Idea Book Release Party was a success!

Last night was my Close to my Heart Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book Release Party. I had a great turn-out with some of my best friends and customers - as well as my new team member and a new customer - in attendance.

After a simple dinner of sub sandwiches and side dishes everyone made 2 projects. The first project was this card made using some paper from the Chantilly kit and the Hello Tweety stamp set.

 

The second project was a little goody box cut from the Cricut Artiste cartridge using crystal blue cardstock then embellished with paper from the newly-released Sarita paper pack, outdoor demin cardstock and Friend, the new Hostess Rewards Stamp Set. Then they filled their little treat boxes with chocolate kisses! 

 

 
Attendees booked their own home parties and looked through some of the new products from the Autumn/Winter 2013 catalog including all the new paper packs, embellishments and stamp sets.

 

Everyone browsed artwork made using the new papers, stamps, and embellishments

 

 

Then they learned about and signed up for the new Scrapboooking Clubs that will start in September 

 

Then it was shopping time! Everyone who attended got a copy of the new Idea Book along with A True Thank You, a stamp set from the new Mini stamps collection.

Everyone received drawing tickets for various reasons from attending to following my blog to purchasing items to booking their own party to signing up for a club. Prizes included paper packs, embellishments, and quite a few stamp sets. 

I'll tell you, I had an awful afternoon yesterday, but as soon as these ladies showed up laughing and ooing and aahing over the cutest papers and stickers and Cricut cartridges, I forgot all about my bad day. Nothing like stamps and stickers - and amazing friends! - to make a fun night! I hope they had just as much fun as I did. I'm already looking forward to the next Idea Book release party in January/February 2014.