September Update and Free Book

Hi Folks,

September had been a slow start and I was seriously doubting that I'd win anything this month. I wasn't even having any luck on the dailys, but today I finally got not one win but 2 amazing wins.

First off I won a Anna Sui Perfume and Make-Up set worth £95. It's a 60ml perfume in a lovely rose and butterfly bottle and a Eye and Lip Colour Palette.

I was happy enough with that but I started reading through my notifications and found that A.O (Appliances Online) had mentioned me in a comment. I forgot completely that last month I entered a competition to win a Wine Cooler. You had to upload a video of your bottle of wine and submit it to their Facebook page. I had a message saying to pm (private message) them with my details. I've really over the moon with this prize. I will post some pictures when it arrives :)

I also had a few more wins in July like post it notes, hair dye, £50 voucher for vintage stuff, shampoo's, Chanel No5 and Ridleys Magic Set. My radiator cover arrived from Zespoke which looks fab! And I spent my Halfords vouchers on a bike each for myself and my boyfriend...Happy days!!

FREE BOOK - A Toadstool Tale

As you probably all know my Father is a Children's Book Author and has just had a book published in a Crimson Cloak Publication "Glodwyn's Treasure Chest"

His book entitled "A Toadstool Tale" Is about a wizard who casts a spell over a lazy mouse to help a friend in need. The wizard can also be found, doing a marvellous job, in "The Evergreen Wolf" where all the pixies had been told that wolves would eat them in a snap-bite second if it wasn't for the protective spell that had been cast over the wood.

I have a page dedicated to all his books at the top of my blog page, so all those interested can take a look and find links to his website.

Crimson Cloak Publishing's Anthology V1 is FREE to download at most places, but those that won't let us make it free, the proceeds are going to the World Literacy Foundation" Click here to get it for FREE.

Also available at Smashwords, Amazon Uk and Amazon.com

Big Wins in June

Sorry it's been a while since I last posted but I've been really busy at work and had little time to write this with all the comps I enter too.

July was an amazing month for me and not little prizes either. I was luckily enough to win another Ipad Mini from Kitsta on FB from their photo competition. I was a pirate and came 2nd place thanks to all my wonderful friends that voted for me.

Just 1 day later had a win of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 from Doherty Meats on FB. It was a simple Like & Share comp and I'm sure 100's of people entered but I was extra Lucky!! :)

I have never won a prize on a Sunday until I did an Instant Win Competition with Ibis. I had been entering everyday and nothing, but then on Sunday it popped up with the "Congratulations" You've won a Bike up to the value of £300!! I was so happy as I really wanted a bike and haven't been on one for about 10 years. I'm going to use it to buy both myself and my boyfriend a bike each so we can enjoy some days out together.

I also had a surprise win from That's Life Magazine. A cheque for £200 arrived in the post from their summer special competition. It was really unexpected and came in very useful.

Other wins were a Nivea Sensitive Skin Range, This Works Lavender Pillow Spray and Eye Cream, Nail Varnish, A Magic Set, Hair Dye and a Gilette Razor, but my biggest win was another photo competition. I had to upload a picture of an unloved radiator and get the most votes which I succeeded to do (Thanks everyone) The prize was a Zespoke Radiator Cover worth £295 that was hand crafted to fit. I picked white as it goes with everything but it does come in a range of fab and vibrant colours.

It just goes to show that everything is down to luck as some months I enter the same amount of competitions but win very little. Wishing all the best of luck for August!

Leyan X

Blippar Comps and Comping Help

Hi Folks,

I've just returned from 10 sunny days in Lanzarote and I'm ready and raring to get back into Comping. Whilst I was away I saw some news feeds about instant wins using an App called Blippar. Basically you use the app to take a picture (Blip) a product and then it gives you access to a whole host of information, games and competitions. You can download the app to your mobile or Ipad etc. There are a few competitions around at the minute.

Budweiser, Magners and Orange Juice Burst. Below are some images you can use to Blip

Budwieser  - http://anthonyvirgilio.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/budweiser.jpg

Magners  - http://jimmysworldgrill.co.uk/drinks/beers-ciders-bottles

Orange Juice Burst - http://www.theruralfarmshopcompany.com/product/orange-juice-burst/


Clean up your inbox

I'm sure your all fed up with all the competitions where you had to subscribe to their newsletter only to find that after a few months..or years, your email is full of useless subscriptions that you don't want. I've just recently come across a fantastic site that will clear all your subscriptions fast. It's called Unroll.me and once you've signed up with your email details you can quickly go through all your subscriptions and unsubscribe in an instant.

