Posts Tagged ‘giveaway’
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Right now every member of our Creative Team is hosting a Project Life giveaway on their blog. And so is my lead designer, Lori Whitlock. That’s 15 chances to win! Click on each person’s name and you will be linked directly to the specific blog post where you can enter for a chance to win.
Ali Edwards
Cathy Zielske
Deb Duty
Jennifer Woodbury
Jessica Sprague
Kelly Purkey
Lindsay Teague Moreno
Liz Tamanaha
Loni Stevens
Marcy Penner
MaryAnn Perry
Michelle Wooderson
Monica McNeill
Sheri Horton
Lori Whitlock
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What’s so exciting about this bundle is that it’s all you need to complete an entire scrapbook. Well … you’ll need your pictures and a favorite pen of course. But that’s really it. You don’t even need scissors or adhesive. In fact, you don’t even have to have the 12×12 cardstock. That’s just a fun bonus! Wait – say what? This is called scrapbooking, right?
Yes. This is scrapbooking. We just took all the fuss out of it. What you do or don’t do is completely up to you.
Most of you know how Project Life provides a solution to memory-keeping, because you’re well on your way with doing a Project Life album yourself. In fact, some of you have completed several albums using the Project Life system. But I’d be willing to bet that you have a friend that could really use this collection of the basics. You can totally enter to win, even if your intention is to pass it on to someone else.
We are currently sold out of a lot of items (boo!) but before you know it – we’ll be all stocked up again. We are expecting all of the “plastics” (photo pocket pages + page protectors) back in stock by the end of this month – just a few weeks away. As for the Core Kits, we’re looking at a late May arrival but I will have a full update for you soon (soooo much to share with you!). Once you hear about the reasons behind the delay on those, I’m pretty sure you’ll be very understanding. As always, we appreciate your patience as the product continues to evolve. We are always looking for ways to make the product more + more worthy of your pictures and memories.
Having said that, we’re down to the very end of this batch of Cobalt Core Kits, which is our only remaining edition right now. Definitely enter for a chance to win, but if you don’t – and you’ve had your eye on the Cobalt Core Kit – this is the time to pick it up. They’ll be wiped out shortly.
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A closer look at what we’ve bundled together for this big giveaway:
Project Life Binder: Cobalt Edition
Project Life Core Kit: Cobalt Edition
Project Life 12×12 Cardstock: Cobalt Collection
Photo Pocket Pages: Big Variety Pack 1
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You didn’t think I would give away these goodies on all these other blogs, and not do a giveaway HERE, did you?? You have a chance to win this collection right here, right now. We’re going to choose TWO winners and announce them on Wednesday (so be sure to check back). Just leave your first name + city + state.
NOTE 1: The winners (here on my blog as well as on all the other blogs that are hosting this giveaway) have to be in the United States. This isn’t because we love our international customers any less. It’s just that the product is shipping directly from Amazon.com so international shipping is not an option.
NOTE 2: The giveaways don’t end here … if you can believe it. Over the next couple weeks I will be sharing links to several other blogs that are hosting this same Project Life giveaway. If you want to be in on that for more chances to win, be sure you’re following me on facebook or twitter (either one is fine) because I will share the links exclusively there … not on my blog.
Okay, enough of all that. Go. Enter! And GOOD LUCK.
Tags: cobalt edition, creative team, giveaway, Project Life
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Monday, April 2nd, 2012
I think I’ll call this a bag crush. I don’t actually have the bag, but I do think it is absolutely rockin’ and I’m considering a purchase.
I kind of think that some of you are salivating just a little bit too. Am I right? How about this: One of you will be the randomly-selected lucky winner of The Silhouette Bag because they’re so generous (and smart).
Leave your first name, city, and state/province. This is open to U.S. and Canadian residents. The Silhouette Bag is their first and only style currently; the winner will get to pick their preferred color (black or chestnut).
Check out silhouettebags.com. I’m pretty sure most of you will. Notice the detailed stitching and the two pockets hidden on the front and the back of the bag between the handles. With the secret magnetic closures, these pockets are perfect for phones, lip gloss or keys, making them easily accessible at all times without even opening the bag! I so dig that.
