LOOKING FOR AUGUST HOSTESSES!! Host a Workshop and Receive $25 Extra FREE PRODUCT of Your Choice!

Dates: July 27-August 31, 2010

Details:  Hostesses will receive an additional $25 in hostess free merchandise dollars when they hold a workshop totaling $350 or more!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??  Hostesses earn a MINIMUM of $65 in FREE product (your choice from any of the current catalogs) PLUS a FREE level 1 or level 2 Hostess Set!
 
NOW is the time to book your workshops for August!  Contact me now to reserve a date for yours!!  Whether you are local or long-distance, you can participate!!!  You can hold an in-home workshop, at-the-job workshop, or a catalog workshop (just take the catalog around and take orders from friends).

Click HERE to view flyer.

Have a Blessed Day!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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Daddy's Dreams Updates and Printable Flyer!

Please see updates to the DADDY'S DREAMS PAGE! 

I have updated the information, as well as added a PRINTABLE FLYER for you to share with friends or post at the office or around town!

Be on the lookout for updated donations blog entries.  Have to take some pictures of the latest goodies I have received, which include more fabric, new cotton flat sheets to use for backing for the quilts, and 2 Big Shot Scallop Square dies!

Special Note:  I updated the "NEEDS" list on the Daddy's Dreams page.  Please take a quick look at it and see if there are any items that you might be able to contribute and/or loan to us.  An area of concern for me is the need for Big Shot Cutting Pads (the clear ones).  I have had 2 scallop square dies donated, so the extended cutting pads would accommodate running both through at the same time (twice as many squares in half the time)!

Thank you so much for your support! I am growing more and more excited with each passing day and cannot wait to get work on this project underway!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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Tuesday Techniques - Scratch and Sniff Technique FREE Tutorial

Directions:

 
Mix 1 part sugar-free drink mix to 1-1/2 parts Clear Stampin' Emboss powder.


Stamp your bold image on card stock with a color that coordinates with your embossing powder mix.

Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamp your image a second time in VersaMark ink.  Pour embossing powder mix over image and heat emboss.

Tips:If you only want to emboss a portion of your image, use a VersaMarker to ink the desired section of your stamp for step 3.  You can use Craft ink for step 2 and skip step 3.  Your drink mix should be sugar-free because heated sugar crisps and browns.

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia


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Hair On Main - Boutique Items Now Available!

I am proud to announce that you can now purchase

boutique items at my favorite hair salon!

Hair on Main

404 Main Street - LaGrange, GA

706-884-4811

Visit Hair on Main for a selection of boutique items

starting at just $1.75 each!

Hand-stamped tiles for coasters or display and tile magnets:

Cards, necklaces, hats:

Glass tile magnets, Glass "bubble" magnets,

and 6x6 hand-stamped ceramic tiles:

Hand-stamped all-occasion cards and one-of-a-kind necklaces:

Stamped bowls and custom pens:

Stop by Hair on Main today to get "bee-u-tee-fied"

and start your Christmas shopping early! 

Tell Robin that Katie sent you!

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Daddy's Dreams Donation - Amy Butler Design - THANK YOU!!

What a treat!  A box filled with gorgeous colorful fabrics sent specifically for us to make fabric flowers for hats to give to women and girls undergoing chemotherapy.  I have had computer difficulties and apologize for the delay in sharing this with you!

This donation comes to Daddy's Dreams from Amy Butler Design. 

Please visit Amy's website at http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/. Thank you for helping to make this project possible. Can't wait to put your donation to good use on 08/13 and 08/14!

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 / LaGrange, Georgia

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Daddy's Dreams Donation - Shabby Chic - THANK YOU!!

Beautiful shabby goodness!  Beautiful quilts, a comforter, pillow shams, and bed skirts filled a HUGE box I received earlier this month.  I have had computer difficulties and apologize for the delay in sharing this with you! 

This donation comes to Daddy's Dreams from Shabby Chic.

I am a huge fan of Shabby Chic products and was thrilled that Daddy's Dreams was the recipient of such a generous donation. 

Please visit the Shabby Chic website at http://www.shabbychic.com/.  Thank you for helping to make this possible.  We will be putting your donation to good use on 08/13 and 08/14! 

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 / LaGrange, Georgia

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Tuesday Techniques - Faux Metal Technique FREE Tutorial

Directions:


Cut card stock to desired size and stamp a VersaMark pad over the entire piece. Sprinkle Gold or Silver Stampin' Emboss powder over card stock piece.


