DigiScrapChat

Ok, folks, hold on… this is a long post, with LOTS of fabulous FREEBIE and sale info, and special thanks to my friend Juliana Gordon for sending it to me!

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Head on over to Juliana’s blog today at http://www.julianablogs.com/ for a great freebie! Digital Scrapbook Pages is having a Christmas in July Polar Express Blog Train, and you’re invited! Here are the blogs participating:

Juliana Gordon: http://julianablogs.com/
Paula Yagisawa: http://designsbydreamerpaula.blogspot.com/
Amanda Thorderson: http://flamingo-amanda.blogspot.com/
Maddy Fernandez: http://oilnwine.blogspot.com
Sophia Davies: http://sophiadaviesdesigns.com
Shawn Walter: http://csuramsrule.blogspot.com/
Lifesong Kreations: http://lifesongkreations.com
Silvia Romeo: http://www.silviaromeo.blogspot.com/
DeDe Smith: http://designzbydede.blogspot.com
Katie Mann: http://katiemann.blogspot.com
Nini’s Notions: http://ninisnews.blogspot.com
Georgia Oliver: http://dreamsinkdesigns.blogspot.com/
Spellweaver: http://dizzyb13.blogspot.com
Diana Burton: http://www.dbdesigns.digitalscrapbookpages.com/
Kathryn Estry: http://kathrynsdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/
Kristmess: http://www.kristmessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Beth Rimmer: http://www.bethscreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Alessandra Designs: http://www.alessandradesigns.blogspot.com/
Sarah Meyer: http://blog.sarahbdesigns.net/

Juliana is giving away pieces of her Thoughts of Christmas add-on kit over 8 days. The kit, with all the pieces collected, looks like this:

Each piece is only available for a short time. If you miss a piece, consider picking up the add-on in the store – it will be available August 1st.

Shop these sales* in our store July 24-31 for great bargains!

Stacey Mann: 30% off entire store
Hybrid Physical products: 35% off
Juliana Gordon: 30% off store
Paula Yagisawa: 40% off store
Amanda Thorderson: 30% off store
Maddy Fernandez: 30% OFF entire store
Sophia Davies: 30% OFF entire store
Shawn Walter: 30% OFF entire store
Lifesong Kreations: 30% OFF entire store
Silvia Romeo: 30% off entire store
Katie Mann: 30% off entire store
Joyce de Jonge: 30% off entire store
Dea Spina: 40% off entire store
Nini’s Notions: 40% OFF entire Store
Georgia Oliver: 30% off my store
Spellweaver: 30% off store
Katey Green: 30% off entire store
Diana Burton: 30% off store
Kathryn Estry: 30% off store
Kristmess Designs: 30% off whole store
Beth Rimmer: 30% off store
Scrap4Brains: 50% off selected items
Chris Beasley: 30% off store
Jen Maceyunas: 30% off store
Alessandra Designs: 30% off store
Sarah Meyer: 30% off entire store
Michelle Pieters: 30% off entire store
Glenda Ketcham: 30% off entire store
Denise Liemert: 25% off entire store
Helena Monteiro: 40% off entire store
Jolene Shaffer: 40% off store
Lilach Oren: all products $1
*Individual sale items & clearance items excluded.

Christmas Gifts:

What is Kaboodle, you ask? Well, it’s WAY easier for me to copy and paste THEIR description, so here is what the website says:

Kaboodle is a great place for you to discover, collect and share great products online. It’s a shopping community for everyone, from fashion duds to fashionistas! And best of all .. it’s FREE!

What you can do on Kaboodle

» Add what you want from any site
» Create shopping lists
» Express your own style
» Discover new things every day
» Connect with Kaboodlers who are passionate about shopping

So, a LONG, LONG time ago, I signed up for a kaboodle account.  I thought it would be a great way to share a shopping wish-list with a few special folks so they’d know what to get me if/when birthday or holidays rolled around.

I am so NOT a shopper (generally speaking), but I did want to set up a Digi Scrap Wish List, because… well, there is just not enough money in the world my bank account to get all the digi-scrap stuff I want!  (Ok, that’s a little extreme… I kid… kinda).

Of course I signed up, and then got busy, and I think I sent my Digi Scrap Wish List link to one person.  And that mystery person (*cough*Allan*cough*) never did one single thing with it.  (He DID however purchase a few awesome digi-scrap gift certificates for me one year for my birthday, and he DID buy me a 750 gig hard drive, so I guess he gets a pass).

ANYWAY… all that to say… I think I’m going to be adding to my Kaboodle list again.  My birthday is coming up in a couple of months (gasp, already?), and it might be nice to have a wish list to send to anyone who might ask.  (You know, all three people who might ask).

And, I think YOU should sign up for Kaboodle too!  Because, even though I keep talking about the wish list tool, it’s really so much more than that.   (See above).

The bottom line is, if YOU sign up for a list and let me know about it, I can surf through YOUR list and find items *I* might want!  (Ok, back to ME again… how did that happen?)

