Loving the hostess set: Summer Afternoon! I made this card for my Aunt and Uncle's Anniversary last week:
The line images in this stamp set are great for colouring! And there are so many options: Stampin' Write Markers, Blender pens with Watercolour Wonder Crayons or Watercolour Pencils, or using Blender Pens with ink pads or drops of reinker. Interested in learning to watercolour? We can get together for a little workshop to teach you how - contact me!

Supplies
Stamps: Summer Afternoon, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Stazon, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Basic Grey, Rose Red, Soft Suede
Paper: Marina Mist, Watercolour Paper, Rose Red
Accessories: Blender Pens, Word Window Punch, Basic Grey Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Watercolour Pencils, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Edgelit, Labels Framelits, Chevron Impressions Folder

~ Amanda

At Convention last week they annouced the release date of My Digital Studio 2 - August 1, 2012!

With this new My Digital Studio software you'll be able to:

• Design in spreads
• Create with custom canvas sizes
• Add more than one color to a single stamp image
• Resize vector stamp images while keeping them crisp
• See color combination suggestions
• Supply Lists
• And much more

I'm looking forward to the new features! Also look for my upcoming My Digital Studio class next month - information soon!

On Tuesday Stampin' Up! released new digital downloads:


Purchase these new downloads online today. Remember you can try My Digital Studio for 30 days for free! Downloads can be used with MDS and with other programs.

~ Amanda

Stampin' Up! employees had fun with this video! Love this year's Convention theme song!


~ Amanda

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians! It's been beautiful here in Ontario, hopefully the little bit of rain we are getting right now will clear up for the fireworks tonight! Spent the morning in Bath today watching the reenactment to celebrate the bicenntenial of the War of 1812: our British forces took back the village and drove the Americans into their boats!


It was so neat to be walking around Bath and hear gun fire coming from different parts of the village. Seeing all the Red and White today inspired me to make todays card.

Supplies
Stamps: Summer Silhouttes
Ink: Real Red, Sahara Sand
Paper: Real Red, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Real Red Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Real Red Brads, Real Red Designer Button, Baker's Twine, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensional, Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelit Die

~ Amanda

During June and July, hostesses who hold a minimum $575 workshop will receive an additional $60 in hostess FREE merchandise dollars-that's in addition to the $90 they already receive for a $575 workshop!

Your Hostess' Party Sales	Regular Hostess Benefits	Additional Hostess Dollars	Total Hostess Benefits
$575*	$90 plus 1 item at 50% off	$60	$150 plus 1 item at 50% off

*Excluding tax and shipping

Things to Remember

Customer, demonstrator, and workshop orders qualify for this promotion. Online orders are NOT eligible.

Orders must total $575 or more (excluding tax and shipping) to qualify.

Hostesses may use their additional hostess free merchandise on any regular catalogue/mini catalogue merchandise. However, hostess dollars cannot be applied to 50-percent-off items.

Orders larger than $575 are not eligible for additional hostess free merchandise dollars. For example, a $1,150 order will not receive an additional $120 in hostess free merchandise dollars.

Contact me today to book your workshop for June or July, or to place your own qualifying order!
~ Amanda

Have you ever thought about joining Stampin' Up!? This month is better than ever with the release of the 2012-2013 Annual Catalogue and a brand new Take the Cake promotion!

During June, new demonstrators not only get to choose the products for their 100% customizable Starter Kit, they'll also get products from the brand-new Patio Party Suite for FREE, including the Make a Cake Set, Patio Party Designer Series Paper, and the Patio Party Digital Collection DVD! That's up to $60 in additional FREE products!

When you join my team this month you will receive $215 worth of product for only $125 plus you get free shipping!! Join the fun today!

Patio Party Suite

Page	Item	Description	Retail Value
44	126740	Make a Cake Set (wood-mount)*	$17.95
44	126742	Make a Cake Set (clear-mount)*	$14.95
165	126916	Patio Party Designer Series Paper	$13.50
199	127215	Patio Party Digital Collection DVD	$28.95

* Choose wood-mount or clear-mount. Clear-mount set does not include clear blocks.

With the new standard Starter Kit, every new Stampin' Up! demonstrator can create a
customized Starter Kit for just $125.

With the new, flexible Starter Kit, you can customize your creativity-your way. Each kit contains a business supplies pack (valued at $70)-things that every demonstrator needs to start her business. After that, the choice is yours to put together a kit with any of our high-quality products. You can choose $155 worth of any traditional or digital supplies to create a kit valued at over $225 that still ships for free!

Things to Remember:

YOU CHOOSE: For $125 you get $155 worth of YOUR CHOICE of ANY current products in the Stampin' Up! Catalog.

FREE SHIPPING: The order ships to you FREE, another 10% savings.

 EVERYDAY DISCOUNT: You'll receive an everyday 20% discount on anything you purchase while you remain active.

 You cannot choose items that are currently bundled (such as the Card Stock and Classic Pad In Color Kit )

~ Amanda