Stamp Princess

This will be quick — Convention is amazingly exhausting!

I want to post my swaps, in case anybody comes here to find out what supplies I used on them.  Here we go, quickety quick …

Stamps – sweet centers

Paper – rose red OR pumpkin pie, very vanilla, sweet & sour dsp

Ink – rose red

Supplies – sponge, Big Shot, scallop circle die, 1 ¾” circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, large scallop circle punch, very vanilla 3/8” taffeta ribbon, glue dots, circle scissor plus (w/glass mat), dotto, snail

(There were a few other variations of this dsp in my swaps, but these are the general 2.)

Stamps – word play, elements of style

Paper – sweet & sour dsp, pink pirouette OR pumpkin pie, whisper white, rose red

Ink – pink pirouette OR pumpkin pie, rose red

Supplies – sponge, dimensionals, Big Shot, beautiful wings embosslit, beautiful butterflies die, spiral border punch, basic rhinestones, snail

Stamps – word play, friends never fade

Paper – greenhouse gala dsp, daffodil delight OR pear pizzazz, pumpkin pie OR chocolate chip, pear pizzazz OR baja breeze

Ink – versamark, whisper white

Supplies – Big Shot, beautiful wings embosslit, sponge, white embossing powder, heat tool, powder pals, scallop trim border punch, dimensionals, crystal effects, circle scissor plus (w/ glass mat), dotto, snail

I know that was a quick run-down, so please let me know if you have questions on the details.

Okay, I’m off to get some sleep for Saturday at Convention!  Whee!

Laura

Want to join me at Convention next year?? I love what I do, and I’d love to have you join my team! The starter kits (2 options) are now cheaper! Click here or email me to learn more.

I had a question about what we got in our Convention bag this year, so I took a quick picture.

Wheeeeeee fun treats!   Okay, so the stamps sets are: Hello Again, Sweet Season (I’ll be using this for Christmas neighbor gifts!!), Things I Love, Tree Trimmings, and the Retro Remix wheel.  Then of course we got a catalog, a mini catalog (available September 1st, and I’m sooooo excited), a cutie pen, and there is my little “My 1st Convention” pin.

As I was trying to get a quick picture, I had a little someone in the room that wanted her picture taken.  Can you tell?

She cracks me up, the little monkey.  What can I say, her dad is a photographer so she likes a camera in her face.

Anyway, so that’s our bag this year!  A cute bag too, no?  And reversible, too!  I’ll make good use of it.  And the stamps, of course.

If you want to be with me at Convention next year, don’t forget there is still about a week left for the $85 mini starter kit!  Or, the regular $199 kit is still available right now, plus a bonus (a $43.65 value) of all 6 in-color stamp pads and a pack of in-color paper!  Contact me for any questions.

Tootle-oo!

Laura

Okay, I technically never left “home” for Convention, since I am from Salt Lake, but I am back at my house.   It was an uber chaotic week of switching between mommy & demonstrator.  I’d leave the convention center and come home, so while others were resting their tired bodies in their hotel rooms or over dinner, I was making dinner, giving baths, singing bedtime songs, staying up late and waking up early … and you know what??  I can’t WAIT to do it again next year!  It was SO WORTH IT!!! It would have been impossible without some help from our fabulous family willing to babysit.

Hold on to your hats, I have a lot to share here!

I did stay downtown 1 night, since the entertainment didn’t end until about 11:30 pm.  If you don’t know, I am married to one of the Stampin’ Up photographers, so I had a room to stay in for the night.  Man, you should have seen the looks we got when we walked back to our room together!  Ha!!  Some scandelous rumors began, I’m sure. And do you know what I just realized??  The whole time at Convention, I never got my picture taken with my husband!  Ah!  What?!? Well duh, that would have been fun to have, especially from my 1st convention.  (Click here to see an example of how all the other demos got their picture with him. ) Oh well, here we are around Christmas time.

I did remember to get a picture with my upline, though! This is Max.  Love her — and you have to hear her accent!  So fun!

So remember my swaps that I showed you?  Swaps are just what they sound like … you swap your card for someone else’s.  Look what I came home with!

It’s been so fun to rummage through those!  They aren’t all swaps, though.  For example, see the matching little packages in the top left corner? Those are darling little shirts for my girls from our good friend Carrie.  Sooooo cute!!!  Are we spoiled or what??

I surprised myself by actually not taking a lot of pictures at Convention.  Well, not of people, anyway.  I’ll have to do that more next year.  But I did take a lot of product photos, since we were surrounded in every direction by inspiration.

Did you notice the cute wreath at the top of that display?

One of the new exciting things we have available starting in September (in our Holiday Mini Catalog, whee!) is a whole line of Build-a-Bear products!  Excited?  Just wait, you’ll be even more excited when you see these.  I sure was!! That is a metal board with magnetic bears to play with!  Looks complicated, right?  Not … at … ALL.  I was amazed.  In fact, I made some of these this morning for my 3-year-old!  (I’ll take pictures of my own to post soon.)  Those were simply made with our Big Shot dies cut out of magnets.  The clothes were cut out separately (also on magnets), so kids can play dress-up with them.  Can we say quiet church idea??

