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Snapfish $50 Gift Card Giveaway (Can you say Necklace?)

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Valentine’s Day is less than one month away, so if you want to do something special for someone, now is the time to start thinking about it. Snapfish — one of my favorite sites for fun and creative photo gifts – has several items that would make great gifts for anyone you love.

For Her:
Every woman loves jewelry! If diamonds aren’t on your list, give your mother, sister, daughter or best friend a gift that has long-lasting sentiment at an affordable price. Create a customized sterling silver photo charm bracelet or necklace to keep her memories close. The sterling silver charm bracelet features up to six charms – perfect for family photos – starting at $39.99 and the necklace features a 1/2-inch square photo charm for $39.99.

For the Grandparents:
Grandparents may only want the gift of your time, and they deserve to see their grandkids on Valentine’s Day – no matter where they live.  They’ll be pleasantly surprised when they receive Snapfish photo greeting cards featuring you – or your kids – and designed specifically with them in mind. You can even create a recordable greeting card to share a personalized message in your own voice to brighten their day, even when you can’t be with them. Choose from a variety of new designs featuring “I love you” messages for Grandma and Grandpa. Available from $0.29.
 
For Him:
Give him a gift that’s both practical and sexy – a new pair of boxers or t-shirt with a special photo so you can always be near his heart. The boxers are made from 100% silky polyester and feature an elastic waist and button-fly in sizes S-XL from $19.99. The t-shirts are made with a 50/50 cotton/poly blend and are available in sizes from S-XXL from $12.99.
In addition to these gifts, Snapfish offers more than 100 customizable photo gifts including keepsake boxes, personalized photo books, collage photo mugs and stationery to express your love in a special way.  I’ve made several gifts at Snapfish over the years and have been happy with every one of them! 

Now for the fun part: One lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader can win a$50 gift card to Snapfish, which would cover the cost of the $39.99 necklace and its  shipping, making the item totally free. Of course, if you win, you can use your gift card to purchase any of the other great Snapfish items.

Giveaway Guidelines:

To enter, you MUST  subscribe to my email mailing list by using the button in the right sidebar of this site and then leave a comment below telling me you did so. If you are already a subscriber, leave me a comment telling me so and include the email address to which the subscription is sent.

Receive additional entries by doing any or all of the following, but you must subscribe or be a subscriber first. Leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

  1. Blog about this contest.
  2. Visit the Snapfish store and come back here and tell me in the comment section which gift you’d like to have for someone special in your life.
  3. Tweet this giveaway on Twitter (you can tweet daily if you want, but make sure you leave a comment each time you do).
  4. Favorite Lipstick to Crayons on Technorati.
  5. Stumble this post.
  6. Add Lipstick to Crayons to your blogroll or my button to your sidebar.
  7. Become a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on Facebook.

This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time Feb. 1, 2010.  Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Contest open to United States residents only. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by Feb. 3, 2010, she will forfeit the prize to an alternate winner.

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO CORI, COMMENT #123.

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  1. I would love to give my son a photo book

  2. I’m a subscriber.

  3. My husband isn’t good at getting me gifts so I picked out my own. I would love to get a skin for my laptop.

  4. I’m an email subscriber. We use Snapfish for all of our digital prints and I’d love to win a $50 gift card!

  5. I usually order photo books but I would love a necklace.

  6. I subscribe!

  7. I subscribe!

  8. I love the Cute As Can Bee and the Cute As A Bunny Photo Books

  9. I tweeted http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/7890903592

  10. I subscribe.

  11. I subscribe :)

  12. I would like to have the 12×12 Photo Book for my mom…she would love it!

  13. I stumbled as ktfereva22

  14. I subscribed!

  15. I would either get the photobook for my son’s great grandmother or the necklace for myself!

  16. I tweeted — http://twitter.com/jessicajonnie

  17. I am a fan on FB. My FB id is 509878391

  18. I think I get some coasters for my husband and some mugs for me.

  19. 1/18 Daily Tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/7895928859

  20. I follow on facebook.

  21. I am an email subscriber
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  22. I love the pet bowl and think it is perfect for any four legged friend!!!

  23. I am an email subscriber!

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    Angie
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  24. I’m a subscriber.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com
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  25. I am a HUGE fan of their photo books! They make great grandparent gifts! My parents enjoyed the one they got for Christmas

    Thanks
    Angie
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  26. Email subscriber (hotpepper71 at bellsouth dot net)

  27. I would get the Cafe Mug for my Mom.

  28. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/7906233234

  29. ok, I subscribed!

