Spring Virtual Convention

[XrayAmy]

We have set the dates for the Spring Virtual Convention. Mark your calendars:

Thursday May 6th - Monday May 10th

[teena]

We have set the dates for the Spring Virtual Convention. Mark your calendars:

Thursday May 6th - Monday May 10th

Oh boy, oh JOY...yay!!!

I loved the last one for SURE!!!
:clap:

[gottastamp]

how does this work?

[grandmalee]

Looks like I need to save some more money!!! I missed so much great stuff last time because everyone had such great deals & I don't want to make the same mistake again!

Thanks Amy for organizing this again! And thanks to all of these awesome vendors that have such great deals!

[marstamper]

NOOOOOO!!!! I will be out of country May 6th-13th~!!! You can't do this to me!

[fab]

Those dates look fine to me. Thanks for the early warning.

[Inky Whiskers]

how does this work?

You sit in front of your computer for 5 days shopping at virtual booths set up in the virtual convention hall here at RSC. Each vendor offers some kind of convention special to entice us to shop with them & we chat about what we've bought & what we plan on doing with our new toys in another section.

It's a lot like a regular stamp convention that you might go to in your area except you can wear your jammies, go potty w/o waiting in long lines, eat good food instead of snack bar offerings w/o waiting in line, you don't have to carry all your loot around with you all day (your orders will be mailed to you) & you won't have a sore back & feet after spending a day or 2 bouncing off of everybody else in a crowded sweaty hall. There aren't make & takes and demos like a regular show, BUT many of the vendor sites do have tutorials & galleries so we can still learn new things & see lots of examples of how to use what they sell.

Now to decide...do I do all my shopping at RSC's show & spend nothing at the Puyallup stamp show the next weekend while watching Ms. Mouse shop OR figure out a way to spend a little at both shows? I've been saving for the SU! convention again & that tends to suck all the change out of my sofa that I would normally spend at stamp shows. Decisions, decisions! :D

[fab]

Hey, I did not know SU! had their own conventions. Is it just for their own demonstrators?

[alsmouse]

Demos only. But it is how they all get their training, info & get to see the new stuff. Then they bring it back to all of us to learn, drool & shop. Last time Inky & Pooh came back with lots of really neat ideas for us. HTH ~C8>

[fab]

Well, I'll just have to be patient and wait to see what they post!

[alsmouse]

You can always pre-shop the sites & make wishlists of items that make you drool. Then check out what is offered at the convention. If your wishlisted items are there, shop till you drop. If not, you know what you want for later. Many of us do it that way.

Marstamper, as long as you have access to a computer while you are out of country, you can still shop. Make your lists beforehand & take them with you. check the vendors & if something is on your listing you just place the order online like you are at home. It takes a bit of time to prep for it all but can be worth it.
If doing it out of country doesn't appeal to you, if you have a family or friend that your feel comfortable asking to do your shopping, you might want to go that way. And if you are worried about potential fraud that way, you still have time to set up a seperate checking/credit account just for online shopping with a seperate card just for online use. You put in just a few $$s over what you expect to spend to cover the items, shipping & miscalculations of the total. I have a seperate checking & card just for web shopping to do just that. It is easier to control & if there is any fraud occurs, you have your main $$ protected as long as you make sure there is no connection to your main $$.
HTH ~C8>

[Lady Kestrel]

Since we don't get any stamp conventions here in NJ anymore, I really look forward to RSC's virtual one. I'll be ready to do some serious spending when the time comes.

[Inky Whiskers]

Hey, I did not know SU! had their own conventions. Is it just for their own demonstrators?

Yep! It's pretty much as Ms. Mouse 'splained it. The SU! demo con is one of the funnest things a demo can do on only a few hours a night sleep with several thousand other demos. :))

[fab]

Well, if it is that much fun, do people become demos just to get to go to conventions?

[Inky Whiskers]

Probably not, :lol: but any demo interested in building her business will benefit from going at least once. SU! focuses mostly on teaching us about new products, new things to do with old products, new business policies & sales techniques. There are also lots of ideas shared & projects swapped. It really is just a job related training event, but SU! tries to make it as fun & entertaining as possible. It certainly doesn't hurt that I go with Poohstamp & the other demo I work with. The 3 of us together can make doing anything fun!

