WOW! What a week we have had I am so happy to report I finally got my luggage unpacked from Convention and look at everything we brought back with us ( photo above) .
Plus check out all the pickle goodies I got from my friends at Convention~ How awesome is that ! Thank you girls you all made my day !
Our Roof is completed and I love it . Who knew someone would get so excited about getting their roof done . It's so pretty ( Pretty for a roof anyway LOL) Here are a couple before & after photos,
There is a HUGE difference in the type of shingle and of course the color. Before was more Tan / Crumb Cake color & After it's more Crumb Cake / Baja Breeze / Early Espresso .
We have finally moved our Hot tub over to it's new location on the Patio Hubby fixed awhile ago . The new space is just perfect.
So many of my friends at Convention were asking about our Jessie and what's new with her...
Well 1st off she just got her hair cut and it is so stinkin cute I love love love it ! you may notice the color has probably changed since the last time .
She is so much like me when I was younger I was every hair color you could imagine and same with Jessie . I love the current color and cut .
She is currently working as a nanny for a family with 2 girls BUT both girls will be starting school full time in just a few weeks . She will then start working at LUV Manicures & Pedicures. She is very excited about that. I am so proud of her!
She is still with her boyfriend Pat and they now have 2 Guinea pigs ( Harley & Mason). Believe it or not the photo of me holding Harley above was the 1st time I even held a guinea Pig... I must say they are both very cute and have their own personalities .
Harley has spunky hair and Mason looks like a baby skunk with soft fluffy hair .
Okay I thought I would share a photo of my leg ( from the car door incident ) now BUT I will have you click HERE to view . There is a photo of what my leg looked like when all this started back on June 11, 2013 and what it looks like as of this past Wednesday at the wound clinic .
Doctor says it looks amazing and say it should be really healed up in 6-8 weeks . Just have to heal it from the inside out.
Promotions that are ending Wednesday July 31, 2013
Click HERE for the Holiday items that have been carried over but not in the current catalog and are still available right now .
I have started a photo gallery HERE with some convention photos.
**If you are having issues placing your order please contact me and I will help get your order placed for you . SU! Has been working on the web site for online ordering so there may be a slight delay Just let me know if you need help .
Here are just 3 of the many swaps I have recieved from convention . I seriously have not even unpacked my convention suitcase yet and just opened the suitcase up and grabbed these since they were on the top .
All 3 are so super cute~ don't you agree?
These 3 swaps are from :
Ronnel Stephanik (Glitter Queen)
Cindy Haydon (Glitter Queen)
Karen Huber
Thank you girls so much for your amazing swaps I love them all .
It has been non stop since we have been home Yesterday our roof got the last inspection so I am very happy about that and will share photos of it this Sunday .
This morning I am heading to the wound clinic to get the weekly debriding on my leg .
I did squeeze in a video for you and that will be posted tomorrow along with another video on Friday .
I am so excited to share with you some Pickle goodies I got from friends at convention too~ Oh my goodness ~ Love it !
Now lets hope I get the luggage unpacked and see what all is in there again ~ It's gonna be like Christmas I tell ya :) .
Big Hugs to my hubby for packing everything so carefully. I will show you everything we "both" got hopefully this Sunday on my Sunday Share.
I thought I would share some more photos from Convention & a few of the beautiful display boards ( click on photo for larger view) .
I also have a few announcements to share that are coming in the very near future .
Display boards are always a highlight for everyone at Convention right behind swapping/ catching up with friends /hugging everyone/presentations ect... so many ideas on display we need a couple hours to get all the photos taken of just displays .
I will start a photo gallery in the next few days and add even more there but here are a few .
EXCITEMENT was in the air when a few announcements were made about a few brand new products I can't show the actual photos on a couple of them but I can tell you....
This kit lets you be the creative designer of your own personalized stamp ~How AWESOME is that? LOVE IT!
Click HERE to watch the video below if you subscribe to my blog via email and can't see the video screen .
#2 Envelope Punch Board ~Its amazing !!!
We seen this amazing tool in action at convention BUT can't post photos yet until it is available . Look at all the different size envelopes it can make ~ Love it !
The SU! Logo in the center of the photo above is covering up the Envelope punch tool .
We had a early flight so be sure to check back later this afternoon to see who got the Mystery Hostess code Blog Candy & who got all the Mystery Hostess code dollars to spend .
