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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Natalie O'Shea
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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Natalie O'Shea: Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 8:24 PM
 Well, I had hoped to be back a little earlier than this, this week, but what do you know? It's been another busy week LOL!!
Above is a card that was inspired by something I saw on the internet. I wasn't sure on the Stampin' Up! Tea Shoppe stamp set to start with, but having seen lots of lovely things done with it, I think it's probably my favourite set from the new Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue. So, it was a no brainer when I was thinking about what sets to use at this month's team training. The papers above are the Attic Boutique papers and again, something else I was a little unsure about when I first saw them! However, I don't need much persuading, do I to change my mind on things LOL! Don't forget those of you who ordered their Summer Mini Catalogue from me, have a 10% discount offered which ends this Sunday, so don't put it off for much longer!
The thing with Stampin' Up!'s patterned papers, it seems, is that whilst one side is really bold, the reverse sides are a little more subtle and it's these sides that I am more drawn towards as you can see above. A great quick card that won't take you long to put together using Soft Suede, Pool Party and Daffodil Delight. I did see a very similar card to this on the internet and have just spent about half an hour on Google Images trying to find who's it was, but can't, so if you know, please shout and I will put that here :)
I'm busy packing tonight for the Second Hand Craft Fair on tomorrow in Horley - 11am - 1pm only at St Francis Church Hall, 84 Balcolme Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AY but it's always busy right at the start, so don't miss out on all the bargains!
I was very excited by something that turned up by courier yesterday:
 Our tickets, itinerary and luggage trips for the Incentive Trip next month to Vienna - I am getting really quite excited about this now - only 5 weeks to go!!! These trips have been amazing so far and I don't know how Stampin' Up! make each one even better than the last, but they always do, so I can't wait! I've not been to Austria before, but I've heard lots of great reports and it will be round before I know it. I even get to bring my partner in crime, Zoe, with me this time too - she's even more excited than me, I think! Thank you again so much to my team and customers who helped me achieve the trip.
Right, well I had better get on with my packing for tomorrow and I will be again shortly with some more news for you.
Have a great weekend,
Natalie x |
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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Natalie O'Shea: Posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 4:09 PM
Wow, well it's been another busy week in the O'Shea household this past week or so!
Last Saturday, I attended a Stampin' Up! Regional Training event in Reading. I LOVE going to SU events - it's lovely to meet up with friends that you've made all over the UK and sometimes, it's where I get to meet my recruits for the first time too if they aren't local to me!
There were about thirty girls from the team who went and it's always nice to spend time with them even if it is only brief!
We got to see lots of bits from the new Mini Catalogue and generally had a lovely time! I was asked to a display on the Stampin' Up! Incentive trips. I think many Demonstrators think that this trip isn't achievable to most. However, I think I shared enough to show that even though I don't do Stampin' Up! full time, I still manage to achieve the trip. I even achieved it in my first year as a Demonstrator too which also shows that you don't have to have been doing this long to achieve it either. Hopefully, some that thought it was out of their reach were shown otherwise. It was lovely getting to chat to many of the 125 Demonstrators that were in the room.
At every Stampin' Up! Event, we make swaps. These are many of the same item that we then swap with people that are at the event. It's a great way of getting different ideas and different styles of samples for display books etc. Here is what I did this time:
 I brought some fizzy sherbet lollies from Tescos. I was hoping to get the "normal" lollies but they didn't have any. Lastminute.com me, didn't have any time to go elsewhere so had to buy these bigger ones. Which would have been fine, had they have not been in bags with writing all over them. So it took almost as long to get them out of their original bags and re-pack them! But they definately seemed to go down well and were a hit with everyone. I thought they may have been a bit simple, but everyone loved them!
It is simply a butterfly punch with a rhinestone in the middle stuck to the top of the lolly. A punch using the new Blossoms punch in Regal Rose and Daffodil Delight for the flowers and two leaves handcut and run through the ribbler to give texture and faux veins. I've seen leaves made using a variety of the punches so perhaps look at your oval punches, bird punch, Pennants punch and Build a blossom punch for a variety of different shapes that work well for leaves.
I must apologise to everyone on my mailing list - I had a nightmare last week. I stayed up late on Monday night to make sure that I sent out an email to everyone with the new Summer Mini on. I was all organised, but then it never sent. The long story short, the email got sent three times two days later!!!! Arrrghhh. So my apologies for clogging up your mailbox, I was going to send another email apologising and explaining but thought you may have heard enough from me then!
