September 27, 2010

BEST WEEKEND EVER!

I had such a wonderful time this past weekend at the Stampin' Up! Regional event - so many hugs and smiles and laughs and ah-ha moments when we saw the amazing demonstrations onstage and the gorgeous sample boards and over-the-top swaps and ... well, I think you get the idea <grin>

Cyber-hugs and my heartfelt thanks go out today to ...

  • Cathy, for driving me to and from Hamilton .. and putting up with my poor sense of direction!
  • Eva-Marie, who risked sharing a room with someone she'd never met in person before Friday!
  • Heather A, for organizing our lunch-time swap and the evening dinner reservation for 20+ demonstrators; you really added some great memories to our experience!
  • Heather S, for holding a Friday night extravaganza that made me laugh, break a stampin' sweat, ooh and aah ... and still left me wanting another chance to do it all again!
  • all the Artful*Inkers who came to Regionals and humoured me by wearing the matching t-shirts!

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And yes, that IS the founder of Stampin' Up!, Shelli Gardner posing with my team ... she is such a nice person to chat with; really down-to-earth, kwim?

Now, for some stamping .... here are the cards I got to make at Friday night's Shoebox Swap (we could only make five; but I sure wish I could have stayed up all night and made all of the 30+ projects!!)

IMG_8889 IMG_8891 I wish I had jotted down the names of the creators, but with only 10 minutes on the clock to make each card before we rotated to the next one, I was lucky to remember my own name, lol!

I DO know that the 3 oak leaf card was designed by my Fergus friend, Joanne McTavish. Maybe some of you out there can identify the others - leave me a comment if you can, 'cause I always try to give people credit for their work!

Tomorrow, I'll show you some of the Make & Take projects we did!

cheers

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2010-09-27 7:14:00 PM | CHRISTMAS, STAMPIN' HUGS, Stampin' PROJECTS

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