Like my title for this entry!….. for anyone who blogs themselves I am sure you can relate, sometimes you just don’t know what to title a post…. I am feeling very uncreative at the moment, I know it is normal and everyone loses their creative mojo once in a while! Yeah? Well if anyone finds my mojo can they return it….. please
One thing I am excited about and I am pretty sure I am not alone is….Stampin’ Up! Convention is two weeks away and it is in Sydney this year, so at least I don’t need to travel far, this is my second convention and I am really looking forward to catching up with friends and fellow demos. I am sharing a room with Superstar Stamper Marelle Taylor again this year and I also double also her bodyguard….it is my job to keep her safe when all her fans are coming at her for a swaps, photos and just to telling her how amazing is she {it’s ok Marelle, I have your back lol}. Speaking of swaps I am almost finished mine, I did not want to my swaps this year but little Marelle gave me a strong talking to and now…..I am making them, so I thought I would give you a little sneak peak to what I am making….
That was mean….its only the parts and not a finished card….I just wanted to tease you. I would love to hear who is coming to convention? And hope everyone is as excited as me for it 🙂
Kirsty, Nikki, Rebecca gave me a butterfly blog award which I appreciate.
Now I must pass this award on to another 10 beautiful blogs and tell you 10 things about myself.
Okay 10 beautiful blogs
Georgina Martin
Alex Hughes
Sharon Davis
Lina Harvey
Kylie Swain
Nicky Adamson
Kari Hughes
Madonna Dunn
Petronela Hardy
Jacqui Crouch
10 things about me!
1. I have a serious addiction to Pepsi Max…..
2. I have a little road rage issues sometimes….. {blush}
3. I have a massive problem typing ………. {dot, dot, dot} on my blog…….
4. I say “whatever” WAY to much…. to the point that I have had people say it before I do because they know it is coming……. and when I left my last job some of my staff gave me a stamp that said “whatever” as a parting gift.
5. New York is my favourite city in the world, and I had my first White Christmas there in 99’
6. No one ever watches TV with me because I don’t watch a lot but when I do I iQ {record} the shows and then watch them in fast forward, I stop to get the gist of what they are saying then fast forward again. I can cut a 1 hour show into 5 to 10 minutes….I have it to an art.
7. I have always been creative and my first real “job” was a Window Dresser for a Theme Park.
8. I am a night owl and don’t get as much sleep as I would like.
9. I am addicted to my iPhone and always playing with it…..or listening to it
10. Most of my family and friends call me Ten.
Oh, Teneale, this will be my first Convention. I have been a SU demo since August last year and am so excited, I am counting down the sleeps!! Please save one of your swaps for me. I love your work and would be honoured to have a piece IRL! I have a feeling you will also need a bodyguard!
Looking forward to seeing you at Convention Teneale – can’t wait to meet everybody!
Hi Teneale,
if your teaser butterflies are anything to go by your Mojo is so NOT missing!!Like you am very excited about going to Convention – this one w ill be my first. Arggh two weeks I still have nearly half my swaps to finish. Looking forward to meeting you (and Marelle ;)) then – save a butterfly for me please!
Kim
PS: Thought your card for last weeks Inkspiration was totally gorgeous so soft and feminine
Morning Teneale!
Your swaps will look amazine and I still have the one I got from you last year pinned up on my craft desk here! It’s most likely the only Teneale original I’ll ever get so I cherish it!
Hope you have a ball at convention! I’m not going this year but I do have someone doing the momento mall shopping for me! he he he!
Have a great day – oh and I’m addicted to my iPhone too! Its only 3 weeks old, but I never knew one person could love a phone so much! lol
Karen
x
Oh my! Your swaps look wonderful! Wish I was going- it will be YOU that needs a bodyguard to keep the fans away!! TFS!
First things first. If that is a snippet of your convention swap, I’m going to be first in line. As per usual they look glam Teneale. Seondly thank you so much for the beautiful blog award. You are such a sweetie. Mwah.
