Sharing and giving away… :)

10.20.08

Hi!

Some holiday cards to share.  These were inspired by cards that my dear Shari Carroll taught at Scrapfest this year.

Regular 2

Snowman

Now… how about two opportunities to win? 

First, check out the Hero Arts stamps being given away over on American Crafts' Blog.  Click HERE.

Second, I have an extra of this great Studio Calico stamp.  Want it? Just leave a comment on this post by Wednesday, October 22nd, 11:59pmEDT and I will randomly pick a winner.  Just tell me something.  Have you rented a movie lately that you love?  Have you found a new great recipe?  Tell me something happy. 🙂

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Have a great night.


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310 thoughts on “Sharing and giving away… :)”

  1. Sue says:
    October 21, 2008 at 7:49 am

    Those cards are adorable! I should be working on my resume but I think I have to make some cards instead! 🙂

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  2. Celeste E says:
    October 21, 2008 at 7:49 am

    Your cards are adorable! Do you use nestabilities for your scalloped circles? Not sure if I should invest in them or just one large scallop punch. Have you ever seen the movie Serendipity with John Cusack? Great movie! He’s one of my favorite actors…such a hopeless romantic!

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  3. Smilynstef says:
    October 21, 2008 at 7:51 am

    I tried a delicious, relatively healthy, and very easy pumpkin muffin recipe this weekend:

    http://vanessacovington.blogspot.com/2008/10/easiest-ever-pumpkin-muffins.html

    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  4. StampinCathy says:
    October 21, 2008 at 7:57 am

    Beautiful and creative cards. I’m going to have to try this one. Count me in on this sweet giveaway. Thanks for a chance.

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  5. Leslie says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:00 am

    Hi, great card- nice change from a regular card. I ‘ll have to try it. I love that I get to go away with my husband this week for 3 days. Great break from the everyday life!

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  6. Sarah M says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:03 am

    Those cards are just too cute!! You’re making me think I ‘need’ those stamps. 😉

    We recently saw a movie called Penelope about a girl who’s born with a pig’s snout for a nose (as part of an old family curse). The only way for the curse to be broken is for someone from high society (like her) to love her. I know it sounds odd but was actually quite good. A little different from your same old same old romantic comedy.
    Recent recipe I discovered was from allrecipes.com. ‘Clone a Cinnabon’. YUMMY!!!

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  7. Maria says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:07 am

    I’ll be taking a 10 day trip to California starting this Friday.
    I will be visiting my family which I haven’t seen in 3 years. YAY!!!!

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  8. Caroline says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:10 am

    I finally saw the latest Indiana Jones. What fun! I liked that they brought back Karen Allen. She has gone through some rough years. It makes me happy to see her back on her feet.

    My roses are giving their last burst of blooms!

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  9. Ruth says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:10 am

    I went to Scrap Mania at Archiver’s last Friday evening and I had a great time. I got so much done. I will definitely be doing this again soon :o)

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  10. Candy says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:12 am

    These cards are really great. I can’t wait to use the idea in some of my card making. I am glad your son is better.

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  11. Raquel says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:15 am

    Yesterday, I packed a lunch and my two pups and went and had lunch with my husband at the park. He gets an hour and half lunch so I like to steal him away from the hospital and enjoy the beautiful park/lake on Ft. Jackson. Our dogs love chasing eachother around and make us laugh when they tumble into eachother!

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  12. Caroline says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:18 am

    Hey! Thanks for the pumpkin recipes. I like the site for the muffins. It even has pictures! sometimes they do speak more then words>

    I wove a chair bottom in the pattern of that stamp. If you sat on it in shorts, you’d end up with that pattern on your legs. Hmmmm,
    that gives me an embossing idea . . .

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  13. Diana Borghuis says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:20 am

    I’m so excited. I feel like a little kid in a candy-store. Tomorrow is my birthday and my hubby is buying me the Cricut Design Studio. Something I really wanted to have for a while. So I’m cleaning the house with a big smile on my face. I’m so happy.

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  14. Becky says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:30 am

    We have been watching the past seasons of The Office. It’s too funny and definitely makes me laugh!

