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Sale•a•Bration Blog Hop

24 January, 2012 37 Comments

Good morning and welcome to the ESAD Sale•a•Bration Blog Hop

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for “Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators” and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators.

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

You should have arrived here from Jacinta’s Blog but dont stress if you havent – just keep going till you get back to me!

Now onto my project ….

Enchanted Mini Album

I am a little bit excited about sharing this album today – not just because of the gorgeous Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper  and the Vintage Foliage Sale•a•bration sets, or that you can get both of those for free during Sale•a•bration but also cos this little mini album is the first one I’ve designed myself!

If you have a close look on the above picture you may see the little danglies I created with the ribbon & brad pack which is also available through Sale•a•bration!  Here’s a close-up for you …

I’ve just taken a brad and bent back the backs and tied the ribbon around the backs – cute hey?

Now lets open the album ….

I love this paper!!  I love how the paper matches the Stamp set perfectly and how Stampin’ Up! use their own colours to make it easy for us to match cardstock, inks and ribbons!  The sentiment on the right page is from the Summer Solstice stamp set.

Here I’ve popped in a photo matt on the left and a couple tags on the right for journalling.  I’ve popped a simple slit in the centre of the right page to slot the tags into.  I’ve used the Vanilla Satin ribbon with a piece of the pool party ruffled ribbon on top and embellished that with a couple of the brads from the Sale•a•bration Ribbon & Brad pack.

Full view of tags

I can see how very versatile this stamp set is going to be – from main images like the one on the front cover to backgrounds and borders! I used the same stamp on the tabs of the tags!

Same stamp again on the matt and the sentiment on the right as is used in this sheet of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. Sentiment on the right is from the Hostess Stamp set Faith in Nature which you earn for free just by holding a Stampin’ Up! demonstration.

For the final pages I’ve just popped on two mats with coordinating ruffled ribbon.  You could used these for putting on a single photo, a collage of photo’s or some journaling – whatever you wish!

I do hope you like my little album and if you’d like to make this at a class please let me know as I’ll be scheduling them during February & March.

Now to continue on the blog hop you need to hop over to Alisa’s lovely blog and see what gorgeousness she has creating for your view pleasure :)

In case there are some broken links along the way here is a complete list of all the lovely ESAD ladies involved in the blog hop – now dont forget to leave the girls some comment love as well.

Hope you enjoy all the lovely goodies you see through the blog hop and if you wish to book your own demonstration or place an order please dont hesitate to contact me – as a special bonus for all ‘hoppers’ I am offering free postage on all orders of $100 or more from today to 31st January, 2012.

 

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Summer Mini Catalogue

1 December, 2011 2 Comments

Wow what a day!!

Not only do we have the awesome December Frenzy starting today we also have a gorgeous new Mini Catalogue to celebrate!

click to view the Catalogue online

2011 Summer Mini Catalogue

Please feel free to contact me if you’d like your own copy to be posted to you and I’ll include a special offer just for you!

Now if you’d like some ideas for using all the gorgeous new products in the Summer Mini Catalogue we arranged an ESAD Summer Mini Catalogue Blog hop to inspire and motivate you – just click on the button below to start you on your motivational hop!

click here to start hopping!

Contact me to place your order and if you mention you did the Blog Hop you’ll get free postage on your order!

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ESAD “New Catalogue” Blog Hop

10 September, 2011 25 Comments

How long has it been since I’ve done one of these??

The girls at ESAD are so excited for today’s Blog Hop as we are featuring our new Idea Book & Catalogue and not only is it a wonderful catalogue full of lots of new products and stamp sets but its a great Idea book as well with over 300 samples and ideas and now you will have 20 or so more demonstrators giving you yet more ideas through this Blog Hop.  Its an awesome purchase at just $12.95!  Now if you dont have your new Idea Book & Catalogue yet then please make sure you contact your Demonstrator today or feel free to contact me to organise your copy.

Now I know youre wondering …. What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for “Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators” and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators.

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed. So if you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please fee free to contact me to join our wonderful group on Facebook.

