I am Leonie and I'm an Independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Sydney, Australia.Archive for specials
One for the boys ….
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Hard to believe its been 2 weeks since our Sale A Bration Spectacular and there were so many gorgeous Make n Takes on the day I was sad I didnt get to sit down and do any. So while we were packing up I managed to grab a couple of the packs and when I got home I realised I only grabbed two so I’ll have to get onto the girls to grab the rest and make them up.
I pulled one out tonite to make and it was one from Lisa and its a card using Natures Nest. Now when I pulled it I realised I didnt have a photo of the sample card so I thought I’d pop over to her blog and alas it wasnt there.
I did follow the instructions in her kits but I did make a few alterations of my own.
Here’s my card ….
I just love this card and I know Lisa wont mind me making the alterations. I love the colours in the card – very earthy and rather masculine. I even managed to christen my curly label punch! The sentiment is from the Sale A Bration Vintage Labels set.
This is a great quick and easy card and I’d love to show you how to make it so why not contact me today to arrange your demonstration. I do have a couple of spots left in March so you can still benefit from Sale A Bration.
During Sale A Bration you can earn free stamp sets! Earn a free stamp set for every $100 you purchase and if you would like to be the hostess at a demonstration then you have the opportunity to earn more free Sale A Bration sets as well as earning the free Hostess benefits you’d normally get for holding a demonstration.
Sale A Bration finishes on 31st March so ring and book in your demonstration today or place your order.
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Sale A Bration Spectacular Update
Posted by: | CommentsWell what an awesome day Saturday was at our SaleABration Spectacular!
We had 46 people come for the day and we all had lots of fun and all the ladies worked hard making all those projects we’d set up for them – they made 8 projects in all and with quite a few going home with door prizes or raffle prizes!
Here is a slideshow of how things looked before everyone arrived ….
Here are the make n takes that I made for the day ….
There were 8 make n takes in all and the other six were created by my lovely fellow demonstrators – Lisa, Jossleen and Clare. We had some make n take kits leftover so I managed to grab a couple of kits so I can make up the make n takes too. Now I have some of my kits left over so if you’d like a kit for the above make n takes then please email me with your address and I’ll post them to you.
I do hope those who were there on the day had as good a time as I did!
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Sale A Bration Blog Hop is here!
Posted by: | CommentsGood Morning everyone!
I hope you’re ready for the ESAD Sale A Bration Blog Hop! Better go grab yourself a cuppa as you’ll be hopping for a while!
What is ESAD you say?
ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) 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 cyberstamp 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 on the button below to join our wonderful group.
Now before I share my project with you I also want you to know that if you do make it around to all 41 Blogs involved in today’s Blog Hop and if you make a comment on each one you are then in the running for some Extra Special Blog Candy. The demonstrators from all over have donated blog candy for this blog hop and if you are the lucky winner you’ll be getting all sorts of parcels and you will truly think that Christmas has come early this year and that you’ve been a very good girl (or guy)! Now if you do get to all and comment on all the blogs shoot me an email with your name and email address and then everyone who has also visited and commented on all the blogs will go in the drawer for the ‘extra special’ blog candy. Last time Lynda Shrimpton was the lucky winner and just loved all her little surprises however this time we will have 3 blog candy winners so please enjoy the trip and dont forget to leave comments cos we really do love having people comment on our blogs.
Now onto my project …..
I love all the stamp sets that are available in the Sale A Bration Catalogue and chose to pre-order the Vintage Labels to use and make samples to share with you. Last November we had Regional Training with Stampin Up! in Sydney and it was there that one of the demonstrators recommended making classes using our Notecards so thats exactly what I’ve done.
Here is the set I created.
I created a box which holds 5 Notecards and envelopes.
Th
e box is a new creation of mine which was inspired by an item in my bathroom – its amazing what we get our inspiration from sometimes hey?
The base is done using Old Olive cardstock and I’ve used Bella Rose Designer Series Papers to complete this whole set. I’ve also used a build a brad to embellish the closure and the closure is secured by a velcro dot.
All the cards are completed using the Notecards available in the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue, Rose is a Rose stamp set, Vintage Labels Sale A Bration Stamp Set and the Bella Rose Designer Series Papers with coordinating cardstock.
Here are the cards
I do hope you like this little set as much as I loved making them. Now remember to leave me a comment and your next stop on the blog hop is the blog of the lovely & talented Linda Craven.
