brushes brushes brushes $1 each (CU/S4H/PU ok)

my contributions for our June Gotta Grab It

Spin Me Round brushes (CU & S4H ok)



and Spin Me Round papers (S4H ok)

since you all like the 1st set of Spin Me Round Brushes.. .and I had fun making them....
I thought I would make 2 more sets for our last couple of Gotta Grab It days......... only $1 each through Tuesday night

Spin Me Round brushes 2 & 3





all brushes are large, between 2400-2500 pixels

just in time for Father's Day

look at all this fabulousness Dadditude just in time for Father's Day .... and all for only $1 Thursday and Friday at ESS

Dadditude page kit:


Dadditude alpha (in 3 colors... so that's 3 alphabets):



Dadditude quickpages:

challenge at ESS - earn points!

Hi all...

How would you like your own brag book with hardly doing any work?

If you are interested, I will provide you with a brag book sized kit that coordinates with my Hey Fishy Fishy page kit in the store. That means each page is only 4x6 and all elements are sized to fit the pages.



You are more than welcome to use the provided brag book kit and/or the page kit from the store, but you can only use items from these kits to make your brag book page.

If you accept this challenge, please reply here by June 12th to let me know that you are interested. By the 14th I will PM each person with the link to this brag book kit. (Please make sure you have it so you receive an auto e-mail update with each PM.) You will have until June 27th to make one (and only one) 4x6 page. Please save as a PNG so photos can be "slid" under that layer. If you have any questions or need assistance with your page, please let me know.

for more information, click HERE

and..... earn points for all ESS challenges, learn more HERE

SYTYCD & LPS & GP's BBE & ESS

ROFL!!!!!!
Are you wondering about all of those initials????.... well, keep reading......


SYTYCD:
ok..... I just watched the last half of tonight's So You Think You Can Dance and I am sooooo in awe of the dancers. I really really wish I was capable of dancing like these fab people. I can't believe how they can even cut some of them. The top 32 are sooooo amazing and they have to narrow it down to the top 20. Just simply outstanding dancers!

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LPS:

ok..... who wouldn't want these super fab prizes????



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GP's BBE:

Woo hoo! We are back with a new mega huge Gotta Pixel Brag Book Exchange for all of you that have been asking when the next one is.

This month you get a kit that is jam packed full of goodies, and all you have to do to get it is sign up in this thread and promise to make one brag book page to share! Everyone that signs up and participates will get ALL the completed pages sent back to them! Our exchanges usually get over 100 people participating...that is a LOT of brag book pages!

If you want to work with the awesome kit shown below, then just sign up in this thread before midnight on Friday June 5th. SweetDigiScraps, Stacy Carlson, Brenda Miller, and Sara Ellis (me) all contributed to this fab 4x6 brag book sized kit.



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ESS:

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look at all the fabulousness you can do with this...




AND........... if you'd like your very own Hey Fishy Fishy brag book then play along with my June Brag Book Challenge

Hey Fishy Fishy

ok....
today was the beginning for a lots of fish - my 4.5yo Hudson had his 1st swimming lesson in a couple of years. He did so well! I was so very proud of him. They had him float on his back and dive to the bottom (maybe 4 feet) to get something off the bottom. There is no way he would've tried to do these with me, but he didn't fight his teacher at all. My 3.5 yo Griffin is already more daring than Hudson in the water and doesn't mind to swim underwater. I was going to wait until the next 2 week session, but he really wanted to participate today. After class I signed him up and he'll get to start tomorrow with his brother. yay!!!
Hudson also started a dance sampler class today for 3-5 yo. It was the cutest thing in the world. The teacher is soo good with all the kids. Griffin will start his karate class Tuesday morning before swim. I'm hoping it will teach him a little bit about restraint and discipline.

Well... on to the rest of the fishies for the day.....

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Hey Fishy Fishy is now available for you ... and it's 30% off, as well as the rest of my store all month long

OR..... you can get it on Tuesday, the 2nd, during Gotta Pixel's $1 Pixels day. The papers, elements, and alpha are all available separately for $1 each this one day only at GP.






special thanks to chbranch and CindyB for these two layouts (both are linked) ... they really showed two totally different ways to play with this kit

and..............
please be sure to scroll down below to take a gander at Gotta Pixel's June Daily Download freebie by me and Armina :)

Awesome awesome FREEBIE!

Armina and I are June’s Featured Designer at Gottapixel.net, just check out Armina's store everyday on June 1-15 and my store on June 16-30 to complete the kit

You can get this kit by pieces for daily download for the whole month of June. Isn't it one fabulous FREEBIE?

For more info, see HERE

ENABLER - Gap Memorial Day Sales

In-store only specials -

now through Monday:
*ADULT Gap - all regular price adult shorts (excluding Mens swimtrunks) are only $25
*Gap BODY - all regular price cotton and lace panties are only $5
*Gap BODY - all bras 30% off
*BABY Gap - all regular price graphic tees, bodysuits, and tanks are only $9
*Gap KIDS and BABY Gap - all items on sale (end in .99 & .97) are an additional 25% off

now through Wednesday:
*Gap KIDS - all regular price swimwear (swimsuits, board shorts, and rash guards), Buy One Get One 50% off


**If you don't have a Gap near you and find something you like online, call 1-800-GAPSTYLE to find the stores that carry that item. You will receive the store pricing (online and store are different lots of times) and $6 flat shipping for each order.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend and Happy Shopping!

my birthday - your wishes

It's my 2nd 21st birthday today (I'm 42)... sooo show me what you would like

please find more info HERE

and....

