Simply Scrappin' Winter Bright Class

You asked for a SCRAPBOOKING class - I have one for you ! I was originally going to hold this class after the holidays but then thought that these projects might make a really nice Christmas gift for someone! And with so much left over from the kit after making these 6 pages, you'll have plenty of Holiday Card options in time for Christmas!



When: Saturday October 27, 2007 (930am - 1130am)


Where: my craft room (details/directions to be provided upon RSVP). Class size will be limited to 8 guests.


Cost: $40 which includes the entire Winter Bright SS kit plus all the supplies to make 6 full scrapbook pages - you take all of it home! The kit itself, after shipping & taxes is $35.04 so you are paying only $4.96 to attend this class!!!

Pre-payment is preferred as the kits will be ordered prior to the class date - thank you!

What you will get from this class: Using your pre-purchased Winter Bright SS Kit, you will get to make all 6 of these 6x6 winter scrapbook pages (3 coordinating double page layouts) to take home with you. You will also take the remaining supplies from the kit home with you to keep (and there is TONs left over after making these 6 pages)!!! The picture of the kit above is AFTER I finished making my projects - I only used about 10% of the kit to make these 6 pages.

Early Registration SPECIAL - guests who register by Monday October 8th will also have the option to purchase a 6x6 scrapbook at 15% off to put your pages in - making this a PERFECT Christmas gift for a loved one (or yourself)!

RSVP Date: Monday October 15 , 2007

Hope you can join us for some scrapbooking FUN! In addition to the projects you see here, I will also have some card samples and perhaps a 3D project or two displayed at this class for you to get further creative ideas using this kit! Don't forget your camera!

Email me at lisaburns@rogers.com to register!

Scrapbook Class Results

What a FUN night I had Thursday night! A good friend of mine (Angie) let me know what her sister Maria wanted to host a Stampin' Up! home party that focused on SCRAPBOOKING! Well, I was more than happy to accommodate and spend a few hours talking about one of my most favorite hobbies!

Thank you Maria for opening up your lovely home and inviting your guests to come experience SU! scrapbooking. I had such as great time and was so pleased with the reaction to the projects :o) The group was a lot of fun and did a fantastic job on their pages! Hopefully a few of them will be checking this blog out so that they can see the announcement (if they haven't already heard)....

CONGRATULATIONS to Heather C & Sylvia - who were both winners of an extra scrapbook page layout!!

We worked on the 'Autumn Page' and the 'Snow' page below but I included a few other projects here that I prepared specifically for this class to show the girls the wonder of SCRAPPING!

Blog Tutorial - How To Leave A Comment

Thank you to everyone who has left a post in the past on my Blog - it is great to know that people out there are dialing in regularly and enjoy the content they are seeing! For others, I hear comments all the time (in person) that you love the Blog but you don't know how to leave a comment - this tutorial is for you! I know that Blogging may be new to many of you so hopefully these instructions help:

Step 1: For each post, you'll see a message at the very bottom of the post that looks something like this:

Posted by Lisa Burns at 9:36 PM 1 comments

Step 2: To leave a post, simply click on the '1 comments' link

Step 3: The next screen will show you all the comments for that particular post but will also have a box on the right hand side of the screen where you can leave your own comment. Type whatever you'd like in the comment box

Step 4: The next step asks you to choose an identity and gives you the following options: Your Name (if you are already a blogger and have a blog id); Other and finally, Anonymous. If you have a blogger id, you can choose that option but most of you may prefer to simply select the 'anonymous' option

Step 5: That's it! You can preview your message if you want before clicking on Publish Your Comment.

Important - Some of you may be worried that your name will appear, or worse yet, your email information. It will NOT show! Even if you leave a comment as a blogger, it will show your blogger name. If you leave a comment as anonymous, it will show as anonymous. Some people will sign their comment so that I know who left it. An example would be 'Lisa B'.

Comments may take a few minutes to view on the blog so don't be too worried if you don't see your comment right away!