Dont forget to send me an email at leonie@stamp-a-latte.com to advise when you have completed the blog hop … winners will be announced 31st January.
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Sketchy Hearts
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Its Saturday again and time for another Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge from the lovely Carol.
Now I didnt see the word ‘top’ until I was cropping and resizing the sketch but then thats like me isnt it? to change or turn or do something to the sketch – Carol would think I was ill if I didnt change it in some way, shape or form!
I wanted to make a card using the “I {heart} Hearts” stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalogue as its the one that Stampin’ Up! have chosen to help the Haitian Disaster Relief. With every sale of this stamp set from now until 28th February Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 to the Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund.
Here’s my card …
I hope you like it as much as the girls do.
I used three of the hearts to make a collage background and layered the saying over the top using vellum to give the background a muted look. You may also notice the sentiment stamp is one you havent seen as yet? Its a stamp from one of the upcoming ‘free’ Sale-A-Bration sets.
I love being with Stampin’ Up! and always know that when a country or area is affected with a disaster like this Stampin’ Up! will always find a way to help just as they did last February for the Bushfires that ravaged Victoria, Australia.
Now in addition to the $2 from Stampin Up! anyone who purchase the “I {heart} Hearts” stamp set I will donate my commision on this set and if you purchase the heart punches at the same time (either of them or both) I will donate my commission on those heart punches as well.
So contact me today to place your order and help raise funds for these poor people in Haiti.
Dont forget to pop over to the Utah Divas Blog and view the other cards made by the Sketch Challenge Design Team.
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Dazzled Challenges
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Yes today is Saturday and I’m here with not one but TWO challenges!! Well OK I’ve rolled two challenges into one card 
so that counts does it not??
First – the Utah Diva’s Sketch Challenge 
When I first saw this sketch I thought ‘how am I supposed to make something with that??” (sorry Carol) but as I started working well I’ve had so many ideas through my head I’m dizzy!
I remembered the layered window cards I used to use a few years back and have noticed can you can still buy them but they cost more than regular card-stock so I figured I’ll make me own!!
So I just utilised my Stampin’ Up! square punches on the different layers. You just need to remember to used the larger punch on the top layer and the smaller punch on the base layer – this gives you a little frame around your window.
Here’s my card with the window in it. The window is where the little bird is. I am sorry about the picture – I had trouble getting a good image with all that white on the top level.
I have used one of the new sets in the Summer Mini Catalogue and its called For Everything and its a great set at just $47.95 for 11 stamps - that’s just $4.35 a stamp - what great value!!
Now for my second card today ….
I’ve incorporated Carol’s above sketch with Makeesha’s Inkspirations Colour Challenge
and this is what I came up with ….
I am not a huge fan of Cameo Coral but I do quite like how this card turned out.
Can you believe that this card contains just one stamped image and NO ribbon!!! Its just so unlike me.
This card is very quick and easy as the patterns and saying on the card are both rub ons! The patterns are from the lovely Dots and Designs rub ons and the sentiment is from the Chit Chat rubons and both are from the Summer Mini Catalogue.
The main image is from the Razzle Dazzle stamp set which I’ve coloured using my Stampin’ Write Markers.
If you would like to see more from the Summer Mini Catalogue and you’re free on 6th February, 2010 then call me today to reserve your seat at the Sale A Bration Spectacular I’m running with a couple of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. Its at the Ambarvale Re-Creation Centre from 11am to 4pm and costs just $25 – although if you book and pay before 21st January we’ll only charge you $20! Bargain – we’ll have raffles, door prizes, make n takes and lots of displays and demonstrations. Its going to be a wonderful day and I do hope you can come along and enjoy the fun too!
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Inventory Clearance Sale … update
Posted by: | CommentsI just thought I’d pop in quickly to remind you about the Inventory Clearance sale that finishes on 24th January. I am busy making items to display at our Sale-a-bration Spectacular so this is why I havent posted any projects today.
It appears that the sales on these clearance items have again surpassed the projected figures and some items are now no longer available at the clearance price. So if there is anything on this list that you ‘need‘ then please contact me today to place your order. Also, from now until the Inventory Clearance sale ends on 24th January I am offering free postage! So contact me today to place your order.
