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Choose any current stamp set for FREE

If a discounted kit and free stamp set weren't enough, Stampin' Up! has just announced major changes to it's Demonstrator Career Plan - now the rewards for being a demonstrator are even better!! Changes include:

Decreased quarterly mimimums! From April 1st, the minimum amount demonstrators need to spend is just $450 (excl GST). Join during Sale-a-bration and you have until the end of June 2012 to meet your first quarterly minimum.

Great new Stamping Start program from 1st January. It's easier than ever to earn free stamp sets, product bundles, and you can even earn a cash bonus equal to the cost of your starter kit. This applies to demonstrators who want to rejoin too!

Fabulous ongoing career benefits.   Higher volume rebates, Bigger cash rewards, FREE product bundles every new catalogue, and even earn FREE registration to Stampin' Up! events including Convention. 

There's never been a better time to be a demonstrator!

 

The Stampin' Up! Starter Kits aren't just for demonstrators who want to build a business. Here are just some of the benefits of joining Stampin' Up! for either business or hobby:

• Stampin' Up! Starter Kit has a retail value of $725, but is a steal at $289 
• You can Customise the kit with your choice of stamp sets, ink colors and more (of equal or less value).
• Receive 30% off your first order of $350 retail (in your first 45 Days) plus you still qualify for all the usual hostess benefits.
• Enjoy 20% off all your orders.
• You are able to view and order new stamps and products before catalogues are released to the public.
• There's no obligation to sell or hold workshops and no penalty if you decide to drop.
• No Annual Fees to pay.   
• You'll have access to fabulous project ideas on the Demonstrator Web Site and in the monthly Impressions newsletter.
• The chance to attend fantastic Stampin' Up! events, including the annual Convention!

Want to earn extra income through your stamping passion?  I'm here to help you succeed when you are ready.

JOIN NOW simply click here, then click on JOIN NOW in the top right hand corner.  Or if you would like to discuss this great opportunity email me

Today is the first day of Sale-a-Bration - undoubtedly Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion of the year - so to celebrate ESAD are having a blog hop showcasing some of the wonderful products you can get for FREE!!  If you have been following the hop, then you will have arrived from Keryn's blog, but if this is your first encounter with the blog hop, then just follow the link at the bottom of this post and work your way around the other  fabulous blogs! 

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

I have been busy making plum jam the last week and it looks just so homely with all the jars lined up on the bench.  One of the jars in particular caught my eye and inspired todays project!  I absolutely adore the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and co-ordinating Fresh Vintage stamp set, and accessories - it is just the perfect kind of vintage and reminds me of my Nana who was a great jam maker.

This card was inspired by one created by Jan Radu.  I loved how she had used the top note die with DSP to create an extra opening on the card.  It really suits this vintage look too!

How cute is the paper, ribbon and brad on this jar - and you can get them all for FREE until the end of March - awesome!!

 The finished ensemble ready for giving!

So, that's my projects - now it's time to carry on with the hop, by heading over to the fabulous Madonna Dunn!

 Don't forget that if you would like to get some of the above Sale-a-Bration products for FREE, all you have to do is place an order over $120.  You get a free sale-a-bration gift for every $120 spent and there are no limits to how many you can earn!  Email me to place your order!

Materials

Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Petite Pairs, Kindness Matters

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Ink: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Soft Sky

Other: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Ovals Original Die, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Pearls

FREE Stamps, FREE Designer Series Paper, FREE Ribbon & Brads

There are 3 great ways to earn FREE products during Sale-a-bration:

    

Place any order over $120* and choose a FREE gift.  There are no limits, so spend $240 get 2 FREE gifts, spend $360 get 3 FREE gifts etc

Host a workshop with sales over $700 and you choose a FREE Sale-a-bration gift.  Gift is in addition to our already generous hostess rewards!

Join Stampin' Up! during Sale-a-bration and you will receive your kit at a 15% discount, PLUS choose an additional stamp set of any value from the Idea Book & Catalogue to be added to your kit for FREE!

This year there are 4 great stamp sets to choose from, as well as the gorgeous Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack.  You can view the Sale-a-Bration catalogue here.

Sale-a-bration products are exclusively designed for this promotion so they cannot be purchased!

Email me now to place your order and to start choosing your FREE gifts!

