Saturday, July 17, 2010

T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY!!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!
IT IS........T-SHIRT TIME!!!

First, I will share the story behind our t-shirts and the designs. THEN, I will share how you can WIN a FREE T-shirt! We are having a ONE WEEK ONLY T-shirt giveaway! (Don't worry, if you do not win one, you will be able to pre-order one for purchase of $25 after the contest!)

Jeff and I have been working hard on creating our own t-shirt designs, and we are excited with how they have turned out! We hope that you are too! We cannot introduce these without extending a big THANK YOU to Kari Gibson for all of her information and encouragement, as well as helping us find quality t-shirts! We also want to thank Jeremy and Amber, for their help in picking t-shirts and getting our designs on them!

We want to shine a positive light on adoption and have chosen the following anonymous quote for both designs:

"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life,
but those who make their journey home
across time and miles,
growing within the hearts of those who love them,
are carried on the wings of destiny and
placed among us by God's very own hands."

AFRICA is the continent of choice, as that is where our son/children are going to be born. We like the idea of having the safari animals making a journey across ~ or over the top of ~ Africa to represent the journey we and our son/children are making, half-way across the world, to each other! The ringer t-shirt design highlights the little lion cub, as that is what this journey is all about......the blessing of our son/children!

We tried to capture our own personal story, while allowing the design to also speak to many other families who are ~ will be ~ or have ~ taken a similar journey to Africa to complete their family! We hope these shirts bless you in your own family story, while allowing ALL of us (adoptive families or adoptive family supporters) to shine a bright light on the joy and blessing of adoption!

We have TWO t-shirt designs and are offering them on high quality shirts!

The Women's SLIM FIT t-shirts are super soft with a stretchy fitted look and feel! THEY ROCK!!! Yes, you will feel as if you are wearing a shirt specially made for your body! These are the very same shirts with the same awesome fit and feel as the Simply Love women's tees! 100% Combed Ringspun Cotton. Tapered waist. These do run smaller than normal and it is recommended that you order one size larger than you would normally order, due to the slimmer cut. Sizes range from: S, M, L, XL. You pick, black or espresso (richer darker brown than picture portrays)!





The same design is offered on a UNISEX NON-FITTED T-SHIRT as well. These will fit true to size and are 4.5 oz, 100% Preshrunk Combed Ringspun Cotton. As you can see, these are also offered in black or brown. The following sizes are available: S, M, L, XL, 2Xl, 3XL, 4XL





Our other design is on the UNISEX RINGER T-SHIRT. These come in 3 great heather color combinations (green, blue, tan). They are pre-shrunk 50/50 Combed Ringspun Cotton/Polyester. Sizes include: S, M, L, XL, 2XL. The color of Africa and the animals will match the color of the ringer around the neck and sleeves. A fun contemporary design with a very soft and comfortable feel! Fits true to size.

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NOW FOR........OUR T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY!!!!!
(Not an original idea, but morphed from several other adoptive family's giveaways)

WHAT? A FREE T-SHIRT! (either style, any color, any size)

WHEN? The Giveaway will run Saturday July 17th through midnight Friday, July 23rd (random drawing will be the next morning)

WHY? To shine happy light on the blessing of adoption, while helping us raise funds to bring our child/ren HOME!

HOW?............

FIRST, YOU MUST BECOME A FOLLOWER OF OUR BLOG TO PARTICIPATE.
* If you already are a follower, that counts!......include in your comment that you already follow!
* If not yet a follower: Scroll down our blog until you see "FOLLOWERS" on the right side; Click "Follow" button; and follow us on our journey. Don't worry if it prompts you to join Blogger or Google. Doing so will not give you junk mail. It is just to allow you to follow us (and create your own free blog should you ever decide to!). We're excited to share our journey with you ~ and follow your blog too, if you have one!



NOW, YOU ARE READY TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY. HERE IS HOW....

