Celebrate with Wisteria

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Welcome to my blog where I share my love of designing with Stampin’ Up! paper, rubber stamps, inks and tools!

I still have one more post of Convention photos to share with you, but now that I’m home again, it’s difficult to find the time to load the photos and share them with you. It was great fun to get away with my Stampin’ Up girls. Now I’m back to the real world and it’s real busy! If I want to reach the Grand Vacation to the Mediterranean (it’s a HUGE jump for me, so we’ll see how it goes), then I need to make time for my Stampin’ Up! business. Hope you’ll help me for the ride!!

It’s been a couple weeks since we had an As You See It Challenge. Have you missed us?

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This sketch is super cute, don’t you think? If I had the fringe scissors (which, shockingly, I don’t … yet!), I would have used them for that little side fringe. Instead, I chose to do the ol’ fashioned tearing technique.

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Purple isn’t my favourite colour to work with, but this card decided it wanted to be purple. I tried really hard to make it Island Indigo and Pool Party, but it didn’t let me.

I used a Wisteria Wonder card base. You can see that I used two layers of Crumb Cake cardstock. One is matted with a thin layer of Whisper White cardstock with some large polka dots. These were added using the Dots and Stripes Mask. I positioned the dots mask over my cardstock, then spritzed it with Pool Party ink that I had mixed in a Stampin’ Up! spritzer with a bit of rubbing alcohol. I added the splotches of Elegant Eggplant ink with my Gorgeous Grunge stamp set only after I accidentally dropped my ink pad on the corner of my cardstock (oops). Oh well, it worked out in the end, lol!

The smaller layer of Crumb Cake cardstock was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I added the torn piece of Elegant Eggplant to the edge of that and tied on the Black Baker’s Twine before adhering it with Stampin’ Up Dimensionals to the card.

046closeThe flower is from the hostess set called “I Like You”. It’s perfect to use with the new Blendabilities. In this case, I used the Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive, and a combination of Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie for the center of the flowers.

The sentiment on the banner is from the Good Greetings stamp set (not yet available) which I received for free from Stampin’ Up! for team leadership. I love free stuff!! I used my Bone Folder to curve the banner and give it a bit of shape before adhering it to my card.

Now it’s your turn! Give the sketch a try and share your creation on the As You See It Challenge page for Challenge #46. I can’t wait to be inspired by your design!

Amy

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Convention Adventures Part Two

We’ve been having a great time in Salt Lake City for Stampin’ Up Convention! Yesterday we had some time to do some shopping and get a pedicure before our check in at the Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Party began. Then we were up late working on a room-mate’s swaps to help her get them done for the next day (she only had 120 swap cards to make this year!)

Convention officially started this morning. Here are some photos of our adventures today.

Convention check in

Picking up our Convention bags and stamp sets

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Waiting for General Session to start

Waiting for General Session to start

We thought it was very funny to take a picture at the sign that says don't take a picture, lol!

We thought it was very funny to take a picture at the sign that says don’t take a picture, lol!

Waiting in line to meet Shelli Gardner

Waiting in line to meet Shelli Gardner

Shelli!!

Shelli!!

What our cover photo would look like if we were rock stars

What our cover photo would look like if we were rock stars

Home Office Tour - where they box 'em and then they ship 'em.

Home Office Tour – where they box ’em and then they ship ’em.

Home Office Tour - The Rock

Home Office Tour – The Rock

Brown Chicken Brown Cow by Michelle Suit

Punch Art card by Michelle Suit

Dinner at the Blue Iguana

Dinner at the Blue Iguana

Trends and Techniques Class

Trends and Techniques Class

Random out-of-context quotes at Convention:

“I heart you. I don’t remember my life without you”

“that’s how big my husband’s is”

“I’ve asked the Lord to give me a black singing voice when I get to heaven”

“apparently I’m never gonna touch it”

“it’s expelling crap out of it”

“When people get together to stamp, wonderful things happen” – Shelli Gardner

 

Convention Adventures – Part One

I’m in Salt Lake City!! Stampin’ Up! convention starts in a couple days, but we’re already having so much fun! I love traveling with the girls!

We drove to Seattle yesterday and stayed overnight. Then we flew to Salt Lake City today and here we are! It’s so fun to see friends that we made last year, hang out with them and catch up. The best part is the hugs and the laughs!

Here are random photos to show you some of the fun we’re having.

And Convention hasn’t even started yet!!

fallen asleep

sleeping on the drive (as is traditional after a late night finishing swap cards)

escaping the log-sawing

Escaping the snores by sleeping in the only room with a closing door

mirror ceiling

Mirrored ceiling

Seattle Airport

Seattle Airport

the look

giving “the look”

Yay! On our way!

Yay! On our way!

Chillin' on the plane

Chillin’ on the plane

Squatters for dinner

Squatters for dinner

toothpick wink

Toothpick winkin’

Random out-of-context quotes of the day:

“I didn’t know it was going to spring out at me so forcefully”

“I think we should change the letter “p” to “ped” so that it rhymes better with “zed” in the alphabet song”

“two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking and says it’s own name”

“I’d climb him like a tree!”

“You know I’m all types of screwed up”

“bt-dubs” (= by the way)