Digitals Blog: May 2008

May 30, 2008

Craziness, freebies, and a sale!

What a hectic day it was yesterday! First, I woke up to no email. Comcast email was down so I was out of touch with everything! I guess the upside to that was that I was able to get some layouts made! I could have spent the time cleaning my house...that's just crazy talk!

Then, I had to prepare for our small graduation party for my ESL class. BTW, I am so proud of them. I the 60 hours that I've been teaching them, they have all made 2 level gains! They are expected to make one level gain, but these guys worked so hard that they made 2 level gains! Woo Hoo! I still have to grade their written tests, but for the oral exam--they rocked!

After class and after yet another argument with my 16 year old son, little Emily fell and hit the corner of her eye on the heating intake vent. (yes, metal!) My 18 yo had taken the car (with the carseat) so I had to borrow a car and carseat to get Emily to Instacare. An hour later, she had 2 stitches and the start of a very nice black eye. This morning it is almost swollen shut. (I'll post photos after she wakes up...)

When I came home, I walked upstairs to see a florescent glow coming from my bedroom. Yep, my darling husband had gotten me a big screen LCD HDTV Television set for my birthday! He started out looking at the cheapest one Costco had but by the time he left, he had talked himself into a 47 inch LCD...(evidently, LCD has better contrast than plasma. He also told me something else about it 1080 something, but I stopped listening at "This is a much better tv...") Amanda could care less about all the specs--when I watch a movie, is it going to feel like Matthew McConaughey is sitting on my lap? If so, then I have nothing further to ask.

On to scrapbooking...I love hybrid! My husband--not so much. He loves the non-messy aspect of digital scrapbooking, so when I pulled out my glue and chipboard albums, he groaned. I've learned how to ignore everything since my 16 yo has gotten into this disrespectful stage, so I just tune Randy out when it comes to hybrid! Just wait til he sees his Father's Day present. He'll change his hybrid tune! LOL!

Anyway...I decided that I would give a way a page a day of my "A Whisper of Spring Luggage Tag Album" on my blog. At the end of the 10 days, you'll have a complete album and I'll put it in the store for those who missed out. HOWEVER, the links will only be active for a day. When I post the new luggage tag, the previous day will be deleted...(I'll leave today's post up a little longer to make sure everyone has a chance to find out!) THe pages fit the Basic Grey Luggage Tag Album.

I made the pages with my kit A Whisper of Spring. Be sure to check out the gorgeous quick pages that Chris Hutchings (hutchie) made. You can find all my hybrid designs here and A Whisper of Spring Collection here. To make this even more sweet, A Whisper of Spring Collection is on sale for 50% off during these 10 days!!

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~Stacey

Founder & Designer @ Digitals

May 28, 2008

Big Wednesday Sale @ Digitals

We have over 300 items on Special or Sale

from the Designers @ Digitals

(Click on previews to go directly to product or see general links below)

Specials: http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=specials

Amanda Thorderson 44% off sale: http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=132

Lucy Hampton 45% off sale: http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=15

Shawn Walter 25% off sale: http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=169

~Stacey

Founder & Designer @ Digitals

CROP tonight!!!

I will be a guest at Crop Queen DeDe's crop tonight (Wednesday) at 9pm eastern in the Digitals chatroom. This lovely freebie I made will be given away to all attendees so be sure and stop by!!!

It's My Birthday!!! Sale and Freebies Galore!

It's my birthday today! I could tell you how old I am, but then I'd have to shoot you! This one is a little harder than past ones, because I really thought I was 2 years younger than I am! I've been telling people I am 42...Not so, it seems! I guess when I had my sweet daughter Emily at 42, time just stood still for me. I wish time stood still for her! She's growing much too fast and I'm missing my sweet little baby who only wanted to be held and snuggled all day.

I made this layout of her using my Walking on Sunshine Bracket Album. My 13 yo dd and I are making a hybrid album for Emily. I'll post photos when we are finished!

To celebrate my birthday, I'm having a sale where my ENTIRE store is 44% off! Plus, I've got freebies like crazy!

Join the Digitals Store Yahoo Group NOW. Later today, I'll be sending through this great freebie--but only to people who are members of the group! You won't want to miss this one! You can sign up here.

You might want to take a minute to sign up for MY yahoo group while you're at it--I'll be sending a special gift through it today as well!

To tide you over, I've got this great FREE candy bar wrapper made by Shawn Walter using Mariposa.

