We are packed and ready to go. Convention isn't until the end of July, but we are first visiting family in NC and then fly to CO on the 6th of July.
I am looking forward to sharing my travels with you as much as I am able over the coming month - especially when I am at convention! For the most part, I will only have access to a dial-up connection, therefore, my blog updates will be limited until my return. A suggestion would be to check in at least once a week to get updates of what I am doing and learning.
Excitement is in the air! I have a new catalog to browse through (I have imagined already spending about $1500+ thus far and counting!), and convention is sure to fire me up even more. I am thrilled to share the excitement with you!
Wherever you may go this summer, be safe and HAVE FUN!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Training Topic: One Sheet Wonder
Do you have a lot of cards to make and not a lot of time? You need to make a One Sheet Wonder, or OSW!
The basic idea of this is that you stamp a sheet of cardstock (most often white, but can be any color) with random stamped images from a stamp set in the colors you choose. After completing this, use the random stamped images as decorative paper on your cards. It is a fabulous way to kick out a bunch of cards all at once that all coordinate with each other, and makes a quick and impressive uniform stationary notecard set.
You can also use the OSW in any way that one would utilize decorative paper. Alter notepads, tins, make bookmarks - the sky is the limit!
Try making your own OSW and see what the excitement is all about! For more ideas on One Sheet Wonder, search for that topic in the Gallery of SCS, or search for OSW. Warning: OSWs can be addicting and too much fun! :)
The basic idea of this is that you stamp a sheet of cardstock (most often white, but can be any color) with random stamped images from a stamp set in the colors you choose. After completing this, use the random stamped images as decorative paper on your cards. It is a fabulous way to kick out a bunch of cards all at once that all coordinate with each other, and makes a quick and impressive uniform stationary notecard set.
You can also use the OSW in any way that one would utilize decorative paper. Alter notepads, tins, make bookmarks - the sky is the limit!
Try making your own OSW and see what the excitement is all about! For more ideas on One Sheet Wonder, search for that topic in the Gallery of SCS, or search for OSW. Warning: OSWs can be addicting and too much fun! :)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Poison Ivy
Well, I have recently taken up gardening, and I have stumbled upon my first ever case of the attack of Poison Ivy. The strangest thing is that I am totally miserable, and yet the rash is SPREADING instead of getting better. I have had the rash for exactly a week now. When will it get better and go away? Not only is it spreading onto areas I already have the rash, but it is starting in new locations as well. Is this normal? Perhaps it isn't Poison Ivy after all? Ugh.
Today I went to Wal-Mart and ran errands. I also am finishing up the preparations for my upcoming Mission:Embossibles2 Club Meeting. Michelle is so awesome for helping me out so much this month - I don't know what I would do without her! (Big hug, Michelle - I will be sure to get you something from convention.....). So, no pictures to upload today, as it would be a spoiler for my club meeting participants. I will wait until after the meeting to upload.
(gulp). OK. There went the Benedryl. Good night. ;)
Today I went to Wal-Mart and ran errands. I also am finishing up the preparations for my upcoming Mission:Embossibles2 Club Meeting. Michelle is so awesome for helping me out so much this month - I don't know what I would do without her! (Big hug, Michelle - I will be sure to get you something from convention.....). So, no pictures to upload today, as it would be a spoiler for my club meeting participants. I will wait until after the meeting to upload.
(gulp). OK. There went the Benedryl. Good night. ;)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
HOORAY!
My catalogs arrived today, although UPS lost them at first.
UPS arrived and dropped off a package that clearly was NOT my beloved and much anticipated catalogs. The driver then put the truck in reverse and took the package from my hand and said that there was a mistake and he needed to get the correct package for me.
He went into the back of his truck, and turned up empty-handed. I thought that this was some sort of a joke, as everyone knows how excited us demonstrators become when a new catalog is being distributed. :) No mistake. He searched his truck, and gave me the promise that as soon as he found the package, he would deliver it.
He did arrive about 40 minutes later, with package in hand. As it turns out, my catalogs were sent onto the wrong truck, and just after leaving my house, the UPS driver received a call from another UPS driver, stating that my package was mis-delivered to the wrong truck! WHEW. So glad to have them, now!
For those who haven't seen them yet, hold onto your butts. This is our best catalog yet, in my opinion! The sets are magnificent, and the accessories are simply to die for! C'mon July 1st - I want to place an order! :)
UPS arrived and dropped off a package that clearly was NOT my beloved and much anticipated catalogs. The driver then put the truck in reverse and took the package from my hand and said that there was a mistake and he needed to get the correct package for me.
He went into the back of his truck, and turned up empty-handed. I thought that this was some sort of a joke, as everyone knows how excited us demonstrators become when a new catalog is being distributed. :) No mistake. He searched his truck, and gave me the promise that as soon as he found the package, he would deliver it.
