Hi Everyone!

Here it is, my new website….This site is a work in progress right now, so you will see many changes to this site over the next few weeks, but I am so happy with the way it looks so far

Right now I am anxiously awaiting for the UPS truck to come down the street with my most recent order which includes ALL NEW PRODUCT FROM THE 2009-2010 CATALOG AND A COPY OF THE NEW CATALOG!! I am dying right now to see what is in the new catalog! Demonstrators have never been able to see the catalog this early before!

I am sorry I don’t have a new project to post right now, but I am hoping to post later today or tomorrow with at least one project with new products! I am rellay writing this post to test out feed subscriptions. So, if you are receiving this update through a feed reader please comment to this post so I know the subscriptions are working. I transferred all subscriptions from the previous typapd site to this site and I need to make sure everything is working correctly.

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Happy Stamping!

I love to see the happiness that stamping brings to other people. I love to share what I know with others. I love to learn new things from my customers. I LOVE TO STAMP.

I love it that my customers are always happy to see me! I just love every part of what I do. I have never been able to say that about any other job I have had. You?

Here are some pictures of the last 2 Christmas Card Classes that I have had. Every time I see these pictures, these are the things I think of.

I just felt like sharing that with all of you. I hope you are having a lovely evening, and most of all I hope that whatever you do brings you as much pleasure as I feel being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

If you would like to learn more about what I do, check out the Links to the right under…Sharing What I Love, and/or contact me for more details. I would love to share this opportunity with you!

Happy Stamping!

This weekend I officially introduced the new catalog to some of my hostesses and customers from the past year.

My husband took the kids out for the afternoon both Saturday and Sunday, so that I could have the run of the house. Although, I could have used him to man the grill on Saturday! (I made lunch for my 1st Annual Hostess Cookout) He does most of the grilling in the house, so needless to say my burgers were a little overcooked..LOL!

Besides overcooked Burgers, everything went very well, and I am very tired! : ) Everyone received FREE catalogs and a couple other gifts from me. I wanted everyone to have samples of the new In-Colors, so I made little sample packs tied together with ribbon and added a tag made with a 20th Anniversary Embosslit in the Big Shot. The basket in the back was also a “Big Shot” project. I used the Baskets and Blooms Die that I just had to have, and created little baskets with Stampin’ Up! Maine Blueberry Paper. Each little basket contained a little stamp and was given to everyone who placed an order that day.

My entire house was filled with swaps from convention. This was the display on my dinning room hutch. I had so much fun lining up all the swaps around the room. I wish I could decorate with my swaps all the time.  Maybe when the kids get a little older!

Of course there were Make-N-Takes! Sunday all of my wonderful customers made an In-Color Calendar Bookmark, to use with their new catalog.

On Saturday, my hostesses made the mini- scrapbook that I made at Convention. You can view the scrapbook in the post below (Convention Make-N-Takes). I willl be posting more about Convention real soon. I don’t have all my pictures yet. My wonderful friend Gwynne offered to take everyone’s pictures and put them on a CD for each person who went to Convention in our group. I realized after I came home that I didn’t have any pictures from Day 2 and 3! After I see her next week I will have a lot more pictures to show you. I promise!

Everyone loved the new catalog. It seems like each one gets better and better! If you would like you very own copy of this catalog, contact me at jenfoley@inkspiredcreations.com

Happy Stamping!

My order is here! Actually it arrived on Thursday, but I have been so busy playing and preparing for my open houses that I haven’t stopped. Do you want to see what is inside?

The SIZZIX BIG SHOT!!!

That’s Right! Starting September 2nd you will be able to purchase this product from ME!  YEAH! This was announced at Convention. You should have heard 6,000 demonstrators screaming at the top of their lungs and jumping up and down! We have been waiting for something like this for a long time. I personally don’t buy anything that is not Stampin’ Up! I always thought the die-cuts and embossing folders were really cool, but if I can’t endorse it I don’t buy it. Now I can!!

There will also be a selection of Stampin’ Up! exclusive dies that will create amazing 3D projects and coordinate with some of our stamp sets! I hope you will be excited as I am. I purchased the starter kit (I will share specifics another day) and a few extra items to play with as well.

