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Success Stories Round-up - June 2014

Submitted by Kirsty on Mon, 2014-06-30 11:34

Hello again all!  Summer seems to be starting to take hold nicely here on the island!  Our car has finally came home fixed this week, so I am starting to make plans for beach picnics and forest walks already!  I had a nice little win to end June and help get organised for summer too – a summer kit from Nivea consisting of sun creams, after suns and beach toys!  This was a perfect win for me – what’s on your Wish List at the moment? 

Something For The Weekend - Happy Summer Days

Submitted by Kirsty on Thu, 2014-06-26 19:16

Hello again everyone!  Well, we had a mini heat wave here on the Island this week – had to break out summer dresses, plenty of sun screen and my mind got to wandering about what I need to get planned for the impending school summer holidays!  I have a bag hidden away from little prying eyes that contains various treats already – a new huge beach ball, a Frisbee, some stickers and little toys that have been won and squirreled away, ingredients for baking, a “make your own board game kit” and other bits and bobs that I have put together as some inspiration for the 6

The Wonderful Windex Database

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-06-24 20:53

Hello again all!  How are you enjoying the summer weather so far?  Has there been any sun yet where you live?  Have you been spending more evenings sat outside, or weekend out enjoying the dry weather – rather than spending time indoors entering comps?  I know I have been!  I don’t think I managed more than about 25 comps over the whole course of last weekend, as we were barely at home!  During these times, it is often a good idea to dedicate some of your comping time to lower entry, more skill based comps – such as slogans and tie breakers.  And, following on from

Something For The Weekend - Born to be Chilled

Submitted by Kirsty on Fri, 2014-06-20 06:56

Hello again everyone!  The sun has been shining here on the Island all week, with some good weather predicted for the weekend too – feels like summer is well and truly settling in nicely!  It was also the Isle of Wight Festival last weekend, which for me always marks the start of the summer festival season – months of fantastic live music (whether you watch it in person or on TV at home), chilling in the sun with your friends and family, maybe enjoying a BBQ and some drinks – so long as they are ice cold! 

Writing Successful Slogans

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-06-17 13:02

Hello again everybody, hasn’t time flown, middle of June already!  What do you use to keep track of what prizes you have won, and from where?  Spreadsheet, a notebook, a sticky note stuck on your diary?   Whatever method you use now seems like a good time of the year to take stock, flip back through and see what kind of competitions you have won so far this year.  Are you winning lots, or are you having a bit of a dry spell?  Sometimes when prizes seem to dry up for us, it can be a good excuse to try a different type of comp, maybe one we don’t usually focus on.  M

Something For The Weekend - World Cup Fever 2014

Submitted by Kirsty on Thu, 2014-06-12 17:09

Its 13th June 2014 and a strange illness has overcome my family – it involves the desire to wear England-themed clothing, sing patriotic songs, hang flags and drink the occasional beverage in the sunshine.  Yes, you guessed it - we all have WORLD CUP FEVER!  Has the fever spread to where you are too?  Love it or hate it, you really can’t escape the World Cup now!  At 23:00 on Saturday England will play Italy in their opening game of the tournament, and as a family we will be certainly be watching (well me and the hubby will, it’s a bit too late for the little on

Success Stories Round-up - May 2014

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-06-10 12:24

Hello again everyone!  Summer definitely seems to be on the way here in the South – the annual stockpile of sun creams, after sun, bottles of water and sunhats has begun in earnest at my house!  At this time of year it is so very lovely to go and enjoy some lovely quality, family time out in the sun, and we all seem to have less time available to devote to our favourite hobby of comping!  In this way it is sometimes really nice to have a peek at what others have been winning over the last month, to give us all some incentive to keep going and having a comp when we have a s

Something For The Weekend - Discovery Channel UK – Make Your World Bigger Competition

Submitted by Kirsty on Wed, 2014-06-04 17:03

The Discovery Channel UK are celebrating 25 years of broadcasting in Western Europe by launching their MASSIVE Make Your World Bigger competition to win 25 once in a lifetime experiences, as well as other prizes!  They are asking people to submit up to 5 photos or videos, accompanied by a maximum of 25 words explaining how they have made their world bigger.