I will get all the details posted as soon as I get home and get to my computer I will draw the lucky names .
Thank you all who placed your order with me while I was away your Thank you note/s and FSM token/s will be sent out this upcoming week.
Awards night was so magical I am honored to be going back to Founders Circle again this year. Thank you to all my Wonderful Customers and Amazing downline .
Awards night was also a HUGE surprise when Shelli called my name to be on this years Advisory Board .What an Honor to a part of this amazing company ~ Thank you Shelli !
I thought I would share a few photos from convention with you today . WOW what a great time ! PLUS hubby got to do some scuba diving while in Salt Lake City too .
Due to an unfortunate backorder situation, the Big Shot Magnetic
Platform (item 130658) will be temporarily turned off Thursday, July 18,
at 12:01 AM (MT). This means that we won't be able
to buy it until further notice. While we're thrilled to be offering a
product that you clearly like, we regret not being
able to anticipate just how much you would like it. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Here are answers to some of the questions you might have:
Why are you doing this? We went through what we
thought would be a 13-week supply of the Magnetic Platform in just three
weeks, and rather than continuing the backorder situation for you , we believe it's best to make it unavailable for purchase
until we can replenish our inventory. Our supplier is working at
capacity to meet our demand, and we will continue working closely with
them to get the situation addressed as quickly as possible.
When will the Magnetic Platform be available? We expect that it will be available again early fall.
What if I already ordered it when it was on backorder? We'll
fill all closed backorders as we get more Magnetic Platforms in. We are
receiving periodic shipments from our vendor and as soon as they come
in we'll fulfill orders in the approximate order they were received.
**Remember,
you have until this Thursday, July 18, at 12:01 AM (MT) to close current
Magnetic Platform orders (or make a new one); all of these placed orders
will be on backorder.
Thank you so much for your patience . If you are currently waiting for your Magnetic Platform due to being on Backorder ~ I will say it's worth the wait.
GUESS WHAT?
Holiday catalogs are showing up in mail boxes~YAHOO!!!
It's FABULOUS!
Be on the lookout for your copy .
Thank you everyone who has been letting me know you got yours...
Here is one of the cards we made this past Saturday with my club girls Plus this is my swap card for Convention just making them in different colors and only made about 25 so far ... Hopefully I can squeeze in a few more before I leave . I just love everything about this card .
I used the New Coastal Cabana card stock# 131297
Coastal Cabana classic ink #131175
The Stamp sets I used are :
Gorgeous Grunge ( Love it! )
(w)#130514
(c)#130517
Tape It (1 of my Favorites )
(w)#130712
(c)#130715
Black Stazon ink # 101406
Tea Lace Paper Doilies # 129399
The Greeting is a Hostess ONLY stamp set called Express Yourself
I will have a video for you later this week on this card .
Speaking of Hostess ....
How would you like to have a chance to win this Blog Candy HERE
When you use the Mystery Hostess code HYF3ADW4
Any time this week till Saturday July 20, 2013 Your name will be put in the drawing to win the Blog candy PLUS your name could be drawn on Sunday to win all the Hostess Dollars .
Last night we had my Stampers club meeting and shared lots of laughter and stamping fun . (Be sure to check out the video I posted below of my new stamping classroom ).
We got the address for John Anderson who passed away while on the Hoka hey motorcycle challenge HERE .
If you would like to send his wife ( Paula) and family a card that would be really awesome. Above is the card I am sending out to them .
Here is their address
Paula Anderson
7132 Fitzpatrick rd.
Pensacola FL. 32526
This past Friday the roof guys starting working on our roof and we are so excited . They started on the back of the house Friday and yesterday morning they started on the front .
This past Wednesday I went to the wound clinic for my leg and this time I got to see the doctor and he was so impressed with how my leg is doing that this upcoming Wednesday we are graduating to a moist healing bandage . Doctor ordered me these for me (see photo below).
Just in time for my travels to convention too since I see the doctor again on Wednesday in the early morning then jet off to SLC in the afternoon .
So excited to have something on my leg that I won't have to change daily and can take a normal shower without covering my leg with a plastic bag~ I am not complaining.... Just excited ! It's all about those little moments ya know LOL !
Doctor also told me even if I had went and got stitches in my leg it would not have done any good and I would be in the same position I am in right now even if I had went and got stitches .
