Post Convention

I returned home from Stampin' Up! Convention last Sunday.  Those days at convention went by super quick! I missed my family terribly, but had a blast in SLC.  As I mentioned in y last post, I went to college in SLC.  It was great to see how the city has changed.  I went back to Westminster and looked around a bit too.  My, my, my Westminster has grown and prospered.  Good to see!  One of the great things about convention is the plethora of ideas! My head was swimming with trying to prioritize all that was coming at me!

I don't have a card to share today...just some pictures from Convention. Enjoy!

 This is the main entrance to the Salt Lake City Convention Center, called the Salt Palace.  Some very interesting architecture.

Stampin' Up put the decals on all of the doors.  I had to take the picture from the wrong side of the door because my camera could not understand the lighting from the other direction.  Here is the first of the many signs that reminds us that Stampin' Up! is not just a place to inspire, create and share, but also a place to grow--the convention theme.

Here are the sets of stamps ready to be picked up by convention attendees.  Man, I made out with a ton of loot at this convention!!!

This scene made me laugh. We get our bags and free stamps and new binder for our catalogs, and we all plop down wherever we can find the nearest seat and begin putting things together.  DO NOT get in the way of a SU gal with new booty! :-)

Me standing next to one of the ginormous flowers placed throughout the convention hall.  I love these flowers! You can see my new bag on my shoulder.  You're jealous now, huh!

Me and my friend Mary.  Mary talked me into going to convention.  I am actually a very shy person, and the idea of being at a convention made me near faint.  But she was persistent and had the support of my husband, so I went.  So glad!  Thanks Mary! We are inside Memento Mall buying up souvenirs and business items.  There were paper flowers everywhere! The umbrellas are cute, but a gal from Reno has little use for an umbrella. Almost bought one anyway! Hey, I was caught up in the excitement!

I spent the majority of my time with a group of demonstrators in Mary's upline and sidelines.  They are from Hawaii and they are WONDERFUL! We are on a tour of the Stampin' Up home office in Riverton, Utah.  Being a former librarian, I am always interested in how things are organized.  This plant, and how they get the orders filled absolutely fascinated me. Pictures L-R: Martha, Me, Lori (also a first time convention attendee) and Zeny (gosh I hope I spelled that right?)

The infamous Stampin' Up! rock.  I have seen many a demo pose here in blogs.  I had to pose too!

The kick off party for the convention had us wearing Gardening attire and hats.  I love the hats the Hawaii group put together! Aren't they cute?! Pictured in the center is Cindy--she is the upline for the group and she is super sweet.  Thanks Cindy for letting me hang with y'all! Pictured L-R: Lori, Cindy and Martha

Here's Mary in her hat.  Aren't they great?!

The main stage.  All I could say was "Wow." The colors of the stage changed each day, and the flower images behind the main stage grew and changed.  So very cool.

and finally a picture of what I love most about SLC--the Wasatch Mountains. 

Thanks for stopping in.  I'll have a card for you next time.

Kristine