As soon as I opened the box, my girls were ready and willing to start playing with mommy’s new toy! My girls are 7 and 5, so I thought I would try showing them how to use it and see just how easy this thing is to use. Well, they had a great time and so did I! The Big Shot is so easy to use, I couldn’t believe it. I am also an Occupational Therapist and most of my former patients suffering from arthritis or Carpal Tunnel can’t use other Die-Cut machines, but the Big Shot is definitely something I would recommend for them!

I did pick up a few other goodies as well. A new scallop square punch, glassy glaze embossing powder, love notes, a new wheel for Halloween (wait until you see what I plan to do with that), and two hostess sets. One of the good things about getting a Big Shot and Dies from SU! is the FREE Hostess Products you get along with it!

I also ordered the supplies I need to finish my Sister-In-Law’s wedding invitations. I am making 140 pocketfold invitations. I am really excited and can’t wait to show them to you. After both open houses I will post some pictures of the invitation so you can tell me what you think.

I’ll be back to stamping soon. I can’t wait to really dig into all of my new products. Have you seen the new catalog yet? If not contact me at jenfoley@inkspiredcreations.com and I can send one to you. There is so much to see!

Happy Stamping!

Yesterday I said I would post a picture of my new Stampin’ Up! messenger bag from Convention, so here it is…

Isn’t it beautiful? If you look closely, you will see Shelli’s signature. Yes, I did get a picture with her and I will spill all the details about that another day.   : )

Our bags were filled with three new stamp sets that we used for our make-n-take projects, and our spiral bound Fall-Winter Catalog!! If I have not told you yet, the Designer paper and Simply Scrappin’ Kits are amazing. I was really worried when they retired every DSP and Scrappin’ Kit, but SU! really outdid themselves with what is offered in this catalog. I will not give away all the details, but I was most excited that there are several packages of DSP that are masculine designs!! I really think we needed that, Thanks SU!

Back to Convention… After Bag Pickup and Momento Mall I went on a tour of the Stampin’ Up! Riverton Campus. First of all let me just tell you that I would move to Utah in a heartbeat to work there!!! OMG, working for SU! has got to be the best job ever! Here I have a not so great picture of the waterfall in the entrance to the facility. This is were many employees take their breaks and have lunch. This shot was from up above, would have been better if I had a chance to go downstairs, but I didn’t have enough time.

There is also a creativity room. This room is for employees to hang out relax and explore there own creativity. I am sure they don’t spend the entire day in this room, probably just break time. However, the room is nicely furnished with over-sized bean bag chairs, a pool table, and ping pong table! There is also a cabinet set up with stamping supplies galore!

Check out this wall. I want you to think for a second at how this image makes you feel? When I walked into this room, this was the first wall I noticed. I felt calm, happy, secure, and inspired. I would love to go to work everyday and feel those emotions first thing! Shelli has created an amazing work environment, I wish my house was set up to evoke those emotions!! : )

The distribution center is just as immaculate as all other areas in this facility! Have you ever seen a warehouse as clean and clutter free as this!

The Legacy Room was the next stop on our self-guided tour. This room tells the history of Stampin’ Up! with some great pictures and stories over the last 20 years. There are a few pics I definitely want to show you! Here are some displays that were used to create pictures for various catalogs.

Recognize this picture? This was children’s platroom featured in a recent catalog.

This is the Tart-n-Tangy Room!

I want a bedroom like this one! Check out the Decor Elements!

Isn’t this the calmest baby room! I love the colors. And look at the designs up above…I am thinking this might be NEW Decor Elements coming soon. This is not definite, just my guess.

The Crew…Some of my friends! You guys rock! Tiz, Kathy, Barbara, Judy, and I.

There were other parts of the tour that the pics didn’t come out so well. Sorry guys! I hope you enjoyed visiting the Riverton Campus today!

Happy Stamping!

I had the best time at Convention this year! I wanted to give you all an update each day, but networking didn’t work well each day and I didn’t fiddle with it too much because I was so busy having the time of my life!! Now that I am home I will still give you a day by day journal of my Convention experience.