Now my first project today is a Scrapbook Layout … and yes you read that right!!  I know I dont do many of them but I’m hoping to do more in the future as I want to make some more pages to put in the Album I made for Mum & Dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary for Dad to reminisce over.

Vintage Beau Chateau - Mum, Aged 2 1/2

This photo of Mum has been one of my favourites for many years and she gave it to me quite a while back. It was taken in 1935 and I’ve kept the original and had copies made for this project.

Here is a close up of the tag up the top. I wanted to show you the detail and the ribbons and antique brad – they are just divine together!

You can also see the background paper which is simply a sheet of Very Vanilla with the leafy motif stamp from Creative Elements stamped randomly in Pink Pirouette and then to give it a vintage feel I’ve just sponged in Soft Suede.

The two tags on the layout were made using pieces from the On Board Merry Medley Chipboard pack.  How neatly does the decorative label punch fit in the top one?  I simply used the tags as a template and traced around them in pencil onto the Beau Chateau DSP cut it out and stuck it on the chipboard and then just sanded around the edges to get off all the bits that went over the edge – mind you by the end of this procedure I could have done with a mini Dust Buster to clean up my desk!

I am sorry for the darkness of these photo’s as I find it really hard to get a good photo with the rainy day we had yesterday … I will try and get a better photo later today when its sunny. If anyone has tips on how to take a good photo of a scrapbook layout please feel free to contact me … as long as it doesnt involve spending a gazillion dollars on a new camera!

My Second Project for today is one I’ve been wanting to do for some time and now that I finally have that Milk Carton Die its become so much easier!!  Thanks to Stampin’ Up! for the birthday bonus they now give to Demonstrators as I managed to get this die at an extra 15% off!

BirdHouse

 

How sweet is this little Birdhouse??  Its just way too cute – well it must be as it got a ‘High Squeal Factor’ rating from Caitie!

I love this little Milk Carton Die and I am sure you are going to see many many more projects made using this!

Hey did you notice in the New Idea Book & Catalogue that we’ve had a price reduction on the Big Shot and many of its Dies & Folders??  Now thats also something to squeal about!

The Stamp set I used to decorate the box is called Best of Everything and it is seriously one very cute stamp set! I’ve been making samples this week for my Launch and I’m lovin everything I make with it – that little bird is just way too cute!!

Here’s a side view of the Birdhouse which shows the flowers growing all around it!

Did you notice the colours I’ve used?? They are all the new In Colours!! The Birdhouse itself is done in Pool Party, the flowers are in Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder and Island Indigo, the Tree on the front is in Lucky Limeade. Its all held together with a couple of strips of Sticky Strip and the little Library Clip at the top so the recipient can check the contents on the little birdhouse without have to rip it apart.

I was going to share a couple of the cards I’ve made this week but dont want to spoil the surprise for my Launch next Saturday however I might throw through a couple of spoilers during the week … so stay tuned!

Now you should have arrived here from the Blog of Debbie Lamb however if you didnt thats OK you can just keep going until you get to Debbie’s blog.

As a special thank you for all our beautiful visitors we have Blog Candy!!  We will have two prizes – one for a New Zealand visitor and one for an Australian visitor.  What you need to do to be eligible to win is to visit and comment on every blog in the hop – yes all 23 of them. Then you need to email Sharlene and advise her that you’ve completed the Blog Hop and give her your name, email and location.

Now the next blog you need to hop over to is none other than the very talented Tanya Bell … Tanya is such a lovely lady and uber-creative and I was blessed to sit with her at the Awards Night Dinner at Convention in May.

Now if you happen to get lost along the way or one of the links doesnt work here’s a list of all 23 Participants …

I hope you enjoy viewing all the gorgeous creations and if you have any questions or would like to book a workshop with me please feel free to contact me!

 

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Filed Under: Best of Everything, Big Shot, Blogging, cardmaking, Challenges, Circle, Classes, Creative Elements, Creativity, Decorative Lable, Demo Friends, Demonstrations, ESAD-SU, Field Flowers, Friends n Family, Milk Carton Die, Off the Page, promotions, Punches, scrapbooking, specials, Stamp Club, Stamp Sets, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Nature Walk

9 May, 2011 7 Comments

What a busy week its been and its only going to get busier!

