Hi everyone, I am so happy to be back here, I was so so sick with this huge monster in my throat that was pretty disgusting, accompanied with 5 days of Fever.  So no stamping for me:(  I am still going under some test for diagnosis but words came out of my doctor's mouth like Strep throat, or Mono or ….and I didn't like it.  I have taken nearly 10 days of antibiotics and feel much better since yesterday.  So slowly I am answering emails, Facebook emails etc.  My class schedule should be up tomorrow and I should be back to stamping again.  Either God or my own body is slowing me down, you know sending me a message to take better care of myself.  After sleeping none stop for a few days, I feel much better.

Last time I left you with a post about a workshop wallet.  Do you want to see mine?  I love it, and had a few made for special friends for Founder's circle which is coming so very soon.  I want to say that I am sorry for slacking off on my blog, which means a Blog Candy for you!  Leave me a comment and I will draw 1 of the workshop wallets to one of you, Good Luck!

Here is my workshop wallet

And the inside

And this one can be yours if you win my blog candy

If you are not a winner but would love one of these, Josee Lortie, my downline is making these and has them for sale for only 18$. (does not include shipping) You can choose any of the stampin up! fabrics. The fabrics are on page 196 of the new 2011-2012 Stampinup! catalog. 

You can choose from:

Timeless Portrait #122337

Beau Chateau #122336

Deck the halls #121716

Candy Cane Christmas #121715

Springtime Vintage #121817

 or like the one viewed here Flirtatious #122335

Or even the fabric from the new Holiday Mini, Holly berry bouquet #124065 or  my second favorite Spice cake #124066

 If you would like to order one of them, email me.  Your name, address ( so I can check shipping) and fabric that you have chosen.

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

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Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with You in the language of your choice!

It's been a crazy week at work, my nursing job has pulled me away from my stamp room and it saddens me!  When I get home from work, I am drained out!  Shortage of Nurses, increase in high risk clients has piled up my workload.  Wonder what I do?  One of my tasks, is to go in the homes of families  and assess newborns.  I help with breastfeeding and other issues.  Seeing high risk clients is part of my daily job as we have lots of teenage mothers, families who live in financial difficulties, who make poor daily life choices in this community.  It's my job to teach them better choices, baby care, to find funds for them to pay for diapers etc.  In the last two weeks, I have gotten an overload of high risk clients which breaks my heart.  Having 3 daughters has really soften me up.  You don't know how often I feel like bringing a neglected child at home with our family.  It happens almost every day.  I am normally in bed by 9h30, that is so not me!  Tonight, I took a different approach on this high level of stress.  What do you do when you are stress?  Normally I would go for a run with music playing full blast.  I am truly blessed to have Stampin'up! in my life.  How wonderful that I have found stamping to unwind.  Tonight I chose to go to my studio and played Adele Full blast.  Tony must have felt the walls shaking. Boy! it felt Soooooo Good!  I really let myself go and created an over the top card!   I hope you enjoy it, I surely enjoyed letting myself go!  Now just wondering, who to give this card to, any ideas? 

I love the crisp image of the flower in the Creative Elements stamp set.  This is a must stamp set that you need to add to your wish list.  Also good scissors are needed to cut the flowers out and Stampin'up! Paper snips are simply amazing.  I'll post the products used in case you want to create my over the top card or maybe a simple version of it.  It's Thursday which means it's my last day of work for the week, I get to stamp all day Friday which makes me happy.

My over the top card :

Stamp set: Creative Elements #122645(w), #122647 (c), Disponible en Français, Eléments créatifs #124740 (w) #124742 (c)

Ink:  Early Espresso #119670, Pumpkin Pie #105216

Card stock and paper: Crumb cake cardstock #120953, Very Vanilla #101650, Early Espresso #119686, First edition Specialty designer paper #121878

Accessories and tools:  Big shot #113439, Top note die #113463, Bird Builder Punch #117191, Basic pearls #119247, Stampin up Paper Snips #103579, Dimensionals #104430, and let's not forget the envelopes #107300

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with You in the language of your choice!

