Sharing Your Story : New Book Giveaway

The favorite mini-book I did was a few years ago and it was an "All About Me" project. It was a suggested project with all the supplies given to us at a class at CKC-Portland. It sat in my office for about 6 months....then I finally decided to bite the bullet and do it "about me". It was a lot of fun! It was also great to document things like "my most embarrassing moment"....spraying ketchup all over the walls in a restaurant on one of my first dates with my now husband of 12 years.

The book looks great! I am working on a mini book for my sister, she is getting married next summer and it will be fun to put a little book together of all of the planning. ( : Thanks for the great inspiration!

You for sure have influenced my love for making mini books. I think the first mini book I ever made was 2 years ago from your prompt about 5 favorite things. Since then, I can't get enough!
Here's the link my most recent Favorite Mini Book I've made! It's a class I'm teaching and it's also orderable as a kit - Deets & pictures in the link below.
http://annamariestill.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/finally-catching-up.html

I'm just about to start a mini-book for a recent girls' weekend in Chicago!

Not too long ago you did a mini for Simon that used the kit of the month from CK that had the envelopes and inserts and stuff. It said "Because I love you" and I immediately set about making one for each of my kids. Such a simple expression of caring that's so individual. Thanks for the great idea. I'd love more inspiration from your new book.
-Lacy

I'm getting ready to make my first mini album...pictures of my kids at Disney with all the characters! Would love to win this book!

I am planning on creating a mini book for my girls about out sheltie named Quincy who just recently died. I want them to remember what a wonderful dog he was and all the wonderful great memories from the past 10 years of his life.

i have just started one all about my dd, she is just starting growth hormone treatment and we are going to record her thoughts and photos every month.
i love reading your blog the stories are inspiring.
thanks
christine

I've been working on one for last Christmas--one that I had set to work on through the holidays, and then the holidays happened. I'd love to know how to better prepared and get them finished up.

My favorite is a little book I did about a trip to Toronto we took. The book was from a CKU 7 Gypsies class and it had sat on my shelf for about 3 years until I came up with the idea to use it. Love it!

I've been thinking about it forever, but have yet to start: a minibook of grateful moments. Those little moments that make you feel like your "cup runneth over", like when we were driving home late in 1994 and noticed a meteor shower, pulled over and laid in the grass watching it.
I don't have photos for most of those moments, but I always feel inspired when I think of them. I figure I can use other photos to illustrate the mood/theme or people in the stories of those little moments.
Maybe your book would be the perfect motivation to get this started:-)

I absolutely love mini books that is where I started in scrapbooking along with making all my own cards, so the next mini I have in mind is a travel/collection album that I will take with me on our trip to San Diego in November. It will help me keep a record of all the cool things we see and do plus keep all the ticket stubs, maps, etc. in one place. I'm excited about it as well as your new book, can't wait to get my hands on it. Congrats on the new baby also-so happy for you, Chris, and Simon!

I did a mini-book inspired by your December Daily album for the first 30 days of my son's life. Hope to do one for his first Advent, too!

My favorite minis are: An album with photos of me and my husband during our dating and early married years, my older son's first camping trip, and my younger son's guitar album. I love the minis and can't wait to get a copy of your new book!!!! Rita

what a great giveaway.
i'm just started getting swirling ideas of doing a mini on my ds, he just began "beginning band" and is sporting around a Trumpet. so i like to do a mini on his 4 band concerts that will take place thru out the school year.
lynda in calif

I love the little mini album I just made using countertop laminate samples. I included pages of my daughter's little "masterpieces." :) Thanks so much for the chance, Ali! Congrats on the book!! Hugs! :)

My favorite mini book so far would have to be the one I made for our cross-country trip this past February (from Maryland to California). I took supplies to do it along the way and got my kids to help out with picking out the little extras we found along the way like post cards and ticket stubs. It was a fun family project.

My favorite mini book is one about our pet kitten. I made it with my daughter and it is really sweet. I have just as special memories about making it with her as I do with the images we used!
Thank you for the chance to win your book.

Hi Ali,
I am so excited about your new book! Especially because I love doing mini albums - they make such great gifts.
Recently my mother (who has never scrapbooked before) asked me to help her with a mini album for my aunt - it was so much fun to share my hobby with my mom and then to see my aunts reaction when she opened it!

I am really excited to make a "Home" mini-book about the many places my husband and I have lived since we got married. He was in the military for the first part and we have had quite a few moves since then as well, so I think it will be a fun one.