Stampin' UP! Convention and Llama Swaps

Strange Title huh?

Stampin' UP! convention started yesterday in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was unable to attend this year but the Opening Ceremonies were streamed live and recorded for us to share. So if you are interested here is the video.

I was able to meet my Llama Friends for a long lunch in SLC and we swapped cards so I will be sharing them over the next few posts.

The first one I received was from Buffy, she was also the first Llama I met.

Here are some details as I see them:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Soft Suede and Basic Black
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soho Subway DSP (remember DSP is buy 3 get one free until the end of July)
Punches:Word Window, Modern Label, Pansy
Misc: paper doilies(sponged), Crumb Cake 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Large Pearls. Basic Pearls, Little Leaves Sizzlits.

Love Buffy's Cards I've been following her blog since she started it.



You might wonder why we call ourselves Llamas so here is our story(it's a long one) as I remember it...

Stampin! Up! has a demo forum that demos can chat, ask questions share idea etc. in theory a great idea but it doesn't always run smoothly. They have several categories/topics that they have a short description of what you should be able to find in that category sadly not everyone reads what they are and since there is not a board moderator (strange huh?) the board was and still is a mess. The top category is the default dump for any thread started that does not have a category selected at the time of posting. In an effort to make questions easier to find and answer and in an effort to make the un-moderated board more useful Darrah started a thread explaining how to locate categories and tag posts. In an effort to keep that information at the top of the board several of us started "bumping" the thread but after a few "bumps" we started chatting thus keeping the thread alive and at the top.  SU! finally added additional categories and Darrah moved the thread to "All About You" and renamed it the  Wacky Women's Watercooler (a place to stop and talk just like an office watercooler in days gone bye. To make it easier to find and because the interesting conversations we had(one all about Llamas, from weaving their wool? to raising them and more) Darrah added the word Llama to the tags because she was pretty sure nothing else would have that tag. So many of the original participants started referring to ourselves as Llama, some of us have a Llama as an Avatar.
We wanted a place to talk about everything going on in our lives and so we started a site where we can meet and talk about life and Stampin' Up, a place we can vent about anything or share our joys and know that someone else is happy for us. Together we started blog hopping and have a site with links to all our hops http://stampinllamas.blogspot.com/. The watercooler is still there, faces and tones have changed since the day(Dec 2, 2010) it started, some of the originals still stop in from time to time. The watercooler will be having their own hop very soon here is the landing page for it http://wackywatercoolerstamping.blogspot.com/

Any way after 2 1/2 years as on line friends I was able to meet a few of them in person yesterday, it was a fun afternoon!

Postage Due

Here is a card from Buffy Cooper, and yes I ordered the stamp set after I received it.

• Stamp Set: Postage Due
• Inks: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Raspberry Ripple, Island Indigo and Versamark 
• Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Island Indigo and Raspberry Ripple
• Misc: Clear Embossing Powder, Pool Party Seam Binding, Vintage Trinkets, Jewelry Tag Punch, Big Shot and the retired Finial Press Embossing Folder

I love swapping with my friends!

Shake Your Booty- Swap

Here is another swap this time from Darrah here is the link to her blog with the information for this card posted on June 27th.

I haven't bought this set yet but is another on my wish list,

Another Swap

Another week has come and gone at Scout camp and I get to be at home and stamping for the next week :)
Here is another swap that I received and yet another stamp set that I now want. This one is from my new friend Susan Horr.

Here is what she used.

• Stamps Sets: Daydream Medallions and Embellished Events
• Inks or Markers: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, So Saffron and Gumball Green
• Paper: Sp Saffron, Primrose Petals and Whisper White
• Misc: Big Shot, Floral Framelits, Word Window, Modern Label and 1 3/4" Circle punches

Look for more posts through out the week

Swaps!

Another week of Scout Camp has ended!

I had decided that this wasn't a stamp set I was interested in... then my friend Joanne Do sent me this swap, now I am pretty sure I need it!

