August Stampin' Up! Home Party!

August is a fabulous month to gather some friends/family and enjoy a morning/afternoon or evening of stamping!!

I wonder what's stopping you from booking your fun party? Email me - I would love to chat with you about how easy it is to organize one!! You won't be disappointed - I guarentee it!!

In the meantime...here are some samples of projects made using the Level 2 Hostess stamp set 'Apple Blossom'! What an amazing & versatile set this is...and just think ... it could easily be yours!

A home party with guest orders that total $395 will enable you to get this set completely FREE! That could be 5 guests, ordering $80 each or 8 guest ordering $50 each or 10 guests ordering just $40 each! And...whatever you want to order counts toward YOUR hostess credits!

If you think this set wasn't wonderful enough...imagine getting $45 in FREE Stampin' Up! credits to go along with this stamp set!!!

It gets better!! Home parties that have guest orders totalling $450* qualify for an extra special August Hostess Promotion! Here's what $450 parties qualify for:

• A Level 1 or a Level 2 Hostess Reward (your choice)
• $45 regular hostess dollars + the August bonus of $35 EXTRA dollars

That's $80 in FREE STUFF - of your choice - from either the new 2011 Idea Book & Catalogue or the Summer Mini ...or both!

Apple Blossom - Level 2 Hostess Reward:

A 3x3 Card using Apple Blossoms & some of the new Basic Rhinestone Jewels!



This 3x3 sample uses some of the new 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon!

*Qualifying amounts are before standard shipping & applicable taxes

MDS Mondays!

This past weekend was Cup Day for Evan's soccer league, here in Dorchester! Evan was a 'Junior' this year in Tim Bits soccer and he continues to grow & love the sport with each passing year.

This layout uses Brocade Blue Grid Designer Series Paper - YES - MDS doesn't retire colors so you can always have your old & new favorites close at hand !!

I also used the saying 'The drive to Win' from the set Athletic Department below. This download is just $9.95 when you order from my online store. There is NO shipping when you order MDS online so pick it up today and get started on all those sporting events you need to scrapbook :o)

Thanks for stopping by today!

My Favorite Brayer Sample

I just love the look of these techniques combined ... a bit of masking and the use of the Brayer!

You to can learn how to achieve this look when you come to my Brayer Class this coming Wednesday July 28th!

The card uses the colors More Mustard & So Saffron together, as well as some Glossy White cardstock (with a bit of a twist)!

Again, the layout idea was taken from our demo Stampers Showcase, and I simply changed the color combination a bit and few of the embellishments. Special thanks to Christina Cobb for the layout inspiration!

More MDS pages coming next week! I hope you can join me again then - take care!!

Big Shot + Brayer (?)

Here's another card we'll be making at my Brayer Class on the 28th! The idea for this layout came from a resource that only demonstrators have access to - it's called 'Stampers Showcase' on Stampin' Connection - and it's definitely a huge perk for being a part of the Stampin' Up! family!!

YOU can gain access to it too - just email me to find out how easy it is to join! Special thanks to Julie Wadlinger who originally created this card! I changed the embellishments up a bit and used the Tiny Tags stamp set + the fun Vintage Tags shown below!

I'll be back tomorrow with yet another card sample from this upcoming class! Thanks for stopping by today!

Brayer Class!

I'm so excited to be having a Brayer Class next Wednesday July 28th! Cards made using the Brayer tool always have a WOW effect, and this class will allow you to not only learn how to create some of these amazing effects, but you'll get the Brayer as part of the class fee!

Here's just one of the projects we'll be making on Wednesday night. This card uses some new 2011 In Colors (Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait), matched up with Not Quite Navy. I got this color combination directly from the new Stampin' Up! Color Coach (a MUST have for all stampers - it ROCKS)!!

There's still room for more class guests - email me today to sign up (lisaburns@rogers.com)!

CASE'd from the New Idea Book & Catalogue!

I love using the IB&C for inspiration, and I know many of you feel the same way!

Here are a few samples I created using the stamp set 'Great Friend' from page 122! They will look very similar to the samples shown on this page of the catalogue :o)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Great Friend

Cardstock: So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, So Saffron

Accessories: Little Leaves Die, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Scallop Edge Punch, Winter White Embossing Powder, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

See you tomorrow with samples from an upcoming Brayer Class I'm having!!!

