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May 2013

Stampin' Up Australia: Retirement List Is Up

Retirement-list

Click here:  Retirement List

It is that time of year - the Stampin' Up Australia Retirement List is up.  This lists all the products that will be disappearing from our range this month.  These items are available WHILE STOCKS LAST.

Some items are discounted by up to 50%.   I spotted some discounted embossing folders on the list.

HOW TO ORDER

The quickest way to get your order in is to order online at my online store.  (Click here: Online store)

If online ordering is not for you, just phone or email your order  through as usual and I'll place it for you.  Don't forget to include payment details and your delivery address.

Happy shopping!

Cheers, Sue


Stampin' Up Convention 2013

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Would you like a peek at the annual Stampin' Up! Convention??   I'm just back from a fabulous fun filled few days in Brisbane and thought I'd share a taste of it with you. 

What a terrific way to recharge the creative batteries, connect with lots of gorgeous friends and have a dose of inspiration.  Here's a few little snippets .....

First up leadership day with great sessions, followed by a very elegant dinner to celebrate together.

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Then Thursday saw the start of the main convention ....

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Then Friday's awards night where we wore out the hands clapping then wore out the feet dancing!  What fun.

A huge congratulations to my downline Kylie Bertucci who had a stellar year and achieved first place in Australia for both leadership and recruiting, along with a sales award.  Well done - so thrilled for you. 

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Congratulations to my downline Judy Krake for achieving a sales award and stage walk.  Yay.  Go team!

Thanks heaps to all my gorgeous customers, Think Ink team members and class regulars.  Thanks to your wonderful support over the year, I was excited to receive sales, leadership and recruiting awards plus a pin for achieving the Utah trip.  Here's this year's batch of pins ...

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One of the best things about convention is connecting with so many lovely friends. 

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And then home again Sunday to my sweeties.  A big thanks to John for running the show so well at home while I was away.  Uniforms washed, dishes done and happy smiling shiny children to greet me at the airport - what a lovely way to come home. 

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Welcome-home

Before I sign off for tonight a couple of dates for the diaries .....

The Retiring Products list comes out THIS FRIDAY 31st May.  

This will list all the products that'll be disappearing from our main catalogue and once listed they'll only be available while stocks last.  Don't be disappointed - get in quickly, some things do sell out in the first day or so.

Get your order in super fast by using online orderingVisit my online store (click here) and have a browse.  Your order will be delivered straight to your door.

Starter Kit Special ends THIS THURSDAY 30th MAY. 

Join my fun, friendly, fast growing team as a demonstrator by Thursday and choose $295 of products for just $169.  What a bargain.  More details and instructions for how to join right here

June class dates are up!

Check my class page here for all the dates and times and book your spot at the table for some June craft time. 

Epic Day This and That Bundle - the discount ends Friday 31st May.

This-and-that-bundleThese 5 products will be available in the new catalogue but the discount for getting all 5 in a bundle ends on Friday 31st May.  $55.88 for all 5 - that's a 15% discount. 

Click here to view in my online store.

Exciting times in the land of Stampin' Up.  Holler if I can help with anything or if you've got any Stampin' Up questions.

Happy creating!

Cheers, Sue 


Boys' Birthday Cards Using MDS: My Digital Studio

Popping into blogland quickly tonight to share a couple of MDS project I've been working on while watching the footy on TV tonight.  My nephews are having a joint birthday party tomorrow and I've been using MDS to make their cards.  I'm going to print these card fronts and attach them to cardstock cards. 

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James' card:  I've used On The Go Designer Series Paper, Timeless Type Alphabet Punches (filled with DSP) and some digital stitching and transparent tape plus a few other bits and bobs.  (Find all these in the MDS program.)

William's card:  I've used MDS: Delight In The Day DSP, Epic Overlays for the letters - coloured with the colouring tool, and some embellishments from the On The Go kit.

I hope your weekend is going well.  We've been enjoying some nice relax time today, as well as running a few errands (nephew birthday present shopping!) 

2013 Stampin' Up Convention: Brisbane

I'm off to Brisbane on Wednesday for the 2013 Stampin' Up Convention.  Can't wait - it should be heaps of fun.  John's having a much needed few days off work and manning the fort at home.  If my hotel wi fi cooperates I'll be posting convention updates for all those who love a bit of Stampin' Up news.  I'll have updates on my facebook page too.  Head over and like the page if you'd like some convention snippets.  Facebook Page: Sue Madex

Happy stamping!