1. POST A LINK TO OUR GIVEAWAY ON YOUR BLOG.

2. PLACE A LINK TO OUR GIVEAWAY ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE.(Please remember that I will need to be a Facebook friend of yours to see it....search for Debbie Cunningham Marquez)

3. COMMENT HERE STATING WHAT YOU DID, AND I WILL ENTER YOU INTO THE RANDOM DRAWING. (I cannot enter you if you do not comment telling me what you did)


You will receive ONE entry EACH DAY you post on your blog OR Facebook. OR........You can receive TWO entries EACH DAY you post on BOTH your blog and FB! Up to you! (Two entries/day max, please)

Don't forget to leave me a comment stating what you did (Blog, FB or both) to complete your entry EACH day. This is the only way that I can add your name to the random drawing!

The winners will be announced the morning of SUNDAY, JULY 24th! We will give away one shirt for every 15 comments/entries throughout the contest!

GOOD LUCK and THANKS for sharing the fun!

60 comments:

KyToone said...

i posted! I'm a follower! I LOVE your tshirts!!!!!!

KyToone said...

how much are they? I wanna buy one anyway!

Mandie said...

You did a beautiful job! I can't wait to wear one. I'm a follower and check out the post on our blog. Blessings to you in this wonderful journey to your son.

jackie said...

Hi! I posted on FB and became a follower! Love your shirts!!

Debb said...

THANKS for the t-shirt love! :) And thanks for the entries! You are the first two in the drawing! Feel free to return and post again for another entry (or two entries if you do both FB and bog), each day through Friday, if you'd like!

The shirts will be $25 after this giveaway.......Jeff is working on getting the PayPal set up for it! :o)

Debb said...

Hey! Jackie, you must have posted same time as me! Ha! Got ya in the drawing too! :o)

Anonymous said...

Just posted to FB. Inspired by your journey. We are working on our homestudy app right now. We are also with AWAA and looking to adopt from ET. Great to connect with you.
Jeremy and Angela

Anonymous said...

I posted it on FB and a added a button on my blog!

Angela said...

Very cool T shirts!

Nice job!

connie said...

Go Debb & Jeff! Great shirts and design,
I posted on my FB... Good luck :)

Courtney said...

Gorgeous gorgeous designs!!! Cannot wait to get my hands on them!

Courtney said...

Just posted to facebook!

Tanya said...

Wow, I'm impressed! The first design on black is my favorite, probably in blue. Or pink. They ALL look gorgeous. I am a follower!

Shanna said...

I'm now a follower and just posted on FB. Thanks!

Lori said...

I posted on face book and became a follower! Great t-shirts.

Michelle said...

Hey Debb! Beautiful, beautiful shirts!

I did the following:
*started following the blog --officially
*put it on facebook
*added it as a blog post for Sunday (wwww.lifeabitsweeter.blogpost.com)
*tweeted about it --not part of the rules but thought I should anyway

Although we only get two entries for the day, I wanted to post it everywhere because I adore you. (big hugs!)

pmalleca said...

LOVE the shirts!!! want to buy one if i dont win!! became a follower and added to FB

Jessica said...

Oh! I love theses shirts too!! I started following and I posted a thing on my blog ;)

Mandy @ The Party of 3 said...

Oh I love love these shirts! I am now a new follower!!!! :):)

Mandy @ The Party of 3 said...

Added a link to my blog under "Current Adoption Fundraisers"!

www.campbellfamilypartyof3.com

Debb said...

WOO HOO!!!! THE FUN HAS BEGUN!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE, FOR ALL YOUR ENTHUSIASM ABOUT OUR T-SHIRTS!!!! Sharing the excitement with all of you makes it even more FUN! :o) Wishing each of you good luck!

Remember, the contest ends Friday, so enter as many days as you desire! Have a blessed week! :o)

Courtney said...

Just posted it to facebook this morning! Heading over to put it on the blog now!!!

Susan Peoples said...

Praise God for you! Also, will be following and praying for you. I had always wanted to adopt a child but due to health issues I cannot. I am excited about following your story.

Susan Peoples said...

I posted to Here and my FB so please enter as I love the tee shirts! Also I could not find you on FB. Susan Peoples

Laurie said...

