Hello!  I am so sorry I spaced putting the info on the blog here. I thought I better give you an update!

I have closed the store temporarily.  It is for a couple of reasons.  First, I have to install an update.  Which frankly, scares me.  :)  I don’t want to mess anything up when I do it.  So I have that on my to do list for a day I am not going to be rushing.  Second, I still have hours of work to put in to restoring the old databases.  I kind of want to just ignore that, but I will try to get it all back up to what it was so that if you have made a purchase it would be in your account history.  Seriously, this is going to take me hours and hours.  And so I can not give an actual re-opening date.

Also, I am back in school full time.  And so I am student by day, mom/chauffeur by afternoon and designer at night.  So I will be a little slower with new kits, and putting the store back together as usual.  I have got to get good grades!

I want to thank you for being patient with me while I get this all worked out and back to normal.  Honestly this is the best time of year to do this stuff.  January is typically the slowest month of the year.

While my store is closed I will still release products at GottaPixel and Plain Digital Wrapper.  So you can grab the new things at those stores!

And here is the latest kit I have for you!  I was hurting for a name so I am calling it No. 2.  It is just $2 this week!

And Color My Life is now available as a single pack!  On sale this week!

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Oh my goodness!  This has been the LONGEST month ever.  But I can finally say that the store is back up and running!

I will tell you that I lost the last 4 months’ of databases.  So I am going to be plugging away at getting it back in there.  That means you may not be registered in the store if you had registered in the last 4 months.  It also means that any orders you placed in the last 4 months will not be in there.  And that is not the best news, I know.

So, I wanted to let you know a few things:

First, I am going to go through the receipts one at a time and get the orders back in.  This is obviously going to take a while.  But I want to make sure you have access to your downloads.  And your store bonus points.  So, please be patient with me!  I will be putting them in the order the came through.  So, please also be forewarned that you may receive e-mails that you placed an order- these will not be charged again to your paypal accounts or whatever you used to pay.  It will just mean that I got the order re-keyed! 

Second, because you may need to re-register, I am going to place 50 store bonus points in every account that registers before I get it done manually.  So if you get yourself re-registered before I do then you get 5 points as my way of saying thanks for saving me the time!

And finally, but the best part- I have knocked all digital products down to $1!  I will keep them this price at least this week, maybe longer.  Kind of depends on how long it takes me to get through the receipts and plug it all back in.  And all of the physical products are on sale at barely more than my cost.  I would love to just move them out!  So if you wanted any of the products now will be the absolute best pricing you will get!

I have one new release for you as well!  Here is the peek-

Thanks for being such awesome customers!  Wishing you all a very happy week!

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You may have notice my store is having issues.  Like an aneurysm or something. LOL!  I am still working with the hosting comany.  Something has happened on their end to my databases.  My database “disappeared” and I can’t even update it, restore it or make a new one.  And you’d think they’d realize this after a week of e-mailing back and forth.  But they spent the frst 5 days telling me it was not their problem.  I love that.  So, now that I can say yes, it is your problem since the entire database area is a mess,  I am hoping they act a little more quickly in resolving the issue.

So, I wanted to just let you know that I am not out of biz.  I have no intentions of closing.  And I WILL have that sale for you once the store is back up!  You can still shop at Gotta Pixel or Plain Digital Wrapper in the off time.  And maybe I will get some new things created for you while I sit here waiting.  (I am not really just sitting here, I am actually crazy busy and poor son has strep and an ear infection.  SO not much sitting is actually happening.)

So, I hope you all have a fabulous day!  I will let you know as soon as I have some good news!

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I can’t believe it’s already Black Friday!  Our weather here feels anything but wintery.  And I find myself having such a hard time recognizing the time of year it is.  But, I can’t argue with the calendar.  hee hee

So, for this year

I have marked all of my stores down to $1.50 or less!

Everything, even CU items!  I will be adding at least one new new product later today to PDW and DAD that will also be included in the sale.

So, happy shopping!

And THANK YOU!

DAD (which is temporarily down while the host figures out what they did!  You can still get everything at PDW or GP while it is down.  Or if you want to wait I will run this sale through Sunday at DAD.)

PDW

GP

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Just a reminder, I won’t extend the freebies!

So if you want to get it FREE today would be the day!

This Week’s Special Offer:

FREE Mini Kit No. 1!

Get it FREE!

Good for 24 hours! Will expire at 12pm EST Nov. 18th! Keep reading to find the link!

New Releases for $2 Tuesday!!!

(New Release price is good through Thursday)

One Moment

One moment in your day.  Capturing the little things or preserving the big moments.  This kit is versatile and will go with so many themes.  Designed to work for both boys and girls this kit will be useful and help you get more for your money!  So go take one moment and capture it!

