Mailable Monday - Make and Take

Hi stampers!  I hope everyone had a good weekend.  I kind of took yesterday off....at least from stamping/blogging.  I did go to church and still had to do the grocery shopping and laundry so it wasn't a complete waste of the day:-) I have a BUSY week at work coming up but I hope to get some stamping done anyway!

Today's card is actually one of the make and takes from Convention.  Sorry it's taken me so long to share it.  I have to say that really, it's one of the only projects I really liked this year.  Not that they weren't pretty but just not my style but I like this one.  And, I'm not a good convention stamper:-)  I only made a few of the projects AT convention and finished this one at home.  It's just too chaotic for me I guess and I'd rather run around and see my friends and look at all the project displays and stuff, ha!  You would think I'd want to STAMP at a stamping convention but no....not so much, lol!

So I made a few changes to this card after seeing a stepped up version from a friend:

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Affection collection
Paper:  Whisper white, early espresso, primrose petals
Ink:  Early espresso, Daffodil delight, more mustard, primrose petals, midnight muse
Accessories:  basic rhinestones, small heart punch, scalloped border punch

The staple is actually colored because....well because it's all I have, ha!  Which is why I don't normally use staples on cards but in this case the color worked!  I also sponged the card base because it just needed something.  I wish I done some peircing as well like to the scalloped trim and to the corners of the main panel.  Oh well.  I think the staple and the small rhinestones would fit through the mail just fine.  I kind of forgot about the rhinestones when I started this post, lol!

Happy stamping!

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!

I am....sad

Hi stampers!  Quick post tonight as I'm back home and back to reality which means work tomorrow...boooo!  I should really get to bed!  But I thought I'd pop in and say hey and share a few pics!  I'm way too tired to edit them so please bear with me! I had quite an interesting time at the airport and an interesting flight so I'll fill you in when I'm more rested...whenever that will be, lol!  But, I do plan on sharing a lot of photos of both projects and people with you in the next few weeks!  But I also need to work out a lot...too much good food in SLC....and blueberry white chocolate truffle cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory last night...well enough said;-)

So here are a few cute things from this past week:

 The nice view from our room!  That's the convention center or the Salt Palace...and see that BIG mountain in the back....well that's where Wendy took me hiking and running Saturday morning!  Needless to say I'm thinking of her often today...each and every time I stand up or try to walk in fact, lol!  But OHMY was it pretty up there!  I'll share more of that one day soon!

Cool project!  Looks like MDS maybe and some buttons!  Ok, lots of buttons!

Cool stamp set we got for attending classes!  See, don't you want to go hang out with me next year and have fun and get FREEEEE stuff??????

And I had to share this....did I share the bag already? Well this is it and I LOVED it and it was adorable and I guess my little Ellie loves it too!  She cuddled up with it on the bed...and then ON it when I put it in my craft room, lol!  She's such a little weirdo!!!!  But I was so happy to cuddle with her!  Off to do that now!

Happy stamping!

I am.....Jazzed!

Hi stampers!  So the theme for convention this year is I am...

It's all about doing it "my way" this year!  The great thing about SU and this business is that each of us can run our businesses our own way....or I guess in my case run my hobby in my own way:-)  Well, I think I've decided that I want and need to take it to the next level and actually try to make some money at this stamping thing:-)  And I'm jazzed about it!  I mean, it's impossible to come to convention and not feel jazzed....and amazing and inspired and motivated and about a million other things:-)  I really can't wait to come home and start sharing all of the amazing things I learned and cool projects I saw!  It's kind of overwhelming!

As you know, I recently started a stamping podcast and I'm jazzed about that!  I'd really love any feed back you can give me and would love to know what you want to hear about or any questions you may want answered "on air". Please email me if you have any!  And if you're a demo and you'd like to be a guest....please let me know:-)  And something else exciting is that I think I'm going to start my own challenge blog!!!!  I don't have all the specifics but I'll keep you posted!  It will likely be color challenges, sketches and maybe some themes!  I'm so excited!

I'm also going to try to do videos again!  I'm going to shoot for one a week and if you see me slacking let me have it;-)  And I'll try to take requests if you have any!

Anyway my thoughts and ideas are going a million miles an hour and I'm so excited to try new things!  For now though...since I know it's what you came here for....I'll get on with the convention eye candy:-)  My camera isn't awesome but I think you can get the idea from these pics!

The ever-adorable Shannon West came all dressed up as a witch to show us some spooky projects with stuff from the holiday mini!

Like our clear cello bags using black and white stazon and dazzling diamonds to make cute polka dot treat bags!

Or how about a little Frankie with brads for bolts:-)

So fun and so cute!  These are just a few of the many ideas we saw today!  You know you could join me next year....the starter kit is only $99 and TOTALLY customizable now!  You really can't go wrong!  I just might be having some incentives to join my team soon so stay tuned!

I better get off here and to bed as my 6am run with Wendy is going to come fast again!  I've got to work off the 10 pounds of food I had for dinner at Kneader's tonight...I had no idea the amount of food I was ordering, oops:-)

Happy stamping!

You are too sweet!

Ok, so I'm exhausted!  Just got in from awards night and the after party....where I got to meet Shellie...FINALLY, yay!  So, I don't have photos to share at the moment since I'm half asleep but I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the kind words of encouragement and support!  I truly appreciate each and every one of you...both on my blog and those of you I met today!  Please don't be shy if you see me at convention:-)  I was honored to be included in such a amazing group of artists and still can't believe it's real.  And when I say I'm a loser it's all in fun....I really don't think I am....it's just my odd sense of humor:-)

I should have some time tomorrow night to share more with you I hope!  Today was nuts as per usual!  Gotta get to bed before I fall asleep at the keyboard so I can get up and run again with Wendy!

Thank you guys so much!!!!!!

Happy sleeping, hehe:-)

Non-winner

Hi from SLC stampers!!!!  So it's official....I'm a loser:-)  I didn't win the Artisan design contest BUT that's ok because it's been super fun anyway and I'm totally over the moon jazzed for my friends who won!!!!  I was a bit surprised in the manner we found out (a letter at the awards booth) but was happy to just be a finalist and see my stuff up on the board!!!!!  And no, I know I'm not a loser but it's funny to joke about it...and no, I didn't cry....but I totally would have had I won, how messed up is that? LOL!  So here's me with my letter....which I had no idea said anything about winning or losing:-)

My smile wasn't quite as big after reading it but I was happy I didn't have to fret about what to wear to dinner with Shellie, lol!!!!  And here I am with most of my projects.

I'll share all of them once I'm home and can edit pictures and show you more details!  It's late here and I've been up since 5 and got a run in with the AA winner Wendy Weixler!!!!  Then we've done about a million other things and had a cool class with Shannon West and the concept artists who make the samples in the catalog!!!!  Oh and there was Momento Mall shopping...and more to do tomorrow, hehe!  How am I going to get all this stuff home????  OY!!!!  I'll try to post again tomorrow but with awards night and the after party it may not happen, lol!

Remember to follow BadaBing Paper Crafting on facebook and Bada Bing Stamps on Twitter for more real time updates!!!  And check out my podcast earlier this week!  I'll do a convention wrap up one in a week or two! And send in any questions you might have too and want answered on air!  Ok, I'm really off to bed now....6am and a run will come really fast again;-)

Happy stamping!