The SM Team Blog got a new look…and other exciting news!
Hi all, Andrea here. Thanks to our fabulous tech team at webSeitler our blog now looks like the rest of the site and is so much easier to navigate. So tell us what you think about our blogs new look. Do you like it? Did you even notice? I will draw one lucky winner from all of the comments on this post on Sunday night, April 19th and award one lucky winner a $5.00 gift code to the shop and two winner will each receive my latest kit for free. So three chances to win just for leaving a comment!
Also a heads up that we will be moving to a bigger, faster server starting around April 21st. We hope we won’t be down for long, but it could take a few days until we are all the way up and running. We will post the exact date and time on the blog as it gets closer. I am so stoked about getting a server that will speed things up during high volume times. This should also make downloads of products and freebies from the site less prone to errors.
Mark your calendars for our [inter]National Scrapbook Day extravaganza. We are starting our celebration on Friday, May 1st and the party will continue for a week. We’re having a free with purchase kit, a sale (gotta have a sale), a blog train, speed scraps, grab bags, challenges, games and more fun. Stayed tuned for more information.
The Queen of Scrap competition is coming soon too! We had a blast last year and are planning even more fun this year.
The SM newsletter was delivered yesterday to all of our subscribers. A special thanks to Jeni Hopewell and the newsletter team for working hard to get you another fabulous issue. If you didn’t receive yours in your email (check your spam) please sign up again here on this blog, your subscription will start with the next issue. You can also hop over to my blog and get links for the current issue.
The Design Star contest is coming to a close shortly, make sure that you go check out the freebies while they are still available. If you haven’t registered for the forum/gallery yet, now would be a fantastic time to do so, because that’s the only way you can see the freebies. Remember you have to be logged into the forum first, then click on the gallery tab. And once they’re gone you might not see them again! The 10 Design Star finalists have come up with some fabulous challenges with terrific participation prizes too.
Hopefully by now I’ve written enough for you to have something to comment on. I love hearing how you are inspired by each other and by our CT and DT. You are what makes the SM community so special! Thanks so much for being our inspiration.
Keep reading for Photography Phriday and What’s New at ScrapMatters!
Tags: blog comment contest, international scrapbook day, national scrapbook day
April 17th, 2009 at 6:14 am
I love the new look and the cohesion it give to your entire site. I’m really considering getting more involved here….that is, when I can add more hours to my day for scrapping. I love all of your challenges and kits!! Oh, and I cannot wait for your National Scrapbook Day in May…blog trains are my favorite
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April 17th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Love the new look! Can’t wait to see all the fun that is planned for NSD!
April 17th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Thanks for all the updates; I am excited to hear that a new server is coming (my techy husband has taught me to care about things like that!) and can’t wait to see what’s in the works for NSD!
April 17th, 2009 at 6:49 am
This looks SWEET!!! Good job guys!! LOVE it!
April 17th, 2009 at 6:59 am
I like it! Great job. Thanks for providing us with such terrific digital “stuff”. Keep it coming!
April 17th, 2009 at 7:00 am
The blog looks good – can’t wait for NSD week fun!!! We are doing a garage sale that weekend but I am sure that my laptop will be outside with me
April 17th, 2009 at 7:00 am
I have to say i didnt notice that the blog had changed- tho I knew something was different I didnt know what lol. I love the nice clean lines, Its very readable now.
I am very excited for NSD and I plan on camping out here :O) thanks for the great site!
April 17th, 2009 at 7:18 am
I love scramatter i have no doubt this is the best site for digital scrapbooking. Thank you all for tips, Freebies, Lo’s , and all the products made by yours wonderful designers that enable us to create our memories.
April 17th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Love the new look! Can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeves for NSD…
April 17th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Your blog is a favourite of mine. I love how clean it is, how you keep my interest and always read to the last line. Great job!
April 17th, 2009 at 8:30 am
The new look is great – great job! Glad to hear you’re getting a new server – I’ve always had to do my DLs from work in past – maybe after the change I can do them from home! I’m excited about NSD (my first!) as well!
Cindy
April 17th, 2009 at 8:40 am
YAY! I’m so excited! I couldn’t wait for this to happen! I LOVE the links at the top rather than having to go back to the homepage and then to where you want to go! YIPPEE! Can’t wait for NSW either! I need to go load my paypal account!
April 17th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Oh, I LOVE the new blog!! I’m sure there’s a lot of us who appreciate having all the links like in the rest of the pages! Thank you!!
April 17th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Good luck to the remaining Design Star finalists!!
April 17th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
The new look was the first thing I noticed when I came to the blog! It took my brain awhile to look for the links on the left instead of the right!! Great new look!
April 17th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
New blog looks great! Can’t wait for all the good stuff coming up. this is by far my fav site at the moment, keep up the great work!
April 17th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
I love the new look – it looks so nice and tidy!!
April 17th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
The new blog looks amazing!!! Can’t wait for the festivities of NSD, though I’ll be out of town on the 1st. Thanks for letting us know about the upcoming events!
Love the new blog! 
April 17th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Love the new look. It did take me a few minutes to figure out what happened to all my links to everyone’s blog (but they are just on the left instead of the right)! Can’t wait for the fun and festivities of NSD!
April 18th, 2009 at 3:33 am
I love the new look! It looks great being uniformed with the rest of the site.
April 18th, 2009 at 7:03 am
I thought I’d clicked on the wrong button, but no, it said Saturday Special on top–then I read down through Andrea’s post and now I know why it looks different! LOVE the change!
Can’t wait for all the NSD festivities!
April 18th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Oh I love it! So much easier to be able to select where I want to go rather then having to go to the home page first. Nice work!
April 18th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Like the new look. Am excited for all the NSD activities- sounds like TONS of fun!!!
April 18th, 2009 at 10:49 am
WOOHOO!! This looks great! Can’t wait for International Scrapbooking day!!! LOVE free with purchase kits!!! (I’m saving all of my scrapbooking money for it!!! WOO HOO!!!)
April 18th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
The new look is great! It may be my imagination, but the blog seems to load quicker, too!