Join My Team!!!

Limited edition starter kit - $99 this month. Plus a $40 goodie from the 2011 Holiday Mini catalog.

7 Reasons to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator:

A 20 percent product discount!
A free monthly issue of Stampin' Success, Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator-only magazine!
Sneak peeks at brand-new products!
Invitations to exclusive Stampin' Up! events!
Regular get-togethers to stamp!
Free access to a community of 30,000+ crafters/stampers and creative artists, as well as 160,000+ project samples!
And reason #7....   


$99 Starter Kit and Free Project Kit Promotion


The limited-time $99 Starter Kit is the perfect choice for the lover of Stampin' Up! products. In addition to the supplies and business materials included in the kit, you will get a Christmas Keepsake project kit absolutely FREE--a $40 value! Remember, you can only earn this special Shelli Signature Collection kit during July!   AND earning this kit is only the beginning....




The Kit contains over $185 in products and business supplies--including new products from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog! All items below are recommended, but a new demonstrator can substitute a similar item of equal or lesser value.



Page Item# Description

57  #123225 Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*
69  #122740 Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*
177   #102277 Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
177   #105216 Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
177   #103133 Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
177   #119706 Brights 8-1/2" x 11" Assorted Card Stock
180   #101179 Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
182   #107311 Whisper White Note Cards (20)
185   #124339 Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*
195   #124142 Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon*
203   #122129 Blender Pen (1)
205   #118486 Clear-Mount Block C
206   #104332 SNAIL Adhesive


*New to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog!  All 4 items are shown in the photo above.


In addition to the stamping supplies, the kit contains Business supplies...
       No alternative selections can be made for these business items.

Getting Started DVD
Getting Started Guide
Guest Invitation Postcards (100)
2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog (8)
2011 Summer Mini Catalog (8)
Stampin' Up! logo vinyl (for your car!!!)
To My Hostess Envelopes (10)
Recruit Folders (5)
Recruit Brochures (20)
Customer Order Forms (50)

AND a FREE Project Kit!!!!!!
Christmas Keepsake Box Project Kit

Items you will receive in the kit:

Pines & Poinsettias Set (wood-mount)*New from the 2011 Holiday Mini
Keepsake box (this box is limited to this special kit only)
Scallop borders (cut from Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die)
First Edition Designer Series Paper (3)
Holly Berry Designer Series Paper (6)
First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper strip (2)
Holly Berry Designer Series Paper piece*
Real Red Top Note (cut from Top Note Bigz Die)
Real Red Decorative Label (cut from Matchbook Bigz XL Die)
Wild Wasabi Card Stock strips (3)
Naturals Ivory Card Stock piece
Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Fabric*
Real Red 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim
Linen Thread
Champagne Fine Galaxy Stampin' Glitter
Vanilla Pearl 1/2" Simply Adorned Bauble
Pearl Basic Jewels (1 pkg.)
Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons*
Large Wild Wasabi
Small Real Red
Mini Vintage Tags
Things to Remember


Have questions?????     Want to know more???? 
Contact ME!!!

Challenge Card Winner!!!!

 We Have a winner!!!!

      


The Winning Card in The Challenge Card Contest.......Is #3, Phyllis Miller.  Congratulations Phyllis it is a cute card and you used a whole bunch of punches, ribbons and it looks Wonderful. Great Job.  I hope you made 2 of these cards so that you can have one of them to send to someone else.

Everyone that entered a card into the Challenge is a winner and will receive a FREE gift from Me.  Just contact me to receive your gift.   Again, here is a picture of the Winning card.

Next week is Convention!   Hopefully I will be able to send you guys some pictures from Salt Lake City everyday.....starting Wednesday.    Stay Tuned!!!

Future Firefighters of America!!!!

This past week I had my grandsons, Colin - 7 and Jacob - 5  for a few days......my husband, Rodney took them down to the firehouse and gave them a tour of all the equipment, they got to climb into the Fire Engine and Ambulance.   They were awestruck by the HUGENESS of these vehicles....

I know, what does this have to do with stamping?????   Nothing....Just sharing what I love....

