A Hybrid Layout!

I wrote another article reviewing Jessica Sprague's Scrapbook Alchemy Episode 2 class for Bella Scraps Magazine. That class was SO much fun!! I totally recommend it.

PLEASE go read my article, and leave a comment, too! I'd love to see what you think! People don't comment enough over there, and it makes me wonder how many people are reading it. So, stroke my ego a bit, okay?

And, for my mom, who probably won't click over, here is my finished layout!




For the rest of you, I show close-ups and a mini tutorial on covering chipboard elements. I think it is pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself.

4 hybrid templates!

If you are looking for the Cupcake Box tutorial, click here!

I opened up my May grab bag today, and all 4 templates are now in the shop!









20% off today!

Should I show you, or should I wait?

So, I've been working with Webseitler (Travis and Nicole Seitler) to set up a new website. It's not perfected in the least, but that is because I have not taken the time to personalize it yet. However, it is so cool and I'm terribly excited! Should I show you what I (they) have been working on, and start posting over there, or should I stay over here with Blogger until I am ready for a big unveiling?

Poll in sidebar.

It's $2 Tuesday again!

Yep! It's $2 Tuesday again! Go see what I've put on sale!!

AND, just a reminder that my May Grab Bag will be taken out of the store and split up on Wednesday night. You can grab 4 new template sets for just $5.99, or wait until Thursday morning and buy them individually for $3.99 each! Which is the better deal, eh? Grab the Grab Bag while you still can!

The Cupcake Box Template Tutorial

If you have arrived at my blog as a result of Stampin' Out Alzheimer's, then WELCOME! I hope you enjoy playing with your exclusive free template; my Thank You gift for donating to a wonderful cause and participating in this fun event.

You'll notice that your freebie contains a lot of different files for a lot of different programs. Most of you are traditional scrappers/papercrafters, so you'll probably be the most familiar with the PDF "lines only" version of the template. You can ignore the rest for now, but keep them, just in case you ever decide to venture on over to the hybrid scrapbooking world! (I will address hybrid scrapbooking at the bottom of this post!)

Let's get started on that tutorial, shall we?

Step 1: Choose your paper and print the templates. I chose two-sided Key To My Heart B&T paper by Close To My Heart. If your printer prints borderless, then make sure you choose your borderless option. For more information about finding the borderless option, click here. If your printer doesn't print borderless, you might need to print at 95% or so. It's a good idea to print a test run, just to make sure!


Step 2: Cut on the solid lines and score on the dashed lines.

Step 3: Fold on all scored lines. Fold one hexagon to the inside, and fold one to the outside.

Step 4: Apply adhesive to the tab and attach to the inside of the template. Your cupcake is taking shape!




Step 5: Apply adhesive to the bottom hexagon. Remember, one of the hexagons is on the inside of the cupcake. When you close the bottom, you will sandwich the tabs between the two hexagons, creating a stronger cupcake bottom.




Step 6: Assemble the top by folding the plain frosting tabs to the inside first.

Then, fold the "cherry" tops in, hooking the cherry pieces together as shown.



Step 7: Assemble the "wrapper" the same way you assembled the "cake". If you are using the digital files, you can skip this step, or go ahead and try it for some added dimension!


Now, decorate your adorable little cupcake!

I'll show you what I did:

(Everything by CTMH except for the lace and the flower, by Prima!)

(Digital papers and elements by Libby Weifenbach (SOA Freebie!), rhinestone by CTMH)

If you would like to try your hand at hybrid scrapbooking (the mix of digital and traditional), and you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, then check out this blog post at The Hybrid Chick to see how to add digital papers to your template! (I wrote that tutorial with newbies in mind!!) While you are there, take a look around. There are a lot of wonderful, informative articles and inspirational projects. Many of them are step-by-step tutorials with new-to-hybrid scrappers in mind!

If you get super-excited about digital scrapbooking, I'd like to suggest JessicaSprague.com to you. Jessica is an amazing teacher, and you will learn more in one class with her than you will in a whole year trying it on your own! She has some great free classes available right now, so go check them out!

And, if you liked my template, there are plenty more where that came from! Go check out my store at The Digichick, and be sure to use the coupon that was included in your SOA download! I release new products on Thursdays, and I usually put at least one product on sale for $2 Tuesdays! Subscribe to my brand new newsletter for updates on new releases, sales and special offers just for subscribers!

Don't forget to participate in the Cupcake Challenge going on this week at Stampin' Out Alheimer's! I can't wait to see what you create!

