Give yourself the Present

Winners of the Bazzill Mono Minis!

If your name is listed here, then you will get a mini album sent to you, from me, with love! (I picked the very first and the very last comment, and randomly chose from in between!)

1. I love your photos. AND what a wonderful way to present them. TO YOURSELF EVERYDAY for a year. I want one. I’m in.— Jana D

2. I hope I’m not too late.  I would LOVE a Bazzill mini album.  I work so much and sometimes forget the little things, the simple things and this would be great to remember what’s important.— Kathryn

3. I would love one!—Lisa Boland, Castle Rock, Colorado

4. Dudette, would totally love an album! xo, Tess—Tess Davis

5. I think this is such an awesome idea, a month ago i moved to a new city for grad school which will be done in may, so doing this project would be great to see what changes by next october! p.s. i moved from minneapolis, so i love reading your blog to keep up on the minneapolis/st.paul latest and greatest!— Gayle

6. I love this challenge. What 10 things would I include? Hmmm...— Laura Pineau

7. Ohh, I would love one of these!  Thank you for sharing your “present.”— Shaquanna

8. Stacy’s Have More FUN class was so awesome! I can’t wait to wrap up our 30 Days Hath September album with this little project. See you in Design Your Life tomorrow.— TracyBzz

9. Those mini albums are so tiny and cute! Love em!! Pick me :) — Charlene Walberg

10. Wonderful idea. I’m excited to participate.— Kerry G.

A'ight ladeez, email me your mailing address at czdesign@comcast.net and I'll get your album in the mail so you can give yourself the present!

So my sweet friend Stacy Julian, scrapbook visionary and inspiring little phenom that she is, is staging a cool blog blitz today, and baby, I'm in! Want to hear about it?

Well okay then... long story short: Stacy wants people to use scrapbooking as a way to live more fully in the present; in your life; in the moment of all this amazing stuff that makes up our existence.

Stacy believes that we scrapbookers spend a lot of time creating from stuff that has already happened, that sometimes, we forget to be here in the now. So she's got a fun challenge to share and I'm more than happy to both participate, and pass it on to you:

The Challenge

1. Take 10 photos of your life right now... today... no ands, ifs or buts. Grab that camera and document. All day today.

2. Compile these photos into a tiny little mini album.

3. Keep or carry this album with you (in a desk drawer, where you scrapbook or in your purse) for one year.

4. Promise to glance at it every time you stumble upon it or pull it from your purse.

5. On October 1, 2009, you will make a scrapbook page about this experience, but I can't tell you exactly what that page will be about. You'll have to check back with Stacy  in one year for the final piece of the puzzle.

So that, blog readers, is a way to give yourself the Present. Want to see mine?

   

So what I did, was shoot some from the same day, and fill in with shots that represented my life right now. Cool huh?

So you have been challenged! And to help some of you get started, I have 10 Bazzill Mono Mini albums to send out to get you started. Leave your name in the comments, and I'll draw 10 winners tonight at around 9 p.m. CST.

Here's to the Present.

Happy October 1st, y'all.

Comments

[Jana D]

1.

I love your photos. AND what a wonderful way to present them. TO YOURSELF EVERYDAY for a year. I want one. I'm in.

[charmi]

2.

OOhhh it seems i'm first one !!! Cool..love stacy's idea..gonna get working on it right away !!!!

[Megan]

3.

sounds cool.

[Cara]

4.

This is a great idea!!! I am off to get my camera!!! Love those little albums!!!

[René]

5.

What a cool idea!! I am so in!!

[Kim]

6.

Very awesome idea-love it

[Sandy]

7.

great idea! I need to do this!
Thanks for the inspiration!

[MandyKay]

8.

The Present, that is where I am going to be, love to have a mini album for this project, thanks Cathy.

[Natalie]

9.

Cathy, you and Stacy are goddesses. Anyway, on the total off chance that I win one of these (adorable, by the way) albums I'll have to give my chance to some one else since we've moved to Dubai in the Middle East. (So my photos are a-gonna be cool, but shipping is atrocious!)

Thanks from a Pacific NW girl at heart!

[Jan]

10.

I love this idea - brilliant!

[Suzi]

11.

Great idea!
I like how tidy yours looks Cathy. I also like how your last page tells what it was about, too.

[Suzelle]

12.

cool beans :)

[Beth D]

13.

What timing - today is my 20th wedding anniversary. I need pics and this has got me going! Thanks Stacey and Cathy!

[Shelley H]

14.

fabulous idea to create a scrapbook for yourself and not just your kids/family. i'm in - off top get my camera.

