Convention Goodies

I know I'm a little behind on these pictures....but better late than never! Here are the stamp sets that I received at the Convention. Some came with the FABULOUS bag below and some of them I received for various awards.


















Don't you LOVE this bag - it's Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss. If you're really addicted to our products - you'll find yourself using SU colors to describe everything.....I have a Kiwi Kiss shirt and Chocolate Chip capri's!!!!!!

The little folder at the bottom of the photo contains a notebook and some pockets - I got this from my Service Account Manager (SAM) as a gift!

Swap Cards

Just finished this swap last week....I used the NEW Flight of the Butterfly stamp set we got with our Convention bags!!! I LOVE it!

I also used the Cutter Kit to cut the Bella Rose Designer Paper that's on the bottom half of the card. I glued the flowers on with Crystal Effects - it was easier than using a tape runner on each flower too!

August Scrapbooking Pages

These are the pages that we made in my monthly scrapbooking group! I LOVE the NEW Inspired by Nature stamp set - don't you love the white embossing look????

Ingregients:
Stamps: Inspired by Nature; Big Deal Alphabet
Ink: VersaMark
Cardstock: Basic Black; Old Olive; Certainly Celery
Accessories: White Embossing Powder; Heat Tool, VersaMarker; Tidy Tray

Dimensions:
Black:
5 @ 4 x 6
2 @ 12 x 1
1 @ 4 x 10 1/4

Olive
1@ 8 x 2
1 @ 3 3/4 x 12

Thanks for looking!

Fall Harvest Card Class

MORNING CLASSES ARE BACK!!!!

Come join me for the Fall Harvest Make-N-Take class at Hobby Lobby in Oshkosh!

Add a splash of fall color to your day with 6 beautifully made harvest themed cards! You'll enjoy some unique layouts, and learn a fun technique with a jumbo ink cartridge!

Please choose the morning or evening class when registering.

September 3rd
10 AM or 6 PM

The cost for the class is $15 and includes envelopes too!

Card Samples

Just a few samples from Convention to share with you!

I'm back!

Sorry for the long absence.....things have been soooooooo crazy here! I thought after convention, it would slow down, then I thought after my big used stamp sale, it would slow down....well their both over and NOTHING has slowed down!!!!! LOL

I wanted to keep sharing pictures with you from convention and other various stamping activities.....so keep your eyes open this week and I'll try my best!

If you missed my Used Stamp sale - I'm sorry....it was FABULOUS!!!! I had 20 people that contributed fantastic products at GREATLY reduced prices! Thanks to all of you that helped out with that! I also had EXCELLENT help on Friday and Saturday - HUGE thanks to that! Buyer traffic was more than we could have ever expected! The word has spread - this is the sale to be at!

My sale was scheduled to end at 2pm on Saturday - with the FANTASTIC help that I had - there was absolutely no sign of a stamp sale by 3pm when my pool party started!!! LOL We had 55 people here to enjoy the beautiful weather, play some volleyball, stuff themselves with North Dakota walleye, french fries and tons of party food - it was a huge success all the way around! Kelly found herself fast asleep in the recliner in the living room by 10pm!!! LOL Not life of the party this time! LOL I was just DONE!

I had to share this next picture with you! My sister-in-law made this fruit tribesman - is this hilarious or what??? Thanks Candace! I made 2 of them on yesterday - one for the Meet the Volleyball Parents cookout at the high school and one for my Bunco party last night - they were a HUGE hit! Click on the picture to get a closer view.

Vellum Make-N-Take Class

Vellum will add a softening effect to all six cards you’ll be making. Come learn some new ways to incorporate it into your stamping and scrapbooking!

WHERE: Hobby Lobby - Oshkosh
WHEN: August 27th
TIME: 6:00PM Only
COST: $15

I will resume morning classes at Hobby Lobby in September.

Click on the picture to get a bigger view.

Unbelievable Opportunity!

So many of you have been waiting for this opportuity from me and it is finally here!!

Stampin' Up! just announced for the very first time an AMAZING DEAL on the starter kit!! You can join Stampin' Up! right now for ONLY $99!! AND you have your choice of 3 different kits AND you can customize the kit of your choice too!! Click on the link below to view the different kits:





http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/11544.asp






I am so excited for you take advantage of it right away!! Don't you just LOVE a fabulous deal with a FUN BONUS on top??!! Everyone that joins my TEAM during this special promotion (August 11- September 30) will be entered in a drawing for a very special gift pack from ME!

