**Scroll down for newest post**

I’d like to welcome you to my Stamping Jo.com blog!

I hope you’ll enjoy reading my blog as much as I’ve had creating it. There’s lots to look at on this blog, so, make sure you check it all out!
Happy Stamping, Josee
Stampin’ Up! Canada Demonstrator
Click here for Class Schedule

Doesn’t it just make your day to receive Thank You cards? It seems so easy to forget the importance of saying Thank You. I know when I receive one, I want to "pass it on". I try to remember a few people that deserve a Thank You and get stamping! Is it time you do the same? Who deserve your thanks?!

One of my absolute favourite things in my business is working with my downline. They are the most wonderful group of ladies and over the past 6 years, we’ve grown to be such a close, loving group. I don’t know everyone in my group, but, I truly care about all of them. I wish I could have the time to talk to and meet them all cause I know they are truly INKredible!!! (That is exactly what my group is called: INKredible Canadian Stampers!)

Two of my wonderful team members have sent me Thank You cards recently and I thought I’d share them with you. It truly warmed my heart to receive these. I know I’ve received more than these 2 in the past and appreciate each one, but, I don’t always have a chance to share them!

Supplies used
Stamps: From the Garden Hostess set, Warm Words
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, So Saffron
Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron
Accessories: Sherbert Ribbon Originals, Black Gingham Ribbon

 
Supplies used
Stamps: Stitched Exotics, It’s Beautiful Wheel
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red
Accessories: Flower Fusion, Black Brad

Hope you enjoyed these lovely cards as much as I did. Now, go stamp your own Thank You card and send it to someone special! 
 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 

I know what you’re thinking…Christmas?! Yikes!!! I’m planning my Christmas in July Card Class and thought I’d show you a sneek peak of what we’ll be making. I found this idea on Ann Clemmer’s blog  and new it would be perfect to make. I’ve always loved the Lovely as a Tree set for Christmas and masuline cards so it was great to pull it out to create this lovely card.

Supplies used
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Wonderful Words, snowflake (can’t remember the set)
Cardstock: NIght of Navy, Shimmery White Cardstock
Ink: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-way Glue Pen

Not sure if you can see the glitter on the edge of the Shimmery White cardstock, but, it makes it so sparkly…like a winter wonderland! 

If you’d like to attend my Christmas in July class or to order the class to go, here’s the info:
 

Christmas in July- 5 Card Class: $20 or 2 sets for $35    RSVP    

Location: Josee’s Stamping Studio     
 Customer Price
 $20 to attend or order class to go

 $35 (2 sets) to attend or order class to go

 

               

Thought I’d also mention, with summer here and my kids being home, I won’t be posting as often as normal, but, will try to still post at least 1-3 times a week! I love to spend time with the kids while they’re home and it’s hard to commit too much time on the computer without getting in TROUBLE from them! *wink* Hope you’re having a wonderful summer so far!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 

Happy Friday! Hope you’ve had a great first week of summer! My kids and I have had a wonderful time doing some extra fun family stuff. We started going swimming at the outdoor pool and they’re already getting more comfortable in the water! My son has hated water on his head all his life and this week he actually dunked his whole head under water all by himself. I was so proud of him. It’s so hard to stay inside to work when the weather is so nice so we’ve taken the chance to have some outdoor fun. Hope you’re having a great week too!

The card for today features the set Carte Postale. If you’re a member of my downline who was in the top 15 of sales or in my first line selling over $1000…DON’T LOOK! This is the card I sent as an congrats this month for my INKredible Sellers!!!

Supplies used
Stamps: Carte Postale
Cardstock: River Rock, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Le Jardin Designer Series Paper
Ink: River Rock, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 1/4 circle punch

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 

This past weekend was my birthday and to celebrate I posted a card contest on my blog. I said I’d pick my 2 favourites for winners…but, instead-I let my 2 oldest kids pick and you know what?! They are the true kids of a stamper!

I asked the individually to pick their 2 favourites AND they picked the same 2!!! Isn’t that funny?! So, here are the winners:

Congrats to Genevieve Martel, one of my awesome downline from Quebec! Here’s the card she created:

The second winner…excites me and I’m so glad my kids picked her !! I was sent a contest entry by Melissa Hanlon from AUSTRALIA!! It’s the first mail I’ve ever received from Australia and even the postage stamp excited me! Here’s her entry:

Thanks to everyone for the cards and wishes. I had a great birthday! Melissa and Genevieve, I’ll be sending a special treat shortly!

Before I go, I just have to show you the cutest picture ever…I just can’t help it. My son, GRADUATED from Senior Kindergarten last week and he was so excited to be going into grade 1. I can’t believe how big they get so quickly!!! Here’s a cute photo of him accepting his diploma:

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 p.s. To leave a comment, click here

Here is a really sweet card shared by one of my club members, June H, back in February that I never got a chance to share. It’s been a while since she showed it to me, but, I’m pretty sure she had made it for a family member who works for Canada Post! Isn’t it adorable?

