Current Giveaways! Don't Miss Out!

I flat out LOVE doing giveaways for all of you! I get so excited when it starts, and each time I check the stats, and then when I get to notify a winner, oh my gosh!!! I just wanted to give a quick reminder that I have THREE giveaways currently going on today - I say today because more will be added! 

GuyLian Belgian Truffles

Neater Feeder Pet Feeding System

Merlot Grape Seed Skin Care

These are all giveaways going on right now! Some only have a handful of days left so please make sure to look around my blog and enter, enter, enter! You might be the winner! GOOD LUCK!!

Guylian Belgian Chocolate Truffles Review and Giveaway!

Disclaimer: I was given product from Guylian Belgian Chocolate Truffles to review for the company. All opinions are honest and my own, and I was not compensated or influenced in any way.

I recently received the most amazing package from Guylian Belgian Chocolates and Truffles! My chocolates came in a big cooler, with a huge ice pack, and everything! It was definitely very well taken care of and someone put compassion into getting this ready for me! Look at all that chocolate it had in the box!

"Guy Foubert was a passionate Belgian Chocolatier making handmade chocolate truffles in
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. In 1958, Guy and Liliane joined their names, both in marriage
and in their company name creating Chocolaterie Guylian; a small, artisanal
chocolate maker. Today, Guylian crafts the finest authentic Belgian
chocolate truffles, selling them to chocolate lovers in Belgium and in more
than 100 countries across the world." - Guylian Belgian Chocolate Website

Here is an up close look at that scrumptious chocolate!!! This was one of the dark chocolate boxes, divine!!

Please visit these web sites and check out Guylian Belgian Chocolates, also on social media!

Guylian Belgian Chocolates

Guylian Belgian Chocolates Online Store

When you use the online store enter coupon code Chocolate10 to receive 10% off your purchase now through December 31st, 2013!

Sign up for the Guylian Newsletter HERE and don't miss anything delicious!

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Check out the awesome Christmas Tree Gift Box! It's adorable and perfect for anyone on your Christmas list! There are individually wrapped truffles inside that gorgeous box, yum.

My son could not put down the Guylian's Belgian Chocolate and I can't blame him! It was just way too good! It took us quite some time to get through trying all the delicious chocolates they sent, but we managed to pull it off! hehe.

Now for the best news, Guylian Belgian Chocolate has agreed to let me do a giveaway with one lucky winner! This is what the raffle winner (chosen randomly) will win:

One - 22 piece box of Guylian Artisanal Belgian Original Chocolate Truffles 

One – 22 piece box of Guylian Artisanal Belgian Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles 

Two - 6 piece Original Chocolate Truffle Box 

Four - 2 piece Original Chocolate Truffle Box 

No Sugar Added Chocolate Bars—Milk and Dark Chocolate (one bar of each)

One- 16 piece Vanilla Cream Truffles - Limited Edition

Super generous of them! You have no reason to not enter! This contest is SO easy to enter, my cat could do it just by laying on the keyboard! There are many different ways to enter also. Contest will run 11/15/2013 at midnight until 11/29/2013 at midnight. This is the perfect opportunity to maybe win some Christmas gifts! This contest, combined with the 10% off coupon code they have given us, makes Guylian the most generous company I have worked with to date! So click all their links and the scroll down to the Rafflecopter entry form below and don't miss this opportunity to win something for free!

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Neater Feeder Pet Feeding System Review and Giveaway

Does your dog or cat make a huge mess with their food and water dishes? My dog is a fan of picking her food out of her bowl piece by piece, moving them to carpet, and eating them there one at a time. I'm not really sure what her deal is lol. The cats are monsters. Their inner-demon comes out when it's time to eat. I have found food up to 10 feet away from the dish before. Then I discovered Neater Feeder for pets, a unique pet feeding system that prevents big messes. They come in various sizes, heights and colors. I got a Cranberry colored Medium one for our dog Cloe, she's half Dalmation, half Lab, so she needed one just a little bit taller than the small one. This is what the Neater Feeder looks like:

Be sure to check out these links for Neater Feeder as well:

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Neater Feeder on Facebook

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Neater Feeder on Youtube

When I received our Neater Feeder it needed to be assembled but it only took me a few seconds, it was nothing that is small pieces, or tools required... It's simple. This is an example of how the Neater Feeder prevents those nasty messes our pets make when they act like they have't eaten in years!

