Another Day...Another Post

Before I start this post off with a bunch of jibber jabber, I want to strat out with an apology and a Thank You to Pam & Sue! I want to apologize for taking so long to get these up and want to thank you for giving me these great blog awards, I really do appreciate them!! I will announce next time I blog who I will pass these on to. Thank again ladies!



(Late insert)- This is an image that I got to play with over at Tellen's Place and you can receive one too if you head on over there! Today the 1st challenge has kicked off and guess what? There's prizes! So come show us some love, I can't wait to see what you come up with!!



So I am now in Maryland with my hubby, woo hoo! It's strange being here without my kiddos. Those that know me, know my situation. For those that have just recently started following my blog, I am in the Navy and my hubby is a civilian contractor, who commutes from Maryland to Virginia every weekend to see the kids and I. I have only driven up this way once since moving from here. So I am here taking a four day class about transitioning from Navy life to civilian life. They also teach you how to write a resume, prepare for a job interview and dressing for success. The class is also teaches you about what benefits you are entitles to when you separate. I am hoping & praying that I will have taken this class in vain and will not need these lessons for another 6 years. Waiting on test results to come back to let me know if I have made it to the next pay grade or not. If not, then these are lessons well learned.

So I would like to recap on a few things going on and create links so they do not get lost in the in the blog pile.

1st- Go to this great and awesome challenge blog called: If the shoe fits...Scrap it! There is a sketch challenge going on. Well...it's my sketch, lol, so I hope you enjoy and I would really love to see what you come up with. You do not have to follow it to the tee, make it your own.

2nd- I have been invited to join this great team of women of at TELLENS PLACE. The Blog once it start's on the 18th of November is sure not to disappoint! Right now my DT mate Alissa has a BLOG CANDY giveaway when we reach 100 members, so make sure you stop by ALISSA DESIGNS CABINS for details! The blog officially opens Nov. 18th.

3rd- I would like everyone to still be aware of this woman and hear about my dealing with her and her online store. She is a convicted criminal and would be happy to provide you with the link, if you email me. I still have not received my goods from her, nor have I received a refund. It's too late for the bank to step in. Read about it here. Buyer Beware!

4th- I would love for you all to check out this blog! YOU INSPIRE ME
She is really doing some positive things in our scrapping community. I think it is a great thing what Pam is doing. Such a shame she does not have many people following to get such great stories on the ladies that she interviews. Who knows you could be next to feature on her blog! Check it out and let me know what you think.

5th- Check out Create it Green, please support them, they are awesome awesome ladies scrapping earth friendly! Let em know Tanisha sent ya over to check em out!

Okay, here is something that I was working on. I never have time to really work on anything for myself, unless it has something to do with a DT challenge. So I took some time to make a little card as well as practice my coloring at the same time. I had to prepare myself somehow for this weekend to come, lol! (Copic Certification Class) I also get to take some cool scrappy classes with my gal pals Tracey & Lesley in S.C.!

So anyway, here it is. Now for those experts out there, lol, don't be too harsh on my stamp coloring techniques, lol, I am still learning. There are so many of you talented women out there. So many that are really awesome at this, I hope to among that group of women soon!

I used: CTMH stamp set, (not the name) CTMH & Tim Holtz Ink. Copic & Bic Markers.

The New New November 18th!!!

Hey ladies, I hope everyone is having a great week so far! I want to thank everyone for the kind concerns of my last post and if you have not seen please make sure to check it out, I believe it is very important that the word gets out. Her site is steadily growing. Remember if you need the name of where I do NOT shop please send me an email.

Now on to some new and exciting news, we have a new log on the block! Whats even more cooler is that I am part of it's design team! Some of you may know the owner, her name is Terry Oulboub she owns Tellen's Place! She has teamed up with her very talented son to bring some fresh new digital stamp designs to you! I am telling you, they have their own uniqueness to them and so very cute! Make sure to check out her Etsy Store with hers and her son's wonderful digi creations @ TellensDesigns

Here is a little verbage from her blog:

We've already started preparing for our FiRst challenge, which will be on November 18th! For this challenge, I will post a new image and guess what - it's free! I want you to try out Tellen's Designs digital images so you can see how much fun you can have with it. We will bring you samples so that you can see how versatile it is to put these images to paper.
All followers will be entered into a fabulous prize giveaway of delicious Blog Candy! Remember, it's Terry's birthday next Tuesday, so the pot will be growing. Wanna see a picture? Well, stay tuned...and you'll see the goods soon enough. ;P

AND - if you send a follower, make sure that person leaves a comment to say YOU sent her so that you can be in a special blog candy prize specifically for those recommending Tellen's Place Challenge blog!

Don't forget to grab our button so that you can plaster it on your blog so others will know where to come and have fun! Stay tuned...

Now so another important message does not get lost, if you have not checked out this link make sure you do and get the word out! Buyer Beware

Do you like copics? Have you ever tried them? Well if you do or you have or even have not, lol, you need to purchase them from this store, Michelle's Scrapbooking & More!
I am telling you, fast shipping, great customer service, and some of everything and the prices are great! Especially on her Copics, and if you find them cheaper she will take 10% off the price that you have found. Go to her site for more details. She also runs ThePixieCottage
and they have a challenge going on right now! Go see them! Tell Michelle I said hi!Now I hope everyone has not forgotten about Wendy over at Digital-doodling! Her drawing are A+ and she also holds challenges on her new digital stamps as well, so please show her some love and follow follow follow! You will not be dissapointed.

