Welcome to the End of Summer Blog-Abration!

It's finally here! Thanks for joining...

START HERE
Start by signing Mr. Linky and reviewing how this works.

PRIZE PATROL
Spend some time checking out the prizes! Months of planning and preparation have paid off in prizes galore.

MAKE A WISH
Create your wish list at Christa-Taylor.com so that you are eligible to win the $150 Shopping Spree. Get all the details here.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS
Write a party post on your blog. Make sure to grab the Blog-Abration Announcement button and use it on your post and in your sidebar. Just copy and paste the html code into the html tab of your blog. (Let me know if you have questions.) If you haven’t written a party post yet, or you want more details, you can read more about what we are doing here.

Here's the code for the announcement image above:

<a href="http://realwomenscrap.typepad.com/scrapbook_lessons/2007/08/welcome-to-the-.html"><img border="0" height="150" width="150" src="http://realwomenscrap.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/31/tasra_dawson_blogabration.jpg" title="Tasra_dawson_blogabration" alt="Tasra_dawson_blogabration" /></a>

Keep reading for more details and to sign the Mr. Linky...

BLOG-ABRATE THE END OF SUMMER
Make new friends. Leave encouraging comments. Send out some link love...surely it will come back to you!

AND JUST IN CASE...you're new to Lessons from the Scrapbook Page, you can read a bit more about me (if you'd like). Here's the Reader's Digest version:

Overwhelmed, overscheduled, stressed out, junior high English teacher and coach ends up in the hospital in desperate need of rest. Can't sit still, gotta do something, why not scrapbook? Layouts look better than my life, maybe I should slow down and figure out why...voila! Lessons from the Scrapbook Page and Real Women Scrap are born.

You can learn from my "pain"—subscribe to the free monthly newsletter, "Your Life and Layouts" for inspiration, tips, ideas, and a FREE E-BOOK, How To Organize Your Photos. JOIN NOW.

Take back your life, your time, and your dreams from the tyranny of busyness and overload with Real Women Scrap. During the month of August, 30% of all profits from book sales will be donated to charity.

Don’t forget to sign the Mr. Linky and leave a comment. For you first timers – just fill in your name and paste in your URL – preferably the URL of your Blog-Abration post. Anyone who participates by posting and linking from their blog, and signing the Linky by 12pm PST August 31, 2007, will be eligible for the prize drawing.

Please DO NOT leave your link in this box if you are not a participating blogger. PLEASE respect the Mr. Linky—it is for people to find other Blog-Abration participants and for the contest drawing.

Non US residents. If you live in Canada, please write (CDN) next to your name. If you are outside of the US or Canada, and do not have access to an American shipping address, you are welcome to join the Blog-Abration, but we do not have any International-specific prizes currently available.

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Comments

[Janine]

Better late than never right? I wish I got in earlier :-)

[Amy]

Looks fabulous, thanks!

[Jenny-up the hill]

I'm sooo late joining the party! Where have I been?? Thanks for the blog-abration...I'm looking forward to finding some new blogs!

[Carolyn]

I feel lucky to stumble upon your blog today. And what a fun thing to host. I have added it to my blog. Let the fun start, from someone who wishes the summer wouldn't end so soon.

[Betty]

Woow1! Looks like fun!!

[Annie]

Just left my link! Thanks so much, the prizes are awesome!

[Andrea]

Hi! How fun!! I'm so excited to have found this contest! Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that I live in Canada on my mr. linky name...but I do. However, i also have a US mailing address that things can be mailed to if that makes it any easier! :)

[Julie]

I'm in! What fun to have this link on my blog :)

[naomi]

What fun! Thanks!

[Denean]

Sounds like fun! I'm in!

[To Know Him]

Enter me pretty please...

[To Know Him]

What a way to end the summer. The prizes are great...

[Carol B]

Looks like lots of fun! :) My official post for the blog-abration is here:

http://embracetheadventure.blogspot.com/2007/08/its-blog-abration.html

[Sarah Hodsdon]

Hey, I finally figured this out ;) Thank you for such a wonderful BLOGabration! I will be submitting a prize next.... Tasra you are a bright and shining STAR in my universe. Have a crazy wonderful rest of the Summer!

[peppylady]

I'll take a gamble sounds like fun and I'll have your contested post on Monday the 20th blog.

[peppylady]

I'll take a gamble sounds like fun and I'll have your contested post on Monday the 20th blog.

[PEA]

How can anyone resist a contest:-) This sounds like so much fun!! xo

[PEA]

How can anyone resist a contest:-) This sounds like so much fun!! xo

[PEA]

How can anyone resist a contest:-) This sounds like so much fun!! xo

[PEA]

How can anyone resist a contest:-) This sounds like so much fun!! xo

[Melissa H (CDN)]

I am in... great contest!

[Karen (mommy of three)]

What a great idea! Sorry I forgot to replace my url in Mr. Linky to the actual post, this is the link: http://momofajl.blogspot.com/2007/08/end-of-summer-blog-abration.html

I just love these carnivals!

[lace]

I am all linked up. What a great idea.

[Karmyn R]

I don't comment very often, but am a regular reader, Tasra. This looks like fun!!!

[Carla]

Just posted. This will be my first blog party, how exciting!