It’s been such a busy week for me with it being the last week of school for my kids. Can you believe my son GRADUATED from Senior Kindergarten last night? They had the grad hats and everything, it was so cute. I can’t belive he’ll be in grade 1 next year…he’s really excited about it.

Here’s a few reminders of what’s going on right now:
1) Find out how to get a free Stamp Class by email-check it out here!
2) Special on Decor Elements, our brand new line-check it out here! Plus join my online poll.
3) Register for classes-full list here!

That’s it for now! Hope you have a fabulous weekend! Both my kids have birthday parties to go too and I have my birthday this weekend too! So, it’ll be a very busy time!

See you next week! Thanks for stopping by! Josee
 

Where do stamps go when they retire???

The same places we do! After years of dedicated service, Stampin’ Up has just released their list of stamp sets from the Spring-Summer Collection 2008 that are ready for a break! So join Stampin’ Up! in giving them a big send-off and wishing them all the best as they begin a new chapter in their lives. But don’t wait too long—they’re only available through August 10, 2008, and then they’re headed to warmer climates!

Below you’ll find the stamps listed by catalogue page number. Make sure you go check them out and decide which you can’t  live without! 

Need a set or 2 or 3? You can call me at 613-836-4973 or send me an email to place your order. I can ship anywhere in Canada. If you don’t own a catalogue, CLICK HERE to view it online!

Printables:
Retired Stamps (Alphabetical)
Retired Stamps (Numerical)

LIST:
28 Forever in My Heart
28 Sealed with a Kiss/Scellé par un baiser
30 Never-Ending Joy/Un bonheur sans fin
31 Give Thanks
31 Peace to the World
32 Block Party
34 Snow Flurries
35 Festive Favorites
35 The Snowflake Spot/Flocons piquetis
36 Peaceful Wishes/Souhaits de paix
40 Eat Cake/Du Gâteau !
48 Be Happy/Être heureux
50 Dilly-Dally
52 Dare to Be Darling
52 Greetings Galore/Voeux en abondance
56 Artfully Asian/Artistiquement Asiatique
56 Perennial Favorites/Favoris éternels
56 Tagger´s Dozen/À la douzaine
59 All Through the Year
60 Year after Year
61 Unfrogettable/Ingrenoubliable
62 Whale Wishes
64 Here, Kitty Kitty
64 Yappy Day
68 Sweet Thing
74 Elementary Essentials
86 Polka Dots & Paisley/Petis pois et cachemire
87 Polka Dots & Petals
88 Wild Rose
92 Bud Basics
92 Just Like You/Tu es unique
93 Two Cute
97 So Much/Beaucoup
99 Blossoms Abound
100 Noble Deer
100 Wildlife Reserve
101 Happy Camper
104 Touch of Nature/Au naturel
110 Background Basics
114 All in a Row
114 So Happy
116 Big Pieces
116 Little Pieces
117 Sweet Shapes/Formes sympas
118 Carte Postale
119 Trimtastic
124 Office Accoutrement/Notes de bureau
127 Labelicious
128 Create a Coupon
129 Stamp of Authenticity
130 Check It Out
130 Property Lines
134 French Flair
134 Weathered
135 Dotted
135 Flannel Plaid
135 Print Pattern
136 Flower Friend
136 Word Search
138 Amazing to Zany
139 A to Z Accents
141 It´s Your Birthday/C’est ton anniversaire
143 Circle of Friendship/Cercle d’amitie
144 Much Appreciated/Grandement apprécié
154 All Monogram Lower stamps from A to Z
159 Best Friends Alphabet Lower
159 Best Friends Alphabet Upper
159 Best Friends Numbers
159 Rough Edges Mini Alphabets

Also a big congratulations to Sherry Mackay! She won the retiring sets contest. There was a 2-way tie and Sherry’s name was pulled out of the hat as the winner with 4 guesses correct out of 10!
 

Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 

I know I normally share a card today, but, instead, I thought I’d share a great tip.

Do you ever struggle with which colours to use on a project? Here’s a wonderful site that will help you with just that: 

Click here for Stampin’ Up! colour combinations

I love the "suprise me" option, it’s a great way to take you out of you comfort zone! Try it out, it’s alot of fun!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 

One of my club members, Tammy is getting married and created such a fun wedding theme, I just had to show you! She picked Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion and Whisper White and got creative!!!
She created the Menu card, Place cards, Table name card and a "Game Plan" all with the same design and colours. That’s what I love about stamping…you can take a basic design and use it to coordinate through your theme. I knew nothing about stamping when I got married 9 years ago, but, I wish I could go back. I think I’d stamp my guests too if I could. lol.

Isn’t her theme fun? If you’re looking for more wedding ideas, make sure you check out my WEDDING PAGE.

This little book was Tammy’s sign in book I made for her using one of our 5×5 Art Journals . It was so easy to come up with a design…I basically copied her theme from the items she made above and started creating! It was alot of fun to make! 

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day!   Josee
 p.s. Don’t forget about your chance to win a prize, click here