Convention 2010!

It was awesome.

Have you ever been?  If not, you should immediately join my downline and we can go together next year!!!  No I’m not kidding!!!

I am going to post for a while about some of my favorite things that I was able to see while attending.  I took a few pictures. . .okay, nearly 2000 pictures. . .so as I sort thru them and pick my favorites I will share :)

After all, that was the theme this year. . .Share what you Love!  And I don’t think it would come as a surprise to *anyone* who has ever been to my blog:  I love Stampin’ Up!

Check out my new bag!

Before I share any samples, I want to share about who I was able to go with this year.

I had three downline able to attend!  From the left:

Karen, Miriam, and Jen

Karen and Miriam got their “My first convention” pins :)

 

We all stamp together at home, but hanging out for Convention is something altogether different :)  We had an amazing time!

We got to eat out at yummy restaurants. . .

We had to take the bus tour to Riverton, for those who had never been!

Here we are in front of the fountain. . .a classic “I’ve been there” picture!

 

And if you don’t have a goofy picture of yourself posing here:

 

You have not yet had “the full demonstrator experience”. . .

If you were there, you get that little inside joke :)

Last but not least, this picture is for my upline:

She loves Brent Steele!  Okay, who doesn’t???

I had to give him a hard time. . .he has people hounding him for his autograph all thru convention!  He confided that it is a bit of a reality check when he gets home and no one wants him to sign anything :)

I think that is enough sharing for one day!  I hope you get a chance to go to convention as a Stampin’ Up demonstrator next year.  It is a memorable experience, and a whole lot of good times!  If you are interested in finding out how you can get in on the fun, let me know asap!

Look for some awesome sample photos and more tomfoolery to follow. . .

Happy Freaky Easter

The Freaks are at it again! You probably arrived here via the irreverent and hilarious Brandy Wiggins-Cote (have you seen her scrapbook pages?!?!?)

If you are starting here? Welcome! Forward or backward this tour should give you a ton of Easter project ideas!

My first project was inspired by the uber-talented Gretchen Barron (a freak I might add!) and her mini matchbox drawer set. . . Ever since I saw that cutie I wanted to try it-but it hasn’t happened yet LOL!

Story of my life. . .

Anyhoo, I needed a bigger one so I used our Box #2 to make this dresser card kit for my oldest daughter. She is a crafty girl like her momma tries to be, so I wanted to make her something fun for Easter that she could make things with.

Some punched images, layers for them, ribbon, crayons. . .and an hour or two that mom doesn't have to entertain! Priceless!

I cut off the top of the box flaps, and cut some drawers from our So Saffron paper. I don’t know if you can see them, but I used little bead “spacers” behind our flower brads to give them a little boost! Stole ‘em from my daughter’s bead box. . .don’t tell!

But not every Easter project has to be that involved, right?

Here is a cutsey treat made with our Hugs Notes that can be found in the Occasions Mini catalog:

The super cute bunny is from the hostess set Picnic Parade (Occasions Mini), as are all the punched images from the above kit. He is cut out and layered on a 1in So Saffron circle.

That Satin Ribbon is a favorite right now :)

Inside the treat is a folded glassine envelope, with a few little chocolate eggs inside. Yummy!

Speaking of Hugs Notes. . .I have some folded in half to go with the kit above for making her little notecards. Just the right size for passing around at school!

That's it for this stop, and now you are off to visit Dawn Olchefske (love her!!) and see what she has to WoW you with . . . Have fun, and get stamping!