My Paper Pumpkin for May pushed me to work outside the box: Before you ask, that little tile in the corner was a swap and I LOVED it!! This My Paper Pumpkin kit from May has sat on my stamp desk for a while as I decided what to do with it. In case you … More Saving My Convention Memories
I forgot to share my last organized Convention Swap project! Postage Due and Loving Thoughts stamp sets Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, and Sahara Sand card stock Vellum card stock Silver Glimmer paper Calypso Coral and Sahara Sand FFIP Big Shot Dress Up and Window Frame Framelits Fancy Fan TIEF Bitty Punch pack, Word … More Convention Swap: Over the Top Tags
At convention, Pam Morgan showed us a trick for adapting our new Tag a Bag gift bags. I brought home my Make ‘n Take projects (they were Take ‘n Makes for me! Much easier to bring home on the plane) and used her technique to step up my Tag It project. Tag It (Ronald McDonald … More The Convention Tag It Bag
Too Kind was one of my first “Must Have” stamp sets from the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog. It was an easy choice for a swap: Too Kind, Petite Pairs and French Script stamp sets Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Very Vanilla and Crushed Curry card stock Soft Suede, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry … More Convention Swap: Top Notch Swap
I wanted to do another oval card for one of my swaps. It’s fun, it’s easy, it fits in a standard envelope, and you don’t see too much of it. The technique is simple. You fold a 4 1/4 x 11 inch piece of cardstock in half at the 5 1/2 mark and place the … More Convention Swaps: WOW Cards
I really love swapping at Convention each year. I participate in organized swaps for the challenge and quality of swaps received, and I participate in general floor swapping because it’s such fun and it’s a great way to meet new people. Today’s card is a swap I made for the Very Vintage Swap run by … More Convention Swaps: Vintage Card
Ever wanted a totally unique stamp? Meet Undefined. You can make any image you want. You carve it yourself. NOW STOP. I know what you are saying. “I’m not artistic”, you say. “I can’t draw”, you say. “It looks hard”, you say. It’s just like when you began stamping and you weren’t sure if you … More Undefined
Crystal and I were very privileged this morning to participate in a “You Crew” event. Demonstrators are selected at random for exclusive, up close and personal convention experiences and we were invited to meet with a Stampin’ Up! illustrator early this morning. Kathy Pitt has been a Stampin’ Up! illustrator for 23 years! She shared … More Stampin’ Up! Convention 2013 Day 3
It’s late, the hotel wifi is really slow, and we have been going 110 mph with our hair on fire!! So much to tell – check back and I will try to update more over the weekend when I have more time. First off is a very very cool new product available NOW. Undefined is … More Convention 2013 Day 2
Day One was full of adventure, Stampin’ Up! and otherwise! I have lots of fun photos to give you a feeling for our day. We were up pretty late last night, so we skipped the super-early call and headed over to the convention center about 9am to pick up our convention tee shirts and do … More Convention Day 1
The Maui Stamper 