Well....Here it comes!! MY EXCLUSIVE BONUS!! Are you ready??!! How does a FREE Stamp Sets of YOUR CHOICE sound when you join my TEAM??!! I know!! I know!! Sweeeet, right??!!





When you purchase the standard starter kit for $199, you'll get to choose ANOTHER stamp set of your choice FREE!!!!

Just as Stampin' Up! demonstrators provide their customers with one-stop shopping and individualized service, Stampin' Up! provides its demonstrators with the opportunity to pursue their individual goals whether those goals are to enjoy a hobby, build a thriving business, or contribute to family income while spending more time at home.

Is your Stampin' UP! Wish List bigger than your budget??

Would you LOVE to get the discount on every Stampin' Up! order you place??

How does 30% off on your very first order of $150 or more sound??!! You can be the Hostess TOO!! Get all the Hostess sets and dollars to spend ON TOP OF your discount!!

Did you know that Stampin' Up! has partnered with Sizzix and we will be offering the Big Shot, tons of cool dies AND Stampin' Up! Exclusive dies too??!!

Would you LOVE to connect with other stampers and scrapbookers all across the country that LOVE Stampin' Up! too??

Have you dreamed of going to BEAUTIFUL Salt Lake City, Utah?? Would you like to join us there for the Stampin' Up! Convention Aug 5-8 2009?? Talk about fantastic girl time with thousands of your closest stamping frineds!! LOL!! EVERY Demonstrator is welcome to attend. Join today and you are invited!!

So, if you answered YES!! to ANY of these questions, you will definitely want to seriously consider joining us!! Give me a call or email me right away (920) 720-3139 kelly@astampabove.com !!!!

OR you can order your starter kit from my Stampin' Up! website right now:





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Click on Join Stampin' Up! and use my password:


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Scrap Pages from Convention

Here's a few photos for my scrapbookers!!!!

More Convention Photos

Convention Photos

OK - I don't have much time tonight, but I wanted to get you all some more GREAT photos from the big convention!!!!

I'm back from CONVENTION!!!!!

WOW - what a TRIP this was!!!! Each year I can't imagine that Stampin' Up! can top the previous convention - but they NEVER let me down!!!!

It's after 10:30pm here and I've been in airports since 8:30 this morning (and that's another WHOLE story for a later time-LOL) -- but I just had to share a few photos and my INCREDIBLE excitement with you before I head to bed.....

I had 4 of my downline at convention this year and we had a BLAST!!!! Here's a picture of Cathy, me, Nikki and Terri in front of the convention center. Cheryl is missing from this photo -- but I'll have more.....

Can you feel the excitement in the next photo? This was a general session.....6000 stampin' maniac's under one roof!

















This next photo is the "gathering place" - can you see the tons of display boards in the far background??? They were incredible and I'll be sharing LOTs of photos from them when I get my life back together.....

















OK - so here's the INCREDIBLE news.....I got to the convention center Wednesday afternoon and I went to the info booth to pick up my SU bag....I knew that I had qualified for some awards....but you should have heard the screaming when my Service Account Manager pulled out the PINK BAG and handed it over!!!!! OK...so what does that mean??? I made the "Top 100 Demonstrators" award!!!!!! This bag comes with an all expense paid trip to a beautiful St. George, Utah resort to participate in Founder's Circle!!!!! Here's my pink bag....the material inside the bag is actually patterned after one of our exclusive designer papers!!!

















And now for the rest of the story......OK - so I'm sitting there at awards night and they start to announce all Top 100 Demonstrators from 100 on down.....I was expecting to be in the 95-100 group....NOPE, my name wasn't on that list.....it wasn't on the next screen...or the next...or the NEXT. Now I'm starting to get a little nervous....and VERY excited! I'm waiting "very impatiently" for my name to appear....NOPE...NOPE....NOPE....so I grab my SAM (service account manager- she was running around by me) and I ask her if they forgot my name - LOL! She says "oh no Kelly - you just hang on!" My hands and feet are starting to sweat.....now this is really funny, because I don't usually get nervous....walking up on that stage in front of 6o00 people is really quite easy for me....after all, I've already been up there a couple times in the previous day.....

When my name finally appears - I was TOTALLY FLOORED!!!!!! Number 40 - WOW!!!!

















THANK YOU - all my customers and my downline for helping me achieve this goal! It's was an INCREDIBLE journey for me and I LOVE each and every one of you!!!!! It was such an honor and I'm still in AWE of the whole thing!

















OK - enough about me....well for now! LOL Stay tuned for some fantastic display photos in the next day or so...

And again - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!