Back to the land of the living....

If I told you that it took me multiple months to prepare for Convention in DC....that it took a week to finally get used to the 1-hour time difference...and that I've been drowning in household duties and SWAMPED at my "day job" ever since I returned 4 days ago....would you believe me!

You should 'cause it's the honest TRUTH!!!  I haven't even had time to browse through the NEW Autumn/Winter Idea Book since I left DC!!  Today, however, I was determined to start posting pictures of my trip.

Here's my plan....each day I will post pictures from Convention in the order that they occurred.  Example: today will be pictures from Day 1, tomorrow Day 2 and so on.  Also each day I will be posting pictures and tips from my class on COLOR that I had the privilege to teach at Extravaganza.

Each post will contain MULTIPLE photos and little explanation (except for my Color How to Color WOW Class - I will be commenting a little more on those pictures).  If you have any questions, please let me know by e-mailing me or leaving me a comment.

Scroll down to see Day 1....

CTMH Convention Day 1....

Sylvia and Pam on the airplane.....

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Me and my Mom (who loves to travel so we invited her along!!!)....

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An aerial view of my Nini's house (won't even attempt to tell you where it is...lol)...

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Sylvia putting on her lips in the taxi on our way from the airport to the Gaylord....

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A view from the rear view mirror of our taxi driver.....

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All my roomie gifts I received...Bath & Body Works goodies from my mom...SUPER CUTE mesh bag from Sylvia (also had some candy and gum inside)...and the paper bag is from my upline and good friend, Pam

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A closeup of Pam's goodies...she covered the all with the CUTEST B&T from Cherry-O!

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Fountain outside the Gaylord

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The HUGE flag hanging in front of the Gaylord's window panels...this view is from the Potomac River side

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An airplane flying over the Potomac bridge....I thought DFW was bad....planes flew over the Potomac literally every minute (sometimes less).

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Sylvia taking a picture of me taking a picture...lol

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Pam trying to find us somewhere to eat....the Gaylord is in National Harbor which houses other hotels as well as shops, restaurants, etc.

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The Gaylord at night....

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Pam, Me and Sylvia outside the Gaylord after we ate....

H2H Challenge...ABC (Anything But a Card)

Welcome to this week's (and one of my final weeks as a DT member...insert sad face here) challenge.  We have a sponsor this week as well...Natacha Diemer!!!  And...we have Jody G as a guest DT member!!!

I took this challenge to heart and created an "ABC" book for my almost 3-yr old.  If you attended Convention in DC this past week, you might've had the opportunity to view this book in person as well as hear my baby sing his ABC's using CTMH's My Pages Talk Voice Recorder.  The class I taught at Extravaganza was all about COLOR and how to mix our wonderful B&T papers.  This was just a snippet of what my class was about and I will posting full details and pictures in a week or so.

Now, let's get on to the pictures....

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One of TK's favorite toys right now is the Dinosaur from Toy Story so instead of stamping a dog or something else that starts with a "d"...I chose to take a picture of his toy and put it in there...

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The ice cream cone was made from the cloud from Childhood and then I cut a triangle from Cocoa Cardstock, dry embossed a waffle pattern on it and sanded....

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TK loves his apple juice so I cut the label and adhered to a piece of cardstock....

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TK calls his blankets "nigh-nights" so he had a pretty chewed up one that I just cut a small 2x2 square from, frayed the edges a little more with my fingernails and adhered using liquid glass...

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I didn't think TK would know what a "queen" was so I took this picture of him and his daddy (who's name starts with a "Q") and used it instead....

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I used our Clear Cards and cut one up to resemble a glass....tore some Crystal Blue B&T and tadaaaaa...a glass of water....I didn't know anything that starts with an "x" that TK would recognize so I just left as is...

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I took a real zipper and cut to size and adhered using hot glue...you can also see the My Pages Talk Voice Recorder....I slipped the box into a clear bag for easy removal in case I need to replace the battery.  I SO WISH you could hear TK say his ABC's but I totally don't know how to add a recording to blogger (if anyone knows, please let me know...I would LOVE the help!!!)

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This is the book closed...as you can see you can't close it very well with all the DE Monogram letters I used but I preferred it this way.  TK will be using this book but it will not be one of his books on his shelf (it'll be stashed away in a special place)...

Don't forget to play along this week and link your project back to the main H2H Blog using Mr. Linky.

Also don't forget to visit the other Design Team members' blogs and see what special ABC project they have in store for you.  While you're at Tracey's Blog and Angela's Blog, say a big CONGRATULATIONS to them both!!! Tracey won the Album Contest and received some FABULOUS prizes!!! Angela was one of the top 10 finalist in the contest and her album was all about her boys (something I can relate to)!!!

Greetings from DC....

Just a few pictures from DC....

H2H Sketch Challenge....

This week is a sketch challenge using Wishes....

Here's the sketch....

Here's what I did with it....

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Tasty Treats stamp set, Notebook Paper Packet, crocheted ribbon from Colonial White Ribbon Rounds

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I layered a few White Daisy Just Blooms and put a Designer Pewter Brad (can now only be found in the Pewter Mini-Medley Accents) in the center

As you can see, I tweaked the sketch just a little but you can still tell it's basically the same layout!  That's one of the MANY REASONS I love Jeanette's how-to programs...they give me just enough inspiration and I can do the rest!

Don't forget to check out the other Design Team members' blogs and link your project back to the main H2H Blog using Mr. Linky!

I'm headed to DC as most other consultants but I will be checking in to see all the wonderful stuff you guys come up with!