Please Vote

I'm having another go at a voting competition and would really appreciate it if you could all spare a second to vote for my picture. Click here. I'm the pirate - Ahoy there matey :)

More News

I have managed a few wins so far this month. A T-shirt from Wychwood Instants, Boost Drinks (FB Instant), A lovely Strawberries & Cream Mug and Jug, A Juicy Couture Perfume Gift set worth £130 from Instagram competition and a Bedding Set from (FB)

In the next few weeks I will try to put together a new page listing all Instant and Daily Competitions for you all!

TTFN

Leyan x

How to find a win and June update.

Hi Folks, this will be my last post before my holiday as I'm jetting off on Saturday!

I was amazed to have found out that I won a iPad Mini from a FB competition last week and it turned up this weekend. I was ultra lucky because I didn't actual know I had won as the company didn't send me a DM (direct message). They did tag me in the post but it didn't show up in my notifications, but luckily a fellow comping friend had seen it and messaged me.

It seems there is no fast and easy way to check if you have won a competition and I've been asking questions among our comping groups to see what others are doing. Here is a list of what you can do.

• Request to join a FB Chat Group where fellow Compers can tag you if they see you have won a prize.
• Use Google Social Search to find a win. This can be sorted by relevance or date. Try things like "Leanne Abel! Winner or "Leanne Abel" Congratulations etc. This can be used for Google, FB and Twitter searchers as well as others. Don't forget to try unusual things too like " please get it touch" "send us a DM"
• Set up a new folder to add competitions as you enter them with the closing date so you can go back and check who won and delete them as you find a winner has been announced. (please tag winners if you can)
• Check your Junk Mail - Lots of winners find messages in here so don't delete until you've checked!

Changing the subject, my first June win was....wait for it.....A Encore Multi-Pack of Cat Food!  

I don't actually have a cat but my parents have 3, and I love them dearly. Unfortunately I am allergic and have to take anti-histamines before I go anywhere near them. We have a stray down our street that I call "Little Jimmy" who comes to visit every now and then, so I thought I would enter to give him something to eat as he's so small and scrawny! 

VOTE FOR ME :)

I am currently trying my best to win a voting competition that I found but I'm struggling with votes. If you could all spare a second to vote for me I'd appreciate it and if you need a vote back then let me know and I'll always help :)  Please click this link.

Anyways I have to start packing for my holiday so I'll send you all fairy dust and lots of luck!

Leanne x

May Wins and Holidays

Hi Folks,

Thought I'd start with a quick update on my wins this month :)

I was a bit down in the dumps as I haven't won any big prizes this year like I have in the past, but my luck changed a few weeks ago when I won a Youview Humax Box from entering a FB competition with Broadband Choices. These retail at about £250 so I was well chuffed and can now cancel my Sky contract and watch catch up TV instead.

Today I had a Twitter win which for me are very rare! I've bagged myself some cleaning products from @bizzybeeuk. To be honest I'd lost faith in entering these comps but think I'll keep at it now. This competition was a Pun competition where you had to name a clever cleaning song, there were 10 winners but I managed to win so not sure if it was random or if they liked my pun? I put "Baby you can clean my Car" by the Beatles lol!

I'm still trying my hand at the dailies and instants and have won 2 Echo Falls prizes now of Models Own Make-Up and BC Colour Freeze Sulfate Free Shampoo from Schwarzkopf Instant.

On another note I'm counting down to my return to Costa Teguise in June. You can see pictures on my blog from when I went last year. It's our favourite holiday destination at the moment. Lanzarote is such a lovely place and in Teguise it is chilled and not as lively as the main places like Puerto Del Carman and Playa Blanca. I'll post some snaps when I return!

If you haven't already tried winning some Jelly Beans on the Jelly Bean Instants page then you should. I won some the other week. It's a simple bandit where you spin a winning combination and can win loads of great instant prizes. Yummy! I ate them all in one sitting.

