As OnStage was on the Gold Coast this year we needed to travel and find accommodation. I booked some accommodation for 4 and had 3 amazing fellow demos staying with me including one of my fabulous downlines.
I wanted to make them feel special so I made a little gift for them. I used the Year of Cheer Speciality Designer Series Paper to make a hot chocolate pouch.
I have included a video for you showcasing the gorgeous products in the Year of Cheer Suite
Last night I had the privilege of attending CentreStage which is a managers only event. This was only my second time attending,
It was a lovely night where we were able to see the new catalogue and products and receive some extra thank you gifts from Stampin’ Up!
I am unable to show very much at this point on what’s coming. You’ll need to have some patience.
My husband is at home holding the fort for me while I’m away and I’m very thankful for such a supportive husband.
While I was at the dinner, I sent him a couple of texts of my meal. He in turn sent photos of his meal.
Here is what I sent him…
And this is what he sent back to me…
It was a lovely night. If you’d like to join my team and have the opportunity to attend CentreStage then sign up with my ProCRAFTinators Team and you too could be spoilt like we were last night.
Starting today I am holding a Children’s Craft Course in my home. The course is for 7 weeks and will, hopefully, help the the children to be able to work with colours more confidently in the future.
They are going to be making a 6″ x 8″ Scrapbook Album, 8 Christmas cards with envelopes and 2 Christmas Rosette Ornaments.
I have a maximum class size of 6 students as I want to be able to give each student the attention and help that they may need.
I’m really looking forward to the classes each week and hope that each of the children will be more confident in colours and being creative.
Below is what they’ll be creating.
And here is the kit that they’ll receive.
If you’d like to purchase any of these products, you can shop for them online at my shop and have them delivered straight to your door.
The Watercolor Christmas Project Kit is in the new Holiday Catalogue and has the materials to make 20 cards, 5 each of 4 designs. There is a matching stamp set to go with this kit, Watercolor Christmas.
I haven’t yet purchased the Watercolor Christmas Stamp set and so I wanted to see if I could use a different stamp set for the sentiments as a substitute. After all, sometimes we have our favourite sentiments that we want to use. I used the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set instead and loved how the cards turned out. You could also use the Oh, What Fun stamp set as well and really any other sentiment stamp set that you own. The Watercolour Christmas Project Kit is really quite versatile and you can adapt any stamp set that you wish.
Below is a video produced by Stampin’ Up! on the kit and how to assemble the cards.
And finally I have included a video by a US demonstrator, Rachel Tessman from Stamp your Art Out, that explains how you can create double the cards from one kit.
Continuing on from my last post I wanted to share some more projects that I’ve made to present at Stamp Camp using the Pocketful of Sunshine Bundle.
This next project is a gift card holder for Fathers Day. I made a belly band to hold it closed. It is fairly simple.
This next project is a christmas card that I made while at Stamp Camp using the pocket framelit. The sentiment is stamped onto the money shape that is in the framelits dies. I thought it was a cute way of using it.
This next project is using the pocket die and I used a 1″ strip of DSP to make it into a pocket and used ribbon as the handle.
This next project is using the new mini pizza boxes and I used the sun shape to cut out the window with the sun rays.
All of these projects are fairly easy to recreate and if you’d like to make them yourself then get yourself the Pocketful of Sunshine Bundle and get creating.
At Stamp Camp there are presentations of techniques or stamp set spotlights. We get the opportunity to see new techniques and be inspired. This years presentations were on bleaching, embossing paste, faux silk, Retiform or Block technique.
The last presentation was by me and I did a Spot light on a stamp set called Pocketful of Sunshine (143719 $30.00) and matching Framelits (143750 $41.00). You can save 10% if you buy these two items as a bundle (145345 $63.75)
I started making samples early and searched Pinterest to see what inspiration I could get. I made these cards after being inspired. 
Then I wanted to use some of the Embossing paste to create a wall and create a graffitti wall with the stamps.
While at Stamp Camp I was told about a card similar to the one below. I used gold embossing powder for the bottom glasses.
If you’d like to purchase this stamp set or framelits, you can contact me.
This past weekend I’ve been to our teams weekend away.
We have the most amazing upline that organises a fantastic weekend away for us. She needs to limit the numbers as we like to have some room to create.
When we first arrive we are greeted with a bag of challenges to complete along with some extra goodies to get us through the weekend.
There are shoebox swaps to complete throughout the weekend as well. If you can’t get your mojo going the shoeboxes are a great way to be creative without the thinking. All the prep is completed and all you need to do is stamp and assemble.
The challenges can be trickier. You are given some supplies and you need to create a project with them. You can add other things as well.
The worst part of the weekend is packing up and heading home. Though seeing the family again is great and always good to sleep in your own bed.
Below is a photo of all the Stamp Fairy gifts we received and the goodies we received when we first arrived.
It is a fantastic weekend away so if you would like the chance to come along next year, then sign up in my team and you could be joining us next year.
