Last Convention Make & Take

As promised, just a 'few' weeks ago now, here is another of the Make & Takes we did at the 2011 Stampin' Up! Convention.

Mine is a little different to most as the sample card had the Old Olive cardstock crimped and distressed with Early Espresso ink.  Here's where I admit that I'm not really a fan of the 'crimped' look - I think it's because it brings back too many memories of BAD 80's hair and associated fashions.  Anyhoo, I decided not to crimp and I'm SO glad I did because I just love how this has turned out.  I can't remember the exact dimensions of the card, except to say that it fits into the Small Open End Envelopes.

The card base and the piece the butterfly is stamped on is Natural Ivory cardstock, the Early Espresso scalloped border was punched using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch* and cut in half.  The butterfly was coloured with Not Quite Navy, Old Olive and Early Espress markers and it, along with the swirl can be found in the Creative Elements* set.  The sentiment is from the It's Your Day set*.  It's Your Day coordinates with the Great Day Simply Sent kit which we were all given during convention.  I'm yet to actually crack that open - no real surprise there though :)

Thanks for visiting, I'll be back to show you a card that I entered into the 2011 Papercrafts Gallery Idol competition.  I didn't make the cut, which is not suprising since there were SO many fabulous creations, but I love how the card turned out anyway.

Hope you have great day, thanks for visiting

Supplies Used:  (All Stampin' Up!)

Stamps:  Creative Elements, It's Your Day * (available for purchase September 1, 2011)

Ink:  Old Olive, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso markers

Cardstock:  Naturals Ivory, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch * (available for purchase September 1, 2011), dimensionals

Convention 2011 - Warning Sneak Peeks Ahead

Our Annual Stampin' Up! Convention was held just a few weeks ago.  I've been meaning to do an update but since there was a lot of stuff I was unable to share until June 1, I decided to wait until now.  This year Convention was 3 days, instead of just two, which meant we got to do some extra activities, such as the Pen, Pad, Marker - more on that a bit later *hint*.  Whilst I loved that it was 3 days, I still felt the time just whizzed by, there were a heap of people that I saw in passing but just never got around to speaking to because we just seemed to be continually moving from one thing to the next.

On Registration day we were very excited to find out what our Make & Take sets were going to be and they did not disappoint :).  We received the Creative Elements and It's Your Day sets and our Make & Takes were absolutely gorgeous.  I've only completed 3 out of the 4 and have only edited 2 of the 3 photos of them, so I will have to add the others in a later post.  Here is one of them - the No. 3 Card.

The floral image, the long frame (behind the floral piece) and the No. 3 are from the Creative Elements set.  This is a set of 8 and all of the samples I have show all of the stamps.  The floral image has been covered in Champagne Shimmer mist - the sample only had it on the flower but I didn't like how I went over the lines using the sponge dauber so I cover the whole lot!  As you can see, the M&T included SEAM BINDING so I am guessing that it will also be included in the new catalogue.  Just a head's up - start saving now ladies - all of the things we saw at Convention are absolutely gorgeous - you are going to want it all.

This is the second Make & Take I did - the Treat Yourself 6x6 Scrapbook page.  My friend Bron took a photo of me showing off the No. 3 card during our M&T session and I've cropped it down to finish off this page.  Convention is the ONLY time I ever complete scrapbook pages of myself, which is kind of funny, probably cause it's the only time I'm in the photos instead of taking them.

Again, all of the stamps are from Creative Elements, the big floral swirl, the long frame, the border and the sentiment which reads 'Treat Yourself Like You Own Best Company'.  Again, more SEAM BINDING (yay).  Also that Not Quite Navy scallop border hidden under the Old Olive flag was made using the RIBBON BORDER punch (yay - been waiting for that one).

Here are some more samples of the Creative Elements set from the display boards.

I really love the colour palette of this one.  The Butterfly is from Creative Elements.

The 'Create' is the 8th image in the Creative Elements set.  (And oops, I've cut the ribbon off from the side)

This one is pretty.  The flower has been popped up on dimensionals, but you could cut the flower into many layers to get a multi layer effect.

I really love this one, love the effect of the colouring of the flourish/swirl and the addition of the punched flowers.  Colour palette is very pretty too!

The M&T that I haven't finished yet uses the PETAL CONE DIE, another item I have been hanging out for. 

We were also told that our Demo pre-order will include more Christmas stamps so we can get a head start planning for workshops, making cards etc., so that was super cool. We were shown samples of 2 of the sets, but I'll have to do a separate post for those as I haven't edited the photos yet of the samples Shannon shared with us.  I can tell you that one of the sets will be Tags for Christmas, which was featured in the US Holiday mini which I won, along with the Tulips Embossing folder in the very first Prize Patrol - yay - that's 2 years in a row for me  - how lucky am I???
As I mentioned earlier, one of the activities we got to do was the Pen, Pad, Marker.  This is where you make samplers showing all the SU! colours of cardstock, marker and ink.  Kim & I didn't think we'd have enough time to complete it as we had a lunch date with the rest of the JAI girsl but when Nikki told us that it included the NEW 2011/2013 IN COLOURS we took one look at each other and hightailed it back upstairs.

So here it is, what you've all been waiting for - the 2011/2013 In Colours -

I LOVE them all and can't wait till our Demo pre-order in August.  As I've been typing this up, I've realised that my top in my M&T photo is very similar to Calypso Coral :)  I've also realised that we received a HEAP of information, so I apologise now as the blog posts will probably be all over the shop as I remember things.

