Stampin' Up 'Taster Event'

A big thank you to all the fabulous ladies that joined me at St Johns Church on Wednesday evening.  The event was a 'taster' of the monthly classes I will be holding at the hall from 8th December.  Everyone done really well and managed to finished all the Christmas Projects that I had crammed into the session!!

The first project was a gift bag decorated using the Jolly Holiday designer paper.  The baubles are from the Delightful Decorations set and were stamped in Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler to match the patterned paper and finished with a touch of Christmas Bling using the new Basic Rhinestones.

The Christmas card was made using the tree from the Season of Joy set.  The image was stamped in Old Olive, then the Real Red star and Chocolate Chip trunk was added using the Blender Pens and Ink Pad.  This is a great way to add colour if you do not have the marker pens!  The detail in the corners was created using the Mat Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool.

The stamps used for the last two projects are also from the Season of Joy set.  The first is a simple tag stamped in Riding Hood Red and finished with a small Rhinestone and some silver Elastic Cord.

The final project was a gorgeous little tree decoration.  A chocolate coin was decorated using the snowflake stamp which was layered onto an Old Olive Circle and a Real Red Scallop Circle.  The decoration was finished with a Basic Pearl and some dots added using a white Gel Pen.



If you would like to come along on Wednesday 8th December please email me.  More details can be found under the class section.

Marisa xx

Stampin' Up! Experience

Wednesday 17th November
19:00

St Johns Church Hall
Cowper Street (corner of Spring Road)

If you enjoy crafting, you’ll love Stampin’ Up! 

This event gives you the opportunity to create a number of mini Christmas projects using Stampin’ Up!’s products.  Come along and enjoy this 'taster' evening for a special offer price of just £5 (payable in advance)

During the evening you will also have the opportunity to order Stampin’ Up! craft products, join future classes and learn new techniques.

Please contact me if you would like to come along.

I hope to see you there!

Marisa xx

More from Convention

I thought I would share some more pictures and swaps from the Convention I attended at the weekend. As you may know I am lucky enough to be part of Jenny Moors Team.  We are only a small team but what we lacked in numbers we made up for in laughter!!

The only time the laughter stopped was when we got down to some serious crafting during the make and takes!!

As part of our team swaps, we each made a card, tag and 3d item. Now as you can imagine, having Jenny as your upline means that the standard is very high! The picture doesn't do these projects justice, they are amazing!!



Jenny is an amazing team leader and made convention extra special for all of us with her encouragement, praise, support and these fabulous gifts!

Spending time with the team was a real motivation and I can not wait to do it all again next year in Disneyland Paris!

If you would like join us please contact me for more information about joining our team.

Convention 2010

Wow what a weekend!! I have so much to tell you I don't really know where to start!  For those of you that don’t know, every year in November Stampin' Up! holds a Convention for all the European demonstrators. This year it was held in the UK at Addington Palace in Croydon.

I was lucky enough to attend and spent three (very tiring!!) days crafting, giggling, eating, swapping, talking and sharing new ideas. I got to meet some great ladies, made some new friends and received some amazing swaps!!

I went with 6 other members of my team, Jenny, Maria, Jill, Val, Emma and Jane. These ladies are so talented!! Over the next few days I will share some of their gorgeous swaps!!

On Thursday night we attended Monica's and Natalie's Pre Convention Party where we got the chance to mingle and chat with some of the other demonstrators. We all received this sparkly goodie bag and completed 2 make and takes using Welcome Christmas & Beware Pirates.

As well as the stunning swaps we also received lots of gifts from Stampin’ Up!  On arrival we received this bag which contained 2 stamp sets, (Just Believe and Party This Way) a catalogue, a pen, a bag charm and a ‘share what we love badge’

We also got the chance to buy some lovely Stampin' Up! goodies!! I treated myself to this fab 'Greenhouse Gala' tote (purely for business reasons of course!) and a Stampin' Up! ruler.

