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Celebrate '08 - Stampin' Up! National Convention
It's like a 4-day rock concert for stampers!
Well I finally made it to convention, and didn't I pick a good year for my first one?! It's Stampin' Up!'s 20th anniversary, and boy we've come a long way baby! lol There was a lot of celebrating going on, and a lot of chances to look back at the various milestones the company has passed along the way. I went with my sister, who is also my upline, and we had an absolute BLAST. Going anywhere with my sister guarantees me a good time, but going to convention together has to be the most fun and exciting trip I've ever taken. I decided to share some highlights and a few photos of our trip, and also some of the announcements that were made. There was so much to take in and experience that I was a little overloaded most of the time, lol, but I'll try to summarize as much as I can!
Announcements:
Stampin' Up! founder Shelli Gardner has a blog now! She's so cool! Check it out!
Phase 2 of Decor Elements will launch on October 1st, and will feature new images - some available in colors! Watch for a sneak peak near the end of September.
Stampin' Up! will parter for a second year with Country Living magazine, and will offer an exclusive holiday kit to be featured in the magazine's December holiday issue. The Holiday Collection Stampin' Kit will include exclusive stamps, a combination of Designer Series paper, and coordinating accessories that will only be available by purchasing this kit.
My dreams have come true! lol Stampin' Up! is now partnering with Sizzix to offer an exclusive SU version of the Sizzix Big Shot die cut machine! Seven exclusive Stampin' Up! dies and 29 Sizzix dies will also be available, starting October 1st in the Holiday Mini Catalog.
Event Announcements: Regionals will be held in Kansas City, MO; Edmonton, Alberta; San Antonio, TX; and Virginia Beach, VA. The Leadership conference will be held in Orlando in January, and the Incentive trip for 2010 will be a Royal Caribbean cruise to the Southern Caribbean!
And finally, Convention 2009 will be held in Salt Lake City August 5th through 8th, 2009! I can hardly wait!!
  
Here we are on check-in day. We had just picked up our awesome convention bags & were checking out all our goodies. That's me, Denise, & her husband John. He had fun laughing at us 'cause we were so excited! lol
  
  
After we picked up our goody bags we got on a tour bus & went to Riverton to tour Stampin' Up! headquarters. It's such a beautiful facility, we want to work there! Even the warehouse is impressive - just imagine, all those stamps & accessories, woohoo!
  
  
The three actual convention days were a blur of swapping, exciting news and product giveaways, entertainment, awesome speakers & presentations, inspiring demonstrations, fun make-&-takes and informative classes. It was so cool to see Shelli in person! I wanted to get a picture taken with her but the lines were always a mile long - maybe next year!
  
  
The crowds were insane, but it was all part of the excitement. Ronald McDonald came onstage at one point to accept Stampin' Up!'s annual $100,000 contribution. And the awards! Talk about motivation - there are a LOT of demos out there achieving incredible goals. I can hardly wait for Convention 2009, and I hope to walk across that stage!
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
~ James Dean
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