Utahns!!! Brick Canvas Giveaway

I have the most amazing opportunity to introduce you to

Brick Canvas

Brick Canvas at Thanksgiving Point is an amazing place, full of unique studios and services that help you to discover ways to balance your body and soul.  It's the perfect outlet to help shape and change you to be the person you want to be.

The studios have been brought together to CHALLENGE, DISCOVER, EMPOWER, NURTURE, and NOURISH you.

I was given an amazing tour through the building where I was able to meet with each of the studios and in the next 3 weeks, I have been given the opportunity to EXPERIENCE each of these studios to the fullest! I am so excited to share my experience with you!

Please follow the links to read more about this amazing place! And make sure you visit the bottom of the post for a chance to win a free 30-minute massage, plus a discount for everyone on their first visit!!! 

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Brick Canvas features a unique combination of studios, including a fitness and nutrition center, full-service spa, hair salon, Bikram Yoga studio, juice bar, and more. Each studio has a specific focus that will challenge, empower and nurture you – both inside and out.

Shelli Gardner, Co-Founder and CEO of Stampin’ Up and owner of Brick Canvas shares her vision for the new space, “We wanted Brick Canvas to be more than just a place for exercise or pampering. We envisioned a space that would be inviting, yet motivate everyone who comes through the door to achieve their goals, whether that’s increased strength and flexibility or a new hair style that makes them feel more confident.”

The Brick Canvas studios include:

Bikram Yoga

A state-of-the-art Bikram Yoga studio – the first in Utah County - where you can increase your flexibility, strengthen your core, and quiet your mind.

Lyceum

A fitness and nutritional wellness studio that tailors solutions to meet individual needs, and empowers people of all fitness levels to reach their highest potential with an integrated approach, including resistance and strength training, and nutritional coaching.

Sage Leaf Spa

A full-service spa where experienced therapists and estheticians customize your massage, facial, and body treatments to ensure that you get the care and nurturing you deserve, and that you leave feeling renewed and refreshed.

Vivesque

Brought to you by the nationally recognized Salon Tantrum, Vivesque is a salon that features cutting edge techniques and some of Utah’s hair artistry leaders, who are committed to helping you look your best with a style you can maintain.

Fraiche

Located just inside Brick Canvas, this inviting juice bar serves smoothies and fresh and delicious snacks that are perfect anytime of the day.

The Loft

With 4,400 square feet of space overlooking beautiful landscaped gardens and a water feature, this space is perfect for hosting a variety of meetings and events.

So, how would you like to experience Brick Canvas? 
If you live in Utah (or visiting in the near future),
 this giveaway is for you! 
Come share in my fun and excitement!

I'm excited to be able to offer one lucky winner

a free 30-minute massage

plus a free month membership
to either Lyceum or Bikram Yoga!

Details:

The winner will receive a free 30-minute massage in the Sage Leaf Spa at Brick Canvas. If the winner wishes they can upgrade to a full 60 minute or 90 minute massage (the winner will just need to pay the difference).

The winner will also receive a free 1-month membership to either Lyceum or Bikram Yoga

I have a little something for EVERYONE! 

For those who do not win, I would like to offer a unique discount to everything at Brick Canvas! During your first visit to Brick Canvas you will receive a 30% discount on anything you purchase. Just mention that you are a reader of DesignZ by DeDe for the discount. This discount will be good for products and services/treatments you purchase on that day in any studio. This offer only goes until the end of October so hurry in! 

Please use the following giveaway form to enter!  

The giveaway ends September 26th at midnight MST.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from Brick Canvas. I received a tour, discounts and free services to review for this post. The views expressed in this post are my own.

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12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!!!

So if you are anything like me - time has flown and you can't believe that it is already December! How in the world did that happen?  I am still not in holiday mode, but I'm really trying to get there!  If you are in the same boat as me or are just ready to dig into Christmas Projects, I have some exciting news for you!

I have joined forces with some amazing people @ Honeybearz Designs' 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BLOG HOP!   

