One of my favorite parts of being a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator is finding fun ways to introduce new products—and even more fun when I can involve my team and my customers in the process! I sometimes call this process "Choose What I Use." As we welcomed the newest In Colors, I decided to turn our team meeting into a little color challenge. Stampin' Up! shared suggested color combinations for each new In Color, and instead of simply showing finished cards, I let my team decide which...

Wednesday I hosted another What's Up! Stampers?+ Facebook Live, and we had a wonderful time exploring the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folders! During our one-hour class, I shared several creative techniques for getting even more from your embossing folders. It's amazing how one simple tool can create so many different looks and textures for your handmade cards. To put those ideas into action, I demonstrated three of the techniques from the class and used each one to create a beautiful card....

Some friendships are just meant to be! Tracy Filter and I first met at a Stampin' Up!® Leadership event in Phoenix back in 2010, and we've been friends ever since. Even though we live miles apart, we always enjoy spending time together whenever we can. With so many years behind us, it's hard to remember ourselves this young. 😂 Recently, I was staying at Tracy's house while attending an event for my day job, and before long we were surrounded by cardstock, stamps, and Designer Series Paper....