A little substance....

It seems all too common that "store" blogs are just that, a blog about a store. Or it's items. Or it's sales. How about a little substance thrown in once in a while... like who's that mysterious person behind all those posts? Who's that creative genius that makes those items go from being an idea, to something you can add to your shopping cart? What do they like? What do they hate?

Well, we're going to get to the bottom of that for It's a Sticky Situation.

Comment on this post with your questions and the next blog post will be an informative, quirky, down right silly post about all those things the fans are dying to know. :)

Get your posts in quick, because the opportunity is only open until Saturday at midnight.

Next up: Sunday's Sticky Situation.

Giveaway Winner!

Congrats to Elaine McMillan who was the lucky winner of a vinyl decal of her choice! Her comment, #9 was the lucky number chosen by random.org

Didn't win, well have no fear! I'm offering a nice treat to all of you followers..... stay tuned for details!!!!

Who doesn't love a little savings?????

Savings opportunity over at the It's a Sticky Situation shop!

The next custom order request that I receive (has to be something I can actually create, so no requests for diamond studded fabric button magnets or 24k speckled vinyl decals) will get a coupon code for 30% off their entire purchase. Convo me on Etsy with your idea and I'll let you know if it's do-able and how much $. :) Ready........ Set....... GO!

PS: Did I mention that there's a huge clearance section in the shop??? Well now you know and you should certainly check it out!

Been a long time!

It's been quite a few months since I was able to sit down and type up a blog entry worth reading! So, for all of you followers that have stuck around since October anxiously awaiting my return...... IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's the giveaway you ask???? A vinyl of your choice from It's a Sticky Situation's shop on Etsy. That's right. You get to pick which one you want, including size and color! I have about 25 vinyls listed in the shop right now and you get to take your pick of one.

These are just some examples of the vinyl decals in the shop.

Entries & The Fine Print

1st Step= MANDATORY: Earn 1 entry by leaving a comment on this giveaway post saying what your favorite item is in the It's a Sticky Situation shop. REMEMBER: THIS STEP IS MANDATORY! (+1) Please make one comment per additional entry!

For an additional entry, "like" the shop's page on Facebook, and you'll receive 1 entry. Just come back and tell me you're a fan. If you are already a fan, just leave a comment telling me this. Simple. (+1)

Earn an additional entry by following this blog. If you're already one of my awesome followers, just leave a comment that you are. (+1)

Earn additional entries by mentioning the giveaway on Twitter, your blog, or your facebook status. If you do that, come back and leave me an additional comment for each post you make, telling me that you did so.

Winner will be chosen randomly using the Random Number Generator at www.random.org

When posting comments, please make sure to include your email address or that your email address is in your profile.

This giveaway begins right now and ends on Sunday, January 23rd, at 11:59 PM, PST. The winner will be announced on Monday, January 24th. Please respond to my email/contact within 2 days of winning, or I will have to pick a different winner.

Giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Local Pepsi Refresh Project!

The life of a 3 year old

I spent the greater portion of this holiday weekend with my 3 year old niece. I don't have any children of my own (yet), so I get my share of "kid time" with her. We enjoy intellectual conversations during the hour long drive from her house to mine, we share stories over chocolate milk and cinnamon rolls for breakfast at the kitchen bar and watch entertaining animated movies. I've got to hand it to her, she's got good taste! We like a lot of the same things, depsite our 24 year age difference. She likes Hello Kitty, I like Hello Kitty. She loves the color pink, as do I. We both enjoy the outdoors. But there is definitely one thing we do not share a common interest in...... N-A-P-S! While I'd give just about anything to be able to take a nap everyday around 2pm, she wants nothing to do with them. So, this weekend I enjoyed cleaning the house while she un-enjoyed a nap each day. I have a great amount of respect for parents who can juggle keeping their house from turning into a land fill, while entertaining a small human under the age of 5. It's hard work!!!! But, we both loved every minute of our time together and always discuss on the hour long drive back to her house, what we'll do the next time she visits. The conversation usually ends with "NO NAPS!"

COASTERS!

So, I took a stab at making some ceramic tile coasters. The set seen here will be for me and I'll be creating a set for the shop. Tell me what you think!










Also coming soon, mini Halloween cards! Keep on the look out.

