Happy New Year

I hope you all had a great Christmas, and have a safe and wonderful New Year!! I for one am glad that 2010 is almost over. It has been a long six months, and I am ready to start a fresh year!!

I haven't bloged much the last six months due to the loss of my mother, and my old dog Butch. I miss both of them a lot, and then the last three weeks I have been in bed for most of the time (or in the chair) with a whopping of a cold. I am getting back to normal, whatever that is. =)

We had a great Christmas at the Dumdi house, and I am looking forward to getting back to work. I have been busy at the antique store, and am still working Wednesday & Thursday, if you're in Old Town Lafayette. Haley d'Pug and I would love to see you.

More soon, and it sure feels good to get back to work!!

Nancie, Haley d'Pug, and Bear d'Pug

What's new at The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

It was brought to my attention today that I need to get back to blogging. I have been away from it since my mother was sick this summer. I agreed with Helen, and decided that there is no better time to get back at it.

What has been happening at the Goose you ask? Well, we have moved into a new space within Noble Treasures, and I have a lot more time to create which I am loving. I am missing the daily intereaction with customers, although I still get to do that at Noble Treasures.

I have been working long hours on my printables, graphics, and making cards, tags, recipe cooks, and more for the store.

Helping Hand Printable Wrapper Set

Primsical Snowgal Printable Wrapper Set

 

You all have great weekend, and we'll be back soon with more.

Nancie, Haley d'Pug & Bear (wanna be Pug)

Long Summer and Back to Work

It sure has been a long summer for our family. My mom went to the doctor and the technican did some adjustments on her pacemaker. Needless to say, I believe that was the begininng of the end. She immediately started having breathing problems, but thought that was normal. Didn't tell my sister (who is a nurse) because of what she would say.

Mom and her hubby took a trip to Idaho to visit my sister, and she was immediately put into the hospital for the week. Got her stable and sent her back home to California. Had several doctors appointments, but nothing was done. Then her hubby took her to the hospital.

We (I) was in Paradise hospital for almost two weeks, then we had mom transferred to San Francisco. Spent about one and a half weeks there. Docs did all they could for her and it we were basically told it is now a waiting process. Can we get better enough to live in an assisted living facility or ???? Mom would never go back and take care of her home.

We got mom stable and then transferred her to Boise, Idaho, closer to my sister, (and a little closer for me). She was doing better, but not good enough for an assisted living facility yet. Then she took a turn for the worse. I headed that way, Jacque flew out, and the three of us girls spent the next week and half with mom, and then the Lord took her to another place.

She is no longer suffering, for which I am glad, but I miss her. The family then gathered back in Paradise, California to clean out her house, memorial service, and then place mom where she belongs, which back with our dad.

I am now back at home, John is back in school, The Speckled Goose is taking on more space inside Noble Treasures. That move should be completed within the next few days. No rest for the wicked, but I didn't realize that I was that wicked. =)

Next post I'll show you what I have been up to the last week or so, and then I am back to work again.

Have a great rest of your weekend.

Nancie

ps - thanks for all the thoughts and prayers during this long summer I have had.

Back to School Clip Art Sets Sale!!

For a limited time we are having a Back to School Clip Art Sale - Most sets are $1.00 per set and our Website Graphics are on Sale for $5.00 per set.

Our Clipart Sets are Commerical Use and Personal Use.

Load up now and get started on your Fall and Christmas crafting early.

Below is a small sampling of what you'll find:

Autumn Collection 3 LE

Autumn Colors LE

Christmas Kitties

Christmas Pails

New Work Hours at Noble Treasures

For those of you that come to visit Haley and I at Noble Treasures on Monday or Tuesday, please make a note that effective August 11th, we will now be working on Wednesday and Thursday.

We have also added many new items to The Speckled Goose within Noble Treasures. You can still find our awesome handcrafted dolls, stitcheries, new jewelry, signs, salt & pepper collections, and so much more.

See you next Wednesday, and have a great week.

Nancie and Haley d'pug

Back in Colorado

Many of you who following me and are facebook friends, you know that I have been dealing with some very serious medical problems with my mom.

