Welcome to the ESAD Blog Hop!!

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.

Now onto my project, this is actually one of the projects my Virtual Stamp Club ladies receive this month.

Like nearly everyone else, I’ve used the must have Designer Paper on offer this Sale-A-Bration to create a Cupcake Topper and Holder (to hide my icky patty pans), so now everything matches nicely  :)  I even managed to get my frosting a matching colour!

To create the Topper, I’ve made a scalloped rosette and teamed it up with the You Are Loved Stamp Set.  This set goes nicely with the Designer Paper too.  I’ve glued in a small thin skewer into the rosette and tied some ribbon under the rosette.

The Cupcake Holder (which is more like a belly band) is just a bigger rosette that hasn’t been glued into a rosette form.  It sits nicely around the cupcake, but is really just for show.

I hope you’ve liked my very simple but effective project, let’s move onto to see what Keryn Campbell has in store for us.

This would have to be one of THE best times of the year where Stampin’ Up! is concerned.

It’s a win win for everyone!

Customers – for every $100 spent you get to pick a Sale-a-Bration set for FREE!

Hostesses – for workshop sales over $600 you get to pick a Sale-a-Bration set for FREE!

Joining Stampin’ Up! – the kit is reduced to $249 AND you get to pick a FREE catalogue stamp set!

What’s best is that this year we not only have stamp sets up for grabs, but we have To Die For Designer Paper and a Brad and Ribbon Bundle.

Very very exciting!  Just click the picture above to download your copy of the Sale-a-Bration Brochure, the email me with your order and your pick of FREE item.

If you’d like to join up, you can do so online here just click on the Join Now button on the left hand side, and you’ll be a demo in roughly 20 mins!!  How Cool!

It’s that time again.  The last one I held was November 2010!!  My gosh time flies!!

$1000 Catalogue Workshop Event

How it Works: 10 Individuals (or more) are required to participate in the Catalogue Workshop Event, gather orders of $100 and benefit in the Hostess Gifts

Simply show your friends, family and co workers the 2011/12 Idea Book and Catalogue and collect $100 (prior to postage) or more in orders before December 29th 2011. And YES! you can order it all yourself if you wish. Email me your orders and payment (if outside the Port Lincoln Area) no later than December 30th 2011.  Orders will be place 31st December at the latest.

If you live outside the Port Lincoln Area, the normal 5% frieght charge will apply, but I will cover the cost to get from me to you.

Everyone will be a Winner! Prizes are based on 10 Individual $100 orders. Prizes may increase or decrease, depending on how many are participating. I will place all names of the participants in a hat and pick your prize.

Prizes will be:

* 3 x Half Price Items

* 5 x $30 Extra Spend

* A Slice of Life Stamp Set

* Because I Care Stamp Set

* Echoes of Kindness Stamp Set

PLUS – The Individual with the most orders over $100 will receive $25 in Free Product of your choice

* does not include orders from Stamps by Mail program, or Virtual Stamp Club

What could be better than FREEBIES???  Email me with your order now.

I will possibly be away for a few days, but will hopefully be able to check emails.

but I’ve entered into a competition to win an iPad2.

if you’d like to have the chance to win one too (there’s 10 to give away) just click the link HERE

We ordered a little TV for our new caravan on Thursday arvo from these guys, and it’s just turned up.  YIPPEE!

Anyhoo…. click the link *wink*  but if you win, we’ll need to share it.

Well yesterday and today (until 5.59pm Sydney time) Stampin Up are holding a bookathon.

Now we’ve already met the magic number which means I receive a free stamp set, BUT i’m going to put all my hostesses into a draw and let them have the chance to win it.

If you are local to me and would like to book between 24th Jan and 31st March (Sale-a-Bration) time, just give me a call or email.

I’m also happy to add Catalogue Parties to the mix too.  So if you have a group of crafty friends, why not gather some orders, earn yourself some product FREE and have a chance to win an extra stamp set??

Just email me so we can set some dates.

It’s my turn to jump on the bandwagon!!  I’m attending a market in about a weeks time where everything is hand crafted.  This next market is a Christmas themed one so I’ve created a few boxes to sell.

I’ve seen these around all over the place and modified them to suit my supplies.

We also made them at Linc n Learn, and I do admit to giggling alot whilst making Santa!!

and Rudolf with his bright red nose…..  is that a little peek at another NEW product from the upcoming Summer Mini?

Gosh I’m easily amused!!  :)