[styled]

15.

Oh pick me!!! I'm so stuck in the past it's not funny!

[jo amato]

16.

cool bananas, what a great idea. the albums are sooo cute!!!

Jo

[Joanne]

17.

I love this idea...count me in! Love you album by the way.

[maria cloud]

18.

These mini albums are so cute.

[Christine]

19.

Wow, awesome minialbum - it's so simple, yet so pretty! I have to do this challenge! :D

[Shannon Johnston]

20.

ohh those itty bitty albums are so darn cute! Thanks to both of you for sharing such a wonderful idea.

[Sue M]

21.

Very cool idea. I am off to start documenting right now!

[Melanie]

22.

Pick me Pick me! I love these little books.

[Moi]

23.

What a brilliant idea! I just finished scrapping a month in my life as part of Stacy's Have More Fun class. I am going to do this too!

[Jeanette]

24.

Love this idea!
jeanette

[carriegel]

25.

ok, i'm in!

[Karol]

26.

super duper fun idea and absolutely adorable album.

[Trace Geworsky]

27.

That is one super cool idea.
Thanks girl:)

[Sandy]

28.

Love your little album mini-me!

[Christa P.]

29.

Very cool idea!! Love your album!

[Valerie]

30.

And I was just about to ask where you got the cute little albums from!
It's a great idea! Lovin Ali E's idea of "a week in the life" but this is so much more manageable!

[Suzitee]

31.

Ooooh...yes please! Winning one of these cuties would be just the kick up the butt I need to get started!

[Meghan E]

32.

Super cute! Pick me pick me!

[Paula]

33.

What a great idea. I love the mini albuns.

[s.patel]

34.

those albums are adorable! what a great project idea!

[Kelley]

35.

what a great idea that I can ACTUALLY do...I always have great intentions of creating these amazing projects but never have the time to commit to them. I'm starting this today...thanks to you & Stacy for the inspiration (ok, and the kick in the fanny!)

[Brookie J]

36.

This is SO cool. I am already working on Ali's A Week in the Life, so this has me excited. It will come together FAST! Thanks!

[Kathleen]

37.

What a great idea! What a great gift!
Kathleen

[Leeanne O'Connor]

38.

What a great idea i love it.
The thing I most focused on in your album is that someone in your household is reading the Twilight saga, which just happens to be my obsession at the moment. When I'm into something I'm REALLY into it and I'm really into Twilight right now. Mmmmm wonder what I will be obsessing over by this time next year. Something for me to think about.

cheers

Leeanne

[Amanda]

39.

I read this on Stacy's blog this morning and I'm really excited to do it.

[~kathryn~]

40.

oh love this idea and i'd love a little album !!

[Denise]

41.

Love this idea!! I need to get on the ball with documenting everyday things.....this could help!

[Amy]

42.

pretty neat idea

[Kim K]

43.

This seems so do-able...I'm going to do it!
Thanks for sharing yours with us...love how "Simple" it is!

[paula]

44.

one day..maybe I can do this?

[Debbie]

45.

Great challenge. I'm in!

[Cindy McDannold]

46.

I've spent weeks in classes by Stacy Julian and will be looking forward to DYL with you, so doing this challenge is a given. Cindy

[Emily]

47.

very good idea...

I'm in!

[Nieka]

48.

Goooood morning! I like this idea...it's manageable and meaningful! Cool.

[stephanie p]

49.

I'm in. I've needed a good challenge to get myself back in gear. :)

[terry]

50.

oh how i love your blog. your ideas, your projects, all of it. thank you. and happy october. can't wait for your class!!

[Mary Elizabeth]

51.

Sounds good - let's give it a try!

[lea]

52.

love it, love it, love it! i also love to say the same thing three times.

[Aimee Confer]

53.

yay! Can't wait to give this a try....already taking tons of pictures to choose from!

[Dina]

54.

Such a cool project! Can't wait to get started!

[Jenny Alfonso]

55.

This is so cute!

[Kathy]

56.

What a great way to start October! I'm in and would love to win!!

[Melissa]

57.

Love this idea, but if it's okay with Stacy, I think I'll send my mini album to my husband who got deployed on Sunday. That way he can see a little of the ordinary everyday that he is missing. Thanks!

[*mel*]

58.

Live in the present? Yeah - great! I can do that. Love the album. Crazy how quickly things change from day-to-day. Well worth documenting!

[Christine Villacarlos]

59.

love that!!!

[Laurie]

60.

This is a great idea. I love the photos you chose - and I'm eager to get going on my collection.

Laurie

[Deb]

61.