Just $2 Through Thursday!

Hollie has made some gorgeous cards for the holidays! Simply drop your pictures behind and add your signature!

Shiver 5×7 Greeting Cards

Just $2 through Thursday!

All About The Brackets Quick Pages

These yummy 12×12 pages are just waiting for your pictures! With the luscious colors and warm tones you can add anything! Fall pictures, summer pictures, baby pictures, family pictures.. the possibilities are endless! All four pages include the magical touch of brackets. Print together for an album or print alone and frame up for your wall!

On sale through Thursday! Just $2!

Shiver Quick Pages

Cold weather is upon us! Or at least some of us! Get your cameras out and capture those first snow pictures! The wintry landscapes, the frosted leaves. The snowflakes falling and kids turning into snow pops! Just slide your picture into these fully embellished pages and you are good to go!

On sale through Thursday! Just $2!

And here is the Freebie for my blog readers! Thank you for reading! This mini kit will have a full size coordinating kit coming soon! So grab this while it is free and then you can add it to the full size one at new release price!

Click the picture to go to the store and get the kit!

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I keep forgetting to write this. :)  I wanted to invite you to join me on facebook if you use it!  I’d love to get to know you more!  I also created a group there for my store.  So if you like getting the scoop that way then come join me!

So here is my Facebook name:

April Finley Staker

If you are going to add me as a friend please tell me you got this from the blog! Otherwise I may ignore the request out of safety’s sake!

And here is the group link:

DAD Facebook Group

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The Store at Plain Digital Wrapper ::NEW!! The Store at Gotta Pixel

This Week’s Special Offer:

FREE Extras for Shiver!

Wow, I completely missed last week. LOL! I was sick, then I was substitute teaching, then I got sick again. I felt like last week should just have been put on hold.

It was nice to have my husband taking care of me, helping around the house and cooking dinners. But I have such a hard time just laying in bed, or even sitting still, for that matter. I am so glad to be back to normal!

And to celebrate I finished up a new kit! I am not a big fan of winter, and I actually struggled with this one after getting it started. But then I started reminiscing about the fun I have watching my kids out in the snow. They are oblivious to the weather. And they have fun outside no matter how cold or wet it is.

So the kit took a whimsical turn and I ended up loving it in the end! If you make any pages please share them with me! I love the inspiration I get form seeing how you use the kits!

And I have some fantastic news!  I am now selling at Gotta Pixel in addition to the other stores!  I am so excited!  I have some good friends I get to be back with and I love GP!  So I am really excited to share this news with you!

And one more note, I am going to be retiring a TON of product before the end of the year.  You can check the Going, Going, Gone section of the store for some killer deals!  Grab them now!  They will be removed soon!

Here’s to a hot cocoa filled winter!

Happy Scrapping,

April

Get the Shiver Extras FREE!

when you purchase Shiver Nov. 11-13th. The price will adjust after the 13th!

New Releases for $2 Tuesday!!!

(New Release price is good through Thursday)

Shiver!

Welcome winter with a fun and whimsical kit! The colors flirt with rosy cheeks, snowy skies and icy waters. Bring on the snow!

Just $2 Through Thursday!

Get these extras FREE! when you buy Shiver for just $2!

Offer ends Nov. 13th, 10pm MST

Available at

DAD

PDW

GP

New Fall Hike Quick Pages from Hollie!

Just $2 through Nov. 13th!

Available at

DAD

PDW

GP

New Maya Road!

Maya Road Calendar Book is a board style alterable album and is perfect for your next gift or project. Each book has 12 tabbed pages and cover made of chipboard which makes them easily alterable and/or paintable. The Calendar Book measures 6.5″ x 5″ and comes with 5 rings.

Page by Hollie

featuring Fall Hike, and available as a Quick Page!

Also Available at

PDW

GP

Page by Hollie

featuring Fall Hike, and available as a Quick Page

Also Available at

PDW

GP

Fall Hike Brag Book Pages by Hollie

These are 6×4 pages, perfect for making quick and easy to print albums!

featuring Fall Hike

Also Available at

PDW

GP

This adorable page is from SeaChelle334!

I love this photo! Click the photo to leave her some love!

She used the Almost Forks kit for this page.

And she just got 25 bonus points in the store!

Layout by Hollie

Using Monster Trap

Monster Trap

Layout by Senovia

Wow! I have mixed emotions about seeing live bears, in the wild. That is so cool!

She used Freak Out, which is in the Going, Going, Gone section! Grab it before it is gone forever!

