On Stage! fun!!

Hellooooo there!!  My goodness...did I ever have a good time at On Stage! this weekend!  Not only did I get to visit with lots of my wonderful stamping friends I also got to see fun presentations, got sneak peeks at some of the new product, won amazing free goodies, got to swap with lots of nice new stamping friends......and now have a copy of the GORGEOUS new catalog in my hot little hands!!!  Cannot wait for you to see it!!!  Here are some visuals from the big day:

This year is Stampin' Ups! 30th anniversary!!  They started their little company 30 years ago with only a handful of stamps and look at them now!!

Here is my name tag and all of the fun pins I have collected over the years!  I wear this little guy at all of the SU! events.

This beautiful planner was waiting for each of us on our tables when we arrived! 

These adorable marquee light boxes were another gift that we received!!  It comes with tons of letters to personalize a message for your events!  They just slide in and out so you can change the message for each event!

This was the fun bag that they came in!  It is reversible with pockets on both sides. I think the bags are adorable!! 

These little signs were displayed on our tables.

There were lots of card displays to enjoy!  It is always fun to see other Demo's card making styles!  Lots of ideas!!

There were several really great presentations that showed off new products!!  (There are so many fun things in the new catalog!!!)

They always share new ideas and techniques with us!

Another fun presentation!

Lots of new ideas!

Shelli and Sara are always cute together!

They fed us lunch...

...but the thing I was really excited about was the cupcake!!!  I will not lie!!  I LOVE a good cupcake!  It was really pretty neat to see all the pictures floating around and see the different cupcakes in the different locations!!   These were ours!

Lots of new product display boards!

Gorgeous new colors and papers and stamps sets and...oh my!  *Thud...falls over!*

These were the Make n' Takes that we did at the event!

These were the beautiful displays on the tables!

Here are some pictures of the swaps that I received:

Here are three of the swaps that I made for swapping:

It was such a fun day!  I learned a lot of new things, met some great new friends and just really enjoyed myself!

After the event our group went to dinner.  I was sitting at that table listening to the conversation thinking how fortunate I felt to be in such great company!   We laughed and laughed!  It was a super fun time!  I have made so many amazing friends through Stampin' Up! and for that I will always be grateful. It is about so much more than just the paper and ink!  These ladies have been there for me when times were tough and I really needed them.  They inspire me, they encourage me, they offer support and honestly...they just get me!  I am already excited about the next stamping event where we can all get together again!

I will be back tomorrow with lots more to share about the new, new, new stuff!!

Have a great day and I will see you tomorrow!