Sale-A-Bration - Starts February 1st!

I'm not allowed to link this to the mini until tomorrow morning, but watch for the update first thing, Sunday February 1st!!

Sale-A-Bration promotion gives reason for everyone to celebrate!

Customers : Receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward for every $60 purchase!

Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward with a every $350 in workshop sales, in addition to the normal hostess benefits of more FREE amazing stamp sets + SU! credits toward product in the new IB&C!

New Demonstrators: Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $56.95) from the current catalogue when you join the Stampin' Up! family during Sale-A-Bration! Plus, get 15% off the regular $249 price of the Starter Kit--that's $410 worth of products for only $209! You never pay shipping on the Starter Kit and you only pay one tax (the 8% pst)!! This means that you can get the amazing kit contents, potentially start your own business OR just enjoy the perks of being a hobbyist with Stampin' Up! during the best promotion of the year!

Email me at lisaburns@rogers.com !

Have a great weekend everyone - I promise I'll have more updates this weekend AND some project samples for sure!

NEW Corduroy Button Shares Are Now Ready!

Come and get em' !!

As promised, here are the details of one of my NEW Sping/Summer Accessory shares! Shares will go fast, so RSVP if you'd like one right away. If I run out of my first shipment of shares, I'll order more to be ready in a couple weeks!

What are shares?
Shares are an economical way to try "some of everything", WITHOUT having to order 1 full container of each of the 6 available button colors! I have listed below, how much it would cost you to buy all of the available color of Corduroy Buttons, so that you can see the value in 'sharing' between yourself & other customers! In most cases, there isn't a price reduction or increase for the shares - you're basically splitting the contents of the packages with other people (equally)! Including the cost to buy. Shares are a PERFECT way to try out various products without a huge money investiment and they provide a ton of variety with your project creations!

NEW Corduroy Button Share - $25
Included - 36 buttons (you'll get 6 of each color listed below / 2 of each style type)
Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun

Cost to buy all Corduroy Button full packages - $95.09

Contact me if you are interested in getting one of these shares! For any pick up or local delivery of shares, I will be including this cute little storage jar, OR I can mail the shares out (after payment received) at no additional cost to you, but you must be in Canada! Unfortunately, I won't be able to mail the storage jars due to the increased cost of postage - but I will mail the shares in a smaller plastic container that you can easily use within your craft room to keep your Corduroy Buttons safe & accessible!

*Just wanted to mention THANKs to Heather S! I originally saw these little containers on her blog, and ended up finding them in a local store today! Thanks for the great idea Heather!

Watch for more shares coming soon!

OH BOY! New Stuff Arriving!

Yesterday, I received my preorder from the new catalogue - a bit late ordering it this time around but nonetheless, I`m still excited to have received it!

TODAY however is the day I`m suppose to receive my first order from the Spring Summer IB&C, including all Open House orders!! YEY!

Some of the sets I`ll have for classes in February/March include:

Just Buzzin`By

Game Night

Petal Pizzazz

Sweet Stems

Elegant Thank You

Hoppy For You

Sweet Little Sentiments

My February class schedule will be sent out to my customer email list this weekend! Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com if you wish to be added to this list!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a wonderful FRIDAY!!!

London Regionals! Wow!

I cannot tell you how excited I am that the Stampin' Up! Regionals are coming to London, Ontario in March 2009! So many of us local gals have attended this event in the past, but had to travel to get to it! So far, I've been to 3 Regionals - in Toronto, Lansing Michigan and last year in Hamilton. Every one of the events have been AMAZING and have left me in awe of SU! & completely motivated with this hobby we can stamping!

If you would like to experience this inspirational, fun-filled event - you can still join! The London event has opened up to guests (non-demonstrators)...but there are only a limited about of spots for the taking! I'm thrilled that 4 of my non-demo friends will be joining myself and my downline team on March 14 - will you be there too?

Here's a summary of the event as well as the picture above of the awesome stamp set you'll get as part of your registration package! Email me at lisaburns@rogers.com to sign up! This is NOT a recruitement type event - rather a FUN day of stamping for everyone to enjoy whether you're in this as a business, or just a wildly addicted crafter :o) lol!!

When: Saturday March 14, 2009 (9-4pm). Registration is 8-9am and I will be there for 730-8am!

Where: London Convention Center (Grand Ballroom)

Cost: $90 Canadian

What's Included With Registration:

Best Wishes & More stamp set (see picture below) $31.95 value

Hands-on Stamping

Business Tips

Paper Crafting & Stamping Techniques

Swapping with fellow demonstrators

Presentations by Stampin' Up! staff & local demonstrators

Lunch

Make n' Take Projects

Hundreds of display samples for inspiration

Counting down the days to March 14th...

BIG Demonstrator Quarterly Meeting!

