I'm Very Proud of some of the Home Town Folks!!

I want to share with you all a part of my little home town. I'm so very proud of them at this moment. I grew up with these people around and in my life.

One of the companies there is showing true values in the light of todays tough economic times. The owner's aunt was my kindergarten teacher!

Please take a minute to watch the video and maybe share it with a few of the large corporations out there that need to see something like this.

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Thanks!

March Contest & Challenges

ENTER OUR MONTHLY CONTEST & BE A GUEST DESIGNER!

Believe it or not, spring is around the corner...well at least it is supposed to be but right now as I type we have a few snowflakes dancing around outside! So lets heat things up and give you a chance to win the GDT for May.

This months entries must be about Easter or St. Patrick's Day or pets, or children (childhood memories) or Passover.

You could be a WINNER!!

When you win a monthly contest, you'll also win a spot as our guest designer for a month. As a Guest DT Member, you'll have the chance to toss out the question of the day and to design your own challenge. What fun!!

This month's winner will have the opportunity to join us as a Guest Designer for the month of May! This gives us time to pick a winner and to ship out your winnings!

WIN A $25 SHOPPING SPREE!!



This month's winner will have the opportunity to join us as a Guest Designer for the month of April! This gives us time to pick a winner and to ship out your winnings!

WIN A $25 SHOPPING SPREE!!

This contest is worth a shopping spree to our store worth $25.



****GET CREATIVE AND SHOW US WHAT YOU CAN DO!****

Enter as many times as you'd like.

The contest will end March 31st 2009 at midnight (CST). The winner will be announced in our forum shortly after.

***You must have a minimum of 10 posts in the Forum by the end of month to be eligible.

Please post your creations to the correct area in the gallery under Contests. If they aren't there, we can't judge them!

If you've won a contest in the last 3 months or are a member of the DT, you are not eligible for this contest. If you live outside the US you will receive the shipping credit of 4.60 but will be responsible for any charges above that. If you aren't eligible to win, we would still love to see what you're up to so share your layouts with us!

Good luck!
Laura & the SBD team!




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MONTHLY CHALLENGES:

Altered - Alter a CD
BOM - Easter, Passover, Pets, Childhood Memories, St. Patrick's Day
Ad Challenge
Stamping - double time stamping
Dynamic Duo - use glitter alphas and/or bling (swirls, gemstones, etc.) on your LO AND to use shaped pattern paper and/or odd sized photo(s) (sizes other than 4x6, 5x7).
Color Challenge - Green & white
Scraplift - Scraplift a layout from the anniversary party!
Stash - use scrap patterned paper
Photography Challenge - Lucky
Recipe Challenge
Music Challenge
Lets get in shape challenge - Circles
Multi Photo Challenge - 4 photos
Mix It Up Challenge - Going Green
Sketch Challenge
Quote Challenge
Digi/Hybrid - card

BoBunny & 7gypsies were so wonderful to join us in February for our 5th Anniversary Celebration. Both companies hosted a challenge and judged it for us.

And the winners are.......


Nonnie wins our BoBunny Challenge!!!


kpettit wins our 7gypsies prize package!!


Be sure to check out the Gallery for all the entries! We had almost 300 total entries for the different challenges going on all month long! What a way to celebrate!


CHAT: Julia Sandvoss from BoBunny will be chatting with us Thursday, March 12th at 8pm Central time!

Chat Room - Where It's ALL Going On!!

There's a prize from Julia in it for one of our lucky participants!!