Week In The Life 2011 | Really Awesome Giveaway


THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.


Winners will be posted on Monday.



To help celebrate the 2011 Week In The Life I'm excited to bring you a wonderfully awesome collection of sponsored giveaways.

16 companies have joined together to sponsor this week and provide you with an exceptional range of giveaways for both paper and digital memory keepers. All images below and clickable and will take you to each sponsors site. Don't forget to check out the special offers from many of the sponsoring companies (listed under the giveaway description ).

To enter, leave a comment at the end of this post sharing something that is special or exceptional about you. One comment per person please.

This special giveaway will remain open throughout the week, with comments closing on Friday, July 29th at noon Pacific. Winners will be posted on Monday, August 1. If you are reading this on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment.

A big thank you to the companies sponsoring this giveaway. You are appreciated!

GIVEAWAY | Three people will receive a $50 gift card to Lisa Leonard Designs.

Lisa Leonard Designs create meaningful jewelry and gifts.  Have you seen her new décor and wedding lines? So fun! You'll find the perfect custom gift for yourself or a friend.

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a Bigger than a Breadbox July ’11 kit and one person a Smaller than a Breadbox July ’11 kit from Apron Strings.

Apron Strings isn’t your typical monthly kit club.  Oh, we have all the newest goodies but  we mix them up to provide you with three kits to choose from (two scrapbook kits and one card kit.)  There’s a kit for you no matter what your style or experience is.    Apron Strings has a simple goal:  help you combine your stories and your photos by making pages easier and faster to create.   We do that by providing kits where everything you need is in the kit, you don’t need to purchase separate add-ons to make fast, fun and fantastic layouts.   Sketches and examples come with each kit in a full-color newsletter, and challenges and contests on the blog keep you inspired.

SPECIAL OFFER | We want you to come and give Apron Strings kits a try. Save 20% on your entire order by entering code AE711 at check-out. While you’re there sign-up for the no-commitment autoship. Tell us you heard about Apron Strings on Ali’s blog and you’ll get a free kit when you’ve received four consecutive auto-shipped kits. No skips are allowed during your first four months. You can however make substitutions and flips.

Come to Apron Strings where we can help you give your stories and photos a place where you and your family can re-live and remember.

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a fat quarter bundle of "Trick or Treat" fabric and a a QT Minky Cuddle Blanket Kit of your choice from Quilted Treasures.

SPECIAL OFFER | 20% off your purchase at our etsy shop with coupon code AEJULY2011

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive the July Kit from Cocoa Daisy.

‘Modern, trendy and oh so chic’, is the best way to describe Cocoa Daisy’s July kit ‘Urban Loft’. With its soft yet intense colors from manufacturers like Sassafras, Basic Grey and American Crafts, it is sure to inspire your inner designer. This kit combines the best summer catwalk colors and brings together Bohemian Paris with New York Urban Chic! You are not going to want to miss the unique style of this kit – Gossip Girl meet Holly Golightly!

SPECIAL OFFER | Cocoa Daisy is having a Special Summer Promotion through August 5th! Get 20% the first kit of your six month Cocoa Daisy subscription. Then get the 5 remaining Cocoa Daisy monthly kits for only $29.95 per month. You will also receive a coupon good for $5.00 off Ronda's Palazzari's online class "10 things". Click here to learn more.

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, add-on kits, on-line classes and special project kits. We pride ourselves on offering the latest mix of product from top manufacturers,  including 11 patterned papers, exclusive stamps and plenty of fun embellishments for the low subscription price of only $29.95 per month! Our goal is to inspire you with our talented Design Team, nurture your creativity through our blog, make you feel welcome and at home on our message board and provide you with the best of customer service.

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GIVEAWAY | Three people will win a Gift Card worth 15.00 in products to Designer sherrieJD at DeviantScrap.com.

Explore Visual Journaling with me! Adding photos and ephemera from our everyday lives instills a deeper personal meaning to our art. Looking for unique scrapbook and art journaling products? Love vintage or hand painted papers and elements? Want to learn the process of visual journaling through instructional videos? My digital products are my own unique style with a huge splash of vintage finds. Products are created at 300dpi and sized generously for a variety of uses. Great for digital and hybrid projects. For those wanting to explore the process of visual journaling, my video lessons provide instructions for a variety of techniques and supplies. And look for my hand-bound Bird on a Wire journal class at ArtFest 2012!

