Celebrating Purrfect Stampers Demonstrator Team Members with a Downton Abbey Tea Party

Last Friday I hosted a Downton Abbey tea party for just my demonstrator team members. We watched the second Downton Abbey movie while we sipped English tea and snacked on tea party treats. It was so much fun to get together with the team!

 

 

The tea table was set with two types of scones - chocolate chip and raspberry - with all the scone toppings of butter, clotted cream, strawberry jam, and lemon curd. 

Then we had a two-tiered dessert tray filled with little tea cakes and cookies. There are chocolate heart cookies, pistachio cream cakes, caramel meringue bites, pomegranate jam heart cookies, raspberry mousse cakes, and Scottish tea biscuits. They are made of graham cracker like biscuit with a fluffy marshmallow on top and then covered in a chocolate shell. I first tried them on a trip to Scotland quite a few years ago. They are definitely worth looking for! I was so happy to find them in an English tea shop in Haddonfield, NJ by my parents' house.

 

 

For the main course, I served a mushroom quiche with a mixed green salad topped with goat cheese, pistachios, roasted beets, mandarin oranges, and grapefruit. 

 

I love to spoil my demonstrator team with special team members only events like our tea party! I can't wait to plan our next team get together!

Would you like to come to these types of events? Have you ever considered becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator? I would love to have you join my demonstrator team Purrfect Stampers and participate in our team events!

 

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• Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
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This is a great time to join Stampin' Up! as a new demonstrator! The Boho Blue Mini Machine is an exclusive color for this joining special and a sneak peek of the upcoming 2023-2025 In Colors. It is a beautiful blue color!

The Starter Kit is such a great value and is customizable to your needs. You pick the products (must be current merchandise; other exclusions apply)! Plus, any of these 3 options are awesome foundations to get you started on your stamping journey! 

Contact me today to talk more about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator or click here to join my team. I would love to welcome you to my demonstrator team!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Beth

Rainbow of Happiness Pop-Up Card

Today's card is a simple pop-up card featuring the Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and die bundle. This is a card that I created for my demonstrator team's April meeting. Each month between our demonstrator team meetings, I like to send demonstrator team members an envelope with the project pieces, basic instructions, and a photograph. 

 

 

Team members can assemble the card and embellish it using their favorite stamps, ribbons, and gems. Then we share what we have created at our next team meeting. Everyone's cards use the same card base but are decorated differently. It is super fun to see everyone's unique interpretation, design choices, and embellishments. It never ceases to amaze me how creative they are!

 

The pop-up mechanism is a piece of #155426 Pattern Party Designer Series Paper folded in half and cut to create a small platform for your die cuts and embellishments to sit on. Pattern Party Designer Series Paper is a beautiful, colorful gigantic pack of Designer Series Paper that you can earn as a host or by placing a qualifying customer or demonstrator order. There are 48 total sheets of 12 double-sided patterns! One side is black and white with floral or geometric patterns, and the other side has bolder, more vibrant patterns.

 

 

I used fellow demonstrator Mary Deatherage's pop-up mechanism cutting dimensions for today's card. However, you can customize the pop-up platform to be wider or narrower depending on the size of the die cut you are using. The remaining measurements and design are my own.

The pop-up platform is a rectangle cut and scored from the center of the designer series paper. The die cut sits on the front of the pop-up platform. The designer series paper is attached to the top and the bottom of the inside of the card base, creating the mechanism and causing the die cut to pop-up when the card is opened.

 

This pop-up fun fold looks more difficult than it really is and is such an unexpected surprise! I am really looking forward to seeing how the demonstrator team decorates their pop-up cards!

Pop-Up Card Measurements

• Card Base: 4-1/4" x 11"; scored at 5-1/2"
• Pop-Up Mechanism: 4-1/8" x 10-3/4"; scored at 5-3/8". Folded in half and cut according to the diagram below.

Pop-Up Card Supplies

Stamps

• #157721 Rainbow of Happiness Stamp Set
• #157727 Rainbow of Happiness Bundle (stamp set and die bundle)

Paper

• #159276 Basic White Cardstock
• #122924 Pool Party Cardstock
• #105118 So Saffron Cardstock
• #155426 Pattern Party Designer Series Paper

Ink

• #132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
• #147050 Poppy Parade Ink Pad
• #174086 Pumpkin Pie Ink Pad
• #147109 So Saffron Ink Pad
• #147052 Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad

Embellishments

• #104199 Linen Thread
• #104430 Dimensionals

Tools

• #110755 Liquid Glue
• #103579 Paper Snips
• #102300 Bone Folder
• #152392 Paper Trimmer
• #149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
• #157726 Brilliant Rainbow Dies
• #144668 Everyday Label Punch
  

 

I hope you enjoyed today's card! If you would like to recreate this card and need any of the supplies, please, visit my online store. If you have any stamping questions, please, don't hesitate to ask!

Thanks for stopping by!

Beth