Sponsor Giveaways | The Mother Load, Summer Card Camp 2011

GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a spot in Lain Ehmann's upcoming 13-week online class at Big Picture Classes: The Mother LOAD: A Scrapbook Marathon

SPECIAL OFFER | In addition to receive $20 off of The Mother LOAD use code: load2011

Are you a marathon scrapbooker? Do you want to be? As crazy as it may sound, scrapbookers have a lot in common with runners. Both can run into the same problems – lack of time, isolation, a routine that has become more of a drudgery than a help. The good news? You can easily overcome these obstacles.

No, Lain won’t make you run 26.2 miles in just a few hours – but she will challenge you to scrapbook 26 layouts in 26 days! Through The Mother LOAD - A Scrapbook Marathon, part of the 4Experts series for 2011, Lain will show you how committing to making scrapbooking a priority in your life will help you:


  • Scrapbook faster

  • Love your pages more

  • Actually USE your stash

  • Connect with what you love best about this hobby of ours


The first two months of class will be spent on “basic training” to increase your stamina, refine your process, and get you mentally and physically ready for the ultimate challenge: creating a layout a day for the first 26 days of September. After you cross the finish line, there will be time for reflection – and celebration!

For more information, and to register, please visit The Mother LOAD.

GIVEAWAY | Three people will receive a spot in Jennifer McGuire & Kristina Werner's new online class: Summer Card Camp 2011

Get ready for a summer full of colorful cardmaking fun with Summer Card Camp 2011. Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner have teamed up to bring you a 4-week workshop loaded with fresh color combos, cutting edge techniques, and versatile sketches that will leave you feeling inspired to create!

Summer Card Camp is your all-access pass to 48 new card ideas, daily PDFs, twice weekly videos, guest designers (including me), huge prizes and access to a private blog where you can share your own creations. For more information and to register, visit http://onlinecardclasses.com/summercardcamp2011/classinfo.html. If you are picked as a winner and have already signed up, you will receive a full refund.



TO BE ENTERED into this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing a link to something that inspired you this past week (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 winner 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. Sam F says…
    06/11/2011

    Check out these yummy treats that "bring together" The Pioneer Woman and Martha Stewart! I want to make them soon!

    http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/2011/06/oatmeal-brownie-milky-way-bars.html

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  2. AnnieB says…
    06/11/2011

    I loved this tutorial on making paper flowers. They turn out so very cute! http://whimsicalworldoflaurabird.blogspot.com/2011/03/paper-flower-tutorial.html

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  3. Jenn says…
    06/11/2011

    These waves are so amazing!!! http://bit.ly/lo44Cw
    Thanks to @beckyhigginsllc for posting the link on twitter.

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  4. Margaret in AZ says…
    06/11/2011

    I've been inspired by Stacy's Photo Freedom class this week. So much fun to play with my photos again. Its been too long.......

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  5. Kelly H says…
    06/11/2011

    I'm sorry I dont have a link but this week I have been inspired by the people around. Who are so caring and saying goodbye as I leave to go back to my home country. It's amazing the number of people you effect in your life. I am so blessed!

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  6. Laura says…
    06/11/2011

    Would lobe to learn how to be a more efficient scrapper. Like the circle tag treatment in this layout.

    http://jaimewarren.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c320253ef01538edb9b6b970b-pi

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  7. Robin W. says…
    06/11/2011

    I am inspired to pull out some chipboard after looking at these ideas.

    http://www.yourmemoryconnection.com/use-your-stash-chipboard-frames

    Both of these classes look like fun!!

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  8. Jan c. says…
    06/11/2011

    Wow, both classes sound pretty awesome. I could use a spot in that second one, as I've volunteered to do a program on card making for the branch of the library I work for, and I'm not really even much of a card maker!

    What's inspired me lately? All of the budding beauty of the late spring garden. I could snap pictures outside all day and never tire of it!

