New Sports Bottles!

Trek Sports bottles with my designs - only $7 in my shop!

I added these back in December but got so swamped I forgot to announce them!

These 24 oz plastic water bottles come in white and clear.  Shop here!

My After Christmas Sale - CafePress

$10 Off iPhone and iPad Cases

(in the CafePress Marketplace only)

Use Coupon code MYOWN

Expires 1/1/2011

Artistic iPhone Cases - Funny iPhone Cases

Artistic iPad Cases - Funny iPad Cases

20% Off All Orders!
*Ecludes Flip Cameras
Cafepress Marketplace Only.
Some items still less in my shop.
Coupon Code:  CHEERS
Expires 1/3/2011

Artistic Designs - Funny iPhone Cases

More Coupons and Sales Here 

Free Coloring Pages

Just wanted to remind everyone about the free Christmas Tree coloring pages I have on my site! I also have several other designs to choose from. Long car trip ahead? Need something to occupy little ones while visiting family?  These might be just the thing.

Click on the picture below for the printer size version.

(Non commercial use only - not for redistribution)

If you or your little one color one of my coloring pages and would like to share what you made, please e-mail me at ecarian at yahoo dot com and show me it! Let me know if I can use it as an example on my site, and if you post it up on your blog send me the link so I can link to it. :-)

Thanks to the following blogs for letting me link up...

Shared on linkies at

Making It With Allie 

Tales from Blogeritaville

Saved By Love Creations

Merry Christmas!

Aloha Friday - Christmas Carols

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday, where I ask a simple question for you to answer in the comments (if you want to).

I love Christmas music...not only does it help put me in the spirit, but the words of so many Christmas carols are packed with such profound meaning.

So my question today is...

• Tell me one of your favorite lines from a Christmas song?

Please leave your answer in a comment below. 

And here's mine (or one of my favorites):

How silently, how silently,

The wondrous gift is giv'n!

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heav'n.

(From Oh Little Town of Bethlehem.)

If you have a blog and would like to post your own question you can leave your link at An Island Life.

COUPONS

 25% Off  Cards
Use Code: CARDSALE25ZZ
Expires 1/1/11

Can your inner child come out and play? by scribbleprints

10% Off Shirts
Coupon Code: 10PRCTOFFTEE
Expires 1/1/11

Sleep Deprived Parent - Basic White Shirt by scribbleprints

Shop Here!

Redness Day

I thought for Redness Day I'd share a few of my favorite very RED ornaments I sell in my shop.






  I'd love it if you'ld share your thoughts on them!

(And yes, those are my kiddos in that last one.) 

Merry Christmas!


ALSO LINKING UP WITH

Purty Trees and TreasuresSumo's Sweet StuffFinding FabulousWho's Got Glam

Noelle - You Won!

Ah Noelle, you didn't leave an e-mail, and there's no e-mail on your blogger profile, and you don't have a blog I can post on, and God has not chosen to send me a vision of your address and card choice. 

If you want your choice of card from my shop, e-mail me letting me know which greeting card or three postcards you want, and your address, before 11:00 pm December 7.  If you miss that deadline but still find this some time in the next month  and contact me I'll send you one of the cards I have at home, but the Zazzle cards I need to order by December 8.  My e-mail is ecarian at yahoo dot com. 

Hope you see this!

50% Off Cards + Free Shipping!

Use CARDFREESHIP for 50% off plus free shipping on all card orders through December 16!
  Greeting cards, Postcards, Invitations, and Photo cards from my Zazzle Shop! 

That makes post cards as low as $0.41 plus free shipping!  That's less than a postage stamp!  Greeting cards are just $1.47 ...less than what you would pay at the store.  Note cards are $1.22! 

Shop Here!

Aloha Friday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday, where I ask a simple question for you to answer in the comments (if you want to).

My son recently blew me away when he showed me some artwork he had done. They were Scribbleprints, like mine, only with his own flair! I was really touched...and impressed. Not that what I do is that hard...but for a 7 year old, they were really good, and I thought it was sweet that he wanted to do something like me.

Here's one he did...

(you can see more here)

He was imitating my cross in the magnet holding it...

here it is larger:

 He said he was trying to get it like mine...but I actually like 

the way it's different then the one I drew.  How his is more symmetrical, but not completely. 

And I loved his other scribbleprints which were less imitations and let his originality shine through.

So, here's today's questions:

• What's the sweetest way your child has imitated you?

Please leave your answer in a comment below.  And, if you have a blog and would like to post your own question you can leave your link at An Island Life.

Oh, and I have to mention...this question was in some part inspired by a similar question at TechyDad about ways our children resemble us. Always love his Aloha Friday posts...they're often very insightful, and nearly always make me think (which is a good thing...I need to keep my brain awake).

My Son's Scribbleprints

There are some things your kids will do that will just melt your heart.

This is one of them.

Remind you of anything? My seven year old is making Scribbleprints!  No prompting...he decided to do this all on his own.  We thought the one above looked like a clover, and I got to talk with him about discovering pictures in the scribbles.  :-)

This one he patterned after my cross design (which is on a magnet up in the corner...scroll down to see a larger version of mine, for comparison).   I think his cross is beautiful!  If you look in the pattern you can make out his original scribble and see how he filled in areas on the side, and I  like the types of patterns this made.  This one might have to go straight from the fridge to a frame.

(My cross design below, for comparison, since it's hard to see in the magnet.  Mine has been polished up somewhat and colored in a graphics editor.)

Here's another one he did with a shape to it...

This picture is 100% his own creation.  I think his snail is precious and love

how he made scribble letters with it too!

My son imitating my art makes my heart smile.  I know as he continues to draw and paint and craft he'll come up with his own style and niche that is just his, and I look forward to seeing that develop.  But for now I feel proud to know he likes the art I do enough to try it for himself.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SCRIBBLE ART

I guess you could say this proves even a child can do Scribbleprints...but, I already knew that.    If you want to try out making your own scribble drawings they are easy to do.   First, make a scribble...just any random scribble will do.   Then fill in each section of the scribble with concentric lines of the same shape (only smaller).    Often you will find shapes in a random scribble that you can draw out by the way you color your scribble.   If you want you can also try scribbling shapes on purpose...these are a little trickier because you want to keep the loose feeling of a scribble, but still control it enough to make a shape.  When I do shaped scribbles (like my cross and wreath), I often do multiple versions before I find one I like enough to clean up in a graphic editor and use in my shop. 

 

My Heart Scribble Water Bottle Featured on CafePress (+ ON SALE)!

CafePress is having a 50% Off sale on select 1.0 oz stainless steel water bottles, and my Heart Scribble Water Bottle was one of them!!!  I'm so excited!  It's right there on the first page...in the "Peace and Love" section!  How cool is that!  And, you can take another 20% off with coupon code GESUND through Jan 6, 2011!  That makes this bottle only $6.75!  (Coupon good on my other bottles too!)

CYBER MONDAY SALE at MY CAFEPRESS SHOP

 The following sales are only good on my products in the CafePress Marketplace, 

not at my shops, though some other items are less there.

I Phone Cases - $19.95

Artistic designs - Humorous designs

Flip MinoHD Cameras Marked Down to $172.49
See All My Flip Cameras Here!

Thermos Products All On Sale

Artistic designs - Humorous designs

$2 Off Dog Shirts

Artistic designs - Humorous designs

Pet/Trinket Bowls on Sale

Artistic designs - Humorous designs

White & Pink Maternity Shirts $22.50
(Black Maternity Shirts Are Less In My Shop)

Artistic designs - Humorous designs

I also have a sale going on in my shop today! $10 Off Orders of $50 or More with coupon code CYBER10 - this code is only good today in my shops, not the marketplace (unlike the above sales). Also, remember that are some items marked down in the marketplace OTHER than the ones listed here that are still less in my shop. Learn why here.


CYBER MONDAY SALE AT MY ZAZZLE SHOP TOO!
CLICK HERE!

2 HOUR SALE: Ornaments 50% Off!

Use Coupon Code BLITZDEAL615
for 50% Off Ornaments!


SHOP HERE

 
 See All Designs Here!

See More Sales Here

TIP: Customize any ornament by adding text or a photo to the back or front. Two sided designs cost a few dollars more, so this may increase your price. You can also REDUCE your price by using the customization tool to remove a design from the back of an ornament if you would like it with a white back (which you can them use a sharpie marker on to write a personal message).

SCRIBBLEPRINTS SALE

Every year around Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Zazzle (and subsequently, Scribbleprints at Zazzle) has a HUGE sale!  And this year is no different!  But the way the sale works this year IS a little different.  They will be offing a different deal every two hours!  And these are really good deals - as much as 75% Off!

