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Sponsor Giveaway: simplify 101 and SuzyQ Scraps

THE GIVEAWAY: One blog reader will win a seat in It's About Time, taught by organizing expert Aby Garvey.

ABOUT THE CLASS: Do you wish you had more time for the fun stuff on your to-do list like scrapbooking, crafting, hanging out with your family or just relaxing? Do you feel like your to-do list is never ending with little room for guilt-free fun? Are you unhappy with your current approach to managing your time and to-do list? Be sure to check out simplify 101’s online workshop It's About Time, taught by organizing expert Aby Garvey! In this online workshop you will…

• Start feeling good about how you spend your time.
• Stop worrying that important tasks aren’t getting done.
• Feel in control of your time, your calendar and your to-do list.
• Stop frittering away precious hours on activities you don’t enjoy or don’t add value to your life.
• Eliminate worry and stress over your to-do list and really start enjoying life again.
• Become intentional about how you spend your time so you can create space for fun and rewarding activities you currently don’t have time for.
• Save time. At the end of this workshop you will have a series of tools and techniques that will help you make the most of your time. And as a result? You willhave more fun, and get more done!

It's About Time begins Thursday, May 9, 2013, and one of my readers will win a free spot in this online class! Here are the ways to enter this giveaway (up to four chances to win!):

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you wish you had more time to do.
2. Subscribe to simplify 101’s blog. Come back and leave a comment letting me know you did.
3. Follow simplify 101 on Facebook, then come back leave a comment letting me know you did.
4. Follow @abygarvey on Twitter, and leave a comment letting me know you did.
5. Follow Aby Garvey on Pinterest, and let me know you did.

BONUS: Though only one of you will win a free spot, all my readers get a 15% discount from simplify 101. To take advantage of this offer, CZDMAY13 during checkout. This coupon may be applied to any of simplify 101’s online classes and self-paced instant downloads through May 6, 2013 and may not be combined with any other offers. (If you purchase the workshop and then win, simplify 101 will be happy to refund your money.)

ABOUT SIMPLIFY 101:  Founded by professional organizer Aby Garvey, simplify 101’s mission is to make getting organized fun! Get a taste of simplify 101—and the organized life—with their FREE, simple-to-follow guide How to Create a Command Central Binder. You’ll put together a home reference binder that will help you get organized, save time, and minimize paper clutter and the stress that comes along with it.

 

THE GIVEAWAY: Two blog readers will each receive  a copy of Memories & Moments Life Cards 5 and a copy of Memories & Moments Life Cards 6. 

The matching 4x6 title cards are only $1 thru 5-5-13. 

FREE DOWNLOAD: SuzyQ Scraps is also offering a free kit download, see below!

ABOUT SUZYQ SCRAPS: Suzy is an avid memory keeper and digital scrapbook designer. She's passionate about helping scrapbookers like you capture you everyday moments. You'll find inspiring articles, helpful how-to's, and fabulous freebies on her blog to improve your scrapbook storytelling — from the photos to the words to eye-catching page design. She also creates versatile, high-quality scrapbook supplies so you can share your stories beautifully — digitally or printed. Her goal is to enable you with simple tips, suggestions, & products so you can spend more time making memories. 

LEARN MORE : Blog | Facebook  | Twitter  | Pinterest  | Youtube  

TO ENTER: Leave a comment and I'll choose winners on Sunday. Please note there are more than one way to enter to be eligible for the simplify 101 giveaway.

This giveaway is now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.

 

Sponsor Giveaway: Find Your Photo Style from Big Picture Classes

THE GIVEAWAY: One blog reader will win a seat in the Finding Your Photo Style Workshop. This six-week class begins on May 23 and cost $68.

ABOUT THE CLASS: Looking for some incredible photo ideas? Look no further than Finding Your Photo Style, a 6-week online workshop packed with creative photo tips, tricks, and insider secrets that will help you find (or refine) your own signature photography style.

