Thursday, July 11, 2024

Fall Catalog Kick-Off

 Ready for our next in-person gathering?  

Mark your calendar for August 24th in Omro, WI


Thursday, May 30, 2024

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Stamping STARS * * * FALL Gathering

 

Join us October 21st or from the comfort of your own home

Event Plans

  • Crafting presentations
    … “sweet” suite reviews with ideas for using bundles, suites, and collections 
    … the joy of playing with different artistic techniques and fancy folds

  • Crafting Make and Takes
    Packets will be sent to those attending virtually

  • For the Business Demo
      the joy of creating and the joy of sharing our creations and our creativity

  • multiple categories for this event:
    choose as many as you want. What are you interested in? a general greeting card? themed trades?
  • card contest  your swaps will be your contest entries . . . yes! we have prizes
  • Register your intention to trade👉 Click here to sign-up for 1 or more trades
    ... Deadline to sign-up is Friday October 6th
  • Trade Rules:
    Be sure to read through Our Swap Guidelines 
  • Card Contest:
    remember your trade is your entry into the card contests
    AND there is a contest category for the Challenge Product Contest from our last gathering: White Center Specialty Paper this is not a trade but you are submitting one card that you won't get back so be sure to make another for yourself

 

Guests
You are welcome to invite potential downline.  
This is a great opportunity for conversations with them about the JOY of joining your team and being part of an active group of crafters, as well as the financial benefits of being a demonstrator. Your guests will come away with lots of cute projects and with ideas for sharing the JOY of crafting with their own social circle.
  • non-demo guests attending will get to make some fun projects
    and see some inspiring presentations on how to use the product.
  • re the business part of the event:  Your non-demo friends will hear additional casual references in each presentation to ways the product can be shared with others - potentially resulting in them being excited to share their love of SU and therefore helping your business to grow. 

Registration



Register on-line Here


$35.00

Download the paper registration form
and mail with your check


Keep up with Event Announcements


Details & Deadlines
  • date & Location
    In-person October 21st in McFarland, WI

  • Reg Deadline:
    Event Registration and Trade Poll both close Friday October 6th
    ...This gives everyone a full 2 weeks to prepare materials and swaps.
  • Masks? as of this posting Dane County is not requiring mask use. We will have seating socially distanced and you are welcome to wear a mask if you choose. Out of respect for the venue and gratitude for our use of the space, we will follow their protocols at the time of the event and expect your flexibility for this crazy world we live in. 

  • Virtual Attendance
    ... we will record all the presentations at the in-person event for you to view after the event.

    ... watch the presentations on-line at your own pace
        and do the Make and Takes in the comfort of your own stamping space

  • Options for Sharing
    * in person attendees may freely share photographs of presentations and displays
    * digital content ... YES! you can invite a friend to watch with you. 
    But if they want their own Make & Take projects or their own access to the digital content later they will need to register for the event. 

Share the link to this page with team mates and potential team mates.

See you in October

Joyce and Katie

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Contest Winners from our July Event

 Oh my goodness, there is so much talent in our group.  I love doing trades because I come home with such wonderful projects.  

All the cards for the swaps are entered into a contest and here are the winners;

Category #1: GENERAL TRADE CARD

1st place card by Deb Geier

2nd place winner also by Deb Geier

Category #2: A CHRISTMAS CARD USING A NON-CHRISTMAS SET

1st place was Michelle Davis


Category #3: WATER RELATED - this category had a tie
featuring water either as the image or the technique
card by Katie Johnson

card by Sherrie Wilson

Category #4: CHALLENGE CATEGORY
In addition to the swap categories, at each event we give people a sample of a product to use on a card for the next event's Challenge Category. The product to be used this time was the Textured Shimmer Paper. This category again had a tie in the voting. These were the winners

card by Irena Bartolerio

card by Deb Geier

We hope to see you at our next gathering - October 21st. Our challenge product for the October event will be the White Center Specialty Paper.

Stay tuned for info on our next event - see you in October.


Thursday, June 8, 2023

Summer Explorations


including an optional Shoebox Swap Friday night for those interested.