I love the tees. They are awsome. Thanks to Michelle over at life a bit sweeter I was able to find out about you. It's so exciting to find others who love Africa the way we do. Will continue to follow you all the way to whatever God has for you!!!!

Lori said...

I posted on face book again!!!

Unknown said...

I posted on FB. Love you both.

jackie said...

I posted on my blog this morning!

Jodes and Boz said...

These are the cutest shirts!!

* I'm a follower
* and i blogged about it, http://journeytobabyboz.blogspot.com/2010/07/friends-t-shirt-giveaway.html

Melissa B. said...

I am now a follower. Love the shirts! I would like to buy one even if I am one of the lucky winners.

The Bobo Family said...

Love the shirts! I am a follower, I posted on facebook and I posted on my blog! I hope you sell tons and tons!! =)

Mama Mimi said...

Wow - LOVING your shirts!!! Hubby and I will NEED some matching ones for sure! ;)

Well...here's what I did:
Follower - check!
FB friend request - check!
FB post - check!
Blog post - check! (http://bringourangelhome.blogspot.com/2010/07/tshirt-giveaway.html)

See you tomorrow! :)

Charisa said...

Follower and just posted on facebook today!

Courtney said...

Posted it to facebook again this afternoon and shared in my blog! Congrats on the I-171H!!!

MattPrestenberg said...

I'm now a follower! Great t-shirt designs. Looking forward to following your process.

Debb said...

Well, we are four days into the Giveaway! Thanks so much for joining in the fun! Can't wait to draw the winner(s) on Saturday!

Maria y Manuel said...

yay I entered :D
Maria LLanely

Mama Mimi said...

Posted on FB again today! Gonna keep sharing 'cause I wanna win! =) Just bummed that I'll be out of town the last two days of the contest so I won't be able to enter. If I do win and I don't get back to ya right away, that's why...okie dokie?!? ;) Wishful thinking, I know....with all these entries it won't be me...but just sayin'! =)

Debi Jenkins said...

I joined to follow. I'll do some more entries tomorrow!

Debi
Jenkins Journey to Ethiopia Adoption

niki said...

Im following your blog now and I posted it on facebook. Love Love Love your design. Very impressive!

Charisa said...

posted it on blog today.
http://forsuchasthese.blogspot.com/2010/07/wednesday-links-shopping.html

Charisa said...

posting on facebook (via blog feed) today

Erica said...
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Debi Jenkins said...

Hi,
I am here to enter your contest!

1. I followed Your Blog
2. I posted on my Facebook and sent you a friend request
3. I posted on my blog: http://jenkinsethiopiaadoption.blogspot.com/

Thanks for having the contest and congratulations on getting your fingerprints approval!

Debi Jenkins
http://jenkinsethiopiaadoption.blogspot.com/

Nikki said...

This shirt is ADORABLE!! I blogged about it, facebooked, and now I am a new follower of your blog! LOVE IT!!!

Mama Mimi said...

Shared it on FB again today - pick me, pick me, pick me! =P

Anonymous said...

FINALLY, an adoption shirt that I love. I am very picky about what I think is appropriate and I THANK you for being appropriate and respectful to the adopted child. Will post on FB! :)

Theresa

Courtney said...

Shared again on facebook!!

Laurie said...

Ok, I added again today on my blog!!! =0)

Courtney said...

Posted to facebook and twitter this morning!

jackie said...

FB again today!

Christi said...

following blog!

Christi
http://godetchedyourname.blogspot.com/

Christi said...

blogged it!
http://godetchedyourname.blogspot.com/

Christi said...

FB'd it!

http://godetchedyourname.blogspot.com/

Erica said...

Blog follower and I posted on facebook!!

Carin said...

I am now a blog follower, I've added you as a friend on facebook and I posted on facebook! They are very cute t-shirts! We are also adopting from Africa :) Blessings!

Amanda said...

Now following your blog and just posted it on facebook! :)

Charisa said...

share on fb today!!
Charisa
gcknight@verizon.net

Unknown said...

You did a beautiful job! I can't wait to wear one. I'm a follower and check out the post on our blog.

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