Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Retirement Blowout Bash--DAY 27

This, May 2nd, is the first day of my countdown to retirement. I am Counting down.... 27 days left, of working 27 years in the same office, with 27 item for BLOG CANDY.

All you have to do to be in the running is leave me a comment, as often as you like, but not one right after another if you don't mind. Then on May 28th, when I get home from work.........YEA!....sometime shortly after 5pm CST I will draw a number by random.org and whomever that comment is from will receive all 27 items.

Check back daily to see what has been added, I will post each morning before I leave for work 1 new item.



1. One spool of purely pomegranate satin ribbon.
2. Provo Craft alphaletterz.
3. Making Memories Springtime chipboard stickers.
4. SU classic ink pad, cool caribbean.

5. Clear Design alphabet stamps by Hero Arts.


6. A pack of metallic card stock in an assortment of colors.






7.vanishing ink pen for journaling.















8. clear boxes, two 4x6 one 5x7.







9. A 12 inch Fall tree border with plenty of sparkle.



10. Spring color ribbon bundle in 5 assorted styles.



11. BasicGray 6x6 designer paper, Porcelain



12. Basic Gray glazed brads, coordinates with the BG designer paper.





13. Spellbinders Piercerabilities, Victorian Border.




With 14 days to go!!!




Now I am getting scared, scared that I will still not have enough time when I retire to do what I need/want to do! I did not get my post up yesterday. Well, it was release day...what can I say. My addition for day




14. New release stamps, at the time they had not been shown. But now you know, Nasturtiums....DIY Topiaries.....A Mans View.






15. Assortment of stickers and tags.



16. Gift set of four cards and envelopes.


17. JustRite Birthday Stamp Ensemble with Harmony Classic Oval Stamper






Looking forward to working today, IT "s MY LAST MONDAY!!!






18. One Pack Clear Card Stock






19. Glitter Christmas paper, 6x6.






20. Assortment of Fall colored ribbons, satin and reversable





21. Sheet of SU rub on's.





22. JustRite Centers 7 Borders classic stamper




23. A Flourishes Limited Addition stamp set Beauty In Nature




24. Jenni Bowlin papers 4x4 with envelopes




25. New Flourishes Finishing Touches


26. JustRite DIY Monogram Stamper with extra ink pad.

27. Last but by no means least, on my LAST DAY! A set of Spellbinders Lables.
I am so excited, LAST DAY!!! Then I change one hat for another, I will become more involved in the day to day workings of Flourishes, be with my grandkids all summer, and help my mom with her day to day life. Not to mention my DH who has been retired for two years and is tired of staying home by himself.
Off to work. Oh, I will be a little late getting home as my boos and the ladies I work with are taking me out to dinner. But as soon as I get home.............................................

67 comments:

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

You deserve to retire after that many years.

Stacy aka Twinshappy on SCS said...

Retirement... YEAH... Oh Sharon that is wonderful for you and your family. I bet you are excited. I would be counting down too! hee hee

Linda said...

wow,,, very cool,, have a great retirement,,, stamp your heart away!!

Lois said...

Well, I had a retirement clock on my desk; but, when it worked its way down to zero, I put it away and just cut my work week to four days. Enjoy your retirement!

j3annin3 said...

This is a greatly fun and generous way to celebrate!

Susan said...

Congratulations on your retirement! I hope you have lots of lovely crafting plans ahead of you. Thank you for a chance to be in your blog candy draw, too.

All the very best!

Rita said...

Congrats on your retirement. And best wishes on your new business venture. rita w

Cathy said...

Congratulations on your retirement! I love the photos of your blog candy. Best wishes in the days to come!

Anonymous said...

So your going to retire. Well I did 5 years ago and I'm now back working. I need the extra money to buy my stamping supplies.
Love your cards.

Mary L Schreiber

Beth Brittain said...

you will love retirement.

Yvonne said...

Wow retirement is wonderful. More time to stamp. Yvonne

Shirley said...

What a wonderful way to celebrate retirement. I love being retired and don't know how I did everything when I wasn't retired. Now you can do what you want to do! Yeah! Happy retirement. Love the blog candy, too!
Shirley L.
shirlee@surewest.net

Chriss Blagrave said...

Such a generous offer to your readers! I hope that you have a wonderful retirement, enjoy every day of it!

MvE said...

Very nice stuff you have here. Thanks for sharing these items. Have a great retirement, now you have more time for your craft.

frogers said...

You are going to love retirement. Thanks for goodies.

Yvonne said...

Hooray for retirement!

Markie's Mom said...

Sharon, you will LOVE retirement...However, like everyone says, once you retire, you seem to be even MORE busy! LOL!

Karen W said...

wow, this is awesome, congrats on your retirement, that's wonderful.

Marsha said...

Oh, wow. Can you hardly wait?
I was supposed to retire but now I just work for free !