Tags: giveaway, silhouette bag
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012
{ Quick Note } to announce the winner of yesterday’s Marimekko notebook giveaway: Congratulations to Jan W. of Smyrna, Georgia! Email brandi@beckyhiggins.com with your shipping address and we’ll get that notebook sent to you straight away. : )
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When I say “Heidi” most of you undoubtedly know who I’m talking about. Heidi Swapp is a fellow designer in this crazy cool industry of memory-keeping, and she is my friend. We met about a dozen years ago through a mutual friend (her cousin-in-law Nanci is my dear friend). David and I were in our “medical school phase” and I was really (accidentally) launching a career in scrapbooking as the Creative Editor for Creating Keepsakes magazine at the time. I think my first or second book was published around then.
Heidi, a lifelong creative, came to my house with Nanci for one of my “scrapbook nights”, which I did pretty regularly with my girlfriends for many years. She was very much in a stage of rediscovering her love for scrapbooking and we instantly hit it off. For Heidi, the rest is history. She went on to teach and work and design and publish and create and of course inspire in so many ways. Of of late, she has re-launched her brand and her website and a line of new products. I genuinely love this girl. Heidi is warm and real and ambitious and insanely creative.
Heidi and I are each teaching a 12-week course at Big Picture Classes this year. We have different styles + different approaches to memory-keeping, and I love that. Most importantly, we both really care about inspiring others to document life and be more observational and more aware of the details that surround us. (Note: You’re not hearing much about my class yet because it’s the last 12 weeks of 2012.)
But Heidi’s class is starting next week!
Heidi’s class is called Art of Observation and you can learn all about it by clicking on that link – and of course that’s where you can register too.
Workshop lasts 12 weeks and costs $99.
April 5 – June 27
New to Big Picture Classes? Learn more here.
Get to know Heidi a little better here.
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I’m thrilled that Heidi and Big Picture Classes would like to giveaway a seat to Heidi’s class to one of my readers! Leave the usual information in the comments: Your first name + city + state/country. Winner announced tomorrow on our Feedback Friday post.
Tags: art of observation, big pictures classes, giveaway, heidi swapp
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
My friend Kerri Bradford (who is also the designer behind the popular Turquoise Edition of Project Life), was just announced as a new teacher at JessicaSprague.com! She is launching what looks to be a very cool class that I know many of you will be interested in.
You just got your new baby . . . *ehem*. . . Silhouette. She’s all hooked up and now you’re wondering how to get to know her better. Join Kerri Bradford as she leads you through the ins and outs of what you see in Silhouette Studio. She’ll give you a basic overview of how to use the library for Silhouette shapes + shapes from outside sources as well as show you the basic tools and menus to help you get on your way to making your first cuts!
You can see the details and learn all about Silhouette: Getting to Know You by checking out THE CLASS. And … you can have a chance to win a FREE SEAT in Kerri’s class by simply leaving your first name, city, and state/country right here in the comments. A lucky, randomly-selected winner will be announced in my next blog post!
Tags: giveaway, kerri bradford, silhouette
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
I recently got a family necklace like this one shown, for someone in my life whose family is dealing with some heavy, challenging things. I love the design and I can’t wait to give it to her as a symbol of what and who is most important in her life.
Lisa Lehmann of Studio Jewel is the designer of this piece and many other very cool jewelry pieces. She has generously offered to give away a $100 gift certificate to one of my readers. This is open to anyone, anywhere (even if you are outside the U.S.). Be sure to explore her shop and see many of my fashionable pieces, as well as the customizable designs.
To enter for a chance to win, simply leave your first name, city, state or country and a randomly selected winner will be announced tomorrow in the Feedback Friday post.
Tags: giveaway, jewelry, Studio Jewel
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
{ no. 1 | creative team update }
We are super happy to welcome Miss Kelly Purkey to the Project Life Creative Team and we think you’ll love what she has to share with us in 2012 as she embarks on doing Project Life to document her own adventures. Get to know her HERE.
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{ no. 2 | digital project life tutorial }
If anyone would be the master at helping others to understand how to use the digital Project Life templates that are available on JessicaSprague.com, who would that be? Uh, yeah. Jessica Sprague. Well guess what? Jessica whipped up a little video tutorial out of the goodness of her heart and I think you’ll fine it really helpful. Check it out HERE.
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{ no. 3 | photo inspiration }
I put together a little collection of personal photos to share on Shutterfly, hoping to inspire others to document the everyday. You can check that out HERE.
