Stamp With Kriss

Join us for Christmas Bonanza

Christmas Bonanza

a Rubber Stamping Holiday Event
Presented By: Members of The Heartfelt Stamper's
Team of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators

Saturday November 14th
from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
at Crosswinds Wesleyan Church, 3660 Middle Cheshire Rd,
in Canandaigua New York

Event Details:
Join other Stampers from all around Central New York to put on the Holiday Music, bring out the Christmas Cookies and get in the spirit of the Season as we stamp the day away! You'll go home with all sorts of completed projects including: Christmas Tags, Holiday Home Décor, Christmas Cards, Treat Containers and more! Keep your handmade items for yourself, or give them away as Christmas Gifts to someone special!

Registration Information:
All Registration Forms and Payments MUST be received by October 31st in order to attend! Because of the large quantity of products that have to be ordered and prepared, no exceptions to this deadline will be able to be made. However, while the Registration Deadline is October, our space is limited to 40 participants. With 8 Demonstrators working this event, we're likely to hit that number quickly! If we reach 40 before October 31st, then Registration will CLOSE before the October 31st deadline. Registration is 1st come, 1st served, so to ensure that you receive a spot, Register Today!!!

Event Fee:
The cost of this event is $49 and non-refundable after October 31st (before October 31st you will have the opportunity to take either a cash or product refund). After the October 31st deadline if you're unable to attend, you can pass your spot on to a friend and/or receive all of the project supplies that were given out that day to use on your own. There will be a lunch break during the day for you to either eat a lunch that you've brought with you. Or, you can have a yummy lunch delivered for you from Panera's for just $9.06.

The Event Includes:
There are eight Demonstrators working to make this event a success. So you're sure to have plenty of guidance and instruction as you complete your projects! Your registration fee also includes Christmas Cookies, Hot Apple Cider and Hot Chocolate served throughout the day. The Stampin' Up! Products featured on the next page will be given to you the day of the event. You'll use some of these items to complete your projects during the event, but whatever is leftover at the end of the day is yours to go home with and use on your own!!

Event Products:

The total value you're getting in products is $36.67!!

In addition to the above products that you see, you will also receive all of the other supplies that are needed to complete your projects such as cardstock, ribbon, brads, etc. You'll also have the use of our punches, stamp sets and inkpads! This is a terrific way for you to make a variety of Christmas Projects at very little cost to you!!!

Please Note: You will need to bring your own Stampin' Up! SNAIL Adhesive. If you do not have any, you can order one on your Registration Form and we will have it for you the day of the event.

Project Sneak Peeks:

Here is just a small sneak peek at some of the projects we will complete during this event. But we can't show everything here - that's just for attendees!




Registration Form and Online Registration:

Please Keep in Mind: While the Registration Deadline is October 31st, there is a limited amount of space. The maximum number of Stampers that we can accommodate is 40. Registration is available 1st come, 1st served. If we reach 40 before October 31st, then Registration will CLOSE before this date. To ensure that you receive a spot, Register Today!!!

To Register by mail, print and mail in the below form to: 67 Covington Rd, Rochester NY 14617. Registration Form & Payment must be received by October 31st.

To Register online, simply click the appropriate button below and you will be able to pay online using your Credit/Debit Card, Bank Account or PayPal Account.

To Register for Event Only ($49) Click Here:

To Register for the Event with Lunch ($58.06) Click below.
Please include your lunch choice in the "Instructions to Merchant" space.

Heartfelt Stamper's Oktoberfest Gathering

Yesterday was so much fun!  We had our annual Oktoberfest gathering for our team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  We packed so much into one day!  Aly prepared fabulous projects for us, and we stamped all morning and for a couple of hours after lunch.   We all made the projects that we'll be offering our customers at our upcoming Christmas Bonanza!  You'll want to mark your calendar for November 14th for our Christmas Bonanza at Crosswinds Wesleyan Church in Canandaigua, NY.  There'll be beautiful Christmas projects -- home decor, gift-giving items, Christmas cards, a card set, Christmas gift tags and more!  If you know you'd like to attend, just email me at krisshuels@gmail.com and I'll see to it that you get a registration form. 

Diva Day 2009

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!

Stampin' Summer Bash!