As of now, the following item(s) are no longer available as part of the Inventory Clearance Sale:
| Item Number | Item Name |
| 116376 | Jumbo Outline Alphabet stamp set* |
| 111983 | Just Riding stamp set* |
Announcing Sale A Bration Spectacular
Posted by: | CommentsIf you are a Stampin’ Up! customer you will know that each year after Christmas Stampin’ Up! has a Sale-A-Bration and this year it begins on January 25th and goes until 31st March, 2010.
A couple of local Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators and myself have got together to arrange an event as our “Sale A Bration Spectacular” – this is the first of these types of events I’ve done and I’m a little excited and anxious to say the least!
If you are local to the Campbelltown/Macarthur area or dont mind a drive you are hereby invited to come along and enjoy the day with us.
When: Saturday – 6th February 2010
Time: 11am to 4pm
Cost: $25 or $20 if you book & pay before 21st January
Where: Ambarvale Re-Creation Centre
65 Woodhouse Drive, Ambarvale Map
We will have ….
- door prizes
- free showbags
- card challenges
- demonstrations
- make n takes
- raffles (so start saving those gold coins!)
- displays
Funds being raised are for Macarthur Dementia Care and Support group.
We will be having samples on display for cardmaking, stamping, scrapbooking and gift making.
There will be special bonuses for those ordering, booking a demonstration or bringing a friend along on the day.
So go mark your calendar now and contact me to reserve your spot!
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Tea Party Gift Set
Posted by: | CommentsWell here I am again – posting two days in a row!!
I wanted to share a set I made for a Secret Santa gift I sent as part of the ESAD-SU Yahoogroup Secret Santa Swap last December (seems so long ago!)
It comprised of a large gift bag so I could fit in the Eyelet Border punch, an acetate box full of yummy caramels and a memory tin.
All the items were completed using the Tea Party DSP – I just love this paper and the colours in it!
The gift bag was made from just one sheet of 12×12 DSP and based on a bag that Alisa Tilsner created. I will remake the bag and prepare a tutorial over the next day or so.
The acetate box is the same as the one that I created for the Teacher’s gifts I made in December. I will do a tutorial for these as well as I edited the measurements for the tutorial at SplitCoast Stampers.
The tin is just altered using the Tea Party papers and I made a ‘belly band’ to go around the tin which I stamped the ‘Remember’ sentiment from Life Definitions stamp set.
Now, if you want to get the Life Definitions stamp set then NOW is the time as its on sale as party of the Inventory Sale and is just $68.21 which is a saving of $22.74! It comes with 28 great sayings and so good for any occassion or scrapbook layout. To see what else is on sale in the Inventory Clearance Sale click here
Inside the tin …
I’ve covered the inside with matching Tea Party Designer Series paper and then popped in an acetate pocket which contains a 2010 calendar with each month on a separate sheet so you can mark dates for special occasions.
In the base of the tin I’ve attached a long post it note pad so you can jot down reminders, thoughts or ideas which you can then leave in the tin or stick it to the fridge or your mirror or anywhere you wish really! I’ve also included a matching pen to jot those notes down with!
I do hope you like this little set and I’ll be running this gift set as a class in February so stay tuned for more details on that class.
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Inventory Clearance Sale
Posted by: | CommentsStampin’ Up! have just released an Inventory Clearance Sale and just in time for Christmas!
From now until January 24, 2010 you can purchase these select, high quality Stampin’ Up! products.
There is no minimum spend, no limit as to how many you can buy so get in contact with me today so I can get your order through for you!
