Snow Buddies Blog Candy!

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Hi All, I’m soooo excited, I’m leaving on a Jet plane, sign along now. . . . . . .. .  and heading to Colorado to teach my Brayer Workshops in Broomfield and to spend some quality time with my Sister’s family who resides in Colorado.  I will be back on October 29th,  if I can pull myself away from that beautiful State.

In the mean time, I have some great blog candy you will not want to miss out on.  It is the Stampin’ Up Level Two Hostess Set “Snow Buddies”.  Just in time to make those Holiday cards!

To enter for a chance to win, please leave a comment on this blog post telling me your feelings/memories about Snowmen.  🙂  For instance, my Stampin’ Up! Up Line, Karen Barber hates Snowmen with legs, lol.  Sorry Karen, now everyone knows.  🙂

If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to click this link: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/19/snow-buddies-blog-candy/  and then leave a comment on my blog, no e-mail entries, please.  

I will select the winner via Random number generator on October 30, 2009. 

Good luck to all!

Note:  Although I will be having a blast in Colorado I will be checking my e-mail should you need information on up coming workshops etc.

May your week be overflowing with all that makes you happy.  🙂

Until my next blog post. . . . . . . .. .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

dsc04306-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

 Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova, West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Ginnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar 

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/ 

816 thoughts on “Snow Buddies Blog Candy!”

  1. Lisa Thompson's avatar Lisa Thompson

    what yummy blog candy…love this set!! my fave memories of snowmen would have to be that as a kid growing up on a farm, we would build snowmen on the top of a big hill in our front yard. We would spend the whole day sledding down the big hill and playing in the snow. Being the baby of the family, I didn’t get to do much of the hard labor, but I helped out here and there…basically got told what to do. But, it was a great family time together and then we’d go in the house and mom would make homemade egg nog and we’d get warm by the wood stove. 🙂 thanks for helping me conjure up those warm, fuzzy memories. 🙂 have a great time in Colorado with your sis!! I’ll be thinking about you!!

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  2. Mary Ann's avatar Mary Ann

    Hey Michelle!

    My sister collects snowmen so I am always looking for snowmen for her. Now, of course, when I think of snowmen I think of her and she is a wonderful friend and sister so naturally I LOVE SNOWMEN! 🙂

    Haven’t built a snowman in years. Our excursions always end up in snow ball fights which are so much fun! 🙂

    Happy Trails! Enjoy your visit!

    ~Hugs~
    m

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  3. Inkyhive's avatar Inkyhive

    Have a wonderful time in CO.
    I can remember, the first snowflakes my sister and I would see falling, we would race out of the house and try to catch the flakes with our hands and tongues. No coat on and barefoot!!! Later in the winter, we would build snowman AND snow angels, then come in for hot chocolate.
    I so like seeing all your cards and tutorials. . .thank you, for a chance to win this set.
    hugs and Prayers, Inkyhive (Wisconsin)

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  4. Lorene H's avatar Lorene H

    I do love snowmen, but not snow! being from AZ and a desert rat, I was probably 8 or 9 the first time I saw snow. mom and dad took us up to the snow one year. we were sooooo excited! I got out of the car and it was COLD!!! back in the car I went! my brother and sister made snow men, but not me. I wasn’t going to get any colder than I already was!!! LOL

    Lorene

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  5. Christy Saldana's avatar Christy Saldana

    Snowmen have a special place in my heart year round and I have snowmen out all the time. My favorite snowman is one I made out of sugar feedsacks from the 1920’s. I tore stips and wrapped them around a papertowel holder after padding it with quilt batting. I painted eyes, nose and a mouth, added small twigs for arms. Then I used a torn piece from one of my sons favorite shirts (he had long since outgrown the shirt) for his hat. With his shirt as a hat it reminds me of all the wonderful times we would build snowmen together. Thank you for letting me share one of my cherished moments.

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  9. Lynn's avatar Lynn

    Hi Michele;

    It has been a few years since I have “built” a snowman, but I do have a vivid memory of the last one I did. It was just a small one because there was not a lot of snow – but it was my grandson’s first snowfall that he was old enough to get excited about and he and I had a wonderful time making and dressing that little snowman.
    I hope I win the set so that I can “build” him a snowman on his Christmas card.