We are already at Day 8, but don't worry you can still join in the incredible projects and presents! So, many designers/bloggers have joined in to give you lots of ideas and projects for Christmas everyday! Make sure you head on over to Honeybearz' blog for all the details, including links to each day and the opportunity to win blog candy prizes! But remember - everyone is a winner because you all get amazing inspiration! So don't miss a thing!

Here are today's projects but remember to visit Lisa's blog to get all the details and links to the other projects:

Lisa Pontious - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com

DeDe Smith - http://www.designzbydede.com

Heather Wood - http://www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com

Robin Lane - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

I have the great honor of being a Guest Designer for today and I'm excited to share my project with you!

Every year I send out Christmas cards and every year it is a card that I designed and send out to get printed. That means I also get family pictures taken each Fall/Winter for the card.  My family doesn't enjoy that part very much but they are usually pretty cooperative! One of my little brothers and his wife recently started up a photography business - so they did a little photo session with my family over the Thanksgiving weekend!  We did a little trade - he took my photos and I designed some Christmas cards for him to use for his customers.  I did about 8 designs for him and since they were already designed - I decided to go ahead and actually use one of the designs for MY Christmas Card this year!

This was the template design:

I used my Christmas Wrap Kit for the papers and created it so the card was really about the PHOTOS, but left a little room for sentiments! I created this template specifically for a 4x8 card from VistaPrint.com.

I always enjoy sharing more than 1 photo on a card, so this was really fun to use. I created the card so you could use 4 photos - but I was able to customize it to actually include 7 photos for my card!

This is my result:

I love how it turned out - such fun colors and full of my family! 

Now, something for you!  I am offering my template design of this card for you to download today! It is a transparent PNG file, so you will just need to go stick your photos under the PNG file in your graphics program and then you can add anything you would like - text, photos, and other images. Remember my template was created to the specifications from VistaPrint.com to create a 4x8 card. It might not work for other printing companies. Also remember that this is for personal-use only!

DOWNLOAD LINK

Thanks so much for visiting me today! If you have never been to my blog before - I hope you take a look around and come back and see me!

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Dear Santa Giveaway

I am so excited to celebrate the season by bringing you an amazing Dear Santa giveaway! This giveaway has some great gifts for your holiday shopping list!

Let me introduce the other bloggers to you!

Vanessa from Our Thrifty Ideas:
Hi, I’m Vanessa. Years ago I dreamed of having an amazing husband, crazy cute little kids, and live my life as a "Play at Home Mommy". Somehow I got incredibly lucky and live that dream every day. I am married to an incredibly hard working husband who always puts the needs of his family first. We have a very enthusiastic two year old monkey boy. He keeps me on my toes at all times, and is such a joy in my life. We have the most amazing and beautiful baby girl who inspires a lot of my crafting, and it helps that I get to have her by my side cooing and cheering me on as I attempt many never before tried DIY projects. My life has debt, prayers, hardships, luck, friends, fights, family, stress and LOVE. I wouldn't change anything that has happened in my life, and I learn from each and every experience. I blog to share my life, passion, and loves with anyone willing to listen! Come join in the fun.

Jen from Bakerette:
Hi! I'm Jen. If I could survive on desserts and live in my garden, I would! I created this blog so I can share with you really cool recipes, trends, insights, and ideas I come across every day. Thanks for stopping by and please come back again, you hear?!





Karina from The Bucket List Girl
Hey There, I’m Karina Wetzel, and I’m originally from Brazil, but have lived in Utah for a very long time. That’s where I meet my husband, who I’ve been married to for almost 6 years come this august, He is the love of my life; we have an adorable 9 month old little boy that is our world! I started this blog to challenge myself to complete things on my Bucket List{ Challenges list} Such as finishing a craft project or Losing Weight. My goal is not only to complete things on my list but to help out others along the way…I hope to inspire others along my journey and to help them cross things of their list!


DeDe from DesignZ by DeDe
I'm DeDe Smith and I am a wife to my best friend (Joey) for over 13 years, a mom to 2 kiddos (JJ, age 10 and Beth, age 7), and I am a digital scrapbook designer. I love reading, watching movies, designing, scrapbooking, and being with my family. My blog features my creations and the ramblings of my life as a wife and mom. I'm passionate about many things and I try to bring lots of variety to my blog, in addition to being able to purchase my digital scrapbook designs right from the blog.



