Daddy's Dreams Donation - The Minky Boutique - THANK YOU!!

Deliciously YUMMY Minky donation!  These pictures represent 2 HUGE boxes of Minky remnants and yardage that no photo could possibly do justice.  This is the softest fabric on the planet and there is tons of it!  My daughter and I sat there and just ran our fingers through it forever.

This donation comes to Daddy's Dreams from Denise at The Minky Boutique. 

Denise and I have gotten to know each other via email and she is an amazing lady.  Please visit her website at http://www.theminkyboutique.com/. 

In addition to all of this Minky, Denise sent me BOLTS AND BOLTS AND BOLTS of white flannel fabric that she had planned to use in the production of a new line for http://www.myhopeandhealing.com/.  Look for more information here on my blog about My Hope and Healing when the website goes live! 

These bolts of white flannel will be used to make the rag quilts we are making for Daddy's Dreams warm and cozy, as we will be using them for the inside layer.  What a blessing! 

Denise, thank you for helping to make this possible and please keep us posted on when My Hope and Healing goes live! 

We will be putting these fabrics to good use on 07/30 and 07/31.

You can click HERE for all the details on activities, donation needs, and a Daddy's Dreams button fundraiser!

Katie Burke

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Pine Mountain, GA and LaGrange, GA Areas

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Daddy's Dreams Donation - Erin McMorris - THANK YOU!!

Look at these beautiful fabric donations! These are from Erin McMorris.

Please visit her website at http://www.erinmc.com/.

Erin, thank you so much for your generosity! 

We will be putting these fabrics to good use on 07/30 and 07/31.

You can click HERE for all the details on activities, donation needs, and a Daddy's Dreams button fundraiser!

Thank you for helping to make this possible!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain, GA and LaGrange, GA areas

Inspire. Create. Share.

Daddy's Dreams Donation - Jennifer Paganelli - THANK YOU!!!

More GORGEOUS fabric donations!  These are from Jennifer Paganelli. 

Please visit her website at http://www.sisboom.com/.

Jennifer, thank you so much for your generosity! 

We will be putting Jennifer's fabrics to good use on 07/30 and 07/31.  You can click HERE for all the details on activities, donation needs, and a Daddy's Dreams button fundraiser! 

Thank you for helping to make this possible!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain, GA and LaGrange, GA areas

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Daddy's Dreams Fundraiser! Own a Daddy's Dreams Button!

Purchase the button above for $5.00 and we will be able to purchase 1 of the buttons below to be given to a cancer patient, as well as a quilt label for the quilts that we will be giving away:

Button for leukemia patients

Button for breast cancer patients

Button for patients with other forms of cancer

Quilt label: 

Buttons and Quilt labels courtesy of our friends at P C Screen Printing and Sign Co - LaGrange, GA!!  Thank you!

Interested in ordering a button?

 

Write a check for $5.00 payable to PC Screen Printing

(please specify return mailing address)

Then mail it to:

Daddy's Dreams at PO Box 1151; Pine Mountain, GA  31822-1151

EMAIL ME and let me know it is on the way!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

For more information regarding Daddy's Dreams, please click HERE!

 

Katie Burke

Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator

Pine Mountain, GA and LaGrange, GA Areas

HURRY!! Retiring Products and $99 Stampin' Up! Starter Kit Promotions END WEDNESDAY!!!

It's that time of the Stampin' Up!® Year!  Out with the old and in with the new!  With the upcoming new catalog, Stampin' Up! is retiring stamps, accessories, and home decor items to make room for all the great new products that will fill the pages of the new catalog!  Check below to find out what is retiring and order quick, as supplies are limited - AND some of the products are on sale for 25% to 50% off!

LAST CHANCE STAMP LIST is HERE!

Click to see what will be retiring as of June 30th.

Order 24/7 at my WEBSITE

LAST CHANCE ACCESSORIES LIST is HERE! 

Accessories are only available while supplies last, so be sure to click the Shop Now button and check the list often!

Order 24/7 at my WEBSITE

LAST CHANCE DEFINITELY DECORATIVE (Decor Elements) LIST is HERE! 

