1st Annual Summer Creative Escape
Training and stamping for your hobby and business! Featuring the Stampin’ Up! Mini 2021 Catalog
Registration is now open through July 1st or until capacity is reached. Click here to open the registration form and add the event to your cart at the bottom of this page if paying online.
The Summer Creative Escape is a one day convention packed with lots of stamping and learning. This event is guaranteed to get you ready to start the second half of the year strong which can lead to an awesome Sale-a-Bration!
You'll have tons of samples, ideas, and training so you are ready to keep your business/hobby going through the remainder of the year!
Think of this event as a Stampin’ Up! OnStage meets a crafting retreat. There will be make ‘n takes featuring products from the new Holiday Mini Catalog, a goody bag valued at $50, training, demonstrations, prize patrol, and videos for those that can’t be there in person or for you to watch again later. You will be able to go back home and show your customers and friends all the cool designer series paper, ribbons, and embellishments from the new Mini Holiday Catalog.
Who is the Summer Creative Escape for?
The Summer Creative Escape is designed to help Stampin' Up! Demonstrators get more creative and get practical about their businesses. Whether you are a 100% hobby demo, hobbyist starting to build a business, or full-on business demo, the Summer Creative Escape has something for you! The focus of the projects will be on new products offered in the Holiday Mini 2021 Catalog.
Not local or can’t make the dates offered? Choose the online format and have access to everything virtually via the private Facebook group.
Mark your calendars now to attend this special event designed for and available only to Stampin’ Up! demonstrators!
Details for those attending (a detailed agenda will be provided for all attendees closer to the event):
Dates to Choose From: Friday, August 6 / Saturday, August 7 / Sunday, August 8
Start Times Each Day: 9:00 am
Wrap Up Times Each Day: 7:00 pm
Location: Cards by Christine Studio aka The Hive
575 E 11th St
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-960-4390
Enjoy a day filled with stamping and business/creative inspiration including:
• An in-person format or a convenient online format – attend one day in person OR watch the videos, go through all the sample and display pictures, and make the projects at your own pace after the event
• Demonstrations by some pretty fabulous stampers which will be live and recorded to watch later
• Real stamping for real demonstrators - 8 practical make and take projects you can use for fun or business – you will absolutely LOVE them!
• Private FB group for all attendees to access the videos and pictures. You'll have access to the pictures and videos on the FB group
• Attendance Gift and Prize Patrol
• A Goody Bag valued over $50!!
• SWAPS!! – choose from 5 different groups – All attendees can mail or drop off your swap cards so they are received by August 4th – more details below
• Gorgeous displays featuring each new suite in the Mini Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog
• Optional Add-on DSP Sampler to showcase the new designer papers in the Holiday Mini Catalog – cost $25
Cost: $100
Registration: Submit the registration form with payment by July 1st. Registration will be closed once capacity is reached.
Meal Selection: Café Mom is in charge of lunch and a lite supper for those attending in person. We will know more on what will be served as it gets closer. For now please include any food allergies/restrictions on the registration form.
Those that choose the to go option do not need to select a meal. The funds will be used to cover the mailing of your box of amazing goodies to you.
Presentations: The event will include three creative demonstrations from some pretty fabulous and amazing stampers. A demonstration will be live each of the three days and you will be able to watch the others in the FB group. This event will appeal to every SU demo….from the discount shopper who just wants to stamp all the way to someone who works it as a business and everyone in between. Online attendees can watch via FB live or catch the replay at any time.
Please Bring: Your own paper snips, bone folder, Stella, adhesives (liquid glue, dimensionals, Tear ‘n Tape, Mini Glue Dots), paper trimmer, piercing mat, as well as a camera to take pictures. Please, please, please mark your tools with your initials so that we can get them back to you if they are left at a table.
Room Reservations: I do not have a block of rooms reserved at any one location, but there are lots of hotels in Fond du Lac that you could reserve a room with if you aren’t local and want to attend in person. Reach out if you need some suggestions.
Facebook Group: The Facebook group is called Summer Creative Escape 2021 and you will be invited to join the group after registration is complete. All the pictures of all the swap cards and displays will be uploaded in this group. Links to the videos of the presentations will be posted in this group as well.
Optional Add On Holiday Mini DSP Sampler Kit: What a great way to showcase all of the Designer Series Paper that Stampin’ Up! offers! Whether you are an avid customer or a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, this DSP Sampler will help you with your crafting and creating over the next year. I plan to keep a set on hand to show lovely customers when they attend class in person or online. I also plan to keep a set in my crafting room to help me while I’m creating those masterpieces by helping me easily identify the colors in each set and and refer to them often to see all the patterns and coordinating card stock colors at a glance. You'll get a Basic White sheet printed with each of the Designer Series Papers shown below, as well as pieces of each Designer Series Paper for all. In addition, you will receive a piece of the coordinating card stock colors for each pack. Assemble with liquid glue or Stampin’ Seal and you will have everything you need to assemble your DSP Sampler.
