On the 7th of September 2011, I took a leap of faith and started Digital Scrapbooking HQ. I had already been teaching digi-scrapping in person and had done 6 months of online workshops, it was time for a real home on the web.
At Digital Scrapbooking HQ, we have digi-scrappers from all over the world that take advantage of our online workshops. I've written almost 1000 articles, answered hundreds of questions via email and on the site and provided access to Photoshop Elements training that will get your photos looking great, pages made and supplies organized. And there's more to come!
To celebrate I've gathered some amazing prizes. It's our birthday, but you get the gifts! Scroll to the bottom of this post to see how you can enter to win a piece of the prize cake. We are giving away more than $375 worth of prizes! That's a whole lot of cake. đ
A Prize for EVERYONE!
Everyone gets an extended free trial to make it a 31-day trial at Big Picture Classes. Use this code to claim your trial today!
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Your Memories Safe Forever
Forever will protect your memories for your lifetime +100 years. That's what I call peace of mind forever! One person will WIN a $25 Forever voucher to get started saving your most valuable memories.
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Get Scrapping with Sweet Shoppe Designs
I love the many digital scrapping kits that can be found at Sweet Shoppe Designs! You can add to your digi scrapping collection if you WIN one of the TWO $25 vouchers from Sweet Shoppe Designs!
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Learn with Big Picture Classes
There are many classes available at Big Picture Classes. Including some from me! One person will WIN a 3-month free membership to BPC. That's plenty of time to take advantage of my classes and learn some fast photo fixes and to digi scrap with templates.
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Start Digital Scrapbooking Today!
Digital Scrapbooking for Absolute Beginners is one of my cornerstone classes. Spend an hour with me and I'll show you how to create gorgeous digital scrapbook pages. I will take you from the very beginning and walk you through step by step through the process of building a layout. Youâll follow along using the same supplies as I do and in the end, youâll be thrilled with your pages. One person will WIN a copy of Digital Scrapbooking for Absolute Beginners.
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My Favorite Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018
How could I celebrate Digital Scrapbooking HQ's birthday without giving away a copy of my favorite software?!! One person will WIN Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018!
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Back Up, Back Up, Back Up
As scrapbookers we have lots of pictures, and digi scrappers add many kits and supplies to that mix. One necessary item in your arsenal is an External Hard Drive. One person will WIN a new External Hard Drive.
Valued at $119.99
How to WIN
It's simple to enter, just comment below with your favourite birthday memory - and you'll be in the running to win one of these amazing prizes!
I'll draw random winners on September 15th, 2018.
Happy Birthday and Good Luck!
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I remember getting a new dress that was bought at a store rather than handmade. It was a rare treat.
My favorite birthday memory is my DH’s 59th birthday, just 1 month after his triple bypass đ He was home, on the mend and surrounded by family. A very Happy Birthday indeed!
The year I turned six I finally got a doll cake I’d been begging, a snow white birthday party, and I got to take three friends to Disneyland.
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My favorite birthday memory as a kid was a hayride with many of my sweet classmates in middle school. My favorite adult one was a surprise trip my husband planned. He sent my best friend and I to another city for a girls’ weekend, and “Phantom of the Opera” tickets were included!
Happy Birthday Digital Scrapbooking HQ!
My favourate birthday memory was tonight! My kids are now 29 (girl) and 34 (boy) and I miss the little parties we used to have when they were kids, and the ones I had as a child. So I decided to have a party for them (and me) with the types of food we used to have when they were little, and the food I remember my Mum making for my birthdays in England.
I baked a vanilla sponge cake with icing, sausage rolls, cheese and onions on sticks (stuck into an orange) and cheese and pineapple the same. I made little “ham and cucumber” sandwiches and “egg salad” sandwiches. I had salt and vinegar chips (crisps in England) because when we were young that was the only flavour we ever saw!