Click to see what will be retiring!

Order 24/7 at my WEBSITE

$99 STARTER KIT PROMOTION is HERE! 

RETAIL VALUE OF PRODUCTS IN KIT = $124.90

Whether you are looking for a discount on your products or looking to build a business NOW is a great time with this Mini Starter Kit full of NEW PRODUCT!  Sign up online using my password "katieburke."  Print this CHEAT SHEET to help you with the process. 

Join today!  Here are just a few INSTANT benefits! 

• 
  
  INSTANT ACCESS to all the inside pre-order sneak-peek opportunities that ONLY a demonstrator can get!!
• 
  
  Participate in demonstrator pre-order of stamp pads and card stock in the new colors, as well as product sneak peeks available today!
• 
  
  Place your first order immediately at a discount!!
• 
  
  Join today and you will remain an active demonstrator until 09/30/2010 (you only need to sell $300 per quarter to stay active). If you don't sell $300 by 09/30/2010, you have the opportunity to do so in October. If you still don't meet the minimum, you would drop in November with NO consequences. Remember that demonstrators get a 20% discount so $300 is actually $240 out of pocket - plus your first $150 order earns an EXTRA 10% discount!!!
• 
  
  Orders you place for yourself count towards the $300!!

Promotion Details:

• If you choose to sign up via USPS, all Mini Starter Kit order forms must arrive at Stampin' Up! (in office) by Wednesday, June 30, 2010, to qualify for the promotion and for any 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! year promotions, incentives, or awards. Forms should be mailed to Stampin' Up! PO Box 550; Riverton, UT 84065-0550.
• If you choose to sign up online, registration may be submitted through Wednesday, June 30, 2010; 11:50 PM (MT).
• Prospective recruits may still purchase the standard Starter Kit OR the Digital+ Starter Kit instead of the promotional Mini Starter Kit, but many items in these regular-priced kits are scheduled to retire at the end of June.
• Recommended catalog products are included in the Mini Starter Kit. However, just like our standard and Digital+ Starter Kits, recruits can select alternate items.
  o   An alternate stamp set of equal or lesser value
  o   An alternate color assortment of card stock of equal or lesser value
  o   An alternate color of Classic Stampin' Pad of equal or lesser value
  o   An alternate neutral pack of card stock of equal of lesser value
• Regardless of which Starter Kit a June recruit chooses, she will receive a free box of 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogs during the first part of July. These catalogs will ship separately from her Starter Kit.
• Recruits who purchase the Mini Starter Kit can still add the Stampin' Memories Add-On for $50; however, many of these items are set to retire at the end of June. This will be noted on the Mini Starter Kit order form.
• Recruits who join Stampin' Up! by purchasing the Mini Starter Kit are eligible for any programs available to a new recruit. This includes but is not limited to Extra 10% Instant Income offer, Stampin' Start, and the opportunity to purchase a Business Booster Kit.

I hope you will consider joining my team!  We are a growing group of both local and long distance demonstrators who live the Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart: 

Contact me with any questions and have a blessed day!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain, GA and LaGrange, GA Areas

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Former Demonstrators Rejoin Stampin' Up!® for $35 in July

SPECIAL REJOIN STARTER KIT OFFER: 
Dates: July 1-31, 2010

Offer Overview:  During the month of July, former Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators can rejoin Stampin’ Up® for only $35!  To inform them of this special offer, demonstrators who have left over the past 3 years will receive either an e-mail or a postcard inviting them to take advantage of this special offer.  The e-mails and postcards will be sent during the first week of July! 

JOIN MY TEAM!!!

http://katieburke.stampinup.net/

Recruit password: katieburke

To rejoin Stampin’ Up!®, former demonstrators need only purchase the Rejoin Starter Kit and sign and complete a new Independent Demonstrator Application and Agreement!

The Rejoin Starter Kit Contains:

• 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog (8) 
• 2010 Summer Mini Catalog (8) 
• Guest invitation postcards (100)
• Customer order forms (50) 
• 2010-2011 Definitely Decorative catalog (1) 
• Celebrando Creatividad (1) 
• Two months free Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) subscription

Former demonstrators will already have the stamping supplies they need, so, in order to keep the price so low, the Rejoin Starter Kit contains the bare essentials to help them get their businesses back up and running.

