Challenge 2!!

Well it's time for challenge 2 to be posted.and i hope you are remembering to finish challenge 1 before midnight on June 6th.
Challenge #2
Welcome to challenge #2! This time around we will be using a template to create a layout of your choice. You may flip, rotate or anything with this template, simply just use it. You may use any kit you wish, by any designer you wish. But here is the kicker, if you use a kit by me (Ms. Jordan) then you will earn 2 bonus entries, however if you use any kit available at Digiscrapstation you will earn 1 bonus entry (my kits are not included in the one bonus entry since you will be getting 2 bonus entries).
Please upload your layout to the gallery and post a comment to this blog post with the link to your layout as well as a link to the kit you used if you used one of mine or one from digiscrapstation.

 Please remember the basics of each challenge:  With every challenge there are some basic rules. Follow all of the directions listed (some will be very different from others) and upload your layout to the gallery at Digiscrapstation, found here. Once you have done that, come back to the blog post for that challenge and post a comment, in that comment ALWAYS post with the same name. Always use the same name in the gallery at Digiscrapstation. If you don’t follow this, I can’t make sure you get any participation prize awarded for that challenge and I cant make sure that you are the one who gets the entry into the pot for one of the top 3 prize bundles.  Layouts will always be due no later than 12pm (midnight) PST (pacific standard time) on the date given, if no date is given then the layout is due by midnight on the 30th of June.

To download the template for this challenge please click here.

For every completed layout you will be given one (1) entry into the pot for one of the top 3 prize bundles. There will be some instances where you are able to earn a bonus entry into the pot. You will be given information on those along the way for those specific challenges.  If you have any questions please email me at ms_Jordan@ymail.com and I will gladly and promptly answer those questions. All questions asked will be compiled into a blog post that will be posted several times throughout the course of these wonderful month long adventure for those that seek answers before emailing me.
Most of all have fun with these challenges!

Challenge 1!

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog. With every challenge there are some basic rules. Follow all of the directions listed (some will be very different from others) and upload your layout to the gallery at Digiscrapstation, found here. Once you have done that, come back to the blog post for that challenge and post a comment, in that comment ALWAYS post with the same name. Always use the same name in the gallery at Digiscrapstation. If you don’t follow this, I can’t make sure you get any participation prize awarded for that challenge and I cant make sure that you are the one who gets the entry into the pot for one of the top 3 prize bundles.  Layouts will always be due no later than 12pm (midnight) PST (pacific standard time) on the date given, if no date is given then the layout is due by midnight on the 30th of June. Please also remember to add the key word phrase given with each challenge, ie; ms. jordan challenge 1
For every completed layout you will be given one (1) entry into the pot for one of the top 3 prize bundles. There will be some instances where you are able to earn a bonus entry into the pot. You will be given information on those along the way for those specific challenges.  If you have any questions please email me at ms_Jordan@ymail.com and I will gladly and promptly answer those questions. All questions asked will be compiled into a blog post that will be posted several times throughout the course of these wonderful month long adventure for those that seek answers before emailing me.
Most of all have fun with these challenges!

Prizes:
1st place: a $40 gift certificate to mypublisher (http://mypublisher.com/) and free shipping with your order!
(when signing up please let them know you were referred to them by Jordan Lancing)
ArtRage2.5 Program for free! (a $30 value) (http://www.artrage.com/)
4 Free Scrap 4 Hire 12 X 12 Layouts made by Ms. Jordan. (try out my S4H service for free!) (a $25 Value)
A $25.00 coupon to my store

2nd place:
ArtRage2.5 Program for free! (a $30 value) (http://www.artrage.com/)
2 Free Scrap 4 Hire 12 X 12 Layouts made by Ms. Jordan. (try out my S4H service for free!) (a $15 Value)
A $10.00 coupon to my store

3rd place:
1 Free Scrap 4 Hire 12 X 12 Layouts made by Ms. Jordan. (try out my S4H service for free!) (a $15 Value)
A $5.00 coupon to my store

Now for the challenge!

June 1st 2010 - Challenge #1

Using the Snuggle mini kit provided ($2.00 value!), create one layout showing us at least one of your favorite snuggle times. This could be you snuggled up alone or snuggled up with the kids, grandkids, hubby or your furry friend(s).

This layout must be uploaded to the gallery and a link placed in the comments of this blog no later than 12pm (midnight) PST on or before June 6th, 2010.  Please add the key word phrase, ms. jordan challenge 1

To get the Snuggle mini kit for this challenge please download from the links below.

Download 1
Download 2

Here is a look at some layouts made with this kit:

I was just asked if participants were allowed to use templates for this challenge? To answer that, Yes you are always allowed to use templates unless one is provided in which case you must use that one for your layout.

1st trip to the dentist & More on the June Challenges!!!!

Yesterday was my oldest son's first trip to the dentist. He's 2 almost 3 (birthday in July). He did great! Hardly had any problems, mostly just whined and whimpered about it but didn't fight back!

Over all the dentist was proud of him and said his teeth are great. He has all of his baby teeth and should start losing them and getting adult teeth between around 6 years old. He has a great bite and great spacing not to leave out that his teeth are straight!

