The Hamilton Extravaganza was held on Sunday in Gordonton. It was a fabulous day of crafting, sharing, and being inspired by the new products in the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue. Here's the hall all set up and our first guests arriving. Check out the Creative Stamping Facebook Page to see more photos from the day.

Take a close look at the table and you will see the gifts that I created for my guests...

If you followed the recent Around the World Stampin' Up! Blog Hop, you will have already seen these pretty cellophane gift bags, inspired by a similar project in the Perfectly Wrapped Project Kit. They are filled with Turkish Delight, chosen because the packaging matches the Melon Mambo and gold colour combination in the Pop of Pink product suite...

Stamps: Pop of Paradise (wood: 141578, clear: 141581). Ink: Melon Mambo (126948), Basic Black Archival (140931), VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper (141648), Whisper White (106549). Accessories: Gold Binder Clips (141673), Melon Mambo Thick Baker's Twine (141689), Pop of Pink Designer Washi Tape (141649), Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129). Tools: Banner Triple Punch (138292), 1-1/4" Circle Punch (119861), Project Life Corner Punch (135346), Heat Tool (129056), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

We also gave away prizes throughout the day. Take a look at this amazing selection!

Two of the prizes (that I contributed) were Stampin' Up! products, gift-wrapped using the Perfectly Wrapped stamp set and Perfectly Wrapped Project Kit...

And here's the five projects our guests created at the Hamilton Extravaganza...

In this first project, Irene and Rayleen used the Baby Bear stamp set to create this beautiful Joy-Fold Wedding Card...

Rosie and Libby taught a fabulous birthday book using products from the Blooms and Bliss suite. Inside are tags stamped with months of the year (using the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set) so you can record important birth dates...

The Foxy Friends stamp set is so cute. Christine and Ruth paired this stamp set with the Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to create a Triple Easel Card...

Jacque used the Best Birds stamp set and coordinating Birds & Blooms Thinlits to create this lovely hanging home décor piece...

And the final project was taught by me. I used the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set and coordinating Blossom Builder Punch to decorate a Clear Tiny Treat Box. Inside are three gift tag cards...

We had a wonderful day sharing our creations with everyone, and the really positive feedback we received was so uplifting!

The next Hamilton Extravaganza is at the end of October, which will feature gorgeous new products from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue (released September 2016). If you want to know when registrations open, then stay informed by clicking This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to sign up for my email updates.