Everyone looks forward to these meeetings! And for good reason - they are not just your average meeting! The meetin is run by my direct upline Alicia Ryckman and they are filled with wonderful friends, fun & fresh ideas, and awesome business tips!! They only happen once every 3 months, and they are open to new friends/guests so if you wish to learn more about how to attend the next meeting - email me at lisaburns@rogers.com!

Here are a few pictures of our evening last night! There were approx 70 guests in attendence, mostly demonstrators - but there were a few new guests who joined the FUN! Hopefully, we'll see some of these new faces spreading the Stampin' Up! good word in the near future!

This is the little project we get when we walk into the meeting! It has a name of another demo on the back of the treat and the idea is that you find that person and learn a little about them and then given them their treat package! Its a really fun Getting To Know You game!

And finally...here are some Stampin' Sistas enjoying the evening of fun!

Thank You!!

What a fantastic time I had on the weekend, seeing those of you that made it out during the snow storms! I was quite touched that you risked your lives to be here to see me ...but then was reminded by a friend that "not much keeps stamping addicts away from a new catalogue release"!! lol!

So, the new Spring Summer IB&C is here and I LOVE IT! My first order is well above any of my previous 'new catty orders' (shhhh don't tell my hubby that part) and I'll be waiting on pins & needles until Mr Brown drives up with all of my goodies!!

If you would like a copy of the Spring Summer IB&C, email me anytime and I would be happy to ship one out to you (I'll pay for the shipping cost)!! The catalogue is also available online - check it out on my Blog sidebar or visit my business website by clicking here! Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone!

Love You Much Bundle Class!

Hello Everyone! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend so far! We are getting lots of the fluffy, cold white stuff in SW Ontario this weekend - it's quite pretty actually!

I'm really happy with how my projects turned out for this upcoming class on Wed Jan 21st! Guests will get to make the Double Pouch Purse (one of my favorite bags to make), with 2 full sized coordinating cards inside (+ envelopes) as well as 4 - 3x3 Valentines (2 of each of the 2 shown above). And, all of this is FREE when they order the 'Love You Much' bundle at 20% off!!

Email me at lisaburns@rogers.com if you are interested in taking one of the last available spots for this coming Wed evening!

Off to hockey...7am... *sigh*

When the weather doesn't cooperate...

STAMP!

That was the theme today after holding my first of two Open House Events this weekend to say goodbye to the Fall Winter IB&C and say HELLO to the new Spring Summer IB&C! A number of brave souls ventured out to see me...risking their lives...desperate to see the new catalogue...lol! In the end, I had some extra time to get caught up on some of my class projects :o) Tomorrow morning I will post the samples for my upcoming 'Love You Much' Bundle Class! There are a few spots left open for my Wed Jan 21st class!

Seriously though, a great BIG thank you to those that made it by today! It was great to see you and I hope you enjoy mulling (drooling) over all of the wonderful products this catalogue has to offer! Here are a few pictures, taken before my Open House!

I have a number of things on the go at this Open House - lots of great deals & a few surprises for guests...including my Surplus Sale table, some door prizes, a Grand Prize, some great incentives for anyone that books a workshop, or joins an upcoming club AND of course some special invitations to join my Stampin' Up! team! The 2 pictures in the middle below show some of those incentives for new FAMILY members! It really is a great time to join Stampin' Up! as we anticipate the start of the biggest promotion of the year - SALE A BRATION - starting Feb 1st!

Thanks for stopping by today - check back tomorrow for those 'Love You Much' samples!

Retiring Accessory List Update Jan 16th

A Few Things To Keep In Mind...

• Items on this retired accessories list will be available at regular price while supplies last or through January 18, whichever comes first


• Products in DARK RED font are no longer available. If an item is unavailable, SU! supply is exhausted and the item can no longer be ordered. This list will be updated every day through January 18


• If sending an order by email, be sure to check back for a response from me with order confirmation OR to answer questions I may have for you to clarify your order.


• Keep in mind that the status of any retiring product may change quickly based on demand


• With most catalogues, some accessories are completely retired while others are redesigned or reconfigured for the new catalogue. Sometimes popular items are "retired" in their current packaging or style to come back with improved packaging or added product features. This year, no accessories are being reconfigured which means if you want it - you should get it now :o)

