i’ve received so many emails, pms, fb messages about what is going on and why i am not currently designing. believe me, i’d rather be designing than dealing with this crap! so that’s the deal. for now. i refuse to believe this will be something that i will have the rest of my life. doing what i can to make that happen. hugs, health, peace, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas to you and yours and a very happy and healthy New Year!

and yes, i removed the PixelQueens site so a lot of the images are gonzo from my blog. it’s all good though. see ya when i see ya.

Peace & Scrappiness!

How do you get the coupon code?  Right here :: DR10MM

Are you a fan of mine on Facebook? Do you ‘like’ me? Want a $25 store credit? Good! I want you to win it – here’s how it works:

One winner of $25 (USD) store credit will be chosen each day – ends Sunday 3/13). – Fill out this entry page (click here) and you could easily win the $25 store credit to pick out TONS of digiscrap goodness. Double your chances of winning by signing up for the newsletter while you’re there AND you could also win a copy of the popular MyMemories Suite Software for digital scrapbooking. weeeeeeee!

Love this promotion! Good luck  – you are already a winner with the $10 coupon

MyMemories Digital Scrapbooking has been creating digital scrapbooking products for over 5 years, including the award-winning My Memories Suite software (#1 scrapbooking software on TopTenREVIEWS.com and Amazon.com). MyMemories also provides digital scrapbooking kits from some of the finest and most creative designers.  - and yay!, that one of them is me!

See you there !

I feel it’s time for an update on what’s been going on with me and where have I been. Here goes I’ve not been able to sit more than 5 minutes at a pop. I finally got in to see the doctor and had x-rays and am MRI done. I’ve got 2 herniated vertebras and an musculoskeletal/nervous system issue. Doctors feel that with rest and physical therapy I should be able to beat this. I begin intensive therapy on the 20th – I am looking forward to it! I want my body back!

With this, please know that I am unable to reply to emails or keep up with designing. Life has been very hard for me. I am fighting the stupid thoughts that go through ones head when pain is relentless. I want to thank Laura for all she is doing to keep PixelQueens going and to Lisa for all she is doing. It means the world to me! I also want to thank the Oh Girls that have been by my side – you all rock. As hard as this is for me to get through I will get there with time. When that time comes (oh I cannot wait!) I hope I am able to reply to every email, message, private message, facebook posts with a big thank you. I am completely overwhelmed with the good wishes and prayers being sent my way.

Thank you! I’m off to go and stare at the ceiling and pace the floors of my home. I don’t want this post to be a downer… I am OK and I will be fabulous again… in time

In the meantime, please go check out PixelQueens – I am the featured designer at The Artisan Guild Notebook for the month of January (I’ve made a beautiful kit, Cherished, free for you) and the designers in this issue (as with all issues) and challenges are top notch amazing. I’m honored to be part of it all. While at PQ you may also like to pick up January’s set of desktop wallpapers and iPhone wallpaper created by Lisa (thanks, Lisa)!!

Hug the ones you love and feel blessed! Until I can write again,

Click to be transported to the PixelQueens’ blog to download where the commenter contest is on!  One random winner will be picked next Saturday on the PQ blog to receive a $15 coupon to the shop!

Wishing those that are celebrating Chanukah a very happy & healthy one!

My Challenge is to Scraplift a page made by me, post your LO, and receive this freebie posting bonus:

click the images to be magically transported!

psst… a partridge in a pear tree told me there are valuable coupons in the posting bonus zips … weee!

Laura has a recipe challenge going on this month :: you have to use her recipe (x # of papers, etc.), post your page and receive this lovely Posting Bonus ::

See ya there!

I want to thank YOU for your friendship and loyalty — means so much! We’ve turned on our Black Friday – Cyber Monday Sale @PixelQueens shop! …AND scroll down for a Freebie :: You Are Loved Quick Page :: and chance to win!

Take 25% OFF Storewide, including all PixelQueens Collaborations by Randi Oh (that’s me!) & Laura Burger Designs.

Here’s to love! :: click on image to download, and let us know if you grabbed it by leaving a comment on the PixelQueens blog (you will be transported there when you click the image below ). WHY? because we’re giving away a $15 Gift Certificate to one lucky, random commenter – we’ll announce the winner on our blog on Wednesday, December 1st! ::

Wishing you and yours a very Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving (to our US friends)! and a blessed weekend to you all,

:: 20% off November 18th-November 26th – Monarch News Subscribers receive a coupon for an additional 15% off ::

“In order to know where you are going, you have to know where you have been.”

History is the anchor for our past, the roots that hold us to the ground and provide the foundation for how we grow and change. Our past has the potential to define us, shape us and guide us along our path in life.

Share your story and share with your children the people of their heritage who have defined who you are. Take the opportunity to scan old photos and tie them to your branches. Or if you do not have photos but only names, use the beautiful silhouettes to fill the gorgeous glass frames.

No matter how deep, shaded, happy or ‘interesting’ your family tree is, it is part of your story, and is worth preserving. Take a moment to blow the dust off your memories and create a layout reminding you, and your children, of the path that you have traveled.

My son is adopted and yet this Family Tree kit is perfect for showing him where he came from and where he belongs (right here with me!). You may add frames for birth parents or others easily. When working on your tree remember not everyone has a bloodline to each other. There is, without a doubt, a connection and a bond and a lineage created – of family – and that is all that matters. It is YOUR family tree, after all!

I love every one of the pages from the Oh Girls and know you will feel the same ::

Here’s to YOUR family!

First up is the DSD Sale at PixelQueens :: 50% Off everything in the shop! Go steal some goodies :: ends November 8th ::

Shannon Neparko of Desert Designs Studio (and a an Oh Girl and Pixel Girl) has created FREE printable cards for you using my Bella Joy kit. All you have to do is head on over to her blog, grab the cards, leave some thanks and enjoy!!

Look how beautiful they are! I LOVE these and can’t wait to print mine …. weeeee! Click the image below to get them ::

Don’t forget to grab your Free Desktop Wallpapers designed by Lisa using Friendship, a PixelQueens collaboration ::

Tomorrow begins the DSA blog train and we’ve created a beautiful gift on our stop for you. Here’s a preview of our blog hop gift :: and we wish you a very Happy DSD!!

off to shop and get some gifts ! Happy DSD!