WE REACHED OUR GOAL & a Giveaway!!!

Hi Everyone!! Happy Wednesday!!

I wanted to let all of you know how thankful I am for all of your support and participation with my sons's Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser!! We have not only reached his goal of raising $1000.00, but we have SURPASSED it!! We could not have done this without all of your help!!  We are accepting donations up until February 10th, so there is still time to enter if you would like to get in on the fun - and for a great cause. Just click the image below for more info.

There are so many giveaways going on at this time and I always like to help by donating one of my products for the cause. This week upcoming week is going to be full of fun!! Enjoy!!

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I am joining some fabulous bloggers to celebrate Khrys from Keepin' It Kool In Kinderland. She is throwing a HUGE 100 follower giveaway! One lucky winner will win over 25 products and 3 winners will win a product of their choice from Khrys' TeachersPayTeachers store. I hope you will check it out!

 
 
 
 


 
 
 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway will close on Wednesday, February 6th, so don't miss out on the chance to win all of this!! I did not even know how many bloggers joined this celebration and am quite impressed by it myself!  Good luck everyone!!

Guess What Hero Teamed up with Brody's "Heart to be a Hero" Fundraiser????

Greetings Everyone!

  Welcome to my Marvelous Manic Monday!!

It is already NOON and I am lagging over here!!! I get so caught up in emails sometimes, that I don't even begin my work day until noon..haha- although, I did manage to get a shower in this morning. 

My husband let me sleep in and I didn't get a chance to tell Broden how much you have all helped him to raise!!! Get ready for this....

Your efforts, kindness & support have helped my son raise $670 to Jump Rope for Heart through the American Heart Association!!! He is more than half-way to his goal of reaching $1000.00 with all of your help, so thank you for the many blessings!!

Now onto something REALLY exciting!! I have recently connected with another artist who I have become quite fond of indeedy!! I am sure many of you know her, and after  peeking at the image above, may have already guessed who it is I am referring to!! haha. 

This weekend, Nikki from Melonheadz (Woo HOO), saw that I was helping my son raise money for Jump Rope for Heart and asked if she could get involved to help him reach his goal!! 

UMMM...HELL-O... YES!!!

I can't tell you how much of a blessing she is!! I sent her the info and figured she would let me know what set she would be willing to offer....
To my surprise, Nikki outdid herself and created a completely NEW & SPECIAL (one of a kind) mini set to offer for this fundraiser!! I am more than thrilled to get an opportunity to work alongside another great artist. Her style is unique and appeals to so many. I am honored that she took the time to reach out and offer extra help for such an important cause! 
Now.... when you make a love (Hubba-Hubba) donation of $20.00 (or more) through my son's sponsored page, you will get A mini Melonheadz set... AS WELL AS the choice between one of my bundles below.

Donations MUST be made before February 10th to receive the FREE gifts above. Click on my son's picture below to visit his sponsored page & make a donation. Remember to send an email to 3amteacher@gmail.com once you make a donation of $20.00 or more. Be sure to include your 3AM -bundle choice in your email.

Thank you so much for you help & please be sure to stop by and say thank you to Nikki from Mealonheadz for her generous offer!!! Feel free to use the lovely poster image above to help spread the word!! We might even be able to surpass the $1000.00 goal!!
Have a happy Monday everyone & Thank you for visiting!!!

24 More People Needed ~FREEBIE~ & a Giveaway You Don't Want to Miss!!

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

I would like to give you an update on my son's fundraiser for Jump Rope for Heart! I have to thank all of you for your support and donations because we only need about 22 MORE PEOPLE to donate $20.00!! Only 22 PEOPLE - Woo Hoo!! Broden is more than half-way to his goal and has raised $565 for children with heart problems. Thank you for all of your help!!

If you donate $20.00 or more you get to choose one of my bundled sets for FREE!! You can choose to get my MATH MEGA BUNDLE or my CUTEST BACKGROUNDS EVER MEGA SET!! Not only will you be doing something wonderful, but you will also get a gift that equals the value of your donation of $20.00-$25.00!! Thank you so much for your help and support! We have until February 10th and I think we are going to make this happen!! Click on the image below to make a donation on my son's sponsored page. The money goes straight to The American Heart Association. Please see my original blog post for more details about the fundraiser.... CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Thank you for your help & Support!!

Before I send you away, I just want to let you know how much I am LOVING my new Cintiq!! I have been creating new graphics like a mad woman!! I would like to show you a couple of sets that I just published! I think these might be my ultimate favorite images!!

These are my new Valentine's Fuzzy Monsters!! I wanted them to look realistic and spent a few hours creating a custom style in a variety of colors to use. These did take quite a while because to get them to look realistic, I had to create a separate layer for each strand. If you like the Googly eyes, then you will be excited to know that I am working on a Photoshop CS6 tutorial that will teach you how to create the plastic-looking googly eyes!! I am taking my time on this tutorial. Well, you can click on the images below to check out my new Fuzzy Monsters!!

 Check these out on ETSY
Check these out on Teacher's Notebook


Below is the second set I made, which can be used for any theme or time of year!! I hope these make you smile!! I am working on a couple more themes with these little guys & will post them as I finish them. 

Check these out on ETSY

Check these out on Teacher's Notebook

Here is a Special Fuzzy Monster I made just for all of you!! Enjoy Fuzzy Patty!! hahaha Please read my TERMS OF USE before using my graphics for personal or commercial use. Enjoy!