So cute and easy, I love it... :) It would be great to just make 7 of these as an alternative to Ali's week in the life challenge.

[Sarah]

62.

Sounds fun and the albums are adorable.
Sarah L

[Hillary Chybinski]

63.

Those are adorable!! The colors are completely YUMMY!!!

Hillary

[alisa spear]

64.

I am in- I love this little albums-low commitment!

[Juliana]

65.

C'mon, Cathy, pick me!!! :)

[Alison]

66.

Holy cuteness, Batman! That little book, and the little easel are just adorable. Sounds like an interesting idea. Since I'm also trying Ali's Week in the Life project, I'll have plenty of pictures for a little book on today as well.

[Kristin A.]

67.

Amazing - love this!
KristinTX

[Beth]

68.

Such a neat idea - and a cute little book too...

[Sarah]

69.

What a cute idea! You ladies are so darned clever!

Would love to win a mini.... feeling kind of lucky today. (Maybe should buy a lottery ticket.... although, need to make a resolution to actually CHECK the ticket instead of drive by the gas station to see that no one won it yet so, I don't bother checking... BAD HABIT! Think I have a whole stack of them to check... silly me!)

Excited for class to start. Wish I wasn't so darned busy this weekend.... it is our wedding weekend. Might have to fall behind on homework for a few days right off the bat.

[mel]

70.

Oh you are so fun! Love this idea!

[mel]

71.

By the way, I like how you changed the ribbon color on the book!

[Samantha]

72.

Love love love this idea! :-)

[Julie]

73.

Wow, what a totally cool idea! Definitely gonna try this!

[Stephanie]

74.

I love this idea! And well I love this little book. :)

[JLS]

75.

Hey! I have one of those! A pink one! I could SO do this!

[Lois]

76.

Great idea....and cute albums!!
~LJ

[Cindy]

77.

Cool! Can't wait to get started!

Thanks!

[Heather]

78.

I've already taken 4 photos this morning -- love this idea -- I am on the way to the bus stop and I know I will have a couple opportunities to snap what I am thankful for in my life today. Great idea -- thanks for the inspiration.
Heather

[ShellyJ]

79.

Very cute idea... love the cute little albums!

[miss h]

80.

Your new banner is fun (yet again). I look forward to every new month to see what new tag-line you come up with.
OK, I'll make my mini. I'm already doing Ali's challenge (a week in my life), your class that's starting soon, so what's one more challenge? Piece of cake, I say. Oh, and I like the shot of the scale.

[Karen]

81.

Love this idea! So easy and doable. Like the idea that it's both short term and long term!

[Kathy]

82.

Sounds like fun. Cute mini album too.

[Amanda]

83.

What a fun idea!

[Amber]

84.

great idea :)

[Stacey]

85.

What a great - simple but meaningful - idea. Can't wait to get started!

[Patricia]

86.

Awesome idea!!!

[Denise Hubbard]

87.

Pick me, pick me, pick me! These little bitsies are just way too cute! I AM TOTALLY STOKED ABOUT CLASS STARTING TOMORROW!!!!! WHAT TIME WILL OUR FIRST LESSON BE UP???????????

[Julie Mitchell from Canada]

88.

What a cool idea. I'm in. Love the concept of ONE day. It's doable!
Julie from Montreal

[Kris M.]

89.

I'm in!

[Anastasia]

90.

What a fantastic idea and thanks for a giveaway! You are absolutely right - how often do we forget to enjoy the present sweet moment though in our LOs we care so much about it! This made my day!

[Helle]

91.

What a fab idea! I really should try to get this done! Off to take pictures!

[Caviemom]

92.

Awwwwww, what a cute little mini-book. Great idea.

[Kathy C.]

93.

COOL...I hadn't checked Stacy's blog yet..."C" is higher on my blog list than "S"...Can't wait to get home and do this tonight...THANKS!
~ Kathy C. (Oregon)

[Leslie]

94.

Would love to do this! Today is my 14th wedding anniversary and I am determined to focus on the now and how wonderful my life is with this man. Perfect timing!

[Charlene Walberg]

95.

Those mini albums are so tiny and cute! Love em!! Pick me :)

C

[Joan]

96.

What a great idea! And how cool that so many people will be working on it at the same time.

[Paula - Buenos Aires]

97.

I want to be able to look at it in a year´s time and say "I got thru it" *Insert brave smile*

[Patricia]

98.

What a great idea! Pick me pick me!

[Madeline]

99.

I'm doing Ali's challenge right now which is very similar so will actually have the photos for this. Another giveaway! You are so generous.

[Patricia]

100.

This is a great challenge!