LOAD 5/1/10, originally uploaded by j.o.d.i.e..

Yes, I’m doing LOAD again! Thanks to Lain for nudging me.

credits
pioneer woman photo action: seventies

other products by paislee press:
papers from fancy that kit
word art from presslines 7

Since I’m always rockin’ the party, they have me starting you off with not one…but TWO words from the quote! Your words from my blog are: LIFE MOVES .

Don’t forget to collect all of the words and e-mail us at bloghop@oscraps.com with the whole phrase. If you email with the whole phrase, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a HUGE gift certificate to the Oscraps store!!

The blog hop is just the start of the fun…bookmark THIS FORUM and check back often.  That’s where you find all the birthday party info! There’s going to be a Gallery Run challenge, chances to win coupons to the store, and of course….the famous birthday chats! 

I have created this freebie as my way of saying thanks for stopping by! (When you click the link, you’ll be taken to the store…just scroll down until you see the download under the brown line.) I’ve also put my store on sale….34% off for the entire week! 

After you download my freebie, hop on over to Kim’s blog and thanks again for stopping by!

Now hop on over to Kim’s blog and thanks again for stopping by!

(Oh, and *ahem* who do you think made that sa-weet blinkie?)

How funny is it that a train is coming through my town as I type this? Wow, I really offer the total package here….complete with train whistles and all! The only thing that could make this moment better would be a cartoon version of Tom Hanks walking through my living room shouting, ”Tickets puh-leeeease!” 

I know…you’re thinking that the only thing that could really make this better is if I’d just hand over the freebie already…we’re almost there, I promise!

While I have your attention, I wanted to remind you about the awesome Birthday Bash Sale I have going on!

*Everything in my shop is 33% off!

*I have a Special Offer in the shop: spend $5.00 and get my Birthday Word Art FREE! 

*Plus….you can save *even more* by signing up for my newsletter.  Sign up over there <——- in the sidebar of my blog. 

(Cue the ad with the adorable photo of my grandma on her 4th birthday.)

 Ok, ok, ok….ANOTHER train just came through town and now I have a crazy craving for some hot chocolate. (That’s the last Polar Express reference…I promise.  Maybe.)  That second train must be a sign that it’s time to get moving along with the blog train info!

In case you’re new to all of this Blog Train stuff, go here for more info and to start at the beginning.  You *might* want to read that thread….there’s a little bonus freebie from me (posted last night by the Birthday O-Fairy)! 

While at Oscraps, you might want to check out the awesome sales and the sweet challenges we have going on this week! There are a ton of prizes to be won! We are also having several chats (with MORE prizes)!

Your blog train word from my blog is “YOUR“.

 Keep track of the words from each stop and at the end of the week, email the WHOLE phrase to bloghop@oscraps.com.  Then, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a FREE CUSTOM KIT created by Mikkel Paige! How sweet is that??

I think I’ve made you wait long enough! It’s time to give you your BLOG TRAIN freebie!!! Wooohoo!  

This freebie contains three word art pieces and a paper! Click here or on the image to download!

Oh, and when you download the freebie…leave me a comment here.  You should do it for two reasons:

1. I’ve been known to give out freebies to random people who comment on my blog.

2. It makes me feel so much cooler than I really am. LOL!

Sometime this afternoon, you’ll be able to get your next freebie on Danielle Young’s blog! She has something amazing (as always) for you…so check it out later today! Thanks for stopping by my blog….enjoy the rest of your trip on the Oscraps Birthday Train!

You *know* I have to leave you with a song…”Ooooh, we got it…hot, hot HOT! Yeah, we got it…hot, hot, HOT…HOT CHOCOLATE!”

Trust me, you do not want to miss out on Sally’s layout and tutorial…go grab the magazine! I can give you the freebie here, but you gotta get the mag to get the tutorial! I’d say it will be well worth your money! You get a free kit and other great bonuses that are just for readers! Click on the magazine to go grab it!

So, here’s the link to the freebie - the download is toward the bottom of the page that pops up! Easy, right?

If you make something with the freebie, link me up here….I might just have a little sumpin’ for ya!

I just realized that I never blogged about my latest release…whoops! Soo, here it is:

Here are a few amazing layouts by my team:

Rachel

Sally

Melissa

Dorota

In honor of the challenge at The Digi Dares this week…I made some new word art! You can click the image to be taken to the store! If you subscribe to my newsletter (there’s a form over there <—– on the sidebar), you will get an exclusive 25% off coupon for this new pack in addition to the usual thank-you gift subscribers get! This extra coupon is only going to be valid from now until 2.12.09, so hurry! 

