Two Years of Being a Demonstrator

Today I opened my mail box to receive this beautiful card.  I was very confused of why Stampin' Up! Canada was sending me a card, as it is not my Birthday!?!? Curios, I ripped it open.  I could not believe that it has been two exciting years since I have been an Independent Demonstrator with Stampin' Up!

I am so happy to share my projects with my class attendees, and teaching them step by step how to do different techniques.  Cardmaking and scrapbooking has brought my family closer together, it is so much fun spending time creating with them, laughing, and making memories.  Being a Demonstrator has also allowed me to make new friends, and to continue to create inspire, and share with old ones (old meaning long time, LOL).  Thank you for everyone who has supported me in the last  two years, and thank you so much for Stampin' Up Canada for reminding me of this huge accomplishment.    

Oh Man! Card Class

I am so excited to offer the Oh Man! Card Class again this year.  We will be making the three Masculine/ Father's Day cards shown.   The class will take place on Monday June the 9th in the afternoon from 1 pm to 4 pm or in the evening class from 7 pm to 10 pm.

   

The other exciting parts about this class is we will be using new products from the NEW 2014-2015 Catalogue and everyone will be receiving a free Catalogue. Cost for the class will be $10 or FREE CLASS with a $50 Catalogue order (before shipping and taxes).  Orders can be paid by Master Card, Visa or Cash. 

 The class will take place at my apartment at 45 Adelaide street apartment 204, please park at the front of the building and buzz code 204.  

I am also offering a gift to anyone who registers a friend for the class, that has never been to my class before, one per class.   

Please register by Friday May 30th as this is a popular class :) 

Please also bring Cash, as I have a huge table of retired items at 50% off the original price.  This can not be added into the Free Class deal.

I  also have FREE previous catalogue, if anyone wants to use them to cut and paste for card and scrapbooking ideas (usually sold at $2 each).  

Thank you

Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

Thank You For The Inspiration

On Saturday I attended a crop by my upline Denise Donald.  I have to thank her and all the ladies there for the crafty inspiration.  The project I was working on at the crop is a Flower index so I can take the book to go flower shopping next weekend.

I put notes in the book of what flowers did well the last few years on my balcony. I also wrote in other things the plants needed, such as water, soil, temperature, and potting conditions.

The book is called the Mini Memories Simply Created Album Kit (133332 $17.95) this is from the Seasonal Catalogue that will finish June 1, 2014.    

 This kit came with patterned paper, vellum, clips, pockets, three sheets of die cuts, buttons, doilies, and bakers twine. I also added punched flowers and leaves using matching cardstock.

This project took me two days to finish including researching the information on each plant.  Because Stampin' Up! gives you all that you need in the kit it was super quick to finish.  I can also add more pages to the book, so this can be something I will use for years to come.

  

 Another project I did this long weekend is this fun and decorative frame.

I originally got the idea from one of our Team Meeting where we swapped squares with  each other to make a frame. I used those squares to make a frame for my Mom for Mother's Day.  The project turned out so well I decided to make this project for myself.    

For this project all you need is a white 8X10 frame from the dollar store, 2 sheets of whisper white card stock, 10 squares cut 2 1/4" by 2 1/4", and one large piece cut 8" by 10".  You can pick what ever  colour combination you like, I chose blue and gray, so I used Marina Mist, Encore Silver, Basic Gary and Night of Navy.  You can pick random stamp sets, or combine similar stamp sets like I did.  I had so much fun creating this because you get to use as many stamp techniques as possible on one project.

Once I got all the squares completed and places down onto my Whisper White Card stock I decided to try My Digital Studio (Thanks for the hour lesson Diane) to do a poem.  I found the poem online and thought it went well with the birds and flower Stamp Sets I used.  On My Digital Studio I picked Custom Project , I typed in the measurements of the space in the middle, and started layering papers and typed up the text.  And Voila!!! My project was finished.

Thanks to Ria who made my Blogspot the Blog of the week, I hope you all enjoyed my projects.

Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Introducing Project Life by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Lady Card Class

Hello my creative card making friends,

Through three weeks of fighting Bronchitis I finally found 3 wonderful card techniques to share with my class.  On Monday April 14 we will be celebrating Mother's Day with the Beautiful Lady Card Class.   In this class we will be making the three feminine cards shown, and we can change the sentiment to make these into Birthday, Mother's Day or Thank You cards. 

The afternoon class will run from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and the Evening Class from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The class is $10 or FREE with a $50 Catalogue order (before tax/ shipping).  With this payment you will receive supplies to make three cards, three envelopes, up to date Stampin' Up! Catalogues, and water, coffee or tea to drink. 

Please e-mail as soon as possible if you would like to participate in this class.  

Thank you

Melissa Omoniyi

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

Easter Card Class 2014

I have been creating Easter cards for the last three weeks and finally came up with three that I will really enjoy teaching. On Monday March 17 we will be making these three lovely Easter cards, the afternoon class takes place from 1 pm to 4 pm and the evening class takes place from 7 pm to 10 pm. 

The $10 class fee includes, supplies, envelopes, drinks and catalogues. This class is great for beginners or more experienced paper crafters, because I teach each card step by step. 

Please register by Friday March 14 2014. Please e-mail me your name, phone number, and if you are coming to the afternoon or evening class. Please also let me know if you are bringing a friend. 

The class will take place at 45 Adelaide Street, apartment 204. Please park in the front of the building and buzz number 204. 


I can't wait to teach these fun cards and card making techniques to you!

Melissa Omoniyi Bellefontaine
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Welcome Nicole Budgell to my Stampin' Up Downline

Thanks you so much Nicole Budgell for joining my Stampin' Up Downline! We are going to have so much fun trying new techniques together and teaching each other how to make beautiful cards, scrapbooking pages and other 3D projects.  So happy to have you part of my Lovely Stamping Group.

There are so many benefits to becoming a Stampin' Up Demonstrator:

1) You make 20% of instant income off your sales
2) By recruiting a Downline you receive 2% to 6.5% in commission from your recruits sales. Recruiting IS NOT a requirement.
3) You get to buy items from the new Catalogues before the items are launched to the public.  
4) We get special deals, only for Demonstrators.  But you also can take advantage of any other deal offered by Stampin' Up! Including being the Hostess and receiving the Hostess benefits.
5) Your business is yours, set it up the way you would like. You can be a Discount Demonstrator (20% discount), a Hobby Demonstrator (take advantage of the perks), or a Career demonstrator (run it as a business).
6) Become a member of a team that swaps cards, shares techniques, and gives support.  This is a great way to make new friends.  
7) Partake in Incentive Trips. To places like Fiji and San Diego, the trips change every year.
8) You become a member of a Stampin' Connection a community chat site of people from all around the world who share projects, ideas and techniques.
9) You also receive a Volume Rebate which is 5-20% of your monthly sales.
10) You get a bi-monthly Stampin' Success Magazine that gives information on paper crafting and business ideas.
11) The Demonstrator Website gives you all the information you need to run your business.
12) The Starter Kit costs $125 and is fully customized.  You receive $155 of current items plus a business pack.
13) You collect points to get free Catalogue items.  
14) You only have to sell or buy $133.33 a month to remain a Demonstrator.
15) And last but not least, if you decide you do not want to be a demonstrator, there are no penalties for discontinuing your membership.