Sponsor Giveaways | Green Frog Studio, Up & Running, Claudine Hellmuth for Big Picture Classes

GIVEAWAY | Two people will each receive a spot in the Up & Running Summer 5K Beginners Course, which starts on 13 June.

Up & Running provides unique online running classes for women. If you've always thought running was reserved for sporty types with bouncing ponytails, we're here to help you discover that running is for everyone. Our 5K Beginners Course is not the usual boring "walk 5 mins, run 5 minutes" program. We offer expert coaching from renowned coach Julia Jones, unlimited support from our community forums, and a mind and body approach that has been tried and tested with thousands of women around the world. Whether you've dabbled in running before or completely new to exercise, we'll not only help you start running safely, we'll get your mind in the right place too.

"Up & Running really has been the best thing I have done for myself in years, and not just for the running. My confidence and happiness in my own skin has increased so much and I love what my body can DO, rather than obsessing about what it looks like."
- Philippa, UK, Spring 5K course

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a spot in Celine Navarro and Karine Cazenave-Tapie's upcoming Summer Camp 2011 online workshop.

Céline and Karine are together again to bring you inspiration, right at home, with their Summer Camp 2011 online workshop! Whether you want to follow every single class or at a self-paced rhythm, they will teach you new techniques, new color palettes, new way of designing your layouts!

As there are lots of Scrapbookers all the world that haven’t had a chance to take real classes yet, we decided on doing this class in FRENCH, ENGLISH, ITALIAN, SPANISH and PORTUGUESE. Yes! You read it well! 5 languages! Scrapbooking is universal but not our language! So, whether you speak french, english, spanish, italian or portuguese, you’ll be able to sign up for our Summer Camp class! Isn’t that cool?

Class starts on June 28th and ends on August 28th and includes:


  • 16 layouts made by Karine and Céline.

  • 2 mini albums (one with Karine and one with Céline).

  • A workshop posted every Tuesday and its inspiration posted every Friday by Céline and Karine : two different layouts to inspire you twice more! It’s up to you to choose which layout you’d like to make or if you make them two!

  • Mini album Class with Céline end of July.

  • Mini album Class with Karine end of August.

  • Techniques, ideas, color combos, design, sketches tested and approved by Céline and Karine.


Like its name says it, the SUMMER CAMP online class will be SUMMER-themed: holidays, travels, family moments, time with friends, outdoors, water, kids…

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a spot in Claudine Hellmuth's upcoming online workshop Composition for Collage at Big Picture Classes.

Do you ever create a project or artwork and think – this just isn’t working, but I don’t know how to fix it? This is where composition comes in! In Composition for Collage - a brand new 4-week online workshop from Claudine Hellmuth - you'll learn tricks of the trade to help you create successful compositions without creating visual overload – specifically in regards to mixed media.

Claudine has boiled down the various methods, gleaned from her art college days, and developed surefire tools for creating strong compositions in your work. Easy to learn and quick to implement, you will be making professional looking collages by the end of the first week.

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TO BE ENTERED into this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing a favorite life lesson/words of wisdom you learned from your Mom (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at noon Pacific on Friday 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.

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  1. Shanon Gibson says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom has always encouraged and supported me no matter what and I am glad that I have that support in my life and know how to support my girls in the same way...all thanks to my mom!

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  2. Felicia Young says…
    05/08/2011

    I know this sounds funny, but my mom always told me to make sure you have on clean underwear when leaving the house. I do to this very day. Thanks Mom!

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  3. Paula says…
    05/08/2011

    My mum has volunteered for as long as I can remember giving so much of her time to strangers. It's taught me to give without expecting something in return.

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  4. Amanda says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom taught me how to be a great mother, it's the most important thing I do. thanks Mom!!

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  5. Dulcinea Silva says…
    05/08/2011

    I think that most than one lesson, my mom always encourage me to dream and go to it.

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  6. Elizabeth says…
    05/08/2011

    The most useful life lesson I've learned from my mother is "clean up as you go -- don't leave a mess for later". It's equally useful in the kitchen, when working on art or garden projects, and in pretty much every life situation!

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  7. Margie S says…
    05/08/2011

    Always give the benefit of the doubt and try to see the other person's point of view.

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  8. laurie hausler says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom taught me to never give up. Always great advice.

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  9. Kelli says…
    05/08/2011

    never talk to weirdos ;) that's what my mom always told me....but what she taught me was far more. how to love others. how to listen. how to be a good mom. how to take time to create something for someone else. i'm blessed beyond belief to have a mom that took the time for me that she did.

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  10. Kris says…
    05/08/2011

    >y om has always been a god role model by showing true kindness to people every day.

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  11. EmmaJ says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom taught me help others often and to share the blessings we have been given.

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  12. Dawn F. says…
    05/08/2011

    I wish my mom was still here to give me advice - she passed away 10 years ago but at the time, my oldest son was 1 yr old and she said to always trust my instincts as a mom. Now I have 3 kiddos and I always remember that. Thanks Mom!

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  13. Sue says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom taught me that you should really push yourself to be all you can be. She was never afraid of a challenge and would tackle - and do!- almost any project. and... she has given me a great lesson on how to be a wonderful grandmother-when that time comes in my life. Love you mom1

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  14. Keshet Shenkar says…
    05/08/2011

    Fun giveaways! My mom gave me lots of love.

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  15. Amy says…
    05/08/2011

    My favorite life lesson is to let go of the things you can't control. Mad at someone for not doing what you want? Let it go - you can't control someones behavior (unless it is your own).

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  16. Christi says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom taught me the importance of lightly spooning flour before leveling in baking. Makes all the difference.

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  17. rkokes says…
    05/08/2011

    my mom always said-don't borrow money unless you are totally fine with not getting it back.

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  18. Cheryl says…
    05/08/2011

    My mother took personality traits that we had that could have been negative and told us that we could use that to be amazing. Such as telling me almost every day that the reason I was strong willed and stubborn was so I would make the right decisions and never be swayed from what i knew was right.

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  19. Yoko says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom said...'If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it.'
    I can remember this mother's saying sometimes in my life in different occasions.

    And my grandma said, 'Cherish your everyday life, Yoko.Your very ordinary daily life should be important.'She gifted these words for us when we got married 15 years ago...

    Happy mothers&grandmothers day!

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  20. Sarah W says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom always said to give more than i take.

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  21. Amanda Susan says…
    05/08/2011

    my mom is the strongest person i know and I just learn by watching her. she's a perfect example.

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  22. Lynn says…
    05/08/2011

    Favorite lesson I learned from my mom.... there are too many! Maybe to be frugal and what that looks like practically. But, probably the best would be to love unconditionally, don't hold grudges, and forgive quickly. She was always such a great example of this!

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  23. Lisa Henderson says…
    05/08/2011

    One of the best skills my mother ever taught me was how to balance a checkbook. Something most of my friends never learned!

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  24. adelina says…
    05/08/2011

    a lesson I learned from my mom is to never depend on anyone else for your happiness.

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  25. Suzanne Trickel says…
    05/08/2011

    My mom taught me to always treat other's the way you wanted to be treated, hold you head high and keep smiling - it demonstrates your character!

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