Our weekend.. opportunity to scrap i think..

Right so we had a really great time at convention like i said in the last post but i thought you might like to get a feel for what it was like so i put together a little montage of pictures to help you...

It was held at Addigton palace which was an 18th century palace not really built for 300+ demonstrators but it was "cosy" as shelli said on her blog.

Momento mall was great this year we could actually buy things there!

It was great to have some more of my Angels there with me this year!

and we got to Stamp as well....

of course we had to have photo's with shelli, she really is such a lovely lady,

Unfortunately her husband Sterling wasn't able to come this year as he's broken his collar bone and also we missed Chris from demo support too!

Then there were the friends we caught up with and the new ones we made there!

and the hanging out in the evenings which was REALLY fun!

All in ALL had a fantastic time i promise i will post our creations as soon as my batteries are recharged ( the camera ones and my own)

Definitely going to have to scrap these this year!

My good friend KELLY  has put together a page on her blog solely for the display boards of creations at convention you can view those HERE  the page i made up of lots of demo's photo's that they shared with her ( i'm kind of glad she did it because my camera died again and i didn't get many so thanks kelly!!)

SO i'm excited and so are my kids because next years Stampin' Up! convention is going to be at DISNEY LAND PARIS !  so planning for that trip already! 

would you like to come too?

Check out this page on my blog to find out how you can start one of the funnest jobs ever and get to attend fantastic events like convention by joining my team!!

Abi

daydreaming......

well it's the summer holidays here and in true summer holiday fashion my blogging is falling behind already...... sorry.

we're getting ready here in the Uk for the Second European stampin' up convention which I am SOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  this year it's being held in LONDON  and i can't wait booked my place already along with most of my team  and we are just so excited to be going together it's just going to be so much fun hanging out with my angels!!!  It would be so much fun if they could all be there!

so on that excited note thought i would leave you with some photo's from last years Stampin' Up! convention in Germany!!

Shelli Gardener ceo on the main stage just before she showed us some fantastic projects last year!

The uk demo's that attended last year!  this year there will be even more!!!!  yay excited! 

Below some of the gorgeous demo only merchandise we were able to purchase!  can't wait to see what we can get this year in momento mall!

The gorgeous centre pieces from the awards dinner!!

something i wasn't expecting last year my certificate and rose (hated walking the stage wish i'd known about that wouldn't have worn heels!)

Al the UK demo's in their finery after the awards dinner,

over excited demo's can't wait to see them again this year!

Convention last year was GREAT  and i can't wait for November.....................................

so would you like to come too?

We'd love to share this experience with you, to come along though you need to be a demonstartor!!

what are the benefits of being a demonstrator?

products discounts,

be one of the first to see and get new products,

earn some extra money or turn it into a career?

and of course fantastic Stampin' Up! events including fun team training with the rest of the  abi's angels team.

if you'd like more information about becoming a demonstrator click here or email me at abi4380@gmail.com  or of course you could pop along to see us at the CREATIVE STITCHES AND HOBBYCRAFTS SHOW in EXETER 23-26th September 2010  at stall  F31  we'd love to see you and I'll be more than happy to answer any questions in person!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

More convention pictures!

OK so here's the last of my convention pictures for now, I just can't describe fully, how much fun we had and how great it was to meet up with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators and spend some time crafting and having fun and sharing the obsession.

Above top left to right you'll see Charlotte she's the training and events facilitator, in the middle of one of her demonstrations, she showed us how to make a mini tag book, and some other great stuff, also Chris from demo support, he's the one that has to listen to us moan if things don't arrive on time, of course there's also me and Lisa with Paula the UK manager and also Sandra, Next we have another Me and Shelli picture :), Of course there is also the rabbit balloon, our American friends Sara, Kelly and Emily and then finally our little group that hung out in the bar every night ( not necessarily drinking I would like to point out!!! we actually made swaps one night!)

We all had such a great time and it would be great to get to meet more new people next year so if you would like to join us you know what you need to do! the demonstrator starter kit is on offer until the end of this week and i'm also giving you the chance to choose a £20 stamp set FREE when you sign until the end of the promotion so if you'd like more information about joining my team and joining in the fun then contact me today!

Abi

Oh My word!!!!!!!

This is a post that I shouldn't be making as I most definitely should still be asleep!!! recovering!!!! :)

Intrigued?????? well for those of you that didn't know this weekend saw the first EVER European Stampin' Up! convention which was held in Frankfurt Germany and of course as you might have guessed I went along to find out what all the fuss was about :)

and OH MY!!! all of you from the US that have told me how great convention is were most definitely not exaggerating!! It was great!!

so here come the all important Convention photo's!!!!

This Is me ( of course) with one of my down line team Lisa ( hi Lisa * big wave*) at the awards dinner in bad homburg

This of course is the Stampin' Up! management team Including our own lovely Paula from the UK and the UK demonstrator support team Eileen and Chris ( big waves ) sorry still excited :) and of course Shelli, Sterling Pam and Dave form the US.
We had such a great time we met loads of new people ( insert the crazy Americans !!! Sara, Kelly and Emily HI!!! ) I had to post this photo as it was the start of my many many giggling fits through out the trip. Kelly has some more great pictures on her blog HERE so make sure you check those out my camera stopped taking photo's so don't have many that i took my self :( although everyone assures me they are going to send me copies of theirs!!!
This is Elaine.
OK so this photo might need a little more explanation than that :) Elaine will for ever be known to us as uurgh ( it's ok she knows what I mean lol) and she is so funny!!! Elaine is one of our new Scottish friends and the reason I am so tired!!!! in a good way we just stayed up way too late!! I don't think either of us have a photo of each other where we look serious or aren't pulling a silly face and I'm a little worried that the Stampin' Up! camera man might have caught us being silly a few times. oooops
Of course this is the Shelli photo ( well one of them any way ) Because there aren't as many demonstators in Europe as the Us convention was really great, it was really personal and we got to talk to Shelli and Sterling quite a lot. They are both lovely and so happy all the time.

Shelli Gardener is the co founder and ceo of Stampin' Up! she is so lovely and has some really great creative ideas, she demo'd some really great projects.

Of course also in this picture are two of our other new friends Angie and Sandra ( ooops sorry put it right). HI :)

Oh and of course I was one of the 25 UK demonstrators of the year :) I came 23rd out of 350 ( I think that's right if it's more someone please tell me) demonstrators in the UK , which I thought was really nice, you can read more about this experience here.................................................. you see........Unfortunately it meant I had to go on stage and any one that knows me knows that's not such a good idea, I'm accident prone at the best of times and the floor was really slippery so that combined with high heels.............. well you guessed it not good huh.

There was so much to see so many great ideas check out the next few posts over the coming weeks for all the fantastic projects and may be some more photo's of me with Shelli :) ( well only the one's where i don't look so short!! )

Any how we had an absolutely amazing time!!! and am certainly going next year when European convention will be held in.......................................................................................................................................................................

THE UK !!!!! ( insert big cheers and wooops of delight!! ) London to be exact.

How cool is that right on our door step so If you would love to come to THE most exciting and fun stamping event you will ever attend check out the demonstrator starter kit offer it's only running for another week until the 13th November so don't miss out join the Stampin' Up! family and have so much fun sharing your love of crafts and come to convention with us next year!!!!

Love Abi x