No HARM - SOME FOWL!! - OWD Exposed!

Well I'll be BLASTED!!! I was just sitting here, creating up a wonderfully JUICY morsel to POP into my new "GOODIE BOX" II, when the phone started ringing, the door bell was 'DINGING', and I was so involved into Photoshop even to notice the 50 IM screens 'FLASHING' on the other monitor!!

OMGOSH!!! I just noticed that I have 40 VALENTINES already and it's STILL 15 DAYS from Valentine's Day before I get to read them...WOO HOO!! YIPPEE!!! YEEHAW!! Do you suppose I'll exceed my EXPECTATIONS on how many I will actually get???!!! Hummm...it's making me THINK -- BLOG REWARD!!! *contemplating...*

I hadn't even NOTICED until the IMAGES flashed onto my HELLO screen!!! I GASPED, I GASPED again. It was a CAT-OUT-of the BAG situation and I had NO further control but, to give in and bring the images over here for you all to be witness of.

Well, I did mention to someone that I had thought it would be a GREAT and convenient opportunity for friends and fans to get an EARLY start to beat the crowds.

Here's the copies of IMAGES floating around the W.W.W.:

I also had another LO to share with you that was posted over at my Fun with Fonts Weekly Challenge.

OWL EYES by Darlene aka Scrappee at 3Scrapateers --

Please POP over there, well, right HERE, and leave her some 'GREAT LOVIN'.

Well, the LIST is LONG and I must get back to work. Have a wonderful Thursday!!! Forcasted SNOW here, but I'll SURVIVE!!!

Who knows, if we get snowed in I might get a LOT of STUFF DONE...ROFL

Until LATER. . .

DUDE UP

A NEW CHALLENGE & a GOODIE

Just wanted to let everyone know my little spat with sickness didn't get the BEST of me!!! I'm still kickin' and just about up to my eyeballs in work to do. But, just between you, me, and the flagpole *which ever will listen the best* I seem to work well under the pressure and I become more critical of my own design work than you may think.

So. . .what have I added to my ever-expanding duties and responsibilities, you ask??? HEH, I've added a new Challenge over at the 3Scrapateers Community. I got to thinking. . .*yep, sometimes that hurts!!!* Since, I usually come up with a couple of new items per month anyways, why not combine them into something so that I could GIVE AWAY some GOODIES???? Heck, I'm in the creation process at the time of creation and just a couple more hours and I have extras, I USUALLY have extras anyway. My kits, for some strange reason, seem to EXPLODE with papers and elements then I have trouble as to deciding where to put the rest of it. LOL

I've opened up a new Gallery HERE at 3Scrapateers for what I'm calling 'DUDE's Challenge of the Month'. I always enjoy seeing those wonderful LO's that you very talented individuals seem to come up with. So what better way of keeping track of them by featuring a NEW KIT each month and have YOU purchase the kit at a SALE price, create and upload YOUR LO, then I get to see it in ONE convenient location and YOU get a coordinating FREEBIE for playing along?

Links to the Monthly Challenge Forum & Gallery are located to the right of your screen. Be sure to visit and BOOKMARK!!

How it works:



Here's a PREVIEW of this month's FREEBIE for Participating:



And just for those of you who take the time to pop in for a visit here to check up on me. I've gone and created you 4 wonderful 8 x 8 Quickpage's that you can have for FREE, when you participate!!!

Blog Freebie:



EXPIRED

Please note: This FREEBIE will expire, February 29, 2008

I would LOVE to see a GREAT AMOUNT of participation in this new activity of OURS. Seems like the MORE you come around the MORE I feel that I want to give. *ugh. . .did I really say that? I think I'm feeling sick again. . .just kidding!!*

Stay tuned. . .I will be featuring another promotion of "Misty Morning" QP's very soon!!! Until then. . .

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Last Days of SALE & Miscellaneous Info

Hello Everyone,

First of all I want to apologize for not getting in here yesterday (Sunday). Your DUDE was sick as a dawg!!! Nothing new actually, but you know if I had felt well, I would have posted. I do have a few morsels of information on what I'm currently working on and what is on the horizon. So, let's get down to business.

As most of you know, I am the Spotlighted Designer at 3Scrapateers for the month of January, and in being so -- I've kept my whole store on SALE the whole month. Well, since there's only 3 days left of the "Be Mine, Valentine" scrapkit left to grab over there, that also means that there are ONLY 3 days left to GRAB GOODIES out of the store while they're still on SALE. As of midnight January 31st EST, I will resume regular prices.



I do hope you are enjoying the "Misty Morning" Freebie, remember I will have 3 BRAND NEW kits available on February 1st. "Be Mine, Valentine II", "Down the Back Roads I & II", and "Misty Morning". Each kit will be available at a reduced price for ONLY TWO WEEKS!!! So, If you want them, NOW is the time!!!

I currently have some other new kits in the works. No specifics yet, but as I do I will let you all know -- right here as to what's coming up and when they will be available. I'm also working on a collaboration project with over 80, YES, I said EIGHTY Designers on the SUH-WEEET MEGA KIT for our wonderful Creative Team Members. The week of March 15-22, 200 is Creative Team Appreciation Week and the wonderful Kelly Michaels over at Inked Edges is hosting this fabulous event. Where would us designers find the time to do what our CT members do for us???



Speaking of Creative Team Members, one of the DUDE's VERY OWN CT Member, Cindy aka scrappingal65 received the 3Scrapateers Layout Pick of the Day on January 26th!! A BIG DUDE WOO HOO and CONGRATULATIONS to her. It would be great if you could pop on over to her 3S Gallery HERE and leave her some LOVIN'.



Now, there's one more thing that I need to tell you about, which involves FREEBIES. Yep, I said FREEBIES. During the month of February the wonderful Bon Beechler and I will be hosting a new challenge over at 3S and this new challenge (more news to come later) will consist of MORE "Misty Morning" FREEBIES. WOO HOO!!! So, Stay Tuned. . .

Oh, and before I forget, I've FINALLY added the 3rd FREEBIE to "Be Mine, Valentine", so look over to the right side of the blog to the spot marked active FREEBIES and go check the original post to grab it. I really wanted to give it to you all yesterday...but, not feeling so well, it didn't happen. Please forgive me. Until next time. . .

DUDE UP