Happy New Year! We need a giveaway…

01.01.09

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. Patty W says:
    January 2, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Hi Jennifer, Happy New Year to you and yours! Since we have a baby that likes to stay up until 10 or 11 we played with her until she went to bed, then almost fell asleep watching TV and woke up just in time to grab some bubbly juice and toast to the New Year. Maybe my New Years next year will be more exciting!

    Thanks for another generous giveaway!

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  2. Brooke P says:
    January 2, 2009 at 10:51 am

    That gift is soooooo cute. For new year’s eve we had another family over – the kids played and we chatted and ate snacks. We toasted with sparkling cider after the NY count-down (11 pm our time). It was a lot of fun.

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  3. Emily P. says:
    January 2, 2009 at 10:58 am

    We went to our friend’s house and spent most of the night playing Apples to Apples. It was so fun – lots of laughter!

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  4. Jenny Alfonso says:
    January 2, 2009 at 10:59 am

    We had a very family oriented New Year’s Eve party at our house. While the kids played, us adults played RockBand. Lots of fun!

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  5. Eveline van Heijst says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:00 am

    Hi Jennifer,
    Happy 2009.
    It’s my birthday on December 31st. My sister and brother came to our house for my birthday and to celebrate New Year’s Eve. My brother brought the champagne and my sister some typically Dutch New Year’s Eve pastries. We watched some TV, and fired up a whole lot of fireworks at 12 o’clock.
    Eveline.

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  6. Amanda D says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:06 am

    We vegged on the couch watching new DVDs we got for Christmas and went to bed somewhere around midnight without even paying attention. I think we are officially OLD.

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  7. Sarah M says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Love the ‘a girl can never have too many shoes’! I will definitely have to use that as a gift sometime. 🙂
    Glad you have another card drive in the works too. I need to go through my card drawer…

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  8. Leslee Barrow says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:11 am

    Had my 2 little grandkids here and went to bed early with them as I had to be up to work by 6am in the NICU.

    Leslee

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  9. Leslee Barrow says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:12 am

    Had my 2 little grandkids here and went to bed early with them as I had to be up to work by 6am in the NICU.

    Leslee

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  10. heather says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:13 am

    we stayed in! my twins couldn’t make it to midnight, and honestly, neither could the adults. but we all slept happily thinking of what the year to come may bring. 🙂

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  11. Kim R says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:16 am

    The kids and I stayed and watched the ball drop! We had apple juice and popcorn.

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  12. Hannah says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:17 am

    New Year’s Eve–I did not celebrate with my husband and friends but with two coworkers and my patients-wishing them a Happy New Year! In the medical field we gotta take our turn on the holidays

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  13. Christina M. says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:22 am

    My boyfriend and I have a tradition on NYE. We get to choose whatever takeout we want (can be from multiple restaurants so for me, it was a local place and Olive Garden), cuddle up on the couch and watch a movie and catch the ball dropping at midnight. We’re both homebodies so this works well for us 🙂

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  14. Nina says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:23 am

    What a lovely sweet gift 🙂

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  15. Jen Wilson says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:26 am

    My husband and I sat home and watched the ball drop. We haven’t went out in years.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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  16. Toni says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:31 am

    We played it safe! We stayed home and watched movies! My hubby and I don’t feel the need to get out and whoop it up! Happy New Year!

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  17. Naomi Ockerman says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:31 am

    our New Years was special. My best friend of 10 years was married and I was able to share the entire day with her. She was married in the AM with a nice reception and then a gathering that evening.

    I was able to ring in the new Year with her (something we haven’t done since my kids were born)…the last new year’s we spent together, we were both single and spent the time in Las Vegas….

    Wow what a change….

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  18. Suz says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:32 am

    We were to have good friends over to bring in the new year but one came down with the flu bug and another threw out her back! So, we enjoyed a quieter evening at home with the boys playing a game of Rumis and watching the ball drop in Times Square.

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  19. Tania says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:36 am

    Happy New Year Jennifer!
    My family and I stayed in for the New Year. I made swedish meatballs and noodles for dinner then we all just relaxed, me with a book I got for Christmas, DD with her guitar hero and DH with some nap time and then some reading as well. We all watched the ball drop at midnight and then I called my sister in California as she was spending the evening alone.
    I hope you have a fantastic, full year of love and hope.

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  20. Rosa Balzamo says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:37 am

    My hubby worked on New Year’s Eve and came home from work at 11:30 p.m.! So we just spent the evening at home by ourselves with our 3 yr. old son (baby was in bed already!). I made some mozzarella sticks, pizza rolls, tater-tots & lil’ smokies and we had ourselves a little party! 😉 We were all pretty tired, so we went to bed at 1:00! LOL!

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  21. Trace Geworsky says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:45 am

    I spent new years eve with my 5 year old son..we went out for chinese food and to see “bedtime stories” at the movie theater…after bribing him to stay up til midnight with me, he was still lights out by 9:)
    Trace G

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  22. Ann says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:48 am

    We got together with friends and played wii with the kids. I have some serious hula hop skills!

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  23. SandraO says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Happy New Year – We had a quiet evening playing pictionary with the kids. It was real fun then we banged our pots and pans to ring in the new year and went to bed! Sandra

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  24. Susanvl says:
    January 2, 2009 at 11:54 am

    I swear, my daughter’s first word was “shoes!” as we passed that aisle at Target!

    I put on my 80’s linebacker shoulder pads, poufed my hair and partied with Jimmy Hendrix and the Cleavers. We stay in the neighborhood so no one has to drive. Luckily we have crazy neighbors!

