Cyber Monday Sales and other fun links

Good morning, happy Monday and happy last day of November!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we visited my Dad in Bodega Bay, CA for a relaxing time.  My Dad's place has some amazing views of the ocean, it is quiet and the perfect place to finish stamping projects. 

Here are a few pictures of our getaway this last week:

From November 29 2009

That is my 81 year young Dad, he is amazing! 

From November 29 2009

My Dad's wife just had the fireplace redone, and I love how the project came out.

From November 29 2009

One picture of the view from his window, to the right is Bodega Bay, directly in front is the Pacific Ocean. 

From November 29 2009

And I finally finished my xmas cards!  Last year we didn't send out any cards, so this year I made sure to get them done and all ready early, just packed up what I needed and took it with us to my Dad's.  Today I need to seal the envelopes and put stamps on the cards and out they go!  I think this is the first time I have ever gotten my cards done before December 1st : )

And here is a picture of a Tilda card I made for two challenges, the home page challenge of the Magnolia Yahoo group and the Magnolia Blog challenge:

From November 15 2009

Now, how about some Cyber Monday sale links (with a few other things thrown in as well)?  Today is the online version of "Black Friday," so get ready to find some great deals, but be mindful that some of these sales are only for a short time:

Wild Ivory Memories:  Use the code "cyber30" for 30 percent off of your entire order.

My Favorite Things: Great deals in their Bubble Bin, don't wait though because once the stamps are gone they are gone forever.

Stop and Scrap: Use the code "Turkey09" for 20 percent off of your order (only until today).

Scraplovers:  Check out these great deals for one day only, Monday November 30th.


Jacksonbelle Embellishements:  Entire store is 25 percent off, today is the last day.

Stampers Dream Blog:  All sorts of great deals here, sale ends on November 30th.

Kitchen Sink Stamps:  More deals, but hurry! And don't forget to use the promo code LISA15KSS" to get 15 percent off!

Sweet Pea Stamps:  Great deals, including 50 percent off of many stamps, and some freebies if you order certain amounts.  

Joann:  Great Cyber Monday deals. 

Ellen Hutson:  Many deals on some wonderful supplies.  

JustRiteStampes: 20 percent off the entire store.  

And here are a few links you might enjoy that are not "Cyber Monday" related:


Ink Stains: The link takes you through to sketches, make sure to visit the home page of the blog as well, some great sketches and ideas here. 

Time for Crafting:  Link takes you to a treasure trove of tips and techniques, a great site to bookmark. 

Stamp Out Online: Great site for personalized stamps, and their prices are reasonable as well.  Good gift for any crafters on your list : ) 

Pretty Pressings:  What an amazing collection of paper crafts!  You are going to love all the projects you see here, one very talented lady. 

Sunflowers and Dragonflies:  A great collection of links to projects that use Pearl  Ex, and what better time then Christmas to use all the shimmer and gleam you get with Pearl Ex?

That is it for today everyone!  Time for me to get going to work, hope you liked these links and please don't forget that I love to read your comments, suggestions and ideas for more links in the future.


Have a great day.

A little bit of everything tonight

Yesterday was not a great day around here, my husbands father (who is 90) ended up in the hospital, then at midnight we got a call that he had left the hospital on his own, my husband went to the hospital (by this time he had been "found" and was back in his room), and then my husband took his father back home.

We are not sure at this point what his medical condition is, and he is also a bit confused, so needless to say, given that I didn't get to bed until 3 am, then had to get up at 6:30 a.m., well, forgive any typos and the fact that this post has a bit of everything instead of a usual theme.

So, here is your grab bag of posts, from sales to videos and CHA information, get ready, get set, and click away : )

• The Cats Pajama's: wooooohooooo, they are having a sale, 25 percent off of everything they have in stock, the sale starts July 25th and runs until the 27th. They have great stamps here and this is your chance to pick some up at a very good price.

• The Stamp Shack: Another great stamping community to try out. They have a message board, gallery and for $10 a year you can access all of their templates to use. Pretty neat community.

• Verve Visual: This is the blog for the stamp company, right now they have an ATC challenge (which runs until July 31), really neat cards here and an all around great blog.

• Stampers Anonymous: Some great stamps here, Tim Holtz, and a whole other bunch of interesting and artsy type stamps.
  

• Jennifer McGuire, ink: Very nice blog with some fantastic videos! She also has a wonderful post up about the new products from CHA, her blog is a must save to check often.

• Moonlight Inker: Wow, check out this great idea for a book to make color charts for all of your pens and paints, really cool, then make sure to click here for her most recent post and leave a comment on her blog and you might win some Magnolia stamps! Amazing cards on this blog, you will really enjoy her marker tutorials, a and b.

And I want to thank you all for the nice emails you have been sending me! Am also working on the ATC swap/challenge, so stayed tuned for that as well.

Ok, here is to a good nights sleep, and a most wakeful and exciting Wednesday.

Contest Winner! Friday Freebies, Sales and Happy Fourth

And the winner is.....(remember the contest last Friday to guess how much I spent on the supplies in the pictures? )

NICOLE! She guessed $14, and my cost was $13 (those scrap sets were $2 each, a HUGE bargain), the black and white stamps came in a set of two for $1, and everything else was $1.

I will email you Nicole to get your address so I can mail your prize.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Friday Freebies:

• Victorine Originals: Some really nice free card patterns here, I especially liked the bird house one.

• Bear Bookmark: PDF link to the directions, really cute card/bookmark!

• Butterfly 3D Card: You are going to love this card! I can't wait to try it, have a whole box of butterfly stamps waiting to go : )

• Dancing Flower Card: Free pattern and direction to make this adorable card, and imagine how cute it would be with ..... snowflakes ; )
  

Sales

Check around the internet this weekend, LOTS of rubber stamp companies and craft stores are having sales, for instance:

• JoAnns: WARNING: do NOT click unless you have a few dollars because you won't be able to hold back, the sale is only until the 6th. Unbelievable 40 percent off clear stamps, NO SHIPPING charges on ANY order, Designer Paper Pads for $9.99, , mmmmmm, do I dare?

• Jerry's Artarama: Some really good deals on Prisma markers and colored pencil sets.

• I Brake For Stamps: Surf around for some great savings on stamps and supplies. Use this coupon code: INKYFUN for an additional 20 percent off your purchase.

• In Joy Rubber Stamps: How about some 99 cent specials, eyelets, clips, all sorts of things, surf around as they have other things on sale as well.

• Stamp Smith: 8 1/2 x 11 inch SHEETS filled with rubber stamped images for $15.50! I loved the Sunday Evening Tea Set.

Ok, that about does it for today, we are off to the ballgame and then to watch fireworks!

Have a safe and happy 4th of July everyone.