He did arrive about 40 minutes later, with package in hand. As it turns out, my catalogs were sent onto the wrong truck, and just after leaving my house, the UPS driver received a call from another UPS driver, stating that my package was mis-delivered to the wrong truck! WHEW. So glad to have them, now!
For those who haven't seen them yet, hold onto your butts. This is our best catalog yet, in my opinion! The sets are magnificent, and the accessories are simply to die for! C'mon July 1st - I want to place an order! :)
Monday, June 25, 2007
No Catalog Yet!
No Fall/Winter Collection here yet. I know that there are other Demonstrators in California that have already received theirs, and I am hoping that they will make their way to the East Coast very soon. :) I am doing what I can to get ahead of schedule so I can set aside several hours to just enjoy flipping through those glossy pages. This is my favorite time of year at Stampin' Up!
As I am busy working on other projects at this time, I thought I would once again share something older that I had created. This shows a teacher appreciation/Christmas gift for my daughter's awesome teacher, Ms. Sossamon (we love you, gal!). It was small in size, but big in heart. We made her all monogrammed items, including chocolate labels. I have an upcoming stamp camp this fall called, "Nifty Gifty" that demonstrates how to use your stamping supplies to alter items or make gifts for someone on your list. Won't you join me? Check out my schedule - http://lorigladders.stampinup.net/Events.aspx.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Wine Journal
This wine journal was a gift for my dad for Christmas this last year. I am embarrassed to admit that it was made from a Dollar Store notebook. I made new pages that provided leaders of information about the wine for him to complete, and a location for the wine labels to be added in a sort of scrapbook form. I also added a notes section. The rings were made by dipping the bottom of a coffee cup into some wine.
I intend to make many more journals this next year for Christmas, including Garden Journals and the like. I am looking forward to sharing more with you.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Addicted to Tins
I am so addicted to making tins! They are fun, so simple to make, and can hold anything. I have made many, many tins this last year for Christmas and Birthday gifts, and are great for scrapbooking (helps organize your photos!), a card organizer (my favorite!), or can even organize your recipes. The easiest way to embellish the tin is with chipboard - my latest addiction. :)
Here are some of my previous samples that I had made for family members. One is a shot of the inside, where I had covered the inside of the lid, made divider pages, and matching magnets.
I will be adding a tin making class to my schedule soon. Let me know if you are interested in learning how to make these tins!
Happy Stampin'!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Moving House
Yep. I am moving again.... but this year, only with my blog! (Sigh of relief). I created this original blog back in October of 2006 and then had two blogs going. Why? Good question. I think I was just trying to figure this all out and was in the process of getting settled and so forth. :) So, I am moving my old blog (South Carolina Stamper) over to my new/old blog (The Paper Quilter). How confusilating! Therefore, here are a couple of pictures posted from my old (as in no longer now using) blog to get me off to a kick start.
Packing Up!
Now that the official Stampin' Up! convention details have been posted, I am ready to pack my bags. Literally! I am so excited about convention in Denver, CO this year that I can hardly stand it! :)
Convention isn't until the end of July, and my in-laws live in the Denver area. A match made in heaven - built in babysitters! (BIG SMILE). As I will be attending both sessions of convention this year (I will likely have a heart attack from all of the adrenaline pumping through my body), I thought it would be fun to also stay for a couple of weeks prior to convention.... which means that I will be on vacation for a MONTH! (GASP!). Thankfully, another demonstrator lives across the street from my in-laws and when I need some time in the rubber room I can pay her a visit. (I wonder if she has a workshop going on in July?). My mother-in-law is planning for a family reunion during a part of my vacation. I am very excited to see so much family all in the same room - and not for a wedding or a funeral.
So, here I start a fresh leaf and a new blog - and head out of town.... but you have me for another week. I will be updating this blog once a week, or as often as I am able. I wish my time allowed for a daily blog.
On another note, I have some contact dermatitis from Poison Ivy. :( Uck. It is miserable, and reminds me much of having the Chicken Pox. This is what I get for getting into gardening! I am beginning to wonder if that tree we have in the backyard really is a tree or something else....
With me being a student at the University of South Carolina, I am on summer break. I thought that it would be a slow and easy summer, with time to catch up on all that I am behind on. That couldn't be farther from the truth. You see, the problem is that I have two kids that are ALSO on summer vacation and am also watching two other children most of the week. I am so worried about everyone being bored that I am so far behind that I don't know if I am coming or going. So, I decided to get a little stamping time in today... I am working on convention swaps.
