{creating myself}

giveaway!

The kind folks over at uPrinting have offered an awesome giveaway for my readers! uPrinting creates cool printed materials like postcards that you could use for advertising your indie business, spreading the word about a local craft show or upcoming party, or just say hi to friends!

I especially like using postcards for advertising new products and adding a coupon code to the bottom for new or exisiting customers! I usually do this before a craft show and drop them in swag bags or stack them at my table.

 

The Giveaway Deets:
100 Postcards for One (1) Winner
5" x 7"
14pt Cardstock Gloss
No Folding
Front Printing
2 Business Days Print Turnaround Time
Restriction: Limited to US residents 18 years old and above only.

Please comment on this post with your favorite current book that you have read and I will choose a winner on July 25.
Leave separate comments if you are a follower of my blog, facebook, or twitter for one additional entry for EACH comment.

*Disclaimer: Required as per FTC Ruling (Please see example below)
This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, an online printing company, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive postcards for hosting. See more information about postcards and available postcard designs on UPrinting.com.

giveaway winner!

Congratulations Jeremy!
You've won a free spot in Kara's awesome class. I know you'll be inspired by the prompts.. can't wait to see what you make!
If ya'll haven't checked out Jeremy's blog, you should. He is amazingly creative.

* ps, how often does random.org choose number one? :)

advice for climbing out of an inspiration rut : take a class & GIVEAWAY!

Seriously... classes are my number one way of getting my mojo flowing! You can hit up your local craft or scrapbook store and take a class there, OR you can choose from the myriad of online classes available these days! Ahh, technology.

The best online class I ever took was Summer of Love by Kara Haupt. Kara is the best scrapbooker/art journaler there is, in my humble opinion! She shares techniques, prompts, photos, and pages to get your right brain pumping. Seriously, you can't go wrong with these classes.

Her newest class, Out of the Blue, is a mini class providing several photos and prompts for get this.... $10! but waaait, there's more! Kara is offering one FREE SPOT in her class to one of my lucky readers... how kind is she?!

Leave a comment here with your favorite way to climb out of an inspiration rut and be entered to win a free spot. I will choose a random winner on Monday, March 21.



and THAT'S NOT ALL! order now and SAVE 20% off the cost of the class with the code BLOGLOVIN. Yep, this makes the cost of the class $8. EIGHT DOLLARS! I'm losin my infomercial-pickin' mind over this deal.

I'm also really looking foward to hearing your favorite ways to get inspired :)
xo, amy

thank you treasuries.

I don't ever post about Etsy treasuries on here, mostly because I wasn't sure what a treasury was until recently. Simply put (and the best way I know how...), treasuries are a collection of featured Etsy items, made by Etsy users. They also make really good gift guides (ahem, holiday shopping.) You can browse some really gorgeous treasuries here.

Anyway, here are some cute treasuries that have featured me recently :)

THANK YOU!!!




To Write Love On Her Arms


Life is Beautiful


High Fashion Thursday: Coco Chanel


Coincidence and Creativity


Crush On a Geek

 
Cute Things for Cute Girls



Cupcake Lovin

sales, discounts, giveaways... i'm so grateful for YOU :)

THANKSGIVING SALE!!!
Get 20% off your entire purchase, Thursday and Friday only.
Enter code BLACKFRIDAY in the notes to seller.
t h a n k  y o u . for your constant support :)





And in the Thanksgiving spirit, today seems like a good time to pull a winner for my "thank you" giveaway to all my followers and supporters.
Congratulations to Skye! yay! Enjoy your discount and thank you!

GIVEAWAY TIME! :)

As you know, I like to host a giveaway every few weeks. It's always open to everyone, everywhere. But I thought as a nice big THANK YOU to my blog followers, I would host a giveaway that was only open to YOU!

Win a $15 gift card to my store!



*RULES*
If you're a blog follower, leave a comment saying hi.
If you have my button on your blog sidebar, I'll give you FIVE extra entries.
Tweet, blog, or facebook for extra entries as well.

THANK YOU, FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS! :)



For another chance to win a $15 store credit (and THIRTY other amazing handmade prizes!) check out Danielle's giveaway!

Calling all Book-Lovers! & giveaway winner...

This was probably my most fun giveaway yet, because I've really enjoyed reading all of your book recommendations!

I've compiled a master list of suggested books, and bolded the ones I have read and enjoyed. I've also added a few at the bottom that I can't live without.


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* BOOK LIST * 
Pay It Forward
Brave New World
The Magicians
Three Cups of Tea
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Twilight
Eat Pray Love
A Clockwork Orange
The Tortilla Curtain
The Bible: The New Testament
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Host
The Shack
Dear John
Lady in the Lake
They All Laughed
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Yes, You're Pregnant, But What About Me?
A Piece of Cake
If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
The Great Gatsby
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Book of Lost Things
The Luxe
Fixing My Gaze
Life is Elsewhere
The Tea Rose
Mutant Message From Down Under
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (love it!)
Something Borrowed
Water for Elephants
Breakfast of Champions
Gone With the Wind
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
anything Jodi Picoult
19 Minutes
***

My Top 5 Faves:
Eat Pray Love
The Help
Water for Elephants
My Friend Leonard
The Secret Life of Bees
Summer Sisters
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Glass Castle

I couldn't stop at five.