115918 26 Happy Christmas Mate stamp set $37.95 $28.46 $44.95 $33.71
115934 30 Occasionally stamp set $69.95 $34.98 $82.95 $41.48
115944 40 Voilà a la Carte stamp set $29.95 $22.46 $35.95 $26.96
116432 40 Voilà stamp set $45.95 $34.46 $53.95 $40.46
116368 56 Great Grads stamp set $45.95 $22.98 $53.95 $26.98
115916 62 Family Favourites stamp set $33.95 $25.46 $39.95 $29.96
116380 64 Life’s a Breeze stamp set $56.95 $42.71 $66.95 $50.21
115924 68 Just Netball stamp set $24.95 $18.71 $28.95 $21.71
115926 68 Just Rugby stamp set $24.95 $18.71 $28.95 $21.71
115922 68 Just Cricket stamp set $24.95 $18.71 $28.95 $21.71
116442 68 Just Riding stamp set $24.95 $18.71 $28.95 $21.71
116418 92 Sprinkles stamp set $24.95 $18.71 $28.95 $21.71
116420 96 Stem Sayings stamp set $39.95 $19.98 $46.95 $23.48
111255 97 Daisy Dash jumbo Stampin’ Around wheel $15.95 $11.96 $18.95 $14.21
116408 100 Seeing Spots stamp set $29.95 $22.46 $35.95 $26.96
115920 106 It’s Maori, Mate stamp set $45.95 $22.98 $53.95 $26.98
116434 107 Wanted stamp set $43.95 $32.96 $50.95 $38.21
116346 107 Boho Backgrounds stamp set $29.95 $22.46 $35.95 $26.96
116436 114 Warm Words stamp set $39.95 $29.96 $46.95 $35.21
115946 115 Wonderful Favourites stamp set $39.95 $29.96 $46.95 $35.21
116382 120 A Little Birthday Cheer stamp set $26.95 $20.21 $30.95 $23.21
116344 121 Big Deal Alphabet stamp set $77.95 $38.98 $91.95 $45.98
116376 121 Jumbo Outline Alphabet stamp set $77.95 $38.98 $91.95 $45.98
116440 122 Wild West Alphabet stamp set $77.95 $38.98 $91.95 $45.98
115928 123 Life Definitions stamp set $90.95 $68.21 106.95 $80.21
113976 132 Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper $16.95 $12.71 $19.95 $14.96
111376 144 Blooms die cuts $16.50 $12.38 $19.50 $14.63
111343 145 Chunky Sprinkles Stampin’ Glitter $31.95 $23.96 $37.95 $28.46
111325 149 Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware® $57.95 $43.46 $68.95 $51.71
111846 150 Rose Red 1″ (2.5 cm) Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon $19.95 $14.96 $23.50 $17.63
111849 150 Chocolate Chip 1″ (2.5 cm) Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon $19.95 $14.96 $23.50 $17.63
Summer Dragonfly
Posted by: | CommentsI shared on Tuesday the gorgeous Frienship Folder well tomorrow I’m doing a Stamp A Stack where the ladies asked for cards using stamp sets from the new Summer Mini Catalogue. I had a great time creating the cards last night and want to share with you one of them today.
I just love how this card turned out! Its so simple yet elegant at the same time.
I’ve started with stamping the dragonfly from Nature’s Nest in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto Watercolor Paper. I’ve coloured him in using my aqua painter and the ink from the Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads. The Happiness sentiment (from Warm Words stamp set) is stamped in Not Quite Navy ink. The dragonfly image is then layered on Bashful Blue then Not Quite Navy. I’ve layered a piece from Urban Garden Designer Series Paper and dressed it up with a lovely piece of white grosgrain ribbon. Simple hey?
Now with my share the other day I talked about the blue eggs and yes as some of you shared it was the Robin I was thinking of and originally thought the Emu to have blue eggs however on researching their eggs seem to be more of a dark Jade shade.
I did some research on the dragonfly too while doing this card last night. It seems that if you are given a dragonfly that you should then hear ‘good news’ and I do have some good news for you today!
It appears that a few of the popular products from the Spring Mini Catalogue are still available for purchase even though the sales period for the mini is now over. Now not only are they still available but these products will also be available in next year’s Idea Book & Catalogue.
Here is a list of the still-available products:
| Item # | Item | Price |
| 112534 | Jumbo brads 5/16″ Neutrals Assortment | $15.50 |
| 112533 | Jumbo brads 5/8″ Neutrals Assortment | $13.50 |
| 114889 | Scallop Oval punch | $30.95 |
| 106960 | StazOn ink pad (White pad and refill) | $22.95 |
| 109196 | StazOn Cleaner | $9.95 |
How good is that??
So if these are items you’d like to still get and didnt get a chance in the Spring Mini Catalogue then you can still order them – pretty cool huh?
Just a reminder that if you want anything ordered and to you before Christmas you will need to get your orders and payment to me by 11th December – thats this friday! Also, here’s some more good news, any orders placed and paid for this week (before 11th December) I will pay the postage & handling for you.
Also, I am taking a holiday! Yes you read it right! I will be going to visit my family in Victoria for Christmas so will be leaving here on 20th December and will return back to working on 11th January, 2010.
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