Hi friends, Today kicked off a virtual online craft show run by the organisers of CraftAlive – #greataustraliancraftshow.
If you’re visiting me from my CraftAlive ‘virtual stand’ on the website or even from their facebook page, welcome! You can read more about my story here.
I’ve been an exhibitor at CraftAlive for more years than I can remember – both in my local venue of Ballarat but also at other venues around Victoria. It’s a fabulous in-person craft fair and I love sharing the (slightly addictive) hobby of cardmaking and Stampin’ Up! products with visitors. A special big hello to all the lovely people that stop by my stand each time for a chat and a browse and to make cards with me.
Unfortunately, like most events this year, the in-person event was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
To keep our crafting community happy and inspired we’re all doing a bit more online these days, so an online craft show was a natural transition.
How does it work? Like a regular craft show it has set days and hours (from today until Monday, from 9.30-4pm daily). During those times the exhibitors – including me! – are online and available for instant chats and replies, and to offer any help needed. I’ll be readily available over on Facebook as well as the usual ways to contact me. There’ll be a bit of structure to my day so you can know what to expect:
That adorable dinosaur paper used on this card is retiring so won’t be available for much longer. It’s also on special! Now only AUD$16 for a pack of 12 double sided pages. You can make a *lot* of card with just one pack of paper! Check it out here.
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It’s your last chance to get these items as they won’t be in the new annual catalogue.
This is the catalogue that will be finishing soon:
A few items are listed as retiring but WILL be back, just in a different configuration or packaging and therefore with a different item code (like the Stampin’ Blends which are NOT retiring).
The 10% off bundles always only last 1 year but some of those items will be available individually next year, just at full price. If you’re not sure, check the downloadable files below and look for the asterisks * which always provide more info.
TOP TIP: To see all the retiring items visually, the easiest way is to .
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Do you like to print out the retiring list and mark the outgoing items with a highlighter? I do too!
I like to open up the excel spreadsheet and I delete the bits I don’t need (like the discounted product bundles, seeing they always retire and may or may not be back in as individual items), and then I sort it in PAGE order. I use that to go through the catalogue and highlight things that are going. Don’t forget! The Stampin’ Blends are NOT retiring, so maybe start by deleting those. And don’t forget to check those asterisks *.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
I’m happy to help you with your order, or you can and do it all yourself. As usual, if your order is over $250 you’ll get 10% back (minimum) in free products!
Every month a little packet of papercraft supplies becomes the basis of our challenge with the You Can Create It – International (YCCI) team. Our mission is to turn those elements into a card, or gift packaging, or some other finished project.
I decided to streeeeeetch my box, by cutting it in half and then inserting an extra panel of cardstock/paper in between the ends. This was secured with liquid glue so that it wouldn’t come loose. The ends of the pillow box still open and close like normal.
The Night of Navy patterned paper came out of the ‘extra materials’ packet that was also included for the January-March subscribers, namely the Neutrals 6×6 Designer Series Paper pack.
The tassels in the packs were all different colours, but I wanted to share a cool idea for colouring them. This technique works with most colours, although it’s definitely more noticable on white or light-coloured tassels.
The tassle was coloured with Stampin’ Blends, starting with the darkest colour at the tips and then gradually applying light colours.
The sentiment was stamped and coloured with the ‘ombre stamping’ technique. If you’d like a demo on how that was done, just leave a comment or reach out to me and I’d be happy to share that here on my blog.
YCCI International Design Team
Let’s check out what the fabulous design team created with these same supplies.
I love seeing how everyone uses the same products but they all end up looking so different. How funny that a few of us all did the ‘extended pillow box’ idea – great minds think alike. hehehe
LAST CALL: If you would like to grab one of the April-June YCCI/You Can Create It kits just get in touch. I’m finalising the list and will be packaging then all up over the next week.
* Legal disclaimer: I have achieved the awards and recognition listed above, but this is not representative of typical Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. The level of sales to achieve this result requires significant work and is accomplished by a substantially small percentage of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators.
