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NaBloPoMo 2016 comes to a close

And just like that, another National Blog Posting Month is in the books. We celebrated birthdays, and we tried unusual condiments. We talked about how to homeschool, and we talked about what our homeschooling days look like. (We talked about that more than once.) I told you about some of my new cookbooks, and I tried to give you the gift of Mabel’s Labels and some shiny holiday greetings.

Last year I kept on blogging for a good bit of December. Will the NaBloPoMomentum carry me through again this year? Stay tuned…

You don’t have to be a crafter to send a spectacular greeting card.

Hallmark provided product as a giveaway, but no money changed hands in exchange for this post. Nichole just really likes the cards and thought you would, too.

Once upon a time, I was surrounded by people who made beautifully decorated cakes, elegantly lettered scrapbooks and intricately designed greeting cards. And I wanted to be one of them. I aspired to be a Crafter. So I bought a lot of stuff and took a few classes and did a lot of cutting and pasting.

But none of it was ever what I’d envisioned when I started. My fondant flowers were askew. My handwriting was amateurish. My cards were clunky. I went back to being content that my baked goods were delicious, using my computer’s vast array of fonts for my scrapbooking needs and buying my greeting cards from the store.

All of which was well and good. I bake a fine birthday cake. My scrapbooks — not that I’ve actually made one in awhile — looked much better when I made them on the computer. And of course the store-bought sentiments were fine. But compared with those embellished, felted beauties my friends were making? They were a little … flat.

Enter Hallmark and their Signature Collection. Hallmark was at the Type-A Conference this year, and I got a sneak peek at their holiday card offerings. And what I saw was No Ordinary Card. The greetings they’re making now are embellished with all the bells and whistles, and I mean that literally. About the bells, anyway. I didn’t notice any whistles, but I would not be surprised at all if they’re on a card somewhere.

Some of the cards are sweet, some are shiny, some are silly and some even double as an ornament for your Christmas tree. And all of the cards in the Hallmark Signature Holiday Collection are just a little something special.

I think you’re pretty special, too, so I’m hoping you’ll win the trio of cards Hallmark sent me. Enter below!

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An opportunity to partake in Black Friday without leaving your house

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post for Mabel’s Labels. Nichole was compensated for this post. All opinions are her own.

Remember back in June when I told you the kids were going to camp? And I told you I was labeling everything? Specifically, that I was labeling everything with Mabel’s Labels because they stay on for.ev.er?

I was not kidding. The soles of the sandals that Pete wore all summer and most of the fall have started to come off, but the label remains. Poppy’s water bottle survived a season of soccer, and her Mabel’s Labels-affixed name tag is steadfast. These guys don’t give up.

I’m pretty excited to be including goodies from their stocking stuffer combo pack in several of my Christmas gifts this year, and I’m even happier to offer you the chance to win a set of return address labels! Enter here for a chance to win:

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It may be too late to label all of your Tupperware ahead of turkey time — Happy Thanksgiving, by the way! — but it isn’t too late to get them ready for your holiday get-togethers. Mabel’s Labels is currently running a Black Friday through Cyber Monday sale. It includes 40 percent off of Tag Mates, mini custom name stickers, preschool shoe labels and the starter label pack. The sale runs from 9am Eastern time today until midnight on Monday, November 28.