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when you need a little inspiration {a giveaway}

December 7th, 2009 · 27 Comments

UPDATE: The winner of this giveaway is #15, Janet!

I’m sure this never happens to you.

You sit down to work on a layout for a special event or memory. You have the cutest photos and perfect embellishments to work with. But the ideas? You’ve got nothin’. Or better yet. You walk by your scrap table, feel a tug, but something more important or appealing suddenly surpasses the feeling.

Scapblock. It happens to the best of us. I for one am always inspired by other scrapbookers, one of the reason I regularly attend a crop of 75ish women.

chicken soup for the scrapbookers soul

In true “Chicken Soup” style, Chicken Soup for the Scrapbooker’s Soul has compiled a plethora of inspirational stories from real scrapbookers. Take a listen…

I have a fear. I fear forgetting, not having my memory someday. I cry as I write this–and I don’t cry easily. So many of my scrapbooking friends say they are scrapping for their children and grandchildren. I do, too, but honestly, I am also scrapping for myself–because I am afraid of forgetting.

Stacey Kingman

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I realiize that one day my own life will change through job opportunities, marriage and having children. My kids will know me only as their mom, probably an old, boring mom at that! If it weren’t for my scrapbooks, maybe they wouldn’t know that I once went white-water rafting, parasailing and skydiving way before they were even a notion.

Jennifer Colannina

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My Dad passed away 11 years ago. After he died, my mom gave me all of his olod slides. Now I am putting all those pictures, captions and stories into a scrapbook about Dad. I pulled out the first tray and sadness folooded my heart. I took off the top and there was a pieces of paper, folded, lying inside. I opened the paper and it was in my dad’s handwriting. Tears welled up in my eyes. His story was not lost after all; it was just contained in a boxful of slides.

Karen Flannigan

Not bad for a little motivation, inspiration and purpose, huh? (And I’m lucky enough to get to scrapbook with Karen every month…and she even signed my copy of the book!)

vintage hip christmas cover

How about some ideas for the holidays? Are you tired of your 13 year old garlands and wrapping paper? Take a look at one of the cute ideas from Vintage Hip Christmas Crafts, an Ella Publishing ebook by Margie Romney-Aslett, and daughters Brooke and Morgan…

vintage-sp2_0

How cute, and yet so simple! Inside this 26 page ebook you’ll find 9 step by step instructions for decor, gift box ideas and scrapbook layouts.

Win It! Would you like a copy of each of these inspiring books for yourself? Here’s your chance, with a little something extra!

  1. To enter, sign up for the Ella Publishing mailing list and come back and comment on this post. When you sign up for their mailing list, you will be sent a coupon for $3 off the ebook (that’s less than $3 for the book!).
  2. One winner will be picked for a free copy of Chicken Soup for the Scrapbookers Soul and Vintage Hip Christmas Crafts.
  3. For extra entries, tweet about this giveaway up to once a day and/or subscribe to this blog.
  4. Entries must be made by Friday, December 18 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
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