Wendy Todd - Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

Strength and Hope Campaign

One of my favourite stamp sets in Stampin' Up!'s new Autumn/Winter mini catalogue is the beautiful "Strength and Hope" set. This gorgeous set comes with a special extra feature -your purchase of this set will contribute to Breast Cancer Research! 

Click here to read all about this great campaign and find out how you too can get your hands on this beautiful set.

We Stamp For Lara

One of the things I love most about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the sense of family and community that we have in our fantastic team. I'm constantly witness to the generosity of fellow demonstrators and the awe-inspiring way they rally together to support a good cause. My announcement today is another great example of this.

Announcing the We Stamp For Lara Fundraiser!

 
Please join us as we create together to raise funds for The Lara May Dunn Equipment Appeal. Beginning November 1st, for the bargain price of just $25, you'll have access to the online community where there'll be new project tutorials every day, prizes galore and every attendee gets a free entry to the draw to win a BIG SHOT MACHINE!!! You can read more about Lara's story here and you can join the event or make a donation to the appeal by via payment to Lara's trust account below:

Heritage Building Society
Mrs M J Dunn T/F Lara May Dunn
BSB 638010
A/C #: 12189650

If joining the program, please email Madonna with details of the payment you've made on madonnna@madonnadunn.com.au

NZ Earthquake Fundraiser

You're Invited!

Please join us for a fun evening to raise much needed funds to help the victims of the Christchurch Earthquake recover and rebuild their lives.

 

  

 When: Thursday, 23^rd September, 7:30pm start
Where: My Place -Blue Haven, NSW

Cost: $5 donation which will go to NZ Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal

 

Tea, coffee and yummy supper supplied

• 2 beautiful Make & Take projects
• Guessing game competition and an exciting Raffle
• Mystery Hostess Rewards
• Free Gift for all attendees

 

A great girl’s night out, full of fun and stamping!

Call me on 0402 120 972 or

email me

to RSVP and reserve your place ASAP as spaces are limited.

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!

 

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. 

Join Stampin' Up! and SAVE!

One of the most exciting announcements made at our recent Stampin' Up! convention was the current discount on the fabulous Starter Kit. The Starter Kit is fantastic value anyway, but until July 31st, Stampin' Up! are offering the Starter Kit for just $259! That's over 20% off! Packed with gorgeous stamp sets, ink pads and more (most of which can be substituted with stamp sets and colours of your choice), this is one sale you don't want to miss! But, these fabulous savings on awesome products is just the beginning. When you buy the Starter Kit and become part of my time, that's when the real fun begins!

Picture this...

• Being paid to have friends over to stamp together!
• Introducing new stampers to the fun and excitement of making their own handmade cards and scrapbook pages, seeing the joy on their faces when they realise they can create beautiful things too!
• Meeting new friends who share your passion for stamping and papercrafting!
• Saving up to 32% on all of your purchases!
• Contributing to the family income by doing something you love!
• Having access to quality training events like Regional Training and our annual Convention
• Earning FREE stamp sets and holidays to exotic locations -like FIJI!!!

Just imagine the fun you'll have as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! Joining this fantastic company is one of the best decisions I've ever made -I love my job! Join my team today and experience the excitement of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! For more information or to join, email me or phone me on (02) 4304 1294.

Stampin' Up! Colour Renovation

I have some BIG news to share with you today! Stampin' Up! have announced that with the arrival of our new Idea Book & Catalogue in September, we'll see a huge colour renovation. At first site, the details of this renovation are a little bit scary (quite a few of my favourite colours are retiring -sob-), but then it gets exciting -so many gorgeous new colours to fall in love with!

So, without further ado, I know you're dying to see the details. Here are the colours that will be RETIRING at the end of August 2010 (click on the image to download a full colour PDF):

 
And now the really exciting part! Here are the new colour families that will form the regular range of colours, beginning September 1st (click on the image to download a full colour PDF):

I'm sure you'll agree that the new colour families are particularly yummy! You'll notice some old (and new!) favourites returning (former In Colours returning as regular range -yay!) and also some very exciting NEW colours -I can't wait to get my hands on that Early Espresso!!!

Another exciting piece of Colour Renovation news is that In Colours will now stay for 2 years! Beginning September 1st, we'll be getting FIVE new In Colours (in addition to the new colour families shown above) and we'll have them for TWO whole years! Next September, we'll get another 5 new colours, so then we'll have ten In Colours. How great is that?!? Love it!

