May 2010 - Stamp of the Month

This special starts tomorrow but I'm giving you a head start on the info
today.

If you would like to participate in this please email me at
cr8iveme_at_gmail.com


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Our Final Farewells

This special will end on June 25th, so hurry while there's still time.

If you would like to participate in this please email me at
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Summer Squares - May Vintage May 1 - May 31, 2010

This special starts tomorrow but I'm giving you a head start on the info
today.

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cr8iveme_at_gmail.com


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Happy Wednesday Drama Queen

Hi!

Happy Wednesday!

Yay! Just 2 more days till Friday.

Today I have The Digi Shack's Wednesday Sketch Challenge to share with you.

I used Monday's Digi Shack FREEbie image. Yup, you heard me right it's a FREEbie
image and you can find it here. But hurry cause FREEbies don't last for long. But
no worries as this will go up in the shop for the low, low price of $1.

The background is some scrap from one of my SU! packs. Let me just say thank
goodness for double-sided paper, it just makes it easier for a crafter to craft.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Little Mermaid gift card

Hi!

Today The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring I Love Cupcake Craft Challenges.

It's Challenge 88 - Don't be Square. Hence the reason the mermaid is in a circle
card.

I just love this image from TSB. Her name is Dawn and she can be found here
among the "Enchantment" line.

The card uses all scraps and is a scrapling card.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Michelle Perkett Studio Earth Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studio Earth Day Blog Hop!!

You should have just visited Claire's blog. If not you should definitely start
the hop at Michelle Perkett's blog.

We are so glad you joined us!!

To celebrate Earth Day all of us participating were to create something using only recycled material (other than ink and markers/paint)and to get creative with our recycled plastic, paper, cardboard and whatever we liked, as long as its recycled!!:)

Also, there must be some green in each design as well!

I am so happy to be able to participate and do my part in celebrating Earth Day!!:)

Your next stop is Ileana's blog!! Enjoy all the wonderful entries and please leave a comment on everyone's blog that you visit and let them know how much you appreciate their Earth Day creations!!:)

Some details about this card. The image within the tag is backed by chipboard which I got from
the back of a notepad. And the flowers which I've punched out are from a Victoria's Secret shopping bag. The card base is a scrapling, you see I prefer to purchase 12 x 12 designer and
card stock. The card measures 4 x 5 1/2.

Here's the blog hop list:

• Michelle
  
• Robyn
  
• Tammy
• Rhonda
• Abby
• Ellen
• Lee
• Betty
• Lynne
• Kerri
• Jennifer Scull
• Pattie
• Claire
• Mary
• Ileana
• Therese
• Helen
• Shelley
• Pauline
• Jean
• Marilyn
• Deanne
• Sammi
• Tana
• Therese
• MPS Challenge and Inspiration Blog

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

EXCLUSIVE FREE STAMPS GIVEAWAY

Hi!

This is BIG BIG BIG news.

I am offering my EXCLUSIVE FREE STAMPS GIVEAWAY for a very limited time!! For every $30 you spend in product you will get to pick FREE Stamp of your choice from my list. The stamps will be sent to you seperately from your order by US Priority Mail.

Order early to get the best selection and email me at cr8iveme_at_gmail.com with your CHOICE. FREE Stamps go fast so don't delay in ordering!!

Please note that these are EXCLUSIVE The Angel Company stamps which are
acrylic block mounting stamps.

Offer honored for all orders April 25th - May 4th.



If you place an order for this deal it will also be counted toward the
"Cr8ive M.E. Loyalty Loot".

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Cr8ive M.E.'s Loyalty Loot

I appreciate your Customer Loyalty
and to show my Gratitude,

I am announcing my

NEW & EXCLUSIVE

Thanks for Shopping with M.E. -

"Cr8iveM.E.'s Loyalty Loot"

Effective immediately YOU will earn

"Cr8ive M.E.'s Loyalty Loot"

for every $15 in product,
when you shop with ME!!

When your
"Cr8ive M.E.'s Loyalty Loot"
totals $200,
you will get a
$30 Shopping Spree
from M.E.!!