In Finding Your Photo Style, you'll get to know six premier photographers (see the video below!) who take stylish, stunning, and unique pictures of their families and their everyday lives—while also working as professional photographers in their own corners of the world.

These photography pros are ready to spill some of their best secrets and challenge you to try their favorite photo ideas for yourself! Through inspirational videos, downloadable challenges, and hands-on exercises that cover photography tips and post-processing tricks alike, you'll discover the looks that suit you best.

 

Tracey Clark, Southern California

Rebecca Cooper, Raymond, Alberta, Canada

Elizabeth Dillow, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Maggie Holmes, Gilbert, Arizona

Andrea Jenkins, Southern California

Kate T. Parker, Atlanta, Georgia

 

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment and tell me what your biggest challenge is as a photographer. I'll pick a winner on Sunday evening. Good luck! 

Comments are now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner. (Not to say if you don't win, you're not a "winner." We're ALL winners, really.)

Sponsor Giveaway: Exposure online class with Katrina Kennedy

One blog reader will win a seat in Exposure, a 6-week class with Katrina Kennedy.

ABOUT THE CLASS: Have you moved your camera to manual mode? Do you "kind of" get it, but really wonder what else you need to know to improve your skills? 

Join Katrina Kennedy for this year's only offering of her popular class, Exposure. Improve your understanding of manual mode, adopt a better understanding of light and fully grasp the art of exposure, from correct to creative. Katrina will teach you how to take beautiful photos in a variety of situations, both  everyday and in challenging lighting conditions. Class is best suited for those with a dSLR and some understanding of manual mode.

Cost: Save $10 off the regular registration of $124 at this link.  Class Begins: May 7th 

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment and tell me if you've ever shot in manual mode. I'll choose a winner on Sunday afternoon.

Comments are now closed. Check back to see if you're the winner.

A special CZ Design Facebook Giveaway

To celebrate hitting 7,000 likes on my Facebook page, I'm hosting a fun giveaway that starts now. All you have to do is leave a comment on this thread (you'll have to Like my page before you can comment) and you'll be automatically entered for a chance to win any 10 of my products from Designer Digitals and a seat in Clean&Simple: The Workshop.

Again, to enter, click on this link and leave a comment.

I will choose the winner on Saturday morning.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who comes here and reads, or takes my classes, or buys my products or has any interest in anything I have to say out here in this vast virtual land. I've been around for awhile in the crazy scrapbooking world and I'm not necessarily going to be everyone's cup of tea. I can't tell you how to heat emboss and I can't layer product to save my life, but you have let me share my passion for telling stories, taking pictures and making them look pretty for a long time now.

For that, I'm extremely grateful.

Good luck! I look forward to picking the winner.

Note: if you're already in my class, you can enter too! You'll receive a full refund if you're the winner!

 

 

 

Sponsor Giveaway: Organize Your Kitchen from simplify 101

ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY: Simplify 101 is offering a spot in their Organize Your Kitchen: A Quick + Simple VIDEO Workshop. What does kitchen organizing have to do with scrapbooking? I think a lot! For starters, your kitchen is a space you use every single day, several times a day. So if it’s well organized, you can save a whole lot of time in there, which of course means more time for scrapbooking! Also, how many of you are scrapbooking on the kitchen table? That’s OK! The kitchen is a multipurpose space, and professional organizer Aby Garvey will show you how to organize it so that it works for you!

You won’t just learn how to organize your kitchen—you’ll see the process in action as Aby invites you into her own kitchen organizing project. If you’ve ever wished you could tag along with a professional organizer to see her processes and techniques in action, this is your chance! The videos are segmented into short viewing sessions so you can stop and apply the concepts in your own kitchen! Whether your kitchen needs a simple organizing tweak, or a complete overhaul, this workshop is sure to satisfy your cravings. 

