I have one final project I made for Convention for you today - again these were a little gift for the members of my team who were there. It is lovely to have a chance to spoil them a little and show them how special they all are to me.
Everyone who attends Convention gets given a Convention Bag and so to help make sure people knew where their bags were I made them a tag.
My team are the Stampin' Superstars, so a star was the obvious base for our tags. I wanted them to coordinate with the team gifts I had made for them (see yesterday's post which includes a chance to get one for yourself) so I based them on the wonderful Natural Composition Papers - they are so delicious! Glimmer Paper, Embossed Butterflies and another star finished them off. All the reflective surfaces and glimmer paper made them hard to get a good photo of but I hope you like them. Next year I would love to be making you one as well ...
You can see how well they survived the four days - you can see mine still on my bag in this picture I took at the end of Convention
If you would like to purchase the Natural Composition Papers or any of the other products used to make this tag please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk
Yesterday I promised to tell you more about the amazing Stampin' Up! Convention in Mainz. It was incredible and if you had 3 days I would tell you all about it - however you will be pleased to know that while this post will be picture heavy I am going to stick to just a few highlights.
On the first evening I had the chance to catch up with some friends and to attend the first ever European Silver 2 Reception. It was a lot of fun and I was thrilled to be able to share it with a couple of my team who had made it their goal last year to be able to attend this special event. Each of us were given a gift as we left. How beautiful did these look ...
And here is what was inside - two of my favourite things, a beautiful notebook and a fountain pen :-D
Convention opened with this fabby video with all the European Staff appearing on stage at the end and dancing.
This Convention we celebrated Stampin' Up!'s 5th Birthday in Europe. What an amazing five year's it has been for the company, the growth has been exponential and with all the wonderful things they have planned I am sure it will continue to be so.
We had lots of great presentations sharing information on the company's future direction, how to get the most from our businesses and lots of sneak peeks of upcoming products. I am not allowed to share those yet but I know you are going to love what we saw.
I am so proud of this wonderful lady - the lovely Becki who is one of my Stampin' Superstars - she gave an amazing presentation on the main stage which has inspired me with lots of ideas on using the beautiful Stampin' Up! fabrics so watch out for the return of Material Monday Posts
The awards night was incredible. I was both humbled and privileged to walk the stage 4 times and to be in the top 6 or 7 in the UK for every category - something I would not have achieved without each member of my lovely team and each one of my lovely customers. Thank you to each and every one of them and to all the other people who have supported, guided and inspired me along the way.
I was also pleased I managed to walk across in heels each time without falling over! However what made me most proud that evening was seeing our this
I am so proud of what Carole has achieved. Unfortunately Carole was not able to be in Germany with us, but she was still recognised and I suspect she could hear the cheer she got all the way back in the UK! After the ceremony there was a fantastic After Party with a live Band. They played all sorts of things and were totally Abbatastic!
As ever all the presenters and the whole team were brilliant and they all have to be one of my highlights!
This couple always inspire me and I love how even in the middle of everything they are so together.
And finally - here are just some of the goodies we were given - and there are more stamp sets than you can see, I just can't show you them yet. WOW how lucky do I feel - I can't wait to get them inky
It was a fantastic event and I am missing everyone already. I can't wait until the next one - and its going to be in
Yes really! In the UK!
If you would like to join me in experiencing this wonderful event then email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.ukand lets chat about how we can make that happen
Yesterday the new lower priced Stampin' Up! Starter Kit launched, now for just £99 you can start your own business and start making money straight away. This is not a special offer - it is a permanent change to the Starter Kit and one which can help you make money crafting and helping you to be more profitable more quickly.
The Starter Kit comes with all the business supplies you need and products with a value of up to £130. You choose exactly which products make up your starter kit, so you can choose exactly the products you want. This gives you a total value in your kit of up to £175 and there is no post and packing to pay either!
So, how is this going to help you make money crafting right away?
You can choose to make your starter kit reflect the kind of business you know you want to run, be that mostly card making or mostly Scrapbooking. If you know you are going to focus on Scrapbooking then load your kit with Scrapbooking supplies, if you want to mostly sell stamps then that is what you need!
If you already have some Stampin' Up! products this kit means you can avoid duplications giving you a wider variety of products to show
The lower starting price means you will earn the cost of it back quicker! This means you will be making a profit sooner and start to see the difference having an additional source of income can make in your life.
All the wonderful incentive schemes that Stampin' Up! run for new demonstrators continue and when you choose to join my team these will be supplemented by a personalised training plan that helps you achieve what you want from your business on your own terms and around your existing commitments.
Still not sure about joining my successful team?
Well when I heard about this next offer that Stampin' Up! are making you could have knocked me over with a feather. I know Stampin' Up! are always really generous, but this totally stunned me. If you join in May Stampin' Up! will give you a ticket for convention worth £149! You will need to pay your travel and accommodation costs but your ticket is paid for. Convention is an amazing experience that you will never forget. It will also give you insights and information that will help you grow your business through the year. This year's Convention in Mainz Germany promises to be better than ever as Stampin' Up! celebrates its 5 year anniversary in Europe. I can't wait to go and would love to take you along as one of my Stampin' Superstars.
Email or call me today to get some more information and for a chat about how we can make Stampin' Up! work for you. Email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk or call 07990 837 990
Now before I go I am going to show you some more of the cards I started this post with. These are the cards I made for some of the lovely Superstars in my team who recently achieved personal milestones with their businesses
They feature the gorgeous Attic Boutique Papers and scrummy Apothecary Art Stamps, cut out with the Framelits Labels Collection. Oh and there is some of the stunning Pleated Satin Ribbon in Blushing Bride.
And a couple of the team also earned a little gift from me too all wrapped up in a matching Pillow Box cut using the Pillow Box Die!