Now, ya wanna know what we are giving away?

• 2- $25 Gift Cards to Fab Décor
• 1- $25 Amex Gift Card provided by Bakerette
• 1- $25 Bed Bath and Beyond Gift Card provided by Bakerette
• 4- Holiday CD’s provided by Deseret Book
• 1- Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle provided by Riley Blake Designs
• 2- Bubble Necklaces provided by Our Thrifty Ideas and Very Jane
• 2- Café Zupas blogger cookbook provided by Our Thrifty Ideas and Café Zupas
• 2- $25 Gift Cards to Designz by DeDe Digital Scrapbook Store provided by DesignZ by DeDe
• 1- $25.00 gift card to Lowes
•  1- $15.00 gift certificate to http://bucketboutique.storenvy.com/  

Find our more about each of the sponsors on this page.

Giveaway runs now thru 12/2/12

To enter the giveaway, just log into the rafflecopter form below (with either Facebook or Email) and follow the entry options.

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Monday Magic: Gardner Village Bloggers Night Out + Giveaway

I had the most amazing opportunity to go to the

Gardner Village 

Bloggers Night Out

  

hosted by Gardner Village and My Craft Channel! 

I feel so blessed to have hooked up with some great Utah Bloggers and this was one of my first experiences! I want to give my thanks to Marcia Johns (Marketing Director at Gardner Village), the owners of Gardner Village, all of the shop owners, and the team at My Craft Channel for making this incredible night possible! Seriously - a huge highlight of this year for me! Thank you - thank you - thank you!



If you are in or visiting Utah - Gardner Village is an amazing place you just can't miss!  Seriously! And I think that the Fall is the perfect season to check it out. They have amazing "Witchy" things going on - so check it all out!

Also you gotta check out My Craft Channel - such wonderful constant inspiration for you!

http://gardnervillage.com

facebook.com/gardnervillage

#gardnervillage

 

Gardner Village in West Jordan, Utah contains the outlines of the once bustling early Utah mill industry and history. What remains today is a cluster of retail specialty shops located in restored cabins, houses and buildings nestled adjacent to the Gardner Mill. Now listed on the National Historic Register, the old flour mill is home to Archibald's Restaurant and Country Furniture & Gifts. 

Vintage pioneer architecture, antique fixtures, red brick paths and bridges over a pond, create a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere for shopping, dining and discovering some of Utah's most colorful history.

http://www.mycraftchannel.com

facebook.com/mycraftchannel

twitter.com/mycraftchannel

pinterest/mycraftchannel

It is the first of its kind online craft TV network that features top craft celebrities from across the country. It brings the blogger, crafter and scrapbook community together in one place to provide inspiration through broadcast quality shows in various categories from sewing, scrapbooking, DIY projects, mixed media, stamping, home décor, digital hybrid crafts, photography, party planning, product reviews and more!

Mission Statement: To create a massive network of talented women that gives us a voice and a platform to share our message to a larger mainstream audience. Also, by working together with manufacturers and retailers in the craft sector, our goal is to complete the circle by providing inspiration to the end user through broadcast quality shows.




The night started with a meet-up of all the bloggers and some yummy appetizers from Archibald Restaurant! 

We were then sent loose on a fabulous scavenger hunt through 20 shops!  I loved the way they set this night up. We received a tote bag and a Scavenger Hunt card.  We would go to a store where we would receive wonderful swag and get to wander through the amazing products in the store - then we would get a little stamp on our card and be sent off to the next store! Our first stop was to HighLite Photography where we got to apply some fun mustaches and take some photos! I was excited to meet up with Michelle Powell and Jodi Miller,  who I hung out with the remainder of the night!

I seriously could have spent hours and hours wandering through these charming little stores - so much to see and I wanted so many things!  Such unique gifts that you are not able to get anywhere else!  I loved picking up a couple of treats for my kids - which they loved!