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  9. Clare says…
    06/11/2011

    Both classes sound exciting and inspiring!! Would love to win either one. Thanks Ali for another great giveaway.

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  10. Melanie C says…
    06/11/2011

    I saw the summer card class and thought it looked great! It makes me want to create some cards! I would love to win a class!

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  11. Jennifer Orr says…
    06/11/2011

    What a fantastic giveaway, I would love to take any of these classes!! The first one in particular would give me the push I need to scrapbook more often!

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  12. Cassie K says…
    06/11/2011

    I've been having my eye on BPS's The Mother Load class, but I've been trying to find the funds. The card class sounds like lots of fun too :)

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  13. Kara M says…
    06/11/2011
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  14. Gypsy Chaos says…
    06/11/2011

    I'm loving Pininterest at the moment... but that's just too broad!
    My sons are graduating from high school next Thursday, and I've been making ribbon leis for them and their friends.
    This page has gorgeous ribbon leis for sale - I am inspired by the colors and designs, though I am using black and deep yellow, and making leis for men, without flowers!
    http://www.hawaiianribbonleis.com/ourleis.htm

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  15. Amy Broeker says…
    06/11/2011

    Thanks for the chance! This week I was inspired by Archiver's.

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  16. Tawnda Andrews says…
    06/11/2011

    I love this post as I am getting inspired from everyone else's comments! I was inspired by my sister's blog http://loveyouforeverlikeyouforalways.blogspot.com/and a gift she did for her son's teachers and a post you did about recent inspirations and you included a link to here: http://laurakurz.typepad.com/photos/pages/she-is-your-grandmother.html

    Love it! It is inspiring me to create a similar page for all of my 4 children and their grandparents. I especially love that it includes "fun facts" about grandma's and grandpa's that may never be included in another layout. Like how my mother-in-law "collects" pens or my mother LOVES to make lists.

    I would love to do a "marathon". Thanks!

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  17. Diana C says…
    06/11/2011

    I already have my sneakers ready! Whether the marathon or the card class, sounds like more nice giveaways.

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  18. Sarah W says…
    06/11/2011

    I have been inspired to get moving on my scrapbooking because we have finally been matched with our daughter from China and I have 3 little pictures to admire.

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  19. Kelly says…
    06/11/2011

    Elsie Flannigan's Blog is my daily inspiration!

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  20. Jill McBride says…
    06/11/2011

    Www.Ted.com always inspires me. Love your blog. I'm doing one little word and having a great time with it.

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  21. Kate Burroughs says…
    06/11/2011

    Hmm, what has been inspiring me the past week? I got a new book by Traci Bunkers called "Art Journaling Worskhop". I have been reading it and want to get to the prompts to try a few exercises. My Yahoo group for art journaling has also been an inspiration this week, looking at other people's arts and comments on techniques that work for them. Always learn something new!
    Aloha, Kate

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  22. Christi Parker says…
    06/11/2011

    I really wanted to take the Motherload class but i am currently enrolled in finding photo freedom.....because of money i am only able to take one of the classes. right now my inspiration is coming from stacey julian and FPF

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  23. Laura says…
    06/11/2011

    The marathon and card summer camp sound wonderful! A perfect compliment to your Scrapbook on the Road class I say!
    Thanks for the opportunity.

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  24. Anna says…
    06/11/2011

    I was inspired this week to downsize all my "stuff" after having my flooring redone. After moving everything out of the house, I am looking through the boxes before bringing it all back in! less will be better!

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  25. lauri says…
    06/11/2011

    My youngest son just graduated from high school today and although bittersweet, one of the joys has been keeping scrapbooks for him for the past 18 years and then watching him look through them all today (he's seen them all along - I just added a lot of his high school year's pix this week). After seeing how much time he spent pouring over these pages, I'm inspired to keep going and work on those travel albums, random pages, etc that have been piling up. I would love to win a spot in Lain's class!

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