Hi friends~ I haven't posted in awhile, time totally got away from me and I got completely wrapped up in the Leadership Conference in San Antonio last week! My goodness, what a blast. Would you believe I didn't even bring my camera. It was a first, but I was determined to stop the insanity (or try it anyway) and fly by the seat of my pants this year. Well, a little confession, I love my iphone so much and it takes relatively decent photos, so I figured if I was in a pinch... I must say, it was an experience being with darn near 14,000 demonstrators (all furiously taking mad pictures trying to get them just right for their blogs, no doubt) and being the only one (felt like it) without a big cannon, but I have no regrets. It was liberating. Anyway, now I am on the mooch for good photos of Leadership LOL.
So what did we do? I flew in a couple days early to meet up with Wichita Demo LeAnn Skinner, my pal from the summer when I did a (long) stint in Wichita with our Cessna Caravans. We had a really fun time. I started off by flying directly to Neward and a 12 hour layover in NEW YORK! Life it tough, I know, I had a blast ripping up and down the streets of Manhattan drinking starbucks to keep warm. I had my make up done at Macy's, coffee at Trump Towers, coffee at Grand Central, lunch at Juniors, took in Times Square.... it was fun. I hopped a shuttle and got back to Neward to catch my 4 1/2 hr flight to San Antonio where LeAnn and her BFF from high school Donna picked me up. The next 2 days we cruised around, did the Riverwalk, ate some amazing Mexican food, shopped the BEST outlets I have ever seen (hellllloooo Coach, big sale, got one for me and Gracie her first one~she doesn't know yet tho)... what else? We did a Shoe Box Swap with Sherrie Robinson, she hosts these every year and they are famous. Epic, really, we make 25 cards and she swaps out our other 25 and we leave that evening with 50 completed cards. It's a great way to meet other demonstrators, sit beside them stamping where you wouldn't normally get to.
So Wednesday we checked in and got our bags (insert pic here if I had one). They are cute, using upcoming fabric from the new catalog from this summer! Speaking of which, they did announce they are changing the catalogs this summer. I am so excited about the change, we are getting a new "core" catalog on June 1st (instead of July 1st) and 2 major "mini" catalogs, one in Aug and one in Jan. Perfect! Anyway, i am sure there will be much more information to come. Umm, what else? I learned (from another demo, at the shoebox) that if your clear blocks are not holding on to your stamps, warm the blocks up for a few minutes and then try. It works like a charm. I was so relieved about this tip, I was panicked that I sold a tonne of less than wonderful product. (of course, I should have known better, it is Stampin Up after all).
Thursday was packed with product demos, got some great tips from Dawn Griffith regarding blogging with your business (first and most important, post every day~oh no!), some great tips on vendor fairs, downline meetings and coaching. I also sat in on Patsy Waggoner's class for Engaging Your Downline~ she rocked it! It was so informative, passionate and inspiring. She gave a great outline on ideas and I think it was by far the best part of Leadership! We had some cute make n takes (which I was too busy visiting to do) and oh~ Manager's reception. Stampin up rewards their managers with a dinner and activity every Leadership. This year they hired a Japanese Troup to do a show (kind of like a tame version of Cirque De Soleil) and served appies before the show. It was great, but like most shows of this caliber, you can't help but think "man, I have to get to the gym" lol. It was great! We also got a stamp set that matched the fabric on our bags.
So folks, that's it, in a nutshell. I had such a fantastic time catching up with gals I have't seen in forever. I chatted with Shelli Gardner too for a brief moment, got a (not so great quality) pic with her also. She is so inspiring, she lives such a large life and I just love her to bits.
On to some really exciting news for YOU~ I have co ordinated my Open House with the start of Sale A Bration just for you.... you are invited to come on over to make a cute make n take, check out my huge inventory of retired stamps (buy 2 and get the 3rd free!) and accessories, see some great swaps from Leadership AND all the new products from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I have a tonne of old minis to give away, and I'm selling old Idea Books and Catalogs for just $2 (you know, the award winning idea books, these are great for inspiration and ideas). There is a lot more to share, but come on over and check it all out.
My House, 712 Chartersville Road in Dieppe
10am-2pm
There is no cost, please bring as many gals with you as you can fit in your car
If you can't make it, check out my online store~ you can view the Sale A Bration items, and with every $60 purchase you can get one for free. And when you order online, it comes right to you at your home. (with $200 orders or more, you DO get all the hostess benefits too). I am also booking sale a bration workshops like crazy, there is so much free stuff flying around it's making my head spin wooohooooo! So call me or email or just come on over to book one for you and your friends. Okay my friends, I apologize for the lack of photos, but I will be sifting through the bits I do have and be begging, borrowing and stealing some to share with you later I promise. Take good care and if you live locally, drive safe, I hear we're in for some wicked freezing rain later today. Ev
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