Yikes! No Computer Tech future for me!!

Wow! What a crazy few days trying to trouble shoot the computer problem and then resolve it once the problem was identified! As you can see I have finally got things rolling again!! YEAH!!

Let's see what fun things I can share with you....

These use the Party Hearty stamp set. I love the bright, fun, happy colors! Just perfect for a birthday card!

The row of party hats makes me want to grab one and join in the fun!

How about the glitter on this next one! I am normally not a glitter fan...GASP...I know, but it just winds up EVERYWHERE!!! Even my terrific Dyson vacuum cleaner can't get it under control! I do think on this card however that it is perfect! That cupcake looks good enough to eat. Want to know a crazy little secret about me? I LOVE frosting! Yup the sickly sweet kind from a bakery! I wish there was a way to have a birthday cake that was ALL frosting! YUM! Okay, probably more info than you wanted or needed!

I am teaching the "second session" of the 5 Funky Folds class, that my upline and I put together, on Friday night. On Monday night we are having our Catalog Kick-Off event. We already had our Hostess event which is special for just those wonderful ladies that have hosted workshops for us in the past year. The Catalog Kick-Off is for everyone of the wonderful people we have met through stamping! We try to invite EVERYONE! So if you are reading this and will be in the Keene area on Monday let me know and stop on by!!

I will try, now that the laptop is functioning again, to take pictures of the great projects that the ladies made at the Hostess Event and also the cute little gift we gave the hostesses.

Until next time.

Computer Issues!

I have been dealing with computer issues all week! I went to get online with my laptop and for some reason, incomprehendable to me, it will not communicate with the wireless router downstairs. I can get online at the desktop computer downstairs but all my stored information, photos, e-mail addresses are all in the laptop!!! Thankfully my personal computer tech, AKA my husband Rich, will be home tonight to help me remedy this horrible situation!!

In the meantime I can enjoy the sunshine...3 days in a row now! Get the hayfield that is our lawn mowed and those kind of outdoor jobs done.

So...please be patient...there will be more photos of projects and swaps very soon!

Enjoy your day whatever it may bring!

More Convention Highlights

Okay I am not sure I can top the UPS highlight but I do have a few things to share with you! Also a fellow SU demonstrator and blogger was right up front and got a couple GREAT pics of the UPS truck out in front of the stage. Click over to Dannie Graves' Blog and check it out!

So now for the things I want to share with you. I have a wonderful upline! I begins with my first level Lisa Bunce and goes up via Cindy Lawrence, Karen Barber and Tina Rosenkranz. Tina's group is called INKredible and we were able to get together on Friday evening for dinner, swaping and idea sharing!!

Here is a picture of my terrific upline minus Lisa as she was unable to attend convention this year. They are from left to right Karen, Tina and Cindy. You can click over to Tina's blog to see a pictue of the nearly 90 folks from her downline that were at convention and attended this dinner. It was a lot of fun and I feel very fortunate to be a part of this great family!

I am still trying to get pictures taken of all the great swaps I got at convention...it could take a while as I got more than 200 swaps!!

For now how about a few pictures of the 3-D displays that they had set up at convention?

There were so many fabulous creations! I was truely amazed at some of them!

Have a terrific Saturday!

More Convention Goodies

At convention there is a place called "The Gathering Place", so perfectly named because we gather there for lunch and also to view the many display boards the Stampin' Up! assembles. They organize the samples by color and there are hundreds of samples on the boards! I took lots and lots of pictures of these displays so you may see something at a future class that looks familiar! I am sure these will give me inspiration for project and card ideas.

Here are a couple more display boards I thought you might like.

Don't you just love the scrapbook page titled S'mores?

This board to the right obviously featured red as the main color and there were a lot of Christmas ideas. I hope you enjoy these. You should be able to click on a photo to get a bigger view. Have a Happy day!

Sock Monkey!

Okay, so I am hooked! I LOVE our new set Sock Monkey! I think I have to get a kit and make myself one of these cute little Monkeys!

This is one great sample I was able to photograph as I was already "swapped out" at this point.

This one uses some of our punches to create a "setting" for the cute little monkey. This card is so cute! I took this picture before a general session when I was all out of the swaps I had brought for the day.

Swapping is such fun! I came home with TONS of great new samples! I will share them with you a few at a time over the coming weeks and months.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Convention surprise!

So you would think that after announcing the partnership with Sizzix and that we will have exclusive Stampin' Up! dies, that would be it for big announcements...but NO Stampin' Up! had one last surprise for all of us at the last general session on Saturday afternoon! They had a very creative way of presenting that surprise...As Shelli was speaking we heard a doorbell ring and a UPS guy came out on stage with a Stampin' Up! box. Shelli asked if she could help him and he asked if this was the Salt Palace. Shelli replied that it was and said she knew a lot of these people and who was he delivering to. He looks down at the box and says "Well it says I am supposed to delive this to EVERYONE. The room just EXPLODED!! there was confetti and screaming and clapping! It was soooo cool!

I am not sure if you can see the UPS truck just to the left of the support post. The truck drove right into the convention hall and out came numerous UPS employees with shopping bags loaded with the RMHC stamp set, Say It With Scallops. UPS, as a way to thank Stampin' Up! for all their business, purchased enough of the RMHC sets to give them to every demonstrator attending the final session of convention.

This is my friend Janis with one of the people who was handing out the stamp sets to demonstrators. I think the best part of this is that since UPS purchased the sets for all the demonstrators at convention, Stampin' Up! will still be able to donate the $2 for each set to RMHC!!! Since Stampin' Up! began this program they have donated nearly $700,000 to RMHC! This also includes the $100,000 corporate donation that Stampin' Up! makes each year.

Have a terrific Monday!

Home Again!

Good Evening stamping friends!

It feels so good to be home! I had a BLAST at convention! I went with friends...saw some other friends while I was there and came home with new friends!!

Packing up last night was a bit crazy as I had a lot more stuff than when I went!! Everyone received 3 stamp sets in their convention bag. These sets are used to create your make and take projects. I won a prize during one of the giveaways and also got some goodies for being a helper at convention. I had also done a little shopping at Momento Mall and had some goodies from there as well. It was tough closing the suitcase but I managed somehow!

I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing the great cards people create using Lovely As A Tree! In fact I will probably have a good cry when Stampin' Up! retires this magnificent set! Anyway I thought this one was very nice...Simple and well laid out but very beautiful!

I will try to post some other samples I got during the next few weeks. I do have to get ready for our Hostess Appreciation Event and a class but I will try to fit a bit of blogging in this week as well.

Convention News

By now you may have heard the BIG news from Stampin' Up! They announced today at our general session that we have partnered with Sizix and will offer a special version of the Big Shot die cut machine and exclusive Stampin' Up! dies! These will be available to order on September 2nd!

I mentioned in the e-mail I sent the other night that we got some new ribbons. There are 4 new colors of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Sage Shadow, Rose Red, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip.

There are 4 colors of 1" wide Double stiched ribbon; Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip.

Two other new ribbons include 1 1/4" grosgrain in Pink Pirouette and 7/8" Poly-Twill Ribbon in So Saffron!

Here I am on stage celebrating my 5 years with Stampin' Up! I got to walk across the main stage! My friend Janis took this one of me as I came to the front of the stage.

The stage is so gorgeous!!

So far I have taken 162 pictures and purchased a CD with a lot more exclusive art work on it! I have so many ideas for classes and workshops!

I will be home on Sunday evening.