{"id":2630,"date":"2010-08-19T15:42:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T19:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2020-01-19T23:18:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T04:18:19","slug":"write-from-the-beach-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Write From The Beach GiveAway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Sand-Dollar-note-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/sand-dollar-note-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Sand-Dollar-note-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1280086229&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sand Dollar note card\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sand Dollar note card&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Sand-Dollar-note-card.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2631\" title=\"Sand Dollar note card\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Sand-Dollar-note-card-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Sand-Dollar-note-card-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Sand-Dollar-note-card.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been combing the beaches all my life finding seashells and beach treasures, viewing sea life and beach birds. This summer I was so inspired by all of these beautiful beach creatures I photograph and blog about that I decided to pick up the paint brush again. One thing led to another and before I knew it, I had 16 designs that I packaged into notecard gift packs with FUN FACTS about each sea creature for a fun twist. Check a few out&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2632\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Horse-Conch-note-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2632\" data-attachment-id=\"2632\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/horse-conch-note-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Horse-Conch-note-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1280086615&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Horse Conch note card\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Horse Conch note card&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Horse-Conch-note-card.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2632\" title=\"Horse Conch note card\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Horse-Conch-note-card-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Horse-Conch-note-card-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Horse-Conch-note-card.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a Horse Conch &#8230; makes ocean sounds if it&#8217;s next to your ear<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2633\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Dolphin-note-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2633\" data-attachment-id=\"2633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/dolphin-note-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Dolphin-note-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1280086838&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin note card\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;a Dolphin &amp;#8230; sleeps with one eye open and one eye closed&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Dolphin-note-card.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2633\" title=\"Dolphin note card\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Dolphin-note-card-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Dolphin-note-card-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Dolphin-note-card.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a Dolphin &#8230; sleeps with one eye open and one eye closed<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They really do! Half of their brain sleeps while the other half is awake&#8230;. so the half that&#8217;s asleep- the eye closes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2636\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/White-Pelican-note-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2636\" data-attachment-id=\"2636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/white-pelican-note-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/White-Pelican-note-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1280086968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"White Pelican note card\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;a White Pelican &amp;#8230; has an average wingspan of 10 feet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/White-Pelican-note-card.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2636\" title=\"White Pelican note card\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/White-Pelican-note-card-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/White-Pelican-note-card-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/White-Pelican-note-card.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a White Pelican &#8230; has an average wingspan of 10 feet<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They are HUGE!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s what the front of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writefromthebeach.com\/sealife-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sea Life<\/a><\/strong> box looks like&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2635\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Frontbox-Seahorse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2635\" data-attachment-id=\"2635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/frontbox-seahorse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Frontbox-Seahorse.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1280588369&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Frontbox Seahorse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sea Life Box front&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Frontbox-Seahorse.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2635\" title=\"Frontbox Seahorse\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Frontbox-Seahorse-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Frontbox-Seahorse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Frontbox-Seahorse.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a Seahorse &#8230; has a single mate for life<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are 4 designs (2 each) in each 8-pack box of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writefromthebeach.com\/seashell-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seashells<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writefromthebeach.com\/beach-treasure-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beach Treasures<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writefromthebeach.com\/sealife-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sea Life<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writefromthebeach.com\/bird-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birds<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2637\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Backbox-Beach-Treasure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2637\" data-attachment-id=\"2637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/write-from-the-beach-giveaway\/backbox-beach-treasure\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Backbox-Beach-Treasure.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1280588749&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Backbox Beach Treasure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Back of the Beach Treasures box&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Backbox-Beach-Treasure.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2637\" title=\"Backbox Beach Treasure\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Backbox-Beach-Treasure-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Backbox-Beach-Treasure-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Backbox-Beach-Treasure.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back of the Beach Treasures box<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So now you know what I&#8217;ve been up to when I&#8217;m not blogging. I am very excited that some of my favorite retailers already have them in their stores- check them out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;\">AND now for the GIVEAWAY!&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: THIS CONTEST IS OVER.<\/p>\n<p>A WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN- congrats to Karen Wells!<\/p>\n<p>Win 4 boxes of Write From The Beach notecards as a &#8220;thank you&#8221; for your inspiration&#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>i Love Shelling Seashells<\/li>\n<li>Sea Life<\/li>\n<li>Hello, Birdies<\/li>\n<li>Beach Treasures<\/li>\n<li>Free Shipping in U.S. (outside U.S.?- We&#8217;ll work something out)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s how to win&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Go to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writefromthebeach.com\/\">WriteFromTheBeach.com<\/a> <\/strong>to look at all 4 boxed notecards and photos of each individual card, then come back here to make a comment HERE ON THIS POST (comments on Writefromthebeach.com will be disqualified-sorry!). Just tell me which ones you like best&#8230;or any comment will do because the pick will be random.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s it! Just make a comment HERE on or before Friday, September 3, 2010<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you don\u2019t know how to make a comment-\u00a0Click on the Title of this post (Write From The Beach GiveAway!) and scroll to the bottom then follow directions. Or you can click on the number in parenthesis (for example (1) or (0) ) after where it says \u201cBy pam \u2013 Comments\u201d under the post title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been combing the beaches all my life finding seashells and beach treasures, viewing sea life and beach birds. This summer I was so inspired by all of these beautiful beach creatures I photograph and blog about that I decided to pick up the paint brush again. 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