They were all set up for Fall and Halloween and it was so fun to see all the decorations and cutesy products! One of Gardner Village's most amazing events - Witchfest has started and its a wonderful tradition to share with your family! I want to take my kids back - I think they would love it! Fall has definitely become my favorite season. I love the cooler temperatures and just the spirit in the air - Gardner Village is a great place to experience FALL!

After we completed our shop wandering, we headed to a fabulous chocolate fountain with lots of tasty treats, more visiting and meeting with other bloggers, and prizes.  

We had the most amazingly fun host - Lucinda, the Gardner Village Witch. She was so hilarious as she gave out prizes and chatted with us, who she lovingly referred to as cloggers.

 

I also got to finally meet Amber from Quilted Euphoria in person! It was fun to sit by her and visit!

All-in-all it was one of the best times I have had in a long time. I think one of the best things about being a blogger is meeting new friends and making new connections!

So, how would you like a little piece from Gardner Village?

I'm excited to be able to offer one lucky winner their own 

Spider Earrings

Details:

These are darling silver (reflective) spider earrings with a blue jewel that I got at Gardner Village

I would keep them myself but I don't have pierced ears.

I received them as swag and now I am offering them FREE to one of my readers. I will also be shipping them to you for FREE. I can only ship to a person in the USA - sorry for the inconvenience.

Please use the following giveaway form to enter!  

The giveaway ends Sunday, October 7th at midnight EST

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from Gardner Village and My Craft Channel. I received a night out with swag to review for this post. The views expressed in this post are my own.

 

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Each Monday (that doesn't have a new release), I am going to be offering a little Magic to start your week. It might be a fun idea, some inspiration, a tutorial, or just sharing some thoughts - Whatever I feel like! So come back and share your thoughts too!
 

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Enter to Win The Avengers on Two-Disc DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack – Ends 9/30

So who watched Avengers? I watched it a little late in the game, but I enjoyed it.  I need to go back and actually watch the individual movies of the characters - but I got behind!  I did enjoy the movie though!  So who is excited for The Avengers to come out on DVD/Blu-ray next week?  If you haven't already pre-ordered your movie - I have a great giveaway for you!

I recently discovered an awesome family-oriented movie website!  Mommy Bear Media specializes in family, children and Christian movies and brings family-friendly entertainment to everyone in the family.  They also try to educate readers so they can make an informed decision about whether they want to watch a movie or not.  We have a blog where we focus on great movies you may not have heard of, lists of the best family-friendly movies and fun movie ideas. 

Isn't that awesome?  The world definitely needs a place like this for our families! And they have some amazing deals right now!

* Their LeapFrog products are on sale! Stock up for Christmas presents!

* They are hosting an amazing Twitter Party with lots of prizes, so mark your calendars for October 3rd!

* And there is some other great giveaways happening - like a $100 gift code, the Harry Potter Blu-ray Complete Series....

OH YEA! And the awesome The Avengers DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack Giveaway that I mentioned at the top of this post!  Go check it out and its a blog hop, so there are lots of fun other posts to read too!

So lots of exciting things happening at Mommy Bear Media - Please come on over and check it all out! I think it will be your #1 place to buy family entertainment!

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Crafty Wood Cutouts Giveaway WINNER!

Congratulations to Angie T!  
She is the winner of my Crafty Wood Cutouts Giveaway!  I sent an email to you Angie - please share what you create!

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Monday Magic - Crafty Wood Cut-outs Tutorial & Giveaway

I'm so excited to be able to share about a fabulous crafty store that is just a few blocks away from my house. It is the place to go for cute wooden letters and wood crafts. They also have an online store, so even if you don't live in Utah - you can purchase these fabulous projects.

 

Crafty Wood Cutouts
631 North 1200 West

Orem, Utah

www.craftywoodcutouts.com
www.facebook.com/CraftyWoodCutouts

It has been open for not quite a year and I have driven past it several times, but I finally had the opportunity to go inside. When I walked in, I immediately wanted every single project they sell!

