So, last Saturday, I held my very first Stampin' Up! Workshop as a demonstrator! I was also the hostess for this one, and let me tell you, it's a lot of work being both! Especially when you're already over-busy with the "real" job! Not only did I have to get the house all clean and pretty (thanks, Amy, for all your help with that! You're awesome!) I also had to plan the menu and the projects!
For snackies, I went basic--cheese and crackers, some fruit,
brownies, and the not-so-basic
bacon-wrapped smokies (so good. so not good for you...) And again, thanks to Amy for wrapping the wieners (lol! that just sounds so wrong to me!!!) So, I think the food-stuffs went over pretty well.
For the crafty-fun portion, I planned two cards--a basic greeting card and a gift card holder card. And since we're in
Sale-a-bration, I decided to use one of the SAB sets--the Punch Bunch. I also used a hostess set I received at my last Workshop before becoming a demonstrator--Cute by the Inch. If I do say so myself, I think the cards I planned are really cute! Here're some pics:
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| Good for Business cards or Gift cards! LOL! |
So, I had about 6 guests come to the workshop, including my momma!!! I think my guests had a good time, and I was able to get some pics of most of their creations. I have to say, the best part of being a demonstrator so far, is seeing what my guests created using my basic idea. I'm just giddy at seeing what they did!
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| The work area! Sad to say, at my house, all we've got is the coffee table... |
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| My momma! and the inside of her card! |
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| Ms. LaRita's card (and she didn't think she could do it....) |
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Now, of course, in true Rana fashion, I prepared too many supplies (I do the same thing in cooking...) So later on, I decided to use those supplies and make some
more cards (I had fun...) Here's what I made:
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| All cards using the Cute by the Inch hostess set. Quite possibly, my favorite set.... |
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| Sweet Summer & Punch Bunch Sale-a-bration sets, punches, and the Funky Four set. And markers! I love Stampin' Write Markers!!!! In fact, I'm a little bit jealous--one of my guests, Lynsey, ordered the whole set. I want!! Maybe for my birthday... |
And of course, no crafty evening would be complete for me without some help from the kittehs...
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| Buttercup either wanted to use the wheel, or eat the wheel... |
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| Dobby just decided to lay there and be cute. And you must admit, he is teh kewt.... |
So there it is! My first workshop, and it's aftermath! Lol!! Thanks to all my guests for coming out, I hope you had as much fun as I did!