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  25. Olivia says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Our family went to a friends house and played cards while the kiddos played games and watched movies. It was very laid back and lots of fun

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  26. tammy g says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    Had a little celebration with my 3 sons and my husband with pizza and apple cider!

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  27. Mustangkayla says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    What a cute baby gift!

    DS has bronchitis and I have a bad cold so we just lounged and took it easy.

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  28. kelly says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    My mom came up to visit so we had a fun night playing board games after we put the boys to bed and rang in the new year together using 3 way calling with my sister and my aunts & uncles. thanks for the chance to win.

    kelly N

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  29. christa says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    I didn’t do ANYTHING for new years and it was awesome! My boyfriend and I just stayed home and relaxed then went to bed at about 12:30. It was nice.

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  30. joy leith says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    hi jenn happy new year to you hope you have a good one with your family. i did too even tho we didnt do anything on new year we sort of sit back and enjoy our time alone for the first time this new years and to our surprise it started snowing right on the clock of a new year. it was great and my husband and i enjoyed it so much.

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  31. mariah a says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    As a nanny and student , New Years eve is a working day. I watched an 18 month old. For the early hours of the evening we enjoyed a party with his parents and then around bedtime, we left and did the bedtime routine!

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  32. Angela M. says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    We celebrated the new year by having a great dinner at our close friends house. We enjoyed watching the kids play Wii and just enjoying each others company. We made it home in time to put the kids to bed and watch the ball drop from the comfort of our own bed. Nice way to ring in the new year!

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  33. Jennifer Engle says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Our friends got a great rate at a fancy oceanside hotel and invited us to spend and night in their suite! 4 adults and 5 kids (7 and under) made for quite a “party”. We had games and movies and good junk food. We had a great time. It is the first time we have done anything for new year’s in 7 years!!!

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  34. Kelly Booth says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Now THAT is the CUTEST little Package….they will LOVE it!!
    On to new years….Well i hate to say…but i was a sleep by 11:00!!

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  35. Shirley Lee says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Unfortunately we spent part of the evening in the ER as my husband had a heart issue. Then we went out to dinner, watched television for some time and went to bed early. Not an exciting evening but we were happy for 2008 to end as it was a difficult year for us. Here’s to a Happy New Year to everyone. Those shoes was an adorable idea!
    Shirley L.
    Roseville, CA

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  36. Dianne says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Jennifer,

    My hubby and I sat in for the night, kids fast to sleep, snow falling (storm actually) and we both sat on the couch with our laptops while watching the ball drop! I know it sounds dull, but we had a blast in our comfortable surroundings! Happy New Year.

    Dianne

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  37. Amy Owens says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    I called a friend of mine who I thought might be having a hard time on New Year’s Eve. Her friend of 25 years died in October from bone cancer. I knew her too. But they had been roommates since college. I called to tell her that I wished her more joy in 2009.

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  38. Amy Owens says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    I called a friend of mine who I thought might be having a hard time on New Year’s Eve. Her friend of 25 years died in October from bone cancer. I knew her too. But they had been roommates since college. I called to tell her that I wished her more joy in 2009.

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  39. Kirsten says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    *Ahem* I…uh…backed into a car. Seriously. Took my 9 yo daughter over to pick up her friend for our annual outing to get hot chocolate (really, truly, Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate for me…and the girls had kids’ cocoas) and then we drove around and critiqued the Christmas lights…this was our third year and the girls love it…and as I was backing out of Leah’s driveway…crunch. So I think it was a fine ending to a crummy year and 2009 will only be better! Made better yet, if I win 🙂

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  40. Ruth Ann says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    I was asleep. Boring!!! I did watch Dick Clark ring in the New Year in NYC, but it was only 11:00 my time.

    That is the cutest babe gift ever.

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  41. Jacklyn says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    My family and I spent the evening with some friends… eating, playing games and lighting off fireworks. The kids had a blast… and so did all of the adults!

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  42. tape says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    I went to see the fireworks at the city centre… and then we had nachos, salsa and red wine at home and watched the first Indiana Jones movie!

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  43. Sarah W. says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    We had a quiet night at home. NYD is my birthday so we have to be ready and awake for family! Great box and card! TFS! Happy New Year’s to you and your family!

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  44. Alberta says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    I did absolutely nothing. When the new year came, I didn’t even know it until 30 minutes had passed and my hubby wished me Happy New Year. I was to busy blog surfing to notice. Isn’t that awful? LOL!

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  45. Terry says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    We went to a concert and party at church and I pulled off a 50th birthday surprise for my sweet hubby.

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  46. Fifi-T says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    Just a quiet one for me, we stayed in and watched Jools’ hootanany

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  47. DeniseLynn says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    OMGoodness! those shoes are fabulous!!! How sweet. And I’m loving the new year’s give-a-way too. Rub ons are so fun and all the rage right now but I’ve not tried the American Crafts ones … oh I’d love to try ’em.

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  48. Kim Borochaner says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    We had our friends and all of their children over for a families party. This is our second year of doing this and it is so much fun!! We love that the kids are included and celebrate with us. And, no need for a babysitter!

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  49. Stacy C. says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Stayed home and played cards with family, ate chips and dips and went to bed right after Ne Years countdown..

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  50. Peggy W. says:
    January 2, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    We went to a good friends house and had dinner. The little ones stayed with us and the teenagers went to my house. It was actually a quiet evening without the teenagers. Thanks for the contest and the chance to win.

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