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Cathe Holden Christmas Rubber Stamps by Pink Persimmon and a Fabulous Giveaway!

Monday, November 1, 2010 by Cathe Holden

I’m super excited to share that today is the release of my very first branded product- Cathe Holden Vintage Design Series Holiday stamp sets by Pink Persimmon. Yay!!!Whether you’re a seasoned rubber-stamper or not, I think you’re going to have a lot of fun with these vintage designs:

Holly & Mistletoe and Merry Christmas Tree.

Each clear PP/CH holiday stamp set has large primary art and lots of smaller accent pieces to add to and embellish the larger designs, or can be used on their own. If you’ve never used clear stamps, you can find out how to here.

. Stamps can be used for creating custom Christmas cards, scrapbook pages, gift tags, patterned wrapping paper and so much more. For my very first use of the new designs I stamped several of my old cover-less books leftover from my vintage book planners and Maker Faire demos to display during the holdiays.I made hang tags from off-white card stock, the reinforcement stamp shape and a standard hole punch.Visit Pink Persimmon’s Idea Gallery for really great stamping examples created by their talented design team.

THE AWESOME PINK PERSIMMON GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate the release of the Cathe Holden Vintage Design Series Holiday stamp sets, Pink Persimmon has put together amazing giveaway packs for THREE lucky JSIM readers!! Each Pink Persimmon Giveaway Pack includes:

• 1 of Each New Cathe Holden Vintage Design Series Holiday Stamp Set
• 4″ x 5 ” Acrylic Stamping Block
• A Brilliance Dew Drop Ink Pad
• Set of 6 Blank Cards & Envelopes
• 3 Large Tin-Tie Window Coffee Bags
• 3 Small Tin-Tie Coffee Bags
• 3 Yards of Christmas Ribbon, 1 Yard Each of 3 Designs

TO ENTER: Leave a nice comment on this blog post. Yup, it’s that easy! (Of course, if you want to share the giveaway info with your peeps, that would be really great, but not necessary to enter.) Giveaway pack can be shipped to US residents only. International winners will be given a $40 Pink Persimmon Gift Certificate coupon code for shopping at PinkPersimmon.com in lieu of a giveaway pack.

BE CERTAIN: To include your email address in your comment or that your profile will link to a blog where I can locate your email address if you’re one of the three random winners. (To prevent spamming, feel free to cipher your email address by using the words “at”and “dot”.)

DEADLINE: Entry to the giveaway closes in time for non-giveaway-winners to shop for their own Cathe Holden Vintage Design Series holiday stamp sets from Pink Persimmon in time to craft for the holidays! Last chance to enter is Midnight Thursday, November 4, 2010. Winners will be notified on the following day.

THE WINNERS ARE: Angela, Sue, and Carmen D.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful, wonderful comments. Come back often for more great giveaways, freebies and inspiration!

Be sure to sign up for the Pink Persimmon Newsletter and visit their blog often for new product release and unique ideas!

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Child ID Cards: Free PDF Downloads

Monday, November 1, 2010 by Cathe Holden

Happy November everyone! Check out my fun, but important post running over at SC Johnson’s Family Economics on Child ID cards. You can download the free child ID PDF files HERE and HERE.

Disclosure: I am a compensated blogger for SC Johnson.

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Pocket Wishes Giveaway and the Power of Appreciation

Thursday, October 28, 2010 by Cathe Holden

A few years ago, two blog-reading sisters came across one of the posts I wrote as a Guest Mom on DesignMom.com and paid me a visit. They’d began following my blog and told me of a beautiful idea they’d been developing- a simple and unique way to say “thank you” to someone for a simple act of thoughtfulness. The idea evolved into a tangible token carrying a message of gratitude that could be shared not only with another person, but with the world- Pocket Wishes were born.Lisa and Cristin hired me to design the Wishes In My Pocket logo and a reverse side image for the 1-1/2″ wooden coins that could be shared over and over again, all around the world. The coins can be purchased online, and when one is given as a thank-you, the recipient can then pass it along to someone else. But here’s the most fabulous part, the giver and the recipient can both go to the Wishes In My Pocket website and share their story with the world. Just think how far one little token can reach!Can you believe how feel-good this whole idea is?! Imagine how excited I am to have been a part of its beginning. Now, with their new website up and running, it’s time to get this party started! Lisa and Cristen of Wishes In My Pocket are giving away half-dozen sets of Pocket Wishes to TEN lucky JSIM readers!

TO ENTER: Leave a comment and tell about a time you could have given a Pocket Wish to someone if you’d had one, or how you can imagine sharing a Pocket Wish in the future. OR, simply leave a nice comment. Simple. And, of course, international readers are eligible as well!

DEADLINE TO ENTER: Midnight, Saturday, October 30, 2010. Winners will be chosen and notified on Monday, November 1.

IMPORTANT: I must be able to easily locate the winners to let them know that they’ve won! So, please, either cipher your email address it into the comment, or be sure to leave a link to your blog (if you have one) with an easy to find contact button. Thank you.

UPDATE: ENTRY TO THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON MONDAY. Thanks for all the beautiful stories!

Please visit Wishes In My Pocket to learn more about their idea and to purchase these fun and purposeful coins. Please head over and support this wonderful little company that is out to spread the power of appreciation. You can also find Wishes In My Pocket on Facebook.