Jul 18, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! Convention, Summer Mini 2011, Watercoloring |
I am back from convention. I got home about 10 pm last night and I am tired. Convention was just a big WOW! As always they get better every year. Announcements, give-a-ways, prize patrol, classes, demos, swaps, everything is just the best. If you are a demo and haven’t been make plans now to attend next year. If you are not a demo then call me today and sign up with the $99 Starter Kit special so you can come with me next year. I’ll be posting for the next week or two (or more) with things from convention. Today I thought I would share the swap card that I made for the STARZ meeting. Wendy Randall is my upline and her group is the STARZ group – there were about 20 or so of us that got together on Wednesday night for a meeting, swaps, sharing and make&takes.
This was the very last thing I did right before I left for convention – in fact I actually finished putting them together at the airport and on the airplane on Tuesday while I was traveling.
The base of the card is the new Lucky Limeade card stock. Then I added a piece of the Hostess Designer Series paper called Cheerful Treat – I used three different patterns of the paper and I’ll add the pictures of the other two below.
Below the DSP is a strip of Pink Pirouette card stock that was punched with the Eyelet Border punch.
The main image is from the On the Grow stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog. I love these flowers. I stamped them on a Whisper White circle that was punched with the 2-1/2″ circle punch using StazOn Black ink and then watercolored the image with an aquapainter. I used Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade and Bashful Blue ink. This is layered on a scallop circle of Wisteria Wonder. I added doodles with the White Gel Pen and the “thinking of you” sentiment down at the bottom.
Here are the other versions:
Have a great day!
Jul 16, 2011 | Stampin' Up! Convention |
It’s Friday, Friday, Friday….. who wrote that crazy song that sticks in my head every time it is Friday. Well Friday is actually over now and we are in our hotel room after another very busy day. We got up for classes and make&takes; then had lunch and I was so tired I went back and got a 10 minute nap. In the afternoon during the General Session they had more recognition walks and thanks to everyone for supporting me this year I had the honor of walking in two walks today.
20K Walk with Wendy
1 Star Recruit Walk
We also took a little time to get our picture at the photo op stage –
We got a bite of dinner before we headed back for our evening +FUN classes. Cindy took a MDS Hybrid class and I took a class called Every Last Detail. I’ll be sharing the project when I get it done – there was so much to do on this project we got very little of it done during the class. So now I have to wait for the instructions and until I get home to complete it.
I’m really tired. Thanks for stopping by.
Jul 15, 2011 | Stampin' Up! Convention |
Thursday was the actual opening day of the Stampin’ Up! Convention. We started the morning with breakfast to-go from our hotel and headed to the convention center. They had our new theme song for the year and dancers on stage as we started our day.
Theme Song Performance
Opening Session - Monika, Dawn, Michele, Cindy
Today was exiciting – there were announcements, prize patrol (Cindy won), and more prize patrol (everyone got the new Holiday Mini catalog and we all go a new Simply Sent kit from the catalog), there were demonstrations and we got sneak peeks of the Holiday Mini catalog. There were SO MANY great things in there – I can’t wait for you to see it but that is the problem you’ll have to wait. And when you look inside there is a surprise! Look carefully on page 3 and tell me what you see. I was totally exited!
There were two on stage walks this morning – and the were new ones – one was for all first time Convention Attendees – Cindy got to walk. And the other for those that recruited this year – Michele and I walked for that one – but the pictures are on Cindy’s camera so I’ll have to get those and show you later. Thousands of demos were here and we had a busy day. Classes and so much excitement for the Holiday Mini and one brand new exclusive SU product that you are going to love – I love it already and I don’t even have it yet – it is something I have wanted for quite some time and finally it is here.
thousands of demonstrators
Tonight was awards night and an after party, the top 100 demonstrators were announced and the new incentive trips were announced. My plan is to earn the next Grand Vacation – so I need everyone’s help to earn it and surprise Greg with a trip for two to FIJI!! How exciting will that be – but don’t tell him I have to earn it first and then surprise him. What a fun day seeing old friends and making new ones. I was part of a 3×3 swap that had 160 people in it – you should have seen how long our line was and everyone standing with their box of swaps ready to trade. I didn’t even get a picture of that.
