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A Special Christmas Gift (a little late in sharing)

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Josee

I know I’m late in showcasing this…but, I couldn’t help but share it with all of you even if I’m behind. (The life of a mom with 3 kids…nothing ever gets quite done on time!)

This lovely gift was dropped off by one of my customers, Diane Daines just before Christmas. It was so sweet of her to think of me, don’t you think?! Diane has been featured here before as a featured stamper. She is a talented crafter in ever way!

The box fit this beautiful ornament perfectly. I’ve never seen this type of work with beads before…I’m not sure what it’s really called, but, I like to call it an ornament "skirt". So cute! AND it looked so nice on my Christmas tree.

I don’t know about you, but, our family loves to add a few special ornaments to our tree every year. We date each one with a gold pen and part of our Christmas tradition is to reminance about each one. My kids just love looking at all of them and remembering when and where we got them.

Thanks Diane for adding a special ornament to our tree that we can cherish each year!

Have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY! Josee

p.s. In the upcoming days…I’ll be posting some awesome samples shared by some of my downline lately at some of our demonstrator events! The samples are great and I know you’ll want to come back to check it out!

Open House Cards

Posted on January 8, 2008January 8, 2008 by Josee

My recent open house to celebrate the New 2008 Spring-Summer Catalogue was tons of fun – with two fantastic cards made during the evening. I tried a silent auction for the first time to sell of my retired products and what a blast that was. The ladies walked away with amazing deals and seemed to really enjoy it! I always love getting together with a new catalogue, we even did a catalogue scavenger hunt.

This was the first card we made – using the fabulous new hostess stamp set called Time Well Spent and the beautiful decorative paper package Ginger Blossom. Interested in hosting a party to get this fabulous stamp set – call me today!

I got this idea from Patty’s blog HERE, she always has such fabulous ideas…I can’t help but be inspired.

This was the second super cute card made at my open house — inspired by my very creative downline Heather Fosbery. This card uses another new fantastic stamp set used called A Beautiful Thing.

The more I continue to use Pumpkin Pie cardstock and ink, the more I love it – very fresh, isn’t it?!

Make sure you check out my online calendar for fun opportunities to stamp with me!

Have a HAPPY STAMPIN’ Day – Josee

Never a better time…to become a Demonstrator!

Posted on January 7, 2008January 7, 2008 by Josee

Have you been thinking about the benefits of becoming a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator!? There are so many amazing things about being a Demonstrator and Stampin’ Up has made it even more enticing with reducing the price of the starter kit!

Starting this month – the Demonstrator Starter Kit is only $260! On top of that, if you purchase the Starter Kit before January 20th, you will also receive 5 FREE Classic Ink Pads of your choice from ME! (This special is only valid through Josee)

Remember – you can join Stampin’ Up as a Demonstrator for your own reason – whether it’s to become a discount purchaser, a seasonal demonstrator, a hobby demonstrator, a stay at home mom demonstrator or a career demonstrator – the reason is yours and yours alone!

Make sure your click HERE to get more information! I love having a Home Business where I get to share my love of stamping and you can too.

Contact me with any questions – I’m happy to help!

Have a HAPPY STAMPIN’ Day – Josee

Beate’s Weekend Challenge-Embrace Life

Posted on January 5, 2008January 5, 2008 by Josee

Fun, Fun, Fun!!! I get to do a challenge AND get to use my new set Embrace Life. I have to say….I absolutely love this new set. I matches the Ginger Blossom paper so well. I have to admit that I hesitated buying this set…but, I’m so glad I did. (Ok, I only hesitated for a second…then got it!!!) 🙂

I was looking at Beate John’s blog today and thought I’d take part in her weekend challenge. It’s such a fun excuse to stamp! hee, hee

Here’s the card I came up with:
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Embrace Life
CS: River Rock, Ruby Red, Ginger Blossom Designer paper, Watercolor Paper
Ink: River Rock, Ruby Red, Black Stazon
Accessories: Silver Brads, Aquapainter, 1 3/8 circle punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Hope you like it!
Have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY! Josee

Two Great Classes to choose from!

Posted on January 4, 2008January 7, 2008 by Josee

A Beautiful Thing Class- $55 Tuesday Jan 29 7pm
This fun class includes the Stamp set and Rub ons for $55!

This is a wonderful class where your stamp set (A Beautiful Thing) and a package of our new rub ons (Eastern Elegance) are included in the class fee!

We’ll be making four cards using designer paper, Build-a-Brad, a pretties accent and other fun accessories! Don’t be late registering since registration is limited.

Click HERE to see the stamp set A Beautiful Thing

Click HERE to see the Rub Ons Eastern Elegance

You must RSVP by Wed Jan 9 to allow for shipping time.

TO GO OPTION: Add $10 and have this class shipped to your house. You’ll receive all the supplies including the pre-cut cardstock and accessories to re-create these cards. (If you pick it up from my house, it’ll be the same price as attending this class!) Canada only

Embrace Life- $58 Wednesday Feb 27 7pm
This fun class includes the Stamp set and Aquapainter for $58!

I absolutely love this set and just had to create a class for it. This class includes your stamp set (Embrace Life) and 1 Aquapainter for you to keep!

You’ll love watercoloring these 4 cards using our ink pads and watercolor crayons. We’ll be using Ginger Blossom Designer Paper…one of my absolute favourite new papers!

Space is limited and you must register and pre-pay by February 8th to allow for shipping time!