As much fun as the SU! demo com is, it's a 'preaching to the choir' environment. I still like attending regular stamp cons for new ideas & info about the stamp world at large & the RSC Virt con in particular for shopping, info & ideas! :D

[fab]

Fun is good anywhere you can find it!

[Stampo]

For two years, the SU convention was in Las Vegas and I made more money those weekends than any other... was so sorry when they moved them to Utah.

[fab]

Yes, one can not live by SU! alone. There's lots more out there.

[alsmouse]

I know it is a bit early but we need to plan ahead on a few things for this all night partying.
Is someone willing to take over the Bar this convention? I'm not going to be able to serve as bartender & am hoping someone will keep Dad's Killer Margaritas flowing 24/7, along with the chips & salsa?
We also need 2 people to take over DJ duty & the emergency chocolate supply. Convention time is hardly the time you need to have a chocolate crash.:lol:
I'll probably drag in late to the VirtCon so want to make sure that there is coverage like last year. LOL
Amy, will the convention floor have lots of super booths? I can't wait, am making my lists & checking them twice. Will the dress code be the same as last year, jammies & fuzzy slippers?

[teena]

Have mercy! I got da chocolate covered!!! LOL.

I live near a place that makes their fudge from scratch...oh my word!!!

Saturday I got the best piece of Strawberry cake I ever put in my mouth!!!

Thank goodness it is right beside my LSS, so I get exercise looking for stamps...then I go get fudge or cake...and coffee....mmmmmmm!!!

They give a discount on their fudge on Fridays, so I will plan to get several virtual pounds and have it cut, wrapped, and ready...LOL!

Teena

PS--it's called Casanovas...and I would say it stands for the love of fudge, but that's really the owner's last name...LOL!!!

[teena]

Yes, one can not live by SU! alone. There's lots more out there.

As a former SU hobby demo...you said it...:))

But I still love SU...

I love it ALL! lol

[teena]

Attention, Vendors...

thank you all in advance for your hard work in getting the convention together for us, and thanks to Amy too!!!

Last time was a BLAST!

[fab]

Well, I'm sure glad the chocolate is covered. I used to eat chocolate bars during long college exams and I swear it helped.

[teena]

LOL...fab!!!

Cyberchocolate = no calories!!!!! :))

[fab]

Yes, and as the years go by that is becoming my favorite kind.

[wolfeyesone]

Perfect timing !! I knew my tax refund would come in handy ;)
Loved the last one .. & my calendar is highlighted already !
BIG thanks to Amy & all the vendors in advance

[teena]

Ok, Ladies, I can't keep this fudge to myself...

Here's the link to Casanova's. LOL!!!!!

Chocoholics unite!!!!!

http://www.CasanovasCoffees.com/home/Default.aspx

[wolfeyesone]

that is a bad, bad website Teena....lol but sure to keep you recharged through the convention !

[teena]

LOL! I get to go there this Thursday as I have a cardmaking class at the stamp store beside it...and what ELSE do I have to do with myself before the class? LOL!!!

Stamps + Chocolate...what else is there? ROFL!!!

j/k

[fab]

Maybe chocolate stamps? Would we eat them or stamp with them? They would be fun to use on a cake with food coloring ink, then we can eat the stamps....lol

[teena]

Maybe chocolate stamps? Would we eat them or stamp with them? They would be fun to use on a cake with food coloring ink, then we can eat the stamps....lol

LOL, Fab...

I "DID" go to Casanova's today. I got an iced tea, a piece of chocolate poundcake, and some chocolate walnut fudge, and some (new flavor) Strawberry Chocolate fudge! MMMMMMM!:))

And their baker was delivering a strawberry cake tonite...and let me tell you...I had a slice of that last weekend...and it was THE best cake ever, and I do mean EVER!!!

I wish I were rich, and I would get everyone some fudge and a piece of that strawberry cake, and sent it to you all, pronto!

Take care all!

Teena

[fab]

We will all have to settle for a virtual piece passed around during convention.

