Happy New Year! We need a giveaway…

Happy New Year, my fellow stampers!  I hope you all have a blessed year.

A few things I wanted to tell ya about.

If you are in the Cincinnati area, you gotta go to Stamp Your Art Out on Saturday between 10-5.  Connie is having a Hero Arts handmade card sale.  When Hero moved, they found TONS of handmade samples that were no longer needed.  Sweet Carol (from Stampers Corner in CA) boxed them up and sent them to me.  MANY went to the Cards for Heroes.  But there were so many that we have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds to sell.  Stamp Your Art Out will have them on sale for 50 cents each.  ALL the money will go to cover the costs of shipping cards to heroes and others who need them.  So it all goes to a good cause!  (And, I am launching and new card drive soon…)  So be sure to stop by.  There are some amazing ones.  I also added tons of my own to the stash to sell.

Also, Connie from Stamp Your Art Out is collecting Peeps to send to heroes overseas.  Fun, huh?  Be sure to drop them off to her soon.  Thanks, Connie, for always doing so much good.  You have one of the most generous hearts I know.

Oh, and Connie has LOTS of the new Hero Arts.  🙂

Next, how about a quick share. This was a baby gift I put together for the gal down the street.  It is the most impractical gift ever.  Ha!  But Colin saw these baby girl shoes at Target and thought Avaley would like them.  I couldn't argue!  So I made a box for them, along with a note that said "a girl can never have too many shoes."  I tied it with some soft ribbon and added a K&Co die cut butterfly with Hero Arts gems.  I put the same on an embossed card and it was ready to go!

Baby Gift

Baby Gift 2

Baby Gift 1

Supplies:
K&Co Butterflies – these are incredible!
Hero Arts Pale Pink Gems
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing

And, in celebration of a new year, how about a giveaway?  Just leave a comment here by Saturday night at 11:59pmEDT telling me what you did for New Years Eve.  If I randomly pick you, you will be the lucky winner of these fun American Crafts rub-ons (my FAVE brand and a generous company)…

Prize

Have a great night.  See you tomorrow!


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499 thoughts on “Happy New Year! We need a giveaway…”

  1. Carol Byrne says:

    My DH and I went to a neighbor’s nye party. It also happened to be the 35th anniversary of our first date, too!

  2. Charin says:

    Those sweet baby shoes are so cute! 🙂
    My New Years Eve was spent at my in-laws for a movie and pizza, and in bed by 10! 🙂 Having a 2 year old makes it easier to turn in early. 🙂
    Happy 2009!

  3. Yahoo, I love a chance to win and I LOVE anything by American Crafts…
    My husband was out of town working on New Years Eve and it is also his birthday so I couldn’t possibly go anywhere without him on such a day. So the kids and I hung out at home and as soon as 12:00 came…we hit the sack! That was WAY past our bedtime!

    Thanks for the opportunity to win!

    kristan martin
    [email protected]

  4. Janet says:

    Had a nice dinner at home with the family and watched New Year celebrations on t.v….very relaxing and low key. Have a wonderful New Year.

  5. Jackie W. says:

    Since it’s my hubby’s birthday, we went out to eat at Outback (good thing we went early), then home for hangin’ out. I barely made it to midnight when we toasted the new year with our 2 kids with sparkling cider – yum! Happy New Year!

  6. Tracey says:

    Those shoes are adorable! What a fun gift!!

    For New Year’s we just stayed in and hung out as a family!

    Happy New Year!!

  7. Jung A says:

    we welcomed the new year with friends and family, ATE, watched the ball drop, and played some games…
    happy new year!

  8. Kristin O says:

    What an adorable baby gift! Your packaging makes it extra special. We spent the evening at a hotel with 7 other couples and our 23 kids! The kids had a great time running around and the adults got to catch up!

  9. Donna says:

    Happy New Year to you as well. My son & I spent the night playing on the new Wii he purchased

  10. Mary Dawn says:

    i have small children, so we had a pretend party and i went to bed at around 10…but we had fun

  11. Keisha in MN says:

    Spent the evening with my family playing games!

