Fun with rubber

A post on GW got me reminiscing... How many of you have ever been to a RS convention, and gotten giddy over one of these piles? That, my friends, is stamp heaven. Haven't seen one in awhile, though. The picture above was from April, 2002, and the pile was courtesy of Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers.

Convention Recap

Well, I wasn't a big winner this weekend, but I did have a lot of fun. I worked at the Eureka booth from 9:30-3:00, running the register. And let me tell you, I would estimate that I only had about 10 minutes of downtime total. Those ladies were snatching up the sticky powder, foil, and leaf! John is a wonderful demonstrator, not to mention a very nice person. I snapped this one quick pic - this pretty much captures the tone of the day, as everyone was oohing and ahhing over the demo. I swear we're all magpies; we love our shiny stuff!!

So after that, it was time for a bit of shopping. I had a couple things on my shopping list: envelopes from Marco's, polka dot alpha from a*muse, and a couple copic or prismacolor markers to try out. I got two sizes of envelopes from Marco's so I now can make two other card sizes without thinking, "Aw, man, now I've gotta make my own envelope!" I did get the alphabet from a*muse, and I also picked up three Prismacolor markers from their booth in jasmine, sky blue light, and avocado. Haven't had a chance to play yet, but I'll be sure to report back. Their booth was super cute, and I got to see some JulieHRR samples first-hand!! And of course I had to pick up a few things from Eureka, including two more foils, and three stamps (a peacock feather, a dragonfly, and a butterfly). I was tempted by some brass stencils, but maybe next year. I didn't take any other pictures, as many of the samples were the same from previous years, and honestly I was just too tired at that point. And I am delighted to report that I only spent about half of what I earned, so I'm quite happy with myself. I only saw two booths that were offering make & takes, and even though it was late in the day, the seats were all filled so I just kept on going. Overall impression: fewer vendors, fewer M&Ts, but a good variety and definitely nice quality goodies. Can't wait for next year!

And I saw a fellow stamp addict with a great T-shirt: "Just hand over the stamps and no one gets hurt!" (in a ransom note type style). I may just have to make one for myself!