Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Winner of the American Express Gift Card

 There were over 1100 entries for the best 6 ingredients or less recipe to win the $600 gift card.  It was IMPOSSIBLE for me to just pick one so I decided the fair thing would be to let the computer pick a number for me.  So the winner is www.syndermonkeys.blogspot.com.  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I did think I would highlight just a couple of the amazing recipes - y'all should really check the comments on THIS POST for more great recipes!!!




· To learn more about the Blue Cash Preferred and Blue Cash Everyday cards that offer 6% cash back on groceries visit www.americanexpress.com/bluecashcards .

Sunday, May 22, 2011

American Express Six Ingredients Giveaway

I have an exciting giveaway contest!! Y'all know I'm not big on give aways and rarely do them but the people at American Express talked to me about doing something and I thought it would be fun AND someone will be very happy if they win!!!

With the costs of food, gas and clothing rising rapidly, the new American Express Blue Cash® Cards provide a simple way for shoppers to put cash back in their pockets as they shop for every day necessities. With these new Blue Cash Cards, there are no spend minimums, cash back caps, ongoing enrollments or rotating categories of cash back benefits. The benefits don’t change, as they do with some other cards.

Both Cards immediately offer cash back in categories in which prices are particularly under pressure: gas, supermarket purchases and department stores.

Whether when shopping online or in-store, offers an easy-to-understand rewards structure:

For Blue Cash Preferred, it’s as simple as 6%-3%-1% (6% cash back at supermarkets, up to 3% at department stores and gas stations, and 1% on all other eligible purchases). At 6% cash back, Blue Cash Preferred offers consumers the most cash back at the supermarket available in the market today. (Blue Cash Preferred carries a $75 annual fee)

For Blue Cash Everyday, it’s a simple as 3%-2%-1% (3% cash back at supermarkets, 2% cash back at department stores and gas stations, and 1% on all other eligible purchases) with no annual fee.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO in honor of the 6% cash back on groceries..............I am going to be doing a contest looking for the best SIX INGREDIENT (or less) main dish! I'm posting my favorite 6 ingredient meal and then in the comments - I want you to leave your 6 ingredient recipe and I'm going to pick the one that sounds the very best and that person is going to win ...............a $600 American Express gift card!!!! Couldn't you use that to buy groceries? Or anything?????

This is MY favorite 6 ingredient meal:

CHICKEN BREAST SUPREME
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
4-8 strips of bacon
16 oz sour cream
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of sliced mushrooms
1 jar of dried beef (this is found near tuna or spam)
Wrap the chicken in bacon and put in pan
Mix up all the other ingredients. Tear up the dried beef into small pieces (this is what gives the meal the real flavor)
Pour mixture over chicken and bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours
I always serve with white rice and pour the extra sauce on top. If we had company - we would add vegetables or a salad and rolls - but since it's just us - we just had this. TASTY!

Leave a comment with your favorite 6 ingredient main dish. Make sure you leave your email address as well!


The winner will be picked on Monday, June 6th!

· To learn more about the Blue Cash Preferred and Blue Cash Everyday cards, visit www.americanexpress.com/bluecashcards .


I am not being compensated by American Express or OPR for this in any way - just thought it would be fun for my readers!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Apron Giveaway from RIFFRAFF!!!


I'm giving away the CUTEST apron from my favorite store - Riffraff.  This store is the cutest, eclectic shop in NWA.  BUT the great thing is they have a facebook page where they regularly list pictures and you can actually buy that way!!  They ship all clothes, accessories and jewelry for $6.

Leave me a comment and let me know you'd like the apron.  I will draw a winner on Friday!

AND for an extra chance - visit their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RiffraffFayetteville and "like" it and let me know!!!!

How cute are y'all going to look cooking in this apron?????

Monday, April 4, 2011

Beth Moore Winners

I'm sorry - ya'll - there are a lot of reasons I don't do many giveaways anymore..............and one of the reasons is because I can never remember to draw winners and I'm not good at keeping up with winners.

BUT........................

Here are winners of Beth Moore tickets!


