Vienna Incentive Trip continued......

So this was Thursday night's pillow gift, the packaging is gorgeous in itself but the contents were just beautiful, picture will follow later, waiting for this grim day to get a little brighter so that I can take a picture of them!



After breakfast, myself, Amanda, Michelle and Paula walked down to the nearby Market, hubbies came with us too!  It was a lovely warm day, and the stalls were outstanding, gorgeous fresh produce everywhere you looked!

Here are the boys, from left, Brian, Paul, Jay and Simon

Frank was getting really thirsty by this point so we stopped here for a drink but had to move on as the restaurant wanted us to eat but with all the offerings at breakfast we just weren't ready.....

So we found another Cafe very closeby where we sat outside and enjoyed the company.  As you can see, Frank was extremely thirsty by this point, look at that smile on his face, he is in heaven!!

On our walk back from the market there were many beautiful sights but this one really caught our eye, a building painted Art Deco style which is apparently very famous.

Michelle, Simon, Jay and myself made our way back to the hotel for 1.30pm ready for our Segway Tour, more on this to follow.....

Vienna Incentive Trip...Frank Manou

So in case you didn't know, Frank Manou is the Stampin' Up! Mascot and travels with the girls to the Incentive Trips.  Victoria was first to show him the wonders of Vienna, starting with the Palace which was so beautiful and he was so excited that he wanted to drive us there!



Frank and I having a little chat outside the Palace...

next stop was Strudel making, we had soooo much fun doing this, and although Jay's and mine weren't quite as large as they were supposed to be, they were nice and compact and fitted perfectly into the little boxes once they had been baked! 

It tasted better than it looks!!!

After this there were nibbles for us before we headed off to the museum.

In the evening a group of us went out for a meal which was really nice as there was time to chat and get to know each other, we finished off the evening with drinks and Cocktails at the hotel.

Incentive Trip to Vienna Part 2....

These pictures were taken inside the Hospitality Room, it was a great place to meet up and have a drink and a chat in between trips out and meal times.  We would come in here, fill our little boxes FULL of sweets, spin the wheel, grab a drink and catch up with each other.  Perfect!

On our first night we had Dinner in Le Ciel Restaurant at the Hotel which was up on the 7th floor, there was a lovely open air balcony and we were greeted with drinks on our arrived.  On our place settings at the table were beuatiful Menu's with a note from Shelli. 

Here's myself and Hayley after our meal, heading downstairs to sit and chat, we left before the UK girls and apparently missed out on a group photo but I have stolen one from Julie's blog!

 

After lots of chatting we headed off to our rooms for a good night's sleep, and this is what was waiting for me!

The bag matches the gorgeous Clutch we received with our flight information and just as exciting as the bag was the little tag that was hanging on it, beautiful.



I'm back ............

........from Vienna, and what a trip it was, totally amazing and I have so much to share with you, some of which will have to wait though as I am not allowed to share it just yet!!

So just a really quick post today as I have a few things going on this week that I need to get planned and prepared for.

On arrival at the airport we were greeted and our luggage was collected ready for our transfer to the hotel.  The Grand Hotel Wien was very elegant and luxurious, here is a picture of our room....

We unpacked our bags then headed to the Hospitatlity Desk to meet everyone on their arrival and also for light refreshments.  The room was buzzing with excitement and it was lovely to meet everyone and chat.  I have pictures of the Hospitality Desk which I will share another time, but in here we have the Wheel where we get to spin each day to receive goodies and we were given a little kraft box on arrival which we could fill up with sweets on every visit, way too tempting!!!  It was a great place to meet and catch up with everyone.

Back soon with more...



Bordering on Romance Classes

Oh dear, what a wet and gloomy morning, lets hope it picks up soon!

Just dropping by to let you know that booking closes on Monday for my "Bordering on Romance" Classes this month.

I will be running this class on 2 separate days and the cost of the class will be £25 which includes £20 of product with your pre-cut kits.

Whitminster Village Hall

Saturday 30th June 10.00am-1.00pm

and

Alveston Methodist Church

Saturday 23rd June 10.00am-1.00pm

Here's a sneak peak of what we will be doing, although since taking the pictures I have altered these slightly!!

If you have already contacted me to book your space there's no need to get in touch, your place is secure.

Big Shot Class

At May's Big Shot Class we used the new Framelits Labels dies to create our projects along with a new stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalogue called "Bright Blossoms".

We make 2 cards and a 3D item at this class, all for £10.  Our colour combo was bright and breezy, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party with a little Pear Pizzazz and Calypso Coral.

The stamped images are multi-coloured and to do this we used the Marker Pens direct to the stamp, the results are lovely.

We also used the new Adorning Accents Edgelits and Embossing Folders and I am really loving these new products.  Don't you love this spotty Designer Paper, it's from the Sweet Shop Speciality Pack, the spots are embossed, it is so lovely in real life!

On this card we used the new Scented Embossing Powders to make the flower smell, I think my favourite is the Cherry!

