The #1 reason I’m still stamping after 30+ years is my family of demonstrators!

These women (and a few more who aren’t in the picture) give me a reason to jump out of bed and get into my Stampin’ Studio every day! It makes me happy to serve them and cheer them on in their business, too.

We held our first ever Sprinkled Ink Retreat this past weekend in Southern Utah and let me tell you…so many friendships were forged or strengthened, fingers (and clothes!) got inky, we laughed, ate well, played, learned and GREW stronger together. It was magical.

As the Inkers arrived (coming from Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and even Georgia!) they received a swag bag with gifts & goodies:

We started off with a Stampin’ Escape Room Game on Friday night, and there was some serious competition between the 3 teams. They worked together well to figure out the clues.

Because we are celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s 35 Anniversary in 2023, the home office chose 35 demonstrator-sponsored events to send a member of the executive team to attend, and we were lucky to have Jill Taylor, Stampin’ Up! Vice President of Sales attend our event on Saturday! She was so friendly and fun-loving, she fit right in and made everyone feel valued.

She also gave us a sneak peek at an upcoming kit, and all I can say is IT’S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!

Next we participated in Creativity Now, a company sponsored demonstrator event where watched demonstrations of new products, stamped along with a presentations, learned how much research and thought goes into designing a products like the Earthen Elegance Suite (they rolled out and fired multiple clay samples and made sure the greetings would translate to Spanish)

Following Creativity Now, Jill gave us some business training and we had some hands-on technology training, too. Then it was time for dinner catered by Costa Vida and a Shoebox swap (which I’ll share tomorrow). Some of us enjoyed sitting in the jacuzzi and visiting in the evening, and all of us made memories together!

It was wonderful that my “Stampin’ Mom” Sherrill Graff (who helped me get started back in 1992!) attended with us! She is a beautiful, generous, loving and creative woman who does her best to emulate Jesus Christ. We took a “4 generation” picture with my first recruit Ann Olsen (in the palm frond top) and her team member Kim Clark. This is the family you CHOOSE!

If this might be a community you didn’t even KNOW you needed, there is room FOR YOU at our table! All you have to do is TRY the Starter Kit and you’ll be added to our Sprinkled Ink Facebook Group and have the opportunity to join us as the next In-Person or Virtual event. There are no strings attached, so you can buy the kit, save money, get a discount and see if our Stampin’ Family feels like home.

During June 2023, you get to choose MORE in the starter kit, too:

What questions about the opportunity to discover a creative community do you have? It would be a pleasure to help you find your place here, so ask away!