111377 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN (Pg 182)
112012 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE (Pg 183)
112088 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE (Pg 183)
102782 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12 (Pg 183)
104188 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6 (Pg 183)
105384 ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6* (Pg 183)
104516 ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6 (Pg 183)
105381 ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6* (Pg 183)
103977 BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS* (Pg 187)
103978 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS (Pg 187)
103981 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS (Pg 187)
105446 BUTTONS RICH REGALS (Pg 187)
105445 BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES (Pg 187)
103604 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12 (Pg 167)
102174 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11 (Pg 167)
112465 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY (Pg 170)
112462 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH (Pg 169)
112463 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS (Pg 170)
112040 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA (Pg 169)
112470 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU (Pg 168)
112460 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA (Pg 169)
112469 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES (Pg 170)
112458 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY (Pg 171)
112459 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY (Pg 169)
112466 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD (Pg 170)
112149 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER (Pg 171)
112467 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK (Pg 170)
111355 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC (Pg 169)
112039 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT (Pg 168)
106523 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER (Pg 167)
104104 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI (Pg 167)
107298 ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM (Pg 167)
110695 ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL (Pg 167)
109115 ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL (Pg 167)
103372 METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE (Pg 187)
107925 ON BOARD BITTY BOOK* (Pg 181)
109190 ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9* (Pg 180)
109180 ON BOARD SIMON UPPER (Pg 181)
112086 ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL (Pg 180)
107923 PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25 (Pg 181)
104942 PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE (Pg 188)
104943 PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE (Pg 188)
107273 PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE (Pg 188)
104389 PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE* (Pg 189)
100391 PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE (Pg 188)
104830 RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL (Pg 187)
104829 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE (Pg 187)
104828 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK (Pg 187)
104831 RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS (Pg 187)
109037 RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH (Pg 186)
110282 RUB ON ANCHORED (Pg 179)
111806 RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS (Pg 179)
111805 RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS (Pg 179)
111417 RUB ON WORD FLURRIES (Pg 178)
110283 RUB ONS TAKE NOTE (Pg 179)
112193 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH (Pg 174)
112186 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA (Pg 175)
112068 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME (Pg 172)
112043 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET (Pg 175)
112061 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT (Pg 173)
112016 SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY (Pg 177)
109868 SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES (Pg 177)
103647 STAMPIN STORE MINI (Pg 195)
105813 WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II (Pg 158)

RETIRING WHEELS

107212 MATEYS MAP (From Dormant List)

106749 BRIGHT BULBS (Pg 198)

109672 BRONCO (Pg 198)

104100 MAKING TRACKS (Pg 198)

108978 SANDY SHELLS (Pg 198)

110332 SNOW (Pg 198)

101233 SNOWFLAKE (Pg 198)

109694 SWEET STARS (Pg 198)

111249 TAKE A NUMBER (Pg 198)

In addition, SU! announced an Inventory Blowout Sale!!! Click here to be taken to the flyer! I have an order going in tonite and likely another tomorrow night so contact me anytime to order your Retiring Accessories and Retiring Stamp Sets!!

Stamping on Tiles 101 Class

There's still a bit of room left for my Coaster Class this coming Friday night (7-830pm) - Email me if you'd like more details! I promised that I wouldn't show the class projects, so as not to ruin any surprises, but I will show you some other Coasters & Tiles I've been working on as preparation for this upcoming event!

Fall Coasters should really be the last thing I'm working on right now but I knew I would like the outcome of using this retired stamp set 'Autumn Fest'. I love the big bold images and the colors worked perfectly on tile!

The other project I thought I would show you are tile magnets! I thought this size of tile was so cute when I found them at Home Depot so I got a sheet to try them out! Nothing fancy with these tiles...just straight stamping! I'm thinking of making enough for Evan's class for Valentine's Day - I think it would make a different gift for his friends to take home!!

Have a great night everyone!

The Spring Summer Idea Book & Catalogue Has Arrived!

And...

It's amazing!! I love it! I know, I know... I say this everytime Stampin' Up! releases a new catalogue but they do such a great job of making each & every catalogue a source of refreshing inspiration!

To be fair to all of the other demonstrators out there - I will not be releasing any information on the new catalogue, the new stamp sets, or the new accessories (and there are lots of them), but I will tell you that I'm extending an invitation to anyone on my customer distribution list to my Spring Summer Idea Book & Catalogue Open House!

Contact me for details on how you can get on my customer distribution list AND how to find out more about my events this weekend!

I'll be back a little later today with some additional 'Coaster' samples as I prepare for my class this coming Friday! Have a great day everyone!

Thank You Stamp-A-Stack Samples

Thought you could all use a break from all of the Retiring List posts... As exciting & busy as it is, I don't want to forget about posting my class projects for you to see!

This past Tuesday night, I demonstrated, and then we made the following 3 cards (2 of each card for a total of 6 cards).

The inspiration for the first card was taken from SCS - I just modified the colors used a bit, changed the ribbon, and added a different saying. I knew I wanted to use the layout & the stamp set 'Bella Blossoms' for one of the projects at this 'Thank You' Stamp-A-Stack!! I can tell this stamp set will be one of my 2009 FAVs!


