Well I can hardly believe that I haven’t posted since October!  Where did that time go?  We took a family holiday to Fiji, in conjunction to the Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip.  I never did get to post about the wonderful time Stampin’ Up! treated us to.  I might have to go a re cap at some time.  Christmas came and went so quickly and tomorrow I’m taking my big girl off to her first day of high school and my baby off to grade 1! 

The end of January also sees the best time of the Stampin’ Up! year – Sale A Bration!

There are three ways you can benefit during Sale A Bration!

1.  You’ll get to choose one item from the Sale A Bration Mini Catalogue for EVERY $100 ordered.  You can check out the stamps and accessories available to receive for FREE in the mini Catalogue HERE.

2.  Host a $600 workshop or catalogue party and you’ll get to choose another item from the Sale A Bration catalogue!

3.  Join Stampin’ Up! during Sale A Bration and you’ll get to choose ANY stamp set from either the Idea Book & Catalogue or Mini Catalogue up to the value of $79.95!  You can contact me for more information about joining Stampin’ Up!

Make sure you check out the Sale A Bration Mini Catalogue online HERE and CONTACT ME to take advantage of these great specials!

I’ll be back in the next day or so with detail of upcoming classes!

I have so much to share with you.  We’ve just returned home from the 2011 Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip which I earnt during the last Stampin’ Up! year.  This time the location was Fiji, and we turned it into a family holiday as well, as we took our children over for 5 nights before the Incentive Trip began. 

I have lots of photos to sort through, so for now I have the swap card that I made to swap with the other demonstrators attending, during our Make & Take session.  I used the Field Flowers stamp set… which is a new two-step stamp set in our current Idea Book & Catalogue.  The colour combination came from a bracelette I bought recently – Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip & Crumb Cake. 

There are quite a few other products used in there.  The embossed oval is from the new Designer Frames Embossing Folder set,  I’ve also used the Woodgrain background stamp, as well as some stamps from the French Foliage stamp set. 

I’ll be back over the weekend we some piccies from our trip.  Stampin’ Up! really do spoil us and this time was no exception!

Stampin’ Up! have a special “sneak peak” for you.  It’s a stamp set and matching punch that will be included in the November Mini Catalogue.  But the special is that you can get it now!  You can either purchase this super cute set and punch, or…. host a workshop during October with sales of $450+ and you’ll receive the stamp set AND matching punch for FREEEE!  This is on top of the regular hostess benefits!  I’d love to come and show you some fantastic new projects and help you earn these items for free!

  If you can’t host a workshop, you could collect some orders for a “catalogue party” and you’ll receive the stamp set and punch for free also, along with hostess benefits, or you can simply place an order of $450+ and you’ll receive the same.

Let me know if you have any questions!  You can see all the details HERE  and don’t forget to contact me to book your workshop or place your order.

Just a last reminder that there is 6 hours left to take advantage of this months Special to join Stampin’ Up! with either the Mini Starter kit for just $169 (with $310 of products)  or 20% off the regular starter kit for just $232 (with $610 of products!).  You can join instantly online through my Demonstator Web Site HERE. 

I’d love to have you join our group, and please don’t hesitate to contact me this evening if you have any questions.  You can view what exactly in these starter kits via these links:

Mini Starter Kit

Regular Starter Kit

NEW 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon.  You’ll receive 1 meter of each colour – Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade & Pool Party.  A total of 5 meters of Ruffled Ribbon for just $12.00.

 NEW Seam Binding Ribbon.  You’ll receive 1 meter of each colour – Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red & Very Vanilla.  A total of 7 meters of Seam Binding Ribbon for just $11.50

 NEW Demin Jean Ribbon.  You’ll receive 1 meter of each colour – Always Artichoke & Blue.  2 Meters of Denim Jean ribbon for just $3.70

NEW  Scallop Dots Ribbon.  You’ll receive 1 meter of each ribbon - Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pretty In Pink & Tangerine Tango.  A total of 10 Meters for just $19.65 

 Please let me know which share you’d like to take part in ASAP.  All orders will be placed by Thursday Oct 6th, so that the products will be back, cut and sent to you on October 19th .

 Postage will be just $5 anywhere in Australia. Or if just Denim Jean share $1 postage.

I received some very happy mail today (well it’s been sitting at my PO since Friday).  Our Fiji Incentive Trip is coming up very soon and today I received a gorgeous bundle from Stampin’ Up! with all the information! 

They always think of every detail!

  At IT there’s always a “prize wheel” where each day you can hand over a ticket to take a spin!  Check out this year’s tickets:

So cute!

 It isn’t long now until we leave!  We’re actually taking all our kids with us this year, and going a bit earlier to make a family holiday of it, so we don’t have to wait quite as long! 

