Christmas Card Classes start in August!

I know, I know...it's still SUMMER...and it's 94 degrees in the shade, and you haven't even taken your family vacation yet....and you REFUSE to think about back to school, let alone Christmas! You must think I am CRAZY!


Yes, I am. 


But, here's the thing....every year we WAIT until the last minute and then TRY to crank out some cards, only to find we don't ENJOY the process...it only makes us MORE stressed because we have a million other things we need to get done. It adds to the craziness of the "most wonderful time of the year". 


For the past 2 years, I have started my Christmas classes in July or August. Each month my stampers make a selection of cards. They are relaxed, they enjoy the stamping time...it's all good. And then what do ya know, by the time December gets here, they have all of the cards done and all they have to do it mail them out. Viola! 


Classes are already filling up, so don't delay. Space is limited at each class. 

(this adorable card was cased from Michelle Surette! Thanks Michelle!)

You will make 8 cards (4 designs, 2 of each) every month. Each class includes envelopes, so all you have to do is sign the card, and address the envelope! Done! 


No need to commit to a monthly class! Come to the ones you want to, or that fit your schedule. 


Material fee is $20. If you place an order of $40 or more, your material fee is just $8.00! That's only $1 per card! Awesome!


Here are the available dates:



Holiday Stamp Camp #1
Weds. August 15th @ 7 PM
Friday, August 31 @ 7 PM


Holiday Stamp Camp # 2
Friday, Sept. 14th @ 7 PM
Sunday, Sept. 23rd @ 2 PM


Holiday Stamp Camp # 3
Saturday, October 6th @ 2 PM
Friday, October 19th @ 7 PM


Holiday Stamp Camp # 4
Friday, November 9th @ 7 PM
Sunday, November 18th @ 2 PM


Holiday Stamp Camp # 5
Friday, Dec. 7th @ 7 PM
Thursday, Dec. 13th @ 7 PM


There are two dates for each camp (same cards). 


Please RSVP to attend: Stamp4joy@Comcast.net or (860) 404-1860.


I look forward to stamping with you! 

NEW CATALOG STAMP CAMP REMINDER!

Hello Friends!

Just a quick reminder that this Saturday is the New Catalog Stamp Camp! There are still seats left for you to join us!

You will get to play with all new material...New Stamps, New Inks, New Embellishments! WOO HOO! You will make 4 FABULOUS cards and get to see a lot of great inspiration!

Join us at 1:00 at First Church of Christ, 75 Main Street, Farmington.
The event fee is $15 with a $5.00 coupon off your order for that day! If you place an order of $50 or more, you will receive a FREE CATALOG ($10 value).

Don't miss out on the FUN! Contact me to attend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lots going on....

Oh boy...I did it AGAIN. I left you hanging! It's always so busy around here. So sorry!

There is A LOT to tell .... so let me update you!

#1)  First of all, a reminder that the NEW CATALOG is NOW LIVE! WHOOP, WHOOOP! 
       Do you have your copy? Contact me to get one! It's AH-MAZ-ING!
       LOVE LOVE LOVE! Click the link to the left in my sidebar to check it out!

#2)  With the release of the NEW CATALOG comes my New Catalog Stamp Camp!
       Make 4 projects with lots of NEW STAMPS and ACCESSORIES! 
       Don't miss a SUPER FUN DAY! Raffle prizes, snacks, NEW CATALOG!
       Contact me to attend! 

#3)  FALL STAMP CLUBS NOW FORMING! Need a night out to stamp once a month?
       Come join me! We have TONS of fun and you will come away with lots of great cards!

#4) And lastly, let me leave you with some NEW STAMPED INSPIRATION!
      I have so many favorites from the New Catalog....
      I have been held up in my stamp room playing    with ALL MY NEW TOYS! :))

Here is one of my favorite new sets!

This set is called Field Flowers. And the new color used here is called POOL PARTY!
What a great color for SUMMER! We will be using this new set at my New Catalog Open House!
Come play with us!

Thanks for stopping by today! I am headed out on vacation with my family...but stay tuned for an exciting offer while I am away!

Stay Cool today!

Spread a little JOY

Hello Stampers!

Renovations are ALMOST done in my Stamp Studio. It's been a long 2 weeks, and I can't wait to have my space back. The ceiling was completed on Saturday, and Ed spent most of today painting it. Now we have to paint the walls, and I have to get new window treatments. But I don't even care about that - I just need my space to work! I am happy to say that I am sitting at a table in my stamp room RIGHT THIS MOMENT,

and I don't even CARE that I am getting loopy from the paint fumes. LOL.