July 30th was Check In Day. This is the most anticipated of all Convention days because we get to see what new stamp sets are in our convention bag, we had our FREE sneak peek catalog, and were able to shop at Momento Mall. What is Momento Mall? It is a shopping experience for demonstrators only. Usually all items in Momento Mall are only available for purchase during Convention.

The big dilemma on check-in day was which line to get in first…Momento Mall or Bag pickup to see the new catalog. We got in line for Momento Mall at 7:30 AM (doors open at 9AM) there were already hundreds of demos in line! Usually Momento Mall sells out fast and we didn’t want to miss purchasing something. Here are pics of what lines for Momento Mall looked like when we showed up:

Check out this crowd! I am in the bottom right of this pic talking to a few friends.

Here is Gwynne. She turned around at the perfect time when I was taking a shot of the lines!

I didn’t have all my swaps done yet, so I continued to make them while I was in line. I thought it was a pretty good use of time! I came home with so many awesome swaps and I will have them all on display at my customer and hostess open houses. If you are in the Brimfield, MA area and interested in stopping by, contact me and I will give you all the details.

Check out this T-shirt! I thought it was the cutest, and might have to make one for myself!

Doors opened around 8:45 AM. Several demonstrators picked up their catalog first and came back in line. There was a demo in front of me with the new catalog and she was so nice to let a few of us look at it with her. Wait until you get to see the new catalog!

It is full of new stuff from : DSP, Ribbon, Simply Scrappin’ Kits, punches, stamp sets, and more. Sorry I can’t really share to many specifics with you until the 11th. If you attend my open house you will get a FREE copy of the Idea Book and Catalog! If you would like to pre-order it. Contact me I can send one to you for $5 plus shipping (FREE with a $50 order).

Momento Mall was so great! I almost purchased one of everything! A photo frame to hold my picture with Shelli, chap-stick and stuffed animals for my kids, a beautiful hooded sweater, the art from the heart CD, a poster to frame and hang in my craft room (bedroom, LOL), and a few other items! The most popular were the matching project totes and camera cases. I picked up a camera case for myself. The pattern one of the new Designer series papers in the new catalog! I can’t wait to order it! Here is a picture in the Project tote. I picked one up for my friend Charlotte.

After momento mall we went right to bag pickup. This year the convention bag was a beautiful messenger bag. I will show pics of that another day.

I will try to post again late night tomorrow, after the kids go to sleep. After being away for a week I need to spend some extra time with them! I hope you have enjoyed my Convention highlights so far…

Happy Stamping!

I haven’t been writing for a few days because I was frantically getting ready for Stampin’ Up! Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah! Well, here I am. We arrived yesterday in the early afternoon. It is so nice here, very hot but not humid!

Before I left home I didn’t have time to finish creating my swaps for Convention (I will post pics of them soon), so I stamped on the plane! The flight attendants got a real kick out of all us demos stamping on the plane.

I am staying in the Marriot across the street from the Convention Center. How convenient is that!! AND Shellie Gardner the co-founder and CEO of Stampin’ Up! is staying in our hotel too! I met her last year and she is SO nice. I have seen her and various members of her family throughout the day today. It is so exciting to be here and see them. Hopefully I will get another pic with her again this year.

Last night after we arrived Gwynne, Laura, and I went swimming and then did some sight seeing in the area. We are across the street from historic Temple Square. If you would like to learn a little about the Temple Square click here. This is a picture of the Mormon Temple in Temple Square during the day:

The Temple at night looked so striking, I couldn’t resist another picture. Check this out!!:

There were banners all over the city welcoming us to Salt Lake:

That was pretty much my first day in Salt Lake. Today was check in day for convention. I was able to shop at Momento Mall and best of all received my advanced copy of the NEW SU! CATALOG!!! it is beautiful and there is definitely something in this catalog for everybody. Some of my favorites like Tart n Tangy are going to be in the catalog!!! I was so excited about that. I will post some pics of Check-In day tomorrow.Right now it is midnight and I am cross eyed. So, I am going to bed. Talk to you tomorrow!!

Happy Stamping!