Scrapbooking {Giveaway}…

*****This giveaway is now over*****

We have a Winner! 

Congratulations to I’m A Yaya!  You’ve won the My Memories scrapbooking software!

I’ve been playing with the My Memories Suite for a week now and I have one thing to say:  It rocks!

{Here I used one of the many My Memories Suite premade layouts}

Scrapbooking, like the page above and this page I made for Bitty, is just one of the many things the My Memories Suite can do.  I decided to try and create a birthday invitation for Bitty’s birthday and here’s what I came up with:

{Yes.  I am going to use that top pic of Bitty All.The.Time}

 

{Nope, there are no dates on there.  Because her party hasn’t actually been planned yet.  Well, that and we can’t have the stalkerazzi showin’ up ; ) }

I created all that on the My Memories Suite.  The software really is simple and easy to use and the possibilities are endless!  Even better, I don’t want to be the only one having all this fun … I want to share it with you!

To make it easy, I have two ways for you to take home this digital scrapbooking software for yourself.

Way Number 1: Buy it! 

I know, I know… buying stuff is not as fun as winning it.  But I can ease the sting a little bit… My Memories has given me a coupon code that will give you a $10 discount when purchasing the My Memories Suite and another $10  coupon to use in the My Memories.com store.  That’s a $20 value just for you, people!  Just use the awesome savings code when checking out.

Awesome savings code: STMMMS26948

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Way Number 2:  Win it!

Check out My Memories and tell me (in a comment) which scrapping kit you like the best.  P.S.  Did you see the free kits section?!?

Extra Entries:  Leave a separate comment for each.

Follow My Memories on Facebook, Twitter or the My Memories Blog.  You already follow Kadbury Is… on Twitter and Facebook, right?  Leave a comment and let me know! 

Well, there you go… I’ve given you a Grand Total of 6 ways to enter to win.  All that’s left is to wish you Good Luck!

 

{Disclosure and Legal Stuff:  I was given a copy of the software to review and keep.  My opinions are truly and honestly mine and not influenced in any way by My Memories.  Giveaway runs from 9/7/2011 and ends 9/17/2011 at midnight Central Time.}

Scrapbooking Fun…

I will admit, I haven’t been the most diligent on keeping up with my scrapbooking. 

Both T Bub and Lovely L have a ‘first year’ scrapbook.  But poor Bitty B?  I’m pretty sure I might have completed a ‘first day of life’ page for her scrapbook.  Yep, that’s it.  The girl gets one page in her scrapbook.  I’m thinking that that’s just what happens when you’re the third kid, though…

The truth is that I am way too much of a perfectionist.  That, coupled with the cost of all the bits, pieces and paper that I wanted, made scrapbooking an almost impossible task for me. 

An example?

Here was my process:  Go to scrap store.  Spend 20 bucks on various stickers and paper.  Spend 12 hours on one page meticulously placing pictures and stickers on page. 

Anal retentive does not even begin to describe my scrapbooking…

In the end, I’d usually be left with some paper, and a bunch of expensive stickers.  On the bright side, my two daughters love the fact that they now have hundreds of stickers at their disposal…

Here’s where I show you my newest scrapbooking venture:

Cute, right? 

For serious, I made that on my computer! 

That’s not even the best part:  This took about 20 minutes total to learn the software and then put the whole page together. 

And guess what?  You will have a chance to win this same software, called the My Memories Suite, next week!  I know, I know… awesome…

Until I post the giveaway, you can go check out more super awesomeness on the My Memories website.  You’ll find tons of cute layouts and scrapbooking kits and even some premade layouts like the one I used to make Bitty’s page.

Her expression in the middle picture is killing me ; ) 

You’re All Winners In My Book…

I have giveaway winners to announce!  Now, do I keep you in suspense and keep on writing or do I let you know who won?  I vote for: Let you know who won ; )  Here we go!

First up was this completely awesome Elphia Designs bag:

And the winner, as chosen by Random.org, is:

Number 10 is BLT! Yay! Yay! Yay!

Sorry, I’m really excited to be giving stuff away.  I feel kinda like Bob Barker, except I’m not giving away A NEW CAR!!!  (In my head, I sounded just like Bob Barker,fyi)

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Next up is the Cross Serving Tray from DaySpring:

This has been sitting in my front room for several weeks.  I have resisted on several occasions from taking it out its box and petting it because that would be weird. Sorry.  That was probably too much information.  Hmm.  Okay… well. Let’s just see who won it, shall we?