The wood kits come pre-packaged with all of the pieces you need already cut and sanded for you.  Did you read that - they are already sanded for you! How amazing is that! The store also carries paper, glitter, paint, wire, embellishments, ribbon, and Mod Podge to help you decorate your projects. They also offer classes, reasonable prices, and they even have a fun kids place, with coloring pages, books, and movies to keep your kids entertained while you wander the store. You can bet that I will be frequenting this store often - can you say Christmas presents?

After wandering around in awe, I just couldn't seem to narrow down my choice for a first project. So I went ahead and chose TWO! Halloween is coming up and I thought I needed a new decoration! I chose the BOO Letter Set and the Picket Fence.

Example at the store 

As I began gathering supplies to complete my project, my husband had the amazing idea that I should use my own designs. I LOVED it and jumped at the chance to create a new Halloween kit! So I spent the next couple of days designing a kit with this project in mind. When I finished the papers that I wanted to use for my BOO project, I had them printed at Persnickety Prints and then I was finally set to go!

Digital Papers

Papers Printed

Look for the full kit
Just Say Boo!

to come to my store soon!

Okay everyone - I'm not honestly that crafty when it comes in the traditional sense. Give me some digital scrapbooking and design on the computer and I can do fine, but sometimes when it comes to working with real craft stuff - I goof up. 

So that being said - this craft turned out pretty awesome. I'm actually really happy with it and I did goof up a little, but I'm learning and getting better - and actually I really LOVED it. So - I promise that these wood craft projects are fun and not hard at all - if I can do it, you can do it.

I loved it enough that I have some plans of making more for Christmas presents and I'm really excited.  But anyways, this BOO project only took me, probably 1 1/2 hours total to make. I actually did the painting on one day and the decorating on a different day.


So here are my unfinished wood pieces of the BOO and the fence, just taken out of the package.

 

Time to Paint. I have this thing with brown. I love it. I love it with every color - basically its my black. So, to be different - I used brown for my fence and the back and sides of all the pieces. 

I painted the skull eyes and the ghost eyes and mouth.  After the paint dried, I added just a little bit of glitter. (I had some clear glitter paint that I used. Next time, I'll use mod podge and glitter.)

 

I also painted a bit of a border around the front of the letters - just in case the paper isn't exactly cut to the edge.

So after the paint dried, I used super glue (I didn't have wood glue) to piece the fence pieces together and it was done!

Next, I traced the letters onto my papers. I flipped the letters upside down and traced it on the back of the scrapbook paper. I then cut out it out using scissors. For the inside of the B, I actually used an exacto knife.

 

I applied a layer of mod podge a little at time and then smoothed out the paper onto the letters.

 

Then I applied another layer of mod podge over the top of the paper and let it dry.

Unfortunately, here is where I goofed. I didn't smooth the paper very good on the skull and I got an air bubble. After the mod podge dried, I took a safety pin and made a small hole where the air bubble was and then I smoothed it out with my hands the best I could. It actually worked pretty well!  I then applied another coat of mod podge.

After the mod podge completely dried, I began to decorate. I used brown polka dot ribbon and spider web ribbon tied into a bow for the B.I also added a glow-in-the dark spider underneath the ribbon.

For the Skull (O), I added 3 jewels to the bottom and then another glow-in-the-dark plastics spider. I glued the eyes on with super glue.

I then added 3 jewels to the "tail" of the Ghost (O) and another spider and of course glued the face on with super glue.

And then I was done! I love how it turned out! What do you think?

So, how would you like your own wood craft project? 

I'm excited to be able to offer one lucky winner their own 

BOO Letter Set project!

Details:

* Only includes the unfinished wood project

** If you are the winner and you live in Utah, you will be 

able to go and pick up your project at the store.

If you are the winner and you live outside of Utah, 

the project will be shipped to you, but at your own personal shipping cost.

Please use the following giveaway form to enter!  

The giveaway ends Sunday, September 9th at midnight EST

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from Crafty Wood Cut-outs. I received product to review for this post and they are providing the giveaway. The views expressed in this post are my own.

 

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Each Monday (that doesn't have a new release), I am going to be offering a little Magic to start your week. It might be a fun idea, some inspiration, a tutorial, or just sharing some thoughts - Whatever I feel like! So come back and share your thoughts too!
 

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