First let me start off this post my saying that this maybe a long winded post:) As I mentioned earlier in the week I was very lucky to be able to have a small road trip to Tacoma Washington with some wonderful women and attend a Stampin' Up! Regional Training Event. Stampin' Up! has brought so many amazing people into my life that I otherwise may have never met and for that I am truly grateful. I took lots of pictures of display boards and project ideas but I thought I would first start with showing you my swap card.
Now for anyone one that knows me, knows that I do NOT do well with having to create the same thing over and over again, and they also know that I will be finishing up things right down to the very last minute,lol! So I had cut and stamped enough supplies to bring 20 of these cards with me and well lets just say I finished 12, I think ( and yes I was assembling them in the hotel room:) But I am happy with the way it turned out. I decided to design my card using the same layout that I had used HERE.
The base of the card is Basic Black then I layered on a piece of River Rock. Next I took a piece of the Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations card stock and embossed it using the Lacy Brocade Impressions Folder and sanded the raised portions to reveal the lighter colour. An ornament from Delightful Decorations was stamped using Baja Breeze and punched out with the Ornament Punch. I created 3 banner strips from the First Edition Designer Series Paper and forked the ends using a 1 1/4" Square Punch. The sentiment is from Greetings of the Season and was stamped using Jet Black StazOn. Both the sentiment piece and the DSP strips were generously spritzed using the Colour Spritzer Tool and a Basic Gray Marker.
The stamp sets that we used for the make and takes were Clockworks and One in a Million I would show you them but I didn't finish mine:) Instead I'll show you a picture of the display board. I must say that I don't have either of these sets but after seeing these amazing samples they are now on my wishlist!
So now comes the pictures of the women that I went with and let's just say it certainly was a road trip adventure!
This is Paula, myself and Sandra at the end of the day. We were actually there well after everyone was gone (if you look closely you will see there are no table cloths left on the tables) because Paula had brought a guest with her and she decided to sign up while we were there. But narrowing down her wishlist to decide what to order in her Starter Kit took awhile:) Shelli (yes THE Shelli CEO and Cofounder of SU!) even came over and chatted with us for while they were finishing the paper work. Such an amazing day!
And finally I will leave you with this picture of Sandra and I. Yes I am sitting on her, it was at the end of the day and I think I was giddy from extreme lack of sleep (I only got about an hour and a half the night before) and too much caffine:).
Have a wonderful day!
I love you and miss you! Hugs, Di
Posted by: Diana Gibbs | 12/04/2012 at 04:36 PM
I love how you two gals are such good friends and get to share the SU adventure together! Wish I were 20 years younger!
Posted by: linda callahan | 12/04/2012 at 07:31 AM
This is awesome!! I love it and will be featuring it on My Crafty Picks #81 on 10-21-12 with a link back to your blog. Make sure to stop by and pick up your Blog Badge for being featured to display on your blog and to check out all the other picks too!!
If you wish to decline please contact me to let me know.
Thanks and take care
Tiffany Bauer
http://www.mycraftyworld.blogspot.com
Posted by: Tiffany Bauer | 10/20/2012 at 10:11 AM
OMG...that sounds so much like what you would do with your swap:) I am so glad that you ladies had a fun trip. I wish I lived closer so that I could have shared in your adventure. Although I am still adjusting to you being a brunette! It looks great, BTW! Hugs!!!
Posted by: Connie Collins | 10/14/2012 at 09:49 AM
You are too cute. I just love the smile on your face in that last picture. Stampin' Up! really does make such a difference in our lives. I love your swap card; that layout is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! :)
Posted by: Rita | 10/13/2012 at 08:39 PM
GORGEOUS!! I love it and am totaly CASEing immedietly! :-) So glad you had fun at Regionals. I <3 SU! :-)
Posted by: Erica Cerwin | 10/13/2012 at 08:01 PM