Thanks for taking the time to review these instructions - I hope it encourages those that haven't tried the comment option - to try it :o) I would love to hear from those that are viewing my blog...feedback, requests, questions, comments on samples is always WELCOMED!!

FREE Class - This Wednesday

Did you know that there is a day dedicated to recognizing the hobby of cardmaking! Pretty cool eh??!!

Read on for more information on what I am doing to celebrate as well as what Stampin' Up! is offering.

The samples you see here will be showcased on Wednesday night - I will demo some pastels, the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and the Simply Sent Kit 'Happy Day'. I can't wait to share a few new techniques I picked up from our Stampin' Up! Regionals this past weekend!


In honour of World Card Making Day...

I have 2 surprises for you:

1) I will be offering a FREE class this Wednesday to showcase the Simply Sent Card Kits and a few new techniques! Normally these classes start at $5 per person but in honour of World CardMaking Day and to thank you for your continued business - this class will be free to the first 6 guests that RSVP!

AND

2) Stampin' Up! is offering a special price on the Simply Sent Card Kits between the dates of October 4 to October 8, 2007 only! These card kits will be available at a discounted price of 20% off - no minimum order required!

You can email me with a preorder if you know now that you'd like a kit, or contact me anytime between October 4-8th. There is a BONUS to contacting me early with your order... In addition to the fantastic deal SU! is offering - I will throw in a free Stampin' Write marker for the first 5 people to contact me with their Simply Sent Kit orders* These kits would make a FANTASTIC gift for the holidays for any crafty person! Imagine getting Christmas gifts crossed off your shopping list early this year...


Click here to view the Simply Sent Kits online: http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/Stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=shopmain&fsid=cc2b9260-8f39-47b1-a703-dfa0dd9d4213&storeid=1039273&circularid=11000

*Additional shipping charges for outside of local area - thanks.

Happy Shopping!

Final Week For 30% Off Stamp Set Promotion!

Don't miss out on the chance to get some Halloween/Fall stamp sets at a discounted price!

With every $40 purchase of regular priced merchandise, you qualify to order any of the following stamp sets at 30% off! Click here to view the September promo flyer: http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/CA_fall_frenzy_promo_0907.pdf

Click on any of the stamp set titles to view the images in the set:

105355 Page 26 Bitty Boos Too $17.47
109284 Page 29 Haunting Halloween $18.17
110211 Page 29 Halloween Hantee $18.17
107383 Page 30 Thoroughly Thankful $22.37
109373 Page 108 Autumn Fest $23.07
109421 Page 91 Elementary Essentials $27.27
110366 Page 17 Stem Silhouettes* $30.77
110388 Page 17 A la Tige* $30.77

*Holiday Mini Collection 2007

Time is running out... Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to order your discounted set!

Hamilton Regionals!

Yesterday marked the day for our annual Stampin' Up! Regionals, which is an annual opportunity for demonstrators to gather together for lots of great business tips, new technique demonstrations and TONs and TONs of samples of creative projects! I took 155 pictures of just project ideas from this one day!!!


We were very fortunate to have a Canadian location this year - Hamilton, Ontario so we left early Saturday morning and enjoyed a fun-filled day of stamping. It is one of the many 'perks' of being part of the Stampin' Up! family, for sure! I will have several posts over the next few days, specifically from these Regionals so that you too can enjoy the fun projects they gave us to make yesterday :o)



These cards were made using the stamp sets 'So Much' and 'True Friend'. The 'thanks' card has a simple flap on the front and some scallop bordering using the corner rounder punch!

The grey card below showcases the new 'Basic Grey' colour cardstock & ink - we often overlook the neutral colours but after using it this weekend, it has become a must-have for my collection!

Announcing A New Ribbon Share - Double-Stitched Ribbon!

These shares have been very popular so I'm thrilled to announce another Ribbon Share open for registration. You've now seen the 2008 In Colours and many of you have been collecting the cardstock & ink for these awesome 6 new colours - here's your chance to get the perfectly coordinating Ribbon to meet all your project needs!