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GIVEAWAY | Six people will receive four new paper stacks from Die Cuts With A View. The stacks include Mademoiselle, Lady Couture, All About Me, and Collage Musings.

Based in Provo, Utah, DCWV Inc. was founded in 1995 by Nancy and Mike Hill. The company designs, manufactures, and sells innovative, quality products to the scrapbooking, home décor, jewelry, and stationery markets. In 2005, DCWV was recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies on the "Inc. 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies" list and was awarded as the #1 Utah-based company. Its products are differentiated by their quality, on-trend look and feel, innovation and customer-respected brand name. For more information, please refer to DCWV’s website at www.dcwv.com.

FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BLOG | DIGITAL


GIVEAWAY | Two people will receive the paper & embellishment kit from the 7 Gypsies Lille Collection and another two people will receive the paper & embellishment kit from Teresa Collins' Timeless Collection all from J Creations.

SPECIAL OFFER | Receive 20% off and free shipping until August 25th with coupon code 20ALI.

J. Creations is a new online retailer of papercrafting kits, custom made scrapbooks, and scrapbook supplies & embellishments. We are also a distributor of beautiful handmade paper flowers from Thailand and offer the flowers for sale to Local Scrapbook Stores. Additional giveaways will be happening on their Facebook site throughout the week so make sure you visit us and click "like" to be entered to win.

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a Celebrate Wall Hanging Kit from Keller's Creations.

SPECIAL OFFER | Free "photo here" stamp with any order. Put ALIEDWARDS in the special instructions section at checkout. Valid through 7/31/2011.

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GIVEAWAY | Five people will win one Big Idea Festival kit AND one $30 Big Picture Classes gift certificate.

SPECIAL OFFER | Week In The Life participants can enjoy 10% off their entire order at Big Picture classes by using the following promo code at checkout: weeklife. Expires 8/30/2011.

Big Picture Classes is the place to connect and learn in a creative, online environment. Our community of instructors and members mingle in custom classrooms uniquely designed to deliver expert guidance and engaging ideas so that you can more fully explore your creativity.

At BPC, you'll find a myriad of super convenient self-paced classes as well as interactive multi-week workshops on topics ranging from scrapbooking to photography, journaling to personal well-being—but it is the light-hearted and liberating philosophy behind our education that sets us apart and enables you to find your muse, follow it and immerse yourself in personal expression.

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GIVEAWAY | Three people will receive FREE tuition to Up & Running with Photoshop, Jessica Sprague's introductory online class in digital scrapbooking AND three people will receive FREE tuition to Good-to-Great Workflow, Jessica's introductory online class in photo editing.

SPECIAL OFFER | Both the above classes are regularly $49 but are 30% off through the end of July. No special code needed.

JessicaSprague.com is the leading online destination offering classes and products for digital crafters. Founded in 2007 by world-renowned crafter, author and teacher Jessica Sprague, you'll be amazed at what you can learn to make with Photoshop in just a few lessons! If you have always wanted to learn how to edit your photos, add frames, brushes, printables, journaling and digitally-crafted embellishments to your scrapbooks, Jessica will show you how! Choose from dozens of self-paced, video-based online classes in photo editing, digital scrapbooking, photography, digital design, and more! Stop by our product shop and pick up gorgeous digital designs for your digital or hybrid scrapbooks. The path to digital goddess-hood begins here. Register today!

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GIVEAWAY | Four people will receive a prize pack of adhesives from Therm O Web.

Win a fabulous adhesive prize pack! It includes adhesives for all sorts of projects...Zots Adhesive Dots, SuperTape, SuperStik, Fabric Fuse and Tape Runners. Prize value is over $55!

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GIVEAWAY | Ten people will receive a 36-sheet pack of Paper Layerz/CutMates combo pack from WorldWin Papers.

NEW! Paper Layerz by Megan Elizabeth. Color-coordinated printed cardstock that makes creating and coordinating layered die cut images easy and beautiful. Paper Layerz is printed on CutMates diecutable cardstock -- the cardstock specifically formulated for electronic die cutting. The 36-sheet pack has 30 printed Paper Layerz sheets (1 each of 24 patterns plus 6 of Megan Elizabeth's favorite patterns) and 6 solid colored CutMates sheets that Megan Elizabeth picked to coordinate with here colors! Please visit our Web site, www.worldwinpapers.com to see an "intro" and "how-to" video on Paper Layerz so you can start using your electronic die cutter with new-found ease and simplicity.