There are a couple other related photo collections that I think are specifically inspiring to Project Lifers:
Slice of Life: Kids Were Here… by Jessica Deane
My Life in Five Photos: Everyday Moments by Ali Edwards
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{ no. 4 | clementine additions }
Lili Niclass, the fabulous and super sweet designer behind the Clementine Edition has just released a few extra Journaling Cards that coordinate and you can check them out HERE. She also has a set of 4×6 photo collages (HERE) that I think many of you will be pretty over-the-moon excited about.
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{ no. 5 | 6×12 templates + tutorial }
Most of you know that Ali Edwards creates some of the best digital templates and many of them go so perfectly as an add-on to Project Life. She recently added templates specific for the 6×12 Page Protector (currently sold out but available again in a few weeks) and also shared a video tutorial for working with the layered templates. You’ll find all of that HERE.
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{ no. 6 | inspiration for stuff to keep }
Jessica Turner (The Mom Creative) has come up with a wonderful resource and free printable that Project Lifers will love. It’s a document called 100 bits of Life and you can get it HERE.
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{ no. 7 | project life for free }
Right now there are 2 Project Life giveaways happening so be sure to go enter for a chance to win. Go to The TomKat Studio and Margie Romney-Aslett‘s blog. Both giveaways close tomorrow – Thursday night.
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!
Tags: 4x6 photo collage templates, 6x12 templates, ali edwards, design team, giveaway, jessica sprague, jessica turner, kelly purkey, lili niclass, list of 100 bits, photo inspiration, Project Life, shutterfly, the mom creative, video tutorial
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Sounds simple, right? As we all know, setting goals is the easy part. Achieving them? Not always so easy. That’s why I’m happy to share with you this online workshop – How to Achieve Your Goals and Create a Life You Love!
If you are here on my blog, then it’s likely that you share my passion for cultivating a good life, and so do my friends at simplify 101! That’s why I am so excited about today’s giveaway. One of my blog readers will win a spot in this online workshop, taught by professional organizer Aby Garvey, co-author of The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker. She gives you the foundation, ideas and inspiration you need to dream about a life you love and take steps to make it happen!
In this four-lesson, five-week workshop, you will:
- Learn how to dream. As crazy as this may sound, many of us have forgotten how to dream! Faced with the realities of the “real world” dreaming about what we truly want is becoming a lost art. In this workshop you’ll learn how to free yourself from anything that’s holding you back from allowing yourself to dream, which is the first step in creating a life you love.
- Learn how to turn your dreams into goals. Find out how to create an effective goal statement for all the key areas of your life. Plus, learn how to make your goal statements super compelling so you can’t help but take action on them!
- Learn how to make it happen! Find out how to turn your goals into simple action steps and begin taking action on your goals during the workshop. With the support and encouragement of your instructor and the workshop’s online community, you’ll be well on your way to creating a life you love before the workshop ends.
- Learn how to track your progress and celebrate your achievements. Monitoring your progress and celebrating your victories are keys to making goal-setting and accomplishment of those goals a habitual part of your life.
- Learn on your time schedule in a format that works for you. Class materials are presented online, via a printable PDF document, and via audio files you can listen to on your computer or MP3 player. Select the method (or methods) that work best for you!
- Get the support you need to succeed! Up through the workshop end date, you’ll have direct access to me via the private workshop forum. Plus, you’ll get inspiration and support from your classmates via the private online community and photo gallery for up to one year!
- Stay connected! NEW in this session of How to Achieve Your Goals and Create a Life You Love, you will have ongoing, exclusive access to the simplify 101 online community.
- Have fun! This workshop includes bonus, creative organizing project downloads, with colorful, step-by-step instructions. These optional projects give you hands-on projects that make it even more fun to take action on the workshop concepts and make them part of your daily life.
Aby only runs this workshop once a year and the 2012 session begins tomorrow – Thursday January 5, and one of my lucky readers gets a free spot! Plus, simplify 101 is offering my readers 15% off enrollment in any of their open workshops! To take advantage of this offer, enter BH15 during checkout. This coupon is good through January 6, 2012 and may not be combined with any other offers.
Simply leave a comment on this post telling me your first name, city, state or country, and one of your goals for 2012. I’ll announce the winner (adding the winner’s name to this actual blog post) by Thursday morning.
