This week, I'll be sharing my photos from the event and providing you with the very latest in traditional and digital scrapbooking, including new products for the fall and my upcoming events. Bookmark my blog and come back every day to see what I'm unveiling each day- I'll have a new post up at 8:30 each morning!
Disclaimer: please excuse the poor quality of some of the photos- I took a lot of shots of the jumbo screen during presentations and the light in the ballroom was low, so the digital shots throughout the weekend were rushed and not always set up perfectly. But I'll try to post the best ones I have!
So let's get started with an overview of the weekend in Anaheim...
Our hosts were Eve Miller and Karen Grosz, of the home office in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Eve is adorable and Karen is hilarious, so the two of them kept us highly entertained throughout the Showcase... especially when the teleprompter went wacky (on more than one occasion)...
The Creative Memories Mission (quoted in the above photo) was ever present at the event.
We got to see an exclusive interview with Nancy O'Dell (host of Access Hollywood) on her addiction to scrapbooking. She had special shelves built in her house for over 100 of her scrapbooks, including 8 pregnancy albums (yes, eight... of JUST her pregnancy!). This is someone who understands what we do and why we do it.
I got to hang out with a lot of my CM friends-at the sessions....
at dinner.....
and throughout the weekend....
... and did I mention that the Hilton has AMAZING food? As a vegetarian, I was treated to special dishes that were heavenly. But I think everyone agreed that the desserts were absolutely the highlight.Come back tomorrow, when I will unveil the first NEW product release for fall 2009!
Bonus: I will be giving away a new product next Monday that I received at the Showcase this weekend. For every post this week that you leave a comment on, I will enter your name once in the drawing! So when you visit the blog each day, leave a comment- anything you feel like saying- and you're entered! Each person can comment once per day, Monday through Friday this week, for a total of 5 possible entries!
We had our company Christmas party at the Hilton once and I remember the food was DIVINE. LOVED!! Oh, and our morning-after brunch from our wedding was there too. So super duper yum!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun! I'm jealous of the desserts. Can't wait to see what you learned!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a blast! And yum.... that dessert looks tasty. =)
ReplyDeleteEight pregnancy albums? Holy cow...too bad all your customers aren't like Nancy O'Dell. =) Can't wait to see all of your favorites things!
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