[Stampo]

I just ate a big chocolate bunny and feel terrible now... it's true... you CAN have too much chocolate.

[laughingstamper]

This sounds like a lot of fun! Can't wait!

[karentom]

Virtual Convention is new to me.
Is there a vendor list?
Are there online classes, challenges, etc?

Thanks
Karen S

[fab]

There will be a vendor list closer to the start of the event. Watch for it. Sometimes a vendor will let us know early on this thread so we can start a wish list.

[Stampo]

There will be a vendor list closer to the start of the event. Watch for it. Sometimes a vendor will let us know early on this thread so we can start a wish list.

Well, I'm not one to jump the gun but Viva Las Vegastamps! always participates and we have a Wish List function on our website. LOL

[fab]

Kinda thought you would be on the list, you always are!

[Timbo]

Hambo Stamps will be participating too! :)

[Stampo]

Kinda thought you would be on the list, you always are!

Ah... but I always have hundreds of new stamps!

[fab]

Stampo, if you add that many every year, where does all the artwork come from.

[Stampo]

I have three artists on top of the stuff I do on the computer... we have a backlog of artwork... if someone comes in the store and wants something we don't have, one or more of the artists draw it...

[fab]

Nice to know, because I did not realize that you do design for the customers wishes too.

[teena]

Nice to know, because I did not realize that you do design for the customers wishes too.

Yeah...what Fab said! :)

[alsmouse]

Stampo, are you going to be updating the Twisted Sisters line any time soon? I would love some new naughties. :shock:~C8>

[Stampo]

Unfortunately, they really weren't good sellers and offended a lot of people...

[fab]

So I guess that means no more new twisted sisters!

[Inky Whiskers]

I figure if someone's offended by images of nekkid people & raunchy humor, they shouldn't look! It's not like Stampo doesn't have a large enough disclaimer on that section with the warning that looking at the XXXX line is for open minded adults with leaky brains. Those with tender sensibilities should stick to the other areas of the website. As for me? I luv Stampo's raunchy stamps! :D

[fab]

I think most of the card recipients find them humorous. We just have to know who to send them to on our cards.

[Stampo]

We used to have them in the store in a hidden section that you had to lift a curtain to see and customers told another store owner they didn't want to shop in a store with penises staring them in the face... we've had a separate adult website set up for a couple of years but are still scanning in all our regular stamps before we put the images there...

[XrayAmy]

We used to have them in the store in a hidden section that you had to lift a curtain to see and customers told another store owner they didn't want to shop in a store with penises staring them in the face...

They could stare? :laugh:

[fab]

Hmmmmmm? It is all in the eye of the beholder!

[michelle328]

Some people are just not happy unless they have something to whine about. Methinks they should simply get a life. There's chocolate and vanilla for a reason, and nobody's forcing the choice.

BTW, they only seem to stare; that eye is blind. LOLOLOL

[Inky Whiskers]

Mount Dickmore! :))

[michelle328]

LMAO!

[fab]

Hey Stampo, I have a friend coming to Vegas next week for a medical convention with her doctor husband. She is a stamper and I am sending her to visit your store. She is always bored with the medical meetings. We will see if she gets there.

[Stampo]

Hey Stampo, I have a friend coming to Vegas next week for a medical convention with her doctor husband. She is a stamper and I am sending her to visit your store. She is always bored with the medical meetings. We will see if she gets there.

Fantastic... make sure she gets the directions to our store from our website at www.stampo.com/map.html and wish you were coming with her... we're getting mostly Canadians now that their dollar is higher than ours.

[fab]

Will do!

[Becky P]

I will be off getting some much needed R & R, but I'll still be participating. Hopefully, we'll have wi-fi where we stay, but then again, it's the Florida Keys, and everything is really laid back there, so maybe not. Anyway, I'll still be a vendor, and ya'll will still get to shop. :-)

[fab]

I'm looking forward to convention time.

[Timbo]

We're still planning to participate as well, but promised to take the kids camping with their friends this weekend. We'll still be taking orders while we're gone -- it just might take a little longer before we can respond to the orders we receive. Why does everything always happen at the same time??

