Sponsor Giveaways | JessicaSprague.com, Cocoa Daisy, Willette Designs

Three people will receive a "Storyteller's Toolkit" from JessicaSprague.com. The "Storyteller's Toolkit" includes free tuition to a beginning photo editing class ("Good-to-Great Workflow") and a free copy of Jessica's new personal/family history book, Stories in Hand.

JessicaSprague.com offers online classes and products designed to help crafters use their computers to tell their stories. From photo editing, to digital and hybrid scrapbooking, from beginner through professional level, Jessica is your guide in both technique and inspiration for personal and family history.

As a special bonus, Jessica is offering a FREE online class called Inspiration Everywhere, starting on November 29. This class is open to all creative souls, and will help us capture and organize the inspiration we find as we're going about our regular life. No digital/Photoshop skill is required for this class - just a desire to join a few thousand fellow crafters on a journey of inspiration!

Visit Jessica's family of sites:
JessicaSprague.com
Storiesinhand.com | home of the Stories in Hand book
DigiLovely.com | daily digital inspiration
MousePaperLovely.com | daily hybrid inspiration

One person will receive Countdown To Christmas kit from Cocoa Daisy.

Cocoa Daisy is a monthly scrapbooking kit club that will fit all your creative needs. We offer monthly subscriptions as well as one time purchases. Aside from our main kit this month we are offering a special "Countdown to Christmas" project kit. This kit features an 8x8 album from 7 gypsies, a beautiful mix of papers and embellishments from Basic Grey, Making Memories, Fancy Pants, Jenni Bowlin and Hambly just to name a few.

Two people will receive a spot in the brand new finding the HOLIDAY joy class at Willette Designs.

woo hoo! be the first to sign up for finding the HOLIDAY joy and learn how to get ROCKIN’ photos this holiday season.

this is a two week mini e-journey (an online photography class) that continues with the original “finding the joy” class concepts (it is not necessary for you to have taken the other classes). lessons for this class will be posted on line in a forum setting and will consist of tutorials (written and video), downloads, shot lists, how-to set up shots to best capture your holiday festivities, a calendar to help you make sure you best capture your holidays on “film.”

class begins november 26th and continues until december 10th - with a timeline and calendar to help you continue through christmas. class concludes with a 10×10 coffee table album template for you to compile all of your gorgeous photos. the class fee is $50.

this is a self-paced class with no deadlines, and the class forum will be available until March 2011 for you to refer back to.

recommended materials:


  • camera (p+s or dslr),

  • tripod (not required)

  • photoshop elements or photoshop (you can download a free trial version on line) (but this is NOT required)

  • if you have a dslr, then i recommend a prime lens such as: 30mm 2.0 or 35mm 2.0 or 50mm 1.4 or 50mm 1.8 (but this is NOT required)

  • you will leave this holiday season with TONS of awesome photos of your family’s celebration!


a welcome packet will be emailed out to you the week before Thanksgiving to help you get ready, and the first lesson will arrive in your email inbox the morning after Thanksgiving

sign up here: this is one online photo course you do NOT want to miss!


TO BE ENTERED into this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing your favorite holiday song (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific on Sunday and the winners posted shortly after. Please be sure to check back or subscribe (click here to get posts delivered to your email box) to see if you are receiving one of the items this week. Have a great weekend!

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  1. andie says…
    11/20/2010

    yay i'm first?!?!? thanks ali - as always - can't get enough of your blog & projects....

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    1. andie says…
      11/20/2010

      and i'll join in the string...i sing Silent Night to my youngest all year 'round, but i really love Good King Wenceslas - makes me feel the Christmas Magic.

  2. Tracy Jackson says…
    11/20/2010

    Christmas in Dixie-Alabama

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  3. Ashley says…
    11/20/2010

    Oh HOly Night!

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  4. Dorothy F says…
    11/20/2010

    Always Silent Night. Brings me to tears everytime I hear it.

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  5. Marsaille says…
    11/20/2010

    3 years ago today I changed my name to Mommy. We didn't have a middle name for our new daughter, but everywhere my hubby went while I was in the hospital he heard Ave Maria- on a commercial, in the car, even at a Thai restaurant! We took it as a sign. Alexi Maria she is. Ave Maria will always be my favorite.

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  6. Missy K says…
    11/20/2010

    O Holy Night has long been my favorite, but I also love a couple of newer songs: Breath of Heaven and Labor of Love.

    Thanks Ali!

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  7. Nicole Gray says…
    11/20/2010

    I would love to win any of those prizes.

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  8. SusanB says…
    11/20/2010

    I have two favorites: O Holy Night and Silent Night

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  9. Jen Watkins says…
    11/20/2010

    Silent Night. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Jen Watkins

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  10. terry says…
    11/20/2010

    Silent Night. The song stirs me every time I hear it.

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  11. Kristen says…
    11/20/2010

    wow! loving all of these giveaways. I think i'm going to check out that countdown to Christmas kit- could be great for next year's December Daily!

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  12. Iara says…
    11/20/2010

    oh, the giveways are simply wonderful this weekend, thanks for the chance to win!

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  13. jill conyers says…
    11/20/2010

    Great giveaways! One of my many favorite Christmas songs is Bruce Springstein's Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

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  14. Mindy Miller says…
    11/20/2010

    So many favorites, but I love All I Want for Christmas is You and Carol of the Bells.

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  15. Carla G. says…
    11/20/2010

    O Holy Night by Josh Groban

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  16. Sourkraut says…
    11/20/2010

    I don't really like her other music but I'm partial to Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" since it was featured so prominently in "Love Actually."

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  17. Allyson says…
    11/20/2010

    Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus.
    What a great giveaway!

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  18. Maureen says…
    11/20/2010

    So This is Christmas...awesome give away thanks!

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  19. Sandra says…
    11/20/2010

    It's not a "real" holiday song, but my favourite winter song ever: River! It's quite sad, but I love it!!

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  20. Bumme (Barbara) says…
    11/20/2010

    What A Strange Way To Save The World -- 4 Him

    Great giveaway! I would SO like to win the Photo-Editing Class with Jessica Sprague. It's on my Christmas Wish List!

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  21. Nicole says…
    11/20/2010

    O Holy Night, Silent Night is a close second.

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  22. Tracey says…
    11/20/2010

    Always a fun way to start a Saturday!
    The Cocoa Daisy kit is dreamy...

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  23. Gail says…
    11/20/2010

    Not sure I have a favorite... I love so many Christmas songs! But "Carol of the Bells" and "Silent Night" are two I love to hear.

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  24. Judy Lucas says…
    11/20/2010

    HArk the Hearald Angels Sing

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  25. Christy Miller says…
    11/20/2010

    My favorite holiday song is I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas and I'll be Home for Christmas...I love Christmas music! Thanks for the great giveaways Ali!

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