27 May, 2012

IT'S A-L-I-V-E!! & Freebie Memories


I know I have been only focused on my computer technology lately...but...sometimes these things can consume me and gobble up my time....After two days of non-stop command prompts, reboots, installs, uninstalls, registry cleaners & driver sweepers...MY HP IS ALIVE!!!!! WOO HOOO!! The only problem is that I ordered a new computer...well, not really a problem...I will just have to wait a lot longer to get the Cintiq )-;...

HOWEVER...
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BEAUT of a MACHINE!!!


It came down to a choice between the Dragon tower and the Zeus tower

I custom built this...."no more headache" ultimate graphic design machine. While I was hard at work on reviving my HP, my hubs was getting bored and decided to search for a graphic design computer. All week, we searched and found ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the stores, so he found this website where I built my  first custom machine last night!!

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

This is the FIRST time I have built my own computer tower (although I have done quite a bit of tweaking of my own on previous machines) and I had sooo much fun!! GOSH....this site is def. a NERD's CANDY STORE!! I chose to have the white tower case with a BLUE neon glow throughout....can't wait to see it! I rushed the order...for an extra $109. This confusingly did not mean that the shipping was also rushed...darn. By the time I realized that I would have to pay an extra $175 to overnight it, I had already reached my spending limit on specialty parts and there was nothing that I could part with...so...it will be shipped out Tuesday through UPS from California and I should HOPEFULLY get it by this coming Thursday (that is...if the postal people in Buckeye don't let it sit in Phoenix too long). I am so excited to get to try out the speed on the Intel i7!!!! YEAH BA-BEE!! There is a 3 year warranty on all parts, so I should be cozy for a while (-; I can't wait!!

While I was working tirelessly on my trusty ol' HP (which I LOVE by the way), I discovered that Adobe had an upgraded DESIGN SUITE CS6!!!!!!!!!! How did I miss that one??!!!! SOOOOOO....I upgraded my design program too!!! Can't wait to use the new Adobe Design features on the NEW Dragon  & start drawing again!! Since I revived my HP like a good Dr....I am going to set it up for all of our business stuff (the Heating & Air Conditioning Business). I did not order a new monitor because...ONE...I have a really nice one...and TWO...I can get one on Craigslist for less than half the price....


My new Graphic Mojo Dragon has been built & ordered!!!!




Now...enough about my obsessive GEEK SQUEAK...LOL!!
I have been re-thinking how to better organize the freebies I have on my blog and on TPT, so I am working on some organizational strategies to make finding the free stuff easier! I also want to make sure that those of you with a MAC (not my cup of tea) also get the freebies I post...will be working on some links and storage clouds soon (-;



Below you will find a link to a PDF file I have uploaded onto Google Docs. Once you open the file you will be able to click on each of the picture links to go directly to the image where you can save or copy it.
Thank you for following my blog!!!!!!


Take this link to the Google file that includes direct links to each frame URL location. Just scroll over any image once the google doc opens and then click the picture. The link will take you to the image (-;

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57 comments:

  1. Miss KindergartenMay 27, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    How sweet of you!!! Thanks Michelle :)

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisMay 27, 2012 at 9:58 PM

      You are very welcome!!!! I will be putting together more of these linky PDF's...it will make it easier for everyone!


      Michelle
      3amteacher@gmail.com
      The 3AM Teacher
      Visit The 3AM Teacher FB Page

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  2. Lisa R.May 28, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    Oh my gosh! I love all of the frames!! Thanks so much for sharing them with us. :)

    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

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  3. Pam H.May 28, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Thanks for the frames - very cute. It's great to see your excitement about your computer, but . . . gotta say - I didn't understand any of it!:)
    Pam
    My Second Home

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisMay 28, 2012 at 8:05 AM

      LOL!! All that matters really is that the computer will make it easier for me to design more art (-;

      Michelle

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  4. UnknownMay 28, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    I LOVE the frames! Thanks so much Michelle! And congrats on your new computer. It looks like a beast of a dragon =)

    Laura
    Kinder Kraziness

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisMay 28, 2012 at 8:06 AM

      Thanks! I can't wait to get it...I feel like a kid the night before Disneyland...hehehe

      Michelle

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  5. TaniaMay 28, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    A-M-A-Z-I-N-G frames! Thanks so much.
    Your computer looks amazing. Pure jealousy.
    Tania
    My Second Sense

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisMay 28, 2012 at 8:11 AM

      Thanks!!! My husband worked really hard to save the money to buy me the Cintiq as a gift and I felt soooo bad when the computer crashed and the money had to be reverted elsewhere...at least he'll get to look at something awesome while in the office ...hehehe

      Michelle

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  6. Mrs. Jones TeachesMay 28, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    I like your graphics. Do you ever take requests? Next year we're doing a TEAM theme and I would love to have a jersey to use to put their name and number on.