I work very hard to provide you the
very BEST Customer Service
I possibly can,
so no worries about "keeping track" of all your shopping totals...

I will do that for YOU!!

Treasure Pieces...
Tucked inside your
Hand Stamped Thank You card
for every order you place,
you will receive a
"Treasure Piece"
for every $15 in product you purchase
from M.E.
Each month the
"Treasure Piece"
will be different.

Remember that I
will be keeping track of all your
purchases,
so go ahead and feel free
to use your
"Treasure Pieces"
on your projects as an
embellishment.

How FUN is THAT??!!

The current
"Treasure Piece"
is
"flowers".

C'mon & get YOUR Loot!!

Woohoo!!

Muy Importante (IMPORTANT)

Shopping Information...
I have 2 ways for you to
view our products please visit
The Angel Company
website first or email me
and I will send you a catalog.

Ordering Options...
I have 2 ways for you to order with me.
It's all about EXCELLENT Customer Service!!

Whatever works for YOU, works for ME!!
1. Email me your order along with your shipping address & telephone number and I will be happy to place the order for you.
2. Email me, with your phone number and let me know you have an order you would like to place and I will call you and take your order over the phone.

Visa, Master Card, I have PayPal and good old fashioned CASH accepted.

I am here to help you in anyway
that I can to have the very best shopping experience,
so please contact me at
cr8iveme_at_gmail.com
with any questions you have.

For you DAD

Hi!

Today is Sketchbook Wednesday over at TDS blog.

Below is the sketch. I didn't see it on the TDS blog.


You will definitely find a lot of inspiration from the DT though. So I
definitely encourage you to participate with us today. I promise the
DT will stop by and leave you lots of LOVE if you do.

Today I choose to go with a Father's Day card idea you will also see
that some of my fellow DT members choose to go with either Father's
or Mother's Day card ideas too. FYI: Mother's Day is on May 9th
I know that's soon.

So on with the deets about this card.

The buttons came from my stash and the inner circle where the sentiment
is well that's a CM shapemaker that's no longer available as I believe they've
done away with all the smaller shapemaker sets in order to make room in their
inventory for the NEW shapemaker shapes.

And the sentiment stamp is from The Angel Company. Do you have an
Angel in your life? Do you have questions about TAC? If so I would love
to be of help to you please feel free to email me at cr8iveme_at_gmail.com
just put something about TAC in your subject message.

Materials Used:

Stamps: The Digi Shack, The Angel Company Thinking of You

Paper: My Mind's Eye Check Her Out

Ink: Bic Mark-Its, Sharpies, Copics, Uniball Silver Gel ink, SU! Classic Chocolate Chip

Accessories: CM Shapemakers Circles

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Calling All Sistah's!

Calling all Sistah’s!

The Digi Shack Design Team Call

It’s that time again where we are looking for a few fresh faces to join The Digi Shack.

If you LOVE digi’s you’ll love being part of our family! We are looking for new design team members. We’ve recently lowered our prices on our images to just $1 each to do our part in saving the world of paper crafter’s money! We are also adding a few new lines to our shop including some fabulous templates!

Open to:

U.S. and International English speaking applicants

Please read the following very carefully before submitting your application. It is very important that you follow the directions as that too is part of the determining factor of you becoming a DT member

· 3 pictures of your VERY BEST work. Photos must be sized at 640x480. This can either be cards, layouts with pictures or altered items

· A paragraph (not a sentence) about you and why you want to be a Shack Sistah and what you will do to promote The Digi Shack.

· A clickable link to your blog

· A clickable link to your online gallery or galleries

· A list of clickable links to all Design teams you are on. It is favorable that you are not active on more than 3 design teams while you are with TDS.

What is expected of DT members?

If you are chosen to be a Shack Sistah you will be expected to:

· Complete weekly challenges and post to your blog on the challenge day(s).

· Post comments and photos on SNR and PCP and other social networking sites.(this means you will have to have a user account at SNR and PCP)

· You will also be required to leave comments on blogs for all of our TDS fans that participate in our challenges and your sistah’s blogs

· Participate in ALL TDS events where sufficient notice is given.

