Note let medallions.

You know when you find something you really like and you just can't stop using it, I think that,s what's happening with this stamp, it's gorgeous.
This is one of the projects I made with my stampers 10 group ( if you'd like more information about my stampers 10 or virtual hostess clubs click here ) MY stampers 10 is perfect if you would like the chance to be a hostess but don't know enough "crafty" people for a party!

So any how back to the project :) I thought we could make a gift as it's coming up to gift giving season and we made this lovely set.

We Used:

Stamps: Medallion background, Sincere salutations

Card stock: Close to Cocoa, Kraft, Naturals Ivory

Ribbon: Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip, White Craft ink,

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone brad

Punches: 1 3/4" circle, eyelet border punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

More convention pictures!

OK so here's the last of my convention pictures for now, I just can't describe fully, how much fun we had and how great it was to meet up with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators and spend some time crafting and having fun and sharing the obsession.

Above top left to right you'll see Charlotte she's the training and events facilitator, in the middle of one of her demonstrations, she showed us how to make a mini tag book, and some other great stuff, also Chris from demo support, he's the one that has to listen to us moan if things don't arrive on time, of course there's also me and Lisa with Paula the UK manager and also Sandra, Next we have another Me and Shelli picture :), Of course there is also the rabbit balloon, our American friends Sara, Kelly and Emily and then finally our little group that hung out in the bar every night ( not necessarily drinking I would like to point out!!! we actually made swaps one night!)

We all had such a great time and it would be great to get to meet more new people next year so if you would like to join us you know what you need to do! the demonstrator starter kit is on offer until the end of this week and i'm also giving you the chance to choose a £20 stamp set FREE when you sign until the end of the promotion so if you'd like more information about joining my team and joining in the fun then contact me today!

Abi

Oh My word!!!!!!!

This is a post that I shouldn't be making as I most definitely should still be asleep!!! recovering!!!! :)

Intrigued?????? well for those of you that didn't know this weekend saw the first EVER European Stampin' Up! convention which was held in Frankfurt Germany and of course as you might have guessed I went along to find out what all the fuss was about :)

and OH MY!!! all of you from the US that have told me how great convention is were most definitely not exaggerating!! It was great!!

so here come the all important Convention photo's!!!!

This Is me ( of course) with one of my down line team Lisa ( hi Lisa * big wave*) at the awards dinner in bad homburg

This of course is the Stampin' Up! management team Including our own lovely Paula from the UK and the UK demonstrator support team Eileen and Chris ( big waves ) sorry still excited :) and of course Shelli, Sterling Pam and Dave form the US.
We had such a great time we met loads of new people ( insert the crazy Americans !!! Sara, Kelly and Emily HI!!! ) I had to post this photo as it was the start of my many many giggling fits through out the trip. Kelly has some more great pictures on her blog HERE so make sure you check those out my camera stopped taking photo's so don't have many that i took my self :( although everyone assures me they are going to send me copies of theirs!!!
This is Elaine.
OK so this photo might need a little more explanation than that :) Elaine will for ever be known to us as uurgh ( it's ok she knows what I mean lol) and she is so funny!!! Elaine is one of our new Scottish friends and the reason I am so tired!!!! in a good way we just stayed up way too late!! I don't think either of us have a photo of each other where we look serious or aren't pulling a silly face and I'm a little worried that the Stampin' Up! camera man might have caught us being silly a few times. oooops
Of course this is the Shelli photo ( well one of them any way ) Because there aren't as many demonstators in Europe as the Us convention was really great, it was really personal and we got to talk to Shelli and Sterling quite a lot. They are both lovely and so happy all the time.

Shelli Gardener is the co founder and ceo of Stampin' Up! she is so lovely and has some really great creative ideas, she demo'd some really great projects.

Of course also in this picture are two of our other new friends Angie and Sandra ( ooops sorry put it right). HI :)

Oh and of course I was one of the 25 UK demonstrators of the year :) I came 23rd out of 350 ( I think that's right if it's more someone please tell me) demonstrators in the UK , which I thought was really nice, you can read more about this experience here.................................................. you see........Unfortunately it meant I had to go on stage and any one that knows me knows that's not such a good idea, I'm accident prone at the best of times and the floor was really slippery so that combined with high heels.............. well you guessed it not good huh.