I hope you have enjoyed all of these sneak peeks - honestly we saw SO many beautiful, beautiful things, I CANNOT wait for this new catalogue.  I've got a feeling it's going to be the best yet!  Hopefully I'll be able to update with some more convention info over the next few weeks (being honest here, lol)

Cheers

Okey Dokey, It's Time for an Update

I'm doing something completey crazy and applying to a Design Team.  Upon going through my photos, I realised that I have a heap of stuff that I should have uploaded.  So in no particular order, cause I don't want to tell you how old some of these projects are, here we go:

This was the M&T from my last workshop, based upon the M&T from Convention 2009. 

Stamps:  Trendy Trees & ?? (mind has gone blank but it's from the Autumn/Winter mini)

Cardstock:  Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette

Accessories:  Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain, Word Window punch, Linen Thread, 2 Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds

This is the card I made Jarrod for his birthday.  I was based on something I saw in a past issue of PaperCrafts magazine and the colours were based on ribbons from PTI.  I also used this as one of my Convention 2010 swaps, except I change the colours slightly, as some of these are retired.

Supplies:  SU! unless specified otherwise

Stamps:  Circle Circus, Birthday Basics (PaperTrey Ink)

Cardstock:  Basic Grey textured, Whisper White, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Marigold Morning

Ink:  Basic Grey, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Marigold Morning

Accessories:  1-3/8 RD Punch, 1-1/4 RD Punch, 1" RD Punch

This is one of my all time favourites.  I made this for one of Harry's little friends birthday.  The flagpole is a toothpick.  Based on the invitation I made for Harry's birthday last year.

Supplies:  SU! unless specified otherwise

Stamps:  Choo Choo*, Right On Track*, Birthday Basics, Fresh Alphabet (both from PaperTrey Ink)

Cardstock:  Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Staz On Black, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sunrise (I think), Riding Hood Red, Going Grey, Orange Zest (PTI)

Accessories:  Corner Rounder (retired), On Board Lots of Letters, Crystal Effects

* These 2 sets were in the 2009 Spring Mini and at the moment are currently unavailable.  This may change if they are included in the new IB&C, due for release September 1, 2010

Not sure what's happening in the background of this photo but it is what it is, cause I no longer have the card.  A card I made for a family friend's little boy's first birthday (obviously).  Stamps set was purchased for 2 reasons:

1.  I had seen it on Kristina Werner's blog and I thought it was SO cute

2.  It had a flower image very similar to that in the Good Friends, with it, I could make it up in colours to suit my every whim, lol!

Supplies Used:  SU! unless specified otherwise

Stamps:  I can't remember the name but it's by Sassafrass Lass, Fresh Alphabet, Simple Alphabet (both from Papertrey Ink)

Cardstock:  Ruby Red (I think), So Saffron, Whisper White, Sweet Slumber DSP

Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Staz On Black

Accessories:  Scallop Border Punch, 1-3/4 SQ punch (OR Photo Corner, can't remember which - boy memory is BAD tonight, lol), some type of thread, 1/16" RD punch

Thanks to Julie Buhler for the tutorial to make the scallop rectangle.

Well, that's all for tonight - I have plenty more to share too!

Cheers

Convention 2010 - Long Post ahead

Wow, another great Convention has come and gone.  What a fantastic time I had in Sydney.  Before Convention started, I took on the challenge of climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge with my very good friend  and roommate Flick (or is that Phlick, lol).  Now I am not good with heights, so this was a very BIG deal for me.  The ladder parts were the worst, especially coming down, when you climb down between the train tracks.  Not only did I have 1 train zip past me, but 4 - OMG.   My hands were absolutely filthy from the Death Grip that I had on the railings, a fact that was evident in the photos they took at the top.  The view was utterly spectacular, as we climbed as darkness fell, but I'm glad I can add the climb to the 'been & seen' list!

Onto Convention.  We were a little late getting started and as a result I missed out on getting one of Teneale's great swaps - check it out - it is defiantely a highlight of convention to get one of Teneale's swaps.  I didn't make as many swaps as I did last year and as a result swapped mine out very quickly.  Then it was on to Momento Mall, where I was lucky enough to grab one of the fantabulous Card Trees (photo to follow), along with a beautiful black cardigan with three cute rosettes made out of the wide black striped grosgrain ribbon.  I'll have to get of a photo of that too.  I also picked up the super cute Pink Flamingo Beach Towel.

Our Convention bags contained some brand new stamps sets that will be featured in the new catalogue and some super cute rub ons.  We used those in our make & takes.  I'm not sure if I can post them here yet - if I can, I will as they are really, really sweet.  I still have one to finish as I am a bit of a slow stamper.

Day 2 started with classes (man, a little more sleep may have been good, lol), then another general session, in which Shelli gave another great stamping demo.  I have lots of great photos of Shelli's fingers as she was doing the 'Price is Right' wave over the cute elements.  Day 2 finished with the last prize patrol, which I was lucky enough to win  the Cottage Garden set from the Autum/Winter Mini.  Then everyone was whipped into a frenzy when Shelli said that she was sad that not everyone had received a free stamp set and wouldn't it be good if everyone got a free set.  Up on the big screens came ANOTHER brand new stamp set, and this was handed out to ALL of us.  This one coordinates with alot of our current punches, the wide oval, the scalloped oval, the curly label, the scalloped circle, the round tab and the modern label, which is a bit of a sneak peek for us.

As this is getting a bit long, I'll finish up with a couple of photos

The registration area, waiting for the doors to open.

This one is of me, Chris and my adopted upline, Gail.  Gail and I are both signed direct to SU! and she has been lovely enough to allow me to join in with her and her great, fun downline.

This is the display board from Shannon's great presentation using the Circle Scissor Plus.  I can't wait to pull mine out to try some of these ideas out!

Well, that's it for me tonight, just waiting to see who wins Survivor!

Cheers