10 Things I Love About Stampin' Up Convention...

In no particular order:

1. Free stamps! (Well, they're sort of free...)
2. Make-n-takes!
3. Staying in a hotel with friends!
4. Playing for 4 days!
5. Good food!
6. Prize patrol! (I won the new digital scrapbooking software, My Digital Studio, coming soon!)
7. Memento Mall!
8. Swaps!
9. Learning about and seeing new techniques and products!
10. Not having to work!

If you've never been, join me next year!

2009 Convention Swaps

I have just gotten home from Stampin' Up's 2009 Convention and I am beat! I will write more about convention in a later blog, but thought I'd post the cards I made for convention swaps. I made about 100 each of three different cards. Enjoy!

Wasn't Planning On It...

I wasn't planning on posting anything for a while because I am working on my swaps for convention. But because I had a couple of events that I needed to make cards for, I decided to post what I made. The first card is the card I made for my dad for his birthday and Father's Day, which happened to fall on the same day this year. The second card was for the baby shower of a family friend. Enjoy!

















Best Wishes Card
Stamp Sets: Cute & Curly
Classic Stampin' Pads: Basic Gray
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black & Whisper White Cardstock
Designer Series Paper: Urban Oasis
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz die, Curly Label Punch, & Stampin' Dimensionals


Hello Baby Card
Stamp Sets: Animal Stories & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Classic Stampin' Pads: Basic Gray & Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Urban Oasis
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz die, Corner Rounder Punch, Spiral Punch, Valet Ribbon Originals, & Stampin' Dimensionals

Thank You In Circles

I am starting to do my swaps for Stampin' Up convention, so I wasn't planning on posting any more card ideas. But, I just had a birthday and thought I'd send thank you cards out to my friends and family. I'm in a bit of a creativity slump (which doesn't help with coming up with swaps) so I copied a layout from a card off of Stampers' Showcase (card on the right) by Mary Haugen. Thanks for the great idea! I decided at the last minute to try out a different layout and that is the card on the left. Enjoy!

Stamp Sets: Circle Circus & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Classic Stampin' Pads: Melon Mambo
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Apricot Appeal, Pretty in Pink, & Whisper White Cardstock
Designer Series Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade
Accessories: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, & Stampin' Dimensionals

New In Colors

I just got my pre-order for the new Stampin' Up! catalog last night and got to play a little bit with the stuff tonight. I love the new In Colors, my favorite is Rich Razzleberry. Tonight I met with my group of fellow demonstrators at Swap-n-Talk and whipped this card together between work and meeting them for dinner and swaps. I have to apologize for all the different stamp sets used on this card, but I needed some background and a saying.

Animal Stories Card

Stamp Sets: Animal Stories, Circle Circus, & Happy Everything
Classic Stampin' Pads: Rich Razzleberry & Bermuda Bay
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Pale Plum, & Whisper White
Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Heart to Heart Punch