What do you think of the new blog look? Like it? I do … I have been looking for that right theme forever – well it seems like it anyways. Then when I was browsing the Studio Press site by Brian Gardner the other night I came across this Pretty Young Thing them and it was ‘oh yeah’ and I just edited the graphics and took the hearts off and inserted the coffee cups!!

This Wednesday I fly down to Melbourne for the 2011 Stampin’ Up! Convention – its for 3 days of total Stampin’ Up! awesomeness and I cant wait!  This year I have the pleasure of sharing it with my gorgeous friend and downline Libby Dyson and being Thursday is Libby’s birthday it will be extra special!

So as you can imagine its only going to be busier this upcoming week. Convention finishes on Saturday night with the Awards dinner and then Sunday I’m hiring a car and driving over to see my mum, dad and sister in Cobden – just a little 3 hour drive!  Now I think I might have to stop in Geelong for a cuppa! I fly home again the following Tuesday – lets hope the family survives that long and the house isnt a total warzone when I get back!

Here’s a card I made a little while ago for a swap on ESAD – sadly my swap cards still seem to be travelling as they never arrived – obviously the Postie decided they liked them enough to keep them himself.

I really enjoyed making this card. I just love collage stamping and putting all the elements together and then sitting back and looking at the end product.

There seems to be lots of stamps on this card however its just the Nature Walk Stamp Set (Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue), Teeny Tiny Sentiments and the En Francais background stamp. I’ve also added a piece of the Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper and how cute are those little Library Clips??

I hope you like this card as much as I enjoyed making it … now I must duck up to the shops to grab some socks and a couple of scarves as it appears as hundreds of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand descend on Melbourne so is a cold front! Talk about timing!!

Dont forget the great ‘Deals of the Week’ happening this week – just click the image in the sidebar or here to view them and dont forget they change each Wednesday so be sure to check back.

Now since I’ll be away you’ll need to email me your orders and from now until 20th May I am offering free postage on all orders so email or text me today with your order!

 

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My Garden Journal

30 April, 2011 21 Comments

Well good morning to you!

How is it that when Autumn hits the weather immediately drops in temperatures?? Dont get me wrong – I love Autumn and all the colours it brings – actually I’m driving down to Robertson today for a Workshop so I’ll have to leave a little early and take my camera to show you just how beautiful the Aussie colours of Autumn are :0)

Welcome to the ESAD Autumn/Winter Mini Blog hop!  Now this will be a long post so if you dont already have one go make yourself a cuppa and grab some tim tams to keep your energy levels up!

You should have come from the blog of the very talented and lovely Clare McIlhatton – she does the most amazing things with punches – she’s such a crafty cow!! If you have started here then dont stress just keep going till you get back here.  Now dont forget to leave comments on each of the posts cos we all love comments

So just what is ESAD?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!®

We just love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group. We have all sorts of things happening from online discussions to swaps, challenges, cyberstamps and real time chat!

Now onto my project ….

When I opened the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue I just about fell inlove with everything inside and then it dawned on me – mmm this is going to be expensive!!

I just love the Nature Walk Stamp Set and Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper and since I’ve been watching the old series of Jamie Oliver’s shows and I just love the garden journal he features in one of them that I thought these products would be awesome to make my own Garden Journal.

Journal Cover

I’ve used the 5×5 Art Journal and just covered it with the Botanical Gazette Designer Series paper. I’ve used the Timeless Type Alphabet Junior dies with the Big Shot for the title on the cover and inside. The two leaves are from the French Foliage Stamp Set which is also available from the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue.

Inside the front cover we have a page for an index and then my title page again using the Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Dies and the Big Shot and also using the French Foliage Stamp Set. If you want a closer look at the images just click on them to enlarge them – you can even watch a slideshow of the images. I love this French Foliage set!

January

I have used a double page spread for each month. On the left page it has details of the things that you should be doing in the garden each month whether it be pruning, fertilizing, planting or whatever.

February

I’ve just stamped down the edge of the right page and have purposely left them blank for now as I plan to take photo’s as my garden progresses over the next 12 months.

March

April

May

June

One day I will learn to write straight!

