5 Years and a Card

Remember the other day, when all of the sudden I remembered that it was my 5 year anniversary with Stampin' Up! Well, they didn't forget. I got this in the mail yesterday, with a letter congratulating me for my accomplishments. This is just one of the reasons that I Love this company. They acknowledge each and every demonstrator, whether you are the first Demonstrator to reach One Million dollars in sales (which happened this year), or a Hobby Demonstrator who just loves stamps, to make sure that they know that they are a very important part of the Stampin' Up! family.

Here is my version of a card that Stampin' Up! created and had on the Demonstrator website. I changed the color combination a bit and added some Designer Series Paper that I thought looked really cute with the scallop stamp. The stamp is from the Say It with Scallops set, and the patterned paper is from Bella Rose. Don't you love the addition of the red brad to one of the flowers? Got that idea from SU. I'm also lovin' the Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss combination. That was my idea. The base of the card is Kraft cardstock, stamped with Creamy Caramel using the Canvas background stamp. This card almost has a Christmas feel to it...Ooooh speaking of that, I just received my copy of the Holiday Mini...it is amazing. I say it every time, but Stampin' Up! out does themselves with every new catalog. I actually gasped when I was looking through it for the first time. I can't show you anything yet, but keep checking for some sneak peeks and samples in the next couple of weeks. I will tell you that it is 31 pages! I think mine is already getting worn out from all of the page turning.

Just a quick reminder, that if you are local, and interested in joining in the After Convention Celebration taking place Saturday, September 13, we are taking reservations. You can register by emailing me at DeeLeeD@aol.com. This is a hands-on workshop introducing many of the new products in the 2008 Idea Book & Catalog. We will be completing 5 projects, demonstrating tools and techniques, presenting lots of samples, and we provide lunch. There will also be a raffle for some great prizes. We did this at our last event, and it was really fun. I hope to see you there!

dd