Get it HERE.

Be sure to stop by my blog for another freebie!

May 27, 2008

5-Day Freebie Frenzy!!!

5 Days of Designer Freebies Only Available One Place!

Join our Yahoo group to get 5 days of freebies May 27-31, not available anywhere else.

Hurry, today's hasn't gone out yet!

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~Stacey

Founder & Designer @ Digitals

Memorial Day Thoughts and a Free Quick Page

After my post last night I laid in bed thinking about sacrifice. My cousin, William Walden and my uncle, William Merrill gave the ultimate sacrifice--their lives. But didn't their family also give the ultimate sacrifice? My Uncle Arthur lost a brother (William Merrill) in WW1 and then lost his prized son (William Walden) in WW2. On cnn.com there was a tribute to servicemen and women who lost their lives in Iraq. One of the photos was a soldier with his 2 small children (both of whom looked under 4). Didn't this family give the ultimate sacrifice? This young mother lost her husband and will be raising her small children alone.

So, today as I celebrate Memorial Day, I not only honor those who lost their lives in service, but also those who lost loved ones in service.

I also honor my ct members Chris and Gina who parent their children alone while their husbands are gone, who go to bed every night praying that they won't be one of those wives who gives the ultimate sacrifice--their husbands. They are better women than I--I am too selfish to give my husband to my country.

So, in honor of their love of their husbands and country, I've put Head Over Heels on sale for 50% off--one day only! Tuesday, 5/27/08 and I am offering a quick page here and a free mini kit on my blog.

Download this free quick page HERE.

Thanks to ct member Lorraine (scrapmemories) for this beautiful QP!

Don't forget to stop by my blog and grab a free coordinating mini

May 25, 2008

Honoring William Walden Corry (with a freebie!)

Although I'm a Florida State Fan, I am still proud of my Gator cousin, William Walden Corry. Today's post honors him and all the other soldiers around the world who lost their lives in World War 2.

This information is from the Gator Zone. (Don't tell my brother I went there! I could be disowned!)

Few athletes in University of Florida history were more primed for success in life than William Walden Corry of Quincy. His credentials as an athlete, scholar and leader were impeccable. His inner strength and courage enabled him to accomplish tasks that most would not attempt. Corry lettered in football and golf for the Gators from l940-42. He was the starting fullback and captain of the l942 football team. At 6-1, l98 pounds, he was as big as most linemen, and he could run and block. Newspaper accounts from that era described him as "tough." As a senior he led the l942 team in scoring with 36 points. He ran for three touchdowns against Randolph-Macon, and his third quarter TD against Auburn was the difference in a 6-0 upset victory by the Gators.

Corry was also the unquestioned leader of the student body, serving as its president in l942-43 and as an officer in many campus organizations. He was president of Alpha Kappa Psi and Scabbard and Blade, vice-president of the F-Club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, member of the Executive Council of Florida Blue Key, senior warden of the Episcopal Vestry and Colonel of the Army ROTC .

When he graduated with honors from the College of Business Administration on May 4, l943 the future appeared golden. Steve O'Connell, a champion boxer at UF in the l930s and later president of the university, told close friend Whitt Palmer of Ocala that he thought Corry might one day be President of the United States.

Corry traded his cap and gown for an Army commission as a second lieutenant the week after graduation. He was sent for training at Ft. Sill, and other bases in the states, before being shipped overseas for duty in the European Theater under famed General George A. Patton. The field artillery detachment commanded by 2nd Lt. Corry was fighting its way across France on hie 23rd birthday in January of l945. Patton's troops were slowly but steadily shoving the German army out of that nation.

On February 4 of that year, only weeks after his birthday, a major artillery battle took place. A German shell exploded amidst Corry and his men. Reports show the attack took place in the dark and when medical corpsmen arrived, Lt. Corry told them to take care of the men in his platoon first. By the time they could get back to him, he had passed away. It was noted by the corpsmen that it was a wonder He could even speak, much less in an audible voice. Lt Corry was awarded the Bronze Star, Distinguished Service Cross and a Purple Heart.

Corry was buried in his hometown of Quincy, not far from the house on East King Street where he grew up, which is still inhabited by his brother, Rev. Richard Corry. His sister, Jean Corry Munroe, lived next door. Corry was born and raised in Quincy, and was a high school golf and football star who spent his summers in Passaic, N.J. as a sportswriter for his grandfather's newspaper.

