Holly is red, trees are green.
The holiday season,
is on the scene.
The lights are strung,
the kids are ecstatic.
All the decor is,
down from the attic.
The last thing to do
is the holiday pic.
And it has to be perfect
or else you’ll be sick!
But, the kids won’t listen,
& the dog just puked.
You might have snapped one,
you’re sure is a fluke.
But it’s perfect, by golly!
All smiles are bright!
So it’s going on the cards,
you’ll address them tonight!
But before you do
share your holiday scene,
to win some cash from Invisalign Teen!
That’s right peeps!
The holiday photo contest you’ve been waiting for (well, actually it’s not that one, it’s a different one, but still) is FINALLY here!
And, in a last ditch effort to up the awesome around here before we kiss 2010 buh-bye, Dumb Mom has secured a sponsor for this year’s holiday photo contest!
Invisalign Teen!
They are professional smile lovers like myself so it just fits.
And, because they love smiles (possibly even more than I do) so, so much, they want you to share the smiles that make your holiday season brighter with them, with me, with the world!
Best part?
One lucky reader will win a $250 Amazon gift code for doing just that (and a runner-up will get $100 too)!
In time for CHRISTMAS!
Can I get a woot?!
Seriously, I need a woot! As much as I hate that pop phrase, I just think this situation requires one, badly.
So, how do you get in on this holiday awesome?
Easy!
Just write a blog post featuring the smiles that make your holidays brighter and link it to me here!
It can be a photo of your kid, your mom, or your peg legged granny dog.
Any smile that you love to love this holiday season qualifies.
I probably won’t fully appreciate the beauty of your drunken, smiling, toothless uncle pirate, but you know, if that’s what floats your boat (get it? He’s a pirate? Floats your boat?! HA!) then, by all means, enter a picture of your snaggle-toothed-uncle-pirate-dude.
The sponsor will be glad you did and I will pretend to be too!
And, because I don’t want you to screw this opportunity up, I’m going to write you a Dumb Mom’s Guide to help you out. Let’s call it, Dumb Mom’s guide to NOT Screwing This Opportunity Up…
1. Write it. The post should feature one or more photos of smiles that brighten your holidays. The smiles don’t necessarily have to be human. As a matter of fact, dog smiles are encouraged because smiling dogs make Dumb Mom laugh out loud. Feel free to dress your photos up with words. I’m a blogger for crying out loud, I love a good story!
2. Disclose it. Because we want to make sure all of your friends know about this contest and your opportunity to win a good chunk of cash from Invisalign Teen, we want to make sure you tell them all about it. So, to be entered, your post must include the following (but feel free to make it all itty bitty at the bottom if you want): “I am participating in the Invisalign Teen Bright Smiles Holiday Photo Contest with Dumb Mom.” Feel free to ad lib it a bit, we appreciate creativity so long as you say exactly what I told you to! And, so long as you link back to this page, You know, so people can find it and get all happy over all of the lovely smiles I’m collecting!
3. Link it. To me of course. Anytime between now (11/30/10) and Wednesday 12/15/10. And, if you need me to explain how to do that too bad, I don’t give tutorials leave a comment expressing your confusion and I will track you down and school you, yo.
That’s it!*
The winner will be selected by a panel me (with a little itty bitty help from Invisalign Teen smile lovers) based on awesomeness (aka the one we all decide we like the most). So, naturally, the more creative and over all awesome your post the better.
The Sponsor** appreciates awesome almost just as much as I do, so make it good!
Now, hurry off and snap some smiles, you only have like 15 more days to capture the perfect shot!
And, don’t worry about remembering to enter before the deadline, I will remind you. Over, and over, and over again!
Still not sure who Invisalign Teen even is?!
Here’s some info to get you in the know:
Teens now have a modern choice for straightening their teeth. No more wires and brackets required – Invisalign Teen is the clear alternative to metal braces, a series of removable and virtually invisible aligners that gradually move teeth over time to help your teen achieve a great smile and proper bite. It was developed with leading orthodontists who understand the unique treatment and compliance needs of teens as well as their active lifestyles. Invisalign Teen treatment is ideal for busy parents because there are never any emergency appointments from broken wires or brackets. And you spend less time at the orthodontist’s office, with fewer appointments and less chair time for uncomfortable tightenings.
There are many benefits to Invisalign Teen treatment for teens as well:
- It gives teens a great smile—Invisalign Teen helps your teen feel confident in their smile and themselves.
- It fits teens’ busy lives—the aligners are comfortable and durable, so it’s easy for teens to continue their favorite activities such as sports and musical instruments that can be challenging or uncomfortable with traditional metal braces.
- It’s clear—no metal braces so treatment is inconspicuous, making it easier for teens to “fit in” rather than call attention to their treatment.
- It’s removable—teens take the aligners out to brush and floss so they can maintain normal, healthy hygiene during treatment and they can eat what they want.
- It’s comfortable—Invisalign Teen aligners are made of lightweight plastic that is custom-fitted to each patient’s teeth, there are no wires or uncomfortable metal brackets poking or tearing their mouths or gums.
Questions?
Just ask me. Or head over to the Invisalign Facebook page to get in the know!
*All supercalafragilistic official sounding rules for you: To be eligible blog posts must include at least one photo along with the disclaimer language and the hyperlink provided. The Sponsor reserves the right to select a winner based on the criteria they see fit and asks that all linked post be family friendly. Posts must be linked to this post by 12/15/2010 at midnight Eastern Standard time. Winner will be announced on Saturday, December 18,2010.