    Lynn

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  10. Doreen Smith's avatar Doreen Smith

    Wow. lucky you for getting to spend some quality time with your sister and family. Those little snowman would look good on my Xmas cards. Thanks

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  11. Jennifer Scull's avatar Jennifer Scull

    I like snowmen – never really thought much abuot snowmen with legs , bu t guess they don’t make much sense, now do they?! giggles!

    living here in NE Ohio, we get plenty of snow for making really good snowmen. my faves are the ones that Calvin and Hobbes used to make! so very funny! 😀

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  12. Marianne Griffin's avatar Marianne Griffin

    Snowmen are just the cutest! Here in the Chicago area we can get snow anytime – my daughter was born on MAY 5th 1989 and it snowed on MAY 6th!!!! I devote my entire living room to snowmen during the holiday/winter season. Everything comes down and my entire snowman collection goes up and stays up until the last snow falls. I am constantly accumulating more snowmen and this set would be just perfect for me to make my holiday cards. Usually I send a photo card of the 3 kids but my oldest just moved to Texas and won’t be able to be in the picture. So this year I’m doing a holiday letter to be included in handmade cards. I better get started!! Thanks for letting me share! Hope to see you again in Illinois! I see you added Elk Grove and that’s even closer than Wheaton – but can I wait a whole year to see you again??

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  13. Sandy Hulsart's avatar Sandy Hulsart

    I was born in Charlotte, NC and we never got enough snow to make a snowman. When I was 10 we moved to New Jersey and I got to see real snow. I loved it (still do) and I got to make my first snowman. I was so proud. I still have the urge, 46 years later to get out there and build a snowman. Oh, and I agree, snowmen should not have legs, watch the movie Jack Frost with Michael Keaton, he gets around just fine with no legs, lol. Thanks for the chance for some great blog candy. Have a safe trip and a fun class.

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  14. StampinCathy's avatar StampinCathy

    Hope you have a great flight and I know the class will totally rock!
    My favorite memories of making a snowman was having all the family together and creating a fun snowman to show off on the block. We would always be running in and out of the house trying to get the perfect items for the snowman to wear. Thanks so much for a chance at this adorable stamp set.

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  15. chrisd's avatar chrisd

    As an child and adult in northern NJ and now Michigan , I have made many a snowperson. One of my favorite memories was when my penpal from Australia visited us . She had never seen snow falling or played in it. She had so much fun playing with my boys, and making snow angels with them. I’ll always remember her smiling, but frozen face when she came inside for some hot cocoa
    This would be a wonderful set to win. I would send it to her as a fun memory of that special visit.

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  16. Elizabeth V.'s avatar Elizabeth V.

    Hi Michelle,

    OMG! I love snowmen! In my younger years back in NYC my brothers and I used to make snowmen and dress them up with our own clothes. LOL! My parents will get upset because we always used our best clothes. We don’t get much snow here in Virginia so unfortunately, my son hasn’t experience making snowmen. Wow, that’s making me sad just thinking about it. We are going to have to fix that this winter before he get too old to appreciate it. Thanks for reminding me of some great times. Liz

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  17. Cindy's avatar Cindy

    Ohhh! I would so love to win this awesome stamp set!!
    I love your blog and all of your fantastic tutorials! Thank you so much for inspiring us all!

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  19. lisa808's avatar lisa808

    I still remember one snowstorm when my brother and I were quite young. My father made a snowman and an igloo for us at my grandparents’ house. I’ve never made a real snowman myself! Enjoy your family time and thanks for the chance to win your blog candy.

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  20. freida's avatar freida

    We’ve only been able to make a couple of snowmen here in MS, so when we do get the chance, we go all out…top hat, cane and all! If only he would hang around for a while! ; )

    Hope you enjoy your trip!

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  21. Candy Farley's avatar Candy Farley

    There is just something about snowmen that I love. Maybe it is all the memories of building them as a kid and the joys of playing in the snow and sledriding. I moved away from Kentucky to Pensacola, Florida for 4 months then to Okinawa, Japan for 3 1/2 years. So that was over 4 years of not seeing snow by the time I moved. Then we moved to Minot, N.Dakota where we get an abundance of snow 😉 It was so nice to see the pretty sparkles of the snow glistening as the light hit it. We have already gotten snow a couple times this fall.

    I don’t know it is just something about the cool weather and the memories that flood back of when I lived with my Mamaw in Kentucky and all the joy she brought to my life. I miss her alot and think of her often. Sometimes I wish life could be simple again and go back to being a kid that just builds snowmen and plays in the snow with no real worries.

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  22. Susan Hall's avatar Susan Hall

    Wonderful set, I would love to win this. Yes Colarado is a beautiful state. we use to go all the time when we were kids there for our family vacations. Susan

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  23. Allison's avatar Allison

    One of my favorite memories of snowmen is the Raymond Biggs movie “The Snowman”, one night a snowman comes to life and take the boy on an adventure of a lifetime to the North Pole. It is a beautiful movie.

