Hi ... I am Leonie and I am an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and Manager. I live in Campbelltown, NSW, Australia with my husband and my gorgeous 2 girls.
Archive for June, 2008
Back to Basics
Posted by: | CommentsWell not really … but I have been playing with the lovely Brocade Basics stamp set. Now I blame my lovely friend Nikki Stalker for my addiction to this set!
This layout was totally cased from the 2008 Idea Book and Catalogue and as requested the lovely ladies at Thirlmere will be making this layout this week along with a few cards.
This is a 6×6 layout and so quick and easy to make yet very elegant at the same time. I am so in love with Old Olive so will be very happy to share that passion with the girls.
Recipe:
Stamps: So Many Sayings, Brocade Basics
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke
Paper: Old Olive Cardstock, Always Artichoke Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Close to Cocoa Designer Prints Paper, Brocade Background Designer Series Papers
Accessories: Snail Adhesive, Stampin Dimensionals, Stamp-a-majig, Paper Snips.
After my play day with Nikki back in May I created another card using Brocade Basics and the ‘Rock n Roll’ technique.
All the ladies at yesterday’s demonstration just loved this card so I hope you do too - they were a bit sad when I told them it wasnt the make and take but did get excited when I showed them what we would be making - so it all worked out in the end!
Gotta keep those customers happy!
The hostess was rather happy too with all the freebies she got - and who doesnt love free stamps??
Dont forget to check back tomorrow to see the card the girls made yesterday!
Friday eScape
Posted by: | CommentsI know I promised to load these cards yesterday (Friday) but I’m just so popular that everyone wants workshops - now just to learn how to be ‘more’ popular as I’d love to do more workshops!
I had a lovely group of four ladies come along on Friday and we all had a great creating and having fun.
Now for what was in the box …
These are the ten cute little cards that were concealed in the box and that the girls all made.They are a bit hard to see in this picture so here’s a closer look ….
I must admit they did turn out a little bit cute and I’m going to have fun sending my samples out to friends & family just to spoil them - sure Aussie Post have enjoyed all the extra ‘escape’ mail going out to!
I hope you like them as much as the ladies did.
Now back to the prep table for tomorrow’s demonstration.
What’s in the Box??
Posted by: | CommentsOOooooh … What’s in the box??
Well the box contains all the cards we will be making tomorrow at my eScape Card Crop - I have had a lovely time creating them and I know the ladies coming tomorrow will just love them!
So as not to spoil their surprise I wont show you the cards until after theirs are all done - sorry.
Did you Notice the new page on my blog? Scroll up the top and you will see a ‘calendar’ page.
This page will highlight the different events I have happening or booked in. You will see all the things I have in my diary like …
- demonstrations
- Stamp A Stack
- Classes
- Team Meetings
- Team Crops
- Stampin’ Up!® promotions or specials and when they start and finish
- Dates for Mini Catalogues
You might also notice all the pretty colours I’ve used to code the different dates I have.
This will show you when I am available should you wish to contact me or book in your own demonstration or class.
I can bring the classes to you!
If you can arrange to have at least 4 ladies together I am more than happy to come and do the classes I offer at your house - so why not get your girlfriends together and have a great time creating and spending some time together!
only 181 days until Christmas
dont you just love bearers of good news??
Why not start on your Christmas Cards now and book in for a Christmas in July Stamp A Stack - make 10 christmas cards (5 of 2 designs) for just $15.00
Please Note: the cost of my Stamp A Stacks will be increasing from 1st August to $18 so get yours booked in for July to beat the price increase!
Why not ask me about the Christmas gift classes coming up and make your own presents this year and this way you wont have to stand in line for hours on end - you can come have fun hours with me instead!
Have a great night and dont forget to check back tomorrow for the eScape cards we made.
a demonstrator in the making
Posted by: | CommentsWhile I was preparing for workshops last week my 11yo daughter kept asking me if she could stamp - why do they always want to stamp when your busy preparing? I hate to say no so I said tell me what you want to use and that she’d have to clean them when done.
Well she grabbed a couple of stamps and inks and off she went.
