WOW! What an amazing couple of days it's been. One of my fellow downline members and friends drove up to north Jersey last night...and we were still making Build-a-Bears! As soon as we got up to the hotel, we set up a Big Shot station in the room. I cut out about 10 more bears to dress at Fall Fest. Megan made an adorable tote for her daughter using the Build-a-Bear and alphabet dies.

We got up super early to head over to Fall Fest.....too early if you ask me! I set up my Build-a-Bear display and checked out the Make & Take I was going to be helping to demo. I didn't design it so I had to be a quick learner....Tina did give me a sneak peek of what I'd be showing. Here's a picture of my display board. Don't worry...I'll be sharing more details over the next few days.
My favorite part of Fall Fest is visiting and catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Here are some of my downlines and sidelines.....from left to right....Gina, Heather, and Megan. Megan helped me out with my Build-a-Bear Make & Takes. I was grateful to have her help!

Some of the Make & Takes were taught by ROYALTY. First up was Michelle Zindorf's gorgeous holiday card! We were SO honored to have her at Fall Fest. She's part of our group, but her classes are in HIGH demand. She travels all over the country teaching classes. She's booked out for more than a year! She provides wonderful tutorials on her blog every day.

I spent the morning (after making my card with Michelle) helping 100 demonstrators make Build-a-Bears. Then the Philly Inkers headed off to lunch with Karen and Michelle. It was great to get to know Michelle better. And, I always love seeing Karen. Over lunch she was telling us about how she became a demonstrator and met Tina. I'm always get choked up when I hear of the friendships that have been formed over the hobby of stamping. I would have known NONE of the women here if it weren't for stamping! Here's a picture of Karen showing us how to make cards using the "Black Magic with a White Twist" technique.

Here are a few more photos of the Philly Inkers making Aunt Karen's card. Don't worry...I'll post pictures of the projects later in the week. But, Karen also displays wonderful examples of this technique on her blog as well.
And now I'm heading to bed....I'm exhausted and need to be well-rested for one of my Holiday Card Workshops tomorrow!!!