This past Friday I got to do something that I had really been wanting to do. I became a certified Copic Marker Designer. That fancy title means that I went to a daylong training and learned to use Copic Markers. The training was held in Anaheim, so that folks who were in town for the CHA Trade Show and Convention could attend. I got up early and toodled down to Anaheim, arriving a little before 9:00 a.m. I was alone, but not for long. The group of women at my table were very friendly and fun. I kept thinking that three of them looked very familiar. They were the owner and two workers from Stampers Warehouse in Danville, CA. It turns out that we took a Tim Holtz class together at another trade show that I went to with Cynthia in April. Another one of the women works at Scrappin' in the Hills, a scrapbook store in Anaheim Hills that I went to with Cynthia and Suzanne when we did the ShopHop. One of my fav customers was also there. I ate lunch with her and her friend. Some of the ladies brought cards that they had colored with their Copics: great work that gave me inspiration.
It took me over two hours to drive home from Anaheim, a trip that with decent weather and traffic usually takes about half an hour. But despite the bumper to bumper traffic in inclement weather, I would do it again. I came home and ran to the table to play with my Copic markers.
