Shark Week!

 

Hey friends!  Have you been watching "Shark Week" on the Discovery Channel?  Studying about sharks this week is a great way to get some fun supplemental learning in during the summer.  Check out our "Sharks" Interactive Foldable Booklets to go along with your study.  If you are a newsletter subscriber, you'll be getting a coupon code for 50% off your ENTIRE ORDER every Monday from now until August 15!

Amazing Animals by Design FREE on Kindle!

Don't miss this FREE on Kindle for 5 days only!

Why is a giraffe’s neck so tall? Why do zebras have stripes? Did all of these things happen by accident? When John and Sarah visit the zoo, they ask these questions and many more. Their parents and the zookeepers keep using the word design, but what does that mean? With its relevant message and exciting presentation, this is the perfect book to help introduce children to intelligent design. Come find out in Amazing Animals by Design by Debra Haagen!

Happy Reading!

Majestic Arctic Mini-Lapbook Kindle FREEBIE!

New Kindle FREEBIE from Knowledge Box Central! Download and share the link!

http://amzn.to/1o6b1QN

With your parents' permission and/or help, research the Arctic using books from the library and the provided list of websites. Then use the mini-book templates to build your own mini-lapbook. Link to printable pages and hyperlinked websites included.

Also see our other seasonal favorites and specials in the newsletter:

http://archive.aweber.com/awlist3621765/FMQlC/h/Knowledge_Kindle_Month_of.htm

Happy Lapbooking!

"Zoo Adventures" & Freebie

Have I told you how much I love Zoo kits?  I LOVE Zoo kits!  Animals, safari, jungles, any of those.  I have lots of zoo pictures, and zoo kits are also good for just about any kids' pages or cards.  The colors in this one are perfect for advertising my children's book as well!

Get your Zoo Adventures kit by Dandelion Dust Designs exclusively at ScrapTakeout.

Then come back and download this free paper stacker from Mediafire.  Click image to download.  PU only.

Happy Scrapping!  :-)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit in exchange for layouts.

Patterned Papers Freebie

Here's another fun little freebie I had back in my stash.  These papers match "March of the Animals," the very first STS blog train in which I participated, or nearly participated.  I did not quite make it on the train that month, but I had fun with the kits!  Click image to download from Mediafire.  PU/S4H/S4O.

The original freebie is still available on 4shared.  Click image below for the link to that post.

Happy Scrapping!  :-)

Stuff to Scrap Road Trip: Jungle Adventure

It is the end of another month and time for new blog trains!  The Stuff to Scrap Road Trip this month is "Jungle Adventure!"  Click preview to download from Mediafire.  PU/S4H/S4O.

You should have come here from Tinadell's Tags, and you have reached the end of the road trip!  If you missed any stops, be sure to go back and pick them up:

WinksArt Graphics
Karen Diamond Designs
Shuckclod's Stuff
Scraps by Missy
scraphannah
JMC Designs
Scrappin Serenity
Busy Crafting Mommy Designs
DinkeeDooScraps
Created by Jill Scraps
MDK Scraps
Saphira's Scraps
Leaving a Legacy Designs
HD Creations
Ponytails Designs
DoubleTrouble Scraps
Keystone Scraps
Let Me Scrapbook!
Digital Scrapbooking Resource Center
The Scrappy Kat
Robin's Nest
Manda Lane Scraps
Designs by Snowlady
Growing Pains Scrapped
Cami Jo Designs
Queen Bee Scraps
Flower Pot Designs
Tinadell's Tags
Note-able Scraps

Happy Scrapping!  :)

My First Book!

And now, Ladies & Gentlemen, is the moment we have all been waiting for!  Well, you may not have been waiting as anxiously as I have, but I have been waiting, anxiously, on the edge of my seat, with great anticipation.  My first children's book, Amazing Animals by Design, is published and available for purchase!

The road to this moment has been fun, and I hope to repeat it with other books in the future.  If you have thought about writing a book or getting one published and are curious about the process, check out my other blog at http://www.amazingbydesign.blogspot.com.  I've taken my readers through the whole process, from choosing a publisher until today, the day my book is available for sale!


Amazing Animals by Design is a storybook written to introduce the concept of Intelligent Design to young children.  Illustrated by Jesse Blythe DeFriese, it shows children some familiar and some not-so-familiar animals while explaining that different animals were designed with different characteristics to help them to live in their environment.
Amazing Animals by Design is available now in paperback at Tate Publishing for $8.99.  The official release date for national retailers is April 3.  After the official release, it will be available from Amazon and national retailers like Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble.  I will be doing book signings at those places then.  Until then, I will be doing local book-signings and pre-release events, getting the word out!  The audio book and official website will be ready closer to the release date.  I will be posting a schedule of book signings on the Amazing By Design blog!

I will give away one free PDF version of the book from each blog.  If you are interested, please leave a comment below to enter the drawing!  I will draw one name on Friday, February 3.


Have a great day!

Amazing Animals By Design

This book will be available in just a few short weeks!  See http://amazingbydesign.blogspot.com/!

"Monkeying Around" Freebie

Go figure, I got my mini-kit all ready but missed the date for the Blog Train.  I'm not always the most organized person in the world!  Here's what I made for "Monkeying Around," the June Blog Train for the Blog Train Blog.  I figured I'd post the mini-kit, anyway, so if you happen to find me and would like to download even though I'm not on the Blog Train, you may help yourself.  The animals are recolored from my "March of the Animals" Kit a few months ago, since I didn't get it on that Blog Train in time, either!

Click preview to download my part from 4shared, then hop on the real Blog Train below!  PU/S4H/S4O.

Complete list of participating designers may be found at The Blog Train Blog.

Happy Scrapping!  :)

March of the Animals - almost on the Blog Train

I had grand ideas of joining my first-ever blog train this month.  I absolutely love the palette and theme for Stuff to Scrap's March of the Animals March blog train.  I worked on some papers and animals, but I never finished the kit, and I didn't get what I had in by the due date.  So here's what I had.  I didn't put the STS badge on the preview since I'm not officially part of the blog train.  I'll try again next month!  :)

Click image to download papers and animals.  PU/S4H/S4O.