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. Lexi says:

    impractical? maybe. but you’ll get the cutest gift award and the momma will love it 🙂
    We went to bed at 10 p.m. on new year’s eve!!! How sad! But our 10 month old slept thru the night for the first time that night so it was WONDERFUL!!!!!!

  2. kelley says:

    Baby girls need to learn early that you have to have shoes to match each outfit!!

    We had my bff and her family here for NYE! We had a “tapas” party (where tapas mean each person’s favorite appetizer) with chocolate fondue for dessert. The kids played lots of games and were obnoxious with the noisemakers and all but one made it until midnight. Good times!

  3. Cathy K. says:

    I got my hair cut and entertained friends at our house! Couldn’t do much better than that!

  4. Jennifer Larson says:

    I got sick and went to bed early. : – ( Dumb cold…Happy New Year anyway!

  5. Angie says:

    Love that butterfly Jennifer.

    My hubby and I went to our friend’s house and spent the evening playing games. Pictionary was a ton of fun! I am scrapping it tonight!

  6. Chris Chapman says:

    Let’s see, for New Year’s Eve, there was Nada, and then Nada, and then some more Nada and then bed – Waaaay before the clock struck midnight. It’s what we always do – and it’s a tradition I LOVE!!

  7. Dani says:

    I can’t WAIT for your next card drive! I’m going to teach a card making class at the elementary school where I teach, and I’m sure the kiddos will be excited to participate!

    For New Years Eve, we planned to stay home and cozy up to watch the ball drop, but our cable went out! So… we sat in bed and red, and then fell asleep. So non-eventful!

  8. Karen says:

    We took the kids to the local museum and then out for pizza. We were home and snuggled in for a movie by 7:30PM. Love family time!!

    Karen

  9. Lisa Stanton says:

    We had backstage passes to the Flaming Lips concert in OKC! After the concert we stayed at the Skirvin Hotel ~ fun! It was a great New Years Eve!

  10. What a perfect gift!! I love how you decorated up the box and card so SIMPLY!! You rock sistah!! We stayed home for New Years which was nice…a quiet evening watching movies and such. Watched the ball drop and then crashed! LOL!

  11. Gena says:

    We have a tradition of just hanging out with the kids (now ages 10 to 21)and friends, playing games and eating TONS of junk food! We had a great time 🙂

  12. Kathy says:

    Friends of ours always have a New Years Eve party. Always a good meal and great conversations. Always get home before midnight so we can watch the ball drop in Times Square.

  13. mica says:

    Well, I had to work regular hours. I had a very busy day and when I got home, I was tired. We just stayed home watching tv and welcomed 2009 peacefully. (I spent some time scrapping too 🙂

  14. Brenda P says:

    We played many rounds of “Rockband” and stayed up way too late! 🙂 Happy New Year!

  15. Andrea says:

    Love those rub-ons!

    Did the usual for New Year’s Eve. I got all gussied up and so did my man and we lit a fire in the fireplace, put on some music and opened a bottle of wine. At midnight we turned on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, popped the cork on the Champagne bottle and watched the ball drop. We later had a hot tub and then snuggled in on the sofa.

  16. Cheryl P. says:

    Hubby and I went out to dinner with friends for a birthday celebration. Afterward, we went back to their house to watch Dick Clark, watch the ball drop and play a little Wii.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  17. Jennifer R. says:

    After an afternoon editing in Photoshop and uploading photos, I am ashamed to say we decided not to stay up for the Ball. First time in the thirty-three years of our marriage. I feel sooo guilty. Happy New Year to you, Jen, and thank you so much for all the great ideas.

  18. Emily says:

    Stayed home with family… 🙂

  19. Tere a. says:

    Hola Jeniffer!!! We spend received 2009 in the company of our closest friends, after a delicious dinner, we play games and talk a lot! We got home around 4am !!!:)

  20. Liz says:

    Watched Sex & the City. All the seasons are on sale at Target for $8.99. YAHOO

  21. pam says:

    I admire your work Jennifer, I especially like the simple methods you use that give off a big splash! Hmmm New Year’s Eve….we had a New Year’s Eve? I must have been in blogland! Pam

  22. Jennifer says:

    Visited family in Palm Desert, CA. We ate take out from California Pizza Kitchen, saw the holiday lights at the Living Desert, and played Outburst.

  23. Debbie Dow says:

    We had three other couples over, I made lasagne, we drank wine, laughed, played games, and all rung in the New Year together!
    Debbie

  24. Winnie says:

    Spent New Years Eve with Dick Clark and a special fellow…Wishing you a happy healthy 2009!

  25. Vicky H says:

    Hi! Cute gift! Hubby and I ate our black-eyed peas early and went to sleep. I can’t stay up past 10. I got my New Years kiss the next morning which happens to be our wedding anniversary.

  26. Denise C. says:

    Stayed home and had dinner with family.
    The perfect beginning for a new year!!!
    denise

  27. Kathy McEntyre says:

    For New Years, I sat at the computer reading my scrapping blogs, my son was watching tv, and my husband was in bed asleep. Boy, aren’t we an exciting group!!