There is also one more really good reason to sign up… they are currently running a BIG giveaway… like a thousand bucks big. Here’s the info and the link:

Enter the $1,000 ultimate summer look giveaway.
Create a styleboard showing off your
favorite summer look for a chance to win!

So… head on over, sign up, create a story board… (fill up a wish list full of Digi-Scrap goodies, so I can add more to mine…)

Please?

And if you create a list, I’d love for you to post a link in the comments.

Oh, and in case you are interested, here is a link to MY list: http://www.kaboodle.com/bellajoy/digi-scrap-wish-list.html

Hopefully I’ll be adding a lot more items to it in the next month or so… just in time for the ol’ birthday!

Happy Friday folks!

Here’s what I’ve rounded up this week for sales and specials around digi-land!

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DIGIWEB STUDIO – Non-Exclusive Clip Art is JUST $1.00!  Exclusive Clip Art is 50% off!  Everything Else is 40% off!

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Don’t forget that Casey Krause is retiring from designing for a bit while she goes back to school, and her entire shop is on sale for MAJOR price reductions (like lots of stuff for a buck!)  And she has a “get it all” sale for $20!

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There are several items in the RETIREMENT section over at ScrapGirls.

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This lovely kit from Page Frocks Design is on sale 30% off Thurs-Sat:

AND as a bonus, she is offering a coupon for the coordinated Notebook Alphabet FREE if you sign up for the Page Frocks Newsletter on her blog . . .

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Almost everything in the DigiScrapChat shop is 75% off!  Clip art, paper packs, kits – items are as low as 75 cents!  Most everything is under $2.00!

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Be sure to check out DigiScrapStation’s Mid Summer Nights Fun event with a crop in the forum, sales in the store and a build a kit collab.

Here are the sales in the store:
Scrappy Cats – 50% off through Sunday, July 26
PsiPsi – 50% off through Monday July 31
Benilda Scraps – Everything $1.49 through July 31
Throwing Some Scraps Around – 50% off through July 31
Ariana – 20% off through July 31
Heavenly Scraps – 40% off through end of July
Inspired by Dominic – 25% off through end of July
GF Designz – 50% off through end of July
Crystal Designs – 50% off til the end of July
Designs by Denise – 50% off through end of July
Sue Wood  – 75% off items over 2.50 Thur – Sunday
Kathy’s Scraps -30% off through end of July
SKC – 30% off through end of July

Click HERE to check it all out!

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Two different ads from Captivated Visions  (two ads, two different sales):

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If you don’t already have a place to print your scrapbook pages, cards, or photo books, don’t forget about the Christmas In July specials over at Heritage Makers!  TWENTY 12×12 individual page credits for only 44.85… or TWENTY 8×8 individual page credits for only 26.85.   And photo book credits are on sale too!  Buy three, get the 4th one free!

You need to contact me to get these special deals, so if you are interested, email me at char@digiscrapchat.com

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*** I will do my best to add to this post as I receive info from designers or find info about other sales.  If YOU are a designer and want to have your info included here, just leave a comment or send me an email: char@digiscrapchat.com ***

So… what I want to know is… HOW did Laura know I was going to write about my new laptop?

Ok, she probably didn’t know… but isn’t it funny that my Gratituesday post is identical to hers? (Well, it’s not slap your knee funny… but kinda mini-chuckle funny…maybe…kinda).

ANYWAY… Laura has HER reasons for being thankful for HER new laptop, and I echo all her reasons!

Well, except for the “blogging upstairs” reason – we don’t have an upstairs.

And I guess I can’t really echo the “blogging outside” reason – there is NO WAY I’ll be blogging outside anytime in the near future.  Blogging in 110 degree heat is not a preferable method of blogging for me personally.

You know, I guess I can’t really echo the whole “Matt and I can work at the same time” reason, since Matt working on his computer doesn’t really affect ME.

So… other than THOSE three reasons, I echo her gratitude for her new laptop.

My kids are pretty grateful too.  I haven’t let them touch my PC for ages, since I use it for work and if anything happens to it, I’m sunk.  We all know how good computer games are for computers (NOT), and since my kids just want to play computer games, the PC has been off limits.

But, with the new laptop, I’m allowing a few games (of my choosing)… which makes everyone SO happy.

I’m also REALLY thankful for my new laptop because it’s going to make my new job a lot easier.  (And I’ll discuss THIS topic another time in the near future).

AND, I downloaded the latest version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
the other night… and I’m SO happy to have a good working version that doesn’t crash on me or take fifty million years to load a file.  (And by fifty million years, I mean 5-6 minutes… but I was going for hyperbole there).

The latest version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 will come in handy for my new job (again, will discuss this another time), which just happens to be Digi Scrap related!

So… those are my reasons for being SO thankful for my new laptop.  If I were 100% honest, I’d also mention that it makes playing Farkle on Facebook a LOT easier and more fun now.  But, I wouldn’t want anyone to know how truly addicted to Farkle I am…

If YOU are thankful for something today, please consider writing your own Gratituesday post and linking up over at Laura’s blog…

P.S. Aren’t you curious about the new job now?  You’ll just have to come back to hear more.  I promise to tell you all about it as soon as I can share details.