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  24. Julia Mednick's avatar Julia Mednick

    My fond memories are of the “Snowmen & Snowwomen” that my friends and I use to build on the streets of New York City. When I was a little girl, we always had a Blizzard or two over the course of the Winter. But alas, NYC doesn’t get that kind of snow often enough anymore. Here in upstate NY, my son and I build a family of Snowpeople every Winter! Have loads of fun on your trip! :o)

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  26. Diane G's avatar Diane G

    Snowmen are so cool! I made many of them in my youth. It didn’t snow much where I grew up in SC but when it did snow it was usually a good one.

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  27. Wendy Gorton's avatar Wendy Gorton

    Hi Michelle,

    I hope you have a wonderful time in Colorado. I have memories of building snowmen with my mom and dad in Tahoe every year. My parents were middle-aged by the time my brother and I came along and didn’t have a lot of patience for playing children’s games, but they would bundle up and get out in the snow to go sledding and building snowmen with us. Those are some of my fondest memories.

    Take care,

    Wendy

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  28. Annette's avatar Annette

    I judt borrowed a snowman set to make Red Hat cards for Christmas. I would love to add this set to my collection. I enjoy all your daily blogs and you are an inspiration to all us stampers. You make it all look so easy, and it is, just by following your directions.THANKS !!!

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  29. Mary H.'s avatar Mary H.

    I love snowmen and have been collecting them for years. But when Christmas rolls around, I usually put out a selection of my collection so it’s not too overwhelming! 🙂 I have great childhood memories of making snowmen in the yard with my brothers and sister.

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  31. judi g.'s avatar judi g.

    Here in WI, every year a landscaping/snow removal company builds a giant snowman (I’m talking probably 50 feet tall). Ginormous. It’s so fun to drive by it every day. Hopefully this year, I’ll find time to stop and take my boys’ picture in front of it.

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  32. Lee's avatar Lee

    Have a wonderful time in Colorado…I came here for a vacation in 1988 & ended up moving here! Thanks for all of your great inspiration & tutorials!

    When I was a kid in Ohio, it would snow so bad that we couldn’t get out the doors on the bottom level of the house. Why we would let an opportunity to build a snowman be hindered by a little blizzard? We went out the windows in our bedroom & built a snowman family on the roof! Needless to say, it stays cold for long periods of time in Ohio, so our snow family stayed around for almost 2 months! Thanks for reminding me about this…great idea for cards for my family to see if they remember this, too!

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  33. Donna Coffman's avatar Donna Coffman

    I want every snowman that I see, they are very addictive to me. Tall, thin, fat, short, what’s not to love.
    It probably all started with the really old frosty the snowman with Burl Ives, who doesn’t love that voice.
    Thanks for all the inspiring ideas.
    Donna

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  34. Debbi's avatar Debbi

    I am totally addicted to snowmen. I have to buy myself at least one each year. My mom helps support my habit as well by finding me some unusual snowmen. I would love to win this set, thank you for the opportunity.

    Debbi

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  35. Kathy Kennedy's avatar Kathy Kennedy

    Michelle, that is the cutest set. I love snowmen and he would be a great addtion to my collection of snowpeople. Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks for a chance to win the blog candy….it is tooooo sweet for words!

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  36. Dorene Donaldson's avatar Dorene Donaldson

    I remember making a snowman with my older brother, I looked up to him, and wanted to be just like him. When he told me how to gather the snow, if followed every direction. He just stood there while I got colder, and colder and got this BIG mound of snow right in front of him. I though we were going to start to work the mound, but I was wrong…I was tired and wrong. I had just made this pile of snow that he used as his personal pile of snow ball material….and most of them were aimed at me….I had just supplied the brat with all the snow he needed to put me down…and finally I was face down into the remainer of the pile….I never quite trusted him after that. Thats for the walk down memory lane…

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  37. Genevieve Valdes's avatar Genevieve Valdes

    Hi Michelle,

    I have only made a snowman twice in my life. I live in San Antonio, Texas and it just doesn’t snow here. Once it snowed when I was about 10. It was great! It snowed all night and I got to watch it with my dad. Great memory. In the morning me and my siblings went outside to build a snowman then came inside to warm up with hot chocolate. The next time it snowed I was in college but I still made a snowman with my siblings. Being together is what makes all these memories great. I would love to win this snowman set.

    Hugs,
    Genny

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  39. Lorna Bergemeier's avatar Lorna Bergemeier

    My biggest memory about snowmen is that it never seemed to be so cold when we were kids and making them! Now that I am older (and making them with kids/grandkids), it is TOOOOO darn cold out to really do them justice! (same with Beggars’ Night — we were NEVER too cold to keep going!) Ahhhhh, youth!! Really cute set of stamps — thanx for an opportunity to win them!

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  40. Di DeCota's avatar Di DeCota

    When I was a kid, we would spend soooo much time outside….any time of year….In the winter there was sliding, skiing, building snowmen, snowforts, etc…the snowmen always stood in front of the snowforts, protecting them…LOL…a lot of the children of today don’t know what they’re missing!

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  42. Deb Neerman's avatar Deb Neerman

    I love to LOOK at snowman … through a window … and I love to stamp with snowman images, but I don’t love the cold weather required to create ’em in the front yard!

    Thanks for all the inspiration, Michelle … and for the chance to win this adorable SU set!

    ~Hugs, Deb

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  43. Teresa's avatar Teresa

    I used to live in MI, but now live in SC. We went back to MI a few years ago and they had a late snow that we were able to experience with my oldest grandson, Noah–we were even able to make a snowman before it melted. It would be fun to win this blog candy–ty for the chance.

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  44. Connie S.'s avatar Connie S.

    First of all Winter time is my FAVORITE season. It always has been. I have so many good memories of winter time. Anybody that knows me knows I love the snow. When winter hits I love to make snowmen and snow angels.

    The girls on Kota’s wanted to see a picture of me making snow angels. I was right out there in the snow and my hubby took pictures to share with them. And Snowmen stamps has to be my favorites! I’m 53 years old but I’m a big kid at heart when it comes to winter time. Like most people that get outside in the spring and summer, I’m outside a lot in the winter time. Thats when I love to be out in my yard. I know I’m not normal hehehehehehe

    When the first snow starts to come down I’m right there with my cat looking out the window. Or when my son was little we both would lean over the couch starring out the window at the snow coming down. Then go outside and bulid a snowman.

    I have memories of my grandmother taking me outside to make snowmen or just go for a walk in the snow. The winter time has to be my best memories I had as a kid growing up. And still are with my grandaughter.

    Thanks for the chance of winning this awesome snowman stamp set.

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  46. Kathy M's avatar Kathy M

    Well, having lived in Northern New York for almost 60 years I’m pretty intimate with snowmen…..LOL. Nowadays, though, I winter in Florida and can’t say I miss the real thing. I do still make snowmen cards for my northern friends though so I would love that snowman set….thanks for the chance to win it!

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  47. Gayle Adoline's avatar Gayle Adoline

    Thank you so much Michelle for all your help and inspiration! Your e-mails & cards “Make my day”! LOVED your “Leaves on Fossil Rock” and had to case it immediately! Thanks for such GREAT tutorials all the time!!! This snowman set is GREAT! They are so cute…growing up in Michigan…snowmen were our main entertainment from Dec.-March. Our neighborhood had contests all winter…largest, smallest, cutest, best dressed, worst dressed, coldest, warmest, fatest, skinniest…you name it we did it!! What fun! Thank you for this give-a-way! Hoping I win!!!! Have a safe-wonderful trip!!!

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  48. Robin Plummer's avatar Robin Plummer

    Three years ago my Mom had fallen and broke her hip and was in the hospital. She was in FL and I was In VA and couldn’t get there for a while. So we had a big snowstorm so I made this huge snowman and then made a sign for him to hold saying Hi MOM, I Love You!!! I took a picture of it and emailed it to my sister who printed it out and took it to the hospitalin a frame. My Mom loved it and it made her cry she said. So that was my snowman memory and would really love to win this set to use on a memory page with that picture of the snowman and my Mom. Thanks for the chance.
    Robin

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  49. Rhonda's avatar Rhonda

    Growing up in Alaska we couldnt wait for the first snow wet snow fall, so that we could make our snowmen (people). All the neighbor hood kids would come out and play to make their own little snow people. Of course the sad part was when the neighborhood bullys would come by and knock them down. But it was lots of fun to make them.

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  50. AnneSATX's avatar AnneSATX

    Although I love snowmen as a design element, I never really got into making snowmen as a child. I am NOT a cold weather person, even though I grew up in Iowa (I now live in San Antonio, TX!). I spent as little time as possible outside in the cold and I hated it when my mittens got soaked from the snow — thus very few real snowmen in my lifetime! But my sister and I exchange snowmen-related gifts each Christmas and this stamp set definitely would be put to use. Thanks and enjoy Colorado (and the cold weather — brrrrrrr!).

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