Last Friday I travelled into Melbourne for a couple of nights away from home routines. The main reason was a Stampin' Up! gathering to celebrate the companies 35th anniversary, jointly hosted by my team leader Claire Daly and another leader, Michelle Grech.
I had tickets to go to Lightscape in the Royal Botanic Gardens on Friday night and I was very thankful that the weather was kind - no rain, and relatively pleasant for a winter evening. The music set the mood for the lighting display, and it was an enjoyable stroll through the gardens.
My friend had forgotten her Myki (public transport ticket) so we did a lot of walking, in fact my tally for the day was 18,600+ steps.
Melbourne is a beautiful city anyway, but Lightscape adds another dimension.
Early start the next morning but I'd been waking up through the night anyway, (excited?) so I was ready to head out soon after 8am.When I signed up to go to this team event, we did not know that our event would be selected to have someone from the company join us for the celebration, but a couple of months ago we heard someone was coming from Utah, and then a little later that it was Sara Douglass, CEO of the company.
Sara is delightful, and happily approached people to chat. It seemed unbelievable that she would fly all that way, arriving Friday, spend the day with us on Saturday, then turn around and fly back to the States on Sunday.
Claire had asked us to make name tags with a fun, playful theme so I chose Everyday Thanks to make my pencil tag.
While I masked and stamped pencils, an idea for a card was forming. Sketched Plaid provided an interesting background, while the Wanted To Say dies have some good combinations of words.
The card with bandaids is designed along the same lines as the first, using an embossing folder for the background and a suitable phrase from Wanted To Say.
There were a number of display boards where we shared our work, and my bandaid card was the one I submitted.
Sara always does a Facebook Live on our Demonstrator Facebook page and this was a photo afterwards while we were all still grouped in the corner. Fifty-six very excited stampers in a room can be very loud!
Sara joined the group from our table for a photo during the afternoon. We had demonstrators fly in to join us from Tasmania, Adelaide - SA, Sydney - NSW and Toowoomba - QLD that I know of.
These get-togethers are one of the things I love most about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. It's like being a part of a big, crafty family! Our next one is March 2024, a 3-day event in Melbourne at the Convention centre. If you think you'd like to be a part of this, have a think about signing up with me to enjoy at least 20% off your craft supplies and the chance to join in some of the fun too.
You can text to make an appointment to speak about the why' & wherefores if you have questions. Mob: 0417 500 681
