Well, perhaps that should have been "While the demonstrator’s away, the stampers will play", lol!  Anyway, as you know I’m soon to be headed off for our annual Convention – and will, as always, bring back lots of new tips and ideas to share with y’all throughout this upcoming year.  I’m excited to be going to my 12th consecutive Convention, which some have dubbed "Disneyland for Demonstrators"!  Isn’t that a cool analogy?!?

Anyway, obviously I will not be able to do any workshops while I’m gone, so I thought I’d offer y’all the opportunity to participate in a Mystery Hostess Catalog Party in my absence!  Now that you’ve had your hands on your new Fall/Winter Collection for a couple of weeks, I’m sure you’ve got a healthy start on your wish list for upcoming workshops and/or our first Stampers’ 30 Club meeting.  But if you’ve got something there that’s just screaming "Gotta get it NOW!", then this opportunity is for you!

So – from now through Sunday, July 29th, just email me your "Gotta have it now" order, and when I return from Convention, I’ll write it all up and reply with all the $$ particulars. (Please note that probably won’t be until about the 30th or 31st of July.) 

But here’s the best part:  for every $25 in product you order, you’ll get 1 entry into my drawing to share in the hostess benefits generated by all the combined orders!  (Fine print:  presuming there are at least $150 in total orders, of course, so that hostess benefits are generated.)  And if YOU’RE one of the winners, I’ll let you know that at the time I contact you so you can choose your hostess goodies at that time, too. So think in terms of $25 increments, ok?

When you email me your order, please type the words "Mystery Hostess Catalog Party", followed by your name in the subject section, and I will look for those messages first.  I usually have several hundred messages awaiting me when I return from a trip like this, and it generally takes me several days to sort, read, and process everything – but if you’ll be sure to begin your subject with the words "Mystery Hostess Catalog Party", I will sort on those words, and make those messages a priority. 

So have fun, Stampers, and I’ll see you in August as we gear up for a great, new season of stampin’ together!

PS – If the "Three for You Punch Box" happens to be on your wish list, you might want to wait until August to order that item; there’ll be a cool customer special associated with that punch box next month!