It's been challenging prepping for classes and having clubs and camps without the use of this room. But it will all be worth it when it is DONE. The ceiling looks great. If you need a good sheet-rock guy, let me know. MC Drywall out of Bristol is excellent, and he knows his stuff! Tell Mike I sent you! ;)

So, I am prepping for my Holiday Stamp Camp this Friday night. It was originally planned for Saturday, but I had to move it back to Friday night. Sorry for those that it inconvenienced. I had a family conflict and this was the only solution.

Here is a simple but really pretty card we are making Friday night. It uses the Welcome Christmas Stamp Set.

I love the vintage feel to this set. On this card we are using the wreath and the JOY greeting.

The cardstock base is Always Artichoke. The layer is Very Vanilla that was embossed using the Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder. The Wreath was inked in Always Artichoke and stamped on Very Vanilla. I then colored in a few of the berries with a Bravo Burgundy Marker. The JOY greeting was also inked in Bravo Burgundy and stamped over the wreath.

This was really easy to do using the clear stamps/blocks. Lining it up was a cinch, and it turned out perfect on the first try (that NEVER happens...LOL).

I added some of our basic jewels to give a little bling to the card. I used the smallest ones and it looks so pretty in person. I backed the main image with Bravo Burgundy Cardstock.

Easy peasy, and no ribbon! How about that! That MUST be a first for me! I use ribbon on EVERYTHING! LOL

I start a new job tomorrow, and I am so excited about it. Still part time, but closer to home and more consistent hours. So, if you don't hear from me much this week, you will know why! LOL.

Have a great Monday!

Stamp Camp Sneak Peek!

Hello Stampers!

First of all, I apologize for the lack of posts this week. It's been the infirmary over here at Casa Mongeon. Colds, Stomach Bugs...lucky me, I got both! LOL.

But, we are once again healthy, everyone is back to school, and I am back in my stamp room preparing for Fridays Stamp Camp!

Here is one of the cards that my attendees will be making. It's from the new Tags Till Christmas Stamp Set in the Holiday Mini. I love that the images in this set all coordinate with our Stampin' Up! Punches.

Hmmm....the image looks a little yellowish to me on my computer screen. I hope it looks ok on yours!

In any case, the Card is Crumb Cake, with Deck the Halls Designer Paper, and Cherry Cobbler Cardstock. The ribbon is the Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon in the Holiday Mini and boy oh boy, is it yummy and easy to work with!

The sentiment is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink. And a Clear Rhinestone Brad in the center of the ornament adds just a touch of bling. :)

Sorry for the short post today! I will be posting some of the other projects next week!

Enjoy your day and stay healthy!

ALL OCCASION CARD CLASS

Here are the 5 cards we will be making at the upcoming All Occasion Card Class on April 25th. This class filled up in a hurry, so I added another date - May 16th.
You will make a total of 10 cards (2 each of these 5 cards). Cards can be customized with your choice of greeting for any occasion.


If you would like to join us for the May 16th class, please email me at Stamp4joy@comcast.net
to reserve your seat. There are only a few spaces available.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Spring Stamp Camp - A Few Seat Remaining!

Here are the Spring Cards we will be making this Saturday at Stamp Camp!

All the cards use spring colors - it will surely give you Spring Fever.

There is a Mother's Day and Easter Card in the selection as well (although you can change the greeting to make the card anything you want).

I still have a few open seats! Stamp Camp is at 1 PM. Material Fee is $10. Please bring adhesive, bone folder and scissors.

Email me to reserve your seat.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the beautiful weather. :0)

Sending Love Stamp Camp Projects - Sunday 1/31

Hello Stampers!

Thanks for stopping by today! I want to share the stamp camp projects we are making at class this Sunday at 1 PM. With Valentines Day coming up soon, we will be spreading the love! :)

These are such fun projects and I had a blast designing them!



Here is a group shot of all 4 projects. We have a really cute card featuring the NEW Heart Treat Cups! How adorbale to be able to send someone some chocolate in their greeting card! I don't know about you, but chocolate makes everything better for me! I would totally LOVE getting that in the mail! :0)

Speaking of chocolate...this is a super cute little treat holder! It has a cello bag on the inside with more sweets! I LOVE the Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon on this project...so fun!