Check out this awesome video about Neater Feeder, and then continue to scroll down for pictures of my dog Cloe and her Neater Feeder!

This next picture is of our very own Neater Feeder, you can tell by the huge mess inside of it! lol. The good news is, the mess stayed in side of it and off my floor! Score!!! Thank goodness I finally do not have to mop there EVERY single day!

The Neater Feeder is definitely pet approved in our house! After using it I can't even imagine going back to the normal bowls that caused a mess of water drips and scattered food every single day. The dog loves this feeding system, and even the kittens like it; they climb up into it to get water instead of using their own water dish haha. As you can see here the Neater Feeder is clearly hungry Cloe APPROVED!

And now for an awesome surprise from Neater Feeder Pet Feeding System! One lucky winner will be chosen at random and will receive a free Neater Feeder that the winner chooses them self off the web site, any size or color! No purchase necessary! Can't beat that, seriously! Enter below using the easy entry form! Limited to US only please. Contest will run from midnight 11/11/2013 through 11/25/2013 at midnight! Winner chosen at random by Rafflecopter. GOOD LUCK!!!

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Merlot Grape Seed Skin Care Review and Giveaway

It doesn't matter how much us women try to kid ourselves, we are always on the hunt for the next best thing in skin care! I'm personally drawn to bright and shiny containers, ones that smell really good, and most importantly, ones that keep my skin moisturized the best and the longest because I have a whole lot of tattoos to take care of every single day!

One day while online, I discovered the web site for Merlot Grape Seed Skin Care. I now know that I am pretty behind the times with this but I had not heard of grape seed being used in skin care prior to finding their web site. 

To check out Merlot's web site click here, it's worth your time, I swear!
Also find Merlot Skin Care on Social Media:
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Also sign up for the Merlot Skin Care Newsletter HERE! You will be the first to know about upcoming specials if you sign up!

Disclaimer: I was given products by Merlot Skin Care to review and I was not compensated for my opinion. All opinions stated are that of my own and honest.

"About Merlot Skin Care: 

Since 2001 Merlot Skin Care has delivered skin care innovations to help women look and feel their best. Our good-for-you philosophy maintains that customers can look like a million bucks without spending that much. The Merlot Skin Care line utilizes the power of natural grape seed antioxidants to fight free radicals - the particles generated by smog, pollution, and harmful UV rays that routinely damage our skin.

More than 10 years ago while watching 60 Minutes, Wayne Beckley first learned of "the French Paradox" - a report on people in France who consumed diets heavy in saturated fat, but who seemed to suffer virtually no heart disease. The report linked the findings to the drinking of red wine.

Intrigued, Beckley chronicled over 70 research studies that indicated that drinking a couple glasses of red wine each day could be beneficial in warding off certain cancers and lowering cholesterol in the body. The reason: the antioxidants found in red grapes. Investigating further, Beckley found studies revealing the grape's true power, their seeds. Research studies have shown that grape seed antioxidants are 50 times more powerful than Vitamin E and nearly 25 times more powerful than Vitamin C. Beckley launched Merlot Skin Care, utilizing the power of grape seed in each unique formulation. 

Merlot is a family-run business based in Texas. All products are made in the USA."

-Merlot Skin Care Brochure

Merlot sent me their amazing 100% Pure Grape Seed Oil and Merlot Moisturizer. I also received a sample of their Moonlight Radiance Night Cream. These are by far the most amazing skin products I have ever used, hands down. I am completely in love with the 100% Pure Grape Seed Oil!! It was originally recommended to me to try this and that it was really good for tattoos. I began using it as soon as I got it and WOW! 