(Digital papers by Dianne Rigdon, flower by Prima, ribbon and sassy strands by Close To My Heart)

Stampin' Out Alzheimers'

You may have noticed that cute little widget over there ---> that allows you to donate to the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's fundraiser. (If you've got me in your reader, click over!) I'm so excited to see that as of this morning, we have almost reached our goal! And, the event hasn't even started yet! Wahoo!

Anyway, Stampin' Out Alzheimer's is a "pay-to-play" fundraising event to benefit Alzheimer's research. All of the proceeds will go directly to The Alzheimer's Association. In exchange for you donation (which can be as little as $5 and as much as you can dream!), you will get access to the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's event (click on that title to be taken there), where you can participate in challenges, grab freebies, win TONS (we are talking hundreds - maybe thousands - of dollars worth) of prizes. It should be a fun and exciting event! People have been signing up all week long, so you won't want to miss out!

So, how did I get involved? Well, my very first Creative Team member (she was my ENTIRE creative team for a few months!), Jen Tapler has been organizing the event in honor of her father. He is a young man, only 58 years old, and he is moving into the later stages of the disease that has taken his memory and his personality away. You can read all about Jen's dad on the site's main page (and there is a link to the rest of his story - very touching - from there).

Jen hosted her first Stampin' Out Alzheimer's event on her blog last fall. It was a great success, but it was small-scale compared to this! I'm so proud of all of the work that she has put into this event, and I hope that it brings a lot more awareness, and funds, to this terrible disease.

When Jen mentioned this event and asked me to donate an exclusive freebie template to all participants, I immediately said yes and got really excited! I wanted the template to be special. Not just another 6-sided box.

You'll have to check back later to see what I came up with, but for now, here is a little sneak peak! I'm so excited about this!
So, go get registered for the event (donate, then register in the forum), or simply donate if you are not the scrapping/stamping type. The event runs from May 25th (Monday) through May 31st (Sunday). On Monday night, I'll post my project here for all to see, along with instructions for assembly!

The Friday Haul

He may just kill me. I mean, YES, we do have a 3-car garage, but that 3rd spot is supposed to be for man stuff. Not for my garage sale steals. But, don't tell him that, PLEASE! So far, I have him fooled. He thinks that I'm some sort of garage sale genius (or at least in my mind he thinks that of me!).

Wait until Mitch sees this:

How much do you think I spent this morning, hmm? Just guess. Take a gander.



I'll wait.







Have you guessed?


Ready to hear how much I spent on 2 chairs, one side table, one vanity seat/ottoman thingy, a huge tray and a candle stick?



Really?






Ready?







$4.50. Four dollars and fifty cents. Less than five bucks. For this haul!

Yes. It will be painted. Can you even IMAGINE?!?! I promise that one of those chairs is going to be some fun, funky color (or at least not black). The other one will probably be black, just 'cause. The nightstand might end up in one of the boys' rooms. Red, maybe? The candlestick could be the same funky color as the chair (oh, and it was free because the guy didn't want to do the math to give me change!! Ha!). The vanity bench will be painted black and get a new fabric cover. (I've always wanted to do that! Weeeeee!) And I'll use it in my bathroom ('cause I have a vanity), so that I don't have to use that wooden folding chair that I've been using for 4 years.

I'm so excited!! Now, I just need to PAINT!

And, I haven't forgotten to post "after" pics of my last garage sale haul. I just can't seem to get good ones. Plus, I sorta want to show you what I am doing with the items. You know, everything in it's place.

I'll get around to it at some point! Don't worry!

Look at me!

Sometimes I am completely floored while checking out my favorite blogs. This is one of those times.

See, when most of your friends live in the computer (but I'm working on that, mom!), you have NO idea how well-known you are. Does that make sense? I have no idea if people in the digital world even know my little shop at The Digichick even exists. I have no way of comparing my sales to anyone else's. Is there any "word-on-the-street" about me? I don't know!

My parents gave me a unique spelling for my first name (have you noticed?), and I married a guy with a strange last name (I can say that because I am one of THEM now!). All put together, the name Kelleigh Ratzlaff sort of freaks people out when they see it and realize they have to actually say it out loud to me without stumbling. (Kelly Rats-laugh, by the way.) However, of course, my computer doesn't speak. I have no idea if people even know who I am!