Cost: $26 ($25 if paid via cash/check/Zelle/Facebook Pay/Venmo/PP F/F) and will be either ready at the event or will be mailed with your TO GO box after the event.
Optional Organized Swaps
Are you interested in getting even more samples using the new products from the Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogs? Then you’ll want to sign up for one, some, or all the optional swaps.
You can sign up for as many of the different categories of swaps as you desire. The number of swaps you’ll need to make per category will be shared to all participating in swaps by June 4th. You’ll design and make that many swaps plus 1. Each swap requires a different design. Swaps will need to be dropped off by OR mailed and received by August 4th.
Swaps will be available for pickup for those attending in person OR they will be mailed with your TO GO box after the event.
All swap cards will be entered in the swap contest. There will be a winner from each category, which is selected by your peers. Prizes will be awarded to the winner of each category.
All projects must feature new products from the Holiday Mini or Sale-A-Bration Catalogs, depending on what you sign up for (please read each swaps guidelines carefully). Everything including cardstock must be Stampin’ Up! product - nothing can be retired, from the Clearance Rack, or from Paper Pumpkin kits. Any cards submitted not following the guidelines will be returned…so sorry if this needs to happen. Any swapper who does not use SU clear envelopes will be asked for reimbursement for clear SU envelopes so they can be swapped out.
Swap Sign Up Deadline: Due with registration and by July 1st – Please include your choices on the registration form.
1. Fun Folds Swap: Your Fun Fold swap must use a new Holiday Mini Catalog stamp set and/or die and at least 1 new embellishment or new Designer Series paper. The cards must be placed in clear SU envelopes (item# 102619) with your name not stamped on it (use a business card or Post-it Note).
2. Holiday Card Swap: Your full A2 size card (not just card front) must have at least 2 layers, use a new Mini Catalog stamp set, 1 new embellishment, and focus on an upcoming Holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc). The cards must be placed in clear SU envelopes (item# 102619) with your name not stamped on it (use a business card or Post-it Note).
3. Anything Else Card Swap: Your full A2 size card (not just card front) must have at least 2 layers, use a new Holiday Mini Catalog stamp set, 1 new embellishment, and not focus on a Holiday theme. The cards must be placed in clear SU envelopes (item# 102619) with your name not stamped on it (use a business card or Post-it Note).
4. Sale-A-Bration Card Swap: Your full A2 size card (not just card front) must have at least 2 layers, use a new Sale-A-Bration stamp set, and 1 new embellishment. The cards must be placed in clear SU envelopes (item# 102619) with your name not stamped on it (use a business card or Post-it Note). Please complete the inside of your card with a mat and decoration to match the outside.
5. Case the Mini Catalog Card Swap: Your full card (not just card front) must have at least 2 layers, that CASE’s any full card in the Mini Catalog, and 1 new embellishment. The cards must be placed in clear SU envelopes (item# 102619) with your name not stamped on it (use a business card or Post-it Note). Please complete the inside of your card with a mat and decoration to match the outside.
Registration and prepayment are required for the Summer Creative Escape.
There are five options to make payment:
1. PayPal using “Friends and Family” (so a fee isn’t charged) to chrismbertram@msn.com
2. Venmo using www.venmo.com/CardsbyChristine (so a fee isn’t charged)
3. Zelle to 920-960-4390 (so a fee isn’t charged)
4. Pay online at www.cardsbychrisb.com - search for the event, and pay via credit card (a $5 convenience fee will be added making the payment $105)
With options 1, 2, 3, or 4 email your registration form to chrismbertram@msn.com.
5. Mail a check for $100 and your registration form to:
Christine Bertram
575 E 11th St
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-960-4390
The Summer Creative Escape is open to all Stampin' Up! demonstrators. Please pass this information on to any downlines, uplines, sidelines or any other demonstrator friends that you think might enjoy some fun stamping time with like-minded people. Let me know if you are no longer a demonstrator so I can take you off my distribution list.
Disclaimer: This event is planned for the beginning of July in Wisconsin and weather (there could be a thunderstorm and maybe some mosquitos) and the crazy corona may play a factor. By making payment for this event, you also understand the risk if weather (rain and maybe mosquitos) is bad or corona gets crazier. Registration is non-refundable and a package containing everything you would have received will be sent to those that are not able to make it. I doubt there will be a snowstorm in July. :-)
Click here to open the registration form and add the event to your cart below if paying online.
Looking forward to you being a part of this FUN and educational event!
Christine
Register online by clicking on ‘Online Registration’ above for the Summer Creative Escape 2022. You need to add both items to your cart if adding on the DSP Sampler.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must complete the checkout process to submit your registration. Then email Christine at chrismbertram@msn.com with your completed registration form which includes online or in person format, food allergies, ideas for the speaker topics, and what swap group(s) you would like to participate in.