Stamp Sets: By The Seashore, Pursuit of Happiness

Ink: Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Almost Artichoke and Crumb Cake

Paper: Whisper White and Riding Hood Red

Misc: Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spray, and Dazzling Details

Yes I will be ordering the set.

Here is a Video of my son and a friend of his doing a skit at Scout Camp.

Serene Silhouettes Stampin' Llama Card Swap

It has been longer then I meant for it to be since I last posted. I'll add my non stamping update at the end for anyone that is interested.

The Stampin' Llamas are swapping again, this is my swap, it is a card that a photo does not do it justice.

• The card base is Naturals White CS, layered with a front of Early Espresso CS, layered again with a 3 3/4"x 5" piece of Glossy CS that I smooshed Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint on. (I wadded up a wrapper off of some new DSP, dabbed in the paint and blotted it all over the Glossy Paper) 
• I sprayed a piece of Soft Suede CS with  Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint Spray then cut it with a Label Framelit using the Big Shot. I layered it centered onto the card front.
• I inked the image from Serene Silhouettes with Crumb Cake then colored the flowers with an Early Espresso marker, huffed on it then stamped it onto the CS. I cut it with a Label Framelit using the Big Shot. I sponged the edges with Early Espresso ink. I popped it up on the first framelit with Dimensionals.
• I stamped the phrase from Itty Bitty Banners in Early Espresso onto Naturals White then cut it with the Bitty Banners Framelits. I curled it with a Bone Folder and then added a Dimensional on the back in the center, added adhesive to the ends and added it to the bottom of the image.

I hope the ladies I swap with like the card!

Now an update on the last month... I have been working at Maple Dell Scout Camp this summer (my son is the Captain on the pirate ship in the video) I get up at 5:30 am get ready for the day and head up to the mountain. I manage the Trading Post, it is open 8:30 am until 7:30 pm. I end up getting home between 9 and 11 pm I am working Monday through Saturday with a 7 pm meeting Sunday night, so pretty much I am always at Scout Camp or sleeping. I have a great staff of kids working for me this year. You may have heard that Utah is on fire this year there have been 486 fires with 359,735 acres burned so far. 3 of the fires have been close enough to rain ash on the camp and to make it smoky enough to make those with breathing conditions have difficulty breathing. Another Scout camp had to be evacuated and some of their troops ended up at our camp and will continue coming for the next week or so. So I have found little time to stamp. I will post my swaps as I can, the ladies I swap with do fine work!  Thanks for sticking with me.

Swapping Again

This swap came from my friend Stephanie Osgood, she used the A la Carte stamp set Easter Dove.  It is on the last page of the Occasions mini.

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Whisper White and Blushing Bride CS, Twitterpated DSP

Other:Big Shot. Labels Framlites, Adorning Accents embossing folder, Stampin' Pastels, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Frost Shimmer Paint spray.

Swapping Again

My friends and I are swapping again! the first card I received was from Robin Cosca.

Here is her supply list.

Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), P.S. I Love You (Occasions Mini)

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette

Other: Heart to Heart, Large Tag, Extra Large Tag punches 

Water Cooler Swaps part 1

The first card was made by Debbie Martin, I was so impressed and stumped by her card. I recognized the small circle stamp with the friend phrase on, it is from the Sale-a-bration Punch Bunch set. but the nest image wasn't one I recognised, I wondered if it was a retired set which was possible since the only restriction was 4" x 5 1/4" base.  Check out her blog if you want the answer. http://cleverandcute.blogspot.com/2011/03/felted-cardstock-technique-tutorial.html

The second card is from Jean Fitch one of the most helpful and knowledgeable Stampin' UP! demos I know!  She has answered so many of my questions since I started as a demo.  It has been awhile since I stamped on ribbon, in fact I forgot all about doing that, I believe I might add that as one of the things to show at our next club meeting.  Jeans card can be found on her blog. http://jlfstudio.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/silhouette-in-red/

Not all of the Water Cooler Swappers have blogs but I thought I would start with two of the ladies that do.  I wish you could see these cards in person they are much more wonderful in real life, in fact if you want to see them come on over.