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  15. Helene says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:34 am

    It’s been so long since we rented a movie. Maybe I should keep this in mind for next week-end 🙂

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  16. Jen B says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:36 am

    Love the card! Thanks for sharing!! My happy thing – lots of new recipes! I challenged myself for October to try a new, mostly healthy recipe every day. I’ve missed a few but I’m happy that we’ve tried more winners than losers! And that my wonderful DH is so great about trying new things!

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  17. Rebecca says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:41 am

    We are in the process of adopting our baby boy…we love him and can’t wait until it is finalized!!

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  18. Chris says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:43 am

    I demonstrated cardmaking at our church crafts group and together,we created 60 cards for the Cards for People in Military Service project.Everyone were so proud of working for such a good cause.

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  19. Angela says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:43 am

    Happy is finishing a good book after your 5 year old FINALLY goes to sleep. So happy to hear that your little one is on the mend!

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  20. Shannon says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:44 am

    My daughter just got a new job working here at the office where I work!! YAY!!
    By the way….Very cute cards!

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  21. Nicole says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:46 am

    Love that little snowman card! Cute!

    Today I’m baking and making Chocolate-Oatmeal cookies! Here’s the recipe! 🙂

    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 cup unsalted butter, softened
    1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
    1 tsp. vanilla
    1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into bowl. Cream butter and sugar in seperate bowl and stir in rolled oats, vanilla and 4 tablespoons water. Add flour mixture gradually and stir until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoon-fuls onto greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool on racks! ENJOY!

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  22. bunnyc says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:48 am

    Here’s my happy thought…Stampers and Scrapbookers are the most helpful and generous people. No matter what site I’m on, I always find someone offering to help.

    thanks, I love being part of this “family”

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  23. Kristen says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Jennifer: We’re leaving for Disneyworld in 8 days and that makes me HAPPY!!!!

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  24. PaulaJean (PJ) says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Hi Jennifer!
    We’re getting my 7 y/o daughter a new kitten after loosing ours to cancer a couple of weeks ago. She’s so excited!!!

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  25. Jenny Alfonso says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:49 am

    I finally finished the “Twilight” saga books and OMG – they are soooooooo good! I can’t wait for the movie to come out next month! A must read if you haven’t already 🙂

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  26. arimacias says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:50 am

    happy day for me because i got all my errands done for the week and i can finally sit and relax for a bit:)

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  27. Tracy says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:52 am

    There was a very rare, early morning rainbow above my backyard this morning! What a beautiful thing to wake up to!

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  28. Amanda Wheeler says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:56 am

    Cute cards!

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  29. Helen says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:56 am

    Lovely stamp. Random comment – we booked flights to Norway a while ago, and now can’t find the print out from the on-line booking. We’re due to go next week. Arghhh!

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  30. Keisha in MN says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:57 am

    I made my son’s halloween costume this weekend – Peter Pan. He’s so excited to wear it…and I’m so excited to take pictures 🙂

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  31. nestof3 says:
    October 21, 2008 at 8:59 am

    Since our anniversary is in October, we always go away to a cabin in the mountains to celebrate. This year, we’re taking our 3 sons as well. We go in November.

    We also celebrate Thanksgiving with my parents.

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  32. Katie says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:08 am

    I haven’t rented anything fun lately, BUT I did just get a neat little popcorn replacement…..take 2 bags of oyster crackers and put them both in a large plastic bag….add a couple tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of dill and 1 envelope of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning. Shake together to coat all the crackers, then spread on a cookie sheet(you may need to do this in batches depending on how big your over/cookie sheet is) and bake for 10 minutes at 350. YUM!!!!

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  33. jenny says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:10 am

    I love the look of the Christmas cards, the kraft cardstock is a great mix with the Christmas colors! I love that it is Fall, I really get in the mood to bake and cook anything with pumpkin in it. Happy Fall!

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  34. Kelly says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:18 am

    These are really cute cards! I especially love the snowman! Something happy for me today is a scheduled appointment at the chiropractor! Can’t wait! But other than that – today will also include some time for stamping and that’s always happy!

