Did you miss the chocolate Florentines?
It was a cold and chilly night but we turned up the heat and launched Stampin' Up!s newest annual catalogue with over 30 excited crafters.
We did three make and take projects - I really enjoyed meeting everyone in the room by rotating and moving people around to different tables. What did you think?
We did things a little differently this year. Focussing our launch more on activities, three separate projects, winning chocolates in a catalogue scavenger hunt and playtime at the product playground. Here's my first table of ladies creating a new style of easel card.
My project used the new Ronald McDonald fundraising set: "Sprinkles of Life".
We created an ice cream cone and played with all the new incolours!
So yummy - Mint Macaron, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon wonder, Tip top taupe and Delightful Dijon.
This gorgeous new set has a matching punch that cuts out the icecream scoop, the tree top, the cloud shape with birds, apples, raindrop shapes to match the images in the stamp set.
Stampin' Up! Donates $3 of the sale of the Sprinkles of Life stamp set to Ronald McDonald house charity and this funds family rooms in our local hospitals. We ran a guessing competition to raise some extra donations too! Linda's son Ben counted the jelly beans very carefully.
Courtenay created an amazing display near the tool and product playground. With gift bags made on the gift bag punch board and Gorgeous new Designer series patterned papers, Project Life cards and page protectors, card kits and lace ribbons in all the new colours.
And yes there are lots of new butterfly stamps, butterfly Framelits and flowers too!
We made cards using the "Water colour wings" stampset and a book mark using the "I think you're great!" Stamp set. 
Now don't forget our launch week only Specials!
If you Spend $50 on Stampin' up! products with me,Stamping joy,you will get your shipping for Free!
Or spend $100 worth of product and receive either a pack of glimmer paper or a roll of lace dotted trim in the colour of your choice. (Valued at $10.50.)
Or spend over $150 and receive a pack of A4 cardstock, or a big shot embossing folder, or 6"x6" paper stack valued at $14.
If you have an order to place from the new caty, just let me know by email nerida_carter@hotmail.com.Do you have an order for $200 or more?
Perhaps you should consider having a workshop with me. You would be able to earn yourself some stamping rewards to purchase a hostess stamp set or two and share creativity and fun with a group of friends.
Enjoy!
Nerida :)