My mom is a very sick lady, and I was with her for 2.5 weeks while she was in the ICU unit in two different hospitals in California. She is now headed to a hosiptal in Idaho where my sister lives. Hopefully the trip goes well. Please keep praying for her recovery.

Thanks to all of my friends who have sent many emails, messages, prayers, and so much more. Just knowing that I have many friends and family that care and sent prayers makes me feel special.

Thanks again, and I am glad to be back home and will get creating this next week.

Nancie and Haley d'Pug

New Digital Scrapbook Supplies Added

We have added two new sets of digital scrapbook supplies, including paper, tags, borders, and elements. I love the colors of both of these sets.

This is a small sample of the Brianna Collection.

This is a small sample of the Ally Collection.

Stop by The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper to see all of our new clipart, cards, tags, and more.

Gift Certificates

If you purchased or received a gift certificate from The Speckled Goose, in Old Town Lafayette, even though we lost our lease on our Chester Street Store, we will continue to honor them.

Just send us an email or call to find out how to use the gift certificate. We will honor them in our spaces inside Noble Treasures and on-line at The Speckled Goose, and The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper.

Our mailing address has changed, but our phone number, and email address has NOT changed.

You may contact us at:

The Speckled Goose

P.O. Box 1333

Brighton, CO 80601

303-665-1767

Email

New Items added to our On-line Store

Below is just a small sampling of the new clipart that we have added to our on-line store. More is coming, and I have also added more printables, including tea bag envelopes, greeting cards and more.

We have made the Move!

Below is our new contact info, and where you can find our handmade cards, tags, and more.


The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper


P.O. Box 1333

Brighton, Co 80601

303-665-1767



Office hours:

Monday - Friday 8 am - 6 pm (MST)



We are now located inside Noble Treasures


409 S. Public Road

Lafayette, Co 80026



Store Hours:


Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm

Sunday Noon - 5 pm



Nancie & Haley d'Pug

The Speckled Goose is Moving!

The Speckled Goose is MOVING. Hard to believe that we have been in our space for almost four years now, but our landlord is selling the property and that leaves us without a home, so to speak.

Effective July 1st 2010, you can find us in several spaces inside Noble Treasures. As many of you know I already have space and work there. Now I’ll just be there more often. =)

You’ll still be able to find our hand-made items, our new items, and our old stuff. We are not changing a thing except our location.

I will continue to send out our monthly updates, continue adding items to my on-line store, and looking forward to visiting with you.

Our new location is:

The Speckled Goose
Inside Noble Treasures
409 S. Public Road
P.O. Box
Lafayette, CO 80026
303-665-1767

Our on-line store – The Speckled Goose

And our hand-made cards, tags, scrap pages, printables, etc, can be found at
The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

You can also find us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/thespeckledgoose

And find us on Twitter – www.twitter.com/speckledgoose

Our blog – www.thespecklecgoose.blogspot.com

Our Scrap Blog – www.thespeckledgoose-scrapnstamp.blogspot.com

New Printables available

Did you know that our printables can be found on our website,


on Artfire - http://www.artfire.com/users/SpeckledGoose,

and also at Instant Printables - http://www.instantprintables.com/index.php


just look for SpeckledGoose or The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper.

Thanks for taking a peak at our new items available on-line and in the store.

Happy Birthday Andy Printable Greeting Card


Our printable greeting cards, and envelopes are so quick and easy. You'll receive our greeting ...

Price: US$5.00

Tassle Annie Graduation Printable Greeting Card


Our printable greeting cards, and envelopes are so quick and easy. You'll receive our greeting ...

Price: US$5.00

Printable Hang Tag for the Graduate


Our printable hang tags are so quick and easy. You'll receive our tags in a downloadable pdf file ...

Price: US$3.00

We have many new items on our website, and we can also be found at Instant Printables.com We would love to have you stop by for a visit.

Below is a look at a couple of our Printable Greeting Cards. They all include instructions, and an envelope template.