I live in Phoenix, Arizona, and the heat and sun really dry out our skin here. It can be so difficult to find anything that helps after the moment you step outdoors! For once I have found a product that lasts, and super moisturizes! My search has ended and I can't wait to order more 100% Grape Seed Oil! On top of all that, the perfect opportunity for a review happened! I got a ton of new ink! I was so stoked to know I had Merlot's Grape Seed Oil to use on it during the healing process, and that is exactly what I did! I had minimal itching, peeling, and all my new ink healed in record time! Look how perfect it looks when it was healed, and the colors held just amazingly!

Not only will I, and have I been, recommending this Skin Care line to everyone I talk to, but I am sold for life myself as well! I definitely do not ever want to go a day without the Merlot's 100% Pure Grape Seed Oil for my entire body. The Night Cream is anti-aging, it promotes thicker skin and better skin tone, it helps reduce and reverse deep lines and wrinkles... And it feels great! Very relaxing, which is what you need at night when you have three kids, two of them being teens. There is truly no other Skin Care product line I would recommend above Merlot Skin Care. My brain, my skin and my tattoos are all very thankful for these products, especially since this is Thanksgiving Month!

To top off all the amazing things Merlot Skin Care has done for my skin, they are also excited to give you the opportunity to pamper your skin as well! The Illustrated Mom is holding a FREE Contest Giveaway from Merlot Skin Care! One winner will be chosen at random to win the item of their choice off the Merlot Skin Care web site located HERE. Merlot Skin Care will do their best to fulfill the item of your choice. Don't put off entering! Entries are easy and always free, there is no purchase necessary to enter and win this contest! Contest will run from midnight 11/11/2013 and will end at midnight on 11/25/2013. The winner will be sent an email and will have 48 hours to respond. Good luck to everyone!!! Enter below!

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The Tattoo Pill!!! (*Review AND Giveaway*)

Disclaimer: I was given a product by The Tattoo Pill to try and review. I was not paid to give my review and all opinions are mine and mine alone, and honest.

The tattoo industry is constantly evolving, changing, and making strides in improvements. "The Tattoo Pill" is a great example of one of these improvements for those of us who love sporting new ink! 

I have been getting tattooed for 18 years and am covered somewhere around 50% of my body.. I will never stop getting inked! I am also the Social Media Editor and Feature Creator of "Social Skin" each month in Wearing Ink Magazine, so it's obvious that my ink is my LIFE. I don't just wear pretty pictures for the world to see, but I wear my stories. Situations and events I have survived, special people I have lost, you name it.. I've been through it, I wear it on my skin. It's more for me to see and be reminded of every day, but I don't complain when people in public do stop me to talk ink slinging!

Through the years I've watched as the industry has evolved. When I got my first tattoo, women didn't do that. At least not often. But, I did. I have never been one to care what anyone thinks, or follow the rules. I've seen A&D come and go as using just that on your fresh ink. I've watched countless different lotions come and go also as what is best to use. As the quality of tattoo ink improves, the way we nurse our skin back to health changes as well.

And so I found, The Tattoo Pill. This is a multivitamin and antioxidant you take twice a day. You can take it every day, which is how I started, and it's great for when you get new ink as well, which I discovered. Each day I took it I felt a little bit better and better, and then the day came when I got a whole ton of new work done. As you can see in the picture below my skin was RED and screaming at me lol, but I was prepared because I had already been using The Tattoo Pill, and I think taking it before new ink was a good benefit too.

Yup, it was pretty red haha. But that's alright because wait until you see how it looked only a week later, healed! My skin holds color VERY well as it is, and I heal quickly from new ink or piercings, but it healed even faster and I definitely can't complain about that! I hate the healing process, I'm that person who always wants to PICK AT IT. Ugh!

