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Post by gailoh on Aug 3, 2015 14:15:37 GMT
Updated further down the page...
Anyone else going? I posted this on theanimalrescuesite thread that I do every morning as well.
After today it will be a busier week....my husband and I go to Cincinnati ( Friday/Saturday ) to the Stampaway Convention there every year since 2002. Tim Holtz is demoing there and I worm my way to the front to see him and to get one of his tags he does and he will also sign it...very nice man and so much talent. We opt in to the Friday night preview party, only 500 tickets sold for this event and Saturday it is opened to the public. It is nice to see what is there and to do a bit of the shopping on Friday night. Saturday I like to watch the demos being done at different booths. And shop more of course. It is a time for me to get refills on inks and the stamps etc. My oldest daughter, Carrie is going down with us this year as well. I got her into stamping when she was in Okinawa and she flew back to go with us back then, she is hooked now and also lives back here not to far from me.
I like to see all the newest lines out there and some booths demo that like Tim does. Seeing it done in person is better then talking about it or You Tube even.
Here is the web site to see the exhibitors...http://www.stampawayusa.com/ if you have any questions please feel free to ask and I will try to answer them...
hugs... gail
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Post by purplebee on Aug 3, 2015 14:17:55 GMT
Sounds fabulous! Have a great time!
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Post by gailoh on Aug 3, 2015 14:36:17 GMT
Thank you, purplebee...it is fun and I have learned to take my time going in there. It can be a bit overwhelming because there is so much to see there. This stamp convention is a big one.
Saturday is when my husband and I would go but we started a couple years ago to get the tickets for the Preview party as they call it and that really helped that overwhelming feeling. I always felt rushed and a bit lost to see everything and at times I was not enjoying it as much. It gets very crowded on Saturday and made it so hard to get into the booths ...so we tried the Friday and it really made it nice. I do most of shopping then and on Saturday I can take the time to see the demos...
I have such a sweet husband, he stands around and the ladies think he is so sweet to be my package carrier and he will team up at times with another man and watch us woman go in for the kill...lol...sort of speaking..but he is so patient so I can learn on Saturday...he also likes to look at products and will point things out to me, he is a keeper, he knows about what I like and is a help.
The convention center down there has been redone and everything is on one floor now, very nice and really more room as well.
Our hotel room is right next door to the Center as well and that makes it nice.
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Post by mommythree on Aug 3, 2015 15:24:50 GMT
oh, iam so jealous! I would love to go see whats new! can't wait to hear about it! safe travels.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 3, 2015 18:01:25 GMT
I hope you have a great time, Gail. It sounds like fun. I hope you'll come back and give us a review, on all of the newest things that you see, once you get back.
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 3, 2015 18:38:59 GMT
That would be so much fun. I haven't been to a stamp convention for so many years! Have a great time.
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Post by JoP on Aug 3, 2015 19:28:18 GMT
Hi gailohThat sounds like a fabulous weekend, I'm very jealous have a great time and good-luck getting a Tim Holtz tag. You'll have to come back and tell us all about it
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 3, 2015 19:38:59 GMT
Look for me Friday night! I will be there with my two nieces. They are coming all the way from Oak Ridge Tennessee and we will spend the weekend in Cincinnati. I want one of Tim's tags too! You'll have to teach me how to get that!!
Are you wearing an apron Friday night? I will probably wear one but I'm not going to decorate it. I think some people will be so over-the-top that mine would look silly! My apron will be pink.
I am excited because I have never been to stamp away. It will be great to see you again.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2015 19:41:46 GMT
How does AWESOME sound? I hope you both have a FABULOUS time! I would so love to go!!!
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Post by gailoh on Aug 3, 2015 20:53:22 GMT
Thank you ,Ladies.
scrappaddie, we are staying at the LivInn right next door...we should be there around 2 or 3...we check in then go eat at Red Lobster, my hubby's favorite stop. Hope to see you there with your nieces...hugs
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Post by pmm on Aug 5, 2015 1:51:29 GMT
I'll be there on Saturday! I live in Cincinnati and look forward to this show every year.
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Post by gailoh on Aug 5, 2015 12:52:35 GMT
pmm....hope you enjoy it as much as this older lady does...lol
just wanted to bump this up for others to see...maybe we can get others from around the area to go,,,
I may have to start another thread but are there other stamping stores in the area..?
We are coming from Lancaster, it is south east a little from Columbus...about a two and a half drive.
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Post by threegirls on Aug 5, 2015 14:11:26 GMT
pmm....hope you enjoy it as much as this older lady does...lol just wanted to bump this up for others to see...maybe we can get others from around the area to go,,, I may have to start another thread but are there other stamping stores in the area..? We are coming from Lancaster, it is south east a little from Columbus...about a two and a half drive. There is Stamping Buddies - LINK
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Post by gailoh on Aug 5, 2015 19:56:08 GMT
thank you, threegirls
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Post by sues on Aug 5, 2015 21:50:45 GMT
OMGosh- what a blast from the past. I used to go every year, until 2000, I taught at a couple of them at the end. It was always such a good time. I wish I could go. I'll be in Ohio over the weekend too- but in the Columbus area. Have fun!
