Hello - I'm back from Onstage 2025 where demonstrators got to catch up with our stamping friends, make new ones and see some inspiring craft presentations. Have a few snippets to share with you today.
(My usual blogging platform is being temperamental so I'm using this alternative one I set up for when the tech is not cooperating! A simple, basics only version while my usual one is offline.)
We got a sneaky peek at our upcoming annual catalogue that goes live in May. If you've purchased in the last 12 months I have organised you a complimentary catalogue which will be arriving in your mailbox sometime during April so keep an eye out.
A big thanks to all my lovely customers (and team.) I received a couple of award ribbons for sales and team building and also got to walk the stage for my $400,000 US in career sales (over 17 years.) A nice milestone to celebrate and I'm sharing that one with all of you that had a BBB - Big Brown Box - delivery and helped towards that total.
We got to see some of the kits that will be coming soon in our Kit Collection. I particularly loved this blue one so looking forward to spotting that in the new releases. Each month we get 2 or 3 new kits and I think they're such a great option for some 'creating in a box.' They make terrific gifts, or perfect to throw in the bag if you're heading off on a trip, or in the caravan. Browse our Kit Collection here.
Here's a bit of a peek at one of our new upcoming suites. If you're a fan of those lovely layered word dies (I love them) this one has 'lovely' and 'bloom' plus some coordinating phrases and words. Quite like this font.
We had a play with one of the new products in our range - inspired by our Close To My Heart connection - the two tone cardstock. It is thicker than our DSP but thinner than our cardstock. You can do lots of things with it as shown below. It is really nice for using with embossing folders as it has a white core so you can emboss then lightly sand off the colour for some added interest. One side is a darker tone and one is a lighter shade. You can find our current range here: Two Toned Cardstock
More colours coming. I'm putting a few of my favourite colours on my next order.
It was lovely to have so many people with us at Onstage from the former Close To My Heart that have joined us as Stampin' Up demonstrators over the last year. For all of our new suite presentations we saw some cardmaking ideas and also some scrapbooking inspiration. I came home with a renewed enthusiasm to get back into some memory keeping. I'm loving the new products, scrapbooking kits and all the lovely people that have joined our Stampin' Up family.
Most of all it was great to catch up with all my SU friends. Next year our Onstage event is in Sydney from March 12-15.
If you'd like to be part of the fun and love an early peek at new products - have a think about joining our demo family before early next year when registration opens. We'd love to welcome you to the crew.
Happy stamping!
Cheers, Sue
