Last Friday we had a lot of fun welcoming the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue at my house!  We created beautiful cards with new products, shared inspirational ideas, and played games for prizes!

You can't have party games without prizes!  For spot prizes and game-winners, I created some pretty packs which included samples of the Earthen Elegance 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, some 2023-2025 In Color Dots, all wrapped up with the Natural 1/4" Wavy Trim.

And for the grand prize draw, here's what you could have won...

Everyone who came along to the event had multiple chances to add their name to the draw and the winner took home the Little Monkey Stamp Set, Zoo Crew 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, with a generous lengths of both ribbons from the Ribbon Duo Combo Pack.

I also created a cute little gift for everyone who attended.  I filled the pretty 2023-2025 In Color Treat Bags with some treats, created a tag using the Fresh As a Daisy Designer Series Paper and Cheerful Daisy Bundle, and secured it all with a coordinating In Color ribbon.  This one is Moody Mauve...

Bundles: Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set + Cheerful Daisies Dies (photopolymer: 161297).  Ink: Wild Wheat (161651), VersaMark (102283).  Card/Paper: Basic White (159228), Fresh As a Daisy 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (161289), Vellum (106584).  Accessories: 2023-2025 In Color Treat Bags (161752), Moody Mauve 3/8" Textured Ribbon (161630), White Stampin' Emboss Powder (Basics Embossing Powders: 155554).  Tools: Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Heat Tool (129056), Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (144108).

The poem on the tag reads...

Excuse me world, I'll be here for a while,
Lost in this catalogue, where dreams compile.
When I emerge, my crafts will astound,
Thanks to Stampin’ Up!, my creativity knows no bound.

I composed this poem with help from ChatGPT!  And inside the treat bag is a KitKat, a teabag, and a sachet of hot chocolate; the perfect accompaniment for relaxing and perusing the new annual catalogue. 

And here are all the colour combinations, showing off the new 2023-2025 In Colors.  From left to right: Moody Mauve, Boho Blue, Wild Wheat, Pebbled Path, and Copper Clay.

These are so pretty and were a lot of fun to create and give away!

Join me next time!  Click HERE to subscribe to get email updates and advance notice of when the next fun event is scheduled.