Til next time folks

Leyan x

May is here!

Hi Folks,

So I've been wondering if you guys would like me to add some competitions here to my blog for you to enter but will have to look into this as I get quite a few people from USA too. I'll see what I can do and maybe set up a new page for this. Let me know what you want to see and I'll try my best.

During April I managed to win a few bits and bobs including some Bassbuds which I will write a review on once received. I won from playing a game and getting to the top 5 on the leaderboard. I like playing games and when you can win prizes their even better!

Also received a WEM the other day saying I've won a Water-to-Go Bottle which filters water from any source and removes 99.9% of Bacteria and is ideal for taking to work or the gym!

I'm still trying my luck at all the instant wins and daily competitions and have bagged myself a £5 Amazon Voucher and a Models Own Make-Up set from Echo Falls. :)

As usual I am entering at least 50 comps a day and although it's been a slow year so far my motto is "You gotta enter it to Win it!!"

Good Luck all and Stay Lucky X

Spring is here :)

Hi all my fans. It's been quite a while since I last posted, but I haven't had any wins as of yet this month to share with you all. I get down when I don't win and have been entering like mad over the last few weeks so I'm hoping I'll get a win very soon.

I have been very fortunate over the last couple of years to win some amazing prizes, but I do get slightly annoyed when I see the same people winning all the time. But hey, everyone has a chance and it's all down to luck.

I've also been really busy over the last few months helping administer a FB competition page and website. The links can be found on my page and both sites have UK competitions that are Free to Enter. Some good news is that we will be featured very soon on another Blog site so hopefully will get some more traffic coming our way. Competitions 4 Free  Free Competitions

On another note,  don't forget to check to see if your a winner using Google Social Search.
It's simple to use and you can use it to search specific terms like "winner janet jackson" "congratulations annie lennox" etc. You can search FB, Twitter, Google and more to see if you've won and search by date or relevence. I found a win last month using this that I hadn't been emailed about.

Til next time, good luck!!

Leanne x

March Comping Update

Hello to all my fans and friends! I've not posted for a while as I've had a little health scare but hopefully will be ok soon.

So far this month I've won a Kipling Pom Pom Keyring from FB and a Cook Book from Divertimenti worth £20. Also had a surprise win turn up from Heat Magazine which was nice. A Paul Mitchell Hair Care Set!

A big congratulations to our recent winner Valerie Swift who won the February Prize Draw. 

As always I send the best of luck to you all and hope big wins are coming your way xx

Another Win :)

Had an email yesterday saying I've won 2 pillows from Archers Sleepcentre on FB worth £60. Am so chuffed. It is a fortnightly prize draw which is still open so you can all enter too!

The voting competition I had entered has now been changed to a prize draw so my votes won't count but I'm not too worried as I was in 3rd place and was quite far behind the winner so I might stand more chance now, but we'll see.

Stay Lucky everyone :)

More wins......and please keep voting!

Hi all, the competition is well under way now so thank you all for entering. I was notified that there was a problem with one of the links so you can enter here if it didn't work for you.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Competitions/421206427981365

I was informed the other day of a few small wins from Facebook. A Budweiser FA Cup Pint Glass and a Dr Oatker Pizza Voucher.

My voting competition is still on going until the end of February and I would really appreciate it if you could all spare a second to vote for me. As mentioned it is my first ever go at a voting competition and I really want to win the prize of an engagement ring. I know it's a big ask but if you only vote once it will help. Please click on the link to vote x

http://bit.ly/1elDHyc

Thank you all in advance and good luck with all your wins x

Please vote for me

I am entering my first ever voting competition which is scary stuff. The prize is a £500 Diamond Ring which I will use as an engagement ring as my partner will never be able to afford me a decent one. We've been together 7 years so this would be a great prize for us to win.

Please all spare the time to vote for me http://bit.ly/1elDHyc

February Competition

Ok as promised I have a new prize give away. The lucky winner will receive a pamper pack worth £50 including Sanctuary Spa, Weleda, Code Beautiful, Ted Baker, Soap & Glory, Collection and Schwartzkopf. Picture coming soon. Just enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. Winner announced 1st March.