July

August

September

October

November

December

After doing each month I’ve then allowed some pages for my own notes and ideas ….

Notes

Notes

I do hope you like what I’ve done – when the original idea came to me I really didnt realise just how involved it would turn out to be! However, in saying that, I’m very pleased with the end result.

Since this mini catalogue goes until the end of July we have plenty of time to spread out our purchases and share projects and ideas at workshops so if after today’s hop you’d like to see more of the products in action please dont hesitate to give me a call and book in your workshop.

Now its time for you to pop along to the next blog in this ESAD Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue which is the very lovely Kim Conway from Victoria.

Here’s a list of all those involved in the ESAD Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue just incase a link isnt working …

Enjoy the ESAD Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue Blog Hop and dont forget to leave some comment lurrrv!

 

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Filed Under: Big Shot, Blogging, Challenges, Classes, Creativity, Demo Friends, Demonstrations, ESAD-SU, French Foliage, Friends n Family, Gifts, Nature Walk, Occasions, Off the Page, promotions, Stamp Sets, Stampin' Up!®, stamping, Techniques Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Love my Job

4 March, 2011 2 Comments

If you are a regular visitor to my blog then you will know just how much I love being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. This past week has been busy again with getting in those last orders for February and being able to pre-order new stamps and accessories from the upcoming Mini Catalogue as well as the normal housewife & mother duties I have. My new stamps arrived yesterday afternoon so I get to play with them later today!

I feel pretty blessed to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator as its meant I can be home for the kids before and after school and keep the house in some form of order – now all these things I couldnt do if I was working in the workforce.  Not only do I have these blessings but I also get my stamps at a regular discount of 20% (sometimes more) and being paid to share what I love to do is just a bonus!

I always hear people say “I’d love a job like yours” well … guess what …. you can!  Stampin’ Up! always welcome new demonstrators and I’d love for you to be a part of my team.  During Sale•A•Bration you get an even better welcome as you can choose a bonus stamp set to the value of $79.95 – how nice is that?

But thats not all – if you join my team not only do you have access to the Stampin Up! Demonstrator website but you will have access to a variety of other forums including my private forum which is just for my team. You will also have me to help and guide you when needed. If you join with me you will also receive a bonus welcome gift just from me as a little thank you to for joining my Stamp A Latte team.

One of the forums you will have access to is the ESAD (Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators) group.  This group is great as we all share and encourage each other and with over 600 members there’s so much wealth of knowledge and experience there. We run cyberstamps, challenges and swaps and of course the odd blog hop.  Just recently we had a Summer Mini Catalogue swap and here is the card I made for that swap.

I do love how this card turned out and I might even do it as a Convention Swap! I used the colours from the Diva Coffee Break Colour Challenge #216 being Early Espresso, Rose Red and Blushing Bride.

Recipe:

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Well Scripted
Paper: Early Espresso, Rose Red, Blushing Bride and Very Vanilla
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pinking Hearts Border punch, Basic Pearls Jewels and Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon

This card will be one of the cards for the Stamp A Stack on 12th March – it really is very easy to do.

If you like the idea of always getting your stamps and accessories at a discount but dont want to do all the party stuff then that is ok too – the beauty of Stampin’ Up! is that you can do as little or as much as you like. You can even pick the stamps you want in the kit as long as they are the same or lesser value than those suggested on the Demonstrator Kit Order form. Plus there is no annual fee to  remain a demonstrator like some other companies have.

If you join now you could even come to the Stampin’ Up! Convention in May with me!  Signing up is quick and easy as its all done online so no pesky forms to fill out – you just need to answer the questions online.

If you have any questions or would like more information about all the benefits of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator then please contact me for a free no obligation Information Pack and so I can answer your questions. 

Oh and dont forget to ask about my special gift to you for joining my team.

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Friends Gift Set

3 December, 2010 2 Comments

I was going back through some photo’s I had taken today and came across a set I’d made for the Secret Sister program on ESAD.

This set was made using the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper and the Friends never Fade stamp set.

friendsgalaset

This set consists of a Card, Gift box of Gift Cards and a box for some chocolates, toffees or other goodies.

