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Are You Looking for a Sweet Gift for a Girl?

What about this feminine gift box?  This would either by your wrapping for the gift, or could be the gift.  What about filling it with chocolates, putting in a gift card, a pair or earrings?  Or this could be the gift--it could be for keeping those special earrings, rings, small trinkets, stamping embellishments, etc.

 

Can you tell how I made it?  Well, of course, you can.  I used the new Melon Mambo cardstock and the Top Note die for the Big Shot.  You will need one for the top and one for the bottom of this box.  The largest flower from Eastern Blooms was used to embellish the top of the box, along with a Stampin' Dimensional to pop the flowers up, the Crushed Curry marker to fill in the centers of the flowers, and 2-Way glue to hold the Dazzling Diamonds glitter in place.  I used Summer Sun cardstock and a gorgeous rhinestone brad to finish it all off.

Did I See You At Red Hot Summer Stamping?

Wow--You ladies are wonderful.  This past weekend I was lucky enough to stamp with the most energetic and excited stampers this weekend.  A great crowd came to the Granada for the Performing Arts in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to see what our Yes Ma'am Stampers had to offer them.  There were 7 demonstrators showing new techniques, products and lots of gorgeousness on display.  If you stopped at my booth to make my make and take, this is what you made:

  

This is the mosaic embossing technique on the front of a small scalloped box.  We made the box with two scalloped envelopes cut with the Big Shot.  We then made two matching 3" x 3" cards with envelopes to go into their box.  The polka dot ribbon shown is the new 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot grosgrain ribbon.  Cute, cute!

    

You Have to See These Bags--Wow!!

Aren't these the cutest shopping bags in the world?  Stampin' Up! is offering these bags to all SU demonstrators in their Memento Mall shopping area of the Salt Lake City Convention that I will be attending from Aug. 3 to Aug. 7!  I will tell you right now that I am stocking up on these--they are the cutest!! 

These will make very adorable hostess gifts for anyone having a party for me after I return from convention.  Just mention that you saw these on my blog and one of these is yours when you hostess a party for me in August or September.  So far I have a party scheduled on August 14 and I will surprise her with one of these bags!  These bags also make great grocery shopping bags, but best of all, totes to keep your stamping project supplies together.  They are big enough to hold 12x12" papers for your current projects.  So just let me know if you can't live without one of these, and you will receive one when you have a party for me in August or September.

Finding the Granada!!

Just wanted to give you a heads up on locating the Granada for the Performing Arts in Mt. Vernon for our Red Hot Summer Stamping Event on Saturday, July 25.  Apparently, it will not be able to be located on Google, but the address is 108 N. 9th Street.  When you are in Mt. Vernon just located Broadway or Main Street, which both go East and West through downtown Mt. Vernon.  Turn North on Ninth Street from either Broadway or Main and you will see the big billboard that has the Granada's name on it on the East side of Ninth Street. 

Parking should be very easily accessible--just park on the street anywhere up to three blocks away!  The parking meters say "2 hour parking" but the fine print will say "between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday".

See you there!!

Are You Excited About Red Hot Summer Stamping?

Well, you should be!!  If you live in the Mt. Vernon, Illinois area, you should be marking your calendar and planning to attend the RED HOT SUMMER STAMPING EVENT being held this Saturday, July 25, FROM 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  And if you live a little farther away, make it a stampin' road trip!

There will be 7 Stampin' Up! demonstrators offering this FREE event at the Granada for the Performing Arts building, just off the square in downtown Mt. Vernon, close to Ninth & Main Streets.  There will be displays, demonstrations, light refreshments and make & take projects similar to those that we have experienced when we have attended Stampin' Up! conventions and regional events.  We want to offer this locally, as there is nothing else like this in our area!  Please come--just RSVP so we can provide for all that wish to attend.  Sound fun yet?

