The Stamps of Life

Time for a new Video!

Summer is in full swing at our home!  My daughters are getting ready to leave today for camp.  One is off to Cheer Camp at the local college and the little one is going to the local beach to camp with my parents.  (Is it still called camping if the motorhome is 31 feet long?!?)  {grin}

As I make sure they've packed everything, I thought I'd post a new video.  :)

When you think of stamping and embossing, you think of heat embossing.  Well, let me share this fun tip a viewer sent in....

P.S. If you are receiving this post as an email, you might need to visit the blog to see the video.  www.inqueboutique.typepad.com

This Week's Gallery Winner

Lots of good stuff popped up in the gallery while I was away at CHA! We had two weeks worth of fun new projects to look through, and we finally selected Suzanne D. of Leesburg, VA as our winner.

Suzanne won with this adorable housewarming card she made featuring our mini Memoirs set. We love, love, love the way she created her sweet little scene with the tree and house stamps from the set. Wouldn't you love to be Suzanne's neighbor and receive this when you moved in?

Suzanne gets to select $50 in Inque Boutique stamps for sharing her creativity with us. Would you like to win $50 in stamps, too? Upload your projects to the Inque Boutique gallery and it might happen.  ;)

There's No Place Like Home!

Ahhh, after five days/four nights at CHA Chicago, I'm finally home.  Back to the kids arguing, dirty clothes and dishes begging to be washed.  {It's great to be home!}  ha!  ;)

CHA is always a blast.  It's so much fun to meet up with people you've known for years but only get to see a couple times a year.  I also met quite a few people that I've been talking to and emailing for the last few months.  It's so great to put a face to a voice and name.  ;)

My trip started out with a Copic Certification Class, taught by Marianne (the amazing!)  It was such an incredible experience to play and learn about these wonderful markers.  If you think a marker is just a marker, you HAVE to check these out! 

At the class, I met so many wonderful stampers/scrapbookers.  Some were familiar with inque, others weren't, so it was fun to share our stamps with them.

The show started on Friday and ended on Sunday.  I flew home late Sunday night.  Here are a few photos...

Kitty Foster and Wendy McKeehan stopped by to show us their new book!  Woo Hoo!  You go girls!

 

The Super Duper talented Debbie Olson amazes me everday on her blog.  It was such a joy to meet her in person.  We spend time on the phone and emailing and it was so great just giving her a hug!  :)

Ahh, Trudee Sauer is so wonderful!  She is also amazing with Copic Markers.  :)

Here we are pointing out a few card designs by Lana Lepinski.  Lana couldn't make it to the show, but a BUNCH of her friends came by!  :)

Ha ha...here's another photo with Wendy and Kitty from the last day of the show...I guess they just couldn't stay away.  {grin}

I'm so shamed that I didn't get photos with everyone that stopped by.  I missed a photo opp with Kathy Marie Perez, Taylor Vanbruggen, Michelle Wooderson, Lindsey Botkin and so many others.  :(  (How can I call myself a scrapbooker?!?) 

Well, I better start working on all the emails I have in my inbox. 

Big hugs to all,

Stephanie

P.S.  In case my husband ever reads this, I was only *kidding* about the dirty clothes and dishes.....{grin}

Plastic Surgery at inque....

Okay, I don't usually tell secrets like this one, but I just had to share the scoop on someone at inque who has had "a little work done." We all thought she was pretty great before, but now she's so fresh, pretty and feminine, I just want to show her off! Click the video below to see who I'm talking about, PLUS see a great project idea from fellow inque member Karen S. from Santa Fe, New Mexico. You won't believe how quick and easy it is to make a beautiful background for projects using nothing more than paper and our ink pads!

Hugs!

Stephanie

I’m Seeing Stars!

Wow, are there some great projects in the gallery! Don’t tell the boss, but every now and then, I take a little break and cruise over there and before you know it, I’ve spent A LOT of time checking out all the fun things people are uploading.

This week, I was extra blown away by this adorable 3-D rocket ship card   by Donna C. from Port Washington, NY. Donna says this is her first Inque card and gallery upload and man, is she off to an incredible start! For sharing her work with us, Donna has won $50 in the Inque Boutique stamps of her choice!

From all the awesome scrapbook pages and cards to Lindsay’s clear summer ATCs and Keri’s soldered jewelry & purse gift card, there is TONS of inspiration just waiting to be snatched up. Go check it out!

You could be next! Share what you’ve made with Inque Boutique stamps for your chance to be a gallery winner. Click here for details.  Just a note....I'll be off to Chicago next week for the big Summer CHA tradeshow...so our Gallery Contest will be taking a week off...

Big hugs and happy stamping!

Stephanie

Betcha Can’t Choose Just One!

Okay, so here’s the thing … there were some really great projects in the gallery this week. It took us FOREVER to narrow down our choices and then FOREVER AND A DAY to whittle it down to just two. Then we sat and we stared at them. And we stared some more. And we talked back and forth and forth and back until we just couldn’t take it any more. We could not just pick one winner!

So then we gave up and decided to *amend* our rules a bit. This week, one winner would not be enough, so we chose TWO!

Our $50 winner is Jillian A. from Kitchener , Canada . Jillian stamped & scrapped her heart out on this awesome “Boys of Summer” page.

  Jillian combined chipboard and papers from the Cabana paper pack with Cabana stamps, stickers and chipboard, plus stamps from two other sets to create the perfect complements to her adorable photo. Great job, Jillian!

Running a very close second was Connie N. from Missouri , whom we should call “The Morsels Master.” Connie made our jaws drop with this absolutely gorgeous scene stamped using several sets of Morsels. We couldn’t let this amazing work of art go unrecognized, so Connie now gets to choose $25 in Inque Boutique stamps!

And if you want to see more of Connie’s work using Morsels, check out her butterfly card, floral basket, bird & flowers and “Thinking of You” card.

Thanks so much for sharing, Connie! You’ve definitely inspired ME to pick up my Morsels again!

I’d love to see YOUR work in the gallery, too! Join in the fun, upload projects you create using Inque Boutique products and you might just win yourself a whole lotta stamps! Hope to see you there soon!

Have a great 4^th, everybody!

Hugs,

Stephanie