July Holiday Club Cards!

You saw the first sample from my July Holiday Club event, earlier this week, using the 'Classic Christmas' stamp set. I'll post those cards again at the bottom of this post ...

Here's the 2nd sample we made this past weekend!

There are always a few guest spots open for these Holiday Club events ... pay $5 to come make the projects and see what the clubs are all about (or free if you decide to place an order)! But you have to register early, so start thinking about August ladies!! I promised to order a Holiday stamp set - voted on my the club members - to use during our August events! I'll announce the winner shortly :o)

I wanted to show the girls a card that could be used for a male, during the Holiday Season. This card uses the versatile & fun Snow Swirls stamp set, which has been around for a few years now but continues to be a popular choice for Holiday stampers!!

This is a great card to recreate as it uses just 1 stamp set and a few different colors of ink + 1 embellishment (satin ribbon) and a tool (Mat Pack & Piercer Tool).

Cardstock Colors used include: Always Artichoke, River Rock, Very Vanilla

Ink Colors used include: Always Artichoke, River Rock & So Saffron

Here are the other cards we made in July. As a reminder - these are the cards that are included in my 'Classic Christmas' Holiday Take Out Kit!!!

Enjoy your evening everyone!!

'Classic Christmas' Holiday Take Out Kit!

I had such a fantastic response to my Take Out Kit (Fundraiser) earlier this year that I wanted to try to offer something like this on a regular / ongoing basis!!

With that in mind, I've created a Holiday Take Out Kit!

Here are the details for the 'Classic Christmas' Holiday Take Out Kit. Kits can be preordered to arrive in time for my August Open House, but you must reply before Wednesday July 28th to get in on the preorder! Kit orders received by this date can be paid for using cash. cheque or credit card.

Kit Cost: $55 Kit Contents:

• Christmas Classics Stamp Set (Wooden)
• Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad
• Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad
• Pre-cut materials to make 10 Holiday Cards (with envelopes)
  

Retiring Bundles For Sale!

In August, I'm hosting another 2 FOR 1 Surplus Sale & Open House! At this sale, I will have the recently retired colors bundled into packages and available for sale!

Bundles will consist of the following items:

• Classic Ink Pad
• Classic Ink Refill
• Stampin' Write Marker
• 8 1/2 x 11 Cardstock
• 12x12 Cardstock (some bundles include textured as well as smooth)

The bundles will be priced according to contents and how much cardstock I had left over to put with each retiring color - the prices range from $15 a bundle to $30 a bundle!

If you'd like more information about these bundles, or my upcoming Surplus Sale, please email me at lisaburns@rogers.com.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!!

Hosting a Stampin' Up! Party is EASY & FUN !

Here are a few helpful tips on making the decision to host a party

• It's all about fun! There is NO pressure, and NO stress!
• We can run a home party with as little as 3-5 guests but I recommend inviting more (there are always cancellations last minute)!
• Hostess Benefits start with $200 parties so it isn't very challenging to get to this threshold if you invite those that enjoy crafting and/or those that have expressed an interest in learning more about it! Ideal party size is 8-10 guests. Once your party sales hit $200, you're guarenteed a FREE Level 1 stamp set PLUS a minimum of $20 in FREE product!
• I'll bring you a free gift PLUS the NEW 2011 Idea Book & Catalogue, just for hosting the party!
  

I offer 2 basic concepts for home parties

1) An Intro Party - this type of party is free for all guests! I would demonstrate 3 simple, easy-to-duplicate projects and bring all of the supplies for guests to make 1 of the projects. All projects are pre-cut so no experience is necessary for this event. This type of party is perfect for those that have never seen/heard of Stampin' Up! before, but are up for learning something new, are crafting at heart, or are in need of a new hobby!

or

2) Stamp-A-Stack Party - this type of party is ideal for a group that have seen Stampin' Up! before and enjoy learning more about the current products and some new techniques! Guests attending this type of event would pay a small fee of just $5 to cover the cost of the supplies used at the event, and make 4 cards (2 of 2 different styles). I demonstrate the cards and provide all materials needed to make them. Class fee will be waived with a minimum order amount placed at the party.

