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.
My mother always said "Those you don't have you don't love."
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The best advice I received from my mom was to read/receive lots of advice, but then do whatever works best for me, even if it goes against what everyone else is doing or not what the experts recommend.
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My mom always has told my siblings and I to follow our passions.
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The life lesson my mother taught me was to treat other people the way you would like to be treated, even when they are having a bad day. Kindness is a good thing.
Aloha, Kate
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Mom's wisdom - Treat others how you would like to be treated.
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My mom taught me good health is one of the most important (and luckiest) things to have, and not to take it for granted. I'd love to do the running class - I need something to push me to completing a 5K!
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Aw, what the heck. I'll throw my name in the overflowing hat. Would really love to learn to run, but all of these are fantastic giveaways. Thanks Ali.
From my Mom I learned lots of little life lessons. That was one thing she was/is big on. Learning from others mistakes. She always shared her mistakes with us openly so we could learn from hers and not make the same ones. I try to do the same with my kids.
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Hmmmm. Sadly, I've learned some lessons by the bad example of my mother. This holiday can be a little bittersweet for me. I'm trying my best to be different, and better, and to treasure the people around me in small ways every way to ensure that they know my love is unconditional.
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My mom was a single mom when it wasn't as common as it is today. She gave me the courage to adopt my daughter on my own because of the great role model she was for me. I'm so glad she still lives with us at age 86. She has always told me that if you want something you'll appreciate more if you need to work for it.
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My mom, like most Korean moms, is a prayer warrior! She reminds me that we don't have it all under control, but that a higher power is in charge and easily accesible.
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My mom taught me to always be a good listener. She never actually said this to me, but that is what I learned from her!
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Always love... The power of that will always keep me grounded when other emotions take root.
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Mom taught me to always be nice to everyone.
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A life lesson that my mom taught me was to cling tight to my faith, even when life gets difficult. It has something I have hung on to dearly, especially after losing my mom 19 years ago.
The running course sounds like fun...my girls are in track and cross country and I told them that now that I am 40, my next goal is to try and run a 5k with them!!
Thanks for a fun giveaway and Happy Mother's Day, Ali!
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I learned a love for baking, animals, and storytelling from my mom... Boy do I miss her voice telling those stories... Xo
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My Mom always taught me to use my imagination. My Gramma Rose always helped me to know "what was meant to be will be". Use that all the time!
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"Just let it roll off your back...". I have learned to not read too much in to what people say, or take anyone's criticism too seriously. Best advice ever!!!
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My Mom taught me to always be ready to help someone without them having to ask, to really be there as a friend.
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My Mom taught me that when I am throwing a party...on the party day, to get myself ready first, then finish up the little details..that way when your guests arrive, you are ready.
I have to say...she was SO RIGHT!!
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My mom taught me that love is all that really matters.
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I so NEED an online running coach!!
My mom's best bit of advice was "don't talk bad about anyone, you never know who they may be related to." In our small close knit community it is VERY true!
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My mother always told me that those who go after what they want will always get it.
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My Mom taught me how to love my children and (hopefully) be a good mom!
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When I was little, my mom always told me constantly to wash my hands. I hated to hear those words. However, we all know now that she was right.
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I guess the one thing my mom has said and I need to do better of following is when it comes to relationships, it is a 2-way street. She also said to Be Nice. However, I think out of anything, my mom has a way of showing/acting versus speaking advice.
HAVE A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY! And what a great giveaway.
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