For desserts I made red jello with white chocolate pudding topping We also had bowls of fresh strawberries and grapes, and tiny tomatoes from our garden.
I thought my grown kids would think I was crazy but they all enjoyed it and and ate everything! We reminisced about all the parties we had received, and or, given and decided the traditional home party was the best.
My 34 year old son, especially, thought it was great, he even took the rest of the cake home. What a great “kids” party we had.
It was definitely my favourite birthday memory mixed in with all the years of many, many great birthday memories.
The morning of my 50th birthday, I went on a hot air balloon ride with my daughter, several sisters and my sister-in-law. Beautiful views over Napa Valley, CA were followed by a champagne breakfast.So fun!
My favorite memory is of a Holly Hobby cake my aunt made and decorated for my birthday party. It was a special treat.
My favorite birthday memory was when I turned 30. I’d been dreading it, since I was still single while the majority of my friends were married. So the ladies from my church small group chipped in so that I could attend the first night of a women’s conference that my church was participating in that weekend and hang out overnight with them, and then several of my closest friends took me out to a fancy creperie for dinner that night. I felt very loved!
My favorite birthday memory was my 13th birthday and my parents let me have my party at the local airport control tower. It was so cool partying and having cake and presents in the tower overlooking the airport
I remember my favorite birthday ( I think it was my 10th). I was finally allowed to have a big slumber party and all of my friends came over after school and my parents drove us to play miniature golf in my dad’s classic car.
One of my favorite birthday memories, I just found pictures of the other day. My mom made me a Barbie cake where the top had an actual doll and the bottom was a skirt made out of cake. My mom didn’t want the candles in the front for the picture because she was thought it would block the view of the doll, so my dad put them in the back and lit them. The candles were too close to the doll’s hair and it caught on fire while everyone was singing “Happy Birthday.” It was hilarious to everyone, except my poor mom.
Funny you should say this – my daughter had a barbie cake and was so upset when I ‘wrecked it’ with candles!
My favourite birthday memory is of a few years ago when my boyfriend got a birthday cake for me at midnight, but I went off to sleep as I was quite tired after work. I got up in the morning and felt bad when I realised what happened last night. So we spent the entire day together and had a great time to make up for it đ
My most memorable birthday was when I turned 3. My mom made an angel food cake and put a Barbie doll in the center. The cake was her beautiful dress and she wore icing flowers in her hair. It must have taken a while for mom to create it. Thank you
My fave bday has to be my 50th. I reserved a party room at a local bar/restaurant and sent invites to “come as you are, buy your own stuff, and stay as long as you like.” No trouble and the response was overwhelming. Such a fun celebration!
I think my favorite birthday memory was when I turned 10 and had a “proper fancy-ladies luncheon” party with friends- including gourmet Chicken Kiev to eat and a beautiful two-layer lavender basket-weave cake that matched my “fancy” dress. I even wore white gloves, cause it helped me feel more grown up! I also got a teensy-tiny diamond ring from my godfather- for my first decade!
My favorite birthday memories are recent ones celebrating my granddaughters birthdays. It is so much fun watching them grow up.
My favorite Birthday memory was a surprise trip to Disney World.
My mother made home made pizza crusts for my friends to make their own favorite pizzas for my 16th. My stepmother invited my friends for a sleep-over for my 15th. That’s reaching back! For my 50th, my husband took the day off to do whatever I wanted. Freezing weather will limit you! Lol!
Congratulations Melissa on 7 years! My favorite birthday memory is from about 3 years ago when my oldest was 1 and he and daddy took me to a local bakery that is next to a book store for breakfast. After we ate I got to just wander the book store all by myself. As a gift my boys made me some home made art, the first kid birthday art. â¤ď¸
My sixteenth birthday I had a party all planned but it snowed 3 feet and we lost power, so I spent the day in the snow with my family and we powered up our generator to watch a movie. Best birthday ever!
