On Stage 3D Swaps - the Final Batch... the Neutrals...

Saving the best for last!! LOL!!!

Seriously though... I do LOVE my Black & Whites... and these are made by my fellow friends and Jems teamies... so I have to say that!!

A beautiful Botanical Butterflies no glue belly banded box by Susannah Jepson...

The perfect size for a Tombow...

Although the original Drumsticks lolly is a bit tastier!

And a fabulous Foliage Frame die cut on half-a-PillowBox from Anna Pickering... greeting from Lots of Happy card kit (gosh... took me a while to find this one!!)

Full of lucky golden eggs... yum! 

Though I have to admit to having now turning the sentiment round... as this way it sits up nicely in front of you... 

Amazing what you can do with half a box!! Sealed with a brad...

Bit like my Selfie Stick holder idea for my Centrestage swaps... but without both halves and the acetate... and yes I forgot to confess... the gift was a selfie stick (with remote control!! Hence why the selfie stick is off to the side...)

On Stage 3D Swaps - the Dark Blues...

Another day... another set of lovely 3D swaps I received from On Stage...

But just in case you missed the news yesterday... the Clearance Rack has been updated!

Click here to check out what has been added with discounts of up to 60%. And if ordering... don't forget to add Host Code 4WATQC4W for a free gift from me!

 Teeny Tiny Garden Impressions basket with an egg from Sara Sayers...

A Pocketful of Sunshine minty Elizabeth Shaw goodness from Linda Ward...

And a cute rubber in a Garden Impressions box from Val Peacock...

Thanks ladies for swapping with me...

Big discounts... aka The Clearance Rack has been updated

I always love those words... as it means lots of lovely new products added to the Clearance Rack with up to 60% off for you...

Just click here or on the picture above to go straight there...

And if ordering... don't forget to add Host Code 4WATQC4W for a free gift from me!

Tuesday Treats..... the Bright & Cheery Yellows...

Going off the plan for a day!!... please bear with me...

And edited to ADD! The Clearance Rack has been updated... Just click here or on the picture below to go straight there... 

And if ordering... don't forget to add Host Code 4WATQC4W for a free gift from me!

Back to the post...
As these treat holders are so bright and Easter-ful that they have to be shared sooner rather than later!

Don't they make you feel happy!! All really fabulous treat holders... Gingham Gala at its best!

These are a selection of the 20+ table favours that greeted me at our Post On Stage team meal on the Saturday night... talk about treated!! And having the meal is such a lovely chance to catch up with everyone... both socially... and creatively!!

Thank you Rebecca Deary (Fable Friends Tag Topper Mini Egg holder) and Anne Williams (Yellow Fable Friends with egg in basket) and you other 3 who sadly have not added names to your beautiful work!!! Hopefully I will be able to amend this post with your names as the day rolls on... Thanks Anne...

Though bringing this lot home and not eating them is STILL proving difficult... but I am only a couple of pounds off a key weight target!!!

So I have resisted so far!! And yes... no Easter Egg eaten either!!

But these really will be lovely treats to have once my "end game" is reached... which WILL be a matter of months (not years!!)

Monday Mini Madness...in the Pinks...

Some more of my lovely mini 3D Swaps from fellow demonstrators at Telford UK On Stage event for you today... so I bring you the Pinks range...

We have Karen Varley's All My Love Nail File holder

Esther Howard's Oh So Eclectic Triangular Treat Holder...  I salute Esther and all those that can tie that many beautiful bows!!!

Angie Ralph's Happy Tails Tissue Holder...  for all you dog allergy sufferers out there!

And last... but by no means least... Rebecca Willmore's Swirly Bird Tealight Candle Holder... on which the ribbon closure particularly pleases me!!  Both tails just pushed through a loop...so no bow!

Love that so many of these (and my other swaps) use stamp sets that I don't possess... so by swapping I have samples to show my class customers... and you guys too! One of my major reasons for swapping at these events...

Remember to contact me if you would like any further information ... as I can often find the source and so point you in the right direction... or do a quick measure & work out if not! Though I will admit that my feet aren't touching the ground at the moment... So it will be next weekend before I can realistically do much...

