Homeward Bound ~ General Swaps

Good morning stamping friends! I'm up and at 'em, getting ready to head home. I have had the BEST time in SLC and am already making plans for returning next year. It was a fast and furious few days full of learning, laughing, stamping, running and, of course, crying too.  I am going home with a notebook and a head full if ideas and I can't wait to share them all with you! 

I promise to post some pictures if Convention highlights as soon as I get settled back home...I have some fun ones! 

As I get ready to head to the airport, I'll leave you with the two cards I made for  my general swaps. It was great to meet so many awesome demonstrators from all over the world! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley DSP

Ink ~ Bermuda Bay, Jet Black StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, A Dozen Thoughts

Other Supplies ~ Linen Thread, Very Vintage Designer Buttons

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Ink ~ Real Red, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Red Sharpie

Stamp Set ~ Regarding Dahlias

Other Supplies ~ Simply Scored, Basic Rhinestones

Convention Day Three ~ Stylin' Stampin' Squad Swaps

Hello to all of my Stampin' friends! Convention 2013 has come to an end...boo!! It has been an amazing few days in SLC and I can not wait to come back next year! From meeting new friends, to being inspired and excited by everyone, to making the top 20 Artisan Finalists...it has been a trip I will never forget! I just had to say good bye to my roommate and am feeling a little sad...I am also exhausted and anxious to get home to my family and soooo ready to get in to my stamp room and CREATE! I have so many great new ideas and can't wait to share them all with you. 

But for now, I must finish packing and get some sleep before I fly home in the morning. Safe travels to all and see you next year! 

I will leave you with a card I made for the Stylin' Stampin' Squad swap (say that 3 times!) It was wonderful to meet all of these ladies face to face...love you all!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink ~ Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Perfect Plum, Smoky Slate, Melon Mambo, Pool Party

Stamp Sets ~ Four You, Tape It, Positively Chevron

Other Supplies ~ Whisper White Bakers Twine, Brights Collection Designer Buttons

Convention Day Two ~ Awards Night

It has been another amazing day at Convention! We kicked off the day with a morning session where we were introduced to some amazing new products that will be coming soon! Some of the new products include Framelits, a new board to design your own envelopes and a cool new line called "Undefined", which is a product where you can carve you very own stamp! Awesome!!!

After general session, we had the chance to attend the Expo...lots of great stuff and I will post pictures soon! 

We ended the day with Awards Night, the night I've been waiting for! It seems like it took HOURS to get to the Artisan Design Team Award! All 20 of the finalists were asked to stand and then the top 10 were called up on stage. Sadly, my name did not get called :( I was a bit bummed, but it was an amazing honor to be a part of the top 20 with all of these amazing and talented ladies! A huge congrats to the winners! Very well deserved for sure! 

We did go to the after party for a bit then came back to the hotel and enjoyed our Cheesecake Factory cheesecake.

One more day of Convention left! What will they have in store for us tomorrow?!?

I'll have more pictures for you soon, along with more of my swaps! 

Happy Stamping!

Convention Day One ~ Artisan Swap

It's day one of Convention and it's already been so amazing!!!  After arriving late in the afternoon yesterday, I finally got to meet my roommate and new friend face to face...so  happy!!!  We made our way from the airport to our hotel and got all settled in.  Then we were off to the Cheesecake Factory...a long awaited treat after we have both worked so hard to meet our weight loss goal and fitness achievements.  After getting a little sleep (who am I kidding, I'm too excited to sleep!) we started the day with a tour of the Riverton Office, which was AWESOME!  We had a little bit of downtime after the tour and then I was off to meet with all of the Artisan Finalists for our swap!  It was so awesome to finally meet everyone face to face.  I still can't believe I made it to the Top 20...PINCH ME! 

Here is the card I made to swap with all of the fabulous finalists.  It looks like a simple card, but let me tell you...those circles took me hours to cut out and my shoulder is still sore from cranking all of them out!  But I love this card and the work was totally worth it!

Here is a side view so you can see the embossing a little bit better.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Very Vanilla, Venetian Romance

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe

Stamp Set ~ Happy Day

Other Supplies ~ 1-3/4" & 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Antique Brads, Circles Collection Framelits, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder

It was so much fun swapping with the Artisan Top 20!  So much amazing talent!!! 

day did not end here though...General Session kicked everything off and the Opening Social after was awesome!  In between all of this, I had a chance to meet up with some of the All Things Stampin' Up! Facebook group...so great to meet so many of these people in person!

Time to {try} sleep...another BUSY day tomorrow!  Not only do we have a day packed full of fun stuff, but we also find out who will make the next Artisan Design Team!

Until tomorrow...

Happy Stamping!



Hello from SLC!!!

I made it safe and sound and FINALLY got to meet my roommate (and friend for life!) Cynthia!  After months of chatting, sharing ideas, helping decide on swaps (and clothes!) for Convention, it was sooooo good to finally meet her face to face!  We are in for an amazing few days of fun, excitement and of course, STAMPING!!! 

I managed to sneak in a few minutes of stamping time this morning before I headed out for my flight.  I used the sketch over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and had some fun with this card!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Gray, Whisper White, I Am Me DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Pool Party

Stamp Set ~ Wanderlust Photopolymer

Other Supplies ~ Whisper White Bakers Twine, Candy Dots, Honeycomb Embossing Folder

Now that we are all settled in our hotel room, we are off to explore and find some where yummy to eat dinner.  Stay tuned for more posts and exciting updates along the way! 

Happy Stamping!!!