Happy Friday!  Even though I'm a demonstrator and make my own cards, I love receiving handmade cards in the mail.  Yesterday, I received two cards in the mail from Stampin'up!  and I wanted to highlight the first one today.  It came from DS, Carrie Horlacher sent me this beautiful card that I am going to case for sure.  And the sweet words she put inside truly made my day.  If you received an email from me this week inquiring address info, don't be surprise to receive a similar one, I hope I can make your day too:)  Carrie used lot's of my favorite products that add a vintage twist to the card.  I love the First edition designer paper because I can color it however I want.  One of my favorite punch is the postage stamp.  I also adore the vintage wallpaper embossing folder, it's perfect to add texture to the background of my cards.  And last but not least,  I love the 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon, sometimes I cut it in half and other times I like it in full like in this sample.  This ribbon comes in 11 colors, if you would like them all, I have a great proposition for you, scroll down this post and get to be part of Kim's ribbon Share!

Kim's Ribbon Share/ Partage de ruban de Kim:

It's as simple as 1-2-3/ Simple comme Bonjour:

1. Choose a collection of ribbon that you like/ Choisir la collection de ruban que vous aimez
2. Email me and I will send you a paypal link or pay via credit card/ Envoyez moi un courriel avec votre choix et vous payez via paypal ou carte de credit
3. Pick up in my studio or I can mail to anyone in Canada/ Venez a mon studio les chercher ou envoyez par la poste partout au Canada.

Choice #1:  3/8" Ruffled Ribbon/ Ruban gaufré 3/8"

1 meter of each of the 5 colors, therefore 5 meters for $8.99 + 2$ for shipping /1 mètre de chacune des 5 couleurs, alors 5 mètres pour $8,99 + 2$ de poste

Choice #2 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon / Ruban festonné à plumetis 1/2"


1 meter of each of the 10 colors, therefore 10 meters for $14.99 + 2$ for shipping /1 mètre de chacune des 10 couleurs, alors 10 mètres pour $14,99 + 2$ de poste

Choice #3 3/8" Denim Jean Ribbon/ Ruban Jean 3/8"

2 meters of each of the colors, therefore 4 meters for $4.99 + 2$ for shipping / 2 mètres de chacune des couleurs, alors 4 mètres pour $4,99 + 2$ de poste

Choice #4 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon / Ruban gros-grain à rayures 1 1/4"

1 meter of each of the 11 colors, therefore11 meters for $22 + 2$ for shipping /1 mètre de chacune des 11 couleurs, donc 11 mètres pour $22 + 2$ de poste

CONTACT ME to reserve your packages today/  CONTACTEZ MOI des aujourd'hui pour reservez vos rubans!

Products used in Carrie's card:

Stamp set: Pretty Postage #123095(w), #123097(c) ou en Francais Jolis Timbres #123494(w), #123496(c), Tiny Tags #118091(w), #118592(c)

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry #115658 and marker #12920, Basic Black #101179 and marker #100082

Card stock and paper: Rich Razzleberry #115316, Basic Black #121045, Very Vanilla #101650 and First Edition Specialty Designer Paper #121878

Accessories and tools:  Big shot #113439, Scallop Squares Duo #120903, Vintage Wallpaper #120175,1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon in basic black  #115615, Neutrals basic brads #119736, Jewelry Tag Punch #117190, Scallop Square Punch #119884, Postage Stamp Punch #122344,1/16" circle handheld punch #101227

***Want a free stamp set, take advantage of my Online VIP club!  + BONUS gift = free tutorial included!

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with

Busy busy as a bee, as I was uploading pictures on my new computer, I realized that I have been very busy:  Convention, Vegas, Tony and I celebrated our 10th anniversary in July, finally had my open house with the launch of the new catalogue, we attended Tony's uncle's 60th birthday party and his cousin's wedding and I celebrated my birthday last Friday.  Thanks to all of you for posting happy birthday on Facebook.  Actually, if the Facebook wishes were stamped, handmade cards, I would have had 150 of them:) pretty impressive! On the downside, summer is half done and we haven't been around, Tony and I made a list of 30 things that needed to be done around the house.  We realized that our busy schedule was not going to cut it.  So my dad is helping us out and started today to do the things on the list.  I am so grateful and the girls are super excited that he's around too:)  I love watching the girls pitching around and helping him out. 

