Love at First Stamp Swap

Ok, I figured it out. Gees, why couldn't I get this picture uploaded yesterday? hahaha. If you'd like to learn more about our swaps and group meeting contact me today. We have such a blast!

Snow Day and I'm loving it!

This past weekend I was invited to a Scrapbooking Getaway in the Poconos. While it was snowing here at my house we didn't see one single snowflake up there. I was looking forward to the snow covered view we had. It was still beautiful without the snow. I had an awesome time! I met some new people and I got to know some people that I have met in the past. Diane was an absolutely wonderful hostess! I don't want to go into too many details, because the 6 of us that were there want to kind of keep this our little secret. hahaha just kidding. I got so much scrapbooking done. I did my swaps for my uplines Monthly meeting on the 21st. What do you think of them? I used the Totally Tess Stamp Set and things I Love Stamp Set. I love these 2 sets. I'm having trouble posting a picture. Hopefully I can upload on a new post.

So today I am snowed in and I plan to get some more scrapping done and I am low on cards myself so I am going to have my own mini Stamp A Stack. I have some emails I have to send out to customers, then I think I'm going to go out and play in the snow with my boys! Gosh.. it's been a long time since I have done that, but it's been a long time since we've seen snow like this. I hope you have a great day!

I have a Challenge

I now have 5 Demonstrators in my first level and 1 in my second level. Once you become a Supervisor in Stampin' Up! you can choose your own Group name. Well, I am now a Senior Supervisor and I still don't have a Group Name. Soooo.... my challenge is for you to give me some ideas. The name has to have something to do with stamping or anything affiliated with it.
I am a Happie Stamper and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Reply to this entry with your idea by Saturday, February 13th and I will release the winning name on HEART Day, February 14th. So what's in it for you? I will give the person with the winning name a package of Stampin' Up! Assorted Card Stock. Good Luck! Feel free to offer this challenge to your friends!

Happy February! long post

I can not believe it is February already. Where is the rewind button? Sometimes I feel like life is going too fast to even enjoy it. I certainly have enjoyed this past month though.
It started with News Years Eve (my birthday)All the kids were (for the most part) home. Then made dinner and had my bestest friend Karen and her family over for dinner New Year's Day. What an awesome way to start the new year! Off to Leadership the 1st week which you can read about in my previous posts. The 2nd week brought me to a meeting with my retirement community Stamp Club. I love getting together with these ladies. I was also a vendor at the Local Community Center All Day Crop where I booked 2 workshops. YEAH!!! 3rd week started with our Love At First Stamp Group Meeting at my uplines where we told all of the others how much fun it was and they should focus on trying to get there next year! Kim, Susan and I did a Mock Workshop which was a lot of fun. I am so glad to be a part of this Awesome Group of ladies! The end of Jan. brought me to a great ending of an eventful month. Jenn was the hostess for this month's marker club and since it was Sale-A-Bration she decided to do it as a Workshop and she invited all of her friends. We had such a great time making some cute Valentine Treats. I talked to her a little after the Workshop about the oppurtunity to be a SU! Demonstrator and invited her over to my upline's the next night to make a Rag Bag with the Big Shot with some others from our group and so she was hooked. By Wednesday I was at her house and she was signing up to be a Demonstrator! WOOHOO!!! Welcome Jenn! I'm so inspired by your creativity and passion for attaining your goals. You are going to do awesome and awesome you did! With her first order she bumped up a level to Senior Associate already. My upline, Kim and I hosted our first class together on Friday night. We focused on Valentine's Day and made some REALLY cute projects. We will be holding a class together the last Friday of every month from 6:30PM-9:30PM. So mark your calendars. I will post info every month as soon as we get our projects together. On Saturday my son had his last High School Varsity Wrestling Team Match. He has been struggling this year with coming up with a win, well this match came down to him. I was sick to my stomach. Remind me again why I love this sport so much? :) He has been pinned all of his prior matches and all he needed was to not get pinned and the team would win. He wrestled with all of his heart, like I've never seen him wrestle, he didn't win, but he didn't get pinned and won the match for the team! I am such a proud mom I just had to put that out there! That was the ending to my month. whewwww.... I hope I didn't bore anyone. It actually was an exciting month for me and thanks for reading. Maybe you will be inspired to make the positive out of every situation. I look forward to February.