Here are the ways to enter this giveaway (up to four chances to win!):

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me why you need to organize your kitchen.
2. Subscribe to simplify 101’s blog. Come back and leave a comment letting me know you did.
3. Follow simplify 101 on Facebook, then come back leave a comment letting me know you did.
4. Follow @abygarvey on Twitter, and leave a comment letting me know you did.
5. Follow Aby Garvey on Pinterest, and let me know you did.

I'll randomly select a winner on _______________. Good luck!

BONUS: Though only one of you will win a free spot, all my readers get a 15% discount from simplify 101. To take advantage of this offer, CZDAPR13 during checkout. This coupon may be applied to any of simplify 101’s current online workshop (instant downloads are excluded) through April 20, 2012 and may not be combined with any other offers. (If you purchase the workshop and then win, simplify 101 will be happy to refund your money.)

ABOUT SIMPLIFY 101:  Founded by professional organizer Aby Garvey, simplify 101’s mission is to make getting organized fun! Get a taste of simplify 101—and the organized life—with their FREE, simple-to-follow guide How to Create a Command Central Binder. You’ll put together a home reference binder that will help you get organized, save time, and minimize paper clutter and the stress that comes along with it! 

Watch Aby's overview video here! 

I'll choose a winner on Sunday night. Good luck! 

Comments are now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.

 

 

Sponsor Giveaway: Card sets from SuzyQ Scraps (plus a free download from SuzyQ for you!)

THE GIVEAWAY: SuzyQ Scraps is giving away her Memories and Moments Life Cards (Life Cards 3 and Life Cards 4) to two blog readers.

But not only that, SuzyQ Scraps has a free card set for you to download, so even if you don't win, you still win! Click here for the free download.

ABOUT SUZY Q SCRAPS: Suzy is an avid memory keeper and digital scrapbook designer. She's passionate about helping scrapbookers like you capture you everyday moments. You'll find inspiring articles, helpful how-to's, and fabulous freebies on her blog to improve your scrapbook storytelling — from the photos to the words to eye-catching page design. She also creates versatile, high-quality scrapbook supplies so you can share your stories beautifully — digitally or printed. Her goal is to enable you with simple tips, suggestions, & products so you can spend more time making memories. 

LEARN MORE: Blog | Facebook  | Twitter  | Pinterest  | Youtube  

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment and tell me if you're doing Project Life this year and if yes, why, and if not, why? I'll choose winners on Sunday evening. Good luck!

This giveaway is now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.

Sponsor Giveaway from FieldJournaling.com

Looking for a mini-album for a vacation or just a smaller size to hold the stories of life? Field Journaling chipboard binders and paper keep it simple and more compact. 

Just because we love to document the changes of spring, all physical products in the Field Journaling Etsy Store are on sale from March 22-29, 2013. 

TODAY'S GIVE AWAY: One blog reader will receive one chipboard binder with 125 sheets of field journaling paper.

Find Field Journaling here: WEBSITE | ETSY STORE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK 

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment and tell me if Spring has sprung in your neck of the woods, because here in Minnesota, it's still a frozen dang tundra. 

Comments are now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.

Sponsor Giveaways: SuzyQ Scraps and Big Picture Classes

THE GIVEAWAY: Two blog readers will receive the Memories & Moments Bundle from SuzyQ Scraps.

ABOUT SUZYQ SCRAPS: Suzy is an avid memory keeper and digital scrapbook designer. She's passionate about helping scrapbookers like you capture you everyday moments. You'll find inspiring articles, helpful how-to's, and fabulous freebies on her blog to improve your scrapbook storytelling—from the photos to the words to eye-catching page design. She also creates versatile, high-quality scrapbook supplies so you can share your stories beautifully—digitally or printed. Her goal is to enable you with simple tips, suggestions, & products so you can spend more time making memories. 

LEARN MORE: Blog | Facebook  | Twitter  | Pinterest  | Youtube  

 

THE GIVEAWAY: My friend Stephanie Howell has created a new, instant download at Big Picture Classes called The Ties that Bind. Big Picture Classes is giving away one seat to this class.

