Halloween Crafting ideas from Stampin' Up! convention 2010

I know.. I'm still trying to catch up on sharing the photos from Convention 2010 last summer..

here are some fun Halloween ideas from presenter Brent Steele

First of all, he really impressed us with his HAUNTED HOUSE, featuring the new Design A House kit on pg 37 in the Holiday Mini Catalog (item #120911).

 

 

these are the pieces you get in the kit.. he assembled it with Sticky Strip and then spray painted it with black spray paint.
 

 

 

Then he demo'd these luminaries using Stampin' Up! designer paper, vellum and the great SPOOKY THINGS DECOR ELEMENTS package (pg 8 Holiday mini catalog, item 120909).

 
 

He decorated fake pumpkins with the same SPOOKY THINGS Decor elements and the FABULOUS BLACK FLOURISH Designer Jewels (also pg 8 holiday mini catalog, item 120987).

 

and lastly.. I thought this was WAY TOO COOL... texturizing die cut leaves with the VINTAGE WALLPAPER Embossing folder (pg 214, item 120175)... isn't that neat!?
 

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Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Bonnie & Jill

Oh I just love Bonnie Thurber and Jill Kocherhans,.. they are 2 LOVELY ladies who work at Stampin' Up!, they are amazing stampers, they have AMAZING voices and they are just lovely lovely ladies all the way around!! 

Left: Jill Kocherhans, Right: Bonnie Thurber

They entertained us at Convention with an amazing stamping presentation and ended it by singing a fabulous song.. I just love you, gals!! :)

So the FIRST WOW was this card.....  guess what that brown flower is ....

They TEXTURED a piece of CHIPBOARD in the BIG SHOT with the LATTICE embossing folder!!!

Then used a sponge dauber and some Craft Ink Refill to "color" the texturized chipboard... OH>> PICK ME UP OFF THE FLOOR!  I LOVE THIS!!!!!!

Next, check out this cute cupcake kit.. give this to a hostess or a friend, complete with a box of cake mix.. how fun!!

 
and for another cute gift idea.. how about these little square notecards in a box?

Bonnie.. you are so fun... can't wait to see you again in Sept. :)
 
  
Loved this pull out card idea... complete with a darling pinwheel on the front!

For the pinwheel, she cut a square of DSP, drew an X from corner to corner with a pencil, then cut with scisssors ALMOST to the center on each line (leave about 3/4").

Poke a hole in the center with the pokey tool (Paper Piercer).

punch a 1/16" hole in each corner

put a brad in one hole at the corner and bring it to the center and repeat with each corner until they all pull to the middle. . then secure it to the card with the same brad.

At the end of their fabulous Stamping presentation they sang SISTERS from the old movie White Christmas.. it was just amazing, and we were so blessed to hear their gorgeous voices! 

Thanks, Bonnie & Jill for all you do !!

Retired Buttons, Brads, Ribbons, Stamp sets, etc. ... even some free stuff ...

 

   

Super Cute Button Bracelet!

My friend Steph Leider made this adorable button bracelet - she gave them to several of us at Convention... isn't it just WAY too cute!?  Thank you sooooooooo much Steph!!

She used stretch cord and small beads (available at craft stores) and our FABULOUS NEW Designer Bright Collections buttons!  Here are a couple close ups to help you see how she strung them:

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Steph used the Brights Collection plus the Certainly Celery button from the Subtles Collection. You could mix and match and use any color combo you want!  You could have one for each outfit! :)

   
 

buttons found on pg 186 in the Stampin' Up! catalog

 

 
 
Retired Buttons, Brads, Ribbons, Stamp sets, etc. ... even some free stuff ...

 
 

  

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Sweeeet Treats!

Just wanted to share more of the amazing "paper sweet treats" that were on display at the Stampin' Up! convention in July .... I just can't imagine creating all these wonderful paper treats...  the artists at Stampin' Up! are BEYOND Amazing!!! :)

These paper strawberries were amazing.. I'm told they were made with the CLEAR FLOWER DIE (pg 207, item 114534) and the scallop circle punch (pg 201, item #119854) and the Island Floral Die (pg 206, item 118871) with the Big Shot!  SOOO COOL!