· It is not required but we encourage all DT members to submit their artwork to magazine publication at least once a month. A list of publications will be provided for you on the DT blog.

You will also be required to participate in Digi Day on SNR on the 1^st Saturday of EVERY MONTH for your term.(this date is subject to change without notice) as well as our monthly Ustream live video feeds (you do not need to have a webcam but you do need to sign up for a free Ustream account so that you can participate in the live chats)

You must use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your internet browser in order to view all of our images – both safer than IE and free to download. Our images are not always visible on IE. This does not mean if you use IE you have to delete it, you just need to use Firefox or Chrome while working with TDS images and blogs. You can have more than one browser installed on your computer and it should not harm or interfere with your system.

You must also know and understand how to use digital images. No special software is required but you must be able to print digital images in order to showcase them. Further, you must have a working knowledge of blogging software and understand the basic principles of inserting links, adding photos, etc.

A digital camera to photograph your work is required. No scanned images please.

You will be required to promote TDS by placing a clickable blog button on your blog. (This will be provided to you by TDS if you are chosen to be on the team)

You must have a blog that is updated at least 3 times a week.

You must be willing to commit to a 3 month term (June 1, 2010-Sept 1, 2010)

You will be required to check the DT blog daily to check for updates or new events. This is our main form of communication.

You must be willing to work under short notice. I am not a planner and more often than not, I plan things at the last minute.

Failure to comply with the above terms may result in termination with or without notice.

What do DT members get as part of being on the team?

You will receive free TDS images! This round we are doing things a bit different. Once selected as part of the DT you will receive 3 images of your choice to create with to announce your position on the team. Once I see that these three images are used you may choose 3 more and so on. I’ve found that if I freely give out images then they are not being used to showcase TDS. This isn’t just about getting free images, your position on the DT is to showcase and promote The Digi Shack. As long as you are creating with our images and showcasing them, you will receive all of your requested images. Please remember that this is a serious commitment and I expect that you treat it as such if you are chosen. Please do not apply if you can not commit.

Monthly we will be releasing new images and you will automatically be sent those images before the release date so that you can sneak peek those new arrivals. Those new releases do not count towards your images of choice.

If you think you have what it takes to be a Shack Sistah email your application with DESIGN TEAM in the subject line by May 15, 2010 – Any applications with anything more or less than DESIGN TEAM in the subject line will be disqualified.

Good luck!

Can't wait till next week

This is an amuse bouche to get you interested in watching
next week's GLEE.

I just love that show. And Madonna is so iconic.

And of course, this one is the original.



Happy Crafting.
M.E.

One Stop Blog Hop

Howdy! Have you herd?

Today The Stamping Boutique is doing something a little different.

They're doing a One Stop Blog Hop. And you get to vote on your
FAVE card. Yup. How exciting is that?

While you are at Bumblebee Creations -vote on your favorite DT card-
and the DT member who has the most fave votes is going to win a blog
candy from me! All images are from The Stamping Boutique and
one lucky commenter will win 4 images also!!!

Thanks for stopping by here and leave your favorite # card in your comment
on Bumblebee Creations.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Celebrate

Hi!

Happy Wednesday to you!

Yes, I'm still feeling a bit sick so no work for me today.

But I did get a chance to play a little.

Plus, I found out I didn't exactly get the job I was interviewing
for. Oh, well.

At least the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and I'm not
running a high fever today. Trust me that wasn't pretty, I was
having some horrible delusions and trouble breathing.

Today is Sketchbook Wednesday over at The Digi Shack. You've
just got to see the amazing cards that the DT came up with and
can you believe it Toni even participated with an adorable take
on a Mother's Day card. She used an image that hasn't yet been
released to even the DT. So you definitely will want to check that
out.

Oh and don't forget you can participate with us too! You can even
use the image that I used on my card above. It was Monday's
FREEbie and it's still available for FREE. But hurry cause the FREEbies
don't stay up for long. But don't worry it will still be available for
the low price of $1 after that though.

