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                               About to Blossom Digital Download 134860  $9.95

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* 13-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 12 Designer Series Papers
* 60 embellishments

Features:
* Digital exclusive
* Relax in an intoxicating array of blooms and see what inspiration blossoms for you
* Coordinates with the About to Blossom August Wallpaper

  Blossom August Wallpaper 134861  Free

If you are interested in the digital downloads, you can order them HERE.  Mary

Convention Make and Take

Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great week-end, ours was quite, we got up early and went to the City Market here in town, stopped first for breakfast.  We picked up some ears of corn, freshly picked the day before!  Yum can't wait to eat some, first of the season for us.  We had beautiful weather here in KC, low's in the 50's and high's in the 70's, can't get any better than that for July.

Here is a card that we made in the Make & Take area at convention.  Since I was a helper, we got to do ours the day before.  I really like the stamp sets that they gave us at convention this year, I always wonder how they pick which ones to give?  Now after I had my picture taken, I noticed that I was missing the button for the front (should be right next to the ampersand and towards the bottom left.  I've looked all over for it but I must have lost it along the way somewhere.  Oh well, it makes this card a "no extra postage" card this way and I could always add some baker's twine too, if I wanted too.  It's very grunge, which seems to be the "in" style right now too.

Products used:

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge and Hello, Lovely
Card stock: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Costal Cabana (Core-dinations)
Silver Glimmer paper
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Crisp Cataloupe, Coastal Cabana, Old Olive, Summer Starfruit
Marker: Calypso Coral
Baker's Twine (missing from mine)
Very Vintage Designer Button (missing from mine)
Washi Tape: Epic Day This & That
Punch: 1 3/4" circle

Well this is my share for today, hope too see you Wednesday, Mary

Artisan 3-D Entries

 Today I thought I would share with you some of the Artisan contestants 3-D entries.  Now I don't have names to put with these very cute items, but if you know who submitted them, I will be happy to add their names to the pictures.  The picture above uses the new Tag a Bag Gift Boxes, page 158 in catalog.  This person choose to make it into a cute little flower box!  Now that's thinking outside the box, hey.

 Now isn't this camp scene just too cute?!  The talent of some of the demonstrators is just amazing!

Here is a cute display of paper cupcakes.  WOW!

And last but not least, is a typewriter made out of card stock, another one that just is awesome!

Now remember, you can click on the pictures to enlarge the pictures so you can get a closer look at all of these wonderful creations!

I hope you all have a wonderful week-end and hopefully I can get into the craft room to make some cards and hopefully be all caught up on my sleep too!   Mary

A Few of My New Friends!

I thought I would share a picture of a few of my friends...

all 5,800 of them!!  Can you believe this!  This was the mass of demonstrators coming out of one of the general sessions!  Now normally there are not this many demonstrators at convention, but since this year was the 25th anniversary, alot more came to celebrate this milestone with Stampin' Up!

Mary

Convention 2013 Links and Projects

Here is a word document and a pdf of the projects that were made on the main stage during opening session.  These documents and pdf was complied by Jean Fitch, a fellow SU! demonstrator, thanks Jean for all you hard work too!

Convention 2013 Opening Session Projects.doc 

Convention 2013 Opening Session Projects.pdf

Here is the link to the opening session, just in case you missed it HERE

Here is the link to the closing session, just in case you missed it HERE

I got on camera during the last part of the closing session, after they announced "Crumb Cake"!

I hope you are enjoying your day, thanks for stopping in, Mary

Convention 2013

 This year when Stampin' Up! sent out e-mails asking for demonstrators to be Make & Take helpers, I applied and was selected!  It was so much fun and a very easy assignment to do to, I really enjoyed being able to help other demos with questions or replacing supplies that they may have needed.  This is the badge that they made for us to wear while in the Make & Take area.

