Giveaways
Crave My Photography Is Having an Awesome Lens Giveaway
Jan 1st
Check out this amazing giveaway for the photographer in your life, whether it be you or a loved one this present would make ANYONE Happy!
Click on over to Crave Photography for this awesome giveaway for hitting 25,000 FANS! There are several prizes, but the grand prize is a 85mm 1.2 LENS!
(Photo credit: From Crave Photography)
Giveaway Ends Jan. 8th
Happy New Year Everyone!
New Dominick’s iPhone Application and $50 Dollar Dominick’s Card Giveaway!
Nov 30th
Dominick’s has launched a FREE mobile app for iPhone, which allows you to:
- Build a real, customizable shopping list.
- See the Weekly Ad for your store.
- Load savings on the go with Just for U coupons & deals.
If you have an iPhone, you can download the Dominick’s app from the iTunes store.
Plus, the first 100,000 people to download the Dominick’s app will receive a FREE Ragu Pasta Sauce! This offer is valid through December 15th, 2011.
The application is super handy for all of your holiday shopping! The app allows you to see the weekly ad for your local store on your iphone and then add items to your shopping list! It is perfect, allows you to save money and time! With all we have to do over the holidays, Dominick’s has a way to make your shopping a little easier.
GIVEAWAY:
One lucky reader will win a Dominick’s 50 dollar gift card! Giveaway will run until 12/13/11 at 1159CST.
To enter you can do one or several!
1) Follow me on Google Friend Connect
2) Follow Me on Twitter
3) Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4) Follow me on Networked blogs
5) Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
6) Grab my button (3 entries)
7) Follow me on Facebook,. (1 entry)
Disclosure: I was provided a giftcard to facilitate this review from Dominick’s. All opinions stated are my own.
Winner: KMB with comment # 3 by random.org. Congrats!
Photo Cards Direct Review and Giveaway
Sep 14th
PhotoCardsDirect.com offers a variety of photocards for all occasions including: Birth Announcements, Thank You Cards, and Party Invitations. They have several designs to choose from!
I chose one of their baby girl thank you cards, and personalized it to thank people for attending a christening for my god-daughter. I was pleased with the quality of the cards, and they came in the mail quickly. I do have to mention that I was unable to save my work to come back and work on it at a later date. But once I had realized this, I just made sure I had time to finish and preview the card in one sitting.
You can also try out PhotoCardsDirect.com and turn any of their designs into a free ecard.
| PhotoCardsDirect.com has given me a code to give away to one of my readers for $10 off an order of 25 or more photo cards! Read on to see how you could win it: |
Prize: The winner given a code for $10 off an order of 25 cards or more that is valid until 12/31/11. Your shipping address must be within the 48 contiguous United States.
Mandatory Entry
You must leave a comment telling me what kind of photo cards you would order from PhotoCardsDirect.com if you win!
Extra Entries
1. Follow PhotoCardsDirect.com on Twitter.
2. Follow PhotoCardsDirect.com on Facebook.
1. Follow PhotoCardsDirect.com on Twitter.
2. Follow PhotoCardsDirect.com on Facebook.
Code will be given out to a winner picked through random.org, giveaway ends 9/30/11 at 1159CST.
Winner # 2 Rose
How to Take a Great Back To School Photo, “Focus on Photographing People” Book Review and Giveaway
Aug 16th
School is about to be back in session for another year. School signals turning another page to the chapters of your child’s life. Your children have been excited to head back to school, and you have shopped for the supplies and the clothes to make their first day back perfect!
And as most moms know, we LOVE to capture these back to school moments with a photo or two. So, I was excited to have the opportunity to review the book, “Focus on Photographing People,” by Haje Jan Kamps.
From Haje Jan Kamps, “It probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that I have a longstanding love of photography. The only thing I like more than taking photos myself is encouraging others to develop as photographers and watching their photography come alive. As such, I spend a lot of time writing about photography; I blog over on Pixiq, and I’ve written and edited dozens of books.