My favorite birthday memory is when I turned 10. My Dad had to move 9 hours away to find work and had been gone for almost 6 months. He came home on my birthday and told us we had enough money now for a big enough house so my Mom, sister and I could move with him. I missed my Dad and our close family unit that I cried every night talking to him on the phone. Our family would finally be together again. BEST BIRTHDAY EVER.
My favorite birthday memory(ies) would be celebrating each of my son’s birthdays every month for the first years of their lives. We got a different kind of cake each month, and once they were about 6 months old they could join in eating the cakes with us.
I got the most amazing birthday present ever – my first born (Emily) was born on my birthday!
I must have been in 10th grade. I got home late from field hockey practice after school to find my boyfriend and his mother in the kitchen with my mother. Since I had expected to find leftovers in the oven (and a younger brother eager to have cake, probably before I ate dinner), it was a lovely surprise to find both family and guests waiting for dinner together.
Happy seventh birthday! One of my favorite birthday memories was on my tenth birthday. Although I have a boy’s name, I am a girl. However, I was a tomboy and loved baseball. My brother, five years older, gave me a new bat and then he and two of his best friends took me to a local baseball park./field and practiced with me for hours. Since then I have children and grandchildren, so I am sure there have been many birthdays with sweet memories, but this one stands tall in my memory bank.
My favorite Birthday memory is when my family surprised my brother-in-law and I with our Surprise 50th Birthday party. They told each of us we were doing a party for the other! Then, when we arrived, it was really for the both of us!!! Nice to see childhood and high school friends as well as family!!! đ
When the husband & kids told me to stay in bed and he made a breakfast of hot tea, fresh fruit & heart shaped pancakes. The kids delivered it to me on their pink plastic princess tea cart! They were so excited. After I relaxing day we went to the beach to watch the sunset. Love my pictures from that day-great memories.
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One of my favorite birthday memories is having my Grandmother teach me how to make a gooseberry pie, my favorite! She always asked what we wanted for our birthday and she’d make anything we wanted. It was a special day to spend my birthday with my Grandmother making my favorite pie.
My Aunt Dawn made me a Barbie doll cake for my 7th birthday. I loved that cake.
When I was pregnant with our first daughter, my husband surprised me by having some of the ladies at our church women’s meeting throw me an improptu birthday party. It was very sweet of him to do that and just what I needed.
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For my 40th hubby had Becky Higgins sign a birthday card and sent to me and my cake had Heidi swapp logos and Becky Higgins was so blessed
Wow! Now that’s a keeper!!
My favourite birthday memory was my Grandsons’ 1st Birthday. One is always special. Not a lot of money available to spend at that time, so a sausage sizzle in the park, little tiny friends, a Ballpit, some toys for tiney tiny hands and Aunty Alicia made a Dumptruck Cake which was pretty Special. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8bd965852e0a021b68aa38042ac7e4cad56a95832983517f9ffbacef7b2a19d8.jpg
My favorite birthday memory was when my mother took me to the twins game which was on my birthday – we had a great time – it was a very special day for me.
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One of my favorite birthday memories was when I was eight and my parents treated me to a “grown up” evening of dinner and an orchestra concert.
One of my favorite birthday memories is when I turned 50. My husband let the kids loose in the party supply store and they decorated! The living room was filled with balloons, the garage and front yard had “Over the Hill” signs and they even had a crown for me to wear with dinner. To top it all off, they even managed to get 50 candles lit on my cake!
My favorite birthday memory will date me for sure! I remember RENTING a VCR and watching Annie and Thriller with friends!! But I also LOVED my 40th in Mexico!
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It is hard to choose just one, but the first one that popped into my mind was the year I got my Barbie (one of the first ones made) and a really cute beach towel from my parents. I still have them both!
My favorite birthday memory is when I happen to be traveling in Japan on my birthday and my husband surprised me with ticket to the local baseball game. I am not a baseball fan but he is. It was fun to see baseball with a Japan twist.