Number 4 is Julie L.!  Woo Hoo!

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Next, I have this way super cool Thermal Tote from Thirty-One:

And our lucky winner is:

Number 7 is Cathy T.!  Only one item left to give away…

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This bag by Elphia Designs is my very last giveaway from my Giveaway Week.

Ready to see who won it?

Number 7 is Rachel!!

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Thank you to everyone that participated in my very first Giveaway.   And Congratulations to all my winners; I will contact you to get your info so I can send you your fabulous prizes!

Final Giveaway…

 

***This Giveaway Is Over***

I have one Final Fabulous Giveaway for you all!

Information That You Probably Don’t Need To Know, But I’m Going Tell You Anyway:  In my head, the ‘you all’ sounded like ya’ll, but since I haven’t lived in a state where ‘you all’ is pronounced ya’ll in eighteen years, I refrained from typing it that way.

Now, I don’t plan for this to be the last giveaway ever.  In fact, I’m working on finding some awesomesauce necklaces to give away when I hit 100 peeps either here or on Facebook…  Now, on to the Giveaway!

I love this Elphia Designs bag.  The deep purple and diamond patterned fabric are very thick and sturdy.  I think this would make a perfect library bag, but that is because I am not very creative with bag usage.  I’m sure you have other ideas on how you’d use this bag… 

Hmmmm.  I just noticed I used a picture with my Shiny Metal Chain-Link Fence That I Abhor in the background.

{LOVE the bag!  Hate the fence…}

HA!  Look how I have artfully used the foliage in my backyard to hide most of the fence, so that the lovely bag is again the focus:

{Beautiful!  The bag, not the foliage.}

Mandatory:

• If you would like a chance to win this fabulous one-of-a-kind Elphia Designs bag, all you need to do is leave a comment!

Extra Entries: 

• Did you know that Sharon also has a brand-new blog?  She shares some of her life as a mom of two while working a full time job and making these amazing bags and wristlets!  Go say hello for me : )
• Did you visit Elphia Designs on Etsy?  Which bag is your favorite?
• Say hi on Facebook or Tweet about this giveaway.

Good luck!

Don’t forget to enter my other Giveaways ~ Giveaway winners will be announced on Monday, July 18!  Click on a picture to enter:

                   

       {Elphia Designs Handbag}               {DaySpring Serving Tray}           {Thermal Tote from Thirty-One}

31 Gifts Giveaway…

 

***This Giveaway Is Over***

Important:  I am not giving away thirty-one gifts! 

More important:  I am, however, giving away an awesome tote from Thirty-One!

 

 

I spent quite a bit of time on Lisa’s Thirty-One website, I’ll have you know.  For pretty much the same reason I got stuck on DaySprings. 

Reason Number One:  Too much great stuff (Did you see how I didn’t use the word awesome?  Yep, I can use other adjectives.  Just in case you were wondering…)

Reason Number Two:  It’s apparent to me that I have a hard time making decisions.  In fact, I didn’t officially choose which tote to give away until last night. 

{True Story:  I asked for advice on Facebook before I finally made a decision.}

Since there was so much general awesomeness going on in the Thirty-One catalog and I was having trouble narrowing down what I wanted to give away, I thought I should ask Lisa what her best sellers were:

                            

                                 {Retro Metro Bag}                       {Large Utility Tote}

That Retro Metro Bag is too cute.  It looks like the ultimate around town bag.  And the Large Utility Tote looks big enough to carry Bitty around in.  Although I’m pretty sure that’s not its intended use. 

I also asked Lisa which totes were her favorites.  After all, she uses them daily:

                                 

                         {All In One Organizer}                                 {Cindy Tote}

I love how she uses the All In One:  She stores all her cleaning supplies in it and just carries it from room to room.  That seems way more convenient and smarter than what I do.  Currently, my cleaning supplies are all scattered under the many sinks in my house.  It’s like playing hide and seek to find the product I need. Which makes cleaning even more fun!*

*That’s sarcasm, people.

Not only does each tote comes in several different patterns, but you can also *drumroll please*  Personalize them!