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Post by gailoh on Aug 6, 2015 23:09:14 GMT
thank you sues, wish you could go again as well....
just made up the pins for tomorrow and Saturday...hope to see scrapaddy there as well...will have my 2 peas pin on...
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 6, 2015 23:54:40 GMT
Thank you ,Ladies. scrappaddie, we are staying at the LivInn right next door...we should be there around 2 or 3...we check in then go eat at Red Lobster, my hubby's favorite stop. Hope to see you there with your nieces...hugs I will be at the red lion..... Very excited. And I made a big refuPea badge just so you won't be able to miss me!
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Post by gailoh on Aug 7, 2015 12:30:31 GMT
I will have mine on as well and I am wearing a fairy T shirt in a tan color...and my Stampaway pin...hope to see you there tonight...
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Post by pmm on Aug 8, 2015 1:41:16 GMT
Hi ladies! Yes, I love going. Not sure what I'll wear tomorrow; but, if I see you I'll stop you and say hello.
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Post by JoP on Aug 8, 2015 5:32:30 GMT
I hope you all have a fantastic time and manage to meet
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Post by gailoh on Aug 9, 2015 0:12:26 GMT
So sorry we did not see each other pmm and PascoePea...Saturday morning I spent a couple hours with Tim Holtz...lolI will talk later on this but tonight I am just tired...hugs ladies....oh I had made Stampaway pins just in case I met up with you both...
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Post by pmm on Aug 9, 2015 1:54:13 GMT
Maybe next year we can make plans to meet up.
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Post by gailoh on Aug 9, 2015 14:16:38 GMT
Well I was sorry not to get to meet up with you , Ladies...
Friday night the party(a pre-view party tickets to 500 only) was great. It was nice to go in and purchase and see all the venders there.
Tim was not there Friday night. But I did purchase several things at that booth. Some of his stamps,stencils, his new Distress ink color that is out this month, Ground Espresso, a rich dark brown color...a couple of his stamp binders ...some of the watercolor paper he sales...Distress Refresher...Clear embossing powder.Texture paste...his Distress sprayer ( a finer mist then my sprayers are)and his Distress Marker Spritzer, was on the fence til I saw him use it Saturday...the things I just listed are from Friday and Saturday...
Friday night was great but my feet really hurt by the time we left there.
Saturday we went in at 9 am...It became really crowded as the morning wore on. I went directly to Stampers Anonymous booth where Tim was. I stayed there and hubby was sweet he got me a chair to sit on...I was almost in front where Tim was demoing at. He takes the time to answer questions and I like that in a person and looks right at you...I had emailed Ranger last year about Tims tissue paper and suggested a plain white /cream paper so we could use our own stamps on it...I talked to Tim on that and his eyes lite up...he said Ranger IS bringing out a 6"roll of white...yea...I like the tissue paper for cards and journaling, it holds up to mixed media products...I did take a few pictures of him doing his thing...love the way he uses the ink and also the texture paste with the stencils. I saw him use the Spritzer with his Distress markers and now seeing it done purchased it. I am one that likes to see things with my own eyes... most of the morning was with Tim. I also got a tag that Tim did and he signed it for me as well. It was made with his paste and the stencil was his poinsettia, very pretty, just had to have the stencil now didn't I...lol
I purchased more at different booths, Memento inks ,wanted some of the different colors, Versafine also in colors and when I do get inks I also like to get the refills ( they are hard to get where I live and the different inks so I stock up)
Oh I can't think of her name, the Dylusions Lady...from England, she was there demoing as well...I do have her sprays and some of her stencils. She also is very nice and talented in her journal coloring...
The other place where I spent time was at the Art Impressions booth where Bonnie was demoing and and she also gave me a couple of cards she did...love her watercoloring method with using the markers...Marvy markers I think...I got some of her watercolor paper and a couple of the tryfold card sets and some of the other stamps...got my picture taken with her as well. She is super nice and the picture...well she is very tall or I am very short...lol...I also got the Fiskers compact stamp press, she was using that ...oh the tryfold sets I got were... harvest and Suburbs...and a paper pack for the Tryfold card stamps
I know several of you may have purchased the Misty( a lot of controversy there)and this seemed to work similar to me so I got it.
I got a few other stamps from different booths as well.
By this time,close to 1:30 it was very crowded and I was hurting to much so we headed out, I did forget to sign up for info for next year darn it.
I do not know how to post pictures or I would...all in all it was a good week end...hope you all stuck it out to the end of my chatter...lol
hugs Ladies...
