My Convention 2009 Video

Here’s MY highlight video.  I didn’t get to see the one at convention and so I made my own…

Just to take a peek down memory lane, here’s my last year’s Convention Highlights 2008 Video:

More Convention Photos

Too many people to name but you’re all fabulous in your very own way!

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Oops…I Did It Again!!

Got to say that that “something:30″ wake up call made it all worth while to be at the front of the line, but this is icing on the cake, to make  to in the demonstrator convention highlights photots:

Final Day – Home Bound (At Airport)

Hi ladies:

I’m at the airport – having had to leave early today

I had a spectacular time this year – as usual.  I have taken so many photos and can share a few more bits (and even a few that I promised NOT to share (wink wink Stella!!!)

Will post more when I’m home and settled…

SU rocks and so do my new friends and acquaintances!!

Day 1 – Updates (Finally)

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Started this AM really really early…I’m not gonna say when but please consider my watch says EST zone so I’m not crazy (really!).

We got to enter through the big slide up doors and our group of 9 got our front row and enjoyed the first day

There was dancing

There was swapping

There was a cool demonstration of the “My Digital Studio” (which I saw in Leadership in Orlando).  Cute [beep] was that last years in colors were included the the color pallet – Its still cool but still NOT available until “stay tuned for an announcement in September”

We got to also see the new Build-a-Bear workshop and the big secret Momento Mall purchase for today was a teddy bear from Build a Bear!  Elina will love hers.

I had to skip out (my bad) on my 3 workshops this afternoon after lunch and Make & Take (next paragraph) because of the tooth things.

The Make & Takes were stinkin cute but CRAZY fast….dizzy fast & rushed.  But cute just the same

Supper with the girls and a small portion of the awards night to see my upline place #3 in Recruiting and #5 Demonstrator of Canada!! (YEAH & EH)

Here are photos will be here on facebook for now (sorry – the gallery thing on my blog is kaputz!!)

Minor Dental Malfunction in SLC

I really apologize ladies for not keeping you up to date

I had a bit of a dental malfunction (broke a piece of tooth connected to a filling and well for the last 2 days it was so sore (the tongue) that talking was difficult.

AND you all know  how much that is hard for me to stop doing

So I found a Emergency Dental clinic and I feel like a Million bucks with my mouth back in full force

Off to finish dinner and then to awards night

Having a blast….!!

Start of Check-In Day

Awake at 6:30

Other roomies (next door) are already left

I’m heading over to Momento Mall (the line-up) and to get my name tag!!

Here are the momento mall goodies

• A 2009 Joy Ornament
• A vanilla hoodie with beautiful ornamental embroidery and Raspberry Lemonade print on the inside of the hood
• Bags (as per SU website)
• Cosmetic Bags
• Raspberry Lemonade colored shirts (like last year)
• Rubik Cube (really!!!)
• I’ll post pix soon

Off to shop and to the Riverton tour!!!

Hot Mexican Food

We just spent a few hot hours at the Blue Iguana – wonderful company, a few swaps, yummy margarita’s – however, it was so hot inside – without air conditioning – I’ll post some fun photos soon.

I’m sitting at the Marriott hotel lobby with a flurry of swapping women – with the most spectacular swaps I’ve seen yet – and the convention hasn’t even started yet (officially)

My roommate arrives at midnight and tomorrow we do check in (I don’t have my name and bag tag) and Momento Mall and then the Bag and goodies!

I’ll be doing the SCS Dinner & Swap tomorrow night.

Photos to follow!

Convention 2009 – Salt Lake City Utah

I’ve arrived safe and sound – made all my connections and am sitting in my room, twittling my thumbs and waiting for the roomie to arrive (and phone to charge)

I’ll be posting highlights for sure…

Super psyched!!!

Inspired by SCS

So I’ve been collecting digital samples of the oodles and oodles of samples one can get from being a demo and Splitcoaststampers. Last night I needed to make a card for Madison – one of Elina’s friends from since she was 5 months old. I came up with these 5 last night – mostly CASE’d (Copy And Share Everything) from this online community.

Here are my samples:

This is featuring the Big Shot Butterflies Die with Sweet Always Designer Series Paper (DSP)

This card is using of the very versatile Friends 24/7 Stamp set with the Sweet Always DSP.

This card uses the Sweet Slumber Specialty Paper (cardstock weight) and the big shot Daisies #2 Die.  This was the card Elina chose for her friend Madison.

This card card was cut from the Movers and Shapers Curly Lable Bigz Die and the Forest Friends Stamp set from the Spring Mini (which we “may” be seeing more of in the upcoming new catalog due out in early July)

This card uses the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper

As usual, contact me at d_anker@rogers.com if you would like to either buy any of these cards or learn to make your own