I'm not even hungry right now but I could totally even EAT these cute paper cupcakes!!

 

Below: super cute cake made from the PLAY DATE Designer paper (pg 175, item #117168):

 

 
 

 
 

 

Stampin' Up! Convention - More Fun Fabric Projects

On Check In Day at the Stampin' Up! Convention last month, I was browsing through the display areas... (OH MY GOSH>>> tooo fun!) and snapped this photo of one of the employees wearing an apron made from the new Stampin' Up! Fabric:

I chatted with her for awhile, and I'm sorry I can't remember her name.. she was so sweet!!  She explained that the aprons that the employees were wearing would be given away on the last day of convention.. wow.. how fun is that!?  They were adorable!!! :)

AND.. get this.. she says, 'Oh I look at your blog" !!  I was like OH MY GOSH>> SERIOUS??  That was too cool!! :)

Anyway.. sure enough, on the last day of Convention when Shelli and Sara did their main stage presentation, they came out with a basket of all the aprons and drew names and gave them all away!! 

Sara demo'd these 2 adorable cards using fabric strips as accents:

 

Here are a few more projects that were on display that use the new Stampin' Up! fabric:

a fabric placemat made with the Pennant Die (#113483):

 
 
I thought that fabric purse was just THE CUTEST EVER !!!  The ruffles are made with fabric strips cut with the Perfect Setting Die (#115961).

Fun cards made with fabric and a new trim die available in the Holiday Mini .. I can totally see myself doing this A LOT !

  This is how the fabric will come packaged.. there are 2 packages to select from, each with 3 different designs in them.

AND THE BEST PART.... they will come with fun project instructions... while supplies last!

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

  

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Halloween Ideas pt 1

These fabulous Halloween Ideas all came from the Color Confections Product Showcase at the Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT.

I cannot even FATHOM the HOURS spent making all the creations displayed at Convention .. I hope that you will be delighted with these amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing Halloween Creations!!!

Below:  Mini Milk Carton Die (#117310)

Below: Pillow Box Die (#113466)

Below Left: New black rhinestone jewels coming the the Holiday Mini catalog

Below Right: new Candy Wrapper die coming in the Holiday Mini Catalog

  

Below: Wicked Fun Halloween DSP (#117400)

Below: paper pumpkins.. punch out circle or oval shapes with a variety of cardstock colors, fold all in 1/2, layer together and staple in the center.. fan out until you achieve desired shape

 

 

 

 

 

   

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - more Fabric Projects

Yesterday I posted some photos of Shelli and Sara on stage at our Stampin' Up! Convention in July... they demonstrated adorable and beautiful projects using the new Fabric from Stampin' Up!  It will be in the Holiday Mini Catalog which starts on September 1st!

Here are more of their amazing projects:

This is a lovely linen album from Stampin' Up! with just some of our fabric tied around it... so clever, quick and beautiful!

And this is a close up of the tag on the album.. I think those images are from the new STENCIL in the new Holiday Mini catalog.

A darling sachet made with the TOP NOTE DIE (#113463) and the BIG SHOT and the new Stampin' Up! Fabric!

How cute is this.. use your left over scraps and tie them around a stick to make a Christmas Tree ornament!

This is the 5-Point 3-D Star (#113473) die cut out using the Big Shot with the new Stampin' Up! fabric.. it's a great tree topper!

 

New from Stampin' Up! - FABRIC! as seen at Convention 2010

One of the highlights of convention was to see Sara back on stage with her mom, Shelli, doing a fabulous presentation using our new Fabric!!!  Demonstrators have already seen and prepurchased our exciting new fabric... customers can order the fabric on Sept. 1st !!  (see it in your Holiday Mini Catalog, arriving in your mailbox in a couple weeks).

Here are some sneak peeks of the fabric and amazing projects they made... what was so appealing is that most of them are "no sew" projects... just grab a glue gun and you can make most of these!

Shelli and Sara showing that our fat quarters are larger than the usual ones you find in fabric stores.

