Demonstrator Event
Stampin’ Up! Convention Highlights…
(this post will be long…lol)
In case you don't know, I spent last week with 2,700 of my closest friends at the Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake, Utah. Though I've been a demonstrator for over 8 years, this is only the 2nd convention ever. It'll tell you one thing….I'M SO GLAD I WENT!
I had an absolute blast! Here are some photos to show you!
One of the first stops was Memento Mall. Time to shop, shop, shop! I love my new craft tote and laptop bag! PLUS all the other items I bought, shhhh.
We then went to the the Awards booth where you get to pick up the stamps and awards you earned free! I got a ton of stamps…gotta love those free stamps! I was so excited when I received my "Founders Circle" bag. Receiving this bag means that I earned one of the top ten spots for Demonstrator of the Year in Canada. Of course I don't get to find out my ranking until the Awards night.
Just as exciting, we met up with Kay Smith from my group right after she found out that she earned a spot in the top 10 and the Founders Circle trip! I really think she was in shock! It was so great to celebrate with her!
Here is our lovely convention bag and some of the free stamps we got!
I also had to show you a picture of my good friend and roommate Maggie. This is a picture of her and her new SAM (service account manager) from Stampin' Up! Maggie earned a SAM by earning the cruise this past year! I'm so proud of her and my other girls who earned the trip!
Fun with fabric and the Big Shot!
Home Decor…Stampin' Up! style!
This wonderful group of ladies are part of my team, "INKredible Canadian Divas". I truly love these girls, they are INKredible ladies! We had a fantastic time together and I'm looking forward to seeing them at the next convention!
Lastly here's a photo of me after I found out I was the #1 Demonstrator of the Year for Canada. As you can tell, I was just a "little" excited. Ask anyone there, I bounced all over that stage…lol.
I love all my customers and downline! Without all of you, I couldn't have been on stage!
Hugs to all!!!
Stampin’ Girls Weekend
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Wow! What a fabulous weekend! Friday night and Saturday I hosted the Annual Stampin' Girls Convention. More than 80 lovely ladies attended this year and we had a blast. Don't you love how everyone is smiling in these pictures? It's because I truly have the best team of demonstrators, and they all love to get together to stamp and share with one another. I want to thank all of the ladies who helped make this year's event a success – I couldn't do it without all of you.
Our guest speaker was the fabulous Andrea Walford who shared a ton of business and stamping ideas with all of us. Plus, Andrea planned all of our make and takes, so we had two awesome projects featuring the Tropical Party Stamp Set – a card box with four cards and a vacation mini scrapbook. Both projects were a hit with the group.
In addition to Andrea's presentation, we had six demonstrators present and they shared lots of tips and tricks on a variety of topics including stencilling, paper flowers, scrapbooking and using My Digital Studio . I know I picked up a few great ideas that I'll be sharing with you soon! Linda Willman also did a great presentation on using your Big Shot to make fabric projects, and showed lots of projects including fabric flowers, a hat and more.
There was also lots of swapping, including the WOW swap which features anything but a card. This swap is where you can really see the talent and creativity of these ladies shine. There were over 25 projects which I'm hoping to share with you soon in a future post.
Now, what's an event without food ? We had a candy bar, and a fabulous lunch catered by Bianca's Kitchen which drew rave reviews. If you need a caterer, she comes highly recommended by 80 hungry ladies. And best of all, she's a Stampin' Up demonstrator on my team!
One unplanned, but very welcome event, was that a few of the demonstrators in attendance had received their 2010/2011 Idea Book and Catalogue and were kind enough to share it around the room. I have to tell you, I am so excited about the new products in this catalogue – some great new stamp sets, lots of accessories with the new colour collections and items for the Big Shot. I can't wait until I have my copy and can share it with you in June!
Stampin’ Girls Retreat was awesome!
Maggie and I had an absolute blast with the ladies who attended Stampin' Girls Retreat this past weekend. The weather was a bit cold, but, the sun made it all better! We arrived Friday afternoon to set up the area. We had a full punch table, stamp table, big shot table and our ink. The ladies arrived with totes and totes of their "stash".
We had a great candy bar with personalized candy jars. YUMMY
Extremely yummy desserts and food!
We had TONS of great prizes & some relaxing time cropping!
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Of course every retreat has to have some silly ladies! 
There was a party going on in the dining room and these crazy ladies ran in at the perfect time and started singing at the top of their lungs….it was hilarious! What a fun bunch of ladies we had this weekend!!! 
We had such a great time and I can't wait for our next one. Mark your calendar for Oct. 1st weekend for our next Stampin' Girls Retreat! You know you don't want to miss it!
Just in case you're looking for a wonderful place to stay in Westport, ON…I highly recommend Cove Inn & Spa. Their staff were truly amazing and so accomadating to all our needs. We had a great experience there!
Reminder….today is the last day for Sale-A-Bration:
Now that I have my Summer Mini, I can't want to show you the fabulous products at Spring Fling. You'll see the summer mini in action even before it starts! This is not only a fun class but also a training event for demonstrators who want to walk away with samples and tons of product knowledge. Sampler boards and demonstrations will include: Island Oasis Theme, Vintage, Smoosh Spritz, the new wheel system and more! PLUS your fee includes around $20 of products that you'll use and some that you'll get to bring home!
Registration ends on April 5th
Join me for Spring Fling here
Fun & informative all day stamping open to demonstrators & customers. I have a fabulous guest stamper/speaker booked and you don't want to miss it! They'll be awesome products included in your registration fee.
