Creative Crew - March Scrapbook Focus

This next project is for the Scrapbook Focus. The sketch for the page is to the right.

Here's the info on the challenge if you would like to join us - CCREW0312SF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM -- Scrapbook focus: Use the attached layout and show us a Bright, cheerful, happy page to celebrate spring's arrival. It doesn't have to be about spring, just colorful, cheery, and it just makes you smile.

For this page I used photos from Convention and I used the My Digital Studio software! I am getting better at using it but I still love traditional scrapbooking more, I fell I use too much when I make digital pages were I would normally take the less is more approach. But I love that you can change your mind in an instant with out having to take anything apart! The digital kits I used for this are For All You Do, Enjoy Every Moment and Summer Home. If you would like to try My Digital Studio for FREE for a month you can download if from my Stampin' Up! Website here. Happy Stamping!!

Easy Events - Duck

This was a swap card I made for convention ... yup I'm still trying to catch up projects I made last year. Kind of a good thing as I have been a little too busy this year. I thought the little duck image from Easy Events was the perfect image to make a welcome baby card! I wanted the card to be universal so I used Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Early Espresso for my color scheme. I water colored my duck with the water color crayons and then darkened the colors a bit with my markers. I used the perfect pennants die to make the the scallop circle. then added some ribbon and pearls! Happy Stamping!!

Raining Flowers Display Boards

This is the last post from convention that I have to share and it’s of the display boards for raining flowers. At first this was a set that I thought was ok but not really my style but I have actually begun to really like it. It was the first set of projects I completed as this set was much easier to work with than I anticipated.

So any guesses here? How about a little blog candy the person who has the most correct guesses from the last 3 posts I will send a little gift. Just a little hint out of the 24 projects only 2 were not shown on these boards, they were shared only with the VIPs on a display board made just for them, but I did get to sneak a peak at that boards as well. Happy Stamping!

Easy Events Display Boards

Here are the display boards from Easy Events. This was by far my favorite set to work with! It’s super cute and can be used for a variety of seasons or occasions.

I bet you can guess at least one of these that I made! Happy Stamping!

Best Friends Forever Display Boards

Last year Stampin’ Up! put out a call for display stampers, I applied and was selected. This year I waited and waited for the announcement and never saw one and i was a little bummed but then I received an email asking if I would like to do it again this year and of course I said yes!! It’s a lot of fun and a bit stressful.

So this is me with the display board listing all the names of the display stampers for Convention 2011.

I knew some of the gals too and this is a pic of Judi and Monica! Love both of these gals and their artwork is always wonderful and very creative! I wish I could meet some of the other ladies as I stalk many of their blogs! Anyway here are the display boards for Best Friends Forever.

This was the set I had the hardest time with partly because I didn't like it as it's not my style but also I live in a house full of men/boys including all the animals (cat, 3 dogs, turtles and guinea pigs)! I can't even tell you how hard it was trying to make a feminine set masculine ... yikes! Can you guess which ones are mine? I will be posting the individuals of the next few weeks all 24 of them. Happy Stamping!

Convention Display Boards

Here is the bulk of the display boards. Just click on full album to see them all!

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Lots of fun and cute ideas!! AND such a variety from punch art, workshop cards, over the top, you name it and it’s there! Happy Stamping!

Convention 2011 3-D Displays

I still have a bunch of display photos to share with you all. Here are the displays that showed our wonderful fabric line. Just click on the full album link to see all of them!

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I almost did the fabric displays but glad I stayed with the paper as I had very little time to work on projects!

This next set it the 3-D Display boards.

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There are some real fantastic projects here .. I am sure some of these were Artisan entries as some of them must have taken some time an effort to do. Happy Stamping!!

Su Friends Group

Here are a few pictures of the gals I hung out with at convention! We are all part of a SU Friends Yahoo group and are some of the coolest and uber talented people I know!

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They are a fun group to be a part of and it was great to share convention with some wonderful friends! Too bad we don’t get to see each other more often!! This year I met up with Daphne, Elisa (my awesome roomie and her little man Jayce), Amber, Teri (so fun to met you!), Judi (my upline), Betty (my sideline- she's the one sitting with Shelli; how cool was that!), Marti (love ya), Mel and Monica (the one who started it all!) as well as their Mom, Alana. Mel (the gal in the SU Uniform) made some of the convention displays I shared earlier!! How cool is that? She also designed the bag made exclusively for the simply scored scoring tool we could by a Memento Mall.

This was the card I made for our Wow! Swap. We meet for an annual dinner and wow swap while we are all at convention. We enjoyed dinner at Olive Garden. I forgot to take pictures at dinner (yes I forgot again!) so I wasn’t able to get pictures of Dana or Lydia . Hopefully next time. I got back some super great swaps from them, they are such a fun and creative group! I hope they liked my card, I know I did! It pops soo much more in person! Happy Stamping!

General Session Shots

General session was lots of fun!! One of the fun things was the ever changing Grow theme on the center stage. It would change color as the meeting progressed … it was pretty neat!

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One of my favorite moments was when Spencer came on stage with his kids and did a song and dance to Willy Wonka’s Candyman song. It’s amazing how well he sings! (Sorry for some of the blurry pictures ... my camera wasn’t fond of the lighting.) Happy Stamping!!

Convention Live Displays

Last year Stampin” Up made the Sweet Treat Shop with all kinds paper treat displays well this year they did themed groupings and they were so amazing!! Here is a photo album of all the different “themes”!! (If you are viewing this by email you will need to go to my website to open the photo album...I think).

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There were so many that are just too cute for words!! But I loved the Halloween set with the Raven how cool was that? I also thought the crate of eggs were wonderful! It still amazes me what you can create with just some paper and stamps! I hope these pictures give you some inspiration as they have me! Happy Stamping!

Demo Demonstration Boards

During the kick off party SU had invited 8 Demos to show off particular suites, techniques or other product. Here are the display boards of the different things they showcased.

Big Top Suite - Brandi Wiggins

Flirtatious Suite - Lyssa Zwolanek

Backgrounds - Jan Tink (Jan Tinklenberg) I sat with her at the Stampin' Addicts Meet and Greet and totally forgot to take pictures. What a dork I am.

I'm not sure who's board matches the other gals there so sorry if I left you out. Happy Stamping!!

Bloggin' Rock Star - AKA Brandi Wiggins - Cote

When I first started blogging I would always check out this blog called The Squareheadedstamper that was created by Brandi. I would check it everyday and I still do!! Brandi is a blog Rock Star in my book!! She has a style that is all her own and is very cool! She has always been on my list of someone I wanted to meet .... only problem is she lives in Canada and I'm in the bottom part of the US. Well this year be both were at convention so guess what?? Yup I finally got to meet her!!

This is a pic of us before one of the general sessions. She is just as cool in person!!


Here she is doing a presentation during the opening night kick off party!! I love this picture (not sure if she will)!! As you can see we take stamping very serious!! Ha!


Here is her very own name up in lights. How cool is that?! AND she did a fabulous job!

Here are a few of her projects!! Each of them is awesome!! One of her signature things is doodling along the cards and she told us during her presentation that no one can mess up doodles but I can tell you mine never come of as cool as hers!! When I first saw those doodles of hers I thought is was a stamp ... that's how good she is at making them!! She also gave me one her cards which I still need to take a picture of and post ... I think I'm gonna frame it, it's that cool! Anyways Thanks Brandi for being so freakin' awesome!! Happy Stamping!