And Senovia just earned 25 bonus points in the store!

Color & Photo Challenges!

Color Challenge:

Congratulations to

mnleckie for winning the October Color Challenge!

Please contact me so I can get your prize to you! I couldn’t find you in the store!

Want a Photography Challenge?

This isn’t about skill, it is more about theme.  Of course you want your photo to look good, but I am not going to be judging quality here.

Challenge Details:

Deadline: Your layout/project must be loaded to the photo challenge gallery before midnight MST on Nov. 15th ! (here is a time converter to help you!)

Prize : One participant will win a $5 gift certificate to my store! (randomly selected, no judging involved) Plus: Each participant will receive 25 store bonus points !

Products : You can use any products you like, but you must use at least one product that is in the DAD store to qualify for the prize!

Photo Theme Details: Your photo must be taken between Oct. 12-Nov 15th.  It needs to show the season (for me it would be Fall/Autumn).  So you may need to go outside, or maybe you have decorations in your home that show the season.  I need to be able to tell from just the photo what season you are in right now!

1. Create a page, card or hybrid project that incorporates the Photo Theme.

2. Upload your page to the Photo Challenge Gallery before the deadline! (Place the photo in your member gallery, and then you can also place it into any kit galleries you used.)

3. The prize will be awarded to someone who has posted in this gallery! If you don’t post you won’t qualify for the prize.

4. I will have select one random participant on Nov. 16th as the winner of a $5 gift certificate to my store! And every participant will receive 25 points in their store account!

Have photographing!

Have you stopped by the new gallery yet?

Did you know you can get store bonus points (which can be converted to gift certificates ) if you post layouts in the new gallery and they are used in a newsletter or the store blog? That’s right!

You will get a credit in your store account with 25 points for each layout used!

You can access the blog, the gallery, newsletters and more from the home page in the store now!

Have an inspiring day!

April

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I am having a huge gift certificate
Giveaway for DSD!

Happy Scrapping & Shopping and have a fantastic weekend!

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Take 40% off your entire order for DSD! Oct. 31st-Nov. 2nd!

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Tuesday, October 28th…..

Well, it has been a week that went by way too fast. In fact, I can not believe October is nearly over. It feels like it was just the other day that we welcomed it in. I am amazed at the way time goes by so fast. So here is a reminder to savor the moments! Grab your camera and scrap an ordinary day at your house.

I wanted to warn you, I am going to have to change my new release schedule. I was really hoping to get out a new big full kit each Tuesday. But I am now going back to school full time in addition to being the mom, the wife, the office manager for dh’s business and of course designing. So I have had to face reality. I just can’t do a big awesome kit quite that often. I don’t want to sacrifice quality or thought put in. So my new plan is to have a new release more like every 2 weeks. And on the other weeks I will have something special like this week’s free with purchase, or another great special offer. SO hopefully you won’t forget about me in the off weeks! LOL! And Hollie will probably keep giving us some great eye candy with her quick pages!

I have two new releases in the stores for you! $2 Tuesday will go through Thursday this week! All the New Releases will be just $2! You can also grab Boo for FREE with any $3.50 or more purchase through the end of the month!!

Just a reminder: If you want to win free store money the challenges will be ending this week! So head over to the gallery and upload a page or two to win!

Did you know you can get store bonus points (which can be converted to gift certificates) if you post layouts in the new gallery and they are used in a newsletter or the store blog? That’s right! You will get a credit in your store account with 25 points for each layout used!

Did you know you can subscribe to new blog and have the posts e-mailed to you? Click here and fill in your e-mail info, then you will be able to get these fabulous updates! It is a great way to stay on top of the freebies and special offers! You can access the blog, the gallery, newsletters and more from the home page in the store now!

You will find more fun things below and lots of inspiration from the Layout Artists below! Have an inspiring day!

April

This Week’s Special Offer:

FREE!

Get Boo for FREE with any purchase of $3.50 or more!

(Available at DAD only)

Will expire at 12pm EST Oct. 31st! Click the pic for the link!!

Fall HikeQuick Pages!

Just $2 for $2 Tuesday!

Available at DAD or PDW

I love this layout by Tammy!

She has used the Fall Hike. She also used some glitter from Kitty Chen. The colors are gorgeous, and the photos are spectacular!

And I can’t get over the smiles in Hollie’s pictures!  This is a sample from her Fall Hike Quick Pages.  You can grab the QP’s here, or get the full kit here.

Amy’s page here is just gorgeous!  The photo is stunning, just the perfect picture to capture the fall season!  I also love the clean lines and design of this page.  She used the Fall Hike kit for this page.

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