Taking photos of people is one of the most fun things you can do with a camera. You capture personality, emotion, and life in all its glory. You’re quite likely to run into me roaming the streets of London with my camera, hunting for another slice of life, captured through the art of street photography.
People are one of my favorite subjects for photography, whether I’ve captured their essence in a studio or out in the streets. In this book, I’m sharing everything I’ve learned about photographing people, step by step. It doesn’t matter if you’re not that self-confident as a photographer; I’ll take you right through from the basics to the nitty-gritty of getting portraits that dazzle, amaze, and inspire.”
Some tricks to capture the perfect back to school photo:
1. Get in closer – The closer you get, the more emotion you can feel pouring from the photo.
2. Focus on the eyes – The first thing your audience will look at is the eyes of the subject. Be sure to get them in focus – perfect focus – and you’ve won half the battle.
3. Watch your background – When taking photos of people, your subjects are most important, so ensure that the background doesn’t detract from your photo. You can do this by moving your subjects (putting them in front of a clean wall instead of a messy bookshelf) or moving yourself (changing your perspective).
4. Interact – Engaging with your kids and making them laugh will create memorable photos. Sometimes the best photos are the most candid.
5. Think of the environment – Obviously, you want to focus on the kids, but if you can include the school bus or classroom in the background, this will help tell the story for years to come.
REVIEW: This book was great, it goes over the fundamentals of digital photography, and it is clear, simplistic and easy to follow. I really liked the key points in each chapter, that helped you zone in on photographing people better. My favorite tip was to “focus on the eyes.” This book is perfect for the beginner photographer to the more experienced looking to refine their skills or learn more about photographing people.
(Last year’s photo: We had the Cars backpack, and of course his favorite toy at the time Nemo.)
BUY THE BOOK: On Amazon for 10.97
Giveaway: One Lucky Life of A Modern Mom reader will win a copy of Focus on Photographing People by Haje Jan Kamps.
Mandatory entry: Tell me why you would like this book. Or how you are going to make the back to school photo special.
Extra entries:
1) Follow me on Google Friend Connect
2) Follow Me on Twitter
3) Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4) Follow me on Networked blogs
5) Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
6) Grab my button (3 entries)
7) Follow me on Facebook,. (1 entry)
Enter another one of my giveaways (3 entries)
Giveaway ends 9/1/11 at 1159CST. Open to US residents.
Disclaimer: I was given a copy of the book to facilitate my review, no other compensation was received. All opinions stated are my own.
Review and Giveaway: Purely Products Pocket Purifier
Aug 5th
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It is back to school time, and everybody is thinking about school supplies, new clothing, and all the things to help your child excel this year. Well I know we don’t want to think about it but, there is also the inevitable “cold germs,” that seem to come home when we head back to school. It is those cold germs that I am not really looking forward too, but with the pocket purifier by Purely Products I am hoping to beat the germs this year. They have introduced a better way to keep your house clean. Among their other great products, they have the Pocket Purifier.
The Pocket Purifier sanitizes surfaces and objects with the same UV-C light that sterilizes surgical instruments. Ultraviolet light and nanotechnology eliminate 99.9% of germs that cause colds and flu, plus e-coli, salmonella, mold, fungus.
This is great for all of those items that the little grubby hands touch that I don’t always remember, or you really can’t spray down with chemicals, like remote controls, cellphones, keyboards. Now the Pocket Purifier can take care of all of that. I am excited to really start using the pocket purifier in cold season to see if it can keep our house a bit “healthier.”
Some of the great features of the Pocket Purifier are:
- Built in 4-watt germicidal ultraviolet light deactivates the DNA of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens destroying their ability to multiply.
- Convenient, lightweight, quick and easy to use
- Suitable for disinfecting most everyday items with exposure of 10-15 seconds.
- Available in convenient single, double and family-friendly four packs
- UV-C bulb effective for 9,000 hours, replacement bulbs available
- Works on 4 AA batteries, not included.