I’m sorry Teneale, but if I found your mojo, I’d use it for myself!!! lol!!! I too am going to convention and totally cannot wait!!! 2 more weeks, woohoo!!! Hope to see you there!
Christine
Teneale, even in bits they look like they are going to be gorgeous. Hopefully, I’ll be lucky enough to swap with you again this year. This is also my 2nd convention and I can’t wait. I’ve never been to Sydney before, so I quite excited to do some sightseeing whilst I’m here.
Wow – the sneak peek of your swaps is amazing, the full thing must be stunning! I’m not going to convention so I hope you’ll eventually post the full thing!
I can completely relate to feeling uncreative. It happens to me sooo often.
Love the whatever stamp… 🙂 Do you use it?
These sneak peeks look lovely – I am so bummed I won’t get to see the real thing! Hope you have a great time at Convention and BTW there’s an award for you on my blog too!
Wished my addition was beautiful cards like your making for convention. Instead my addiction is facebook and my farms………lol
These are really really beautiful cards that she is making for convention, i would love just one of them……………………so you think she might do a swap with me?
Hi Teneale!
I am reading your list of 10 things about you … and my mouth has dropped open!!! Can you imagine it??? I am gob-smacked at just how alike we are … We must be twins separated at birth!!! I am sitting in bed (fluey thing) with a 2l bottle of PEPSI MAX next to the bed … You can see already the prob that I have typing “…”s all the time! (Check my blog for confirmation!) My all time fantasy holiday is to see New York at Christmastime … just ask my family … they all know that!!! My dh has promised me some day we will do that! I tape all sorts of TV shows … that I never get time to watch! (Not quite the same as your TV express … but similar enough!)
Anyway … I will stop rabbiting … and just say how much fun it has been to read all this info on several of my favourite blogs recently! It has certainly helped me to get to know some of my blog friends a little better! Hugs xxAxx
Meant to say … I hope I manage to get one of those SWAPS!!!!! It looks gorgeous just from that little sneak peek! Hope we bump into each other at Convention! xxAxx
Love the colours you are using for your convention swaps-so yummy with that glitter. I wish I was going now 🙁 Have fun!
Hi Teneale, your swaps look scrumptious! I still have the card you swapped with me at convention last year so hopefully we can catch up again.
Jane 😉
Hi Teneale
I think you might need your own bodyguard as I’m sure everyone will want one of your swaps – I certainly do, as the sneak peek looks beautiful. I’m so excited about convention if a little panicked as I haven’t started my swaps yet – just have an idea of what I want to do. Wish me luck! Hugs, Di
I was only going to convention to get one of your swaps (thank you Marelle)! I was lucky enough to get one last year. It was a huge highlight of the Canberra convention. I hope I get the chance again this year! Your butterflies look delish and of course looks like a lot of work is going into your swaps again this year. I have made 10 and hope to do another 20! Crossing fingers!!
Kirsty!!
P.S I can be your bodyguard……LMAO
A small word of just France to say to you that what you make is really very beautiful. I even resumed(even took back) the idea of one of your cards(maps) which I found really very attractive.
I’m the one that will need to keep your adoring fans away…I’ve been working on my biceps especially!
I have been privileged to see the completed version in real life and it is STUNNING
14 sleeps to go!!
from your room buddy Swap Bully little Marelle
xoxo
Excuse the profanity….but shit Teneale…I hope you are making thousands of thos swaps….I reckon you both need body guards…I’m your gal…I’ve been doing some boxing classes twice weekly (truly truly I have…I’ll show ya me guns…) to fill the roll…..oh my gosh….thank you for the great award….I’m thrilled….especially to sat Ms Teneale Williams gave ME an award for my bloggo!!!!!!!
Luvs ya all….
