Now that you’ve picked your jaw up off the floor, yes I have new goodies in my store to share (and they’re on-sale – bonus for you)!!! I’ve been busy – there are 3 new Double Dips sets available at DSO!

Double Dips Set 4 is a multi-photo 12×12 template featuring circles and a bonus scallop photo mat.  Like all of the Double Dips, a coordinating 4×6 Brag Book template is included. 

Double Dips Set 5 is a single-photo 12×12 and 4×6 template set with bonus glitter sprinkles included.

Double Dips Set 6 is a heart-themed single-photo 12×12 and 4×6 template set.  I’ve included 1o stylized heart-shaped frames and 10 stylized heart-shaped brads for each template as a bonus.

I’ve also posted the February version of The Great Exchange.  This month we’re featuring 12×12 QPs or Card Fronts made by YOU using either Hearty Tarty or Fresh Posey by Kim Broedelet.  Check out the Forum for more information and join us!

I know, I did mention freebie didn’t I!?!  It’s not here, but I’ll show you where it is! Lynn has a new kit in her store to celebrate her birthday being this month – aptly called It’s My Birthday and she’s offering a FREE luggage tag album with the purchase of the kit (both are ON-SALE too). As if that’s not enough, I loved the colors and the kit so much that I created coordinating glitter styles (and PNG files for non-PS users).  Lynn’s offering the glitter styles and a bonus tag-album cover on her blog – stop by and say Hi while you’re grabbing the goodies! 

That’s all from me for now. I have some more news, but I’ll share it later in the week.  Today is grocery shopping (read HellMart) and errand running day – so I need to get going.  Have a fabulous Monday!

It’s amazing how attached we are, ok I am, to technology! I am reminded of this fact when something is not functioning as it should and I have to either fix it, find a replacement, or do without.  We have both LAN and wireless networks in our house so that our desktop computers and laptops can access each other and the Internet and so that our laptops maintain their portability.  Recently I was struggling with constant loss of connection at the most frustrating of times – in the middle of uploads/downloads or when trying to share files.  A very long and frustrating story shortened to the Ethernet port in our DSL modem was not functioning properly and therefore our wireless router/network and Internet access were both impacted.  Since I was in a bit of a bind (read impatient – how can I digital-scrapbook without Internet or the more mundane but highly important question how does my husband access and complete his timecard????) and because I REALLY didn’t want to have to deal with my ISP (the modem provider), we opted to purchase a new modem with the wireless router and LAN ports included.  Again, due to my impatience, my husband stopped at our local Staples to pick-up the new unit after I had called around to verify one was in-stock and reasonably (relatively speaking) priced.  I selected a NetGear DGN-2000-100NAS.  This unit is capable of the new Wireless-N standards as well as supporting older Wireless A, B and G standards.  It is an all-in-one, so the DSL modem and wireless router features reside in a single unit.  If we’d had more time (or I’d been less impatient) I’d have done more Internet-shopping/price comparisons with tools like Shopwiki – a service that combines wikipedia-style background information and price-grabber type price comparisons (and you ALL of the results, not just those from paid-advertisers so you can find the best price on the web and compare it local merchants). As it turns out, Staples was the best choice both price-wise (and we didn’t have to pay shipping since they’re local) and from a convenience stand-point (no waiting for orders to process and ship).  Plus, I VERY satisfied with our NetGear product and with the customer support we received during set-up and installation.  A positive experience all the way around!