My Stampin' Up! Story...

I remember the day that my friend invited me to her Stampin’ Up! workshop. She pulled out a little goody bag that the demonstrator gave her for booking a workshop; there were a few ribbons, papers, brads included to get her hooked. That’s how I saw it anyways! She invited me to come and my exact words to her were, “I’ll come because I’m your friend, but I am not crafty.” She looked a little disappointed, but agreed that I should just come anyways, I might enjoy myself!

I went home and told my husband that I was going to this stamping party and that I wasn’t particularly thrilled about it. He rolled his eyes at me, knowing full well how well I stuck to my hobbies.

The night of the party came and I pulled a $20 bill out of the ATM, looked my husband in the eye and told him I wouldn’t spend any more than that and off I went! I watched the demonstrator demonstrate the cards, and it was fun and neat, but I was still not convinced that it was for me. Then it came to the make and take. It was a neat little pencil holder, since it was back to school time, made with Brilliant Blue and Green Galore the Bug Builder set and matching wheel. We used sticky strip and the crimper to keep the bottom of the pencil holder together. I remember being slightly nervous to touch the wheel to the cardstock, knowing that what I was about to do was permanent. I couldn’t mess it up, even though I had no idea who I was going to give the pencil holder to!

I finally just went for it, put the wheel to the cardstock, it wasn’t straight but it was fun! As soon as I put the finishing touches on the holder I figured I had to at least get the wheel. I put the wheel, the handle and the ink cartridge on my order form and had maybe two dollars left over. Then the darn demonstrator asked if anyone would be interested in being a hostess. Still to this day I am not sure what came over me, but my hand shot up and I picked a date and booked a workshop.
My workshop was a month or two later, as soon as I opened my box of goodies when it arrived I knew I had to be a demonstrator. I waited till the next February and as soon as I had the money in my pocket I signed up. More than five years later here I am, still loving stamping and enjoy making friends, and making a little money on the side!