More 6x6 Convention Swaps

Here are the other 2 6x6 swaps I made for the Quick and Easy swap I hosted at convention. These are both super easy to make and look really cute when you add pics to them.

Recipe: Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise Ink: Tempting Turquoise Accessories: It's Beautiful Jumbo Wheel, White Gel pen and White Ribbon.

Recipe: Cardstock: Only Orange, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White and Real Red Accessories: Small Cello Bag, mini craft sticks, glue dots, and ribbon.

Open House Reminder

Just a quick reminder that my open house will be Saturday. Stop by any time between 2pm and 4pm. Here is a sneak peak of the 3 projects you can make.

Just for coming you will not only get a chance to see our new catalog but get to see and play with the Big Shot!! I can't wait to get my order!! I have also made a free gift for everyone who stops by. Hope to see you on Saturday. If you can't make it but would like a catalog or to place and order just email me.

Resistible Dragonfly

I am glad the Bug and Kisses made it for one more catalog (many more too I hope), it is one of my favorite sets!! I made this card for a convention swap on SCS called ten minutes to terrific. Basically the rules were to make a card that would take less then ten minutes but still using a technique and still be a wow card. This type of card is right up my alley. I want to make cards that look great but don't take up my whole day. I took my favorite dragonfly from the Bugs and Kisses set and did the crayon resist technique. With this color scheme it wold also be a good male type card. So what do you think?

Recipe: Cardstock: Garden Green, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, and Glossy White ink: Garden Green, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive Accessories: crayon, Dimensionals, Brayer, and Jumbo Eyelets

New Look and More news from convention

So I figured since this is the day for all new things (new catalog, new stamps sets, new accessories) that I would update my blog a little bit. I changed the header and added some things to my sidebar. Do you all like the changes??

If you notice on my side bar there is a new pic link of the new items SU! is going to carry ... the BIG SHOT. I still can't believe we are going to be carrying the Big Shot and accessories. I gasped when they announced it at convention!! I am going to order mine today along with some of the new fab stamp sets. If you click on the big shot picture it will take you to the catalog of all the Big Shots products we carry. Happy stampning!

Open House

Come check out the new 2008-2009 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog during my Bi-Annual Open House. In the new Idea Book you will find dozens of new stamp sets and accessories, along with samples on each page to help get your creative juices running. You can purchase your copy today or get one free by signing up for a workshop. You will be able to create projects using our newly released Stamp Sets. Just for stopping by everyone will receive a free gift and have a chance to win a door prize (pictured at the right). Specially marked books will recieve a special gift with their next order. So come on over, join the fun and check out our new products. If you would like more information just click the email me button to the right and I will be glad to share the details.

Convention Goodies

I'm still trying to catch up from being gone for two weeks so I will still be sharing stuff from convention. I'm not really sure what possessed me to take that much time off ... and as soon as I return to work it's going to be even worse. BUT at least I had a blast while I was gone!!

Here is all the goodies I got for going to convention!! Who doesn't love getting free rubber?!?!? Not to mention the Fall and Winter Idea Book & Catalog!! I can't wait to be able to order on the 11th. There a TON of news sets that I absolutely need. I also picked up the Spanish Supplement catalog with has a bunch of sets for the Spanish market. Which I LOVE being Hispanic and all.

The Thanks Blessings Love on the right hand side is Decor Elements and will be available in phase 2 of the DE line. At the general session on the first day this Shadow box was made. I was really surprised in how fast this project was. You could totally redecorate your entire house in less than half a day. After this segment they announced that anyone wearing a yellow wrist would band would be getting one to take home!! Of course I was screaming and jumping up and down. I am going to make this exact project to hang up for Thanksgiving just as soon as a get a Micheal's coupon for a shadow box that is. This would be really easy to change out for Christmas too ... ahh the possibilities.

I'm a Display Board Celebrity

... well I'd like to think I am. I actually had a project make the display boards at convention!! I was way excited to see it up on the wall. Of course it took me until the last day to notice it was even there!! I decided to take a couple of pictures of it and I have to tell you I am a FANTASTIC photographer!! You'll just love to see all of convention shot blurs and all! How's that for memories ... maybe if I was drunk it would look perfect. I did manage to get one decent shot of it in the grouping it was in. So here it is

It is the planner hanging in the upper right side. Those of you who belong to the SuFriends group should remember this planner as it was the one I made for you all in our Christmas Gift swap. I sent this project in for a contest last year at Christmas time, I didn't win but at least it was kept.

If I would have brought my real digital camera ... my fabulous SLR D80 from Nikon I wouldn't have pictures of my planner that look this. Believe it our not this one is much more in focus then others I took. But I didn't want to lug around my "real" camera so these blurry pictures are just going to have to do.

This was definitely one of my favorite projects I made so it was a pleasant surprised to see it up in lights!!