 

{Organizing Utility Tote & Thermal Tote}

I love having my kids initials on their school, lunch or sport bags.  There’s little chance someone else is going to walk off with a bag with a big LGD embroidered on the side of it. 

Okay, I think I’ve teased you long enough. : )

Here’s what I have for one of you to win:

{Win Me!}

This thermal tote features thermal foil interior lining and a front pocket.  I have about twenty-five things I would use it for, including, but not limited to: keeping the kids water bottle cold during games, keeping our snacks non-melted unmelted fresh during park outings and storing my Dr. Peppers. 

Plus, look at all the cute patterns it comes in:

And check this out:  You get to pick which pattern you want!  Hopefully, you’ll be able to come to a decision quicker than I did…

You know what comes next, right? 

Required Entry:  Comment!  Tell me which pattern you would choose.

Extra Entries:  (Leave a separate comment for each)

• Head over to Lisa’s Thirty-One, click on View Our Catalog and tell me what your favorite thing is.  Did you know she also has baby gifts and stationary?
• Tweet this:  Thirty-One Giveaway from @KadburyIs ! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/qjZiXL

You can also say hello to Lisa on her Thirty-One Facebook page.  I have just learned that Facebook no longer allows that as a giveaway entry, and to that I say Pooh Pooh To You! Not to you, to Facebook that is.

Good luck and don’t forget to check out Monday and Tuesday’s giveaways, too!  I won’t announce the winners until Monday, July 18th.

 

DaySpring Tray Giveaway…

 

***This giveaway is over***

Boy, this giveaway business is stressful!

After reading over yesterdays Elphia Designs giveaway, I realized I failed to lay out several important points. 

Important Point Number One:  All giveaway winners will be announced on Monday, July 18th.  Important Point Number Two:  Giveaway winners will be chosen by Random.org. 

Whew!

I feel better now.  Ready to see what I’ve got in store for you today?  *squeal* 

Side note:  I actually squealed in excitement.  Kind of an ‘EEEEE!’ noise…. Then I looked around the blog cave* in embarrassment but it’s just me down here, so it’s all cool.   

*My unfinished basement.  It’s dark, damp, and kinda scary.  Therefore it qualifies for cave status.  

Okay, ready?  Here’s what I have for you to win today:

{Seriously awesome.  Seriously}

I literally spent about three weeks on DaySprings’ site looking at all their fabulous items… It was so hard to choose just one thing!  But lucky for you, I finally made up my mind and ordered their Cross Serving Tray.  Did I tell you it’s awesome? 

{It’s awesome.  Just trust me on this.}

Enough yakking, let’s get to the How To Win This Tray:

Required Entry:  Leave a comment telling me about your favorite ‘me’ spot.  Mine is in my front room in front of our picture window.  I love to sit and read or sip my coffee before one of The BLT* find me and drag me away.

*Not the sandwich.

That’s it!  Want to improve your chances?!?  Sweet!  Here’s how:

Extra Entries: (Leave a separate comment for each)

• Tell me if you are a member of this site.  Wait, you’re not?  Then hit the Join This Site button on my sidebar.  Boom.  You are now a member.  It’s like an awesome secret club.  Except it’s not a secret and it’s all inclusive, so maybe it’s more like Starbucks*.  But without the coffee…

*Starbucks is my favorite place to hang out and chat with my girlfriends while drinking excessive amounts of coffee and eating those red velvet cupcakes. 

• Follow @KadburyIs on Twitter and/or tweet the following: 
• DaySpring Serving Tray Giveaway~Win it here: http://bit.ly/oU6c12  

Good luck and don’t forget, you can still enter yesterday’s giveaway to win a custom Elphia Designs handbag!

Disclaimer: I have not been paid or otherwise compensated with gifts or money for my opinion by DaySpring or any other affiliate. I just really, truly love this tray : )

Elphia Designs Giveaway…

 

***This Giveaway is over***

So, anywho…  I am officially a year older.  And to be honest, it doesn’t feel all that different.  I think once you hit a certain age, birthdays don’t really matter anymore.  Until a BIG ONE comes along.  And then it matters, but not in the ‘feel good, I’m so happy it’s my birthday’ way. 