Details to Remember:

• This offer is available to all former demonstrators, regardless of how long ago they stopped being demonstrators. Stampin’ Up!® will only contact dropped demonstrators from the last 3 years, however. 
• This kit does not include any Stampin’ Up!® products. 
• Rejoin Starter Kit payment must be made by the new recruit, and not the upline. 
• Former demonstrators may add either or both of the optional add-ons to their starter kit. (See starter kit form for add-on contents.) 
• There is no Online IDA option for this kit. Rejoin Starter Kit order forms must be submitted by mail. 
• Rejoin Starter Kit order and Independent Demonstrator Application and Agreements must be received by Stampin’ Up!® by July 31, 2010.
• Only demonstrators who resigned on or before March 31, 2010, are eligible for this offer.

http://katieburke.stampinup.net/
Recruit password:  katieburke

Have a blessed day! 







Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
West Central Georgia

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Announcing Daddy's Dreams ... Where Fabrics Become Works of Heart! Join Me For An Experience of a Lifetime!

Please mark your calendars for 07/30/2010 and 07/31/2010! 
Date Changed to 08/13/2010 and 08/14/2010 due to Homecoming at PGUMC on 08/01/2010!

I am proud to announce an amazing project I am undertaking in memory of my Dad, who passed away in September after a long brave battle with AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) at the age of 61.

The project will be called “Daddy’s Dreams” and I will be working with my Stampin’ Up! downline, the Bella B Stampers, and my church, Pleasant Grove UMC.  The project will be 2-fold: 

• We will provide "rag quilts" that have been handcrafted specifically for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer – to “blanket them with love” during their ordeal.
• We will be making hats for women/girls who are enduring chemo – blinged out with fabric flowers, of course!

Over the past few weeks I have been soliciting donations from the fabric community and have been receiving an overwhelmingly touching response.  I have received donations so far from Robert Kaufman Fabrics, The Minky Boutique, and Jennifer Paganelli (please look for photos and blog posts on the donations from The Minky Boutique and Jennifer Paganelli over the weekend!) and have been humbled by their generosity. 

Please join me for a special weekend! 

There will be something for everybody’s skill level, whether it is cutting, ironing, running a Big Shot, stacking fabrics sewing on the machine, or hand assembling flowers.  Hoping for an awesome experience!!!

CUTTING SESSION: 

Friday, 07/30/2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 
Date changed to 08/13/2010 due to Homecoming at PGUMC on 08/01/2010!
Pleasant Grove UMC Fellowship Hall
(LaGrange, GA - convenient to I-185)

• NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  NON-SEWING TASKS AVAILABLE!!
• We will be ironing fabric, cutting it into strips, and running it through the Big Shot to cut into either quilting squares or flowers for the hats. 

STAMPIN' UP! CATALOG CELEBRATION and DADDY'S DREAMS CUTTING AND SEWING SESSION: 
Saturday, 07/31/2010, from 11:00 a.m. - until we drop!! 
Date changed to 08/14/2010 due to Homecoming at PGUMC on 08/01/2010!
Pleasant Grove UMC Fellowship Hall and Quilting Room
(LaGrange, GA - convenient to I-185)

• NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  NON-SEWING TASKS AVAILABLE!!
• We will have FREE make and takes available utilizing products from the new Stampin' Up! Catalog.
• We will be ironing fabric, cutting it into strips, and running it through the Big Shot to cut into either quilting squares or flowers for the hats. 
• We will have fabric flowers to assemble - super simple needle and thread project. 
• We will have a separate room set up for all individuals who wish to bring their sewing machines and assist with "rag quilt" construction. 

EQUIPMENT/VOLUNTEER REQUESTS:
We are in need of several items to help make this a fast-moving and successful process.  Please see below for a list of items that you might bring (or loan us if you can't attend) to assist! 

