Where Have I Been?

Yikes, it's been almost 3 weeks since I last posted to this blog!  Time flies when you're having fun, and fun is exactly what I've been having. 

Stampin' UP!'s annual On Stage Live (formerly known as "Convention") was held last week in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I, and three of my partners in stampin' crime, attended.  And what a great time we had!  Let's take a look:

We started by taking a tour of the home office in Riverton, Utah.  As soon as we hopped off the bus, we headed straight to "the Rock", in order to beat the hordes of demonstrators who would want their photo there.  This is Bonnie, Melanie, Tani and me, hangin' out at the entrance to the Stampin' UP! home.  Pretty impressive!

But inside:

We're standing in the main atrium, on the first floor (although you can see the second and third floors behind us) and we're right in front of a gorgeous waterfall!  Yes!  An indoor waterfall in the employee break room.  Who wouldn't be happy to eat here every day?

We got a tour to the second floor with Rett, an employee with whom my husband communicated when I was ill (and missed the last On Stage in San Diego).  Rett kindly asked me to call him when we arrived; we got to meet him and see the CEO's office and boardroom.  Lovely!

And what would a convention be without matching shirts?  Our team, the Ink Masters, had two days of matching T's--blue and pink.  And we got tons of compliments, as well as bumping into the demo who printed these for us, Tamra Davis, who spotted the shirts and introduced herself.

Bonnie and I got to attend a special dinner and luncheon - delicious and entertaining, and we also got a few perks (free t-shirt and stamps). 

And we got to cross one of Bonnie's "bucket list" items off her list:

Dinner at the Blue Iguana.  While waiting for our table we had a long conversation with another Stampin' UP! employee, Andrea.  She and I go way back, as I met her about 8 years ago and we keep bumping into each other every year.  So nice to see her.

And finally, getting to meet some of our "hero" demonstrators:

We've all followed Dawn Olchefske for years, and it was our pleasure/honor/thrill to see her in the hall and catch her for a photo!

Oh, and we also got to see the upcoming Occasions catalog, the Sale-a-Bration brochure and took home a number of new stamp sets!  Whoopie!  Can't wait to start sharing with you!

Wanna join us at our next On Stage?  The April session will be held in Las Vegas (ka-ching!) and then we are all planning to head to Orlando, Florida next November for the 30th Anniversary celebration!  How about becoming a demonstrator?  There are lots of reasons (discounts on all products, first to see new stuff, making friends from all over the world, and traveling with a great group of colleagues) and there is NO obligation once you have purchased your starter kit.  And did I mention the benefits of the starter kit?  Just $99 gets you $125 worth of product as well as business supplies to get you on your way to a business...but if you don't want a business, there is nothing more you have to do.  Just enjoy your Stampin' UP! products and the discounts!

Interested?  Click here to join.  And we'll see you in Vegas!