AND....my grandsons are going to have a cousin......Christine, daughter #2 is pregnant and due in January!!!  WOO HOO!

Challenge Cards.....

Here are the Challenge Cards I have received so far...   Since it is a Holiday weekend and the Post office in Eldersburg closed early today....I have decided to extend the deadline for card submissions until July 5th, Tuesday.   BUT for those that gave me their cards by today, you will get an extra little gift in your goodie bag. 

Here are the first 5 submissions.   Voting will start now and go thru July 8th (that will give me the extra time to post the cards I receive by the 5th).  Leave a comment below this post or send me an email at sbjcarol@yahoo.com  for your vote.

Don't forget ALL Challenge cards will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore.

#1

#2



#3

#4

#5



 Don't Forget....Place your vote no later than July 8th....

June's Club Cards.....continued

Here is the 2nd card from Stamp Club.   This card uses one of my favorite techniques and I love, love this Hostess set, Love and Care from the Summer mini catalog which is good til the end of August.

The technique I used is called Emboss Resist.   To start, you take a piece of whisper white card stock, stamp your image using versamark ink and emboss this image using clear embossing powder.  After using the heat tool to emboss the image, let cool a minute or 2 and start sponging colors around and over the embossed image.   When you are satisfied with your sponging, buff the embossed images with a paper towel.   These images "resisted" the ink and now "pop" up..  You can even stamp over these images and the ink will resist on the embossed images.  With the butterfly from Strength and Hope (Making a Difference stamp set) from the Summer Mini catalog (check inside back cover of the Summer Mini for more information on Making a Difference).

 This card is without the butterfly image.   Both cards are Night of Navy card stock for the card, I used Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze (my favorite color, at least now), Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy and Night of Navy inks were sponged over the embossed images.   I stamped the sprig stamp with baja breeze ink on and around the embossed images.  I backed the image with baja breeze card stock, punched with the heart border punch and tied it all together with some wonderful night of navy satin ribbon.

The new Idea Book and Catalog arrived at my doorstep today.  Those members of my stamp club get theirs for FREE.  Want yours for FREE, contact me to find out how.  


ENJOY!

Carol Valentine
http://www.stampergirl.stampinup.net/

Stampin' Yard Sale

I have hundreds, YES hundreds of Stampin' Up! stamp sets, inks and card stocks for sale.   The prices are 30% to 60% OFF.   I can ship anywhere in the USA only.   I don't have any pictures of these stamp sets, they are listed and pictured in past Stampin' Up! catalogs.   You don't have to leave your house, drive all around (at $3.60 gallon of gas) or pay tax either.   I accept Paypal only and prices listed do no include shipping.   I will ship priority and will combine stamp sets, card stock and inks and more.
Contact me via email to purchase or if you have any questions.

