Convention Projects

I have to admit, I've had my Convention projects sitting by my stamping table, just begging to be finished. So that's just what I did over these past few days. We got these four projects at Convention, but there was just not enough time to stamp them all up. I think I got half-way thru one, but then had to go along to the next talk about Leadership which I really didn't want to miss. Anyway, I had lots of fun finishing them off at home, so here they are:

This first card uses Cicle Circus and is called Thinking of You Card. I love they way we had to make flowers from the stamps. A clever idea.

This card uses Trendy Trees and is called Trendy Trees Thanks Card. This is one of those stamp sets that does work best if you use the Stamp-a-ma-jig, especially is you want it all straigh and in the correct position. Although it takes a little bit longer to make a card using this tool, the end result is def. worth it. I love this card!

This next project is the Trendy Trees Card Pack. This is four small note cards and a bag to hold them. For the bag, we used a plastic sleeve and then slipped a piece of Designer Paper in, the same size as the bag. Using the window punch, you then punch thru all the layers and add the chocolate ribbon to tie it up.

Each small card uses one of the trees and the sentiment. This would make a great workshop project or gift.

Then we have the Fold Out Scrapbook Page. This is what I started at Convention, but only got half way. It's a really nice idea and only uses one sheet of 12x12 as the base. You can basically decorate it as you wish. I have kept mine simple and used the embellishments that we received. The blank square needs to be filled in with some journalling.

So these are the fabulous projects we got to make and take home from Convention. I'm so glad I've finished them off and can now include them in my displays.

Convention pictures

I've arrived home from Convention, safe and sound, a little tired but very amazed and happy with the experience. It was fabulous!!!!!
It was a very busy two days of Convention. It started off on the Friday morning. Momento Hall was opening up early, so we had our breaky and braved the very cold morning to walk over to the Convention centre, to check-in, receive our convention bags and have a look at the wonderful things to buy at Momento Hall.
Here is the front view of the very beautiful Crowne Plaza where we stayed for the three nights. It doesn't show much of the fog, but let me tell you, it was like walking in a fridge!! Glad I had a nice warm jacket and scarf.

Here I am just after check-in with my beautiful convention bag, in a lovely cocoa and kiwi kiss colour. And it matched my Convention tag too. But I must sadly add, that my Convention tag slipped off my bag sometime during the first day, so I no longer have it.

General session started off with the introduction of Shelli. She is one amazing lady, so genuine, kind and gracious. She took the time to pose for photo's for anyone that asked and always wore a beautiful smile. Here a few photo's of the Perth gals in the theatre and one of Shelli on stage.

We even got to have a video tour of the home office in Utah, which was very, very impressive.

Through-out the two days, we were wowed by presentations from demonstrators and inspired by motivational speakers. They were all great. Three Perth demonstrators, Makeesha, Ngaire and Sarah had the honour of presenting and they all did a fabulous job. We learnt so much from their experience as demonstators and they shared their knowledge and talent very graciously.

The end of Convention came all too quickly. We had a very nice dinner before heading to the theatre to see the awards ceremony.

Here we are, all 'prettied' up for the night. (Makeesha, Charmaine, Jen, Monique, me and Marion)

And some pictures of the delicous food we had.

The awards ceremony was fabulous. It was great to see so many demonstrators awarded for their outstanding performance during the year. From 'milestones' to recruiting to incentive trip winners to demonstrators of the year. There were so many of them.

It was announced Convention will be in Sydney next year and the incentive trip for 2010 will be in Hamilton Island.

It was an experience I won't forget. I've come away with many wonderful memories and valuable business building tools as well as lots of motivational thoughts. It was great to have shared it with friends and to have met lots of lovely stampin' ladies, especially the Perth girls.

As well as these photo's, I've taken so many photo's of all the display boards with lots of stunning idea's. I can't wait to start stampin' and share with you many new stampin' creations that I've learnt about.

After the fabulous two days of Convention, we had the next day to relax and take in some scenery. I'll be putting some of those photo's on my other blog, 'Captured'.