Joan B said...

Congrats on your retirement. Enjoy every moment.

Bel said...

wow, what a tease; every item added makes me crave to win this blowout.

IrishGirl said...

It sure sounds like you've had a good run at your office. I bet they'll miss you. Congratulations on your retirement!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your retirement! I'm jealous. But if I win the goodies, I'll try to not be.
Thanks for doing this.
LLynn
benandmeatmindspringdotcom

Gi Gi said...

Congratulations on your retirement! Now you'll have a lot of time to create. Good luck with retirement. Thank you for doing this give away and keep up the great work =)

frogers said...

I am getting excited for you.
Faye

:Jayne said...

How lucky you are to retire! Have a great one!

Marsha said...

Celebrating with you.

Cook22 said...

And just now, until this comment shows - 27 comments!
27 years in one job - that's amazing. Enjoy all your free time - you've earned it.

Yvonne said...

Retirement is wonderful! You will love it

Leonie said...

WOW !!! LOL !!! You will have soooo much fun with your time stamping!!! YAHOO!!! Fantastic !!! I still have 15 years to go :( I am very happy for you. This is the first time I visited your blog and I will continue to visit again soon! Stay safe have fun and celebrate!!!

Anita said...

Wow! What a fantastic way to celebrate your retirement.

Jeanne` said...

You are so very lucky to retire - wow! Now you can just create, create, and create some more!!!

Carol Southern said...

So close now, it's nearly, nearly here. Enjoy everyday of it. I enjoy seeing what you do with the Flourishes stamps, they are beautiful. Thanks too for the chance to win.

Redparrot53 said...

OMG! Two weeks until you're FREE!!! WHEEEEE, I hope you have a wonderful retirement, you can STAMP anytime you wish, wow what a concept!
I wish you the MOST wonderful retirement you have earned it!

Yvonne said...

Wow what a nice assortment of candy. Thanks and have a happy retirement.

Marsha said...

Not many more days now !

Yvonne said...

Enjoy the freedom and stamp away!

Marsha said...

One more week exactly !

Yvonne said...

Down to a week and counting. Retirement has been wonderful.

Marsha said...

Just think - last weekend before you don't have to have your weekend end.

Kim Ross said...

Woohoo! Congratulations on your upcoming retirement! :)

kreativeimagination said...

Congrats on your retirement.Now, you can do things that you always wanted to do but didn't have enought time in your hands as you were working. Or do lots of crafting and stamping. That will be lots of fun. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to by in your giveaway.

Nancy said...

Congratulations on your retirement! Now you can stamp all day! :-) I'm loving your blog candy!

frogers said...

WOOHOO, IT'S GETTING SO CLOSE.
FAYE

Yvonne said...

Getting closer!

Nancy said...

Looks like you have a bunch of fun things on your blog candy! How nice of you to celebrate your retirement by giving a great gift to someone else! thanks for the chance to win!

frogers said...

Are you getting excited yet?
Faye

Stacy aka Twinshappy on SCS said...

Holy smokes Sharon you have been adding like mad. Love all the goodies... How goes the count down? hee hee

Marsha said...

Usually Sunday nights our thoughts are "oh, no, I have to go to work tomorrow". Just think no more Sunday nights like that>

Carol Southern said...

What a terrific lot of goodies you are offering, so generous of you. That latest one, the limited edition stamp set, would love to get my hands on that for sure.

Sonya R said...

Congratulations on your retirement and what a generous blog candy!

Enjoy every day!

Nancy said...

I've been looking over your projects and they are amazing! I look forward to seeing even more of your work once you've retired. Good stuff!

frogers said...

It is soooo close.

Faye

Suzanne C said...

Wow! That is some blog candy and well worth the celebration of retirement! I wish I was that close!

Yvonne said...

It is soooo close!

frogers said...

Ready to sleep late? zzzzzzzzzzz
Faye

Yvonne said...

Do hope all goes as planned. It is not hard to fill the days!

Marsha said...

Only two days left. Whippeee!

Gi Gi said...

2 more days. Have fun =)

Nancy said...

Tomorrow is your last day of work!!! Congratulations!!! You deserve a long trip! :-)

frogers said...

I just retired myself and loving everyday. Good luck on a new adventure.
Faye

Yvonne said...

Only one more day!

Marsha said...

One more day! Can you believe it? Have a great day - full of memories and wonderful goodbyes.

Go Canucks Go said...

Have an awesome last day! Again thanks for doing this giveaway =)

Carol Southern said...

Last day, hooray for you!!!!! Enjoy your dinner Sharon.
Your days will be so full on, it gets busier than working for an employer, I can tell you.

frogers said...

LAST DAY!!! Good for you. You will enjoy and you are very talented.
Faye

Yvonne said...

At last! Enjoy the days to come.