These are a few of my favorite things

It's been quite some time since I've sat down and posted a blog entry.... been so busy with work, the shop, life in general. You know how it goes!!! But Fridays are happy days and for that, I'm posting a few things that make me happy!

Owl Necklace by Roundabout


Popcicle Earrings by DistractedbyGlitter

Letterpress Notecards by Greengrasspress


Cherry Blossom Branch vinyl by DesignedDesigner


Fresh Berries & Cream Bobby Pin Set by LizHutnick

♪ to my heart

I have to have my iPod or Pandora.com on when I create things for my shop. I don't do well in silence! This week, my stations or play lists of choice has been a mix of acoustic vocals of Marie Digby, smooth R&B sounds of Trey Songz and some motivational Chick Rock by Lesley Roy.

I have a very wide variety of music that I find enjoyable. Well, mostly everything except maybe headbanging rock or twangy Country Western. I tell my husband all the time to turn off his music because it either gives me a headache or is music to slit your wrists to! Something about men being able to tolerate something that I'd hardly call MUSIC, I don't really understand. I suppose he feels the same way about my bubble gum Pop. :) Thankfully, there are a few artists that we can both enjoy on long car rides, or blaring through the house while I'm cleaning and he's playing on the computer..... Coldplay, Linkin Park, Drake.

Here's my ♪ video of the week....

Feature spot on Giveaway Blogdom!

WELCOME! I know some of you followers are new, thanks to reading my feature on the Giveaway Blogdom site. I'm so glad you've jumped on board for some updates, laughs and how to's!

If you didn't find your way here because of the article, and maybe you've been a loyal fan from the get-go, go over enter for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to It's a Sticky Situation at Giveaway Blogdom! The giveaway ends August 25th, so you better hurry!!!!!!

A special thank you to Brandy for tracking me down and asking me such awesome interview questions. I forgot how hard it was to talk about myself! :)

Movies

I'm usually not one to put out the money to see box office films at full price, but this Summer has got me changing my ways! Typically, my hubby and I will watch our "penny saver" type ad that comes in our mail for a BOGO coupon to a fun little joint that plays movies a month or two after they've hit the big screen and they serve dinner and it's only $3.00/person. It's cheaper, it's less crowded and we still get to see movies on the big screen!

So far this Summer I've felt compelled to skip the cheap seats and go for the real thing. As soon as the previews for Inception started playing on t.v., my hubby said "WE HAVE TO GO SEE THAT". He knew it'd be the highlight of his movie going season. I figured, sure, why not. I think Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pretty easy on the eyes, I'm a big fan of Ellen Page and who wouldn't want to see a movie about the mind blowing concept of taking over someone else's dream???? So I agreed.

Definately a must see if you haven't gone already! We're still talking about that movie, a month after seeing it.

Skip ahead a week to when I got my hubby to agree to go see Twilight: Eclipse with me. Neither of us were really into the books or the movies for that matter. Yes, we'd rent them when they came out at redbox but never sat for hours, waiting to see the midnight showing the day it was released in the theatre. I'm not a big fan of vampire movies, or zombie movies or any movies for that matter that involve completely unrealistic sci-fi. Just not my thing. But, who can resist hot dudes with abs and no shirts on half the movie? Yea, not me! :) Plus, apparently guys think that Kristen Stewart is hot (I certainly don't see it). So, we forked out the cash to see that too. I'd hardly call it breaking the bank though, as we signed up for www.weeklycinema.com and scored a free movie ticket and 3 movie tickets for $15 total. Great deal. Go see for yourself!

He was pleased with Inception, I had a good time at Eclipse. All is well with the world of cinema!

Today I went out with some girlfriends from work to check out Step Up 3 (minus the 3d.... too spendy!). I'm a sucker for dance movies. Something about people who can move their bodies in ways that I never knew were possible.... gets me every time! Although I'm still a fan of the first one (who wouldn't be when Channing Tatum is in it!) the sequal was pretty decent and the 3rd one wasn't horrible. Not a movie I'd encourage anyone to go rush out and see, but, if you're into that sort of thing, go for it!