So, this morning, while checking my Google Reader, I clicked on over to The Daily Digi (because some sites just deserve the click-over, huh?), and there I am. Look:

(click on the pic to see the full article)

Whaaaat? Can you see my name in there, nestled between Tiffany Tillman and Jen Wilson? WHAT? That's little 'ol me, listed on the same line as half of Ali Edwards' name!! Oh, and half of Jen Caputo's!! Good grief! (Can't forget mentioning Kaye Winiecki in this post, because she totally rocks!)

If you know scrapbooking AT ALL, then you know these names. I mean, even if you have never digitally scrapped, you KNOW Ali Edwards and Tiffany Tillman, at the very least. If you are a paper scrapper and don't know them, pull your head out of the ground! (And I say that in a sweet tone-of-voice with your best interests at heart.)

I am shocked and honored to be mentioned beside these ladies! The Daily Digi has mentioned me before (which tickled me at the time), but never alongside such amazing talent. I totally look up to these ladies, and I certainly talk about them (in my head, anyway), so to think that they might in some way be aware of me (although I did give decorating advice to Jen Caputo once, and my own sweet Jen Wilson knows me!) rocks my world.

Thank you Janet!! You made my morning!

Sassy Purse #2

Check out my new release!!




I'm so excited about this one. Look at those adorable handles!!

I was inspired by a purse that my sister-in-law gave me (thanks B!), and I think it turned out so cute!

20% off today! Go pick it up!

$2 Tuesday, a little sneaky-peaky and a new set of printables!

Yes. It is. It's $2 Tuesday. Time to go pick up some GREAT deals! Go on! I'll wait!



I've been having SO much fun creating new templates lately! Here is a little sneak peak of a cute little set that will be going in the store on Thursday!

CUTE, eh? Wait til you see the whole thing!! (And, if you adore that paper, go grab it from Jen Wilson's store!)

Eeek! And, before I forget, you HAVE to head on over to Dianne's store to pick up my latest set of printables!!



I'll be back soon to show you some more fun goodies!! YAY! Wait until you see what I did tonight. Hybrid AND pure traditional goodness. Oh, you are going to LOVE it!!

Oh, and I haven't forgotten about posting the after pics of my garage sale finds. SUCH an improvement!!

I've been to some garage sales!

I'm totally enjoying this garage sale season. I usually forget to check out the garage sales, but this year I am determined to catch them. My husband is, of course, less than thrilled with the "junk" I bring home. I mean, when you buy at a garage sale, you take a risk that this year's garage sale find is next year's garage sale fodder, right?

I think the trick to making it work is to actually DO something with the items you pick up. So, that is my challenge for today. I've checked out the sales around town (not many, by the way) and this afternoon I am going to clean up, paint and USE my finds.

This is what I picked up last weekend. All from the same sale. I think I spent around $2.50.

I plan on cleaning up the basket divider thingy and possibly painting it white or black, then using it as an organization tool/storage in my scrapbooking room. Or, maybe I'll put it in my desk as a handy divider. Or, a place to hold kids art supplies. We'll see!

The mirror has a pretty frame that is a bit bent in the corner. I'll straighten it out, paint the frame, clean the glass, pull the "stand" off the back and repurpose it as a tray. Probably on the guest room dresser. So, it will probably be white.

The little spice rack will be painted black and will hold tubes of embellishments in my scrapbooking room.

The little lantern/candle holder was only 10¢, so I figured that if my repainting efforts are a lost cause, I can always toss it. However, I hope that it will look nice in black.

The card stand/plaque thingy will be a fun scrapbooking project. Don't know what, yet.

But, what I am the MOST excited about is this pair of ornate frames for just 75¢. They WILL be painted black. Today. I plan to hang them from ribbon and put something in them. I don't exactly know what, yet, but I know that they will be gorgeous!


This is what I picked up today for $1.75.


The purse will be a magazine holder next to a chair. I'm probably not going to do anything to it except fill it!

The long glass rods were from an old light fixture, I guess. I don't see it, but whatever. The gal gave them to me for free, and they will become plant stakes in my garden.

The candy dish is just pretty. I'll make it a candy dish. Maybe it will actually hold candy every once-in-a-great-while.

The hole punch and stapler are for Grant's craft area (which will happen soon) so that he stops messing with my stuff.

And, yes, those are free baby food jars. I never fed my kids processed baby food, so this is sort of a novelty for me. I am going to paint the lids and put scrapbooking supplies in them. Maybe. Maybe I'll use them in Grant's craft area.

My garage sale buddy. He picked up a really cool Spiderman mini-lunch pail. He talked the man down to 25¢, without having to open his mouth! So proud. (And, yes, he dressed himself.)