The pocket purifier is great, store it in your purse, use it at the gym, in the house, shopping carts, etc…pretty much anywhere you put your hands, or areas that children touch and then touch their mouths.
BUY IT: For around 11.00 at Amazon.com
WIN IT: One of my lucky readers will win their very own pocket purifier courtesy of purely products.
Mandatory Entry: Tell me why you would like to win or where you will use the pocket purifier.
Extra entries:
1) “Like” Purely Products on Facebook
2) Visit Purely Products’ site and tell me another product they have that you would like to own
3) Follow me on Google Friend Connect
4) Follow Me on Twitter
5) Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
6) Follow me on Networked blogs
7) Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
Grab my button (3 entries)
9) Follow me on Facebook,. (1 entry)
10) Enter another one of my giveaways (3 entries)
Giveaway ends on 8/16 at 1159 CST. Open to US residents.
Disclosure: I was given the pocket purifier to facilitate my review, all opinions stated are my own. No other compensation was received.
Lady Anti Monkey Butt Powder and Safari Towels Prize Pack Giveaway
Jul 28th
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If you’ve suffered from the soreness and redness caused by the friction of clothing against skin, then you need to try Anti Monkey Butt powder. It is dedicated to maximizing the performance and comfort of sports enthusiasts and people who work hard all day long.
Lady Anti Monkey Butt Powder is made up of Cornstarch + Calamine + Patented Microparticle Polymer. It is formulated with a satiny smooth powder to minimize the frictional discomfort that women often experience when using exercise equipment, running, driving, cycling or just walking. Its unique ingredients work quickly to absorb sweat and provide cooling effective relief of irritation on the inner thighs and other areas of the skin prone to rubbing.
Being a triathlete, I workout and sweat a lot, especially in the summer months. I often find that in areas that have skin friction can become raw with sweat and summer heat. Anti-Monkey Butt Powder has helped reduce the friction, and lead to much less skin irritation which makes my work outs so much more enjoyable. I love this powder, it is great even for everyday use. And it affordable at 5.99.
Safari Towels: are pre-moistened heavy duty disposable towels that you can take with you anywhere. They measure 14”X24” certainly big enough to clean your whole body from the top of your head to the bottom of your toes. Not only are they tough enough for cleaning your body, they won’t tear or shred while you do it.
These are perfect for those weekend camping trips, beach trips when you need to freshen up, or when you and your friends go for a workout and don’t have time to shower before jumping back in a car to head home. Let’s you get off the sweat and grime, and ODOR from yours days activities.
And Anti Monkey Butt Powder is giving back: For every bottle of Anti Monkey Butt purchased on their website between now and September 30, Anti Monkey Butt will donate $1 to Veteran Outdoors PLUS send a free Anti Monkey Butt product to a soldier serving our country through The Hugs Project.
Click HERE to locate a retailer near you that sells Anti Monkey Butt Products.
GIVEAWAY: One Lucky reader of Life of a Modern Mom will win Lady Anti Monkey Butt Powder & New Safari Towels a 9 dollar value.
Giveaway runs until August 12th at 1159CST. Open to US and Canada.
Mandatory entry:
Please visit Anti Monkey Butt look around then tell me something you learned about Anti Monkey Butt or a product you would like to try!
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Google Friend Connect
2. Follow Me on Twitter
3. Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4. Follow me on Networked blogs
5. Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
6. Grab my button (3 entries)
7. Follow me on Facebook,. (1 entry)
Disclosure:
Thanks to Anti Monkey Butt for allowing me to try the lotion and safari towels. All opinions stated are my own.
WINNER by random.org # 4 Avrora, Congrats!
Safeway 25 dollar gift card and Mom to Mom Diapers Review and Giveaway
Jul 7th
Closed
Recently, Safeway has re-launched their Mom to Mom® line of diaper and training pants “a new line of high-quality baby products designed and created by moms, for moms. As moms, we want nothing but the best for our babies. So when it comes to baby products, we look for the brand we can trust, and truly understands us and our baby’s needs. Mom to mom™ is the new and improved Safeway brand of baby products we’ve trusted all these years. It was created using the shared wisdom of the real experts in caring for babies: moms like you and me. Using our insights and real-life experiences, mom to mom™ developed more functional high-quality products to make our life as moms easier and more fulfilling.”
