Christmas Owl by Angela Muse - Book Blast

The Christmas Owl is a sweet book with a wonderful message.  My four year old son and I enjoyed reading it together.  The artwork is beautiful.  This book would be a great Christmas gift for all the little ones on your list.

About the Book

Title: The Christmas Owl Author: Angela Muse Illustrator: Helen H. Wu Publication Date: November, 2013 Publisher: Independent - 4eyesbooks Number of pages: 36 Recommended age: 3+  

Summary

A Barred owl becomes injured and must ask others for help. He promises to give back to those who have a generous heart and he is true to his word. Also check out Lil Glimmer, The Nutt Family: An Acorny Adventure, The Pig Princess, The Bee Bully, Eager Eaglets: Birds of Play, Cactus Charlie, Suzy Snowflake and Monsters Have Mommies by this author.

 

 

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** You can download a copy of "The Christmas Owl" for only 99 cents from NOW through to November 14, 2013 on Amazon!! **

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About the Author: Angela Muse

[caption id="attachment_14776" align="alignleft" width="200"] Angela Muse[/caption] I was born in California to a military family. This meant that I was the "new kid" in school every couple of years. It was hard always trying to make new friends, but I discovered I had a knack for writing. I began writing poetry in high school and really enjoyed expressing myself by using pen and paper. After becoming a Mom in 2003, I continued my storytelling to my own children. In 2009 I wrote and published my first children's book aimed at toddlers. In 2012 I am set to release several more children's books. Check out what I'm working on by visiting my children's book blog. Writing is such a wonderful creative process and I look forward to sharing more of my stories with lots of new little readers!

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* $50 Book Blast Giveaway *

Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner's choice) Contest runs: November 12 to December 11, 11:59 pm, 2013 Open: Internationally How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the author, Angela Muse and is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions - feel free to send and email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com. a Rafflecopter giveaway

{MyMemories Suite v4 - 2013 Gold Award Winner} And A Giveaway!

I recently became an affiliate of MyMemories and was provided a copy of their MyMemories Suite v4 software to play with.  It is so much fun.  I have just recently gotten into digital scrapbooking because I just can't seem to find the time to drag out all my supplies and get pages done before my 3 yr old discovers what I am doing. With the MyMemories Suite, everything is on my computer.

MyMemories Suite v4 was recently named a 2013 Gold Award Winner by Top Ten Reviews.  Check out the video:



I like to use digital scrapbooking software for projects other than scrapbooking too. Every week I like to make a cute printable of my menu plan.  Here's what I did using the MyMemories Suite software:

I'm still learning, but the software is very easy to understand and it comes with tons of papers, embellishments and fonts.  Here's a quick page I made of my son:

I can see spending a lot of fun time playing and creating with MyMemories Suite.

If you would like to purchase the MyMemories Suite v4, MyMemories is offering my readers $10 off the regular price PLUS a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store! Awesome, right?  Click on the banner below and use the following code at checkout: STMMMS14696.



But wait, the awesomeness isn't over.  MyMemories wants to give one of my readers a free copy of MyMemories Suite.  Here's how to enter:  Go to MyMemories.com and look around. Come back here and tell me, in the comments, what your favorite digital paper pack or layout is.   If you follow my blog, you will get an extra entry.  You can also get an extra entry if you follow MyMemories via Facebook, Twitter or their blog. Just leave a separate comment telling me how you followed myself and MyMemories. So, you can have up to 3 entries.  The giveaway ends on April 30th at midnight.

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Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Natosha

*I received free software for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.  I am an affiliate, which means if you purchase software using my discount code, I will receive a payment.*

Shutterfly Best Gift Ever {Giveaway!}

My sister is a single mom of three boys.  She works full-time and takes care of her home by herself.  She always has time for my son.  If I am in need and she has it within her ability to help, she does, and without thought of being repaid.  There are a lot of moms like her out there.  I'm sure you can think of one or two right now.  Maybe you are one.

I think she deserves a special treat for Mother's Day.  They all do.  Did you know that Shutterfly has the Best Gift Ever?  They do!  Click on the link to check it out:   http://bit.ly/ShutterflyBestGift

My sis LOVES her coffee (she used to be a barista at a local coffee place).  I think she would love a stainless steel travel mug like this one:

Go HERE to check it out and customize.

Here are the top 10 gift ideas available at Shutterfly:

As you can see, Shutterfly is not only about photo prints (which are awesome), they offer beautiful, thoughtful and creative gifts for you to personalize for your loved ones. Photos are a wonderful way to add special meaning to gifts and Shutterfly has such a great variety.

Shutterfly has been so nice to offer one of my readers a free Stainless Steel Travel Mug!  How great is that.  You can keep it for yourself or give it as a gift.  Mother's Day, Father's Day and Graduation is just around the corner.

