Last Saturday, 14th January 2012, I took part in my very first Stampin' Up! training session, organised by Julie Kettlewell. I went along with my upline, Yvonne Hunt. This was the first time I had ever been to an all day crafting event (as much as I potter about at home, I never go anywhere!)
The whole day was absolutely fabulous and I learned loads of new tips and tricks to do with stamping and running workshops. I was also lucky enough to win a full stamp set in the raffle! Check me out!
The first part of the day started out with swapping. For those of you who do not know what this is - this means making a sample project to take with you and swap with other people on the day. Now this was no mean feat considering there were 33 people attending!
I thought long and hard about what to make with my limited resources - turned out this worked in my favour as I used 2 colours that I hadn't thought of using before. I decided to have a go at making name cards that could be used at a dinner party or a child's birthday party. I also decided to use the new Cupcake Builder Punch that makes playing with cupcakes so much fun!
Here is a peek at one of the colours along with a picture of all my swaps together, ready to go
As you can see the majority of my place-cards were all in one colour, but I ran out towards the end!
I used the following (all from Stampin' Up!) to make my name cards.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo (Wisteria Wonder for the odd couple)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise & So Saffron
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise & Real Red
Stamps: Create-A-Cupcake Stamp Set
Punches: Cupcake Builder Punch, 1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle
You can buy all of these products from the current Stampin' Up! Catalogue if you would like to make something similar! Just contact me and I can send you a catalogue!
We also had the chance to make a beautiful paper handbag, based on a design by Frenchie Stamps.
Here it is!
If you would like to know more about this lovely little bag that is perfect for a little present like jewellery or maybe some buttons and brads, then please email me!
B xx
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