Stamps Ahead

One of the classes that I took at The Great American Convention (GASC), in Arlington Texas was a class with Kim from Rusty Pickle (Hi to Kim if you are reading this). It was a Play Day concentina book using file folders to create pockets with lots of tags to put in the pockets. I decided to make the book a record of my first day at the convention - 4th June and I have put pictures and bits and pieces from the day in there. The day started very early following an 11 hour plus road trip from Missouri -4am snooze in the car in the convention carpark - 8am with Kim's class, 9am the doors opened so that we could shop and look with the many vendors there. I did several make and takes with some new products on the market. Lunch at noon and then more shopping and looking. At around 4.30 I started to flag (check out the photo of me with my hands on my head) and decided to wait until my friends joined at about 5pm (thanks to Laura for taking this photo!). Then back to our motel to check i...

Images: (c)1990-2009 Stampin'Up!(r) Artwork: Margaret L Crawford I am just home from my weekend in Canberra. The above photographs show me pointing to a card I had on the display boards at convention. It is a small love note card/envelope using French Script background stamp and Embrace Life stamp set. I have highlighted the flower with some chunky clitter and to round out the bling - a rhinestone brad. The next photographs were taken prior to the conference dinner last night. One (a little bit) serious and one not so serious. Considering I was not feeling 100% I am pleased with them. Congratulations to all INKlings team members who won awards and especially to our leader, Jayne , for her 10th place in Demonstator of the Year and for making it to the incentive trip for the 3rd year in a row.

I am just back from the inaugural Stampin'Up! convention held in Sydney on 4th and 5th May. It was a great opportunity to learn and to meet other Stampin'Up! friends from around Australia. I personally came back with several goals - one of them was to write a blog! Through this blog I will share with you my papercrafting creations and thoughts throughout the year. This is an example of a card you and your guests can have fun making if you book a workshop with me. I supply everything that you need to make the card. I can tailor the workshop to your needs - in a favourite colour, or make a card for Mother's Day, Christmas or birthday, simply email me to organise a time and date that suits you. As a host you are entitled to a complimentary Idea Book & Catalogue , worth $12.95. You could also earn free stamp sets and dollars to spend on whatever you like in the catalogue, based on the total amount of orders from your workshop. Images © 1990 - 2007 Stampin' Up! Artwork ...