Good Luck! x

a Rafflecopter giveaway

A great start to February

On the 1st Feb I received a WEM from Blushing Brides on FB saying I've won a Hen Night Party Pack with 10 bags and 1 for the bride to be. I have been entering wedding competitions as my best friend is getting married in December and I am the Maid of Honour so anything I can win for her is great. She was so happy and we could pick the colour scheme and design of the bags.

 Today I got another WEM from Frangance Direct saying I've won Marc Jacobs Daisy.

Very happy with all my wins so far this month....and it's only the 3rd :)

2 wins in 2 days

Had a couple of wins recently I thought I'd shared with you all. First I received an email from Sprinkle on FB saying I'd won a £25 Amazon voucher from their daily competition. If your quick you can still enter this here as it's running until Sunday. I've already spent mine on a new shopping trolley that I've been after for ages and a dvd boxset.

The next day I had a WEM saying I was a runner up in the Insidious 2 competition from Horrorcultfilms. Won myself a T-shirt, Torch and Dice Set.

Not having a bad month so far and looking forward to seeing what else I can win!

January Wins and Blog Competitions

I've started being a bit more creative this year and am giving Blog competitions a go for the first time. I've never really had the time to do these but work is a bit slack at the moment so I thought I'd use my spare time to have a go. 

Blog competitions do require effort and that's why they have lower entries, making your chances of winning greater. The competition will specify what topic you are to post about, how many words mimumum to write and if you need to add pictures or links etc. Often prizewinners are chosen at random so don't be too worried about your content and spelling.

I have just had a go at Moments that Mattered competition I found on MSE Forums. A few Bloggers are giving away an Ipad Mini courtesy of Lloyds Bank for writing about the things that mattered most in 2013. Check out my post for this and let me know your feedback.

On the 13th January I won a Weleda set from a Twitter competition from @Instyle_UK and next week I will be hosting a Valentines Sweepstake for all my lovely followers.

Also I have finally added my page to Bloglovin and would be really grateful if you all could follow my blog :)

Moments that Mattered in 2013

I was fortunate enough to go on holiday abroad not once, not twice but three times in 2013 and can say I've caught the holiday bug! I am dreaming of going back to Costa Teguise in Lanzarote and spending quality time with my partner, leaving the stresses of work behind for at least 10 days. We had a fab time here and met lots of lovely people. The restaurants are top notch and there is a nice little square with lots of bars and entertainment. We stayed at Apartmentos Celeste which is less than a 2 min walk from the square and 4 mins from the beach. 

Main Beach in Teguise with a long stretch of sandy beaches and a windsurfers dream place!

The Dolphin Inn is great for a night out. It has Curry and Steak Nights and Quizzes every night where you can win prizes. Every time you buy a drink you get a raffle ticket into the nightly draw. Who needs an excuse to drink more on holiday?

Pueblo Marinero Square - Every Friday they have a market selling jewellery, bags, glasses and more!

The first time we went was in February and they don't call it Breezy Teguise for fun. Believe me it was so windy at times that I couldn't open the hotel window and heard whistling all night! People thought I was mad for wearing a dress in the evening but I soon learnt to wear jeans and ended up wearing my coat most nights. We did have 2 good days of sunshine and still had a great time.

The second time we went was in July so it was much better weather and we also took the brother in law with us who had no trouble finding an English paper and a pint of Tetleys! It was his first holiday abroad at the grand age of 34 and I think he was a bit overwhelmed but he has now caught the bug and can't wait to return.

Brothers Behaving Badly

Enjoying Cocktails

And Ice Cream....

As soon as we got home I was already planning the next trip and we managed a week away in October. I was lucky enough to find some really good deals. I know people who have spent the same amount on one holiday as I did on three!

I'm looking forward to 2014 and am planning on going back in June.  I can honestly say these trips have changed our life and we now have something to look forward to each year and keep us focused on our goals. We hope to try out Tenerife or Gran Canaria next so keep your eyes peeled for more holiday snaps. X

This post is entry to Moments that Mattered Prize Draw in conjunction with Lloyds Bank

Back to Work Blues and New Years Resolutions

I've now been back at work for 1 week and Christmas and New Year seem to have past by in a blur. Although every year is always the same, we spend so much time planning and looking forward to it and then it's all over and were faced with the harsh reality of another year of worry, work and daily stresses. I am aiming this year to not do so many extra hours and to focus more on my competitions and blogs. Hopefully one day I can work from home and be my own boss.

