I am....name dropping

Hi stampers!  I'm finally organized enough to start sharing more from convention!  I'm going to start with all the wonderful friends I've made through SU!  I cannot say enough about each and every one of these ladies (and one super cool dude)!  It's nice to be around so many like minded stampers who are as crazy about the craft as I am.  And I'm happy to say that because of convention they are all my REAL LIFE friends now instead of just my friends who live in my computer:-) That's what I love about SU, that it's not JUST about stamping, it's about people and relationships!  I have so many friends from so many places that it's just awesome!  I only wish we had more than one week in SLC a year though!  And I'm telling on myself but I did steal some of these pics from other's blogs:-)

So, first up is my roomie and new friend, Brenda Myers!  We had a ton of fun together!  I'm so happy she could put up with me, hehe!  And I hope I didn't wake her up too early when I'd go for my morning runs!  This is us on the bus on the way to Riverton.

Speaking of running this is me and my running buddy Wendy Weixler!  She's a SLC native so she knew of all the great spots to run!  On Saturday she even took me to the top of world overlooking downtown and all of Salt Lake!  It was awesome.  I miss the mountains now that I'm back in the flat land!  This is us at the top of the world!

And one day we even matched in our yellow!

And Wendy was a fellow Artisan finalist AND winner!  I'm so happy for her and can't wait to see what she makes for the design team!  This was us on awards night.  We clean up pretty nice!

Susan and Cindy are my good buddies from Splitcoast.  I ran into them everywhere I turned it seemed!  I thought this was from Lyssa's swap but it was from the first day. Cindy is also an Artisan winner!  Yay!

And speaking of Lyssa....this is us waiting for the awards and info booth to open so I can find out I'm not a Artisan winner:-)  I'm glad I ran into her or I would have forgotten about this and had to wait in line!  Thanks girl:-)

Lydia is definitely one of my fave people!  Not only is she my height but she totally rocks and keeps Splitcoast running smooth!  Not to mention she's wicked talented and puts together an awesome happy hour;-)  This is us at Squatter's which is one of my fave places to eat. 

And last but not least is my good buddy and co-creator of the demo facebook page Jason!  It's handy to have Jason around because I can always see him!  Not just because he's a guy and definitely in the minority at convention but because he's tall:-) 

I'll be back with more names to drop soon!  I have all my NEW friends to share!  And a few various group shots and of course some projects and samples at some point:-)

Happy stamping!

And so it begins....

Hi stampers!  Today is the end of my summer!  Football starts so it's all business for me from here on out and nights and weekends:(  Hopefully I'll find some time to stamp though!  It's cooled down a bit here thank goodness!  I hope it stays that way for the kids...and for me, ha! 

So are you sick of seeing Perfectly Preserved yet?  I hope not because I really like it and can't stop using it!  This card was created from a sketch I had pinned on Pintrest.  I had taken a break from Pintrest for a while but now I'm back pinning like mad, ha!  I have an app on my phone so I like to pin during commercials if I'm watching TV or in the car!  I'll probably be pinning in my down time before practices and games now too, lol!

I also really love the colors in the orchard harvest DSP.  It's so rich and pretty! 

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved, friendly phrases, tiny tags, lovely little labels
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, early espresso core'dinations, orchard harvest DSP
Ink:  Early espresso, more mustard, island indigo, lucky limeade, raspberry ripple (or primrose petals by accident)
Accessories:  Woodgrain embossing folder, sanding block, cannery framelits, linen thread, little labels punch pack

I think I might have stamped the apples in the wrong color (primrose petals) but you really can't tell too much.  Oops:-)  I got another (I know..I know) box of goodies last week and the core'nations paper was in there so I wanted to try it out on this card. In my defense I HAD to order since we got a deal at convention on some items...I HAD to right? :-)  We won't talk about the mistake I made in ordering stuff I already had that I didn't need....that ever happen to anyone else???  I'll have a video soon for you on how to use the paper.  I don't have enough time to edit it today before I have to go to foozball! 

Come back later this week to see my Artisan entries!  Us finalists will be starting a blog hop on Friday! 
Happy stamping!

HSS 130

Hi stampers!  It's Tuesday....which means that football practice starts tomorrow....boo....but at least it's challenge time over at Hand Stamped Sentiments:-)  This week is a super fun color challenge using the "new" 2012-2014 in colors! 

