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HEADING TO MAUI?

I celebrated my 7th year as a Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator two days ago – several years as a hobby demonstrator and the last couple evolving into a business demonstrator.

With this comes goal setting and challenges.

I have achieved my goal to attend On Stage Live events internationally and am still working toward others, including progressing to Silver Elite and earning an Incentive Trip.

One way that I thought I could encourage myself to continue to work toward these goals was to create a swap that I could take on an incentive trip.

With the 2020 Incentive Trip being Maui, I knew that the TROPICAL OASIS SUITE would be perfect.

However, it wasn’t until I saw a recent Facebook Live from Emma Goddard that I knew what I could create … THANK YOU EMMA FOR YOUR INSPIRATION!

She, so cleverly, created a lid for the bag from the ALL DRESSED UP DIES using the STITCHED NESTED LABELS DIES to create a gift box.

While I was watching Emma’s feed, I could see a tropical beach bag …

Oops, my bag lid looks a bit wonky in this photo.

Time for a close up –

The textures of the 3D embossing folder, trinkets and burlap are perfect for a beach bag!

So, no Maui beach bags to swap this year.

Time to move onto Caribbean inspired creations and working hard to qualify!

I used products from four different bundles/suites for this project – that is how amazing Stampin’ Up! coordination is!

Below, you will find a montage of the products I used for this project.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

mmm … Michele

These are the products I used to create this project – unfortunately, there is no product number for EMMA GODDARD!

If you live in Australia, you can order any of these products through me. Contact me if you would like me to help you.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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FRANGIPANIS

Chocolate wasn’t the only thing I bought on Monday to make a gift box for. I found some very fragrant soaps.

I chose a lemongrass and lemon myrtle soap for myself and a frangipani and evening primrose soap as a house guest gift.

When I saw the frangipani soap, I knew it would coordinate perfectly with the TROPICAL OASIS SUITE.

The gift box was decorated with panels cut from one of the TROPICAL OASIS DSP sheets and I used one of the floral stickers from the TROPICAL OASIS MEMORIES & MORE CARD PACK.

I stamped ‘TO: FROM:’ from the SO SENTIMENTAL STAMP SET and used the LABEL ME LOVELY and LABEL ME FANCY PUNCHES for the gift tag.

The lid was secured by attaching some DAFFODIL DELIGHT RUCHED RIBBON behind the gift tag.

I hope that our next guest enjoys their gift.

Thanks for dropping by … happy stamping.

mmm … Michele

These are the products I used to make this project. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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FOR ALL MY NEW ZEALAND FRIENDS

I was shopping on Monday and wanted to buy some goodies to make gift boxes for. When I found an ARTISAN COLLECTION block of chocolate from New Zealand, it went straight into my trolley.

The colours and images of the packaging were perfect for a Stampin’ Up! ® project: Rich Razzleberry and gold embossed palm trees from the TIMELESS TROPICAL STAMP SET and coordinating IN THE TROPICS DIES, as well as some of the coordinating embellishments from the suite.

Everyone knows that chocolate is delicious; so a layered, die cut Yummilicious sentiment from the SO SENTIMENTAL BUNDLE was the only way to complete the gift box.

Now that I have made the gift box, I can try the Whittaker’s Hawke’s Bay Black Doris Plum and Roasted Almond Chocolate – it sounds delicious!

It’s tough work, but someone has to do it!

Thanks for dropping by … happy stamping.

mmm … Michele

These are the products I used to make this gift box. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Product List
Heat Tool
[129056]
$50.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00