A Little Birdie

Hummm...the colour seems to be way off on my camera as both of these samples are made using Almost Amethyst!

The sample above also uses the new stamp set 'Celebrate Everything' and Rub-Ons (Eastern Elegance)! How cool are these! If you've never used Rub-ons before, you have to try them. You can basically get the same effect as stamping with ink but without the ink or the stamp! The best part about Rub-ons is that you can put images in places you've never been able to stamp before... like rounded surfaces or surfaces other than paper! They are too cool so you know I will be getting 1 of each of the new packages available in the Spring/Summer Collection :o)


This card uses the new 'A Little Birdie Told Me' stamp set. Really, really cute set - easy to use and perfect for all sorts of occasions AND it comes with sayings so you get twice the value out of this set!

Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Whisper White, Designer Series Prints, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black, Close To Cocoa & Stampin' Write Markers (So Saffron, Only Orange, Close To Cocoa)
Accessories: Sponges, 3/4 inch circle punch,

Ramping Up For The NEW Spring/Summer Collection

Stamps: Embrace Life, Mark The Date, Saying from Nursery Necessities
Cardstock: So Saffron, Barely Banana, Very Vanilla, Designer Series Paper
Ink: Mellow Moss, So Saffron, Barely Banana
Accessories: 1/4 inch circle punch, Ticket Corner punch, Glue Dots

And onto Spring...uhhh. It is nice to change the pace a bit, back to soft & bright colours - flowers and pretty things. But I will miss my Holiday projects a bit too!

Here are a few samples I created using some of my new stamp sets & accessories from the Spring/Summer Preview Mini catalogue. You'll want to view this one online as there will be an opportunity for you to earn ANY stamp set from this preview mini absolutely FREE in January!!

I'll try to get it posted to the side-bar panel of my Blog but for now - here's the link and my samples. Let me know what you think!

Click here to see the Spring/Summer Preview Mini.

Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me, Nursery Necessities, Saying from All Holidays Set

Cardstock: So Saffron, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Designer Series Paper

Ink: More Mustard, So Saffron (also used So Saffron & Close To Cocoa Marker)

Accessories: Blender Pen, More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon

Retired Accessory List Update

Check it out - and remember - accessories are only available until supplies last! Contact me anytime to place your order / lisaburns@rogers.com

Click here see the Retiring Stamp Set List!

Retiring Accessory List - RED indicates that the product is completely sold out and no longer available!

109198 Accents & Elements Borders & Blossoms
109199 Accents & Elements Little Reminders 2
109197 Accents & Elements Tagged

100700 Album Leather Post Black 8-1/2x11
105385 Album Linen Post Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104520 Album Linen Post Natural 8-1/2x11
104517 Album Linen Post Navy 8-1/2x11
105382 Album Linen Post Real Red 8-1/2x11
105392 Album Linen Ring Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104510 Album Linen Ring Natural 8-1/2x11
104513 Album Linen Ring Navy 8-1/2x11
105388 Album Linen Ring Real Red 8-1/2x11

105067 Boxes & Tags Pockets & Pieces Assortment I
105068 Boxes & Tags Pockets & Pieces Assortment II
108798 Boxes & Tags Tiny Takeout Confetti White
107246 Boxes & Tags Tiny Takeout Kraft
105747 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large
105748 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large Divided
105744 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Small
105749 Boxes Stamp & Supply Jumbo
105734 Boxes Stamp & Supply Large
105746 Boxes Stamp & Supply Medium
105745 Boxes Stamp & Supply Small

101052 Brayer Attachment Foam

107293 Cards & Envelopes Greeting Very Vanilla Medium

109149 Designer Series Paper Brocade Background
109161 Designer Series Paper Cerise
109162 Designer Series Paper Charbon
109155 Designer Series Paper Creepy Crawley
109152 Designer Series Paper Darling Doodles
109150 Designer Series Paper Dashing
108503 Designer Series Paper Petals & Paisleys
109156 Designer Series Paper Linen Prints
109147 Designer Series Paper Notations No. 2
109148 Designer Series Paper Outlaw
109158 Designer Series Paper Uptown
109157 Designer Series Paper Wintergreen

