Dream Night with Shelli...{sigh}

Oh there are no words to describe a stampin' event, let alone one with the Queen of Stampin' Up!, Shelli Gardner. This is what every CEO needs to be like...if they were we would be out of this recession in a snap!! One of my INKredible sisters won a Dream of a Lifetime workshop to be done by Shelli as well as a session with other demo's. I wasn't sure I could make this or not, but obviously, the stars were aligned, and off I went to Short Hills NJ with about 150 other demo's. So Dream Night was to be a jammie night, but since I was driving through two states, there and back since I wasn't staying over at the Hilton, I thought, hmmmm, better not possibly scare two sets of state police, LOL. So I just wore comfy clothes, the regular attire at any stampin' event. So, in a room of only about 150, it was like a wedding with Shelli the Bride AND Groom, and she was just loose in the room chatting us up like an ol' pal. Goodness gracious, she is "da bomb", I tell ya!!! So - Dawn is a whirlwind and had a lovely evening for us (she ran it all and Shelli just graced us with her presence). During the night of festivities, one of Dawn's down-line had a birthday, and so Dawn created a birthday cake made of these little bags - done in the pink fabric she had the p.j.'s she and Shelli and her workers had on, as well as some of the work aprons. This was based off of a diaper cake I have seen by Shelli before. The BEST part though, was everyone at the party got "a piece of cake" or namely, one of these cutie-patootie bags.

So you can't have a cake without a cake topper, right?!!?!? Look at this one done with our big shot die cuts!



And then here I am, my sister INK-er Dale took this pic while I was chatting with Shelli. How cool was that?!?!?!



And again, Dawn and Shelli were just on the loose the whole evening. Available for anyone to talk to, and Shelli signed autographs and took pictures with all. What a wonderful, gracious, special lady. And she stamps to boot!! Woo Hoo!

While I am still on this Dream Night high, I am off to play in my craft room. I have to finish the eight projects we had to do for the evening. Then, I'll be back with pictures of those projects as well as some of the lovely swap cards I got. Ahhhhhh, I love a stampin' night........
Thanks Dawn!!!

I just HAD to share this with you!!

So - I get an e-mail from my incredibly talented up-line in SU!, Tracy Altemose, and she says "follow this link on SCS - I made a card from the new set we are pre-viewing" for the new Fall/Winter Catalog and Idea Book (the sock monkey) ...and she says this one is right up my alley with my (warped) humor...AND BOY IS IT EVER!!! She even wrote a little story about the card, which I am also copying verbatim from her.....I am still ROTFLMAO!!!!! (rolling on the floor....)...Now you can ALL see why I LOVE her so!!! Girlfriends are the best, man!!! Check this out....

"OK there is NO purpose to this card but to bring a smile to your face!!

The other stamp sets just can't handle the fact I have fallen in love with "The Sock Monkey" and have become Violent with The Monkey's Uncle. Well the Little Nephews are keeping quiet for fear those evil stamp sets will take it out on them as well!!! Who ? Who was it? Ahoy Matey Dude? Zoofari critters? Oh those frogs from Unfrogettable are upset cause they're Crokin' this year!!!

Hope you're Smilin" I had fun making this Silly Card!"

ok, ok...so yes I know that a long quote should be indented - but I have referenced the author Tracy - and the indent didn't look like a quote...anywho....go to this SCS link to check it out and favorite it! Leave her a comment and tell her I sent 'cha!!! LOL

Tracy's Naughty Sock Monkey on SCS

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!

OK - here are some new cards...

In reading the exploits of one of my INKredible Impressions sisters (our demo group) - on her blog- sistah Karen Barber made a new friend with a well known SCS member and artist Michelle Zindorf. Michelle makes some cool cards and very generously shares the techniques on how to make them. I have CASE'd two cards and I wanted to share them with you. This was a big stretch for me - and I think they came out ok. The sea scene needs some practice - it uses a roller and I need to keep practicing on how to NOT make definite lines and blend more without making the colors too dark or deep. Let's just say - you did NOT get to see the FIRST try of that one!! LOL From Michelle's tutorial - I have used all Stampin' Up!® product and stamps. Anywho - to share with you these two great stamping friends in Ohio, I am including their links at the bottom of the post. Now - I'd love to have you post "Maureen sent me" - except they'd say "Maureen, who?!?!?!" LOL I just know good stampers when I see them - and I would not have found Michelle without perusing Karen's blog - and she has only talked to me once on a conference call with Tina! But she is a known talent in our group and EVERYONE always wants one of her cards in a swap, I can tell you!! OK - 'nuff said - on to the cards!!!!

Karen Barber - INKy sistah Michelle Zindorf - SCS artist "extraordinare"