Double-Stitched Ribbon

This Ribbon Share is a one-time cost of $19, and with that you will get 18 yards consisting of 6 different colours of Double-Stitched Ribbon - here's exactly what you'll get:

*3 yards of Blue Bayou

*3 yards of Soft Sky

*3 yards of Wild Wasabi

*3 yards of River Rock

*3 yards of Groovy Guava

*3 yards of Purely Pomegrante

Plus - I'm offering a BONUS for anyone who responds to this share by next Wednesday September 26th, 2007. Contact me before then to register for this share and receive FREE 1 yard of either the NEW Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon OR the NEW Purely Pomegrante Satin Ribbon featured in the Holiday Mini (Click here to view it online). The Satin Ribbon can be found on Page 22 of the Holiday Mini catalogue!

Contact me at http://lisaburns@rogers.comif you are interested in joining either this Ribbon Share.

More Home Party Projects!

Ever wondered what kind of projects are demonstrated at Stampin' Up! home parties? Well, wonder no more!

Granted, there are many, many variations to home parties depending on the demonstrator - I try to stick to 2 main themes.... 1) Intro Parties and 2) Technique Parties.

The examples posted here are from an Intro party this week! Thank you Carol C for being a wonderful Hostess and inviting me into your home to show you & your family/friends more great Stampin' Up! products! I had a great time and hope you did also!

'A True Friend Is You Friend' Card

Stamps: True Friend (Holiday Mini)

Cardstock: River Rock, Really Rust, Choc Chip, DS Paper Close To Cocoa, Very Vanilla

Ink: Choc Chip, Really Rust, River Rock

Accessories: EE Eyelets, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, Sponges, Vanilla 5/8 inch grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crop-A-Dial

'Sparkle' Snowman Card

Stamps: Merry & Bright, Warm Words

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Winter Green DP, Winter White

Ink: Craft White, Basic Black, Soft Sky, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Blender Pen, AA 1/4 inch grosgrain, 1 1/4 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Scallop Punch, 1/16 inch handheld punch, Silver Brads

*Credit to Barb Dean for the inspiration for this card!

'Sparkle' Scrapbook Page 6x6

Stamps: Snow Burst (Holiday Mini), Warm Words

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Holiday Harmony DP (Holiday Mini), Purely Pomegrante

Ink: Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegrante, River Rock

Accessories: Holiday Accents Kit (Holiday Mini), 1/16 handheld punch, Silver Brads

Check Out My New Survey - Your Opinion Counts!

Thanks for stopping by today - please take a moment to cast your vote for the types of classes you'd like to see offered in October!

I will leave the survey up for about a week and then review the results before posting my October class schedule!

Of course, if you would like to see a particular type of class offered that isn't listed as an option, you are more than welcome to leave a post here OR contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com.

Thanks for taking the time to fill out my survey :o)

Holiday Mini Samples

Just a quick post for tonite - more to come this week though... Thanks for checking in!

I love the stamp sets in the Winter Mini. I just wish I had more time to play. Have to admit that I am CASE'ing a lot of samples lately due to lack of creative time so it is great to know that there are TONS of ideas out there for these Winter Mini sets! Check out www.splitcoaststampers.com for more ideas - then sign up for my Winter PreOrder class where you'll get to take your favorite stamp set home with you (plus a few projects of course)!

More Projects From This Week's Classes

I love making Fall Cards! It is especially nice when you find a pattern that you like so much, you just change the colours to create a different feel!

The Mellow Moss card could even pass for a winter-type card (I think :o)

The technique used here creates the same look as Polished Stone - however it is much easier! You won't believe .... so I will post the technique (with the recipe cards) in the next day or so for all to see.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Fall Projects for Upcoming Classes

Hi Ladies,

Hope all of you have had a wonderful weekend! Maybe some of you made it to the Western Fair this weekend??