You're invited to a... Stampin' Summer Bash

Wednesday July 15th Open House Hours 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Crosswinds Church in Canandaigua The BRAND NEW 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog is being released on July 1st, and we want to share some of our wonderful new products with you! Stop by and make FOUR projects using brand new stamp sets, papers and accessories - all HOT new items that you're sure to want the opportunity to try out! There will be some other FUN things going on that you're sure to enjoy like FREE Giveaways, lots of yummy food and the opportunity to check out new products & ideas that are on display. In addition, all participants will be able to bid in a Silent Auction filled with retired stamp sets and accessories that have been discounted and that are no longer available in the catalog! And while you're at the Stampin' Summer Bash, you'll be able to pick up your FREE copy of the Brand New 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog - AND take $5 off any order you place that evening! This event is set up in "Open House" style - that means that you are free to come and go at any time you want during that those hours. However, we recommend arriving by 7:00 pm to allow enough time to finish your projects. The Silent Auction bidding will close at 7:30 pm. The cost of this event is just $20. All Registration Forms/Payments must be received by July 1st. To Register by Check or Money Order, print this Registration Form and send it in with your payment: To Register now online with e-Check, Credit, Debit or your PayPal Account, use this link:

You'll be sending your registration form and payment to Team Executive Aly Schilling when you sign up for this great event!  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me at krisshuels@gmail.com or call me at 585-554-4479.  Hope to see you there!

I'm a Sales Diva!

Okay, as silly and corny as this all is, I'm so completely excited about this quarter sales, that I just had to share!

Our Team Executive Aly Schilling awards those with the Top 4 in sales and recruiting with a fabulous day at the end of the year, including lunch at a fun, interesting location, shopping and back to her house for a terrific stamping project.  I've been fortunate enough to come in second the last two years to be included in this special day, but this past quarter, I actually came in FIRST PLACE in sales!

This is me at our April team meeting where I was crowned Sales Diva for the quarter!  Aly makes our meetings so much fun, and it really pushes me to continue to do better.

(Oh, and jewelry courtesy of my fabulous team member, Gloria Plunkett, who designs and makes the most incredible jewelry in addition to her stamping talents!)

All-Day Stamp Fest January 09

This past Saturday was our Annual January All-Day Stamp Fest for The Heartfelt Stampers Team of Demonstrators!  We met in Canandaigua, NY.  I always look so forward to spending time with the women on our team.  And it was so fun to stamp all day with no distractions!

I can't share the close ups of the projects or the project details.  We're keeping those exclusive to thos who attend (a great reason to join our Team!) but I will share photos of the presenters holding some of their projects.

The first project took half of the day and lots of stamping!  It's a birthday card/scrapbook made from a file folder!  There was such a tremendous amount of detail in this project--lots and lots of interactive elements!  It was led by Christine Luce.

I was the second presenter.  I was given the them of "alternative ways to use the Sizzix and showed a card with the Top-Note Die as the BASE of the card, and then an adorable basket made from the Scallop Envelope Die.

Jen Rios-Rainer was our final presenter.  She led us in two adorable bookmark projects using items that are available in bulk to Demonstrators -- Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware and Square Chipboard Frames.

Here's a couple of the ladies enjoying their projects and time together!  (Judy Christensen lt. and Jen Burgess rt.)

We'll be having our next All-Day Stamp Fest in July!  These all-day stamping events are so much fun, but we also have a weekend retreat coming up before then.  In April, we'll meet at a beautiful lodge right on Canandaigua Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York for our "Spring Break 2009 Stamping Retreat Weekend" -- it's 3 DAYS of non-stop stamping!  To join our Team so that you're able to attend the next event, contact me at krisshuels@gmail.com or by phone at 585-554-4479.

The Heartfelt Stamper's Christmas Party

December 4th was The Heartfelt Stamper's Christmas Party, an event I've grown to really look forward to as one of my favorite times with the Team.  The gift exchange has really become the event of the year!  When we do the exchange, everyone draws a number for the order in which we'll pick the gifts.  No. 1 goes first.  Then No. 2 can either steal No. 1's gift or pick a different one from the table.

Here are some pictures from the gift exchange:

The wrapping alone was so beautiful!  Demonstrators really know how to wrap a gift!

Jen Rios-Rainer made this beautiful mirror.  Davina got to open it . . . I had it for awhile, and then my own daughter stole it right out from under me!

Davina Algrim made these beautiful coasters.  Fern got to open them, and Debbie Rought ended up taking them home!

Jen Burgess made this beautiful framed art.  Diane got to open it, but Jackie stole it while Diane was in the bathroom!

Cheryl had quite a time getting to the party.  She got a flat tire AND her battery died.  But she made it and was very excited to finally be able to choose a gift.  She got a set of travel mugs made with DP and Rub-Ons by Kiley Harmon.

Shelby was so happy to open the Christmas table runner that I made using fabric with our Big Shot and Pennant Die.  But she didn't have it long before Jen Burgess took it off her hands!

Linda Jennijohn made this terrific altered frame.

Convention 2008 -- So Much Fun!

This year's Stampin' Up! National Convention was in Salt Lake City.  I was fortunate enough to travel with 6 of my team members to attend this fabulous event.  I know there are a lot of reasons to be a SU demonstrator, but I think being able to attend Convention is one of the best! 

