Hi There! I had full intentions to post while I was away at Stampin' Up!'s 25th Anniversary Convention, but to be honest, it was so jam packed with activity that there just wasn't time. I'll start this series of posts with a couple days before it all started.
I flew into Salt Lake City on Tuesday in order to participate in one of my very favorite activities. A Shoebox Swap! Okay, it was the first of three that I signed up for. We did this first on from 7-11PM. The other two were on Wednesday. What is a shoebox swap you ask? I'll tell you! It was a 49 card swap. That's a lot of cards! What we did was make 25 full cards, then have the other 24 cut and ready to stamp and assemble. We were assigned either group A or B (I was in A) and while we're creating our cards, the swap hostess is swapping the completed cards (from group B) for us so we get all 49 designs. My first card was shown on my last post. It's the one where I used the Chalk Talk set.
It was so much fun! Not just because I was stamping, which you know is a blast, but because I got to met some incredible stampers. We stamp, laugh, learn, and get to know each other. That's just the way stamping is. A fantastic way to create feed our creative souls while building friendships at the same time!
Here's my friend Susan working on a card. (Hi Susan!) I met her in January when we did the same type shoebox swap when we attended Stampin' Up's Leadership Conference in Orlando. We'll spend many future dates stamping together I'm sure. We finished all of the swaps. All 24 of them. Not bad for running on 3 hours sleep, eh?
On Wednesday morning, I met Susan and her team for breakfast. We met at the Lamb's Grill, the oldest restaurant in Salt Lake City. It's a beautiful restaurant, rich with polished wood and high ceilings. Breakfast was yummy too.
We exchanged business ideas, brainstormed and had a wonderful relaxing time. More friends, more good times!
Tune in tomorrow for more of the happenings in Salt Lake City.
