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| Elaine de Montmorency from Victoria,BC used "Bootiful Occasions" for her swap. Lucky Limeade is a great color combination along with Pumpkin Pie, WW, and Basic black. |
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| Love this Halloween card that Rosalie Gochnour made for Convention- I'm going to have to get this set "Bootiful Occasions" It's a very versatile set. Halloween will be here before we know it. More tomorrow- thanks for stopping in. Happy Stamping! |
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| Isn't this Owl cute? I'm going to have to get my sewing machine out. |
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| These were some of the SUDSOL gift swaps at convention- all very useful. I stopped at Fruita, Co. and got some fruits and veggies. Am busy making peach cobbler, ymmmm. More tomorrow. Happy Stamping! |
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| My friend, Kendra Richardson and I while doing the 5 year recognition walk. The years went fast. It's been such fun! |
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| Some more of my demonstrator friends from Tucson. Kendra's mom is to her right and is from Idaho. She joined SU 3 months ago. L to R Darlene McClusky, Kendra Richardson, me, Linda Ostby and in front, Karen Reid. We all had a great time. We are alll of those statements on the board behind us. Till tomorrow. Happy Stamping! |
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| Carrie's presentation was packed full of good information- some of it has been out of my "confort zone" such as more postings on line- I'm doing better since I started my blog and getting more comfortable with the navigation of this on line stuff. That's one of my goals by Sept 1st. Am going to get the 'ole fishing pole out". Back tomorrow with more from convention. Happy Stamping! |
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| This is another "take" on the quilt pattern, Cathedral Window done by my new friend, Lauren. I love the addition of the blossom flower punch and the Razzleberry color button. |
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| Loved the new "exercizes" that Shannon showed us- I had learned them a while back during my nursing career but glad to get a refresher. I love the costumes she chooses- she really just exudes fun and I love the saying" a smile is like tight underwear, it makes your cheeks go up" I'm going to remember that one, for sure. Doesn't her costume just want to make you "party?" More convention pictures coming. Happy Stamping! |
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| I decided to swap a 3-D card this year at convention so here it is. The design is one I found on Julie Davison's blog. I changed the dimensions a little because I thought for the stamp set I used it would look more in proportion. Stamp sets I used were: Toxic treats and Spooky Bingo bits. CS is River Rock, Tangerine Tango, WW, Vellum. DSP is the Howlstooth. The directions I used are: Tangerine Tango 4 1/4 x 10", score at 1", 2 1/2", 3 1/2", 5", 6 1/2", 7 1/2" and 9".At the 5" score line you cut from the 3/4" to 3 1/2". (This makes the center slot) for the card to poke through. Sticky Strip or SNAIL is used on both ends of the base. The middle piece "slips" through the open slot and attaches to both end pieces. The DSP was put on between the 2 1/2" and 3 1/2" score lines. I used the new Striped Satin Ribbon from the new Holiday catalog. The fence and crow are stamped on the Vellum. I stamped it just below the RIP that was stamped on the WW CS. Heading back home tomorrow after a WONDERFUL, EXCITING CONVENTION! Looking Forward to next year's! Happy Stamping! |
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| This is a card that I love doing although it's a multiple step process. Stamp set is Bordering on Romance |
 I'm heading to Utah this morning- Woohoo! Can't wait to get there. This is one of my "swap" cards that I will be sharing with you. |
| Loved doing this " poppies" swap card for Convention. Wanted to try something different for me- to use the daubers to color in the stems and flowers. Used Gumball Green for the stems and Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple for the poppies. Backed it with River Rock and used the new Raspberry Ripple ribbon. The DSP is from the Comfort Cafe series. Love the look of the scallop and round punches to highlight part of the poppies. Be sure to check back tomorrow for a look at another "swap" card. Happy Stamping! |
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| This is a picture that I was able to take out of my living room window yesterday- I can't believe that I actually was able to snap this picture through the window. There are 2 babies in the nest and the "Mama and"Papa" robin are taking such good care of them. I don't know which one was feeding the chick. It rained off and on yesterday and the " Mama" came back and sat on the nest protecting her "chicks". |
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| Wanted to try out this 3-D card that I saw on Julie Davison's blog- and wanted to try out the new Stamp set from the upcoming Holiday "mini" Love the new ribbon also. Think it will be great for a "Halloween" card. What do you think? Only 4 more days till Copnvention Am so looking forward to seeing what StampinUp has planned for us. Till then, Happy Stamping! |
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| Sneak peek at some of the 3-D projects I did for Convention. Love the Mixed Bunch stamp set AND the Blossom punch. It has been a favorite go to set for me. Below picture is of some more 3-D projects I did for some of my stamping friends. Won't be long till Convention- Only 5 more days! Can't wait! |
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| I loved making this Christmas card- The Greeting Card Kids |
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| Still working on some last minute Convention swaps so checked out some of the cards I had done some time back. I can't remember where I originally saw this idea, but if it was yours, please let me know so I can give you credit. I really liked the design of this card, so sad that the brads were not carried on in the new SU catalog. I wasn't sure if I liked the set, Bright blossoms when I first saw it but it sure "grows" on you. It's amazing that until I see a card made with some of the sets, that I begin to see the possibilities with that particular stamp set. The bottom card was just made with the Postage Stamp punch and the "Perfect Polka Dots" embossing folder. Hope you enjoy the cards. Happy Stamping! |
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| My friend "Mr. Brown" brought my SU pre-order today- was so excited to get it that I had to make a quick Halloween card |
