Team Treats for On Stage 2018

So all good demonstrators like to treat their friends to something sweet in lovely packaging!!! And our team always love to rise to the challenge when we go to the Stampin Up On Stage events...

Most of us meet up on the Saturday night for a meal together... so I made 28 of these Chocodipper treat holders... yup... took a while!!! But our ladies are all worth it!!

I will be back another day with the directions... as it is Thursday night and I am madly getting blog posts on to cover all the days I am away!!

And this is what is inside... a small but perfectly formed chocolate "drop" with breadsticks to get it out!! For my chocoholic demo friends!!!

Love that I could replace the brightly coloured film wrap lid with a Stitched Shapes circle!! Perfect size... I could not have planned it better!! Though luckily I did remember to add a small tab (1/2" circle) at the front so that we can rip the lid off in the same fashion!!

Stampin Up products used

Papers - Twinkle Twinkle

Stamps - Picture Perfect Birthday, Label Me Pretty

Dies - Stitched Shapes

Punch - Pretty Label

Get Well cards again...

So this is the last post sharing my beautiful "Get Well card bomb" creations.... unless this week goes like the first week as I got cards in the mail every day bar the one... special!

And I have 2 stunners for you today... though neither fit easily into my grouped themes!

First up a stunning Waterfront A6 Pop & Twist card from the lovely Pat Bruce... using my favourite Waterfront stamps and my favourite Soft Sea Foam and Pool Party colours...which - when teamed with the Very Vanilla - make for such a subtle and calming but absolutely beautiful colour combination....

And secondly... this stunning Tin Tile Impossible Card from the wonderful Sarah Lavelle... such a WOW!! Another embossing folder on my next order then!!!

Check out my Tutorial here for this card... 

And lastly... I have to admit that these wonderful Get Well creations have cost me quite a lot of money!!! I think there are at least 4 or 5 products that are now on my List to Must Buy! 

Even more Get Well Wishes - the Pinks range...

I have to admit that I am thoroughly enjoying sharing my friends, teamies and customers creations with you all... and I hope that you are all enjoying the wider creative inspirations coming at you this week too... As they say "variety is the spice of life"... and isn't that great when the quality of the variety is SO good!!

And in the meantime... I am getting the chance to focus my few spare daily moments on a few new christmassy makes... without the stress of trying to satisfy everyone in classes...  and the time spent having to share them day by day on the bloggio... and so I will be back with some much "more chilled" christmas creations to share with you very soon...

So back to today's gorgeous Get Well cards... and yes... in no particular order... actually that is a lie as they are in the order I took the photos!!

The simply stunning Always & Forever card by the lovely Louise L... so so pretty!

The equally stunning and pretty Wishing You Well card by the lovely Karen Pearmain... doesn't this stamp set just say it all!! And I hadn't even realised!! Mmmmm Sold Karen! Thanks!

The gorgeous Colorful Seasons card by the lovely Sam Carlton...

The Tropical Escape card by the lovely Donna Golby... and yes I do think I have got this!! 

And last but not least... the beautiful Birthday Blooms card by the lovely Angela Malcolm

Again thank you ladies... and I also have to admit that I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing (most of) you lovely ladies at On Stage in Birmingham in less than a fortnight too!!! Not long to go....

More Get Well Wishes... the yellows and the oranges...

So my "card bomb" is continuing... in fact I am lucky enough to have received beautiful handmade cards in the post every day except one this last week...

And I can't tell you how special that makes me feel... knowing that so many people "have my back" and are sending me their thoughts and wishes in the way we crafters know best! #makeacard #sendacard

And I like to think that all these positive vibes are helping me feel absolutely fine through this treatment so far... so again... thank you all...

So today I am sharing the cards featuring the yellows and the oranges... and I have included some cards from my own Craft Therapists team members as well as customers too... and you could say that there is a bit of a butterfly theme amongst these too...

So... as always... in no particular order...

The beautiful Springtime Impressions card by the lovely Kate Cooper...

The pretty Watercolor Wishes card by the lovely Cheryl Sanderson...

The Hello Hello card by the wonderful Caroline Merrick... and (bizarrely) I actually found my Hello Hello stamp minutes before I opened this card!

 The Brusho Butterfly Window card by the equally wonderful Battee....

And last but not least... the host of beautiful butterflies card by the lovely Jill B... 