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GIVEAWAY | One person will receive a hand-picked prize package from Tim Holtz.

I'm thrilled to be part of "A Week in the Life" here on Ali's blog. We all know the importance of capturing our memories and telling our own story in our own way. I've gathered up some of my favorite papers, stamps, tools, embellishments, and of course inks to share with one of you to help you express your creative vision. Enjoy the journey...

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GIVEAWAY | Two people will receive August’s kit, BOARDWALK, from Studio Calico.

BOARDWALK, features brand new releases from Summer CHA just last week plus a mix of exclusive products – there’s a frame stamp, mini alpha by Sassafras, patterned paper by Crate Paper, and more! For an additional chance to win this kit, like Studio Calico on Facebook and make a comment mentioning you saw this kit via Ali’s Week in the Life.

Studio Calico offers a monthly scrapbooking kit that combines the latest products from your favorite manufacturers with unique and exclusive offerings that you can’t get anywhere else. You will find kits filled with products that are coordinated for ease-of-use by both the advanced and novice scrapbooker. In addition Studio Calico offers a dynamic and supportive online community along with fresh and inspiring ideas on the website and blog.

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GIVEAWAY FOR ALL | Everyone is invited to download a full size digital kit from Sweet Shoppe Designs. To take advantage of the special offer just add the kit to your cart and use coupon code WITL2011 at checkout to receive the kit FREE.

Sweet Shoppe Designs is one of the best known and well loved digital scrapbook stores in the industry. With nearly two dozen top of the line designers creating new products each and every week, you can count on them to make your memories sweeter! In addition to gorgeous products like full-size digital kits, hybrid printables, fonts, quickpages and more, Sweet Shoppe Designs also offers a full range of services including a thriving community, a gallery where scrappers can share their work, a blog that features daily inspiration, and a monthly challenge system which encourages participants to think outside the box in terms of the pages they create and stories they tell!

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GIVEAWAY | Ten people will receive shopping sprees worth $25 each to www.SimonSaysStamp.com.

SPECIAL OFFERS | Use Coupon Code WIL for 10% your entire order until July 31, 2011. Shipping specials are still active with no coupon code.

Located in Ohio - "The Heart of it All", Simon Says Stamp is a family business with a lot of heart.

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To enter the WEEK IN THE LIFE giveaway leave a comment at the end of this post sharing something that is special or exceptional about you. One comment per person please.

This giveaway will remain open throughout the week, with comments being closed on Friday, July 29th at noon Pacific. Winners will be posted on Monday, August 1. If you are reading this on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment.

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2054 thoughts

  1. KathleenB says…
    07/25/2011

    I like to think that my nieces and nephews think I am the BEST Auntie in the world! I so try to be!

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  2. Anneleen says…
    07/25/2011

    Wow! Great giveaways, would love to win one of those!

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  3. Esther says…
    07/25/2011

    Not entering Ali, but I'd like to inform you that the banner on the frontpage of your website is always dropping down, so I see two banners. One still, and the other with changing images.
    Not sure if this is caused by my computer, but it the banner is placed on top making it impossible to click on the articles right under.

    Reply 3 Replies
    1. Candace says…
      07/25/2011

      It has something to do with Internet Explorer 9. The new upgrade did something funky to a lot of blogs and websites. Hopefully they figure it out or maybe some of the blogs need Explorer 9 compatible graphics now.

    2. Esther says…
      07/26/2011

      Thanks Candace, I'll see what I can do about it.
      I know something special about Candace Ali! She's very helpful! ;)

    3. Esther says…
      07/26/2011

      I changed to Firefox, everything looks normal now.

  4. Becky Vick says…
    07/25/2011

    Ali~

    Excited about Aweek in a life project... brings out my creativity and really makes me realize how wonderful life is and the little things are sometimes the best memories.

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  5. Tamar says…
    07/25/2011

    Awesome giveaway thank you! My girls say I'm the best Mumma in the world which makes my heart very glad :)
    Tamar x

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  6. Alexis A. says…
    07/25/2011

    What's exceptional about myself is how much I love my family and the people special to me. :) I know because they feel it and in turn, I feel their love ♥ Thank you for the chance to win, Ali! Here's to an awesome week!

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  7. Sherry Coleman says…
    07/25/2011

    I have had brain surgery twice for aneurysms.. thanks for the chance to win!