Mrs Coombs and Meg O.  I have emailed you both!!! Congrats!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Beth Moore Little Rock Tickets

All of you girls who live in ARKANSAS or any surrounding states - Do you know Beth Moore will be in Little Rock on April 15-16? (And y'all know Beth is an Arkansas girl, right???? Raised in Arkadelphia (home of OBU!!!))  The details are HERE! If you have never been to a Beth Moore event or maybe never even a women's conference...........................I URGE you to go! Invite a few friends and have a girl's weekend! I promise it will be one of the best weekends of your life! It's worth the effort of having your husband take the kids and planning ahead! Beth is an AMAZING speaker and she always seems to have a direct message from God.  She has blessed my life so much in the last few years and has helped me grow in my faith.  I would be there in a new york minute if I wasn't about to have a baby!  But I hope that SO MANY of you will sign up and go! You will thank me!!! ALSO - I am giving away TWO tickets!!!  I will draw the winner NEXT Friday (March 25th)!!!

Leave me a comment to enter!!!!!

Winners of pail and cup



#348 is Kristen at rockyrieman.blogspot.com and she won the pail
#85 is Ellis at passmorefun.blogspot.com and she won the cup!

Thanks for entering!!!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Easter Pail Giveaway

My friend Stephanie has a cute website where she makes all kinds of personalized things! She has these cute Easter Pails right now that would be perfect for your kids or grand kids or nieces or nephews!

She also has several designs of personalized carnival cups!

I'm giving away one Easter pail and one carnival cup (two separate winners) on Friday afternoon. Just leave me a comment and let me know which one you would like or if you would like to win either!

And you can check Stephanie's cute stuff out at www.ifyousaysewgifts.com

Winner of Silly Sisters


I just realized I never drew a winner for Silly Sisters - (this is probably the MAIN reason I don't do giveaways - I can't keep up with them). ha!

Congrats Heather - I am emailing you now!

Monday, January 31, 2011

"Those Silly Sisters"


"Those Silly Sisters" is a book by Erica Stidham who wrote about the adventures of Katie and Claire. She plans to write a series of these books and each one has a memory making activity, along with a craft and a recipe to encourage more quality time.

If you know a set of sisters or have girls yourself - this would be a great book to have! You can find it here: http://bit.ly/gkIBoe

Or leave me a comment and I'm going to give away one copy of the book on Friday!!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Hillsong Chapel


Hillsong United is one of my favorite worship groups.  They have some amazing songs.  This is one of their newest CD and I love it. It's a live CD and you will love it too!

I have FIVE copies to give away!!! So if you are interested - leave me a comment and I'll draw a winner Friday afternoon!

This is a video of one of the songs on the CD! If you don't win - or want a copy for yourselves - you can find it on Amazon, Lifeway, or iTunes.


Monday, December 20, 2010

One more $100 Visa Giveaway from BlogHer and Olay

 This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay.





Does your skin change when you are pregnant?

Pretty much everything in my body is affected when I’m pregnant. My hair gets thicker and grows so much faster. My face fills out. My feet even get bigger. And I won’t even start on the internal things like morning sickness and heartburn.

My skin luckily improves during pregnancy and I love the “glow” that I get. It’s something I want to carry past my pregnancy and for the next several years. I think one of the main things I can do to maintain that is drinking water and taking care of my skin.

I’ve noticed with Olay Total Effects that my skin has that added glow even beyond being pregnant. I'm hoping that even after I have my baby - I will continue to carry a glow because I'm using Olay Total Effects.  It has made my skin so much smoother and fresh looking.

How does your skin change when you are pregnant? One of your comments will win you a $100 visa gift card from BlogHer.

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a)      Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b)      Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c)       Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d)      Read the official rules for alternate form of entry.
 
Sweepstakes ends 5 PM PST on December 27, 2010.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.

Also - visit the BlogHer Round up page where 14 other bloggers are giving away $100 visa gift cards as well for other chances to win!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Olay and BlogHer $100 visa Giveaway and Skin Care Review

 This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay.



I’ve never had great skin. In college I went through a horrible time period where I had continuous, awful breakouts. I think it was a combination of stress, hormones, and unhealthy eating.  Ever since that time, I’ve been very self conscious of how my skin looks and very aware of good skin on other people. It’s something that I notice right off about a person and probably the thing I’m most likely to envy.
I’m thankful that as I’ve aged, my skin has become much clearer and I’ve learned that wearing a lot of make-up doesn’t exactly always make it look better.
I have embraced aging. I actually love being in my 30’s and I know I will love the 40’s also.  I want to look young but I also have learned that looks aren’t the most important thing and I’m less and less concerned with what people think and more comfortable with who I am.
And I'm turning 37 in a week or so - which is hard to believe but I want to look the age I feel - which is about 26.
 I do want to do everything I can to take care of myself and probably the biggest thing will be taking care of my skin. I use a lot higher SPF than I ever have. I’m careful of being in the sun too much. And I want to try and use a product that will make my skin look better.
I’m happy with how Olay Total Effects is working just in the few weeks I’ve been using it. I feel like my skin is actually looking smoother and younger.  My pores are getting smaller and I just feel like I have more of a glow! I'm very happy with the results I'm getting so far from using this product!

