Tandra's Don--I mean Llama

So for a long time--more than a year!--there has been a joke that SU needed a llama image--a freakin' llama, to be exact. My friend Tandra was so excited to find this "llama" in the new Spanish supplement catalog. Then someone had to burst her bubble and tell her what it really was. :-) So here, for Tandra, is the freakin' llama. Along with one of the Convention make-n-takes for those who are looking for real stamping stuff. Sorry it's so blurry--the llama wouldn't hold still!

Shelli's Die Cut Projects

If you weren't at Convention, I'm not sure you can fathom the wild cheering that took place when Shelli announced a partnership with Sizzix. Sah-weet!

Here are some of the projects she demonstrated using the new Stampin Up dies. Sorry some of the photos aren't that great! You had to shoot and move along!



These are the projects she did for her grandson's birthday party. I wonder if she'd adopt me???? Masks use the new SU SIzzix Pennant die. The basket is from the SU Basket and Blooms die.





These are quiet book pages she made for her grandchildren. I {heart} quiet books, so it was fun to imagine making more with my fancy schmancy new Big Shot and dies. :-) Probably be a few years, though. Not really in the market till there are grandchildren for me!




So beautiful! One of Shelli's daughters is expecting her first girl, and these are the shower decorations/favors and the nursery decor. The flowers are made of fabric and lace, all cut with dies in the Big Shot. To the left you can see part of the ruffled apron Shelli sewed *from the Baskets and Blooms dies* if you can even imagine! I would never have thought of such a thing! Along the right side, you can see some of the Christmas decorations made from the Pennant die.

Decor Elements

One of the exciting things we got to see at Convention was Phase 2 of the Decor Elements line! These will be available for customers to order on October 1. You'll notice some familiar images, as well as some new ones. Many of these were two-step elements! I was really loving all the colors, too!

Convention Fog

We got home from Convention late Saturday night--so late it was practically Sunday. ;-) I am still in a fog, which is 3 parts exhaustion and 2 parts Convention withdrawal. I didn't have to do any laundry or cleaning or chauffeuring or . . . well, you get the picture. Now I can't seem to gather up all the threads that make up my regular life! Swimming lessons, 2 teens with jobs, school registration, play dress rehearsals, planning for group voice lessons--oh, and I should pay some bills and go grocery shopping! LOL It's amazing how much 6 kids eat!

I have to brag on my husband a little bit--ok, a LOT. Events like Convention are really not my thing. I suffer from migraines, and I'm not terribly fond of large crowds. But he drove me to Salt Lake, kept me fed and cared for, picked us up (hi Angie and Amanda!) at the end of Convention days, and just generally was amazing! I could never have done it without him! Thanks, honey!

You know how everyone always says you HAVE to go to Convention?? Well, I admit I just thought they were Kool-Aid drinkers. :-) (I mean that in the nicest way possible!) But I have to tell you

You HAVE to go to Convention!

It was wonderful, fabulous, amazing, crazy fun! I learned so much, swapped like crazy, met IRL so many great people I had only known online, swapped some more, waited in line for 2 1/2 hours to buy everything in Memento Mall (please note the "e"--sorry, you can take the girl out of the spelling bee, but you never take the spelling bee out of the girl!), learned that the Salt Palace does not have great cell reception, did I mention swapping????

I promised Tandra a couple pictures from the new catalog, so here they are!

Just Jawin!



Crazy for Cupcakes!

Keychain, part 2

Here is another version of my sticky note keychains.


Stamps: Window Dressing
Paper: DSP Bella Rose, Ridinghood Red, Naturals White
Ink: Staz-On Brown, Elegant Eggplant marker, Ruby Red marker, Pumpkin Pie Marker, Old Olive Marker
Accessories: sticky notes, Cropadile, binder ring, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Crystal Effects, various 1/4" grosgrain ribbons

A Light unto My Path

I can't believe I owned glossy cardstock for years without using it! Love this sunset look. I think I cased the colors from someone somewhere, but I can't remember. Let me know if it was you.



Stamps: Light unto My Path, Absolutely Fabulous
Paper: Basic Black, Cameo Coral, Brocade Blue, Glossy White
Ink: Black Craft, Cameo Coral re-inker, Brocade Blue re-inker, Creamy Caramel re-inker
Accessories: Clear EP, Vintage brads, rubbing alcohol, ticket corner punch

Convention Dreams

Love this new Dreams du Jour set! One of my general swaps.



Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Naturals White, DSP Bella Rose
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette re-inker, Kiwi Kiss re-inker, Pacific Point re-inker
Accessories: Stampin Sponge, silver brads, 1/16" punch, Aquapainter, Crystal Effects, dimensionals

Swappers Anonymous

Hi, my name is Amy, and I am addicted to swapping. You couldn't tell that, right?

Wednesday night before the Splitcoast dinner, a group of us who have been encouraging/enabling each other got together for our *own* little swap! This is the card I swapped.



Stamps: All Scallops, Flores Llamativas (Spanish Wow Flowers)
Paper: Ridinghood Red, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, DSP Bella Rose
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Jumbo brads--pewter, Cropadile, Taffeta ribbon--brown, dimensionals, Round tab punch, Button Bouquet, Vintage brads, sticky strip