A haunting we will go (-cat/pumpkin) $5S

A is for Adorable $7 NM
A Little Love $6 S
A to Z accents $7 NM
All about autumn frame (-leaves) $7 S
All around abcs $15S
All in a row $6 LS
All that Jazz $9 LS
Along the same lines $5S
Alphabits $4 LN
Animal Crackers $7 LS
Antiques abc lower $15 S
Antiques abc upper $15 S
Art of Life $5 S
Artifacts $10 LS
Artfully Asian $7 LN
Asian Artistry $10 VLS
Attitude ABC lower $15 LS
Attitude abc upper $15 LS
Autumn Fest $9 LS
Basketful of fun $10 LN
Basketful of fun $10 LN
Baskets of blooms $5 S
Be happy $8 VLS
Beautiful butterfly $8 LS
Bees & blooms $3 S
Beyond basics $4 S
Birthday best $4 LS
Birthday Whimsy $5 LS
Birthday Whimsy $5 LS
Bitty boos (-boo, skeleton) $6 S
BK "." Petite Print $7 VLS
BK Big blossom $7 LS
BK Canvas $7 LS
BK Country plaid $7 LS
BK dotted print pattern $7 LS
BK Filigree $7 LS
BK Floral $7 LS
BK From the garden $7 LS
BK Happy Birthday Greetings $7 LS
BK Hearts and Swirls $7 LS
BK Linen $7 LS
BK Print pattern $7 LS
BK Stipple plaid $7 LS
BK Victorian $7 LS
Blooming w/love $10 VLS PENDING
Blooming w/love $10 VLS
Bold Birthday $5 S
Bold Blossom Greetings $5 S
Botanical Blooms $3 LS
Brighter Days $9 NUM
Brighter Holiday sayings $6 LS
Brighter tomorrow $10 VLS
Brushstroke blossoms $4 S
Brushstroke hummingbird (-leaves) $5 S
Bundled in love $10 S
Button Bear $12 S
Candy Cane Xmas $10 VLS
Celebrate Everything $7 LS
Celebrate invite (-balloons) $9 S
Celebrate season (-celebrate) $7 S
Celebration Invitation (- balloons) $8 LS
Celestial skies (-sun) $3 S
Chinese symbols $4 LN
Christmas elves $8 S
Christmas Peace $8 S
Christmas Punch $10 NM
Collage numbers $5NM
Congrats SAB 09 $6 LS
Cottage Rose **pending*** $6 S
Crayon Fun ABCs & 123s $20 S
Crazy for Christmas $5 LS
Create a coupon $10NM
Curly Xmas $6 LS
Cute converse $7 LN
Cute converse $7 LN
Days Gone by $10 LS
DD race car $12 S
Delight in Life $5 S
Delight in life $5 S
Doodle abcs $20 N
Doodle This $10 S
Double line doodles $10 ls
Dream come true $10 VLS
Eat cake $10 LS
Echoes of Kindness $9 S
Embrace Life $10 s
Event full $8 LN
Ever After $9 NM
Everyday celebrations $10 NM
Everyday flexible phrases $15 LN
Fall Whimsy $6 S
Fanciful Flower $8 S
Fanciful flowers (-branch) $7 s
Fancy favorites $6 S
Favorite frame $10 S
Favorite Greetings $9 LS
Festive fall $6 S
Festive favorites $9 S
Festive Favorites $9 S
Finials and frames $8 NM
Flashy Florals $5 S
Flashy Florals $5 S
Flower filled $8 S
Flower filled $8 S
Flower garden $8 LS PENDING
Flowers for a friend $10 LS
Flutterbys $10 S
Four seasons borders $4 S
Frame fun (-branch) $10 S
Fresh fillers $4 LN
Friendship Blooms $7 NUM
Fun filled $7 LN
Fun frame borders $8 LS
Fun in the Sun $15 S
Fun with Shapes $10 VLS
Funky furniture -- 7 stamps only $7 S
Furnished w/love $8 NUM
Game Night $8 LN
Gentler times $10 VLS
Gently Falling $6 LS
Gently Falling $6 LS
Going Out in Style $8 S
Golden Rule $10 VLS
Grapes $4 S
Hand Painted designs $10 S
Hand stamped by $3 LS
Happiest of Holidays $6 LS
Happiest of holidays $6VLS
Happiness Always $7 S
Happy Heart Day $10 VLS
Hats off to you $10 S
Haute Couture $9 LS
Haute Couture $9 LS
Headline ABC's & 123's $20 LS
Heartfelt Thanks $9 S
Heartfelt Thanks $9 S
Holiday Hannah (-2 stamps) $8 VLS
Holiday Hello $9 New
Holiday Spirit $7 S
