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Happy Monday, folks! Around these parts, it’s the FIRST day of school, and this year my oldest is starting FIRST grade! The house was full of excitement after 7:07 a.m. this morning when Samuel woke up. Of course he woke up saying, “Mom, NEXT year, when I’m in 2nd grade, that is going to be AWESOME!”

Laughingly, I said, “Son, can we just get through the FIRST day of FIRST grade FIRST, please”?

He agreed that yeah, it’d be fun to get through first grade first.

And in case you haven’t noticed - yes, we have a THEME today!

So, let’s make our Challenge for Monday a THEME Challenge, shall we?

And because I’m excited about the FIRST day of school, let’s make the THEME challenge a bit of a CONTEST. Good idea? Yeah, I thought so!

Here it is:

Challenge - complete a NEW layout about “firsts” - could be about the first day of school, could be about your first time flying, could be about your first time eating sushi and not throwing up (ok, sorry, that was gross… but I do live with a 6 year old… and his FIRST day of school is the inspiration for today’s challenge).

Where was I? Oh yes, complete a new layout… about “firsts”…. post your link here in the comments!

On Friday, I’ll pick a random winner, and I’ll award a random prize. I haven’t decided what it will be yet, but past giveaways/contests have netted everything from $5 digi-scrap gift cards to Starbucks gift cards, to books from amazon.com (scrappin’ related, of course!).

There you go - take a chance, do a layout, maybe win a prize! And if Samuel has a great FIRST week of school (we can sure hope!), maybe I’ll pick a few extra winners on Friday!

Layouts… I want to see layouts…

Happy FIRST day!

Wow, where did the time go? It’s already time for another Bloggy Giveaway!! YAY!

Last time, the giveaway was a fabulous book by Donna Downey, and that went REALLY well! So, I figured I’d repeat the idea, but pick a new author. Who did I choose?

Miss Clean and Simple herself, Cathy Zielske! Because I am nothing if not a “clean and simple” kinda digi-scrappin’ girl.

So, I am giving away TWO books - “Clean And Simple Scrapbooking: Ideas for Design, Photography, Journaling & Typography” AND “Clean and Simple Scrapbooking - The Sequel“.

See the covers… aren’t they pretty?

Aren’t you TOTALLY excited now?? I know I am!

Since I have TWO books, I’ll have TWO random winners. Just leave me a comment and tell me about YOUR scrapbooking style, and you will be officially entered.

I’ll leave the comments open on this post until midnight (pacific time) Friday night. I’ll announce the winners sometime over the weekend. I’ll be out of town visiting my sister, so I make no promises on WHEN the announcement will be made, but that it WILL be made next weekend!

So… your scrappin’ style? Tell me all about it, please!

And be sure to go visit the Bloggy Giveaway site for HUNDREDS more giveaways!

I had so much fun this weekend - visiting new blogs, meeting new people, adding MORE bookmarks (eek!) to my already long list of blogs that are a “MUST read”. Thanks a TON to Pensieve for hosting the Blog Hop 08, and for encouraging a whole host of us who were bummed to be home and not at BlogHer this year!

And now for the THREE winners from my Friday night post/giveaway:

Joy at When Does Daddy Come Home

Dianne at Bunny Trails

Natalie at I AM (not)

Congrats Ladies, you have email - let me know if you didn’t receive it! And thanks to ALL of you who visited… I hope you’ll consider coming back again and again!

Now, on to the Monday challenge…

For the regulars here, you may have noticed that my blogging has been a bit more sporadic than it was during the school year. Of course a lot of that is due to our summer schedule, with my oldest son being home during the day (which means there are THREE little ones that need me all day long, not just two).

Aside from that, I’ve found it a LOT more difficult to blog since June 11th, when we found out that my sister has breast cancer. Quite honestly, I’ve found it a LOT more difficult to do most everything. I’m going through the motions a lot, and maintaining (sometimes barely), but my mind is not 100% THERE in anything I’m doing. A part of me is in CA, wondering and worrying, hoping and praying, thinking and doing more praying…

It should come as no surprise that my creativity is at an all time low. I’ve been trying to push and FIND the creativity, but I finally realized that I need to give myself more time and patience. I have a LOT of projects I want (and need) to be working on, but for a time, it’s just going to take longer to start and finish them.

So, on that note, I’m not issuing a true challenge today. It’s just too much for me, so I’m giving myself a break, and YOU too - in case you might be struggling with a creative block, a busy schedule, a tough day.

RATHER, I’d just like to hear from you - if you have done a layout recently that you are proud of, please share. If you are struggling creatively, tell us about it. If you have a blog post you want us to read, link up in the comments! Basically, just talk to me today, share what’s happening in your part of the world, and IF, IF, IF you are up to it, work on a layout today and preserve just one more memory!

On Saturday, I asked, if YOU were to win one of my Gift Certificate Giveaways, which digi-shop would you choose, and why?

I got some fabulous answers! And some repeats for sure. Just for fun, here is the list of answers from the comments on Saturday:

• DigiChick/ Darcy Baldwin
• Sweet Shoppe Designs
• Kay Miller
• Nitwit Collections
• Lily Pad / Kate Hadfield
• Digitals
• Treasures to Scrap / Dawn Inskip
• Shabby Pickle
• Sunshine Studio Scraps
• Scrap Orchard
• Designing-Moments
• Digital Candy

And now… for the winners of the $10 gift certificates!

Monique and Erica - You should have email from me, girls! Congrats!

And thanks to ALL of you who came and read the post, thought about it, and especially to those of you who took the time to answer!

I just announced the winners of Monday’s Challenge/Contest, (see post below this one), and now I’m curious about something.

Most of the time, the prizes here at DigiScrapChat are gift certificates to the digi-shop of the winner’s choice. So my question today is, if YOU were to win one of my Gift Certificate Giveaways, which digi-shop would you choose, and why?

P.S. If I get 10 or more answers to today’s question by midnight (pacific time), I’m picking TWO more winners to receive $10 gift certificates!