Welcome!!

Good evening happy fellow stampers!

I am getting back into the blogging mode - so while I am on a learning curve, please bear with me.

Getting my blog back up and running was all due to my attendance at my very first Stamp'in Up Convention held last month in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 

I met so many wonderful, like-minded people (both guys and gals)...and to all of you new stamping buddies/friends I met, and who get to read this blog entry, a huge hug from me to you!!! 

Thank you all for your inspiration, sharing, creative loving hearts, and sheer inspiration (and yes, the beautiful energy during those hectic days and nights - no wonder some of my fellow stampers who stayed home forgot to mention a small, oh so wee detail, to keep in mind during convention attendance -you are up around 5:30 a.m. and to bed around 1:30 a.m.ish or so! Oh, and no need to worry about missing exercise class - all the foot miles of walking/rushing to/from/between events gives even the most fit individual a run for his/her money! - wait till next year gang!)  I LOVED IT ALL!!!!

So, I now present to you the card I made 81+ times for my Late Nite Stampers swap (which was so fun to do!)

I even have a few details for you, should you wish to reproduce it yourself:

Paper: Sahara Sand (8.5" x 5.5")
             Window Sheet (5.5" x 2.5") Tip: You can cut a 5.5" x 4.25" piece of the window sheet, emboss it using the Vintage Wallpaper Folder and then cut the embossed window sheet in half thereby have two pieces of embossing window sheet to use for two cards :)
             Calypso Coral (5.25" x 2.25") - embossed using the Perfect Polka-Dots Folder
             Scrap of Tempting Turquoise - for punching out the flowers
             Scrap of First Edition DSP
             Scrap of Whisper White - for "thanks" saying
             Scrap of Calypso Coral  - for punched oval for saying background

Stamps: Mixed Bunch (125535w/125537c)
               Kindness Matters (129900w/122902c)

Inks:  Calpyso Coral, Tempting Turquoise, Early Expresso

Miscellaneous: Vintage Wallpaper and Perfect Polka-Dots Embossing Folders
                           Blossoms Punch (125603)
                           Small Oval Punch (120908)
                           Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pak (118309)
                           .5" Scallop Dots Ribbon in Chocolate Chip (124142) or option:
                                                                                            3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Calpyso Coral
                           Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler (125585)
                           Stampin Pierce Mat, Simply Scored Stylus (for shaping punched flower petals)
                           Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Anywhere Glue Stick

Enjoy!
Happy stampin hugs
Bruni