Back from California

We came back Sunday after quite a morning.  We left the Hotel at 6 am for a 9:25 flight.  I would rather wait at the airport.  We rented a Hyundai Sonata which was a very nice car to drive.  There was a portable GPS system on the dashboard, top of the line.  Innocently, we are traveling down the highway and we finally get to the exit that is going to bring us right into the airport. We were so early.  Wait - what's this?  We can't get off the exit because there is a bad accident.  I wasn't worried because we had a GPS, right?  Well instead of getting us on the route that we needed, it toook us to the back streets of LA to get us to LAX.  Pretty shady streets.  Surprisingly, we made it in one piece and were still relatively early.  All is well that ends well. We finally got on the plane and got home in one piece.  I made up for all the sleeping I didn't do in LA, but here I am, posting to let you know what is going on.  The next posting will tell you how the Grand Event (GE) went.  It was terrific.  Can't wait for the next one in June.

Waiting for my Trip to California

Well, in two days I will be in Sunny California.  It is so exciting. This is the first convention my Company, Fun Stampers Journey, is having.  It is the initial rollout of our products.  I am so excited about this.  My dear friend Andrea is accompanying me on this venture and I thank her from the botttom of my heart.

We have one day to ourselves, then it is three days of glorious wonderful fun!!

I will post pictures of what we did while we were there.  In the meantime, I have been busy making what is called "trades" to exchange with fellow coaches. The purpose of that is to expand your horizon and expose you to other stampers' creativity.  I can hardly wait to see what I get in exchange.   After the function, I will post the trades that I made.  They are really cool!



PS  After the rollout on 9/8/14, visit my site for the new catalog and information on becoming a Journey Coach yourself!

www.funstampersjourney.com/100

Another prior card

This card I think is my prettiest.  Let me know what you think, please.

I used Copics on the flower but put them away before I realized that I would be recreating the card on my blog.  I will be more careful with cards that I design going forward from today.  Once again, this is all Fun Stampers Journey Company items.  The background is called Script and in my opinion, very elegant.  The flower is from Summer Garden and the wording is from Greet and Shout.

AS I promised

 Here is a card that I did using the Pocket Card Die.  It is a delight to use.  I actually used it twice for this card. Once with the Whip Cream card stock then again with the Lavender Fusion card stock. Both the die and the card stock are from Fun Stampers Journey.

 

 

The final product will have a candy bar in the back pocket!  The stamp set shown is "Summer Garden".  The wording is from Greet & Shout stamp set - great sayings and I love the font!   I used Copics to color then I painted the leaves with Journey glaze and did some of the flower petals.  In the center petals, after applying the glaze, I added Journey Sparkle Dust.  I do have to note here that the quality of these products are by far top quality.  The ink is a hybrid ink which is a cross between dye and pigment ink. It is very juicy and dries as fast as dye ink.  All inks match the card stock and is bright and vibrant!

I'm Back

After a very long time, I am back stamping and going strong, I might add.  I see you are scratching your head wondering what happened.

When The Angel Company (TAC) folded I was crushed. It was another relationship that I lost and I just froze. My muze disappeared and I eventually gave the majority of my stamps and accessories away.  That was three years ago. 

Well, I am back and I think I am a new and approved version of my former self.  What happened?  Fun Stampers Journey happened.  It is a brand new company started by a man named Richard Garay.  Richard has had over 20 years experience in the stampinng world and has come out with a direct sales company that is making a darned good attempt fixing all that is wrong with these types of companies.  His demoers are called Journey Coaches. I am one.  The first 500 coaches who sign up will be considered founding coaches and will be offered exclusive items from time to time. As we speak, I believe we are up to 158.  Please check out the site at  www.funstampersjourney.com/100 The 100 is my personal number.

The Company began officially on June 3, 2014.  Products are being introduced approximately every two weeks until the full rollout in September.  I am pretty sure I am going to the event that will introduce all of the products that will currently be available. In the meantime, we are selling a very limited amount of product.  I intend to post samples of what is available.  I am sure you will be as excited as I when you see what we have to offer.

Stamp Club

We made the most adorable card on Saturday. I just had to share.  It was a cased card that had been cased. Sound familiar?? LOL!

Christmas cards

I thought it was time to start my Christmas cards about two months ago. I am still thinking!  But I will post some here and Hope I get feedback on which I should mass produce.