In fact actually first... as this was the first card I was sent... in fact the first Thinking of You card that I have ever received! 

Get Well Dandelion Wishes.. for me...

One of the lovely things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is that you know a lot of lovely people... who are very talented... and who love to send a beautiful hand made card to wish you well...
when you most need it...

As I have said a few times this week... never ever underestimate the power of a card in the post... especially a beautiful handmade one... or lots!

So ... I am going to share the talents of some of these wonderful ladies with you... today and probably for a few days... as I got...(and am still getting) "card bombed!" by my fellow Stampin Up team mates... 

So... in no particular order... first up are a couple of beautiful cards using our Annual Catalogue favourite, Dandelion Wishes...

A beautiful Balmy Blue & Silver embossed Large Square Easel card by the lovely Anne Williams...

And a stunning Mint Macaron and Very Vanilla A6 card by Suzi Jepson...

Again... thank you ladies... even if you did all make me shed a tear!!! 

So I can hear some of you asking "why?"... and I will just keep it very matter of fact! So I started CURATIVE Radiotherapy treatment for Lymphoma on Monday just gone... I am now 1/3rd of the way through the treatment... and I am feeling absolutely fine... as I can't even feel the treatment happening...  And I am even spending some days having a lovely social time catching up with my friends/taxis to the hospital and back... as they give hubby a break from that daily chore... 

And I have to admit that I am just SO glad to be at this stage... as it has been a long time coming! So please excuse me for my blogging efforts not being quite the same for the last 6 months... well now you know why... and I will be back to normal transmissions very soon... 

So all is good... and ALL will be good... though I guess I may be a bit "tired" at this years On Stage... but I will have a good excuse!

A Host of... Spirited Snowmen

Cast your mind back a few weeks... I made a batch of these... went to Team Training... and came back with some inspirational swaps...

There were definitely 2 major themes amongst the swaps I had in return... and Spirited Snowmen was one of them!!

So I thought it would be lovely today to share the creations of some of my lovely demo friends... starting with the Spirited Snowmen swaps... all four of them...

But before I begin... a quick update on the Farmhouse Christmas Box Frame, Bakers Box Light & Bridge U Fold card tutorials...  They should still be ready by the end of the weekend... but I just had to have a day off yesterday... as I have run back to back classes since Tuesday... so I was meeting myself coming backwards... and then I forgot that the tree surgeons were at ours yesterday... so I really couldn't hear myself think!! So it was a "day off" having retail therapy instead... albeit mainly for projects for classes and food!! But in the meantime... please don't hesitate to order yours here... Just scroll to the end of the post... and Add to Cart...

First up... by Joanne Wragg... and the card that duly inspired this card shared yesterday... As Craig would say in Strictly... "Gorgeous Darling!"... and I have to admit that my ladies have been loving making this card... so a Big Thanks to you Joanne...

Then we have this fabulous notebook by Sam... which lots of my lovely ladies are coveting... so I think I have a plan for these as a part gift for their orders in November... but shh don't tell them...! Also featuring the lovely snowflakes in the Seasonal Layers dies... 

Closely followed by Rebecca Deary's beautiful " what a gorgeous colour combi" card... show-caseing the Buffalo Check and the Swirls & Curls embossing folder too...

And last but... definitely not least... this spectacular card by Joyce Drake... on one of the new Silver Foil Edged cards.. and also using the Bokeh Dots that is my best selling stamp set in the Annual Catalogue!

Didn't they do well!! Proud to have these on my display lovely ladies...

Now I wonder if you can guess which was the other "major theme"... any guesses in comments or by the contact me form please!!

Sweet & Sassy Team Thanks for Joining Us...

Very quick share today... of a trio of Sweet & Sassy heart die cut cards made to welcome some lovely new members to my Craft Therapists Stampin' Up! team last month...

The wording (care of All Things Thanks) says it all... and I can't wait to see where their journeys take them... in the months (& years) ahead!

Papers from Petal Passion... on an Basic Black mat... on a Thick Whisper White small square card blank (10.5cm or US Letter 4 1/4") and finished off with a little sparkle care of a Rhinestone Basics Jewel

If you are still thinking about signing up with Stampin' Up! ... and I would love to welcome you to our little (and part of a big!) team (s)...

Just Click here for more details... and/or contact me with any questions via email here... no obligation whatsoever... I just love talking Stampin Up! & crafting after all...

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