Free Christmas Cards, Anyone? Coupon & Free Workshop Inside

I’ve got two awesome free offers for you today…

Want free Holiday cards?

My friend Matt over at TinyPrints has sent me an AWESOME coupon for 10 free Holiday cards.

Offer: 10 Free Holiday Cards ($24.00 value!)
Start date: Now
End Date: Tuesday, November 13 at 11:59pm PT
Promo Code: HOLIDAYCHEER
Limitations (Make sure to read this): Flat cards only - options charges will apply (rounded corners/paper options/envelopes options) and shipping charges will also apply. Regular shipping only costs $5.99 in the U.S.

You need to check out all their cool designs – you can pop your own family photo right in there!

Here’s a little eye candy! Love the doggy one! Pity we don’t have a pet!

 

If you’d rather fully customise your cards… here’s a free class for you!

 

Are you keen to create your own dazzling digi Christmas Cards?

Join the fabulous Lain Ehmann and Traci Reed from Sweet Shoppe Designs to learn how you can create your own Christmas cards.

Traci will walk us through the steps to:

• Downloading and opening a pre-made card template
• Placing your own photo
• Adding an overlay
• Personalizing with your own text

There's still plenty of time to order them before the silly season starts - so head over and join Lain, Traci and hundreds of scrapbookers for this free scrapinar on November 15.

Register today!

GIVEAWAY: Scrap Chic with Ali, Cathy & Friends

Did you know that as part of the Ella Publishing Friends team I’ve got another fabulous giveaway!

Ella Publishing have just launched their latest eBook  - Scrap Chic: Tricks for being trendy without sacrificing story. Read on to learn more about the eBook and how you can win your own copy.

Learn how to avoid “trend takeover” with help from 14 of the biggest names in scrapbooking, from Ali to Zielske!

Honoring trends can make you feel inspired and energized, truly reinvigorating your scrapbooking. The trick is to keep the trends in check and make them work within your own personal style, so they don’t overwhelm the story you’re trying to tell.

In 36 inspiring pages, you’ll learn insider secrets for showcasing your best stories using today’s top trends. You’ll also enjoy plenty of bonus tricks, from design ideas to product tips to journaling solutions.

See our designers’ takes on: clotheslines, hexagons, ombre, sunburst, wood grain and more—plus a dozen bonus trends to add to your scrapbooker’s toolbox.

• 14 top trends with 2 examples for each
• 14 diverse, well-known scrapbookers
• 36 pages of ideas and inspiration

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

The 14 contributors to this eBook were all featured in the 2012 Big Idea Festival atbigpictureclasses.com. They include: Ali Edwards, AmyS orensen, Angie Lucas,Becky Novacek, Cathy Zielske, Courtney Walsh, Karen Grunberg, Lisa Dickinson, May Flaum, Nichol Magouirk, Rebecca Cooper, Stacy Julian, Stephanie Baxter, and Wendy Smedley.

Scrap Chic Giveaway!

I’ve got one awesome copy of Scrap Chic to give away – just leave a comment by 12 midnight US EST on the 26th of October to be in the running! I’ll do a random drawing and contact you later that night (morning my time!) with your access to the eBook.

How do I enter?

Use the Rafflecopter widget and leave me a comment letting me know what trends tend to take over in your scrapbooking!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Melissa
*affliliate links where possible- please use them to support my blog*

Everybody loves a freebie: Stylish stationary

For a limited time, Tiny Prints are offering three free samples of any of their outstanding stationery products!
This includes their thousands of invitation designs for all occasions, boxed cards, announcements, labels, and more.
Just use the promo code 3FREESAMPLES when you checkout to get this incredible deal. Please note that the offer is limited to three samples per customer and you can only do it once, but it is a great way to try out their stuff. It is truly classy stationery. Just look at these little ducks!

Check them out today and remember to use the promo code 3FREESAMPLES to get them free!

Do you have a blog? You have to read this!

There's nothing more discouraging than those little "0 comments" links on every blog post you write.

If you are like me, you have a blog and you'd love to grow your readership.

I, too, would like to spread the word about my blog to the world. So you could imagine how thrilled I was to see Lain Ehmann (of True Scrap fame) is teaching her secrets in a live webinar.

Then I was even more excited to see it's free!

In this workshop, on July 23, Lain will share her insights from years in the publishing industry, plus her many years online. Lain will:

1. help you avoid common mistakes before it's too late
2. debunk myths about Facebook and Twitter
3. show you where all the scrappy people are and how to get them to your blog
4. do it all with a healthy dose of humour

Can't make it July 23? there will be a replay available to registrants

Here's the lowdown - on July 23 Lain Ehmann will host a live webinar and teach us how to get more eyes to our blogs.

Can't make it July 23? there will be a replay available to registrants.

Hope to see you there.

Happy blogging!

Melissa

PS Register now!

Your Story Matters

A class with Lain - name your price!

I'm excited to share that I'm participating in Your Story Matters next week.

