Inspire.Create.Share.2015 Day Two

Posted on July 24, 2015 by mauistamper

What an amazing day! Convention was awesome, and then THIS HAPPENED:

My roomie (she-who-must-not-be-named) and I had just arrived at the local grocery store to pick up some goodies when I was tapped on the shoulder. I turned around and saw the face of my son – grinning broadly – and had one of those moments of absolute confusion. I’m pretty sure I shouted “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE???” four or five times while he laughed. He’s in Boise for the summer and decided to drive over to surprise me. It worked!

Ok, let’s back-track to the first man in my day. I began with an early morning swap – Manly Cards – and look who was in line in front of me! A MAN! There were 4 groups of swappers in this swap and there were actually TWO MEN:

These guys are happy to be here! And we were happy to swap with them.

Sara Douglass, our interim CEO, gave a heartfelt and very honest presentation this morning about how she views Stampin’ Up! I am continually impressed with the integrity of this company and the many individuals who make up the home office staff.

We had great presentations and training throughout the day, and of course plenty of stamping:

Every presentation included holiday catalog products, and often included non-holiday uses. This is a great catalog and it’s going to be tough to choose what to add to my first order!

Birds. Need I say more? (Three little birds…don’t you worry.)

Walking down the corridor I bumped into Wendy, my very first convention roomie. Somehow we manage to find each other every year and it’s always a delight to see her!

And if the day wasn’t glorious enough, I won a prize patrol! Everyone in attendance also received our new Basic Black archival ink. I stamped with it during make-and-takes, and this is the black ink we’ve all been waiting for.

What a great day. I can hardly wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Inspire.Create.Share.2015 Day One

Posted on July 23, 2015 by mauistamper

It was a very FULL day today!

Entering the Convention Hall on the first day is always such a high energy experience – everyone is anticipating a great event, and the entry is lined with Stampin’ Up! employees who cheer for us, give us high fives, and greet us as we enter.

They took FOREVER to get us to the point where we saw this cover!!! We saw lots of project samples and new products, but this cover includes them all. As they completed each project, they would add a card to the little wooden tree sitting on the stage – when it was complete, they revealed that it was the cover image!

This was one of my favorite project samples – there’s a new stamp set and a TIEF featured here. I can’t show you photos of the actual products, but I can show you the projects! LOVE these branches…and just so you know, there’s a bird in the stamp set too.

The sweet little retro deer is actually fussy cut out of one of the new holiday DSP collections. The stamps and embellishments are new too!

This is a little hard to see, but check out these new edgelits! There’s a coordinating stamp set too…love this.

There was lots more to the day, but we finished off with sweets at the after party. The cupcake pops were delicious, and lots of people were dressed in Roaring Twenties style to fit the theme. There was a great band teaching dancing too:

It was such a fun evening! I have to apologize for the lack of details here, but I know what you really want are the images…and it’s late and I need to get to sleep. There’s more coming tomorrow!

One last image and then good night:

Inspire.Create.Share.2015 – the Anticipation

Posted on July 22, 2015 by mauistamper

We’re here and we are ready to rummmmbllle!!

My companion and I are settled into our hotel – if you know the person I am traveling with, please don’t mention the name – there’s a little witness-protection-program-action going on. Message me if you absolutely have to know the details! But we began the day with a favorite routine:

We wear the same size Birks and we favor the same style. And we each got a new pair this summer!

We did a little shopping (ok, we did some shopping) and were ready for lunch. Lunch at the Wasatch Brewery was delicious but it was this brownie – made with Polygamy Porter (and yes, it’s a thing) – that was the highlight of the meal.

We’d been given some shopping tips and decided we would do some walking. Big dark clouds threatened our new Birks, but we managed to avoid the worst of it. This was the first time we’ve ventured out to Sugarhouse, and we loved the neighborhood. Charming architecture, shady streets, and lots of cute shops and restaurants. We were pretty sure we’d walked off that brownie, so we grabbed an Uber to our favorite restaurant:

We were willing to eat at the counter and were seated within 10 minutes – a Red Iguana Record! Amazing food and drink as always. (Are you noticing a theme to the day?)

We got back to the hotel and hustled over to a RemARKable Stampers event. We arrived in time for a little socializing and some swapping, but failed to take any photos. Our stamping relationships live in the virtual world for most of the year, so when we get to see each other in real life it’s a special thing!

Pretty good, considering we had 2 Uber rides in there!

Our swaps and bag vouchers are laid out and we are ready for an early start tomorrow!

Weekly Deals!

Posted on July 21, 2015 by mauistamper

Here are the deals for Convention Week!

Quantities are limited at these prices – shop HERE to get your Deals!!

Sweet treats, Maui Stamper Style

Posted on July 18, 2015 by mauistamper

I’m on the road, having survived PACKING. I should be better at it, but I’m not. Weather always messes with my packing because I hate to be cold. That’s a problem, because if it’s cold, I get cranky buying extra cold weather clothing that I won’t use at home. First World Problems, as my son says.

First stop is a visit to my parents – I’ve discovered it’s an entirely different experience to spend time with just the two of them. No Mr. Maui Stamper, no beloved grandchildren, not even my siblings – just me, Mom and Dad. Oh, and Henry the Love Bug – he’s the cat that managed to work his way into the family after my Mom said No More Cats. So it’s me, Mom, Dad and Henry, just hanging out, and it’s pretty nice.