A fav memory is when my son sang to me from the stage before a show he was appearing in. It was my 50th.
My favorite birthday memory: my birthday is in the summer so I never got to celebrate it at school like the other kids. One year my mother brought cake & ice cream to school in the middle of the year so I could celebrate with my school friends. It was a terrific surprise!
My favourite birthday memory is from my childhood. My parents made a PIN the TAIL on the DONKEY game and a LUCKY DIP from a tea chest filled with sawdust.
As they were migrants establishing themselves in Australia and had no family here, I now realise what a tremendous effort they made for me. Thanks
I was truly surprised when my husband and 2 daughters kept such a good secret and planned a surprise 40th birthday party for me!
My fifth! My mom made a “sea” out of a clothes washer box, cut a hole in the top, my Dad hid inside and we “fished” for toys and candy. It was a blast!
My favorite birthday memories are the year I had a Snow White birthday party complete with doll cake and got to take three friends to Disneyland.
My favorite birthday memory was when my mom let me have a cherry pie instead of cake ~~
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I have one birthday memory, that while it is not my favorite, it stands out in my memories.
This was in February in the SF Bay area â Marin County to be exact. The Saturday before my 15th birthday, Dad, my brothers and I decided to go on a hike in the Mount Tamalpais State Park. Some of my older brotherâs friends came along. They knew the way to go from the parking area we were at, to the parking area up the mountain, about a hour and a half hike. Dad drove to the upper parking lot to meet us.
We wound up splitting into two groups. My group came to a fork in the road and the person who said he had done this hike before, made the wrong choice as to what path to take. I knew we were going the wrong way, but he insisted that he was right. After hiking for over 3 hours, the sun was starting to go down and it was getting colder, the âleaderâ said âI guess I made the wrong choice. Judy, you were rightâ.
I said, letâs turn around and go back to the fork in the road. Our leader said, âI know this goes up to the parking lot, it is just longerâ. Famous last words.
We wound up huddled up on the side of the mountain overnight. Our friends and relatives (and strangers, since it was announced on the radio) were out hunting for us all night long. We could hear them yelling for us, and we responded, but since we didnât know where we were, they couldnât find us.
Next day, the leader said, âLetâs do what Judy suggested and just go back the way we cameâ. After 4 hours hiking back to the fork in the road, we hiked another hour to the parking lot. There must have been 100 people there that had been searching for us!
After getting back home and taking a bath, I was ready to take a nap â then the door bell rang. It was my friends arriving for my birthday party! I had completely forgotten about that. I re-scheduled the party for the following week and took a well deserved nap.
That is definitely memorable. I”m so glad you were all safe
Oh my goodness! That must have been scary! Glad you were ok!
My favorite birthday memory was when my mom let me have a cherry pie instead of cake !
My favorite birthday memory is the year my Dad took me to dinner, just the two of us, at the local hotel. We got all dressed up in our Sunday best, and the owner (who was French) treated me as all grown up, though I was likely 7 or 8, greeting me by kissing my hand which I thought was amazing. I was and always have been a slow eater, and I’m sure my Dad had a dozen cups of coffee waiting for me to finish, but he never complained or insisted I hurry. It was a real treat!
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My favorite birthday memory is fairly recently. We were in Wengen, Switzerland on my birthday. It was also the country’s “birthday”. So there was a parade, entertainment and fireworks with the beautiful Swiss mountains all around us. I felt like they were helping me celebrate! It was a glorious two week vacation!
My favorite birthday memory is when 3 friends and I (3 of us who were all turning 40 that year) went to Chicago and had a weekend on the town. Full of food, walking around the city, shopping and great conversation. I will never forget it!
My favourite birthday memory was a doll cake my grandmother made when I was 10. It was a replica of the dresses the ladies wore in Gone with the wind movie & I didnât want to cut it.
Favorite birthday memory — when my Mom bakes me a cherry pie with candles instead of the traditional birthday cake ~