Mystery Hostess Code winner : Lisa Arvanitis
This weeks Blog candy Mystery Hostess code HYF3ADW4
This past week I have been getting ready for convention & working on a few swaps plus getting my blog posts set up for while I am away .
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I have something pretty exciting to share with you all today as well .
My time away offically starts this Wednesday BUT I have (2) specials starting today .
#1 Extra FSM token starts today through Sunday July 21, 2013
Slightly different from past extra FSM tokens ~same idea ~BUT the (1) extra token will count towards all of your orders that reach a minimum of $50.00 ( before S&H and tax) for this week (starting today - Sunday July 21, 2013 ) .
#2 Blog Candy Mystery Hostess code
Blog Candy for Mystery Hostess code starts today (Sunday July 14, 2013 ) through Saturday July 20, 2013 .
Blog candy Hostess code : HYF3ADW4
Click HERE for all those details and see the blog candy.
I also have (2 ) new videos for you this upcoming week while I am away .
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Look what I got in the mail this week from Colleen Walker . I pickle ice cube tray OMG how stinkin cute is that ?
I also got this adorable card fom her too since hubby and his Motorcycle was on my mind for the past couple weeks with the Hoka Hey what a perfect combo motorcycle and pickles
LOVE IT!
Thank you Colleen .
Pick a FREE Project kit :
On Monday July 15th until Aug 31, 2013
SU! is offering anyone that signs up to be a Demonstrator a FREE project kit with their starter kit . You get to pick which project kit you want out of the (4) choices .
For my Sunday Share video I thought I would share the video of my new stamping classroom . This was a process of many videos put into 1 video that is close to 15 minutes long. The video log is a weekly sometimes monthly update on my finished stamping class room that took place over a period of a few months starting back in Oct 2012.
Stamping room update Nothing has been moved into the space as of today so what you see is what it still looks like.. Hopefully one day soon we will get things moved in and when we do that I will be making another video log to share all that with you all.
You can click HERE to watch if you subscribe to my blog feed since videos do not show up in your email box .
You also get a peek at my leg from when I fell and broke my femur back in February.
Here is a card I made using the Chalk Talk Framelits # 129983 with the
Lovely R0mance stamp set
(w)# 130264
(c)# 130267
I also used 1 of my Favorite stamp sets called
Gorgeous Grunge
(w)# 130514
(c)# 130517
The tiny fowers along the bottom edge of the card is from the Lovely Romance stamp set also I just used th 1/2" circle punch#119869 and punched the flowers out and popped them up on Dimensionals # 104430.
I added a bunch of Basic Rhinestones # 119246
I also added a strip of the Crisp Cantaloupe
3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim # 130021 .
Whisper White card stock # 100730
Base cut at 5 1/2"x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
Strip cut at 3/4" x 5 1/4"
2013/15 In Color Designer paper #130136
cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
Dawn's side note :
I have a new video for you tomorrow sorry about not having one today it's been kinda busy around the house and getting settled back in after all the excitement of hubby & the Hoka Hey ( which by the way he was the 21st rider to crossed the finish line) .
Yesterday I went to the wound clinic and got to see the doctor for the 1st time (The RN has been seeing me I guess the doctor has been out of town) and Dr. said even if I had gotten stitches in my leg it would not have helped and would have ended up the way it is now anyway . I will share more about my leg on my Sunday Share.
My club girls are coming over on Saturday . Next week I will be heading to Convention for a few days .
Here is a beautiful card I recieved from Cindy bennett she also sent me a couple magnets from South Dakota when she seen hubby was riding through on the Hoka Hey .
Thank you Cindy !
I love the magnets and your card is so beautiful and purple.
Today I will be going back to the wound clinic to see how my leg is doing.
Oh my goodness We just got home from NY and I just remembered I totally forgot to post the Mystery Hostess code name who got all the Hostess Dollars to spend
Marilyn McKiddy your name was drawn
The new Hostess code for the upcoming week6NNUAQBE
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday friends see you all again tomorrow
This past Thursday Hubby rolled across the finish line at. He was the 23rd rider to cross the finish line . WOW! what an adventure .
A Deer hit him on his Harley, got hung up on the front bar so the deer was dragged for a little awhile then finally let loose and rolled down the ditch . Hubby was a bit shaken and trying not to crash and get him off the bike. Rich said it all happened within a few seconds . BUT I am sure it felt alot longer .'
Here is a photo of his Harley where the deer got hung up.
