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Customer thank you cards

This was one of the stamp sets that all On Stage attendees received in Ottawa this past weekend. You can never go wrong with sentiment sets as you can use them on almost all your cards. I went stamp crazy with the "thank you" stamp. The above card was made using the Emboss Resist technique and whisper white embossing powder.

I used daubers to sponge on the colours (from top to bottom): Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz and Bermuda Bay.

2016 CentreStage & OnStage Ottawa

This is the bag that all attendees received which was the perfect size for all the freebies we got

This past weekend I flew to Ottawa with one of my downlines to attend my second Centre Stage and On Stage event. Stampin' Up! likes to spoil their Silver Elite and above demos with a special dinner, training session and goodie bag at an event called Centre Stage. I was humbled that I was able to earn this. I believe that only 227 demos from Canada qualified so that is a great accomplishment but I could not have made it this far without my wonderful team so for that I thank all the girls in my downline.

Write down those 6 month goals

At the OnStage event the next day I got to walk across the stage twice. Once for earning 100K plus flex points and I think the other was for either sales or leadership. I am slowly getting there. That incentive trip will happen one day. I truly believe that. Every year I am getting closer and closer to that trip.

All the ribbons I earned this year

I was so happy that I got to share this experience with my friend and downline Ruth. We both made 30 cards to swap and got back some great swaps. I also found out later that day that I was sitting next to Cathy Caines a SU Artisan - how awesome is that? OnStage is such a great experience and opportunity to meet other demos and to learn business strategies to grow our business. I still have so much to learn but I'm also excited to share what I've learnt with my wonderful downlines.

Stampin' Up! CFO Scott Nielson - I hope he'll remember my name because someday I will be on the incentive trip with him.

My downline Ruth and I

Look at all the freebies I came home with

My make & take which I decided to modify slightly

When I got back from Ottawa I was excited to challenged my downline of 10 to make it a goal to attend OnStage in April 2017 with me. It will be in Toronto so we won't have very far to go. We will have so much fun. We truly are better together. When you love what you do, it's easy to share that love and to inspire others to be creative.

 

Do you want to join us in Toronto in April for OnStage 2017? Contact me. Let me show you how to make Stampin' Up! the best job you've ever had.

 

Shake & Celebrate Shaker Card

I made these 2 cards using the Shake & Celebrate (142059) photopolymer stamp set and matching Shaker Shapes framelits (141834). It is also available in a bundle 143502 for a discounted price of $54.75.

Greetings from Santa & Detailed Santa Card

This card was cased from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog 2016-2017. Card base is Real Red and sentiment is stamped with Old Olive. I used some wooden stars which I had left over from a Paper Pumpkin kit. This was a super quick card to make but you would never know it as it looks so delicate. Bundle item #143524 for $52.

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Stampin' Up! Star of Light Starlight Bundle

Here is one of the cards I cased for my September 25th class which as I write this post is FULL. How awesome is that?

This is one of my favorite cards. I cased this card from the cover of the Holiday Catalog but I used Dapper Denim on my card base and I embossed the background with Whisper White. I love this Star of Light and Starlight bundle. Did you know that one of the dies comes with the star pre-scored? It makes it much easier for you to create the 3D star. The acetate sheets were the perfect accent for this card and the mini gold stars are popped up with dimensionals. I should mention that I had to double layer the dots on the back of the big star.  The stamps in this set is photopolymer which makes it easy for placement and stamping. You can order this bundle from me: item #143508 for $63.75

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Stampin' Up! 2016-2017 Holiday Catalog Designer Series Paper Share

Reserve your share of the holiday catalog DSP share. You get 30 sheets of 6x6 from 7 different sets plus 16 sheets of 3x12 from the DSP stack and the specialty paper. Local pick up or shipping available, $3.33 for single and $5.31 for double share. Each share is $16.25 or you can double your share for $32.50 and get 30 sheets of 12x6 and 16 sheets 6x6 sheets. Payment is required to hold your spot. Shipping out on September 1st or once all spots have been filled.

Holiday Catalog Ribbon Shares

Holiday ribbon share. You get 2 yards of each ribbon shown except the kraft cord which you get 5 yards. Each share is $23 and shipping is $2 anywhere in Canada. Ship out date is September 1st. Reserve your share now.