Giveaway: Sadie Ryan Keepsake Tile {CLOSED}

Sadie Ryan Keepsakes is a small family owned business located in Louisiana! I LOVE to support small businesses. Their tiles are the perfect way to display your babies announcement! OR, anything really. They can make a tile out of almost any announcement or card.

Why I love♥ it:
- Quality: It's made very well.
- Photo: I love that I could put a photo of my baby on it!
- Can hang on the wall: comes with the option to hang on the wall with a hook that's attached very well.
- Fast process: From the order to when I received the tile it was a VERY short amount of time!
- The stand: I already have SO many photos on my wall... it's nice to have a little stand for the tile.
- Color: The tile can have color on it. I chose to go with black and white.

Downsides:
- Needs more options: I LOVE my tile, but I wish there were more options to choose from. More tile desings?
- More stands to choose from: Love my stand, but more variety would be nice.

Yes: I VERY much recommend this. Very sweet!

What can you win?

One of my lucky readers will win one customizable Sadie Keepsakes Tile! Yes!

How do you win? Please follow these steps... AND make sure I have a way to contact you through e-mail. If I don't... I'll have to delete the entry... :(

Mandatory entry:
1) Just answer this question: What will go on your tile if you win?{1 entry}
 

Optional entries (Please leave a separate comment for each entry so it counts. Thanks!):
1) Follow me (see sidebar) {1 entry}

2) Like Sadie Ryan Keepsakes Tile on Facebook! {1 entry}
3) Like my Facebook page for The Paper Mama {1 entry}
4) Follow me on Twitter: @thepapermama {1 entry}

5) Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway. You are welcome to copy and paste this tweet:
" @thepapermama Win a beautiful custom Sadie Ryan Keepsake tile! http://alturl.com/jwp4v "{1 entry}
6) Blog about this giveaway... linking back to my blog (please post blog post link in comment). {1 entry}

If you have a moment, I'd LOVE to get 

a couple votes from you!

Last day to enter giveaway is March 31st, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific time.

❤ Chelsey



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Now accepting sponsors for March 2011!

Hey everyone! I am now accepting ad's for the month of March 2011! I'm changing things around a bit and will now have different sizes for my ad's (a few of my sponsors requested different ad sizes because many blogs now offer this option). So, I meant to get this post up last week BUT... my computer wasn't working (as usual)... so, I didn't finish my new ad info until this morning!

Because of my delay in posting this... I wanted to offer anyone that purchases an ad spot for the month of March 2011: 2 free weeks of ad time. That means your button will be up in my sidebar through April 16th, 2011 for the price of one month (AND: you will be included in both March and April's Sponsor Blog Post!)! You have until March 5th, 2011 to contact me: thepapermama@gmail.com.

One more thing: I now offer a 20% discount to handmade shops! Yay!

I have three different add packages for you to choose from:

• A 160 wide x 200 high ad + inclusion in the monthly sponsor post (these large ads will be at the top of the sponsor list): $25/month (I give a 20% discount to handmade shops!)

• A 160 wide x 120 high ad + inclusion in the monthly sponsor post (these medium ad's will follow the large ads in the sponsor list): $15/month (I give a 20% discount to handmade shops!)

• A 160 wide x 60 high ad + inclusion in the monthly sponsor post (these small ad's will follow the medium ads in the sponsor list): $10/month (I give a 20% discount to handmade shops!)

If you need a header or button, I can make it for you:

- Please click here for more info!

OH... and one more thing: Random.org chose the winner of my most recent Pear Tree Greetings $20 gift code! The winner is Libby Bounjour! Congrats Libby! I will contact you through email. :)

❤ Chelsey




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FBFF: Forced Best Friend Forever.

FBFF: Forced Best Friends Forever.

That's what my friend Kelsey (her K.B. Squared blog is here) and I say our daughters are... FBFF. They are going to be the best of friends and braid eachother's hair (or... probably braid Coral's hair) and do manicures and NEVER do anything bad and be perfect little angels that never say "no" or disobey their mommies. :D

AND... how awesome is it that these two FBFF's show up to brunch wearing almost the same outfit? Yeah. They love each other. By the way... Coral's first birthday is almost here!

