Eeeh it were good! NEW products too!

What a fabulous time we all had at convention this past weekend.

Six of our team and myself all tootled off down to Solihull for a day and a half of fun, laughter and sharing.

These were the team swaps that I made for each member of my team, together with a product-based thank you gift.

And these were the general swaps that I made - the smaller ones were the general swaps and the larger ones were for friends.  I made the contents of the jar myself and I must say that the house smelt beautiful for days!  It is Handmade Lemon & Lavender Body Scrub, and for those who have messaged and emailed me, the contents are:-

*Epsom Salts
*100% natural coconut oil
*100% Lemon essential oil
*100% Lavender essential oil
* Dried Lavender seeds

This is how they started off ....

... and then they became this ....

I used the Lemon Zest Stamp Set and matching punch (available as a bundle) to produce the 'decoration' ... I only bought the set for these swaps, but I truly fell in love with the set, and fully intend to use it a lot more!  Isn't it funny the way that happens ... 

I received tons of amazing swaps in return, and over the next few weeks, I will post some of them on my blog for you to see, and may have a 'live' Facebook session to go through them with you.

Anyway, Julie and I drove down on the Friday and stayed at the Crowne Plaza NEC - our room was phenomenal and the bed ... oh my giddy aunt - it was the most comfiest bed that I have ever slept in, in my entire life .. I wanted to take it home! ha ha ha 😁

On the Friday evening, I was very fortunate to attend a Stampin Up leaders evening called Centre Stage.  At this event, we have Leader training and then a very very nice meal afterwards.  We also receive our Convention bag and some goodies ... I can't show you the goodies yet as we're not allowed to show anything until tomorrow - I think ... I'll check!

Saturday came all too early, and as I said before, I did not want to leave my comfy bed .. however, I did, and was ready to be up and at it in no time.

Here are a few photographs from the day.  I love being able to share what I love with 100's of other demonstrators - rekindling old friendships and making new ones.  It really is a wonderful experience.

Nicky struggling with her Pre-Pre Order choices!

Tammy won the stamp set she wanted during one of the Prize Patrols!

During the day, we are allowed to pre-pre Order selected products from the new Spring/Summer catalogue and Sale-a-Bration catalogue ... it really is hard to decide what to choose - if I had the money, it would have been all of it!  Honestly, there's lots to look ahead to, but that can wait for another day or so ...

Surprisingly, this also happened :o

Considering the last two years that I have had, this came as a huge surprise to me.  This was only achievable because of my lovely loyal customers, who have helped me through some hellish times.  I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Anyway ,... on to new news ... the Stamparatus is almost with us ... I'll leave you with the information for now, and if you have any questions or queries, please ask ...  I was lucky enough to be on the L2L demonstrator team who worked on producing this, and I really do believe that it is AMAZING!

It’s big news when something breaks the mold and changes everything. The Stamparatus will change the way you stamp, and before long, you’ll wonder how you ever crafted without it! Why do YOU need one? You’ll fall in love with stamping all over again when you learn everything you can do with it!

• Make multiples with ease
• Consistently stamps crisp, clean images
• If you want a darker impression, apply more ink and restamp—no need to start over
• Make fewer mistakes, saving time and money

• Easily create 2-step, 3-step, and 4-step stamped images using reversible plates

• Develop new and specialised stamping techniques with adjustable stamping plates

• and precision placement

I need product details!

Compatible with Stampin’ Up!’s red rubber and photopolymer stamp
Foam mat to use with photopolymer stamps
Rulers and gridlines for quick measuring
2 open sides so you can stamp on larger paper
2 reversible plates: a total of 4 surfaces to work with
2 magnets to hold the paper in place
Magnet storage areas
Retail Price– £44.00

IMPORTANT:  Customer Q&A's can be found HERE on a .pdf.  Details of how YOU can reserve your Stamparatus can be found HERE

Want even more details?  then look at the following You Tube video and see the Stamparatus in action!

Amazing isn't it?!?!  I can't wait to get hold of mine ... so get ready to reserve yours from 16th November!  Whoop whoop - I can't wait!

And for those who want to know - 

WHAT IS L2L?

At Stampin’ Up! we want to learn from and collaborate with our sales force to develop exciting, new products—which is why we introduced our Leader to Leader (L2L) programme. This volunteer team of experienced demonstrators works closely with Stampin’ Up! to create innovative products via brainstorming, prototyping, and testing. L2L team members also assist in the development of marketing and training materials, try newly-developed L2L products first, see them through to launch, and participate in focus groups. It’s a huge team effort that involves demonstrators from all over the world, and we love the results we’ve seen so far.

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I'm sorry for the really long blog post - but there's even more to share - from the 20th November, SU will be announcing an Online Extravaganza, so keep your eyes peeled on my blog for more details.

If you wish to place an order, or get in touch for more details, please email me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call/text me on 07747 465186

Catch you soon - and once again, very many thanks for all your support - Love you all xxx