What Happened in Vegas Has to Stay in Vegas

I'm just back from a wonderful weekend of fun, friends, food and NEW Stampin' Up! products!  What a great time we had! 

Over the next few days I'll be able to share more information, but right now I'm sworn to secrecy until official Stampin' Up! news is released to all the demonstrators who were not able to attend.  But here are a few pics of the weekend:

Our team, the Ink Masters, had 5 of us in attendance, and one friend from Hawaii, whom we had met two years ago and adopted:

Gail, Melanie, Pam, me, Bonnie and Tani

This year is Stampin' Up!'s 30th anniversary.  We got to see the new catalog, debuting June 1st, and play with some awesome new stamps and papers.  We got news about changes, most of which I am VERY excited about, saw LOTS of samples, and celebrated some milestone achievements of other demonstrators. 

And of course, I swapped!  I had made some cards to bring along and trade with other demonstrators for new ideas.  Here is my loot:

And I brought home THREE new stamp sets! 

We had Make & Takes, and we got to stamp and create samples, which I'll share later this week.  And at the end of the day, each table got to divvy up all the supplies that we had used to create our samples, so we all got to take home even more stuff!  But since we were a team, we decided, instead of passing around the box of supplies and everyone taking something, to share the goods.  We took it all back to my hotel room and did a ribbon share, an accessory share, and then drew numbers to determine who would get the 4 stamp sets and 2 paper packs. 

Here we are, still smiling, after the goods were distributed:

Yesterday it was time to leave.  We enjoyed one more breakfast together:

and then it was off to the airport (thanks to Melanie, who came in from So Cal, and picked us all up/brought us back to the airport. 

Interested in becoming part of our team?  Choose $125 worth of Stampin' Up! supplies - stamps, inks, papers, accessories, your choice - for only $99.  And there is NO shipping cost for your starter kit.  Best of all, there is NEVER any obligation to do anything else!  Your "business" is YOUR BUSINESS - create in the privacy of your own home and enjoy a discount on all your purchases.  Share with friends or family, teach classes, or develop a business--all YOUR choice!  Click here for more information or to get started. 

And then you can attend Stampin' Up!'s HUGE anniversary party in Orlando in November.  I hope you'll join us!