More Stampin' Up! Convention Presentation News

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In my last post I mentioned that I was a presenter at convention in Disneyland Paris and I shared with you one project that I demonstrated. Here I have another which involves using the Big Shot to emboss fabric.  Above if you look closely you can see that the melon mambo Flirtatious fabric is embossed and this is achieved by using a piece of fabric, cardstock (I used whisper white) and Big Shot multipurpose adhesive sheets.  If you peel away the printed backing paper on the adhesive sheet and position it onto your fabric (reverse side of fabric) and smooth it out.  Then remove the other backing sheet and stick on to a piece of cardstock. Make sure that our fabric and cardstock are slightly bigger than the adhesive sheet and it's much easier to handle.  You can then use your Big Shot to die cut a shape, I used the Top Note Die and then use an embossing folder to emboss your die cut.  The Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder works really well for this.  

This process adds great texture and a different dimension to your project and teams up well with our new hostess only stamp set Simply Soft which is watercoloured using the blender pens and ink pads. 

If you'd like to see either of these techniques in more detail then why not drop me an email to book a workshop or find out about my techniques club which will be starting in January.  Enjoy a free techniques class once a month for 10 months and agree to spend a minimum of £15 at each class. For one of the months you will be the lucky person to receive the hostess spends which can be used to buy exclusive hostess/qualifying order items like Simply Soft or to buy other items from the current catalogues.  You're spend will be a minimum of £25 and you'll also receive technique training, the project you make each month and a FREE copy of all current catalogues during the 10 month period.  Many of my customers who have taken part in one of these clubs, join in every year as they love the opportunity to try products before they buy them as well as learning wonderful new techniques along the way.

Find out more by emailling me martin.tant@homecall.co.uk

Below I've used the same technique on the fabric.  This time I've used Deck the Halls fabric and the new Petite Pennants Builder Punch to make a vintage feel Christmas card.  Also included is paper from the Designer Series Paper Stack in Regals and a sentiment from Curly Cute.  Sponging and an additonal top note die finish off a simply but elegant card.

And of course the Victoria lace and antique brads just add the final touch of 'vintage'.

Have a great day even though the weather's not great and pop back soon.

Zx

Stampin' Up! Convention 2011

 Wow what I honour...... Back in June I was invited by the UK Business Manager for Stampin' Up! if I would take part, as a presenter, at the Stampin' Up! 2011 European Convention.  Of course I said yes and was very excited to have this opportunity.  Down side I wasn't allowed to shout it from the roof tops!  Stampin' Up! love their secrets and it was even another month before I was told who my partner in crime would be, and that was Hayley from Wiltshire.  We then spent the following months preparing for our presentation on model workshops.  The idea was to share our experiences to help new demonstrators and also refresh experienced demos. 

We ran the presentation like a workshop, dropping in and out of the scenario to share our tips.  One part of my section included projects to generate bookings and hostess gifts and so I was thrilled to share this project with my fellow demos and now you.  I've called it Maggie's Box as the idea was given to me by my fellow Miss Big Shot winner Maggie from Germany.  She used this box to show her customers the versatility of the Big Shot and isn't it cute.  It uses the milk carton die and is so obvious it's not obvious if that makes sense.  Sometimes we need to think outside the box or alter the die!!! That's what Maggie did.  You only use the part of the die you need to make the box and then just cut your own lid.  It makes boxes for wedding favours or Christmas table gifts so easy and you can see from these few examples how you can change the identity of the box to suit your needs. 

Convention was a blast.  It was so much fun seeing Mickey Mouse on your way into 'work' and then having dinner in the Rainforest Cafe or a German Castle.  Yes it was based in Disneyland Paris and was tremendous fun with so many other demos all out for a good time. 
The awards dinner took place on Friday evening and I had set myself a target to try and get a little higher in the demo of the year top 25 list.  Last year I was 11th and would have been happy with 10th, but was over the moon to reach 6th Place.  However the highlight for me was to watch the joy, and delight on the face of my dear friend Emma when she discovered that she too was in the top 25.  Over the past year Emma has faced some tough personal challenges and so to maitain her business at the same time is a fantastic achievement.  Both of us also cheered for our other lovely team mate Bridgette when her name was called for a sales award. Bridgette has worked really hard to grow her part of Stampin' Up! and has also achieved much in the last 12 months.  Onwards and upwards my friends as we put The Tantalizing Stampers on the map. 

I have more pics to share and will be back, but am still catching up on life having driven to and from Paris.  Until next time.
Zx