It's a week long course with video and email prompts from Lain Ehmann to help ease you into recording your memories, life and beliefs. It going to be a lot of fun  - it always si with Lain!

Lain's band of happy scrapbookers are just the most encouraging and sharing people too, so come and meet them

Join me and name your own price for the class.

That's right - attend the class for free, 1c, $1 or $100, whatever you think it is worth to document your story.

I hope to see you inside!
Melissa
*affliliate links where possible- please use them to support my blog*

Free Shutterfly Book and Snapfish Coupon Inside

I just had to share some deals with you today!

Over on Digital Scrapbooking HQ I’ve got a Free Photobook Coupon code! It’s for an 8x8 Shutterfly photobook until the 29th of May – thanks to Ronnie for the heads up!

Also, there’s 100 free prints using the code at Snapfish USA:

Snapfish is offering 100 4x6 prints for $10 shipped with code MOMPRINTS through the 22nd of May.

Here's what I have ordered with my free book

Click here to view this photo book larger

Would you like to learn how to create a gorgeous book like this yourself? This class is just the ticket!

interNational Scrapbooking Day Fun!

Here’s a little roundup of what I’m doing this iNSD weekend.

Freebies

Sign up for the DigiShopTalk Newsletter and get one of my templates for free! (+24 others!).

Blog Hops

You can have fun finding some free kits with blog hops! I’ve enjoyed following the
Design House Digital blog hop

Scrap Orchard Torch Relay 
The Digichick facebook hop

Scrapbooking Shortcuts Workshop

I’m giving away a free workshop at Digital Scrapbooking HQ 
Frustrated as a slow scrapper? Want to be more comfortable in Photoshop Elements? I can help!

• Want to scrapbook more quickly?
• Want perfect photobooks every time?
• Tired of resizing to share online?
• Wish you knew all the insider shortcuts?

Join me to learn about shortcuts, scripts and actions that will get you finishing pages in no time!

 

Sales

I’ve got a massive sale on my Template Album Set for iNSD.

Limited Time Offer: 50% Off Template Album Set

Looking for a full album of Simple Templates? I’ve got a special discount on my 31 digital templates set for interNational Scrapbooking Day - a massive 50% off! Check out the details of my Simple Digital Album Template Pack here. But hurry – this offer is only valid until the 10th of May.

Free Events

Looking for something free, online and scrappy for interNational Scrapbooking Day?

Big Picture Classes and Creating Keepsakes Magazine are teaming up to bring you our 2nd annual, fun-filled Creative Crop for National Scrapbook Day! The online event will kick-off Saturday, May 5th at 9am PST. You can look forward to 12 jam-packed hours offering creative challenges every hour, live chats with industry professionals, amazing giveaways, and constant inspiration and interaction!
The best part? It's all FREE!

You’ll receive challenge from:

Ali Edwards	Cindy Tobey	Deena Boese
Stacy Julian	Mou Saha	Nic Howard
Megan Hoeppner	Tami Morrison	Lisa Day
Kim Watson	May Flaum	Nicole Harper

Plus you’ll be able to spend the day (or as much of it as you can spare) chatting with the experts and fellow scrappy people!
So sign up today!

Tips

Check out this article for 7 Tips for Navigating interNational Scrapbooking Day without the stress!

More Goodies

For more goodies check out these three iNSD forums at DigiShopTalk

• Sales and Activities forum – This is where you’ll find who’s doing what this weekend. Want a chat? We’ve got tons. Looking for a challenge to get those creative juices going? We’ve got those here too! And don’t forget to scan the sale listings to see what your favorite sites and designers are doing.
• Games and Giveaways forum – Feeling lucky? Drop in and post in a giveaway thread or find a fun game to play. You’ll find lots of prizes and goodies this weekend, so be sure to scroll back a few pages to make sure you’re entered in everything!
• iNSD Chatter forum – Have you scored some good finds? Want to show off what you accomplished at a crop? Post here so we can be amazed and give you some love.

Book Launch

Jennifer Wilson and 33 contributers have just launched Everyday Storyteller with a special intro pricing of just $12.99.

Free Class at Big Picture Classes: Creative Crop

 

Looking for something free, online and scrappy for interNational Scrapbooking Day?

Big Picture Classes and Creating Keepsakes Magazine are teaming up to bring you our 2nd annual, fun-filled Creative Crop for National Scrapbook Day! The online event will kick-off Saturday, May 5th at 9am PST. You can look forward to 12 jam-packed hours offering creative challenges every hour, live chats with industry professionals, amazing giveaways, and constant inspiration and interaction!

The best part? It's all FREE!

You’ll receive challenge from:

 

Ali Edwards	Cindy Tobey	Deena Boese
Stacy Julian	Mou Saha	Nic Howard
Megan Hoeppner	Tami Morrison	Lisa Day
Kim Watson	May Flaum	Nicole Harper

Plus you’ll be able to spend the day (or as much of it as you can spare) chatting with the experts and fellow scrappy people!
So sign up today!

PS You can still to enter my Design Challenges giveaway