Notice their cute skirts!?  MADE FROM OUR FABRIC !!

 

 

 

And Sara used one of our new dies to cut fabric rick rack strips, and our new fabric iron on adhesive to add these cute rick racks to her sweater!!

and with the same die, she created a paper chain with our new holiday designer paper to decorate the Christmas Tree... too cute!  

A cute wrist corsage by Shelli featuring our new fabric,our new vintage buttons, pearls and crochet trim:

 
 
And Shelli's Simply Adorned necklace decorated with fabric scraps, flowers, brads, etc., was TOO fun!

sooooooooooooo then the BEST PART about Shelli and Sara's skirts.... they were actually a Christmas Tree Skirt too!!! Look how cute this is!

Yes, Sara took her skirt off on stage, but had adorable shorts on underneath :)

more fabric ideas from Shelli and Sara tomorrow...

 

 

  

Stampin' Up! convention 2010 - friends, fun, food and stuff...

Thought you might like to see some more of the highlights from our Stampin' Up! convention in July ... lots of fun to share with you ...

My friend Angie and me..

my friend Dawn and me..

my favorite of our 3 box lunches..yummy salad..

did i mention the CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN FOR DESSERT!!??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

what a totally cute Simply Adorned necklace with a Totally Tess charm! (added: this necklace belongs to Barbara Dykhouse.. great job, Barbara!!  READ ABOUT her prize she received from Stampin' Up! for this necklace!)

 Amazing paper cake with paper flowers in the Artisan Awards area..

  me with my SAM Terri.. she is the best!! (she is my Service Account Manager at Stampin' Up!.. i talk to her almost every day and she is so patient and kind to answer all my questions !)

The swaps and gifts I brought with me to convention..

my friends in the Control Freak group.. i know you have enjoyed our blog tours on the 20th of the month..

  

 

Convention 2010, the Apple iPad and Eric's Birthday

Here's the Story of the Apple iPad, my hubby's birthday and the Stampin' Up! Convention 2010... yes.. they are related in a funny sort of way...

My hubby has wanted the Apple iPad for a couple months now.. unfortunately, we could not quite afford to buy one prior to the Stampin' Up! Cruise in April when he really wanted it... but.. thanks to Stampin' Up! I was able to buy him one for this birthday this week!

At the Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 last week I kept seeing ladies with the iPad.. finally I sat down at a table with about 1/2 a dozen delightful demonstrators and asked them to give me an iPad tutorial... they all whipped out their iPads and showed me the amazing things you can do on it, including placing your orders right online at a workshop.. ok,, HOW COOL IS THAT!?  Here are two of my new iPad friends Louann Fisher and Cindy Cort .. they had my blog bookmarked on their iPad, and brought up my blog post about my MDS Owl card, and displayed my Owl card that I had just swapped with them... how cute is that? :)

So then the a couple nights later, when my hubby and son were still in SLC after Awards Night, I saw Dina with her iPad and asked her to give Eric a tutorial on everything it is capable of doing... here they are in the Marriott lobby..

 

She even made sure he had some fun with a driving game!  I think Rose Ellen is entertained too! :)

 

Thanks Dina, for helping convince Eric that he'd like one of these fun toys...  thanks to my Stampin' Up! bonus, I was able to buy him the Apple iPad this week for his birthday!!  :)  As I type this, we are getting ready to open his gifts and go out to dinner to celebrate, so I'll have pix of his birthday tomorrow... stay tuned.. and thanks to my iPad friends at Convention for your fun tutorials!  :)

 

 

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - sights, sounds, memorable moments

In no particular order, here are just some of my favorite photos and memories of our Stampin' Up! convention last week.. what a great week of special memories!

 

 

Stay tuned.. I have lots more of my 1100 convention photos to share with you!

 

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Stampin' Up! Convention - random ramblings from Awards Night..

Stampin' Up! does an amazing job making their demonstrators feel loved and appreciated!!  There are awards, prizes, marches on stage, flowers, gifts, ... you name it.. they sure know how to spoil us!  At Convention 2010 last week, I was recognized for ...

