Tuesday Team Treats Trio... For The Record Flap Boxes

Bet you cant say the first half of the title on repeat for very long!!! What a tongue twister... 

So I thought it high time I said hello and thanks to some very special & creative ladies I know... namely my team of lovely and super talented Craft Therapists! 

As I do like to send out a little treat from time to time... just 'cos! That is .. for no particular reason... but just to show my appreciation... and to remind them they are "awesome"...

So to give them a sweet treat... the For The Record Flap Box Treat Holders remained the order of the day... but brightened up this time round... 

Love these even more in these bright and happy colours... in Coastal Cabana, Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia... Hope they do too... Enjoy...

Click HERE for the Flap Box Treat Holder Tutorial.
And oh... as I forgot to mention this before... the papers used are the retired Merry Music papers from 2017... which seemed so perfect as these sheets have either "catherine wheel" shapes or music notes...

Oh and I do have a few extra sets of liquorice catherine wheels left if anyone would like to join my team during the Sale A Bration offer of 2 extra free stamp sets... and have one made especially for them... LOL!! 

Wednesday WOW & What's New

This is a gifts for you... and a gifts for me... kind of post!!

So What's New? A couple of "limited time availability" products for you... so giving something for every level of crafter... available May 2019...

First up... a new "product medley"... and I hope this is the first of many of these "medleys"... called Everything is Rosy (think a posy of flowers and Rose Gold!!!) 

A STUNNING co-ordinating kit of product shipped in a box including a stamp set, co-ordinating dies, patterned paper, ribbon, die-cuts, Foil Sheets and Shimmer Paint. Lots included for endless creative opportunities... Available May 2019 only...

With a very popular ROSE GOLD shine...  All for just £74. But beware this is so beautiful that I don't think supplies will last the whole month!

Want to see more... well just click here ( or on the icon below) to load up the product video... and I will be back with some samples and more information nearer the time... 

Secondly... and many of you have been asking for this for a very long time... so Stampin' Up! are trialling an internationally available Paper Pumpkin kit... for which I am beyond excited... called Hugs from Shelli... 

Available from 15th May 2019. All for just £20... which I think is incredible value! So I know you won't be disappointed... and again it is expected that this will move out fast...

This kit from Paper Pumpkin includes the following:

• An exclusive stamp set not available anywhere else
• One Classic Stampin’ Spot® from our Classic ink collection
• Paper and crafting materials to create 12 cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs)
• 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes
• Adhesives and embellishments for all 12 cards

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colours: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla

This kit is an elegant, vintage-themed kit which Shelli, herself, helped conceptualise and design from start to finish. Shelli describes the kit as “A touch of earthy and elegant spring with lots of layers and texture.”

Want to see more... again click here (or on the icon below) to see a video...

By the way...  for those of you that don't know... Paper Pumpkin kits are available in the US on a monthly subscription basis... so if this kit is successful we hope that it may develop the same way in Europe! Fingers crossed... 

And my WOW for today! 

Well I'd like to share the gifts I received last Friday night prior to the On Stage event held by Stampin' Up! for Silver Elite+ level demos...  

Such beautiful hand made creations and not just in paper! I absolutely love them all and consider myself well and truly spoilt...

Thank you Julie, Julie and Anne... 

And I had to laugh...as... if we had remembered to photo the 4 mugs together ... we would had the new AJJA group!! (Eat your heart out ABBA!)

Monday Mini On Stage Table Treats...

Or should that read Post Stage... as these are gifted at the evening dinner where we meet as a team for a meal... and boy are these mini!!

Smallest treat holders I think I have ever designed!!

Little story behind these... when I was going through "the cancer thing" last year... I was sent a card with the  expression GIN & Bear It!... which made me REALLY laugh... and made me think immediately of these little bears... and then I saw the chocolates in Aldi!! So these just had to be done...

PS Don't start to panic... Cancer treated with radiotherapy last year... got the All Clear in February... so back to normal as far as I am concerned...

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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

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...

Happy Birthday to me!

Yes I am 21 YET again today!!!  So I thought I would share some lovely cards that friends and fellow demonstrators have made for me for a change...

There is still nothing so lovely as opening an envelope to expose a beautiful creation made by someone that cares about you enough to send a card... Just saying... Inspire Create Share...

I consider myself truly blessed to be part of such a creative group of fantastic ladies... and I thank you all for these beautiful cards from the bottom of my heart... 

So in no particular order...

Bike Ride card by Kate... particularly love the glittery bricks... look closely!

Beautiful Day card by Uma K (Happy Birthday to you today too Uma!) Love the colours used here... very calming although still fresh and bright...

Love What You Do & Frosted Floral card by Julie W... love the subtle glimmery paper pieced flowers here...

Tropical Chic card by Cheryl S... love the larger size and the pop of colour from those flowers...

And Gorgeous Grunge & Washi Tape card by Caroline... love this gorgeously bright and makes you happy card...

Aren't I a lucky girl today!