Category Archives: RAK

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And the Winner Is!

Alison!  Congrats!  Make sure you fill out the secure form below to claim your prize.

If I don’t hear back from you by Friday 11.59pm, I’ll post another winner on Saturday.

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Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking (Giveaway!)

Creating Keepsakes has just released a new magazine, Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking (The Digital Issue is here.)

This thing is LOADED with tips for every level of photographer.  Point & Shoot?  Kiss Auto good-bye!  Learning Apertures and ISO?  This is going to be your new best friend.  An old hand?  This has some great tricks.  Even if you don’t need the camera help, there are some amazing composition helps!  Seriously, this thing is bursting with great knowledge.

Then, as if that isn’t enough, there are all sorts of Photo Editing and Digital Scrapping bits!  I’m quite an advanced Digi-Scrapper (even if I do say so myself) and I still learned loads.  And if you’re thinking about dipping your toe but are a bit intimidated and don’t know where to start?  START HERE!!!!  Seriously, it’s wonderful.

Want a Sneak Peak?  Click the link to get a peak of all the wonderfulness that is this Special Issue!  And don’t forget to check out the Additional Online Content!

Ok, so as you can tell, I’m kind of a fan of this new magazine!  I’m such a fan that I’m going to give a copy away.  Leave a comment here by 11.59 pm Pacific 8 September, and I’ll post a winner on the 9th.

Here are a few more locations to get registered for a chance to win a copy:

Joey Manwarren http://everydayimagination.blogspot.com/
Laina Lamb http://www.lifeonthelamb.blogspot.com/
Adele Beck (You’re Here!) https://dleebug.wordpress.com/
Erika Hayes http://www.thinkingthroughdesign.typepad.com
Jana Morton http://janamorton.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Gretchen McElveen http://www.gretchenmac.blogspot.com
Iris Uy http://www.irisbabaouy.typepad.com/
Ashley Harris (The Scrap Review) http://www.thescrapreview.com
Lain Ehmann http://www.layoutaday.com
Susan Mintmire http://www.designteamcalls.com
Patty Cieri http://thegreenhouseonthehill.blogspot.com/
Ashley Horton http://ashleyspaperdoll.blogspot.com/
Stacy Cohen http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/
Autumn Baldwin http://itsalwaysautumn.com
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July/August Magazine WINNER

Congratulations: tipofmyheart!  You’ve won the free copy of the July/August 2012 CK magazine!  Make sure you fill in the secure form below to send me your address.  I need it by Friday, 22 June.

Didn’t win?  You can buy your copy here.

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Mother’s Day Blog Hop

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Mother’s Day Blog Hop for 2012.  You should have arrived here from Jennifer D’s ScrapDrawer.  If not, please jump to Amanda’s blog to get started.

Mother’s Day is always a tough thing for me to figure out what to do about.  It’s not a birthday or Christmas, which are the main gift giving holidays in our family, but it’s still a time I want to do something for.  I do love and appreciate my mother, after all.  So, I figured the best thing I could do was a scrapbook page for the book I’ve made her.  It’s just something that I add to on occasion, no specific theme, so it wouldn’t matter if it didn’t “fit” the rest of the book, and I didn’t have to do a huge project to show my mom I love her.

So, without further explanation, here’s my page:

That’s my mom!  And, yes… she’s holding me.  I’m about 3 months old, I think.  Anyway… it was a sweet photo, so I tried to keep the rest of it simple.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!  I love you!

If you’re following along the hop, be sure to leave a comment on every blog.  Amanda is pulling a random winner from her blog, and from one of the other blogs.  And, of course, I have a giveaway, too.  Leave a comment here for a chance to win.  Become a follower (there’s an email follow button down on the side bar, if you scroll a bit) or tell me that you already are for a 2nd chance.  Link to my blog from yours, or your FB page, or pin something from here to Pinterest, for a 3rd chance.  Do that before 11.59 pm Saturday 12 May, for your chance.  I’ll announce the winner on Sunday, 13 May (Mother’s Day).

On to your next stop: Andrea Joy’s Blog.

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Simple Scrapbooks Giveaway

Hey everyone!  Welcome back to my blog!  The editors over at Creating Keepsakes have given me another magazine for one of my lucky readers!

Simple Scrapbooks

Here’s the sneak peak.