So, what else has been going on this last week? Well, I also had team training with my Stampin' Stars team two days ago too. I always enjoy these events too as they are far more intimate and it's easier to chat and discuss ideas between all of us. I've received some lovely swaps from everyone over the last two weekends and I'll be sharing some of those with you over the coming days and weeks.
Here's a teaser of something we made at my training on Saturday:
 I have to admit to not being sure about this set when I first saw it in the new Summer Mini Catalogue but it definately grew on me. I love the colours - Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party - 4 of the new In Colours this year. I can't stop using them, although this years In Colours have just been divulged in the US and I LOVE those too. Completely different to these ones aswell. Anyway, the above card is made using the Mouthwatering Stamp Set together with the Sweet Shoppe papers. There are some new dies called Framelits in the Summer Mini, and whilst you can use them for cutting and layering, this nifty technique recreated a swing card which I thought was really cool.
Well, I hope you have enjoyed your Bank Holiday weekend and the weather hasn't been too harsh for you.
I plan on being back a bit more frequently now that I've got lots of photos of projects that I can share with you at last!
Keep watching and have fun!
Natalie x |
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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Natalie O'Shea: Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:57 PM
 Hello, hello, hello :)
So much news to share today with Stampin' Up!, where do I start?
Firstly I guess you want to see the new Summer Mini Catalogue?????
I will be posting out copies of this Mini to everyone who has asked for one today and tomorrow - I've been waiting information before I could send them out, but now May 1st is here, I can finally send them out.
So without further ado, I introduce to you the new Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue - ta da....., just click on the image above and you'll be taken to where you can download or view a copy!I LOVE IT!!! I am so pleased to see that we are coming more and more in line with our US counterparts and hopefully, you will all love that too. So, what is in store for you here.....The Simply Scored Scoreboard - if you are a You Tube fan, you will have seen this on hundreds of videos by now:
And whilst you can't see the Diagonal Scoreboard in the catalogue, it was decided last minute that we needed it now, not in October, so I'm happy to report that we can order that board too for £10.95.
The board itself is in inches, with a metric plate that sits on top, so whether you are an inches or cms kind of a person, Stampin' Up! scoreboard have got it covered in one board AND given you a diagonal plate which is great for making your own envelopes, boxes, bags and more too!
Why not watch this quick video which shows you the board in action:
You'll also discover the new Edgelits and Framelits dies too with co-ordinating embossing folders and stamp sets.Gorgeous sewn pleated ribbon, a quintessentially English tea cup stamp set, Scented Embossing powders and the fabulously versatile Mixed Bunch stamp set with co-ordinating Blossom punch too!
What are you waiting for??????I'm taking orders now and you may even have your goodies by the end of the week if you act fast!
Payment is due at the time you order, but I can take bank transfers, Paypal, Visa or Mastercard - whatever works for you!If you can't decide what you'd like, then see my Product Shares below which give you a little bit of everything.
********** But, how about getting a permanent discount off of your Stampin' Up! goodies?
The New Stampin' Up! Starter Kit is here!
Now, every new Stampin’ Up! demonstrator can create a customised Starter Kit for just £99.
Stampin’ Up! has listened and they are making the Starter Kit completely customisable. With the new, flexible Starter Kit, you can customise your creativity—your way. Each kit contains a business supplies pack (valued at £45 )—things that every demonstrator needs to start their business.
After that, the choice is yours to put together a kit with any of our high-quality products. You can choose up to £130 worth of any supplies to create a kit valued at over £175 that still ships for free!
So, if you've been thinking about it, why not read some more information here on my website to see what the deal really is. I'd be more than happy to talk about how I fit Stampin' Up! around my full time job or explain how some people are earning a full time salary doing this - no pressure, no hard sell. Just telling you how it is.
I am going to leave it there for tonight. I have been having major computer issues over the last 24 hours. I've sent all my mailshot customers an email but it seems to not have arrived anywhere yet - fingers crossed it arrives tonight and it's taken me nearly two hours to put together this blog post that I've given up with the second half of it for tonight.
I'll be back shortly though to share some more information on new Product Shares but also with some fabulous inspiration from the new Summer Mini too. I've got team training this Saturday so lots to share after that.
Have fun!
