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Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat – October 2023
I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all who came to our Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat last week/ weekend.
The purpose of the retreat is to provide a pleasant and creative getaway for everyone who attends.
What a wonderful time we had together; sharing, caring, laughing, crying, eating drinking, crafting and recharging our batteries.
Here’s some photos to share our wonderful experience with you.
There’s a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into preparing these events. I always have amazing helpers which make the job more fun and much faster!
Thank you Maree for helping me design the bag and place tags, the pillow gift decorations and make and takes.
Thank you Robyn C, Janet, Jackie M and Jackie D for all of your help with prepping before the event!
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This is a little thank you from me.
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Here’s a few behind the scenes photos of packing and the contents of the goodie bags.
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I try to fit as much as possible in without squashing anything!
I don’t like things sliding around so every nook and cranny is filled, mostly due to necessity.
Bornhoffen is in the beautiful, serene Numinbah Valley and everyone enjoys the surrounds.
There’s just something so relaxing about stopping and looking at the beautiful valley, seeing and listening to all the different birds and enjoying the nature. It’s so peaceful.
I received some feedback over the weekend which sums it up perfectly:
"The food is amazing, the company is fantastic, the scenery is sensational and having the opportunity to relax and focus is very healing for the mind, body and soul".Janet KStamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Stamping with aMac Craft Retreat October 2023Helping me set up was my childhood friend Jackie and cousin Mariann, who both came all the way from Sydney for the retreat, along with my Dazzling Divas team member Elaine.
Setting up was a breeze! Thank you ladies 😊
I always hold a fundraiser for a worthy cause and this time, together with our amazing group of craft ladies we raised an incredible total $1,072 to support Black Dog Institute.
The Black Dog Institute is dedicated to understanding, preventing and treating mental illness.
We had a majority of the prizes kindly donated by Jackie McGee as well as additional prizes donated by Wendy L, Kylie-Jean M, Robyn C, Leanne C and thanks to anyone else I may have missed.
My Dazzling Divas Team Member Jan organised an additional raffle raising $95 and Kylie-Jean had a clearance pile for gold coin donations and raised $57 which was all added to the fundraiser.
The beautiful display board full of Stampin’ Up! goodness.
This retreat has the specific purpose of:
- Togetherness – gathering with like-minded people
- Mindfulness – ‘running away’ from home to recharge your batteries
- Joy – providing a positive, fun and relaxing experience
- Giving – sharing ideas, making connections and supporting a charity
We always have a wonderful time catching up at our retreats!
It’s amazing how small the world is. We had a few ladies discover that they lived in the same street in Canberra while they were growing up.
We also had a purple theme on Saturday in case you are wondering why so many are dressed in purple.
Here’s a few photo’s capturing the togetherness and joy we shared.
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Lots of crafters leave feeling very inspired and wanting to do more.
Enjoy the project pics and video 😊
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What can I say about the food?
I had so many ladies comment how good the food is, how much there is and how satisfied they are with it! We are so well looked after, especially the dietary requirements.
The GF and DF range was so amazing.
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Notice the addition of purple in the decorations?
Here’s some of the thank you gifts I received.
All my Dazzling Divas Team Members receive a bonus gift from me for attending and I always make a few gifts for my helpers too.
I hope you can join us next year!
Save the dates:
- 7-10 March 2024
- 17-20 October 2024
You are all amazing!
THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart ❤️
Happy Stamping,
Angela x
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Divas Charity Day – June 2023
We had a wonderful day of creativity at our new venue – the gorgeous Tom Atkin Tugun Community Progress Hall.
I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to my wonderful Dazzling Divas Team who helped before, during and after to make this day happen 💖
I also want to thank Kacey Patrick who did an amazing job of catering for us.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch and a very special afternoon tea.
I’d also like to thank all our wonderful Crafters who came along and supported our event.
The day wouldn’t have been possible without you 💖
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We raised an amazing $760 for Full Stop Australia through raffle ticket sales.
Stampin’ Up! supplied most of our prizes and we also received a generous donation from Tom Atkin Hall – four tickets to upcoming events and I contributed a few ‘Seacret’ products too.
