Convention Goodies!

Hi and how are you today!

I really am going to try to start blogging more than I have been lately. This post won't be long though!

Today I want to share with you my goodies! On Saturday I went to our local Stamping & Scrapbooking convention hosted by Heirloom Productions.

Most of my day was spent doing some really fun make-n-takes, which I will share in the next few days!

My favorite place to shop was at Marco's Paper! Did you know that they have a blog? It is so cool to watch as they share about the convention I just went to!

Anyway, funds were very low, so I only bought a few things (Spent less than $25.00...not bad eh!). Could you do that?

I don't know if you know this, but my Cuttlebug is my absolute favorite tool to use, especially with embossing folders. Here is the new folder I bought called "Bird Call". Isn't it cute!

My other favorite tool are the Nestibilities....Oh how I would love to have them all! Well I bought my 3rd set on Saturday! The funny part is that I had others in mind when I went. I knew that I was going to buy one set before I even got there, but I was thinking of either a labels set (The one I wanted had just been cleaned out) or a rectangle set. I really wasn't crazy about the rectangle choices, so when I saw this large Deckle set, I new it was perfect for me! I have always loved my Deckle Edged scissors, so this was just ideal. Aren't they purty!!!!

The neat thing to is that Spellbinders has now inserted a card inside with sandwiches to all machines. I thought that was really cool, even though I have mine already figured out with my CuttleBug!

I will also share some ATC's that I made with these new SpellBinders, Nestibilities soon too!

Thanks for stopping by and I would love a comment if you care to leave one. Hugs Lori

Card share & Happy Birthday Nicole!!

Hi Everyone,

I know it has been forever since I last posted, so I thought I would share these Happy Hopper (Stampabilities) cards that I made for a House Mouse Swap I am having on my group! I know they are not a Mouse, but since Fall is around the bend, I thought this would be a great image to use. The images are colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Gamsol (Oderless mineral spirits). The Frame is cut using my Sizzix Scalloped Frame die and the paper is very shimmery. It is hard for me to tell you who's cardstocks I have used, as I have had them for a long time. I have recently discovered that I just love this shimmery c/s. You can stamp directly on it too and the look is stunning!

This is the same image done in Red and the frame was run through my Cuttlebug in the Swiss Dots folder.

Hope you like them and I will try to post more often. Now check out Nicoles Birthday Blog Candy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICOLE!!!!!!! Monday was Nicole's birthday (Owner of Inky Impressions), and in honor of her birthday, she is offering up some serious Blog candy.Click here to head to Nicole's blog to enter her blog candy!

Also, Inky Impressions is starting their sneak peek tomorrow Be sure to check out the DT members blogs. They are amazing.

Orange you glad we are Friends! I am!!!

Hi all,

Sorry I have been MIA so much. Here is a card share for you! I got this great card from my friend & group member Judy. It is for a monochromatic swap and her color was orange! Isn't it great! Hugs Lori

I can't believe it........

It has been a whole month since I posted! I bet you thought I got lost! You can attribute it to spring fever, I guess! I have been kind of meloncholy and wanting to do other things, that I should do and don't!

I joined a fabulous ATC Group and have been having soooo much fun there! My 1-1/2" Notebook collection is about to go to a larger 4 or 5" Notebook! I have had ATC fever for the past month and ran one really large swap on my Group, The StampersUnite. I had 200 of those little fabulous pieces of art on my kitchen table! Wanna See........

These are 2 deep! Isn't that amazing! They were all so wonderful too! I was so proud of my group members. They followed all of the rules and everyone did such a wonderful job of following the rules and getting them to me. One was pretty late, but not through the fault of poor Karyn. She paid more that $15.00 to send it over night and it got lost in the land of the postal system for 3 weeks! I think they sent it by slow boat to China!

Here is one that I made (very happy with the way it came out), with a TJ technique called "Chalk Lines".....I just love this techinique! Now my new TJ Newsletter arrived yesterday and I have bunches of ATC's to make and I want to try to use some or all of the TJ techniques on them! That is my challenge project for the next few weeks!

I could say a lot more, but if I do, I won't get anything accomplished today! I hope you enjoyed the pictures and thanks for stopping by!

Hi Patti...thanks for stopping by and giving me a boot in the tail to get back here sweetheart!

The Best Blog Candy Ever!!!!!

Hi Eveyone,

I know I have been MIA a lot lately. Have not been feeling to well. I have had a lot of flu symtoms and have been extremely tired, which has just made my mojo take a little break. I will have a couple of great cards I received soon to share with you, I promise!

In the meantime, Debbie at "Passion for Crafts" is celebrating her one year Blogaversary and already has 62,000 hits! That is fabulous! I really want to win this one, but I will let you try too! LOL! I would post a picture of the Candy, but I want you to work for it! Teehee! You must go check out Debbie's blog yourself! Just click on her blog name above to go there!
Have a very Happy Stamping Day!

Hugs Lori