Convention 2011 Bound

My favorite time of the year – a week in Salt Lake City, Utah for Stampin’ Up!’s annual Convention.  This is my 5th Convetnion – I will do nothing but enjoy, spend time with friends.

I’ll be posting photos at the following link:

They are open links (to the public) but you need a Facebook account.  When I can I will update from my Macbook

Convention Travel Day 1 and Tuesday July 11

Day 1 -Wednesday July 12 – Check-In Day

Day 2 – Convention Start – July 13 (Thursday)

Day 3- Convention Day 2 – July 14 (Friday)

Day 4 – Convention Day 3 – July 15 (Saturday)

Travel Day – SLC – YYZ

I’ll post the links when I start uploading photos:

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How to CASE and CASE

First off, CASE is a term us crafty folks use when we are given, find or inspired by other Stampin’ Up! creations. Copy And Share Everything is what CASE means.

So here are a series of cards that I made – to thank the last 12 customers with their recent online purchase.  Because I may never get to see them face to face – I thought I’d send them all a nice card.

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At my “up-line” (she’s the woman who introduced me to Stampin’ Up and the reason I became a demo) meeting – we made the first “Crumb Cake (craft colored card).   This, my inspiration –   I chose a slightly different color scheme and and changed several of the elements on the card.  It’s pretty rare that i can make more than 2 or 3 cards exactly the same, so as I prepare the embelishments of each card – I change them slightly.

They all use the following Stampin’ Up! products:

Stamps:

• Nature Walk (Occasions Mini)
• Your A Gem (Occasions Mini)

Ink & Paper:

• Naturals Ivory Cardstock
• Marina Mist Cardstock
• Marina Mist Classic Ink
• Early Espresso Classic Ink
• Crumb Cake Classic Ink
• Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker
• Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker

Embellishments:

• Vanilla Florettes
• Vintage Flower Adornments
• Baja Breeze Seam Binding
• Beveled Window Panes

P.S. The crumb cake masking on the card looks like a mask but is actually a clear acrylic block used as a background stamp.  I used the marker technique to stamp the twig/flower portion.  I sponged the edges of the ivory cardstock with baja breeze.  I used our red sticky tape to make a few of the wrinkles in the seam binding ribbon.  I also used the “thread pull” technique in making the crinkled ribbon technique (pull horizontal thread after fraying the edges, using double sided red sticky tape to adhere.  Those vanilla and vintage flower adornments are just so cute to any project.

Question: Send me an email: d_anker@me.com or visit my Demonstrator Business Web Service: http://anker.stampinup.net

Wednesday Night Workshop

Made 3 M&T’s and met 9 fabulous talented women!  Card Recipes are below the photos!! Here’s the proof:

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Recipes

Welcome Christmas Into Your Heart

Stamp Set:

• A Cute Christmas p. 32/33 – Holiday Mini
• Heard from the Heart p. 156

Paper:

• Crumb Cake Cardstock p.169 – Item # 121043

Ink:

• Stazon Black Ink p. 195 – Item #101406
• Always Artichoke Classic Stampin Pad p. 168 – Item# 105219
• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad p. 168 – Item# 119669

Accessories:

• Cherry Cobbler ½ “ Seam Binding – p. 21 – Holiday Mini – Item #120992
• Basic Rhinestones p. 188 – Item#119246
• Glue Dots p. 197 – Item# 103683
• Blender Pens p. 195 – Item# 102845

Snow WOman

Stamp Set:

• A Cute Christmas p. 32/33 – Holiday Mini

Paper:

• Marina Mist Cardstock p.167 – Item# 119682
• Crumb Cake Cardstock p.169 – Item# 121043
• Shimmery White Cardstock p.170 – Item#101910

Ink:

• Marina Mist Stampin’ Write Marker p. 167 – Item#119679
• Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Write Marker p. 167 – Item#100045
• Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker p. 179 – Item#101179

