Patty's Million Dollar Trip to Stampin' UP! - Stampin' Day with Sara Douglass
December 18, 2015
Oh my goodness.. what a whirlwind, amazing, fantastic, fabulous 4 days in Utah!!!
We have arrived home from our Million Dollar Celebration and activities at the Stampin' UP! home office in Riverton, UT .. and our hearts and minds are so full of wonderful memories.. it was just the most amazing trip EVER!!
Stampin' UP! allows the Million Dollar sales achievers to request whatever they'd like to do and I asked to tour several departments at Stampin' UP! as well as have a stamping day with Sara - Interim CEO of Stampin' UP!. I have watched Sara grow up over my 20 years as a Stampin' UP! demonstrator and we have become friends through the Stampin' Up! incentive trips and Founder's Circle retreats.. she is one amazing person, sweet, kind, funny, adorable and one smart cookie!! (oh and she dresses super cute, too!) :)
So.. I asked to have a stamp day with her at her house.. she quickly suggested that we stamp at her mom's house, even though her mom, Shelli, and her dad Sterling, are away serving a mission trip for their church. I didn't hesitate one second and said SURE! I'd love to stamp at your mom's house!!
(heart pounding with excitement.. stamping WITH Sara AT Shelli's house.. are you kidding me!?) :) :) :)
I asked if we could create a Project Life album with the photos from the first day of our visit at Stampin' UP!... and of course they made it happen!!! The amazing photographers at Stampin' UP! took tons of pix on day 1 of our trip to the home office and got them all printed for us... then together, we put them in an album the next morning as shown above!!
While we were crafting... guess who Facetimed us... Shelli!! What a treat to say hi to her and also to Sterling, all the way from Hawaii!! ;) Thank you Shelli! It was so fun to have you "there with us" for a few minutes, and thank you for letting us use your amazing home!
Ben shot a video of us while we crafted, and I'll be sharing that with you after the holidays!! (sooooo excited!!!!)
Jon was there too, taking photos of us, Merilee grabbed my phone and took photos, so we have a very well documented time together!! (thank you, thank you!)
That afternoon, Dirk (one of the amazing photographers at Stampin' UP!) showed me how they photograph all the catalog samples and we did a photo shoot of all my Project Life album pages... I'll be sharing those with you soon!
I was so excited to see exactly how easy Sara made our Project Life experience as we created our album.. it was so fun!!! I have been hesitant to start my Project Life journey, and I don't know what I've been waiting for!! I have multiples of all of the boxes of Project Life by Stampin' Up! cards, lots of albums, and tons of (empty!!) pages to fill (and 80 billion photos).. NOW I feel totally prepared to go forth and document our lives!!
I will be sharing all the pages of our album as well as lots more photos with you over the coming weeks, but just wanted to get this post on my blog and encourage you to GET READY TO DOCUMENT YOUR LIFE with me... so grab your Project Life supplies in the online store, select some photos, and let's do this together in 2016!!
Stampin' UP! offers several different varieties and themes of Project Life cards, albums, and pages to document your photos and memorabilia. (See ALL Stampin' Up! Project Life supplies here). We used the 6x8 album and pages and the upcoming Memories in the Making cards and Accessory pack (coming Jan. 5, 2016 in the Occasions/Spring catalog). I've listed a few supplies below that you may want to order soon if you'd like to take my Project Life Challenge in 2016 with me!
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Posted by Patty Bennett on December 18, 2015 at 12:23 AM in 1 Million $$ Celebration, 2016 Occasions Catalog, Family, Project Life Scrapbooking, Stampin' Up! cards & projects | Permalink
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Comments (8)
As a fellow demonstrator (more of a hobbyist), I would like to congratulate you on such an amazing accomplishment with Stampin' Up! . . . you've earned it, literally! I'm so happy you had a fabulous time in Utah during your One Million Dollar Celebration! Congratulations once again! :)
Posted by: Tonya Denton | December 18, 2015 at 05:48 AM
Patty - Congratulations on your AMAZING achievement! Thank you for sharing your special trip with us. SU! really takes care of their achievers! I bet this was really special being around the holidays. I look forward to seeing more of your Project Life journey!! Congrats again!
Posted by: Lisa S | December 18, 2015 at 02:42 PM
What an amazing trip you had! You earned every minute of it. How fun to stamp with Sarah at Shelli's and FaceTime as well! Id love if you can share any tips you learned about PL with us... I have made 2 albums but always unsure the best way for this super busy mom of 7 to go about it and get it done. Congratulations!!
Posted by: Christina | December 19, 2015 at 06:18 AM
WOW!! I had read you had an amazing time, but the pix are worth a thousand words! Thank you for allowing us to be part of this million dollar process. Can't wait for more pix...
Posted by: Sue Mac Donald | December 19, 2015 at 07:37 AM
You really do deserve the accolades. You work hard, make great projects and share so freely of yourself. I love love love your style. Congratulations for a well deserved honor!
Posted by: Jane Harrah | December 19, 2015 at 07:58 AM
Congratulations on your amazing achievement. How cool to stamp at Shelli's house! :-)
Posted by: Tracy May | December 19, 2015 at 03:23 PM
Congratulations again Patty!! Sounds like you had a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and I can't wait to see all the pictures and videos from it. How fun that you got to stamp at Shelli's house :)
Posted by: Deepa M. | December 20, 2015 at 02:12 PM
I truly appreciate your very kind comments everyone!! Thank you!! It was a most magical day and one I will never forget!!!
Posted by: Patty Bennett | December 21, 2015 at 09:37 AM