This was my very first On Stage event. I attended the event in Kansas City. It was great fun! I hope I can attend at least one On Stage next year as well. Kansas City was a drive a way, I had a friend to room with, and my sales were good enough that I did not have to pay for the registration fee out of pocket. All huge factors in making it possible to go!
Making it even more fun was being selected to be a Display Board Stamper. I’ve done a little recon work as it didn’t seem quite right that other demos could share pictures of the display boards after 2 pm CST today and I could not share my samples after all my hard work. I can share them as long as I also share pictures on Stampin’ Connection, so I will be working on sharing those with you over the next few days! Woo hoo!
In addition to being a display stamper – I found out that I achieved Annual Sales Level 1. I had no idea that there was such a thing! But, I got a pretty ribbon for it and got to stand to be recognized for it as well. I hope I can do it again over the next 12 months as it was the extra flex points that I earned from it that paid for my On Stage registration. Usually, my flex points are spent on things like free catalogs for you – but this time I could do both! It was also hard work – I hope I have the stamina to keep it up! haha!
The lanyard was from my roommate and friend, Brenda Myers. She lives Southeast of me, so I drove to her and picked her up on the way down (I let her drive from her place. haha!) The red leather book is supposed to be a passport cover (incentive to earn a trip out of the country). We had a package of 3 pens, our name tags and ribbons. Some demos had ribbon swag down to their belly buttons! We also got a planner which I shared on my Facebook page (some of these photos are there as well.)
Look at all the bags! Here is a close up:
The tables were all pretty and set up with secret supplies! I like how they used the Star Framelits and Punch to create the table confetti.
Stampin’ Up! was very generous and let us divide up the supplies afterwards. Even with 5 of us at our table we got lots of extra bounty!
My little bit of photo fun sharing the new catalog that we really can’t share yet! I have a similar one with my prize patrol winnings! Well – stay tuned – as I will be able to share my display stamper projects with you and my fellow Kansas City On Stage Display Stampers and I are collaborating to bring you a Pinterest Board! How fun is that?
The cherry on top – my hubby did not get a migraine while I was gone and he enjoyed his visit with our son (who came and stayed with him so I could attend, I just didn’t feel like I could leave him alone as he can’t take himself to urgent care and we have no family or close friends here).