Wondering Where I Am?

I'm over here on the new blog. If you forget the location, you can get to it from the "news" link on the justjohanna site.

Scrapfriends Review

Exciting news! justjohanna rubber stamps have been reviewed by the Scrapfriends review team. The girls did a great job. Thank you to Andrea, Catherine, Chris, Terri, and Rebecca.















The review can be found here on the Scrapfriends site. It was also announced here in the Scrapfriends forum. AND it is being featured on the Scrapfriends homepage today with a thumbnail photo and link. Look for a review announcement in the Scrapfriends newsletter later this week.

But, wait. There's more. There's now a justjohanna gallery folder that can be found right here All of the Scrapfriends members are now able to show their work using justjohanna stamps.

Reindeer Bucks

Start Earning Your Reindeer Bucks at Cat's Craft Cupboard!

Here's how you can accumulate Reindeer Bucks that can be applied towards a future purchase!

Beginning Friday, November 24 through Saturday, December 23, you will receive one Reindeer Buck (yeah, designed by Yours Truly!) for every $20 spent on in-stock merchandise.

Save them up, and then redeem them January 2 through February 28 on any in-stock merchandise purchase!

The fine print: Reindeer Bucks will be earned on pre-tax, post-discount merchandise totals only. Class Fees and Gift Certificate purchases will not earn Reindeer Bucks. Receipts may not be combined to earn Reindeer Bucks.

Reindeer Bucks may be applied to in-stock merchandise purchases only and may not be combined with any other special or coupon. They may not be applied to Class Fees or Gift Certificate purchases and may not be redeemed for cash.

Lizard Venom Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

I love it when we get a mention in the news. It's always a headline with something about poisonous monsters or lizard spit. Here's one from today...

Lizard Venom Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

It's pretty cool science. You can read more about it here:

Byetta

Pictures from Distinction

Here are those pictures I promised from the opening of the new show at Distinction a couple of weeks ago...

Scott's Pictures

There's even the one of the artist with the huge Christmas tree tatooed on her thigh. Pretty amazing.

Halloween Report

Last year, we were still getting used to having a kid, and it didn't occur to us until very close to Halloween that Jake might need a costume. But we managed to scrounge one up that he was happy with. He even wore it twice.

This year, we had learned our lesson, and as soon as we saw Halloween stuff appearing in the stores at the end of the summer, we took Jake to pick out a costume. Since he seems to have developed definite opinions about what he likes and doesn't, and about what he will and won't wear, we just took him down the aisles and showed him the options. He chose Bob the Builder. Perfect. Obsessed with tractors and tools and all things manly and constructionly.

Over the weekend, I pulled out the costume to show it to him. Immediate and loud and repeated protests of, "No Bob Builder!!!" Ok, maybe he was just grouchy and I had bad timing. I put the costume away, certain that he'd change his mind as soon as he realized I had put it away. Nope.

On Halloween, Jake got to wear his race car pajamas to school (no costumes) for their day of Halloween activities, which included trick-or-treat-ing to the different classrooms, and making lots of little paper projects. Anyway, when we got home, we had about an hour to get dinner, get ourselves ready, and get to our friends' house where a bunch of us were meeting so our kids could go out together. But again, Jake would have nothing to do with the Bob the Builder costume. Except the hat. He was determined to keep his race car pajamas and his race-car-shoes-that-light-up on. Scott's solution to this dilemma was, "fine, he can go in pajamas without a costume." But that just seemed fundamentally wrong to me. I felt defective as a parent - unable to find a creative solution to make my kid happy on this once-a-year special occasion.

10 minutes before we needed to leave, inspiration finally hit, when Jake announced, "No Bob Builder, I race car!" Aha! Much to the chagrin of my husband (who hates to be late for anything at all), I rushed out to the garage to find a cardboard box, then began pulling things out of my craft room and started to make a race car. Pretty simple. Cut a hole in the top big enough for Jake to stand in. Cover the box with red paper. Cut out wheels and cover with grey paper. Adhere the wheels with ribbon. Make over-the-shoulder harness from ribbon. Voila! Race car in about 20 minutes. And a happy little boy. Whew!

Happy Halloween!

Fashion tips for the image-conscious witch!

Holiday Gift Certificate Special Offer at Cat's

To jumpstart your holiday shopping, Cat's Craft Cupboard is offering a special on Holiday Gift Certificates!

During the month of November, you may purchase Holiday Gift Certificates at a discounted price. Gift Certificates must be purchased by November 30, 2006. Recipients may redeem the Gift Certificate beginning January 2, 2007.

Please note this offer may not be combined with any other special or coupon.

$25.00 Gift Certificates are $20.00

$50.00 Gift Certificate are $40.00

$100.00 Gift Certificates are $75.00

Don't miss out on this fabulous offer! With a deal like this, you might just have to get one for yourself!

You may purchase Holiday Gift Certficates beginning November 1, 2006.

Merci Birdcoop

Look at this cute little card Cat & I got from our friends at Stamp On In in Chicago. They did a great job with the Expo. I can't even imagine how much work it must be to pull that all together. Thanks so much for all your hard work, guys! And thanks for including us!