Hello Story Giveaway

Hello there! I know its been awhile since I've posted and I have lots of thoughts on that but today I want to share something fun that I am excited about.

I've been waiting for the calendar to turn to July because I've registered for Ali Edwards new class, Hello Story, at Big Picture Classes and it starts July 8th! I haven't made a traditional layout in a really long time and am looking forward to this class nudging me in that direction a little more. Also, Ali always delivers amazing content.

But what is even greater is that my friends at Big Picture Classes are letting me giveaway a seat in Ali's class! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me a story that you have not told yet but want to. Comments will be open until Sunday, June 30th and I will pick a winner on Monday morning.




Hello Story is 12 weeks of creativestorytelling techniques with Ali Edwards. The class runs from July 8th to September 29th 2013.

 

What's your story? This summer, say hello to a dozen fun strategies for sharing more of your words, and more of yourself, on your scrapbook pages.

In her new 12-week workshop, Hello Story, Ali Edwards will introduce you to 12 storytelling techniques—never-before-seen in her prior journaling workshops—that will bring creativity and clarity to both your writing and your page designs. Every week, you get to sit over Ali's shoulder and watch her transform her story ideas into timeless, authentic, story-rich scrapbook pages.

Through dozens of in-depth videos that cover storytelling and design ideas as well as 36+ exclusive layout examples from Ali (12" x 12" and 8 1/2" x 11" layouts, plus Project Life inserts), Hello Story will inspire you to take action and give you the tools you need to tell your own stories with confidence.

Are you ready to discover (or rediscover) the fun that comes from the interplay of design and words? By the end of class, you may even enjoy the writing process just as much as you love taking photos and playing with paint and paper!

You can read the rest of description here and here is a 12 minute video from Stacy Julian herself and a snippet of Ali's class video.  

New to Big Picture Classes? Learn more here

 

Wordless Wednesday: And Now He Is One

A Thank You, A Confession and A Winner

Thank you to everyone who made a contribution to Garrett's fund raising efforts for Jump Rope for Hearts.We are so proud so that he raised $460 for the American Heart Association.

This week I was dropping him off at school when I learned from his P.E. teacher that Garrett was the top fundraiser in his school. The sheepish smile on his face made me very glad that in the middle of a very busy season for me at work and perpetual state of chaos at home I didn't dismiss his relentless reminders to let him go to neighbors & family to ask for donations. I am glad that I didn't let setting up his online donation page fall off my to-do list. Because you see, I was this close to blowing it all off.

Life is crazy and there are always a dozen things that are top of mind that I will do when I get a minute and in the course of a day I would guess at least 11 of those never get done. I am very glad that, albeit at the last minute, I let this small little thing to me that was very important to him get done.

And now Garrett has picked a winner......

Jayne I'll be in touch!! Thank you again everyone and especially Becky Higgins for donating this prize!

Monica

Because She Rocks...

Becky Higgins has generously donated a Big Pack of Photo Pocket Pages for me to give away to one of my readers as a special thank you for helping my son Garrett raise money for the American Heart Association.

Just in case you missed it here is his post from last night.

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Hi! My name is Garrett.

There are kids with sick hearts and they need our help. So let's raise money and make a change. Please watch my video.



Thank You! Garrett

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If you choose to make a donation I would love for you to leave a comment and on Friday morning I will randomly choose a winner of a Big Pack of Photo Pocket Pages of their choice. Right now Design A, Variety Pack 1, and Variety Pack 2 are available at Amazon.

Since this will be shipped from Amazon I'm only able to offer this opportunity to those in the United States. Also, don't forget to leave your email so I will be able to contact you!

Thanks so much for helping where you can. Garrett has almost doubled his goal but his school still has a large gap to fill in order to reach their goal and every dollar helps.

Here is Garrett's donation page - Jump Rope for Heart. I'm off to snuggle that cute boy in the video.

Monica 

A Message From Garrett

Hi! My name is Garrett.

There are kids with sick hearts and they need our help. So let's raise money and make a change. Please watch my video.



Thank You! Garrett

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And a message from Garrett's Mama - Thank you for taking time to watch Garrett's video. If you are so inclined he would very much appreciate it if you made a donation towards his $100 goal on his Fundraising Page by Friday, March 8th.

ETA: Last night I forgot to add the link to the donation page! You can find his fundraising page here Jump Rope for Heart. 

This takes me back to 2009 when we raised $415 and provided 1,660 meals for the North Texas Food Bank. Love that he sees generosity in action and believes he can make a difference.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Monica