There was so much to see so many great ideas check out the next few posts over the coming weeks for all the fantastic projects and may be some more photo's of me with Shelli :) ( well only the one's where i don't look so short!! )

Any how we had an absolutely amazing time!!! and am certainly going next year when European convention will be held in.......................................................................................................................................................................

THE UK !!!!! ( insert big cheers and wooops of delight!! ) London to be exact.

How cool is that right on our door step so If you would love to come to THE most exciting and fun stamping event you will ever attend check out the demonstrator starter kit offer it's only running for another week until the 13th November so don't miss out join the Stampin' Up! family and have so much fun sharing your love of crafts and come to convention with us next year!!!!

Love Abi x

Team challenge

My team did a limited supplies challenge on Sunday night, I challenged the girls to make a project with one ribbon, one image, two colours and three layers this is my card

I used:

Stamps: Medallion background stamp

Ribbon: White taffeta

Card stock: Basic Black and Whisper white

Ink: Basic Black and White craft ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Christmas Extravaganza!!!!!!! nov 1st - dec 29th

Here is the list of Products that you can choose from:
Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon,
Whisper White Cardstock,
Old Olive Cardstock,
Spotlight on Christmas Stamp Set,
Medium Cello Bags,
Christmas Jingle Scrappin Kit,
Real Red Cardstock,
Old Olive 5/8" ribbon,
Cutter Kit,
Latte or Playground buttons,
Petal Party Scrappin kit,
Sunny Day Scrappin kit,
Love Stories Scrappin kit,
Circle Circus stamp set,
Bold Brights Markers,
Bold Brights Assorted Cardstock,
On Board Journal,
Spiral Punch,
Fresh Cut Notes,
Fresh Cuts Stamp Set,
Rock Start Card Elements,
Starring You Stamp Set,
Flower Power Card Elements,
Wow Flower Stamp Set.

Spend £45 on any of the above products during the Christmas extravaganza offer and receive your free tag punch.

Contact me today to place your order offer valid from November 1st - December 29th

Christmas box

I said a box every week till christmas so here is this weeks box, it's really simple to make I used a pattern which I made my self a couple of years ago which I used to make this box but i just changed the colours and shaped the lid differently.

I Find you need to use a fairly strong adhesive to hold boxes together so I used My Stampin' Up! sticky strip which is a permanent double sided tape.

If you would like a printable A4 pattern for this box click here

Here's what I used:

Stamps: So swirly jumbo roller, season of joy,

Card stock: Old olive, Whisper white, Real Red

Ink: Old olive

Ribbon: Real Red

Tools: Scallop edge punch

Adhesive: Sticky strip and snail

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Bella

Here's something new my stampers 10 made last week end, I think the name of this stamp is perfect as it's a beautiful stamp it's called bella toile, bella obviously in italian means beautiful and toile in french means canvas so this is a beautiful canvas...
I used all Stampin' Up! products:

Stamp sets: A touch of nature, Bella Toile back ground and Oval All

Card stock: Whisper Whiter and Brocade Blue

Ink: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy and Bordering Blue,

Punches: Scallop oval, Corner rounder and the new eyelet border punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Mojo bling

Thought I'd do the mojo monday sketch this week, I really wanted to play with all my new stash. If you'd like to join in with the sketch challenges there is a link in my side bar.
So this is the front of my card I used Very vanilla textured card stock and designer paper and die cut from the Christmas Jingle simply scrappin kit I also used the winter post stamp set with some white craft ink, the ribbon is Old olive and chocolate chip gros grain,
Here's the inside of my card, I'm not a real fan of paper inserts but I do believe that cards should be pretty inside and out so for this card I used a scrap of Old Olive card stock which I stamped Using the winter post stamp set again with white craft ink. I also used my Dazzlin Diamonds inside and out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Christmas is coming!

I'm having a minimalistic week, I'm loving clean and simple right now and these are so quick and simple to make I might be tempted to make all my Christmas cards with this set.

Well these cards fit really nicely with the Funky Friday colour challenge and the one stop craft challenge

Stampin' Up! products I used:

Stamp sets: Tree trimmings, Wonderful Words

Card stock: Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Ribbon: Whisper White Taffeta

Accessories: Clear rhinestone brads, dimensionals, silver eyelets

Tools: Crop-o-dile, Scoring blade with Fiscars trimmer.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

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