So fun, right?  I love these colors!  I wanted to do something super fun with them so I did a sunburst card!  I'd been wanting to try one of these out for a while now!  I followed a tutorial on SCS and it was pretty easy....and cool looking!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Seasonal sayings, borderlines
Paper:  Whisper white, primrose petals, 2012-2014 in colors DSP stack
Ink:  Midnight muse, primrose petals, gumball green, summer starfruit, raspberry ripple (markers)
Accessories:  Primrose petals satin stitched ribbon, apothecary accent framelits, in color dahlias

The card needed a little something so I pulled out the FREE dahlias I got at convention!  Free stuff always makes a card better, right? :-)  Remember, you can get a LOT of stuff free in August if you join my team!  Who doesn't want one of those adorable printer's trays????  Now head on over to the HSS site and see all the other colorful creations and play along!!!!

Ok, off to mentally prepare myself for football practice, hehe!

Happy stamping!

Spooky kitteh

Hi stampers!  Quick post again today and then I'm off to hopefully get some good stamping time in.  I have some really fun stuff coming up in the next few weeks and I have got to get to work!  I did manage to get a card made last night before I fell asleep though, yay me!  :-)

I just love this little kitteh!  He's so cute!  And yellow/orange cats are my favorite! I've been wanting a cat lately but sadly I'm HIGHLY allergic so that's not gonna happen.  Did I mention my convention cat story yet?  I can't remember if I did or not but long story short there was a cat on the PLANE on the way home from convention in the seat behind me!  OMG!  I was freaking out when I found out and then imeediately knew why my eye started itching when I sat down!  Most times I break out in horrible hives so I was a bit concerned to be in such close quarters with the little guy!  Luckily I was able to move to the back row (although the flight attendent said I wouldn't want to sit there because the seats didn't recline...um I sat in one on the way to SLC and really who cares if it kept me from having an in-flight emergency, lol) and even better....I had it all to myself..so really I guess I should thank Mr. Kitteh:-)  Anyway that's the story and I know I keep saying I'll share more from convention and I promise I will.   I've just been pulled in a million directions lately and I haven't got through all my pictures and stuff.  Maybe I'll have them shared by next year's convention, hehe!  But seriously....stay tuned, ok?

So onto the orange kitty cat:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Frightening feline, mixed medley (Holiday hostess set)
Ink:  Basic black, basic gray, tangerine tango
Paper:  Very vanilla, basic black, tangerine tango, howlstooth & scaringbone
Accessories:   3" circle die, 1-1/4" scallop circle punch, circle punch, spider web embossing folder, color spritzer, basic rhinestones

I finally remembered to use my spritzer!  I love the spritzed look and keep forgetting about it so I stuck it on my desk last week so I'd remember to use it:-)  The cute little spider web is from the new hostess set in the holiday seasonal catalog.  It's another freebie from convention!  I was hoping we'd get it and it was the last give away! It's totally cute and matches the new smaller scallop circle punch which is also crazy cute! 

Ok, off to stamp....and do laundry:p

Happy stamping!

Three's a....pear?

Hi stampers!  I've got a CUTE card tonight to share!  I cased the idea from my demo website!  SU puts fun projects on it every now and then!  You can check them all out HERE or with the shop now button.  There are lots of great ideas there and with one click you can pick up anything you need to re-create them:-)

I logged on the other day to check them out and saw an adorable card with the pears from the new canning set and just had to make my own like right away! And lucky for me I had just gotten an order that had the naturals buttons.  I just love everything about this card!  The color combo, the layout, the fun woodgrain embossing, the button....

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved
Ink:  Calypso coral, lucky limeade, island indigo
Paper:  Whisper white, crumb cake, orchard harvest DSP
Accessories:  Naturals buttons, linen thread, woodgrain embossing folder, cannery set framelits, dazzling details

Ack!  Isn't it just so cute?   Hard to see in the photo but I put a little dazzling details on the seeds of the pears.  I didn't think I needed those naturals buttons but now that I have them I really like them!

