Stamperama - Stevenage

So I just got home from the Stamperama show in Stevenage. 
Had a great time - much less eventful journey (there at least) than yesterday - getting home was a bit slower...
So whilst my tea cooks, here are the pics... mostly Paperartsy of course!

 I took quite a while to get round to getting my camera out, so the stall was rammed by then

 Raquel was doing make and takes

 you may recognise Jo (bottom left) and Wendy and Miriam (top right)   Lin and I didn't get round to doing it...

 Leandra and Lauren demoing...

 we did wander off to see what else was around... a few purchases were made...

 but as ever we gravitated back to Paperartsy....

 some of the artwork

 Lauren demoing with Elena's stamps and Tim's stamping platform...
She says I need one!

 Leandra demoing infusions directly applied to a stamp

and stencilled with paint

 we helped her with some cutting out...

 and she gave me her sample!

 mid afternoon, bit of breathing space around the stand


Leandra did drop one bombshell though, that apart from Ally Pally, they won't be attending shows any more, but concentrating on their wholesale side of the business.  So my PA fix in future will be online, or with whichever stockists take their stuff to shows! 

She also said it was OK to tell you all! 

Lin catching up with Kirsten...

 first part of my stash...

second part of my stash!



It was a fabulous day as ever, and lovely to catch up with PAtwits and buddies Lin, Jo, Miriam, Wendy, Kirsten and others I know by sight!

Stamperama at Stevenage

Got home a little while ago from the Stamperama stamp show at Stevenage... Great to catch up with some friends, but the show wasn't as good  big as it's been in the past, and some companies were missing who should have been there....

Still good to see Paperartsy of course, where I started with a make and take using infusions and distress oxides..

 taken by Racquel (standing)  and using her stamps for Paperartsy  - great to catch up with Miriam and Wendy who were both there, we grabbed the first make and take session. (tag in stash photo later on)

 Lin and I stopped for an early cuppa and Lin had breakfast, couldn't believe how empty it was - this was about 10.30 ish, normally it's really busy first thing..

 back to Paperartsy for some quality demos and chat, Leandra experimenting trying to seal the Oxides to make them permanent... sort of worked!  I'll leave it to her to share her secret some time!

 Realised I hadn't taken many photos...so snapped a few quickly.... Lauren was also on the demo stand with Leandra, was great to catch up with Claire (red tshirt) Alison in her fab crochet top, and Miriam watching Leandra...

 backs of people deliberately not turning round...great to also catch up with Jo V (with the ponytail)

 and great to see Lucy too, even if only towards the end before I left

and a very small stash haul... although I have already got the Prima modelling paste, I was hoping to get the Golden one we'd used on the fabric workshop but Leandra had taken the Prima stuff instead and I didn't realise I had it already... some beads for the book and some lacy trims for the book...
No-one had a big gelli plate there so am about to go order one online!