REMINDER: Convention Special Offer

As I am away at Convention having lots of fun I thought it would be nice for you to have some fun and so I have decided to offer my Online Customers (those who order through my ONLINE STORE) a special offer. Please note: this is my offer only and not a Stampin' Up! promotion and is only available to Australian customers).

CONVENTION SPECIAL:

If you spend $50 in my ONLINE STORE you will receive a ticket in the draw for an item I bring back from Convention and if you spend $100 in my ONLINE STORE you will receive 2 tickets in the draw, plus, a $10 gift voucher to use on product from the new Catalogue, on sale from 2 July 2013.

You must remember to enter the following hostess code when placing your order:

HOSTESS CODE: N29RCT96

You can order any of our SU! products not just digital products and online orders will be sent directly to you.

PLUS, if the combined sales from these Online Orders (using the above Hostess Code) total $300 I will also give 2 lucky participants $25 FREE Product of their choice. If the combined sales reach $400 or more I will give 3 lucky participants $30 FREE Product of their choice.

If you are going to place a $300 order on your own, please do not use the hostess code as you will then qualify for your own hostess benefits.


Fine Print: This offer is only available to Australian customers. Online orders must be put through between Wednesday, 22 May and Sunday, 26, May. The orders must be entered at my Online Store and you must enter this hostess code: N29RCT96 and click 'Apply' so the code registers. Prize winners will be drawn on Monday, 27 May and will be notified.  This is not a SU! promotion but my own personal offer.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Also if you know anyone else who might be interested in this offer then simply direct them here to my blog or to my Online Store and give them the hostess code above.

Also, a reminder that if you want to receive your own copy of the new Catalogue early, direct to you, mailings begin mid-June, then contact me with your current mailing address and $9.95 for the cost of the catalogue + postage.

Happy stamping and shopping!

Convention Swaps

I am still at Convention and having a good time I am sure. By now I would probably have swapped with a few people and maybe not even have any swaps left, but hopefully lots of new ones from other talented stampers from whom I can get some great new ideas!

Here are my swaps as a group ready for Convention...

This was my first swap creation, with inspiration from Bridgette Bygrave (thanks Bridgette!) and especially for letting me play with some SU! products that I don't currently have...the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder and the Large Scallop Edgelit Die. As they were small gift cards I made complete cards and not just card fronts.

 

My second swap design was to allow me to play with embossing whisper white on crumb cake and to also use my (not previously opened) coordinating stamp set and dies for the Ornament Keepsakes.

Then, for my last swap I thought I would like to use the technique again that I used on the JAI Swap where I used the same coloured ink as my cardstock, in this case Old Olive, and inked the embossing folder (by running the inkpad over the pattern) before I ran the cardstock through the BigShot. This technique really brings out the embossed pattern, here the Lattice pattern, in the JAI swap it was the Lacy Brocade pattern.

This then lead me to use the Field Flowers stamp set and a colour combination from the Color Coach, which was More Mustard, Old Olive and Bravo Burgundy...I thought they worked very well together, what do you think?

 

Sorry for the quality of the photos, I should have taken them before I put them in the plastic and got my photo tent out to improve the colours.

Hopefully, I can share some of the excitement here with you next week when I return from Convention. If you wish to book a workshop to learn how to make any of these cards then send me an email to maecollins2@gmail.com and I will respond when I return. Have a great weekend.

Don't forget my Convention Special check the earlier post or pop back tomorrow when I will repost it!

JAI Convention Swaps

One of the groups I love to swap cards with is the Just Add Ink girls, they are so talented. Here is the swap that I made especially for them for this year's Convention. I especially enjoyed getting out my brayer and making a little scene as well as making some cute butterflies to embelish it with.

Swap elements ready for putting together.

Sample ready to assist.

Packaged and ready to swap!

Should you wish to learn how to make a card like this, think about booking a stamp workshop with me. It is also a great way to earn free product as a hostess.

Come back tomorrow to see my general swaps and don't forget my Convention Special Offer (check out earlier post for details).

Convention Special Offer!

As I am away at Convention having lots of fun I thought it would be nice for you to have some fun and so I have decided to offer my Online Customers (those who order through my ONLINE STORE) a special offer. Please note: this is my offer only and not a Stampin' Up! promotion and is only available to Australian customers).