  12. Cynthia says:

    Well, seeing as how we traveled 9 hours, driving from Tulsa, OK to Houston, TX on New Years Eve Day, we weren’t much in the mood to par-tay last night! We picked up some sushi, made some spaghetti noodles for the kids, and were in bed before midnight. (Except for me – I was catching up on email and blogs – but in bed by 12:30!) Yup, I’m exciting, ay?
    Happy New Year, Jennifer! I know you’ll give me plenty of inspiration in ’09, as you do every year.

  13. Gina says:

    My family spent new year’s eve with my sisters family; the kids played, dad’s watched a movie and the moms played Scrabble. Cute gift!

  14. cplleen foelker says:

    After going out to an early dinner with husband, one daughter and 18 month old grandson, I came home and went up to my craft room and organized – husband was on the couch sleeping until he went to bed and I stayed up playing with new stamps!

  15. Suce says:

    Thanks for a wonderful year, Jennifer! Love all your sharing!
    I spent HOURS being creative……..and loved every minute of it!! DH loved the quiet time, I think!

  16. Victoria says:

    Happy New Year, Jennifer!

    We spent New Year’s Eve at my SIL’s house. We had homemade chili and buffalo wings. Then several family members played the Wii while the rest of us sat around and laughed at/with them. My BIL entertained us with a great fireworks display and then we made smores on the campfire. It was an awesome evening!

    Thanks for another great giveaway!

  17. Jacqui says:

    I just found your website and your stuff is all beautiful! We have four little ones and one on the way, so we stayed home and had our countdown at 9pm =) The kids really enjoyed it! Many blessings your way in this New Year!

  18. Michelle A. says:

    Happy New Year! I got together with a few friends & we went to an upscale bowling alley in NY city that had a special deal with a private bowling lane, open bar, buffet, dj spinning, etc… it was a fun night out.

  19. Sue Kment says:

    I stayed home, trying to stay up until 12! While watching Medical Mysteries I fell asleep and will now never know what the diagnosis was…DARN IT!

  20. Cass says:

    I spent the night with friends and went to bed before midnight! Sad I know, but 1 year olds don’t know how to sleep in, so I had to get some sleep!

  21. Wendy in MD says:

    My husband, two kids, and one of the kids’ friends (who was spending the night) watched the ball drop together and then gave each other hugs and kisses and said “Happy New Year” to each other. Then the kids went back to playing on the Wii. LOL

  22. Linda Gerig says:

    My son has had a cold so I spent it hoping he would not cough all night. He is handicapped so we worry about colds and the such. twelve o’clock came around and I do not think that we even noticed. Luckily he did sleep after two so it was not a real bad night. Linda gerig

  23. Melody Williamson says:

    We actually had the inlaw Christmas party. So we were busy doing white elephant gift exchanges and eating yummy food and then we finished just in time to ring in the new year. It was great!

  24. Katherine Wong says:

    i didnt celebrate though. It is kinda weird! (my first time didnt celebrate at all) during my new year eve, i was scrapbooking. I have to make at least 10 pages because i want to get ready for valentine’s day. since school starts, i do not have extra time to do this, so i just want to get ready as soon as possible, but i know i would not make it,still try my best. happy 2009 to all of you!

  25. Kari says:

    We hosted a New Year’s Eve party last night and it was fun! We had yummy food, games, and the traditional puzzle we finish every year before midnight. Good times!

  26. Becs Attwood says:

    We spent NYE with friends – BBQ dinner, & few drinks, lots of laughs & playing cards till we couldn’t keep our eyes open. Very low key but loads of fun.
    That baby gift is soooo cute – love all the tiny shoes. I guess most of the cutest gifts for babies are the most impractical…it’s more fun to buy the teeny, tiny fairy costume than plain onesies & socks!

  27. Karim Gomez says:

    I spend my New Year’s eve with my family… grandma visited us so it was very fun, I helped mom with the dinner awhile grandma was playing with my little sister and then my dad and brother arrived just to eat hahaha, but it was so much fun, sharing the food, stories and joy of ending another year and starting another one

  28. meg says:

    i played on the computer, watched dick clark’s rockin eve and rang in the new year while the rest of my house slept. at least i knew everyone was safe. here’s to 2009 be a wonderful year for everyone.

