As you may have notice, I haven't blog in a week. That's because I took a break to enjoy my $1 Million Sales Milestone Trip to the Stampin' Up! home office! I'm so glad I did, as I really wanted to be able to take in every moment. and that I did. See beleow for photos of my day one experiences!
You might be wondering what I'm holding in my hand. It's a million dollar stamp (both rubber and photopolymer) and a beautifully etched clear block. What a lovely surprise!
What is this? Two HUGE baskets of Stampin' Up! product. Rett explained that this was their donation area and they had one ready to go out along with a letter. He had me read the letter out loud. It turned out to be a donation to a Girl Scout Council in Minnesota! I was deeply touched by their generosity. Girl Scouts was a very big part of my life growing up, as well as my girls as they grew up.
Our taco bar lunch with Cori Hancock, Steve Ensmigner, Rett Christensen and Brian Pilling.
Working with Kathy Pitt on my stamp set design.
I had to get a shot of Shelli training Gene on the Stamparatus! He was a good sport and stamped all 100 note cards and envelopes!
While stamping Shelli even thanked me for selecting "stamping with Sara & Shelli" as one of my activities. Are you kidding…I wouldn't have missed it. I felt like I was stamping with my BFF's. It was so much fun and both Sara and Shelli were a delight to spend time with.
Here's the card we made. I selected my favorite stamp set from the upcoming 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, Accented Blooms. Along with my favorite, Note Cards & Envelopes. As we stamped and colored, the coloring evolved into a simple and clean look, which is more my style. I love it! It's going out to my top 100 customers – watch for it soon!
Here's the stamping crew…thanks for an awesome time!
The day ended with dinner at the Paris Bistro with Corporate Team members, Jill and Paula.
It was a perfect day from the incredible welcome at the door, the flowers, all the sweet hugs and congratulations we received through out the entire day, the donation baskets, a fun lunch, product sneak peeks, treats everywhere and stamping with my besties! It couldn't have been better. We enjoyed every minute – thank you Stampin' Up!
I do have more pictures, which I'll share tomorrow.
Enjoy~Dawn O
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Congratulations. I love your cards and your tutorials. you show us all some fabulous ideas, and am so happy for you.
Congratulations! You earned this. I love your tutorials and the beautiful cards you make.
Congrats….you earned it!…love you blogs and have learned so much from you…Keep up the good work…and again Congratulations!
What a fabulous celebration for your achievement. Much deserved! Thank you for sharing the photos.
Congratulations, Dawn. I have been on your web update list for several years and can see from the great projects you make why you earned this wonderful award!
God bless you and your business!
Linda Snyder
Congratulations Dawn….. an honor well deserved….
Congratulations! Looks like you had a good time. Not sure how relaxing it was but it looks like you had fun. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
Congratulations! So happy for you. You were the first demonstor I watched regularly online and I remember discussing some of your ideas with my local demonstrator years ago. You were always generous with your tutorials and I have cased many of your cards. Glad your business has been a success .
Congratulations Dawn! What a wonderful time you had stamping with your BFF’s. So much fun. I am so grateful for you and your wonderful ideas and how sweet it is for you to share them with us. You are an inspiration to us all!
Congratulations!! What a great celebration. I love all of your ideas and enjoy your blog so much!
Congratulations! What a wonderful achievement! Very impressive. Can’t wait to see your Million $$$ set. I enjoyed the pictures and even got a little misty. Great job.
How wonderful! Your trip looks like it was a great adventure – and well deserved. Looking forward to seeing your stamp set!
Congratulations Dawn on your special day, which you earned. I love your cards and all the help you give us with stamping. Great also that our State of Minnesota got some special gifts for the Girl Scouts. That’s for sharing pictures and look forward to more tomorrow.
Congratulations Dawn! How fun & exciting for you and your husband! So great to see hard work being acknowledged & rewarded! Have a great summer & have fun with that new stamp!
What a wonderful accomplishment! Isn’t it fun to do something you love? Looking forward to seeing your Million Dollar Stamp.
Big congrats on your milestone achievement! Love
the donation to the Girl Scouts. I’m a big supporter
too. I like the Stamp set you used!
Congratulations Dawn!! What an achievement. You have worked hard to earn it. I can only dream of stamping with Shelli and Sara!! What an honor.
Congratulations Dawn! A huge achievement and all that recognition is so well deserved! I live in Australia so can’t shop with you, but follow your blog and always find your ideas and tutorials so easy to follow. Thank you for sharing your wonderfully creative ideas – best wishes and hugs xx Ann
Well deserved Congratulation, Dawn. You are an inspiration to all Stampin’ Up! demonstrators.
Congratulations Dawn. I enjoy your blog and get a lot of inspiration from you.
Congratulations Dawn! Thank you for sharing your Million Dollar trip with us. You are simply the best!
Congratulations, Dawn, on your milestone achievement! A job well done and well deserved!
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I’ve read them all and overflowing with your generous thoughts and wishes!!
Congratulations Dawn! I can’t say it any better than all the comments above so I say… “Ditto” to them all. It gave me goose bumps looking at your photos and seeing the excitment in your eyes. Thanks for sharing. Yay for you!
Thank you Sharon…you’re so sweet! I appreciate our friendship!
I’m sorry, I’m so far behind in my email reading! Congratulations! What an achievement! But, I really wanted to take time to Thank “YOU” for your $1,000,000 design. I really was worried we wouldn’t have anything new for this wonderful punch. So again, Thank “YOU” and Congratulations!! I do love what you designed!
Thank you Gloria! For the card – I did not design the Accented Blooms stamp set. I selected it as my favorite from the new Annual Catalog to use when stamping with Sara and Shelli…and it did not disappoint…I love the it!