My Space: Unedited

Warning! What you are about to see is plain. It is blah. It DOES have potential. It is quite dusty. And yes, we are watching Bolt.

This is my family room. For my mom, since she keeps bugging me about my recent purchases and black paint craziness. And, for Layla, because I am dying to see if she can do something to help me cozy up my home.

And, yes, these are totally unedited (so no comments about the photo quality, okay?).

First of all, this is the space. The photos are of the room on the left. We have wood floors that run from the front door straight back to the slanted wall where the sliding glass door is, which effectively cuts the space and makes my "Great" room not so great. I'm not complaining, 'cause the floor is super pretty, but the family room is kinda small.


This is what you see as you walk into the house from the front door (down the hallway toward the back). The blue wall seemed like a good idea at the time. We have recently taken down our red curtains, so that is why we don't have any curtains on the windows. I'm thinking that we are going to move the rods up so they are 108" up. (Of course, my windows are a BIG problem for me!)

This is from the dining room. Yes, that is my little digital work-space on the right. Layla, I design digital scrapbooking stuff, and I would like to do this with my family around me rather than holed up in the office. We don't have any concrete plans to buy a laptop right now, plus I LOVE my huge screen. Love it. I'm totally flexible, but that desk is fairly new, so I wouldn't mind keeping it.


From the kitchen area, directly across from the family room. High ceiling. Blech. Next time, I'm not doing a vault!! What to do with that huge space??!?!


Directly across from the windows. The huge ficus is yucky, but we were just testing it out in the space.

Uh, the couch is HUGE. Totally overscale, and I know this. Same with the chair. We just haven't had the money to replace them, but I've been saving up and would like to have at least a plan to replace them!
And the windows. Notice that the window runs into the mantle. Argh. So I am clueless. I don't want to cover the window too much. After all, we paid for that woodwork! I want to tie the 3 windows together (rods at the same height, same type of treatment), except that you can see the huge expanse of wall above the sliding class door. The window in the dining room has the same problem as this window. It runs into the wall. AND, there are wonderful top-down-bottom-up honeycomb blinds on all of the back windows that are a total necessity in the summer, so we would like to keep those. (Plus, they were pretty spendy.)

Mom, look on the mantle. See the new big glass thingies? Cute? And, my new nesting tables. I love that. The little basket under the little chair is new, as is the chair itself (which totally can be moved to a different room, Layla!). And again with the overscale furniture!!


An aerial view!

Check out the painted coffee table, Mom! $20 garage sale find. Oh, and the "entertainment stand" is such a pretty table that I bought at my new favorite store, Serendipity. The screen underneath is just to break it up a little, but I thought it added a little something. Potential for cuteness? The green fabric was $3 and is glue-gunned on. I think I'm going to replace it with my burlap. (Since I have enough of it after my math fauxpas while buying yardage for my bulletin boards.)

And, that is my current decorating dilemma. Boring. Blah. Not at all cozy.

So, Layla, I'm a fan of bright colors (although you really can't tell by looking at this room, huh?), and YOUR style. BIG fan. I'm looking to replace the upholstered furniture and need some direction there. More seating, if possible, would be good. Window help would be nice, too. ANYTHING is better than this!!

(I just have to throw this out there. I KNOW that this room isn't really that bad, it is just not decorated and I want my home to be cozy. That is why I am dissatisfied with the room. Not because it is ugly, but because I want it to reflect my family and not feel so sterile. I have been living in this house for almost 5 years, and I feel like we just moved in. So, please, my wonderful readers, don't judge me as being greedy and weird. I just want my home to be a welcoming space!)

It's $2 Tuesday and I have 2 template sets on sale!

You'll have to click over to my store to see which ones!!

The results are in!

Only 19 people voted. COME ON! Lurkers.

So, 3 of you are family members who think my kids are gorgeous. I know the rest of you think my kids are gorgeous, too. This actually makes me feel a little bit better about the possibility of keeping this blog as my primary blog rather than creating a second blog just for my scrapbooking stuff. After all, I'm only irritating 3 of you when I post about my new releases, right? Well, in theory anyway.

Nine of you are my friends who are checking in to hear about my terribly interesting life. Hi! Thanks!

And, there were nine votes for people who are interested in my scrapbooking stuff. Hiya! How ya doing? Thanks for padding my redecorating fund!

