Sponsor Giveaways : Studio Calico, Memory Works, Lisa Leonard, & Designer Digitals
Three people will win the entire Home Front collection (papers, stickets, journaling cards, and FabRips) from Studio Calico.
The concept of Studio Calico began long before it was a reality. In 2000, while working at a local scrapbook store, April developed an appreciation for innovative supplies along with a respect for preserving memories. Thus, the concept of combining fresh products with non-traditional scrapbook supplies emerged.
At Studio Calico, we hope to encourage the creative process by providing the best supplies on the market as well as a community that is supportive every step of the way.
In the past 2 years we've grown from an idea, to a small boutique of sorts, to manufacturing our own products. As we've grown, we've stayed true to the basics, while looking to the future.
Three people will receive the lovely Word Of The Year necklace from Lisa Leonard Designs.
In addition Lisa is offering a discount for readers. Enter "myword15" for 15% off your purchase.
Here's a bit about Lisa and her business:
When
California girl and young mom, Lisa Leonard decided to start her small
jewelry business five years ago, she had no idea how things would take
off. With a fresh perspective and an artist’s heart she set about
making jewelry that could not be found anywhere else. Her
hand-stamped, sterling silver jewelry is setting the trends and is
loved by women all over the world.
Her hand-wrought creations have been featured in several
national magazines, such as Parenting Magazine, Pregnancy Magazine,
Victoria Magazine and Wondertime. Online outlets are singing the
praises of Lisa Leonard Designs, including Cookie Magazine and
Glamour.com. Celebrities also love her line, including Josie Bissett,
Jason and Naomi Priestly and Jennie Garth.
Each piece is hand-cut, hammered, stamped, polished and
drilled with care in her California workshop. You’ll find the perfect
gift for a friend, grandmother, sister or of course, yourself! And
don’t forget dad or baby. Lisa offers custom keychain and baby spoons
that will warm the heart.
Visit Lisa's lovely blog here.
One person will receive the Life Documented kit from the new Simple Stories collection by MemoryWorks.
Your photos and memories are far too important to keep in a box, store on a computer or bury in a pile. We know life is busy and at times it feels nearly impossible to keep up with all of life's demands - yet alone find time for the things you enjoy like your scrapbook hobby and preserving your memories.
If you're overwhelmed with too many photos...
If you're feeling guilty for not being "caught up"...
If you're overloaded with creative pressure and unrealistic expectations...
If you're stressed because you don't have enough time to scrapbook...
If you don't know where to start...or worried if you can even keep up...
If you're frustrated with the process of traditional scrapbooking...
If you're looking for a better way...
Then you will love our simple and refreshing approach to scrapbooking!
MemoryWorks is beyond thrilled to introduce the new, exclusive Simple Stories scrapbook system. You can view our video here. Our innovative system was designed for scrapbookers of all levels who want to share their life stories and memories in a simple, yet meaningful, way - but without the time, guilt or stress of traditional scrapbooking.
Life Documented, the first collection in our Simple Stories series, is all about documenting a year in your life like never before. Our Life Documented kit allows you to share your story in a whole new way, while getting back to the basics of what scrapbooking is all about...your photos and memories. We've done all the work for you with our exclusive Simple Stories system - with beautiful pre-designed elements that you simply trim, add your journaling and then insert into pockets - along with your 4x6 photos - for quick and easy scrapbooking. No cropping. No adhesive. No stress. It's as easy as that - sharing your photos and memories has never been easier!
In addition to the giveaway here, we're giving away a FREE Simple Stories Life Documented kit, with coordinating divided page protectors and embellishments, a retail value well over $35. Visit www.mysimplestories.com for more details.
Three people will receive my new 365 Photo Overlay kit from Designer Digitals.
This digital package includes 365 overlays, one for each day of the year. Designed to fit right on top of a 4x6 photo, these overlays also work really well as journal cards. Perfect for a 365 or week in the life project. In addition, all brushes and overlays on are sale this weekend at Designer Digitals (through Tuesday morning at 6am Eastern).
To be entered into this weekend's giveaways please leave a comment below letting me know one action you are taking in relation to your word of the year or your own personal resolution/tradition. Comments will be closed on Sunday evening at 8pm Pacific with the winners posted shortly after.
Happy New Year!
my word for the year is WELLNESS. I am striving to get fit both in body and mind and hope this will be demonstrated in an improvement in my mental health which has taken a beating over the past decade. I am taking the Wellness journey class at BIG PICTURE and so far I loving what I reading and doing.One of my aims is also to show my wellness through my scrapbooking and also my faith as I strive to ''walk the walk'' with God,
jo xxx
happpy new year ali.
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I am not sure of a word yet, but I am starting the year with a closer attention to budgeting and being aware of the money I spend.
