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Michelle Last

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Independent UK Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

Stampin’ Up! OnStage Swaps & Gifts

April 14, 2017 By Michelle Last

Happy Easter to all my friends and blog readers.

I have recently returned from Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Amsterdam.  Demonstrators gather together every 6 months to share new catalogues and products, celebrate and swaps.  At these wonderful fun events we meet with team and I get the chance to spoil my team members.

Swaps

We give out ‘swaps’ which are card samples.  We make as many as we wish all in the same design (because its easier to make lots of the same design) and swap them at the event with other demos.  So that means I arrive with lots of the same card and come home with loads and loads of card ideas and samples in different designs and varying stamp sets. I will be sharing a Facebook live on my business page in the coming week showing you all the goodies and swaps I received so be sure to have liked my page to see the live or watch it back at your leisure

My sister Carolyn is my stamping helper and she helped me make 160 of these swaps as I also used these cards for my thank you gifts to anyone placing an online order with me in March 🙂

Birthday Blossoms from Stampin Up

I used the Birthday Blooms stamp set which you may have overlooked in the annual catalogue on page 13. I was inspired by Erum Jasmeem.  I used the gorgeous grunge stamp set which has been retired and has already sold out but the splatter stamp in Touches of Texture would work just as well and the hello lovely stamp is from the Hello Lovely Project Life Accessory pack (page 163).

I added some sequins in the centre of the flowers which really sparkle, shame the photos does not do it justice.

As I mentioned I continued the theme for my thank you cards and gifts for anyone placing an online order with me in March.  These have been posted out (on Tuesday) so I feel I can finally share the surprise gift that everyone will receive this month.

Online order thank you gift from Michelle Last

I sent an archival gray ink pad and a 6×6″ silver and gold foil sheets and some whisper white envelopes.  I really do appreciate everyone who supports me and my business 🙂

I give a little something to my team members who attend OnStage and have a swap and a little bag with a pack of lace doilies and a handmade reminder of the Statement of the Heart which is Stampin’ Up’s mission statement.

Team Swaps & Gifts OnStage Stampin Up

I am so lucky to have a large team and it was so nice to get a hug and share the OnStage experience with them.

I was a little laden down with bags though on the first day!  It is no wonder I suffer with a bad back!

Team Swaps for OnStage Stampin Up

And finally some of my team give me presents and I am so thankful for their kindness and generosity that I took along a little supply of Easter treats to give out to my extended team in return for their lovely gifts.

Easter Bunnies from Stampin Up

Am gutted that this little bunny from Basket Bunch has now sold out.  It proves you need to be quick and snap up your favourites from the catalogue.  There are still lots of favourites left so check out the retiring list by clicking the image on the right hand side to go direct to my shop and see the lists or click the link to my retiring list blog post to download a pdf or excel spreadsheet.

Here are the supplies I used to make my swap, click any of the image below to go direct to that item in my shop and don’t forget to add the monthly hostess code if you place an online order for £20+ (and less than £150) to receive a free thank you gift from me.

Be sure to come back on Sunday when I share more of the gifts I made for my teamies from OnStage

139471
Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 139471

Price: £17.00

142687
Hello Lovely Project Life Accessory Pack – 142687

Price: £16.25

141934
Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set – 141934

Price: £40.50

130698
Pansy Punch – 130698

Price: £14.50

138400
Blushing Bride Sequin Trim – 138400

Price: £4.50

109131
Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109131

Price: £4.50

132178
Silver Foil Sheets – 132178

Price: £3.75

138435
Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack – 138435

Price: £20.00

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Filed Under: General, Swaps Tagged With: Birthday Blossoms, embossing powder, Foil Sheets, Hello Lovely, Neutral DSP Stack, Pansy Punch, sequin trim, Touches of Texture

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Comments

  1. Margaret says

    April 14, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    Hi Michelle,
    I wish you a happy and joyous Easter with all your family and friends. Time to reflect on what has been and what is to come. A new beginning, a re birth of all your hopes and dreams. Have a lovely Easter weekend. It looks as if you have made a great start in Amsterdam it looks a really good time for all.
    All the best.

  2. Natalie Lapakko says

    April 14, 2017 at 3:13 pm

    Oh wow, what a gorgeous card! And wow, that is a lot of cards to make at once! I’m sure that everyone who got one of your cards will be so happy with them!

  3. KT Hom says

    April 14, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    Loved your swap!…and your sister is AWESOME to help you so much!

  4. Lesley Murray says

    April 14, 2017 at 9:43 pm

    Hi Michelle thank you for the lovely gift. I love the card and it’s given me lots of ideas. Lesley X

    • Michelle Last says

      April 16, 2017 at 3:22 pm

      My absolute pleasure Lesley xx

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