Here is another idea that I plan to use very soon.

So how much does a box of crayons cost right now with back-to-school sales?  About $.025 or less, right?  So all they did here was cut out the bears (again, with the Big Shot and dies, super fast & easy) on iron-on material (Wonder Under), ironed them onto a bag from a dollar store, prettied it up with some ribbon, and added a box of crayons.  Then they stamped a few images from one of our Build-a-Bear stamp sets (Beary Best Friends), put them on a ring, and voila!  Cute bag and coloring pages!  I’m totally going to use that idea for a cheap gift for my daughter’s friends, so act surprised if you get this from me.

I fell in love with this stuff, can you tell? Here are a few more shots.

Can’t you see yourself giving someone that cute gift bag?  I know I will — and unless they see my blog, they’ll ooh and ahh and think I spent a lot!  Bwaa ha haaa!

Okay, you get the idea … the cuteness factor is outta control, and the possibilities are endless.

So what else is new?

You need to click on this Halloween shot to see all the cute details.

These are some magnet boards that Shelli demonstrated.  Love them.  Easy and cheap for holidays!

Do you see the cute jewelry in there, too?

I don’t even know where to begin with this next one.  This is HUGE.  My Digital Studio.  Yup, digital.  Our software will be coming on this fall.  Did you know this?  Holy schmoly!!  And not just scrapbooking, but cards, calendars, all sorts of stuff!!  Wow!

Those are all digitally made!

So picture this.  You print off this card, quickity quick, easy peasy.

You stick a button on the front over the picture of one, or maybe some dazzling diamonds glitter on that stem, and voila!  You have a darling 3D card that will make someone grin.  Cool, eh?

You can print single pages, send them to our printer for bound books, etc, etc.  This software (for Mac or PC) is awesome, and I’ll get into more details later.  Oh, I almost forgot a calendar picture.

I told you there was a lot of fun stuff here! Look at these awesome butterflies mixed & matched?

Those are vinyl from our Definitely Decorative catalog.

Or just a simple way to use our punches!  This is a great idea.  This is our Jumbo Snowflake punch, simply punched in different colors (could even be scraps of paper), and adhered to a piece of fabric and framed.  Easy, inexpensive, darling holiday decor!  I love easy.

I had a great time.  I hope I have more of my friends there with me next year to run around like crazy ladies!  Oh, speaking of which, if you are thinking of signing up to do what I do, right NOW is an awesome time.  Our starter kit is usually $199 (an amazing deal with I think $335 worth of product?), and you can sign up anytime for that price.  Honestly, you can pay off your initial investment very quickly.  BUT get this … right now, through the end of August, there is a mini starter kit available for only $85.  You can start your business, do what I do, get a discount on your favorite products, etc, etc, for $85. 

Dude!  Why WOULDN’T you do this?  There is, literally, no risk here.  I’ve never seen a deal like that!  Where was that deal when I signed up??   If you are thinking of making a little extra money, getting to know amazing people, getting to preorder goodies (at a discount), and other benefits that I could go on and on about, contact me.  I’ll answer any questions you may have.

So fun!  I love my job!!

Laura

Wow, I am exhausted from the 1st day of Convention!  I think that is my own fault and due to lack of sleep and dehydration, but tonight I’ll rest! Such a fun day!

I look forward to a few more days, and I’ll return to the blog before long!

Laura

The Stampin’ Up convention is here!  The rest of the week will be a crazy juggling of family and convention, back and forth.  Bring it on, I am planning on a fun week!

I showed a sneak peek of my swaps earlier.  I made 3 different kinds.

I have a lot more to do to get ready, so bye for now!

Laura

Ingredients: (click on any link to view the product in my store)

Stamps – Eat, Drink & Be Scary, Polka Dot, Great Friend, Falling Leaves

Ink – Versamark, basic black, melon mambo, soft suede

Paper – perfect plum, basic black, pumpkin pie, melon mambo, close to cocoa, certainly celery, so saffron, kraft, old olive, very vanilla

Supplies – black 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon, white embossing powder, heat tool, Big Shot, movers & shapers die, stamping sponge, melon mambo polka dot ribbon, Birds & Blooms sizzlits, dimensionals, close to cocoa marker, eyelet border punch, linen thread

Busy busy, getting ready for the Stampin’ Up Convention!  This year will be my 1st year to attend – whee!  I have heard so many great things from everyone that attends, and I am really excited.  I don’t think the “getting ready” part is so busy for everyone, but we do have a unique situation, since my husband and I will both be there.  (He is a Stampin’ Up employee.)  Fun, huh?

So along with Convention comes swaps!  Here is a peek of what I’ve been working on.

Tee hee, just a peek!

There is SO MUCH great stuff going on today that I will post here before too long, but in the meantime, take a peek at my website any time to get all details.

Laura