GIRLS' LONG WEEKEND IN OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND

 

Last weekend, 3 childhood friends and myself flew to Ocean City, Maryland to visit another childhood friend.  Three of us have been close friends since we were babies, even going to the same college and becoming teachers!  So every chance we have, we get together for  fun, shopping and fellowship!  We got straight off the plane and headed to the nearest shopping center for lunch and shopping!!

 

The first full day Sybil treated us to a "Fun Day".  We started the day at Subway getting sandwiches for a picnic on Assateague Island!

We were hoping to see the wild horses that live on the island but not one was to be seen, but the view was beautiful!

We traveled all over the island looking for those horses but never saw one!  Are these beaches beautiful or what?

We call ourselves - "Southern Ladies Up To Something", sometimes we share what we are up to and other times. . .

 

Tomorrow I will share the fun we had on the Boardwalk!!

 

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Scrappin' Kit Stampin' Party

 

I was so excited after my stampin' party the other night, because two of my stampers over came their fear of cutting their paper for their cards.  Usually one of their friends does all the cutting for them!  Now they are ready to conquer the "cutting" world.

 

We used the Razzleberry Splash Scrappin Kit to create 4 cards of their choice.  I gave them the kit, uncut and pictures of sample cards they could make.  Then they were on their own.  Of course, I was having so much fun watching  the ladies having fun creating their own cards that I forgot to take pictures until the end.  I was able to  capture these two, thrilled with their accomplishment of the night. . . . over coming that fear of cutting paper.

The ladies had plenty of supplies left  to continue making their cards at home to share with their friends.

This is what stampin' is all about, sharing what we love, and seeing others loving it as much as we do!  And. . . seeing the smiles on their faces when they are successful!!

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REGIONALS IN CHATTANOOGA!

 

Arrived home last night from a great Regional in Chattanooga!  Norma Castro, one of my downline, and I enjoyed our time learning new techniques, swapping with fellow demonstrators, and touring the beautiful city of Chattanooga!

 

This was Norma's first time attending a Stampin' Up! event and swapping big time!!

 

 

I was  so proud to have a downline attend Regionals with me!

 

 

These ladies from Centerville, Ohio, were very creative stampers that shared beautiful creations we will be sharing with our customers soon.

 

Come back tomorrow to see our swaps,

 

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Savvy Southern Sisters' Awards Night

 

The Savvy Southern Sisters held their First Annual Awards Night this past week for those demonstrators living in the Charlotte area.

 

We began the night with a light dinner.

The Savvy Southern Sisters were reminded just how "fabulous" they were by the favor found at their place.

Attacked to the "Black Cherry Merlot" hand soap was a bow made with the wonderful Scalloped Tulle Ribbon, ( Love this ribbon!!!). accented with a pearl.  Attacked using the twine ribbon was the tag  stamped using the stamp set,  I AM,  we received at convention and embellished with the pearls.





 

Tomorrow I will share more highlights from our special night of celebration.

 

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HOLIDAY CLUB PARTY

Last night was the first stamp party for the Holiday Club.  Two Christmas and two Halloween cards were made.  Here is one of the Halloween cards:

Stamp Set:  Bootiful Occasions (126597 - c) (126595 - w)

Paper :  Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, Basic Gray

Ink:  Basic Black, Tangerine Tango and Gumball Green markers

Accessories : Rhinestone Basic Jewels,Chevron Embossing folder

The flap of the envelope was embossed using the Chevron Embossing folder.

It's not to late to join in the fun of the Holiday Club.  Contact me today for the details.

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One Last Post at Dear Lizzie's

As I looked at this sign over the sandwich counter at Dear Lizzie's, I couldn't help noticing the scalloped border and the bows attached to each hanger.  This reminded me of our new Large Scallop Edgelits ( 127019)  and Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die (115950).  Our First Edition Specialty Designer Paper ( 121878) would be excellent  in making these bows.

Always keep your camera  or phone handy because you never know when and where you are going to find great ideas to use in your paper crafting!

Here is another paper bow accented with an assortment of ribbons.

What a fantastic idea for garland to add that special touch to your next  shower, tea party, or  luncheon.  As you look closer, it is made from items that you all ready have in your pantry:  cupcake liners and doilies.  I immediately thought of all those mixed-matched doilies I had and the Paper Doily Sizzlits L (125592) and Delicate Doilies Sizzlits L (126999).  How quickly and simple  would that be to make!

Just a few more pictures of a sampling of the goodies found in the sandwich shop!

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Afternoon Tea at Dear Lizzie's

Shopping and spending money can wear you out.  One needs their nutriment to be successful in doing both!!  Rhonda Smith to the rescue. . . .Afternoon Tea  at Dear Lizzie's

Our tables awaits us stocked with a variety of teas!

And here is Priss all dressed up for her "Coming Out" party!  What a lovely table!!

Hungry shoppers, (Terry Bolender, Jessica Stark, Jennifer Rutkowski, our hostess, Rhonda Smith, me, and Bobbie Meyer) are ready for Afternoon Tea!

After we had selected our tea, an assortment of tea sandwiches were presented.  They tasted as delicious as they look!

Next came the scones with jams and lemon curd, topped with, you guessed it, sugar pearls!  Can't finished a card without our pearls!  Lemon curd and jams are no different!

And to top it all off. . . .the richest chocolate covered almonds and truffles!  We all felt like this picture, we needed to totally rest after all that rich food!!!  We kept telling ourselves, we were on vacation, calories didn't count!!!

What a fabulous ending to the perfect shopping experience!!

Again. thank you Rhonda for helping us make beautiful memories.

More highlights from Salt Lake tomorrow.

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