The card …

galafriendcard

I just love this card. The pear pizzazz layer is done using the flower decal from the Friends never Fade set and stamped in a diagonal pattern so it looks just like patterned paper – so easy to do :)

For the main image I coloured the flower with my Stampin Write markers and then stamped off on a scrap piece first and then onto the Vanilla piece. I then stamped the greeting from Occasional Greetings over the top of the flower in Early Espresso.

I adhered a single piece of white organza ribbon around the pear pizzazz layer and then used one of the ‘no tie’ bows which I attached using Glue Dots.

Gift Box  …

friendsgalaboxchox

This sweet little box was made using the Scalloped Enveloped die and the Big Shot.

I’ve just wrapped a piece of Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper around the outside and used the Large Oval Punch to create the handles.

Then you just pop in chocolates, toffees or whatever and tie it up – easy!

The Box of Gift Cards …

friendsgalaboxgiftcards

The little box is created exactly the same way as the box for the chocolates – you just simply stick the flaps down.

I’ve then placed a punched out flower – remember when I made the card I stamped off first?  You punch out this image for this box – see no wastage :) How frugal am I??

Then I just made up four little gift cards – and used the papers from the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Papers and Images from Friends Never Fade and Occasional Quotes for the cards.

friendsgalagiftcards

Hope you like this little gift set and if you’d like to purchase the items you need to recreate this and the instructions please feel free to email or ring me.

Dont forget all the awesome specials for the December Frenzy – just click on the image in my sidebar for more details.

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Play Date

25 October, 2010 3 Comments

Yesterday I shared a couple of awards I received and today I’m sharing more about how nice it is to be part of such a wonderful company like Stampin’ Up! and how blessed I’ve been with friendships with other demonstrators.

The ESAD group that I talk so much about now has over 620 members!  Within that group we have a few regular networkers – well OK we chat online but thats really networking right?  One of those ladies sent me a lovely little RAK and I just had to share it with you.

What’s a RAK?  the abbreviation RAK stands for Random Act of Kindness and this is what I received from the lovely Shirley McAvoy …

How sweet is this little gift?

Shirley has taken a Post It Note and then created a cover for it so it resembles a little book.  Great idea as with post it notes in my bag they soon become post it curls or scrunches! So the book cover will keep it nice and neat. She’s also covered two of the Fold Back Clips in the same Playdate DSP and made a matching envelope using the scalloped envelope die.

The little note card is just way too cute! I didnt think I needed that Cute by the Inch Hostess set but now I think i’ll have to have a demonstration to get it for free!

So as you can see you can decorate a number of things and give them as gifts or make your own personalised goodies to keep and show off to your friends.

Thanks so much Shirley for this lovely little gift.

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ESAD Christmas Blog Hop

23 October, 2010 15 Comments

Well can you believe its just 9 weeks till Christmas – yes thats just 63 days! Oh dear – I think I better do me some organising and lists!!

Now to help you with some gift ideas and gift wrapping and such a few of the girls from ESAD (Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators) have got together to showcase some ideas for you – how nice are we??

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!®

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Now it doesnt matter where you start the blog hop – you just keep going until you’ve visited all 15 blogs – if you’ve started here with me then just keep going until you get back to me!  I can assure you that you wont be disappointed as the girls are so talented and come up with the bestest ideas!

The first project I wanted to share with you today is this awesome organiser – now didnt I say earlier I needed to get some organising done? Its just as well I now have one of these!

How neat is this??

How cute is that Santa jacket??

As soon as I saw this on Becky Roberts blog I had to make me one!  There’s a note pad there to make those lists we all need to make and the ribbon is latticed on the left side so you can slide in notes, photo”s,  gift cards and reminders. I’ve blinged the ribbon lattice with our new self adhesive diamontes.

The three images across the top are actually attached to magnets and I’ve covered a metal ruler with the red and white polka dot dsp so the magnets will stay on. I couldnt help myself – I had to add the Penguin!  They are my favouritest animal and I do have a small collection of them and yes one of my favourite places to visit is Phillip Island in Australia.

Here is a close up of the magnets …

they are just too cute – and how wonderful is that new Extra Large Ornament Punch??  The one here has one of our new self adhesive diamontes in the centre.