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  8. Sue says…
    07/25/2011

    Something exceptional about me.... this past year, as a second year law student, I conceived, planned and pulled off a symposium on very touchy issues, the first of its kind in the U.S. featuring the top legal names in the country. It was something no law student has ever done before.

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    1. Sue says…
      07/25/2011

      Thank you! It was the stress, albeit good stress, of that year that lead me to pick up scrapbooking and other crafts to help calm myself. Definitely a win win situation!

    2. Gypsy Chaos says…
      07/27/2011

      With that experience behind you, future huge mountains will be easier to climb - you know you can do it!
      Congratulations!

    3. Janet says…
      07/25/2011

      Wow, that is exceptional. Congrats!!

    4. Honore says…
      07/25/2011

      Congratulations!

  9. Sian says…
    07/25/2011

    My kids say I am the best at gathering all their memories and keeping them safe. Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.

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  10. Michelle Gardin says…
    07/25/2011

    Something exceptional about me: I am constantly trying to improve myself, my life and the lives of those around me.

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  11. Susan F. says…
    07/25/2011

    I always try to find the humor in a situation and make people smile:)

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  12. Carolyn says…
    07/25/2011

    I take pretty good photographs, have several in galleries now, also I had the opportunity to live aboard and sail a 40 foot sail boat with my husband around the world.

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    1. Amy says…
      07/25/2011

      Wow, very cool! I'd love to see your pictures!

  13. Kate P says…
    07/25/2011

    Something exceptional about me: I couldn't think of something myself but I recall being told I have the voice of an angel when I sing!

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  14. Megan Renfree says…
    07/25/2011

    What great giveaways! I think what makes me special is my amazing family. I havn't always made the right decisions in life but somehow I still managed to get two fabulous boys and a great husband!! Now thats exceptional!!!

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  15. Leslie O. says…
    07/25/2011

    What makes me special is my wonderful family. They truly are my inspiration :)

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  16. diane says…
    07/25/2011

    I try to be a role-model for my 3 daughters:)

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  17. Sandra says…
    07/25/2011

    So excited about the coming week! The giveaways are wonderful -- here's hoping I'm lucky! Something exceptional about me? mmm, that I am exceptionally loyal to my friends? Got their backs!

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  18. Skye says…
    07/25/2011

    Awesome giveaways. What makes me exceptional is that I am like a bug when it comes to creativity. Yes a bug! I am easily distracted by another creative thing much like a bug is attracted to lights. I don't know whether its a good or bad thing, but I think that makes me, me.

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    1. Megan says…
      07/26/2011

      I'm optimistic & have a special knack for finding/locating things people misplace in my house ;) my husband frequently asks where something is and I can usually find it even if I didn't know we owned it!

  19. Laura B. says…
    07/25/2011

    One thing that is special about me is that we are a family through the blessing of adoption. We are thankful every day for our beautiful little girl!

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    1. Maria says…
      07/28/2011

      Me too and I was just about to write how exceptionally lucky I am!

    2. Laura Wolfshorndl says…
      07/26/2011

      Me, too. Where did you adopt her from? We adopted our Grace from Taiwan 4 years ago.

  20. Chris Cross says…
    07/25/2011

    Amazing giveaways! Thanks for sharing!

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  21. AnneMarie says…
    07/25/2011

    Hhhhmmmmmmm..........I try not to sweat the little things and try to make people laugh instead.

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  22. AngieS says…
    07/25/2011

    I am doing my best to be a good mother, a good partner and to be good to myself, everyday. Thank you for a chance to win!

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  23. Lindsay says…
    07/25/2011

    My family makes me exceptional. I am blessed with a wonderful husband and precious little boy - we have so much fun together and I love documenting all of our fun adventures.

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  24. Ruth says…
    07/25/2011

    i guess something special about me is that i think my mum is awesome, best mother ever and i try to be just like her, i think that is pretty special.

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    1. Candace H. says…
      07/25/2011

      Ali, what a wonderful giveaway today! Thank you! Wow, what a tough question. I've thought about it hard and I don't think there is anything exceptional or special about me but I do work with special needs children. I don't make much money but the joy and blessings that come from just being and working with them each day is enough for me.

  25. Jane Ellen says…
    07/25/2011

    I've just discovered your page through Chris Guillebeau, and it's brilliant! I'll be downloading the pdf files. Thank you!

    My gift is the gift of music, and I am constantly blessed by the people who tell me that one of the pieces I've composed and recorded has touched their lives in some way.

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