  30. I would like to get the necklace. I had no idea that those were available at snapfish. very cool

  31. I’m a subscriber. Thanks for the chance.

  32. I like the 12 X 12 photo book. Thanks for the chance.
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  33. sign me up

  34. I am an email suscriber :-)

  35. I would give my husband the apron with our daughters picture on it. He can wear it while he barbecues.

  36. Tweeted, thanks!

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  37. I subscribe

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  38. I’d love to have the Keepsakes box to give to someone special

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  40. I’m a subscriber!
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  41. I would love to give the create a photo neck tie
    (http://www.snapfish.com/revieworderstore/prd=NeckTie/prdtype=Photogift;PHOTOTHIS(NeckTie);TwoSides) to my husband with pics of our “babies” on it.
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  42. Fan on Facebook (Susie Randle)
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  43. I just signed up as an email subscriber.

  44. I’m a longtime and very satisfied email subscriber!

  45. I’m a facebook fan.

  46. I think the photobooks are a perfect gift for anyone special &/or far away.

  47. I am an email subscriber!

  48. I’d like to make a photo calendar for my mom :)

  49. Tweeted http://twitter.com/smash906/status/7915596321

  50. I am a facebook fan

  51. I subscribed

  52. just subscribed. would love to make one of those photo charm necklaces

  53. I already subscribe to email

  54. I would love to give a photo book from snapfish to my DD who is in college

  55. I am a fan on facebook

  56. I tweet 1-18:
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  57. I think I would give my wife and mil mugs with pics of the kids.

  58. I am an email subscriber.
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  59. I would love to make a photo book…it would make a great gift!

  60. I am a facebook fan – Christine Wember

  61. Tweeted at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/7930624656

  62. e-mail subscriber
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  63. i would love to get my mom the collage mug
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  64. i’ve subscribed!
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  65. I make photo books for my fam & I also really like that photo necklace!
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  66. 1/19 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/7939852436

  67. I am an email subscriber
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  68. technorati favorite – oheeyore
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  69. 1/19 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/7954987451

  70. I’d love to get the neklace for my mother-in-law!

  71. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/7962687966

  72. 1-19 tweet Win a Snapfish Gift Card http://bit.ly/75KCSy

  73. I would love to get any of the photo jewelry. I got a bracelet from another company and it broke so I would love to replace it. Thanks for the chance to win and have a fabulous day!

  74. 1/19 tweet, thanks!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/7972258891

  75. 1/20 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/7978903838

  76. Daily tweet for 1/20 http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/7978903838

  77. Please ignore my last entry. My computer was lagging and I didn’t realize it went through. So sorry!

  78. I’m a subscriber

  79. blogged http://momcontests.blogspot.com/2010/01/50-gift-card-snapfish.html

  80. I love the keepsake box & the sterling silver necklace. So pretty!

  81. tweet http://twitter.com/momof2dancers/status/7991588449

  82. technorati ~ scrappyd

  83. stumbled ~ momof2ballerinas

  84. facebook fan

  85. button is up ~ http://momcontests.blogspot.com/

  86. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/7995323111

  87. I would love to get some photo books!

  88. 1/20 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8007273825

  89. I’m a email subscriber

    samsakara@twcny.rr.com

  90. I would get the magic mug for my mother inlaw

  91. I would like a photo book!

  92. I’m a facebook fan.

  93. 1/20 tweet; thanks for the extra chance :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/8012600636

  94. 1/21 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8022532311

  95. 1-21 Tweet:
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  96. 1/21 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8037914331

  97. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8038031633

  98. 1/21 tweet, thanks!

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  100. Please enter me … I subscribed to your email list! :)

  101. I’m a new FB fan please enter me again! :)

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  102. 1/22 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8061954766

  103. 1/22 tweet, thanks again :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/8076503811

  104. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8079540608

  105. Snapfish is a great site

  106. Daily Tweet 1-22:
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  107. 1/22 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8089812470

  108. i am a subscriber!

    square_sessil@yahoo.com

  109. from the snapfish store i would love the personalized keepsake box!

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  110. 1/23 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8105533931

  111. 1/23 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8117153079

  112. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8123156943

  113. Tweet http://twitter.com/smash906/status/8124231451

  114. 1/23 tweet,thanks.
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  115. 1/24 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8143691175

  116. tweet http://twitter.com/smash906/status/8156936037

  117. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8157058025

  118. 1/24 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8160230299

  119. 1/25 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8183385950

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  121. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8198368914

  122. Daily Tweet:
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  123. I’m an email subscriber, coriwestphal at msn dot com.

  124. Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/8205839268

  125. I would love to make Square Wall Calendars for my parents and my inlaws for Christmas next year. What a fun personalized gift!

  126. Technorati faved: coriwestphal

  127. I have your button: asahmlookingforadeal.blogspot

  128. I’m a FB fan: Cori Eckstrom Westphal

  129. 1/25 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8217229782

  130. tweeted on 1/26
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    http://twitter.com/sweepcoupon

  131. 1/26 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8229124899

  132. Daily Tweet:
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  133. I subscribed! Thank you for the chance.

  134. tweet http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8245188122

  135. 1/26 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8261234439

  136. 1/26 TWEET, THANKS!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/8263119240

  137. Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/8265579738

  138. I tweeted on 1/27/2010

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  139. 1/27 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8271431632

  140. tweet http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8286726532

  141. Daily Tweet:
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  142. 1/27 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8307986831

  143. 1/27 tweet, thanks!