There is one mandatory entry and one optional entry, use the rafflecopter form below and good luck!

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Do you love all things Twitter?  Would you like the chance to win one of more than 20 prizes from Shutterfly?  Head over to Resourceful Mommy and RSVP for the Shutterfly Best Gift Ever Twitter Party.  The party is happening on Monday, April 22nd from 8-9 pm ET/5-6 pm PT.  Use #ShutterflyGifts and follow sponsor @Shutterfly and host @ResourcefulMom.

I was compensated with product in exchange for posting about this campaign. However, all opinions are mine and I was already a customer of Shutterfly.

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

{KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway}

Don't forget to enter the giveaway!

The giveaway ends on 4/24.  Use the rafflecopter form below and good luck!!


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Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

{KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway}

I am so excited to tell you I have teamed up with a wonderful group of ladies for this awesome giveaway! If you win, you have the choice of red, white or silver.

Please visit all the blogs and show some love.  Use the rafflecopter form below and good luck!!

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Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

{Treat Valentine's Day Cards Giveaway}

I am so excited because today I have my first giveaway ever!  The folks at Treat. generously allowed me to pick out some cards to review and are providing one lucky reader 5 Valentine's Day cards of your choice.  Go HERE to see all the Valentine's Day cards you get to choose from.

My mother-in-law is a beautiful woman, inside and out.  She is generous, loving and has devoted her life to caring for and serving her family.  I am so blessed to be her newest daughter.  I want her to know how much she means to me.  I plan on sending her this card:

Outside

Inside

                                                                             


First, let me tell you, these are not postcards.  They are regular greeting cards.  By regular, I mean a card that opens, because everything else is beyond regular.  You can personalize just about everything.  First I chose a card, then I added the pictures to the front.  Treat. gives you the option of using photos from your computer and also several photo sites, such as Shutterfly, Picassa, and Flickr.  You can also get photos off of your Facebook page.  For those of you with an iPhone, yes, there's an app for that.  Get the Treat. iPhone app HERE.

Next I chose a layout for the inside of the card.  For this card, I had six options.  I was then able to personalize the wording.  You might be thinking "I can't think of the right words."  No problem.  Treat. has the Message Library to help you pick the perfect words.

Here are a few of my favorite Treat.http://treat.com Valentine's Day cards:

  

  

Treat. literally has hundreds of Valentine's cards to choose from.  I usually pay anywhere from $2.99 to $4.99 for a good quality card.  At Treat.com all cards regular price is $3.49.  They also have options where you can purchase 6, 12 or 18 card club pack and get the cards for as low as $1.99.

Another cool option is you can add a gift card to the card you just created.  Than you can have them mail it to you so you can sign and mail, or they will mail it for you.  The third mailing option blew my mind.  You can make a card and schedule it to be delivered on the date of your choice up to a year in advance!  I am so forgetful.  This would be a great option.  I can get on Treat.com, make all my cards for everyone's birthday's, etc and they will mail them at the proper time.

So, why would you want to rush to the store and choose from cards that have been picked over, when you can send a special card made personal for each individual on your list.

You can interact with Treat. via:
Facebook:  TreatCards
Twitter:  @treatcards       (They are having a party:  #SweetTreats on 1/29/13 at 2pm EST.)
Pinterest:  Treat Cards
Google+:  Treat Cards
Blog:  Treat Blog

Now for the giveaway! (U.S. Only)  If you would like to enter, go to Treat's Valentine's section HERE and check out their amazing selection.  Sign up for an account (required to enter and receive prize, as Treat will credit your account with the 5 cards.  It's free to sign up!).  Then come back here and comment telling me which card is your favorite.  Please leave me the email account you used when you signed up at Treat.  If you would like extra entries, follow my blog and leave a separate comment letting me know how you follow  and/or follow Treat. and leave a separate comment telling me how you follow them.  That's a total of 3 possible entries per person.  A winner will be picked at random on 1/31/13.

What are you waiting for?  Head over there and start creating unique and personal cards right now.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Natosha

*I was provided cards for review purposes.  Treat. is responsible for providing the prize directly to the winner.  All opinions are 100% honest and mine.*

Awesome Shop {Peace Love Flair} and a Blog Hop

I was hopping along the following contest blog hop:

Go HERE to start.

And I came upon, Peace Love Flair

They have some awesome stuff at great prices.  Plus they are participating in the giveaway hop, so you can win some flair.  Go HERE to enter at their blog.

I am so getting this necklace, for $35!

And I love this cuff, for $32.

Or this bag for $45!

So, head over there and enter the giveaway.  If you don't win, you can still afford to buy what you want!

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha