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. Cecile's avatar Cecile

    I grew up in Texas, and the first time it snowed in my lifetime I was too little to remember. But I remember my second snow experience — I was in about middle school or highschool and school was out due to the storm (it was a wimpy amount of snow for anyone who is really accustomed to it, but for Texas it was a “shut down the city it’s a blizzard!” kind of moment). I made a tiny snowman with what snow I could, he was lopsided and not more than 5 inches tall and we were so excited. It got a little warmer in the day but he didn’t melt all the way. But because he melted a little and then refroze he became almost a solid mass of ice. We tried to kick it and someone hurt their foot! So snowmen to me are always a symbol of resilience (and irony) lol
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  2. Lori A-O's avatar Lori A-O

    I love all your creations and I am so excited for you flying off to this wonderful place to spend time with family……..have a great time and sign me up for a chance to win this super cute set, please.

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  3. Karen's avatar Karen

    I loves me some snowmen:) Growing up in the southern Ca area I didn’t get to play in snow until my children were little and we moved to Colorado. I LOVED it. We made lots of snow families and had lots of sled races! Now I am a desert rat and am content with seeing snow on the television, I know I’m a wimp but just hate being cold:) I prefer to get my snowman fix with rubber stamps and all the porcelin ones I scatter through my house during the holidays!! Have fun in Colorado and if you have a minute and are so inclined could you hug an Aspen for me?!!LOL

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  4. debbieanng's avatar debbieanng

    Oh I love snowmen. Anything with snowmen ( stamps, paper, decorations, stuffed, sweaters, shirts etc) As a child I couldn’t wait for the first heavy snowfall to make a snowm,an. I also bundle up my four daughters to go out to build snowmen.
    SNOWMEN ARE WINTER TEDDY BEARS I would love to win this stampset !!!!!!!!
    Thanks for the chance

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  5. gailanne's avatar gailanne

    Snowmen evoke happy memories for me of my childhood and my kids’ childhoods. I think of proud children with rosy cheeks standing triumphantly beside their finished snowmen. Where we live, snow happens only once or twice a year, so it’s a time to celebrate and build a big snowman in the front yard…a snowman that’s superior to any other snow people on our street!

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  6. Pam Browne's avatar Pam Browne

    I adore your work and home that someday I will be able to attend one of your workshops. I image they are awesome! I would love to win this stamp set … thank you so much for the opportunity. Most importantly, I hope your trip is wonderful. Enjoy!

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  7. Windy Ellard's avatar Windy Ellard

    Thank you for the offer. I hope you have a great time in CO. I love anything with snowmen. I have lots in my holiday decocations. I grew up in Atlanta and now live in Orlando, so I have never really made a real one for myself and hope to still do that one day. Have a wonderful week!

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  8. Tammy Q Howell's avatar Tammy Q Howell

    Love snowmen and the best memories are of making them with my sons. One memory of a snowman was when 2 of my sons were older and made a snowman as tall as the roof. Only problem was they made it in front of the carport and yes it had to come down so dad could go to work. LOL I have a scrapbook page of one of them hugging the snowman. It was so funny and big!

    Hope you have a prosperous and wonderful trip. Thanks for the chance to win the blog candy.

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  11. Melissa McGee's avatar Melissa McGee

    Ahhh, snowmen- as unique and special as each one of us are!! My favorite memory of snowmen is from a few years ago when we could not make the family get together in California. It was a tough health year and I while I was getting much better I was really frustrated with not being able to travel yet and was doing the “Bah Humbug” routine around the house- not a pretty sight thinking back on it. My dear husband was acting a bit strange and I kept wondering what he was up to- I looked out the kitchen window to see
    him happily making his 5th snowman that morning!! Yes, indeed- he was creating this little snow family for me so I would cheer up. Even named each one of them after a family member. It was a really sweet thing to do, especially knowing how much I love snowmen and my family. Safe and beautiful travels to Colorado!!

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  12. cher's avatar cher

    lol…well I cant stand legs on snowmen either! but this set is so cute and yes, just in time I might add! I wish I could attend your workshop in MI, but I have a huge conflict..total bummer but hope you return another time…I just think your tutorials and cards are the bomb! TY very much for always sharing so much..make it look easy ! and give a shout to my baby boy at the USAFA! Enjoy your family visit too…wish I was there too! xo Cher

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  13. cher's avatar cher

    forgot to talk about snowmen! We have great photos of our kids and snowmen over the years…amazing how the first ones looked …and then the masterpieces lol…ours get all dressed up …just hafta embellish! Cher

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  14. Beverly's avatar Beverly

    My first stamp set was Snow Angels…I would never sell this set…but on cards I really like snowflakes over snowmen. Hope you have a great trip to Colorado. Thanks for the chance for your blog candy.

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  15. Misty Leach's avatar Misty Leach

    I have to say living in Northern California I really have almost NO memories involving real snowmen. However, I DO have an EXTREMELY fond memory of a Christmas Snowman. My dad had a plastic snowman my whole childhood about 3 and a half feet high, his name was Frosty. For some reason I just loved Frosty. So when I grew up I had to have my own Christmas Decorative Snowman, and I do. It’s not plastic and it is about 5 and a half feet tall, but it is named Frosty too! It makes me so happy! It is make of I guess you would call it wire and then tinsel and lights with a hat and scarf. I saw it at Costco one year but my husband said at $80 it was too expensive and I was CRUSHED. The next year my dad gave me $100 for my birthday and I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to buy. (My birthday is December 8) So as I went to EVERY SINGLE store within maybe a 25 mile radius that would carry that kind of thing I never found the right “Frosty” However as we were passing the fairgrounds on our Frosty hunt I had to pee REALLY REALLY bad and begged my husband to stop at the Christmas Tree Farm that had been put up at the fairgrounds so I could pee, and he did. On my way out of the bathroom, what did I see? The EXACT Frosty from Costco the year before. The VERY SAME ONE! He was for sale!!! I guess you could call him used if you call used taken out of the box and put together used, but I got him for $50 because of that. Now is that Fate or what??? I call it a Christmas miracle!!!! Thanks for the chance for the super cool stamp set Michelle, I LOVE snowmen, always have, and collect anythind snowmen, especially cookie jars!

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  16. Terri Fleming's avatar Terri Fleming

    It does not snow often enough here to make a lot of snowmen. When it does they often have green grass and dirt sticking out of them! We also like to make other creations – not just snowmen. We try to make forts, snow pigs, snow horses etc.

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  18. Megan NZ's avatar Megan NZ

    I love snowmen but we dont have them at winter been in New Zealand its is our summer. So we make them in th mddle of the year. please enter me.

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  19. Amanda's avatar Amanda

    I also don’t get snowmen with legs… or with the third body part!? Maybe a sign of me being a lazy snowman builder!!

    I love snowmen – THE best part of a heavy snowfall…. though my son now goes for igloo building too after the snowman… it’s great he’s out in the garden for hours!!!!

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  20. JodyM's avatar JodyM

    Growing up in Seattle we hardly had any snow, but boy when it did snow we kids thought it was great, for the city would shut down for a couple of days and there would be no school. So out to the yard we would go, making as many snow forts, igloo’s, snow angels, and snowman as we could. We had to do as much as we could in those two days because then the snow would melt and go away for another couple of years. It was a blast and whenever I think of snowman I think of those fun days.

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  22. Sandy S, TN's avatar Sandy S, TN

    Where we live (southern (central) Tennessee/northern Alabama) there is NO snow (only ice) so we don’t get to have the pleasure in building snowpeople/families. Just have to be content with those on paper or statues. Please enter me in your “candy contest” so I too will have some snowpeople stamps…I love the ones you are giving away!!

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  23. Dianna's avatar Dianna

    Snowmen, they are magical. When I was a young girl we very rarely got enough snow to build an appropriate snowman, but we always did our best, and we always wanted to build the snowman that would last the longest in the neighborhood. I don’t remember if I ever won that contest or not but had loads of fun trying.

    Thanks for the opportunity to add this stamp set to my collection. I would be honored to use it.

    Sincerely,
    Dianna

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  24. Alison Snow's avatar Alison Snow

    Unlike a lot of other commenters, I live in the Far East of Canada so we see a lot (too much) snow!

    However, I loved playing in snow as a child, and now I have two children of my own who can’t wait for it to snow, so I have learned to embrace the Snowman 🙂

    Great giveaway, thanks!

    Alison

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  26. Ariel's avatar Ariel

    A comment about snowmen–my first snowman my husband and I created when we moved to North Carolina, was created on our back porch of the apartment. He was about 2 feet tall, and had raisins for eyes, a pretzel rod (piece of one) for a nose, and an old ball cap. We dug around for rocks and acorns to make the smiley mouth. He was so cute and tiny!
    Great blog candy. *crosses fingers*

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  27. Rufus's avatar Rufus

    Snowmen and women (LOL) just make me smile. They remind me a being a kid and loving snow. Running outside and making snow angles, then making snow men. Snowball fights, snow forts and sledding. Then going inside where Mom would make hot chocolate for us. Snow, to a kid, was a good thing!
    R/

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  28. Shirley Martin's avatar Shirley Martin

    My favourite thing about making snowmen – accessorizing! You can’t have a snowman without the hat and scarf and everything else!

    I would love to win them!

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  29. Carol's avatar Carol

    I love snowpeople because they are fat, like me! I especially like snowpeople with sweet faces, just like the ones in the set you are giving away. I would love to have it. Keep your fabulous tutorials coming; I have loved them all.

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  31. Sallie's avatar Sallie

    I wish we got more snow around here. The last good snow we had was when I was 5. I barely remember it. I’m sure there was a snowman but I couldn’t tell you anything about it. I would love to have a good snow this year so my son and I could build one.

    Enjoy your trip! Thanks for the blog candy!

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  32. Cindy's avatar Cindy

    Memories of Snow Men? I grew up in Sunny Southern California. However when I was a child I came out to MN to my grandparents farm a couple of times. We all know it snows a lot out here, I’m currently in MN, and I do remember making a snowman when I was a child but most of all I remember how cold it was! Nothing like a cute snowman stamp set to make winter come together and I would love to win that adorable set – please pick me!

