Welcome to the Creative Me linky party! So, here’s what I want to know…
Did you brave the Black Friday crowds?
And what deals did you find?
Do tell, I’m dying to know! I know you’re shopping isn’t done yet, so make sure you’re here tomorrow morning when the Healthy Living eBook Bundle goes on sale! This is the Cyber Monday deal of the year, I kid you not! Plus I’m giving away a $25 gift card to Target, JoAnn’s or Michael’s (winner’s choice)! Just in time for your Christmas sewing and crafting! Make sure you come by and enter to win!
BUT TODAY… Today’s Creative Me Linky Party is sponsored by JessicaLynnOriginal, a great stamp company that has been featured in Oprah magazine!
JessicaLynnOriginal is where you’ll find all kinds of adorable stamps, perhaps best known for the Brentwood line… you’ve probably seen this little guy around.
You’ll find Brentwood in all kinds of situations…here’s he’s getting the family Christmas Tree, but you’ll also find him cheering on his favorite football team, camping, and doing all sorts of other things too.
At JessicaLynnOriginal you’ll find clear stamps, red rubber stamps on a wooden block (with or without a handle), and self-inking stamps. I prefer the red rubber stamps myself.
Jessica can also customize stamps for you. She made this beautiful Christmas stamp for our family. I can’t wait to use it on our cards this year!
Today Jessica is offering one lucky Southern Institute reader a $25 gift credit to her online shop! This is just in time for holiday card making! Just enter through the Rafflecopter widget before the link up.
This week’s featured blog is my Kiwi friend Simone Graham from Great Fun 4 Kids! Simone just published her first book and it’s awesome! Please go check it out and see her unique take on the Christmas story, An Unexpected Christmas… it really is so sweet. I’m so proud of you, Simone!
Now it’s your turn to inspire us! Won’t you link up your projects with us?
Just a few guidelines for linking up. Please:
- Follow The Southern Institute and display the Creative Me linky party button somewhere in your post or on your blog.
- Don’t have anything new? Show us something from your archives…old to you is new to us!
- You can link up as many things as you’d like, the more the better your chances of being the featured link next week!
- Visit at least two other blogs and leave some comment love. We are a community that supports one another, right? Right?
- You can link up your shops as long as you sell handmade goods. (I also have advertising and sponsored posts available here on the blog if you’re interested.
Don’t forget to grab and proudly display the “featured” button if you’re project has been featured at the Creative Me Linky Party!
Jenny Yarbrough
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Thanks so much for hosting Jenny! Have a great week!
Great to see you here, Trish! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Have a great week!
Love that Totally Surfin’ owl. Reminds me of my hubby!
I love him too! He has a Mohawk too!!
Happy Stamping!
Jessica Lynn
The book looks so neat! And I LOVE that JessicaLynnOriginal has geocaching stamps!!! So fun! Thanks for the giveaway!
I had never even heard of geocaching before! Do you do this?
yes!! it’s so fun! the kids LOVE it.
We have a Geocaching handle – WDWMould – add us! That is why I started making them. We would always have a dead pen when we went to sign the log. If you have not been out Geocaching.. then you need to!! It is amazing and a lot of fun! We have gotten to see places I would have never been!
Happy Stamping!
Jessica Lynn
getting the family christmas tree is adorbs. love these! thanks for introducing me to jessicalynn! so talented.
-brittney
Geocaching is popular here in AZ…nevermind me butting into yours and Kellie’s convo, lol! THANKS for hosting! XO
Ha HA! I don’t mind at all! I had never even heard of it before. It sounds cool!. You’re welcome, and thanks for linking up again! Always fun to have you!
There are a LOT of Caches in Nashville! FYI
Jessica
I’ve been a stamper for years–one of my favorite hobbies! Love the little owl making Christmas cookies. Thanks for hosting the linkup, as always!
That’s a cute one. Thank you for linking up, Pam! Good luck in the giveaway and make sure you enter the others this week too! Check the recent posts at the bottom of the page.
the carolers are soo cute, perfect for xmas card envelopes! http://www.jessicalynnoriginal.com/product_p/clear-174.htm
Yes they are!
The Military “I Miss You” owl would be perfect for my brother who is in Afghanistan.
Beth, my best friend’s brother is there too! Baghram (sp?).
Thankyou so MUCH for featuring my and my Christmas Book Jenny
P.S. I’ve linked up my latest party creation… a Wild West Campout for 10 year old boys…
xxx
You are so very welcome, Simone! Wild West? Yeehaw!!!
I love the Totally Surfer Adam Dude Brentwood Owl! So cute!
I’m loving the football one…but only if he can wear purple for the Ravens!!
Did you see that I made one in Raven’s colors for my blog? http://jessicalynnoriginal.blogspot.com/2010/10/blind-side.html
I went to see the BlindSide (cause Tim Mcgraw is in it) and it was a great movie!
Jessica Lynn
thank you so much for the party!
My favorite is the Pumpkin Inspector, but it’s hard to pick just one favorite! I also like the dinosaur ones.