Stamps & Stretchy Pants

One of the best parts of the Incentive Trip is it is the only time Stampin’ Up! coordinates an organized swap. We have to create 26 swaps, one being kept by SU, and the other swapped out. We drop them off in a labelled bag on the first day at sea and then pick them up a few days later. In the past I have been lucky enough to get swaps back from some stampin’ royalty! I hope I am lucky enough this time too! The card below is what I came up with. It uses the Friend Like You stamp set, Stitched Labels and Tropical framelits, plus the Dinoroar DSP and AMAZING new Old Olive/Pretty Peacock reversible ribbon (I highly recommend this, so awesome in person!) and what card of mine is complete without a little metallic thread? I hope everyone enjoys my swaps and I cannot wait to see the swap boards in our hospitality room!

I have been blessed beyond measure with the friends I have had in my life! I have always been what I like to call a ‘friend mixer’, creating the perfect cocktail of girlfriends. Whether it has been school friends, work friends. workout friends or stampin’ friends, I am my happiest when all of my friends mix and mingle, know and enjoy each others company. I talk about my different friend groups all the time and often try and have get togethers or invite girl friends to get to know each other. That is why the sentiment of this card really speaks to me. Today my husband and I are setting off on another amazing adventure curated by Stampin’ Up!. I would not be on a jet plane to Rome if it wasn’t for my amazing girl friends! They have supported me all along this stampin’ journey, even if they don’t stamp themselves they are always encouraging and commenting on my social media posts, buying cards from me or showing an active interest in what I am working on. My stampin’ girlfriends literally are the BEST. I think I have the BEST stampin’ girlfriends out there! Some have been stampin’ with me since I began this 14 years ago! So to you I say ευχαριστώ (ef-ha-ree-sto) which is THANK YOU in Greek! Love you! While I am away you can still shop my online store using the hostess code 3N9C6U7F and any orders placed by July 15th will earn you a free Holiday Catty Sneak Peek class on Friday, July 19th! You won’t want to miss it!