Well, I did it again, didn't I? Fell off the wagon with my blogging.
Just have had so much going on with the business otherwise, I think I was too overwhelmed to figure out which ONE thing to write about! We had a fabulous New Years Day Stamp-a-Stack, and of course my January Clubs have now met (last night was the make-up night for the last week's Tuesday group that was postponed due to snow.) And I've been in planning with my upcoming Sale-a-Bration hostesses regarding their workshops (btw, I still have openings for late February and March SAB workshops), and I've been asked to do a 6-week enrichment class for an elementary school beginning in a couple weeks, and I'm taking several classes myself, and working up future classes to offer (stay tuned for the debut of those, btw)……
But I obviously haven't been blogging.
Until today. And TODAY's topic is a no-brainer…… it's something I simply MUST share with you – TODAY!!!
You see, 15 years ago this very day was the first day I ever saw rubber stamping in action! Prior to that evening I'd never even heard of rubber stamping for creative purposes; the only thing I knew about a rubber stamp was that businesses and elementary school teachers used them – and the images were usually words like "overdue", or "paid", or "good job!" Oh yeah, and I guess I knew ink pads came in red, lol!
But even THAT's not really where my story starts. It actually begins earlier that same week when I'd received a phone call from a good friend who'd quickly whispered something like this into the phone, "Hi, Lynda? I'm calling from work, so I can't talk long. But I'm having a stamp party this Friday night at 7:00 at my dad's house (I know you know where that is), and I really hope you can be there. OK? Gotta go! Bye!"
Well. As I sat there trying to comprehend what I'd just heard, I kept wondering about what in the world could possibly be so exciting about postage stamps that someone would choose to host a party around such a theme….. and more to the point, actually expect anyone to SHOW UP?!? But in those days it seemed like everyone was selling almost everything in party-plan format, so I supposed it wasn't all that unusual that the post office would eventually jump on the bandwagon and start selling stamps that way too. It certainly sounded boring, but this was a good friend, and I had nothing else on my calendar for Friday night, and I figured I could always buy a few extra postage stamps to have on hand.
So imagine my surprise when no one from the post office showed up, but instead, a Stampin' Up! demonstrator…….. who pulled out a small white note card, a couple stamps and an ink pad or two, some scissors and some markers… and proceeded to do absolutely magical things with those few simple tools! Oh my gosh, I was HOOKED!!!
Now in those days, the concept of make and takes had not yet become part of a typical Stampin' Up! workshop format. So while I never even got to touch a stamp myself that night, I left there knowing that I, too, was now a "rubber stamper", and I couldn't wait for my first order to arrive!
Four months later I was already signed up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and it's been an awesome 15-year ride! Who KNEW my little 6-month experiment would turn into a decade and a half?!?
If you've ever wondered about becoming a demonstrator yourself, I invite you to explore some of the benefits here. And then during our upcoming Sale-a-Bration, watch for a discount on your starter kit, plus an additional bonus products bundle (up to $50 value)… all beginning next Tuesday, January 25th! Contact me right away for more details!
