Want to know more about the Stampin Up business opportunity?

Well, Stampin’ Up! now provides access to some information about becoming a demonstrator via the web! It used to only be available via DVD which we had to send out to you. Take a look here. If you want to know anything more, contact me andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or 0400 0388 33. It’s a great way to make an income and get to ‘play’ and make new friends!

Would you like to get a minimum of 20% off your purchases???

Yes!!

You can join as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator during the month of May (as a hobby demonstrator just for your own discount, or make a business out of it!!) for only $150!!! Usually you have to pay $324 and some of us end up with lots of stuff we’ve already got.

By joining with this offer, you will get scrapbooking supplies for $150, and then every purchase thereafter will be between 20-30% off normal catalogue prices, as well as fantastic access to ‘Demonstrator’ areas, ideas, forums, specials, and free stamp sets!!

Plus you’ll have my support via phone, email, forum and in person if you’re close by!! This is a great opportunity to work from home and work your own hours. There are loads of things you can do without even having to rely on workshops to get sales!! Just ask me! I can send you out a free (obligation free) info kit for you to look at. If you want to go ahead, you’ll need to get an ABN, pay $150 and sign off the paperwork! It’s that easy.  

All you need to do, is to email me andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or call me on 0400 038833. You will need an ABN to sign up (if you have an existing one, you can use that, otherwise you just need your current tax file number, and you can register for ABN online!!), and the signed forms have to get to our Head Office in Sydney by 1 June.

Soooo.. what are you waiting for? Contact me today!! I can’t see this offer being extended or being offered again any time soon!

Here’s some more info:

Scrapbooking Starter Kit Promotion

Dates: 1 May – 1 June 2009

Promotion Details

In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator for only $150 with our limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:

Item Code	Description	Retail Value
112231	Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set*	$77.95
113059	Simply Scrappin’ Petal Party	$36.95
108697	Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12″ x 12″)	$21.95
105216	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad	$11.95
103179	Craft & Rubber Scissors	$37.95

*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $77.95 value.

Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items.  Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.

The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit:

• Getting Started DVD
• Getting Started Guide
• Guest Invitation Postcard (100)
• Idea Book & Catalogue (8)
• To My Hostess Envelope (10)
• Project Sample Sheet
• Recruit Brochures (20)
• Hostess Brochure (20)
• Hostess Benefits Form (10)
• Customer Order Form (50)

More sneak peeks.. this time a hostess set – Window Dressing!!

This time it’s a new hostess set from the upcoming 09/10 Catalogue and Ideas Book (it’s called “Window Dressing”).  I decided to try and make it ONLY using the new incolour inks and cardstock! I think it actually worked. Oh, actually I used a tiny bit of close to cocoa for the litttle girl’s hair and the cat!! Hope you like it. I LOVE it!!

Get a few friends together, book a workshop with me for April and you’ll have the chance to ‘earn’ this set with sales. Email me andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com

ATC’s & vellum

Well.. I have never made an “ATC” before. For the very few (like me) who don’t know what ATC stands for, it’s Artistic Trading Cards. One of the fabulous groups I belong to, had a ATC swap for January using vellum and SU products. I thought ok, this should be kewl, afterall an ATC is only 2.5 x 3.5 inches!! 

ATC Vellum challenge - Elite Stampers Jan 09

4 project ideas and many hours later.. this is my ATC. Because it is so ‘small scale’ it was really hard to find things that worked. I ended up going with the ‘leadlight’ technique, which is stamping an image (ie the seat/bird) in versamark, then embossing using black powder. Once it is heat set, you turn it over and colour the image in markers. You turn it back over and attach it to your project.  The other problem with vellum is that it is very hard to attach without ‘tell tale’ signs of the adhesive. Given I have no vellum adhesive, I decided to go with matching brads.

The ‘background’ vellum was made using the ‘so swirly’ jumbo stamp around wheel, inked with versamark and embossed using black embossing powder. Make sure you use your ‘embossing buddy’ so you don’t get little bits where they’re not supposed to go!!

As a demonstrator, we participate in lots of different kinds of ‘swaps’.  In this swap, we made 9 ATCs, sent them off to the coordinator (**waves to Carol!**), and then she places one of each back into the reply paid envelopes and we get 8 different designs from other demonstrators. This is great for inspiration and display samples!

If you want to become a demonstrator, remember joining during Sale-a-bration gives you just over $700 of products for $324, with low quarterly requirements, and many many benefits! Email andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or call me today 0400 038833.

Apologies for being missing in action, I’m having a little holiday! Not going anywhere, just chilling out.  Did I tell you that school goes back next Thursday?? Woohoo!

Sale-a-bration is here!!!! 1 Jan – 28 Feb 2009

What’s sale-a-bration you ask??

Well, this time in the year, Stampin’ Up! (through it’s demonstrators), offer a very very very special promotion!

For EVERY $100 of product you order (excluding postage), you get a FREE stamp set. There are four different stamp sets that you can choose from (see some of the pics below)! The product can be ordered from the normal catalogue or from the Summer Mini catalogue.

