Stampin' Up! Convention News

Stampin' Up! Convention News - Day 3

Saturday was final day of the 2011 Stampin' Up! Convention. As usually, it didn't disappoint. This year's, Day 3 -- the final general session--which lasted 3 hours, was filled with fun, facts and powerful emotions. I'm truly amazed when I hear the Stampin' Up! executives talk about what's next for Stampin' Up! and how the organization plans to keep the values that have made it such a joy, every day, to be part of something that brings so much fun, beauty and love into our daily lives. I love how much I grow from the demonstrations and classes during convention. What a sense of achievement looking back over the body of work I've created since I first started Stampin' Up!

I wanted to share some of the swaps I made for Convention and some that I received. These are great ideas to use as staring points for your own creations.

This was the swap card for Sherri Robinson's Firday night swap. It uses all five of the new In Colors and the new Ruffled Ribbons introduced in the new catalog. Click any photo for a larger image.

Stamps: Perfect Punches (Sentiment), Tiny Teacup
Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeadek Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party
Paper: calypso coral, Island Indigo,m Lucky Limage, pool part, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Accessories: Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Top Note Die Cut, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Scallop Punch.

This is another swap I made for Convention in very limited quantities. Note to self: Next year wait until I get to the hotel before attaching anything dimensional to a card. The flight flattened most of the flowers on this card.

I also wanted to share a few of the swaps I received at Staturday night's swap. I think the quality of swaps have improved in recent years making it easier than ever to return from Convention with a wealth of ideas to share in upcoming workshops and classes.

I love the new Petite Pennants Builder punch (#122361) and the new Pennant Parade (#122742) stamp set in the new catalog.

This card uses the new Faith in Nature Hostess Stamp Set (122492). It is stamped in Black Stazon on the back side of a clear window sheet, then inked and glittered on the backside of the clear window sheet and pressed with your fingers while still wet, which causes the colors to run, creating the colored image. I'll post more Convention photos and swap samples over the next couple of weeks.

I returned from Convention exhausted but happy from all of the day and evening activities, blisters from so much walking, and overflowing suitcases from all the free stamps, make and takes, Village of Cuteness projects and merchandise from Memento Mall.

On the final day we were given another free stamp set for attending classes. I’ll show you the set later this week. It’s called Workshop Words and includes stamps that say: “Come stamp with me”, “Thanks for your order”, “Bring a Friend”, “ I love being your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator”, “Thank you for being such a great hostess”, and Welcome to our Stampin’ Up! family”. I can't find it in any of the catalogs, so it might be exclusive to Convention attendees only. And then during the final session we received another free set from the upcoming Holiday Mini –the Warmest of Wishes hostess set --and also the Noteworthy Digital Content CD for My Digital Studio Software. I can’t wait to share more about what’s on this CD in the next few days.

Enjoy all of the new ideas, and let me know if you have any questions!

Donna Ross