THE QUEEN OF QUIRK

today's the day!

Although my actual birthday isn't til Sunday, let's get this party started, right? This morning I woke up to the sweetest thing ever. It wasn't just for me, though. Everybody got a little treat. Lara decided to make us all breakfast today. :) She made toast for her, her daddy, her little sister and then she brought me my coffee and toast in bed! My alarm was about to go off in 3 minutes, but having coffee brought to you while you're still warm and snuggled in your bed is a treat I could get used too! :)

I mean, seriously....who could ask for more?

Ok, so I've been hinting at all the things I've been doing to keep myself so busy....and it's all for my awesome customers! Everything I have made in the last 2 weeks is packed up in the most awesome grab bag ever!

Now, I may be a tad partial, but that's only because I have put my absolute BEST into this thing! I don't want anyone to be disappointed! :) You can pick it up HERE. It will only be available through Sunday, so don't miss out! After that, it will go on sale, piecemeal and you will be oh so sad that you didn't pick it up. :) And here's a bit of sneaky hint: there are at least TWO full paper packs...that's all I'm gonna say, though. That's only 23 pieces, though. I wonder what the other 134 are!?!?!? And seriously, it's 5 bucks...FIVE BUCKS!! That's a steal! :)

And not only do I have the grab bag, but I have a TON of coupons and GC's from some pretty fabulous designers! These ladies have graciously donated prizes to help me celebrate!

You could win a gift certificate to:

Amy Teets at oscraps.com

Darcy Baldwin at thedigichick.com

Wendyzine at scrapbookgraphics.com

Pamela Gibson at polkadotpotato.com

Melissa Bennett at scrapbook-bytes.com

Lena Brandenburg at acherryontop.com

DivineDigital.com

lauraskathi at funkyplaygrounddesigns.com

Purple Paper Flowers

Amanda Rockwell at scrapartist.com

CHIRPI 

Heather Manning 

or you could win one of these fabulous prizes:

Gold Membership from digishoptalk.com

1 month subscription to the Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild

Ok, I really am really and truly floored by the generosity of these ladies! Isn't this amazing!?!?! They are all so wonderful! :)

And as if that isn't enough, I am giving away some prizes myself!

1 Paper + Pixels book by Audrey Neal and May Flaum

1 $25 Target gift card

1 pack of note cards from my favorite etsy.com letterpress artist, Satsuma Press

All you have to do is leave me a comment here on this blog post and you will be entered into a drawing that will take place on Monday morning. Aren't you excited?!?!

And don't forget! Today' the last day to get our February Songbird Avenue kit with Susan Bartolini (chef of scrapkitchen). And as an added bonus, every purchase made today will receive a $5 gift certificate to my store! Don't miss out! :)

Alright people, I'm gonna kick back and start enjoying my birthday weekend! Post away! :)

shaken not stirred

Ooh, I've been a busy, busy bee today. Lots of emails and designing and packing and uploading and revamping. Ooh! I simply can't wait to share with you! :) Since most of that will all have to hold off til tomorrow, here are a couple of things I can show off.

Shabby Miss Jenn has released her Easter kit and it is a whopper! Look at how versatile it is! YUM! You can pick it up HERE. And you can see the full credits HERE.

And I really love the little chicky that comes with this kit, so I decided to put her on my desk. Sometimes I feel so weighed down with all that goes on. I just need to stop and take a breather and remember to take some time for myself. But most of all, I need to remember that I am strong. :)

So now when I get stressed, I can take strength from my inspirational little chicken. Everyone should have one. :)

I've got a ton work to finish upnow. Tomorrow I've got something extra special planned for my customers and then on Saturday we're heading down to London. I wanna rummage through the Portobello Road market and see what I can find. And then on Sunday, I'm hoping to sleep in. That's all I want for my birthday...to be lazy. How silly is that!?!? :) Silly, but much needed!

I've been juggling so many projects at once that I'll be glad when it slows down a bit. I've been working from morning til night and then some. But I have to say that I'll be excited to announce some of it. Very proud of what I've been asked to do :) Ciao, all! And have a thrilling Thursday!

the early bird

"This looks like a nice spot to rustle me up some grub."

"YES! SCORE!!"

"Let me strike a pose for the lady who should be working."

I just really don't get enough accomplished during the day. This is one of the drawbacks to being a room full of windows. The birds. These little turds are so darn cute and they play all day long and sometimes I just sit back and see what they're up to. This one was about to get a ticket for loitering when I finally realized that he was just hungry. So he's just hangin' out, waiting for that poor unfortunate wormy worm to dare and peek out. After her got his snack on, he noticed me (and the big huge black thing I was pointing at his head) and he decided to skedaddle on out of here. ooh..now's he back...my little feathery sentinel.

Ok, so on with things people actually want to hear about :)

First up, if you haven't checked out Songbird Avenue's February kit, you're missing out! It is jam-packed full of exclusive goodness. Susan Bartolini (Chef) is our guest designer and you really don't want to miss this one!

Also, there is a scraplift challenge going on over at the Songbird Blog. There are lots of prizes to be had! Hurry and don't miss out on this kit. Cuz come March 1st, it's gone, baby!

And I'm still busy as all heck gearing up for a bit of a birthday bash. And I guess I should have clarified yesterday about my age. :) I'm not actually turning 30. I'll be 28, but it's still getting closer to 30 than I would like. I can hear you now... "Geez, lady! Get over it!!" But I'm not one of those chicks who accepts age with grace. No siree. I'll be fighting it tooth and nail until I'm too old to move. And then I'll have my wrinkly old head transferred to a hot chick's body when I can no longer walk.

It's nice to have a springtime birthday, though. Spring is when I feel all refreshed and such. My body and mind move in time with the seasons and it seems like each year I start fresh and rejuvenated with spring and end up old and cranky by the end of it come winter. So, as much as I dread the birthdays, it's nice to know that winter's almost over and I move on.

As speaking of all that, here's a sneaky peeky  of what's in store...it's a teeny peek, tho...don't wanna give too much away. ;)

Ooh, I can't wait!! :)