Omg what a storm we have been having here! The winds have been
crazy, the bases have been closed and the kiddies out of school for the last couple of days! I had a tree on the side of my house fall, and have had a power outage for about 12 or so hours yesterday, the biggest part is hopefully over. Here are some pics I took today before work.

Buyer Beware!

Hello Everyone! I hope your week is going great so far as mine is off to a great start, my family and I are healthy and alive, what more could you ask for?

So let me bring out my somewhat bad news and life learning experience! I am so tired of telling this story, but it is one that must be told in order to keep my fellow scrappers and crafters safe from these scammers! I however usually never make purchases off the internet, because you never know who or what type of person is on the other end, meaning the smaller businesses. But I decided to give one (WHO IS NOT POSTED ON MY BLOG) a try.

I loved the concept this company had going and thought wow, her products seem really cool! So I made a small purchase for about 17.00 and some change, with tax and shipping totaled about 25.25. Not too much you say? Yeah, I could have filled my gas tank with it, lol, I have a small gas tank, lol!

Well I made this purchase back on the 3rd of August, and the bank charged me on the 10th of August. She sent me a message on her ning site stating that the kit was a September kit and would ship out on the 1st, if that was all right with me, (never stating at that time stuff was missing from kit, that why it could not ship). I told her that was fine, I could wait.

September 8th rolls around and I send her another message asking her if my kits have been shipped, I get no reply. I send another message the next day and she replies the day after with this message...and I quote.
"Tanisha-
IM SORRY I DIDNT GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.THIS MONTH HAS BEEN CRAZY FOR ME-I JUST CAME BACK FROM NJ TO DROP MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL (HE DIDNT LIKE COLORADO TOO MUCH) SO HE GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL IN NJ THIS YEAR-SO IM HAVING ABIT OF WITHDRAWEL- AND TOMORROW IS THE 11TH AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A HARD TIME WITH THAT ONE-MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES.IM ACTUALLY WAITING FOR ONE PART OF THE KIT TO ARRIVE,ITS ON BACK ORDER AND AM EXPECTING IT TO ARRIVE HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS WEEK-THE KITS ARE DEFINITELY SHIPPING NEXT WEEK.ITS BEEN KINDA UP AND DOWN WITH THE KITS THIS MONTH, NEXT MONTH WE ARE GOING TO BE INTRODUCING SMALLER SIZED KITS." (This is directly from a message she sent me in reply)

Well needless to say I never got my kit. So she posted this big huge explanation post about how they were featured in this online magazine and that they generated so much business for them and that why she did not have our stuff out, but that they would ship that Friday (yeah again).
Well Friday came and went, another Friday came and went...I called this lady that Saturday using my husbands cell phone, while he sat there and listened to her lie to me on speaker phone! She told me that my order shipped the Wednesday before (so 5 days after she said she would send to everyone) and that I should have my stuff that Monday or Tuesday(mind you it's Saturday, lol)

Well.......Guess what? I did not get my package. So I wrote comments asking if the stuff was going to ship, someone else added a comment, so I decided to contact her, to see what was going on on her end. She was pissed too! I added another comment, (wow, the DT deleted it) all I asked was if she could replace my missing item with something else since it was basically taking this damn special card stock that was made on mars to come in! (Not exactly in those words though).
She then sent us this long draw out email, you have to read it! If anyone is interested, I would be happy to forward it to you, email me and let me know, my address is up top.
I was told I had a store credit, added to my account, hmmm how so when my account had been deleted, showing all account history. So I make a new account, where the only thing I change is my home phone, because I had my cell on there and my new email addy. But I tried everything to get into the old account and could not. Forgot password: you just put your fist & last name name and your email addy, neither one worked, it did not know who I was!
I have contacted her once again on the phone(total:2x's) and she gives me this long confirmation number, that makes no sense. She says it's through USPS, and to take certain numbers out of it and that, that is the actual number..... what???? Well, you can guess that was just about as good as fan with no blades!
Omg!! I could go on and on.... I have saved a paper trail with this chick, on top of that
She is a criminal who has been arrested for credit card card fraud 4 times! Also have a link for that as well. Some gracious person was kind enough to research and find that out.
I have contacted the BBB and waiting to hear results back from that.

Since I have heard she has lost a few of her DT members, some have stayed. One in particular who has really surprised me, by "not feeling comfortable" being involved. Though the owner rips people off. I have proof! More power to you and your conscious.

Ladies, never buy from anyone you nothing nothing about unless you have good references for them such as friends, family, ie..
If you would like to know stores I absolutely love and have had no problems with look on my sidebar. For stores I stay clear of, email me.


PLEASE READ THIS POST AS WELL


Hopefully I will have happy news to post tomorrow or in a few days, lol, actually I will! So make sure you come back and check and please visit some of the links on my side bar, you will not be disappointed!! Also visit this very exciting new blog coming your way with a new aspect on scrapping, for all you earth conscious gals out there. Create It Green (Not to be confused with any other). Please show your support if you will. I believe she also has a DT call going on, so show off your stuff! I have news on other blog openings as well, so stay tuned....

Tanisha~xoxo