There are still a few seats remaining, and we would LOVE to have you join us! Where else can you have this much fun, making such cute projects for only $10? :)


Please email me to reserve a seat. Please bring scissors and adhesive!

Hope you can join us!

Stamp Happy!

Stamp Camp Sneak Peak

Saturday Jan 23rd is my first Stamp Camp of the new year! I have been having so much fun playing with the new stamps and accessories! I hope my customers love them as much as I do!

Here are 2 of the projects we are making tomorrow.

It should come as no surprise that we will be using Vintage Vogue! It's my favorite set from the Occasions Mini Catalog and so versatile! This card uses Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and Bravo Burgandy ink and cardstock. The greeting is from a set called Vintage Labels and it is one of the Sale-A-Bration sets you can get for FREE with a $50 order. I added quite a bit of sponging on this card to make it look antique. A few gold brads adds just a hint of bling. ;0)

This card is simply Very Vanilla and Pretty in Pink and features the I {heart} Hearts Stamp Set and the Sending Love Designer Series Paper. I love that this paper is pre glittered! No mess!

The scallop is made from the new Pinking Hearts Border Punch. I wanted to show this set can be used for so much more than just valentines' day. Any day is a good day to spread a little love.

The greeting is a set called Whimsical Words. There are 8 greetings in this set that all have that beautiful font. It is another FREE SET option with a $50 order.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great weekend!
Tune in tomorrow for the other 2 projects from Stamp Camp!

Hope you can join me next time.

Christmas in October Stamp Camp

Hi Gals,


I just wanted to remind you that this Saturday I have a Holiday Stamp Camp. The 1 PM slot is filled, but I still have a few openings in the 4 PM slot.


Here are the 4 AWESOME projects we will be making:


Stamp Camp fee is $10, or free with your $40 order or more. Hope you can join us! We have been making so many wonderful holiday creations at Camps! It's never too early to get started on those holiday cards!

Please email me - Stamp4joy@comcast.net to reserve a space.

Have a great day!

Christmas in September Stamp Camp

Coming up next Sunday, Sept. 20th is my Christmas in September Stamp Camp. Join me to make the 4 cards shown below.

Material fee is $10 or waived with a $40 order. There are 2 time slots available, 1 PM and 4 PM.

Please bring adhesive, bone folder and scissors! Email me at Stamp4joy@comcast.net to reserve your space.

Hope to see you all then!

Stamp Happy,

Christmas in August Stamp Camp

Hello All!

Tomorrow starts my "Christmas in...." classes! Here are the 4 cards we are making tomorrow. I love them all and I know you will too!

There are still openings in the 4 PM time slot! If you'd like to join me, drop me an email!

Camp fee is $10, or waived with a $40 order. Please bring adhesive and scissors.

Hope to see you soon!

Stamp Happy!

June Stamp Camp Date

Hello All,

Happy Dreary Thursday! Seriously, where did the warm weather go? Sheesh!
Well, we are excited around here as there is only 2 more days until we bring Bella home. I am so excited!

But on to the topic at hand...STAMP CAMP!

It's been forever since I have had one, so with the release of the retired list coming out on June 1, it's a perfect time to have a Camp!

Here is the 411:

Date: Sunday June 7th

Time: 1:30 PM or 4:30 PM

Cost: $5 Material fee for 4 projects (special ½ price camp)

I will be offering a special sale* on retired stamps!

Buy 1 set – save 10%
Buy 2 sets – save 15%
Buy 3+ sets – save 20%

In addition, you will earn a raffle ticket for each $10 you spend.
At the end of both camps I will total all the orders and I will raffle off the hostess benefits!
FREE STUFF FOR YOU!
Hostess benefits include the Hostess Only Stamp Sets and the Free Shopping Spree in the current catalog or mini catalog.


*The Fine Print:
* Regular tax and shipping apply as this is a private sale offered through me only not Stampin Up! The discount applies to the cost of retired stamp sets only.

* This is a one day only sale

* If you are unable to attend stamp camp, you may still email your order to me to take advantage of the sale pricing, and be included in the raffle drawings.

* I will email the list of retired stamps on June 1 when it becomes available.

* All selections of free merchandise must be from the Current Spring Summer Idea Book and Catalog or the Occassions Mini Catalog.


Please email me to sign up for Stamp Camp along with your preferred time slot.
There are 10 spaces available in each session. First come first serve.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!