Here's my leg, healed and NOT red! It looks so awesome, I'm ready to get more work done to it already!! This is a full leg sleeve in progress!

This is the part where you realize that you have to try this! Ding! Light bulb moment! Hello?? What are you waiting for?? You need to get some of this! When we spend money on ink we want to make sure it LASTS. While all ink needs touched up eventually (years and years later), we can take steps to prolong that amount of time as long as humanly possible. The Tattoo Pill is that first step! Don't wait to get new ink to buy this, start taking it before you get slung down on for maximum potential! So, here you go... Here is their web site information and Facebook page... Go look!

www.thetattoopill.com

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Don't forget to like The Illustrated Mom (that's me!) on Facebook and twitter as well while you're at it!

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Now that you've looked around at what The Tattoo Pill has to offer, I have exciting news! The Tattoo Pill has agreed to give THREE lucky winners a free bottle of their product! That's right, not one person... not two people... THREE lucky people can get The Tattoo Pill for free (a 30 day supply)! w00t!!! The contest will begin at midnight November 7th, 2013 and will run through midnight November 14th, 2013 and the winners will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter. Don't miss out on this awesome Contest Prize! Use it yourself or gift it to a friend that loves ink! Enter here below!

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Love Cooking Co. Review! Cupcake Cone Pan!

Disclaimer: I was given products from Love Cooking Company to try and review. I was not paid to do a review and all opinions are honest and belong to me!

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I was recently sent a Cupcake Cone Pan by Mrs. Fields from the Love Cooking Company. I had heard of Cupcake Cones before, but had never had one, so my curiosity was peaked! I have been really impressed with this pan, much more than I even anticipated! As soon as I had my cones, cake mix and frosting together I knew this was going to be a huge hit with the family! I was impressed that this pan held 12 cones at once, woohoo! Chocolate? Yes please! Some of my cones were broken, but it ended up not mattering!

Not only is using the Cupcake Cone Pan new to me, but so is this gas stove and oven! We have lived here 3 months now and I'm still working on figuring this out just right, as far and cook, boil and bake times, it's driving me crazy! I sprayed the pan with non stick cooking spray, put in the cones, I personally filled them kinda close to full so they got a good cupcake top on them, and popped them in the old gas oven! I set the timer on my phone for the longest time given on the back of the cake mix box for cupcakes.

After the timer was done I checked the cupcake cones, they were not done yet! This dang gas stove. I set my timer for another 10 minutes and waited a little bit longer! This time, they were done, woohoo! Now they just needed cooled and frosted, but yum! Here are some of my cupcake cones before getting frosting! :)

I knew the real critic in our house would be home any minute once they were done... My ten year old. He loves to be sweet and not make his mom feel bad if something isn't that great (I'm so lucky!) but when he REALLY loves something, you know it! This ended up being another one of those big hits! I guess the thumbs up speaks for itself haha...

I personally found an added bonus to this Cupcake Cone Pan! The top part, with the cone holes, just sits on top of the pan on the bottom. When you take the top off, viola! You have a 13x9 super awesome pan too! So, you have a pan you are actually utilizing quite often, with a Cupcake Cone Pan Bonus!

I highly recommend this pan! It has changed snack time in our house and the possibility is endless.. And it even includes a pan you'll use just about every day! Illustrated mom tested, ten year old approved!

Click below to see all the awesome products that Love Cooking Company has to offer! I can't wait to try the Brookie Pan!

Love Cooking Company Products

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Bart's Cookies! Chocolate Chip's Everywhere! Review & Giveaway!!

Disclaimer: I was given products from Bart's Cookies to try and review. I was not paid to do a review and all opinions are honest and belong to me!

I had the blessing of being able to try two dozen of , Dark Chocolate Chip for one dozen and Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Chip for the other dozen.. It doesn't get much better than cookies! I was lucky that I got to try these to review, because the family gobbled them up! Shipping was prompt and much faster than I anticipated and taste is not compromised when you order his Gluten Free Cookies either... see, cookies are delicious AND good for you too!