[fab]

I think it is because we are not content to just sit around and keep finding more interesting things we want to be doing. We keep trying to shoe-horn more into each 24 hour, 7 day week.

[inkkyjo]

I want some nudes also..cant find any naked enough to buy..I want boobs and penis's..so i can do Inky whiskars nude atc swap again..boy did we have a good time on the last one..i tried stampo's site but couldn't see pictures of the really nude ones so i didn't buy any..how do you get to see them ?? i emailed you stampo but didn't hear back. but I know you are busy...does anyone else have some naughty stamps for sale ??

[XrayAmy]

cant find any naked enough to buy..I want boobs and penis's

:laugh:

[inkkyjo]

lol, hey xray amy..your so funny..hope your day is going well dear.

[wolfeyesone]

well Inkkyjo, thats was right to the POINT....:))

[teena]

Jo, have mercy...I had to cover my computer screen! :))

[fab]

At least she let us know exactly what she is looking for.

[inkkyjo]

LOL, you all are so funny..but i do want some for the next rude, nude, atc swap that inky whiskars does, it is so much fun..and the talking we do and all the laughing..if you have been married , had a boyfriend, or have had children..then theres no way it can hurt you feelings..its just real life things..just expressed differently..in ART..what a way to have fun..i hope some more of you join us for the next one

[fab]

Perhaps some of the convention vendors will have offerings that fit your quest.

[Inky Whiskers]

..but i do want some for the next rude, nude, atc swap that inky whiskars does...

ArtKar does that one, I just have lots & lots of fun stamping nudie art. :D

[inkkyjo]

thats right, it was artkar wasn't it, sorry..but you were there..lol..boy did we have fun..i want to do anyother if i can come up with some good stamps..naked ones..REALLY naked ones..lol

[Inky Whiskers]

Stampo is da man for fun nudie rubber & Meer Images for artistic nudes. There are others out there that also offer these types of images, but I like these 2 best. :D

[inkkyjo]

ok inky whiskars, i went to stampo's place and couldn't see the ones i was interesed in..and i emailed them but they were to busy to get back to me..please do tell..how or what do you do to get to see them, i dont want to buy another stamp (site un seen), i got burnt the last time..

[fab]

Maybe you will need to just buy a pound of risque rubber and take your chances. I think that Stampo might accomodate that if you carefully describe your needs.

[Stampo]

ok inky whiskars, i went to stampo's place and couldn't see the ones i was interesed in..and i emailed them but they were to busy to get back to me..please do tell..how or what do you do to get to see them, i dont want to buy another stamp (site un seen), i got burnt the last time..

I wasn't too busy to get back to you... it's just that I didn't have the pages on the new computer at the store and had to wait until I got home to send them to you and I had customers until nearly five and the pages were sent to you a while ago and I hope you're not offended by them... btw, if you buy a Naughty Pound, you basically, get pretty well the whole line as that's all we have...

[inkkyjo]

ohh stampo, you just sold some stamps..how very nice of you to do that..i so love you even more now...and those images are so pretty, nows the hard part..i can buy the pound or go hunting among the images..which is exciting..thanks

[fab]

So many choices, so little time. Good luck on the hunt Joannie

[wolfeyesone]

Jo -I bought one of VLV naughty pounds of rubber not to long ago...it's worth it...lol even though I'm sure alot of our fellow stampers here have the images also.. It all depends on how you use them to make them seem fresh...wait they are fresh already..... make them seem unique...

Love em Stampo....Please don't discontinue the raunchy stuff... ;)

[inkkyjo]

discisions..lol..i am never good at those..but i am buying from stampo..i already made that one..lol

[fab]

I am not sure about the posting of art work made with such stamps on this web site.

[Stampo]

I am not sure about the posting of art work made with such stamps on this web site.

Well, there's no prohibition against posting them in the Viva Las Vegastamps! MailArt Gallery and for some reason, they are consistently voted as the most popular... LOL If you're so liberal minded your brains dribble out of your ears, you can check them out at http://www.vlvstamps.com/gallery/

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129164995484520592.jpg

[fab]

It said I could not see them because I was not registered. But I did not see a place to register.