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisMay 28, 2012 at 8:13 AM

      Yes I do. You can email me @ 3amteacher@gmail.com. Although, I am not technically taking requests this month...email me and I will work on getting you a jersey as soon as I get caught up on the previous orders I had before my puter crashed (-;

      Michelle

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  7. luckeyfrogMay 28, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    Wow! Your computer sounds wonderful.

    Thank you so much for the freebies all collected in one place! :)

    Jenny
    Luckeyfrog's Lilypad

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  8. BeccaMay 28, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    Thanks so much for the borders. I am working on revamping a lot of things in my classroom this summer.

    Fun for First

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  9. UnknownMay 28, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    I LOVE your frames! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Maria
    Kinder-Craze

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  10. Jen RMay 28, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    woa girl!!! That is one awesome looking machine!! can't wait to see what you create using that!!

    ♥ Jen
    The Teacher's Cauldron

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisMay 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM

      Thanks!! I can't wait to get it...even my husband is excited to see it. He has even been looking into purchasing a triple monitor panel for me...but my office is the smallest room in the house...It is already about 10 degrees hotter and I can't imagine what it will be like if we had a monitor like that....to hot for sure!!

      Michelle

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  11. Lori RosenbergMay 28, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    I love to work smarter, not harder and your easy download is certainly just that! Thanks for simplifying our lives! And, thanks for sharing your time and talent!

    Lori (luvyorkies@gmail.com)
    Teaching With Love and Laughter

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  12. EricaMay 28, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Thank you thank you thank you!!!

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  13. AndreaMay 28, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    Thank you for the frames! They are great!!

    Andrea
    Reading Toward the Stars

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  14. ElizabethMay 28, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    Thank you so much Michelle! This is awesome. I've made cute posters some of these frames and I'm glad to have them organized.

    Also-how cool are you that you designed your computer. Gives me computer envy for sure!

    Elizabeth

    Fun in Room 4B

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  15. UnknownMay 29, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Thanks so much for putting all your frames in one place! I thought I had all of your free ones, but I found a few new ones. Thanks for doing that for us! You ROCK!

    :) Dana
    Fun in 1st Grade

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  16. Tangelia C.May 29, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    I love this!! Thanks for organizing them! It will make it so easy for me to see what frame I want to use and then easily get it instead of looking through all of my frames I've downloaded!! Love it! Thanks!

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  17. KarenMay 30, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    Thank you for all of the fantastic frames! You are so kind to share!
    Karen
    mmixon@homesc.com

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  18. Primary PossibilitiesMay 31, 2012 at 7:43 AM

    Thank you for the amazing frames! Come check us out. We are your newest follower. http://primarypossibilities.blogspot.com/ Stephanie

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  19. Bright Concepts 4 TeachersMay 31, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Thank you so much for these incredible frames! I have spent days trying to find them and now here they are all in one place. Your work is fabulous and I appreciate you sharing them. I am your newest follower. Check out my blog. http://brightconcepts4teachers.blogspot.com

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  20. JulieJune 3, 2012 at 6:01 AM

    Thank you so much you wonderful woman!! You RoCk!!! Congrats on your new machine. You are talking alien and I don't understand most of your tech talk but you are adorable in your excitement!
    Good Luck!
    Julie
    Thoughts of a Third Grade Teacher

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  21. Primary ParadiseJune 3, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    Love, love, love these. You are very talented and generous for sharing. Thank you!
    Tammy
    primaryparadise.blogspot

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  22. VanessaJune 3, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    Thank you very much!! Quick question... When I click the picture it comes out with a black background, how do I get rid of that? I know I can do it in Word/PowerPoint but it will take out all the black lines in the border too. I'm so confused.
    Congrats on your very cool new computer!
    Vanessa
    Kindergarten Schmindergarten

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisJune 3, 2012 at 6:41 PM

      All of my graphics have a transparent background. When you click on them from the blog, you will see a black background, but only because the background is actually clear. What you are seeing is the background that shows up when you view larger images on the blog. Once you save the image, you should no longer have that black in the background. Try to insert is into word or view the image from your picture viewer on your computer and see what happens. Let me know and we will go from there to figure this out (-;

      Michelle
      3amteacher@gmail.com

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  23. Thrills in Third GradeJune 3, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    WOW!! Thank you for sharing all of those frames! You are awesome for doing that! I, too, am going to revamp my things for next year, and these are really going to come in handy and be sooo darn cute!! Have a great summer!