One of the things that occasionally irks me is that it feels to me like there aren’t enough “simple” (read: realistic) pages in the magazines.  After all, most of us don’t have hours and hours to spend on a single LO, and we don’t have the money to spend on it, either!  But this issue has tons of simple, but still visually striking, LOs.  Here’s the one I did using their suggestions:

D'LeeBug ScrappingThis uses just 4 piece of paper:

2 PP background
1 PP split in two for the shaped paper at the bottom
1 CS background for the photos

It only has a couple of embellies, too.  Very simple.  Nothing difficult, but it still looks great!  And it showcases 12 photos!  Love it when I get a load of photos on one LO!

Anyway… here’s the deal.  If you leave a comment here, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a copy of this awesome magazine.  If you become a follower (or already are) you get a second chance (don’t forget to let me know!)  And finally, if you link your blog, FB or Pinterest to my blog, you get a 3rd chance (don’t forget to let me know!)  Better act quick, though, because I’ll close the comments at 11.59 pm Mountain Daylight Time on Friday 27 April.  I’ll post the winner on Saturday, so don’t forget to check back!

Want more chances?  Hit the rest of the blogs on the Blog Blitz:

Piradee Talvanna http://piradee.blogspot.com/
Adele Beck (You’re Here) https://dleebug.wordpress.com/
Laina Lamb http://lifeonthelamb.blogspot.com/
Stacy Cohen http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/
Patty Cieri http://thegreenhouseonthehill.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Autumn Baldwin http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/
Susan Mintmire (Paper Crafters Corner) http://papercrafterscorner.com/
Kim Jackson http://www.jacksoki.com/
Megan Hoeppner http://meganhoeppner.blogspot.com/
Erika Hayes http://www.thinkingthroughdesign.typepad.com/
The Scrap Review (Ashley Harris) http://www.thescrapreview.com
Laura Vegas http://lauravegas.typepad.com/
Joey Manwarren http://everydayimagination.blogspot.com/
Kim Watson http://kj-starre.blogspot.com/
Can’t stand the wait?  You can always buy your copy here.
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May/June CK Mag Winners

Hey my friends.  The winners are:

Kim (3Froggies)
Caroli
Rosa B.

I’ve inserted a secure form at the bottom of this post for you to send me a private email with your address.  Congratulations!

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Creating Keepsakes May/June Magazine Giveaway

Welcome welcome!  Hope you’re enjoying the lovely spring weather.  If not… that’s a great excuse to cuddle up with a new Creating Keepsakes magazine.

If you don’t have a copy, however, never fear.  I have not one, not two but THREE copies of the May/June 2012 issue to give away.

Kim Jackson’s Tips & Tricks article has a fabulous digi technique.  She shows us how Autumn Baldwin created her cute chevron patterned paper with strips of a striped paper.  Such an easy trick, be sure to check it out on page 20!

Here’s the LO I made using my newly minted Chevron Creation Skills!

Now, on to the important bits.  To win one of the copies I’ve got, the rules are as usual, leave a comment here.  Become a follower (and let me know.) Link to my blog (and let me know).  Do it by 11.59 pm Friday evening (Mountain).  I’ll pick a winner on Saturday 20 April 2012.

There are also a bunch more places to get another chance at a free copy.  Check out the rest of the blogs on this list:

Piradee Talvanna http://piradee.blogspot.com/
Adele Beck (You’re here) http://considerthedayseized.blogspot.com/
Laina Lamb http://lifeonthelamb.blogspot.com/
Stacy Cohen http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/
Patty Cieri http://thegreenhouseonthehill.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Autumn Baldwin http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/
Susan Mintmire (Paper Crafters Corner) http://papercrafterscorner.com/
Kim Jackson http://www.jacksoki.com/
Megan Hoeppner http://meganhoeppner.blogspot.com/
Erika Hayes http://www.thinkingthroughdesign.typepad.com/
The Scrap Review (Ashley Harris) http://www.thescrapreview.com
Laura Vegas http://lauravegas.typepad.com/
Joey Manwarren http://everydayimagination.blogspot.com/
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Belated Birthday Winner

Hey everyone, sorry this is so late.  When I got back from Phoenix I got double slammed… work and a horrible sinus infection.  I’m back on my feet, the term’s over (just have those pesky finals to mark) and I’ve FINALLY gotten around to posting the winner to my Birthday giveaway!

The new owner of the lovely set of octagon nesties is…..

NenaNYC!

Livia, I think I already have your address.  I’ll get them in the post to you tomorrow…. along with my taxes.