Little Miss and I received a package of size 1 diapers and I have to say that I like them. We have been using LUVS, and before that Pampers which I felt were overpriced. And I have to say that the mom to mom diapers work great. We have had no diaper rash, and no leakage. Safeway’s Mom to Mom diapers are available only in the Supreme variety. They were produced for improved leakage control, absorbency, wetness indicator, hypoallergenic liner with natural botanicals, vitamin E and aloe.
GIVEAWAY:
One of my lucky readers will win a 25 dollar Safeway/Dominick’s Gift Card!
Contest Ends July 25th at 1159CST. Open to US only.
Mandatory entry: Follow me on Facebook, and leave a comment.
Extra entries:
1. Follow me on Google Friend Connect
2. Follow Me on Twitter
3. Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4. Follow me on Networked blogs
5. Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
6. Grab my button (3 entries)
I received a package of diapers and a safeway giftcard to facilitate my review, no other compensation was received. All opinions stated were my own.
Winner by random.org # 29 Mari–Congrats!
“The Lean Belly Prescription” Book Review and Giveaway
Apr 12th
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Travis Stork, M.D. who is known as one of America’s Top Urgent Care Doctors and the host of the show, “The Doctors,” has written a great weight loss book, The Lean Belly Prescription.
In this book, Dr. Travis Stork talks about how important weight management and proper nutrition are. A large amount of research has shown that belly fat carries more health risks than fat stored elsewhere. His book has plans that let you customize your diet and lifestyle to help you melt away belly fat without giving up your favorite foods. His plan will allow you to strip away 15 lbs. in just 4 weeks time.
In his book, Dr. Stork also offers several additional “Laws of Leanness,” including:
- If you love to graze: Nosh all day long on your favorite fruits and vegetables to help keep your belly full
- If you love fatty foods: discover which fats can actually strip away pounds
- If you love soda: substitute more delicious drinks that can help you lose up to four pounds in four weeks.
After having a baby 4 months ago, I keep saying that I need to drop the last 10 pounds of baby weight, so I was definitely interested to see what Dr. Travis Stork had to say. The book was a very easy read, and it had very easy to follow guidelines and healthy eating principles. I certainly am going to apply some of the principles in this book to my families lifestyle and diet.
I recommend this book for just about everyone. It is a great book to help you create a healthy nutrition lifestyle change. And with current media hype about America as an “overweight nation,” this book is certainly on the right track, and it would be helpful for anyone to read.
Dr. Travis Stork talks a lot about the importance of whole grains. And through My Blog Spark, The Lean Belly Prescription has partnered with Big G Cereals for this review and giveaway.
Did you know that 95% of Americans do not get enough whole grain, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
A diet high in whole grain has been shown to help with diabetes and weight management , and may help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
Every Big G cereal contains at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving, and with more than 20 Big G cereals delivering 16 grams or more, it is easy to start your day off right with one of the cereals you LOVE.
You can visit www.WholeGrainNation.com for more tips, additional information about the benefits of whole grain and how Big G cereals can be a convenient and tasty way to help you manage your weight by incorporating whole grain into your day.
Buy the Book: Available on Amazon for $14.22.
GIVEAWAY: One of my lucky readers will win a copy of “The Lean Belly Prescription, by Travis Stork M.D.,” and a coupon for a box of Whole Grain Cheerios.
Giveaway will end 4/28 at 1159 CST. Winner will be chosen by random.org.
To Enter: Tell me why you would like to read this book, or why you think whole grains are important in your diet.
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Google Friend Connect
2. Follow Me on Twitter
3. Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4. Follow me on Networked blogs
5. Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
7. Grab my button (3 entries)
8. Like me on Facebook
Prize pack, information and giveaway were all provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.
