A Qwiki Day 2 recap at Stampin'Up! Convention

Hi all! Here's just a quick look at what we've been up to at convention. It's been a lot of fun! Will post more pics later! Thanks for coming by! :)

Hello from Salt Lake City!

Hi all!  I just arrived in Salt Lake a little while ago for the Stampin'Up! Convention and am now sitting on the Trax headed to lunch.  Considering I had 2 hrs of sleep last night from finishing up trades and packing, I'm feeling pretty good so far!  Here's a quick look at the two trades I made.  Hope you like them!  I'll be back in a bit to share more from Stampin'up!'s 25th Anniversary Convention.  So excited to be here!

Bye for now! :)

Fun little video of my little guy

Hi all! I just wanted to share a fun little video I made using the Qwiki app! This is a mobile app that uses photos or videos from your iphone or android device to create these little video montages with music in the background.  The one I created below is of my little guy's visit to Daddy's office.  Hope you like it! I just see lots of possibilities using this Qwiki app at convention next week!

Let me know what you think! Stay tuned!

Looking for a new blog reader?

Hi all!  Well, today is July 1st, which means that if you were using Google reader to check out your fave blogs, you'll now have to move to a new reader, since it's now no longer available {RIP}.  If you haven't migrated your RSS feeds, don't you fret!  There are many options for you out there that you can check out on the interweb {heehee, just making jokes}.  The one I chose was Feedly, because they gave a quick and simple way to port over all the blogs I follow in one quick step!  Plus, I like that there's also a nice mobile app where I can keep up to date with my blogs there, too.

Here's a blog post from the Feedly blog that you can check out if you'd like to find out more about Feedly.

Ultimately, the choice is yours, but make sure you make one if you so you can catch up on all your blurfing all at once. :)  Good luck!  And of course, my dear bloggie friends, you can feel free to email me if you have any questions - my addy's in the side bar.

R2D2 birthday card!

Hi all!  Hope you guys had a great weekend!  I've got a quick post today - a fun birthday card I made for my Godson's birthday.  He had a Star Wars themed birthday, so I did some research on Pinterest and the web in general on some characters I could create that would be fun for a card and decided to create a version of R2D2.  Here's a full view of the card:

Here are the supplies I used:

*Word Window punch
*1 3/4" circle punch, for the gray semi-circle at the top.
*Circles from the Owl builder punch
*Hexagon punch to create the ends of my happy birthday banner
*Deco labels framelits
*Honeycomb embossing folder
*Cardstock: Basic Black, Midnight Muse, Basic Gray, Whisper White
*I Am Me DSP for the "Ethan" letters, which I die cut using the retired Timeless Type sizzlits

Hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Father's Day!

Hi there, blog friends!  How are you?  I know I've been MIA for quite a while.  Everything is all good though...just very busy!  Today, I've got a couple Father's Day cards to share - just in the nick of time!

Here's a closer view of the card with my hubby and son. This pic was actually taken on our vacation last week to Mammoth.  We had quite a blast!

I even made a quick 12x12 page in MDS2:

My goal is to make an album of the trip, so I'll keep you posted on how that goes. :)

I also wanted to share that the new catalog is out!  I know I'm a bit late, but here's the link for you to check it out.  You won't be disappointed!! I've also updated the left rail of my blog with the new catty, too!

Hope you have a great day and will try and post again, soon!

New Stampin'Up! In Color Sneak Peek!

Hi all! Just popping in with a quick on-the-go mobile post from the handy dandy iPhone. I have a sneak peek for you from the Stampin'Up! new catty that showcases the new 2013-2015 In Color palette. I had an itch to craft once my goodies came in, so I was determined to squeeze in some stamping this past weekend. Don't these colors look so yummy? It was pretty hard to resist taking them out of the packaging! I love the pretty embossing folder, too. It definitely adds that extra little something that makes these cards look so fancy, yet so simple to put together. I had a lot of fun making this project! I also decorated some clothes pins using the new washi tape from the new catty as well. I made the little flowers in the same palette using the 3/4" scallop circle punch, the itty bitty punch for the flower center and topped it off with the basic pearls. So, what do you think? Excited to play with these new colors and pretty products? Just less than a month away and you'll be able to see it all!

Here's the list of colors for you:
Strawberry Slush
Brown Sugar
Coastal Cabana
Pistachio Pudding
Cantaloupe Crisp

Hope you have a great one!