Yep, I did the math, too. That makes 21 votes from 19 people. Some of you are clever and voted twice! Maybe you are friends who also like my designing. Maybe you are family members who like my designing. Or, maybe you just think my kids are cute. Hmmm . . .

And, thankfully, I don't have any weirdos out there. That I know of. Whew!

New poll coming soon!

The Boots: A layout.

Yes, I actually DID complete a layout over National Scrapbooking Day weekend!! Here it is!


Everything by Jen Wilson!

Dear Scotty and Arlene,

We had such a wonderful time watching your house being built behind ours. We walked through it a couple of times before they locked the doors. I still remember your floor plan, and it is lovely. I'm sure you decorated in style (since I noticed that you picked the same top-down-bottom-up honeycomb blinds that we have in our great room . . . thanks for the compliment!).

As I was fixing dinner tonight (which smells quite yummy as it is baking in the oven), I was inspired to write you this letter. See, I can tell that you were enjoying your glass of wine on your back patio, as you do on most sunny evenings, and then my sons sort of "killed the mood", didn't they? They are noisy little dudes, although so incredibly handsome that they light up your whole shady back yard, huh? Especially when the sun glints off of their bare-naked chests, which you kindly commented on. (Where's your shirt, young man?)

Anyway, I've always prided myself on having children that others enjoy being around. Let's face it: There are children in this world that make socializing with their parents painful, to say the least. My children ARE exceptionally well-behaved, wouldn't you agree? Sure, they caused your dog to yap profusely, but that's what dogs do when two curious little faces peek into the dog's backyard from the top of their little play structure. I mean, it's a natural reaction, right? I'm sure the dog loved reciprocating. Thanks for returning the favor by lifting your yippy over the 6 ft. fence to peer into our backyard. The boys loved it!

As I sit here and think about all of the years ahead of us as neighbors; yours in happy retirement, ours in crazy child-rearing, I am thankful that I have neighbors like you. The sound of shouts and squeals (some happy and some spitting mad) emanating from our backyard might embarrass me (since our neighborhood is so dog-gone quiet), but I know that you enjoy them as reminders of years gone by. Thank you for taking pleasure in the sounds of my children. Oh, and thank you for throwing countless balls, frisbees and swords back over the fence for us.

We appreciate you Scotty and Arlene! Until the next time your see two sets of big brown eyes peering over the top of the fence . . .

Take my poll! Why do you read my blog?

I posted a poll over there --->. (So, if you are reading this in a reader, click over!)

I'd love your input. I've thought about separating out "business" and personal stuff. However, it sure would be A LOT easier to just leave it all in one place. Anyway, I'm mulling it over. Right now, I just want to know why you are reading this blog.

Thanks for voting!

Under construction

If you notice me messing with my blog quite a bit in the next couple of weeks, please forgive me. I'm taking a little "customizing your blog" class! Yay! Sure, I could just add a template and go, but I want to know how to do it all from scratch. So far, it has just been basic stuff. However, I did learn something new! See, I've always edited my posts in the "edit html" tab. I just found out that I can resize my pictures in the "compose" tab! Remember when I was having issues with my pictures being obnoxiously big? No more!!

Gosh. I feel like an idiot and a smarty pants all rolled into one.

Edit: The class is here! It was free, but now it is sold out. Sorry!

Correspondence Boxes . . . or pretty boxes for your cards.

Check out what I put in the store today!





You can see my examples in the tiny little boxes on my preview, but I'm not going to post them here, because when I saw what Julee did, I was embarrassed by my efforts.

LOOK at what Julee Tilman made:



(Crazy how two people can look at the same kit and come away with totally different projects!)

Anyway, these babies are on sale for 20% off today! Click on the images to be taken to my shop at The Digichick!

It's a paper layout. From me.

Have you ever been given a piece of paper and a couple of embellishments and then been asked to be creative? What if those items were baby boy colors, but your pictures were all in primary colors? Uh, what if the papers didn't really match the embellishments? Or, if there was a distinct stripe of PINK running through a couple of those embellishments? What would you do?

Oh, stew for a while. Get frustrated. Then get over it and get creative, right?

A couple of the moms from Grant's kindergarten class are putting together an album for the teacher. One of the moms bought an album kit, complete with papers and embellishments. Great idea, right? Except for the colors, but oh well. I totally understand why they bought the kit. There are a lot of moms out there who would be totally intimidated by the idea of putting together a page. Especially considering that we know that those two moms are REAL scrapbookers. You know, they actually know what they are doing. They do more than just slap stickers on a page full of shaped pictures. (Gosh, did that sound snotty?)