We used the Forever Friends Kit for the projects we created.
Fun was had by all and I loved seeing the creativity flow as our crafters made the projects their own
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We also had a wonderful display with a team effort of contributions, from Jan, Jackie, Karen and myself.
Thank you Robyn for my beautiful flowers and card. You are a Gem!!!!
Thanks again to everyone for your support and a wonderful day!
I am blessed to have had the opportunity to bring some creativity to our wonderful community.
Happy Stamping,
Angela x
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Stamping with aMac March 2023 Craft Retreat
We just had our second three night retreat!
Thanks so much to all of the fabulous crafters who were able to join us! We had a very creative and fun filled event where we shared ideas, hugs, fun, food, drinks and laughter.
Here’s what we got up to…
There’s always lots to do behind the scenes to make the weekend special for my crafters.
Here’s a few photos of our place cards, goodie bag decorations and pillow gift decorations (which I like to spoil my attendees with).
It’s lovely to know that it’s very much appreciated too.
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Everyone loves the lush green fields and the beauty of the location. It’s so pretty to look at and soothing for the soul.
In the early morning, I love taking a bit of time out to enjoy a quiet coffee, listening to the birds and observing the wildlife.
The mist over the valley is so pretty too.
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We have the display and Raffle prizes in one corner and I have my supplies and shop set up in another part of the room.
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This is thanks to our very generous raffles ticket purchases and additional donations after the raffle was drawn! Thank you to all of you who contributed extra raffle prizes too! Thanks Jackie, Robyn, Karen, Toni and myself.
Since we’ve been coming to Bornhoffen, our Crafting Retreats have contributed to new fly/security screens for Hobwee Hall, which we use, and thanks to a very generous donation from Belinda S, who solely contributed new fly/security screens for all of the doors on the hall!
This has made our stay so much more comfortable and pleasant!
Thank you so much Belinda!
Bornhoffen has put up a plaque in appreciation of our fund-raising efforts.
What a lovely group of crafters we had at our retreat!
So many different crafts and so much talent. I love that everyone was willing to share ideas and other bits and pieces.
There was lots of catching up, laughter, jokes, silliness, a few drinks shared and even a few tears reminiscing about our friend Tina who is sadly no longer with us. We really miss your talent, big smile and laughter. RIP 💔 🫶
We have lots of card makers and scrap bookers who attend but ALL types of crafters are welcome to join us!
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We even ‘sign sang’ Happy Birthday to Helen.
I love my Dazzling Divas Team!
I’m so lucky to have a wonderful group of ladies who support each other in so many ways. It’s lovely to be able to spend a few days together sharing and having a fun time.
Here’s a few team pics and a few shenanigans that made us all laugh!
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You are awesome and we appreciate you!!!
Here’s just a little thank you for my helpers.
I would like to give special thanks to Maree, Robyn and Adriana for your help behind the scenes! All help is very much appreciated.
Also extra thanks to Robyn for carting a heap of stuff for me to the venue and for helping me set up! You save me so much time and it’s lovely having some crafty company while prepping for retreat!
Thank you so much for spoiling me!!!
I love the special cards I received and the thoughtful gifts. Honestly, I don’t expect any gifts but I am grateful for your kindness.
Thank you so much Robyn, Sophia, Daphne and Helen xox 😘
I would like to say big THANK YOU to everyone from the bottom of my heart; for coming, for your help and co-operation over the weekend.
I’ve had lots of feedback saying that this was of one the best retreats yet!
It was a truly lovely weekend and I want to thank you all for your continuing support. Even the weather was kind to us other than the down pour at the very end!
I look forward to start planning for the next one soon!
Save the date 26-29 October and let me know if you want me to save you a spot!
Happy stamping,
Angela
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Stamping with aMac October 2022 Craft Retreat
We had our very first three night retreat!
There was a choice of two or three nights and my crafters loved having an extra day night and day to enjoy!
Thanks so much to all of the wonderful crafters who were able to join us! We had a very creative and fun filled event where we shared ideas, hugs, fun, food, drinks and laughter.
To be honest, I’m exhausted but it was worth every minute to create a place for friends to connect and forget about the other ‘stuff’ that we have happening in life.