Did I mention Door Prizes?  There will be hourly door prizes and if you cannot stay for the entire event, you do not have to be present to win, and a Grand Prize drawing at the end of the day.  To qualify to participate in the Grand Prize drawing, all you have to do is give an order or book a party with one of the demonstrators at the event.  Sound fun now?

We wanted to hold this event at the Granada for the Performing Arts to get more people into the building so they could see for themselves the beauty of this historic theater and make more of the public aware of the ongoing renovation project.  You can see more about the building at their website of www.granada.mvn.net.

My friends and I held an event similar to this in the Spring that was attended by over 70 anxious crafters!  So what else are you doing on Saturday?  Come on out and see us!!!

How Could I Possibly Get Samples of New Ribbons and Embellishments?

Do you want to try the new In Color ribbons from Stampin' Up's brand new catalog? 

 

Or do you want to try all of the new ribbons? 

Or (this is the best) would you like to sample new ribbons and new embellishments in the same club?

I would like to invite you to take advantage of one or more of my current Ribbon and Embellishment Clubs.  I have three different clubs to offer to you.  Receive a FREE set of IN COLOR MARKERS for joining all three clubs!!  Just join by July 31 to receive the FREE set of 6 IN COLOR MARKERS!

#1   YUMMY IN COLOR RIBBON CLUB--What do you think of the new In Color Ribbons?  Wow, I think Stampin' Up! outdid themselves with these gorgeous new colors!  Of course, the ribbons will coordinate with the new In Color cardstocks, textured and plain,  the new Classic Ink Colors and Stampin' Write Marker Colors (wow).

They have unique descriptive names, from left to right in the picture:  Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, and Bermuda Bay.  Man, I love them already! The ribbons are 1/2" wide and features a fun polka-dot pattern on one side and is plain grosgrain on the other side.   

You will be able to purchase these yummy ribbons from the new catalog after July 5, 15 yards per roll for $9.95.  If you were to purchase all 6 rolls, the cost (including ship/hand) is $70.10.

My New Yummy In Color Ribbon Club will provide you with 3 yards of each color for $14.00!!  So, that is 18 yards of this adorable ribbon for $14.00! 

 

The first round of Yummy In Color Ribbon Club orders are coming in tomorrow!  Those girls who joined this club prior to June 30 are also receiving a goodie bag filled with stamps, Stampin' Spots, embellishments, ribbons, etc.  The goodie bags are ready and waiting for the order to come in:

 

These will be fun to receive! 

Janis Miller is also receiving the retired Deer Friends stamp set for being the first to sign up for this Yummy In Color Ribbon Club.  Congrats Janis!

It's not too late to join this club, just click on the PayPal button below to get your Yummy In Color Ribbons.

 

 

 

 

#2 Lucky Me--All New Ribbons Club--16-1/2 yards of Brand New Ribbons for $19.75.

How about 1 yard each of every new ribbon in the catalog?  These ribbons can be seen on pages 182 and 183 of the new 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog. (Don't have your new catalog yet? Contact me and I will send you one for FREE!  In the meantime, go to my website:   www.creativestampingwithjan.com and click on the On Line Ordering button in the top right corner, and it will take you to my Stampin' Up website. The Shop Now button will let you look at specials and the catalog.)

 

Just join the Lucky Me All New Ribbon Club for $19.75 and receive 1 yard each of the following ribbons (except the last ribbon listed, and you get 1-1/2 yards of black):

1 yard of Elegant Eggplant Rick Rack 1/4" wide, Orchard Ribbon Originals

1 yard of Always Artichoke 1/2" wide, Orchard Ribbon Originals

1 yard of More Mustard 5/8" wide, Orchard Ribbon Originals

1 yard of Chocolate Chip 5/16" wide, Masterpiece Ribbon Originals

1 yard of Certainly Celery 5/8" wide, Masterpiece Ribbon Originals

1 yard of Very Vanilla/Close to Cocoa 7/8" wide floral, Masterpiece Ribbon Originals (my favorite!)