The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

~ Art Night Out ~

Tonight is the first Art Night Out of 2010, in Old Town Lafayette, Co.

Lots of food and drink specials, music, and shopping.

When: April 16 from 6 pm to 9:30 pm

Where: Along Public Road, Old Town Lafayette, CO

Hope to see you if you're in the area. Come in and check out our new printables, gift tags/hang tags, and new Mother's Day Cards.

Next Art Night Out is May 21st.

~ FREE Recipe Cards Printable ~

I am so excited about our new printables, that I have a freebie to offer.

FREE Recipe Card Download

You may not share this file, but you may send your friends to our blog to download their own copy. Our FREE recipe card is for personal use only!

Check out our on-line store for more adorable printable. We have many new hang tags/gift tags, recipe cards, printed tags (with free shipping), more clipart sets, and so much more. Created using original artwork by Angela Wenke.

The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

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~ What's New this Week ~

Our Easter cards, and tags were a huge hit, and Mother's Day is just around the corner. Many new cards are in the process, along with 4x6" brag books.


I am also in the process of creating and adding more printable to the website, including candy wrappers, greeting cards, hot cocoa wrappers, and so much more.


Below is a couple of new additions to our on-ine store

Here is a new scrap page that I created, and I am in the process of getting these added to the on--line store also.

Hope you all have a great day. It is back to work for me.

The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

For all of your paper and digital gifts, and supplies.

The Speckled Goose

For all of your primitive and country home decor and gifts.

~ Happy Spring ~

March has come and gone, Easter has come and gone, and the store has received its Spring cleaning. Trees, shrubs, and flowers are in bloom. Spring is in the air in Colorado.

I have also been doing my fair share of live Eagle watching. Eggs have been laid, and several nests already have babies. Such a sight to watch a feeding and the mothering. Besides being enjoyable to watch, most of the website have a large amount of information. What a wonderful educational experience for the kids, BIG, and Small alike. =)

For several live cam links check out The Speckled Goose Blog or search live eagle cams, and you'll find lots of great links worth checking out. Have fun, and remember it is an education, not a waste of time. =)

~ What's New this week ~

I have added many more new clip art sets, and webset graphics to our on-line store, and we're adding more each week.

I am also working on more digital scrapbook pages. Those will be avilable for purchase in the very near future. I am extremely excited about being able to offer these to our customers.

I have also made several new Easter Cards and new Mother's Day Cards, a lot of these new designs are available in the store, and I am in the process of getting them added to our on-line store.

Oh, and before I forget Ethel (the Sutton Center, OK bald eagle) has laid 3 eggs, and the spring eagle and hawk watching has begun. How exciting is that? They are so beautiful, and I love watching them.


Eagle cam - http://www.suttoncenter.org/eaglecam.html



I will add more links as I find that eggs have been laid and nesting has begun.

Below is a small sampling of the new graphics and clip art sets I have added to our on-line store.

Our on-line store - The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

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Hope you all have a great week, and more to come soon.

~ Grand Opening Sale has been Extended ~

We have extended our Grand Opening Sale through the end of March. Stop over and grab up our adorable clipart and website graphics at 50% off the original price.

These graphics are great for creating cards, scrap pages, and webset graphics.

Our on-line store ~ The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

Follow us on Facebook ~ www.facebook.com/thespeckledgoose

Follow us on Twitter ~ www.twitter.com/speckledgoose

~ Granding Open Sale ~

All of our graphics and clip art sets are 50% off March 1st thru March 8th. Stop by and check them out. We have lots of kids, shabby chic, and some prims.

These graphics are great for all of your digital scrapbooks, cards making, and so much more.

Our Terms of Use.

The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

~ What's new this week ~

Digital scrap pages in the works. Below is a new page that I have created.

Visit often as we're adding new items to our blog and website daily. More cards are coming, including more Easter, and Mother's Day, along with more clip art sets, and web set graphics.

The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

It won't be long and you'll be able to purchase our digital scrap pages, and all you have to do is add your pictures, or you can email them to us, and we'll add them to the page. You will then have the option to print them yourselves, or we can print them and mail them to you.