So for his good behavior he was given a pirate duck for the bath tub in which he replied, 

"Pirate... ARRRR... Aye!"

On to the stuff im sure you all really care about, lol. The challenges for the Month of July. 

Im starting to work out what the challenges will be and i have for you are AMAZING!

1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be getting loads of goodies!

so far this is what i have for prizes, however emails are continuing to roll in with added contributions. so continue to watch my blog for more info as time goes on.

Prizes:
1st place: a $40 gift certificate to mypublisher (http://mypublisher.com/) and free shipping with your order!
(when signing up please let them know you were referred to them by Jordan Lancing)
ArtRage2.5 Program for free! (a $20 value) (http://www.artrage.com/)
4 Free Scrap 4 Hire 12 X 12 Layouts made by Ms. Jordan. (try out my S4H service for free!) (a $15 Value)
A $25.00 coupon to my store

2nd place:
ArtRage2.5 Program for free! (a $20 value) (http://www.artrage.com/)
2 Free Scrap 4 Hire 12 X 12 Layouts made by Ms. Jordan. (try out my S4H service for free!) (a $15 Value)
A $10.00 coupon to my store

3rd place:
1 Free Scrap 4 Hire 12 X 12 Layout made by Ms. Jordan. (try out my S4H service for free!) (a $15 Value)
A $5.00 coupon to my store

(*this is not an official list, prizes continue to be added)

If you would like to contribute a prize please let me know with an email (ms_jordan@ymail.com)

I would love to include it.

And for taking the time to check out my blog please have fun with this square brad with a birthday theme. (expect more brads to come.. i've been playing around lately and Monday I should have a sneak peak of a new kit soon to be available)

Download here

FYI: June will have lots of surprises!

Yep! That's right! June will be jam packed with surprises from me. I will be hosting my own challenges right here on my blog for you to complete and get entries into some great prizes! There will be freebies along the way plus you will get some of those layouts made that you have been dying to do! 

Not all of the details have been worked out but you should stay tuned as i'll be letting you know more as things become set. 

Throughout the month I will be posting different challenges for you to complete, you will be submitting them via comments to that blog post. With each completed challenge you will receive one entry into the prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. There will be chances to gain addition 'Bonus' entries as well! check back frequently for more information! so get your scrapping hats ready and set the date for June 1st!

DSS News! Great stuff, must read!

Come to DigiScrapStation to participate in two challenges we are featuring:
1.  Font Layout Challenge with photos
2. Word Art Challenge (all word art will be available as freebies in our gallery)
Both challenges are posted in our forum here:  http://digiscrapstation.com/discuss/viewforum.php?f=113
Both challenges feature some awesome software for first, second and third place winners. Come check it out!
Thank you to High-Logic.com - http://www.high-logic.com/ for donating these wonderful font software packages for our challenges.
Both challenges are due by Saturday, May 22, 2010, 11:59 p.m., EST. 
NO late entries will be accepted.
Voting is turned on in the Word Art Challenge Gallery, so get those word arts posted for early voters.

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I'm back!

Yep, im back, i was gone for a while because i had my second little boy. He was born on March 27th, 2010. Some might think he was small but in my family he is a large baby. He was 6 pounds 9 ounces and 19 1/4 inches long. 

My husband chose his name and decided on Dawson Robert Ray. He is a beautiful baby boy.

Unlike my First son, He's not a baby that needs his binkie all of the time, but he only has one that he likes lol. The green soothie's they give you at the hospital.

I was so happy that i managed to deliver him without any pain meds, I actually used the big tub they have there to help manage the pain and it worked wonders. Active labor (the painful part) only lasted 2 hours!

My oldest came to visit us that day along with my brother and my mom returned to the hospital with them.

Dawson did have to spend the next night in the hospital in the NICU area. He had to stay under the UV lights because he had jaundice.

Luckily it was only one night that he needed it. The reason for most of his jaundice was because he has A- blood and i have O+. Other than that the other leading contributor was because he was born so quickly, only 15 minutes of pushing.

A little while after Dawson's birth was Easter so we had to celebrate it for my oldest. Since we were at my mom's (the kids and i spent the first week at my mom's to help with adjustments), my younger brother decided he would be in charge of hiding the eggs, while my mom would help the easter bunny shop.

He got candies in his eggs and 2 take-a-long thomas and friends toys plus a set of trains and a few other things.

He had a blast!

Then just the other day we went over to my mom's for her birthday and after my oldest made a steppingstone for my mom he played in the dirt with some old tonka toys and managed to get filthy. Because he needed a bath and the weather was nice my parents decided to let him take a bath in the old jacuzzi tub they have outside.

Can we tell he had fun?

But so that is what i have been up to, i plan on getting back into the swing of things very soon so keep an eye out on my blog for the newest goodies from me.

Big Surprise on your way

Watch for a BIG surprise in next week's Keeping on Track Newsletter, coming out on April 29, at DigiScrapStation.com! Sign up for the newsletter today, so you are not left out!

We will be featuring some font management software and we will be having some big prizes, but you have to participate in our challenge first. More coming soon...