Mystery Challenge Winner & a RAK

Well Scrapbook Supplies Direct has a winner for the monthly mystery challenge from December! Congratulations are in order for MSIPPI .... Congrats girl!

We'll have a new challenge up by noon tomorrow .... it'll run through the end of the month so come on over and give it a try.

AND ........

ScrappyGal's also got a challenge where you can win a great RAK! Create an altered item and submit it to the gallery (and the challenge post). The challenge will end Friday, January 23rd and the winner will be announced by Sunday the 25th.

What's up for grabs? Hmmmm a birdhouse, paper and embellies to alter their birdhouse with. Sounds yummy! Here's one that she's done .....

Click HERE to pop on over to check out her challenge!

Might you be the lucky winner?

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU OVER AT SSD!

*Don't forget SSD is having a big sale!*

Happy Birthday Irina & Blog Candy

Happy Birthday Irina!

(She's turning 35 ...... again!)

Even though it's her birthday, she's giving away the present!

Check out this loot......

Ain't it grand!It consists of....
- Five (!!) clear stamp sets... "Feminine Friends" and "Masculine Monikers" by Stampendous, "Border It!" and "Bold Alpha" by Art Warehouse, and "Love Lines" by Junkitz- Five (!!) embellishment sets.. "Family Reunion" by Soft Spoken, "Winter Rub Ons" by Basic Grey, "Sola Purses" and two small sets by K and Company- Twelve (!!) Scalloped Notes in three different colors with Envelopes by Stampin Up- Three (!!) large silk flowers from Prima- Three (!!) Tilda stamps.. this have been used by me a few times to make cards..- and last but definitely not least.. Spellbinders Nestabilites Classic Squares Large set ..
Just pop on over and leave her a comment!She'll be picking the lucky person around 9 pm PST Friday, January 9th!

Um, ya better go now .... I'll wait!

Click HERE to visit her blog!

Sweet Treats for Valentines Day ... Blog Candy

Stamps, Paper, Scissors & Donky Smiles is having some sweet treats as blog candy right now. She's got oodles to celebrate in Feb so she's giving you the goods! Pop on over and check it out .... isn't this just uber yummy!!!!

Hurry and check it out ... you have until January 15th!

The Scrappin Goddess has spoken!

Well the Scrapping Goddess has spoken ......

She's been cleaning house at Scrapbook Supplies Direct!

For a limited time, you can....

Take 40% OFF ALL PAPER & CARDSTOCK

(Plus you can still "Buy 10 (sheets) Get 1 Free", which equals another 10% OFF on the paper for each set of ten sheets purchased!)

Take 40% OFF ALL DISCONTINUED SIZZIX DIES

Take 20% OFF ALL CRICUT DIE CUTTER MACHINE & ACCESSORIES

Take 20% OFF ALL PHOTOBOOK MAKER SUPPLIES

Hop on over and snag yours up, it's going to go fast!

Design Team Call .... SSD!

ScrapbookSuppliesDirect is having a Design Team Call!!!

So get to scrapping ladies and upload them to the DESIGNER CALL gallery.

We're a little slow getting out of the gates this year, but we're running full tilt boogie!

This Design Position should be for the months of February & March.

We'll be accepting uploads through the 10th, I believe.

If you're new to the site, tell 'em ScrappyDoo2u sent ya!

Happy Scrapping!

Counterfeit Christmas

Well as I've already posted, I just returned from Nashville visiting family. We had our annual Christmas gathering and I got to see some family I hadn't seen in two years. It's always great to see them!

Last year my parents got me a gift certificate to Michael's for Christmas, but this year since I didn't want anything in particular they just decided to give me cash. I held onto it for a while, but finally got around to taking it to the bank. I'm saving for a kick butt camera and if I kept it in my purse it was gonna burn right through.

Imagine, if you will, my surprise, when the teller informs me that one of the $50 bills I'm attempting to deposit is a counterfeit!!! They used one of those color change pens that indicate if it's legit or not. So now, I'm stuck in this waiting game! I get to wait 30 days to see if their fraud division determines if in fact is truly a counterfeit bill. I mean what a mood quasher!

I hated to call my parents to tell them. Mainly because I know my mom. She'll feel bad that her gift wasn't good and want to replace it. I can't seem to get her to realize that it was the thought that counts and not to replace it. I just don't want her to pay for someone else's screw up! The bills she gave me came STRAIGHT FROM THE BANK! I can't believe that the bank passed a bogus bill and there's no possible recourse.

So ... I suppose today I'm going out to buy one of those darn counterfeit detecting pens and mark every bill someone hands me (not family though). I don't want to be like that but by golly if they make me wait while they do my bills when buying groceries, then I'm gonna make them wait while I check what they give me back! I don't care much for being screwed over.... especially when it comes to money.

I just feel so bad for my mom, because now she feels guilty and it's not her fault. I would have never mentioned it to her, but I knew that she had more bills at home from that same transaction .... my sisters present.

Anyhow, gonna end this post and try to make a happy one next.