Stamps: Bella Blossoms

Cardstock: Ruby Red, So Saffron, Very Vanilla

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Gray

Accessories: Pastels, Sponge Daubers, 5/8 inch Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon

The second card uses a Retiring Stamp Set (Thanks For Everything) and some Retiring Designer Paper! I'm ashamed to say that this was one of the first times I had played around with Hawaii Papaya Designer Paper - it won't be the last! Not sure why the picture makes the color look like red - it is actually Tangerine Tango! The girls got to make 1 Tango color card and 1 Kiwi Kiss color card for this project! A very simple card to duplicate!

Stamps: Thanks For Everything

Cardstock: Whisper White, Hawii Papaya

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Tangerine Tango 5/8 inch Striped Ribbon

The final project was also inspired by something I saw on SCS! Again, I really like the layout of this card, but needed to change the colors so that I could show the ladies how much fun TANGERINE TANGO is to work with. And, since this color cardstock is on the Inventory Blowout List - it provided them a card idea to re-create at home if they choose to order this color cardstock! Again, I changed up the color combination and the Designer Paper used for this project. I also gave guests the option to choose their own embellishment so that they could see the 'Pretties' and 'Flower Fusion' Kits. They added a little bling to their projects by selecting either the Rhinestone Brads to the flowers!

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Frosty Day Designer Paper, Basic Gray or Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Pretties or Flower Fusion Kits, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Hope you are enjoying your weekend so far! We've had a fairly busy weekend here so far, and there's more to get through tomorrow, so I'm guessing my stamping time will be limited this weekend...BUT I still have about a 1/2 dozen projects made over the Holidays that I've yet to post so I'm not worried about keepin' up next week :o) Thanks for stopping by today!

Oh Where Oh Where Could That Retiring 'Accessory' List Be...

It's coming...

But its not posted yet this morning and I'll be heading out for work soon! I'll check the Stampin' Up! Website on my lunch today from work and if possible, post the list from there. Check back throughout the day to see what's going, going, gone!

Have a great day back to work/school everyone!

A Productive Day!

And it all started by a wonderful morning with my Stampers 6 Club Members & friends! We made the projects listed above and focused on 2-Step Stamping, Blender Pen and Designer Paper use. For the BABY cards, we used the set 'All In The Family' and 'Family Accessories' so a demonstration using the amazing Stamp-A-Ma-Jig was in order! All supplies for cards listed below!

For the Valentine's Day card, we stamped this adorable elephant twice - once on the Very Vanilla cardstock and again on the Rose Red Designer Paper! We then cut out the elephant stamped on Designer Paper and layered it on top of the Very Vanilla stamped elephant to create our red polka dot elephant!!

Here's a picture of the ladies working away at their projects! What a fun bunch of stampers! I love having you gals over each month :o) Have I also mentioned how nice it is to take pictures that don't end up blurry 99% of the time!! I love my new camera :o)

I'm hoping to share some teaser pics for my upcoming THANK YOU Stamp-A-Stack of cards (this coming Tuesday Jan 6th) - if you are interested in attending, email me soon as there are a few spots left for the taking!!

Off to watch Canada & Russia battle it out - be back tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by today!

Congratulations Baby Card

Stamps: All In The Family (109339), Family Accessories (109377) and Hugs & Wishes (109383)

Cardstock: Mellow Moss, So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Whisper White

Ink: So Saffron, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke and Basic Gray

Accessories: Blender Pen, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Mellow Moss 1/4 inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Circle Punches, Scallop Punch and Linen Thread

Elephant Valentine

Stamps: Happy Heart Day

Cardstock: Rose Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Rose Red Designer Series Paper

Ink: Staz On Black, SU Markers - Rose Red & Certainly Celery

Accessories: Certainly Celery 1/4 inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Snips

Upcoming Coaster Class

I'm so excited to be offering this class to my customers in January! Several of you have been asking for it...so now - here are the details! The class will be limited to just 6 guests to ensure a comfortable working space and lots of 1 to 1 instruction!

'Stamping With Tiles 101' Class

Friday January 16, 2008 - 700-830pm

This class will focus on the use of stamps with ceremic tiles! Guests will learn how, and then get to make a set of 4 Coasters that they can either use for themselves, or they can give away as a gift! I will have several other Coaster samples on hand for you to see other ways to make this fun project work for different themes & different times of the year!

Cost: $30. All guests will receive a $25 credit back toward an order placed the day of the class.

Therefore, this class and all its instruction is just $5!!!

Here are a few samples from my time in my Craft Room today! These are not the Coasters we'll be making at the class (I'll keep that as a surprise for guests attending) but this helps to give you and idea of how much fun we'll be having stamping on tiles!

Thanks for stopping by today! See you tomorrow ....ahhh I love vacation!!