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***Added Thursday morning: We have a randomly chosen winner! Congratulations to Tanath in Karoonda, South Australia who said that one of her goals in 2012 is to “be present with my 4 children”. I love that. All the best to you as you prioritize what’s most important. Karoonda, email jay@simplify101.com and they’ll get you all set up in the online class. Enjoy!
Tags: aby garvey, giveaway, goals, online class, organization
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
First of all – real quick. Notice the new navigation bar at the top? If not, refresh. Ahh, there we go. Much better now. : )
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Paint? Yes – we’re having a paint giveaway. I don’t know about you, but I have a few pieces of furniture that are ready for a little update. I’m actually planning to embark on a little painting project sometime during the Christmas break … I hope. That darn “spare time” keeps running away from me but the ideas are so in my head. : )
The product I’m planning to use is the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It looks amazing. And that’s what we’re giving away! A randomly selected winner will receive a huge Holiday Gift Basket of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! This includes 2 quarts of paint (your choice of colors), Clear Wax, Dark Wax, Creating the French Look (book by Annie Sloan), 2” Chip Brush, 3” Chip Brush, 20 count roll of cheesecloth, and a Sample Deck of all the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colors.
Retail value = $198
Um, yeah. Pretty sweet. You know what’s even sweeter? Annie Sloan’s North America tour has just been announced. Annie will be coming to America in March, and the lucky winner will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a $350 gift certificate! This gift certificate can be used to purchase more Chalk Paint or for registration for Annie’s workshop. So, the total retail value of this giveaway is now up to $548! That grand prize winner will be announced on Annie’s Blog on January 10, 2012.
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Giveaway: Leave a comment with your first name, city, state (U.S. only for this giveaway) … and tell us if you have a specific project in mind, just for fun. Also, be sure to visit ShadesofAmber.net to scope out the colors. Be sure to mention which 2 colors you think you’ll want if you win. If you are entering for a chance to win, please be sure to check back here tomorrow so you don’t miss the announcement.
About Annie Sloan Chalk Paint: Painters, DIYers, crafters, and bloggers are buzzing about this new furniture paint because it goes over just about anything and there is absolutely no prep work involved. No sanding, no stripping, no priming, no kidding! With Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, you can transform your worn or outdated furniture into high end pieces with a gorgeous patina and luscious soft finish.
About Shades of Amber: They are an independent retailer of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Check out their website + blog. Please visit anniesloanunfolded.com for a full list of retailers.
Tags: annie sloan chalk paint, giveaway, shades of amber
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Somerset Memories is a publication devoted to the artistic display of memories. I’m kind of blown away by the artistic talent that is featured in the pages of this magazine. I never thought I’d see Project Life in such a publication, only because Project Life is so simple. Sure enough, the editors at Somerset Memories saw what Ali Edwards was doing with her own personal Project Life and they invited her to write a feature story on the project.
I know I’ve said it before but I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Ali. I am so thankful that she has – without solicitation – adopted Project Life as one of the key ways she collects, organizes, displays, and celebrates the everyday in her own family’s life. She willingly shares her weekly layouts on her blog. She is a huge supporter and I love her for that. If you are new to Project Life or are seeking inspiration on how you want to preserve your pictures + memories, I would definitely suggest this: Curl up with your laptop and your favorite blanket and check out Ali’s series of Project Life blog posts.
Far more importantly, I love Ali for the woman that she is. Like most of us, she works hard to maintain a healthy balance in life. She struggles through difficult times like everyone else. And yet – she carves out time to offer inspiration. She shares so much of herself which in turn has been a huge blessing to so many people in so many ways – including myself and many of you.
So thank you Ali. For being you. For being amazing. We all love you.
Dang it. I’m not supposed to get choked up while writing a giveaway blog post. That’s ridiculousness. Onward! Okay, so the wonderful people at Somerset Memories would like to giveaway a copy of this Autumn issue to FIVE of my readers. All you need to do is leave your first name + city + state/country. Should you feel inclined to include a little shout-out to Ali, expressing thanks for perhaps how she has inspired you, go right ahead. I would love for her to read through the comments and feel a big giant hug from us today.
We will select 5 random comments and announce those winners later this week.
Tags: ali edwards, giveaway, Project Life, somerset memories
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