from a few weeks ago.....
Hello Friends!
I have had an exciting week! This week was the start to Stampin' Up!'s registration for Convention 2013 to be held in Salt Lake City this coming July. I am even more excited that ever because this is SU!'s 25th Anniversary year! The excitement is brewing and the ladies that I am going with are all aflutter with excitedness! :)
This is my 13th year as an Independent Demonstrator with this fabulous company. I am so glad to be a part of this--I can't imagine my life without it!
It all started in February of 2000 when my friend, Cheryl, asked me if I wanted to go to a stamp workshop after exercise class with her. I had always loved to stamp and used my collection a lot in my classroom and to make cards and invitations for my friends and family. But up until that point, I had never heard of Stampin' Up!.
So, we get to the workshop and I get introduced to the demonstrator. I'm thinking to myself, I will just get a fun stamp set (they only had sets back then) and I will be able to just go get an ink pad from the local craft store. Surely, there all the same.....
I loved the demonstration and ordered the Hydrangea stamp set. I decided I would go look at the craft store the next day to pick out my ink colors. Little did I know that when you want specific shades of purple to use with your Hydrangea stamps......YOU COULDN'T FIND THEM IN A STORE!!! By the time my stamp set was delivered to me, I had already known what my next purchase would be....yep, ink pads!
My friend, Cheryl, booked the next workshop at the school we were working at. That day arrived and I was ready with my order. I still hadn't used my stamps because I could not find the ink! ahhhhh!
The order was placed, loved the workshop and I was on the calendar for the next workshop, scheduled in April.
Before I even had a chance to get my attendee list together, I spoke with my demonstrator and asked what I would need to sign up. :) With a little support from my friends, I bit the bullet and the rest is history! If you attended my first workshop (there were about 30 people that attended!) I was more nervous than any first day of school! But, I made it through! I cannot imagine my life without Stampin' Up!
Through this journey, I have made so many friendships I would have otherwise missed out on.
What is something you want to do? What are you waiting for?
i remember that 1st workshop! It's been a great ride!
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