Are you embracing aging? What are your secrets to looking young? One of your comments will win you a $100 visa gift card from BlogHer!

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a)      Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b)      Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c)       Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d)      Read the official rules for alternate form of entry.
 
Sweepstakes ends 5 PM PST on December 20, 2010.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.

Also - visit the BlogHer Round up page where 14 other bloggers are giving away $100 visa gift cards as well for other chances to win!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Blender/Can Opener winners


I finally picked the winners tonight for the blenders/can openers. There are too many to list on here but I'm contacting the winners by email tonight. Thank you for entering!

If you didn't win - remember you can get these great Hamilton Beach products at Wal-Mart (or other retailers)!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

WINNERS

The winner of the first Visa Gift Card was #440 comment Melissa! She will be contacted through email!!

The winners of the Arkansas Baptist Cookbook were #86 Annette and #490 Hope! They have been contacted through email!

All winners were chosen using the random integer generator!

I will be drawing winners of the blenders and can openers tomorrow night.  You still have a chance to win as well as another $100 visa gift card!!!

See below!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Olay Total Effects review and $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

 This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay.


Two things have been affecting my skin lately. One is pregnancy. Luckily - I am one of the lucky ones who doesn’t get break outs during pregnancy. My skin actually looks it’s very best when I’m pregnant! If only I could keep that when the nine months were over. 
The main thing I am noticing is I am starting to age whether I like it or not. I have a hard time believing and admitting that I’m almost 37 but I am.  And years of sun worship are beginning to show. Also years of not taking care of my skin.
I used to have pretty oily skin but I’ve noticed it’s not dry - especially in the winter.
So I have been using the Olay Total Effects for a few weeks and I have noticed my skin is looking healthier.  I've really noticed my pores are looking smaller and my face just looks more smooth over all.  It's amazing how just after a few days - I honestly see a difference. I guess all this time of not using a moisturizer or any kind of skin care has been a big waste.  It's great how one simple product that it isn't expensive - can do the job of a whole skin care line.

I took these two pictures about two weeks apart - from the first day I started using Total Effects. You may not be able to tell a huge difference - but I can see it. I'm not wearing makeup in the second picture and I am in the first and my skin appears a lot smoother. I love it!


What are you skin issues? I’d love to hear and one of you who leaves a comment will win a $100 visa gift card from BlogHer. 

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a)      Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b)      Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c)       Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d)      Read the official rules for alternate form of entry.
 
Sweepstakes ends 5 PM PST on December 13, 2010.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.

Also - visit the BlogHer Round up page where 14 other bloggers are giving away $100 visa gift cards as well for other chances to win!
BlogHer.com Exclusive Offers page

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Hamilton Beach Can Opener and Blender Give Away

(DON'T FORGET TO SCROLL DOWN - YOU COULD WIN A $100 VISA GIFT CARD AND ALSO AN AMAZING COOKBOOK - ALL THIS WEEK!)


So Hamilton Beach is allowing me to give away two of their hottest Christmas items - an awesome can opener and a blender.  I have NINE of EACH to give away!!! So you have a great chance with Eighteen winners in all!!!

The can opener:
Smooth Edge cutting
Cuts the can on the side
No more sharp edges
Extra Tall Design
Easy touch opening lever
Opens regular and pop top cans

The BLENDER:
450 watt motor
8 speeds
48 oz glass jar
Mess free spout for easy pouring
Wave action jar means no more ice chunks


And these both retail for $29.88.  If you don't win - you can find them at your local WAL-MART!!!
(Great gifts people - I'm just saying!)

I will draw a winner on next Thursday.

Leave a comment and let me know which one you would like to win and make sure you leave an email address where I can contact you if you win!!!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Cookbook Giveaway

Arkansas Baptist Children's Home is a wonderful ministry that gives a home to children who come from bad situations. It is one my family believes in strongly and has seen the amazing results of changed lives.