I have been working on some of the projects for September/October classes with a Fall Theme - thought I would share them today to give you a sneak peak of the projects! I also wanted to share a change to my class schedule coming up...


The class this weekend has changed to a Fall Theme - Brag Book & Scrapbook Page OR Brag Book & 2 card theme! The class time has also changed from an afternoon class to a 930am start time - hopefully this works better for more of you :o) Pls RSVP by Friday if you plan to attend.


Enjoy the samples...!

Happy Thanksgiving Card

Stamps: True Friend, Holiday Wishes

Cardstock: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Apple Cider Designer Paper

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Really Rust, River Rock

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Paper Snips

Happy Halloween Card

Stamps: Carved & Candlelight, Holiday Wishes

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Whispering White

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Crop-A-Dial, Fresh Favorites Eyelets

Updated Slide Show - Fall Fun!

Check out the updated slide show on the right hand side & down a bit on my Blog page...

Although it is sad to say goodbye to the warm summer weather (hopefully not for a few more weeks though), Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year! I'll post more samples projects as I make them but the slide show will give you lots of ideas to get you into a 'Fall' kinda mood :o)

Watch for upcoming classes with Fall/Winter themes!

Samples From Preorder Class

Happy Friday Everyone!

Wanted to share the projects made tonite as part of a Preorder Class - guests ordered any set they wanted from the current Fall Winter Collection catalogue! The set was preordered and cut so that it was ready for stamping tonite! I made a sample using each set and guests got to make these plus take their stamp set home. The cost of the class was the set itself - no additional charge for the projects! Here they are:

Big On Christmas!


Circus Train

Pre-School Boy Brag Book

So, although I am behind with some other projects needing my attention - I couldn't resist making a Brag Book in advance of my (soon-to-be 4 year old) son's birthday! I used the Simply Scrappin' kit 'Creative License', which is one of the Level 1 Hostess Exclusive rewards for Hosting a Stampin' Up! home party or joining a Stampers Club, OR

• you can get your chance to win this kit by registering to attend my Mystery Hostess Event on Saturday September 8th! One lucky guest will win the Level 1 Hostess Reward, while another lucky guest will win the Hostess Credits ($$ toward product)!

If you wish to learn how to make the Brag Book (plus more), you could register to attend my School Days Class on Sunday September 16th!

To view more ideas using this Simply Scrappin' kit, or any other Simply Scrappin' kit you might be interesting in investing in - check out the link below:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=7570

Thanks for stopping by today!

Fall Frenzy Promotion - 30% off stamps PLUS an added special from me to you!

Stampin’ Up! announced a September promotion on selected stamp sets of 30% off!! Spend $40 in regular priced merchandise and qualify to purchase one of the 6 promotional stamp sets at the discounted price below! (For every $40 purchase you can choose another)!


PLUS - as a special bonus to launch the new Holiday Mini - I will throw in the 'Accents & Elements' embellishment pkg for FREE with every $100 order before shipping & taxes* The picture above show the contents of this beautiful kit, sure to add that extra detail to your Winter scrapbook pages, cards, tins etc. You get 3 sheets of 4 different design pages shown above plus the storage tin (which can be used for its own project once you've used up all your 'Accents & Elements' :o)

These stamp sets and their discounted prices are listed below:

105355 (p. 26) – Bitty Boos Too - $17.47
109284 (p. 29) – Haunting Halloween - $18.17 (as well as French version)
107383 (p.30) – Thoroughly Thankful - $22.37
109373 (p. 108) – Autumn Fest - $23.07
109421 (p. 91) Elementary Essentials - $27.27
110366 (p.17) Stem Silhouettes - $30.77 – Holiday Mini Catalogue (as well as French version)

See my last post for a sample of Stem Silhouettes - love this set!


* $100 min. order cannot be combined with any club orders or class orders - thank you!
** Out of city orders require additional shipping costs for the purchaser
*** Cash, Cheque, Visa or Mastercard welcomed as payment

The Winter Mini is here!