Natalie x |
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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Natalie O'Shea: Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 5:39 PM
Yoooo hoooo! Just swinging past again to give you another update on life in the O'Shea household! Last weekend, I was joined by some other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators whilst we spent three days at the Make It Show at Farnborough in Hampshire. This is a show that I have done for the last three years and each year it just keeps getting better and better! This year, I couldn't have done it without the help of the other ladies on the stand, who did a fabulous job at organising our Make and Take packs, putting together easy bundles, providing inspirational samples and that is before we even started the show! Julie, Fiona, Nic, Pip, Diane, Bev, Nicky, Maggie, Teresa and Cary, I couldn't have done it without you all! Thank you soooo much! Our stand was just knock out, even if I say so myself. I had this vision of glass cabinets showing off product like in a shop and lo and behold, Fiona came up trumps with her and her sisters cabinets. Some hard work in negotiating their arrival, but definately worth the effort. That then leads me onto our displays. I have to thank Cary who spent hours not only prepping all the class kits for me, but also organised by display board too. Look at all of those lovely flowers. How pretty. You'd be forgiven for thinking that she used the Bigz Die Fun Flowers to make the display, but no....Cary wasn't happy with the size of the flowers on the die and so chose to make the display using the Build a Blossom punch. Yep, every single one of those petals has been punched out individually. I think she is mad but I definately think it was worthwhile - it looks gorgeous! Thank you Cary. So, the show was our most successful to date and if you came to any of the classes or came and did our Make and Take - then thank you very much :) I hope that you enjoyed yourself. And if you're wondering what happened to Sale-a-Bration, you still have until the end of March to either place your order for £45 or more and claim your free Sale-a-Bration stamp set or papers, or if you become a Demonstrator, then you can add a stamp set from the current catalogue of ANY price to your Starter Kit too (yes, even the £45 ones) - what a bargain!! It's a great time to buy and a great time to become a Demonstrator too, so what are you waiting for? Back again soon (ish!), Natalie x |
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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Natalie O'Shea: Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:19 PM
Well, I promised yesterday that I would be back today, and can you believe it? Here I am :) I'm going to start by sharing with you all of the stamp sets and papers that form part of the Sale-a-Bration package. First up is the Fresh Vintage set which consists of the following 5 stamps. Take special note as you will see that some of these designs match the patterned paper pack that is on offer too! So, next we are onto another lovely set. It's called Elementary Elegance and consists of the following 7 stamp sets. Next up is Outlined Expressions - a great set for colouring in and with some great useable sentiments too. 6 stamps in this set. And finally for the stamp sets, it's Sprinkled Expressions. This set comprises of six stamps. This was probably my least favourite set to start with but I've made some of my favourite cards with it so far, so watch out for those coming soon! And last up is a new addition this year to the Sale-a-Bration offerings - it's called Everyday Enchantment and with the base colours of blue and green with a splash of coral, what's not to love? Having been playing with this now for over a month, I have to admit that I think that this is my favourite patterned paper out of ALL the current Stampin' Up! sets - can you believe it's that good. Well look out for lots of great samples coming up with this including one below! So, yesterday I gave you your first sneak peek and here it is again with some more details.... Of course, my first card had to be a blue and green one. I thought I'd start by showcasing some cards using the Fresh Vintage stamp set. I've only used one stamp from the set (the postage stamp) but see that first splash of the SAB papers too? The base card is Lucky Limeade which has a panel of embossed Pool Party using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. A panel of the Everyday Enchantment paper mounted onto some more Lucky Limeade. Two knots in some of the new Mini Catalogue velvet ribbon down the left hand side adds some dimension and texture. On the right hand side you've got three of the postage stamps stamped in Lucky Limeade ink and mounted on three Pool Party squares punched using the Mini Catalogue Postage Stamp punch - how perfect a fit is that? Some Dimensionals to add some height and you're done! Easy and lush, lush, lush :) So, I think I'll spoil you with another card tonight too! This card starts with a More Mustard base card. Stamp over a strip of the First Edition Speciality card with three of the stamps from the Fresh Vintage set (flower spray, medallion and small flower) in Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Pear Pizzazz and mount to your card. Add some velvet ribbon to the top and the bottom of this strip. A Cajun Craze stamped medallion, Pear Pizzazz border punch and a More Mustard Thanks (from the Hostess Set, Tagtastic), punch them all out with various circle punches and add them to the strip with Dimensionals. Three self-adhesive pearls to the top right hand corner and you're done! Right, that's it from me tonight, I think I've spoilt you enough and if you are really lucky, I'll be back tomorrow with two more samples from this Fresh Vintage set. Are you feeling the "need" for this set yet? Let me know if you'd like this set - a £45 order gets you it for FREE! See you tomorrow, Natalie x Telephone: 01293 888816 / 07990 534538 |
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