Wednesday Sponsor Giveaways: Studio Calico, Shabby Straps, Simplify 101, & Songbird Ave
Studio Calico • one person will take home the fabulous April kit
For more from Studio Calico be sure to check out their blog + galleries.
Shabby Straps• one person will receive a camera strap & one person a wrist strap
ShabbyStraps offers you a fun and unique way to accessorize your SLR/DSLR camera and your point & shoot camera. ShabbyStraps are all made of the highest quality to ensure the safety of your camera. Each strap is extra thick and comfortable to wear for the shutterbug hobbyist or professional. Whether you are in the mood for polka dots, paisleys or stripes, ShabbyStraps has you covered!

Simplify 101 • one person will receive a spot in the online workshop Organize Your Paper Clutter with Aby Garvey
Paper, paper everywhere! That paper mountain growing on your countertop
represents a loss of freedom, a loss of control, and a nagging feeling
in your gut that something important isn’t getting attended to. Your
paper, and the feelings it creates, makes it hard to relax, focus or
even have fun.
Here’s
the good news: there is a better way! With the right paper organizing
systems in place—those created with you, your paper, and your home in
mind—you can free yourself from paper clutter and the stress that comes
along with it. In Organize Your Paper Clutter, you’ll learn a
step-by-step process on how to decide if you need a piece of paper (and
for how long!) and how to organize it so you’ll find it again right
when you need it! Your piles (and your stress!) will be replaced by
organizing systems you love, and feelings of confidence, relief and
peace of mind!
Start date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
End date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Registration status: open!
Read more specific details for the workshop here.
Songbird Ave • 5 Bloom & Grow digital kits
This month I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with Songbird Ave and their talented team of designers to create a kit with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The huge kit, including 5 exclusive layered templates, is $8 and can be purchased/downloaded here.

To be entered into today's drawing leave a comment below sharing your favorite book (or a good one you recommend). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific with the winner's posted shortly after.




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If I had to pick I would have to say True Believer and At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks, but I love to read!!
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anything by Jodi Picoult!
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one of my all time favorite books was the diary of anne frank. i read it as a young girl, and it is what prompted me on my way to journaling almost all the time now as an adult.
thanks, ali!
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The odds are against me, but I've been eyeing that Studio Calico kit, so I'll give it a try. :) I usually say my favorite book of all time is Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani, but Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos is now challenging for the top spot... they're both great!
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this book American Pie....it's all about a woman's journey across America looking for pie. It was a suprising wonderful gift from a friend.
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Kids book: the princess and the goblin
Grown up books: Pride and Prejudice; Provence series by Peter Mayle
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"The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards,
was the last book I read and I highly recommend it.
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Currently, I am reading You, The Owners Manual, by Drs. Oz and Roisen and Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyers and materials from Telling Stories Deeply, by Karen G. at Big Picture Scrapbooking - excellent for learning to write with more feeling. Loving them all.
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I'm going to have to say Where the Wild Things Are, who can resist being king and wearing "footsie" pajamas?
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All time favorite is Gone With the Wind. Right now I'm reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult and like all her others, I can't put it down!
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Well, its tough to pick just one........but....I'd have to say The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie, both by Mitch Albom are among some other faves.
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My favorite book is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. I read that one almost every year.
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My favorite book at the moment is "Breaking Dawn" of the Twilight series. I love the series, and that's my favorite of them. Of course, I am completely in love with the Harry Potter series as well. I love the kids books the best, guess I'm just a kid at heart.
thanks
Hollieann
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I would recommend The Diary of Anne Frank. I LOVE that book!
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My favorite book is Guess How Much I Love You. I know it is a children's book, but it has always been my favorite:) When I first met my husband we got into a discussion about books and he mentioned that he too loved Guess How Much I Love You, I knew then that he was the one for me:)Now we have a small collection of Guess How Much I Love You books for our baby.
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There are too many good books to have ONE favorite, but one that I love and am re-reading at the moment is "Possession" by A.S. Byatt. Not a quick or easy read, but the language is beautiful, the poetry wonderful and evocative and the mystery intriguing. I love the way it entwines the past and present without being trite.
For an easier read, I always love "The Secret Garden" this time of year!
Blessings!
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The Christmas Box by Richard P. Evans
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I know this is a little teenage-ish... but I am loving the twilight series... I don't want to put them down! :)
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It's a book I've loved since childhood and is now out of print (thankfully I have a copy) - Pink Maple House by Christine Noble Govan. If you can get a copy to read to Anna when she gets older, I think you'll love it! At 43, it's still one of my favorites!
And I love the Songbird Ave. kit! Beautiful work!!!
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Right now most of the books I have reading are textbooks but I was able to get a hold of the book Barefoot its good.
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