It was really hard to add content to my blog when:
1- I was on the road for an entire month---after Stampin' Up!'s 20th celebration Convention--- on a driving-cross-country-and-then-back-to-California vacation (you can check it out here if you'd like to see what what did and where we went, and
2- I had no stamping supplies with me except those I acquired at Convention a month ago, and
3- Your husband mails your swap cards home instead of the no-longer-needed swap apron, flying clothes, and few souvenir tee-shirts. Moral: seal and label your own package! He meant well.
I don't know how some stampers can post daily when their lives are also crazy busy. I just accept my human side and post when I can give it my full attention and thought. You'd be sorry if I didn't use that strategy. I did try to create a post from Cody, Wyoming but it just didn't work out--as you can well see. :)
But now I'm home. We returned Saturday afternoon. I'll be having blogging withdrawals since I did do our trip blog everyday we were gone. I can put that energy to this blog now! Here we go!
I would imagine that there are one or two of you out in the world that haven't yet seen the great samples we made at Convention in the form of our Make 'n' Takes. One of the sets we received FREE was the one I intended to make as my first purchase from the new Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book and Catalog: Inspired by Nature.
We made 2 samples using this set. First, this lovely gentle card:
Ingredients:
Stamp Set: Inspired by Nature
Cardstock:
Chocolate Chip:3" x 12"
Kiwi Kiss: 2-7/8" x 6"
Very Vanilla: 4" x 2-1/4"
Very Vanilla Small Open-End envelope
Ink:
Chocolate Chip Classic Pad
VersaMark pad
Accessories:
Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon: 8"
Clips assortments: 3/4" wire clip
Stampin' Dimensionals
Wide Oval punch (new!)
Sponge Daubers
Please email me if you'd like exact directions or if you'd like to order any (or all) of these ingredients.
The other item made with this favorite stamp set is this great gift bag:
It's actually a tad brighter in real life.
Ingredients:
Stamp Set: Inspired by Nature
Cardstock:
Tangerine Tango (new In Color): 7-7/8" x 8-1/2"
Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series Paper: 7-7/8" x 2"
Whisper White: 6" x 3"
Ink:
Tangerine Tango Classic Pad
Basic Black Classic Pad
Whisper White Classic Pad
VersaMark pad
Accessories:
White Gift Sack
So Saffron 7/8" poly twill ribbon: 20"
Sticky Strip
Crop-a-Dile
Paper Snips
Stamp-a-ma-jig
Sticky notes
Again, please email me if you'd like exact directions or if you'd like to order any (or all) of these ingredients.
I promise to be back now, on a regular basis, so show you more of the items we made at convention, some swap samples, some Stampin' Up! specials and finally, some of my own creations! The energy put in our "On_the_Road" Travel Blog will now be focused back on my business-----which I have really missed.
See you tomorrow........
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