Click here to see the Sale-a-bration or Summer mini catalogues.

Hostesses receive a free sale-a-bration stamp set with an order of $600 or more at their workshop, in addition to the normal hostess benefits.

New Demonstrators – if you sign up to Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-bration, you get to choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $79.95) from the current catalogue!!  I’ll also throw in a copy of my ‘Income/Expenses Tracker’, so you can start off on the right foot!!  Our kit costs $324 to buy, and contains approx $550 worth of products (stamps, cardstock/inks you can change around if you already have what is suggested).  Each ‘quarter’ we have a sales minimum to reach, it is $500 per 3 months. But signing up in January means you get SIX months to get the $500 minimum.

 

You also get 20% off ALL of your order, and earn 20% on any orders you take!!  There is also a special program when you first start, where you can earn heaps of FREE stamp sets!!  I joined in January last year, and it was the best thing I have ever done!

Email me at andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com or phone 0400 038833 if you would like a free info pack!

Calling all demonstrators! Want to track your income/expenses?

If you are like me, you may have searched for something where you can record all of your SU business income/expenses, ready for the accountant, and to keep an eye on how your business is going.

Well, after many months of tweaking, I can officially offer an “Income/expense Tracker” for Demonstrators in Australia. (It may also work with other countries, depending on taxes etc). It is designed for those Demonstrators in Australia who don’t have to lodge “BAS” statements, and have less than $70,000 turnover (and therefore not registered for GST).

The tracker is an excel spreadsheet, consisting of a separate sheet for each month, and a yearly summary sheet.  It tracks all income (instant income, classes, card sales, volume rebates) and expenses (costs of business running, product purchased for demo use, postage, etc). I have also included extra info about each topic (when you hover over it with the mouse). It is colour coded (green for income, red for expenses). All you need to do is to enter the appropriate info, and hey presto.. everything is calculated for you!

The tracker is available for $55 (payable via paypal or internet transfer). Tracker is available in Excel 2007, and is compatible with Excel 97 – 2003. I offer email troubleshooting included in the price. Please email me at andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com if you wish to take me up on this offer.

Here’s a sneak peak:

 

Secret Santa goodies!

Hope you had a fabulous Christmas Day yesterday!  Today is officially a ‘day of rest’ in our household. We travelled 4 hours, had two huge special lunches/dinners, and one 3 year old who melted down because he was soooooooo over it!!

As a demonstrator, I am really lucky to belong to a number of stamper groups, one is the “Elite” stampers. We have a great forum to discuss things and get ideas, inspiration and support. Quite a few of us participated in a ‘Secret Santa’ exchange of SU products. I opened mine yesterday and this is what I received:   How fabulous!! An envelope template, a jumbo nursery wheel, ribbon, brads, hodgepodge, a beautiful xmas card and lots of other bits. Thank you soooo much Secret Santa!! Now I have to be a detective and try and work out who sent it!! I think I’ll be still guessing this time next year!!

If you are interested in becoming a demonstrator, contact me via email andrea.eppingstall@gmail.com, or by phone 0400 038833, and I can send you out an information pack. When you join during ‘sale-a-bration’ (Jan/Feb), you receive a FREE stamp set (a value up to $79.95) from the current catalogue, when you buy your kit ($324) which has over $500 of product value!!

One of the many benefits of being a Demonstrator!

The fabulous Jenni Oliver presenting!

Yesterday was our yearly ‘Regionals’ for Melbourne.

There are two main events on every Demonstrator’s calendar! One is Convention which is held next year May 1 & 2 at Canberra, and the other is each to attend their state’s regional!

We pay a registration fee (this year it was $95), and get a free stamp set out of the new Summer mini, and a make and take kit to make things during the day. We also gets all sorts of demonstrations, advice and tips from other successful demonstrators and staff from the ‘home office’.  I’m not sure if I am allowed to post pictures of the stuff we made, because it hasn’t been released yet, but I can tell you, we made a 6 x 6″ scrap page, a little card holder with cards inside and matching envelope, a special little bag like this one, and a couple of different cards. Most of the colours were from our ‘in colour’. I really love the blue bayou, soft sky and pure pomegrante. Yesterday we used lots of guava and wild wasabi, with chocolate chip and lots of other stuff!

We were also able to bring a guest (at the same cost). I brought my best friend Tracey, who ended up being our official group photographer! Thanks Tracey!

Sovereign Stampers

Pictured above are the “Sovereign Stampers” which is the group I belong to, headed up by Kerri Hunter. From left to right: (back row) Ros, me, Sharon, Kristy, Liz, ((front row) Michelle, Tracey & Kerri.

Pictured below are the “Elite Stampers” which is part of the downline group of Angela Sargeant (of Sydney), most of which belong to Jenni Oliver (presenter yesterday, picture at top of post).

Elite Stampers

 

 

The Fabulous Yvonne Campbell presenting!