Another Great Dessert!

We just got back in our rooms from our Make & Take Session. It is after 11 PM and we are exhausted! We started the day with a General Session at 9 AM. What a long day! But I could not go to bed before I showed you our dessert for lunch. Isn't it spectacular looking? It tasted even better! Wow! Stampin' Up sure knows how to throw a Leadership Event. Please don't think it was all food. We were presented with wonderful sessions and fantastic Make & Takes. I will share more with you tomorrow. I need to go to bed now and try to absorb all the great ideas that were presented. Tomorrow I will post more after I get home. I hope you enjoyed your day as much as we did here!

What a Day in Nashville!

What a day in Nashville today! There were some high spots and some low spots. It started off great! We picked up our Leadership bag. Isn't it beautiful? I love it! The pattern comes from our Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and the color of the bag is Early espresso and White. How gorgeous! In the bag there was a pin colored in various SU colors. The one I received was Crumb Cake. The pin was for the Prize Patrol PRizes. Well, my pin came off of my badge and I could not find it. So when we went to General Session, Carrie Cudney from SU gave me a replacement pin but did not have Crumb Cake and I was given Concord Crush this time. Shelly did a fantastic presentation sowing us a variety of cards that she was making for a workshop and at the end of the session she told us the first prize on the Prize Patrol was the stamp set Easter Blossoms, Springtime Vintage DSP and a card that Shelly herself made using this set. The color pin that was chosen to get the prize was...Crumb Cake : ( I was so sad I could not claim that prize, especially when I could have gotten a handmade card from Shelly but what could I do.

The sessions were great and then when they were over for the day, SU provided us with a wonderful me. Check it out! Doesn't it look good? And the cheesecake was delicious! After dinner, they asked everyone to make a card for the Ronald McDonald Houses. So when we started to make them, they announced that they would call people to go to Momento Mall. So the first color pin they chose to line up to get into Momento Mall was...Concord Crush! Yippee! So I was in the first group to go in. I will post what I bought there, tomorrow.

It has been a long day and tomorrow will be even longer. Check back tomorrow for more news.

Enjoy your day!

We're Here!!!

We finally got here! We left our home at 3 this morning and drove to Philly airport in the snow. We got there with time to spare, had breakfast, and waited for our plane. It was on time believe it our not! So we took off at 8 this morning. We are staying at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. It is a gorgeous place! Everything you could ever want is right here! There are shops, restaurants, and conference space all in one place. I thought I would post a couple of pictures for you to enjoy. Although it looks warm and sunny here by the pictures, realize that there is snow here and it is cold. All the gardens you see here is in the hotel in a controlled environment. It is fantastic! Tonight is the Manager's Reception which Kim will be attending and tomorrow starts a whirlwind of conference activity. Will get back to you when there is some news. Enjoy the rest of the day.

MDS Birth Announcement

Getting ready for Nashville, but with the weather report I am not sure what will happen the next few days. But in the meantime, I thought I would show you the Birth announcement I designed for my first grandson. The colors and stars match his bedding. My daughter and her husband liked what I came up with. And it was so easy using My Digital Studio to make it. I hope every likes it once it is sent out. I thought for the first time making a birth announcement, it did not look bad.

They are calling for snow tomorrow night here into Wednesday, so we are not sure how it will effect our flight. So hopefully we will be able to get to Nashville. Although I usually enjoy the snow, this time I am hoping the storm fizzles out. If we are able to get there for Leadership, I will keep you updated with our trip. Enjoy your day!

Nashville Swaps-Part 2

This is the other card which I plan to swap at Nashville. I changed this design a few times until I finally decided on this one. I originally wanted the top piece have a lot of candles instead of the dots but when I used the candles, it seemed to overtake the card. So I decied to use the dots in a variety of bright colors. I think using the bright colors made the card feel more festive. This card has numerous textures in it which are created by using various Embossing Folders, crimper, and the designs on the DSP. I personally think it is a fun card. The supplies used for this card were:

STAMP SET: Create A Cupcake, Bring On The Cake

PAPER: Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

INK: Pacific Point

ACCESSORIES: Crimper, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Build A Cupcake Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Small Heart Punch, Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlet Set, Dazzling Diamonds, Spray Adhesive ( non SU ), Red Glimmer Paper, Dimensionals

The items in RED are available in the Occasions Mini.

The card ended up taking longer to make than I had originally thought. As I was working on the card, I kept changing things which added to the time it would take to make it. I realize that it is taking more time to make but I think it looks better than the first sample. Today I plan to finish these swaps. I am half way done and I really need to have them finished today. I can't wait to get to Nashville and see what other people have been working on. Enjoy your day!

Nashville Swaps

I will be in Nashville next week for Leadership Conference. I am so excited about going. I was unable to go last year to Phoenix and I am so happy that I am able to go this year. Susan, Buffy and I will be meeting up with Kim in Nashville. There will be meetings, stamping, and meeting up with friends. It is sure to be a good time. Oh yes, there will be swapping too. This is the sample of one of the swaps that I will be swapping in Nashville. I am almost finished with them. Hopefully this afternoon they will be done. Then I have to put together all the pieces for the second card that I made.

This card was made by using a new stamp set which is in the new Occasions Mini. The name of this set is "NATURE WALK". I really am excited by this new set. It was the first item on my list. The supplies used for this card were:

STAMP SETS: En Francois, Nature Walk

PAPER: Confetti White, Pear Pizazz, Concord Crush

INK: Concord Crush, Pear Pizazz, Black Staz-On, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Poppy Parade

ACCESSORIES: Blender Pens, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Pearl Jewels, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, 3/8" Very Vanilla Taffeta

The items in RED are items that you can find in the new Occasions Mini.

I hope that you like this card and that the Demos in Nashville like it also. It is snowing here today, so I will spend the rest of this lazy day finishing my swaps. Go out and enjoy your day! I hope the weather is better there than it is here.

Warm My Heart

I finally got a chance to make cards yesterday and this is one that I tried. I CASED this from Julie Davison. I used her layout but changed a few things. I added the ruffled ribbon, pearls and the punch heart from the new Glitter Paper which is available in the new Occasions Mini. The red Glitter Paper is so neat! I love it because you get that neat glitzy, glitter effect without the mess of gluing glitter onto your paper. It is no fuss and no mess way of adding a little glitz to your project.

I am off to make more cards. I need to come up with a design for my Nashville Leadership swaps. So hopefully I can get started on my swaps today. So go out and enjoy your day!