I want it ALL kit
Don't miss out on this fabulous deal. If you'd like to take advantage of the Starter Kit discount…you only have until March 31st, so don't wait too long! Not only do you have 2 kits to choose from and you get 15% off AND a free stamp set of your choice from Stampin' Up!……
As a BONUS, for the remainder of the month…if you purchase one of the starter kits from me, I'll even throw in TWO Sale-A-Bration stamp set for free!
Want to join and buy one of the kits? Click here and enter "stampingjo" as the password. I'll send you the stamp sets in the mail if you are not local. (No commitment needed)
Big Shot Sale Don't miss out this fabulous sale on the perfect tool for die-cutting and texture!
Stampin’ Girls Convention Make and Take’s
Now that I have the Summer Mini in my hands, it's time to plan the make and take's for the Stampin' Girls Convention. My guest speaker/stamper this year is Andrea Walford and she's a super stamper so I asked her to help me design the projects. I've known Andrea for years and she's not only a grreat stamper…she's an amazing person!
Andrea and I now have some great plans to wow you with some fabulous projects to make! I'm excited to announce that your registration fee will include the Album & Designer Series Paper on page 27 of the Summer MIni. If you're a customer, sorry I can't show you them yet. You just have to trust me that you'll love these products! You'll leave the event with a finished 6×6 album and a couple of other super projects!
Demonstrators: use this completed album to host your own "Album in a Day" album. You'll have some additional projects to show with the DSP.
(Note: We will be using the stamp set on page 26 of the Summer Mini in case you want to order it as part of your pre-order!)
Customers: you'll be able to go home and quickly add photos to your scrapbook! Use the album as a gift or to save your precious memories!
Andrea is also going to demonstrate some fabulous new products that you're sure to LOVE!
REMEMBER that the early bird price ends on March 31st, so make sure you register ASAP!
Want to be a Stampin' Girl? Click here!
An amazing night with Shelli Gardner & a special bonus
What does 140 demonstrators + 4 make and take's + yummy desserts + a night with Shelli Gardner equal? A MAGICAL NIGHT!!!!
Kim Assaly, one of my amazing team members was the recipient of a Workshop of a Lifetime from Shelli Gardner, the CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up! She won this wonderful opportunity through her hard work and dedication and I'm so proud of her! She truly "shares what she loves" with everyone!
Here are some photo's from this amazing evening:
(L) Anie & I at our table. Anie is one of my newest team members and she's already off to a great start with her business!
(R) Kim and I at her event. She really planned a fabulous event and I was thrilled that she opened up this event to everyone! Thanks Kim, you're super!
A picture of me with Shelli (R) and Sara (Shelli's daughter), they are truly amazing ladies and I loved being able to share a night with them!
Here are Roxane and Shannon at the dessert table…YUM!
Lastly, here is a fabulous picture of some of my group with Shelli! It was such a fabulous night!
If you'd like to take advantage of the Starter Kit discount…you only have until March 31st, so don't wait too long!
Not only do you have 2 kits to choose from and you get 15% off AND a free stamp set of your choice from Stampin' Up!……
As a BONUS, for the remainder of the month…if you purchase one of the starter kits from me, I'll even through in a Sale-A-Bration stamp set for free!
Click here for more info on the kits
Want to join and buy one of the kits? Click here and enter "stampingjo" as the password. I'll send you the stamp set in the mail if you are not local. (No commitment needed)
Have questions? Call or email me.
Fun with textures! Faux Suede
This past week I was supposed to go to Syracuse for a Stampin' Up! Regional seminar. We were going to have a full day of stamping fun and they had even asked me to do a 5 minute wow presentation on stage. I was both scared and excited to do it. Unfortunetely the event got cancelled at the last minute due to severe snow.
So, I decided the projects I was going to show on stage would be perfect for my stamp club and my team's stamp and share night. I showed them 5 different projects that I had prepared and they got to make 2 of them
Here are some of the projects:
Stamp Sets: Loads of Love Stamp Set, Loads of Love Accessories Stamp Set
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Cardstock
INK: Chocolate Chip, Going Gray, Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Close to
Accessories:
Stampin’ Write Markers: Brocade Blue, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Close to
Can you see the shine on the fender of the card? I love using Crystal Effects to create a 3D shine effect!
To create the texture portion of this card:
Take a strip of cardstock and spritz with water on both sides of the cardstock and crumple in your hands, ensuring to create texture. Set aside to dry.
This is the card I was going to demo on stage, I actually used Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder to add DAZZLE to the designer series paper. It's really quite sparkly in person!
To create the textured butterly (chocolate):
Using your bone folder, work the cardstock and fibers of the large cut butterfly. Make sure to do both sides and all areas but be careful for the middle of the butterfly. You will see the fibres become loose so you can now tear the edge so the paper completely splits, this gives you a beautiful, textured, faux suede look.
Supplies
Stamp Set: With All My Love Stamp Set
Paper: Rose Red Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Sweet Pea Designer Paper Stack
INK: Rose Red Classic Ink, Versamark Ink
Accessoried: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Beautiful Butterflies, Sponge Daubers, Paper Snips, Horizontal Slot Punch, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Snail Adhesive, Bone Folder
You too can make fun projects like these as a STAMP CLUB MEMBER or as a DEMONSTRATOR! Ask me for more details!
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