2007 December | Josee Smuck-Stampin’ Up! Canada Demonstrator

December, 2007

Featured Stamper: Diane Daines

Here are 4 beautiful Christmas cards made by Diane Daines, a valuable stamp club member!

The first 2 cards use an oldie but still loved set (now retired) called Sleigh Full of Toys to which Diane adds some wonderful colour.

The last 2 cards use the Wishing You Cheer stamp set which is still available for your enjoyment and creativity!

I just love these cards – thank you so much Diane for sharing with us!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING day! Josee

Great Simple Gift Ideas!

Two great gift ideas:

Gift Card Holder

How do you wrap a gift card you ask!? You can’t go wrong with this beautiful and personalized card holder! Using The Snowflake Spot, All in the Family and of course Family Accessories (for the presents), this idea is surprisingly easy and quick to make, given how detailed it does appear in the end.

An original idea by Patty Bennett – we made this cute card holder at our annual team Christmas Party with huge success!

Quick tips:

Cut cardstock to 4-1/4"x11"

Score at 3", 5-1/2" and 8"

Fold in 1/2 and then fold the outside flaps backwards in toward the center.

Vellum Votive Boat

What a fabulous thinking-outside-the-box stamping idea! Very simple votive holder made with vellum (2 pieces attached with ribbon) and some coloured cardstock – you just slide this holder over a small glass candle holder and it adds a wonderful cheery feeling!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING Day! Josee

Time Well Spent

Hooray! A beautiful new stamp set from the new 2008 Spring/Summer catalogue. Just to get your wheels turning and your level of excitment up to where mine already is – here are some fantastic examples of beautiful cards made using this fabulous new hostess stamp set!

Can you believe Stampin’ Up! sent this Level 3 Hostess set from the New January 08 catalogue to each and every demonstrator as a Christmas gift this year!? This is approx. 50,000 sets sent – way to go Stampin’ Up! – thank you so much!

Enjoy and keep watching for more exciting new sets and examples soon!

I really LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this set and the only way to get it is to earn it free as a hostess….so make sure you contact me to book your 2008 stamping party now!!!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING Day! Josee josee@stampingjo.com

Blog Candy WINNER & Spring-Summer Preview

Blog Candy Winner

Sorry for the delay on the Blog Candy Give-Away winner, life does get busy doesn’t it?!

Congratulations June Hallett, you have WON the Blog Candy Giveaway! Contact me at josee@stampingjo.com to receive your prize!

If you didn’t read everyone’s wonderful Christmas traditions…make sure you go read them HERE. They are all so lovely!

June’s favourite Tradition was:
"My Mom always made”Plum Pudding” IT would be steamed and ready for dessert , then you pour heated brandy over the plum pudding and light it with a match and a beautiful flame appears until all the alcohol is brunt off.
I make a plum pudding every year for my in-laws and they love it.
It is served with a carmel sauce and a hard sauce."

Yummmmm, I can taste it now!!!

Spring/Summer Catalogue Sneak Peek

I’m counting down the days till the new catalogue….I can hardly contain myself!!! I just can’t wait till it comes.

A Spring-Summer preview brochure (of products to come in the Spring-Summer Collection 08 catalogue) was sent to you if you’ve placed an order with me recently and I have your address on file.

If you didn’t receive one, here is a link to the brochure. Take a look–would you like to earn one of these sets FREE??

Host a party in January with sales of $525 or more, and you can pick ANY of these sets for FREE!!! Woo hoo! Nothing like starting 2008 with FREE stamps!

Email me to set your date for a great stamping party with your friends. PLUS, I’m offering a personaly hostess special of DOUBLE HOSTESS DOLLARS on any party total of over $350 net. How can your resist?

Although you can’t order from the Preview Brochure, I hope you enjoy the sneak peek of what is to come in the new catalogue that comes out in January!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY! Josee

Cookies, stamping and friends; what could be better!?

This past week, I was invited to attend Marlayne Hardy’s group Christmas Party and I had such a wonderful time. (Marlayne is one of my downline who joined Stampin Up over 5 years ago and I’m so happy to have her as part of my group and as a friend.)

As part of her party, Marlayne organized a cookie exchange. Everyone involved had to bake 5 dozen cookies. I definetely had some "what was I thinking" moments while making them last minute! The finally got finished and packaged by about 6pm and the party started 7…nothing like leaving things to the last minute. I did enjoy all the yummy cookies I got back so it was definetely all worth it!

Here are the 3 awesome make and takes that we got to make. Here are 2 of them!

Make and Take 1

Make and Take 2

Weren’t they both so cute, cute, cute!? Thanks so much Marlayne for inviting me!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY! Josee

p.s. BTW, Did you notice my new watermark? I got a few made by Melissa Kulesa from www.stampingthroughthetulipsdesign.blogspot.com. She did a fabulous job on my watermark and header and I would highly recommend her! Make sure you go check her out!

Retiring Accessories Announced

The RETIRING ACCESSORIES List is out!

You can see it here. Make sure to read all the way to the bottom where the wheels are listed. I’ll be sad to see alot of the Designer Paper on there….but can’t wait to see what new ones are coming in the new catalogue!!! If you have the Stamp-a-ma-jig you may want to get a pack of the refill sheets. The kids ink pads would make great stocking stuffers. Notice the Silver & Red Glitter is on there as well. Two very popular items! So many great things are leaving!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY! Josee

p.s. Don’t forget to enter my draw for my BLOG CANDY. You have to enter by midnight tonight!