((( I even have a secret! If you put Bart's Cookies in the microwave for just a few seconds before eating them, they get even BETTER!! I didn't think better was an option here! )))

To find Bart's Cookies, click below!

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Don't stop scrolling yet because you read the heading right --- Bart is offering a dozen free cookies of choice to one lucky winner of a free giveaway! This is your chance to win these delicious cookies for yourself at no charge.. Quick! Order them and then hide them all for yourself! :X

Scroll down for the entry form! 

Disclaimer: Contest will run from 10/29/2013 at 12:00am through 11/5/2013 at 12:00am. Bart's Cookies is responsible for prize fulfillment to the winner of this contest for one free dozen cookies of winner's choice. The Illustrated Mom has given her own and honest opinion without any form of compensation to give a review for Bart's Cookies. 

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Newman's Own Organics Product Review & **Giveaway**!! YUM!

Disclaimer: I was given products from Newman's Own Organics to try and review. I was not paid to do a review and all opinions are honest and belong to me! 

I was given the chance by Newman's Own Organics to try many of their yumminess with my family! I was IMPRESSED!! I have tried organic foods on occasion before, but on RARE occasion! Newman's Own Organics has COMPLETELY changed my mind! EVERYTHING was so good, it's hard to pick favorites!

Look at all that fantastic-ness! How am I supposed to choose?? But I have to, and you're about to find out why! I was sent an assortment of pretzels, lots of cookies, dried fruit, licorice, lots of chocolate and different mints... Can't I favorite them all??

I think it's safe to say my son's favorite was the chocolate lol...

Organic food makes sense for healthy living, a cleaner and safer environment, and great tasting snacks! Newman's Own was started by Nell Newman in 1993 and in 2001 Newman's Own Organics was born! So what exactly makes a food organic? Click below to find out!

Newman's Own Organic's - What's Organic?

Also join Newman's Own Organics on their Facebook page!

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And now what I'm sure what you've been waiting for, Newman's Own Organic's ***GIVEAWAY*** information!! I was asked to pick my four favorites out of the products I received, and the winner of the contest will receive all four of those products full sized, and also a surprise addition in their package! Not even I know what it is! So what did I choose as my favorites? It includes a little bit of everything!

"Berry Blend"

"Super Dark Chocolate Cups with Peanut Butter Centers"

"Traditional Pretzel Thins"

&

"Wintergreen Mints"

A winner will be contacted at random via Rafflecopter. Use the form below to enter! Winner will receive the four products named above, full sized, and a 5th surprise item! Giveaway will begin tonight, 10/26/2013 at 12:00am and will end 11/9/2013 at 12:00am! Winner will be contacted via email and has 48 hours to respond to the Winners Email or a new winner will be chosen! Make sure you tell your friends to enter! GOOD LUCK!!!

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John Paul Pet Review & Giveaway!

John Paul Pet Grooming Pack!

I was recently given the opportunity by John Paul Pet to review their Grooming Pack for my dog Cloe. I'm going to say right off the bat I loved it as soon as it arrived and I opened it to smell it! It smells SO good, delicious, it made me hungry!

In my kit I received what you see here, the Waterless Shampoo, the brush, and the Oatmeal Conditioning Spray. My dog was PAMPERED! She has never smelled as good as she does now using the John Paul Pet grooming pack, I am so used to her smelling like dog breath that I can't get enough of her awesome new scent and how great she looks! The brush also helped with her massive shedding problem she has going on right now. My allergies are thankful!

John Paul Pet has also extended an amazing offer to all of my fans and followers to win their own John Paul Pet Grooming Systems Prepack! Click here to enter the contest to win, ends 10/22/2013 at 11:59pm!

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And don't forget to go check out John Paul Pet while you're at it!

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