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  144. Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/8309364747

  145. 1/28 teet
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  146. 1/28 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8316586534

  147. Tweet http://twitter.com/smash906/status/8325885499

  148. tweet: http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8336954659

  149. Daily Tweet:
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  150. 1/28 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8344114162

  151. 1/28 tweet, thanks again for the extra chance to win!
    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/8344678355

  152. tweeted 1/29
    I like an extra chance of winning

  153. 1/29 daily tweet http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/8359244471

  154. Daily Tweet:
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  155. tweet http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8375370989

  156. I’m already an email subscriber. Thanks!
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  157. The Collage Commuter Mug 13oz would be a great Valentine’s Days gift for my husband.
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  158. I Tweeted this giveaway. http://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/8380563001
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  159. I’m a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on Facebook user Lisa Garner.
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  160. 1/29 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8391811732

  161. 1/30 daily tweet
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  162. tweeted 1/31

  163. Daily Tweet:
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  164. tweet http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8415416266

  165. I subscribe

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  166. I would love to get the cufflinks for my boyfriend.

  167. 1/30 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8432298088

  168. I am already a subscriber.
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  169. I would love to put this towards a new calander and some coasters. Thank you!
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  170. I subscribed.

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  171. 1/31 daily tweet
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  172. I tweeted
    http://twitter.com/sweepcoupon

  173. I subscribed.

  174. I’m an email subscriber
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  175. I would love to get a collage mousepad for my boyfriend!
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  176. Facebook fan of Lipstick to crayons (Alli Tsao)
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  177. 1/31 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8466933744

  178. Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/8473600996

  179. tweet http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8476407939

  180. I subscribe by email
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  181. I’d love to make a photo book for my husband as a present for our anniversary.

  182. I am a facebook fan (Anne Jolly)

  183. I tweeted
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  184. I subscribed to your email list. aprilbrooks (at) gmail (dot) com

  185. I blogged. http://concreteandnailpolish.blogspot.com/2010/01/opi-russian-navy-suede-with-topcoat.html

  186. I would choose a Collage Photo Canvas with some of my Dad’s great photos from the 70’s!

  187. I am a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on facebook. (april brooks)

  188. I just subscribed.

  189. I’m a subscriber.

  190. I would love the Square Key Ring for my hubby.

  191. I’m a fan on facebook. angela.gaffke

  192. I stumbled ag1414

  193. I faved you on technorati ag1414

  194. I tweeted: http://twitter.com/ag1414/status/8487846852

  195. I tweeted on 2/1
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  196. 2/1 daily tweet
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  197. Daily Tweet:
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  198. tweet http://twitter.com/SnowflakeDay/status/8501251465

  199. Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/8504678192

  200. 2/1 tweet, thanks again!!!
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  201. I subscribe.

  202. I would love to give my hubby a photo book of our vacation together for valentine’s Day. We have been together for 34 years and VD is our 35th first date anniversary!

  203. I’m a subscriber!
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  204. I like the picture me book. My girls would love it. Thank you!

  205. I already subscribe!

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  206. I’m a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on facebook

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  207. I tweeted your giveaway

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  208. I would love to give their Collage Mousepad to their grandmother, I’ve been wanting to get that done forever!

  209. I subscribed via email!

  210. I would love to have the Collage Comuter Mug with pictures of my sons made for my husband.

  211. I tweeted

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  212. subscribe by email

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  213. fb fan
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  214. Email subscriber

  215. I’m an email subscriber. tylerpants(at)gmail.com

  216. I’d love to give my husband the commuter mug with a pic of our son on it! tylerpants(at)gmail.com

  217. I would get a collage mug of the 4 grandkids for my husband for Valentine’s Day

  218. Tweeted

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  219. I subscribe!

  220. 2/1 tweet at http://twitter.com/justicecw/status/8527778177

  221. I subscribed.

  222. I’m an e-mail subscriber using jillykat07@gmail.com

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    Jill K.

  223. I’d LOVE to have one of the books or some type of jewelry!

    Jill K.
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  224. Became a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on Facebook using Jill Mozdzen kathan

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  225. The photo calendars are a huge hit for gift giving in my family. It is something they can enjoy looking at all year, then they can frame the photos when the year is up.

  226. I’m a subscriber!

  227. I’m a Facebook fan.

  228. I subscribed.

  229. I’m a subscriber :)

  230. I subscribed.

  231. I’m a subscriber.

  232. I am a subscriber

  233. I love the personalized keepsake box

  234. Fan on Facebook (Charlene Kuser)

  235. I subscribed to your mailing list with the email address lilyk@mail2world.com.

  236. The photo book in the Seaside design looks very nice!

  237. I became your Facebook fan.

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