Founder's Circle 2010! What a fabulous experience! I am SO grateful to all my loyal stampers and downline who helped me get there! Thank you, a thousand times THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Since I now have caught up on my laundry (though not my house, just imagine one husband and two (almost) grown sons on their own most of a week!) Thought I would start showing you a bit of what I experienced last week!
To start off, here's our first glimpse of the hotel where all the Founder's Circle achiever's were to stay. Stampin' Up! took over the ENTIRE hotel and each of us (all approximately 135 of the top U.S. & Canadian Demos) had our OWN ROOM ALL TO OURSELVES! (And yes, I DID jump on the bed! shhh, don't tell!!!! )
This was the first greeting they had for us when our bus came to a stop. My flight came into Las Vegas, then they bussed us two hours through gorgeous desert & canyon country to St. George, Utah! On the left is Kellie Sue, one of the tirelessly devoted Stampin' Up! employees who helped wait on us hand and foot all week!
The whole hotel was decorated just for us!
The cool record plaque on MY DOOR! (they had a 50's theme this year!)
We immediately went back downstairs to the hospitality room where they had hand-made chocolates and candy-covered apples ready for us, as well as a welcoming get-to-know-you game they had divided us into teams for. Here's my team, we were "The Baubles"!
We are front row l to r: Kari Metzger, Janet Wakeland, Connie Lacroix, and Ruth Bingle.
Back row l to r: Connie Heisey, April Roycroft, me, and Vicki Edwards.
Our Welcome Dinner table (for The Baubles): (so sorry this picture was left out of the original post!)
The Entree:
The first "Pillow Gift" (I can't show you the contents because this box contained a brand-new stamp set AND punch from the ;2011 Occasions Mini Catalog!) BUT I will show you some samples made with this set & punch in a couple of days!
Now of course, I know you really want to see something stamped, so here's a cute little gift-cardholder made by my good friend, Meg Wheeler! If you attend one of my workshops or classes in the next couple of months you may just get to make one of these!
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That's all for today, but I hope to be back tomorrow with Day 2 of Founder's Circle!
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QUICK NOTE: If you live in the Southern Illinois area, here's a little bit about an upcoming class:
Saturday, October 2nd, Scallop Square Holiday Purse Class!
Location: My home, Bonnie, IL
Three Class session times: 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.
Class fee: $35 includes pre-cut fabric kit ready to crank through the Big Shot and instructions! You should have time to complete your purse by the end of the class!
Each session is limited to 4 people. I have 4 sewing machines and a limited amount of space, so a total of 4 per session is all I can take at this time.
If you are interested in a Friday night session, just let me know and I will offer a Friday, Oct. 1st, 6 p.m. class as well!
Please RSVP for this class no later than Wednesday, September 29th!