I hope you'll consider hosting a fun girl's night in - email me anytime for more details or to reserve a date for your party this summer!!

Because I Care

This sample is one of the amazing new Hostess Rewards in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue and it was a BIG HIT at my Open House this past weekend!

More than a few ladies wanted to get their hands on it and are considering hosting a party this summer to earn it for FREE!

I want to fill up a few dates so I'm announcing a few incentives to sweeten the pot and help you take the plunge to book your party!!

Prizes will be awarded based on a first-to-book basis so if you're first to email me to reserve your party date, you'll get to pick first from this prize list. If you're second to reserve your date, you'll get 2nd choice etc. Prizes will be awarded at your party providing your party sales hit the minimum Hostess qualifying amount of $200 (this is super easy to hit and I will help you get there :o)

Prizes

• 2011 In Color Markers (Set of 5) - Valued at $19.95
• Satin Ribbon Share - Valued at $10
• Tropical Party DSP Share - Valued at $6

Available party dates - Party can be held at your place, or mine!

• Sunday July 25th - 700-830pm
• Tuesday July 27th - 700-830pm
• Wednesday August 4th - 700-830pm

Here are 2 more samples using the 'Because I Care' hostess stamp set! All sample use new colors from the 2011 IB&C. The sample above uses Cherry Cobbler. The samples below use Marina Mist and Cajun Craze.

Have a great day everyone! Enjoy the beautiful weather today!! I'll return tomorrow with some helpful points about how EASY it is to book your Girl's Night In party!!

MDS Mondays!

Here's another page from Evan's year-end school party! The family that hosted this party made up 50 water balloons for the kids to use...the kids went through all 50 in less than 5mins (too funny)!!

Have a wonderful start to your week!!

Color Coach - New Product!

Receive this amazing tool FREE as a special welcome gift when you purchase your Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit through me before August 31st 2010!!

Contact me anytime for more information!


Let this Color Coach help you put together custom colour schemes to express your unique creativity. Whether you want a quick reference of all colours in a collection, a card for every colour, or blank cards to record your own colour combinations, this swatch book is for you!\

■ Includes 55 double-sided cards with removable metal post fastener

■ Includes colour theory cards and individual colour swatch cards

■ On individual colour cards, one side shows colour, the other side lists coordinating colours

■ Card size: 2-3/4" x 4-1/2"

MDS Monday!

What a fantastic weekend we had here ...lots of sun and celebrations for Canada Day. There wasn't a shortage of things to do, that's for sure!

Evan 's Grade 1 class had a year-end pool party on Saturday. The Luty Family did a fabulous job of entertaining the kids and were so gracious with their backyard, on such a hot day! I took over 100 pictures of all the days events and on Saturday night, I decided to get right to it and make some MDS pages!

I decided to try to use one of the pre-fab templates available on MDS - this one has such a nice summer feel that it worked with pool-side and backyard themed photos. These templates make completing memory pages a breeze - just drag & drop your photos - and your done!

I did, however, want to play around with some MDS options and see what I could customize within the template pages and I was so happy with the result. For example, on the page shown above, the template had some 'pink' on it, and I was able to change this to Old Olive. I also added the 3 white brads on the scallop border.

Hope you have a great day everyone! I have some information coming soon (re. My Surplus Sale & Open House), so check back often!

Cheers!!

Re-Join Stampin' Up! For Just $45 !!

I know this is going to excite many of you that have at one time or another over the past 5 years taken advantage of the amazing perks SU! offers its demos! There are others out there reading that I know may have had to drop off from SU! as a demo because it might not have been an ideal time to keep the minimums going or to build a business!

Maybe JULY is the time get back to doing what you love!

This particular promotion is fantastic for previous SU! demo's because you likely already have a good supply of product/supplies so the kit comes with just basic business supplies to get you up & running again quickly at a LOW, LOW, LOW cost of $45 Canadian!

This is the best RE-JOIN offer I've seen in my 5 years with the company so I hope you'll consider coming back to the family!

BONUS for those that sign up in July (from me)!

Hobby Demos - sign up with me in July and receive a FREE package of the new 2011 In Color Cardstock (8 1/2 x 11) as a gift from me to you!

