First Stamp Camp SUCESS!

Let the camp begin.  I have been very excited for craft day with the girls. Annie (left) and I have been friends forever.  I mean forever, I have know her before I was married.  She brought her sisters Beth and Jackie (middle and right).  This will be a good day.

Do these girls look like they ready for fun or what! You have to love girls who bring champagne to a craft day.       

Beth is working on a cute Christmas gift card.   She save it for last because it looked the hardest.

 

Jackie and Annie are just finishing up.

Today was so much fun. We're already thinking about our next Stamp Camp.  Annie, Beth and Jackie.  Thank you for coming. You all did a great job and I love how you changed the cards around and made them your own.  That is a sign of successful day when you feel comfortable enough to go your own creative road.  Well done! 

First Stamp Camp

Some of you know that when I met my friend Joy she was doing Stampin Up Stamp Camps.  It was great girl and craft time.  She's getting ready to move moving away to her and Mel's retirement property. But me and the girls realized maybe its time to bring back girl and craft time so I signed up to do the occasional Stamp Camp.

Step one: Order supplies.

Step two: Choose a date and place that works for everyone. November 17th, my house and Don, the ultimate sweet husband (TUSH), is out of town.

Step three: Choose projects.

Should be fun.  

Quilt Market

My friend Joy and I went to Quilt Market this year for her business and it was just especially fun this year.  

We decided Sizzix was our favorite booth.  We have always been a fan of the product because it works on fabric, paper and metal.  How can you not like something that if there was a zombie apocalypse you can still use with out electricity.  The ladies there are exceptional, it was like going to my girlfriends house.  Thank you Linda Nitzen and Cheryl Adam for  good conversation and finding my sweater.  (They know what I'm talking about.) You all are the best.

Kerry Goulder was at Sizzix launching her new book "Sewing Tales to Stitch and Love".  The book is packed with whimsical toys. 

Was particularly taken with the trailer and car for some reason.  I do have this dream to get a Airstream and have it pimped out to be a traveling sewing room in lime green.  Hmmm….  Just makes me smile thinking about it.  That's what Kerry's book does, make you smile.

Had to stop by Sue Spargo's booth.  We love her color and style.  If you don't know about her check her link on Artist I like to follow.

Had to take a photo of Green Bee's booth because it reminded me when I was in Fashion Design school.  
"What will you create?"

Quilting Arts Article

Okay, this is my first blog post and it has to be about this!

FiberVoices, a fiber group in which I have participated, has been featured in an article by Lynn Krawczyk in the current (October/November 2013) issue of Quilting Arts Magazine.  Even more surprising was the pleasure of seeing I was mentioned as a guest artist for this 6-panel piece called "Speaking in Color".  It was a really fun collaborative piece.   (My Piece is the second row - middle.)

From top left  

Mary Ann Littlejohn, Nancy Dickey, Connie Marie Fahrion, 

Susan Fletcher King, Cheryl Johnson, Linda Teddlie Minton