SPECIALS

Now that you have all had a chance to review the retired list from the Fall/Winter Catalog, I know there are those of you that can't live without some of the retiring stamps you have been eyeing and they will only be available for purchase until 8-10-08.
THIS SPECIAL IS ONLY VALID UNTIL 6-20-08 @ 11:59pm!!!
1. Order 3 retiring sets and you will receive 20% off your entire merchandise order.
2. Order 2 retiring sets and you will receive 15% off your entire merchandise order.
3. Order 1 retiring set and you will receive 10% off your entire merchandise order.
If you are out of the area, there will be a shipping charge of $4.60 minimum attached to your total order.
Please call/email me with your order before the expiration of the special to take advantage of this great deal.

RETIRED STAMP SETS

Oh My!!!!!! I can't believe all the REALLY FUN stamp sets that are retiring with the Spring/Summer Catalog. I think the biggest shock is probably that I have almost 25 of them; some of my most favorites. I'm always so disappointed and sad when I see they are going. I have attached a link to the "alphabetical" listing, but if you want to go to http://www.janetelam.stampinup.net, you will be able to see both lists. The retired accessories list won't be coming out until 7-21-08 and all of the wheels, as well as the "accessories" will be listed then. PROBABLY, the wheels that go WITH some of the stamp sets, like the Lilly Pad that goes with UNFROGETTABLE will also be retiring, but that's just a guess. WATCH FOR UPCOMING SPECIALS I WILL BE OFFERING for the retiring stamp sets!!!!!!

Stamp Club Challenge

I CHALLENGED my club members to make

a card and bring to class using the Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue and White colors. They could use any layout they wanted. The cards were all really cute. We then voted on the one that everyone liked the best and that person won some free Stampin' Up product from me. The winner was the card using the "Loads of Love" stamp set. Don't you think they were all really cute? I have another club night at the end of the month, so I'm really anxious to see what they will do with these colors. Next month the girls have a "layout" challenge to play with.

Convention Swaps

With convention coming up quickly, I decided I needed to start working on swaps. I pulled out OLD card packages left over from workshops and decided to use the materials already cut, but to change out stamp sets and accessories to use only the now current product and that will hopefully still be current after the new Fall/Winter catalog arrives in August. This is a real challenge to myself.... because I'm a world famous copier as I want my cards and projects to be super cute. So, I put my little brain to work to come up with some ORIGINAL ideas using these old packages. Notice the ribbon I used on the "One of a Kind" set. This is a small strip of cardstock that I rubbed along a sharp edge to break up the fibers so it was somewhat flexible. I used a lot of strips before I actually was able to "tie" 12 strips. This is a fun alternative for using ribbon and gives your card a whole different look. These are what I've come up with so far, so let me know if you like them. I also copied a notecard box and 4 small notecards from another blog that I think are absolutely gorgeous. This will be a really fun gift for anyone for their birthday or other occassion. If you would like to hold a workshop to make this really cute project contact me.
If you hold a workshop in June that totals $400.00 in merchandise, you will receive the Fresh Cuts stamp set (Preview set from the Fall/Winter catalog) and 15 laser cut notecards free in addition to your regular hostess benefits.
This June promotion lets you order or earn this stamp set this month only.... after that you will have to wait till August to order it from the new catalog. So, if you want it now to use all summer be sure to contact me.... even if you just want to submit an order for this set without holding a workshop.

Fresh Cuts

As a Special Promotion, customers can begin ordering a "special sneak peak" stamp set from the Fall Winter catalog entitled Fresh Cuts. As a special bonus, you may also order the 15 Fresh Cut Notes and envelopes for only an additional $5.00 during the promotion. The stamp set is die-cut which is sooooo easy and quick to mount and start using. The note cards have a "laser cut" flower which can be altered in so many ways. The flower I made is taking the white petals off and stamping the background with the main stamp in bayou blue. I stamped the leafy vine stamp from the set on the petals so they weren't so plain looking. I then used the small oval punch to punch 5 ovals to set behind the white petals I had already taken off. Then I punched using the 5 petal flower punch and stamped the small flower in bayou blue from the set on whisper white cardstock and cut it out with my paper snips. I then adhered all the petals onto the card onto the remaining section of the flower left on the notecard and insert an ice rhinestone brad in the center for some bling. As an afterthought, this card would REALLY look pretty using your two way glue pen to color the solid leaves on the main background and covering with dazzling diamonds or maybe even some cosmo glitter. I made some other notecards using different ways to offset the laser cut flower. Check them all out and come up with some of your own ideas. If you would like to earn this stamp set and the 15 notecards & envelopes for FREE, in addition to your regular hostess benefits contact me to hold a $400 workshop at either your home or mine. We will make more of these cute little cards and also some fun projects using the new eScape promotion items with the Circle of Friendship stamp set.

Occasions Mini Catalog & eScape Promotion

I thought if you didn't remember, the Occasions Mini Catalog ordering period has been extended from May 31st to June 30th. You have another whole month to purchase the products shown, and who knows what if any will be in the new catalog in August, so this is your last chance if you really love what you see.
Stampin' Up is offering a special for the month of June that they have titled eScape with Stampin' Up. If you purchase the items they have selected as a bundle they are offering a 25% discount which is only $30.00:

• Love Notes Assortment
• Circle of Friendship stamp set
• Rose Red classic Stampin pad
• Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon

Be sure to check out the link for the brochure.
Also, don't forget the Fresh Cuts stamp set and laser cut note cards are available for purchase on June 1st as well. These are NEW ITEMS that will be in the new catalog in August.
Stay tuned later for some new fun ideas and samples.

Club Challenges

The challenges for layouts and colors looked like so much fun that I have started my club members with a challenge each month. I think it's going to take a while for some of them to come around, but for May, here are a couple that were brought. For June, I asked them for a Color Challenge; however after doing that I realized that some of the girls don't have all the colors that I requested be on the card, so I ended up giving each of them a piece of each color cardstock so they would participate. I think I'll stick to layout challenges from now on because it's easier for them to do.
I've been working on trying to work up projects using all cardstock, ribbons, designer paper, etc. that will retire in July. I hate to see a lot of it go but I know the new In-Colors are going to be just as fun!! I'm getting so excited about going to Convention this year because it should be a fantastic experience since it's the company's 20th year anniversary; I know it's going to be EXTRA special. I need to start working on my swaps because after going for the first time last year I was blown away with the number of swaps everyone brings... I "only" had 80. lol It's so much fun to receive the fantastic swaps from everyone and see how creative their cards are.