These are her creations …
How clever is my little girl?? Well she’s not so little anymore - she’s nearly a teenager (well so she says 
)
Now I wonder what the minimum age is to sign up as a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator? hmmm 
Make anything your own
Posted by: | CommentsYou know how bad it feels when you turn up somewhere wearing the same dress as someone else and bringing out your coffee mug to make a cuppa at a crop or meeting and finding that someone else has exactly the same coffee mug? Well those days are gone!!
With the 2008-2009 Catalogue Stampin’ Up!® introduced their rub ons to the Australian public. Yes I know we have had other brand rub ons here for quite some time I am very proud to say that the Stampin’ Up!® rub ons are of very high quality and I have not had one problem with them like I have with other (big) brand rub ons.
Before a recent demonstration where I thought I’d decorate a mug and give that to my hostess with a sachet of hot chocolate in there I would test them myself and I am very pleased to say they worked at home and the demonstration and my hostess (as well as her guests) were very impressed with it - I am sure that my hostess also enjoyed the hot chocolate!
So when I came across the new Financial Year diaries in Big W last week and found a lovely pastel pink one but thought it would have been nice with a pattern on it I figured I’d survive.
So as I was sitting down preparing for a class and glanced and my coffee mug and had one of those light bulb moments and wondered how they’d go on my diary. So what’s a girl to do? I applied the rubons and boy did they look good.
Then I remembered seeing them on Tracey’s laptop so yeah I put a couple on there too.
Now I do a fair bit of work on my laptop and they have shown no signs of wear yet and one is where my wrist sits when I type -but then again it has only been 4 days!
Bit snazzy hey??
Remember a while back I made a friend a pocket card for her birthday with no stamping? that one was using rub ons too - here’s the card as a reminder and to show you that you can use rub ons for just about anything!
Oh soooo….
Posted by: | CommentsLovely … well it has been lovely to play with this set today! It’s the Oh So Lovely stamp set - and you can earn it free as a level one Hostess set!
The set comprises of the three flowers and the background strip. The words/greetings are from the So Many Sayings (another Level 1 Hostess set).
This is one of the cards for friday’s Stamp A Stack - yes I’ve been featuring those cards all week.
Recipe:
Stamps: Oh So Lovely, So Many Sayings, Linen Background, Baroque Motifs Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Rose Red Inks: Mellow Moss, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Old Olive Accessories: Cutter Kit, Crop-a-dile, Hemp TwineI know I said that I wouldn’t use Baroque Motifs again for a week but it sorta ‘just happened’ and it really does just give the card that little lift.
While I was making these cards up this afternoon my daughter was stamping too so I will share her creations with you tomorrow.
I really do love how these cards turned out and hope you do too - I think I will do these as a swap I signed up for.
Oh Baby!
Posted by: | CommentsIs it just me or does everyone seem to be pregnant at the moment?? well everyone except me - I just thought I’d better make sure there is no reading anything into that opening statement!
Dont get me wrong … I love babies - they really are a blessing from God and a miracle in the truest form!
Here’s one of two cards that we will be making at a Stamp A Stack this week.
The hostess asked for a baby card so we will do a couple for the boy on the right and the girl baby card is just below - it’s the same design with just a couple of the accents moved and the colours changed so they have a couple for each.
I think that giraffe has to be one of the cutest stamps I’ve seen in a while and so like a soft toy.
These two cards are done using just one stamp set - Bundle of Joy. Its a great set and can be used for birthdays for the early years as well as baby cards.
Here’s the girl card. So as you can see this design is easily adaptable for either a boy or a girl just with the change of blue cardstock & ribbon to pink.
If you are like me and have lots of friends who are pregnant you might like to book in for a Stamp a Stack too so you can get a good supply of baby cards ready to use in the future.
Maybe you’d like to do a class and have a small baby album made up for your friend or family member - we can do a small 6×6 album which would make a very lovely gift.
Email or ring me today and we will discuss what you’d like to do and arrange a date!
To all my beautiful pregnant friends I wish you lots of rest and naps now as you wont get any sleep as you’ll be sitting there looking at your little baby in wonder!
A bit Groovy
Posted by: | CommentsWell yesterday I was a bit blue (you’ll have to read that post to see why) and today I’ve been browsing a heap of wordpress theme sites and found this groovy blue and yellow one - do you like it? I hope you like the change … I did find some purple ones which I might upload at a later date after I’ve created a banner and such to go with it.
Something else groovy is one of the new In Colours from Stampin’ Up!® - Groovy Guava. I just love that colour - actually I love ALL the In Colours this year - they are all so nice and all go so well together.
Here’s a card I made yesterday using three of the In Colours - Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate and River Rock - and I threw in some Old Olive just for fun and because its such a lovely rich colour and another of my favourites.
I know I used the Baroque Motifs yet again but I promise I wont use it for at least a week (promise) but it does have a different look to the one I shared yesterday - it just goes to show you that you can get different looks with the one stamp set.
The greeting is from Birthday Cheer & Wishes and I have fallen in love with the new Taffeta Ribbons - not as elegant as the Organdy we had last year but it does come close 
Have a great friday night!
A bit blue
Posted by: | CommentsWell thats true for the type of day I’ve had today and an apt description for the card I made today.
I got up to no internet this morning … well we did have internet but I didnt 
After lots of testing, pulling of hair and steam coming out of ears and a rather long stressful phone call with the dear husband & Puta Guru we worked out our network server was deaded :(Â Â Hubby managed to talk me through changing settings so I could at least have access to the internet today. This is a good thing as I had a few online jobs to do today with orders to put through and a blog post I do each wednesday at the Utah Diva’s International Blog
One thing I did learn during the ‘black out’ was that I can type a post into Word 2007 and then publish it from there right into your blog - in this case it was the Utah Diva’s Blog post I did that I tried it on and was rather surprised it worked.
Now after all that with the internet and servers and networks one would think a cup of coffee would hit the spot - well guess what else was broken - yup my espresso machine :(Â Maybe I should take donations for me to get a nice new one so throw your spare change my way!! lol
Ok enough of that …. where’s the card??
Here it is … and yes its using Baroque Motifs again - I do try not to use it but just cant help myself! Here’s the recipe …
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, So Many Sayings Ink: River Rock, Old Olive, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou Accessories: Stamp-a-majig, Soft Sky double stitched ribbonThese colours are a little out of my comfort zone and I wasnt sure about it but my good friend Maggie said it was lovely and she has good taste!
Lets just hope the ladies at next week’s Stamp A Stack like it too! What do you think? do you give it a yes or a no?
Are you Extra Special?
Posted by: | CommentsOf course you are!! You are soooo special that Stampin’ Up!® have two wonderful promotions during June!
To thank you for being so extra special Stampin’ Up!® are rewarding all those hosting workshops or parties from now till 15th July by giving Hostesses who’s party totals $700 or more in product sales by giving you an extra $50 to spend for free -now how special is that?
All you need to do is host a demonstration or workshop in your home between now and 15th July and once your party sales total $700 or more you are then given another $50 free to spend - this is on top of the already generous Hostess Benefits that Stampin’ Up!® gives.
So from now till 15th July with a party of $700 in sales you are entitled to …
♥ Free Stampin’ Up! Idea book
♥ Catalogue valued at $12.95
♥ Your choice of any Level 1 or Level 2 Hostess set (pages 17-22)
♥ $80 free merchandise as Hostess Awards
♥ extra $50 free merchandise
The extra $50 applies to all demonstrations over $700 so depending on how much is sold then your benefits could increase as well. You can view the full table of Hostess awards on page 16 of the 2008 Idea Book & Catalogue. Here is a small table detailing the benefits …
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Workshop total |
Free Stampin’ Up! merchandise |
+ |
Extra, Extra hostess award |
Free Stampin’ Up! merchandise with |
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$700 - $799 |
$80 |
+ |
$50 |
$130 |
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$800 - $899 |
$90 |
+ |
$50 |
$140 |
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$900 - $999 |
$100 |
+ |
$50 |
$150 |
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$1000 - $1099 |
$120 |
+ |
$50 |
$170 |
So as you can see the benefits of hold a demonstration between now and 15th July are wonderful and yours for the taking. These benefits are also available to Catalogue Parties as well. Dont forget the eScape bundle for sale during June at just $58.80 which is a saving of 25% off the catalogue price for the separate items and my extra escape bonus you can find the details here.
Remember this special is only available for a limited time and my diary will be booked fast so contact me to book your demonstration today.