  29. Sharly says:

    We stayed home with our little girl … and watched two movies … brought in the new year … and snuggled in bed and went to sleep with dreams of the wonderful year ahead.
    xox
    sharly

  30. Tanya says:

    My DH and I stayed in and watched a movie. A quiet night, but still nice 🙂

  31. Shae says:

    Hi Jennifer,
    We have toddlers! At noon, we had our New Year’s countdown with them complete with noisemakers and party gear and a complete appetizer buffet. They loved it. After they went to bed, a nice cuddly evening with hubby to ring in the New Year with Dick Clark. Can’t believe he’s still doing that!

  32. Cheryl says:

    We just had a quiet dinner out early, and then my DD and I watched a movie at home. Oh and I did my calendar for the new year, I always do that on New Years Eve if I don’t have something better to do!

  33. Happy New Year, Jennifer! My hubby and I went over to our friend’s house to ring in the new year. It was a great time!

  34. Szilvi says:

    We went out to the turf and watched horse races. Then went to some concerts and had a real good time. Happy New Year!

  35. FrancineC says:

    We spent it relatively quietly with a few friends.

    Happy New Year!!!

  36. Nancy says:

    Well, we’ve spent new years eve with my whole family.. so happy to be together again since we didn’t have the chance to be together for Christmas. We’ve spent the evening chatting and laughing.. and ended up watching all the fireworks in the sky! Love it!!

    HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your family and have a fun trip! XOXO

  37. Val S says:

    I spent a quiet night at home with my family. We had been busy cooking for most of the day in preparation for our New Years Day “feast”,so I didn’t feel much like going out. We did have noodles at midnight, which symbolizes long life. Hope you had a great New Year’s Eve and all the very best in 2009

  38. Jenny says:

    I spent it with my family and a bunch of friends at a friends house, nice food and the kids hade lot’s of fun.

  39. Brenda says:

    This was one of my best New Year’s ever! It was ridiculously simple…just me, hubby, our kids and their partners. We watched movies, nibbled on goodies, and hugged and kissed at midnight. Everyone was just glad to be together. It was a truly warm, family time, and one that I’ll always treasure.

    Thanks for consistently producing such a great blog and helpful videos, and thanks for the chance to win these lovely goodies!

  40. Sheri says:

    Our family tradition is to go to my Aunty’s house with the rest of my Aunts, Uncles, cousins and family friends. My family pops fireworks, eat and just talk story. Have a wonderful new year Jennifer and keep on inspiring us! Thank you for sharing your wealth of joy.

  41. Deena says:

    Fireworks with my kids and cuddles with the hubby.

  42. julie says:

    Happy new year Jennifer. Love the gift box.

  43. Jeanie Nieva says:

    my husband and i dropped by a street party near our place. but we were too exhausted to stay til the fireworks went off and it was drizzling a bit so we decided to go home instead. pretty uneventful. 🙂

  44. We stayed home and celebrated on our own. It is much easier that way when you have a small baby in the house, perhaps next year we will go out.

    Great RAK!

  45. KarinM says:

    Wnet to some friends house and had a late dinner with 5 other couples. Love the shoes.

  46. For new years eve i stayed home. And took lots of pictures on the fireworks. Didnt feel like going out or anything. Just took it easy…

  47. StampinCathy says:

    Happy New Year!
    We stayed at home and watched movies and had a quiet and relaxing time. Then at midnight went outside and started the New Year with a bang….fireworks! Thanks for a chance at this sweet candy.

  48. Julie says:

    We just stayed home and rang the New Year in as a family. The kids wanted to watch the Disney Channel New Years Eve special so that is what we did. We had a blast. 🙂 Love reading your blog. Thanks for sharing.

  49. Shari Suzuki says:

    hubby & i went out to eat at the cheescake factory and then saw a movie…7 pounds. we then made it home 8 minutes before midnight to toast the new year with our son, matthew and my parents. 🙂
    new year’s day, gary went to the rose bowl game! 🙂
    happy new year! shari 🙂
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  50. Judith says:

    We have a family traditon for NY Eve. We order chinese food and watch movies and play games with our kids. It’s save and brings the family close.

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