One of the highlights of Convention is making and trading swaps.  We met up with some other demonstrators in the Atlanta airport and started swapping cards before we even arrived in Salt Lake!

Once we checked into the hotel, we went out for a bit of sightseeing around town.  This is Temple Square.

I was so excited to have one of my downline, Debbie Rought, join us at her very first convention.  Here we are in the Temple Square gardens.  Check out the cute "Heartfelt Stampers" tee shirts!  We had a different one for each day of the Convention!

Here's my daughter and upline, Aly Schilling, with her Service Accounts Manager (SAM) Terri being presented with the Founder's Circle award -- a darling pink leather purse with the SU logo.  We found out later at the Awards Ceremony that Aly placed 51st in the top 100 demonstrators of the company!

Opening session is so exciting!  Here are team members Jen Rios-Raner, Aly Schilling and Gloria Plunkett having fun with the music.

We couldn't resist this photo op while going to Awards Night.

Awards Night brought a huge surprise to Aly.  She was chosen, along with 7 other women, by Shelli to serve on this year's Advisory Board, the most prestigious SU award given.  She will be travelling to Salt Lake City numerous times this year to attend meetings where she will represent all of the demonstrators in decision making.  This is a once in a lifetime award, and Aly received this at an incredibly young age.  Her hard work and dedication to the company has been recognized.  Aly says now she has to get busy finding another goal to meet!  Oh, and you can't tell, can you, that I'm her very proud mom!

Another fun highlight of Convention is the Prize Patrol.  Several times throughout General Session, Stampin' Up! gives away tons of product.  Here are two of our lucky team members winning a brand new Simply Scrappin' kit, along with some other goodies.  Four out of seven of us won something--pretty good odds!

If you'd like to be in on the fun next year, contact me to join our team!  We have so much fun sharing what we love.

Celebrating Diva Day!

Okay, so I have the most awesome upline in the world!  Yeah, she's my daughter, but I'd say that anyway!  At the end of each Stampin' Up! year (June 30th), Aly determines the Top 4 Saleswomen on her team and treats them to "Diva Day".  We went out to lunch, stopped by a couple interesting shops and then back to Aly's house for a super project designed especially for us.  We each received a beautiful silver diva necklace packaged beautifully in a handmade "purse" made from the brand new designer paper and In Colors and also a potted plant with an adorable stamped tag.  And this is all on her -- she pays for everything!  Pictured here from left to right is Debbie Rought, Sales Diva No.4, who is my downline, Christine Luce, Sales Diva No. 3, Aly Schilling, our wonderful upline, and Jen Rios-Rainer, Sales Diva No. 1.  I came in second well behind Jen, who will be walking across stage at Convention this year for $20K sales.

Oh, and did I tell you we were actually crowned?  Here we are outside the restaurant.  (Just wore the crowns for a photo op!)

Here's our cute little purse that contained our Diva necklaces.  I couldn't get a good photo of the necklace itself, but it's a crown with a small pearl in it and really beautiful.  But, be honest, don't we stampers care more about the packaging!

This is the sweet little tag that was in our plants.  The queen image is from ABC Images stamp set.  So cute!

This is the project that Aly had all ready to go when we got back to her house.  It's our On Board Bitty Book covered with the brand new designer paper using the new In Colors.  While we were putting together our books, Aly ran upstairs to her office and printed out all the pictures we took of the day so that we had a totally completed memento of the day!  Thank you, Aly!

Heartfelt Stampers' Virtual Stamping Night

Our wonderful team leader, Aly Schilling (yeah, she's my daughter--I'm biased!), put together an extraordinary night of virtual stamping for our team.  She gave a challenge every hour on the hour from 6PM to 9PM.  We then had 45 minutes to complete the card and 15 minutes to upload it to the database.  Talk about stamping under pressure!  But it was SO much fun!  I didn't think it was possible to create a card in that short of time.  Our first challenge was to use this picture of a bedspread at Target to inspire us. 


Here's my favorite card from the evening..  I started by noticing the stripes in the bedspread and also that one of the flowers seemed to be similar to the one in Pretty Amazing.  My card isn't quite as bright as the comforter, but I think it still has the same feel.  The card is 51/4" x 5-1/4" and starts out with Sahara Sand card stock.  I used designer paper from Fall Flowers and Spring Silhouettes.  The flower is stamped on Whisper White card stock with Sahara Sand ink.  Then I stamped the flower again on a piece of scrap card stock, cut it out, and mounted it on dimensionals, first attaching a green Rhinestone Brad to the center.  Then I tied a Certainly Celery 5/8" wide grosgrain ribbon around it.  Voila!  Finished in 20 minutes!