Riverton Campus tours

Amanda, Sue and Cyndi at Riverton Campus

    Today convention started with tours of the Riverton Campus where all the Stampin'Up! orders are filled. We had a great time looking over the facility.  Cyndi had never been to convention before so it was great fun to experience it all through her eyes.

Twist card technique

Outside of the Twist card

   Yesterday was the July meeting of the Press Club.  Each month we make 2 cards based on a technique.  This month the featured technique is 3-D cards.  The first card the girls made last night was this twist card.  I found a great tutorial on how to make the card on Julie Davison's blog.  You can see it here.  She is such an inspiration to me.
   Even though the card looks very complicated it involves just two scoring lines on an 11 by 4 1/4 piece of cardstock.

Inside of Twist card with a pocket for a gift card

Supplies used
Sweetly Framed Hostess set
Bermuda Bay card stock and ink
Birthday Basics designer paper (Special going on Buy 3 DSP get one free)
Itty Bitty Shapes, Decorative Label, Pansy, Bird builder, punches
Basic Pearls

Getting ready to leave for Utah and the annual Stampin'Up! convention.  Look for postings the rest of this week for the exciting things I know we are going to see.

Goodie Bags for Butterfly Friends

   About 13 people from my upline's group called The Butterfly Friends are going to be at convention.  I wanted to be able to give each one something simple so I ordered the Tag a Bag Gift Bags and the Tag a Bag Accessory kit and made up these bags for those attending.  What do you think is inside each bag?  Email me your answer and I will let you know if you are correct or not.

   All the bags ready to be packed in my suitcase for the flight to Salt Lake City. Watch for future postings about the convention.

Gifts for My Roommates

     I have made some gifts for my roommates, kind of a tradition stampers have been doing for years.  The outside of the folder looks like this picture.

   When you open up the folder this is what you see.  The two pockets on the left side can hold stamps, credit card, business cards, receipts, the center portion opens up and there is a pen that has the same Designer paper inside to help it match.

   When you open up the inside you find a little notebook that can be used for whatever you want.  The entire folder can fit in your purse or carry-on luggage.  A item to have on hand when taking a trip. I hope they like this gift. contact me if you would like the directions to make a gift like this of your own.

Cards for the Seniors

     Last Thursday was my day to go to Knollwood and stamp with the seniors.  This is the first card they made.  I had posted a similar card I copied from Mary Fish.  I changed it up for the seniors thinking they would like to vary the colors they placed on each square and I was right. Notice that the saying has been stamped and then punched out.  I learned very quickly that I needed to do that because the ladies often rock the stamp and get unwanted lines.  Nothing like a punch to eliminate unwanted lines.

     I designed this card to help me use up some retired designer paper.  The ladies love using Designer paper and often use the reverse side from what I did.  They placed the pieces on their cards in several different ways which sometimes looked better than mine.