Regional Training 2013 - Swaps!

Good evening!  I am writing this after a very tiring but fun weekend!  On Saturday I was in Telford for Stampin' Up!s regional training day, where 300 demonstrators from all over the country gathered to see lots of new products and craft demonstrations, listen to inspirational talks from some really talented demonstrators, and hear some exciting announcements! It was also a great social event and I got to spend time with other members of my team Julie's Jems as well as chat to demos from other teams.

A fun part of Stampin' Up! events is the swapping!  I made 60 Petite Purses to swap for other demonstrators projects.  I made these using the Polka Dot Parade designer papers with coordinating card stock and made labels from the Ciao Baby stamp set.  They looked so colourful all together - like a rainbow!

And in exchange I got some really beautiful things back - lots of ideas and inspiration for my next projects! Thanks to everyone who swapped with me - I'll be checking out your blogs and pages gradually over the next few days.

I had a great time at training and it's got me looking forward even more to Convention in November!  Can't wait!

Kylie x

Secret Garden

Although I haven't posted a lot over the last few weeks, I haven't stopped crafting!  So I will have lots to share over the coming weeks!

This card was one we made at our March team training.  It's the Secret Garden stamps and matching framelits which are so pretty - I had overlooked them in the Spring/Summer catalogue because the pictures aren't very inspiring.  But this card is just so bright and cheerful - it reminds me of how Spring should be!

We also made a coordinating petite purse bag using the die.

I really enjoyed making these and I am inspired to use this colour combination (Melon Mambo and Lucky Limeade) more often.

What is your favourite colour combo at the moment?

Kylie x

Petite Purse craft fair project

Good morning!  Today's post is to give you a quick peek at the super-cute dinky handbags you can make using the Petite Purse die (with the big shot, extended cutting plates and extended crease pad).

For this one I have used Primrose Petals card stock and a small piece of one of the Print Poetry paper stack.  The tag is made from one of the Pretty Petites stamps and co-ordinating punch (both Sale-a-Bration items).

You can make an endless number of designs by varying the card and papers, stamping and embossing the card and adding embellishments. I will be making a stash of these for an upcoming craft fair and I will post more pictures of these in a couple of weeks!

Kylie x