Day Two of the 2013 Stampin' Up Convention was so jam-packed I don't even know where to begin to describe it. On paper, it looked like a pretty easy day--a general session in the morning, followed by an Expo-style afternoon. In practice, it involved a lot of me running from shiny thing to shiny thing and forgetting to eat. It probably wasn't pretty. But it was SUPER fun!!!
My lovely friend Shannon did a fabulous job of presenting this morning, just too many awesome things to count. Bunch of exciting new things headed our way in a few short weeks. I scribbled illegible notes and took tons of blurry photos. Loved her ideas for out-of-the-box personalized stamps...
Mom and I participated in this year's Making a Difference service project. We put together birthday banners and stuffed boxes full of birthday supplies for kids hospitalized over their special day. I am so happy Stampin' Up donated all the products and gave us this opportunity to pull together the power in numbers and do a big project like this. We made 2,000 kits altogether. That felt great!
Of course, there were lots and lots and LOTS of display boards to look at, booths to visit, people to greet, swap cards to exchange... this year Stampin' Up added a really fun feature, the Recognition Room. Only people who had earned an award got to go in. It is like an exclusive club-style oasis out of all the hustle and bustle of a convention with nearly 6,000 attendees. I will definitely be hitting it again tomorrow for free drinks and chocolate and a cushy couch to put my feet up for a few.
Inside the Recognition Room, we got to stamp acheivement cards for each of the big milestones or awards we'd gotten during the year. Cute idea! I filled out four cards and was thrilled to have team members who were also celebrating successes this year.
I have soooo much more to share about Day Two, but it is going to have to wait for another post. I have to get myself to bed and get some beauty sleep for tomorrow. I will leave you with a teaser, though, because I'm just nice like that... I had my photo taken with a thought bubble whiteboard I filled out in the Recognition Room this afternoon. Little did I ever DREAM what was going to happen to me on Awards Night this year!! I promise I'll blog about that as soon as I get two seconds! Nighty-nite!
Oh Lyssa, I have read about which of your dreams have come true, and actually teared up. You are a beautiful inspiration to many, and this honor is well deserved! WOW!!! May you never come down from the cloud in which you must be floating! ; )
Posted by: Tara Nolte | 07/20/2013 at 06:55 AM
Thanks for the pretty pictures and great coverage of all things Convention! Rest well!
Posted by: Lori B | 07/20/2013 at 10:23 AM
I am just full of smiles for you!!!!
Posted by: Brenda B | 07/20/2013 at 12:54 PM