Winner by random.org # 3 Deb! Congrats!
Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion Review and Giveaway
Apr 4th
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Do you suffer from dry skin? Well, here is a wonderful product to keep your skin hydrated. “ Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion utilizes the latest developments in skin care technology as well as the most effective natural ingredients to restore your outer layer of skin’s natural ability to protect against dangerous toxins and irritants as well as to reduce the loss of natural oils and moisture. A shielding lotion replaces the barrier that’s stripped away with the daily use of most soaps and cleansers.” I received a 4 oz bottle of the Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion and I was very pleased.
Skin needs help to keep out these moisture-robbing irritants. A fundamental difference between Shielding Lotions and traditional lotions is that a Shielding Lotion enhances the skin’s own natural protective abilities by turning the outer layer of skin into what could be described as a hydrating invisible shield. This makes Shielding Lotions far more effective than conventional protective lotions and moisturizing creams.
It uses 93% natural ingredients, which is the highest percentage of natural ingredients in any other cosmetic. It works in a two-way process. First and very important is that it moisturizes the skin nice enough and for long. Second, it protects the further loss of inner moisture of the skin. It uses a propriety new ingredient as humectants, which is six times more effective in providing softness to the skin.
Skin MD is dermatologist recommended, and eco-friendly. Skin MD Natural and Skin MD Natural + SPF 15 are manufactured in the United States using 100% solar power, free of animal products and animal testing.
MY REVIEW:
I am a nurse practitioner and I wash my hands constantly at work with either an alcohol based product, or soap/water. By the end of a shift my hands are dry, and cracked. I found that Skin MD natural shielding lotion is great at restoring the balance to my skin. After using the lotion my skin feels soft, and it seems to protect the skin better than regular lotion. I like the fact that the lotion is not greasy, it goes on and doesn’t leave a film or “grease” feeling on your skin.
My son has eczema and we use prescription strength topical medication on his skin. But what I found was that Skin MD was great for his skin once we get his eczema under control. It seems to keep his skin softer, and we are having fewer areas with eczema breakouts. I also found it was great to apply this on top of his eczema medication, to help keep that layer of barrier on top of his skin.
I completely recommend Skin MD.
Buy It: Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion is available at Walgreens for 12.99.
Win It: One of my lucky readers will win Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion. Giveaway will run till 4/17/2011 at 1159 CST. Open to US and Canada. Winner will be chosen by random.org.
Mandatory Entry: 1. Follow me via Google Friend Connect. And tell me why you would like to try this lotion.
Extra Entries:
2. Follow Me on Twitter
3. Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4. Follow me on Networked blogs
5. Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
7. Grab my button (3 entries)
8. Like me on Facebook
9. Follow Skin MD Natural on twitter
Disclosure: I received the product to help facilitate my review. No other compensation received, all opinions stated are my own.
Winner Nancy
Derm Exclusive Skincare 30 Day Kit Giveaway
Mar 31st
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I have already blogged about how much I love the Derm Exclusive skin care products here. And I continue to use and LOVE the Derm Exclusive skin care line. The 30 day kit is truly fabulous, I definitely have noticeably softer skin and I see a noticeable reduction in my fine lines.
And well now for my lucky readers! Two readers of Life of A Modern Mom will win a 30 day kit from Derm Exclusive. Giveaway is open to US residents, and will end on April 15th, 2011, at 1159 CST. Winner will be chosen by random.org.
You can find more information about Derm Exclusive HERE.
To Enter(mandatory): Tell me why you would like to try Derm Exclusive.
Extra Entries:
1. Follow this blog through Google Friend Connect
2. Follow Me on Twitter
3. Tweet this Giveaway (you can tweet daily)
4. Follow me on Networked blogs
5. Blog about this giveaway (5 entries)
7. Grab my button (3 entries)
8. Like me on Facebook
9. Follow Derm Exclusive on facebook and/or Twitter (2 Entries Each Method)
Winners # 17 Cheryl F. and # 52 Anne Marie via random.org. Congrats!
