Convention 2015

My What a wonderful 3 days of Inspire Create Share Convention 2015.

To say I've had a ball is an understatement.

A picture tells a thousand words so here are some of my favourite photos.

The beautiful Gold Coast Australia showed us a years worth of weather over the 3 days including a Cyclone - man after the last few weeks at home I felt a bit like a storm chaser.

My hotel view day one! Man did that change over the 3 days.

Day 2 before the storm hit

My Share offering.

Some of the great trades I scored myself! 

Some wonderful new goodies to look forward to - 

Make and Takes - a big part of Convention.

A photo opportunity and a chance to rub shoulders of those we talk to (sometimes on a regular basis other times once a year) 

Beautiful Claire from Demonstrator Support Australia.

One of my favourite presenters Bonnie from the USA

A New Catalogue- yay.

Retirement list specials

The retirement list is up - it hit the Internet at the same time as my home got hit with a whoppa of a storm. I sitting at the loca club after 3 days without power, water, phone or Internet. We charged our devices at a friends each night as they fed watered and let us shower. The coming together of neighbours has been a blessing. 

I got all my swaps finished by torchlight for the up coming convention and will reveal them then (it's to wet to even get a decent photo outside) 

Here is a little sneak peak.

The retirement list, weekly specials and all Stampin Up goodies can be found here. http://bagsthatone.stampinup.net/

A few picks from my yard.

This would normall have me stressed out but not last night - power up my lovelies!

Convention prep and excitement

As we get closer to the end of the catalogue year, Stampin' Up! is getting ready to retire stamps and accessories from the 2014-2015 annual catalogue. Don't worry, though you will have the opportunity to order retiring products at discounted prices (up to 50 percent off retail) before they're gone. Start evaluating your current inventory and get ready as the retired list goes live on 21 April. I will be home after lunch as I am on canteen duty so will post the list then. You can pop into the online store earlier if you don't want to miss out on anything as once they are gone that's it. My suggestion create your list now, go to the store and create an account  so all you have to do on the day is sign in and shop.

Http://bagsthatone.stampinup.net/ 

Just prior to the new yearly catalogue coming out we have the Stampin' up! Convention one of the things we do are swaps. Swaps are a card from or 3D item made with all current product (however many you want in this case) that you make to swap with the other Demos so that you can get some inspiration. It is fun chatting to everyone about their sws and a great way to meet new people.

This bundle of flowers looks like a beautiful example of some DSP but it's not each flower has been stamped, punched and sponged. 

The stamp set this beauty is from is called Beautiful Bunch and they are stamped in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla Cardstock. 

Choosing my colours was assisted by my Color Coach.

More photos to come so check back soon. 

Happy stamping.