Accessories:

• Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine p. 204 – Item#113439
• Big Shot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder p.26 (Holiday Mini) Item#120902
• Blender Pens p. 195 – Item# 102845
• Marina Mist 1 ¼ “ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon – Item#119772
• 2 Way Glue Pen p. 197 – Item#100425
• Dazzling Diamonds p. 196 – Item#102023

Artistic Etchings

Stamp Set:

• Artistic Etchings p.125

Paper:

• Cherry Cobbler Cardstock p. 168 – Item#119685
• Basic Black Cardstock p. 169 – Item#121045
• Daffodil Delight Cardstock p. 166 – Item#119683
• Very Vanilla Cardstock p. 169 – Item#101650
• Love Letter Designer Series Paper (DSP)p.173 – Item#117162

Ink:

• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin Pad p.166 – Item#119667
• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin Pad p.168 – Item#100946
• Basic Black Stampin Pad p.169 – Item#101179

Accessories:

• Basic Black 5/8” Satin Ribbon p. 191 – Item#117284
• Scalloped Oval Extra-Large Punch p. 201 – Item#119856
• 1 ¾” x 7/8” Oval Punch p. 202 – Item#119855
• Stampin’ Dimensionals p. 197 – Item#104430

Stampin’ Palooza Fall 2010 Edition

This afternoon I attended my upline’s Stampin’ Palooza, even gave a demonstration theater presentation on “A Year of Birthday Parties”.  During the course of a school year we attend at least one birthday party per month, sometimes two birthday parties in a day.  How did I keep up with all of the birthday parties and invites and thank you notes. I based my presentation on this.  It was fun and I loved it!    Here are the photos of the day.  A fabulous time was had by all, as you will see in the photos!!

Enjoy

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P.S. Robbyn W was the Artiste behind the beautiful clock

Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010

Convention Check In….

This year I bought my iPad and iPad connector kit with me instead of my regular MacBook. I’ve been successful in posting the following photos on Facebook to keep everyone up to date so this will have to do for now until I get home on Sunday PM.

Enjoy

Day 1 – Check in Day – Wednesday

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2690032&id=28111978&l=a392dc9745

Day 2 – First Day of Convention – Thursday

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2690033&id=28111978&l=6cc1a60540

Day 3 – Second Day of Convention – Friday

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2691051&id=28111978&l=146517938d

Day 4 – Last Day of Convention – Saturday

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2691053&l=f88fc89762&id=28111978

Convention – Day 1 – Travel Day

No photo – (since no one is awake to take a photo), but I’m my way to Pearson then to San Fran then to Salt Lake City this early AM!  Safe and Happy Travelling stampin’ friends!

I’ll be posting photos here tonight – http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2690031&id=28111978&l=a5a7a99db6

Which Swap?

I’m dilly – dallying on a few swaps for Convention?

I can’t decide which one to use:

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What do you think?

Update: August 15, 2010 – I DID NOT USE EITHER!!

Cards for Sale

Most of them were sold but I still have a  few left, here for your inspiration, inspired by other creative Stampin’ Up Demo’s (sorry if I forgot your name’s, I have oodles and oodles of samples saved locally).  Enjoy and Happy CASE’ing!

It was so sad to see some of them go so I made sure I photographed them before they went to their new homes.   I used a retired SU set called “Dreamcatcher” – a Native set.  Today I sold at a table at Nathan Philips Square for First Nations Day celebrations.

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Stampin’ Palooza – Toronto June 2010

A fun time was had by all, here are some photos to proove it!

I did a presentation using the Big Shot Island Floral Bigz die – Created a 2 cards and a wine topper and a banner for Elina’s room.

I also created my Name Badge – well a hat actually and WON!  It was a hoot!

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The next few photos are compliments of WPI Events (www.wipevents.com)

It was a wacky fun photo shoot with Ronda & Ruby and my doofis hair accessory!

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