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Post by Nicole in TX on Aug 9, 2015 16:46:31 GMT
Well I was sorry not to get to meet up with you , Ladies... Friday night the party(a pre-view party tickets to 500 only) was great. It was nice to go in and purchase and see all the venders there. Tim was not there Friday night. But I did purchase several things at that booth. Some of his stamps,stencils, his new Distress ink color that is out this month, Ground Espresso, a rich dark brown color...a couple of his stamp binders ...some of the watercolor paper he sales...Distress Refresher...Clear embossing powder.Texture paste...his Distress sprayer ( a finer mist then my sprayers are)and his Distress Marker Spritzer, was on the fence til I saw him use it Saturday...the things I just listed are from Friday and Saturday... Friday night was great but my feet really hurt by the time we left there. Saturday we went in at 9 am...It became really crowded as the morning wore on. I went directly to Stampers Anonymous booth where Tim was. I stayed there and hubby was sweet he got me a chair to sit on...I was almost in front where Tim was demoing at. He takes the time to answer questions and I like that in a person and looks right at you...I had emailed Ranger last year about Tims tissue paper and suggested a plain white /cream paper so we could use our own stamps on it...I talked to Tim on that and his eyes lite up...he said Ranger IS bringing out a 6"roll of white...yea...I like the tissue paper for cards and journaling, it holds up to mixed media products...I did take a few pictures of him doing his thing...love the way he uses the ink and also the texture paste with the stencils. I saw him use the Spritzer with his Distress markers and now seeing it done purchased it. I am one that likes to see things with my own eyes... most of the morning was with Tim. I also got a tag that Tim did and he signed it for me as well. It was made with his paste and the stencil was his poinsettia, very pretty, just had to have the stencil now didn't I...lol I purchased more at different booths, Memento inks ,wanted some of the different colors, Versafine also in colors and when I do get inks I also like to get the refills ( they are hard to get where I live and the different inks so I stock up) Oh I can't think of her name, the Dylusions Lady...from England, she was there demoing as well...I do have her sprays and some of her stencils. She also is very nice and talented in her journal coloring... The other place where I spent time was at the Art Impressions booth where Bonnie was demoing and and she also gave me a couple of cards she did...love her watercoloring method with using the markers...Marvy markers I think...I got some of her watercolor paper and a couple of the tryfold card sets and some of the other stamps...got my picture taken with her as well. She is super nice and the picture...well she is very tall or I am very short...lol...I also got the Fiskers compact stamp press, she was using that ...oh the tryfold sets I got were... harvest and Suburbs...and a paper pack for the Tryfold card stamps I know several of you may have purchased the Misty( a lot of controversy there)and this seemed to work similar to me so I got it. I got a few other stamps from different booths as well. By this time,close to 1:30 it was very crowded and I was hurting to much so we headed out, I did forget to sign up for info for next year darn it. I do not know how to post pictures or I would...all in all it was a good week end...hope you all stuck it out to the end of my chatter...lol hugs Ladies... Thanks for all of the feedback! I will have to go next year. Why did you say the MISTI was controversial?
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Post by pmm on Aug 9, 2015 17:08:00 GMT
Hey Gail! I did see you sitting front and center at Tim's demo table. He is very personable; I like him. I didn't buy as much as you did. But, I want to get a spritzer too now that I saw him demo and explain how to use it. I also got the Christmas tree stamp set from Art Impressions. I love the watercolor look. I hope I can do it justice. Bonnie demo-ed one of her flowers for me and gave me the card. I love flowers and it was very hard not to walk away with a bunch of her stamps.
You can go to the website and signs up for emails. They will post the class brochure there next year. That is how I do it.
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Post by gailoh on Aug 9, 2015 20:09:41 GMT
"Why did you say the MISTI was controversial?" Nicole in TX, if you go to the stamping threads there are pages of it there. ..some say it breaks easily after a month or two and there are other things said about it as well.
I do not have one, myself ...I saw the Fiskers being used by Bonnie of Art Impressions and liked that so I will try it.
We took my oldest daughter,Carrie with us as well and she also had a very good time.
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Post by oldcrow on Aug 9, 2015 20:39:40 GMT
So glad you had a good time. I wish we got big events like that up here.
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Post by gailoh on Aug 9, 2015 21:54:04 GMT
pmm....would have loved to talk with you...I was the one with a bright green top on and on my head....a lot of silver hair....my chair was in back of the front row, hubby had to get me sitting down before I fell down...lol
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Post by gailoh on Aug 10, 2015 12:20:50 GMT
I was surprised that at the convention I did not see any venders with Penny Black stamps so...I am on her site looking for the ones I wanted in the first place...lol
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Post by gailoh on Aug 11, 2015 12:22:20 GMT
Some picture were posted by Stampaway...I didn't get in on he apron contest...
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