"Deal of the Week" in July!

Every week during the month of July, Stampin' Up! will offer one discounted product as a "Deal of the Week."

Each new Deal of the Week will begin at 11 AM ( CT) on its assigned day; an ad will be posted on my Web Site announcing the new deal.

Click here to visit my Web Site.

No limits and no minimum purchase required.

Deal #1: Wednesday, July 1, 2009; 1:00 PM (CT)*
Deal #2: Monday, July 6, 2009; 11:00 AM (CT)
Deal #3: Monday, July 13, 2009; 11:00 AM (CT)
Deal #4: Monday, July 20, 2009; 11:00 AM (CT)
Deal #5: Monday, July 27, 2009; 11:00 AM (CT)

Cards for the Troops

I am hosting a "Cards for the Troops" event

Saturday, July 18th

from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

at St. Peter's United Church of Christ

905 S. Russell St., Champaign.

This is a FREE event where we will be making "Thank You" cards to send to the troops as well as packages of cards they can use to send back to their loved ones!

There are two soldier from the St. Peter's congregation that are currently deployed. David Wentz is in the National Guard and is serving in Afghanistan and Nicci Shoudel is in Bagdad serving as a nurse in a hospital. She sent word through her mom that cards are hard to come by over there. She said another female soldier was trying to hunt up a birthday card to send back to someone in her family and all she could lay her hands on was a Halloween card!!

This is Nicci Shoudel in full gear!

So we'll make as many packages of cards as possible on July 18th and I'll send a big box of cards to Nicci and David so that they can distribute them to the troops for us!

Please Come!

Enjoy the creative art of Rubberstamping!

Meet new friends!

Lite refreshments will be served!

Free pin to all who participate!

Door prizes every half hour!

The fellowship is not only FREE, it's PRICELESS!

June Project of the Month

S'Mores treat bag

Stamps
Under the Stars stamp set

Paper
Real Red card stock
Whisper White card stock
Creamy Caramel textured card stock

Ink
Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
Creamy Caramel Classic Stampin' Pad
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories
Large flat cellophane bags
Linen thread
Stampin' Dimensionals
Blender pens
Stamping sponges

Instructions
1. Stamp raccoon image in Basic Black ink, mosquito image in Creamy Caramel ink, and
"Grrreat!" in Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock bag topper.
2. Adhere strip of Real Red card stock to bag topper.
3. Stamp two stars in So Saffron ink on Whisper White card stock. Cut out and adhere to
Whisper White card stock using Stampin' Dimensionals.
4. Use a printer to print the words "Camping" and "treats" on Creamy Caramel textured card
stock. Cut out in shape of sign. Color edges of sign in Creamy Caramel ink using stamping
sponges. Adhere to bag topper.
5. Stamp s'more image in Creamy Caramel ink on Whisper White card stock. Watercolor image
in Creamy Caramel ink using blender pen. Cut out and adhere to sign on bag topper.
6. Tie linen thread around bag topper.

Purchase "Say It With Scallops" & Help Out Ronald McDonald House Charities

Every year Stampin' Up! designs an exclusive stamp set to help raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®). With the help of demonstrators and customers, they have contributed nearly $700,000 to date.

The current set, "Say It With Scallops", will be retiring at the end of this month!

When you purchase this "Say It with Scallops" set, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to RMHC & I will donate $2 of my profit of the sale to RMHC.

AND

when I deliver your stamp set, I'll give you full color directions for 4 cute, quick, & easy cards to make with it!

But you have to hurry! It's only available until the end of June!
Please join us in making a difference.

Host a Workshop, Get Extra Rewards!

It Pays (More) to Have Fun

From June 1-30, in addition to the already fantastic hostess benefits, get even more hostess awards when you host a qualifying workshop:

• Hold a $250-$399.99 workshop and receive an additional $20 in hostess free dollars!
  
• Hold a $400 or more workshop and receive an additional $40 in hostess free dollars!*

Earn more rewards while having fun with friends and family this summer! Contact me today to schedule your workshop.

*Awards are not accumulative; hostesses receive $20 in free merchandise for a single $250-$399.99 workshop, and $40 in free merchandise for a single $400+ workshop.

Last Chance Stamp Sets & Accessories

Dates: June 1-30, 2009
Dozens of products from the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog are retiring to make room for all the terrific new products coming in the next catalog,
Now's the last chance for you to get them--

these items are only available through June 30, 2009.

Last Chance List - Stamp Sets (Alphabetical)

Last Chance List - Stamp Sets (Numerical)

Last Chance List - Decor Elements

Last Chance List - Accessories

Manhatten Flower Textured Impressions Die

Here are two cards I made in May: one for my mom's birthday and one for Mother's Day. On both cards I used the Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die for the Big Shot to emboss the roses onto the cards. This embossing die is exclusive to Stampin' Up! and is designed to coordinate with Stampin' Up!'s Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set (p.106) You can find this textured impressions die on p. 202 of the Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog.

On the first card I used the textured impressions die on vellum and then cut out around the roses. I then put glue on the embossed edges using a two-way glue stick and sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter on top of it!

On the second card, I used the textured impressions die on the front of a Whisper White card. Then I used a Sponge Dauber to dab Pink Pirouette ink on the raised flower image!

There are so many different techniques to use with this textured impressions die that I just haven't had time to try them all! Watch for more samples in future posts!