Special mail from the boss!

Says me doing the happy dance - I got my first invite to attend the Manager's Reception at Convention - starting to get excited now as less than 2 weeks to go & I'll be there - in fact in 2 weeks time I'll be flying home "now".

Well it took me 18 months to get there once I decided I wanted to take my demonstrator-ship more seriously.

If you'd like to know more & would like an obligation free package about the benefits of being a demonstrator please do contact me karen@karenstampz.co.nz - probably the no. 1 benefit isn't even listed which is "all the cool people you meet along the way".

Vintage Vogue for Mothers day

Hi all it was my Mothers Day card class & gift box last night now that it's after midnight ;-) - unbelievable only 2 people attended - I'm shocked no one wanted to make their mum a card - I know my mum loves my cards & shes my no. 1 fan - so the 2 attendees got a bonus they got to make 2 cards each (can't let all that cutting go to waste) plus make a matching box & eat all the Honeycomb Tim Tams!

I cased my card from the card I made at Jacque's class last week but changed the colours - must post the "original" which looks totally different. Not sure if the photo shows it but we made a wee frame for the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder - so only the edge of the wee mat is "dotted".

The girls were very impressed with the concept which another demo Kristine McNickle shared with the team - gotta to love being part of a team - so many ideas to share.

The matching box was the box that you can flatten & post in an envelope - one of my recent blog posts (this post has all the links to how to make your own).


Stamp set: Vintage Vogue, Teeny tiny Sentiments
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Kiwi Kiss
Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Other: Filigree designer brads, stylised silver hodgepodge, dimensionals. sponge dauber, Perfect Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot

A colour renovation is coming to you in the not to distant future....

Hi all I thought I'd share with you that with the release of the new catalogue in September this year Stampin' Up! are having a major renovation of the colour families as we know them. Below is a snapshot of what is coming (you'll see some of this year's in-colours including the new ones are now core colours). In a nutshell the brights aren't as bright & the subtles have been brightened up (or retired).

If you'd like to download you own copy of the colours coming click HERE. I'm sure you're going I can't see my favourite colour - if it's not there it is retiring September 1, 2010 - you can download the retiring colours flyer HERE. 

Note Kraft has been renamed Crumb Cake.

But the good news is you have 4 months to start stocking up on that colour you can't imagine living without & don't forget to order the re-inker if you have an inkpad already that will retire. UPDATE: I've just heard from another demo that in the States they're starting to run out of some colours of card stock - so maybe don't be tardy.

SU! will have some great deals to make the transaction as painless as possible for all of us - so watch this space. In case you're wondering yes there will be 5 new in-colours - I know the names but that's all - so you can guess with me for a few more months what colour they'll be; Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz- all sound good enough to eat! They'll be only retired on a 2 year cycle onwards too, so next year we'll get another 5 new in-colours - I'm really pleased about this & also happy to see my all time favourite green is returning - yes Wild Wasabi is coming back!