The Holiday Mini is Here!

The Holiday Mini Catalog is here and wow, there are some awesome stamp sets and accessories!  I recently did two card swaps and this is one of my favorite swaps!  It uses Holy Triptych and is stamped on Vellum and colored in!  Great job on your card Betty!! 

I've also uploaded a bunch of samples to my Art Gallery (link to the left for future reference).  There are new samples from the Holiday Mini, Displays from a recent demonstrator event I attended and all of the swaps I received at convention!  You can make my album a favorite to get updates when new things are uploaded and to come back and visit often! 

I love swapping and I love to share the swaps I receive with you!  My Art Gallery is a great place to go to find a sample that you can copy to make your own Christmas or Holiday cards, just pick out a sample and email me and we'll figure out what you need to make it so you can place your order!  Better yet, have a live or book party and get some of your supplies for free! 

Join my Family... of Demonstrators!

From now through the end of September when you sign up to join my family of Stampin' Up! demonstrators not only do you get to join an awesome team but you also get to choose a family of inkpads for free!!  That's an additional $57.95 in product added to your starter kit just for signing in August or September!  Here's a picture of a few in my group at the Stampin' Up! convention that was just held in Denver!  We had so much fun stamping, laughing and exploring the town! 

Being a demonstrator is a fun and rewarding experience no matter what you do with it!  We have demonstrators in our group who just enjoy stamping and joined just so they could purchase supplies for them and their friends at a discount.  We also have demonstrators who are building businesses which is a great way to earn your supplies for little or no cost and to make money doing what you love!  No matter what kind of demonstrator you aspire to be, I would love to get you started and to train you to be successful! 

You might be wondering about what to do if you're not in the Chicagoland area.  Well, if you're interested but don't live close rest assured, I have several in my group who aren't close in proximity but I offer them training to get started and my group does teleconferences to keep in touch and share ideas.  Not to mention email sharing and our team website!

Contact me if you'd like more information about being a demonstrator!  I'd be happy to answer any of your questions and would love to help you get started loving what you do and sharing what you love with others! 

August Punch A Bunch Promotion

All throughout the month of August you can take advantage of the great Punch A Bunch Promotion!

When you purchase the Three For You Punchbox in August you will receive a pack of 30 textured love notes, a $12.95 value!  The love notes are in Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate and So Saffron and you receive 10 of each!  With a punch, inkpads and stamps included in the punchbox, this would make a great gift for any stamper on your list, including you!   

Scrapbook Club!

Here are the projects from our first month of Scrapbook Club!  We had a fun night of stamping our first sets of scrapbook pages and I'm looking forward to seeing the completed pages with photos at our next gathering!  While the club is full, you can still attend club and make the same projects as our club members!  I will have a few extra spots each month, all you need to do is RSVP by the deadline on my calendar to attend!  The fee is the same as all other club members and you can join my waiting list for the next club go-around! 

I Really Do Have a Green Thumb!

Well, at least from stampin'!!  I spent some time earlier today working on some of my projects for my convention presentation.  While I can't post them here until after convention is over, I can definitely show you the result and that is one very green thumb!  Want to take some guesses on what I'm working on?   

Introducing the 2007 Fall-Winter Collection!

It's July 1st which means that the new Stampin' Up!® 2007 Fall-Winter Collection is here!  And, it's beautiful!!  Click on the link to the left to view the catalog or email me to get your own paper copy to view again and again!  Just like the previous Idea Books, this new collection is filled with lots of great samples to inspire you!  Remember, with Stampin' Up! we encourage CASEing (Copying and Sharing Everything) and I encourage you to copy straight from the new catalog if you wish! 

Now, grab a cup of coffee or a cool glass of lemonade and enjoy browsing the pages of this wonderful new collection! 

While we're waiting...

While we're waiting for the new catalog to be posted, I'll give you a little preview of what is in store for my guests when they come over today to pick up their catalogs!  You can see the cover of the catalog on my specials page now.  the full Fall-Winter Collection should be available for online browsing later today so check back this afternoon! 

This is a couple years worth of retiring stamps but hopefully many of them will find new homes.  If there is something that you're looking for just email me and I'll let you know if I have it available for sale.