What a terrific time we had this weekend! From rehearsal on Friday to CentreStage leadership dinner that night, to a full day of stamping and swapping, OnStage Local in Ft Worth was awesome! But the best part was having this ginormous crew of awesome stamping friends to share it with! Candy Rattray is my upline and we had 21 of our uplines, sidelines, and downlines there-- what a fun group! Want to see some fun pictures of the weekend?

Below is a picture of my table of goodies to present backstage...

This was the display board that I put together for my suite of products from the new annual catalog, Delightfully Detailed (out June 1 for customers, but May 1 for all demonstrators- just another perk of joining Stampin' Up!)

Below is a picture of Gigi (Patsy, my mother-in-law) and Marianne in front of a green screen at the Cowgirl Museum at the Will Rogers Memorial Center where OnStage was held. They had to kill some time on Friday afternoon while I rehearsed so they and Sara (one of my downline) all went over there and had a blast!

We rented a house in the TCU neighborhood for 10 of our team to stay at and Marianne loved the slide out back!The house was gorgeous but I totally forgot to take pictures... ugh!

She also really loved the Lego Discovery Center in Grapevine with my sister-in-law Dawn on Saturday! They had a whole weekend of fun time together!!

Friday night the leadership enjoyed a nice catered BBQ dinner with peach cobbler and ice cream for dessert (yummy!) and a rad 80's themed party to launch the new ink line and celebrate Stampin' Up!'s 30th anniversary! It was totally tubular!

I was excited to spend all day Saturday with my downline (Patsy, my mother-in-law and Sara, a friend from Austin)!!

See that joy from Candy? That's what it is like to win Prize Patrol! We all won something awesome but she was particularly excited about the stamp set she won!

We also received these beautiful notebooks which have a calendar in the front and plenty of room to take notes! They had them in five different ombré colors but this was my favorite! I am actually make this my new calendar because I love it so much!!!

I also love that we had time to craft in the morning and afternoon with new catalog products but they put this super cute sign on it until then...

We also got a snack in the afternoon- these pretty chocolate cupcakes with the 30th anniversary logo on them! I saved mine until after my presentation and boy, was it tasty!

Here is a terrific picture of my presenting! I must say, I loved it! I finally relaxed after a day full of crafting and fun and let my true personality come out! I admitted that this suite would not have been my first choice because words like “detailed” or “feminine” aren’t really in my craft lexicon but I found ways to use it that made it fresh and modern— even using some pieces to make a Moroccan looking window! (Stay tuned for more samples from me over the next few weeks!)

The temperature was crazy cold in Ft Worth but we bundled up afterwards and had a nice dinner at the HG Supply Co with Jamie (stamping friend from California), Sara, and Patsy!

I love all the stamping goodies I came back with (more on those next week) but what I love even more is the exclusive SU brand items we got, like the beautiful Night of Navy steel mug, beautiful reversible bag, pens, calendar, and light box!

I need some cute sayings to put on the light box! Comment below with an idea and I will send you a swap card from OnStage! That way you can have a piece of the excitement too!!!

happy crafting,
Melissa

When I joined Stampin' Up! four years ago I just wanted to "cover my craft habit." I had no visions for building a successful business or a robust team but guess what? I have!

Last week I held my monthly team meeting on Zoom (a fun free web conferencing tool that allows each team member to be seen and heard) and had several guests come to check it out. If you ever want to come as a guest, please just email me and we will get you in. Here we are talking,  laughing, and sharing this month... 

I was also excited to recognize three of my team members for their accomplishments! See below their terrific prizes! 

Qualified Recruit ($900 in sales)- Sea to Sea personalized bone folder
Andrea Wilson

Bronze Elite- customized stamp for the back of cards
Kim Cavallin
​Patsy Palmer

And although this picture is from several months back, I never formally shared it here on my blog. I am so proud of Patsy Palmer and all that she has accomplished with this business. Yes, she is my mother-in-law and yes, she joined to "help me" but I would say that she has taken this to the next level! She recently promoted to Silver and I am beyond excited! Here she is glowing silver from receiving her Silver promotion gift from me at an Austin meeting-- $25 worth of silvery awesomeness! 

So, my question is... why haven't you joined my team yet? The benefits are so great and right now, during Sale-a-bration, on top of the deal you normally get ($125 of product of your choice for $99 with FREE shipping) you can select ANY TWO STAMP SETS FOR FREE!

Reasons to purchase the starter kit:
1) You get your hands on new catalog items more than a month before everyone else (annual catalog in April!)
2) You pay $99 but get $125 of WHATEVER you want
3) You pay ZERO shipping on the kit
4) You get a discount (at least 20% off)
5) You don't have to host classes or parties, or blog, or anything
6) There is ZERO commitment.
7) But if you meet your quarterly minimum (only $300 in sales/purchases by June 30th) then you can keep enjoying your discount!

So what two stamp sets would you pick?

And what are you waiting for? Join now!

Happy crafting,
Melissa