Whats next on the must see list for the Summer - while there's still a little summer left?
I think I'm going to be a complete sap and go see Charlie St. Cloud with some chick friends. That movie was made for poor- love a feel good love story - cry when any man cries- girls like me! I'll let you know how it goes! :)

The best part of waking up......

is not Folgers in your cup, it's the Target weekly ad!

Do you wake up on Sunday morning and anxiously open your e-mail to see the newest Target ad to see what deals they're temping you with this week? Ok, maybe it's just me and maybe I'm just crazy like that. But, I was super excited to see these on sale for only $5!

I had the hardest time choosing between the green, hot pink, purple, bright blue, yellow or black. I figured I'd create some kind of fun frame collage above my Etsy work station at home. So I went with the green frames and the black frames. They'll look great on my ocean blue wall!

As soon as my wall transformation is complete, I'll surely have a post with pictures about it!

Blog Review and Spotlight!

I'd love to host a review and giveaway on my blog for anyone that's interested in being spotlighted!!!!! :) Free stuff for me, free advertising for you, potential sales for you, free item to an adoring fan. Win Win for all 3 parties! :) Lets do it!!!!! Email me or comment on this posting if you're interested.

{free printable} I Heart Shoes

{free printable} I Heart Shoes

I love Lemon Drop Studio and Shauna's creativity. This free printable is just another reason why I love her shop and her haha. Snag yours! I'm going to print mine and hang it above my work station at home, I need a little inspiration!

HOT HOT HOT

I'm not sure exactly how hot it go to be today in good 'ol rainy Oregon, but I'm going to guess that it hit at least 95! For an area that sees more rainbows than heat waves, this sure has been an adjustment for my household!

Fortunately, my house has air conditioning which was humming away hardcore today, just to keep the house at a steady 75. My poor cats were sprawled out across any cold tile they could find and would frequently move when their spot got too warm. Drea, my pup wanting nothing more than to lay outside in the dead grass and sunbathe. To me, she looked dead. To her, she's just basking in the wonderful rays of the sun. It's quite a sight to see! :)

Given that you couldn't be outside for more than 20 minutes without needing a cold shower, I decided to work on some new items for the shop. I was able to complete 3 sets of fabric button magnets and look forward to branching out into more fabric items. I love all of the infinite possibilities of colors and patterns!

Be sure to stay in touch with all things Sticky by following It's a Sticky Situation at these other social media outlets.....

Twitter: www.twitter.com/stcky_situation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/itsastickysituation
Etsy: www.itsastickysituation.etsy.com

Fabric Button Push Pins now available!

I've been working on a bunch of fun sets of Fabric Button Push Pins for my shop and here's some sneak peeks of what I've created.








Go to It's a Sticky Situation and snag a set before they're gone!!!!

New @ the shop

Well,
I've been working hard at getting more things added to the shop and have been quite successful!

New @ the shop:
Blank greeting cards
Scrap booking die cuts
Hello Kitty themed crafts

I'm always looking for new inspiration, so if you have an idea or a custom order, lemme know!!! :)

Be sure to stop by It's a Sticky Situation often, new things are always appearing!

NEW STORE ON ETSY.COM

It's official! I've finally opened my new store on etsy.com!

Come check out It's A Sticky Situation for all of your scrap booking and vinyl wall art needs!

I will soon be taking custom orders and will also have a lot more inventory available.

Currently, I have quite a few sets of scrap booking die cuts, confetti, gift tags, and a few pieces of black vinyl wall art.

GO SEE FOR YOURSELF!!!! :)

Coming soon: New Treats!!!!!

Well, after taking quite the leave of absense from my blog and my Etsy shop, I'm ready to get back into it! My poor pup Drea has been deprived of her wonderful organic treats and now that it's summer time, I need to get back on track with baking up some goodies!!!!! What kind of treats would you like to see available at my etsy shop??? I'm always looking for inspiration and new ingredients!

Gift Cards for Sale

Hey everyone,

I have the following gift cards for sale. I'm trying to sell them for exactly the amount that is on the cards, to pay for a recent surgery.

$25 GAP gift card (expires 9/2011) Only good in Gap stores

$25 Olive Garden gift card (no expiration) Good at Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Longhorn Steakhouse and Bahama Breeze

$100 Petco gift card (no expiration) Good in store and online.

If you're interested, leave a comment or e-mail me at kara(dot)rotella(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!