Now not only do you need to get yourself organised for Christmas but you also need somehting to put all your lovely little gifts in so here is a selection of bags and boxes to give you a few ideas.  I will be scheduling a Boxes, Bags n Tags class next month so stay tuned for details on that.

Here we have …..

  • A Large Gift Bag which could be used for books, dvd’s, clear mount stamp sets,wood mount stamp sets, video games and lots of chocolates
  • Box in a Bag which could be used for ribbons, brads, embellishments, watch, jewellry, cup, candles and lots of chocolates
  • tall gift box (centre) could be used for pens, markers, smooch spritz, small punches, ribbons, brads, jewellry, pandora beads, pandora bracelet and lots of chocolates
  • Triangle Boxes (shown here in 3 sizes) can be used for jewellry, watches, gift cards, gift voucher, a la carte stamp, beads, pandora, locket, diamond ring and lots of chocolates

I hope that I have given you a few ideas for getting organised for Christmas and something to pop your pressies in. I’ve had a wonderful time creating these lovelies  to inspire and motivate you!

Now if you’d like to see one or two of these items demonstrated please dont hesitate to email or ring me to book your demonstration in.

Now its time to hop along to the next blog in the ESAD Christmas Blog Hop which is by the lovely and super talented Pauline Bennetts.

Now if you happen to get lost along the way here is a list of all the ESAD Christmas Blog Hoppers today ….

  1. Sharlene Torres
  2. Kim Conway
  3. Andrea Lowcock
  4. Jo Weedon
  5. Narelle Hodges
  6. Leonie Schroder (that’s me!)
  7. Pauline Bennetts
  8. Aly Adcock (its also Aly’s Birthday so wish her a happy birthday while youre there!)
  9. Tanya Bell
  10. Monique Fielder
  11. Julie Fettes
  12. Jane Norrish
  13. Keryn Campbell
  14. Bev Watt
  15. Jan McAnulty

Now dont forget to leave comments at each blog cos we all just love comments :)

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Who’s for a cuppa?

6 October, 2010 6 Comments

I know I could use one right now however its 6.37am and everyone is in bed and the coffee machine makes such a noise I’d wake them all up and I dont want to do that!  I’ve been up since 4am and awake since 2.40am – I think hubby really needs to see someone about his snoring!

As you know I run a Demonstrator only group for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators in Australia and New Zealand and we run a quarterly secret sister program through the group. Its a great way to get new ideas and be a little spoilt along the way – and who doesnt like handmade cards and little gifts in the mail? I know I love them and this is the gift I got yesterday for September ….

How divine is this?? You’d think my Secret Sister knows me quite well … she did put a note in saying that the pot is for coffee only!

I am going to have to go searching for the template for these – they are just so darned cute!

Now the tea cup has a slit in the top and thats so you can slot the ‘tea bag’ message/sentiment in like here ….

Its just too cute for words!

So if you are my secret sister and happen to be visiting my blog I say thank you for this gorgeous little gift :)

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Grab your passport & your briefcase ….

1 September, 2010 30 Comments

cos the ESAD 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue Blog Hop is here!

I do hope you have got yourself a cuppa and a biscuit – maybe even a chocolate one as there are 25 lovel blogs as part of this New Catalogue tour!

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love
for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are
always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group. Now if you’re not a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and would like to be please email me for a ‘no obligaton’ information pack.

Now as I’m the first in the blog hop you just keep going until you get back to me – easy :)   Also, if you happen to come across a link that doesnt have their posts up then scroll down to the bottom of the last blog post you were on and there will be a list of all the blogs involved.

We have blog Candy!

This blog hop we are offering blog candy for those who take the time and effort to visit every blog and leave a comment on all the blogs. All you have to do to be entered into the draw is to visit each blog and leave a comment on each one. Once you’ve done this email me and let me know you’ve fulfilled the requirment and  advised your name, email and location and I will enter you into the draw! How easy is that??

Now onto my project ….

One of the great new sets in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue is called Artistic Etchings and I was lucky enough to be able to pre-order this set – one of the benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is being able to pre-order stamps before the catalogues are released to the general public.

