Being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is so rewarding. Not only do I get to be creative every day, I also get to be a creative coach, offering fresh project ideas and encouragement to my customers and friends. I find myself encouraging complete strangers at the grocery store or just out and about ... SU! has given me that confidence to share what I love!

For me, helping someone create that perfect project for a special occasion is the best feeling in the entire world. After all, creating cards, scrapbook pages, and gift items is about more than just stamps and ink—it’s about sharing a part of yourself with the people you love. I kid you not - some of my closest friends are fellow stampers!!!

November 2009

Now with Halloween behind me and Thanksgiving and Christmas ahead of me, I am busy preparing my gifts and classes. One of my gifts this year is going to be albums created from My Digital Studio! I love that SU! has entered the digital scrapbooking venue .... with all the blogs, community sites (facebook, myspace, etc.) and tons of digital images residing in computers everywhere - just waiting to be enjoyed!! (you know what I'm talking about) .... this software provides the tools (not to mention access to tons of their amazing images) I need to create perfect gifts for my family and friends! I can post my creations online in a snap, provide a "digital album" cd or memory stick for those digital picture frames we gave as gifts last year! And I can even get them professionally printed as books .... I am very excited!! Can you tell?

I am going to set up some classes for anyone interested in learning about digital scrapbooking using this software! So be on the look out in my events calendar! I'll be posting them very soon! Have a great November!!!! -Melinda

September/October 09
Wow, September slipped right by me! I had the privilege of working with a group of brand new stampers! What a fun event that was for me ;-) October has been busy - I'm loving these "deal of the week" specials!!! This is the time of year when I really start working on my holiday gifts and ideas! And now that SU! offers jewelry .... oh my!!!!
August 2009
The new Digital Design Studio is right around the corner! I don't know about you - but I have a hundreds of digital photos just residing in my computer .... I'm very excited to play with this new product! Not only can I use the gorgeous SU! art digitally but I can have my finished project professionally printed!!! What wonderful gifts for family! I'm right at home with digital software so this will be a fun new thing to play with and teach to others!!!! Woo Hoo!!!
July 2009
Along with a fabulous new catty, there is a fabulous mini-starter kit! Being a demonstrator right now has been very exciting! The company is really exploring new areas of crafting - such as jewelry, digital design and possibly fabrics .... add this to the decor line and it's pretty well-rounded! Can't wait to see what's up for the fall!
June 2009
I'm holding my breath waiting for the new catalog!! SU! has switched back to one big catty a year ... phew! I was having a hard time keeping up with 2/year! My sneak peek stamp sets are sooooo cute!
I'm really excited to work on upcoming projects with the new stuff from SU! - I just love my Big Shot!!! And I've been having fun with stamps sets in both French and Spanish ... it is awesome to be able to offer those options to my customers!
My daughter just got her first sets of SU! stamps thanks to her grandma (Bestemor) ... at 7 years old - she is an old pro at stamping! ;-) Watch out ladies, she'll be teaching the workshops before you know it! -Melinda
May 2009
This month is all about scrapbooking and SU! has -once again- stepped up with a fabulous offer! I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this month's sign up special - only $75 for a scrapbook focused kit - with ALL the benefits that come with the regular sign up package! If you have been waiting for a great deal to sign up - this is it!! If you have tons of stamps already from SU! - this is it - I am so excited for each one of you that signs up with this offer!
As I've said before - I have been looking for you!!! If you love being creative, considered being creative or desire the opportunity to become creative ... join my team!!! Do you enjoy spending time with friends, family and meeting new people? Becoming a demonstrator is a wonderful experience! Are you looking to supplement your hobby or start up a business of your own? I'm there for all of you - baby!!!! 
 
The latest new product line - the Big Shot - is sooooo cool!! I have had so much fun playing with my stuff - and SU! has some exciting new things coming with Sizzix. Did you know that some of these dies are exclusive to SU! That is great news for our business. And very soon the SU! name will be going out to 200,000+ people in Sizzix's newsletter!!

Well, I could go on and on ... I really love what I do and would love to share my ideas, experience and friendship with each and every one of you out there! Don't be shy!!! Give me a call, send me an email or stop by on one of my workshop dates .... I'm waiting! ;-)

Creatively yours - Melinda