I have so many projects that I want to show you.  Having all these events to attend in July made me stamp a lot. And now it's time to post some of them here.  First, I wanted to post my hostess box and matching cards that I presented at convention.  I created the box from a soap box from a hotel and just changed the size to fit a 3×3 card.  Simple Right? 

If you would like one of these, there are 4 options to receive Kim's Hostess Set:

1- Book a Party with me

2- Place a online order with me + Bonus get VIP service

3- Join my team, I would love to share this opportunity with you

4- Place a comment on my blog and I will draw 1 of these

Good Luck!

Personally for this project I preferred using the marker because I colored in the images and left the bee out of the stamp set to replace it with a butterfly

Products used:

Stamp set: Kindness Matters #122900(W), #122902(c), Nature's Pace #122660(w) #122662(c) ou en francais Au rythme de la nature #124830(w) #124832(c)

Ink:  Soft Suede #115657, Marina Mist #119668, Marina Mist marker #119679, Soft Suede Marker #120973

Card stock and paper:  Beau Chateau Designer Paper #122357,  Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650, Soft Suede #115318

Accessories and tools:  Big shot #113439, Ovals Die #114525, Decorative Label Punch #120907, 3/16" Corner punch #119871, Chantilly 1/2" crochet trim #118480, Linen Thread #104199, Basic Pearls Jewels #119247

***Want a free stamp set, take advantage of my Online VIP club!  + BONUS gift = free tutorial included!

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with

Kim's New Catty Kick Off (voir plus bas pour description en français)

Buy-One-Get-One FREE event!

The new catalogue started July 1st and I'm so excited for you to see it!  My New Catalogue Kick Off event is happening on Thursday July 28th from 9:00 to 11:30am or 7:00 to 9:30 pm and you're not going to want to miss it! For the second year in a row, I'm doing something totally EXCITING and adding some new things too!!  Like product booths, convention scope, class ideas and registrations for classes, clubs and more.  It's a BOGO (Buy-one-Get-One!) event!  This means that if you buy one of my retired stamp sets or products, you get to choose something of equal value from the New Catalogue for FREE!! Plus we are making 3 projects using new catalogue products!!

When: Thursday July 28, 2011
Cost: $10 – register and pay here with EventBrite
Where: Riverfrontstampin Studio, 750 Front Road West
Time:  9:00 am to 11:30 am & 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Please bring your scissors, adhesive and a bone folder (if you have one).  Also please bring a bag with you should you decide to shop!

Register HERE!

More details below! Can't wait to see you there!

• Whatever you spend in the retired stamp store you get for FREE out of the NEW catalog! You pay taxes & shipping and handling ONCE to cover the new catalogue item(s). New Catty orders must be placed that night (July 28th).
• If you brought a new guest (that I have not yet met) with you, you get $10.00 EXTRA for free out of the retired stamp store!
• Orders can be paid with cash, check or credit card!
• New catalogs are regularly $11.95 + tax and shipping, but $10.00 to anyone who attends, and FREE to anyone who spends $100.00 or Books their own Stampin’ party or Private mini card class before Sept 30 or joins a technique club.
• Join one of my technique clubs before Sept , and get a FREE package of Glimmer Brads (to be ordered at your first meeting!)
• Book your July, August or September workshop/private stamp class and get $50.00 for FREE out of my retired stamp store! (doesn't qualify for the BOGO promotion, you receive your free product at your event)
• Sign up as a demonstrator on my team, The Cupcake Cuties and get $75.00 for FREE out of my retired stamp store! (doesn't qualify for the BOGO promotion, you receive your free product after registration is completed) Starter kit on sale at 119$ until July 31st
  

Can't wait to see you, places are limited:)