Now for the best part of this post..hahaha. One of my dear blogger friends, Sharon is having a huge Giveaway. She is put this all together to celebrate a milestone on her blog; however, the last couple of weeks have been difficult. She has a close friend that is not doing very well and I sure she will really appreciate some extra love or just a thoughtful message left on her blog for her to read. It is never easy to watch a loved one suffer and I know how supportive and loving this cyber community can be when we come together to support one another! Her giveaway is also something to smile about!! She had lots of goodies; including, one from me for the winner. Please click the apple below to enter the giveaway! This was her first time using a Rafflecopter and she is very excited to see how it works....now go make her smile and lets see how many people we can send her way. If you would like to share about the giveaway, feel free to grab the image below and link it to her blog post!!

Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy a restful (hopefully) Sunday everyone!!
P.S. Please rally up as many people as you can to help my son with his fundraiser and send them my way. $20 donation for a mega bundle of clip art and the good feeling you will get knowing that you are contributing to helping children with Heart problems! Send some extra love!!

Friday FIVE: Freebie, Find, Funny, Frazzle, & Feature

Hey Everyone!!! HAPPY FRIDAY, Ya'll!!

 Before I start this FRIDAY FIVE, I would like to just give you a quick update on how my son's fundraiser is doing!! Although my little guy is home sick today with a puffy sore "froat", that has not deterred his excitement over his efforts. He wakes up every morning and looks at the tray in the printer..hahaha.. I have been leaving him a printed version of his chart & he loves waking up to see that you are all helping him get closer to reaching his goal. It is also so refreshing that we do not have to handle any money exchanges for this!! What a nice change compared to the chore of counting money.

Here is what I printed for him this morning... You can click on the image to link to his page to see where he is at!! 

With ALL of your help, we are now at $380 DOLLARS!!!!! I can't tell you how much all of your support and donations mean to us & I KNOW we can do even better! We have until February 10th to reach a goal of $1000.00 (a goal made by my son) & we are already almost half-way there!!! We need about 30 more of you to donate $20.00. It is not much to give and you will get to choose a free bundled clip art set! See the ORIGINAL, IT TAKES HEART TO BE A HERO, blog post for details. Together, we can make a huge difference in the lives of many children and adults with heart disorders! 

I have also REALLY been blessed to read a bunch of your stories from some who have made donations!! I can't tell you how much more motivating it is to hear your stories and know that this money will help people who are close to our hearts! I am going to do something extra special on Monday... as we get closer to the fundraiser closing date!! Please keep your donations coming and share your stories!! If you would like me to share your story next week, please let me know when you email me with your bundled choices!! Thank you so much for your help! I know we will ROCK this fundraiser and RAISE THE ROOF!! WOOP WOOP!! haha

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Now on to my Friday FIVE... ENJOY!!

Today I am offering one of  my newest clipart sets for FREE!! If you teach the younger grades, then this little set will get you all excited!!! Next week, I will have something special just for the upper grade teachers!! There are 20 images altogether, including a bright blue one (that I forgot to add in the preview..oopsies). I am ONLY offering these for FREE on TPT. Please make sure you are following my BLOG, TpT Store, Pinterst, Facebook, and Twitter to stay updated! Click the image below to download this FREEBIE from my store on Teachers Pay Teachers! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

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Here is A ROCKIN' Friday Funny I found this week. I am not really a fan of the Muppet Babies, and I never watched them when I was young...BUT....this video is too cute to pass up!!

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This week, I took my daughter to see the movie, LES MISERABLES, at a dinky theater close to my house. I found that the a school night is the BEST time to go to the movies!!! Sorry for the images...my next bug purchase will be a great new camera to take pretty photos for my blog posts. The Cintiq put quite a dent, so I will be waiting for a bit! How sweet is my ALMOST sweet 16 year old daughter??? 

I am not sure if you can see this next photo very well, but WE HAD THE ENTIRE THEATER TO OURSELVES FOR THE ENTIRE MOVIE!!

It was a good this too, because we were both in tears at the end of the movie!! That was one of the BEST musicals I have ever seen!! I would LOVE to see this one live!! +Hugh Jackman was absolutely UH-MA-ZING!! I am so glad we went without my other half and my son! They would not have sat the entire 2 and a half hours through the movie! It was the perfect Mother-Daughter Movie Night!!

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I am not frazzled a bit this week, but I have been working on a LOT of projects. I am working on creating 2 novel studies, and several graphics sets!! I would now like to introduce you to my NEWEST set...created just for all you CANADIANS out there...EY..(hahaha....my adopted mom is Canadian).

Here is a MONEY SET JUST FOR YOU!! I am really happy with the results! Drawing the images was so much fun with my NEW Cintiq!!! Getting the coins to look realistic was the real challenge. I ended up creating 200...YES I DID SAY, TWO HUNDRED, new CUSTOM STYLES in my Photoshop CS6 to get just the right look for the coins... I think I did pretty-darn-good, if I don't say so myself..hahaha You can click on the image below to check out my new set...

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WELCOME and say HELLO to The Reading Olympians with Krista Miller & Julie Kiss!! 

I have been working with these two for almost a year now (WOW, time flies) and they are both incredibly amazing! The graphics/clip art used in their latest resources are from a collection I did for them recently. These Greek graphics will not be available as of yet..I will keep you updated.

Their roots program is beginning to turn heads all over the place!! They now have a complete K-8 Greek Root study program that many teachers are so excited about!! The girls just put up their revised sets and are always improving and moving forward to make the program better for teachers!! For some reason, Blogger is being goofy and won't let me add their button in html....so...I pasted their HEADER..haha..Works for me...

Please click on the image to check out the GALS and get some great information about their program!

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Please link up below if you would like to participate in Friday Five. There will be one ongoing link for each month to make finding the freebies a little easier for visitors.

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