Artisan finalist swap

Hi stampers!  So one of my goals I set at convention last week was to post more videos.  Honestly I quit doing them because my memory card got full and I didn't want to take the time to delete pictures, lol!  Lazy!  I know!  Anyway, I'm back up and running and hope to have at least one video per week for you!

I thought my Artisan swap would be the perfect place to start!  I wanted to do a card that was both "wow" and me at the same time....and by me I mean clean and simple.  I fretted for weeks over the card but I'm really pleased with how it came out and I hope the other finalists and Shellie (OMG) liked it too!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Greetings of the season
Ink:  Midnight muse, marina mist reinker
Paper:  Whisper white, crumb cake, midnight muse
Accessories:  Large pearls, dazzling details, white frost shimmer paint, stampin' spritzers, bigz snow flurry die
 
I used the new snowflake die in the Holiday catalog to create a stencil and made my own shimmer mist.  Hard to see in the photo (and sorry I couldn't get it to photograph better) but it's very subtle and shimmery!  The new stampin' spritz bottles are awesome and CHEAP!  Cheap enough to have one for every color:-)  The following video shows how I did it...and has a few oopsies in it...I hope they make you smile.  I chose not to edit my mistakes out so you can see I make just as many as anyone!  LOL!  I also added dazzling details to the smallest snowflake.  I also have to mention that I had all of these (26 of them) out on the kitchen table drying and I threatened my hubby within an inch of his life to NOT touch them!  I could just see him picking one up to tell me he liked it (he's such a good hubby...always humoring me about my projects) and totally smearing or messing them up, lol!  Poor guy...it was like he was in trouble without even doing anything;-)  Oh and sorry about the dog barking!  She barks so much I didn't even realize it while I was filming, lol!  The cats across the street LOVE to sit outside and torture her!



And finally I had a question on my post from yesterday asking if I used the new ink pads on my deer card and YES!  I have ALL the new inks and they are all I use!  The old ones are packed up and I LOVE the ink coverage of the new pads! 

And if there's anything you are interested in seeing a video of please let me know:-)

Happy stamping!!!!

You are too sweet!

Ok, so I'm exhausted!  Just got in from awards night and the after party....where I got to meet Shellie...FINALLY, yay!  So, I don't have photos to share at the moment since I'm half asleep but I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the kind words of encouragement and support!  I truly appreciate each and every one of you...both on my blog and those of you I met today!  Please don't be shy if you see me at convention:-)  I was honored to be included in such a amazing group of artists and still can't believe it's real.  And when I say I'm a loser it's all in fun....I really don't think I am....it's just my odd sense of humor:-)

I should have some time tomorrow night to share more with you I hope!  Today was nuts as per usual!  Gotta get to bed before I fall asleep at the keyboard so I can get up and run again with Wendy!

Thank you guys so much!!!!!!

Happy sleeping, hehe:-)

Non-winner

Hi from SLC stampers!!!!  So it's official....I'm a loser:-)  I didn't win the Artisan design contest BUT that's ok because it's been super fun anyway and I'm totally over the moon jazzed for my friends who won!!!!  I was a bit surprised in the manner we found out (a letter at the awards booth) but was happy to just be a finalist and see my stuff up on the board!!!!!  And no, I know I'm not a loser but it's funny to joke about it...and no, I didn't cry....but I totally would have had I won, how messed up is that? LOL!  So here's me with my letter....which I had no idea said anything about winning or losing:-)

My smile wasn't quite as big after reading it but I was happy I didn't have to fret about what to wear to dinner with Shellie, lol!!!!  And here I am with most of my projects.

I'll share all of them once I'm home and can edit pictures and show you more details!  It's late here and I've been up since 5 and got a run in with the AA winner Wendy Weixler!!!!  Then we've done about a million other things and had a cool class with Shannon West and the concept artists who make the samples in the catalog!!!!  Oh and there was Momento Mall shopping...and more to do tomorrow, hehe!  How am I going to get all this stuff home????  OY!!!!  I'll try to post again tomorrow but with awards night and the after party it may not happen, lol!

Remember to follow BadaBing Paper Crafting on facebook and Bada Bing Stamps on Twitter for more real time updates!!!  And check out my podcast earlier this week!  I'll do a convention wrap up one in a week or two! And send in any questions you might have too and want answered on air!  Ok, I'm really off to bed now....6am and a run will come really fast again;-)

Happy stamping!