It's my 2nd 21st birthday today so that means I've hit 42! Doesn't that sound crazy? Oh well, it's just a number right?
At least it makes for a nice sale for you.

My entire ESS store is now 42% off this week.

here's a little sampling for you...









Enjoy!!

preschool teacher gifts???

please share great personal preschool teacher gifts please...I have 2 boys in the same class with 4 teachers ... thanks!

today they came home with painted wooden cigar boxes that were decoupaged with tissue paper and their class picture & inside was a nice little note from their teachers with playdoh and tootsie rolls

I really want to make something with my guys pictures on it, but not sure what to do

thanks!

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I've added my entire Template Tools Collection to my ESS store. There are four templates per pack and all are Commercial Use ok & Scrap for Hire ok.

Feel free to test drive some that are in our Fabulous $1 Finds section.

Mother's Day & SALE!

oh, I wish Mother's Day was every day....
Cooper shipped a little gift that came on Saturday. It's a flower box/picture frame. It came with paints for Hudson and Griffin to paint the back and sides. Soil and Forget-me-nots seeds were included. Hopefully they'll start growing soon. I had to leave the house for a bit Saturday night so they could paint it for me. Isn't it so sweet?




it's in front of my beautiful big bunch of bright pink roses... and Griffin is posing in front of them

I was able to sleep in Sunday morning, with breakfast and roses waiting for me. I later took the boys to the pool. Then had crab and baked potato for dinner.

and... then... rewind to Thursday...... we had a parents party for the last hour of preschool. one of the things the kids could do was make big paper bonnets for us or themselves. Griffin refused, but Hudson made this for me. Two teachers taped a large piece of paper around my head, then rolled the edges, & Hudson decorated it.




please disregard the weird look on my face in the pic

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ok.... I've mentioned this before... but I just have to do it again....
I LOVE The Thrifty Chicks! They just have the coolest fun bargain hunters blog. If you really want some fabulous Goodwill inspiration, you have to check out their fab fashion show.

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I have 3 new template sets available for Gotta Grab It.... only $1 each (Tuesday is the last day for this bargain.. so you better hurry!)

AND.... my entire Template Tools collection in now Commercial Use ok





grab them HERE

challenge time! (earn points for GC)

How would you like your own brag book with hardly doing any work?

If you are interested, I will provide you with a brag book sized kit that coordinates with my Bugsy Buggers page kit in the store. That means each page is only 4x6 and all elements are sized to fit the pages.



You are more than welcome to use the provided brag book kit and/or the page kit from the store, but you can only use items from these kits to make your brag book page.

If you accept this challenge, please reply here by May 11th to let me know that you are interested. On the 12th I will PM each person with the link to this brag book kit. (Please make sure you have you receive an auto e-mail update with each PM.)

coordinates with Bugsy Buggers: (only $1 May 6th - 8th)


get more info HERE
(all challenge participants receive points which can be redeemed for ESS gift certificates... see rules HERE)

thanks!. .... and EEEEEEEEEK!

Thank you all for your lovin' over the weekend. I can't wait to see how you all use our Gotta Pixel Blog Train collab.

Here's one layout I found this morning:
Sh! by Kittle

She really rocked it out by using pieces from 7 designers, including myself.


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Boys, boys, boys, and playful tomboys too just love to play with bugs. Pick them up out of the grass and chase the butterflies in the sky. Capture their crazy times with Bugsy Buggers by Sara Ellis.





A coordinating Brag Book Challenge will be coming very very soon.

CHOO-CHOO... hop on the train

Look at all the super fabulous happenings at Gotta Pixel...
RIGHT NOW... and for NSD!



ok..... so the NSD sale begins on the 1st... and our Blog Train is on the 31st and the 1st... (ETA: some of our blogs are still participating throughout the weekend, including mine)

be sure to check out some of my fun goodies while shopping your NSD sales... like these:
... and so much more

and now.... our Blog Train....look at this fun Retro Spring preview... there is sooooo much more that can't fit into the preview





How does this work you ask?

Visit each one of the blogs listed below and grab the contribution from that designer for the Retro Spring, NSD Blog Train kit. When you have visited all the blogs, and downloaded all the piece, you'll have the entire kit, and trust us, the kit is phenomenal! Since some of the designers are international, if you don't find the freebie right away, check back, it will be there!

UPDATE: May 4th - my link is now expired

and.... all the other super fine goodies here:
(please keep in mind that everyone has different time zones, so if one is not available right this moment, it will be sometime during the 31st)


Stacy - http://www.gottapixel.net/blog
Liz - www .sweetdigiscraps.blogspot.com
Kim - http://blueridgemeadows.blogspot.com
Kristin - www.digidelights.blogspot.com
Lorie - http://digiscrapdesigns-by-lorie.blogspot.com/
Isabel - http://www.busyfingers-digiscrap.blogspot.com
Sarah - http://blog.sarahbdesigns.net/
Kathryn - http://kathrynsdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/
Cherie - http://cshieldsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Wendy - http://www.hauntedpixels.net/
Robin - http://madscrap.blogspot.com/
Gretch - http://shesfullofscrap.com/
Kristina - http://kristmessdesigns.blogspot.com/

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one more super fabulous item... just for today....
this is my last day as a Guest Designer at Enchanted Studio Scraps ...
soooooooo... all of my kits there are only $1.49 today, April 30th
including Sassifrass:

ETA: May 1st.... I'm now staying on as a regular permanent designer at ESS ... YAY!
..... and I will be keeping all of my kits at $1.49 throughout the NSD weekend sale

if you have ANY problems checking out in the stores,
PLEASE make sure you are registered and logged in first ....
also, you can e-mail me at saranohw(at)yahoo(dot)com so I can reply to you