Super Swaps!

Two lovely ladies (in addition to Lizy) took pity on my at Telford as I had no swaps.

Both of them gave me a swap... and they were really beautiful.

Fellow Pinkie Deanna gave me this gorgeous swap made with the Envelope Punch Board... inside is a lovely hand stamped tealight candle - but I don't want to open it as it's too beautiful.

The other came from a lady called Rosie who saw me helping out on the day putting all the swaps up on the display boards and gave me one of hers.

I must admit it came in handy as I'm partial to the odd bite of chocolate (or 3) isn't it a lovely idea? Would make fabby wedding favours!

Well that's it from me for today... tomorrow I'm going to show you a lovely card that I made for a fund raising effort from Stampin' Up!.

Stampin' Up! Regionals

Hi guys! I'm back from the Stampin' Up! regional event in Telford with about 360 other demos from around the UK.

It was just Saturday but my fellow Pinkie, Lizy and I stayed Friday and Saturday nights.

It was fabulous until the fire alarm woke us at 4.30 this morning due to a "Police Incident"... some chap was carted off...

It didn't spoil a fantastic weekend though and I wanted to share mine and my fellow Pinkies achievements!

I couldn't say anything before... and I still can't show you what I made as it contains sneak peeks - but I was part of the regional design team! I'm SO proud and had some lovely comments - so thank you to all the lovely ladies who sought me out. I was very touched. Here is the card from my display!

And here is the lovely Thank You card from the UK office. Thanks Paula and Kelly - you and the rest of the team rocked! It was especially lovely that Brian Pilling from the US Home Office joined us and presented.

We saw loads of sneak peeks of new product coming soon - and I'm bursting with excitement! There were freebies galore and everyone got a printed SU bag, notepad, 3 make and takes and a pack of the new In-Colour 12x12 card stock, ribbon and an ink pad! We also played with the new Photopolymer stamps!!

Fellow Pinkie achievements included...

Traci Cornelius, Sam Donald and Lucy Tustian presenting on the main stage

Tracy May and Sam Sweetlove also being on the design team

The amazing Sam Donald was also top for sales AND recruiting with Caroline Hallett coming third in recruiting.

Such an amazing team with fantastic achievements! You go girls, so proud to be part of the team!

I'll be posting the lovely Pillow Gift I got from Lizy and the few swaps I was kindly given despite not having any myself, tomorrow!

Now I'm off to enjoy the sun!

Stampin' Up! European Convention - Part 3

So here are the swaps I received at convention... Aren't they just stunning!

So many fabulous ideas and samples I can share in my business.

Love this cute little calendar!

If you can see your swap in here - please leave a comment to say 'Hi' - and feel free to include a link to your blog!

Back tomorrow with a couple of sneak peeks!

Paula xxx

Pinkie Swaps

So - today I have scheduled this post as I am in Bicester having a fabulous time with my fellow Pinkies!

We will be playing with all the NEW Stampin' Up! products. Learning New Techniques, eating, drinking and having a great time!

As I promised here are pictures of the Swaps I created... I hope my fellow Pinkies like them.

I used You are Loved, Mixed Bunch, Need for Speed, The Open Sea and Stazon Ink to stamp on Shrink plastic and made these fun keyrings!

Just in case anyone didn't 'like' them I also made some edible swaps as they ALWAYS go down well!

Yup - Mint Crisps decorated using the Ornament Keepsake Bundle, What a fun idea for the Christmas Tree!!!

I'll hopefully be able to post some pictures from training tomorrow. Don't forget - if you would like to be part of this great team you can use the link above to contact me or become a Demonstrator.

Paula xxx

Pinkies Training - Demonstrators

I'm so excited! The Pink Lads and Ladies (yes we have gentlemen demonstrators in our team!) have monthly and quarterly team training.

The quarterly training is a huge affair and lasts all day. Usually held in a lovely hall in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

We all pitch up in the morning and spend the day watching demonstrations, eating too much cake, drinking unlimited Tea and Coffee, we make some projects ourselves and have a raffle... and more!

Last time there were 40 of us! How brilliant is that?

One of the aspects of 'crafty' get togethers is the swaps. Each person makes a set of identical swaps, one for each attendee - we then swap with each other. You can use your swaps for personal inspiration or you can showcase them at your parties.

A standard swap is a card front you create using Stampin' Up! products. This quarter I have done a couple of different things and had great fun making them!

You'll have to pop back tomorrow to see some pictures!

Hope you are having a great weekend.

Paula xxx