Anyway, Renee and Wendee are REAL scrapbookers, and I know that they expect something nice coming from me. Oh, the pressure! Baby boy colors! Yellow, purpleish, baby blue, lime green and pink. Except the papers don't have the baby blue or the pink. They are just blue and yellow. So, how do I get all of those things onto a page, and yet try to follow basic design principles (gallon, quart, pint). I gotta tell you that my stomach is turning just thinking about the stress of working with pastels . . . and yet, I did it.



The pink became red (at least in my mind) and I grounded it all in navy blue. I can live with this layout. I plan to recreate it for myself using MY KIND OF COLORS, which, of course, would be bright and exciting!!

In the meantime, I feel pretty good about this layout. I feel like one of those rockstars from Creating Keepsakes magazine who take 4 products and create something beautiful. Now, I understand how hard that is!!

Speaking of CK, I totally lifted this layout from Kim Arnold (June 2009, pg. 60). Yeah, hers is cuter, but then she was working with my kind of colors!! LOL!

Mommy!

I just saw this on someone else's blog. You'll love it! Sound familiar?

NSD is still going strong!

Have you seen all the awesome giveaways happening this weekend on The Hybrid Chick blog?

Here's a quick list of all of our current giveaways!:

• Wooden Clothes Pegs Magnets Tutorial & Giveaway
• Verve Stamps Giveaway
• Scor-Pal Giveaway
• Jessica Sprague Classes Giveaway
• Hybrid Jewelry Tutorial & Giveaway
• Mini Album Giveaway

The deadline to enter all the giveaways is TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT (EST), so be sure to stop by a.s.a.p. to enter!

Also, we have several fun challenges for you this weekend as well!

First, don't miss the free paper pack we've been playing around with all weekend: Paper Daisies.

Then come along and play with us in these great challenges for a chance to win even more goodies!

• Hybrid Home Decor Challenge - Win a $10 gift card from MKD!
• Try your hand at a Hybrid Layout - Win a season of 10 classes from Jessica Sprague!
• Box it up Challenge - Win a $25 gift card from Kelleigh Ratzlaff!

And we're having a digital/hybrid card swap, too:

• NSD Card Swap - One lucky participant will also win a $5 gift card to Sugarplum Paperie!

And don't miss out on these great inspirational articles as well:

• Try Hybrid with the Kids
• Box of Surprises

We hope you enjoy all the fun! Happy creating!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day (Weekend!!)

Tomorrow is National Scrapbooking Day! YAY! This is a super busy time in the scrapping world, and I have definitely been going crazy!!

My computer has been acting SO SLOW. Must be all of the freebies I am downloading, the fact that I am trying to keep up with the posts (and posting) at The Hybrid Chick, and perhaps having 4 different windows open (with multiple tabs) while checking email on a separate interface isn't a good idea. Hmm. Something to think about.

Anyway, I won't be around much this weekend because I will be going to a meeting/dinner tonight, 2 baby showers over the course of the weekend, cruising the forums (and stores) while I'm home, and running out to my local scrapbooking store at some point. Oh, and then there is the fact that my favorite unique/antique/vintage furniture store is having a sale this weekend. I visited (and purchased!) this morning, but I've been thinking about going back. Hmm.

So, since I don't want you to miss anything this weekend, let me link you up a bit.

The Digichick - chat tonight, RAK giveaways all weekend, challenges and 40% off in the store all weekend. Yes, that includes MY STORE!! (That $$ is burning a hole in your pocket, huh?)

The Hybrid Chick - AMAZING giveaways including a gorgeous free paper pack by Sugarplum Paperie, tutorials, challenges and contests. SERIOUSLY amazing. That is where I've been hanging out the most. Put it in your reader. Now.

MSA - free kit!! (I contributed! Yay!) Also, lots of giveaways in the special NSD forum.

DST - The DST Insider went out today, and it is amazing (if I do say so myself). Uh, BTW - I'm the Editor-in-Chief. Cool. ANYWAY, The Insider has a free kit created by the designers at The Digichick. Gorgeous. Of course, I contributed. Oh, and there is a special forum for NSD with a ton of giveaways, contests, links to stores with sales, etc. Chats, games, and more. Lots of fun to be had at DST.

Jen Wilson Designs - Oh, how I love this woman! Jen is putting the whole store on sale for 40% off on Saturday and Sunday. Stock up!

Of course, there are a million other places to visit this NSD, but start with those and you will be doing pretty good!