For today's card of course I used the Sketchbook Challenge sketch
but I also took a little inspiration from Sketches! {by tamara} with
using this week's Challenge # 115 - Recipe Challenge. Which was to
use

• Brads
• Buttons
• The Color Blue

Now for the deets on my card.

Well the ribbon, buttons, and brads along with the sentiment stamp came from my stash.

Materials Used:

Stamps: The Digi Shack

Paper: Bazzill Basics Paper Wildberry Pie, Basic Grey Offbeat paper pad

Ink: Bic Mark-Its, Sharpies, Copics, Uniball Silver Gel ink, SU! Classic Chocolate Chip

Accessories: SU! round tab punch

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Manic Monday Freebie Fun Day

Hi!

I wanted to let you all know there's a wonderful freebie available today over at
The Digi Shack blog.

I personally haven't had a chance to work with it yet as I've been sick since
I got outta work on Saturday.

I can barely talk so I had my dh call my manager this morning and the owner
tonight. I did manage to make a call this morning to the owner to let him know
I was having trouble getting ready. It took me 20 minutes to get myself into the
shower this morning. So no crafting fun for me today. Hopefully tomorrow I will
feel well enough to craft.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Friends Forever

Hi!

Today I've altered a Laura Ashley notebook with Silhouette which has
got to be my favorite The Digi Shack image to date. You can check her
out along with the rest of the wonderful images from TDS here.

You can see all the fun 3D projects the DT made here.

And if you are interested in purchasing these wonderful digis you can
see the whole line here.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Thinking of You

Hi!

I didn't turn my work in on time I guess. Although, I did send it yesterday
for The Digi Shack.

The reason why it's late is because I've been JOB hunting and trust me after
the meeting we had at my current job yesterday there's even more of a reason
for me to look.

*** WARNING: TMI MOMENT ***
Turns out my new boss is a Child Molester. Yup, he didn't even have a good
reason to defend himself and the owners of the store I work at said they
would not be letting him go, even if the rest of the staff left.

For those of you that know me this isn't exactly a situation I want to be in
given my background. Let's just say I've had a visit from Mother Nature for
25 years and I'm only 33, which means it didn't start naturally it was forced.
** END OF TMI MOMENT YOU MAY NOW RETURN TO REGULAR POST**

So I called back on my last interview to check the status. And I've got
another interview with them this Friday.

I love the new silhouette that TDS came out with. Just wish I could find my
CM CCS blades. Guess, that's why I'm scoping out EBay.

You should definitely check out what the rest of the DT did. I don't know how
long Toni will be keeping me but hey I will take the blame for everything around
me going to pot and creating a chaotic environment which isn't conducive to my
creativity.

And if you are interested in purchasing the stamp I used or any of the stamps
the DT used please visit here.

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

New Images @ The Digi Shack

Hi!

I wanted to share with you a couple of the new images over at
The Digi Shack.

Digi Day was yesterday and if you missed it there were some HUGE
announcements.

So huge that you've just got to go visit the SNR group and keep in mind
TDS does Digi Day at least once a month. So you might just want to join,
just to make sure you keep track of all that's happening.

So here are my cards:




Happy Crafting.
M.E.

Dreaming of Pink Somethings

Hi!

I hope everyone is having a Happy Easter.

I created this card a couple of days ago for this week's Stamp
Something challenge. Which is Pink somethings.

Well, this is the week I go to the Dr to see what's up with my
body. I've been having a visit from Mother Nature every 2 weeks
since December. Which doesn't necessarily help with our house
getting to hear the pitter patter of little "human" feet. Don't get me
wrong I love my boys Einstein and Newton but it would be nice to
have a little person who looks a little like me and dh.

That's where I found my inspiration to create this card(the little "human"
feet). The image is of course from The Stamping Boutique. Tracey does
some spectacular artwork.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.

It's DIGI Day @ SNR

Hi!

Want to know where I'm at?

I'm headed on down to The Digi Shack's DIGI Day over at SNR.

And you won't believe the love that's being shared.

Like what? Well how does 50% off sound. You've got to head on
down to TDS' DIGI Day.

Happy Crafting.
M.E.