Hey everyone~
I had an amazing time with my girlfriends at Stamp New England this weekend! The picture above shows the six of us at dinner. From left to right is me, Meg, Avril, Kylah, Kirsten, and Ann. We ate at a rustic little Italian restaurant called Bella Luna, at the suggestion of Meg who had eaten there before. Not only was the food deLISH, but we laughed so hard I nearly PIMPED (that's pee'd in my pants for those of you scratching your heads right now...). I {heart} each one of these wonderful women...couldn't have asked for a more perfect group of friends! :)
I got to meet and spend more time with some of my cyber buddies as well...or PSF's ("pretend stamping friends") as Lauren likes to call them.
Above is a shot of the event organizers and instructors (minus Kim Schofield). From left to right is Karen Motz, Lauren Meader, Julie Masse, me, and Joanne Basile. What an awesome group of ladies they are! I know that Julie, Joanne, and Kim put a LOT of time into the behind-the-scenes of making this event such a huge success! THANK YOU SO MUCH, ladies! You pulled it off FABULOUSLY!!!!!!
That's me with my fabulous friend, Jodi Collins (aka Kharmagirl). She is completely adorable and a HOOT! I had so much fun with her, as well as her friend, Ann Kranitz. I am soooo glad they made the trek to NH for this weekend. What a thrill and a privilege to get to hang with them! Oh, and Jodi....I win the double-chin contest in this photo! haha
Here's one with just Lauren and I. She is super-sweet, and incredibly talented (as you all well know!). Lauren had a terrible gall bladder attack just before the trip; so we were very fortunate that she was able to make it! We made the CUTEST little box in her class, which I will share with you on another day....along with all of the other awesome projects.
Those are all the pictures I have. Several of the other girls have have promised to share their photos with me; so if there's anything else that I think you might be interested in, I will be happy to share it with you. I am sure you can get your fill of photos from the retreat just by clicking on all of those blog links up there in my post! If you haven't already, you will surely discover some fabulous blogs as well. :)
Now on to some stamping samples!
The above photos are of the card set I had the ladies make in my class. The top two photos are the cards, and the bottom photo is the clear box they decorated to put the cards in. The images are from Whipper Snapper and drawn by the fabulous Anna Wight. I love, love, LOVE the flowers in the Blossoms and Butterflies stamp set, as well as the sentiments in the Friendly Expressions set. The awesome clear boxes are from Gina K Designs. I have a couple of other projects to share with you using those clear boxes...later this week.
Here's the full recipe:
Stamps: Blossoms and Butterflies, Friendly Expressions from Whipper Snapper Designs
Papers: Pure Luxury White Card Stock, Pink Pirouette Textured, Tangerine Tango Textured, Watercolor Paper, Mimosa Patterned Papers from SEI
Inks: Tangerine Tango, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, Soft Sky, Black Staz-On, Copic Markers (RV00 &/or YR09)
Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, White Brads from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, Fleur de Lis Border Punch from EK Success, H2O Water Brush, Gold Glimmer Shimmerz, Petite Oval Nestabilities, Pretties Kit from SU (large & medium flowers and white large flat-backed pearl), Medium Clear Box from Gina K Designs, Medium White Envelopes from SU, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Glue Dots
You'll notice that the smaller fabric flower and the organza ribbon have been dyed Tangerine. Those were both dyed with the YR09 Copic Sketch Marker...easy and fabulous! I also could have dyed the ribbon on my pink card using the RV00 Copic Sketch Marker, which is a perfect match to Pink Pirouette. Copic markers are the perfect way to dye ribbons, fabric flowers, buttons...you name it...just another reason why we all need those markers!
Before I go, I want to personally thank each of the companies who sponsored Stamp New England! There were MANY generous donors, and we are sooo grateful! The girls who attended the event all said it felt like they were on Oprah's "My Favorite Things" show. You can check out the list of sponsors on the Stamp NE blog. I was the lucky recipient of some yummy Unity stamps, which I can't wait to get inky this week! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!
Have a super-fabulous Monday, everyone!
See you tomorrow!
Hugs~
C