More 'Onstageness' with Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up!® held their Onstage event on November 11.  The name doesn't really tell you all that much but it's a convention of sorts for demonstrators.  We get to do some business training, mixing and mingling, make and takes, creative presentations.  It's a fantastic shot in the arm and you walk out of there felling inspired to get on with....well...everything!  This time round I got to PRESENT!!  I was so excited to be asked, a little nervous beforehand and then surprisingly calm during!

Here's me.  See?  Calm.  With a big bag of stuffing in front of me.

I was sent a box of all the components of Silver Soiree - a megasuite coming in the January catalogue.  I got to play with it ahead of everyone else and make a bunch of samples.  These were put on a board for everyone to ogle or yawn over.  Here's what I made....

This one has photographed drunk - not sure why it is leaning over.

3" x 3" notecards...

This was my fave - I love clean and simple.

A new shimmer embossing paste is coming!

Don't you love the detail in the cake stand (above) and the tags (below).

Single sided notecards are one of my favourite things to make.

If you would like to know a little more about the excitement of being a demonstrator, contact me and I will explain all!

Email me at wheatonann@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 5576 5469.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Centrestage and Onstage - a celebration of demonstrators

This past weekend has been a blast!  Stampin' Up!® treat us (although we pay, we get such great value) to a fabulous event called Onstage all day Saturday and Centrestage on Friday night.

Centrestage is a special training and dinner for demonstrators who are Silver Elite and above.

Here's me with my buddy Bec.  We swap all sorts of business ideas and work together on events.

And Angela who is in my team, has had the most amazing Stampin' Up! year and has achieved the Incentive trip to Alaska.

The tables are always beautifully styled.

And there's Holly from the Home Office giving us some business tips.

I didn't want to be one of those people who photographs all their food, but just wanted to show you dessert.  the food was magnificent.

Saturday is Onstage - hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Gold  Coast Convention Centre for a day of creative and business inspiration.  This is such a fun day - we get to hang out with stamping friends and be inspired by a company that has such a positive message.

On arrival we receive the Onstage bag and a lanyard.  There are also ribbon strips to attach which show your achievements for the year.

The tables are set up to look fabulous with strict 'no peeking' instructions.

 Scott from the home office had us raising our SU! mugs and shouting gidday.  We educated him on Aussie Aussie Aussie as the day progressed.

 And I got to present!  I was privileged to be asked to showcase one of the suites from the new catalogue.  I was up on stage at Onstage (see what I did there!?)

And if that wasn't exciting enough, I got to walk across stage for achieving the Alaskan Cruise and then....this happened.

I received TWO awards - one for recruiting and one for overall performance!!  Yowsa!  Number 4 in both.

 A card signed by Shelli and Sara.

When I joined SU! I used to watch other demonstrators achieve amazing milestones, never imagining that I would be up there one day!

This is a wonderful company and they treat their demonstrators so well, celebrating and recognizing them in fabulous ways.  If I can do it,anyone can!

I will be booking my flights for the next Onstage (in Sydney) and then for the next event.  They are so much fun and a great shot in the arm for inspiration.

If you are interested in finding out more about being a demonstrator, give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Swaps and Gifts at Onstage 2017

Every six months we are treated by Stampin' Up!® to a fantastic day of creative and business inspiration called Onstage.  This time round, one of the venues was on the Gold Coast, so I had a good number of my team attend.  I can't show you any of the sneak peeks yet....

Part of the fun of Onstage is creating swaps.  It's optional but a great way to meet people.  Design something - usually a card front, and make as many as you want, then swap with others.  This time round I made a scissor charm using the Up and Away Thinlits. 

Twenty-five swaps means you get twenty-five ideas in return and you meet twenty-five people.  I actually have only 22 swaps because I gave away some of mine!

Stampin' Up! is such a generous company and that is infectious.  I gave a gift to everyone in my team who attended.

I dressed up some Mini Pizza Boxes in lorikeet colours because we are the Lorikeet Stampers.

Inside were some lorikeet chocolates and a little dangle with their initial on it.

And one of the lovely gifts I received was this beautiful thank you card from Stampin' Up!  I was privileged to present on Saturday which I loved and this was thank you.

Stampin' Up! has brought so many positives into my life and it was lovely to share that thrill with others on Saturday.

If you want to know more about the joys of being an SU! demonstrator, please contact me.  I have heaps to tell!

More about Onstage in future posts!

Thanks for stopping by.

Anna