THE ART OF GIVING: Thanks for stopping by and getting involved in this great opportunity. In starting off the new year, Christine and I decided to put together a challenge blog that would not only provide you with inspiration and free goodies, but to also let you know about the many ways we can "PAY IT FORWARD" to others in our lives...in simple and GIGANTIC ways. We hope that in combining both inspiration and giving to others, we can all make this world a better place, one layout, card, and gesture at a time. Thank you for taking this journey with us.
Hey Scrap it Forward readers it is that time again. Time to Spread the love and bring some new readers/followers our way. So that means we are asking you, our faithful readers and maybe even some of our newbies to spread the word!
We've got some yummy blog candy to share with someone who really wants it. We mean really wants it ;0) We want you to earn this blog candy! But actually it isn't that difficult to do so.... to earn that chance to win all you have to do is....
1. Put our Blinkie on your blog and let us know in your post that you have done so.... (link us up so we can come visit your blog and check it out)
and for an additional chance to win....
2. Write all about our Blog Candy in a post on your blog and encourage your friends to do the same. Please include in your post that you have done this and leave a link to your blog so that we can check out your post :0)
and....if you want another chance to win....
3. Post about this blog candy on any message board or Face book and let us know. Also include the details of any MB or FB post in your post.
This Blog Candy Challenge will run from today Feb. 22 - March 8. So have fun with it and pass it on!
And Finally Here's a pic of the goods!
*Please check previous blog post below for our last challenge's winner!
Most often during Valentine's Day we give our Sweeties, our family members and sometimes even our dear friends a valentine just to show them how much we really care. That is what Valentine's Day is all about right? Well let's make a paradigm shift here. Let's pay it forward for a moment shall we? Is there someone in your life that does something special everyday for you that you never acknowledge? Maybe it is the girl behind the Starbucks counter that always hands you your coffee with a smile morning after morning. Or your paper delivery boy who doesn't throw your paper in the wet grass just before the sprinklers go on. Your neighbor who collected your mail while you were away? You get the picture right?
So here is your mission if you wish to accept it. It is a simple task, make a Valentine's Day card for your new unexpecting Valentine just to let them know that they are appreciated. Isn't that a simple challenge? Inside the card, write the person a short little note telling he/she why you appreciate him/her. That is it! Here are a few examples of cards that we made :0)
Here is my card. I made this for my neighbor that is a teenager. NOt only does she babysit my kids and play with them,but she took care of my dog while we were on vacation. Just as a favor. Sweet kid. She is getting a little treat inside this card ;0)
Here is Illyse's Card:She made this for her Daughter's preschool teacher. It is important to note that her daughter has been out of preschool for 2 years now, however she still appreciates what an impact she made during her daughter's preschool years. Illyse wanted her to know how much she still appreciates her.
Just think how this simple gesture will make such a great difference in someone's day! Please take the time to do this for someone who makes a difference in your day!
Now on to the prize! You will like this! We have two fantastic sponsors this round! First off, we have the very dedicated company, The Robins Nest. They are a wonderful scrapbooking company who have supported our blog as well as our crop to benefit Autism speaks for the past two years. WE LOVE THEM! They have given us this beautiful Valentine's day 12x12 paper kit and Dew drops. Thank you so much!!! And our other sponsor is our one and only DT member ILLYSE! She provided us with the fun embellies...so thank you my dear. So we have one fabulous kit to give away! LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!
So now the details. This challenge begins on February 11 and ends on Februrary 18th. Winner will be chosen at random and announced on the 19th. Please link your cards in the comment along with an explanation to who you're giving the card to and why. Thanks and happy card making!
WINNER: Miss Leah C.'s name was randomly chosen here is her layout!
Leah congrats! Please contact us at via emailwith your mailing info. :0)
So it is time for things to start again because when we are up and about I feel good!I know that Scrap it Forward is about taking care of others. Paying it forward in other words in a Scrappy kind of a way.Showing others we care and reaching out, but if we run around taking care of others all the time and don’t take a moment just for ourselves, sometimes we get lost. I am here because I want to be and I hope you will too!
This challenge is an easy one.Or maybe it isn’t :0) Take a moment..focus on yourself and make a layout all about you.Yes, YOU!I will reward you for it!All you have to do is link it right back to us in your comment and a winner will be selected at random for just this little prize I put together to focus on your inner diva ;0).
Here is the layout that I made about me.
Illyse's Layout
Simple, really,You don’t have to get deep. Or you can. The point is, that I took the time for just me :0)Now you do that and next challenge we will get back to reaching out to others and saving the world one scrappy and crafty minute at a time. This challenge starts today, Friday, January 28th and will end on Friday Feb. 11th. A winner will be selected at random and announced the following day! So are you in?!
Hello all and Happy 4th of July! As you celebrate your Independence day with your families with BBQ's, fireworks, block parties or perhaps just a simple and quiet day off please take time to quietly reflect and remember the men and women who have dedicated their lives to serve our country and given us this freedom.
Today I have listed a few simple ways that we can help out the men and women of our armed forces. The video above is about a program started by two young kids called "Cell phones for soldiers". You can click on this link and learn more about itHERE. More or less donating your old cell phone will provide soldiers with free calling card minutes to call home and to speak to their friends and families. What a simple and kind thing to do. I know most of us have old cell phones lying around. :0)
Another kind and easy thing to do today is to go and vist the USO support site and leave a message to our soldiers to wish them a Happy 4th and to thank them for their continued service and dedication. GO HERE :0)
Now of course this post would not be complete without a prize being involved right?... so...leave me a post with a link to your blogs and/or facebook pages with the links to cell phones for soldiers and the USO 4th of July message board/wall that I gave you today and you will be entered in a random drawing for this prize sponsred by: The Robin's Nest and Tammy I. This will challenge will run from today unitl Sunday, July 11th. A winner will be announced on Monday July 12th.
Hey Scrap It Forward readers and friends thanks so much for playing along and participating in our first ever Blog Hop! We had a BLAST! It was so much fun to follow along with you and read your comments. Wasn't it so interesting to see how different those canvases all came out? What fun...so many creative and diverse brains and work!
Well as you all know, as I promised.... For those of you who "hopped" on to all our DT's blogs there would be a prize name drawn for one random post. And...I did go back and check...... SO....I did put all thos girls posts into a random number generator and guess who was chosen? The lucky gal is.......STEPHANIE. Congrats to you!!! Please email us with your contact info ! Thanks to all who participated you made it a huge success! And... thank you to our wonderful desgin team! We couldn't have done this without you! We will miss you! You have made the last 3 months a lot of fun. Your creativity has given our blog a lot of inspiration, new followers and fun! Moreover thank you for your friendship!
Much love, Christine
And readers..... Come backin a few days for a fun 4th ofJuly CelebrationJust for you!