These cards were created for a demo swap I'm participating in with a 'Holiday Mini' theme! I will be sure to post some of the other samples I receive back from this swap as well as samples for upcoming classes focused on the Winter Mini. To view the Winter Mini online, click http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/Stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=storefinder&storeid=1039273

Don't forget - all stamp sets in the Winter Mini are die cut so you can start stamping in minutes!

Mellow Thank You

Stamps: Stem Silhouettes

Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Choc Chip, Glossy White

Ink: Versamark, Choc Chip, Ruby Red

Accessories: Brads (EE), Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Brayer, Oval Punch, Crop-A-Dial

Warm Wishes

Stamps: Snow Burst, Hugs & Wishes

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold, Whispering White

Ink: Craft Vanilla, Versamark

Accessories: Gold Cord, Gold EP, Iridescent Ice EP

New Page Element!

Hi Again!

I've posted a new page element on the right side of my Blog below Upcoming Classes / Events / FUN. The new element is called 'What's Going On This Month - Games, Incentives, Shares'

The new element will provide an 'at-a-glance' update on some of the incentives I offer ongoing - like Stampers Clubs and Accessory Shares etc. This will be an easy way for me to post how many more spots are open for these types of incentives without a formal 'main' post all of the time!

Check it regularly in case you are looking for something specific to participate in - or to keep up on some of the new incentives coming...

Ribbon Shares are in and sorted!

For those that have signed up for the Ribbon Shares - Grosgrain Narrow (1/4 inch), and Grosgrain Wide (5/8 inch) - they are here and sorted AND they are beautiful!! After spending some time sorting & bundling the ribbon, I tried to find a way to get some pictures to share with all of you so that you could see first hand what you are getting (or could get), by participating in a share.

To begin, Stampin' Up! Ribbon ROCKs! It is of amazing quality and coordinates perfectly with our inks, paper and other embellishments like eyelets, brads etc. so you can't go wrong with having a sampling of each colour we offer. Think of the time savings by having the perfect match to your projects without having to run from craft store to craft store!

Let's start with a picture of all the Ribbon before I dug into it :o) This gives you a pretty good idea of what you get in each of the shares. The narrow grosgrain are centered in the picture with the wide grosgrain holding up each end!

This shot shows you the thin grosgrain cut into 1 yard pieces. If you participate in this share - you would receive 3 1-yard pieces for each of the 16 colors. The one-time cost to participate is $27. You would end up with 48 yards of this awesome ribbon!

Wanted to show the full amount of ribbon you get for 1 spot in the share. What is shown here is the full length (folded in 1/2 to fit the picture), for $27 total per spot.

** I have 4 of the 5 shares spoken for - that leaves 1 left up for grabs. Contact me if you wish to take advantage of it while it is here!

On to the Wide Grosgrain - and I have to say - the NEW 5/8 inch Grosgrain is absolutely GORGEOUS! Before the shares, I had only the Wide Vanilla colour, but after seeing all the colours up close & personal - I've actually taken one of the share spots myself :o) I LOVE THEM ALL!

Last picture of ribbon - I promise! This picture, like the Narrow Grosgrain shot above, gives you an idea of the full length of ribbon you get when you participate in this share. Each piece is cut to 1 yard, and you get 3 1-yard pieces of each of 8 colours for a one-time cost of $22 total!

**I have 2 spots currently open for this share (no waiting) and again will start up another one if there is interest.

So, to sum up for this post (can you tell I'm feeling better, and have my 'wind' back?) - this is a fantastic opportunity to sample each of our best-in-class Grosgrain Ribbon! Because they are cut in 1-yard lengths, they are ideal for splitting or trading with another stamper/scrapbooker!

Want to see more Ribbon, click here:

http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/Stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=shopmain&fsid=83f07955-f870-4dc7-b31c-d58e7fe4d380&storeid=1039273&deptid=14245&title=ACCESSORIES&sortby=1&circularid=11000&pagenumber=127

Have a great long weekend everyone!