I also made a FREEBIE word art piece that you can get by clicking here and scrolling down…the link to download is right there!  Even though it is in my store, since it is a freebie you can just download from the listing page!  This freebie is an add-on to the On Holiday Word Art Pack shown above! It is also the word art I used on my Guest Artist layout at The Digi Dares! Please, if you love the freebie…send your friends here to get the link!

I put my Beach, Travel, and Road Trip Word Art on sale, too….check them out! They will be perfect for getting your Digi Dare layout scrapped!

I’m also going to be giving away a gift certificate to buy the February Songbird Avenue Kit…so make SURE you are signed up for my newsletter by February 12th! One lucky subscriber will win an $8 GC to Songbird Avenue! Sign up now!!!!! 

Wow…that was a lot of info! Now, go sign up for my newsletter….hurry!!! Have a great weekend!

Gen, Dana, and Mari – I’ve emailed you the codes for your free paper packs!

Mari – the email came back as undeliverable, so if you see this, email me for your code!

Enjoy! I’ll be RAKing a few people today at DST, so if you missed out on the blog freebies, check there throughout the day today (Sunday, July 27th)!

I took her to Starbucks today for breakfast…she loves going through the drive-thru with me, but we’d never gone in for breakfast, so it was super exciting and fun! We even found a few bargain tumblers and I grabbed one of the insert tumblers – so I’m going to make mine tonight or tomorrow.  Sadly, it is going to be a S.O.S insert – Save Our Starbucks – because it is one of the stores on the chopping block.  Sad day.  There is a very large petition already, and I’ve offered my services to help make posters, postcards, or whatever they need.  I’m also going to make some extra copies of my insert and drop them off so they can give them out to people with the create-your-own tumblers! I know it probably won’t change anything, but it is at least worth a try, right? It hasn’t even been open a year and it is the only one for about 45 miles. What are they thinking???? Give us a chance, people.  Geesh!  My hubby wrote a great letter to the company…he is such a great writer! I’m taking a copy of it in so they can hang it up with the petition. Ok, I digress (for now)…on to the rest of the day.

I received my prize check from www.minted.com today! I’m official – my design was chosen as a runner-up in the Holiday Card Design Contest and it will be sold there this holiday season! Thanks to all who voted for me! I’m working on my next design submission for them now, so I’ll keep you posted.

Today, I bought my hubby a new grill.  He has wanted one for a long time and our old one was starting to look a little gross…LOL! He is so excited! We found a great one at Lowe’s and it was on sale.  After our great nap, we played some Elefun, dug through my goodies from CHA, and just chilled…which had to done inside because it was disgustingly hot and humid today.

I promised I’d talk a little bit about some more of the great stuff from CHA, so I’ll do a little of that now…I’m still kind of burned out and exhausted from the weekend, so I’ll make it quick.  Don’t get me wrong…I had an amazing weekend…it was just a little overwhelming!  Here are some of the awesome new things I had a chance to see:

Bo Bunny has some amazing products! I am sooo in love with their papers and they use a lot of my fave fonts for their stickers and word arty stuff.  I had the chance to talk with the owner and she was an awesome woman who was excited to hear about how we (meaning digi-scrappers) could use her products in hybrid projects.  That was pretty refreshing because I met several people at CHA didn’t really get that I didn’t have to be *just* a digi-scrapper or *just* a paper scrapper.  So, my chat with her was very encouraging! Some of my favorite Bo Bunny discoveries are: Splendor Collection, My Darling Collection, Beau Jardin Collection, and their Word Albums!

Another favorite was the My Mind’s Eye booth! The Laundry Line Collection (by Jen Wilson…is it the same one from digi-design??? IDK!) is just absolutely luscious! I simply could *not* stop touching the papers.

I also really loved some of the new Crate Paper Collections: Mia, Prudence, and Lemon Grass were my favorites! The colors were just perfect!  

The new stuff coming out from October Afternoon is sooo cool, too! The Fall and Holiday stuff is just adorable!

Ok, I’m exhausted and drooling now that I’ve revisited all of this CHA goodness….I just saw a Mojito commercial that reminded me of my new BFF, Jane Hasty (see my CHA post from July 19 for more info), so on that note, I’ll sign off for tonight. I’ll keep adding more CHA stories and goodness this week…and yes, pics will come soon!

I think the Cheery-Os do an awesome job at the O, and I wanna see these scraplift challenges have a TON of participation! So c’mon….do the challenge, help me celebrate seeing my word art on the scraplift challenge layout, and maybe win some free word art! Woot!

Click on the layout to be whisked away to the Standing O Challenge thread at O! Click here to see full credits and leave Rachel some love!

I’ll come back and post my layout when I get it done! Peace out…I’m off to enjoy my first Monday with no work for the summer! Yahoooo!