ABOUT THE CLASS: Learn to identify and treasure the relationships in your life, both big and small, while creating authentic and meaningful scrapbook layouts in five vital relationship categories. Above all, learn to share a little piece of your heart on every page you make.

Stephanie Howell—a popular blogger, devoted Army wife, and busy mother of four youngdaughters (including twins)—welcomes you into her inspiring world in The Ties That Bind, her very first online class.

As you connect with Stephanie's stories, you'll discover the importance of sharing pieces of yourself as you honor the people and ideals that have made you who you are. In this class, you'll create the kinds of pages that you and your family will treasure all your lives.

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment telling me which of these giveaways you would like to win. I'll be sure to do a random drawing for each on Sunday night.

This giveaway is now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.

 

Sponsor Giveaway: digital week/date stamps from FieldJournaling.com

Do you get confused as to which week it is while working on Project Life? These attractive Digital Date Stamps cover the entire year, keeping the weeks clearly sorted. The original .png files are created at 4" in diameter and can easily be sized down and recolored to fit your needs.

THE GIVEAWAY: Three blog readers will be able to choose from one of three downloadable versions in the Field Journaling Etsy shop:

1. 2013 - Monday-Sunday schedule comes in black and brown individual .png files along with the option to download a PDF zip file to print them out at 3.75", 3" and 2" diameters.

2. 2013 - Sunday-Saturday schedule comes in black individual .png files along with the option to download a zip file containing three PDF files to print them out at 3.75", 3" and 2" diameters.

3. 2012 -  Sunday-Saturday schedule comes in black individual .png files. No PDF files available for this.

Winners will receive a direct link to their download of choice.

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment and tell me if you have ever worked with a PNG file before. I'll choose winners on Sunday night. Good luck. 

 This giveaway is now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.

Sponsor Giveaways: Chelle's Creations and FieldJournaling.com

THE GIVEAWAY: Two people will receive two of Chelle's Creations chalked cards and chalked cards (winter) sets for use on their next scrapbooking project. 

ABOUT CHELLE'S CREATIONS: Chell loves making & keeping memories. She believes that we are all born with a desire…even a need to create. At Chelle’s Creations, she wants to help you fill that need through digital scrapbooking. She creates fun things for you to use in your scrapping—especially handmade felt elements. Chelle has a library of video tutorials & classes to show you have to express your creativity. Her scrapper’s club and designer’s club offer an inspiring environment to encourage and enable your memory keeping.

Find Chelle's Creations here: BLOG | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TUTORIALS

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THE GIVEAWAY: Two people will each receive one chipboard binder with 125 sheets of field journaling paper.  

ABOUT FIELD JOURNALING:  Janet White sees Field Journaling—documenting life—to be more broad than just sketching in nature. The lives we lead are just as important. Lists are fine, but the meat of any type of documentation is story. 

The story of the baby nuthatches that didn’t make it this last year. The story of how the choice to buy 5 years (or more) of firewood to heat our home keeps us grounded with nature in a very direct fashion. The story of how a bunch of men who all love to decorate the houses with lights for Advent and Christmas create a friendly neighborhood competition that ends with a 5 year old boy’s remark of, “THIS IS AWESOME!” Story is important. Story is at the heart of field journaling. 

Learn how to apply proven techniques to document and record anything in life you wish to bring a more mindful attitude toward. It can lean toward the traditional words and sketches or photos side or embelish it up into a scrapbooking mini-album or anywhere in between.

Find Field Journaling here: WEBSITE | ETSY STORE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK 

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TO ENTER: Leave me a comment this weekend, and tell me how your year has gone as a memory keeper. Good, so-so, not as you'd hoped? By all means, share and you might be a winner.

I'll pick the winners on Sunday night. Good luck!

Comments are now closed. Check back to see if you're a winner.