Okay, so now that you have information overload (breath, people, just breath!), here is a card I made on Saturday with some of my fave DSP (felt the need to play with soon-to-be-gone papers!):

I created the flower with Blossom Nesties (3 different sizes). Both the flower and the green print background are Raspberry Fizz DSP. I'm definitely going to miss Kiwi Kiss!

I'm grateful that Stampin' Up! have given us plenty of notice of these changes so that we can build up our stash of favourite colour products (including reinkers, ribbons, cardstock and other co-ordinating products) -Kiwi Kiss is definitely on my list! I recommend that you begin to do this early, to avoid disappointment. There's likely to be a last minute rush come August and I expect stocks will run out early.

Contact me to place your favourite colour order today!

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Haitian Relief Update

Stampin′ Up! demonstrators are working hard to make a difference in the lives of those who continue to be affected by the 12 January earthquake in Haiti. In just fifteen days, demonstrators around the world have already sold 7524 of the stamp sets. From each of these sets, Stampin′ Up! will donate $2 to the Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund.

This offer lasts until 28 February, 2010, so you still have time to lend a helping hand to those who are so much in need.

March is a great time to join Sampin' Up!

...Because a new catty is on the way and demo's get to see it all first! But that's not all, there are so many reasons to join the Stampin' Up! family, especially this month. Let me tell you about them!...

The biggest and best reason to join SU! this month is that not only do we demos get to see the sneak peak preview of the new catalogue, we get to ORDER from it! In March! Can you believe, there will be some demos PLAYING with NEW products from the new catalogue as early as THIS WEEK?!?! Now that's a reason to sign up right now! But it gets even better... Because it is Stampin' Up!'s 20th birthday year, we're getting a 20% discount on everything in the sneak peak!!! How great is that? If you've ever thought about joining SU, now is the time to do it!

Here are some extra reasons to join the Stampin' Up! family during March;

• By having the opportunity to preorder from the new catalogue, you will have time to prepare never-before-seen samples and projects for your first workshop and class customers
• You will get TWO boxes of catalogues in your starter kit -1 box of the brand new catalogues and 1 box of the current 2008/09 catalogue, which are great to use as gifts to new customers, hostesses or as door prizes at your launch events. You could even sell them as the fantastic Ideas Books they are and earn a few extra dollars for yourself!
• You will have the opportunity to attend the 2009 convention in Canberra in May, which will also be attended by Shelli Gardner -the lovely Co-Founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!
• You will have the FULL Stampin' Up! year to work your way towards goals like the Incentive Trip and recruiting and sales awards

Perhaps you haven't considered joining SU before, but you love the product and have a rather long wishlist? That's still a great reason to join! Signing up with Stampin' Up! doesn't mean you have to begin operating a business! You can join for the sole purpose of getting the fantastic 20% discount on all of your crafting needs -for yourself and your friends and family! Even if you simply purchase the starter kit and never buy another Stampin' Up! product again, it's still money well spent. The starter kit costs just $324 and for that you get over $560 worth of product, which you can taylor to your own tastes and preferences. You're not limited to the products that are in the standard starter kit -you can change any of the stamp sets for other current sets that are the same or lesser value and you can change any of the stamp pad or cardstock colours to those of your choice. Sounds too good to be true, right?

Ok, so you've made the decision to sign up. Now it's time to decide who to sign up under. Choosing an upline is an important decision. Think about what you want from an upline. Will you be looking for ongoing training and support? Regular communication and perhaps get togethers with your fellow team members? Challenges and motivational incentives? I offer all of these things to my team, as well as an abundance of cyber-contact through team forums and chat programs. Perhaps you would rather minimal contact and to be left to enjoy your demonstratorship at your own pace... no problem! All of the support I offer is optional -I am here to help you as much or as little as you would like. All of my new team members receive a free welcome pack with project and product samples and information to help you get started -I can even help you plan, prepare and run your first workshop if that is what you need or want.

If you would like more information about joining the Stampin' Up! family and my team, please give me a call on 0402 120 972 or email me -I'd love to send you my free information pack.

An update on the Bushfire Relief Fundraiser

It has been two weeks since Stampin' Up! announced the Bushfire Appeal. To date, with the sales of the Bushfire Appeal stamp sets, they willl be able to donate $34,653.80 to the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal.

Everyone at Stampin' Up! appreciates your continued efforts to help those who've suffered so greatly.

Watch for updates here on my blog throughout March letting you know how much we're donating.