Off to Convention!

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I wrote this blog post earlier today and then couldn't find it so I am rewriting it. Maybe I didn't save it. Who knows. I have been busy, busy getting everythig ready to leave for convention. I look forward to Stampin' Up convention every year. It's one of my favorite trips. I'm all packed and ready to go. There are 14 of us in our local group going. Us and thousands of other demonstrators. You all know I always take swaps. It's not required but it's such fun. You make cards or card fronts and then just swap them with other demonstrators. As many as you take will be how many different ones you will bring home. I love seeing all of the ideas and creativity. I have taken as many as 200 in years past but this year I am only taking 70. The good thing is most people will let you take a photo of a card when you see something fantastic and have run out of anything to swap.

For my card swap this year I made a double slider card and used a couple of new stamp sets. Flamingo Lingo is the new Ronald McDonald stamp set. Living in Florida, I especially love the flamingo. If you buy this set Stampin' Up donates $3 to Ronald McDonald House Charities. The other new set is Flower Patch.

Slider card

The grasses were done with a stamp from Wetlands.

Here is the card after the tab at the top is pulled up:

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Thanks for stopping by,

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Family Visit

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Last week my son and family were here from Kentucky. My granddaughter, Sofia, who is eleven, was in the Dance Masters of America National Competition in Orlando so I was back and forth every day watching the dancing. There were 1400 performances (no I didn't see all of them). Sofia was in several group dances from her dance studio plus two solo dances. On Friday awards were presented. It was the Best of the Best, 123 performances selected from the 1400. She won first place in one of her solos. So very proud of her. The top performances in each of the ten categories were then selected to go on to the grand finale and one of the group dances she was in won the top award. Her dance studio, Diana Evans School of Dance, from Lexington, KY rocked it this week with numerous Platinum awards too.

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We spent so much time watching dancing I just have to say what a trooper my grandson, Anderson, 7, was. He didn't complain and was just so good. Having games on an IPod certainly helped entertain him. But our last day we were there almost 12 hours and he finally gave up and fell asleep. Earlier in the day his mom took him to throw coins in a fountain. She asked him if he made a wish. He did … that he wouldn't have to watch any more dancing!

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We did manage a short trip to the beach, his dad took him to Legoland one day, and the day before they left to go home we took him on an airboat ride. He had an ear to ear grin on that ride.

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They left yesterday to head back home. And now I am getting things ready to head to SLC for Stampin' Up convention.

 

It’s All New

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Lots going on today in the world of Stampin' Up. New stamp sets, new Weekly Deals, and new items will be added to the Clearance Rack on July 10th.

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Wk. Deals

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Don't forget the Clearance Rack on July 10th. You will be able to see items here on Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by,

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Happy 4th

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USA Flag

Happy July 4th Everyone! This is one of the cards we recently made in class. The flag is done using Work of Art stamp set and I used the new Rotary Stamp for Bless the USA. You can create just about anything you want to say with this stamp.

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A quick and easy card. I hope you have a fun and safe holiday. I have plans to go to hear the Brevard Symphony in the park tonight followed by fireworks. Hoping we don't have rain.

Thanks for stopping by

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What’s New?

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markersSELECT BLENDABILITIES MARKERS NOW AVAILABLE!

Alcohol ink markers made for blending and shading. Use with Memento Pad (below). Acid free, lignin free. 3 markers (light, medium, dark, $11.95) per assortment except for the Skin Tone Assortment which includes 6 markers ($22.95).

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Coastal Cabana
Daffodil Delight
Old Olive
Pumpkin Pie
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In addition, the following accessories are also available:

Memento Ink Pad $5.95 – Use with Blendabilities Markers. (Other black ink will not work)
Memento Ink Refill $4.95
Color Lifter  – Soften ink saturation by lifting color from paper.

Check out this Stampin' Up! video on using the new Blendabilities:

 

Designer Series Paper Special

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BUY 3 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PACKS, GET 1 FREE:  Have you been waiting for a great deal on Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper? Well, wait no longer!  When you purchase three Designer Series Paper Packs during the month of July, you'll get one absolutely FREE (Paper that is $10.95 only). Don't miss out on this chance to stock up and save on our beautifully designed paper!   July 1 – July 31.

 

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CD Calendar: October – December

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I just realized that I never posted the last three months of this years CD Calendar so here they are. I having been doing this special class every year now for several years and it's a favorite of many of my customers. I'm so grateful to my upline, Catherine Harwood, for updating and posting the PDF templates for each month. She has just posted the templates for 2015 on her blog. You can see them here.

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November

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December

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I won't be starting on my designs for next years calendars until a little later in the year. Right now I am working on swaps for convention which is just a few weeks away in addition to projects for upcoming classes. It's always busy around there … and the stamp room is almost always a mess.

Thanks for stopping by,

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Happy 4th of July Card

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Happy 4th

Here's a quick and easy patriotic card. The layout would be great to use for a birthday card by just substituting the age of the of the recipient or an anniversary card by using the number of years married. And you can easily substitute any color combination.

Have a Blessed day,

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Headed to Washington DC!

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I wanted to share my good news. This week I earned my very first Stampin' Up Incentive Trip, the Getaway Vacation.  It is a 4 day, all expenses paid trip for me and a guest (my daughter is going with me) to Washington DC the end of September.   I'm super excited to have achieved this and want to thank you, my amazing customers, and the wonderful SU! demonstrators in my downline that promoted this past year. You have all helped me reach this goal!

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So now if any of you have any recommendations on what to see and do be sure to let me know. I have only been to DC for one day on two different occasions and spent that day at the museums at the Smithsonian.

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Vivid Vases

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Thanks to friend and demonstrator Mickey Roberts for this card design. I used different paper on my card and changed it up a little but the basic idea and layout was her idea. I have done several different cards using the Vivid Vases stamp set but this was the first time stamping them on Designer Series Paper and cutting them out. Any paper would work as long as the design is small. Here's a helpful hint: use light colored paper. The stamped outline on the blue DSP was very hard to see. Using a coordinating piece of DSP and fringing it with the new Fringe Scissors was a great idea and one I will use again.

This weeks deals from Stampin' Up . . .

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Thanks for visiting,

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