Next stop is Salt Lake City and Inspire.Create.Share.2015! Will you be there? Come and see me – I have treats!

Stamps: Sweet Stack
Color Palette: Mint Macaron, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky
Accessories: Boho Chic TIEF, Banner Triple Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Handheld Stapler

I DID NOT WANT THAT PUNCH. Oh no, I did not, Sam-I-Am. But I was wrong. WRONG!! That punch is the BOMB. Can you imagine making these using your paper snips to cut each of those little banner flags? I Think Not.

Crystal is a rock star. She figured out that that the Banner Triple punch was just the right size to work with these little clear treat bags she found, and the Hershey Macnut Kisses were just the thing to go inside. This was a simple project to put together – I think selecting the colors was the hardest part. And I know I could have gone with colors that matched the Kisses a little more, but I chose what I chose. So there, Sam-I-Am.

And when you see me at Convention and say “I follow the Maui Stamper” we will both know that what you’re really after is the chocolate. And that is perfectly fine.

Do come say hello – and don’t wait until Saturday. I can’t carry these things around forever.

Still Wild About Flowers

Posted on July 16, 2015 by mauistamper

Really love this set!

Stamps: Wild About Flowers, Butterfly Basics
Color Palette: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, So Saffron
Accessories: Sweet Li’l Things DSP, Hello Honey ribbon (retired), Pearl Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Write markers

And I love the way Tip Top Taupe (T3) works with yellows! I started with a T3 card base, but it was overwhelming – I switched it to Sahara Sand and liked the difference.

I saw another blogger use a Stampin’ Write marker to add some depth to the flowers – I tried it, but I don’t think I have her expert technique. It’s not bad from a distance, but I think it looks a little clunky up close.

Just for fun, I tried the same layout with the addition of Mossy Meadow – and a different flower technique. I used a Hello Honey Stampin’ Write marker to add definition directly to the stamp after inking the image with So Saffron, then stamped onto my Very Vanilla panel. The sentiment is from An Open Heart – love that font.

Which one do you like better? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Weekly Deals!

Posted on July 14, 2015 by mauistamper

The secret is out… weekly deals have always been limited quantity at sale prices and now that many items are 30% off things are flying off the shelf! If you love a good deal there is no time to wait. Get it now!

if you really want it, it’s worth the shipping and always best to order onine here – and while you’re there check out the clearance rack as well – awesome product there at up to 60% off.

Consider Tuesdays “Treat Yourself Tuesday”!!! Happy Shopping…

The RemARKable In Colors for 2015

Posted on July 9, 2015 by mauistamper

Each new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog brings a new In Color collection, and everyone anxiously awaits the reveal of those new colors. One thing that is often lost in the excitement is the In Color Bundle – a selection of the 5 new ink pads plus an assortment of the new In Color card stock – for the price of the ink pads.

Maui Stamper 2015-2016 In Color Ink and Cardstock bundle

2015-2016 In Color Bundle #138358 $32.50

I have my favorites (and some not-so-favorites) this year. Today’s projects confirmed some of my opinions, but there was a surprise too!

Stamps: Awesomely Artistic, Watercolor Wings, Tin of Cards
Color Palette: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Note, Paper Snips

I love tone-on-tone looks, but these In Colors are predominantly bold colors, and they needed a little softening to fit the vision in my head. I used a sticky note to create a mask for the floral image, allowing me to add leaves and texture “behind” the image.

Color Palette: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Lost Lagoon

Bermuda Bay complements Mint Macaron very well, but it was just too bright a look for this card and I switched to Lost Lagoon.

That little bitty Crumb Cake butterfly body could have been fussy cut, but I have a really hard time with straight lines. Here’s what I used:

Can you see the tape? Just a tiny bit held the word window punched piece to the end of the card stock, allowing me to feed it into the punch again and create that skinny little bit.

One last combination:

Color Palette: Whisper White, Soft Suede, So Saffron, Delightful Dijon, Crumb Cake

This combination surprised me – I didn’t expect to like it because I DON’T LIKE DELIGHTFUL DIJON. I don’t wear that color, I don’t decorate with that color, although I do like Dijon mustard. That’s as far as it goes.

What do YOU think – which combination is your favorite?

I couldn’t make this design work with Cucumber Crush. I’m waiting for Christmas before I try to make friends – that one has me stumped for now. And as much as I love Tip Top Taupe, it didn’t want to stand alone in this concept either. It would be a nice accent in place of Crumb Cake, but I chose Crumb Cake. My projects, my rules.

However, I am SURE some of the other RemARKables have featured Cucumber Crush or Tip Top Taupe or maybe even BOTH of them! You’ll have to make your way through the tour to find out…but there could be worse things to do, couldn’t there?

Next up is Heather Mathieson!

Nancy Amato
Melissa Bolinger
Tamra Davis
Anne Matasci – YOU ARE HERE!
Heather Mathieson
Audra Monk
Maria Pane
Michele Reynolds
Pam Staples
Janet Wakeland

Weekly Deals – Supplies are limited!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by mauistamper

Ready for a fresh crop of DEALS?

With the debut of the new stepped up Weekly Deals, Stampin’ Up! has also established a maximum number of each item that will be sold at the DEAL price. If you see something you want/love/need, best to get it early! Shop HERE.

The Maui Stamper

papercrafts, my stories, and the occasional insight

Weekly Deals!

Still Wild About Flowers

Weekly Deals!

The RemARKable In Colors for 2015

Weekly Deals – Supplies are limited!

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