Felt like a bit of a stalker last year seeing all the ladies (including yourself) whose blogs I admire, but am going to come and say hello this year. Those butterflies look gorgeous – you’ll have hordes rushing you I bet on Friday morning!! Your ‘express TV’ tale cracked me up! Counting down those sleeps. Cheers, Sue
Teneale, I think it is you that will need a bodyguard! lol I for one would love to meet you as I am a huge fan of your work but I’m sure I will have to get in line if I want to get anywhere near you or one of your swaps.
This will be my first convention and I am so excited! I am coming over from WA and am looking forward to meeting all of my stamping friends from around the country.
Very much looking forward to convention. I’d love one of your swaps.I felt very priveledged to receive one of your swaps last year. I’ve had many customers fall in love with it, if only my work was half as gorgeous as yours, I can dream and practice. See you in 2 weeks…
Genevra
Thanks for this award Teneale. Will catch up with you again at convention (maybe with Miss “M” in tow!). See you soon.
Gorgeous sneak peak, Teneale! As I mentioned in my Christmas Card to you, I’ve been SO looking forward to meeting you at convention this year, so I hope it comes to fruition! I’m counting down the sleeps now, nothing beats catching up with old friends and making some special new ones, does it?
Gorgeous work! So pretty!
I can’t wait for Convention, even moved my annual leave so I could go. So have no idea for swaps & so no time to make them, but so want to so I can swap with you! I received one of your swaps at Regionals & was so excited to get a real-live Teneale original. Might see you there,
Fi x
I see you already have one, but I have an award for you on my blog if you would like it, as I think your work is always packed with beauty and you’re such an inspiration to me! xx Amanda
OOOh an ahhhh from me too Teneale! Those butterflies look gorgeous, but then there isn’t anything on your blog that I don’t totally love! I hope you are making a big box full of swaps because you’ll be ever so popular going by the responses here. I am going to Convention for the first time this year and am quite excited, where are you staying?? would love to try and catch up with you. Hugs Angie xxxx
Hi Teneale
OMG!!! I want one of those butterflies and I agree with the above person, I think you will need a bodyguard to stop everyone rushing at you. I am happy to apply for the position, that way I will get to meet you and Marelle together and I have to say I am pretty good at crash tackling!!!! (LOL) I hope you save one of your swaps for your Mum, maybe it can be a Mother:s Day Card.
This will be my third Convention and I am truly looking forward to meeting you to thankyou in person for your bow tutorial. In my little circle we refer to it as the Teneale bow and has revolutionised my cards.
Linda
I have been on count down to convention now for a few weeks, I can not wait. I was lucky enough to go with a dear friend last year and have a ball, this year I am going with my downline (never thought I would have one of them). Oh how I hope to get to swap with you, my swaps are still in thought mode. They will happen though. If I find your mojo, I too will have a little lend before sending it back. Love your work. See you at convention. Marls 🙂
Ooohh Teneale!!!! These look AMAZING!!!.. I will be one of those crazed stalking type people who will harass you until I get a photo with you AND of course get to SWAP a card with you.. and Marelle too of course!!! This is my FIRST convention.. so I’m a bit scared!! 😀 Where about are you staying? Can’t wait to meet you.
xx Sarah
Teneale!!!
These look AMAZING!!!! Absolutely gorgeous. I must admit that I will be one of those crazed, stalking types who will harass you and Marelle for that matter.. hahaha.. until I get a photo with you both AND of course get to SWAP a card with you. This is my FIRST convention, so I’m a little bit scared.. hahaha. SOOO looking forward to finally meeting you.
Ooohh where abouts are you staying… maybe we are at the same place.. that would make the whole stalking thing SOOOO much easier.. hahaha.
xx Sarah
Thank you gorgeous girl for the blog award. Very honoured. Now, I am not coming to Convention anymore due to “you know what”. But I would love one of those swaps. Gonna put Miss G on that mission!!
PS. I love my iPhone too.