The last card is one we made at my recent catalogue launch, quite simple but stunning.

I have a date in my diary for a class in July which will include this stamp set, details to follow very soon!

If you would like to come to my next Big Shot Class held at Whitminster, why not book your space, it will be on Tuesday 19th June at 7.00pm.

In one week's time......

.......I will have packed the final things into my suitcase and be on my way to Vienna for the Stampin' Up! Incentive trip for 2012 that I earnt last September and I can't wait.  I am sooooo excited and very proud to be participating at my first Incentive Trip and never imagined that I would earn it.  Myself and 11 other Demonstrators in the UK earnt the trip and we will be joining other Demonstrators from France and Germany in Vienna.  This is the first year where achievers are invited to bring a guest and Jason will be travelling with me.

I have to say a huge thank you to all of my customers who have supported me along my journey so far, without you I couldn't have earnt this trip as my sales were a major contributor to achieving this.  I am truly honoured to be a Demonstrator for Stampin' Up! and it has enabled me to meet so many amazing people, most definitely the best job in the world, and although I put many hours into this, it really isn't work, it's definitely play!

So this little package arrived via UPS a couple of weeks ago, and I have finally had a little time to myself this Bank Holiday weekend to start to think about getting prepared for the trip so guessed it would be a good time to share it with you....

 

A gorgeous exclusive Stampin' Up! Clutch Bag bearing the logo, lined in beautiful spotty fabric, containing our Trip Itinerary, Travel Details and the most georgeous luggage tags.  When I opened the package I was soooo excited and my family know I am a little crazy but they also know how much Stampin' Up! means to me so didn't expect anything else really.

Stampin' Up!'s working year runs from October to the end of September and I achieved the Trip at the beginning of September 2011 then the Incentive Trip follows the following year.  Now I have to share some really exciting news with you as at the beginning of May I acheived the 2013 Incentive Trip to Salt Lake City, Utah which is totally amazing and I can't quite believe that I have earnt it already.  I am incredibly proud and I know that I have worked hard to get where I am, so all I can say is that anything is achieveable if you put your mind to it.  If you don't get to where you want to be, at least you will know that you tried your hardest which is all you can ask of yourself.

Framing the Romance

This is a card we made recently at my 6 Card Class, clean and simple but stylish in it's own way.

We used the new "Bordering on Romance" stamp set, watercoloured the image using the Aqua Painters and ink from the lids of the ink pads onto the Watercolour paper, the results are lovely.  You will need to use the Black StazOn ink for the outline image otherwise you will get a bleed when you watercolour.

We have used the new Framelits Labels which we then embossed with the Oval Designer Frame, it fits lovely inside then the co-ordinating Oval Punch fits inside that, don't you love how everything works together!  The designer paper is from the "First Edition" pack.

We also used the new Edgelits "elegant edge" (that's my word for it!) along with the co-ordinating embossing folder.  To finish we tied a knot around a small piece of Crochet Trim and Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon.

With Thanks, birdy style!

I recently made this card for Jenna, Jay's niece who made me some beautiful Roman Blinds for my Craft room, hence I need to say they are still hanging over the banister waiting for Jason to pick up his drill and as much as I complain about the sun being in my eyes, there they still hang!

I used the Aviary set which I adore, and used the masking technique that I had showed at a recent workshop which inspired my card.

My colour combo is Sahara Sand, Regal Rose and Pool Party with a little Pear Pizzazz thrown in.

Still loving those Antique brads, aren't you?  They make a beautiful centre for the 5 Petal Flower which is punched out with the Patterns Paper Stack in Regal Rose spots.

I spritzed the background and added some flowers punched using the Bitty Punch pack then adhered pearls to the centres.  I used some of the gorgeous Crochet Trim to add more texture along with the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon.  The greeting is from one of the Sale-a-bration sets that has now sadly retired but I love it so much I will use it for my personal cards.

Table Gifts

As promised, here are the final pictures from my all day event earlier this month, mostly the table gifts that everyone received on the day.

Everyone received a name place, of course decorated within the theme of the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the colour combinations we were using on the day.  I used the new Adoring Accents Embossing Folders to create the lovely run of embossed hearts, and these come in a pack of three.

Individual names were stamped using "Just Perfect" alphabet stamps.

Next everyone received a ribbon bag

And of course a chocolate treat and some water to keep everyone hydrated as you know how we get engrossed in what we are doing and forget to drink!

Last but not least, their goody bag which contained the Mixed Bunch stamp set and a whole roll of the gorgeous new Pleated Ribbon.  Of course everyone also had kit bags that contained all their pre-cut kits to create their projects on the day!

And here everyone is busily creating away!

My next Saturday class at Whitminster is being held on 30th June, just a morning one 10am - 1.00pm so I hope you will be able to join me.  Contact me for more details or to book your space.

Time Flies!

Goodness, where does the time go, last week just flew by, it was a busy one so guess that's why!

On Saturday I held an all day class to celebrate the new products from the Summer Mini Catalogue which I am loving by the way!