• Cutting pads and rotary blades to cut fabric into strips
• Long quilting rulers and/or yard sticks to guide cutting of strips
• Big Shot machines with Scallop Square Dies and Fancy Folds Dies – and any floral dies you might have
• Big Shot clear cutting pads
• Sewing machines with thread
• Iron and Ironing board
• Shoebox size clear "rubbermaid" containers to sort/store/tote fabrics by color
• New "bucket" hats (or other) to decorate with the fabric flowers
• Large decorative buttons
• Needles and thread

We also need access (not necessarily same day) to an industrial washer/dryer to use – hopefully for free?? We will need to launder the quilts when they are completed to initiate the "ragging" process. 

REFRESHMENTS: 

• We will have ice cold drinks for sale.  The money raised will be used to purchase materials (hats to adorn, thread, needles) that we have not had donated. 
• We will set up a "pot luck" table, so please feel free to bring your favorite snack food or dessert to share (or your own sack lunch). 

I know I packed in a ton of information above, but I wanted to cover it all for you!  I hope you will join me on this journey as we bless these deserving patients... and we too are blessed by giving of ourselves as we live the Statement of the Heart....

Please CONTACT ME if you have any questions.  Have a blessed day! 








Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
West Central Georgia

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WOW - Robert Kaufman Fabrics - Thank You!

I arrived home from my cousin's wedding in North Carolina this weekend and found that a box full of quilting fabric had been delivered to my doorstep.  It was a HUGE box stuffed to the rim with an assortment of yummy fabrics donated by Robert Kaufman Fabrics for the purpose of creating quilts for people/children diagnosed with cancer.  What a wonderful and generous donation!

For those of you who may not know, my Dad died in September after a brave battle with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) at the age of 61.  Since that time we have struggled to come to terms with his loss and the hole it has left in our family.  Initially, I had planned to work with Project Linus, but have since decided to place my focus locally in our community and will be working with my Stampin' Up!® downline, the Bella B Stampers, and my church, Pleasant Grove UMC.  What a wonderful way to live the Statement of the Heart! 

My children will be attending a special camp in LaGrange, Georgia at the end of the month.  Camp Dogwood is sponsored by West Georgia Hospice and their goal is to assist in the healing process of children after they have suffered the loss of a loved one.  This box full of goodies arrived at the perfect time!  I plan to contact someone with West Georgia Hospice and introduce the idea to them, as well as begin to work out details.  I want to make this blanket/quilt project a success here in the West Georgia area. 

I should probably have waited until I had all the details to present to you before I posted, but I was so very excited and grateful to Robert Kaufman Fabrics that I couldn't keep it a "secret!"  Be looking for more information regarding a "cutting session," where we will come in and cut fabric.  It will be simple and won't require any sewing experience at all.  We simply would run the fabric through the Big Shot using the Scallop Square Die and stack the cut squares for a future sewing session! 

Some other items we will be needing will include: 

• Full size cotton sheets (any color - to be used as inexpensive backing fabric - please only newly-purchased sheets because of health concerns for those with weakened immune systems)
• Assorted fabrics in cotton, flannel, and fleece
• Big Shots, Scallop Square Dies, and cutting pads (need people to bring and/or loan for cutting sessions)
• Rotary cutters and mats (need people to bring and/or loan for cutting sessions)
• Sewing machines and thread (need people to bring for sewing sessions)
• Clear shoebox size "rubbermaid" containers to store cut fabric in

Long Distance and still want to help? 
Feel free to mail me supplies/fabric that you would like to part with (pre-cut Scallop Square Die fabric squares would also be fabulous!!).  Contact me for more information on where to send donations! 

Once again, a big thanks to Robert Kaufman Fabrics for giving me the blessing of a jumping off point for this project!  I look forward to sharing more specific date information in the near future! 

Have a blessed day! 







Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
West Central Georgia

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Tuesday Techniques - Using Stampin' Write Markers

Technique A: Multiple Colors

1. Use a marker to apply ink only to the desired parts of the image.
2. Add other colors if desired.
3. Breathe on the inked image to remoisten the ink with your breath before stamping onto paper.

Technique B: Omitting

1. To omit a certain part of a stamp image, use a marker to apply ink only to the desired parts of the image.
2. Breathe on the inked image to remoisten the ink with your breath before stamping onto paper.

