Featured Stamper 101 and My Grapevine Stamp Show Trip

Good morning everyone!! My morning was filled with frustration over some internet problems but all is well now!!

I finally finished my Featured Stamper card that I started last night. The honored stamper this week is Judy (JayDeKay). She has such a wonderful gallery...sooo may lovely cards to case!!

The card I chose to case was called Snowman and Snowflakes. I changed the theme to a Valentine, changed the colors, papers, and stamps, and flipped the sketch.

The heart stamp by Rubbernecker was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with copics, cutout, and attached with dimensionals to the Nestabilities layers. The background paper layer was scalloped along the edge with a Martha stewart Punch and ric rac was added to cover up the seam. The Rubbernecker sentiment was stamped on Whisper White, cutout with a Nesties die and tied on with ribbon. Whoohoo...another Valentine ready to go!!!

I went to the Heirloom’s Production rubber stamping expo yesterday and met up with Bev (Texas Grammy) and Anne (Itsapassion) Harada. We had such a wonderful time...enabling each other to buy stuff we needed really bad!!! I would have had more pictures for you but I left my camera in the car and Anne's camera battery died, so Bev was the official memory maker. However, since her camera hid itself in my car...the rest of the story will have to wait till I mail her camera back to her happy little home!!

This picture was taken my Bev's DH in her studio (with his camera that stayed where it belonged)....OMG, y'all, you should see her stamping studio!!! She even has her own private kitchen and bathroom!!! I was in Stampers heaven!!!

This is some of the stuff I bought....we spent over a half hour in the Judi Kins booth!! I bought some Metallic Effects Ink to use on backgrounds and to create a watercolor effect when brayered directly on the stamp. Can't wait to try this stuff out!!! I also bought that interesting looking stamp and an acrylic block with a handle...how cool is that!!! Glitter and little plastic tags also ended up in my possession...I wonder how that happened!!!

Thanks for coming to visit today...have a wonderful Sunday!! I am off to church and then to Jonestown to visit our son Brian and his family. Tonight I am going to break open those new inks and play with that interesting stamp!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Fancy Pants dp

Ink: Memento Black, Regal Rose for shading around sentiment

Accessories: MS Scallop Punch, Ric Rac, Ribbon, Copics, Dimensionals