Super Sketchy Sunday

It's a lovely Sunday morning here in my neck of the woods. After a quick (and late) breakfast, I felt like working with some good 'ole DSP. Below is my take on today's challenge at 365 Cards.

We headed up to the Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley again yesterday to meet with relatives who were visiting from Montana. We went to a different field from last weekend and it was even more breathtaking. Below is a picture of me and my hubby.

Color Throwdown #40

I had purchased a cute stamp by Rachel Ann Miller from www.7kidscollegefun.com a while back and thought I should finally use it. I love the big flower-umbrella!

Tulip Festival and a Challenge

The guys and I had a fun-filled weekend. I worked a bit of overtime on Saturday, but we headed to La Conner, WA, in the afternoon to visit my mother-in-law. The Tulip Festival happens every Spring in the La Conner area, and the Skagit Valley fields are filled with vibrant tulips in yellow, red, orange, purple...almost every color. Some are even two-toned. Just gorgeous! I went last year and emailed the pictures to friends and family - several of them thought I went to Holland!

I haven't participated in a challenge in a while and felt a bit guilty about it. I saw that K Werner was holding her 50th Color Inspiration Challenge (http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/) and thought I should participate in such a milestone. Below is my take on this challenge. I was excited because I received my Stampin' Up! Big Shot last week, but haven't had a chance to use it until tonight. Woo-Hoo!
Below is what I ended up with after tinkering around with some scraps. I love ribbon!!!

Spring Cleaning

The following retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets are for sale. If you do not reside in the Lynnwood, WA, or surrounding area, I will gladly ship for an additional $4.00. Email me at nauts1@gmail.com if you would like a set or have any questions. Thanks for looking!

All Through the Year: $8.00 (used only once - no staining)


Petite Patterns: $6.00 (no staining)


Something to Celebrate: $10.00 (some staining - will not affect use)

Listen with the Heart: $5.00 (some staining on the heart, used often, staining will not affect use)

Stampin' Up! Regionals

The Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar was held in Seattle April 17-18, and I attended today's session. This was my first SU! event, and I was excited to go. I met Shelli Gardner, co-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up! as well as fellow demonstrators from Washington, Oregon, Canada and other places far and away. I had fun swapping cards with other demos and learning different techniques. This was an informative and fun seminar and from what I hear, just a sneak-peak of Convention!

Check out the following link to see some of the cool projects I saw:

http://picasaweb.google.com/nauts1/SURegionalsSeattle#

365 cards, April 11 http://365cards.blogspot.com

I reading over the day's challenge and decided to use the same stamp set I had used for the previous day's challenge (mainly because I already had it right in front of me *wink*). I love this Baroque Motifs stamp set more and more each time I use it. I think it's so elegant.

The Stampin' Up! Seattle Regional Seminar is this Friday and Saturday, and I'm excited. I'll be at the Saturday session. It'll be my first SU! event as a demonstrator and can't wait to play the products and meet other demos. Wish me luck on getting my swaps finished!

365 Cards, April 10 http://365cards.blogspot.com

Better late than never! I worked overtime everyday last week, including Saturday, which is why I was not able to stamp and post sooner. Then, Duncan, Benjamin and I headed to La Conner, WA, to spend Easter with my mother-in-law. Everything was wonderful, except for the miserable rain. But I'm back at home and stamped a bit before beginning another 40-plus-hour work week.

The challenge for this day was to use 5 flowers on the project. I always wanted to put some little embellishments on the ends of this stamp, and this challenge was perfect for it.