Which brings me back full-circle to convention. I have 3 roomies, Kathy (my mom, actually), Jenay, and Lynn. I am excited to spend 4 days with these talented and sweet ladies that I am lucky enough to call my downline. My thoughts are with the other team members that are not able to join us this year - Margo, Dana, Deb, Christine, and Kathleen!
What is so exciting about convention? What ISN'T exciting about convention?!?!??????? I love learning about ways to use new products, fun project ideas, and just generally become even more hyped up about Stampin' Up! than I already am (is that possible??) - but most of all, I love making the personal connections with friends that I have made through SCS, and meeting new friends that I still try to keep in contact with. Last year after attending convention, I went on vacation for a month before living out of a hotel for a month while we waited for our home to finish being constructed. This year, I finish 2 sessions of convention and then 3 days later, I am HOME - to the rubber room! :)
Well, I think I am going to cut into that new rubber that I ordered! I can't wait to share.....
Convention isn't until the end of July, and my in-laws live in the Denver area. A match made in heaven - built in babysitters! (BIG SMILE). As I will be attending both sessions of convention this year (I will likely have a heart attack from all of the adrenaline pumping through my body), I thought it would be fun to also stay for a couple of weeks prior to convention.... which means that I will be on vacation for a MONTH! (GASP!). Thankfully, another demonstrator lives across the street from my in-laws and when I need some time in the rubber room I can pay her a visit. (I wonder if she has a workshop going on in July?). My mother-in-law is planning for a family reunion during a part of my vacation. I am very excited to see so much family all in the same room - and not for a wedding or a funeral.
So, here I start a fresh leaf and a new blog - and head out of town.... but you have me for another week. I will be updating this blog once a week, or as often as I am able. I wish my time allowed for a daily blog.
On another note, I have some contact dermatitis from Poison Ivy. :( Uck. It is miserable, and reminds me much of having the Chicken Pox. This is what I get for getting into gardening! I am beginning to wonder if that tree we have in the backyard really is a tree or something else....
With me being a student at the University of South Carolina, I am on summer break. I thought that it would be a slow and easy summer, with time to catch up on all that I am behind on. That couldn't be farther from the truth. You see, the problem is that I have two kids that are ALSO on summer vacation and am also watching two other children most of the week. I am so worried about everyone being bored that I am so far behind that I don't know if I am coming or going. So, I decided to get a little stamping time in today... I am working on convention swaps.
Which brings me back full-circle to convention. I have 3 roomies, Kathy (my mom, actually), Jenay, and Lynn. I am excited to spend 4 days with these talented and sweet ladies that I am lucky enough to call my downline. My thoughts are with the other team members that are not able to join us this year - Margo, Dana, Deb, Christine, and Kathleen!
What is so exciting about convention? What ISN'T exciting about convention?!?!??????? I love learning about ways to use new products, fun project ideas, and just generally become even more hyped up about Stampin' Up! than I already am (is that possible??) - but most of all, I love making the personal connections with friends that I have made through SCS, and meeting new friends that I still try to keep in contact with. Last year after attending convention, I went on vacation for a month before living out of a hotel for a month while we waited for our home to finish being constructed. This year, I finish 2 sessions of convention and then 3 days later, I am HOME - to the rubber room! :)
Well, I think I am going to cut into that new rubber that I ordered! I can't wait to share.....
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Thinking of Erica
Erica -
If you read this, I just thought I would let you know that I am thinking of you today! I am soooooo glad to hear that your surgery went as well as expected, and I am sending happy thoughts and my prayers your way for a speedy recovery. :)
Hugs,
Lori
If you read this, I just thought I would let you know that I am thinking of you today! I am soooooo glad to hear that your surgery went as well as expected, and I am sending happy thoughts and my prayers your way for a speedy recovery. :)
Hugs,
Lori
Welcome!
Welcome to my blog!
You might be wondering why I have the name, "Paper Quilter." A friend, Gina, and I were both once asked by a group of ladies if we quilted. We responded that we quilted with paper. :)
Although I do really quilt now too, I still have a love for rubber stamping. I hope to share my love for rubber stamping with you through my once a week updates, and perhaps give some ideas for a project for you to work on. If you would like to attend one of my exciting and informative workshops or stamp camps, check out my workshop schedule at http://lorigladders.stampinup.net/.
Happy Stampin'!
Lori
You might be wondering why I have the name, "Paper Quilter." A friend, Gina, and I were both once asked by a group of ladies if we quilted. We responded that we quilted with paper. :)
Although I do really quilt now too, I still have a love for rubber stamping. I hope to share my love for rubber stamping with you through my once a week updates, and perhaps give some ideas for a project for you to work on. If you would like to attend one of my exciting and informative workshops or stamp camps, check out my workshop schedule at http://lorigladders.stampinup.net/.
Happy Stampin'!
Lori
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