Another fun time of making cards with friends, this time with Judi & Catherine at a stamp store in Chandler – Craft Fusion.
Most of the stamps, techniques, inks and embellishments we used were Ranger products – Tim Holtz kind of things. Dana was the teacher – super nice and very helpful – and the cards were gorgeous!! Oh, and of course, the store had ‘nothing’ I needed!!
Yes, I am in the warm south. (Sorry all you snowbound freezing people!) And I found a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Holly, who was having a class at just the right time. Catherine (who travelled down with me) and I attended and had great fun as well as learning a few new techniques!
Here are the cards we made…
Crisp Cantaloupe with a Touch of Soft Suede sponged on the edges of the images for the birthday card. For the Christmas Card we first heat embossed images on Shimmery white paper and then used an aqua pen with Marina Mist ink to paint over.
The three wreath images were inked with different greens and all images were die cut. Stampin’ Up! has made it very easy to line up the images and the dies. The last Christmas card was a little time consuming to make (it’s not going to be one of the 3 Quick Cards!), but very easy and well worth the time spent.
Time to head to Salt Lake City for the annual SU Convention. It is always great fun and this year was no exception. Had a wonderful roomie again this year (Hey Marilyn!!). The local businesses always make us feel welcome…
We both spent lots of time with our friend and up-line Jane. For some reason both Jane & Marilyn thought they were always waiting on me, whereas I thought they both always had their times wrong! :)
Stampin’ Up! has a wonderful way of showcasing the products in Memento Mall that we can buy to help our businesses…
Lively entertainment opens the first morning of convention (really wakes us up!) and this year was no exception with stamping lyrics sung with a reggae beat. We always look forward to seeing the latest fashions on stage and especially the shoe styles. (I know – not stamps, but still interesting!) This year not only was Shelley stylin’ but so was her daughter Sara and her granddaughter SIdney too!
All too soon it’s all over and when that happens and the last photo is needing to be taken, this is sometimes what you get!!
Sunshine, palm trees, a pool in the background!!
There is greenery in the desert (besides the cactus) and mountains too.
Sedona is north of Phoenix – lots of beautiful red rocks!
The sunsets are wonderful and nothing says ‘Arizona’ better, than the Saguaro cactus.
