Scrapping Servant

Thursday’s Thing May 8, 2008

My thing this week is a new business… A SCRAPPBOOKING KIT BUSINESS!  The name of it is Haute Artist - Haute is a french word for fashionable or high class.  They are not quite up and running yet as far as the site for the kits goes, but (this is part I am excited to tell you about)…

Their blog is up and running!  And they are having a weekly giveaway this month!  So go on over there and leave a couple comments to enter in the giveaways.  Also if you see a kit on their blog that you would like, let them know now so they can save you one… I just adore the travel word book kit!!!  -  Best I’ve seen yet!

 Oh, and don’t forget to spread the love (the linky love) if you like Haute Artist, let others know on your blog as well… let’s get their name out there and get this new business on their feet ladies. 

  Have a great day and God Bless!

More Testing… Moving to Wordpress??? February 21, 2008

Yes, I know… I already redesigned the blog for this year… well now I am rethinking it. I have been wanting a blog that really works like one, with comments, RSS feeds, archives, categories and tags that work for me instead of me trying to design them myself, well I think Wordpress will do that for me.I have a layout design started here, please let me know what you think, I am still working on the color scheme, but I think the time spent in playing with the design will be well worth the time not spent in working on functionality.I greatly appreciate your opinion.

Friday for Friends February 8, 2008

Today I would like to announce a little giveaway I am having to celebrate my 1 year Blogoversary.  If you look at yesterday’s post I mentioned the top 13 commenters for last year… well I would like to give a little something to the top 3…  Each can choose product from my Inventory List… (it’s not much - I hope you are blessed) 

1. $15 for Rebecca
2. $10 for Karla
3. $5 for Terri

I would also like to pick someone at Random for another $5… Sara at There She Grows (she commented 6 times last year :o)  

Just some stats on my first year… I had 275 comments total from 174 different people.And something cool I found on Rae’s blog… a blogoversary counter…         

Also reminiscing on life this time last year… I won my first page layout contest, I was working through the loss of a baby, I was taking the Library of Memories class from Big Picture Scrapbooking, I purchased my MacBook Pro, and I joined Tackle it Tuesday for the first time :o)  

And now one year later God has blessed me with a newborn daughter (AWESOME)!!!  But He also blessed me with a new flatscreen computer monitor for my husband (you see I screwed up on the budget around Christmastime when our car needed repairs done and I couldn’t spoil my hubby like I usually do for Christmas, but God prompted some friends of ours gave us $300 cash!!! I still haven’t told my husband who it came from because I pray that their reward will be in heaven and not here on earth (Matthew 6:19-21).  God has been so good to us, and you through this blog are part of that blessing, thank you all!          

A Special Thursday Thirteen Thank you… February 7, 2008

My top 13 blog commenters for my blog’s first year of existence…

1.  Rebecca - the not so desperate housewife - 36 comments since May
2. Karla - ainsley’s mom - 33 comments since the very beginning :o)
3. Terri - the flip flop moma - 26 comments
4. Amy - at tiny blessings - 22 comments
5. Rae - the northern southerner - 22 comments
6. Wendy - wesnlani - 21 comments
7. Lisa - at thoughts from the hill - 19 comments
8. Jan - at making scrapbooks - 18 comments
9. Atasha - ameyerific life - 12 comments
10. Laura - at my quotidian mysteries - 11 comments
11. Lauren - a wondering heart - 11 comments
12. Sally - at sallybradley.com - 10 comments
13. Jess Gordon - at scrapbook ideas - 10 comments

Thank you ladies for being faithful to my blog, I am blessed to know all of you!  And to those of you that do not know these ladies yet, visit them through the links above, you’ll love them!

Some Changes are coming Because…. February 6, 2008

Tackling a New Blog Design January 15, 2008

I have been playing on my computer a lot here… tackling a new blog design, let me know what you think (or if you can help, lol!).  I’m not really sure on how all of these different scripts I have are going to function.  I teach myself all of it, so I really don’t have ANY clue how any of it really works :o)  Even though it is a lot of work… I sure do think it’s pretty!!!I’ve gotta go to bed now even though I am getting small (uncomfortable) contractions off and on. Good night my friends.

Friday for Friends July 13, 2007

Hello Everybody I have been so blessed by blogging with you all that I want to have a little giveaway as a thank you.

It will be a $30 gift certificate for Joyous Creations and all you have to do is comment on this blog post to enter.  You can even spread the word for others to comment if you think they would like to win as well.  

The winner will be announced on any Friday of my choice :o)

I also wanted to let you all know that you will not see me around as often since we will be disconnecting the internet here at my home.  But I will be able to get on every once in a while at friends houses, or at crops, or my friend’s scrapbook studio, so I will still be “here”.  

Love you all and God bless!

You are Welcome June 26, 2007

Yes I am still here :o) I know, I know, no good blogging award to someone who hasn’t blogged in 10 days! Sorry ladies, I’ve just been feelin’ a little under the weather here lately.

I do want to say I have been very blessed that people are noticing I am gone, and that I have been receiving such nice thank you’s for the gifts I sent out from the Scrapbooking party. I am glad you are all so happy with what you have won.  

If you didn’t participate in the Blog Party I had, here’s a little bit of what you missed out on…

So blessed February 7, 2007

I had my first couple comments on my website and blog today and it is even more exciting to know that others think I did good compared to pride just filling up my head like air in a thumb on cartoons :)

So here’s what they said… my website host, who happens to be a close friend of mine called and said “Is this the professional website designer for Joyous Creations?” He’s a funny man, and was very encouraging. Then my friend Tasra author of Real Women Scrap sent me an e-mail saying “I am so proud of you. Your blog rocks! The banner is adorable and I love your colors. You’re awesome. Can’t wait to add you to my blogroll. Keep moving forward…you have a lot to offer this world!” She is too sweet and I am so blessed.