MudBay Images...

Have you checked MudBay Images lately?  This is one of several bird cages she posted for your personal use.  There are also dogs, theatre tickets and much more.  HOP on over!

Challenge - Breast Cancer Awareness!

Kathy at Scrapin Kats has decided to create a challenge during Scrap Pink for all the ladies who are not able to attend her Scrap Pink event.  During her event one of the activities will be to embellish a bra.  HER CHALLENGE to the rest of us is to embellish the bra found on her blog (the template is here).   All you have to do is create a pretty, cute, funny (all in good taste) bra.  Her goal is to spread the word on BREAST CANCER AWARENESS... Send your embellished bra to her and it will hang in her store during October.... you will find the address to submit to on Kathy's blog.  One Winner will receive a Gift Bag of Goodies from our Scrap Pink! Join the fun!!!

Win this LENS for your SLR!

-Maurianne Dunn, Associate Editor, at Creating Keepsakes posted this giveaway!

• I’d like to tell you a little more about the Tamron lens (AF18-270mm VC) Brian Tippetts featured in “Brian’s Top 5” this month (page 122). It’s the world’s first 15X zoom lens, and it’s a great all-in-one lens if you’re looking for the perfect complement to your DSLR camera (for Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras). It also features Vibration Compensation, which is an anti-shake mechanism. This allows you to take blur-free photos up to 4 stops slower than usual. Just think of the shots you can get from sunrise to sunset!

WINNER HERE

• Here’s the most exciting part: Tamron is giving away one of these lenses (valued at $629) to a lucky CK reader! If you’d like a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post with what you loved about the September issue of CK or how you would find the Tamron lens useful in your photography. Check the “giveaways” tab at the top of the blog on Friday, August 28 to see if you’re the winner!

  GO HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT!!!!

Another Giveaway Hurry!

Kathy of Scrapin Kats would like to hear your thoughts, One lucky winner will a set of Creative Cafe Glitters in great Fall colors! You have until 8/25.  HURRY... go here!

Tim Holtz Giveaway!!

Tim Holtz has a Giveaway... You have until Tuesday night 8/25 for a chance to win some AWESOME ROCK CANDY.... Check it out HERE!

He has a great video on using Rock Candy.

FIND THE WINNERS HERE!

Chocolate CAKE Anyone???

Kathy Z. posted this amazing CHOCOLATE CAKE at Bliss Tree (a fun place I recently found).  The cake is made of 90 mini Hershey Chocolate bars!  Learn more about making it here!  I can't wait to see what she shares next!

Altered Tin Swap Partner!!!

I have joined an Altered Tin Swap... the tin above was done by Linda, the host of the swap! I am so excited to join this Swap for the very first time!  Please check out our group photo.   My partner is Leslie from Oklahoma.  I have to share her blog with you, she has an amazing creative space full of inspiration... please check out Junkgirl Studio!  From her blog I can only guess pink is her favorite color...   

Then from Junkgirl I hopped on over to My Desert Cottage, Karen's site is full of even more inspiration.  Check out her Amazing News from the magazine "Where Women Create".

Now to find a tin!

DIY GIFT from Fireflies and Jelly Beans!

Two Mom's have created Fireflies and Jelly Beans!  Go to their site to learn how to make this great bottle topper a super idea for a teachers gift this fall.  I am looking at this idea for other gifts also. 

Their site is full of ideas... be sure to check out their cards, (click on the label link on the side.)   

New Blog MudBay Images - Free Downloads!

Brand New Blog !!!

I am so excited to introduce all of you to my good friend from MudBay Musings, Catherine!  MudBay Musings is venturing off to a second post... I can remember about a year ago Catherine didn't have a blog and now she has TWO!!!!  

Her new site is - MudBay Images. 

MudBay Images is a blog dedicated to original and vintage images for you to download and use in your personal digital and mixed-media artwork.  Catherine  will be sharing some of her favorite images from her personal collection... and what a collection she has!  Please stop by her new site and say hello, then from time to time see what is new at MudBay Images and pick up a new image or two!  I love the image above... yes it is one of her first postings!!

Storybook Tea House

Are you a princess at heart?  I have found the most wonderful place to let the inner princess out.  Yes, I know she is still in me... I love to dress up, imagine that I live in a castle... what girl doesn't!

Check out the Storybook Tea House in Manette, WA.  If ever there was an enchanted place to imagine this is it.  The Tea House has the feeling of once upon a time.  Every little girl I know wants to be a princess!  

The "Kitsap Sun" says it all!  

A new challenge site.

Welcome to another challenge site.... Penny's Challenges.

Penny says, "Here's where I'm going to come up with challenges for all papercrafters. For each challenge you can make whatever you want: cards, layouts, 3d items, etc.  I hope that you'll enter these challenges each week. I will post a new challenge every Wednesday!! Most weeks we'll be playing for F-U-N but occasionally ther will be a RAK.  We'll see what happens, I can't promise anything!!!"

She has a Rak ending 9/2!

Congrats to Dar on making the New Design Team at Penny's Challenges!!!! 

Dar's Crafty Creations Candy 'til 8/7

Darlene of Dar's Crafty Creations is celebrating her first Blogoversary... CONGRATS on a very successful first year!!!!!  Visit here for some YUMMY CANDY!