107285 Envelopes Open End Very Vanilla Large
107284 Envelopes Open End Whisper White Large
107296 Envelopes Shimmery White Medium
107287 Envelopes Square Vellum Large
107310 Envelopes Square Very Vanilla Mini
107294 Envelopes Vellum Medium
107290 Envelopes Very Vanilla Large
107291 Envelopes Whisper White Large

101016 Eyelet Tool Kit
105317 Eyelets Bold Brights II
105379 Eyelets Silver
105315 Eyelets Soft Subtles II

107282 Fancy Fibers Bella
107283 Fancy Fibers Elizabeth

103352 Stampin' Glitter Romantic Red
103349 Stampin' Glitter Silver Shine

106650 Greeting Glue
102620 Liquid Glue

103145 Page Protectors Post 8-1/2x11
104523 Page Protectors Ring 8-1/2x11

103598 Paper Vellum 12x12

105543 Pastel Refills Bold Brights
105544 Pastel Refills Earth Elements
105547 Pastel Refills Neutrals
105545 Pastel Refills Rich Regals
105546 Pastel Refills Soft Subtles

105962 Perfect Layers Tool

104184 Post Extenders

106522 Punch Spring Bouquet Flower

109722 Simply Scrappin' Creative License Hostess Level 1
109611 Simply Scrappin' Happy Me Hostess Level 3
109596 Simply Scrappin' Out & About
109626 Simply Scrappin' Primary Colors
109649 Simply Scrappin' Round Up
109635 Simply Scrappin' Secret Garden
109663 Simply Scrappin' Winter Bright
107415 Simply Sent Friendship Shapes
109230 Simply Sent Happy Day

105580 Spectrum Pad Blue Frost
101492 Spectrum Pad Celebration
105579 Spectrum Pad Cotton Candy
101336 Spectrum Pad Pumpkin Patch
100000 Spectrum Pad Un-inked

103953 Stamp-a-ma-jig Imaging Sheets Refill

104432 Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Clear Embossing
101460 Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Whisper White
102391 Stampin' Around Ink Refill Clear Embossing
103017 Stampin' Around Ink Refill Whisper White

103151 Stampin' Emboss Powder Hologram Highlights

105677 Stampin' Kids Pad Bear Brown
105676 Stampin' Kids Pad Beetle Black
105675 Stampin' Kids Pad Boxcar Blue
105674 Stampin' Kids Pad Gumball Green
105673 Stampin' Kids Pad Poppin' Purple
105672 Stampin' Kids Pad Princess Pink
105671 Stampin' Kids Pad Robin Red
105670 Stampin' Kids Pad Yahoo Yellow

103174 Stampin' Pastel Applicators
100852 Stampin' Pastel Erasers

100081 Stampin' Write Marker Going Gray

100945 StazOn Ink Refill Timber Brown
103088 StazOn Pad Timber Brown

107235 Tag Sheets Bold Brights
107239 Tag Sheets Confetti White & Kraft
107236 Tag Sheets Earth Elements
107240 Tag Sheets Kraft
107237 Tag Sheets Rich Regals
107238 Tag Sheets Soft Subtles

100894 Watercolor Brush Flat
101551 Watercolor Brush Medium
101331 Watercolor Brush Small

105395 Wire Works Metallic

105652 Wrapping Paper Whisper White

Stampin' Around wheels
100360 Acorns
109812 All about Birthdays*
109690 All about Christmas*
109812 All about Gratitude*
109676 Autumn Dots
104070 Bloomin'
107466 Bodacious*
105750 Bouquet*
107481 Butterflies & Blossoms
104065 Fishy
100267 Happy Jacks
107563 Ho Ho Ho
104312 Hot to Dot
104279 Leaf Prints
106062 Leaves Awash*
107479 Rough around the Edges*
101927 Snowman Fun
107465 Speckled*
105521 Spooky Skyline*
108979 Spotted*
107480 True Hearts
105033 Wings & Things

Last Of My Holiday Cards...

From Christine W

1) From Sheri M 2) From Penny M

I'm working on some Holiday scrapbook pages now and I've already made a ton of Spring/Summer samples so lots to share in the days to come!

