Time for a blog hop!! Win some great prizes!!

It's time for another YourScrapbookStash blog hop! This time, we not only have lots of prizes, but we have a big announcement, so keep an eye out for that.

Everyone is giving away some $10 gift certificates to the YSS store and the three girls of the US will also be giving away a really cool CLIPA purse holder!

There a several ways to get entries for MY prize drawings.
1) All you have to do is comment on this blog post that you were here and I will enter you for one of the prizes.
2) Become a FOLLOWER of my blog and I will enter your name an additional two times. (The people who already follow my blog will automatically be entered !)
3) Post this on YOUR blog and I will enter your name an additional 5 times!! Just put a comment on this blog post and a link back to your blog entry!

You have until Saturday, Sept. 25 at 12:00 am eastern time to post and I will announce the winners on Sunday!!

Here is the order for the Blog Hop:

YSS Store Blog http://yourscrapbookstash.blogspot.com/
Alyssa's Blog: http://www.alyssasscraps.blogspot.com/
Susan's blog: http://www.luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Valerie's Blog: You're here!! ;)
Lady Grace's Blog: http://scrappinworld.blogspot.com/
Erica's Blog: http://she-travels.blogspot.com/
Heidi"s Blog: http://seesterk.blogspot.com/

Here is a layout that I designed for the YSS gallery:

I used the new Jenni Bowlin line Family Tree and some Maya Road chipboard letters which I misted with Maya Mist (charcoal) - all of which can be found at the YSS store!!

EVERYBODY has prizes and Stash Cash to give away, so make sure you stop at each blog!

One last layout before diving into DT work!!

I got this layout completed last night using my September Studio Calico kit! I had the idea the first day I dove into my kit so I wanted to get it done before I started in on some of my design team work. I covered the Maya Road frames with pp and them painted around the edges. I used my new "{smile}" stamp in the title and I also used one of my favorite stamps from an older SC kit - my journal stamp. I wasn't sure it would be big enough when I first saw it, but I've used it on several layouts now and I love that I can stack them if I have a lot of journaling! TFL!

Inspiration landed on my doorstep!!

I got my September Studio Calico kit yesterday and even though I opened and oohed and aahed over everything last night, I had no time at all to even think about what I was going to do with it! But, this morning after looking through the piles of pictures that I keep on my scrap desk, I found a picture that I've been wanting to scrap forever - I was just never inspired by any products that I had...until now!! When I ordered the add-on Studio Calico kit, I thought I'd never use the Cosmo Cricket chipboard pieces. But as soon as I saw that picture of my son Jonathan from 20 years ago, the pinwheels just clicked with me!! Love when that happens - and that happens so often with my Studio Calico kits!! I think I'll never use some of the product - then I end up using all of it and wanting more!! I went pinwheel crazy but I just love the way this turned out and the colors just make me happy!! :) TFL!!

Get ready for a Blog-hop and some great prizes!!

I will be part of a blog hop that is going to be sponsored by yourscrapbookstash.com during the week of Sept. 19- 25!! Not only will I be giving away 3 prizes that week, but everyone else on the design team will be giving away 3 prizes too!! That's a chance to win at least 6 times or more!! We will be giving away gift certificates to the YSS store (codes that can be used immediately) and some of us will be giving away a special prize!! Check back to see more details soon!!!!

A card for a tutorial

I made this card using some flowers I made using the new pleated Maya Road ribbons and their new resin flowers for a tutorial that I needed to do for some design team work at yourscrapbookstash.com. I'll post a link tomorrow when it's up and running ;)! While your there, you should check out the two contests that they have going on over there - you can win some awesome stuff!! My card also happened to be one of the top three most bookmarked at TwoPeasInABucket today - a first for me!! TFL!

Here's an UPDATE to what's going on over at YourScrapbookStash.com!!

Erica has added a few more products to the SALE section of the store and has further reduced even more products to 50-75% off. Check out the FINAL Clearance section of the store.

The NEW and PRE-ORDER sections keep growing. We've added a few products to the Pre-Order section and removed some that have arrived in the warehouse.

We have two contests running right now. Make sure you read all about them and link up your entries. Deadline to enter is 9/15/10.

Erica's working on a cool kit and class for you. Check out Alyssa's blog for a little teaser!

Heidi posted a brand NEW sketch on Friday. We'd love to see what you create! Share it in the User Gallery and then link it up here!

In case you haven't seen the September Coupon Code yet, its SEPTEMBER2010. It saves you 20% off your entire order with us. And because its so popular, she is continuing to add a free gift to ALL orders placed.

Using up my August SC kit before I get my September one!

I've been taking the time to actually use the kits that I've been buying this month...LOL. I'm about halfway through my August Studio Calico kit and I'm working on a layout right now! I got the idea for this layout the other day when I saw the picture combined with that awesome Studio Calico patterned paper, and I finally put it together today! I used my new EK Success star border punch that I got at M's the other day with my 40% off coupon. I actually found it in the kid's section with the American Girl's scrapbooking stuff ;)! It's so cute and red! The photo is of Jonathan from this summer while we were visiting Greer's Ferry. This water was ice cold and it felt wonderful on a scorching hot day! TFL!