1 yard of So Saffron stitched, 3/16" wide, Elementary Ribbon Originals

1 yard of Old Olive 3/8" wide, Elementary Ribbon Originals

1 yard of Not Quite Navy 7/8" wide, Elementary Ribbon Originals

1 yard of 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon

1 yard of 1-1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

1 yard of 1-1/4" Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

1 yard of 1-1/4" Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

1 yard of 1-1/4" Basic Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

1 yard of 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

1-1/2 yards of 5/8" Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon

You can Join The Lucky Me--All New Ribbon Club Now by Clicking this PayPal button:

#3 All New Cutsie Embellishments and More 46 Pieces of Great Embellishments are included in this Club for $22.12.  Just check the pages numbers in the New Stampin' Up Catalog to see samples of these!!  This is just a fun way to sample everything new to see if you like them.  It's always hard to tell exactly what some of these look like by just looking at the catalog.  This Embellishment Club includes the following pieces: Treat Boxes, Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa, you will get 2 each, pg. 159 Elegant Notes, you will get 3 each Very Vanilla notecards and envelopes, pg. 168 Pendant Notes, you will get 3 each Kraft notecards and envelopes, pg. 168 1/4 sheet of Flower Fantasy Printed Window Sheet, pg. 169 Basic Small Grommets, you will get 4 pieces, one of each color, pg. 179 Basic Jumbo Grommets, you will get 4 pieces, one of each color, pg. 179 Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons, you will get 3 buttons, one of each design, pg. 181 Playground Designer Buttons, you will get 10 buttons, one of each style shown on pg. 181 Sherbert Designer Buttons, you will get 10 buttons, one of each style shown on pg. 181 Silver Flower Designer Brads, you will get 2 brads, one of each design, pg. 179 Flower Assortment Designer Brads, you will get 4 brads, one each of Pumpkin Pie, Pretty     in Pink, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip, pg. 179   You Can Join the All New Cutsie Embellishments and More Club by Clicking on the PayPal Button Below:     All New Cutsie Embellishments and More Club         IF YOU ARE NOT A LOCAL CUSTOMER OF MINE, I WILL PAY SHIPPING CHARGES FOR YOU!!   SPECIAL OFFER--if you would like to join all three of my clubs, I will give you half off the cost of the new In Color Markers!!  Everyone's gotta have these--we have waited so long to get Stampin' Up to offer markers in the In Colors!  The cost of the markers (including shipping and handling) for you if you join all three Clubs would be $10! So for the total of $65.87, you would be joining the Yunmy In Color Ribbon Club, the Lucky Me--All New Ribbon Club, and the All New Cutsie Embellishments and More Club!! You can take advantange of this Special Offer by clicking the PayPal button below.

Let me know if you have any questions for me on all of my new Clubs!  Have a great time with the new 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! Catalog!!

 

 

 

Deal of the Week #2

Stampin Up! is offering us all Deals of the Week each and every week through the end of July.

This week from Monday, July 6 at 10:00 a.m. through Monday, June 13, at 9:00 a.m., we can purchase the Doctor's Bag for the Big Shot for $49.99, NOT THE USUAL $69.95!!  Wow, that is 30% off!  It's nice and roomy for your Big Shot machine and many die cuts.

 

Look at that great padded shoulder strap!!

 

The inside is a perky pink with black polka dots!  Look how comfortable my Big Shot is in her bag.  Night, night!

 

Of course, we need pockets inside the bag for all of our smaller dies and embosslets.

Let me know if you need to order one of these for your Big Shot, or even if you don't have yours yet, this price is great!!

The offer is only good until early a.m. on Monday, July 13.

How Do You Know If You Want to Be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?

