MAGGIE HOLMES Photography and Scrapbooking Blog

Creating Keepsakes Guest Post & Giveaway

I am a guest blogger over on the Creating Keepsakes Magazine blog this week and wanted to share it with you. It's photography related and I'm sharing tips on how tell a more interesting and dynamic story with your photographs!

Click here to read it!

I'm also hosting a GIVEAWAY for a spot in my next Beginner/Intermediate Online Photography Workshop which starts in October. (Click here for more details on the class.) To enter you have to visit the CK Blog and leave a comment on my guest post. We will announce a winner later this week. Good luck!

 

P.S. The Studio Calico giveaway is still open below so keep reading onto the next post! EDIT: The Studio Calico giveaway is now closed. Thanks for entering!

Studio Calico Blog Blitz and Giveaway!

Welcome to the Studio Calico Blog Blitz! It's always fun to share the creations that we worked on for the CHA booth and we are doing just that today! I am excited about so many of the new products from this release and I haven't even seen everything in person yet so it is fun to see all of the layouts up close! After you enter the giveaway below be sure to go to the Studio Calico blog and click through to see the other designers' layouts and projects as well!! They are all doing giveaways too so you have lots of chances to win some of the products before you can even buy them!

This first layout showcases the new Butterfly masks, which I am in LOVE with!! These will get a lot of use from me I am sure!! I also used the new Mister Huey's Shine mist which is the perfect shade of silvery glimmery mist! LOVE!

The next one uses the same Butterfly masks but in a different way. A lot of people at the show asked how this was done.... After misting over the masks (for the above page) I carefully lifted them up, turned them over and then "stamped" them onto this next page. The trick was that I had a LOT of mist on the masks and I also pressed them down carefully so the mist would spread to all of the edges before lifting them off. The result is this fun watercolor stamped look and I love it!!

This page showcases the new bookplate stickers. I am also loving the new tissue trims, which I misted here and then sewed to the page (over on the left).

And finally this one which shows off bits of a lot of things - the new chipboard butterflies, the papers and then the wood veneer banner pieces.... swoon!! They take mist very well (which is what I did here) and I love that the wood grain still shows through!

As part of the blog blitz I get to do a GIVEAWAY!! I am giving away my favorite item.... the Butterfly Masks!! 

For a chance to win, leave a comment here on this post and I will be back to draw a random winner. (please note that these products are still under production so there may be a slight delay in shipping them out, but as soon as they are in, they will be sent!) Thanks for entering and remember to go check out the other blogs too!!

Felt Cupcake Class Winner

The winner of the Felt Cupcake Class by Something Splendid and Liz Kartchner is:

Renee Zwirek said...

I'm a big fan of your work and Dear Lizzy.
Thanks for this chance to win!
Pretty PLZ...pick me!

ReplyJuly 12, 2011 at 05:58 PM

Congratulations! Email me your information and I will pass it along so you can get started on the class!

A Crafty Giveaway...

I have a fun giveaway for you today!! Hope you are feeling lucky!!

This one is from my super talented friend Liz Kartchner. Recently she launched a new site called Something Splendid where she teaches online crafting workshops that come with a kit! Such a fabulous concept!

The giveaway is for a spot in the felt cupcakes class that starts July 20th.

Here's a little more info about the class that I snagged from the website:

Cupcakes have been a huge trend in the craft world! Here’s your chance to learn to make 4 unique felt cupcakes, perfect for decorating your craft room or your kitchen. Great for little girls’ pretend tea parties and picnics. They also make a wonderful gift for your daughter, niece, sister, mom, or girl friend.

With the kit, you will receive 6 different colors of high-quality craft felt, batting for the filling, 4 colors of embroidery thread and a needle, EVERYTHING you need to make these fantastic cupcakes. You will also receive a pattern for cutting the felt into the perfect shapes to make your darling cupcakes.

This class will be taught by our own Lizzy Kartchner
-2 weeks of classes, 6 Lessons including 5 HD video tutorials with step-by-step instructions
-Email access to Lizzy and of course our Something Splendid Forum!

TOOLS NEEDED:
-Hot glue and hot glue gun or Fabric Glue.
-Scissors
-4 circles of cardstock to use as a base for inside of cupcakes 

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment here on my blog and I will be back to draw a random winner later this week!! Good luck!

Making Memories Bravissimo Winner

Sorry it has taken me so long to pick a winner.....

we have been a little distracted with the newest addition to our family. :)

The winner is:

andie librandi... said...

oh that is too sweet! i'd love to have one that says "it's a girl" for my baby shower! :)

ReplyMay 27, 2011 at 03:49 PM

 

Congrats Andie!

Email me with your address and we will get a sampling of Bravissimo sent out to you right away!!

Making Memories Bravissimo & Giveaway!