Cheers, Sue


MDS Boy Scrapbook Page and Some May Specials

I've been enjoying a little creating time this morning - right from the comfort of my cosy bed.  Me, a cuppa and my laptop plus some new MDS downloads and I can scrapbook a layout in just 5 or 10 minutes. Aaah.   Here's today's effort using the Morning Post Alphabet template.  All I had to do was drop in a photo from our farm visit last weekend, add some journaling and crop a little.

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Actually I might have to duck back in and recolour those As in AWAITS as they're a bit faint against the dirt pile.  Keep an eye out for a video soon on how to do that. 

Speaking of scrapbooking and memory keeping - there's a couple of specials on this month you might be interested in.

Mds-sale25% off Selected My Digital Studio Content

From now until June 15th you can get 25 percent off select My Digital Studio content.

Includes: ALL ensemble, calendar, photobook and swatchbook digital content.

Just head along to my online store and download your free trial of MDS - our digital creating software.  Or get the full version with heaps of content for $24.95.   

There's lots more digital downloads there to browse through if you'd like to add to your collection, and some are 25% off until June 15.

Online Store - Click here  then find the SHOP NOW button. 

 

This and that

Our new This and That range - out now.  A funky journal, washi tape, a very cool rotary stamp, designer stickers and patterned paper.  All you need to capture little bits of this and that. 

Products available separately or get them all as a bundle and get 15% off.  These products will be available in June and in the new catalogue, but the bundle discount is only available until May 31st. 

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This and That Bundle   $55.88 until May 31st.  (A bundle with all 5 of the products listed below)

Or available separately.

This and That Epic Day Designer Stickers  $8.95

3 pack of Washi Tape  $8.95

Very cool Remember This and That Rotary Stamp  $9.95

(I can't wait to get this rotary stamp - I think it'll be super handy for scrapbooking.)

This and That Epic Day DSP  $18.95

This and That Epic Day Journal  $18.95

Here's a little video to show you a bit more about the new This and That range.

 

There's so many new and exciting things happening with Stampin' Up at the moment that I've created a 'What's New?' tab  up on the menu bar at the top here.  Click on that for a quick snapshot of all the exciting new announcements from Stampin' Up land. 


COME JOIN THE TEAM

Kids-and-i-2013Interested in building a home based craft business or building up your personal stash at great value??   If you're keen to join in all the excitement and would like to join a fun, friendly, dynamic, fast growing team - don't forget you get an additional $65 of products in your starter kit if you join before May 30th. 

That's $295 of products for just $169.  (Anything that you'd like from the current range.)

My team is called Think Ink and we're spread all over Australia.  We're just about to break through the magic 100 number.  Perhaps you'll be our 100th team member?  

Click here for more info    TELL ME MORE     or click here to join my team online now YES PLEASE

Happy creating and I hope you're having a wonderful weekend,

Cheers,  Sue


Dress Up Framelits Plus Patterned Paper Scraps Equals Fun

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If you've got a set of Dress Up Framelits and a stack of DSP (patterned paper) scraps you can have quite a fun time.  We decided at April classes that it reminded us of playing paper dolls as kids.   We started with choosing our 'fabric' for our dress then added the other elements.  Black or Crumb Cake for the dress form, Naturals Ivory and the Ovals Framelit plus an embossing folder for the ovals, a coordinating base (Raspberry Ripple and Midnight Muse shown here) stamped using En Francais in Versamark.  And some pretties to finish - ribbon, lace, a string of pearls, flowers.  It is all in the accessories isn't it.  ;-)

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I've been a bit AWOL from blogland the last week or so.  We enjoyed a fabulous long weekend on the farm of some family - so nice to be out of mobile range for a few days, enjoying the outdoors, the sun and wind.  The kids had a ball playing with big dirt piles and the dog, digging up worms, fishing, toasting marshmallows and lots lots more. 

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Marshmallows

Gorgeous

What a great way to recharge all our batteries.  Hope you get to recharge yours in some way this weekend. 

Happy stamping!

Cheers, Sue