FREEBIE FRIDAY & OTHER NEWS

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to another Freebie Friday!  Here is a list of some of the more Coolio & The Gang Freebies/Sweepstakes/Deals I have come across this week. I hope you are able to take advantage of some of them & if you end up winning one of the Sweepstakes, Gilby & I would love to hear all about it!

This is our last weekend with Brandon, before he starts his Senior Year on Tuesday! I can't believe the summer is already over for us, he goes back early because his Football team needs to get ready for a game they are playing on 8/25 & is being on ESPN 8/25. He is soo excited & has worked soo hard this summer working out (everyday)! We have been visiting colleges this summer & he got his license as well, so I guess that's another reason why it has seemed so fast. Military is not like Puplic School where you at least get part of your Drivers Ed there (back in my day-you got both behind the wheel & drivers ed). So it took over a month to finish both & was not cheap!
Anywhoodle who, his first leave weekend isn't until October, so other than Football games I won't be able to see my Bubba until then. Even though I get very sad at this time of year, I am soo thankful to have been able to spend almost the entire summer with him. This time next year he will know where he's going to College & we will be getting ready for that & then the "official" Empty Nest Syndrome will take place, although it has seemed that way since he started FUMA 5 years ago & because his older brother left for the Air Force a year before then. It's Unbelievable how time goes by soo fast! 
So, this weekend will be full of last meal requests...LOL- Steak Salad, Chicken Salad Croissants, French Dip & probably a Steak Dinner out. The boy loves him some Salad & Steak. Will probably visit Sweet Frog (frozen yogurt place) again :) going to see the new Batman movie AND the rest of the time will just be spent chilling with Gillby & probably watching the Olympics. Go USA!!!

Some Crafting Freebies-

MyScrapChick has a CUTE Rocket Ship SVG-you just have to sign up for her news letters
Go to the "Freebie" Section & there's a spot for you to sign up to get exclusive Freebies!
Fancy Pants has a cute "Little Sport Photo Frame"

Feel like I just got the gold medal for finding this LOL, BrokenBoxStock has pages of Free Digi Stamps AND they are Adorable!!!

Dustin Pike has a cute Scarecrow & Pumpkins, both colored Digi & non-colored.

Free Clark & Kensington Paint Sample at Ace, Printable Coupon. Sat 8/4 only.

One of my Favorite Stamp Companies "OCL" short for Our Craft Lounge is having their final release party with lots of blog candy. Today is the last day to get your comments in!

Want to send your BFF a card this Summer, but you've been too busy to make one, here's your chance, you can get a Free one the Card Store + Free Shipping. Ends 8/5

Some Cool Sweepstakes-(Warning, some of these Sweepstakes require that you "like" several FB pages, etc)

Win an I-Pad a day. Enter Once a Day. Ends 8/9

Win a $100 Amazon Giftcard. Ends 8/17

I don't know about you all, but I LOVE Churros, you can enter to win your very own Churro maker here.

Win a $25 Starbucks Giftcard. Ends 8/14

No weekend would be complete with out Pizza & a Movie

Here are some Papa John Codes (I hope they aren't just for my area)
Order Any Large Pizza & 2 Liter Pepsi Product Online for $12.99-F803LGFP Ends 8/6

Here's a list of ongoing RedBox Codes

Thanks for stopping by!

FREEBIE FRIDAY & FINALLY A PROJECT TO SHARE

Hi Everyone!

Happy TGIF!!! I don't know about you all, but this has been a VERY long week, so I'm thrilled for the weekend to finally be here. My son is with his grandparents, so the only plans this weekend are to work on some crafts & do some blog hopping. He's been gone since Wednesday & I missed him as soon as he left, luckily he's been good about calling everyday so far. He checked out Davidson College in NC yesterday & he was very excited to tell me all about it, then he goes to visit some more family (his dad's side) & is extra excited because they have big plans to go out on the lake boating & jet skiing. I'm glad he is having a great time, but I can't wait for him to return on Monday. Hubby & I are taking him to VA Tech, UVA & UNC in the next couple of weeks. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed his being with us the whole summer, normally he would be going back & forth between our house & his dad's, but this year he decided he wanted to be home with me & my hubby. I'm so grateful, especially since this is really his last summer so to speak since he will be a Senior this year. Can't believe how all the years just fly by, I tell you I DON'T like it, not one bit..lol

Ok, so on to some Freebies & Deals I thought you all might like-

This first one is just some AWESOME info about using multiple coupons at Michahels & Joannes, you should really check it out, I had no idea that you could use other competitor coupons. It comes from Deborah of Society of Stampaholics via The Paper Craft Planets newsletter, I'm sure most of you already know of them but here is the link to their home page & then you can sign up to receive their newsletters in you want. They have lots of great info.
These next 3 come from a blog called So Cal Coupon Mommy (she has access to lots of freebies & coupons!
 - Free Shape Magazine for a year (you do have to do have to join a free membership)
 - Free Martha Stewart Magazine for a year (same deal as above)

 (this one requires that you sign up for their e-mails (sometimes contain coupons) and then you will be able to print the coupon!

-How about a Free Card from the Cardstore.com (link gets you to the coupon code)

-Who love Christmas in July, this is Giveaway Blog Hop (checkout all the other
giveaways she has going on too)



-Here's a Free Digi Stamp from Bugaboo to go along with the Christmas in July theme, plus
they have a Christmas in July promotion where you can get 50% off all Digi's!!!
Now that's awesome!!!

Ok, so on to the project I thought I would share. This is a card I made for one of my sisters several months ago after she had her last day of radiation. Yaaay Hurraay-we went out to dinner to Celebrate as well. A little something different for me, so it was fun & she liked it, hope you all like it as well.

Recipe-
Cardstock-PTI
Pattern Paper-K&Company-Classic Charlotte
DieCut & Stamp-MCT

As always, Gilby & I love your comments, his tail just wags away when he see's me smile!
Thanks for stopping by!