Designs by LaMuir

Finally I have been able to get some of my pictures posted and in proper order! Can you tell that Blogging is not my strongest area? I would much rather be Stampin' and Having fun with my Ladies!!!

Don't you just Love this gorgeous Floral arrangement? Look at those gorgeous flowers that are made using the ornament punch? Arrangement was done by Loretta Fitzgerald, N.C

And just look at that Awesome Sign!!!! Made by Tamra Davis, N.C!

And Shelli, Sara & Shalae finally arrive!

Before Dinner we presented Shelli, the girls and all of the Helpers for the event with Embroidered Aprons. Cutest things you ever did see, I had mentioned that I wanted to make Aprons for the Helpers so that guests would be able to recognize them easily, and Beth Fesperman, GA. came up with these Great Aprons! We made the cutest flowers using the Big Shot Dies, and then to top it off, Tamra Davis, NC. offered to do the embroidery! Can you say OMG, those are AWESOME!!!! Thank you Tamra & Beth, ya'll Rock!

Everyone truly enjoyed them, if you look real close they say
"Opportunity of a LifeTime with Shelli" and the Shelli is in Bling!!!!

Sara, Shelli & Shalae, with precious Barbie Delaney, Adorable!

Shelli & I smiling Big for the Camera!!!

Shelli, Marna Carlozzi (one of my new recruits), & Angela Livesay

We had a wonderful dinner brought in by Elisha Argentinis, from Bella's Italian Cafe! We must eat to keep us happy during our Opportunity Night Event!

Shelli & I were going over the signals for the Mic's, O.K now you're on!!

Everyone was getting ready for the Opportunity Night to begin! Lots of Swapping, Pictures and Chatting going on! O' What fun we all had!

Shelli started the Opportunity Night by sharing her Stampin' Up! Story, what a treat for all the guests that have not had the opportunity to hear it before!! I hope that many ladies have signed up since hearing it!!! I mean really if they are ever going to sign up, I think it may be because they were able to hear and meet Shelli! Don't you?

Ok, one of the most embarrassing moments during the event! The lapel mic did not work, and how was i going to demonstrate holding the hand held mic? Well, our Awesome Guest of Honor Shelli, came up and held my mic for me for about 20 minutes during my demonstration!!! How Awesome was that? I must admit, I was soooooooooo nervous.......but Shelli just makes you feel at ease! We did great!!!

Well I wanted this event to run similar to a Regional event, to give the newbies in the room a little taste of what it is like to go to a Stampin' Up! Event!!! But as you know, I didn't exactly have Tom the camera man standing over my shoulder soooooo, I took pictures of every step of my demo, put it on a powerpoint and then as I was demonstrating everyone could see each step! I really loved the Scallop Die~Cut purse, so I showed everyone how they could cut 8 pieces of fabric at one time along with the items needed and the dimensions! If you look really close the pattern on the fabric matches the Circle Circus Stamp Set!!! So I gave 3 purses away as door prizes!!! I think everyone liked them!

Everyone sitting at the Head Table had a Blast!!! The helpers were there in full force in case anyone in the room needed anything at all!

Beth Fesperman, GA. gave a really neat demonstration on the My Digital Studio, O' How I wish it could have been like 2 hours long!!!! She did a Great Job!