CONVENTION SPECIAL:

If you spend $50 in my ONLINE STORE you will receive a ticket in the draw for an item I bring back from Convention and if you spend $100 in my ONLINE STORE you will receive 2 tickets in the draw, plus, a $10 gift voucher to use on product from the new Catalogue, on sale from 2 July 2013.

You must remember to enter the following hostess code when placing your order:

HOSTESS CODE: N29RCT96

You can order any of our SU! products not just digital products and online orders will be sent directly to you.

PLUS, if the combined sales from these Online Orders (using the above Hostess Code) total $300 I will also give 2 lucky participants $25 FREE Product of their choice. If the combined sales reach $400 or more I will give 3 lucky participants $30 FREE Product of their choice.

If you are going to place a $300 order on your own, please do not use the hostess code as you will then qualify for your own hostess benefits.


Fine Print: This offer is only available to Australian customers. Online orders must be put through between Wednesday, 22 May and Sunday, 26, May. The orders must be entered at my Online Store and you must enter this hostess code: N29RCT96 and click 'Apply' so the code registers. Prize winners will be drawn on Monday, 27 May and will be notified.  This is not a SU! promotion but my own personal offer.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Also if you know anyone else who might be interested in this offer then simply direct them here to my blog or to my Online Store and give them the hostess code above.

Also, a reminder that if you want to receive your own copy of the new Catalogue early, direct to you, mailings begin mid-June, then contact me with your current mailing address and $9.95 for the cost of the catalogue + postage.

Happy stamping and shopping!

Stampin' Up! Convention

I am off VERY EARLY tomorrow morning (up approx 4:15am), to catch a 6am flight to Melbourne and then onto Brisbane, for Stampin' Up!'s Annual Convention...along with 700 other excited ladies (and a few gentlemen). It's one of the highlights of being a SU! demonstrator where we get to share a common interest with like-minded colleagues, see new products, fabulous presentations, projects and new ideas!

It is also my time to catch up face-to-face with many of the Just Add Ink Design Team, whom I share accommodation and transport with. Some I have met before but some I will be meeting for the first time this Convention. We have so much fun together that I just can't wait! I hope I get some sleep tonight because I am sure I won't get lots while I am away...back Sunday night.

While I am away I will be putting up my own 'Convention Special Offer' and that post is scheduled to go live tomorrow. So pop back here to read all the details.

Also, while I am away I have scheduled some blog posts to share with you the swaps I have made for the JAI girls and some general swaps for those I meet at Convention (not 700, I couldn't do that!). Swapping is one of the great ways to share ideas and meet new people. It is where we design a project, usually a card front, and swap it with others that they have made. So pop back over the next few days to see what I have to share.

Bon voyage!

Happy 40th Kate!

One of my work colleagues turned 40 last Monday and she had a 70s party last night to celebrate. Well Kate is one of my keen recipients of name baby cards and I knew she would just love a personalised birthday card. So here it is...

As with my very special cards made lately, I also decorated the inside...

Also, a big CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah Collins who was the winner of $50 FREE Stampin' Up! products from my recent Online Workshop promotion. Unfortunately, this time around Sarah was the only participant and therefore, the winner! I look forward to receiving Sarah's request for some yummy SU! products.

WIN - FREE SU! products!

Just a reminder of my personal SU! promotion, which ends this week...

To celebrate the products and promotions SU! have to offer at the moment and to promote my ONLINE STORE I am holding an ONLINE ORDERING WORKSHOP whereby you can order SU! products through my ONLINE STORE (click here) and by simply entering the following:

HOSTESS CODE: N3DGS6CQ

You will get a ticket in the draw for every $25 you order and the more you spend the more chances you have of winning! You can order any of our SU! products not just digital products and online orders will be sent directly to you.

•     First prize is $50 in free product of your choice,
•     Second prize is $30 in free product of your choice, and
•     Third prize is $20 in free product of your choice.

Fine Print: This offer is only available to Australian customers. Online orders must be finalised by Friday, 17 May 2013 to go into this draw. The orders must be entered at my Online Store and you must enter this hostess code: N3DGS6CG and click 'Apply' so the code registers. Prize winners will be drawn on Saturday, 18 May and will be notified. Prizes will be distributed to the winners by the end of May, as I receive the items from SU! of the products that winners choose. This is not a SU! promotion but my own personal offer.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Also if you know anyone else who might be interested in this offer then simply direct them here to my blog or to my Online Store and give them the hostess code.

Happy stamping and shopping!