Stampin' Up! Convention 2015, Day 1: Holiday Catalog Sneak Peeks & Awards Night

We've had two full days of Convention now, but there was a little hiccup in the timing of my last post, so I'm going to back-track and tell you about Day 1. It was a busy, busy day!

Thursday started with bag pick up and then the exciting reveal of the new 2015 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog during the opening General Session. (If you're a demonstrator, you can view it all online right now! And if you're not a demonstrator, maybe you should think about it! Just sayin... Demonstrator Pre-order starts August 4th which means that you can choose new Holiday Catalog products in your Starter Kit! How exciting!
Here are a few of my favorite things from the new catalog that I spied on display:

NEW Witching Decor Project Kit

NEW Season to Season Project Kit

NEW Joyful Season stamp set

NEW Flurry of Wishes stamp set & coordinating punch

After some classes and catching up with a few stamping friends from across the country, we grabbed a quick bite to eat and dressed up for Awards Night. This year, they had a Roaring Twenties theme. I loved seeing everyone decked out in amazing costumes! I wore a new sparkly dress that wasn't 20's era, but I accessorized with some feathers and pearls.

At Awards Night, I was honored to be recognized again this year as one of the United States Top 100 Demonstrators of the Year and I'm excited to attend the Founder's Circle Retreat again in St. George, Utah this fall. Many, many thanks to my team and all of my customers for helping to make this year my best yet!

Me & Mom at the Awards Night After Party

My team, the Ju-bilant Stampers, on Awards Night

Me & Meg Loven, my sideline and fellow Founder's Circle Achiever

I was also recognized for my year of service on the Stampin' Up! Advisory Board. I had been such an honor and privilege to serve on this board as a demonstrator voice to the Corporate Team. (I will post a picture of my Advisory Board sisters soon!)

The After Party was filled with awesome music, dancers, photo ops, and food! There are about 20 pictures I wish I had taken to capture the atmosphere, so you'll have to trust me when I say it was a roaring good time (pun intended)!

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Convention Update: Big News!!

Holiday Catalog Cover

Wow! Convention has been a blast so far! On the first day, Stampin' Up! revealed the new Holiday Catalog and holy cow, it's a good one! I'm so excited to get to pre-order (and take home) some new holiday goodies! There are so many new punches and dies and beautiful designer papers. I can't wait to share it all with you! Customer ordering starts August 28 and you can expect to receive your copy in the mail in mid-August.

Check out my favorite new stamp set. This will definitely be a Stamp of the Month Club pick this fall!!

Last night, we attended an optional class and made a little book of techniques broken down into three categories: stamps, ink, and paper. We got a whole bag of goodies to take home and use to try the techniques at home.

The first two days have been filled with classes, make and takes, display boards, swapping, and my favorite: catching up with friends (new and old)! This set of cards by Ilina Crouse on one of the display boards really caught my eye! I don't usually use black as a main layer (outside of Halloween), so I found these designs to be striking! And check out this amazing 3-D swap one of my downline received from Diane Tunnell!

The big news came at Awards Night tonight. It was recognized again as one of the Top 100 Demonstrators of the Year and invited to attend the Founder's Circle retreat this fall. I was also one of six demonstrators invited to serve on the 2014-2015 Advisory Board. Advisory Board members provide the company with direction, experience, and opinions from a demonstrator’s point of view.
I'm still on cloud nine! What an incredible honor to represent my fellow demonstrators!

2014-2015 Stampin' Up! Advisory Board

Many, many thanks to my customers and my downline for helping to make this year my very best yet! And hugs and kisses to my family and friends for their love and support!

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