A Peek at the PPA

It’s Wednesday and time to take a peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts card! It’s a very simple card and quick to make.  However, it features a new ribbon style, new Designer Series Paper and a new stamp set! I hope that you will join me for the full reveal tomorrow!

In case you are wondering what is on my agenda for today, here are highlights:

  • Bag pick-up
  • Picture taking of the display boards
  • Memento Mall
  • VIP trip to Stampin’ Up!
  • VIP photo session with Shelli
  • Kick-off party

I can’t wait to tell you all about it!  Until next time…

Around the Town in Salt Lake City

Day 1 in Salt Lake City:  The Arrival

Despite a 30 minute delay in my flight from Denver to Salt Lake City, the trip to “Convention-land” was delightful! I met up with my good friends Mike Funke and Ginger Toivonen and we took the shuttle to our hotel.
After getting settled into our rooms, it was time for a walking tour around downtown Salt Lake City. 
One view of the Salt Palace…the site of Convention!

A fabulous fountain!
Beautiful wrought iron fencing!
Flowers were everywhere!
Could this little bird have been the model for Nature Walk?
Gorgeous Devereaux Mansion, the first one in the city
The Surrounding Mountains
Mike Funke is in awe of the picture he has taken!
What’s on tomorrow’s agenda?  We will be able to pick up our Convention bags, after which we will peruse the display boards.  At 1:00 I will be taking the VIP Tour of the Riverton Campus, site of the Stampin’ Up! Headquarters.  This will be followed by a VIP Meet and Greet with Shelli herself.  The evening will end with the Kick-Off Party.  As for now, 5:00 AM came quite early, so it is off to bed for me! I can’t wait for the fun to begin! Until next time…

Twin Talk

Brody:  Hey, Muffy!  Why do you look so sad?

Muffy:  Mom left for Convention today.  We won’t get to see her until late next Sunday.
Brody:  What’s “Con-bench-un”?  Is it like a “Bench” show where we have to stay on the show grounds so people can come and see us on display?  I like those.  Especially when the little kids come to see us!
Muffy:  It’s not “Con-bench-un”, it’s C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N.  It’s when she gets to be with all of her Stampin’ Up! friends and learn new things and see new products!
Brody:  Do little kids come and see her?
Muffy:  No, Brody, little kids do not come and see her.  She sees people like Mary Fish and Mike Funke.
Brody:  That is so cool!  She bought me a fish after I saw the vet the last time.  And remember the monkey we got at the Marshalltown show.  Maybe she will bring us home a fish and a monkey!
Muffy:  For such having such big ears, you only hear what you want to hear.  It is FUN-KEE, not monkey.
Brody:  Oh!  Well, maybe she will bring us back a toy anyway.
Muffy:  I don’t think so.  She said she was going to be bringing back stamp sets and lots of new ideas.  She also talked about visiting the place where they make the stamps and meeting with someone named Shelli. Because Mom recruited Brittney in April, Mom gets to go on a VIP tour and go to a VIP room where they have treats.
Brody: Maybe Mom will bring us home some treats.  That’s almost as good as getting toyz.
Muffy:  She can’t bring us treats.  They are only for the VIP recruiter people.
Brody:  Is VIP like having Champion before your name.  Our furry dad has Champion in front of his name.  Maybe Mom will be in a Parade of Champions, like at the American Boxer Club show.
Muffy:  Well, she will be marching across the Stage at Convention because of her Stampin’ Up! sales.  That is kind of cool.
Brody: Will she get a blue ribbon for that?
Muffy:  No, but she will get another stamp set and she gets to walk with her good friend Ginger from Montana.
Brody:  Wow! Does Ginger know Hannah Montana?  And how do you know so much about Stampin’ Up! and Conbenchun, Muffy?
Muffy:  I want to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator when I grow up.  Right now they have a $99 Starter Kit Special.  You can read more about it HERE, Brody.
Brody:  No I can’t…I can’t use the ‘puter very well.  My feet are too big.
Muffy:  Well your brain certainly isn’t.  Are you squinting at me?  Hmmm…Are you squinting at me?
Brody:  MOM! MOM!
Muffy:  Mom can’t protect you now…What?
DAD:  Muffy Lin Schach, quit picking on your brother this minute! And who gave you permission to be on MY computer?  No treats for you!
Muffy:  Gotta run, Mom’s Stamping Friends.  Stayed tuned for reports…maybe! My Mom took her ‘puter with her.