I will also be announcing my January '08 class schedule shortly - stay tuned :o)

Have a great night everyone!

Holiday Cards I Received This Year!

1) From Cheri W 2) From Rebecca W



3) From Becca K 4) From Angie M

Wanted to share some of the beautiful cards I received this holiday season! Thank you to so many of you who took the time to make Christmas Cards - it was actually quite impressive to see so many MORE than last year, which tells me that the hobby of cardmaking continues to grow!!!

I'll have more to share tomorrow!

5) From Melanie A
6) From Alicia R

Merry Christmas Everyone!

As the festivities continue around the Burns home - I wanted to log in for a short post to wish all of you a warm holiday greeting!

I hope Santa was good to you and that you continue to have some quality family/friend time away from the hussle & bussle of work & school!

From my family to yours...

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A Cute Letter To Santa

I saw this on another Blog and thought it was so cute - wanted to share with all the Mom's out there!

A cute letter to Santa
Dear Santa,I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze, but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music, a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals, and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with five kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is calling and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always, MOM

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

New Spring/Summer Collection - NEW PRICING!

I have many updates to share with you regarding the exciting launch of the new Spring/Summer Collection catalogue! Where to start, where to start??

Since $$ is on everyone's mind at this time of the year (watching your hard-earned dollar so quickly leave your wallet seemingly every 5 mins) I have some GREAT NEWS to share with all of you!

We've all heard about Canadian pricing coming down in almost every sector of retail... well, Stampin' Up! is committed to reviewing their pricing as each new catalogue is released. They look at several factors to determine pricing including competitive analysis and the value of the good ole' Canadian loonie! You're going to find that the new Spring/Summer Collection catalogue has LOWER PRICES printed in the catalogue - launching January 2, 2008!

BUT, that's not all...

Stampin' Up! is happy to announce that the prices in the Spring-Summer Collection 2008 are going down even further! With further evaluation of current circumstances, they have decided that the pricing warrants a further reduction of 7%! How very exciting!!

Unfortunately, the timing required to determine the catalogue pricing meant that this additional reduction was not ready in time for printing, so the prices listed in the Spring-Summer 2008 Collection, as well as the upcoming Occasions 2008 Mini Collection will be inaccurate.

The pricing adjustment will be valid for the full cycle of the catalogue, including the upcoming mini, so to help with this new pricing structure, I will provide you with a price conversion sheet that you can keep with your catalogue. I will post an announcement when this list is available.

With the adjustments in Canadian pricing, many other factors have been considered:

Starter Kit: The price of the starter kit will remain at the new, lower price of $260, as printed in the new catalogue, so a further 7% reduction will not apply. The kit remains a fantastic value.

Hostess Benefits Plan: There will be one change to the hostess benefits chart, effective until June 30, 2008. The current level for a hostess to qualify for benefits is $225, and SU! has dropped this amount to $200! All other levels and details will remain the same. With the lower pricing, when you (as a hostess) reach your hostess benefits levels, your free product dollars will now go further than before!

Another update I wanted to provide was the status of the New Spring/Summer Collection Catalogues...

I'm so thrilled to tell you that I very well may receive my shipment of preordered catalogues earlier than expected! If they arrive when Canada Post indicates they should be here, they will be arriving on Monday Dec 24th MERRY CHRISTMAS TO US! IF, they do arrive on this date, I would like to have my New Catalogue Launch on December 27th so stay tuned for more details on this event to be posted shortly.

Thanks for stopping by today - especially since there was such good news to share :o)

Last Minute Holiday Cards

I've run out of the stack of Holiday cards I had pre-made during the months leading up to December so I sat down today to make a few more. Here are the cards I made using some non-SU! supplies (Rudolph and the Tree card) and one using Snowflake Spot - thankfully NOT retiring this year...whew!

I used textured paper on all 3 cards - here's hoping we can get textured cardstock in 8 1/2 x 11 in the upcoming Spring/Summer Collection! It has been a big hit and is a really hot product right now in stamping & scrapbooking!