Friend me on Goodreads for more suggestions! We could share recommendations & opinions.

 

And the winner is...
drumroll please...
dumdumdumdumdummmm...


Michelle! A new reader!
Congrats! Please email me at amylapi at gmail.com
with your address and print of choice.

 
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GIVEAWAY! :)

Hello, new followers! and Welcome!

One thing you'll find on my blog is that I like to offer giveaways every couple of weeks or so.

It's about that time...



Comment with your favorite book, or a book you're currently reading, for a chance to win the print of your choice from Peace, Love & Cupcakes.

I've been doing a lot of summer reading (more on that later) and I love to hear your suggestions. If you'd like to read some of my recommendations, you can find them here.

Follow my blog, and tweet or facebook about this giveaway for extra entries. Leave separate comments for each.

I'll be back later with some paintings I've been working on lately :)

Giveaway Winner!

I'm so excited! I entered the numbers into the random generator and...

(I also learned how to take a screen shot!)

It's my good friend JANEL! YAY! Email your address to Stephanie with your choice of ring color. :)



Things to look forward to this week at my site...

• more photos of my first quilt, which if I do say so myself, is gahw-geous!
• the reveal of my 2 new scrap kits...
• more home photos
• an update to the shop including brand new stationery sets
• an artist feature
• and finally, the photos I took of my summer minibook!
  
  
  
  
  love, amy.

Welcome Back and Giveaway Winner!!!

24 Hour Tuesday: Giveaway!

I've almost completely neglected to mention one of my greatest loves. How dare I?








i don't know how i feel about this one.













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Now for the giveaway.

Upload a photo of your book collection and send it to me or leave it in the comments. Even if you only have three books. Send it anyway. :)
I'll enter you in a drawing to win this print from the shop:






Here are some photos of my book collection!







I'll draw a winner a week from today. Email me or leave a comment with your photo!

are you interested in sales?

i am. i am constantly looking for good deals, especially because i shop online a lot. some things that appeal to me: free shipping, discount codes, buy one, get one free, etc etc.

i have declared Tuesday "24-Hour Tuesday."  each tuesday, i offer my friends a special discount for 24 hours... today it is a free 8x10 print of your choice with any $30 purchase. last week, it was free shipping. anyway, you know how i feel about forced followers, but i don't always share special sales + discount offers on my blog! so the best way to find out about these 24 hour sales is follow me on facebook or twitter-- i always post them at both of those places.

some of my favorite items are still available, especially this one and this one. :)

okay, done.

how are you feeling today? how are things going? anything great? stressful? sucky? important? i really care. :))


p.s. art is peace.

Random Number Generator says...

Jen Waters, step on down!

 I'm so happy for you, Jen! Thank you so much for entering the giveaway, and I hope you really love everything!  I'd like to offer you free combined shipping on anything you might have had your eye on from the shop... I'll send it along with all of your winnings on Monday!  I would also like to extend this offer to you, dear readers. :)  Anything you purchase between now and Monday will ship for free.  You'll see the shipping costs immediately refunded into your PayPal account.

As for me, blogging, and the internet in general, I'm in dismay. (Did I use that correctly?)  Someone is using my internet, I am NOT, anddd I'm concerned about my safety and privacy. I'm working on getting this fixed, so when I do, it's back to my usual blogging schedule. Thanks for your patience, guys. I love you lots. Unless it's one of you who stole my internet. In which case, don't let me find out where you live.

xo. 


ETA: I'm sorry to have to ask this, but I would greatly appreciate if international orders could total greater than $25 to take advantage of free shipping. I just spent $5 shipping a $4 item for free.  Orders placed before noon EST are fine as is.  Thank you :))  

last chance for the grand giveaway!!!

It's your last chance to enter the giveaway of new products!  I'll be choosing a winner on thursday night! Here are your chances for additional entries:  If you purchased something(s) from the shop between january 25 and february 11. If you tweeted about the giveaway. If you blogged about the giveaway.

Here's what I'm giving away:
one pack of Polaroid Frames
one "Cupcake Buttons" print
one "Capture the Day" polaroid print (it got the most votes for favorites!)
one PDF file: "The Best Journal Ever"
one "Wear Your Heart on Your Head" headband in Sunny
AND an original, signed painting on wood... an oldie but goodie. :)







Here are the names I have collected so far, along with the amount of entries...
ETA: This final list was updated on Saturday, Feb 13th at 10 EST.
 
lindsay e (3)
jen w (2)
hilda
lynn
denise b
bekka b
ashley w
sandra a
caitie
deana b
katie (2)
nicola w
dani j
jaime m
cat (3)
vanessa
patti h
kayla
danielle
jenipher
leah
elaine (2)
vivs
brandy s
ruby claire (2)
jessica (2)
michelle e
elle
jamie h
ashley h
jenn
diana s
kristin
nicole
becca (2)
clemencia
kara
elizabeth
jen l
skye (2)
valerie
kate
amy (2)
julie
michelle
lisamarie
sonja (2)
angela


If you don't see your name on the list, comment now with your favorite item from my shop!