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Convention ideas for Christmas Decorations

One of the great things about going to a Stampin' Up! convention is that you get to see lots and lots of ideas and inspiration.

This year where was an area packed with boards full of swaps that people had given to be pinned up, but there was also an area that had some lovely Christmas Decorations - both for table and general decorations. I thought I'd share the Christmas Decoration ideas as they are totally fab - as you can see for yourself.

I have to be totally biased about this as the colour scheme is right up my alley - I totally love it,  but I know that it's not everyones cup of tea because it is not traditional Christmas Colours. I took some photos the first day but they did not come out too well as there were far too many people around (and the lighting was not right for my camera) but I went back the second day and things were much quieter.

Anyways here are Shelli's Christmas Table ideas.

Shelli's Christmas Table - day one photo (poor lighting)
Day 2 photo
Christmas centre piece
Place setting with treat box using Curvy Keepsake Box die 
Invitation and Menu - two cards made using the Snowflake Card Thinlits Die and then one stuck the reverse way onto the other

Ideas on the dresser - boxes, pictures, garlands, and more.

Stacked boxes
Ribbon Tree and All is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper 
Love this box
Garland and also a paper Christmas Stocking
Christmas Tree ideas.

Couldn't get the whole tree in
Star Framelits and Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper 
Christmas Bauble stamp and Pressed Clay (main catalogue)
Made using Holiday Home stamp set on vellum and one of the Christmas lights was inside
I have lots more convention photos to share with you, and only just realised as I wrote this that I haven't taken photos of the swaps that I received. I'll do this and then share some of them in my next post.

WOW Swaps

A couple of weeks ago Natalie put a shout out to all the Stampin' Stars and asked who would be interested in taking part in a WOW Swap. As the name implies, the idea is to make a swap that everyone will say WOW to when they see it. I agreed to take part because I only needed to make 5 of them (including one for me), so in theory it was not too onerous.

This is what I came up with (with a little input from a fellow demo Lesley, who did not go to Convention). I can share it with you now because the swap was due to take place on Thursday evening and this is due to post on Friday morning. At least that's the plan. I took all the parts to Brussels with me and may yet still be sitting in my hotel room putting them together.  I thought it best to do that because I wanted room in my suitcase to take things other than swaps and gifts. Yep, I have more goodies to share with you, just not today.

From the side, the front and back have the same stamped image.



Inside are three chocolate truffles.


I used the Curvy Keepsake Box Die and half a 12" x 12" Window Sheet to make this. Once I had cut out the box (you make two halves and then stick them together), I used White StazOn to stamp images from the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set.

I'll share the other WOW Swaps once I have had a chance to take photographs of each of them.

The Stampin' Up! products used to make this WOW Swap (at least I think it's a WOW) are:


I love my swaps

I had a fun but exhausting day yesterday when 18 Stampin' Up! demonstrators (including me and Pip) invaded my craft room for a fun packed day of crafting and chatting, with a little bit of business talk thrown in for good measure too.

One of the great things about going to training is the swaps that most people do. They are not obligatory but this time round everyone did one so I have 17 news ones to share with you (there are  18 here but it includes mine and I shared all of the details of that with you yesterday).



Bright & Beautiful Stamp Set and matching framelits- top one by Sheila, bottom by Christine


Festival of Trees Stamp Set and Punch Bundle - bottom one by Pip, the one on the right by Sarah






Holiday Home Stamp Set and Framelit Bundle - left by Jane and right by Sue


Petite Petals Punch and various other punches - left by Helen and right by Michelle


3D items - top left from Esther, right from Sarah. Bottom left from Carol, right from Bridget

 

3D item using Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlit - from Elaine


3D item using punches and 2013-2015 In Colors - from Michelle M


I have a very talented bunch of friends and I can't wait to give some of these ideas a try and put my own twist on them.

I will share some of the projects that Pip and I designed for the day so you can see what everyone got up to. However, I've yet to make the ones that Pip designed, as yesterday was all about the team, so Pip and I were running around helping and answering questions, no time for crafting for us.