Check-in day at Convention...

Hi everyone,

* Please note that I have edited this post and added pictures and details.  My first post did not have many pictures.

On Wednesday morning, we lined up bright and early to get our Convention bags and SHOP at Memento Mall!  What fun!

After that, we took the bus to go tour the Riverton Home Office.  They have these fabulous big rocks in front of the office building and they are perfect props for taking pictures.

Inside the Home Office, there are many things to see.  I have hundreds of pictures, but here are some I thought I would share:

This is me inside the Riverton Home Office.  They have a large display area with beautiful projects, called the Legacy Room, designed to inspire everyone who enters.  I'll put a few of the pictures that I liked the best below.  

Large flower display.

Loopy wall decor.

Covered books and cards.

I thought this room was fabulous!  They "blew up" the flower in "Betsy's Blossom" and then cut out card stock to make the flower.  Gorgeous!!

After touring the Legacy Room, we went on to visit the Distribution Center.  It is HUGE.  Probably at least as big as a football stadium and  there are boxes and conveyor belts everywhere.  Here are some pictures of it:

This is what you see on the right hand side of the Distribution Center.  This is where the computers generate the shipping labels and the workers make the boxes that will be filled.  From there, the boxes travel on the conveyor belts and once they get near the rows of products, every few feet the shipping label is scanned by a machine and if the box needs products in that area, the box is re-routed.  It's really incredible!

This is what you see directly in front of you when you are on the balcony (you can't even see the back wall of the warehouse!!) 

This is what you stand on the 2nd floor balcony and look to the left.  At this point, the boxes have travelled all the way through the warehouse and are coming back up this conveyor belt.

This is a picture that Catherine took of Adele, Gisele, Dayna and I from the Balcony of the Distribution Center.  We were on the floor checking everything out.  Great picture!  I think ALL pictures should be taken from above!  :)

After touring the Distribution Center, we went into the Atrium and took some pictures as a large group.  Stampin' Up! has made this facility absolutely beautiful for the employees.  It has a large waterfall and pond in the middle and everything looks and feels welcoming.  What a beautiful place to work!  

After our tour, we went to the Olive Garden for a fabulous supper (WAY too full after that) and then went back to the Convention Center for our first Class.  My class was called "I Am a Pattern-Mixing Pro" and we worked on creating a beautiful canvas with paper flowers.  The class was lead by Carrie Cudney.  She is so much fun!

I did not finish my project but will...someday!!! 

It was a great first day!  

Andra