Jolly Old St. Nick

OMG! 80 days 'til Christmas!

I'm really dreading the holidays this year. For my readers in Hawaii, you can imagine the shock I am about to face... I often had a trouble shopping for the perfect gifts for family and friends in Honolulu (yes, even with Ala Moana, Pearlrige, Waikele and Windward Mall), and now I am about to tackle holiday shopping in Hilo (at the Plaza?!) For my non-resident readers, I have moved from Hawaii's capital city to a small "big town" on another island, where we have one tiny mall on the island, some small shopping centers, and NO Toys R Us!!! LOL. Is there even a toy store here? I know KB closed down years ago.

It seems I will be doing all of my shopping online. Problem there is that you cannot always rely on shipping to arrive in time during holiday season, shipping can be expensive (usually, if they don't offer free shipping, I don't buy!), and I have to pay shipping out to my family in Honolulu. I'm thinking about flying to Honolulu (alone-without my kids *crossing fingers*) for Black Friday. That will decrease my shopping funds by (what is interisland airfare nowadays?) 160?? Oh my... I'm begging, if you live on the Big Island and have any holiday shopping tips and tricks to share, I would love to hear them. Ü

Wouldn't it be nice if all my family members were stampers... Stampin' Up! gifts for everyone!!  Ü 

Okay, enough blabber... I do have a set of cards to share with you:

Featured: Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set (Holiday Mini Catalog)

Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set, 1 3/4 x 7/8" Oval Punch, Extra Large Scallop Oval Punch, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Pearls Jewels

Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set, 5/8" Victoria Lace Trim, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen

Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

I'm not yet ready for Christmas, both shopping and stamping. This is the first Christmas set I have purchased for the new Stampin' Up! IB&C and Holiday Mini Catalog. If you've seen Friday's post, not much of that was Christmas. I'm still having fun with Halloween and I'm preparing for Thanksgiving. I've got so much on my holiday wish list, I'm afraid I'll go crazy when I place my next demonstrator order.  Ü

I have lots of plans for this set. Check back soon... I will be making tags next.

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