Stampin' Up Regional Convention

Hi, Stampers!!
 Here I am with our CEO/Goddess, Shelli Gardner at the Regional meeting last Saturday!  She is so sweet and patient, posing with each of us!  Of course my eyes are closed BUT she did like my necklace!  LOL  She is very lovely and down to earth too!
Great people, 6 Make and Takes, great workshops, inspirational speaking, swaps (wait 'til you see!!), free stamps, glitter, and theeee cutest commemorative but everrrrr!

Evidently, at 3 pm at Stampin' Up, there is a treat break so at 3 pm we received these great cupcakes--a great pick-me-up!

My table of great stampers from the Orlando area! (Janet, Joanne, Paula)

Heeeeere's Frenchie!  We finally get to meet in person.  Frenchie and I have had an ongoing stampin' projects Mutual Admiration Society!  She is just as sweet and lovely as I thought she would be!!

Some of the great swaps!  I believe there were 500 Demos in attendance!

I only completed one of the Make and Takes (of 6 we were given) and was a little intimidated and overwhelmed at first, but as I worked on it between presentations, I fell in love with it!  It is perfect for my stamp room.  Leave a comment and you'll be entered in a drawing for a free NEW stamp set!

By the way!  Here is one of our projects for the SOS March meeting!  Sweet and simple, using the Sweet Summer SAB set!

Leave a comment and you'll be entered in a drawing for a free NEW stamp set!

Demo!

Well, in a good and bad sort of way!!  Our kitchen reno is finally underway in earnest and believe it or not, I know the worst is yet to come (tunnelling through the concrete floor on Thursday to relocate the plumbing and drain)  but......next month this time all should be well!  (Hmmmm....too bad we can't get that same wallpaper that was under the cabinets!! LOL)  Today the soffitt comes out.  More mayhem and destruction.  What price progress!! 

SOS Stampers, we'll meet in the living room on Aug. 24!!

But Now For Some Peace and Diversion!!

Here are a few cards I've enjoyed creating.  The "C Is For Cat" card is pretty much CASE'd from a card on the internet!  I just had to give it a try!

The next two cards are from my favorite new stamp set!  I love it because if you had to be stranded on an island with only one stamp set, this would cover about everything!  My good friend and mentor, Cheri Wenger, gave me some artist's canvas that worked great with the Elegant Lines embossing folder and some Soft Subtle Pastels!  (I'm going to be creating an album using canvas in the near future!!)

Happy Stamping!!!  Ree