There is so much more to share with you so check back tomorrow for more pictures, details and inspiration!

Marisa xx

Free Children's Event this Saturday!!

Pop along to Tower Ramparts Shopping Centre in Ipswich on Saturday 23rd October between 11 and 2pm and have some FREE fun making Halloween crafts with Stampin' Up! 

Bring the kids along to Stamp, Stick & Smile while they make Halloween cards, complete spooky activities and decorate their own trick or treat bags ready for Halloween!

We look forward to seeing you there xx

Just Believe

On Sunday I was one of the lucky 30 ladies that got to attend Monica's and Bekka's training day in Peterborough.  We made some stunning projects including this card using the Just Believe set ...

The new Rhinestones are amazing and give the card that added BLING!  Each pack contains 150 jewels in various size and can be ordered using code 119246 for £4.50.

Thanks to Monica and Bekka for a great day and to everyone for their lovely swaps.

xx

Pocket Silhouettes

This is a simple thank you card made using the Pocket Silhouette stamp set.  The image has been stamped using the Stampin' Up! marker pens and finished with a wire clip and a bow made from chocolate chip ribbon.

Two Step Stampin' Up! Special Offer!!

20% off  the following Two Step Stamping Stamp Sets.

Loads of Love was £18.95 NOW £15.16

Big Bold Birthday was £23.95 NOW £19.16

Trendy Trees was £12.95 NOW £10.36

Greenhouse Garden was £22.95 NOW £18.36

Something Sweet was £23.95 NOW £19.16

Tiny Tags was £18.95 NOW £15.16

Bird on a Branch was £14.95 NOW £11.96

This offer is only available until the end of August.  If you would like to take advantage of the 20% saving please call or email me.

Creative Craft Extravaganza!!

It is been a while since I have updated my blog but I have been very busy organising an all day event with Emma which we held on 3rd July. 


We spent the day with over 20 fab ladies who made some wonderful projects including a set of cards, a mini scrapbook and a gift box.


As a thank you gift, all the ladies who attended received their own 'Hello Again' stamp set!!  Below are just a few of the cards which I made to display on our inspiration board during the day.

The set is only £9.95 and is a great choice for starting out.


Our next all day Christmas event is being held on October 2nd and costs £30.  This includes all the products and materials, lunch and refreshments throughout the day.


If you would like to join us for a full day of Christmas crafting please contact me as spaces are already limited.


Marisa xx

Creative Craft Extravaganza - 3 Tickets Left!!

Me and my upline Emma have had a busy couple of weeks preparing for our first Extravaganza. We are planning a wonderful day for all the ladies attending and will be making 3 stunning Stampin' Up! projects.




Tickets for this event went on sale two weeks ago and we now only have three places left. So if you would to join us for a whole day of fun & stamping please contact me.



For all the ladies that have already booked, keep posted for a sneaky peak of what you will be making!!

Garden Whimsy

Today I have made my first set of mini cards.

For this project I cut 4 cards which measure 7cm x 10.5cm in Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose and Perfect Plum. I then layered with whisper white cardstock and stamped used the Garden Whimsy set which was part of my Starter Kit.

The mini envelopes have also been stamped in matching colours.

Such a lovely and versatile stamp set.

Thanks for looking

Marisa xx

Simply Said ....

Although my starter kit doesn't arrive till Tuesday, I wanted to make use of the SU supplies I already have so I made this thank you card using the Simply Said stamp set.

I stamped the two styles of flowers each in Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue and So Saffron in an oval design on Whisper White card stock.  I then layer this with another set of the flowers which I cut out and attached using dimensionals.  The design was mounted on Certainly Celery and Whisper White card stock and finished with the sentiment 'Simply said from the heart .....  thank you'.  

A simple but cheery card to brighten a wet Bank Holiday weekend!

Hope you like it ....

Marisa xx

First Post!!

Well after a long afternoon designing my blog I think I am almost happy with it!! 

I will attempt to add details on here over the weekend :)