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  Jane Rappleyea April 13, 2012 at 9:40am

  Hi Linda, I am all excited in getting to SLC too. I was just cruising for airfare and I liked to have a heart attack. grrrr. Yes, I am hosting a black and white. I just posted on Stampin' Connection. Silly me I don't even know how to get the 'Started by" name complete. It comes up Started by You. duhhh. Maybe some consoling soul will help me. Hahaha. Anyway, I have reservations at the Shilo as well. And, coming in Tuesday, the 17th. See ya there.  Jane in Phx
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  Jane Rappleyea March 15, 2012 at 4:43pm

  Hi Linda, I am so bad at getting on Stampin' Connection. Now after three+ months, I am here and will be on here for about the rest of the night (LOL).  I am planning on going to convention. I hope to get my black and white swap going again. It was soooo cool last year being my first one I organized.  I did not get that mini conference going. I still would like to do it though.

  Hope you are enjoying your retirement. Keep in touch.  pinkpigy@aol.com  Jane from Phoenix AZ
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  Julie Gearinger January 10, 2012 at 3:39pm

  Hi Linda! 

  Thanks for the kind comments and taking the time to "visit".  I do not have a video tutorial but I did post a written tutorial on my blog (http://stampingwithjuliegearinger.blogspot.com/search/label/Bow%20M... )

  I hope this helps :-)

  Thanks again and have fun with your bows- God Bless!

  Julie Gearinger

  P.S.  Yes, you did to post a pic of your "helper" :-)
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  Suzy McBride August 29, 2010 at 6:00pm

  HI Linda,
  Of course you are an educator! Who else would make such a fabulous card. I'm a retired teacher too. I taught in Akron, Ohio, for 13 years then I got my Ph D and took a job teaching at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. I fully retired 2 years ago and discovered the joys of stamping!!! I surely understand the craziness of starting school.
  I'm glad you like my Thanksgiving card, but it is way short of your Kimono Kids project. I have used the technique on the Thanksgiving card for several others. It's not really complicated, but it looks it. The background is made with the "splash" stamp from the Extreme Elements stamp set on pg 89. At first I thought it was a goofy set and couldn't imagine using it much. Now it is one of my favorites! (funny how that happens). So you can create the background with 3 or more colors (i.e. Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, More Mustard, Crumb Cake) you like using random stamping. The little wavy thing and the dots can be used too - just experiment. If you're going to make a lot do large sheets and the cut them. Then with a dark color, stamp the images you wish to accent. I used Autumn Splendor. Then you can spritz it with the Gold Smooch Spritz. I think the results are awesome. I also made a surfer card using blues for the collage and a solid black surfer from pg 88 with the vanilla smooch for a "masculine card" swap, which was a pretty well-received swap. SO...have some fun with it. I think it has lots of potential for many projects, and it amazes people with the results. Thanks for asking. I'll look forward to meeting you next July. I plan to attend Lisa's dinner party next year. I'm already on her list. The next night we are going to take Lisa to dinner. Want to join us? I attend the convention with 2 other San Luis Stampers. They loved your card too!
  Yours,
  Suzy
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  Suzy McBride August 22, 2010 at 4:19pm

  Hi Linda,
  I just ADORE!!!! the Chinese Valentine Day/Daughter's Festival SWAP you contributed to the Hilton Dinner event that Lisa but together. It is the most amazing card I received. All my stampers back home go WOW or OMG when they see it, and then they open it up and about faint. I've done it at a Stamp Camp and cut enough for 30 at once, so I can appreciate the work you put into your exceptional swap. Now I'm thinking of doing something with the aliens, robots, monsters - especially around Halloween. Then there are the Halloween stamp sets. You've really started something, and I like it lots! Thank you so much! Oh, by the way, Happy Belated Chinese Valentine's Day.
  Suzy
  San Luis Obispo, CA
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  Jane Rappleyea July 16, 2010 at 5:38am

  Hi LInda: I am just amazed at how many demonstrators are in AZ. Do I know you from somewhere within our state? your name sounds familiar and I have encountered quite a few people - are you related to any law enforcement officers? It's great to run into each other - it gives me comfort and wahoo! feelings. I just passed my 6th year and believe I learn so much each year. I for sure have met and chatted with so many others and this has definitely been a plus for my business. I've also been trying to get a state mini-conference together so AZ demonstrators can come together in between all of SU! events. It's hard with all of our own busy schedules. It's a thought!. Hope to see you during convention. Jane (from Phoenix AZ)