Wendy Todd - Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

Love What You Do!

One of the VERY best things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the demonstrator training events that they offer. We have Regional Training coming up in Sydney in November and even though it's still a couple months away, I can't wait! I love having the opportunity to get together with my demonstrator friends who live a little too far away for regular get togethers! Not to mention, meeting up with FABULOUS Stampin' Up! staff who travel all the way from the US for our training events! Can you believe that? At regional training, we get a free stamp set & make and take projects, a yummy gourmet lunch, awesome business & project training and the opportunity to swap project ideas with our fellow demonstrators. Stampin' Up! also provide gorgeous display boards of project ideas & inspiration that we're able to photograph throughout the day. Sound fun?

Why not take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s current fantastic discount on the Starter Kit and join me at Regional Training in November? For just $259, you can join Stampin' Up! today and start reaping the benefits of being a part of this fantastic company! Over the coming weeks, there are TONS of fantastic benefits to being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. These include:

• Getting your very own copy of the BRAND NEW 2010/11 Idea Book & Catalogue in your hands NEXT WEEK!!!
• Access to a sneak peak preview of new IB&C products THIS SUNDAY! As demonstrators, we'll be able to order from this sneak preview right through August!
• Enjoy a 30% discount on your new catalogue purchases in September!
• No minimum sales to meet until the end of December!

Stampin' Up! is such a great company to work with. They regularly let us know how much we're appreciated as demonstrators, often in fun and quirky ways. Just look at this fun video the marketing department made for us, released this morning (click on the image to view the video):

If you'd like more information or have any questions about joining Stampin' Up!, don't delay! The special starter kit price is only available for a few more days! Email Me or phone me on 0402 120 972 today!

 

Crazy for Cupcakes Birthday Card

One of my favourite stamp sets from our current catalogue is Crazy for Cupcakes. I just love this cupcake stand image. It's so cute and just says "birthday" to me. Love it. I made this card yesterday for a new friend who has a special birthday coming up. I hope she likes it!

If you would like to order any of the products used to create this card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. 

Create-A-Card Friday - Bright Birthday Girl

I have another Create-A-Card Friday for you today! I've made a very bright birthday girl card, using the patterned papers from the Sunny Days Simply Scrappin' kit. Just one quick note, I cut the diagonal stripe paper so that the stripes were running vertically. The measurements for the patterned paper are:

Spotty Paper - Cut a piece measuring 9.75cm X 5cm

Stripey Paper - Cut a piece measuring 9.75cm X 2.5cm

I hope you enjoy today's video!

Love Notes Gift Set with Vintage Vogue

Hi Everyone! I have a cute little gift set to share with you today. I apologise for the poor quality photo, I had to snap this one in fading light with little time to spare. Let me tell you, this photo does not do justice to this cute little set! The cards are love notes (3x3 inches square) that I cut from Rich Razzleberry cardstock, added a scallop border in Certainly Celery and stamp a sentiment in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White cardstock. I added some (retired) Orchid Opulence 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and the flowers are stamped in Orchid Opulence using the Vintage Vogue stamp set. They're so adorable! The perfect little card to add to a gift for a special friend.

I made a set of 4 of these little cards, so I decided to create a matching gift bag to hold them in. I created the little box from Old Olive cardstock and then decorated it with some Cottage Wall DSP, ribbon and stamped images. I added a ribbon handle and I was done! Now I have a great little gift ready to share.

I just love the way Stampin' Up!'s inks, cardstocks, papers and ribbons all co-ordinate so perfectly. All the hard work of colour selection has been done for me and I can get straight to creating cute projects every time I sit down to stamp. Too easy!

If you'd like to purchase any of the supplies used to create today's project, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. 

The REAL best job in the world - Now Hiring!

So, you all know about Queensland Tourism's claim last year that their Island Caretaker role was the best job in the world. Ok, so it might be fun for a while, but in my opinion, being stuck on an island all day, every day for months on end with no access to papercrafting supplies isn't so appealing. Hear's the fantastic news... The REAL best job in the world is on offer for each and every one of you -and it includes UNLIMITED access to top quality papercrafting supplies at a great discount!

