Our first Hamilton Extravaganza of the year was held last weekend and it was a wonderful day of creating fabulous projects, inspiration, and fun!

Hamilton Extravaganza

We love making our guests at the Hamilton Extravaganza feel special, so each of the eight local Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who collaborated for the event gave a small handmade gift....

Hamilton Extravaganza | Guest Gifts

... and we also gave away prizes too! Here's some of the lovely product and gifts that were donated and given out…

Hamilton Extravaganza | Prize Draw Prizes

At the Hamilton Extravaganza, we had five teams of teachers who rotated around the room, teaching their projects, so all guests went home with five completed projects plus new techniques, tips and ideas.

In this first project, Jacque showed everyone how to use the Salt Technique to create a gorgeous variegated backdrop for a beautiful horse scene, stamped using the Let It Ride stamp set. This vintage-style card has the detailed central area die-cut using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits and popped up for a fabulous framing effect.

Let It Ride Card with Salt Technique

Let It Ride Card with Salt Technique

Bev and Julie taught everyone how to create a fabulous pop-up box card and filled it with butterflies! To get that bright, colourful display they stamped using a custom-inked Spectrum Pad and the Butterfly Gala stamp set...

Butterfly Gala Pop-Up Box Card

Butterfly Gala Pop-Up Box Card

If you love texture, then you'll love Irene and Rayleen's Tea Together Gift Card! The background is embossing using the Lace Embossing Folder and the tea pot using the Tufted Embossing Folder...

Tea Together Gift Card

Tea Together Gift Card

Then inside is a pocket with a tea-themed surprise!

Tea Together Gift Card

Christine and Irene showed everyone how to create a beautiful gift set of notecards using the Needle & Thread stamp set and coordinating Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies. A touch of soft sponging, a swirl of Linen Thread, and some sequin bling really bring these to life!

Needle & Thread Notecard Set

Needle & Thread Notecard Set

Needle & Thread Notecard Set

And lastly, I showed everyone how to create a gift card holder for the Sweet Cups. These were decorated using the Sweetest Thing stamp set and coordinating Jar of Sweets Framelits Dies, plus the delicious How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper.

Sweet Cup Gift Card Holder

Sweet Cup Gift Card Holder

Tucked in the back is a sweet little note card, but can also include a voucher too!

Sweet Cup Gift Card Holder

All our guests and teachers had a lovely day at the Hamilton Extravaganza, and everyone went home with new ideas and creative inspiration. If you want to join us for the next Hamilton Extravaganza (in the middle of the year), then sign up for my email updates to find out when registration opens. Fill in your details at the top right of this page.