  28. AnneSATX says:

    We stayed home, surfed the internet, kissed each other at midnight, then went to sleep — only to be awakened by our sons calling to wish us happy new year. 🙂

  29. amber m. says:

    My husband, sister and I watched Band of Brothers. Nothing like a good war movie to make you grateful for your blessings. MANY blessings…

  30. Victoria S. says:

    My Husb and I went to see Fireproof, the movie at a local church – so good and inspiring. Our girls went also to help with childcare. Then we went home and had snacks and went to bed 🙂

  31. Brianna T. says:

    New Years eve I went to bed early and read a book. Boring I know.

  32. Trace S. says:

    Hung out with my best girls, (my daughters) and watched Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve. It’s tradition 😉
    Happy New Year’s to you and your family.

  33. Sarah Ratliff says:

    My husband, daughter, and I had were driving home to North Carolina from Oklahoma City. We had been driving all day, over 800 miles, and we were so tired we found a hotel in Cookville, Tenn., got some snacks and watched the Disney Chanel until we all fell asleep. Thanks for the chance to win.

  34. mandeem says:

    so super boring. i started on one of my resolutions, to get organized! so i started in my office/scrap room. i have been working on it for 3 days, and still have a ton to do. hopefully, i will be able to use it more when i am done!

  35. mandeem says:

    so super boring. i started on one of my resolutions, to get organized! so i started in my office/scrap room. i have been working on it for 3 days, and still have a ton to do. hopefully, i will be able to use it more when i am done!

  36. mandeem says:

    so super boring. i started on one of my resolutions, to get organized! so i started in my office/scrap room. i have been working on it for 3 days, and still have a ton to do. hopefully, i will be able to use it more when i am done!

  37. Colleen says:

    I worked on NY’s eve day and I get up at 4AM to get ready for work. So I was wiped out by 9PM and ready to go to bed. Spent some time in my craft room on the computer checking out all you bloggers and what you had made. Don’t know what I would do without all your ideas and examples to help get me started. So my NY Eve was basically no different than any other night.
    Happy New Year anyway. LOL

  38. ivy says:

    wish i was in the cincinati area!

    i actually stayed up this year w/ hubby to ring in the new year. previous years, we were fast asleep way before midnight!

    happy new year!

  39. Jennifer,

    Wow, another giveaway. You are so awesome! I spent New Years Eve at home watching movies with my hubby and daughter.
    Thanks.

    Lisa A.

  40. JanMarie says:

    Dinner and a late Movie which ended at 11:56. Just in time to ring in the new and better year!!

  41. Tami says:

    Hi Jennifer! I stayed home with my kids and husband and played games and ate our favorite food until we watched the ball drop in Time Square at midnight. Then we put the kids to bed and my husband and I watched Hancock. We love Will Smith, but Hancock was so, so. Thanks for the fun and Happy New Year!!!!!

  42. jennyrainbow says:

    Love the shoes!

    We had a nice steak dinner at home and then watched the celebration in Times Square as well as the ball drop at midnight.

  43. Julia Carter says:

    My hubby and I put the three younger kids to bed @ 8pm, like always, but we let our 4yo daughter stay up, at mignight we watched the ball drop in NYC, we had to explain the ‘new year’ to her, we wore our hats, and did noisemakers! It was fun:) Next year maybe we will let all the kids stay up, or maybe we will have some adult fun 🙂

    Julia

  44. It was a pretty amusing night at our house, nothing more than the norm except for the usual monkey bread before the new year and watching the count down on the disney channel…since we are CST we watched the ball drop in New york (on TV) and then we watched the new Wizards of waverly plane and then back to the count down for our time…off to bed we went, well, after a few hugs and kisses to the kids and hubby then it was off to bed. Like I say, nothing more than the usual stuff, just stayed up way past our bed time 😉

    Great Giveaway too!!!!

    Happy New Year everyone, I hope the new one is very grand for you all!!!
    -barbarabaker 🙂

  45. Harriet Skelly says:

    We stayed home and watched movies and had popcorn! I even got some stamping in! Great way to start the new year!

  46. naisula says:

    what a cute little gift (even if impractical)! We spent the early evening with some of my husband’s high school friends & their families.

  47. Ruth H says:

    Jennifer, I was home by my lonesome watching Dick Clark and eating pizza. Warm and safe!

  48. Ruth H says:

    Jennifer, I was home by my lonesome watching Dick Clark and eating pizza. Warm and safe!

  49. Debi Clark says:

    My husband was on call at the hospital so my daughter and I just hung out waiting for him to get home. Also, I love American Crafts.

  50. Christy Harris says:

    We had friends over for the night. We celebrated with my two young daughters at 9pm with an east coast feed of the Disney channel (so they didn’t feel left out) and then we had fun with our friends counting down the night away! And of course we watched Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest, I still love Dick Clark.

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