This scrap page was created using graphics created by Trina Clark.

~ Easter Cards are here ~

We have added several new Easter cards to the store, and on-line at The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper.


We are also working on some that say "grandma & grandpa", and we have also started working on Mother's Day, and Father's Day cards.

If you want something just a little different, let us know, we can whip up something special for your loved one.


All of our greeting cards, and digital graphics are available on-line at:


The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

These cards are designed and made by Nancie @ The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper, using digital art created by Trina Clark.

~ What's new this week ~

The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper is a licenced reseller for Clipart Resale. We have added several new clip art sets and websets to our on-line store.

Below is just a small sampling of the clipart and graphics we have available, and we're adding more every day.

To purchase our Cats 09 Clip Art set, and what is included in the set.

To purchase our Firemen Clip Art set, and see what is included in the set.

To purchase our Circus Clip Art set, and see what is included in the set.

All the graphics you purchase from us can be used for either personal or commerical use, and we do not require a commerical license. What you can not do with our graphics and clip art is resell them.

Prior to purchase please read our Terms of Use.

We are adding more every day. Check back to see what is new.

~ More Valentine's Day Cards ~

Below are a few more of our new Valentine's Day Cards.

DC2 - Inside reads: Happy Valentine's Day

DC1- Inside reads: Happy Valentine's Day

DC10 - Inside reads: Blank

Dc15- Inside reads: Will you be my Valentine?

All of these cards are made using 5 x 7" cream cardstock. They come with a matching envelope. All cards come inside a cello bag. The inside sentiments are printed, not stamped.




These cards are designed and made by Nancie @ The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper, using digital art created by Trina Clark.

~ New Valentine's Day Cards ~

Before you know it, Valentine's Day will be here and gone. Make sure that you get your sweetheart a card that you won't find everywhere.

Below is a small sampling of our new creations for Valentine's Day, Easter, and a Just Thinking of You.

"A true friend" - inside reads - "I am glad you're mine."

If you like this card, and wish to have something else on the inside, just send me a email.

"Hoppy Easter" - inside reads - "Easter Blessings"

If you like this card, and wish to have something else on the inside, just send me a email.

Cards are made on cream 5x7" cardstock, with a matching envelope. All cards come inside a cello bag. The inside sentiments are printed, not stamped.

These cards are designed and made by Nancie @ The Speckled Goose, using digital art created by Trina Clark.

~ Designing new 5x7" Calendars ~

I am busy designing some really cute 2010 5"x7" calendars. They fit into a portrait style clear picture frame, and each month has cute graphics to depict the theme of the month. I should have pics for your today or tomorrow.

~ What's new this week ~

I have been working on setting up my new Scrap work space. I am so excited about getting all of my supplies, paper, and embellishments into an area where I can find them all and work without having to put it all away when I have to quit working on stuff.

I will post pics when it is all completed, but it may be another couple of weeks. Lots to do.

I am also working on getting some cool calendars printed up and pictures taken. Calendars will be available for the months you want. Say you purchase a calendar in February or March, your calendar will start in February or March, not in January. This way you won't have wasted months in your calendar, and you'll get to enjoy all 12 months. How cool is that?

The store has had a total makeover. It sure looks nice, and a lot of new items have been added. Stop by to say "hi" when you're in Old Town Lafayette, CO.

~ Bag O' Tags ~

Bag O' Tags includes 15 assorted tags with various stamped images. Use as gift tags, or in your cards and scrapbooking projects.

Each tag is 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"

Available ~ every day tags, or Christmas tags.

Each package of tags are $2.95.

Click here to purchase our Bag O' Tags

Or send me an email.

~ Etsy Store ~

We have created our new Etsy Store, but I am working on getting things added to it. Check back often to see what is new.

Our Esty Store - or Look for TSGscrapper

~ Welcome to The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper ~

I have created this blog to show off all of my paper crafting, including handmade cards, scrapbook pages, photo calendars, and all things paper.

We are just getting off the ground, but please check back often as we'll be updating our new blog quite a bit.