And check out these Green & Yellow 3D swaps if you missed them last Friday... as I got my scheduling wrong... Oops! So about 2/3rds of you did miss them!! Sorry!!!

Happy Towering Easter--O...

Apologies for the title but I just couldn't resist!!

A quick share today...

Along with my wishes to you and yours for a very Happy Easter ... and I hope that you are having a wonderful holiday break.... in glorious sunshine like we have in the UK at the moment!

So these are the Easter Treat Sweet Cups I have given out this holiday... 2 towers worth! There were a few more... but I handed those out last weekend before I remembered to take a photo!

So nice to be able to decorate something special (and so simply!!) so that my friends and family can feel special too! And I think they felt that way from their expressions at the time!

Though I think you can tell between those for the older generation and those for the younger!!

The older generation giving me the more positive & immediate feedback... lol!! Think the younger might have been expecting a HUGE chocolate egg or something!!

Stampin Up Products Used

Sweet Cups

Tea Room Paper

Floral Romance Paper

Best Bunny

Well Said

Stitched Shapes dies

All Adorned (retired) 

Global Stampin Friends Blog Hop - New & Carrying Over

Hello and welcome to The Craft Spa in the UK...

So today's Global Stamping Friends one off Extraordinary Blog Hop is a little bit of this... and a little bit of that!

With NEW 2019-20 Catalogue spoilers too...

Hop on round to see some favourites carrying over, some On Stage swaps ... and definitely some new products coming our way in the new 2019 -2020 Annual Catalogue...

So I have Something Old and Something New for you today... and... going from the demo reaction in the On Stage room at Telford, UK last weekend...

I think this new DistINKtive Sailing Home stamp set is going to be very very popular... and even better...

There is a whole co-ordinating Come Sail Away suite... so here is the On Stage Display board featuring the suite... isn't it a stunner!

And even better... there is a co-ordinating Come Sail Away Memories & More pack too... which is just stunning! Can't wait to make some Memories pages and some easy cards using this one (and maybe some not so easy too!!)

Lovely set of co-ordinating Smooth Sailing dies...

Gorgeous Come Sail Away papers... 

Check out the new High Seas 3D embossing folder... (though note that I used the current but retiring Seaside embossing folder on my card today!)

And the lovely Sail Away Trinkets embellishments...

Gorgeous Night of Navy / Sahara Sand Thick Bakers Twine.. 

And so... back to the card...

My first Sailing Home card just had to be a Bridge U Fold card...  and so did my second version shared here... much happier with my yachts on the second version...

I have a Class in The Mail too... More details to follow ... so please click here to contact me to register your interest... and I will  be back to you soon! Available from June 2019... includes prepped for kits for 2 each of this Bridge U Fold card and 3 cleaner and simpler cards too... Cost £92 for a full suite pack basis (with free postage) OR £72.50 for a half Suite pack basis (with no embossing folder - add £9.25 if you would like one too) Both include 12 pieces of A4 card (2 each x 6 co-ordinating colours)

Edited to Add: By popular request! For everyone including fellow demonstrators - and for those of you outside Europe for whom I cannot supply product/Classes in the Mail as per SU! guidelines...  

Click here for the Bridge U Fold Card tutorial... (though this time I used Waterfront to create my little background scene... much quicker!!)  

And click here for the Waterfront background scene tutorial... There you go!

And oh ... have you spotted the new (and ever so useful!!!) Timeless Label punch shape... which is really easy to "make smaller" using a post it note... so I could have had any of these 3 choices for my greeting! Original shape in the middle!

And so it is now time to pass you onto the lovely Kimberley Morris in Colorado Springs, USA... just click on the arrow below to go straight to her post...

Or here is the full Roll Call if you prefer to hop around that way

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Amanda Farlinger

2. Amber Thompson

3. Vicky Wright

4. Lisa Ann Bernard

5. Jenn Curtis Charles

6. Tricia Butts

7. Marieke Bart

8. Amanda Bates ( YOU ARE HERE)

9. Kimberley Anne Morris

10. Lisa Henderson