Giveaway Time!

I've been wanting to do a giveaway on my blog for quite some time, and the big day has finally arrived!  In celebration of this, my 200th blog post, I want to thank one lucky blogging friend with something fun in the mail.

Here is a completely unstaged look at my work table this evening....can you spot the giveaway items?

...there down in the front??  Yeah, it's pretty tough to pick them out of the mess.  Here's a closer look:

I will be giving away one of the Studio 791 "Colorful Journey" Stationery Sets.  As you might recall from an earlier blog post, this set includes six "Journey" gift tags, which are shipping labels embellished with a piece of map and a sentiment created with a Dymo label maker.  They also contain an Airmail Envelope Notebook, a paper tape bookmark, and a stitched card with an envelope, as well as one of my handmade envelopes with a stamped card insert and a red "To/From" label to use with the envelope.

But, wait...there's more!

I am also giving away my copy of Visual Chronicles:  The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos & Altered Books, by Linda Woods and Karen Dinino. 

Every chapter deals with one potential excuse for not getting started with art journaling, such as "I have no time," "I'm just not artistic," and (my favorite for a smile) "I don't have any ephemera and I don't know what it is."

There are even a few spreads about mail art!

(Don't worry if you already have this book.  Go ahead and enter the giveaway, and I have two other titles you can choose from, if you would like!)

So how can you win the stationery set and the book?  Well, each person has up to three chances to win:

1.  For one chance to win, write a comment on this post.  Because I am always happily looking for new art, craft, writing, creativity, and inspirational books, I would like you to include a book title/author that you think we should all check out.

2.  For a second chance to win, please become a Follower of this blog, and write a second comment telling me that you did.  If you are already a Follower, just leave a comment telling me that you are.

3.  For a third chance to win, share the news of this giveaway in some way.  You might blog about it, with a link to this post.  You might share it on Facebook, in an email message or a phone conversation to a friend, or in (gasp!) a handwritten snail mail letter.  Then leave a comment letting me know how you chose to share this giveaway.

Please note that only comments on this blog post will be considered for the giveaway.  I'm not ready to figure out any fancy computer sites or programs, so my Random Number Generator is likely to be my husband!  :-)

Comments should be left by midnight (EST) on Friday, May 4, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 5.

I can't wait to hear from you!!