Well, Teneale, I’d just like to add my gushing to all of the above comments from your adoring fans! This will be my first Convention .. totally excited/already a bit overwhelmed! I hope you are making several hundred of those swaps, girl – you’re going to get mobbed! The butterflies look STUNNING. Must stop using exclamation marks in my comments!!!! I’m with you on the whole New York thing; hubby had raved about it after visiting a few years ago, so we went there on a family holiday after Xmas last year. WHAT a city!! It is sooooo beautiful. We’re going back after this Christmas … almost as excited about that, as I am about Convention, LOL. Hope to meet you amidst all the madness in a couple of weeks 🙂
Wow, Teneale! I so wish I was going to covnention to see yoru swaps! Those little teasers look asolutely stunning! Thankyou so much for the award *blush* you are someone that inspires me so much so I am veyr excited! K xx
Oooh, you are mean!! hahaha! I want to see the whole thing!! Hopefully, you can share the whole card after you’re back from convention. I hope you have a blast and I hope those who’ll swap with you appreciate how lucky they are! *wink*
Have fun!
Cindy
Oh my gosh, that is the most beautiful card I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Oh, they look so pretty. I can’t wait to see the whole thing and you better do a swap with Maree so we can see it IRL!
Oh! You really are a brat! To only show us a tiny bit of those gorgeous butterflies and no finished card! I don’t think I can stand it. I won’t be able to make it to convention this year, but I hope you have a grand time. Can’t wait to see what that card looks like completed!
Thank you very much for the award Teneale, I am flattered. Your work is gorgeous and you are an inspiration.
THis is such a tease!!!! i will be in agony until I can see the rest of these cards!!!! And I am off to order that butterfly stamp right now – Idid not realise it could look in any way, shape or form as gorgeous as you have made it look!!!! Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will be back and back and back until you post the completed production – so excited! xxx
Hi Teneale,
As a regular stalker of your blog I am extremely excited about the possibility of actually holding a piece of your artwork min my hands….I hope you are making LOTS of swaps because I am sure there will be LOTS of people lusting after them. I am soooo looking forward to attending my first convention- maybe I’ll see you there???
Youre swaps look so pretty already and you haven’t even finished yet….hopefully I will be lucky enough to swap one of my little top note bags with you at convention….it’s soo exciting
Seriously Teneale, do you think that if anyone out there found your Mojo, we would give it back??? Here’s a big fat NO from me! What I wouldn’t give to have even just half you Mojo, so if anyone DOES find it, let me know and i’ll go you halves. 🙂 We would all just love to have a teenie bit of your talent, Teneale. And looking at the sneak peek of your Swaps, I am sooo jealous of those thatare going to receive one!!
Teneale, i think you might have to hire a bodyguard for both of you, dont think you will be able to protect Marelle when your getting swamped yourself. I love you beautiful work, was hoping to meet you at convention but unfortuantly this will not be so. Its hard not to go to conventtion this year when it is so close to home oh!… well there is always regionals or next year. Have a ball at convention…….
I think ‘Blushing Butterflies’ would have been a good tital for this post!
Have fun at the convention! Love your work.
These look like they will be nothing short of stunning!!
I’m heading to Convention too – for the first time, so am really excited.
Have fun!
I hope you’re feeling better now Teneale, it seems you’ll need all your strength to guard your swap box at convention! I’m in WA and wont make it this year as I have a little suckling that needs her mummy round the clock, but next year for sure!!! Hopefully I can meet you then 🙂
And just a heads’ up, if Sarah-Jane tries to charm TWO swaps from you, claiming one is for her ‘invisible friend’, that will be me! I can’t make it, but Sarah is being kind enough to take my swaps in lieu.
Have FUN!!!!!
Lee x
Hi Teneale, Oh my it looks like I will have to fight through a lot of your fans to get to one of your beautiful swaps, I tried last year but to no avail and sadly went home without a Teneale original. I am going to try again this year and maybe I’ll be lucky. I have manged to make up 62 swaps so far and mostly 3D items, I look forward to hopefully meeting you soon, lots of inky hugs from Charmaine 🙂