 I also went to the Mini Make & Take and this cute little jar was sitting on the table holding supplies, the bow die will be available in the upcoming Holiday catalog, starting August 1st, there are two sizes that you can use to make this bow too.  Here it is made with the Silver Glimmer paper.  Since the class I was in was the last one for convention, they told us we could take the bows with us, lucky me!  It is so cute.

Next up is a picture of the convention bag that we got at opening session.  It was filled with our Make & Takes, stamp sets, our mini Make & Take, an MDS card and a few other goodies too!  All I can say is WOW!  These back packs are very well made and have plenty of storage too!

I will be back tomorrow with more pictures to share with all of you, until then have a great day!  Mary

New Thinlits Coming August First

NEW Thinlits Card Dies!

You are gonna LOVE this new style of framelit that creates a cool "flip flop" card base in one pass through the Big Shot!  Beginning August 1, both the Circle Thinlit Card Die and the Label Thinlit Card Die (sample shown above) will be available!  Look for more info coming soon! 

These new Thinlits are going to come in so handy with making a flip/flop card and each set comes with additional thinlits to help dress up your card even more.  After they have been released, we will be able to show you the actual product!

While at convention last week, Stampin' Up! had an onstage presentation done by Shannon West, where she spotlighted this new kit that is now available!!  Now when you want or need a stamp that you want a specific saying for, all you have to do is carve it!  We did something similar to this when I was in high school art class.  Don't know where to start?  Well, they include some sample images to help you get started, it looks so easy to do too!

Have you ever wanted a stamp but couldn't find the perfect image? Maybe you want a special family logo, a personalized stamp or a sketch you'd like to have as a stamp. Well now you can! Undefined is Stampin' Up!'s new stamp carving product line. You define the rubber stamp any way you want.

When you carve your very own stamp, you have will have an entirely new and different creative experience. And when you're finished, you will have created a one-of-a-kind stamp!

How exactly do you carve a stamp? Watch the video for a tutorial.

Undefined-Stamp Carving

Intrigued? We know you want to get your hands on the kit and start carving your own masterpieces. Here are the item numbers you'll need (we suggest adding a refill kit on your first order . . . trust us, you're gonna want it).

Item #	Description	Price
133402	Undefined Stamp Carving Kit	$19.95
134808	Undefined Refill Kit	$9.95
124236	Clear-Mount Cling Foam*	$10.95

*Add a sheet of Clear-Mount Cling Foam (pg 197) to create your own clear-mount stamps. Mounting your stamps on the cling foam allows you to make stamps any size you want, not just what will fit on the blocks in the kit.

Included in the Stamp Carving Kit:

• 2 carving tools
• 3" x 4" rubber
• 3" x 4" foam
• 4 wood blocks (various sizes)
• 1 Island Indigo Stampin' Write Marker
• 3 postcards
• Instruction sheet
• Stamp image templates

Included in the Refill Kit:

• 3" x 4" rubber
• 3" x 4" foam
• 4 wood blocks (various sizes)
• Instruction sheet

Express your personality, thoughts, feelings, etc. with a stamp you've carved all on your own! We know you'll have a "look what I made!" moment.

Shannon showcased several stamps she had design, one was of fried eggs and another was of bacon.  She stamped the images and had "We go together like bacon and eggs".  It was a really cute example.    Mary

Being a Tourist in Salt Lake City, Utah

Today I thought I would share a couple of pictures from downtown Salt Lake City.

The first one is a picture of The Beehive House, isn't it pretty?  The second picture are how the grounds are planted around the temple area.  They are so beautiful, even in the summer heat.  While it does get hot there during the day, when early evening comes it is so nice, the heat just seems to disappear and it is so nice to be out and about.

If you ever have the chance to go to Salt Lake I would highly recommend it, it is a very nice city to visit.

More pictures tomorrow.  Mary

Live Stream From Convention Closing General Session

You can watch the closing general session of the Stampin' Up! Convention on July 20th, 4:00-5:30 pm (Mountain Time) HERE.