Sorry for such a late post but we went to the local street fair tonight.  It was really small and kind of lame this year though:(  I ended up passing on all the greasy bad food and getting subway....I don't think that's ever happened, ha!  We'll see if I can resist tomorrow!

Happy stamping!

Wonderful wonderfall

Hi stampers!  I'm back today with another card using stuff from the new Holiday Seasonal catalog and a video!  I wanted to make a video on the easiest way to use the wonderfall stamp set and autumn accents bigz die together.  Now, don't get confused and think this die is framelits....it's not...but I have an easy trick to make it simple to cut and stamp!  I can't take credit for this idea though as it was shared on the main stage at convention.  YOU can go to convention next year if you join my team this month and get the SPOOKY and cute Halloween printer's tray!  And then we can hang in SLC next July and have so much fun and learn all kinds of tips and tricks!  :-)

So, here is the video showing you how to cut the leaves out first and then stamp using your stamp rubber side up.  It's much easier explained on the video than in words:-)



And here is the card I made.  This is another one using Pintrest for inspiration and taking a card that uses non-SU supplies and re-working it to use what I have! 

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Wonderfall, sweet essentials, distressed dots background
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, cajun craze
Ink:  Early espresso, more mustard, always artichoke
Accessories: Autumn accents bigz die, regals designer buttons, linen thread, corner rounder punch

I LOVE the combo of the distressed dots and the wonderfall set!  I sponged all the leaves to soften them up just a bit and I think the rounded corners make it a bit softer as well.  I hope you enjoyed the video.  If you don't already have the wonderfall set and matching die just click on the shop now button and get them!  They are so awesome!

Happy stamping!

Christmas in August

Hi stampers!  Can you believe it's August already???  Where has the summer gone???  Well at least there is one good thing about August....well actually LOTS of good thing!  Today is a very special day as a LOT of new things are happening TODAY at Stampin' Up!  First off, today is the first day of the new Holiday Seasonal Catalog!  Yippie! It's like Christmas is August!!!! Click on the catalog over there to the right to take peek at it and then click the shop now button to get all your goodies from my online store!  There is so much fun stuff in there from Halloween to fall to Christmas!  I'll have a project for you a little later in the post-) 

Next, today is the release date of MDS2!  You can visit my online store and download a 30 day trial or just purchase it since you're going to love it, lol! You can get an update for around $20 if you already have MDS or you can purchase MDS2+ which has over $500 of content!  If you have any questions please let me know!  I had hoped to get up early this morning and download it and play before work but I slept in because I felt sickly last night...maybe I'll have some time to play tonight!  The new MDS2 looked VERY cool at convention and much easier to use!  Now, not all 75 new features are available at the moment but the majority are and they will be offering the others as free updates as they are finished!

Third...I told you there was a lot going on today....is that August is 31 days of savings!  Just visit my online store to see what MDS downloads and print products are 31% off!  Wowee!!!!

And last but not least....don't forget that you can get that A-FREAKING-DORABLE halloween printer's tray if you join my team!

So, for only $99 you get $125 worth of product out of either of the catalogs PLUS the printer's tray and all the supplies to make it!  You really can't beat that deal!  No pressure to ever sell anything else if you don't want to!  And there's no penalty for dropping if you chose to, you still get to keep everything! It's really a win-win situation!  Contact me if you have questions!

Ok, and now on to some more eye candy....since its like Christmas today I have a Christmas card for you!  This is a card that was inspired by something I saw on Pintrest and uses some goodies from the new seasonal catalog!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Merry minis, tiny tags
Paper:  Whisper white, crumb cake, polka dot parade DSP
Ink:  Real red, gumball green, pool party, craft white
Accessories:  Brights designer buttons, apothecary accents framelits,  merry minis punch pack, white baker's twine

Isn't it cute!  I finally cut into my polka dot DSP!  It's about time!  I also sponged white craft ink on the popped up card base.  It makes it look nice and soft and wintery.  The tag was made by simply cutting off the bottom tab of one of the apothecary accents framelits.  And punching out those little shapes could not have been easier with out new punch pack.  No more cutting little shapes!  So fun and so fast!

Now, go check out all that stuff I told you about up there!  And think about joining my team, ok?  We'd have so much fun!  I promise!!! :-)  Let me know if you need any help or have any questions!  I'm always here:-)

Happy stamping!