Open House Orders - Update!

Hi There! I hope you've been able to enjoy some wonderfully sunny weather this week, like we have here in Southwestern Ontario!! What an amazing week to have off as vacation!

Open House Orders - Update
All of the orders from the 'old' catalogue are now in! The last of those orders arrived yesterday so I'll be contacting those impacted with delivery options!

All of the orders placed from the new 2010 IB&C are set to arrive on Monday! Yeah! Again, I'll contact those impacted with delivery options next week!

Where Have I Been?
Apologies for not posting since Monday but I have been enjoying some much needed, and much anticipated TIME OFF from work and I'm thrilled to say that I have soaked in every bit of it this week!

We haven't had a busy vacation agenda (like we usually do) and I'm SOOO glad we made the decision to save a bit of money, stay home and get some things done around the house! It hasn't been all work this week of course - a few fun (short) day trips, having friends over, playing in the backyard and around the community, SLEEPING IN a few mornings!! - but what we have managed to get done around the house has been VERY, VERY theraputic! There's just something about completing projects that you've had on your to-do list for ages!!! lol!

Along those lines - I have put my Craft Room through a complete overhaul! It's taken me most of the week, working early in the morning and late at night to complete the clean up, but I am VERY HAPPY with the outcome! My ultimate goal is to complete all of the work on my room to be able to spend some quality CREATIVE time in my new space before I go back to work!

With all of the purging, I have a lot of new items to add to my Surplus Sale and Cash n' Carry table at my upcoming Open House (Fri Aug 7th)! Watch for more details on that!

For any demo's out there - I have a surplus of business tools that I'm looking to sell off. Email me at lisaburns@rogers.com if you are interested in seeing the list!

Have a great Friday everyone! Hope to be back tomorrow with some samples of recent projects I've completed prior to my Craft Room overhaul :o) !!

Deal Of The Week - Week 2!

The second deal of the week is...


Sizzix Big Shot Doctor's Bag
Carry your Big Shot machine, cutting pads, and dies in stunning style. This black-and-white checked doctor’s bag makes storing and transporting your Big Shot machine easy and convenient. It has handles for carrying and a shoulder strap for when your hands are full of other crafting supplies.

Regular Price - $103.95
Sale Price - $72.99

I'm also going to throw my own special on top of this one (because I know many of you recently invested in the Big Shot and may want this bag)!! Contact me directly for more details on my personal SPECIAL!

This Deal of the Week will run for 1 week only. Enjoy the savings!

2 Great Ways to Join Stampin' Up! and My Team!

Imagine... Having the flexibility to own any of the stamp sets SU! offers!

Imagine... Building your collection of SU! supplies WITHOUT dipping into your savings!

Imagine... Earning as much, or as little extra income as you want by doing something you love!

It is all possible when you consider Stampin' Up! as a home business! The incredible thing with the Stampin' Up! opportunity is that you literally customize the business to your life. You can ramp it up, or slow it down anytime you want to. When I decided to join SU! I had just a couple of intentions: 1) I wanted to earn enough money to pay off the cost of my Starter Kit and 2) I wanted to get my wish list of items at a discounted price!

5 years later, here I am... Working a full time job, maintaining my SU! business on the side, enjoying a wonderful team of 15 other SU! finatics, and loving the fact that I get to experience all that Stampin' Up! has to offer!

With the launch of the NEW 2010 IDEA BOOK & CATALOGUE, Stampin' Up! also announced 2 great ways to join the Stampin' Up! (and my) family of crafters!

1) An all new MINI Starter Kit! This Starter Kit is priced affordably at just $105 - yet you get all the same benefits as a demonstrator would get by purchasing the regular kit in terms of the discount, the commissions, the incentives, the complimentary catalogues, ability to earn free product, access to exclusive demo resources etc etc.

The kit is ideal for someone who's been using Stampin' Up! products for some time now and has a lot of supplies already! The mini kit allows them to take that step of joining the family without having to spend more on product to do so. The Mini Kit comes will all of the same Business Supplies as the regular kit so you can get started with your business from Day 1!

2) The Regular Kit is still available at $269 and is an amazing value at approximately 40% off the cost to order the product within the kit at regular price! This kit is ideal for the beginning stamper who may not have built up their inventory of SU! products needed to hold demonstrations etc. There is a fabulous promotion right now for anyone wanting to join the SU! (and my) family of demonstrators...