With so much WHITE outside right now, I found it kinda funny that I gravitated to 'GREEN' with my cards today. Hopefully the snow will stick around for Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back tomorrow AM with an updated retiring list and more cards samples throughout the week!

Wrapping Paper! WOW!

So, I've been fortunate tonight to have some 'alone' time - and have the house all to myself! And although I was very, VERY tempted to sit down in my craft room and stamp the night away - I challenged myself to get some gift wrapping done early this year! And wrapping I've done - so much so that I'm almost done wrapping everything I've purchased this year!!

I have to admit that I hadn't splurged in past years and bought really fancy wrapping paper but when I saw how beautiful our Designer Wrapping Paper was for the holidays this year - I decided to try it out. Have to say... I'm SO TOTALLY IMPRESSED WITH IT! The quality IS miles above regular wrapping paper - no worries about tearing or black ink coming off on your hands or your gifts! TIP - If you've bought some SU! Designer Paper this year, use your bone folder to create clean, crisp folds - works like a charm! I also used the coordinating Wide Satin Ribbon SU! offered in the Holiday Mini in both Purely Pomegrante and Chocolate Chip. I really, really hope they come out with more of this ribbon in the new Spring/Summer Collection in some pretty pastel colors!

Now... you can no longer buy the Designer Wrapping Paper from Stampin' Up! as the Holiday Mini expired November 30th but if it comes out again I would definitely recommend trying it. Here are a few shots of my 'teacher, bus driver and daycare provider' gifts, wrapped using the Purely Holiday paper. I still need to do the tags and coordinating cards of course... but its a start!

I'm giving away a FREE Hostess Set! Maybe More!

For every order, between now and December 24th, you will receive a ballot for this awesome Level 1 Hostess Exclusive stamp set "So Many Sayings"! I will raffle this off ballot style on December 25th (Christmas Day).

Here's how you can earn a ballot - every order will earn at least 1 ballot. The more you order, the more ballots you earn. Since many of you are considering ordering some of the retiring sets anyway - this is really a bonus for you! I will give away this set no matter how many orders I receive so in other words, if I only receive 1 order from 1 person - they will win this set! BUT, if I receive $225 in total orders, I will add another free Level 1 Hostess Set. If I receive $450 in orders I will offer up a this stamp set plus a choice of another Level 1 or a Level 2 stamp set!

Ballot System - order totals are considered pre-shipping, pre-tax amount

Up to $25.00 = 1 ballot

$25.01 - $50.00 = 2 ballots

$50.01 - $75.00 = 3 ballots

All orders over $75.01 will receive 5 ballots for the free stamp sets!

Email me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order.

"On The 10th Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a discount for buying awesome Rhinestone Brads"

Order any 2 packages of the Rhinestone Brads and get the 3rd package at 50% off

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order!

** Holiday ordering time is just about up! Be sure to let me know by today if you need anything before December 24th! Gift Certificates will be available right up to Christmas!

"On The 9th Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a discount for ordering awesome embellishment kits"

Order any Hodgepodge Kit or the Pretties Kit from page 188 of the FWC and receive 20% off any stamp set of your choice!

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order!

** Holiday ordering time is just about up! Be sure to let me know by Monday if you need anything before December 24th! Gift Certificates will be available right up to Christmas!

*** Retiring Accessory List is set to be published on Monday December 10th - stay tuned!

"On The 8th Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... free product when I order stamps"

Receive a FREE stampin' write marker color of your choice when you order any 2 stamps sets from the Fall Winter Collection catalogue (min. $50 order)

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order!

** Holiday ordering time is just about up! Be sure to let me know by Monday if you need anything before December 24th! Gift Certificates will be available right up to Christmas!

*** Retiring Accessory List is set to be published on Monday December 10th - stay tuned!

Some Holiday Card Samples

It's been awhile since I posted an actual sample so I thought I would show you a few of the cards I completed tonight!

I recently purchased the set 'Hung Up On The Holidays' which is retiring as of December 31st and I'm sooo very glad that I got it before it goes for good! This set is perfect for the beginner stamper or the advanced stamper and with so many ideas posted online - you are sure to find many uses for it!

