FREE STAMPS!!!!!!!!

What a way to end convention. I won one of the prize patrols and got the new Upsy Daisy stamp set.

Adrian also won the new Pina Colada Simply Srappin Kit and the new Calendar Alphabet & Numbers Set.

I also got to have my photo taken with Scott Nielsen who is the SU CFO and retired NY Yankee pitcher. He even signed my new catalog on page 83 over the Just Baseball stamp set.

The UPS man arrived too...he brought the stamp set Say It With Scallops to everyone in the convention hall. This is the new Ronald McDonald House Set and I am setting a goal to sell a minimum of 25 of these sets between now and January 1st.

Stampin' Up! to partner with Sizzix

WOW...the Salt Palace errupted yesterday morning with Shelli Garnder announced the Stampin' Up! is partnering with Sizzix and will now carry the Big Shot of course in Black with the SU logo on it. We will have EXCLUSIVE dies only available through a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. More details to come. Here are a few samples of what you can do with the SU Exclusive Dies.

Convention - Day 1

Celebrate!!!!! That's what we did today. Celebrate 20 years of Stampin' Up!. Shelli's opening message addressed the Hobby Demonstrators and the fact that they are not "Just a Hobbiest"...they are an important part of Stampin' Up! and SU wouldn't be where it is today with the hobbiest. Shelli peaked our interest announcing there will be a big announcement tomorrow. Brent Steele WOW'd us yet again with his amazing stamping skills & creativity highlighting the Style Watches. Jill Kocherhans gave us a sneak peak of phase 2 of the new Decor Elements...I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

We are heading back to the convention center for the awards night tonight. Here's a few pictures from today.

Pam :-}

Momento Mall

Can you believe some people waited THREE hours in line to get into Momento Mall today?? Not me. I waited until about 7pm and went right in. They had run out of a few things, but nothing that I would have purchased anyway. Here's a few of the things I did get. Love the crop bag, camera case, key finder, and SU pens. Woo Hoo!!!

Pre-Convention Events - Day 1

We had a total blast yesterday doing our Shoe Box Swaps. I sat at a table with 4 AMAZING stampers. Their Shoe Box swaps were awesome and gave me some great ideas for stamp camp projects. Yes...Stamp Camp....I am considering doing an all day stamp camp twice a year. Watch for more info to come on this in the next few weeks.

This was my Shoe Box Swap project. Lots of ohhhs & ahhhs. Kelly Thomspon designed it for me. I was sad that it didn't win the contest, but there were some GREAT projects. I will take pictures of all of them and get them posted as soon as I can.

Well, off to teach all day. Today is my big day teaching about 100 stampers. LESS THAN 24 HOURS UNTIL CONVENTION!!!!!!

Pam :-}

We have arrived in Salt Lake City - Convention 2008

Our travel to Salt Lake City (SLC) was uneventful...woo hoo!!! Jaycene & I arrived around 10am and met up with Giselle D'Souza who was traveling from North Carolina. We made our way to the Plaza Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City and have spent most of the day finalizing swaps and visiting with stampin' sisters from all over the USA & Canada. We took the trolly to this great outdoor shopping mall...it was closed so no shopping for Pam...but we did eat dinner at the Californa Pizza Kitchen...can you say YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY.


In the top photo starting on the far left side and going clockwise around the table is Carol, Me, Jaycene, Giselle, & Adrian.

Tomorrow we have our Shoe Box Swap in the morning and are free in the afternoon. I will spend my afternoon trying to finish up my swaps as Tuesday will be a VERY full day with the two sessions of stamp camp I am teaching at.

Check back each day for a new post about the days events. I'm so glad I'm here!!!!

Pam :-}