Business Demos - sign up with me in July and receive a FREE package of the new 2011 In Color MARKERS when you book & complete your first workshop/home party. Plus, I will offer up my services to help you with the preparation of this workshop and be there to help you run it if you wish!

Getting Started Collection!

Classic Stampin' Spots (11 Spots: 1 ea. of 11 colors excluding Whisper White) - $26.95

The Getting Started Collection is a new concept introduced by Stampin' Up! in the recently released 2011 IB&C (Found on Pg 165).

These collections are a perfect variety of handpicked colors from all of our collections - just right to start building your color collections! So many of you have asked me over the years "do I have to pick an entire color family or can I pick n' choose colors I like from various families".

This option does the selection for you but provides the variety of colors I think you're going to love!! One color in each basic hue plus a few basic neutrals. Colors work beautifully for most occasions. Plus, find all types of ribbon and all basic accessories in these colors as well as new Patterns Designer Series paper so you won't have any trouble finding accessories for your projects!

Getting Started Colors Include: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Early Espresso and Basic Black!

8 1/2 x 11" Smooth Cardstock (24 sheets: 2 ea. in 12 colors) - $8.50

Special Introductory Offer For Combo, From Me To You!

Email me for more information OR if you're on my customer mailing list - you'll receive an email with the special offer!!

*Special Offer will expire 1 week from today - Friday July 9th at 5pm!

Have a super day everyone!

Canada Day MDS!

I have to admit, I had high hopes for myself when I purchased the `My Digital Studio` software.

I wanted a faster, easier way to keep up with my scrapbooking and I knew that this program was the answer. It is!

I am trying however to get a bit better with setting aside regular time to create a few MDS pages with the millions of pictures I seem to take each week at various events! My goal for the new 2011 Catalogue year is to share at least 1 MDS page each week with you so that you can keep up to speed on the new downloads and perhaps see if MDS would help with your scrapbooking backlog !!

This layout was super fast and easy and doesn`t really use very much of the software - but I liked the template layout (provided within the MDS program) so all I had to do is drag and drop my photos in and journal a bit! I did add an image from the Extreme Element stamp brush set described below.

Extreme Elements Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download
119099

Regular Price: $3.28
Preferred Price: $2.95 (when you order online from my business website)!

I hope you took lots of pictures of your own Canada Day festivities and that you preserve them quickly ...to cherish for years!!

Here it is!!

Here`s how to earn this fabulous Idea Book & Catalogue for FREE...

• Join My Team - I`ll start you off with your own FREE catalogue right away but you`ll get 8 more in your Starter Kit. Ask me for full details or join me for a Stampin`Up! Informational Night on Sunday July 4th. RSVP required please.
  
• Book A Home Party - why not book a fun-filled night with a few friends &/or family and enjoy some stampin`time! Guarenteed to be a stress-free experience!
  
• Attend My Open House - where you can earn this catalogue for FREE with every $100 order in addition to taking advantage of my popular 2 FOR 1 Surplus Sale!!

If earning the catalogue for FREE isn`t in the cards for you, you are more than welcome to buy the catalogue! I will have my traditional Open House cost on all of the new 2011 IB&C`s - simply email me to get more information.

If you`re an online kinda gal - the 2011 IB&C should be available soon! I will update my blog links and share the FYI once I see that update.

Happy Shopping Everyone!

Just another day...

HARDLY !

Today is Canada Day! We celebrate tradition and freedom and all of the wonderful things this country provides us each & every day! We celebrate family today! We celebrate a day away from work! We celebrate with fireworks, and BBQs and really fun things for the kids to do!

I absolutely LOVE Canada Day so once this post is done - I'm off to enjoy a day with my family :o)

TODAY is also a day many SU! fans have been waiting for!! The NEW 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue launches TODAY! As many of you know, my 2 FOR 1 Surplus Sale & Open House event is just around the corner so I will see you all soon! I can't wait for you to see this new catalogue and some of the fresh, fun samples I`ve created so far using new stamp sets, colors and accessories!!

If you're coming by my Open House, be prepared to stay for a bit - I won't be able to control your urge to curl up on the couch and peruse the amazing new products!

More to come after all the celebrations today :o) Have a wonderful day with your families & friends!