Lancement du nouveau catalogue &

Grande Vente 2 pour 1 – 28 juillet, 2011

Le nouveau catalogue est commencé depuis le 1er juillet et je suis tellement excitée attendez de le voir! Mon lancement du Nouveau catalogue se passe le jeudi 28 Juillet  de 9h00 a 11h30 am ou 19h00 à 21h30 pm et vous n'allez pas vouloir manquer cette événement! Pour la deuxième année consécutive, je fais quelque chose de totalement excitant et en ajoutant des nouveautés aussi! Comme des cabines de produits, les projets du congrès, des idées de classe et des inscriptions pour les classes, les clubs de rubans, marqueurs etc et plus encore. C'est un Bogo (Buy-one-Get-One!) événement! Cela signifie que si vous achetez l'un de mes jeux de timbres retirés ou des produits retirés, vous obtenez des produits de votre choix de valeur égale du nouveau catalogue GRATUIT! De plus nous allons faire 3 projets en utilisant des produits du nouveau catalogue!

Quand: Le jeudi 28 Juillet, 2011
Coût: 10 $ – s'inscrire et payer ici avec Eventbrite
Où: Studio Riverfrontstampin, 750 chemin Front Ouest
Heure: 09:00-11:30 & 19h00-21h30

S'il vous plaît apporter vos ciseaux, de colle et un plioir (si vous en avez un). Aussi s'il vous plaît apporter un sac avec vous si vous décidez d'acheter!

INSCRIPTION ICI!

Plus de détails ci-dessous! J'ai tellement hâte de vous voir!

•  Ce que vous dépensez dans mon magasin de timbre et produits retirés, vous obtenez des produits de votre choix  GRATUITEMENT  du nouveau catalogue! Vous payez seulement les taxes et frais de manutention et d'expédition pour couvrir les produits du nouveau catalogue (s). Les Nouvelles commandes du catalogue  doivent être placé pendant la soirée du (28 Juillet).

•  Si vous apportez un nouvel invité (que je n'ai pas encore rencontré) avec vous, vous obtenez 10,00 $ de plus pour dépenser dans mon magasin à jeux d'estampes et produits retirés!

• Les commandes peuvent être payées comptant, par chèque ou par carte de crédit!

• Nouveaux catalogues sont régulièrement 11,95 $ + taxes et l'expédition, mais 10,00 $ à quiconque qui assiste, et GRATUIT pour toute personne qui achète pour 100,00 $ ou qui cédule un atelier de cartes ou une soirée avec ses amies avant le 30 septembre ou qui joint un club de technique.

• Joignez un de mes clubs techniques avant septembre, et obtenir gratuitement des attaches parisiennes Glimmer (à commander à votre première rencontre!)

•  Réservez votre atelier/classe privée pour Juillet, Août ou Septembre atelier et obtenez  50,00 $ pour dépenser GRATUITEMENT dans mon magasin de timbres et produits retirés! (Ne se qualifie pas pour la promotion de Bogo et vous recevez votre produit gratuit lors de votre événement)

•  Inscrivez-vous comme démonstratrice et faites partie de mon équipe, Les Cupcake Cuties et obtenez 75,00 $ de produits de mon magasin GRATUITEMENT de timbres et produits retirés! (Ne se qualifie pas pour la promotion de Bogo, vous recevez votre produit gratuit suite à votre inscription) Trousse de depart en vente pour 119$ jusqu'au 31 juillet.
  

J'ai hâte de vous voir, les places sont limitées:)

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with You in the language of your choice!

(Pour la traduction svp voir google translate)

Wow already June 30th, time flies especially when you are having fun.  I love Greece, it is paradise.  If my kids were here with me, I think I would stay.  We are in Santorini for 3 days and it is the most beautiful place on earth.  If you are a bride to be, I recommend this wonderful location for your honeymoon.

Here is a card I made to help out a new recruit demonstrator on my team for her first workshop.  If you would like to join my team click here.

Check out the retiring list.  I love my background stamp sets and sadly a few are retiring meaning that we cannot order them anymore starting July 1st.  But on the bright side there is lots of new products and fabulous stamp sets in the new 2011-2012 catalogue.  My personal favorite "Beau Chateau" collection. 

There are a few ways for you to get the 2011-2012 catalogue with me:

-  order it on my website:www.kimassaly.stampinup.net

-  order it from me and I will mail it to you

-  get it for FREE with you book a party

-  get it for FREE when you join a club by mail or in my studio "ask me how

Contact me today to join my mailing list.