We used the new "Mixed Bunch" stamp set and co-ordinating Blossom Punch to create our projects along with the gorgeous Twitterpated Designer Papers.

Here they are, the first session consisted of three cards and we used some of the new Framelits Labels and Adorning Accents Edgelits:

The second session was two 3D projects, a gift bag that could carry a set of notecards and a card wrap, suitable for giving a heavily embellished card:

The final session was two more cards and a gift bag that is perfect for holding a Cupcake:



I will be back tomorrow with the final pictures of the day.

NEXT SATURDAY CLASS WILL BE ON 30TH JUNE, 10.00AM-1.00PM, JUST A MORNING ONE THIS TIME AND WE WILL BE USING THE "BORDERING ON ROMANCE" STAMP SET.

New Pleated Satin Ribbon Share

Don't you just love the new Pleated Satin Ribbon in the Summer Mini, I know I do and of course I know you want to have all of those colours but can't quite stretch to a roll of each colour in one go, so I am offering a share on these Ribbons.

You will get 1 metre of each colour:

Riding Hood Red

Baja Breeze

Pear Pizzazz

and

Blushing Bride

They are stunning, the colours are gorgeous and perfect for card makers, scrapbookers and those who love to stitch.

The cost of this share is £5.95, postage is extra if you would like to see this landing on your doormat so get in touch to reserve your spot.

Mixed Bunch

My card today uses "Mixed Bunch" a stamp set which is from the NEW Summer Mini Catalogue and I really love it, available in Wood and Clear and with a co-ordinating "Blossom Punch" too which is great.

I have purposely used lots of NEW products on this card to share them with you.

We now have gorgeous new "wafer-thin" dies that layer inside each other which are called "Framelits" and this you can see in Baja Breeze surrounding my Ballerina outfit, along with Edgelits which cut the scallops at the bottom.  This die also has a co-ordinating embossing folder, click on the picture for a closer look.

I am soooo in love with the new Pleated Satin Ribbon available in 4 gorgeous colours and I currently have a share going with these so will post the info about that tomorrow.

I have stamped a flower from the "Mixed Bunch" set in Blushing Bride ink, punched it out with the co-ordinating Blossom Punch, then cut it in half.  Next I took my Owl Punch and punched out a Whisper White body and stuck over my half blossom to look like a ballerina outfit.  I made a fairy wand using the Boho Blossom Punch with one of the new Twitterpated Designer Buttons and some of the lovely Calypso Coral Bakers Twine.

My greeting "Just for You" is from another new stamp set called "Tea Shoppe", will be sharing some samples of that one soon!

The designer papers are from the "Twitterpated" product suite, just love all those colours together, they are so feminine.

I was lucky enough to get the "Mixed Bunch" stamp set for FREE at the recent Stampin' Up! training in Reading, one of the great things about being a Demonstrator is that I get to earn lots of free goodies and also get a permanent discount on the products I buy.

The New Starter Kit is priced at a lower price of £99 and is fully customisable to your requirements, so you get to choose what you want and you will get £130 of product plus a business pack all shipped to your door free of charge.  Whether you want to earn yourself an extra income or you would just like to receive a discount on all your Stampin' Up! products, the Starter Kit is a great way to get you going.

If you would like more information about signing up, please do get in touch for a no-obligation chat.

Woo Hoo, the Summer Mini is here.

Bursting with soooo many gorgeous new products that I just can't wait to share with you.

Click on the picture to the left to view the online version of the catalogue.

Introducing the new "Simply Scored" Board, a totally amazing tool that I am so in love with already, score tracks at every 1/8" taking card up to 12x12" with a Metric Plate that can be purchased separately which slides in securely over the scoring tool.  Also we have a Diagonal Plate, released only today to us Demonstrators so I can't wait to receive that.

So many things to share with you over the next few days, but here is a little sample of some of one of the stamp sets and accessories and some great new Big Shot products too:

Have to dash off to a class but will be back very soon with more information and pictures to share.

Charming

Well it is what it says on the packet "Charming", such a lovely set of 7 stamps and at a great price of £13.95 you really don't want to miss out on this one.

I will be placing my last order this afternoon for products that are in the Spring Mini Catalogue so if there's something in there you like, you need to get in touch with me today as tomorrow they will be gone!!

So here is the set, I love how we can use the Marker Pens to colour in that flower to get a multicoloured image and the script is just so useful to give that vintage feel.  The gorgeous frame co-ordinates with the Decorative Label Punch making ease of creating titles or journalling spots for your scrapbook layouts and if you click on my photo you will see I have used the lovely ornate circle to create a soft subtle background.

So it's not too late yet, give me a call on 07717 068909 before 2.00pm today and I will put your order through and before you know it this little beauty will be yours forever!

JUST A COUPLE OF PLACES LEFT FOR MY ALL DAY EVENT ON 12TH MAY, BOOKING CLOSES TODAY SO PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP TO SECURE YOUR SPOT.