ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA!!

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ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA that Stampin' Up is throwing!
The link is to the left, or CLICK HERE.
When it's gone, it's GONE!!!
Great gift ideas!!!
Don't let them get away.....
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Christmas Cards for the Military

I had wanted to do this project several years ago, when our son was active-duty AIR FORCE, and, I guess I just didn't feel confident enough to do.
This year, our AF son (in the AF Reserves now) signed up for a voluntary 6 month deployment. He left July 4th, and will be stateside sometime after the first of the year, 2012. He will be missing lots of holidays. With him missing Christmas at home, I figured this is the year for the Christmas cards to be made!
I had just about everything under control to have local crafters come help me make 500 Christmas cards to send to my sons AF base. I got almost enough local donations to cover the costs of the paper/envelopes/postage; a local Pizza shop donated pizzas for us; I had help from 2 very special friends *HI Sheila and Jennifer*getting the 500 cards and envelopes cut and prepared, beforehand, for the ladies to put together on October 1, World Card Making Day.
So much for all my careful planning......I got whisked away to the hospital in Scottsdale on September 29, and ended up away from home for ONE MONTH, due to a cyst growing around a bile duct, necessitating a 6+ hour surgery for a common bile duct bypass, and removal of gall bladder and stones-14 days in the hospital!!!; then, a 2 1/2 week stay at my moms to convalesce. Whew! One week after I can home, the cards were finally made! I was so relieved to get the 20 pound box of love delivered to the Post Office, Monday, the 7th of November! My son will deliver the box to the base Chaplain, and he will make sure that the military personnel know they are there and to SEND HOME A CARD! What a blessing!!! FOR EVERYONE!!!
Here are some pictures I wanted to share:

500 CARDS PREPPED AND READY TO BE PUT TOGETHER

My faithful cardmaking helpers!

SHIPPING DAY!!!!

These are the cards they assembled. All single layer, for postage savings and NO GLITTER, per OPSEC.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
We so enjoyed doing this, that we may do something in the New Year for birthdays, etc.
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11/11/11....2 days late

Our Air Force son.

SO PROUD and MISSING you so much!

Thank you for your sacrifice and service to the USA!

And, THANK YOU to all the US Military!

How humble I feel, when I think of their sacrifices.....

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11/11/11 sign up for FREE BIG SHOT DIECUTTING MACHINE

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If you would love to get a FREE BIG SHOT DIECUTTING MACHINE, just sign up with Stampin' Up!
What a great way to make new friends, get new ideas and have a TON of fun!!!
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BUT, hurry! This offer is only good through 11/11/11!

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What a sweet BANNER!

I love this! AND, I have everything to make it!
WooHoo! This would look SO stinkin' cute on a Christmas tree or small little decoration in your Christmas vignette!












HERE is where you can find everything that was used on this. If you want any of these products you can order from there also! Let me see your completed project, if you make one! *wink*

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I survived the YELLOW MAGIC MARKER SYNDROME!

Whew! What a wild ride! You never know what life will throw at you!
I just got home, after spending 2 weeks in the hospital & 2+ weeks convalesing at my moms home.
Thank God for a special ANGEL FRIEND that came to me unexpectedly---it was 'a God thing'---and confirmed what I was wondering about.....I WAS YELLOW!

To make a LONG story short....I had to have a common bile duct bypass, with gall bladder/stones removal. (I had a cyst growing around the connecting duct area.) I had my 6-7 hour surgery on Tuesday, October 4th, in Scottsdale. (wanna see my 12" curvy incision??? LOL) They didn't know what was going on until they got 'in there'. They were stumped because I was in NO pain...thank GOD! But, I was a bright yellow MAGIC MARKER color! (My eyeballs are still a bit yellow yet, even today.) They initially thought it was {CANCER}, due to the location of the issue and no pain relating to gall bladder. My surgeon was a very special person, and he told me what I had was very rare. Through this whole ordeal, I was enveloped in prayers, and, give God the glory, that caring, highly qualified people were placed in my life to nurture and care for me through the MOST scariest time in my life! Amazing how I literally felt the prayers over me, taking the majority of my fears away. I felt so small....knowing that I was in the palm of Gods hands, but, elated to know that GOD had the plan for me!

Thankfully, that is all behind us, and there are NO issues to deal with relating to that whole issue!
THANK YOU GOD!

So......now, I am on the path of working my Stampin' Up! business! (Funny how $150,000 in medical bills will do that to ya! LOL) I really want to make this into a great financially profitable and fun experience for anyone that I am in contact with!

If you love to scrapbook/make cards or papercrafts, click the link to the side to get information to sign up and get your FREE BIG SHOT, through 11/11/11... *or $100 in FREE merchandise*. What a fantastic opportunity!
Hostesses during the month of November, 2011, get EXTRA FREE MERCHANDISE also!!!
*You can have a virtual party, no matter WHERE you live! Items shipped directly to your door!*

...count your blessing!
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