Have you seen the new line of products by Making Memories called Bravissimo? It's pretty cool.... they have all of these rosettes, streamers, banners and wands. Some are premade and then they also sell the individual elements separately so you can customize and build your own! They are perfect for parties, gifts and celebrations! Here is a sampling:

Making Memories recently sent me some of them and one thing I was impressed with is how intricate and detailed they are.... There are so many layers to each of these! It would take a long time to do this on your own and I love that the hard work is already done for you!

Emily recently started a dancing/singing class and it is the highlight of her week! Each Tuesday she gets on her "dancing outfit" first thing in the morning and asks me if it is time to go about every 5 minutes! Then once she saw the Bravissimo princess wand it was the perfect addition to complete the "outfit". She carries her wand around with her all the time twirling and dancing and singing away! I love it!

I think you can tell by the look on her face that she really thinks she is a princess and is in heaven carrying around this wand! She is too funny!!

Making Memories is sharing some of the Bravissimo love by offering a giveaway here on my blog!! To enter, leave a comment on this post. I will be back next week to draw a winner at random and they will receive a sampling of the Bravissimo products! Thanks Making Memories!

If you want to check out more of the products you can visit the Bravissimo blog or Making Memories' website. Michael's also carries the full collection!

Creative Spaces Magazine: Winner

The winner of the CK Special Issue -- Creative Spaces is:

HeatherOz said...

I NEED this magazine and have been anxiously awaiting its release!!
My fave storage solution is my Ikea shelves with baskets for hiding things!!

ReplyMay 12, 2011 at 11:03 AM

 

Congrats! Email me with your info to claim your prize!!

CK Special Issue: Creative Spaces Giveaway

Creative Spaces is now on sale!!! I've been excited about this special issue of Creating Keepsakes for a while now and was so excited to finally see it in print! Megan Hoeppner did an amazing job with this and it is truly inspiring to see so many different creative spaces/rooms all in one place!

Don't you just love getting a chance to peek into other people's homes to see how they organize things and how they live? Many of us creative people actually do a lot of "living" right here in our scrapbooking or art spaces because we spend so much time working on projects and doing what we love! I can't stop looking through this issue because there are more little details and things I find each time!! So fun!

If you purchase Creative Spaces online you can use the code SPACESBB for free shipping in the US (offer good through 5/27/11).

You can also take a sneak peek inside the issue right here: 

Open publication - Free publishing - More craftroom

  My space is featured in the issue and it is actually now a little different but many of the same storage solutions are the same. For me, my room is always changing and evolving because I really love the actual process of organizing! So every time I do a purge and a little deep cleaning in here, I tend to change things up a bit and try out different ways of organizing/storing things. It's all part of the creative fun right? :)

Here are a few more recent pictures of my current space. I've added lots of cake plates and tiered storage pieces to my room because they are perfect for storing all of my mists and paints, etc.

My favorite part about sharing this issue with you is that I have an extra copy to give away to one of my readers!! Leave a comment here on this post and tell me a favorite storage/organizing solution of yours. You can share anything you want and it doesn't even have to be scrapbook related. I know that I am always looking for great organizing ideas for my whole house!! Can't wait to read your ideas!! I will be back to draw a winner in a few days. Good luck!

Introducing Paper Coterie & a Giveaway!

Hi there! Popping in to share some info about a new company that I am super excited about!

Here is a description of the company that I snagged from their site because they say it better than I ever could........

Paper Coterie is a circle of friends who are passionate about documenting the beauty of life well lived. Whether it's in a photo book, guest book, journal, or one of our custom personalized books, we'll help you capture the memories you want to save and share. We've also expanded our line of exclusive Paper Coterie calendars to include personalized calendars, desktop calendars, and wall calendars that allow you to document some of your favorite memories from month to month. Want to document your growing child? Don't worry. We have that covered. Choose from one of our personalized growth charts, wall decor posters, baby books, and shower guest books.

Sharing and documenting expands beyond just you and your immediate family with our exclusive collections of birth announcements, birthday invitations, Valentine's Day Cards, Mother's Day Cards, Father's Day Cards, and shower invitations. Finally, don't forget to look at our customer personalized recipe cards and recipe card sets. They're perfect for recording all your family's favorite recipes, handing them down for generations.

Enjoy!

Now for the fun part........ I get to share something with you:

$40.00 in credit to spend on their site just for joining the Open House Party today (May 4th)!

Here are all the details:

Be sure to enter the code OPENHOUSE in order to receive your credit.

It is good through May 6th so hurry on over there and pick out something fabulous!!! Have fun!

Shabby Apple Dress Winner!

The winner of the Shabby Apple Dress, chosen at random is:

 

Melissa Bailey said...

Thank you for this giveaway! I hope I win!

ReplyApril 28, 2011 at 01:28 PM

 

Congrats Melissa! Email me with your info to claim your prize!!