HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hi Blog Friends!! Happy New Year to you! I wish you a very happy, healthy, peaceful and promising new year. May 2010 be a great year for all of us. I wanted to take a second to thank you all, too, for visiting my blog! I've enjoyed reading your comments and getting to know you. Thanks so much for that! You all inspire me to create and share :) Hope you keep visiting and look forward to sharing more with you in 2010!

Merry Christmas to you and Happy Freebie Friday!

Hi all! Merry Christmas!! Hope Santa brought you everything you wished for! In case you're wishing for some more stamping stuff, check out my final Freebie Friday finale giveaway for this year: The lucky winner will get

*Stampin'Up!'s new Satin 5/8" ribbon...it's awesome! (will be available in the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog)
*Heart Punch - perfect for Valentines day and all through the year!
*Holiday Best Hostess stamp set

Ready to play? Since this is the last Freebie Friday of the year, I'm extending the deadline to Thursday, December 31st at NOON Pacific Time!! Just leave me a message on this post with your email address or blog URL! You can comment about anything or share any part of your Holiday festivities! Look forward to reading your comments.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a joyful holiday season!

And the stockings were hung...

...on these Christmas cards with care. And mailed off to friends, so they'll soon make it there.

Here's a last batch of Christmas cards I made. Whew...though these ones may be late, the sentiment is the same...wishing you all a Merry Christmas! Aren't these stockings fun? I just made a few of these cards using a die I got in the summertime on clearance! They helped in a pinch since I ran out of cards and whipped these ones up in a hurry!

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family!

Come back tomorrow to check out my Christmas Freebie Friday Giveaway! :)

Bye for now...

Wow...it's time for the 50th Freebie Friday drawing!

Hey there folks! It just dawned on me that this week marks the 50th Freebie Friday!! Wow - can you believe it? One more left this year! Well, let's find out who this week's lucky winner is, shall we?

And the winner is... Lucky number 10! That would be MARLA!!!! Congratulations, Marla. I'll be sending you an email soon to get your info.

Thanks all, for playing this week! I hope you'll join me in the last Freebie Friday of the year this Friday.

For the new year, I'll be posting a Freebie Friday on the Last Friday of the month, so stay tuned....keep in mind it's gonna be Stampin'Up!'s Sale-a-bration period and the new Occasions Mini catalog is coming as well, so there may be some goodies from there {wink wink!}

I am gonna keep it short tonight, because I am still finishing up on my holiday preparations. This is probably the most last minute I've been {yikes! working on some New Year's Resolutions to stay on top of things...}

Have a good night and I'll catch up with you guys in a bit!

Happy Birthday, BRO!

Today's my brother's birthday {his name is Richard}, so I thought I'd post a Birthday Greeting for him. My brother and his family live in Birmingham, Alabama where he and his wife, Carrie, own their Crossfit Gym. If you live in the area, you should definitely check it out!

Hope you have a great birthday today, bro! Wish we could be there to celebrate :) Cheers to you!

{I even worked out today in your honor ;) }

Freebie Friday - I love BRADS!

Hi there! How are you guys? I know I've been awfully quiet this week. I guess being busy is a good thing, right? If only I could slow down the clock a bit. Do you guys have those days (or weeks)? I haven't forgotten about today, it's just a little late in coming is all! Now that I've gotten a quick second to catch my breath, I've found some time to write this post! Can you guess what this week's giveaway is? Here's a look: You like? Now, don't you LOVE these BRADS, too? They are Stampin'Up!'s Star Designer Brads and the 5/8" Brads, which would make great embellishments on your crafting projects (in my humble opinion, that is).

Ready to play for these? All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post with your email address or Blog URL so that I can contact you if you win! You have until Sunday, December 20th at NOON, Pacific time. You can comment about anything, or tell me if you are all done with your Holiday gift shopping. I'll be the first to tell you that I am soo not done yet! I feel like this Christmas season is whirling right by so fast!!! This year, I'm definitely in the last minute shopper category. Thank goodness for online shopping and shipping!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Shopping Bag Winner announcement!

Hello there blog peeps! Hope you had a great Monday. Sorry I'm a little late in announcing the Freebie Friday winner today, but time seems to escape me every now and again. I've finally caught up to it....are you ready to find out?

The lucky winner of the Stampin'Up! reusable grocery bag is... Lucky number 3, who happens to be Kelli! Congrats, Kelli :) Here's what she had to say: I had fun reading all your comments. The majority of you sound like you do make your own cards, as well. There's also some of you that are in a similar boat as me....as in a teenie bit behind in getting them out the door {smile}. We still have some time though. Speaking of, I better try and do some of them tonight! Have a good one!