For 2014 I have made some resolutions that I really hope I stick to. The main one and the hardest  is to give up smoking. I have smoked since I was 15 years old so just over half my life and it's always been something I've enjoyed. I know it sounds silly and pathetic to say this but I really do like to smoke. My problem now is that I can feel it taking it's toll, especially on my breathing, and I've had a few scares recently were I have found it difficult to breathe. So I have decided that although I don't really want to quit, I must for my own sake and health. After all I don't want COPD or Emphysema and don't think I could cope knowing that I am continually making myself worse.

I have started by signing up to NHS Quitline and hope they will provide me with free NRT. I am awaiting a phone call to sort this out, but in the meantime I have managed to go from 15 a day to 5!! I purchased a Skycig (electronic) cigarette that comes with 5 different flavored cartridges and is really helping me cut down.

One of my habits is that I always have a cigarette when I do something like walking to the bus stop, talking on the phone and especially having an alcoholic drink. I have found it useful to use the Skycig in the situations as I still feel like I'm smoking. It is very realistic and even lights up and has smoke which is odourless and tar free. 

The other thing I would like to do is to get healthier. When I was younger I used to cycle everywhere and I was a whizz on roller blades. These are the 2 things I would like to get back into and I would like to join the gym with my partner so we can work out together as he does need to loose a little bit of weight.

I've started eating fruit again and trying to add more veg to meals. I work late so it's been too easy to come home and get a take-away or a microwave meal. Hopefully once I quit smoking my sense of smell and taste will improve so I will enjoy my meals more.

I must remember.........

I know it will be hard but I will try to focus on what I will feel like when i'm finally smoke free and what I can spend all my extra cash on :)

Once again a very Happy New Year to you all and I look forward to hearing about your wins and new years resolutions x

Crazy for Roboform

Being a serious comper takes time and effort and the key to success is entering as many as possible. Having a gadget that can enter all your details for you and even submit your form is a godsend and it's only been recently that I have discovered the power of RoboForm.

Having previously used Google Chrome to enter my details, I was disappointed that it didn't always fill in forms correctly, and it took me more time and effort to change and edit these than it would have entering normally.

After listening to what fellow compers have said I decided to give the free trial a whirl. After all I had nothing to loose. I was pleasantly surprised that it was so quick and easy to download. The Toolbar facility lets me choose if I want to simply fill forms or submit and also manages all my logins and passwords so I don't have to keep logging into sites.

I would recommend everyone gives the free trial a go just to see how quick you can enter all the great competitions out there. If your a mum or full time worker with little time then this is just the thing.

Download your free trial here

For a 1 year subscription it only costs £7.95 so well worth the expense when you think of the things you could win in return.

Purchase here

Good Luck x

Happy New Year!

A big hello to all my followers and a Happy New Year to you all! I hope you all won some great prizes at Christmas and fingers crossed for more wins to follow in the New Year. 

I didn't do very well this December with wins but had a Winners Email or (WEM) as us Compers call it on the 2nd Jan. I was thrilled to have won a vintage handbag and scarf from Retrochick from their Advent Competition.

I will be hosting a new prize giveaway very soon so keep a look out for it and in the mean time keep me updated of all your win and feel free to ask me any questions you have and I'll be more than happy to help you all.

Good luck! x

Winner Announcement and Updates

Congratulations to Reyhana Chunara on winning my Little Mix Competition! I will be posting your prize out shortly. I am hoping to run another Prize Draw in the New Year so keep your eyes peeled.

I hope you've all already started entering the advent competitions, I know I have. There seems to be more and more every year and it does take a lot of time if your working also. I try to do a few hours at night and before work and have made it easier by bookmarking my favourite's and using The Prize Finder Advent page. Problem is with all these to do it makes it harder to enter all the normal competitions.

Hint - maybe these will have less entrants :)

I have been lucky enough so far to win a Santa Light worth £79.99 from Carmarthen Lighting and a Cuvana Party Pack with 12 Bottles of Curvan, Ice Bucket, Hats and Keyrings from the One Stop Shop.

I will keep you all updated on anything else I'm lucky enough to win and don't forget to let me know what you've won.

Wishing you all a Fab Christmas! x