Yesterday we headed back to NY for the Finish line party OH my goodness what a fun time Fabulous food / Fireworks and the BIGGEST bon fire I have ever seen ( see photo below) .
This morning we are heading back .
Here is a video of the start line back on June 23, 2013 (below) I believe we counted Hubby as rider # 26 or 27th leaving the finish line . He is the one that waves as he is leaving ... you can click HERE to watch on You tube
Beth posted some stats on our riders which I thought was pretty awesome . Below is what Beth posted on the Hoka Hey Facebook page HERE.
This year our youngest rider is #786, Taia Hassing (30 yrs) and our most senior is #787, Samuel Vasquez (72 yrs). The oldest bike registered for the Challenge was a 1973 FLH ElectraGlide ridden by #303, Rick Miller of Sarasota, FL. Unfortunately, this bike is already out of the Challenge and so the oldest bike now is a 1989 Tour Glide Classic ridden by Scott Chrispen of Brocton, NY. There are... seven different 2013 bikes registered. We have one man from Norway and one man from Canada and seven women from all over the US. Florida is best represented with 11 entries; followed by Texas with 10. Finally... nearly 77% of our riders have ridden in at least one Hoka Hey Challenge before this one; 37% have ridden in at least two and 29% are embarking on their fourth go ‘round!!!
My hat is off to all of our riders and the people that support them!!
Please take a moment and read this post on the Hoka Hey Blog Click HERE
It saddens me to say that we lost one of our most enthusiastic Hoka Hey Challengers on Wednesday June 26th. Rider #737, John Anderson, was an Air Force veteran participating in the Challenge for his second time. Though I didn't know him well, I had the pleasure of working with John during the application process and found that he had a friendly and agreeable way about him that made him very easy to like. I had the chance to visit with him briefly on the day before the riders left and it was clear that John was delighted to be a participant and was eager for the adventure. But even in that moment of bubbling enthusiasm, it struck me that John was truly grateful. His eyes and his demeanor conveyed a true humility and sense of wonder that reflected the passion for life that he carried within. I only hope I can do honor to John’s memory by sharing that same zest with others!!
Our hearts and prayers go out to the ones he left behind. It is clear to me that heaven is a better place for having him. Beth
Please pray for the families and those who were injured during the Hoka Hey and Praying for Johns family during this very difficult time in their huge loss.I will try & get info on an address for John maybe we could send the family a card .. Will keep you posted .
Here are some sights hubby seen on his Hoka hey adventure .
Thursday
as I was getting ready to head out to NY to meet hubby at the finish
line look what showed up . The shingles for our Roof and Holy Moly the
truck was pretty awesome for getting all the goodies on our roof ....so
there was a slight 2 hour delay on leaving BUT I still got there in
time to see him cross the finish line.
The GPS tracker will be turned off soon. He will be taking the Harley in to be serviced .There will be an overhaul done on it.Thank you all again for the past 10 days following him and encouraging him along the way . There were so many of us consumed with the Tracker map and now that it's over, its like ~what do we do now ? STAMP of course LOL!
This upcoming Saturday July 13th we have my stampers club night and then I will be heading to Convention to learn some fabulous new tip and tricks .
I was having some fun with the Heart framelits # 125599 also with the Hearts a Flutter Framelits #130159 and made this simple card using the Modern Medley designer paper #126926
I really love Basic Black card stock # 121045 and Very Vanilla card stock # 101650 together It makes a stunning combination .
I cut the designer paper out with the Hearts a Flutter framelits 6 times to make the flag strip across the center .
Then cut out the Hearts with the Hearts collection Framelits with #3 size and #2 size with the Basic Black and Very Vanilla . Then the smallest heart with the DSP . Popped everything up on Dimensionals # 104430 .
Added a few Basic Rhinestones# 119246 to the Polka Dots on the Designer paper flags
Here is a photo to show you the inside of this card as well .
Here is a card using the brand new stamp set called
Hello, Lovely
(w)# 130240
(c)# 130243
I love this card and I especially love the tiny arrow pointing to Happy .
Such a cute little accent to my card and Who makes me Happy ? My wonderful hubby and that's who I designed this card for . Thinking of him so much while he is on the adventure of a lifetime riding the Hoka Hey .
When he wears his leather vest with all his Hoka Hey patches he gets stopped everywhere he goes asking him about it . Funny how so many new people are finding out about this Motorcycle challenge .
Here are the other goodies I used on his card today .