Each new demonstrator that purchases the Regular Starter Kit between July 1st and August 31st will receive

• All six of the new In Color Classic Stampin' Pads
• One pack of In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")

That's a $58.20 value for FREE when you join my SU! team!!

Contact me anytime with your questions! lisaburns@rogers.com!!

Deal Of The Week!!

Deal of the Week: Scallop Edge Punch

Everything's prettier in scallops!

July 1–5, get the Scallop Edge punch for just $15.99—over 30% off the regular price of $22.95!

Throughout July, be sure to check my web site every Monday for the week's new deal!!

Email me (lisaburns@rogers.com) anytime to get yours, or visit my business website to have your order shipped directly to your door! Canadian orders only please. Thank You.

What happens at club events anyway?

You can find out for yourself!

I'm opening my club events this weekend up to anyone that would like to check out what really happens at my Scrappers & Stampers Club events! What I think you'll find out is that its basically just like getting a FREE class and some fun stamping time once a month for club members!

I have 2 spots open for my Scrappers (Scrapbooking) Club event this Saturday from 9-1030am and 2 spots open for my Stampers 6 (Cardmaking) Club event, which is also Saturday from 1030-12noon!

Each event will have unique projects for club members + special guests to learn about, and work on. Club members will place their regular July orders, while guests can either place a $40 order and join the fun for FREE, or they can pay a $5 class fee.

EVERYONE THAT JOINS US THIS WEEKEND WILL GET A FREE 2010 IDEA BOOK & CATALOGUE!!

Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible to secure your spot. lisaburns@rogers.com

Busy Stampin' Up! Day!

Today was one of those days where ya feel like you're in a whirlwind tunnel and you can't get out! There was just SO MUCH going on today between Canada Day celebrations and Stampin' Up! announcements - I feel like I need another day off :o) lol!

Since I'm on vacation starting Friday (for 2 weeks - yey), I think I can manage to get by the next 2 days at work!!

So - what was announced today? I think I'll provide a quick overview of the announcements and then post all the details daily for the remainder of this week. Hopefully this will make it easier to keep track!

Here we go...

• The 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue officially launched today and I can take orders as of 2pm
• SU! announced that they will be having a WEEKLY SPECIAL - kind of like a spot special throughout the month of July. The first weekly special has been announced - I'll post those details tomorrow OR visit my Business Website if you can't wait :o)
• SU! announced a NEW mini Starter Kit!
• SU! announced a special July promotion for anyone looking to buy the full Starter Kit!
• My July class schedule has been published and shared with my customer list. If you're not on that list, but would like to be - email me at lisaburns@rogers.com!
• I've chosen a date for my next Surplus Sale / Open House!

I think that's it...I could easily be missing something but I'll gather all the announcements and begin working on postings for the rest of the week + I have samples to show you, new products to highlight, new accessory share information etc etc!

So much to tell you - so little time! Have a great rest-of-your-night everyone!!

Fun Day Ahead!

Most importantly because today is CANADA DAY! I love this holiday as it allows us time to teach our kids all about 'why' we have such a fantastic country, and that we should never take living in it for granted!

Each year our community celebrates together, with fun activities for the kids, gatherings, fireworks, BBQs and a really fun duck race! Don't worry - no real ducks are used for the race... just the fun little plastic ducks that would typically be found in the bath tub :o)

This year is a bit different for us, in that my DH is working today and his company is giving them this coming Friday off. Great for him to get a long-weekend, but we were a little sad knowing he wasn't going to be with us for all the fun! We've established such a tradition with family on this day :o( Ah well, I've promised to take lots of pictures!

Thought I would share the little Canada Day package I made for Evan for today. I'm so lucky to work downtown London and have a dollar store right across the street in the mall so my friend and I (Hey Liz!) took a trip over on our lunch and I stocked up on Canada Day goodies! Amazing what you can get for a buck or two eh :o)

Have a fabulous day everyone. Whether you decide to take in some of your local festivities, or relax at home with family & friends...ENJOY! I'll be back later today with some exciting Stampin' Up! news - there's lots of it today!!