• #5 in Demonstrator of the Year out of all the demonstrators in the US!
• I placed 8th in the company with 13 Sr. Associate promotions in my 1st level Luv 2 Stamp Group
• I recruited 16 demonstrators into my 1st level of the Luv 2 Stamp Group
• Celebrated being in the Stampin' Up! business for 15 years!
• Surpassing the $400,000 mark in career sales!
• Selling over $60,000 in the last fiscal year!
• Earning the upcoming 2011 Incentive Trip to Alaska! All expenses paid for TWO people!

Being in the top 100 "Demonstrator of the Year" category in Stampin' Up!, means I am in the Founder's Circle and get to go on a four day, all expenses paid trip to beautiful St. George, Utah with the top 100 demonstrators in the entire country!  I have been on this trip twice before and it is so much fun to hang out with my Stamping buddies and relax, eat, talk, swap, share tips and ideas, stamp, eat, relax, visit the Stampin' Up! manufacturing facility in Kanab, relax, eat, oh .. ya..  I mentioned that part :)

Demonstrator of the Year status is determined by a combination of factors from the previous year: personal sales, personal recruiting, personal promotions, and promotions and sales of the demonstrators in the first level of your group.  I was beyond AMAZED and honored to have ranked 5th in the company.. that was a total surprise and was made even better by having my husband and son in attendance at the Awards Night ceremony!!! Bless them for driving all the way from the San Francisco area to be with me!!! 

As they called up the top 100 in groups of 10, starting from #100, I fully expected to be called WAY before #10 .. but when they got to #11 and I knew I was in the top 10, this was my reaction.. I could NOT believe it! Look at Stella's face (next to me).. she is so shocked too.... I still get butterflies thinking of that moment!

Here is the top 10... THANK YOU to Nikki Rueth for sending me this photo!!

 

This was my face as I exited the stage and was greeted by my fabulous SAM (service account manager) Terri... i was soooooooooooooooo stunned in case you cannot tell! :)

Here I am with my friends Susie and Michelle as we walk the stage celebrating over $60,000 in personal sales last year!

My friend Glad and I as we are about to walk on stage for our 15 year recognition march. 

 Thank you Stampin' Up! for making us feel so appreciated!!!

 

 

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Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - FABULOUS FREE Stuff!

At each Stampin' Up! event, it seems we are showered with lovely gifts, presents, prizes, etc., .. last week at Convention it was no different... here are the amazing FREE GIFTS I received!

Our Convention bag, complete with free stamps sets and a wheel for our Make & Takes, a pen, a pin, a tag, free catalog and mini catalog.

Free stamp sets and wheel for Make & Takes and other free sets for awards I received for sales and recruiting.

 

Free Play Date "Quick Accents", and some of my swaps.

This was the gorgeous free bag I received for achivieving Founder's Circle (top 100 in the company):

Items I received on Awards Night:

opening the big box....

It's a Cole Haan purse, in recognition for being in the top 10 category for most promotions to Sr. Associate in my 1st level downline!

and inside the small box was this gorgeous necklace in recognition for being in the Top 10 of the entire company!!  whoohooo! :)

Nancy won a You Crew prize....  are you kidding me? this is WAY more than just a prize.. WAY to go Nancy!

And on the last day we were all given an amazing free product bundle.. check this out!

Thank You Stampin' Up! for EVERYTHING !  

 

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Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - some of my swaps

Wow.. I'm home from the Stampin' Up! Convention.. what a week!  I feel like I could take a reallllly long nap.. like for a week!! :)  BUT.. there is too much stamping to be done... so enough thought of that...

I hope you will enjoy these ideas using new Stampin' Up! products from the new catalog ... these are a few of the swaps I took to Convention last week:

do you just LOVE these new Vintage Brads!?  OH my gosh.. I love them!

 

 

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Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 Flower Power Party

The night before our Stampin' Up! Convention officially started, we had a  FLOWER POWER party... it was fun to see demonstrators, staff, and even Shelli and her husband Sterling all dressed up!  Enjoy these fun photos from our GROOVY event!

I have soooooooo many more photos and amazing experiences to share  with you from Convention!  Please stay tuned each day!

Patty

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