Convention – Page 2 – A Stamping Journey

CONVENTION NEWS IS COMING!!!

June 13, 2012 Jenny Hayward

Hey, It’s Me!!! You probably wondered where I disappeared to. Since I returned from Convention last week I haven’t stopped. I held my Cancer Fundraiser last Saturday so I was busy getting ready for that. I will update you on that shortly. I have to say I only unpacked my stamping bag on Monday from Convention and I only uploaded my photos today. How can one person take 500 photos about Convention. Seriously, what can you really take photos of there!! 😉 So, I’m sorry I can’t show you too much about Convention now. But, what can I say. It is such an awesome time meeting up with other demonstrators that you chat to online and there is SOOO much inspiration from the Stage Presentations to the Display Boards. I came away with my head buzzing. I wish I was half as clever as these ladies. One day when I grow up I hope to be that good!

Stampin’ Up! are an awesome company and so generous. I came away with such a haul from all the freebies we received. You might have already caught up on some happenings from other blogs but it is always different from another perspective, isn’t it??? So stay tuned I will get back to you in the next couple of days with a report. If you haven’t already heard much then why not stop by Shelli’s blog. Shelli Gardiner is the CEO from Stampin’ Up! and based in Utah. She is such a beautiful person. Shelli has a good coverage of Convention you can find here. Check out the first photo. That’s me on the far right! Isn’t that amazing! While you are there check out the post before that one. Poor Shelli tells of her “Stuff Up” as she describes it when she presented on stage. I felt so sorry for her but she handled it all so graciously. I don’t feel so bad when I “Stuff Up” now!

Don’t forget to stop by again in the next few days to check out Convention.

Jenny

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BACK FROM CONVENTION!!

June 3, 2012 Jenny Hayward

I have not long got back from Canberra from the Stampin’ Up! Convention. What an awesome time! My head is buzzing from so many ideas and information. There are so many clever people there. It was great meeting up with on-line friends and making new friends. I have lots of photos and I have some great swaps for all the ones I did. I can’t wait to share them with you, but it will take a little time to sort them out. So stay tuned!!!

Stampin’ Up! are an amazing company and I am so grateful to be part of their family. They are so generous and we were given so many goodies. It was quite overwhelming. Plus I won Prize Patrol!!! YAY! Gotta love that. We saw lots of sneak peeks of some great products coming out in the New Catalogue in September too. But you are going to have to wait for that. 😦

So stop by again in the next few days and I hope I have some photos to share with you. As for me now – I am off to bed. So much excitement in 5 days and a “little” lack of sleep is catching up with me! As you can probably tell from all my jabbering.

See you soon,

Jenny x

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CONVENTION SWAPS!!

May 29, 2012 Jenny Hayward

I’m heading off to Canberra for the National Stampin’ Up! Convention tomorrow and I am excited!! It’s always a great time sharing with other Demonstrators you chat to online and have met at other Stampin’ Up! events. I have worked really hard over the last few weeks to get my swaps ready. I can now show you them.

Here is the original card I started with. This card was inspired by a card by LeeAnn. You can see that here. I love LeeAnn’s simple style. It is worth stopping by her blog and checking it out.

Colours: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant.

There is not a lot of stamping to this card but there are lots of layers. I have used the ‘Mixed Bunch’ stamp set. The flower was stamped and punched out using the new Blossom Punch. It is a bit hard to tell but the flower was layered over a flower punched from co-ordinating cardstock. On this card it was Elegant Eggplant. The centre of the flower was stamped in Elegant Eggplant and punched out with the 1″ circle Punch. An adhesive rhinestone was added to the centre for bling. The pennant strip was cut from the ‘Flirtatious Specialty DSP’. This was adhered on to the Whisper White layer and a Framelit was cut from Whisper White and raised up with dimensionals. The flower was layered over this. The sentiment was from ‘Create a Cupcake’. I also used ‘Teeny Tiny Sentiments’ and ‘Fabulous Phrases’ on the other swap cards.

I just went with the one design for my swaps but I changed the colours for a bit of variety. I made 85 all up!!! (I was so glad they were done, I will say that!!!).

Top: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Soft Suede. Paper – Subtles Patterns Paper Stack

Bottom: Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray. Paper – Subtles Patterns Paper Stack.

Top: So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray. Paper – Flirtatious Specialty DSP.

Bottom: Pretty in Pink, Cherry Cobbler. Paper – Subtles Patterns Paper Stack.

So what colour variety do you like the best?? I have to say, I’m not usually a yellow person but I really liked that version. It is so bright and sunny. Pretty in Pink worked well too. It is always a huge effort doing swaps but I am really looking forward to some great cards back in return. I hope I can show you some next week.

I don’t think I will be back over the next few days. You will just have to wait for a Convention report after Sunday when I get back!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny x

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VINTAGE FLOWER!!

April 23, 2012 Jenny Hayward

Thought I would just stop by and show you a card I made a couple of weeks ago. This was my first play with the new Edgelits. I do love the edging you can create with these little beauties. Just a tip: I found it helps to add some Dotto or other non-permanent adhesive to hold the edgelit in place when you cut them otherwise they can go slipping all over the place.

