day of thanks

{thanksgiving card by foxy & winston}

I am thankful for countless things. Here are just a few:
- having a job i adore
- a close relationship with my parents
- my sweet pup, ula
- a healthy body
- learning new things and taking leaps
- my mister and his perfectly off beat sense of humor
- my small town girl and best friend of 27 years
- the kindness of strangers and loved ones

At this very moment. I am particularly thankful to be en route to Mexico with my mister. We're taking a week long vacation that will consist of swimming, sunning, reading, eating, relaxing, and exploring. See you back here in December, dear ones...

gratitude campaign {thanksgiving edition}

I'll just come out and say it, I've really fallen behind on my monthly 'Gratitude Campaign' posts. I've been feeling guilty and decided that the impending Thanksgiving in the US would be the perfect opportunity to make up for my negligence.

My first offering is a simple thanks for reading this little blog. Being self-employed and often working from home, I really take comfort and delight in the connections I make via blogging and tweeting. I have a healthy group of people that I count as friends made through these avenues. So... thank you for taking the time to read and connect with me on some level, it really means more than I can express.

Now, getting to the goody giveaway part of the post!

The mister and I have a tradition of writing down what we're thankful for each and every Thanksgiving, it's something that I really enjoy reflecting on and thought it would be the perfect question to pose for entry.

To enter to win:

|| Please leave a comment answering the following:
What are you currently thankful for in your life?

|| Anonymous comments will be disqualified.

|| Giveaway is open through Friday, December 3, 2010 at 11:59 PST.
Winner will be chosen by random.org and announced Monday, December 6th.

|| One comment per person, unless... Hey, want an extra chance to win?
Blog, tweet and/or facebook about our giveaway and post an additional comment(s) with the link.

One lucky winner will receive the thank you card set from Hammerpress, one winner will receive the set from Snow & Graham, one winner will receive the set from Ghost Academy and one winner will receive the assorted 'grab bag' from our archives. Best of luck!

{images by crow and canary}

par avion: andy pratt design

What a treat to get a package of new samples, including this "Cup o' Doodles "mini memo, in the mail from Andy Pratt Design last week. Andy's other journal styles have already earned him rave reviews, but this new guy just may be my favorite and I have a sneaking suspicion that you feel the same way...

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Winners for the March 'Gratitude Campaign' giveaway ---

SweetBeaker cards go to: Emma Wallace
Elum cards go to: Sarah

gratitude campaign {march}

The March Gratitude Giveaway has arrived! A special thanks to GREER Chicago, I was fortunate enough to win a contest that GREER hosted and had the absolute pleasure of partaking in a shopping spree on their website, so much fun! I couldn't possibly justify spending the entire spree on myself, so I ordered several thank you sets to giveaway, including the Elum set. Many thanks to GREER for their generosity.

For a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post. Yep, that's it, no hoop jumping whatsoever. Giveaway is open through Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

Two winners to be announced on Monday, April 5 - one lucky winner will receive the thank you card set from SweetBeaker, the other will receive the thank you card set from Elum. Best of luck!

{images via elum & sweetbeaker}

gratitude campaign {february}

I can hardly believe it's time for the second Gratitude Campaign giveaway. This year is zooming by already!

For a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post. Yep, that's it, no hoop jumping whatsoever. Giveaway is open through Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

Two winners to be announced on Monday, February 28 - one lucky winner will receive the thank you card set from TISELLE, the other will receive the thank you card set from Laundry Press. Best of luck!

{images by crow and canary}

gratitude campaign {january}

It's finally here... the Gratitude Campaign's first giveaway...

For a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post. Yep, that's it, no hoop jumping whatsoever. Giveaway is open through Friday, January 29, 2010 at 11:59 PST.

Two winners to be announced on Monday, February 1 - one lucky winner will receive the thank you card set from Two Trick Pony, the other will receive the thank you card set from Egg Press. Best of luck!

{images by crow and canary}

announcing: the gratitude campaign

Thank you notes are important to me. For the most part, I'm pretty good about sending them for the obvious occasions. One of my personal resolutions this year is to send more - and not just when they're expected. Perhaps, a note to one of my favorite servers, who always remembers us, even though we only visit Southern Oregon a few times a year. Or, maybe a little 'thank you' to the massage therapist that went 15 minutes over my allotted time. You've got to admit it's a winning situation for everyone involved.

So here's the idea...

The last week of each month in 2010, I'll post a giveaway offering two boxes of 'thank you' cards from two different designers. A comment to enter, any old comment - I want to make it easy and accessible for people to get involved. Two winners announced the following week. The inaugural post for January will feature boxed notes from Two Trick Pony and Egg Press. Are you loving it so far? If so, please spread the word!
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1/11 POST EDIT:
Thank you so much for the comments, I'm really glad that people are excited about this idea. Just a reminder that January's gratitude giveaway will be posted on Monday, January 25th.