My goal is to post as the month goes on and not these SUPER long posts. Enjoy your day! brrr.... it's cold outside!

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Stamp your HEART Out DATE CHANGE

Something came up and we have to change the date and time to Friday night,
January 29th from 6:30PM-9:30PM. Let me know if you are interested.
I will email the details.

Stamp your Heart Out Class

My upline Kim and I will be hosting a Stamp Camp together every month at her home in Palmer Township. (If you are interested contact me for more info and directions)
This month we are going to focus on your SWEETHEARTS and we have a Valentine Theme going on to give you a few ideas on little Valentine treats you can duplicate very easily or just give away the ones you make at class. I tried uploading the photo, but for some reason it isn't working. I will try later when I get home, since I am doing today's post from work. SSSSSHHHHHHH don't tell my boss.

We will be using the I (heart) Hearts Stamp set and the same colors on all projects. Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Whisper White. Also, the NEW Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Sending Love Specialty Paper, and Epoxy Brads from the New Occasion Mini Catalog. If you haven't gotten yours - email and I will get one out to you. Now is the BEST time of year to be ordering or hosting a class or workshop. With every $50 in merchandise before tax & Shipping you get to pick a FREE Sale-A-Bration item out of that mini. You can also check out my website for further details. www.buffyallen.stampinup.net

So you want to come to this class? Well, it will be Saturday, January 30th from 9AM-12PM and the cost will be $20.00 for 4 projects. (1- an acetate candy box, 2- a tent card, 3- ghiradelli candy holder and 4- conversation heart candy pull out) You will need to bring your favorite adhesive, bone folder and scissors. I hope to see you there.

Home from Phoenix Leadership

It was so nice to meet up with Chris, Pam and Kim at the Make & Takes. I usually only get to see them at these events which make it extra special. We were the makers and they were the takers. We completed ours and they are taking theirs to do at home. They were great projects. I will post pictures later of them.

Here is Susan, Kim and I with a cup of Starbucks before we head up to the Final General Session of Leadership. It had been a very eventful 3 days by this point and we just needed a little pick up. Not to mention there wasn't a line. The day before I think I missed almost a whole class waiting in line, but I just really needed the caffeine. Learning and trying to soak in all of this info is exhausting.

This photo is of the 3 of us in our Hotel Lobby. Phoenix is very Retro/Modern. I love it! The decor was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

I asked John if he'd mind if I decorated my Mini Van like this. He said ummm... you're not doing that. So he settled for the little SU! Decor Element that I bought. Just like the one on the window. I think I need to take my car to the car wash first. So be sure to check it out next time you see me passing you by on the road.

So there are a few highlights of my trip. I Love What I Do! John told me last night that as soon as Jonathan graduates and the kids are all settled with college, I can quit my job and focus on Stampin' Up! SERIOUSLY???? I LOVE my husband so much and he is so supportive and that means so much to me too! Right now we need my income from my job to help pay for College of 3 kids. I see the light though! woo hoo!!!! Jonathan is in 11th grade!

The message from Dale (SU! CEO) was "The Main Thing, is to keep the Main Thing, the Main Thing." and that is my motto for this year. His message was very goodand I plan to follow it. Also to reach out and tell as many people as I can "My Story" and why "I Love What I Do!"

Now I really need to unpack and enjoy the day with my husband (even if it's sitting next to him watching NFL playoffs today.

Enjoy your day.

Heading out to Phoenix, Arizona

On Wednesday morning Kim, Susan and I will be heading to Stampin' Up!'s Leadership training in Phoenix. This will be my first time going. I'm so excited. I can't wait to learn more about building my SU! business. Last night I was playing arounf with My Digital Studio and here is a layout I came up with. It was soo easy too! I know we will be learning some new things for My Digital Studio.

Sale-A-Bration has started to contact me today to book your event to earn lots of FREE Stamp Stuff!