Wow. I’m back and trying to catch up and catch my breath again after another fantastic Stampin’ Up! event in Raleigh. My mind is always a swirl with fresh ideas created by the inspiration of gathering with my fellow demonstrators.

As for many of you in the South who experienced the bad weather over the weekend I was glad it wasn’t worse driving back to Georgia on Sunday with the storm we arrived safely at home. The winds were kind of crazy for a bit as we drove across North Carolina but it could have been worse. It was horrible to hear of the loss that evening of so many lives as it moved across the south. Spring storms are definitely here.

Today I wanted to share some of the event with you through pictures. As always Stampin’ Up! creates a fun feel with lots of color. My husband walked over with me as we entered the convention hall and picked and stopped at registration.

He’s a cutie, isn’t he? I think Larry has enjoyed the change to join me for the last couple of OnStage events and is already asking about the next one Here I am with our bags

This year although I had my 16th Anniversary right before the event, I was able to celebrate my 15th Anniversary with my friends as we walked across stage together.

Stampin’ Up! had some fun ways to celebrate those milestones too with their displays and sneak peeks like this one with our photo opportunity.

It’s also always nice to see someone we’ve connected before in line and chat while we wait.

I actually was speaking with my table mate from the Maui Incentive Trip Luau, Betsy this time.

And of course what could be more exciting than getting the NEW 2025 Annual Catalog in our hands for the first time?

It’s a beautiful book with some of our favorite organizational items coming back that allow us to keep track of what we have and find things quickly. I love the way Stampin’ Up! listens to us and responds.

After our opening session we had a wonderful welcome party that included a silent disco and some yummy treats. This was a lot of fun with the 3 different genres we had to choose from. It was fun to people watch and move to our favorite tunes, what ever they might be.

They had told us to wear white for the evening and was that a sight, 2200 demonstrators dressed in white walking through the area. I think we turned some heads. I snapped this picture as we were starting to wind down and head back to the hotel. Wish I’d gotten one with the blacklights on earlier

While I’ll share some more photos of the event I thought I’d end my post with some of the fun swaps I received during the course of the event. I love to swap with my fellow demonstrators and see all the different styles and products.

This first card uses the Meant to Bee Bundle (Scrapbook Brochure 167243)

Isn’t the Cute as Can Bee Designer Series Paper (Scrapbook Brochure 166621) cute as can bee? And I love that our products work so well together check out the cute little Tiny Bee Trinkets (164714) next to the sentiment for a bit more pop.

And how about these next 2 cards using the You are Remarkable stamp set (Online Exclusive 165445)

And how about another Online Exclusive Bundle? These two cards use the Year of the Flower Bundle (Online Exclusive 165375).

Simple stamping? or the addition of dies? Which do you like better? And last but not least here is an adorable take on the Etch a Sketch

using the Cutest Cows stamp set (162892) and it’s coordinating Cutest Cows Builder Punch (162896). The window was created with the Nested Essential Dies (161597). Cute idea? I think so of course for me the Etch a Sketch was a bust as a child, I couldn’t make much of a picture.

So there you so I’m going to be sharing swaps with you again tomorrow so stop on by and check them out!

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