I’m off…to the Stampin’ Up! Convention

I’m so excited to be heading off to Brisbane today. The Stampin’ Up! Annual Convention is one of the highlights of my year! Four days of complete stamping indulgence and then a couple of extra days so that I can see something of the city other than the Convention Centre. It’s my first ever time to Queensland (other than a brief visit when I was a baby), which is a bit sad really considering all the other parts of the world I’ve seen. But that will be rectified very, very soon.

And, I’ve actually got all my swaps completed and ready to go. In advance! Not being hurriedly finished at the last minute or being taken with me to finish when I get there. Actually finished. Wow, that’s not like me! And here’s the proof:

I think there were about 44 in the end but I lost count. I used a design I made for a class last year so that took some of the pressure off. And I did most of the work while at my market stalls over the weekend and that helped too.

In case you’re wondering, every time a group of demonstrators get together we do a swap of card fronts. We make a whole load of the same design and get back a whole load of different ones. It’s amazing to see all the fabulous ideas everyone else comes up with and often in styles very different from my own. I’m so looking forward to seeing what I get!

Here’s a closer look at mine:

I used the Blooming With Kindness stamp set and the faux pillow-top technique for the background. I love the softeness of the look and the way the flower pops.

I’ll be back again as soon as I can with a report from Convention and I look forward to sharing with you all the ideas, inspiration, tips and techniques I’ll be treated to while I’m there.

And wish me luck for Awards night. I’ll be getting three awards so will have to walk the stage three times, maybe even four if they bring us up for achieving the Incentive Trip to Utah. I love that I achieved the awards – in sales, recruiting and leadership – and I’m very proud of it but getting up on stage makes me very very nervous! Am I the only one who feels excited and terrified in equal measure at times like that?

Cheers

Genna

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