Convention Day 1 and 2

Good Morning!


I am so excited to tell you a little bit more about convention!  It is exciting going back every week and thinking about all of the amazing opportunities I had and how much fun it was!  Unfortunately I did not have my own camera, so I am waiting for pictures from my uplines :)  Thankfully they were patient as every few minutes they would hear "ooh take a pictures of this," "wow, can you please take a picture of that, and this one, oh oh and this!" 

However, I can tell you (and show you) a little bit from our first couple of days!

Day 1!  We started off with a tour of Sweets Candy Factory.  Amazing!  It smelled so good and there were chocolate pipes running through the building!  It was very cool, it felt a little bit like Willy Wonkas but the ompa loopmas were hiding.  Pictures to come! After this I was very excited to do some shopping as I've always heard shopping in the states is much better than here.  However, my shopping turned out to be a big bummer... nothing fit!  I have never had this problem before!  Even the XS was too big!

Day 2:  The kind of first day of Convention!  We had a chance to visit momento mall and pick up 'the bag'  both very exciting! 

 

Just got my basket to go into Momento Mall!  This is me (trying) to wait patiently for Kristine to get her basket before heading in!

 

Momento Mall was so busy, but worth the wait! Can you tell I'm excited?!

 

'The Bag' with several of the other free products we gathered throughout the week!  

 

This is my bag tag from my Up (up up) line, Kristine.  Smart thinking since all of our bags are the same! 

Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog!  Enjoy your week and don't forget to come back next Tuesday so see more pictures from convention and what else I've been up to over the summer!

- Jes 

Convention 2012!

Hello Everyone!

I have to be completely honest...  I have no idea where to begin!  Stampin' Up! convention 2012 was amazing!  As a first timer I was welcomed and encouraged by thousands of people!

I guess I will start with the convention theme this year "I am..."  If you have not seen the music video the amazing Stampin' Up! staff made for convention check it out on my facebook page (click here).  They did such a great job! We listened to it constantly!  It has been stuck in my head ever since, so I listen to it at home to remind me of the amazing experience (not that I need any reminders!).   

When I got to convention the first things that came to my mind were:

I am...

 - Excited!

 - Nervous

        - A first timer 

 As the week went on and I met many new people, attended some amazing classes and spent time with Allison, Kim and Kristine (my up upline, up up upline and up up up up up upline!), I started to feel a little differently about what I was.  I finished my week off like this:

I am...

 - Inspired

 - Encouraged 

 - Determined 

It also made me think about the positive qualities I believe I had before even attending convention:

I am...

 - Kind 

 - Patient

 - Creative 

Over the next couple of weeks I will be sharing my Convention experience with you, along with many pictures!  I encourage you to think about the sentence "I am..." and complete it for yourself. Then share it with me on my facebook page.  I'd love to hear what you have to say!

Check back again soon (next Tuesday at the latest!) for more of my convention experience and lots of great pictures! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Jes

Card Club and Convention!

Hi!

It has been a while since I last updated you but there are a few exciting things happening for me!  One of which is Stampin' Up! Convention happening next week!  I will be going to Salt Lake City and am very excited!  I cannot wait to meet other Stampin' Up! demonstrators, learn new techniques, and learn to run a better business!  I will update you on all the happenings when I get home as I'm sure I will have lots to share!

Card Club:  Will be starting on July 30th.  If you are interested in participating or learning more about the benefits of the card club please contact me at daveyjes@hotmail.com.  Above are a few examples of our first projects! I am loving the new 'In Colors' as well as the "Up Up and Away' stamp set!  So many different things to do with this set! Come check out the Card Club to see other creative ways to use this set.


90 Days of Summer Mini Album Challenge:  Thank you to everyone who came out for such a fun night! Don't forget to keep track of pictures and journal entries for your mini albums to win some awesome prizes!  Our next class date is July 23rd, lease bring your paper and adhesive. I look forward to spending another evening stamping with you!

I hope you have been able to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather!  I sure have!  Enjoy the Sunshine and the rest of your week!

- Jes