Be Sure to Come Back for Sneak Peeks

My pre-order from the Holiday Mini arrives today and I will begin playing with all my new toys and will be posting teasers about all the great new products over the next few days!

Be sure to ask your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for a copy of the new Holiday Mini when it becomes available on September 1st.  You WILL NOT want to miss out on this one!

If you currently do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and want a copy of the new Holiday Mini be sure to check the SU website to locate a demonstrator near you OR contact me, I'd love to hear from you!

Have a great day everyone!

VC Rockers' ROCK

Part of being a member of VC Rocks each Spring/Summer is having the opportunity of attending classes.  So far this year I've only been able to attend one class and I was booted out of the Lattice class that Robin M. hosted.

I have been wanting to learn this technique for quite a while and I will be reviewing Robin's notes later this month, but I was super thrilled when Shirley N. posted her Lattice cards with instructions today on her blog,  Now I have two places to go for inspiration!

Here are the great cards Shirley made and be sure to visit her blog for the instructions on how to make these.

Thanks so much Shirley for the instructions.  Can't wait to create a card using this technique!

Clear Mount Tutorials by Mary Fish

At the Stampin' Up! Convention last week, we learned about two of the new products in the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog, the Clear Block Cleaning Cloth and the Clear-Mount Perfectly Placed Guides.

Mary Fish, a fantastic Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, has prepared a video showing how to use these two products and a 3"x3" card she made.  Thank you Mary for all your hard work and effort in providing this video.  It is awesome!

Mary also has a video she prepared in December 2010 showing tips on how to use the clear mount.  Again, thank you Mary for providing another great tutorial.

And, if you are curious how Mary creates these beautiful 3"x3" scalloped notecards, you will be pleasantly pleased to learn she has prepared a video presentation on how to create them.  

Mary, you are the best!  

Thank you so much!

Isn't This Gorgeous

Saw this beautiful card created by Carol Gilmore from Albuquerque, NM.  She created it to submit it to SU as a WOW or Over the Top Card.  Isn't it absolutely beautiful.  Way to go Carol.

Note:  Card was made with exclusive stamps, paper, and accessories from Stampin' Up!

2011 Stampin' Up! Convention Starts

VC Rockers Rock!!!!

Many of the VC Rock Members met up on Wednesday afternoon and swapped.  Everyone had a great time and the cards were FANTASTIC!!!!!!

Here is a pic of our Roving Reporters from Convention -- Shari Dudek and Carey Rogers (aka Roscoe's Mommy)...

Robin Merriman is peeking in over Carey's shoulder and two more of our fantastic Rockers (sorry, I already forgot your names, my bad).

The next several pictures show all the Rockers who met up to swap or just to get-together.  Can you see the fun and hilarity we all had?

 

       

  

  
We decided to do a group photo and a very kind Demonstrator took our group picture.  What an afternoon to remember.

Ladies it was great meeting all of you and putting a face and personality with the name.  Can't wait to meet up with all of you again next year!

CONVENTION TIME

I arrived in Salt Lake City this morning for my third Stampin' Up! Convention!  

And, I'm loving it already.

Today is a busy, busy one for me.

After the shuttle dropped me off at the hotel and I dropped my bag in the room, I headed over to join the crowd at the Convention Center.  What a hub bub of noise, laughter, talking, swapping -- oh my, what fun!

I met up with my BFF, Diana (and up-line), picked up my convention bag -- WOW is all I can say! and headed out into the free for all.  Can you say EXCITING!  I'll take pics later and post.  On the way to pick up my bag, I dropped off my Gift Can for the Easiest Swap swap.  What do you think, does it pass mustard?

  

I just love making these cute gift cans.  Come back on Monday, July 18th for the directions.

Next on my agenda is participating in one of the FOCUS GROUPS at 2.  I am really looking forward to this.  Can you say I'm pumped, yep pumped to be a part of this group.  

Later on today I have two swaps to attend and then the festivities for tonight.  Wonder when I am going to eat?  Oh, well, who cares, I'm having fun!

BLOG CANDY WINNER

And..... (drum roll) ..... the Winner of the Blog Candy is  Dawn Kathleen.

Congratulations, Dawn!

The Random Generator chose #2, Dawn Kathleen.  Dawn said, "Love your blog site! I love the paperweight. What an awesome idea."

Dawn, please send me your email so I can contact you.  If I do not hear from  you by Tuesday, 7/12, 5:00 pm, I will choose another winner.