We had great weather other than the hail storm… but thank God no cars were damaged!
This was a very much needed, and welcome, weekend of fun for many at beautiful Bornhoffen PCYC in the Gold Coast hinterland.
Have a look at what we got up to…
Here’s a glimpse of the beautiful scenery which we are surrounded by at Bornhoffen…
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Now we are ready for a weekend of crafty fun!!!
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Thank you for sharing Jackie.
This Retreat we fundraised for You Have a Friend.
This is a local charity who are 100% not for profit, supporting the homeless, marginalised and single parents/children in the Coolangatta/Tweed district.
We raised an amazing total of $800
The prizes were donated by Stampin’ Up!, Jackie McGee, Jan Howly, Belinda Seaton, Robyn Cavuoto, Marnie P and myself.
Apologies if I missed someone and thank you so much to all of the contributors of the prizes!
There were so many prizes to choose from!!!
I also collected donation cards which I’ll drop of to their Op Shop and they can either donate them or sell them to raise more funds.
My amazing Dazzling Divas Team member Jan Howley, generously created some projects to add to the fundraiser and raised $164, which is included in the tally above.
Thank you Jan.
You are awesome!
I always like to surprise my crafters with little pllow gifts in cute packaging. Here’s what I did for this retreat…
Here’s a few photos of our happy Crafters!
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The Stampin’ Up! mug was a bonus gift to my team members who attended.
Our awesome Dazzling Divas team member Robyn made these special gifts for all of our team who attended.
Thank you Robyn, you are a gem!
How cool is this!!!
One of our crafters was so excited about the retreat that she went the extra mile and found some AMAZING special craft shoes!
Now that’s dedication to ‘card making’…
Here’s just some of the wonderful meals we had. There is always plenty of good food and so many crafters tell me they’ll have to diet after the retreat!
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Thank you Laura and Jackie for designing and prepping the bonus make and take projects.
Thank you Maree, Adriana, Elaine and Robyn for behind the scenes prep too!
Thanks Robyn for transporting a heaps of stuff and helping to set up along with Teresa.
Thanks Karen for selling the Raffle tickets.
Thank you so much to ALL of you helping with pack up and clean up!
So much was going on, special shout out for extra help to Anita, Deb, Janet, Denise, Leanne, Robyn, Annette M – you went above and beyond!
Here are some of the thank you gifts I received.
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Save the date for the next retreat which will be happening in 9-12 March 2023… stay tuned for details
Happy stamping,
Angela
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Charity Day Workshop – August 2022
We held our inaugural Dazzling Divas and Creative Gems Charity Day on the weekend.
What a day of crafty fun we had!
I joined forces with my friend and fellow Demonstrator Laura Stranks. Together with our teams we held a wonderful event with 42 in attendance.
We were fundraising for Heart Kids and had Tiffany, Claude and their gorgeous baby Zara with us. Tiffany shared their miraculous story with us.
We raised an amazing $860 which has been donated to Tiffany’s Heart Kids – Two Feet and a Heart Beat fundraising campaign.
The raffle prizes were kindly donated by Stampin’ Up and we had a few extra donations from our lovely crafters.
Thank you all so much for your generosity!
We made nine projects in total using the Stampin’ Up! Bottle Happiness bundle.
There was lots of inky fingers at the end of the day.
There were bonus prizes given away throughout the day too!
Laura and Jackie supplied a beautiful display for us for the day.
We had morning tea and snacks prepared for us by my wonderful friend and fellow demonstrator Maree.
The urn was constantly topped up for us and there was plenty to enjoy.
The fabulous Dazzling Divas / Creative Gems team…
Thanks so much Robyn for our beautiful flowers…
I would like to give special thanks to Laura, Maree, Robyn, Elaine and Loretta for help prepping for the event.
Also, thanks to Robyn, Danielle, Elaine, Jackie, Annette and Hazel for running our tables and all of our other helpers who helped set up and pack up on the day.
All-in-all it was a wonderful day crafting with a wonderful bunch of ladies for a fabulous cause.
Thank you all so much.
Happy stamping,
Angela