They have put together an AMAZING cookbook as a fundraiser and it is my new favorite cookbook! It has 570 recipes and 75 complete menu plans! It is so easy to use - grouped by parties and menus!

This would make the BEST gift for that special person in your life or for you! Orders must be in by December 15th so ORDER soon to receive by Christmas! !!!! (or order any time after that to just have it)! Go to the link below to read more and get your own very special cookbook (and help a very worthy ministry)!


http://www.abchomes.org/new-abchomes-cookbook.html

AND I'm giving away TWO free copies - so leave me a comment letting me know you would like to win and I'll pick a winner on Monday afternoon!!!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Olay Total Effects

 This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay.




I was asked by BlogHer and Olay to review their newest product “Total Effects”.  Because I am undergoing skin changes, both with pregnancy and aging (I’m about to hit the 40’s), my skin is in need of some help!
I have never had a skin care regimen. I know I have needed one - especially as I have entered my 30’s but I find it hard and time consuming to put several things on every night. I can’t seem to remember or I’m too tired to do it.
So I was excited to try this new product because it has 7 things in one!
* Line minimization
* Cooling moisturization (and going into winter - I really need that!)
* Energizes apperance (if anyone needs some energizing to their skin - it’s me!)
* Gentle Exfoliation
* Pore refinement (I have HUGE pores so this is a big one to me)
* Free radical defence
*Subtle lifting (and if only this would work on ALL the body. Ha!)

I’ve only used the product for a few days but I already feel like my skin looks better! I’m going to be posting for 4 weeks - so I’ll let you know if I actually see improvement or not!

I’d love to hear about your skin care regimen or if you don’t have one - how does this all in one product sound???


Leave a comment and one of you will win a $100 visa gift card from BlogHer!

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a)      Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b)      Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c)       Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d)      Read the official rules for alternate form of entry.
 
Sweepstakes ends 5 PM PST on December 6, 2010.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.

Also - visit the BlogHer Round up page where 14 other bloggers are giving away $100 visa gift cards as well for other chances to win!
BlogHer.com Exclusive Offers page

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

"A Minute for Mommy" Giveaway


  One of my close friends who I happen to think is one of the Godliest girls I know recently wrote a devotion book for moms! I'm going to give away 3 copies of it here if you will leave me a comment! (PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU!)

If you don't win - there are several ways you can get the book - go to one of the links at the bottom and order or you can get a signed copy by emailing her at



About the book:

You know you’re a mom when:
•You cannot remember the last time you took a shower.
•Laundry is an everyday activity, but folding it is not.
•You are eating chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, or pizza…again!

But you also know you’re a mom when:
•Your heart melts when that sweet little voice says, “I love you, Mommy.”
•Your fridge is covered with special crafts, photos, and award ribbons.
•Hearing your child sing brings you joy and a smile.

Moments like these make being a mother worthwhile, and A Minute for Mommy is the perfect devotional to help you cherish and remember each one. Join Berkli Binns as she reflects on her motherhood experiences and lessons God has taught her through her children.

With thirty-one inspirational devotionals, you can read through it in a month or just pick it up when you need some encouragement. Take A Minute for Mommy, and you’re sure to be drawn closer to your children and, more importantly, the Lord.

Berkli Binns lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband, Richard. She has two boys—Clay, age five, and Caleb, age three. She is an active member of the First Baptist Church in Bentonville, Arkansas, where she serves on the women’s ministry council. Berkli’s current and most rewarding occupation is homemaker.

Her website is: http://berklibinns.tateauthor.com/
Barnes and Nobel link is: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Minute-for-Mommy/Berkli-Binns/e/9781616639655/?itm=1&USRI=berkli+binns
Tate Publishing link: http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61663-965-5 
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=138215569538300

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Win a free Halloween Pail


How cute are these Halloween pails? My good friend Stephanie makes all kinds of cute personalized things and she has these CUTE, CUTE pails perfect for hauling all that candy your kids are sure to end up with! And the fun thing is they can use it year after year!

I'm giving away one free pail! I'll be drawing a winner on Friday afternoon!

And if you don't win - go here - http://ifyousaysewgifts.com/category_11/Trick-or-Treat-Pails.htm and check out all the designs. They are only $19 each and could last for years!!! She also has all kinds of cute fall personalized shirts you should check out!

Just leave me a comment and let me know which design is your favorite!! (How do you pick?)

 
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