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This year I am resolved to slow down, enjoy more, stress less, and embrace every experience. So everyday I end my day with some time to reflect on what that day brought and what I want to remember about that day. A new journal is helping me to record these days.
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My word is excellence, so today I will make more excellent choices concerning my time, my food, and my work and play. Every time I'm tempted to put that piece of junk food in my mouth or spend more time on the computer than I should I am asking myself if this is the more excellent choice and am I striving for excellence in that particular activity.
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The word I chose for 2010 is "Right". The first item on my list to set to Right is my relationship with my Mother. It went through some trials and tribulations in 2009 that need to be amended, forgiven, and learned from.
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My word for the year is Appreciate...I am going to make a graditude journal and use a photo and journal about moments throughout the week that I truly appreciated.
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My word this year is "forward" ... moving forward. Not being encumbered with the past, mistakes I've made, regrets. Being thankful for the good memories (and taking time to document them this year!) and looking ahead to a new season of growth and laughter and LIFE.
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My little word for 2010 is challenge. We plan to change our life by moving across the whole country (which has been always our dream) and it means starting from almost square one at the new place again.
It will be a huge change and a lot of challenges for our family and I don't want to be afraid to face them. That's why I chose this word.
Thank you for inspiring me, Ali!
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My word is LIVE! Live every day and do SOMETHING! Read, cook, scrap, take a photo, just keep learning and doing something. Don't waste my day away. Life is short and I am turning 42 and I am seeing that it is going by very fast.
Thank you Ali for all of your hard work that you put into your blog and really blessing us with your stories and your life.
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My word of the year is ENJOY.
Enjoy the little things and to capture that I started a journal
http://geknipt.punt.nl/?gr=798658
Every day I will cut and past or write or paint etc a little thing that I enjoyed that day.
Thank you Ali for being an inspiration.
Greetings from Jolande
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Accomplish - being a stay at home mom, I often feel as if I haven't accomplished anything in a day. My goal with this word is to appreciate the small, everyday accomplishments that happen when you are raising great kids, and to end each day with a blog post about what I feel I was able to accomplish, and what I hope to accomplish the following day. It might simply be 'survived' but I'm hoping for more!
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My word is Connect. I am scrapbooking this weekend in an attempt to connect to my documenting in a new way.
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I hope it's still okay to mulling over my word! Last year it took me awhile too, but ended up being clear and a beautiful inspiration for the year (enjoy). I can't wait to discover (or be found by!) this year's word!
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My word for the year is JOY. I want to find joy in little things, and make my own joy. I want to focus less on the negative and more on the positive, and really make my own happiness. One action I'm taking so far is to slow down and enjoy my son and all the little things he says and does... without the constant hustle and bustle of trying to get things done.
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Not sure what my word of the year is yet, but my plan is to spend more time on myself esp. relaxing and not to get so stressed.
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Hi Ali ,
My word is "LOVE"
Everyone need love ... More is better,unconditional love to you family and kids make you go true anything in your life.Indeed.
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I literally have a handful of words that I've been trying to narrow down but instead the list keeps growing (it was only at 2 a week ago!) so hopefully I can figure it out soon.
The reason behind all of my words though is this is a year of change, possibilities, opportunities, learning, and exploration (see!). We'll be moving to Germany in March/April and possibly starting a family by the end of the year (we'll have to see how well we settle once we get to Germany) so there is so much I'm looking forward to this year. I'm so excited it's here and I can't wait until it truly starts! Only one month of work left and the preparations will really begin!
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My word is BALANCE. I followed the link you gave to Christine Kane's blog and I downloaded her "Word of the Year Discovery Tool". I'm working my way through it now, and am finding that it is really helping me focus on my intentions for this year.
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My word is "valuable" and with that I want to make more valuable time with my kids. Not just meeting their basic needs and getting done what needs to be done each day, but also doing something more valuable each and every day with them. Something to inspire creativity in them, to let them know I care, to do something outside of the normal, to get their little brains working. Shooing them to the playroom is a thing of the past!!!
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I chose JOY. So I'm going to find joy in everything that I do in 2010.
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my word this year is TIME: i need to put more time into things that matter [me, staying caught up with memory keeping] and spend less time on things that don't [silly life drama].
i hope you rang in the new year wonderfully!
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I'm using your word from last year- NURTURE- because I just had a baby, and my older two are also craving more attention. To help us all focus on our family this year, I'm developing a family mission statement/rules to be posted where we can all remind ourselves to be kind to each other.
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My word is MOVE. I am going to exercise everyday this year even if it is just for 15 minutes!
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Hey :)
I don't habe a word for 2010. Perhaps my word is "Amerika" because i want to go to Amerika for one year as an AuPair.
Wonderful giveaways!
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This year I choose "move forward". In so many ways/on many levels, me and my family need to move forward...hoping acknowledging that and "naming" it will help initiate some action.
thanks!
Lyn
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