Can I tell you how much I hate taking selfies? I'm getting old, so my eyes don't work as well at that distance so I'm always squinting to see the screen and it looks weird! Anyway, this is a pic of Rachelle, Jeanna and me after our all-day stamping get together. We had such a fun time and all of the projects were fabulous--I hope to make a few as workshops or classes, so get with me if you are interested in hosting a workshop!
I just wanted to share some of the fun swaps I got this weekend. There were lots of great swaps done and I only made 19 cards, so I got about the same amount back. The sad thing is that many of my swaps don't have names on them, so if it looks familiar to you, please let me know so I can credit you properly.
I can't believe it's been a week since Convention 2013! I had such a fun time with all my Stampin' friends--I wish I didn't have to wait a whole year before I see some of them again! They live all over the country and even all over the world...good thing we have Facebook, right?
Here are just a few of my favorite swaps: 1. Debi Calandrelle 2. Cami Eastwood 3. Kevin Theesen 4. Judene Hale 5. Cindy Schuster 6. Jeanna Bohanon 7. Elisabeth Bellville 8. Monika Davis 9. Pam Hoffmann 10. Teri Hinckley
I had so many lovely swap cards, I thank all those who put so much effort and talent into your projects!
Check out the opening session streamed live for the first time! I got to sit right on the front row with VIP tickets, thanks to the You Crew but you don't see much of me on the screen because I am sitting under the boom crane. That's ok, I had a fantastic seat for the whole celebration!
Here's some photos of the highlights of convention for me:
Dinner with the MDS blog hop girls!
Jeanna, Monika and Julie getting ready for opening session!
VIP Seating!!!
Julie and Judene in VIP seating!
Besties on the front row!
WooHoo! Ryan Innes from "The Voice" rocked the crowd!
The whole Gardner clan!
Silver backpack for the 25th anniversary celebration!
Prize Patrol!!
Oh yeah, gotta love FREE STAMPS!!!
Only about 1/10 of the demonstrators at convention!
Jeanna Bohanon, Finalist for Artisan Design Team
Jeanna, WINNNER! 2013-2014 Artisan Design Team!!
She can't even contain her emotions!!
Artisan Design Team gift!
There was so much fun and excitement going on during convention--amazingly, they get better every single year! I know you want to join us next year! It is $99 to sign up and for a limited time, every new demonstrator gets their choice of projects on top of all the great stuff they get to choose for their starter kit ($190+ value)! That's awesome!
Come back soon, I have some more Artisan Contest submission projects to share!
Since I've been home from convention in July, I have been to a couple of demonstrator gatherings and when Stampin' Up! demonstrators get together, they SWAP! Each demonstrator makes several of the same card and swaps them with other demonstrators for their cards! When you get home, you have all different cards done by different people with different stamps and supplies--doesn't that sound great? I am going to post a few of my favorites in the next few days, I want to give credit to the card maker, so if the info is on the back I will share it, if you recognize a card that doesn't have info, please leave me a comment and I will add it!
Toxic Treacherous Treats-artist unknown
Boo owl--Hilary Reynolds
Frightening Feline candy holder-artist unknown
Trick or Treat Feline-karensue324@frontier.com (sorry Karen, I forgot your last name!)
I'll add a few more tomorrow!
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