First, can I just say that I have the most awesome upline ever! Well, she is my daughter, but beyond that, she is the most supportive Stampin' Up! "cheerleader" for all of those on The Heartfelt Stampers team of demonstrator! Last Friday, we celebrated this past year's achievements with a fabulous day, prepared by Aly Schilling, for those with top sales and top recruiting for the past Stampin' Up! year. I was fortunate enough to earn first place in recruiting and second place in sales! Here are some highlights:
We were first treated to a fun and delicious traditional Japanese hibachi lunch at Sakura's Japanese Restaurant in Pittsford NY.
Of course, Aly had stamped us these darling favors that were waiting for us at our place settings. Do you recognize some of our new products? The tag on the fan was cut out of our new wood sheets with the new Two Tags Bigz Die. And she used our yummy new 1-14" striped grosgrain in black and white to tie it off.
The cooking was done at a hibachi table right in front of us. It was very entertaining, as the chef juggled knives and created fire blasts.
We stopped for a photo op in the foyer. Pictured here are Aly Schilling (front), Jen Rios-Raner, Christine Luce and myself.
Then it was on to Aly's back yard, where she had set up this beautifully decorated tent for an afternoon of tea, Japanese snacks, fellowship and of course, stamping!
We each had a special place setting using Melon Mambo paper stamped down the side with a stamp from Asian Artistry stamp set, a Level 2 hostess set. Our keepsake is a bamboo plant with a nice metal plaque on the front that says The Heartfelt Stampers Diva Day 2009 and our name. There were even Japanese candies embellished with Stampin' Up! touches.
And I'm sure you're wondering what our project for the day was! Here it is--isn't it gorgeous!?! We each made this beautiful framed memento of the day using embossed stamps and final touches with Decor Elements on the glass. A picture of the day will go on the white space.
Thank you, Aly, for this very special day! You are awesome! Wouldn't you want to be on a team of demonstrators who are so well cared for and have so much fun? Check out the Demonstrator Starter Kit Special HERE, and contact me to see how fun and easy owning your own Stampin' Up! business really is!
OMG! My jaw remained on the floor the entire time I read this post! Aly is over-the-top generous and supportive of her downline! Is there no end to her creativity?! Congrats on all your accomplishments, Kriss!!!!
Posted by: Nancy Riley | August 02, 2009 at 05:26 PM