Crazy week and fun swaps

It has been a non-stop week since Thanksgiving.  Finishing up swaps and getting them sorted, wrapped anddelivered was the big challenge at the end of the week.  Since then I have been on the road doing workshops, picking up orders in Rainier and getting them delivered, and attending our big Occasions and Saleabration catalog previews in Clackamas, Oregon.  The drive was not fun and the weather was cold and blustery, but we loved the new catalogs (mine are all multi flagged with all the pages of stuff that I have to have) and had such a fun time afterward sharing a dinner at the Clackamas Town Center.  Here is a pic of the seven of us from this area who attended the premier.  I can't wait to share it with you all.  You should be getting yours in the mail soon if you are one of my regular stampers.  If not, let me know and I can get one to you.

I've been promising to share the great swaps that my downline did for the month of November.  The theme was wet embossing, using our wonderful assortment of great embossing powders.  We had some great cards.  There were eleven total and two of us each did two to make sure no one got one of their own back.  Here are several of the projects including one that I did and the supplies that I used to make it.  I'll post more, hopefully tomorrow if my day doesn't get away from me again.  I have several ladies coming to make up classes and learn missed techniques so we will see how the day goes.

 

Christmas Bliss, Festival of Trees, and Endless Wishes in Silver and Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder by Wileen Davidson.

 Lovely as a Tree in White Embossing Powder by Darlene Almer.

Making Spirits Bright in Calypso Coral Embossing Powder by Sherron Karasek.

Stamps

Making Spirits Bright

Paper

Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper

Ink 

Versamark

Accessories

Calypso Coral Embossing Powder, Calypso Coral Seam Binding, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

 I hope you are not as frantic as I have been this week and that your holiday preps are going well.  I'm hoping to slow down a little this weekend with only two workshops left to go next week.  I have lots of projects to complete before Christmas and hope to start on my own Christmas cards tomorrow.  Hugs, Sherron.