Pull out your markers and ink up your stamps! This is a fun and SUPER EASY technique!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed day! 

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
West Central Georgia

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Stampin' Up!® Last Chance Lists and $99 Starter Kit Promotions are HERE!!!

It's that time of the Stampin' Up!® Year!  Out with the old and in with the new!  With the upcoming new catalog, Stampin' Up! is retiring stamps, accessories, and home decor items to make room for all the great new products that will fill the pages of the new catalog!  Check below to find out what is retiring and order quick, as supplies are limited - AND some of the products are on sale for 25% to 50% off!

LAST CHANCE STAMP LIST is HERE!

Click to see what will be retiring as of June 30th.

Order 24/7 at my WEBSITE

LAST CHANCE ACCESSORIES LIST is HERE! 

Accessories are only available while supplies last, so be sure to click the Shop Now button and check the list often!

Order 24/7 at my WEBSITE

LAST CHANCE DEFINITELY DECORATIVE (Decor Elements) LIST is HERE! 

Click to see what will be retiring!

Order 24/7 at my WEBSITE

$99 STARTER KIT PROMOTION is HERE! 

RETAIL VALUE OF PRODUCTS IN KIT = $124.90

Whether you are looking for a discount on your products or looking to build a business NOW is a great time with this Mini Starter Kit full of NEW PRODUCT!  Sign up online using my password "katieburke."  Print this CHEAT SHEET to help you with the process. 

Join today!  Here are just a few INSTANT benefits! 

• 
  
  INSTANT ACCESS to all the inside pre-order sneak-peek opportunities that ONLY a demonstrator can get!!
• 
  
  Participate in demonstrator pre-order of stamp pads and card stock in the new colors, as well as product sneak peeks available today!
• 
  
  Place your first order immediately at a discount!!
• 
  
  Join today and you will remain an active demonstrator until 09/30/2010 (you only need to sell $300 per quarter to stay active). If you don't sell $300 by 09/30/2010, you have the opportunity to do so in October. If you still don't meet the minimum, you would drop in November with NO consequences. Remember that demonstrators get a 20% discount so $300 is actually $240 out of pocket - plus your first $150 order earns an EXTRA 10% discount!!!
• 
  
  Orders you place for yourself count towards the $300!!

Promotion Details:

• If you choose to sign up via USPS, all Mini Starter Kit order forms must arrive at Stampin' Up! (in office) by Wednesday, June 30, 2010, to qualify for the promotion and for any 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! year promotions, incentives, or awards. Forms should be mailed to Stampin' Up! PO Box 550; Riverton, UT 84065-0550.
• If you choose to sign up online, registration may be submitted through Wednesday, June 30, 2010; 11:50 PM (MT).
• Prospective recruits may still purchase the standard Starter Kit OR the Digital+ Starter Kit instead of the promotional Mini Starter Kit, but many items in these regular-priced kits are scheduled to retire at the end of June.
• Recommended catalog products are included in the Mini Starter Kit. However, just like our standard and Digital+ Starter Kits, recruits can select alternate items.
  o   An alternate stamp set of equal or lesser value
  o   An alternate color assortment of card stock of equal or lesser value
  o   An alternate color of Classic Stampin' Pad of equal or lesser value
  o   An alternate neutral pack of card stock of equal of lesser value
• Regardless of which Starter Kit a June recruit chooses, she will receive a free box of 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogs during the first part of July. These catalogs will ship separately from her Starter Kit.
• Recruits who purchase the Mini Starter Kit can still add the Stampin' Memories Add-On for $50; however, many of these items are set to retire at the end of June. This will be noted on the Mini Starter Kit order form.
• Recruits who join Stampin' Up! by purchasing the Mini Starter Kit are eligible for any programs available to a new recruit. This includes but is not limited to Extra 10% Instant Income offer, Stampin' Start, and the opportunity to purchase a Business Booster Kit.

I hope you will consider joining my team!  We are a growing group of both local and long distance demonstrators who live the Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart: 

Contact me with any questions and have a blessed day!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
West Central Georgia

Inspire. Create. Share.