Imagine a job that enables you to spend time creating beautiful cards, handmade gifts and scrapbooking pages

Imagine the thrill of introducing the joy of papercrafting with someone new and sharing their excitement at discovering that they too can create beautiful handmade items to share with their loved ones

Imagine being able to contribute to the family income by doing something you love -never dread a day at work again!

Imagine guilt-free shopping for gorgeous, top-quality supplies with the extra dollars you'll earn -and Imagine buying those supplies with a minimum 20% discount!

Imagine running your own business on your own terms, working as many or as few hours as you want to

Imagine having access to literally thousands of project ideas to help you plan for workshops and classes

Imagine travelling on an all expenses paid trip to Fiji next year! Stampin' Up! have outdone themselves with next year's Incentive Trip being held in Fiji! How exciting!

Sound too good to be true? It's not! This is the reality of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! With our current special on the starter kit, there's never been a better time to join! You really have nothing to lose. The special price is just $259 for over $560 worth of fantastic products.

This fabulous kit contains everything you need to begin creating beautiful stamping projects and all of the stamps, cardstocks and inks can be customised to suit your own tastes! In fact, both of the cards I'm showing in today's post were made using only products that can be substituted into your own starter kit. 

Give me a call today or email me for more details on becoming a part of the wonderful Stampin' Up! family. 

Create A Card Friday - Masculine Birthday Card

It's Create-A-Card Friday again! Today I'd like to show you how I created this adorable birthday card. When I set out to create today's card, I was aiming to make a masculine themed birthday card, but as it turned out, this card is really suitable for any birthday recipient. I've used the adorable Cheap Talk stamp set, which is on special until July 31st for just $38.36 (down from $47.95 -bargain!).

If you would like to order any of the products used to create today's card, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972. 

I hope you enjoy today's video. Thanks for stopping by today!

Two Step Stampin' Sale!

Stampin' Up!'s Two-Step Stampin' sets allow you to quickly and easily take your creativity to the next level. And from 1-31 July, you'll get 20% off select Two-Step Stampin' sets from our current catalogues--no limit, no minimum purchase required!

Choose from any of the stamp sets listed below:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
116386	39	Loads of Love	$39.95	$31.96
116342	42	Big Bold Birthday**	$53.95	$43.16
115860	78	A Rose Is a Rose**	$66.95	$53.56
116332	86	Playful Petals**	$52.95	$42.36
115770	98	Cheep Talk	$47.95	$38.36
115946	115	Wonderful Favourites	$39.95	$31.96
119187	14*	Tiny Tags (wood-mount)	$38.95	$31.16
118592	14*	Tiny Tags (clear-mount)	$28.95	$23.16
119163	31*	Cottage Garden (wood-mount	$32.95	$26.36
120003	31*	Cottage Garden (clear-mount)	$24.95	$19.96

*From 2010 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue

**Retiring stamp sets!

Contact me today to start two-stepping into fabulous!

Create A Card Friday - Birthday Card for Kids

  Happy Friday Everyone! I'm excited to bring you another Create-A-Card Friday video today. Over the next couple of months we'll be celebrating the birthdays of all of the nieces and nephews in our family (on both sides), so I needed to create some kid-themed birthday cards. Today's video is one of the designs I decided to use because it's an easily adaptable layout that you can use for any themed card you need to create. As you can see from the photo, I created both a boy themed and a girl themed version of this card using the same stamps -all I did was change the patterned paper and ink colours. So simple!

I hope you enjoy today's video and if you have a go at making a card in this design, be sure to post a comment here with a link to a photo of your creation!

If you would like to order any of the products used in today's video, please email me or phone me on 0402 120 972.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: Big Bold Birthday

Papers: Kraft, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP, Pink Pirouette, Sweet Slumber DSP, Baja Breeze

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Paper Snips, Stamp-a-majig, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals