? It a kit created by 75 of the most generous, kind hearted, giving designers in the industry. These designers are the heart and sole of this community giving of their time and talent to bring you these 200 pages, 363 elements, tagbooks, quickpages, templates, fonts and mini albums. This GINORMOUS kit has been broken into four smaller kits for your downloading pleasure as well as the full collection at a discount. If you are on dial up we offer you the collection on your choice of CD or DVD. Each individual kit is $5, the whole collection for download is $15 adn the CD/DVD option is $21.

You can find this kit at Elemental Scraps

Sample LO done with pieces of "Courage"

It seems that in the digital community we are looking into the eyes of a child with cancer far to often. Most of the time youll be browsing a gallery and notice a once healthy child now losing their hair or in a hospital bed with IV's. This is exactly what happened when I stumbled across Katherine Lent's LO's of her gorgeous daughter Corinne. Corinnes once beautiful locks were being replace by smooth skin and my heart broke into a million pieces. I immediately went to read her blog and what I found was a child, no older then one of my own, having just turned three, that was fighting for her life. I also found a woman that in the face of all this sadness, stress, fear and frustration wanted more for others than she did herself. Over and over I read where she said how important blood donation was and how much her baby girl could just use some care packages. I went to her and asked if we could help, that we had an idea for a project of sorts and wanted her permission to do it and she agreed. Out of this conversation pj's4love was born.

PJ's mission is three fold. First, we want to sell this HUGE kit to raise money to send gifts of love, little angel baskets to each of the kids we watch grow up in LO's and whose blogs we are drawn to hour by hour. Ethan, Corinne, Asher and Mason will be the first recipients of our loev packages. We also will be doing this for each of the 11 beds in Stonybrook Hospitals Pediatric Hem/Onc Unit. Each care package will contain a really comfy pair of pajamas that will be so full fo love that when warn will hopefully help the kids to feel wrapped in our love every minute. If the kit raises enough money we want to include other little goodies that kids love to get, the kinds of things that boost their spirits and make them happy, even if just for moments at a time.

Second, all the remaining money will be used to help buy new toys, books, coloring books, crayons, batteries and goodies for the playroom at Stoneybrook. This is on request of Katherine herself, as she says the playroom is in desperate need of a little love and care. They dont even have a volunteer to staff the playroom, that is more like a broom closet, and the toys are run down and in poor condition. The 50+ kids that call Stoneybrook home while they fight cancer and have chemo treatments need a place that shines a little sunshine in their lives. If you have anything you would like to donate, please contact me at joedee AT elementalscraps DOT com and I will put you in touch with the approprite people.

Third and yet ANOTHER one of Katherine's requests, we will be having the digital scrapbooking communities first EVER online blood drive. We are asking that each of you go to your local blood bank or collection facility and donate blood. These kids need blood transfusion at times to stay alive and its one small thing we can do to make a difference in the world. For your donation, you will receive a coupon book, chock full of the most generous coupons from some of the best designers in the industry. We also have a GREAT gift for the very first person to donate and bring back proof (pictures time stamped of you donating or a reciept of some sort). Shannon, owner of DST, has graciously given us ONE DIAMOND MEMBERSHIP to give to the lucky first prooven donator. HOW GREAT IS THAT!!!

I know that its Christmas time and things are tight for everyone. I know that most of use lead very busy lives with children of our own, but this is our chance. Our chance to show love to some wonderful kids who have been dealt a bad hand. To show them that people love them, care about them, think about them and pray for them frequently. Help us to help make them smile and give them the knowloedge that no matter what happens we love and care about them and will do our best to make life a little sweeter for them, each and every one.

(every recipient of gifts and money has provided the necassary proof that elemental scraps and the designer who signe don can certify them. if you would like more information on the children receiving these gifts please visit their blogs or contact me for more diagnostic and treatment information.)
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More previews....

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Friday, December 08, 2006

Warm and Fuzzy page kit- SBB store

WARM AND FUZZY PAGE KIT- SBB store {$5.75}
You know the feeling....that feeling that you get around the Holidays....all warm and fuzzy! I get that feeling when the whole family is all cuddled up on the couch...it is cold outside, but we are so warm and cozy. In this kit you will get 7 Backgrounds, as well as a label, staple, photo turn, photo corners, polka dot ribbon and tie, distressed frame, key, phrase, buttons, and glitter accents (heart, star, snowflake and swirl).

**BONUS QUICK PAGE!!**

http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/product.php?productid=20639&cat=0&page=1

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Featured designer of the month at Scrapwow..

Yes, that's my big head there ...lol.

http://www.scrapwow.com/shop/shopmain.asp

Oh, and if you are a member there you will get my new freebie {HOLIDAY CHEER}... (if you are not a member, you need to get in the game!! lol You can read more about membership and what's involved at the scrapwow site)



Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Joy of giving Quick page!

This Quick page matches the Joy of giving page kit. This is a merged png file, all you have to do is put the picture behind the transparency, and add some journaling and you are done!!!

Treasured Quick page


Treasured Quick page at ScrapWOW- $1.00

Treasured Quick page is a quick and easy way to get a page done in minutes!! Add the photo behind the transparent window....add some journaling, and you are done! It is that simple!
This Quick page matches the Treasured Page kit that is available for sale here.

http://www.scrapwow.com/shop/product_detail.asp?prodid=77

Don't forget the matching Page kit!