I have a selection of retired stamp sets for sale.  All are about 50% off or less.   All are second hand, some as new or unused.  All stamp perfectly!    First in best dressed, Postage is via Post Satchels – up to 500g $6.60  or up to 3kg $$11.20.  Registered Post recommended but optional $2.95.

If you don’t have a catalogue or mini, you can check out the stamp set alphabetically HERE.

Tropical Party - $15.00 (summer Mini) 

Dreams du Jour – $16.00

Great Friend $15.00

Gifted $30 (as new never used) SOLD

A Good Egg – $21.00

Tart & Tangy - $8.00

Cheep Talk – $22.00

Petal Pizazz – $25.00  SOLD

Fun & Fast Notes & matching Stampin’ Around Wheel Fast Flowers - $35

Party Hearty – $25

A Flower for All Seasons – $15

Defining Alphabet – $35

Life’s Definitions – $50

Belle Toile – $18  SOLD

Garden Whimsey – $18  SOLD

Priceless & So swirly Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel- $20

Choo Choo – $15  SOLD

So Many Thanks – $6

Neighbourhood Jumbo Wheel – $5 (stained but stamps perfectly)

Daisy Dash jumbo Wheel (new, Unused ) $7

Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel $5

Unopened Pack 12×12 DSP – Walk in the Park  $10

Please contact me here to let me know if you’d like any.

Okay, so this is VERY exciting.  Have you been thinking of joining Stampin’ Up!?  Even if you haven’t you need to read this!  For the month of September, you can join Stampin’ Up! with two fantastic options! 

1.  With the Mini Starter kit for just $169.  It’s filled with products and business tools valued at $310!  And you get every opportunity and perk of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!

OR

2.  With the NEW Starter Kit featured at the back of the New Idea Book & Catalogue.  It’s $289 but valued at $610!  That’s NOT a misprint!  AND for the month of September you’ll get 20% off the $289! 

So even if you have never thought of joining Stampin’ Up! you need to now!    Or if you’ve been a demonstator in the past, or lost your upline you may like to rejoin with us!    When you join Stampin’ Up!, you get access to so many benefits, discounts, earn free product and money, attend fun stamping events, and so so so much more!  Contact me HERE and I can answer any of your questions, send you an info pack, meet with you etc.  OR  if you are ready to join right now, you can do so online and be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in just minutes!  Right HERE!

I love supporting my team members, whether they joined Stampin’ Up! to build a business or simply to enjoy the great discount on the products while sharing what they love most – stamping!  People join Stampin’ Up! for so many different reasons, I’d love to have to join us! 

Looking forward to hearing from you!

The first of September is not only the start of Spring but also the NEW Idea Book & Catalogue!  Sooo many gorgeous new products – stamps, colours, ribbons, embellishments, papers and so much more!  Don’t waste time, check it out online by clicking on the picture below, or you can order your own copy to enjoy over a cuppa from me HERE.

Happy reading…. and of course, if there is anything you’d like to order from anywhere in Australia, please don’t hesitate to contact me HERE.

It’s been very busy around here.  After Jasmine’s birthday was my wonderful hubby’s big 40 which we celebrated with a camping adventure.  It was heaps of fun as various family and friends joined us.  Then this weekend was my baby’s birthday.  Well she’s not a baby any more… I can’t believe she turned 6!  Her party was heaps of fun to plan and she decided on an owl theme!  I’ll post some piccies below… just click on them to view them bigger.  There’s a few sneak peaks in there of NEW products that will be in the NEW idea Book & Catalogue which launches on September 1st.  Can you see what the new items may be? 

Don’t forget I have two launch events if you are local to the Brisbane area, you may like to come along!  Check out the details HERE  or if you are outside the Brisbane area and would like to order the new catalogue, you can do so HERE.  And so here’s some pics for you:

My Gorgeous birthday girl:

The “party table”:

Owl Pops in decorated stand – I was a little disappointed with these, but it was simply a issue of running out of time and throwing them together

Owl Nests:

Drink glasses with initials:

Some table decorations:… Can you guess the new product?

Tissue Poms:

“Holly” Banner:

Cupcakes – Another sneak peak of new products:

All the decorations are handmade by me using 99% Stampin’ Up!  The only things not SU are the buttons on the milk bottles & Tissue Poms (check out how to make them HERE).  I’ve also been asked many times since Jasmine’s Birthday about the cake pops.  There are heaps of places and recipe books for them, but I loved the idea of “Oreo Pops”  They taste AMAZING!  You can check them out HERE

Stampin’ Up! Supplies used:  Colours:  Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip & So Saffron. Products:  Two step Owl Punch, Island Floral Bigs Die (flowers), and coming soon – Perfect Pennants Bigs Die & Petite Pennants Builder Punch.