Sunday, August 25, 2013

PTI Stamp-A-Faire 2013






What a wonderful past few days I have had.  I was fortunate enough to convince 3 of my blogging besties to make the trek to my home in San Diego for a little bit of crafting and a whole lot of laughing and friendship.

Kim was first to arrive--she flew down on Friday afternoon.  We picked up my daughter from her art class and went to lunch.


Rachel and Kim


First order of business was to break out some of my newest PTI goodies to make a quick card.  We both cased this card from Jess Witty.



My card is the one on the right.




After our crafty time, we walked down to the beach and had our picture taken.




The walk took a while, because we brought Sherlock, my new puppy with us.  He is 6 months old, and likes to stop and smell the roses--and everything else, too.





The next morning, Cathy and Marybeth arrived.  Of course, everyone arrived bearing crafty gifts.  I did not take pictures because I didn't think of it, and I immediately tore everything apart.  Here is one bit of what I made for my guests.  You will see the other side of these in a few days at the Waltzingmouse Pajama Party.




We all decided to case this card of Tracey's for our first challenge--the Bake n Take.





The one on the far left is mine.



We made a bit of a mess, but had a great time.  I commandeered my daughter's playroom for us.  I made 4 cards yesterday--we did way more chatting and laughing than crafting.




I made two cards for the Gallon, Quart, Pint challenge.  My first card used Watercolor Wonder.



Marybeth brought her new coffee set, and we played with that one for a while.  It was fun to use a set I didn't get.




I confess that after watching the salt tutorial, we kind of went off script for the rest of the afternoon, and just did our own thing.

I was trying to convince Tracey to come and join us, but Toronto is just too far away.  She was able to join us for a good part of the day by Face Time--I just love how technology is making the world seem just a little smaller.  Maybe next year.

I made one more card using a new 6X6 pad that Cathy brought me and a sketch from the first challenge.



And, here we all are at the end of the day.  My daughter lined us up in size order and took our final picture.


The California Girls

What a fun day.  I am so lucky to have met such nice women in our on-line crafting community.  I am already counting the days until Stamp A Faire 2014.



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22 comments :

  1. What fun pictures of you and you friends. And I love l the cards you made.

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  2. what a wonderful time you must have had!! wonderful projects!

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  3. Joyce, thank you again for a fabulous time! I really had so much fun and am looking forward to 2014. Your cards are amazing but they always. I love your post too, so many fun photo's to remember a fabulous day.

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  4. How much fun that must be to live close enough to your blogging friends to actually visit each other. You all did a great crafting job.

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  5. Joyce, this was so well done! I really felt like I was there with you on the one hand and I was really jealous that I wasn't there with you on the other hand! (I'm so conflicted!)

    But, seriously, you made some outstanding cards which is pretty amazing because it would be natural to just want to chat and laugh and get to know each other better! I never did get into SAF and instead spent the day recuperating and making a serious of "Joyce cards" for the hop today. I say "Joyce cards" because you always blow me away with the sheer number of your cards and you'll be proud of me that I did all six challenges in tribute to you! LOL!

    Hope I can join in the fun next year! I'll be the one on the floor petting Sherlock!! (PS, thank you for your kind get well wishes!)

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  6. All of your cards are fantastic! It looks like you had a great time to. Thanks for sharing your cards and pictures!

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  7. Fabulous post Joyce and yes you did have a fun weekend. Yes I wish that I was there too but I loved our time on Facetime, so fun! Love all of your creations from the weekend.

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  8. How wonderful to be able to spend stamp-a-faire with crafty friends, it looks like you had a fun and productive time :)

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  9. Enjoyed your pictures. So happy to see you all together and having a fun time! Love the cards!

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  10. Ah Joyce! It looks like you had an amazing time. I wish I lived closer too! I am glad you were able to participate. Lovely creations!

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  11. I can add my two cents...it was FABULOUS and Joyce was such a great hostess. I had a wonderful day, loved every minute and had laughed to myself several times when I think of some of the "shenanigans" as Tracey McNeely phrased it! Thank you so much Joyce for a wonderful day.

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  12. Love your post all the photos and projects too. You are wonderful. It was sensible to take part in a few challenges I was exhausted by the end!

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  13. Looks like it was a perfect stamp-a-faire day!

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  14. What great photos...and great cards! Looks like everyone had a great time. I love when I get to do a get-together like that...It's been a while with a group. But I have two crafting buddies that I craft with every week. I consider myself quite fortunate.

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  15. Oh wow! How fun! What a great opportunity to spend crafty time with good friends!

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  16. Looks like you had a really good time!

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  17. Looks like a fabulous day, Joyce! I love all of your projects!

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  18. I'm thrilled for you that you all got to spend time together!! Obviously some gorgeous cards came out of the day!

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  19. Fantastic! What a wonderful day! It looks like so much fun, I wish I had been there too. :-)

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  20. You all look great in the 'lineup'. Loved looking at all the happy going on!

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  21. Looks like you had an amazing Stamp-A-Faire day.....what fun!! Your cards are wonderful.

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  22. What an awesome day for you all! I love getting together with bloggy friends. Thanks for sharing your time with us all.

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