So I gotta go – I’m really tired and tomorrow I have more classes, Make&Takes, and a +FUN class – so it will be a busy day.
Thanks for checking in.
Jul 14, 2011 | Stampin' Up! Convention |
Ok – this will be quick – some pictures from check-in day at convention.
Stampin' Up! Convention Bag and Stamp sets
GROW Theme Pin that came in our bag
Stampin' Up! Home Office
Micele, Monika, Cindy, Dawn at the SU Rock
STARZ Group Meeting Wed. night
Bye – off to the official start of convention!!!
Jul 13, 2011 | Cards, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I am here in Salt Lake City!! I traveled with Cindy Schuster and Linda Madison – we left early this morning because I wanted to beat the Atlanta traffic and allow us plenty of time since you never know what will happen to the highway if somebody does something. And we were early – really early – had no troubles at all until we got on the plane. They boarded us and then we sat, and sat, and sat – an hour later we finally left the gate. Maintenance had to fix a ventilation problem.
We have already met demonstrators at the Atlanta airport (Mary, Barbara), in the airplane (I didn’t get her name but we enjoyed talking to her), at the SLC airport (Gail, Kay and Kayla) in the shuttle (Sandy, Ann and several others) and of course at our hotel (Monica and Julia). So many names to remember and I am not good at that so make sure you tell me every time you see me what your name is!!
So here we are (Cindy and I ) sitting on the plane –
And a couple of pictures from the plane –
And we are in the hotel, checked-in and unpacked. Michele Schmidt was already in the room and we are waiting on Dawn Bullock our new roommate that we haven’t met yet. Once she is here we will get a quick dinner and then head on out to our shoebox swap. Linda is staying in another room with Cindy Goehring. So I am writing this on Tuesday but I’m scheduling it for posting on Wed. so when you read this it will all be from yesterday….even though I didn’t write it that way…..
So remember these card parts I showed you the other day – 
Well would you like to know what it becomes? It is a peek-a-boo card – at least that is what I call it.
There is a hole in the front that shows the inside of the card through to the front. The stamp set is the new Creative Elements stamp set. I plan to post instructions but will do that after I return home so you can see how it is done. I have a series of pictures but just don’t have time right now to do all the editing and write all the instructions. If you are in my shoebox swap Tuesday night then you will either get a completed one or get to make one. I’ll try to post again soon.
Jul 10, 2011 | Cards, Stampin' Up! Convention |
Just a quick hello to let you know I’m still here. Just busy, busy. Getting ready for convention, prepping for the classes that I had this week. And we have been out of town so much the past few weeks that I can’t get it all done. Here are a few pictures of my swaps….
That’s 105 3×3 cards for a swap I am in on Thursday afternoon at Convention – are you in my swap then you will get one. I’ll show the actual card itself hopefully next week otherwise it will be after I get back – just depends on if I can get the posts written and scheduled before I leave.
And here is another one –
That’s 60 FULL cards for the UStamp swap on Wednesday afternoon. If you are in that swap with me then you will get one of these. And if not you’ll have to wait for my blog post to see it and the step by step instructions. This one was way too many steps for such a large number or cards – I need to remember to cut back next time. This card has taken me the longest to get ready. It uses craft ink and heat embossing and dry embossing, and masking and I really like it but I don’t think I want to make any more…..
And look at this one
That’s the parts for 50 Full cards. This one is my Shoebox swap on Tuesday night. I had this card planned but wanted to use one of the new stamp sets from the catalog. So I placed my order on July 1st with 2day air shipping – paid extra for that – and with the weekend and the holiday it all got here on Thursday night, but Friday was class day, so this is what I spent most of Saturday working on – this and finishing those Ustamp cards. And prepping for today’s class. Anyway this one is all set – 25 completed cards and 25 kits for the swap on Tuesday. I hope to see you there. And if you aren’t there I will have the card and directions posted later – this one is a peek-a-boo card – that’s what I call it – maybe it has another name.
And I still have more things to get done –
Anyway – gotta go – i may not have any more posts for a while – we’ll see how my time goes…..i leave early Tuesday morning for convention…
This was the very last thing I did right before I left for convention – in fact I actually finished putting them together at the airport and on the airplane on Tuesday while I was traveling.