In a Pear Tree $10 LS
In any event $10 NM
In full bloom $9 S PENDING
In full bloom $9 S
It's a date $5 NM
It's All Good $6 NUM
Itty bitty bkgnd $4 S
Just like you $10 LN
Just like you $10 LN
Kid prints (-hand/foot) $7 S
Krayola kids $8 S
La dee da $9 S
Lace snowflakes - 3 only $3 S
Lexicon of Love e $4 LS
Listen w/heart $3 S
Listen w/heart $3 S
Little hellos $6 LS PENDING
Little layers $5 VLS
Little layers $5 LS
Little shapes $5 LN
Little shapes $5 LN
Little Somethings $7 LS PENDING
Live like you mean it $7 s
Live Like you mean it $7 s
Living large $8 LS PENDING
Looks Like Spring $10 S
Love is in the air $8 LS
Love It L@ & brass template $15 NM
Love notes $5 S
Love w/o end $10 LS
Love w/o End $10 S
Love Ya $7 S
Love Ya $7 S
Love you bunches $7 LS
Love you bunches $7 S
Made from Scratch $4 LS
Marvelous morning glory $7 S
Marvelous morning glory $7 S
Merci $6 S
Mice Day $7 LS
Mini Mates $12 LN
Mini Messages $5 S
Mini Messages $5 S
Mini Seasonal Borders $3 LS
Miracle of Christmas $8 S
More the Merrier Hostess set $12 LN
Much Love $5 LS
Nature's Christmas $10 VLS
Nesting Place DD $8 LN
Nesting Place DD missing branch $7 LN
Never Ending Joy $8 LS
Never Ending Joy $8 LS
Not so short notes $4 S
Notable notes $4 S
Occasionally $5 S
Of the Earth $6 NM
On the beach $10 S
Ornamassortment $6 LS
Outline numbers $5 NM
Outrageous abc $15 S
Paint prints $5 S
Paint prints $5 S
Painted garden $5 S
Paper Dolls & Accessories (- 1 collar) $20 LN
Patterned Pines L1 $9 ls
Peace to the world $8 LS
Perennial favorites $6 VLS
Perfect Presentation $8 VLS
Petal Prints $10 S
Phrases for a friend $5 ls
Poinsettia greetings $7 LS
Polar Bears $9 NM
Polka Dot Punches (only 3 stamps) $3 NUM
Polka dots and paisley $6 LN
Pretty poinsettia $8 S
quick and cute $6 LS
Quilt Quips $9 NM
Reindeer Greetings $6 LS
Riveting $6NM
Rose rhapsody $8 s
Roses in winter $8 S
Rough Edges ABC $8 NM
Roughing it $15 S
Say it Simply $3 NUM
Scene in a Garden $12NUM
Scribbled $4 NUM
Seaside $10 S
Season Wreath $8 LS
Seasonal borders $4 LS
Seasonal Sketches $8 VLS
Send a celebration $6 VLS
Shapes and Shadows $8 s
Sidekick Sayings $5 LN
Simple circles $5 LS
Simple Shapes $6 LS
Simply Summer $8 LS
Simply Summer $8 LS
Sketch event (-branch) $5 S
Small Script $5 LS
Smorgasborders (-friends) $5 S
Smorgasborders (-friends) $5 LS
Snow flurries $5 VLS
Snowburst $6 LS
So many sayings - split 1 or 2 missing $8 LN
SO Very $5 LN
Soft Summer $10 LS
Soft Summer $10 LS
Special greetings $12 LN
Spring Garden $8 S
Spring Solitude $9 NUM
Stamp Your Art Out $10 VLS
Stella stamper $15 S
Stem Silhouettes $10 LN
Stipple Celebrations $9 S
Straight Up mini abc $8 NUM
Sweet and Sassy $8 LS
Sweet Herbs $10 NM
Sweet of you $8 S
Sweet Shapes $10 S
Tag alongs $5 S
Tag Time $8 S PENDING
Tags for all $10 LN
Tags on board $7 LN
Tags so much $6 LS
Take Shape $10 S
Terrific Tags $6 S
Thoroughly Thankful --separated $7 missing verse
Tiny Talk $6 LS
Tis the season $8 VLS
To Have and To Hold $10 S
Too terrific tags $6 S
Very Puny SAB 07 $7 NUM
Very Thankful $7 LN
Very Thankful $7 LN
Victorian frame $9 S
Wanted $9 LS
Watercolor garden $9 VLS
Wild Rose $10 S
Wings of Friendship $6 LS
Wishing You $9 NM
Wonderful words $5 S PENDING
Wonderful words II $5 S
Year after Year $9 VLS
Yummy $5 LS