I cut the edge from the Whisper White card and a piece of the Flirtatious Specialty paper. The flower was created by punching a few flowers from the new Blossom Punch in Pretty in Pink and folding and distressing and folding until the layers of the card came apart. I sponged the edges and added a Vintage brad to the centre. I added some folded Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon. The sentiment is from “Fabulous Phrases” and punched out with the Modern Label Punch and added some pearls for some elegance. The Pink swirls are from “Kindness Matters”.

Hope you like it???

The Stampin’ Up! National Convention is on in Canberra in 38 days!!! I can’t wait! It is a great time to get together with demonstrators from all over Australia and New Zealand. Part of the fun of convention is swapping cards with other demonstrators. You come back with so many great ideas and samples. I have just started on my swaps. I have decided to do the one card but have different colour variations. I have tested a few out and I am ready to go. I figured that I would make 20 of 5 different colours which will give me a good number to swap. Each week for the next 5 weeks I am going to create 20 cards. So I thought I would give you a running tally here so you can help cheer me on. Then I can have lots of great cards to show you when I come back. I will share my swap card later on. So let’s see how we go!!!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Jenny x

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SOME LITTLE GIFTS!!!

June 1, 2010June 1, 2010 Jenny Hayward

Now I can show you these little books I made as gifts for some of my stampin’ buddies at convention. I had grand plans for the gifts I wanted to make, but with 3 days to go and just finishing my swaps off – time was against me!

I created these little covers for the post-it notes. I’ll give you the dimensions below. Here they all are.

Here is a close-up of 2 of them.

I added their initials on the front. Some I used the scallop circle punch and others I used one of the tags from the BIG SHOT ‘Lots of Tags’ die. The leaves are punched out with the 2-step Bird Punch. I embossed the initials. I didn’t want it just flat silver embossing, I wanted some bling to it. I added the silver EP with the Heat and Stick and embossed, and then added Dazzling Diamonds to it before it set. Then I heated it again. Not sure if it was the right way about it, but it did have a bit of sparkle to it! Don’t know if you can see that in the photo though????

Do you want to see inside????

Just a little Freddo Frog to keep their energy up over the weekend.

Here are the dimensions for the cover.

Cut card 24.5cmx9cm. Score card at 8, 10, 18.5 and 20.5cm. Fold on score lines. The short flap folds over and tucks under the tag or scallop circle that I added the front to secure it shut. I made the cover a little deeper to fit the Freddo in. I added various pieces of DSP to coordinate with the card that I used. A great way to use up those small pieces of DSP!!!

So there is a quick project for you to whip up. I have another project to show you from convention too. I’ll save that till next time.

Happy Stamping!! 🙂

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MORE SWAPS!

May 29, 2010 Jenny Hayward

Are you ready for more swaps??? If you have been around a few blogs you might be sick of them by now. Anyway, I thought I would show you mine.

This is the first one I did. I watercoloured the leaves and dragonfly with the inkpads and blender pens.

Stamps: Embrace Life, Organic Grace, Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Cards: Ruby Red (some were Riding Hood Red), Old Olive, More Mustard, Whisper White.

Ink: Old Olive, Ruby Red.

Other: Sponge, Blender Pen, Word Window Punch.

I would have liked to mount the dragonfly, or added some Dazzling Diamonds on his wings, but with so many I passed on that! It is just a simple card.

Here is a close-up of the dragonfly.

This is my other swap card I did. I’m still not sure if I like it, but it got to the point I couldn’t change my mind anymore.

Stamps: French Script, Cottage Garden.

Card: Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive, Whisper White.

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive.

Other: Crimper, Eyelet Border Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, sponge, Crystal Effects.

Here is a close up.

After I sponged the flowers and adhered them together, I added a drop of crystal effects to the centre.

So, what do you think????

I have a couple of other cards that I was contemplating on. I will show you those soon. For now, I must run!!!

Happy Stamping! xx

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CONVENTION SWAPS!!

May 27, 2010 Jenny Hayward

I have finally had time to go through my swaps I received at convention. I have never seen anything like this swap time. It is a feeding frenzy – Just crazy!!! It was only when I got home that I could see the swaps I actually got.

I can’t show you all the swaps I got. I’d be here all day. I have selected a few and grouped them to make it a bit easier. So, without further ado …….

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA — The flowery ones!!

Sorry, some of them are a bit hard to see because of the glare, but it might give you an idea.

Come back again in the next day or two and I will show you my swaps I did. Certainly not to the standard of these, but anyway, I will show you.

Have a good day! 🙂

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I SURVIVED CONVENTION!!

May 25, 2010 Jenny Hayward

How can one weekend go by so fast!!! I can’t believe where this last weekend has gone to. We had such a blast with my stamping buddies at the Stampin’ Up! Convention. Lots of laughs, perhaps a little too much chocolate!! Oh, and some great inspiration from the talks too. The best part was spending time with my friends from our team and meeting up with my blog and forum friends. I thought I would share some photos of our time together. Note: “some”. As they say, what happens in Sydney, stays in Sydney!

There is some of the highlights of Convention 2010. Pop back in the next day or two and I will show you some of the swaps I received. I might even show you mine!!!

Happy Stamping! xx