It's finally finished!

I'm not doing Five for Friday today because I'm tired and lazy (well, not too lazy because I'm about to do Insanity since I slept in this morning), but I wanted to let you know that my Cinco de Mayo clipart is finished, white box free, and posted on TPT for sale!!

It includes all 21 of the items pictured above PLUS 10 blackline masters for people like me who want/need to print some things in black and white.

I will be posting a tutorial later explaining how to get rid of that annoying white box, but that's it for tonight. I have my product swap post scheduled for tomorrow because I'll be busy all day with a baby shower AND pageant. Have a great weekend!

Tried it Tuesday - Clipart

Wow, this week has just begun and it already has become difficult. First, Keagan woke up with a swollen  eye and gunk yesterday morning, but we thought it was just allergies. When we dropped him off at the sitter, we learned that another boy had pink-eye. After his eye ended up getting worse, my father-in-law had to pick him up. I stayed home with him today to take him to the doctor. Hopefully it will be cleared up tomorrow so he can go back to the sitter. Otherwise tomorrow will be another day at home. We'll see!
Then I get home yesterday and learn about the tragedy in Boston. I am not and have no desire to be a runner, but I have met quite a few through my weight-loss journey (mostly online). My heart goes out to all who were affected, and I am praying for their friends and families as well. Prayers that no more lives are lost!


My sweet friend, Holly, has been running this linky for a few weeks. I have done it once, but I just can't seem to get it together enough to join most weeks. Since I was home today, I decided I should at least make a short post about what I actually tried today (and next week's may be about what I'm trying tonight!). Yesterday I mentioned that I was going to try and make my own clipart since I couldn't find anything I liked for Cinco de Mayo. I'm still working on it because I can't figure out how to make the white background go away. Anyone that can walk me through that?
Well, I drew it by hand since I was testing yesterday and left my book at home. Then I scanned it and copied each item into paint to color. That's as far as I've gotten so far, but I think the items are looking cute! I'm going to share one with you as a free sample, and if anyone can tell me how to make the background transparent, I'll give you the whole set for free (that's 31 items - 10 black and white, 21 color)!!

Isn't he precious?

Giveaways galore

Thank God it's Saturday! This week seemed to last forever, and we still have one more week to go before Spring Break. I've heard that some people get two weeks for break. How does this work? Are you year-round school, or do you just work in an amazing district? I'm very jealous!

When we come back for break, it's time for benchmarks. We'll also only have 5-6 weeks left before the SOLs (EEK!). I need to hit the ground running with test prep for my kiddos!

I had to blog about this and let you know about this AMAZING giveaway! If you're like me and have become obsessed with buying clipart, you HAVE to check this out. Pretty much all the big name clipart people are giving things away here. I've entered every way possible and would be floored if I got lucky enough to win!



Then head over to Lisa's blog for her giveaway (tons of TPT gift cards and other stuff) that could buy some of the clipart you want if you don't happen to win Tori's. Or if you're SUPER lucky, you could share it with me just buy a TON of extra stuff!


Tracey just hit 300 followers today, and who doesn't love gift cards?

Brittany is celebrating 200 followers, and there are some fantastic prizes, including more free clipart!

And finally, a 100 follower giveaway with a $25 gift card. Go check out Literacy Spark!

Oh, make sure you check out yesterday's post to see my lie and new Spring literacy centers I posted yesterday. They're adorable. Plus there's only one week left for my Lucky 7 linky party. If you haven't already linked up, go do it! It's a great way to reflect on what you're blessed to have.

I've been cleaning all morning (trying to have things ready for us to go out of town next weekend), and now I'm just waiting for little man to wake up from his nap so we can do something!

I've been featured and digital papers!

I was featured again last night! Amanda from Teaching Maddeness features new bloggers every Wednesday,  so go check out her blog! Plus she's ending a few giveaways this week, and there's still time to enter 4 of them (or at least 3). One is for a laminator that I'm really excited about!

Also, I just made my very first digital clip art items, and I think they're so cute! These 10 digital papers are now available in my store for FREE! As usual, feel free to pin and share (hint, hint). I  hope you like them as much as I do!

Then I also created two more packs of paper now that I've gotten the hang of it. These are available for $2 each!