I did try to invite you to be my facebook friend but you have not responded. So I can't see your stuff there either.

[wolfeyesone]

love the super "man" one !! :))

[Stampo]

Invite me again on Facebook as I don't have any outstanding friend requests... unless they're hussies who are inviting me, I accept... just turned down one tonight but don't think it was you... you don't have to be a member to view the gallery... just to post a comment... and you can sign up just like here as it's the same software... most of the online communities use this software... SCS, StampShack, etc.

[inkkyjo]

me too, me too..i think we could use him on our envelopes..lol..or better yet, in a county sky and in the background , oh wolf..did you see the naked cowboy sitting on a fence..i am getting that one for sure, now all i have to do is put a horse nearby. every woman needs a naked cowboy, even if its only on paper..lol, i can dream.

[Stampo]

love the super "man" one !! :))

It's a bird... it's a plane...

[Stampo]

me too, me too..i think we could use him on our envelopes..lol..or better yet, in a county sky and in the background , oh wolf..did you see the naked cowboy sitting on a fence..i am getting that one for sure, now all i have to do is put a horse nearby. every woman needs a naked cowboy, even if its only on paper..lol, i can dream.

Of course, we also sell the scratch off stamp so you can cover up the private parts from prying postal eyes although nekkid images have come through the mail to me with no problem. I think if there's a stamp on it, they have to deliver it. I have wonderful cards done with Mount Dickmore if I can find them to upload...

[fab]

We really need this convention to start already!

[Stampo]

We really need this convention to start already!

I still have no FB request from you... did you send it to Wayne Gartley?

[wolfeyesone]

missed him Inkkyjo, I'll go back & check...lol
hey about stamping the envie's with such imagies , just watch - Had one postal woman refuse to take it & gave me a lecture ( she was quite offended by it) so I asked her for a pen & changed his "you know what" into a flower- handrawn over it. then she finally laughed & accepted it.. I kid you not !

[Stampo]

The trick is to toss it into a postal box when no one's looking. LOL Once it's in their system, too bad... of course, you can always go the scratch off route...

http://www.stampo.com/scratch.html

[fab]

What is this scratch off route you are talking about?

I have not gotten to Facebook yet tonight.

[fab]

Yes, I sent it to Wayne Gartly. Isn't that you? It was what came up for Viva Las Vegastamps. I just sent you another.

[Stampo]

What is this scratch off route you are talking about?



Follow the yellow brick road or in this case, click on the URL I listed.

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/funny-dog-pictures-no-cat.jpg?w=500&h=532

[fab]

It is all done, thanks!

[Spideycindy]

Well, there's no prohibition against posting them in the Viva Las Vegastamps! MailArt Gallery and for some reason, they are consistently voted as the most popular... LOL If you're so liberal minded your brains dribble out of your ears, you can check them out at http://www.vlvstamps.com/gallery/

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129164995484520592.jpg

Oh Stampo this looks just like my puppy, "Bug"....Will you be offering a pound o risque at convention? If not it sounds fun. I had not thought of them but hey variety is the spice of life!:D
PS Re the puppy mine has a wrinkled face more hound or chow or some such...lol Love them puppies!

[JeanneLee]

I placed a few orders on Thursday...got one of them today! Now that's what I call FAST shipping!! :) :clap:

[fab]

Who did it come from? It is fine to give positive feedback here.

[yawning_greyhound]

Hi there....was there a vendor list posted for the Spring Convention? I've searched everywhere and can only find one post from 2007 with that title....thanks!

[Stampo]

Each business participating has a topic...

[Stampo]

Click on RubberStampChat and then go to the Convention Hall.

[yawning_greyhound]

OK, found that on the first day.....was thinking there was a list of vendors who maybe weren't "participating" with specials. Don't get me wrong....I've had my fill and more. I'm hoofing down to the mailbox today cuz I think it may be overflowing from the remarks some folks have made about fast shipping. And there's no rain today!

[fab]

Here is a link to a vendor list for all the vendors and includes those both participating in this virtual convention with specials and those who are not participating this week.

http://rubberstampchat.net/showthread.php?t=561

I think this may be what you were looking for.