Now I wanted to make something more than just a few cards and I’ve mentioned before that I love using the Stampin’ Up! notecards.  So I designed a ‘bag’ that would fit the notecards inside.

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So using the notecard size  I went about designing the little briefcase and I just love how it turned out. I deliberated for quite some time on how to get the briefcase to get the texture of a real bag and decided that it would be easier to just use my stamp pad to create the lines/scratches on it. Then I just stamped some of the images from Artistic Etchings on the case to mimic those luggage bags with stickers and labels on them.

The three little cards fit in the briefcase perfectly and it uses a velcro dot to close the bag.  Here are the cards …

Now as I was making the briefcase and cards I thought of making a concertina passport photo book. I then remembered that my neice and her hubby are currently living in the UK and have made a couple of trips over to Europe and in particular France so I messaged Cath and asked if I could use some of their photo’s to which she was happy to do so.

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So I set to work on the Passport.  Again I made it the size of the notecards so it would fit in the briefcase – and this way I wouldnt have to make another bag!  I downloaded and printed the photo’s I wanted to use and then set about to create the concertina part. I placed the photo’s without sticking them down so I knew where to put my stamps.Once I’d stamped and sponged the pages I popped the photo’s in and tagged them and I was done.

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The Paris label on the front was printed on cardstock using word and I then attached the frame from the Styled Silver Hodgepodge (which I’m glad is in the new Catalogue) and popped it on the front.  It might look involved but it really was quite easy once I’d worked out where to put what photo.

I do hope you like what I’ve made as I really did enjoy making these two little projects. It’s Cath’s birthday later this month so I’m going to send the briefcase and the passport over to her – I do hope she likes it!

Now its time to head off on your journey to the next Blog that’s part of the hop being the lovely Keryn Campbell from New Zealand (see I knew you’d need a passport!!)

Here’s a list of all the ladies participating in the blog hop just in case one of the links in the posts dont work …

Enjoy your journey around the blogs today and dont forget to leave those comments to qualify for the Blog Candy!
(Sorry Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators can not win the blog candy)

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Friends Never Fade …..

31 August, 2010 1 Comment

and neither do old Catalogues!!  They are thoughtfully placed on the shelf for easy reference for ideas and motivation!

Yes today is the last day for both the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalogue and the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue – it will be a sad moment when I put these two lovely Catalogues on the shelf but then when I turn around I’ll have a gorgeous new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue to not only purchase from but also draw some inspiration and motivation from.  It has 161 pages of gorgeous stamps, papers, accessories and samples to drool over and I know you will love it just as much as I do!

Today’s card uses a new stamp set – Friends Never Fade and some new Designer Series paper from the Greenhouse Gala pack.

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This is a sweet and very simple card to do and it also uses the gorgeous Polka Dot Textured Impressions embossing folder.

I know you are going to love all the new Designer Series Papers and all the dies and folders for the Big Shot as I do and I cant wait to share more of them with you.

Now dont forget – tomorrow morning at 10am is when the ESAD “New Catalogue” Blog Hop starts and it starts right here!!  So make sure you kick the kids out the door early tomorrow and grab a cuppa and a couple of biscuits to get you through the 25 blogs who are all showcasing items from the new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue.

Catalogue Launch Party

I am holding two Launch parties for the new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue – yep not one but two!  I thought I’d hold two that way those that work during the week can come on the Saturday and those that done can come on the Friday.

So if you’d like to come along and see the new products and stamps showcased then please contact me today to reserve your spot. You can choose Friday 17th September or Saturday 18th September.

Now that Saturday also happens to be my birthday so there will also be Birthday Cake to share with you and as well as a couple of projects for you to make and take home we’ll also have a couple of door prizes and lots of fun and laughter … and chocolate :)   If you dont already have your catalogue you can purchase it on the day for just $10 (usually $12,95) or get it for free when you place an order of $100 or more on the day or book your own demonstration.

Dont forget to contact me and book your spot as my house is not huge and I want it to be comfortable for everyone!

Remember … ESAD “New Catalogue” Blog Hop starts right here at 10am tomorrow … so synchronise those watches now!

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