Posts from The Stamp Garage: 2008 Convention

Friday, August 1, 2008

2008 Convention - Day 3

Wrapping up the third day of Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator convention ... but first, a bit more about yesterday. As I mentioned, it was "Awards Night" which means stampers were recognized for all sorts of achievements they accomplished during the past year. Stampin' Up! also announced their new demonstrator advisory board (they pick 8 new members each year) and my upline, Patty Bennett, was chosen to be a member.

I managed to snap a couple pics. Here's Patty standing out in the crowd just after her name was called ...

And, of course, getting a congratulatory hug from Stampin' Up! co-founder, Shelli Gardner ...

After all the awards were handed out, it was time for the entertainment. As I mentioned in day 2's post, the band was Tonic Sol-fa, an acappella group from Minneapolis, and they were great. Here are a couple snaps of the band ...

Congratulations, Patty.

The big announcement today, Stampin' Up! has partnered with Sizzix to deliver an SU! Big Shot and exclusive Stampin' Up! die-cuts and embossing templates. The convention center practically shook from the cheers in the room. The projects were adorable (stay tuned for more pictures) I'm excited to get mine and share it with all the visitors to the Stamp Garage.

Of course, there are the new stamp sets, too. Here are a couple more make-n-take projects from yesterday. These both feature Stampin' Up!'s "Flight of the Butterfly" set.

The scrapbook page uses cardstock in: More Mustard, Old Olive, Rose Red, Whisper White (to stamp the little butterfly) and the new In Color Baja Breeze. It also features On Board chipboard 'Loads of Letters', a flower from the 'Flower Fusion Too accents & Elements' kit and a button in Baja Breeze from the new Button Bouquet.

The card use cardstock in: More Mustard, Certainly Celery and the new In Colors Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red. It also features a 'U' from On Board chipboard 'Loads of Letters' and a brad from the new Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware kit (shabby chic anyone? these new Vanilla hardware pieces are great!). The circle was cut using teh Coluzzle (5th circle from the center) and the scalloped edge was punched using Stampin' Up!'s new Scallop Edge punch (mmm, punches!)