He was honored in March of l959 when the University of Florida named its new married student housing complex on campus the William W. Corry Memorial Village. To this day Corry Village is home to Gator students and their families.

America the Beautiful Collection was made in honor of all American Soldiers who serve their country with honor and distinction.

Download this free quick page HERE.

Thanks to Stephanie for making the quick page for everyone!

America the Beautiful is on sale for 25% off through Memorial Day.

Be sure to hit my blog for a coordinating freebie!

May 24, 2008

Guest Hostess Amanda Thorderson--Patriotic Thoughts and Freebie

I am thrilled to be your guest hostess for this upcoming week! We are going to have lots of fun this week, so buckle up!

Join me as we celebrate America and honor the men and women who have died serving our country. My family is a Navy family and have served with distinction and honor. Today's post will honor my great Uncle William Merrill Corry, Jr.

This information is from the Naval History Page here.

Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., USN (1889-1920) William Merrill Corry, Jr. was born on 5 October 1889 at Quincy, Florida. Admitted to the the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1906, he graduated in 1910 and spent the next five years serving in the battleship Kansas. In mid-1915, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Corry began instruction in aviation at Pensacola, Florida, and was designated Naval Aviator # 23 in March 1916. He had a flying positions with the armored cruiser Seattle between November 1916 and May 1917, then was an officer in the armored cruiser North Carolina.

In August 1917, Lieutenant Corry began World War I service in France, where he commanded Naval Air Stations at La Croisic and Brest during 1918 and early 1919. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in July 1918. Corry remained in France for the rest of 1919 and the first half of 1920, involved in removing U.S. Naval Aviation forces from Europe as part of the post-war demobilization. In mid-1920 Lieutenant Commander Corry was assigned as aviation aide to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, stationed on the Fleet's flagship, USS Pennsylvania.

While on a flight from Long Island, New York, with another pilot in early October 1920, the plane crashed near Hartford, Connecticut. Though thrown clear of the wreckage, the injured Corry ran back to pull the other officer free of the flaming aircraft. Badly burned during this rescue, William M. Corry died at Hartford on 7 October 1920. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during that accident.

Airfields at Pensacola, Florida, and three destroyers have been named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Corry. The ships are: USS Corry (DD-334) of 1921-1930, USS Corry (DD-463) of 1941-1944, and USS Corry (DD-817) of 1946-1981.

Patriotism was instilled in us at an early age. I made America the Beautiful in homage to my family and all the other men and women who have served so valiantly and honorably.

Thanks to CT member Stephanie for this great QP! Download it HERE.

Be sure to stop by my blog for another freebie.

America the Beautiful Collection is on sale for 25% off through Memorial Day.

May 23, 2008

Last day with Lifesong Kreations

Well this is the last day and I decided to give you my AlphaBytes kit from No Greater Love as it is so versatile with other kits of natural colors. It offers a masculine, rugged look. It includes the alpha and some symbols too.

I hope you have enjoyed my goodies this week and who knows maybe I will be back here as a hostess again some day. I also hope to see you around Digitals as I am a Co-hostess with Diana Burton every other Thursday at 7:00 pm est. at our Gettin to Know Scrappin Chat in the Digitals Chatroom. If you like laying out your faith you can enter into my Scripture Challenge as I am Co-Hostess with Glenda Ketcham. Lots of new stuff is coming up at Digitals...some stuff in the Hybrid form to keep your eyes out...in the meantime I have my first project I did and made a template for you if your interested in doing a Maya Road Box n Cards project.

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I am Digitals Featured Designer!

Each day from May 20th to June 4th, stop by Digitals and download 2 fabulous brag book pages. Collect them each day and you will have THREE complete albums!

And that's not all, everything in my store is 25% off! That includes Designer Services like advertising and albums but also Kits and Templates. If you haven't seen my store lately, stop by now!

Two fabulous new kits have arrived at my store and for a limited time, they are 25% off!

Calliope's Evening Stroll - A beautiful walk, a nice evening stroll. This kit will wistfully remind you of a wonderful and leisurely time when you can stroll along without a care in the world. Rich colors of blue, green, coral and brown will happily join your photos to make your memories complete.

Genevieve's Garden - A lush garden on a gorgeous spring day. A paradise in summertime. This kit wisks you off to a garden meadow where anything can happen. Beautiful colors of blue, green and tan come together to create a place of beauty and bounty.