The only way to answer that question is to know all of the benefits there are to being a Stampin' Up! gal!!  Let's see if we can get that explained for you today:

 

This is me in the picture and I have seen a lot of these boxes being delivered to Jan's house and then when she comes home, she is jumping up and down saying "the UPS man was here".  Well, I have just decided I had better find out what the big deal is about these brown boxes.  They make great beds, chairs and scratching posts for me and my sisters, but what makes Jan so happy?

So I just decided I was not going to let Jan have these boxes until she told me why she gets so excited to see these?  Jan told me that being a Stampin' Up demonstrator is so much more than just getting Mr. Brown to bring her more UPS boxes!!  Really?  What else?

Jan says she loves being a Stampin' Up! gal because she is her own boss.  (I heard her say her day job is ending in December and she can do nothing about it.)  Jan says Stampin' Up! will never lay her off, never get mad if she isn't at work on time or takes a day off to be with the kids, won't make her punch a time clock, she can work as much or as little as she wants to.  Wow! 

Jan then told me that the economy is not that great for some businesses right now, as many were closing or making very little profit.  Jan said that Stampin' Up! is a debt-free company, the economy isn't changing anything in the way Stampin' Up! is doing business, and she also said she has made 20% more income this year than last year (which means more cat food for me!)  Jan says that rubber stamping is the fastest growing #1 hobby in the United States now, with millions of dollars being spent each year.  Jan says when gals want an inexpensive night with their friends, they invite them over to stamp.  Wow, is that why all of these girls are coming to Jan's house with the "Stamping Party This Way" sign on the door?  Jan says she is getting her extra bills paid doing stamping and meeting people, doing two things she loves!  (How can she say that is working?)

 

Next thing I knew, my sister was also wanting to hear more about joining Stampin' Up! but I told her we were still holding these boxes hostage until I found out all I wanted to know.  So, what else did Jan tell me?

• She gets a 20% discount on all items she wants to order from the Stampin' Up! catalog
• Stampin' Up! always includes her in specials including 40% off of sneak peek merchandise
• Anyone signing up to be a Stampin' Up! demo under Jan gets to come to all of her events free of charge forever (that's a long time); Jan also provides 24/7 advice and answers to questions for all demonstrators under her; Jan loves to share her ideas
• Anyone signing up to be a Stampin' Up! demo under Jan also gets to attend all of Carol Payne's events and stamp camps free of charge
• Jan's profit is 20% of every Stampin' Up! order she places; then once a month, Jan receives another check from Stampin' Up! and the size of that check depends on where Jan's sales are on the volume rebate chart that month.  Jan says that check allows her and her kids to have extras that they wouldn't normally have and to pay some extra bills!
• Even with the economy slowing down, gals still need their stamping supplies
• If you think you aren't creative enough to come up with ideas for workshops, don't worry, Stampin' Up! provides all of this on their website and in the monthly publication Stampin' Success that comes in the mail
• From now until August 31, anyone can sign up to be a demonstrator for $85 (the regular start up fee is $199).  Gals will then receive a Mini Starter Kit including "For All You Do Stamp Set" or replacement stamp set your choice, a complete set of the 6 brand new In-color stamps pads, 1 package of Whisper White cardstock, 1 package of In Color Assorted Cardstock (Jan says the In-Colors are provided in this Mini Starter Kit because everyone wants to see the new colors and they are the most popular)  I think that means they will get more workshops and customers faster!
• From now until August 31, if someone would want to purchase the standard Starter Kit for $199, then they will receive for FREE the 6 new In Color stamp pads and one package of In Color Assorted cardstock (an extra value of $43.65)
• Jan will provide 5 extra Stampin' Up! catalogs to all new demonstrators so they can immediately share with their friends and family and introduce them to your new creativity
• All of Jan's demonstrators have the opportunity to participate in all of the extra cool events that Jan promotes, such as Spring Into Stamping, Red Hot Summer Stamping, and Simply Impressive Stamping Classes
• All demonstrators have access to a wide array of project ideas, suggested uses for products, ways to hold classes and workshops, chances to attend Regional and Convention events exclusive to Stampin' Up! demonstrators
• A chance to win an incentive trip offered each year by Stampin' Up!  The next trip is a cruise to Alaska!
• All demonstrators have access to an amazing website and a Demonstrator Business Website of your own, should you desire this
• Monthly publications of Stampin' Success that are filled with more ideas and pictures of projects made by fellow demonstrators
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• Ok, now it seems everyone is becoming excited about our conversation and they are jumping on the bandwagon (or in this case the boxes).  So, now I understand more about these brown boxes.  It seems Jan has many friends and customers who share her passion for stamping and actually like to hear her talk about it!  (Did I say that?)  I am now beginning to understand that Jan loves what she does and loves to share it.  
• You will need to contact Jan if you would like to become a Stampin' Gal like her, and it sounds like you might want to do that right away to take advantage of this extremely inexpensive Recruiting Promotion.  It's the Cat's Meow!!  
• I want you to email Jan at jan@creativestampingwithjan.com or call Jan at 618-204-1274 if you need more information than I could get out of Jan!

