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. Heather Smithson says…
    06/12/2011

    I went to a conference yesterday and picked up a book by this funny lady http://susielloyd.sophiainstitute.com/ who inspired me to approach my sometimes crazy family life with more laughs and perspective.

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  2. Shari walker says…
    06/12/2011

    Thanks for the chance to win would love to win one......on a daily basis pineterest inspires me, that site is awesome...s

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  3. Susan says…
    06/12/2011

    I absolutely hope I'm not too late as this looks amazing. What I'm inspired with at the moment is your Scrapbooking on the Road class. It's really helping me power through my 2009 seven week OS trip to three countries--I had the memorabilia, photos and journaling, it just needed to be brought together--and I've already put together the album for our upcoming two week cruise to NZ in Jan 2012!

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  4. Carolyn HP says…
    06/12/2011

    I love the thought of either of these classes, thanks for the chance to win. As for me, photography has always been a hobby I love, one of the many reasons I started scrapbooking, so I would have to say many of the people I follow on flickr.com inspire me to strive to take photos, to take more of them, to enjoy finding new perspectives...

    One of the people I've perused quite a bit is Andrea, girlhula on flickr.com, she never ceases to amaze me with her talent, she inspires me so much, I love looking to see if she's updated her photos, I love the way she sees her world, her lists, she's awesome!

    See her photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlhula/

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  5. Brenda in Sunny SoCal says…
    06/12/2011

    Thanks so much for the chance I would love another chance at LOAD

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  6. Brenda in Sunny SoCal says…
    06/12/2011

    Forgot my inspiration for this week, my god-daughter's Bat Mizvah

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  7. Karen S. says…
    06/12/2011

    Today I have been inspired by your Scrapbook on the Road travel minibook. I am putting together a book to take to Wash DC in a couple of weeks.

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  8. Suz says…
    06/12/2011

    I am inspired by my dear friend, Lexi Bridges. She is a constant source of inspiration!!! Check her creations out at Crate Paper's blog and October Afternoon's. :)
    Thanks god the chance to win!

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  9. Suz says…
    06/12/2011

    Um yeah...my phone Autocorrected "god" for "for." sheesh!

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  10. Miriam says…
    06/12/2011

    What great giveaways Ali, I haven't scrapbooked for over a year due to selling and building our new home. I'd love to get back into the swing of things this year. The Mother Load may be a great way to start. Take care xx

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  11. Susan from Colorado says…
    06/12/2011

    As a little girl I LOVED summer camp!! I lived for it all year long. I'm so excited to have a REALLY FUN summer camp to look forward to now! Wahoo! Got excited when I saw you were one of the "camp councilors" :) I was recently inspired by a very simple card :
    http://www.mychicnscratch.com/2011/05/pretty-postage-thanks.html#comments
    Sometimes I get carried away with trying to add too much to my cards. This one Simply states "Thanks" I love it!

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  12. KarenW says…
    06/12/2011

    I would love to win either class. Sounds like what I need to get my scrapbooking back on track.

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  13. Corinne L says…
    06/12/2011

    Amazing giveaways as always

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  14. Melissa S. says…
    06/12/2011

    Would love to win a spot in the Summer Card Camp...it sounds amazing. There are so many great blogs out there and so many very talented crafters, so finding inspiration is never tough. I was very inspired by this adorable little onesie baby card using soon-to-be released products from Papertrey Ink.
    http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/these_are_a_few_of_my_fav/2011/06/sweet-baby-inspiration.html

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  15. Cindy in Boise says…
    06/12/2011

    What a great giveaway! Love the idea of this class. Thanks for the chance to win :)

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  16. ArtdeMia says…
    06/12/2011

    I love Donna Downey's inspiration wednesday. I look forward to it every week. Here is a link to this week's video:http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/2011/06/inspira.html. Thank you for this opportunity!

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  17. Lori Page says…
    06/12/2011

    What an awesome prize. Usually it's kids that inspire me. My kids are all college age and above but it doesn't take much to take me right back to when they were little. I love scrapbooking pics from when they were little.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5OJeLeunc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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  18. June says…
    06/12/2011

    I'm really inspired by this photography blog London vs Paris:

    http://londonvsparis.blogspot.com/

    I was hoping one of my friends would want to do one with me here. I really think it would make for a really good mini book!

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  19. Rhenna says…
    06/12/2011

    Instagram inspires me to live in the moment...thanks for the opportunity!

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  20. bunny says…
    06/12/2011

    i was inspired by this blog to finally tackle buttonholes!

    http://portialawrie.blogspot.com/2011/06/sewing-basics-11-machine-buttonhole.html

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  21. Josiane says…
    06/12/2011

    I have been inspired by my family.

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