**The sponsor is Invisalign Teen, No one else loves smiles the way they do. Except for me of course!
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Boo. I already used my best holiday shot for my SITSmas card!
Awesome-nom-ness! You gotta post some dudes-smilies.
Woot, woot! {can’t believe I’m the first person to give you a woot, I mean come on people}
Hmmm, smiles…. that makes us happy…. hmmmm. I may have to give this some thought.
I am not so good with photos…wp is a mystery to me still. I will see what I can do.
Woot…feels like woof.
But, I don’t have super-awesome camera skills like you do. *pouts*
wooop! a contest for smiles! oh I do love goofy ones myself. I shall have to ponder on this & see if I can grind one out for you.
Totally awesome! Except I won’t be smiling for my own entry cause I could use a Invisalign myself. I hate my smile and hope to get it fixed before my boys get married and I’m forced to look more than closed mouth amused.
So, if you are not giving away a set of Invisilign miracles, I could use the Amazon bucks to create three little smiles and put save some holiday cash for mom’s denture fund.
Now to get creative….
Awesome! I’m in!
I will post tomorrow about the contest!
I tweeted about the contest
http://twitter.com/kjmaje/status/11610325057011712
What a great contest idea! I am so glad I found this. Writing my blog post was a lot of fun.
WOOT WOOT!!!
I pretty much just want to say ‘ditto’ to Jennifer : when will we be having the ‘Invisalign for mommy’ contest??? LOL
Thanks for the opportunity! ^-^
Yehawww!!
AAAAAH….. I FORGOT THE WOOT!!!!!!
so : WOOT WOOT WOOT!!! LOL!
Woot! Thanks for the chance, hope I win
Thanks so much for the great idea and giveaway! I had so much fun!
Woot! Woot!!
My son was the one looking over my shoulder who said, “Mom, you should enter that contest. You take lots of pictures.” He totally wants the gift card, though. I know it.
Entered!
My post!
http://texastypeamom.blogspot.com/2010/12/faces-that-brighten-my-holidays.html
I linked the post but here you go. And yay for everyone entering! Seriously I love fun smile action. Good luck to us all!
http://bitspiecesandcrumbs.blogspot.com/2010/12/toddler-smiles-are-best-thing-ever.html
Good luck to everyone entering. And WOOT!! Thanks for hosting the contest.
Ummm….swear to God that I wrote my post title before I saw all the comments and “woots” here.
Know what? Sometimes I’ve written a contest entry or two only because I wanted to enter. Those I’ve never felt particularly proud about having on my blog…it was just how it’s done.
This blog post/contest entry is bound to be one of my favorites though.
I hope everyone who sees it can feel it. I felt it…and I’m so grateful to take that trip back and feel those happy smiles again.
I should be giving you something, I think.
Thank you.
I am wondering if I can write something on FB and link to that ….? I don’t have a blog to share with the world… please….I think I could do a pretty good post on this one….Please..?
amiemiller02 at hotmail.com
I’m sure mine isn’t the best picture, and it’s not totally holiday-y, but I still love it, because it makes me smile. And I didn’t mean to put the linky thing on my entry name up there. Oops.
Woot! Woot! Nothing like a last-minute entry.
You have to check out the label on my entry. Not that I’m trying to butter you up or anything…just being honest in my tag.
I think I just totally cheated. I didn’t take my holiday pics. However, I had to endure the HELL that went with taking them. Does that count?
Woot. Yes, I am intimidated by your awesome photographic superpowers.
Woot! Hope I made it in!!!
Shared mine – fun giveaway!
I had fun writing this post. And I’m such a procrastinator! I can’t believe I waited until the last day!
Oh oh oh – pick me please!!! I could really use that $250 (heck, I’ll even take the $100!) to buy myself something nice from “santa” since we all know most hubby’s are the best in that dept!
I just posted (I’m such a last minute gal. That and I was flat-on-my-back-couldn’t-hardly-get-out-of-bed-thank-God-for-Netflix sick last week).
It’s my SAHM Paycheck. And now that I think about it, I think I was a doof and just linked my blog instead of the actual post. So here’s the link to the actual post here in my comment. Hope my dumbness doesn’t disqualify me.
http://doithalfway.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/the-sahm-paycheck/
Just linked up… I went back, way back (to last year anyway) for pictures to put into my post. It was fun to remember stuff the kids did and hey, to have a chance to win a gift card was awesome too! Thanks for the giveaway!
Even if I don’t win, I want to thank you for sponsoring this giveaway. The post it inspired me to write is priceless to me, and that is a gift in itself.
Thank you! Happy Holidays.
Daria @ http://www.mominmanagement.com/1698/these-faces-light-up-my-life/
Here is my post. I hope you enjoy my picture. It really was an experience that made me smile many times:
http://thefoxden-pauleyd.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-am-participating-in-invisalign-teen.html
You can have ALL my woots. I don’t need them. Unless I happen to win, in which case I’ll need them back! Thanks for holding such a fantabulous contest!
I tried to enter last night, but for whatever reason, it didn’t go through. Hope my entry still counts.
When do we find out who won? This is a great contest by the way! Lots of great posts.
nice site you got here ill be sure to bookmark it and tell all my friends.
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