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  34. Cathy Brandt's avatar Cathy Brandt

    I remember the great snowstorm of 1979 in Virginia Beach when a predicted 2 inches of snow turned into 3 feet. It was wonderful – many new, round, white residents appeared in our neighborhood and stayed for longer than anyone would have thought possible during March in Virginia. What fun!

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  35. Dana Booth's avatar Dana Booth

    Another fun set I would love to win 🙂 Many memories of building snowmen, always w/o legs (egads! a snowman with legs??? no 🙂 I grew up all over the place, but mostly in Virginia. We didn’t get snow much, but whenever there was a packable snow, I built at least one snowman in our yard. Now I live in Oregon where it’s even more of a rarity, but we had great snow last year (even a white Christmas!) and me, my husband, and our three sons all got out and built a whole snow family 🙂

    Cathy Brandt – just saw your comment. I remember that snow! I was in Springfield, VA (northern Virginia). I have lots of pictures of that snow and remember going around with a ruler measuring how much snow was everywhere. We were out of school for two weeks because of that snow 🙂

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  36. Karen McAlpine's avatar Karen McAlpine

    I remember making snowmaen as a child and how exciting it was to see snow falling. I am sorry for kids today as they don’t seem to enjoy the simple pleasures. I very rarely see a snowman now. That is why I have to recreate them in cards!!

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  37. Liz's avatar Liz

    I’d love to win the Snowbuddies set. I remember getting tons of snow as a kid and building snow families! The good Old Days…. Enjoy Colorado!

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  38. Sandy K's avatar Sandy K

    I love a snowman. They can be all shapes and sizes, legs or not. My favorite is the traditional, three graduated snowballs, a top hat, three black something for buttons and eyes, a carrot for his nose, something to put a smile on its face and a scarf. We built many a snowmen growing up. Now my favorite thing about the snowman is watching my grandson play and build their own. What fun! Thanks for a chance to win this wonderful snowman set. Have a wonderful class and a great visit with your family.

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  39. michelle's avatar michelle

    Your snowman set is adorable michelle…thanks for the blog candy offer…

    i have great snowman memories…
    growing up…i lived on a main street in our town..and the bus stop was right in front of our door step..(or as we “city” kids called it…..our “stoop”..)
    we were a gang of l kids…like the little rascals..always playing on the sidewalk..and in the street…

    The snow used to be as high as the parking meters after the street was plowed……and we would build snowman families and igloos right where people would get on and off of the bus…

    people getting off of the bus would comment on our snowmen…and we would all giggle…
    what great memories..

    Thanks for leading me to remember such a nice innocent ..sweet…fun part of my childhood…

    michelle
    http://www.mypaperbliss.blogspot.com

    (ive got candy on my blog too michelle…so come and visit)

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  40. Lisa's avatar Lisa

    Snowmen are the bestest thing about snow! As a kid (I live in FL now so no snowmen for us!) we always tried to outdo each other and make the biggest snowman… My brither is 9 years older than me so he could always make the biggest one but it was fun trying! I never thought about trying to put legs on a snowman, when making one out of snow or on paper! Hmmm, I may have to try that, just to see of course! Wouldn’t want to upset Karen! LOL Thanks for the candy! The stamp set is adorable! Enjoy the trip to Colorado!

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  44. Dawn's avatar Dawn

    I LOVE snowmen! During the Christmas season I decorate my house with Santa’s, elves, stockings, and everything Christmas. Then, on January 1, I put all my Christmas decorations away and get out the snowmen. I have boxes of them! Painted snowmen, stuffed, squishy snowmen, glass snowmen, snowmen that light up, wooden snowmen, snowmen pillows, snowmen pictures, snow ladies, you get the idea! Do I need more snowmen? YES, INDEED. I would love to be the owner of this stamp set. Thanks for the offer.

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  46. Linda's avatar Linda

    Michelle, I just finished making tutorial#271 – pumpkin patch, thanks to you for the wonderful instructions it turned our just the way it was supposed to. I would love to go with you to Colorado, I just love, love, love that state. I envy you the chance to see this wonderful country of ours state by state. Thank you for the chance to win the blog candy also. Thanks, Linda

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  47. rachel's avatar rachel

    I loved building snowmen as a kid, somehow the snow itself has gotten colder over the years:). I can’t wait to see what YOU will do with this set. Thanks for the chance.

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  49. Kim P's avatar Kim P

    I am not very agile or mobile because of disability, so I have never really participated in building snowmen. However, I have a wonderful husband who is just a big kid inside! He loves playing in the snow! When we were foster parents, he built snowmen and had snow ball fights with the kids. I love watching the youthful side of him come out!

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  50. Irene Voss's avatar Irene Voss

    Enjoy Colorado, I hear it is beautiful. My memories of snowman are when our children were little. If we got enough snow to close schools, we would go out and build a snowman complete with scarf, hat, coal eyes, sticks for arms. You get the picture. And of course having sons, they built forts or igloos. They were such wonderful memories. Hopefully we will have enough snow this winter to build one with our grandaughters.

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