Heat powder using heat tool. Sprinkle on additional powder while the image is still hot, and reheat. Repeat at least three times.


To create image, ink your stamp with VersaMark ink (to avoid sticking) and press into warm layers of embossing powder.

Tip:   Have your inked stamp ready to use immediately after the last time you heat the powder. If you wait too long, the embossing will harden to the point that you won't be able to create an impression with your stamp (if this does happen, simply reheat the card stock piece).

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator

Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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DATE CHANGES!!! Daddy's Dreams - Cutting and Sewing Sessions

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!
See below for specific dates/times!

Unfortunately, the dates for the Daddy's Dreams Cutting and Sewing Sessions have to be moved.  When scheduling the July dates, I did not realize that it was the weekend of homecoming at Pleasant Grove. 
I hope you can still join me in August for this event! 

See below for changes in red and also please see the Equipment/Donation Requests section for ways you can help!

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.  I have received an overwhelmingly touching response 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/DONATION 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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Stampin' Up! Announces FREE Color Software Upgrade and Color Downloads for My Digital Studio!!

The launch of a new catalog is exciting, and there's more excitement to come! On 07/13/2010 all My Digital Studio users will be eligible for a free color software upgrade and color downloads.

The color update to the software will add the new core colors and 3 previously unavailable carryover colors to the My Digital Studio color palette! 

Watch for more communication about this free MDS software upgrade and color download in the coming days!

Don't have My Digital Studio?  WHY NOT?  It is AMAZING!  Click HERE for more details... or contact me for more information! 

As a Certified My Digital Studio Instructor, I offer FREE TRAINING with purchase!

Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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Tuesday Techniques - Cracked Glass FREE Tutorial

Directions:

 
Stamp your image and cut card stock to desired size.  Apply VersaMark ink to entire piece of card stock using a brayer or direct-to-paper technique.


Sprinkle Glassy Glaze Enamel Stampin' Emboss powder over entire piece of card stock. Tap off excess powder, and melt remaining powder using heat tool. If you're creating a small accent piece, use the tweezers to hold your card stock.  For small images, sprinkle on additional powder while the image is still hot. For larger images, allow card stock to cool and apply more VersaMark ink before sprinkling more powder over the image. Repeat up to four times.  Put your card stock in the freezer for a minute or two to ensure the glaze has cooled completely.


Remove card stock from freezer, and bend back and forth until the enameled layer cracks. Continue bending different portions of the card stock until you've achieved the look you desire.

 
(Optional): To emphasize cracked look, sponge ink into the cracks in your enamel using a sponge dauber.









Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia
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Want The New Stampin' Up!® Colors? Check Out These Color Renovation Color Kits!

Wondering what the easiest way to get all the yummy new Stampin' Up!® colors is? Order a Color Renovation Color Kit!

View and/or Print Color Renovation Kits Flyer 

Click on link above to view and/or print a copy of the flyer. Remember when ordering that you must go to my WEBSITE and click on "shop now" if you want to get the preferred price and the lower shipping rate!

Don't forget that online orders of $150 or more qualify for HOSTESS BENEFITS (aka - FREE GOODIES!) with no in-home party required! 

If you have any questions about these kits, please send me an EMAIL!

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

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Online Ordering NOW AVAILABLE - Newly Released Stampin' Up!® Products!

Visit my WEBSITE and click "shop now!"  Online ordering is now available.  Please EMAIL me if you have any questions! 

Have a blessed day!

Katie Burke

Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator

Pine Mountain / LaGrange, GA

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Definitely Decorative and Hispanic Supplement, Celebrando Creatividad, are NOW ONLINE!

Definitely Decorative


Click the catalog to download in .pdf format!
Click here to download the Catalog Supplies

Celebrando Creatividad


Click the catalog to download in .pdf format!
Click here to download the Catalog Supplies

Online ordering available later today.  I will post when it is up and running! 

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

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Stampin' Up!® Online Catalogs are LIVE!!

Click the catalog to download in .pdf format!
Click here to download the 2010-2011 Catalog Supplies

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

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Today Is The Day! New Stampin' Up!® Catalog Release!!

Have you been anxiously awaiting the on-line release and opportunity to purchase from the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog?  The wait is almost over!!  I will post the link as soon as it is available today.  You will also find the product supplement (aka "recipes") and other information posted to my blog as well. The new products and colors are to die for!  Keep checking back HERE today for all the excitement!! 

If you would prefer a print copy of the new catalog, HERE for details!!

Have a blessed day! 

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

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