Meeting TWO stamping idols, & MORE blog candy!!!!

Well, I had a great time yesterday meeting Anna Wight!!! And what a surprise when I got there ~~ Leigh O'Brien was there as well!! She had flown into Chicago for CHA & came up to Creative Pals to spend some time with Anna. So I got to meet TWO of my very favorite stampers. I have to laugh at this ~ when I got home my husband asked "So ~ was she everything you expected her to be?" Ha!!!! I'd been so looking forward to meeting Anna, I think he thought I was going to leave him for her!!! LOL!!! Yes, she was everything I expected & more!! A terrific person & of course her watercoloring was over-the-top. Not only was she signing stamps that people either bought there or brought in, but she graciously created samples for everyone & signed them as well. You should have seen us sitting around the table, just staring at her while she nonchalantly did her thing. That woman could color in her sleep!!! Here's a picture of Anna & Leigh:


Aren't they both gorgeous??? And here's a picture of my friend, Copic QUEEN Kathy Sanders. She does the samples for Whipper Snapper & also teaches most of the classes, including the Copic coloring classes. She's been using Copics for YEARS, way before the craze started & she is UBER talented. If you've ever been to Creative Pals, you've seen her work all over the store. I never tire of going in there, even if it's not to buy anything (rarely happens) but just to gaze at all her beautiful work! Isn't she adorable????

And yes, I did manage to get a picture of Anna & me. But it's for my eyes only :) I will print it out & put it in a frame, right next to the magnificent sample she made for me!

As I was perusing my favorite blogs this morning, I came across more BLOG CANDY!! Ila at Artfully Ila is giving away Magnolia stamps from their newest collection, "Party and Vacation 2008". Head on over to her blog to enter!!!

I'm starting my painting project today ~~~ I did start a card last night that hopefully I'll be able to finish in between all of my goings-on today. On top of painting I have a list a mile long of other things I need to do ~~~ I must be pretty optimistic thinking I have *that* much energy!!! I'm still recuperating from yesterday ~ watching Anna do all that coloring (I was there quite a while, lol) really wore me out!!!