Recuping from NSD :)

I took today off to have a little time for myself to just play and scrap. The past weekend was a ton of fun but also exhausting. I have been on the road for Quickutz, starting with a Make & Take Friday evening in Torrance. It was a blast!!!! I had 2 - 3 stations going and was busy for 1 1/2 hours. We got fun prices from QK to raffle off and the atmosphere was great! Fun store, nice store owner and all in all a great experience.

On Saturday morning I had my first session from 10 - 11 a.m. The store was cute. The owner had tons of balloons up, handed out cookies and everyone was excited. I was busy with Make & Takes for 1 hour before raffling of the prices! Again an all in all super fun experience.

While on the road to my next store, I chatted with Celia who is a QK DT member and lives up in San Francisco. It was hilarious! We both got really pumped up and shared our stories.

My session from 12 - 1:30 was fabulous! The store owner was such a doll, amazing sunshine display, and I was going 160 miles an hour. The make & take area was huge, so I ended up having between 8 - 15 willing women all at once for rotating times. They were fabulous, sharing the Squeeze tools (as I was only prepared for about 4 people at any given time) and just enjoying the experience. The raffle was fabulous, everyone was pumped up and screeming and cheering! So much fun, a little exhausted afterwards, but what a great experience.

My last even was scheduled from 2:30 - 4 p.m. I kept driving wrong, hadn't had lunch only 2 granola bars but misteriously made it to the store by 2:20 p.m. When I got in the store I was told that there was a change of plans and that they are all waiting at the Sheraton for me! While getting the directions and shortly before heading out, I was told that about 100 women are all excited and waiting for me! OMG! I wish I could have capture my face on film...I seriously wondered if my smile froze or if I was able to hid my initial shock! I managed to find the hotel and saw a entire conference room filled with scrappers! Scrappers who had been going since 10 a.m. and who were scheduled until 10 p.m. I kept thinking how fun that must be to just hang out and have an entire day filled with friends and scrapping... good old memories! There were 3 other make and takes outside the conference room and I set up and was BUSY!!! Did I mention it was CRAZY??? A lot of first time users, but an enthusiastic crowd!!! This whole experience was great until shortly before the end. I was supposed to wrap up by 4 and raffle of the prices, but the lines kept forming until I said that I would have 2 more rounds before I needed to leave. That's when it went slightly bad... for some reason the store owner must have forgotten to communicate to the gals that I was only there for some time and that my station was on a first come first serve basis while all the other make & takes were called by table so everyone had a chance to do them. So needless to say I had a bunch of disappointed, slightly mad women who kept saying that they didn't have the chance doing the project and that they were not entered into the drawing! I kept explaining that I already stayed 45 min longer than what was agreed upon and that there must have been some misinformation from the store! Around 5 p.m. I loaded up, two big bags on one shoulder, an artbin and purse on the other and left the hotel. I think I honestly was "running" towards my car almost afraid that I would be chased down in order to stay till 10 p.m. I took a deep breath and literally speeded out of the parking lot!

Collector Die


I was supposed to go over to Margaritas house for an all night crop... By the time I got home I was in high spirits and ready for cropping! I took a shower, packed and literally just felt all energy leave my body. I went over to her house, dragged my XXL into her scraproom and literally laid on the coach until I left - while having a big old drink :)

Looking back today the weekend was a blast! I would do it again in a heartbeat, but I feel lucky and blessed that I took today off to just unwind, recup and do some scrapping for myself!

Below is the cute project we did - a 6x6 layout using the QK stamps and the new limited edition sunshine kit! I have to say that that kit must be one of my very favorite items from QK yet! I love, love the font and the shapes are just too stinking cute!!!!!
Make & Take



I also received my first box from SEI with contract and goodies! I took about 1/2 hour on Friday after getting back home to soak it all in and to really understand how lucky I am! I am working for two manufacturers whos products I adore! I am part of ScrapsAhoy who has been so good to me! I will never forget that Jen was the first one to give me a chance, who had faith in me! Counting my blessing!!!!!
SEI package


SEI Goodies


Happy Monday everyone!!! HUGS Syb