Finding a new Home and a contest...

So yes, I design for the blog and store at CreativeXpress, and the forums there used to be what I called my scrappy-cyber home... that it until the demise of the forums at CX last April ( I believe it was around April )!!  Even though I still really enjoy designing projects every month for the CX store  I still really miss hanging out with all of the CX peeps. It sure took quite awhile for me to get used to the fact that I could never again hop onto the chats over there at CX when I was looking for some one to "hang out" with to keep me company for 30 minutes or so, or to peruse the gallery for some major mojo lifting!   I also became quite attached to another site, Create My Keepsake (CMK), and unfortunately that site was shut down a few months ago as well :(  Since then I have been trying to find another happy place on the net to plant my feet.  I have found a few places that I really like, but last week I started to really frequent one in particular and I believe their "neighbors" are all really friendly!  It's, Serendipity and the place really is as sweet as the name sounds!  I love the navigation of Serendipity's forums and galleries... very similar to what I was used to at  CX!   Ellen is one of their fantabulous designers there and she had mentioned to me a few times about me coming over there to check things out, so I finally decided to head on over, and I'm really happy that I have!  Now if I could only have some more of my old CX and CMK pals to come over and join the neighborhood, I'd really, really be content, lol!  Which brings me to a wonderfully awesome contest that Serendipity has going on right now...

Want $20, $30, $40 or even $50 of goodies off your wishlist for FREE???? This contest could be just the thing for you.


January through Feb. 28th we will be having the Wishes come true Contest, where there will be drawings for goods off your wishlist.


See how to particpate in this contest:
1. Register in the store and start making your wishlist


2. Register in the forum - Post in the New Members checkin thread and then post a minimum of 9 other times on our message board.


3. If you were invited Please make note in your New Members checkin thread who invited you. Then start inviting others.


4. For each person you invite and they complete these requirements you will be added to the drawings again.


-The first drawing for the $20 wishlist give away will happen when 25 new Registered members complete the above requirements
-The Second drawing for the $30 wishlist give away will happen when 30 more new members complete the requirements
-The third drawing for the $40 wishlist give away will happen when 40 more new members complete the requirements
-The Fourth drawing for the $50 wishlist give away will happen when 50 more new members complete the requirements


When we reach 1000 new members in the forum there will be another $50 drawing and ALL registered memebers in the forum will receive a FABULOUS digital/printable downloadable kit for FREE!!
PLUS when we reach the first 50 new members (827 total members) All registered forum members will get a bonus downloadable/printable item. Then when we reach 902 new members ANOTHER downloadable gift.
Lets get busy and start inviting new members: Tweet it, Facebook it, Blog about it and just start sharing about our forum


**Your name stays in for ALL drawings and you be able to continue having your name added for all new members that mention you invited them and complete the requirements.


**Wishlist giveaway items will be picked by store owner from your Wishlist and sent within a week of each drawing.

You can read this all over at Serendipity, > here
 
Sooo, maybe this will entice some of you to come on over after all!  I sure hope so :)  And don't forget, if you all register up at Serendipity, please remember to tell them all that "I", Andrea  (Andrea A) sent you!!


I am beginning to have scrap withdrawls because with the recent holidays, I just haven't been doing too much of it and now it's really starting to bug me.  Last night I sat down and wanted to do something scrappy but it was so cold down in my scrap-cave... I worked on an altered project ( a wreath actually) for awhile and then came back upstairs to thaw out, lol!  So, I don't really have much of anything new to share with you but here's a layout that I did recently for the Creative Cookbooking blog for  Appetizer recipe pages...
 

I used all Fancy Pants papers here with some Cricut cut-outs (the frame cut in half is from Story Book and the "Appetizer" word cut using "From My Kitchen). 

 
That's all I have for now... hope everyone has a great week and for those of you who are scrappers... enjoy all those CHA sneak peeks that are floating about!  This time of year is always exciting and buzzing for the scrap world.  I'm looking forward to all the new releases from Fancy Pants, Pink Paislee, Basic Grey and of course... CRICUT!!  And don't forget... come join me over at Serendipity!