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!
It's not Christmas in our house until we hear Julie Andrews sing 'Joy To The World'.
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When A Child Is Born but oh so many more......
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I love Christmas music. I think my favorite song is.....I have to pick 2 I think. My favorites are White Christmas and Silver Bells. Great giveaway Ali!!!
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"O Holy Night" gives me goosebumps.
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Muppets version of 12 Days of Christmas. Brings back many fun childhood memories. Thanks for the chance!
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My very favorite is Ave Maria. Not a traditional song for Christmas, but I heard it during Christmas Eve mass about 30 years ago and will never forget how it made me feel.
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white christmas is my favorite holiday song :)
what great giveaways ali! thanks!
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I listen to my Harry Connick, Jr. Christmas CD almost continually throughout the season that I'm surprised it's not worn out by now! :-)
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My favorite that I play year round is "Christmas Canon" by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
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Myfavorite is Breath of Heaven, I think Amy Grant first sang it.
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Harry Connick Jr, (It must've been Ol') Santa Claus...reminds me of the thrill of being a kid at Christmas time :O)
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Oh holy night! literally gives me goose bumps and usually makes me cry...
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Wonderful gifts! I love the paper kit!
Love "O Holy Night" and Kenny G Christmas music!
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BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
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My favorite is "The Little Drummer Boy" I cry every time I hear it
Thanks for the cool giveaway Ali
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my favorite at the moment is Stephen Colbert's "Another Christmas Song." Hilarious!
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Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (not sure if that is actually the title, but that's what I've always called it) by Johnny Mathis. Just thinking of it gets me in the Christmas spirit!
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Little Saint Nick by the Beach Boys just ROCKS! (So says this Caliornia girl!)
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I love almost every single holiday song, but my absolute favorite would have to be "O Holy Night." Thanks for a chance to win one of these amazingly awesome prize packs!!! Happy holiday to YOU!
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Great giveaways! My favorite carol is Carol of the Bells. Thanks!
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I have a long list of favourites, but the barenaked ladies version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is at the top.
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i love jingle bell rock.
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There are two holiday favorites during the holidays - "Christmas Time is Here" from Charlie Brown Christmas and "Mary Did You Know" sung by Clay Aiken.
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Silent night.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, all versions, from James Taylor to Judy Garland. THanks for the giveaway!
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