How about a little FBFF flashback... Coral was 3 months and Ruari was 5.5 months. Awww...

Here Ruari was 7.5 months and Coral was 5 months...

Love those girls!

Can we get a vote for the cute Coral and Ruari! 

They are pretty adorable! Just two clicks. Thanks!

❤ Chelsey

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Naya vs. Shay

Both are so talented. Both come from multi-cultural background.

Naya Rivera has been on TV since she was practically a baby in the Royal Family and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She was on the Bernie Mac Show before we knew her as Santana on Glee. She even played "nice girl" on 8 Simple Rules. But Glee has really shown her vocals. Santana is rather complex on Glee.

Shay Mitchell is Canadian and even served a bit time on Degrassi. Modeling was her start in the business. She was on Aaron Stone before she made her mark on Pretty Little Liars. Shay as Emily,  possibly has the best lesbian storyline around. Not just that. Best love story on the show. Also on Pretty Little Liars, she's is showing  her athletic abilities as a swimmer.


Its been said that these two look a lot alike. Perhaps. Just the same it would be great if they could both be in a film together.  Both are in their early twenties and still playing teenagers.

I Heart Faces: Anything but the face.

Can I get a vote for our blog? Just two clicks. Thank you!

❤ Chelsey

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Capture the Sky

Everyday

Going for a walk.

Furry

Life

Little Danny. The newest addition to our little group. I believe we are now outnumbered... kids win. :)

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Could I please get a vote for my blog? Just two clicks.. I fell just a bit! Thanks so much!

Happy Sunday everyone!

OH... and, I did step out this week... I went to a wine bar with my girlfriends. Didn't think to get a full body shot. :D

Nina:

No idea what she's wearing.

Chelsey:

Earrings: Etsy

Scarf: Forever 21

Cardigan: VERY old Forever 21

And... you can't see but:

Top: Anthropologie (big surprise ;D)

Pants: Antropologie

Boots: Amazon.com

❤ Chelsey


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Selfie Saturday: Arm's length

I chose the above photo for my Selfie Saturday: Arm's Length shot. So, trying to get an arms length shot with a 50mm lens on is a little challenging! But, I don't want to take my lens off. I love it so much. By the way... to keep my camera "safe" and "waterproof" from the snow... I tied it up in a plastic grocery bag and cut a hole out for the lens to poke through. :) That's how I took these photos of Ruari too.

I ended up taking about 30 photos of myself at arm's length. My other faves are below:

Also... Update on my 52 Weeks of Me challenge... Here's this weeks photo for the "Nourish" theme...

My soul feels VERY nourished when it first snows. It's so beautiful.

Would you like to vote for my blog today?

❤ Chelsey


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The Paper Mama Photo Challenge: Movement

This weeks guest judge: ME!
This weeks challenge: Movement.
The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid... or puppy... or kitty) moving somehow.

 
My example of "Movement":

Walking with daddy in the snow. :D

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Here are a couple links to some free photo editing software if you don't already have something:
Picnik 
Picasa
Gimp
Pixlr

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Remember: my photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo. It could be just one finger... or a toe... but, they must be there.
There always has to be rules... I know, boring right? But, it's to help me and you. :) Click on the link for more details... Each entry does need to link back to my blog... All photo entries need to be in by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on March 3rd...
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Guess what.... after 4 challenges there will be a week long vote off of the winners from the 4 previous challenges... 1 more challenge to go...

Winners so far:
Self Portrait: ... I Rock So What ...
My Valentine: ... Holly Nicole ...
Red: ... The Daily Wyatt ...
Movement: ... no one yet ... 






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And, if you all get a moment.... 

I'd LOVE a vote! :D

And, if you have a moment I'd love a vote for my Love Letter to Kitty Paw entry! I made the top 10 and would love to win!!! :D Click here to go to the voting page! Thanks!

Here's my entry... I'm #10!

❤ Chelsey



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