Simply Impressive Classes Held

Carol Payne and I held Simply Impressive Beginner and Advanced Stamp Classes last weekend at my church.  In case you didn't have a chance to stop by, I wanted to show you some of the projects that we completed:

Of course, there was Uncle Sam, and he is my favorite on the cutsie side.  He was one of the projects we completed in the Beginner classes.

  

Email me if you need step-by-step directions for my main man here.  He is made of pieces of the Top Note Die punched and put togetner.  Look at his eyebrows, the "stitching" that the Top Note does really is what he needed to complete the look of his eyebrows.  Don't you think he is the cutest?

 

This baby card was the second project in the Beginner Classes.  It is made with the Top Note, of course, and the Stars Die also for the Big Shot.  The largest star is a the die cut, then the pink star is punched with SU's Large Star Punch, and then the Small Star Punch was used on the designer paper.  This was a quick but very elegant card.  Of course, you can adapt other designer papers to use and with a different greeting, this card could be used for numerous projects.

 

Carol showed the Advanced Stampers Class how to complete an adorable tri-fold card that has envelopes inside when opened. This is actually a mini-scrapbook!! She used Tempting Turquoise cardstock as the base of the card and Pink Flamingo designer series paper for the remaining patterned paper you see.  We first made the belly band that went around the card when it was closed.  What a cute tag we tied on the belly band with the Real Red grosgrain ribbon.  Who would have thought this wild variety of colors would look great together--well, Stampin' Up! of course!

 

See the belly band?

 

This is how the card looks when it is opened up, with the belly band laying on the side.  There are three open-ended envelopes attached on the right with tabs at the top and each has a different pattern of designer paper. Cute, Cute!!

   

Each envelope is attached only at the bottom edge and you can see how they will flip forward allowing you to insert your goodies and special items into each envelope. 

Think how cute these would be for Christmas, as you could keep lists, receipts, calendars, etc. and be so organized!!

The Inspired by Nature Stamp Set was used on this Advanced Stamp Class project, together with a White Craft Ink stamp pad and our Stampin' Chalks.  We used sponge daubers to daub the gorgeous chalks needed to complete this look.  We scalloped the bottom edge first with the Scalloped Edge Punch, and then cut the sections apart and sponged around the edges of this puzzle card, again using White Craft Ink.  A small library clip adds the extra dimension needed to complete this card.

Our next event will be held at the Granada Theater in downtown Mt. Vernon, Illinois, on July 25, 2009.  Our RED HOT SUMMER STAMPING EVENT will be similar to the Spring Into Stamping Event we held this past March.  Remember how exciting that was?  There will be demonstrations, make and takes, door prizes, and lots and lots of displays for you to see.  Make sure you bring your camera and a friend to this unique stamping event.  RSVP you and your friends soon!