    Thrillsinthirdgrade.blogspot.com

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisJune 3, 2012 at 6:42 PM

      Thank you!! And you're welcome!! I am so glad that these will be all over the place in new teaching resources (-:

      Michelle

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  24. Loriana @TeachingRocks!June 7, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    Thanks so much for the frames! They're amazing!

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  25. CindyJune 9, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    Thank you so much!

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  26. graceJune 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    awesome stuff...as always! thanks for being so generous to teachers!

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  27. Fluttering Through First GradeJune 14, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    Thanks so much for sharing! We love love love frames! So sweet of you :)
    ~Christy & Tammy

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  28. Keri KellyJune 16, 2012 at 6:01 AM

    These are 100% perfect! Thank you so much for sharing them. I am going to use them as frames for collages I am making for each of my students...instead of writing report cards :) i mean WHILE i am writing report cards...for my little fun breaks

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  29. jamiJune 22, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I sent you a message because I thought it was the comments box, oops! haha But the file to download said there was something wrong. Would you mind possibly emailing them to me! They are so cute and I HAVE to have them :)

    jami.inholt@gmail.com

    Thanks!

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  30. DanaJune 23, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Michelle, these are absolutely amazing!!! Thank you for sharing! :)

    Dana

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  31. UnknownJune 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    Thank you so much! How can I give you credit when I use these?

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  32. LilianJune 25, 2012 at 3:05 PM

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  33. cindy helmsJune 27, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    Thanks for sharing your frames...they are wonderful! I love your blog's name. Sometimes at 3 a.m. I get my best work done :-)Your new computer looks awesome...although, most of it is above my understanding. Enjoy it!

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisJune 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM

      Thank you so much! I definitely get my best work done in those wee hours...I don't know what sparks the creativity, but I have always been this way (-; I am glad you enjoy and can use the frames. Thanks for stopping by.

      Do you have a blog??
      Michelle
      Email: 3amteacher@gmail.com
      The 3AM Teacher
      Visit My TPT Store
      Visit My FB Page

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  34. Mrs. MackJuly 9, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    I love that the frames are all in one place! Thank you! Can you share with me your terms of use for the frames?

    Thanks!

    Rachel
    thirdgradecupcakes.blogspot.com

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  35. UnknownJuly 23, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Love your stuff!!!! Fab to put in one spot too!!! How great is that?
    You are GOOD!!!
    Ann Marie Smith @ Innovative Connections

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  36. Kim VijAugust 1, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Love these frames! Thank you so much! My son recently built his own computer and had a lot of fun doing it, an experience he'll never forget.

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  37. JodiAugust 25, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    You are awesome! Thanks so much for all the great borders!! I am following your blog now!

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  38. UnknownSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Yhank you for these frames! they´re lovely Xoxo

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  39. grettabSeptember 5, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    Thanks for the freebie!! Love these frames.

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  40. absees123sSeptember 9, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!

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  41. marlah24September 10, 2012 at 7:00 AM

    Thanks so much these are awesome.

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  42. TestSeptember 10, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    These are great! I am having trouble getting all of them though. I downloaded and unzipped the files from tpt. All the frames pictures on the first 3 lines are there, but none of the frames from the last 5 lines. Anything I'm doing wrong? HOw do I get the other frames pictured. Thanks so much for these!

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  43. AnonymousApril 18, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    I have a mac and can open (at least the ones I wanted ;) ) Also, how do I credit you/your site when using the frames?

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  44. UnknownAugust 23, 2013 at 8:47 PM

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  45. CarlaJanuary 20, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Thank you, I just grabbed a few to brighten up my teaching program.

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    1. Michelle TsivgadellisJanuary 21, 2014 at 9:55 AM

      You are very welcome!! I hope you get a lot of use from the freebies and just so you know, I recently updated the free frames and borders file available on TpT. I also added a few new frames to the mix. If you click the TpT link at the top and visit my shop, just download my featured freebie to get a few more frames to have fun with.

      Thank you again!

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  46. MikeJune 23, 2014 at 9:27 PM

    Thank you so much for these!

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