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I am hopping along today with Stampin' demos and papercrafters for the Crafty Collaborations Share it Sunday Blog Hop.
Today I will be at an in person event run by my upline Michelle Last, for her team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators called the Pinkies.
I decided to join the swap group as I LOVE to swap and receive swaps from fellow demos.
I'm swapping with 9 other people so I will have one left over, I wonder which colour it will be?
I created this fun fancy fold card for my swap using the 2021-2023 In Colours and the Flowing Flowers stamp set
I have limited free time at the moment so I had to be super organised and create the design one weekend, then the weekend after I prepared all of the elements (cardstock, DSP, stamping, ribbon) and then last weekend I assembled them.
A few days ago I shared my prototype of this card format. It was going to be my swap but then I ran out of Pool Party Ribbon and needed a new plan.
I had to get creative and look at my crafty stash and create a brand new design and this is what I came up - a monochrome card created with the 2021-2023 In Colours!
Pale Papaya
Polished Pink
Fresh Freesia
Soft Succulent
Evening Evergreen
I am so happy we have these colours for another year!
I think all five colours are lovely (Pale Papaya is definitely growing on me!). They look great on their own and also look amazing together.
I usually create a fancy fold card for my swap. I like to make something a bit more complex, I always provide the dimensions so the recipients can at least utilise the design, if not inspired by the look/design.
I watched various YouTube tutorials for the basic design and then resized it to fit a UK card base. I was going to do a video but I haven't had a chance - do let me know in the comments if you would like a tutorial and I will see what I can do.
Now to find my swap bag - it's been a while....
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I always enjoy designing and making swaps and the best thing about these swaps, is that we got to swap in person. Check this out!!
Retreat Swaps - Snowflake Splendor Pop Out Gate Fold Tutorial
Monday, 23 November 2020 United Kingdom
Pinkies Retreat Swaps! Accordion fold handmade card feat. Flowers for Every Season DSP
Sunday, 5 July 2020 Bridgwater, UK
Have you heard of swaps?
Stampin' Up! demonstrators just love to swap at events to help inspire each other with alternative ways to use our products! It's a great way to collect samples to show customers too!
Typically, we make multiple handmade cards or a small 3D items like a box or a bag (using Stampin' Up! products available in the current catalogue). The swaps usually follow the same design. We then swap our design with other demonstrators.
Tomorrow I am attending an event that my upline Michelle Last has arranged for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in her downline. I'm really looking forward to it as I've not see my good friends Baz and Sasha since November and I can't wait to have a catch up with them. Of course I am looking forward to seeing everyone else and also to do some much needed crafting!! Michelle designs the most beautiful projects and its really nice to sit back and make something that someone else has designed.
The weekend before last was the Stampin' Up! Onstage Local event in Telford. Its a mini convention where Stampin' Up! demos get together and find out about new products, receive business training, recognise each other success, receive free products and SWAP!
Two weeks ago I spent a lovely three days in Birmingham with my fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator friends. We spent the first day in the Bullring shopping centre and the next 2 days at a venue just across the road from Selfridges. My upline Michelle Last organised 2 days of crafty fun for us all which included a lovely project, 6 make and takes and a range of classes. It was such a good weekend and I can't wait to go again next year
Here are my swaps from Onstage Local in Telford. I made 75 of these and luckily managed to swap with 75 ladies in less than an hour before the event kicked off. The registration started at 7:30am. I hate early starts but I was looking forward to the day so much that it was almost like getting up to go on holiday, you don't mind as you know that what follows will be amazing.
Stampin' Up! held their UK event called Onstage Local in Telford at the weekend, over 380 demos attended and it was truly an amazing day! We got to see the new catalogue and get an idea of what products were retiring. To see the retirement list, scroll down to the end of this post.
Tomorrow I am going to the Quarterly Training event my upline Michelle Last holds for her first 3 levels of her downline. There are 30 of us going altogether so I've made enough swaps for everyone plus a few extra. I can't wait to go, we are going to have 4 make and takes, some additional classes and time to catch up with each other and share crafting stories.
Today, I am spending the day with the lovely Pinkies. My upline Michelle Last is holding our quarterly regional training in Croughton and I am really looking forward to catching up with everyone and getting stuck into some crafting. I don't know what projects we will be making, so I am looking forward to the surprise!
As usual, we have made swaps to exchange with each other. There are lots of benefits to making and receiving card swaps and 3D swaps; you can discover new ways to use stamp sets, fall in love with stamp sets you've never looked twice at before, look at the effect techniques you've not tried before
Today I am attending the Stampin' Up! Regional Training in Telford along with 300 - 400 other Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.
I am really looking forward to it having attended last year and I can't wait to meet up with my fellow crafty friends and also get to play with some of the new products that will be in the new Annual Catalogue.
Last weekend was the Pinkies annual trip to Birmingham where we spent 2 days crafting, chatting, eating and drinking - and swapping!
There were 35 of us going in total so I had to make the same number of swaps. Swaps are something us Stampin' Up! demonstrators like to do when we get together. You make 35 of the same thing and
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