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  35. Tessa says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:22 am

    Today, TinkerBell the movie comes out! That makes me and my little girls happy!

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  36. Holly says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:24 am

    DVDs: Bones, season 2 – we don’t actually get any television, we just rent DVDs to catch up. Bones has the interesting cases of CSI with this really goofy romantic vibe. Love it.
    Music: A band from England called Your Vegas. Incredibly fun, a cross between Coldplay and Oingo Boingo.
    Books: A friend gave me some old Nancy Drew mysteries because she remembered me saying I’d read them when I was little. It was so fun to go back in time and be my “little” self as I read them.
    Happy time: Last week was my 50th birthday and my husband took me to Disneyland. I rode California Screamin’ twice in a row first thing on my birthday. I sure don’t feel 50.

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  37. Susan N says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:30 am

    My local scrapbook store (Lynnwood, WA) is having a surprise clearence sale, 50% off, whoo hoo! I went to dinner last night with two friends I used to work with and tomorrow morning I am meeting another friend. That makes me smile, seeing friends. Thanks for the generous giveaway!

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  38. Stacy M says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Getting ready to head to Vegas next week for a fun getaway with the girls…fun, food, shopping, gambling…yeah!!!

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  39. Amy says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:33 am

    Glad to hear your son is feeling better. My happy thing for today is I finally booked our trip to Paris!

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  40. ShellyJ says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:35 am

    Cute cards! Always love seeing what you create 🙂 … something to share, well, you asked for it! but don’t say I didn’t warn you 🙂 I am completely addicted to these prenzel hugs from Becky Higgin’s blog http://www.beckyhiggins.com/recipes/2007_10_01_archive.html

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  41. jeanie says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:38 am

    my fiancee and i are applying for our marriage license on thursday. i am happy about it as it takes as one step closer to our wedding plans. 🙂

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  42. Ritu says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:39 am

    My 3.5 year old pre schooler made a card for her classmate’s birthday. They were going to celebrate with cupcakes and pizza on Monday. She had been so excited for this the whole weekend. Then on Monday, on her way to school, she had this thought that perhaps the birthday girl might not show up! Then what would happen to the cupcakes? The thought was innocent and entirely honest, her desire for the cupcakes.

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  43. Linzie says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Jennifer, I Love your cards, and I Love Shari Carroll. My happy things I would like to share are, 1. I am 6 months cancer free from Breast Cancer! 2. October 22, is my anniversary I will be married for 31 years to my Loving husband and father! I have a lot to be thankful for!
    Linzie

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  44. Margot Sirianni says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:48 am

    I found thid great baking website that has recipes that look wonderful and seem fairly easy. http://www.joythebaker.com/JoyTheBaker.html

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  45. Paula says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:49 am

    Here’s something happy; three weeks from today, my DH and I will be on a cruise headed for the Bahamas. I can’t get any happier than that!

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  46. Amber Dutka says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:55 am

    That stamp is awesome!!!! Lets see something happy….well I am loving the Stephanie Meyer books right now – The Twilight Series!!! Oh and we finally watched Iron Man and it was great!!!! Oh and lastly no snow yet which is awesome!

    Love your cards!!! Thanks for the inspiration and awesome blog!

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  47. Jan says:
    October 21, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Most favorite movie lately was August Rush. Most favorite food lately is chicken salad. Most favorite thing to do lately is surf crafty blogs.

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  48. Angela M says:
    October 21, 2008 at 10:02 am

    We are leaving for DisneyWorld in a week! We are celebrating two kids birthdays while we are there and they have no idea what is in store!!

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  49. Heather Prins says:
    October 21, 2008 at 10:05 am

    love those cards they are so stinkin cute!! Oh and of course the stamp is awesome!

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  50. kim harter says:
    October 21, 2008 at 10:06 am

    love the cards you made! I wanted to tell you about a movie I rented last week. My son will be leaving for college next year and I’m having a little problem copeing with this so I rented College Road Trip. It was such a cute little movie!!If anyone has a son or daughter leaving soon they should rent this.(oh ya did I say Donny Osmond is in it)

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