Catching Up........

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I received the Designer Frames Embossing Folder for my Big Shot FREE!!!!! I just ordered $50 in merchandise and got to pick out my free Sale-A-Bration goodie!
It was fast (except deciding on what to order, I want it all!!), easy and FUN.....

Check out what other Sale-A-Bration freebies you can get and don't forget....Sale-A-Bration ends March 31st :)

Catching Up.....

I know it's been an awful long time since I last posted. It has been a crazy few months. We have gone through our house with vengeance, cleaning out over 16 years of stuff.........lots and lots of stuff. I think we made over 20 to 25 trips to Goodwill with furniture, dishes, kids old clothes and toys. My daughter and I have actually been all packed up since March of 2011, so it was mostly stuff that was just sitting in the basement or in closets. I am still going through drawers that are full with all sorts of odds and ends. It is truly amazing how much junk we all hoard. I have a friend that just moved also and she had the same experience. Years of stuff that just slowly takes over your house and suffocates you without you even being aware of it being there. I am now in the mindset that every year, nay every 6 months, go through the house, opening every drawer, closet and cubby hole and really looking at what is lurking there....and then throw it away, recycle it, donate it! We live in a country of abundance, but it doesn't mean it has to all be stored in our homes. :)

I am relieved to add that we have sold our house, closing soon and moving on with our lives. I am looking forward to unpacking my boxes.....especially my Stampin' Up! boxes. I have been going crazy this last year without my markers and Pastels. I did breakdown and purchase some of the goodies in our Occasions Mini Catalog PLUS since Sale-A-Bration is still going on, I got even more FREEBIES. Woo-Hoo!!!

I will post a pic tomorrow that uses our new Framelits Dies, I just LOVE THEM!!!! As always they coordinate with our stamp sets in the Mini. Please jump over to my website, www.jackiehoward.stampinup.net to check out the Mini and the Sale-A-Bration catalog also.

TTFN

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a simple Thank You

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I had some of our striped ribbon on hand so I built this card around that. It took me all of 2 minutes to put this card together!!! Much faster then driving to the store to pick up a card and much nicer since it came from me.

Happy New Year

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I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I think the best thing about a New Year is the limitless possibilities that lay ahead of us. I don't make resolutions anymore because they never made it to the next month, then I felt like I had let myself down once again. Well, this year I realized that I just need to reformat my thought process. I need to make a goal (well, a kind of resolution), then work backwards, step by step until I accomplish it. Resolutions are too open and vague, the secret is to figure out what steps to take every day, even if all I have time for is a small baby step. I do have a list of goals for this year and I have two major, big picture goals and all of my little goals lead straight to those two goals. I will keep you posted on my progress and I hope that you also have taken a few moments to just think of a few ways to make your life a little better for yourself.
Happy 2012!!!!

Just for You Card

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This is one of the make and takes I had my new friends do at Jane's party last Friday. I think they really liked this project. It used the Big Shot Tulips Embossing folder, ribbon and rhinestones of course. I must admit that I was a little rusty since it's been a while since I did a live workshop, but it reminded me why I love this job. It's all about connecting with people, new friends, food and stamping! How could it be better then that?

Limited time only

I am offering some extra special Hostess Only gifts in Sept and October. If you book a party with me before I ask you, you can choose any altered book that I have available. I have 10 to choose from right now. But that # is going down with every party that is scheduled. So hurry now to set a date, choose a book and you'll receive it at your party!

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Hostess gift

I am going crazy with altered composition books. Since I have quite a few parties coming up, I thought they would make great hostess gifts!
What do you think so far?

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