 *Excluding shipping.  Promotions runs 24 January - 31 March 2012

Hello & Happy New Year!!

Hello out there everyone!  I hope the new year has started off well for you all - are you ready to face all the possibilities that a new year brings?

It has been a month since I blogged and in fact a whole month since I last crafted too!!  I know, can you believe it - a whole month without stamping!  I have been enjoying a good bit of R&R and it has been wonderful!

We enjoyed a lovely Christmas day with family, the weather was superb so our daughters could make wonderful use of the trampoline Santa brought them!  Between Christmas and New Year we just enjoyed spending some time together at home and gathering the last few bits and pieces we needed for our camping trip.

A couple of days into 2012 we headed to sunny Napier for 7 nights camping in our tent.  All started off well, until night 4 when it started to rain heavily at about 8pm and proceeded to pour down for the next 18 hours!!!  The entire campsite was awash with water, so we made the decision to move into a holiday unit for the night and see what the weather did the next day.  The morning dawned clear and sunny so we moved back into our tent and the diggers moved into the campsite to dig trenches and lay gravel!  A fun adventure for everyone!  The rest of our time camping had the most spectacular weather, and when we reached our final day no one was ready to head home so we extended our stay by another 4 nights!

Enjoying lunch outside the tent

It was a wonderful 10 days of relaxing, playing at the park, visiting the aquarium, swimming, trip to a great petting zoo, scootering, eating (lots!), and reading (I finished an entire novel for the first time in nearly a year!)  For our final 3 days we were lucky enough to have some great friends come and join us with their tent - the kids thought it was fantastic having their mates right outside the door!

Since returning home I have been harvesting a bumper crop from our plum tree and turning it into jam & plum pie.  We are also on the countdown for our eldest daughter starting school, so have been busy making sure we have everything that she needs for her first day.

And, today I finally made a return to my craft room.  I haven't missed crafting the last month, but it sure did feel good to head back in there and get inky today - in fact I managed to complete 4 projects in just a couple of hours!  It was refreshing to take a break from stamping and I am now re-energised and full of hundreds of great ideas for the year ahead!!

So that was my summer holiday - I will be back on Tuesday with all the details about Sale-a-Bration, as well as a great Blog Hop for you all to enjoy!

Wishing you all a VERY Merry Christmas!

I am at the end of my Christmas preparations (well, once my Christmas Spice Chocolate Cake comes out of the oven soon!), and have even had time to enjoy a lovely relaxing lunch in the sun!

I wanted to wish each and every one of you a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas and New Year period!  I hope you all get the opportunity to enjoy good food and fun times with family and friends.  If you are traveling, please take care on the roads!

I am going to take a little holiday from blogging for the next few weeks while I enjoy some fun in the sun with my family - camping, day trips, relaxing at home and working on our 'to do' list around the house!

To finish off the year on the blog, here are the little gift card holders I made to go with some gifts.  The holder idea came from Jo-Anne in my downline who shared the idea at our recent team day, and the front is a CASE of the Summer Mini Catalogue:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  See you all in the new year!!

Materials
Stamps: Merry & Type, Stitched Stockings
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Flirtatious Specialty DSP, Just add Cake DSP, Glimmer Paper
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade
Other: Stocking Builder Punch, Rhinestone

Quick Gifts from the kitchen

I'm finishing up the last of my Christmas gifts and tags today.  I love to bake at Christmas time - it really isn't Christmas for me until I have made my xmas mince pies, iced my Christmas cake (I baked it back in September), and put together some yummy treats as gifts.

This year I whipped together several of these super quick gift boxes to fill with baking for friends, neighbours etc

A sheet of cardstock, a sheet of Designer Series Paper and some of the gorgeous twine from the Summer Mini Catalogue - it really couldn't get any easier!

Materials
Stamps: Season of Joy
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Subtles Patterns DSP
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Other: Ornament Punch, Bakers Twine, Rhinestones

Team Thank You's

My team had our final team day of the year on Saturday.  We always enjoy a fun day of stamping, chatting & eating - we share ideas, do a shoe box card swap and get inspired and motivated!

At all of our team days I like to give everyone a small gift to thank them for being a member of my team and as Saturday was our xmas meet-up I gave them all a little extra Christmas present too!

You will see a little sneak peek at some of the FREE products you will be able to earn during Sale-a-Bration early next year - more on that in the new year!