Re-purposed Treat Holder...

So the lovely Donna shared this re-purposing  - or altered - idea with us... Thank you Donna... Just brilliant!

But before I start... don't forget that the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start this Friday, 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. 

She quickly gobbled all the chocolate and is re-using the Table Gift from our On Stage Team meal like so!

Fantastic idea Donna... and I will be greedy... as I have 2 of these left... so one for pens & pencils... and one for my trusty Tombow multi purpose liquid glue!

Click here for more details on the holder...

Wednesday WOW... Bags Part 2

Well ... following on from yesterday's share of the 2 new Craft & Carry bags coming your way...

I just have to share some more brilliant bags that came my way at the recent Stampin Up On Stage event... well I have always loved a bag!! And judging from the reaction in the room... so do most other demonstrators!!

But before I start... don't forget that the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start this Friday, 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. 

First up...my beautiful new Tool bag...

Then we have the Shopper Bag...

Ooh lovely!

And VERY large when opened up...!

This is the double-sided or reversible On Stage bag,...

And this is the On Stage Neck Bag! Which most of us wore on the day...as we didn't see the lanyard in our box!

Oh wait! Yes I said box... this was it! Sat on our tables all ready for us... And I did have to laugh...as our table were so well behaved and left the boxes sitting there almost till proceedings started! Or was it because of all the chatting!

 This is now my To Do box for my Stampin Up stuff...

And just to round off my On Stage shares.... 

I thought I would share these cards that were in each box... 

I hope all my fellow demonstrators checked the back of theirs... as...

Aren't these signatures just the final personalised lovely touch... Thanks so much Sara Douglas, Shelli Gardner and Travis from HR at Riverton, USA... #littlethingbigdifference

And go on... for my fellow On Stage-ing demos... who wished you a great day & signed the back of yours... let us know using the comments fields below...

Beautiful Gifts...

Quick share of the lovely gifts given to me by my fellow team members, Julie, Julie and Sharon... 

But before I start... the Online Extravaganza sale event is coming this week! Deals start 23 November (Black Friday) through 28 November. Check back tomorrow, 20 November for more details.

We gift these to each other just before the Stampin Up Centrestage event (held for leader demos who reach a certain title and above) on the Friday night before the all day On Stage event... #feelingspecial

3D Sweet Treats...

And there's more...

As explained in my post here... we demos like to meet up on the Saturday evening for a post-On Stage meal ... catch up some more and share a sweet treat or two... and here is the beautiful table setting I was presented with last Saturday night at Zizzis in Solihull..

And here are the treats close up... thank you so much girls... beautiful!

And apologies for this very quick share today... but not only have I got back to back classes this week...

But my mum is not good at all... so I am very stressed and meeting myself going backwards...

Good job I am (very almost) perfectly OK after my radiotherapy treatment... 

So please do not worry if I do not achieve my usual daily blog post service for a  few weeks...

It just may have to be...

But it won't be because of me... I am feeling great!!

And I will be back to it as soon as I can...

And a sad story about this last Malteser reindeer picture (though Angela may not be happy with me!!!)... just in case any of the team didn't know...  

Angela spent all her time making the 28 or so treat holders to pop her treats in on the day ... but then left the packaging at home!!! Don't you just hate it when that happens... 

On Stage - Swaps and stuff...

So for the first time I was not able to take swaps with me to the On Stage event... I decided that that activity on the Saturday would probably prove too much for me in the circumstances... so I took the decision.... And guess what... it SO did not feel right on the day... I even felt a bit "lost" for an hour or two...

But some lovely ladies gave me a Swap or a Team Gift in any case... thank you so much ladies... and here they are for you...as there is lots of inspiration here...

So in no particular order...

Nic's beautiful stationery gift... isn't this stunning... thank you so much Nic...

Julies Team Gift...

Sarah Janes sweeties treat...

Lucy's cheeky elfish card... check out the elf greeting at the top...and the elf in the snow to the bottom left hand side...

Gill Moore's gorgeous Fun Fold card...now I was cheeky here... as this card is so me... that I (for the first time without a swap in my hand!) asked if I could have one... and Gill is such a sweetie!!

Nikki's magnets...

Anna's celebratory tag...

Nic's stunning Flip card... thanks for those words too Nic... 

 Gill's chocolate Team Treat...

 Sarah's Team badge...

And a couple more handed to me...but sadly no name on... so I don't know who these were from... though think the post it note was either Donna or Uma... 

Thank you everyone... I love all of these... and they are all taking pride of place in my new display! Even though this should probably read Swaps or Not as the case actually was...

On Stage 2018 - New Stamps & Catalogue (s)

Spoiler Alert....

I am beyond excited to have lots of sneak peeks from the new Spring Summer Catalogue and the 2019 Sale A Bration promotion to share with you...

Now I can't share the inside pages of the catalogues... but I can share the front cover with you...

First up the Spring Summer Catalogue (aka Occasions in the US) Can you spot how dog-eared the bottom right corner is already!!!

And second up, the Sale A Bration promotion leaflet...

And I can't share any projects made using my new stamp sets that I was given for free (love all of these so samples will be coming along soon!)... But for the first time... I can share the front covers of those too!!

And howsabout a more close up shot of each of them...

Itty Bitty Birthdays - lots of fabulous greetings for those essential occasions for our cards!

Part of My Story... love all of these greetings... a bit different but rather useful for those occasions when that is what we want to say! Available for free with a £45 order January to March 2019... I think this one will be popular!

 Amazing Life - great words and images... I think this set will get a lot of use at The Craft Spa!

Incredible Like You... a great all rounder for lots of occasions... with 2 greetings I will use a lot (and 2 that I won't!!!)

And lastly... Stamping Your Way to the Top... which I really love... and can't wait to use it with "treats" for the ladies in my team as we celebrate their achievements... But only available to the Friday night CentreStage attendees (for which you need to be Silver Elite or above in title... and I guess there were about 50-60 of us in the UK (as about 15 of our top demos were actually over in Orlando to celebrate the 30th Anniversary) And I think this will be a Demo only set... as that makes sense!

Lots more to come... but setting up & prepping for and running a whole week of classes means that I need to share a bit at a time... so bear with me!