All the cards were inspired by Jen70 on SCS - I put a slightly different twist on them. Here are the recipes:

Kraft Joy Card
Stamps - Hung Up On The Holidays, Peaceful Wishes, Snowflake Spot, Small Script
Cardstock - Kraft, Purely Pomegranate, Handsome Hunter, Very Vanilla
Ink - Purely Pomegranate, Handsome Hunter, Craft White
Accessories - Purely Pomegranate Wide Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Circle Brads, Crop-A-Dial, SAMJ

Wish Card
Stamps - same as Joy card
Cardstock - Kraft, Purely Pomegranate, Very Vanilla
Ink - Purely Pomegranate, Handsome Hunter, Craft White

White Joy Card
Stamps - Hung Up On The Holidays, Snowflake Spot
Cardstock - Confetti White, Cranberry Crisp ('07 In Color), Michael's DP, Handsome Hunter
Ink - Cranberry Crisp, Handome Hunter
Accessories - Purely Pomegranate Wide Satin Ribbon, Sponges, SMAJ

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!

"On The 7th Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a free gift for ordering heat embossing products"

Order the SU! heat gun and 1 container of embossing powder, and I will give you a 2nd container of embossing powder FREE

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order!

** Holiday ordering time is just about up! Be sure to let me know by Monday if you need anything before December 24th! Gift Certificates will be available right up to Christmas!

*** Retiring Accessory List is set to be published on Monday December 10th - stay tuned!

"On The 6th Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a discount for dry embossing products"

Receive 20% off the Stampin' Up! light table for dry embossing and 15% off all the dry embossing accessories

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order!

"On The 5th Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a chance to stock up on some cardstock"

Order any 2 punches and receive 30% off the 3rd punch (discount of the lesser amount punch)

emailing me at lisaburns@rogers.com

"On the 4th day of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a chance to stock up on some cardstock"


Order any 4 pkgs of cardstock or 4 ink pads and receive the 5th FREE



Place your order by emailing me at lisaburns@rogers.com

"On the 3rd day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... a chance to win a free stamp set!!

Receive 1 ballot for a $30+ order, receive 2 ballots for $60+order, receive 3 ballots for $90+ order. Prize = a free stamp set from my incentive collection!


Place your order by emailing me at lisaburns@rogers.com

"On The 2nd Day Of Christmas"

"my demo offered me... some handmade projects free"

• Receive a 12x12 scrapbook page & a card made by me when you order any of Stampin' Up!'s Simply Scrappin' Kits (found on page 174-177 of the Fall Winter Collection catalogue)

Place your order by emailing me at lisaburns@rogers.com

12 Days Of Christmas - Stampin' Up! Style!

Thought this would be fun - each day from now until Dec 12th, I will post a different daily special. Hope you enjoy it!

*Local orders only please. Outside of local area - additional shipping would apply

"On the 1st day of Christmas my demo offered me... a discount for ordering retiring stamp sets"

• Order any 2 retiring stamp sets - get 30% off the 3rd set ordered (discount will be off the lesser amount set)

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com to place your order

RETIREMENT LIST is here!

When Stampin' Up! announced that we would be moving to a 2-catalogue per year format I will thrilled, a little nervous about my wish list growing bigger, but nonetheless THRILLED!

Today marks the first retirement list for this year - the Fall Winter Collection catalogue will expire December 31st so SU! has now released the list of stamp sets that will not be available after December 31st 2007. The Retiring Acccessory list is due out mid-December.

Take a look through the list and contact me if you wish to order any of the stamp sets before they are no longer available. Orders placed before December 10th are guaranteed to be here before Christmas. Orders placed until December 13th have a good chance of being here before Christmas, but unfortunately no guarantee as we have to rely on UPS capacity.

Click here to view the retiring list by page number

Click here to view the dormant list of stamp sets - meaning they are still available but they won't be physically shown in the Spring/Summer Collection or Mini's.

What's Coming - more posts today including...

• My 12 Days Of Christmas Announcement
• A special offer for NEW DEMONSTRATORS from December 1st to February 28th 2008
• More great gift ideas

Chat with you later today!