The sales goes on until Tuesday--and the coupons change every two hours!

Free Shipping On All Orders Over $25!

PLUS SAVE MORE  WITH THE COUPON CODES BELOW

8:01 AM  - 50% Off All Sweatshirts & Hoodies  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL133)*

*You can change any t-shirt into a sweatshirt or hoodie by clicking customize and changing the style on the product page!

10:01 AM  - Buy 2 Mousepads, Get 1 Free  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL131)

12:01 PM  - 25% Off iPad and iPhone Cases (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL133)
                   (Un-customized Iphone cases still cheaper at my CafePress Shop)

2:01 PM  - 12% Off EVERYTHING  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL135)

4:01 PM     - 50% Off Keychains  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL153)

6:01 PM     - $5 Off T-Shirts  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL171)

8:01 PM     - 50% Off Christmas Ornaments  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL117)

10:01 PM   - 12% Off EVERYTHING  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL173)

More Coupon Codes Here 

International Shoppers Click Here 

SHOP HERE

Giveaway - ENDED (Congrats TZel!)

I held a little giveaway to help promote the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale this weekend.   It was for a Scribbleprints Sample pack with cards, bookmarks, and stickers. It's over but you I often hold small giveaways on my site, so check back now and then and see what I have going.

Two Question Thursday/Aloha Friday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday. Every Friday (well, ok, almost every Friday) I ask a simple question for you to answer--nothing that requires a lengthy response.    I'm combining this with Two Question Thursday (same idea...only TWO questions).  If you'ld like to, comment with an answer to one or both of the questions below:

• Do you go out shopping on black friday?  Or stay home?
• If you do plant to go out shopping, is there a certain item that's the main reason you're going?  And if so, how did you find out about it?    

I'll be staying in, promoting my own Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale!

If you have a blog and would like to post your own questions you can leave your link on the appropriate day at the linkys at 2 Questions Thursday and An Island Life.

$8.80 off Custom Postage!

Use coupon $8.80 off Scribbleprints custom postage with coupon code THANKPOSTAGE through November 25. You can use one of my designs or replace any design with your own photo (using the customization tool).

Magic Marker Monday

I hadn't shown off my kids art here in quite a while....so long in fact that one or two pieces just won't do.  They just brought home a bunch of really neat fall art from school, so I had to share the whole fridge-full!

Love all those pumpkins and leaves and bright colors!

 Here's a close up of the scarecrow my 7 year old did.

 

And heres some fun farm animals!  My seven year old made the chicken, and was really proud of the shading he did (and with good reason, I think!).  The pig is by my 6 year old.  Notice the popsicle sticks for the fence!  He's always loved using three dimensional stuff.  For the longest time he had no interest in drawing, but if you brought out dried spaghetti or yarn he loved to make pictures with those.  Since Kindergarten he's started to enjoy drawing more, but those popsicle sticks make me smile because that's just so HIM. 

That's actually only HALF the art on my fridge.   I'll share the rest soon!

Scribbleprints IPhone and IPad Cases!

CafePress and Zazzle both came out with iphone cases this week!  Lucky me because I get to offer them with my designs you you!

At My CafePress Shop

 The cases at CafePress are hard plastic available  in two styles for iPhone 4 and one for  iPhone 3G. They usually cost $22.99 at my shops but right now you can get them for $19.99 in the CafePress Marketplace (not sure how long the sale will go for...it was supposed to end last night but just checked and the cases are still marked down):
click here for my artistic designs, or here for my humorous slider cases.

Oh, and CafePress is giving away some free IPhone cases to 100 random winners who email iphonewinner@cafepress.com November 18.  οnlу one email per email address – duplicates will bе deleted. Include уour mailing address. Cafepress will not spam уου аftеr this.  Click here for more giveaways.

At My Zazzle Shop

The cases at my Zazzle Shop cost considerably more than my CafePress Cases, but can be customized.  They are plastic with a fabric cover.  Zazzle has cases for iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, and iPad cases. Use coupon code NEWZAZZCASES for free standard shipping on these until November 30, 2010 (US only).

I'm still adding cases to both shops, but wanted to get this announced before the sale at CafePress was over.  If there's any design you want but can't find, e-mail me and I'll try to get it done before the sale ends.


Click here for more sales and coupons!