The pipes are calling...

Whew! July is ALWAYS my busiest month...camping trips, family visits, and the biggest Highland Games in the area where I am a volunteer. I may not be able to post much so here's a few bagpipe jokes to tide you over...

Q: Why do bagpipers walk when they play?
A: To get away from the noise.

Q: What's the only thing worse than a bagpiper?
A: Good question. We're still trying to find out too.

I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made object never equaled the purity of sound achieved by the pig.
~ Alfred Hitchcock

Q. How do you get two bagpipes to play a perfect unison?
A. Shoot one.

Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and an onion?
A. No one cries when you chop up an bagpipe.

Frankly, I love the music of the pipes! Stay cool this month!

The end of the Pirate trail...for now!

Aye, ye scurvy bilge rats! Tis true...this be the last of the Pirate freebies...for now! All the other treasures have been stowed but will be available in my store as soon as we make port.



Don't forget to post your thoughts on the Grab Bag post below and visit my shop for the complete Here there be PIRATES! kit.

Get your transparent wordart sheet and lovely hair ribbon here.

Please, no file sharing...that's digital piracy. Arrr!
Send your friends to this blog so they can get their own pirate treasure!

Slainte! {Gaelic for Cheers!}

Bag, lady?

Digiscrap grab bags - do you love 'em or hate 'em? Grab bags have hit the digi world with a bang and the artists promise they are full of quality items that are well worth more than the small amount they cost. I have even bought a few, myself, from commercial use to those that support charities, and I can honestly answer my own question with...it depends!

I know that's a cop-out, but it does. Just like a grab bag from a gift shop or your favorite second-hand shop, it might be filled with old outdated toys or a diamond ring. Ya pays yer money and takes yer chances (oops, a little pirate language creeping in there! Arrr!).

Recently, it seems to me that a lot of artists in many digi shops are "bagging" up their products every month. Is that a good thing? Frankly, I prefer the exciting, once or twice a year variety. Having them every month takes all the mystique out them.

Tell me what YOU "like" and "dislike" about them.

• Are they just a fad or here to stay?
• How often do you buy them?
• Did you get fabulous gems or stuff you'll never use?
• Will you keep buying them?
• Why or why not?
• Recently, one of my favorite digi-designers asked her readers questions like these and, as a result, is now offering a do-it-yourself grab bag where you can choose what you want (from a select list) to go in it. Would you like to be able to pick and choose or do you like to be surprised?

Have fun with this and be honest!

Slainte! {Gaelic for Cheers!}

Pirate gold is better than regular gold...

Due to the overwhelming popularity of my 'DSO Blog War' Pirate freebies this month, here's the FULL KIT at last!!!

(Warning: if you haven't grabbed the coordinating freebies yet...they'll be gone soon!*)

When asked, 9 out of 10 people prefer Pirate gold over regular gold. I think it’s the packaging.

Not convinced?

Take a look at regular gold...

Now, take a look at Pirate gold...


Get the picture?

Now, here’s some real Pirate gold to add to your treasure chest of freebies you've been collecting from our DSO Freebie War!

Here there be Pirates! The Kit!

Real gold and silver doubloons, a historically accurate pirate flag paper, a real pirate names and fun pirate phrases paper, red wax seal alphabet with numbers and special symbols, fabulous gemstones and a never before seen parchment wordart!

For a limited time, get it in my shop at DSO for 20% off the regular low price of only 5 Doubloons! (that’s “dollars” to you landlubbers!)

There's more treasures where these came from, me hearties, so keep a weather eye out!!

Cap'n Cat

(* Shiver me timbers! If you forgot to grab the blog freebies, they'll be going on sale in the shop in July!)

Look what I dredged up...

Download no longer available.

And, in honor of all the pirate
fun we've been having...
here's a sneak peek of my new kit!

Yes, you guessed it...
Here there be PIRATES!

Plenty of pirate gold and treasures
for your Pirate parties, ocean journeys,
vacations in Disneyland, and
International Talk Like A Pirate Day
celebrations!

It will be available soon, me hearties!

Please, no file sharing...that's digital piracy. Send your friends to this blog so they can get their own pirate treasure and participate in our fun little blog war!

Slainte! {Gaelic for Cheers!}