Attending Stampin’Up! events is often the only time I get to reconnect with some friends face-to-face.   It’s also the best place to make new ones!

Exchanging gifts with each other is a fun way we get to share our creativity with Stampin’Up! friends.  It’s so fun to see what everyone creates!

This journal was such a lovely surprise!!  It was made by my good friend Kim Sinclair.  She is a master at My Digital Studio which is how she created this beautiful project.  I LOVE it so much, thanks Kim!!!

These little pretties were made by my good friend Becky – she makes the simplest things absolutely adorable!!  You’re the packaging master Becky!

My roommate Connie was pulling out goodies, just for me, all week!  She is from Nashville Tennessee and knows I loved my visit there last year SO much, she brought a bit of Tennessee to me in San Antonio!  She brought with her boxes of Tennessee made treats, Goo Goo Clusters and Moon Pies, it was so thoughtful – but that’s Connie for you!

Connie also made this amazing card to share with a few friends.  I LOVE it!  It’s such a lovely demonstration of how to use this stamp set – Fresh Vintage – it’s a Sale-A-Bration set which means you can get it for FREE!  Connie has a much better photo of this card on her blog here.

TTFN!

Natasha

I came home with over 10 lbs of goodies from Leadership!  I know this cause when I got to the airport to come home, my suitcase was 10 lbs overweight and I didn’t buy 1 thing in Texas!! 

Want to see what my 10 lbs consists of?

First up – my Leadership bag!  LOVE it!  I should have taken photos of the different ways you can “wear” your bag but didn’t think of it til just now.  See the buttons going around the middle?  Well, the bottom portion comes off and is reversable so you can have a different pattern on the outside if you wish.  The bag itself is also reversable if you want!

The matching trifold was a complete surprise to us as we walked in to do make n takes.  We were presented with these as special gifts from Shelli!  How adorable is this!  It just happened to fit my pad of notepaper perfectly so I used it a lot during the different sessions.  If you love the  colors & patterns, stay tuned…

We were each given one of these cute gifts when we sat down at make and takes.  The packaging is adorable but what really caught my attention was the 3 kinds of chocolate bark inside – milk chocolate, white with Oreos and dark chocolate.  We were told that a head office employee made all the bark for us – holy cow!!!  That’s energetic!

The remainder of our Leadership gifts are products you have already seen or ones I can’t show you yet – but I can sure tell you about them!

Everyday Enchantment DSP and matching stamp set Fresh Vintage

Mixed Bunch stamp set

Loving Thoughts stamp set

Bright Blossoms NEW stamps set (upcoming in next catalogue)

Everything Eleanor NEW stamp set (upcoming in next catalogue)

bakers twine, ribbon and buttons

pearls and rhinestone accents

jumbo pearls

Sale-A-Bration MDS CD

Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit

Now you can see why I said I feel spoiled…and appreciated…and needed…and cared about…etc. etc. etc.

Stampin’Up! is a great company to work for and NOW is a great time to sign up – the kit is ONLY $150 during SAB!

Stampin’Up! puts up the most creative product displays at their events and Leadership 2012 was no exception!  Since  the Sale-A-Bration promotion just started yesterday, let me show you a few of my favorite samples displayed using items you can earn for FREE from now until March 30th:

Beautiful Everyday Enchantment DSP and matching brads

more Everyday Enchantment DSP and Fresh Vintage stamp set

Outlined Occasions stamp set

Sprinkled Expressions stamp set – so cute!!!

Beautiful details!!!

These photos show just  a few of the items you can receive for FREE with every $60 purchase.  Make sure to check out the full details of this promotion on my right side bar or my specials page!

TTFN!

Natasha