Build a Bear Comes to Stampin' Up!

I'd like you to meet the NEWEST member of the Stamping on Sunshine team!! Her name naturally is Sunny! I purchased her at convention and she came fully equipped with her own apron and cute stamp that reads "Life Without Stamps ... Unbearable"

This may be old news to some of you, but I wanted to share a recent press release from Stampin' Up! regarding their upcoming product line.

Stampin' Up! and Build-A-Bear Workshop announce upcoming paper-crafting line. Stampin' Up!'s exclusive offering to include stamp sets, Designer Series papers and Sizzix dies--available September 1st

SALT LAKE CITY/ST. LOUIS --Stampin' Up!®, a Utah-based manufacturer of rubber stamps and accessories for paper crafting, scrapbooking and home décor, has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop® to produce the first-ever collection of paper-crafting products featuring the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand. The exclusively designed collection includes stamp sets, Designer Series papers and Sizzix dies providing young and young-at-heart Build-A-Bear Workshop enthusiast endless handcrafted possibilities for scrapbook pages, cards, invitations, home décor and more.
"I'm excited about the opportunity we have to partner with Build-A-Bear Workshop," said Shelli Gardner, Stampin' Up! cofounder and CEO. "The company has a strong reputation for inspiring creativity and encouraging imagination with its products, which is what we have done at Stampin' Up! for more than 20 years. This is a great partnership that will provide unlimited opportunities for creativity--I know I will be spending hours playing with my grandchildren, making all kinds of Build-A-Bear creations."
Transforming Build-A-Bear Workshop characters into a crafting line is one of the many ways Stampin' Up! and its demonstrators plan to excite the next generation of crafters while revitalizing the art of creating and giving handcrafted items.
"Like Build-A-Bear Workshop, Stampin' Up! is a company that offers a variety of ways to express creativity. We are excited to partner with them to inspire the imagination in kids of all ages and to encourage this great hands-on activity. " said Maxine Clark, founder, chairman, and chief executive bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop. Stampin' Up!'s Build-A-Bear Workshop Collection will feature products portraying the adorable Build-A-Bear Workshop mascot Bearemy® and other furry friends.
The Build-A-Workshop Collection will be available exclusively from Stampin' Up! demonstrators beginning September 1, 2009.

See What We Learned at Convention!!

Taste of Convention!
Friday, August 21st
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Hilton Garden Inn (Alumni Ballroom)
Corner of Neil and Kirby in Champaign, IL

Wish you could spend 4 fabulous days doing nothing but STAMPING?!
That’s what we do at the Stampin’ Up! Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, and we’re excited to bring the experience home to you in Champaign!

Don’t miss this fabulous FREE event, and a chance to see what we learned.

You won’t want to miss this event and all that we’re offering:

• SIX (6) FREE Make N Take Projects, you take them all home!
• Demonstrations
• Displays
• Drawings for FREE STAMP SETS every 30 minutes
• earn 1 drawing ticket for:
  *Each $15 you order
  *Attending the Open House
  *Setting a date for a September / October workshop
  *10 tickets if you order the “I Want It All” Kit!!

Plan to stop by after work! Bring a friend with you for an extra bonus gift. You’ll want to be sure to bring your Wish List along with you so that you’re ready to put your order in – the drawings begin at 6 pm and each $15 you order gets you an extra chance to win FREE stamps!

RSVP optional but appreciated!

Shirley Casey
Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Senior Supervisor

(217)356-1956
Email: shirleystamps4u@comcast.net website: http://www.shirleycasey.stampinup.net/

**This event is a collaboration by demonstrators in the LovenStampfuls Demonstrator Group.

I'm Back from Convention!

I'm back from convention 2009 and WOW what a time I had! I learned so much I don't know what to do first now that I'm home! I saw sessions on our new My Digital Scrapbook program that will be coming out very soon and a session on our new Build A Bear line of stamps and die cuts! A session on the new charms/lockets! (All new product you'll see in the Holiday Mini Catalog! So be watching your mailbox!)


There were 26 demonstrators there from Impeckable Stampers Group! Here we are in exclusive green berets!

New August Kids Campaign

Two great promotions kick off August to help you celebrate kids and the kid in you!

August 1 - 31, 2009
Spend $35 on stamp sets from the Growing Up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog (pages 74-90) and receive a FREE package of Designer buttons--a $7.95 value!

You can even order on-line right from my website, it's easy!

Eligible buttons are listed below.

#116313 p. 181 Playground Designer Buttons $7.95

#116312 p. 181 Sherbet Designer Buttons $7.95

#114333 p. 181 Button Latte Designer Buttons $7.95

August 1 - September 30, 2009
Purchase the brand-new Décor Elements Growth Chart, only available for a limited time, and as an added bonus, receive a free applicator tool with your purchase (a $1.95 value).

#117519 Décor Elements Growth Chart $24.95 (see picture at top of post)

More Christmas in July!

" Jingle All the Way" Candle Jar

I'm just loving the Decor Element images and thinking up new ways to use them!! Here a candle jar I made using the "Jingle all the Way" decor element and " A BUNCH" of large, silver jingle bells I bought at Hobby Lobby last year!