***Want a free stamp set, take advantage of my Online VIP club!  + BONUS gift = free tutorial included!

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with You in the language of your choice!

Thanks so much for all the emails and horror stories about computers.  I love to read your emails + it made me feel a little better:)  While I'm in Greece, my computer is a little off, they haven't tuned it back to what it was before the crash.  I will be paying them a visit for a quick fix, since when I get home, I leave just a few days later for Stampin'up! Super Convention.  Although I did loose some of my favorite pictures for my Convention Presentation, I do have a back up plan.  Good thing that I adapt easy!

Since a few of you inquired about the technique to go book that I have for grabs, here is a sampler of what it looks like.

In your kit to go you get 20 techniques like these and instructions + a 6×6 linen album and it includes your shipping. 

It's a wonderful class for your clubs, workshop sampler if you are a demonstrator.

It's a wonderful Resource Book if you love rubber stamping.

I always like to add my special touch to these samples and carry my books around with me to talk about my love for rubber stamping.  If you have thought about joining as a demonstrator, then click HERE, I will help you with YOUR goals!

***Want a free stamp set, take advantage of my Online VIP club!  + BONUS gift = free tutorial included!

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with

As I am typing this today, I need to wipe a few tears.  While I was on the Alaska cruise, I found out that two of my coworkers (mother and daughter) had just lost a little angel.  Jenna was expecting and at birth a twist of events took for the worst and her baby girl Piper past away.  I work mainly with Jenna's mother Cathy. Cathy is an amazing woman that helps families out with our Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program.  She is one of the most devoted person that has a really tough job.  I wasn't there to support them through this tough and unexplainable ordeal.  When I got back from the incentive trip, I went to see Cathy and supported her.  While we shared tears, there is one thing that I couldn't shack off.  Cathy said:  "  The hardest part was when Jenna was saying, I'm afraid to forget her Mom".  That is when I knew what I could do for Cathy, Jenna and her family:  A Mini Album of Piper, so Jenna could remember her forever:)

I made her a 20 page album with the Love birds simply scrapping kit #118707 and today we added the photos.  And decided to add 18 more since it was so hard to choose.  Jenna will remember Piper for ever.  I am truly grateful that I could help her preserve those memories.  This is one of the reason why I love being a demonstrator!

So tonight please do one thing for me.  Hug your kids super tight and cherish those special moments with them.

***Want a free stamp set, take advantage of my Online VIP club!  + BONUS gift = free tutorial included!

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with

What is Riverfront Semi Annual Stampin'Retreat?

It is a fun filled day, where you will learn 20 NEW! stampin'techniques, by the riverfront view of Kim's Stampin'Studio.

This is my 3rd year at this semi annual event!

This retreat includes a 60$ goodie bag & step by step instructions on how to create the samples.  Email me to view list of items.  Instructions & supplies to make all samples in FRENCH or ENGLISH. 

To view complete details and to register click HERE

As I am sitting at the airport in Seattle, I am thinking about all the wonderful memories from this Stampin'up! incentive trip.  How fun to get an all expenses paid trip x 2.  I did fall in love with Seattle and Victoria but the best part was to catch up with my sweetie!  Alaska was great also, the view exceptional.  Our excursions too.

Here is a view from the ship at Tracy Arm Fjord

To a helicopter tour on the glaciers in Juneau

Train ride up the Glaciers in Skagway

A visit to Beautiful Victoria BC, I really enjoyed my tour and dinner in a basket at Butchart Gardens.

Once again Stampin'up! was able to surprise me!  I almost fell off my chair when they decided to give us the new Stampinup 2011-2012 Catalog.  We got lots of products from the new catty, our make and takes were from the new catty too.  What a treat.  If you are a demonstrator you will get to see it in June and if you are a customer in July.  I will be able to show the projects on June 1st so stay tuned. 

If you would like to take advantage of the benefits as a demonstrator click here.

***Want a free stamp set, take advantage of my Online VIP club!  + BONUS gift = free tutorial included!

Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada).

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with You in the language of your choice!