More Stamps

A Little Birdie Told Me $15 NM

Baby Firsts $12 NM
Beary Best $21 NM
Best of Cluck $17 LS
Best Yet L1 Hostess $8 NUM
Crab and Company $20 NM
Easy Elegance $9 NM
Fancy Flexible Phrases $20 NM
Fantastic Foliage $12 LN
Figures of Speech $14 LN
Fishy Friends $15 LN
Friendship Flowers $15 NM
Furnished w/Love $8 NM
Hedgehog Happiness $12 LN
Holiday Tag Team $15 NM
Love Notes $7 NM
Love Notes $7 NM
Loving Hearts $12 LS
On Angel Wings $8 NM
Painted Posies $9 NM
Pretty Amazing $15 NUM
Sage Advice $12 NM
Simple Florals $12 NM
Small Script $6 LN
Stew Pot Pals $20 NM
Tag Time $16 NM
Unfrogrettable $18 LN
Wild About Your $17 NUM
Winged Things $16 NM
Winter Wilma $12 LS
You Are My Sunshine $15 LN
You Make Me Happy $15 LN
Yukon $15 NM


Wheels

Doodle - Jumbo $5
Lovely lady bugs - $2
See you Around - Jumbo New $5
Solitude - New $3
Stems & Silhouettes - Jumbo $5
Sweet Stars - jumbo new $5
Swirling Stars - Jumbo $4
Whimsical blossoms - New $3
Non Sup - Ocean waves - $2

Accessories

BRIGHTS Embossing stack NIP $6
Designer Hardware SOHO NIP $2
Earth Elements eyelets $1
Earth Elements ink spots LN $10
Flower eyelets $1
Microbeads - New $2
Perfect Layers Tool NIP $7
Prep School Ribbon NIP $3
Red bead duos - NIP $4
Rich Regal eyelets $1
Stack/Store empty (3) $3 ea
Stack/Store filled w/empty cases $7
Stars eyelets $1
Subtles Ink spots LN $10

Card Stock

All are unopened packs of 8 1/2 x 11  card stock, unless otherwise noted.   $4 per pack:

Positively Pink (2 pkgs, 1 opened missing 1 sheet)
YoYo Yellow
Only Orange
Earth Elements assortment
Ballet Blue (2 pkgs)
Creamy Caramel textured
Apricot Appeal (2 pkgs)
Glorious Green
Ruby Red
Taken with Teal
Bordering Blue
Lovely Lilac textured
Cameo Coral (23 1/2 sheets)

OTHER

Leadership 2007 Bag  $10
Convention 2007 Blue Bag $10
Mini Catalog bag $3

June's Club Cards

Well, we are wrapping up another Stampin' Up! catalog year.   On July 1st the New Idea Book and Catalog will debut.   It is a beautiful catalog and Idea book, full of stamps, ink, paper and more.   I have a stamp club that meets once a month on two different days, we make a couple of cards, munch and enjoy the fellowship of sharing our love of stamping.   Currently I have 2 spots open on this Stamp Club, which requires only a $15 per month purchase.   If you are interested in getting together with others, stamping, building your stamp supplies on a budget and getting free stampin' goodies too.   Contact me to fill one of those spots.

Here are pictures of the two club cards: 

The first one is a "wiper card", but as most of my stampers agreed, a great easy card to make, without making it a wiper card.   I used tempting turquoise card stock, tangerine tango card stock, Brights DSP pack (tangerine tango), tangerine tango  and tempting turquoise ink,  I also used some tempting turquoise 1/4" gross grain ribbon... Notice the repeat of colors.   That is one of the GREAT things about Stampin' Up!.  The colors all match, the ribbon, the ink, the card stock, the designer series papers, oh and there is more.....buttons, pastels, water color crayons, vinyl (for cutting images on the BIG SHOT), embossing powders, brads, oh and fabric!!!! yep designer fabrics that coordinate well, with stamp sets, DSP and more. 

OOPs,  I got sidetracked....sorry, here's the first card, I used the set that is retiring (boo hoo) Priceless. 

This the card in the closed position...It fits in a regular envelope.

This is the card in the open position...by pulling the front piece of card stock to the right and the back piece of card stock to the left, the image pops up...kinda like a wiper blade....


 Check back tomorrow for the 2nd card from stamp club.
ENJOY!


Carol Valentine
http://www.stampergirl.stampinup.net/