This birthday was not one of those (in my mind, anyway) so I’m all good and ready to give away cool stuff.  I have been not-so-patiently waiting for this week to begin so let’s get started!

This first giveaway is courtesy of my friend Sharon.  She has a knack for finding beautiful fabrics and turning them into amazing handbags.  Her bags are truly one of a kind:

{Pleated Mod Print Shoulder Purse}

{Floral Wristlet With Zipper}

I am constantly amazed with what she can do with fabric and am so excited to be able to give one of her super awesome creations to one of you! 

ACK!  I can’t take the suspense any longer…

Here’s all you need to do to win this Elphia Designs handbag:

Leave a comment.

Yep.  That’s it. 

If you want, your comment can share your undying love of handbags and all thing pretty.  Or your comment can just say, ‘I was here, I like free stuff, the handbag is cute, I want to win it.’  Something like that. 

And just in case you really, really want this bag, here are some things you can do for extra entries into today’s giveaway:

Go to Elphia Designs and tell me which bag is your favorite.

Tweet about this giveaway or Follow Elphia Designs on Twitter. 

Do you Like Sharon on Facebook?  Come back and tell me about it.  Ooh, that just sounded like a Billy Joel song. 

Wait… I think it goes, ‘Tell her about it.’  Maybe.  Great, now I’m going to have to YouTube it.

Okay, I lost focus for a second, but now I’m back. 

When you do any of those extra entry things, make sure you come back and comment to let me know!  And don’t forget to come back tomorrow to see what my next giveaway will be…

Good luck!

Dayspring Giveaway Preview…

Guess what showed up at my door this morning!

Woot! 

Inside that brown box is an incredibly awesome and beautiful something that I ordered from Dayspring.  An awesome and beautiful something that I bought for the express purpose of giving away to one of my awesome and beautiful readers.  (That’s you!) 

Want to know what it is? 

Well, lucky for you I took some kinda almost awful pictures:

ACK!  Isn’t that awesome?  I saw this and knew I had to have it. 

And then I remembered that I already own, not one, but two other serving trays.  I really didn’t need a third.

It was then that I came up with the idea of buying it to give away for my Birthday Week Giveaway*. 

*Birthday Giveaway Week starts July 10th, so start getting prepared!  I know I am :*)

Seriously, I am so excited that one of you will get to have this tray.  And my picture taking abilities simply cannot convey its general awesomeness.

Well, what do you think? 

Because I am just about giddy with excitement.  And I think I’ve pretty much overused the word ‘excited’ at this  point. 

If you’d like to see the specifics on this tray, you can go check it out at Dayspring!

*I have not been paid or otherwise compensated with gifts or money for my opinion by Dayspring or any other affiliate.  I just really, truly love this tray : )

I like Pretty Things…

Just in case you weren’t sure, I thought you should know.  And I have some incredibly pretty things sitting in my dining room right now.  Want to know what they are? 

{So. Awesome.} 

Sharon at Elphia Designs has given me two of her beautiful handmade handbags to share with two of my fantabulous readers.  Not yet, mind you.  I like to build up the suspense and make you wait. 

Not too long though, I promise!

How cute is this blue and tan handbag?  I think this would this would be awesome to use at, say, a farmers market.  Although I love our local farmers markets, I know I would end up using this bag at the places I am most frequently found at:  Target and The Dollar Store.  I’m just telling it like it is, people. 

Sharon searches out the most beautiful fabrics to make her bags out of.  The purple and diamond patterned fabrics on this long handled bag are so pretty together.  I don’t know where she gets her inspiration from, but I am in awe of her talent with a sewing machine. 

I can’t wait to share these bags with two lucky readers.  Since next month is my birthday, I’ve decided to have a whole week of giveaways to celebrate.  After all, the only thing better then getting is giving, right?

I’ll let you know all the giveaway specifics as well as what other awesome stuff I’ll be giving away in upcoming posts.  I can’t wait!

If you’d like to see what other amazing creations Sharon has made, you can visit her shop at Elphia Designs or see what she’s up to on her blog.  She’s new to blogging (newer than me, that is!) so stop by her place and say hi.  I know she’d love to hear from you!

The next giveaway I have to tell you about is from Dayspring, and it is soooo cool!  ACK!  I can’t wait to give away all this awesome stuff!!!