Downline Gifts!

Good Morning! Whilst you read this I am still in Brussels for the Annual Stampin Up Convention whilst Mr K is at home looking after the boys and the house!

Here are the gifts I made for my first level team members who were attending Convention. I must admit I have been on a bit of a gold roll these last few days and I have to say I have been singing Goldfinger a lot!

 I bought these note books from Paperchase and they are great for covering. I used some Very Vanilla and stamped the I Love Lace background stamp in gold onto it.

 I also used my new Four Feathers stamps and frame lit dies and I embossed the larger feather in gold embossing powder. You can see this in better detail on the last photo.

 Sorry for the abundance of photos, I couldn't resist uploading all of them on here!

 This is Jane's book, she is my bestie and I am so happy to be travelling with Jane, Sharon and Sarah-Jane.

 Ooo love a bit of gold embossing, don't you?

Hope you love these makes? Would you like something like this and like to share Convention? Well you could be with us in Brussels next year if you join Stampin UP. I would love to welcome you to our team and our Paper Promotion is still running until 24th October.

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I Love Lace Wood-Mount Stamp Set	I Love Lace Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Epic Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set	Artisan Label Punch	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
Four Feathers Clear-Mount Bundle	Four Feathers Wood-Mount Bundle	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder	Versamark Pad
Brushed Gold A4 Card Stock	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Basic Pearls Jewel Accents	Scallop Edge Border Punch

Paper Haven Retreat - Day Three - Last project

Hello there! I didn't blog yesterday as I had a whole day off from Stampin Up (well apart from sending a couple of emails last night!) to spend time with my family. In the morning Evan and I went to his dance class and lesson that had been moved to Sunday for this week and then in the afternoon we went to watch Billy Elliot live from the Victoria Palace, London which was streamed at our local cinema. It was amazing! I have never seen the stage production and thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon out. Was even better when we arrived home to a Sunday Lunch!!

So I am back today with the last project from my retreat. Unfortunately the Advent Calendar frame took longer than I anticipated so we didn't get this project finished, although the ladies stamped their letters and made a start on it.

 We used the same papers as the Advent Frame and the Lost Lagoon ribbon.

 The alphabet is the Epic Alphabet.

 I loved my retreat and yes the ladies want another one so I have booked dates for next year. 11th - 13th September 2015. This group of ladies we have are so special and a great bunch of gals to spend the weekend with! I love how they all got on and helped each other.

 Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye and begin the clearing up process! Luckily Mr K came and picked me up in his car and helped me load and unload!

Hope to see some more new faces next year. Better get my thinking cap on for the projects!

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Epic Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set	1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch	1-3/4 Inch Scallop Circle Punch	All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper
Frosted Sequins	Lost Lagoon 3/8" Silky Taffeta Ribbon	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

5 Years and counting......

Hello there! No blogging from me yesterday as it was a bit of a whirlwind day! The boys were back at school and I had Team Training last night so I was a busy bee getting ready for that! What a lovely night we had! Talking of my team, I was absolutely delighted to celebrate the 5th Stampin Up Anniversary of 2 of my team members in the last week. Kate was last week and Lynda was yesterday so I had to wait until today to blog the photos of the cards I sent them.

 You have seen one like this before but I used the word Friend across the middle. I thought this time it would be nice to stamp the girls names and seeing as they are short names I was able to use the Epic Alphabet. I am particularly chuffed that the celebrate Kate rhymes (it's the little things!).

 I love love love this gold satin ribbon and am on my last half reel which should be rectified today when Mr UPS arrives!!

I am so so proud of both these ladies. They both have very different businesses but both have lasted the distance and enjoyed being part of the Stampin Up family, indeed they are both very good friends with each other!

I have been scrolling back through my old Convention photos and found this photo of myself with Kate (left) and Lynda (right) and thought it very appropriate for the occasion! 

Thank you ladies for being a part of our team, I am so honoured you choose me to be your upline and look forward to more fun times that we will share!

P.S If anyone is every doubtful about joining Stampin Up and whether it is for you take a look at Kate's wonderful blog post from last week, yes it made me cry!