Event Plans

  • Crafting presentations
    ** exploring masks/stencils and embossing paste
    ** re-visiting the concept of the Stamp-a-ma-Jig and alternatives for the Stamparatus
    ** additional product showcases and more stamping presentations

  • Crafting Make and Takes
    Packets will be sent to those attending virtually

  • For the Business Demo
    discussions include pricing a class, collaborative fundraisers and technology tools
  • multiple categories for this event:
    choose as many as you want. What are you interested in? a general greeting card? themed trades?
  • card contest  your swaps will be your contest entries . . . yes! we have prizes
  • Register your intention to trade: Click here to sign-up for 1 or more trades
    ... Deadline to sign-up is Saturday July 1st
  • Trade Rules:
    Be sure to read through Our Swap Guidelines 
  • Card Contest:
    remember your trade is your entry into the card contests
    AND there is a contest category for the Challenge Product from last month: Textured Shimmer Paper this is not a trade but you are submitting one card that you won't get back so be sure to make another for yourself

 

Guests
You are welcome to invite potential downline. This is a great opportunity for conversations with them about joining your team and the benefits of being a demonstrator . . . give them the additional gift of expanding their social circle with connections to other passionate paper crafters.
  • non-demo guests attending will get to make some fun projects
    and see some inspiring presentations on how to use the product.

  • re the business part of the event:  Your non-demo friends will hear additional casual references in each presentation to ways the product can be shared with others - potentially resulting in them being excited to share their love of SU and therefore helping your business to grow. 

Registration
registration is now closed for this event

Be sure you're on our mailing list to get the details of our October gathering








Keep up with Event Announcements


Details & Deadlines
  • date & Location
    In-person July 15th in McFarland, WI

  • Reg Deadline:
    Event Registration and Trade Poll both close Saturday July 1st
    ...This gives everyone a full 2 weeks to prepare materials and swaps.
  • Masks? as of this posting Dane County is not requiring mask use. We will have seating socially distanced and you are welcome to wear a mask if you choose. Out of respect for the venue and gratitude for our use of the space, we will follow their protocols at the time of the event and expect your flexibility for this crazy world we live in. 

  • Virtual Attendance
    ... we will record all the presentations at the in-person event for you to view after the event.

    ... watch the presentations on-line at your own pace
        and do the Make and Takes in the comfort of your own stamping space

  • Options for Sharing
    * in person attendees may freely share photographs of presentations and displays
    * digital content ... YES! you can invite a friend to watch with you. 
    But if they want their own Make & Take projects or their own access to the digital content later they will need to register for the event. 

Share the link to this page with team mates and potential team mates.

See you in July

Joyce and Katie

Friday, March 17, 2023

Stamping STARS April Gathering

 

Madison Area Stamping Stars April Gathering

Event Plans

  • Crafting presentations
    ** showcasing the techniques, folds and creative ways to use our product
    ** with tips and projects that will work with a variety of different bundles

  • Crafting Make and Takes
    Packets will be sent to those attending virtually

  • For the Business Demo
    ** Ideas for using our Make & Take projects in a class
    **we'll explore a variety of ways to apply this word to our crafting
        → balanced crafting:  balanced projects (color, layout) and use of all our tools
        → mindset balance: thoughts on how we spend our time and money and more
  • multiple categories for this event:
    choose as many as you want. What are you interested in? a general greeting card? themed trades?
  • card contest  your swaps will be your contest entries . . . yes! we have prizes
  • Register your intention to trade: Click here to sign-up for 1 or more trades
    ... Deadline to sign-up is Saturday April 1st
  • Trade Rules:
    Be sure to read through Our Swap Guidelines 
  • Card Contest:
    remember your trade is your entry into the card contests
    AND there is a contest category for the Challenge Product from last month: The Vellum Cardstock  this is not a trade but you are submitting one card that you won't get back so be sure to make another for yourself

 

Guests
You are welcome to invite potential downline. This is a great opportunity for conversations with them about joining your team and the benefits of being a demonstrator . . . give them the additional gift of expanding their social circle with connections to other passionate paper crafters.
  • non-demo guests attending will get to make some fun projects
    and see some inspiring presentations on how to use the product.

  • re the business part of the event:  Your non-demo friends will hear additional casual references in each presentation to ways the product can be shared with others - potentially resulting in them being excited to share their love of SU and therefore helping your business to grow. 

Registration Registration
registration is now closed for this event
be sure you're on our email list to get timely event notification


Keep up with Event Announcements
on our Facebook Group Page 


Details & Deadlines
  • date & Location
    In-person April 15th in McFarland, WI

  • Reg Deadline:
    Event Registration and Trade Poll both close Saturday April 1st

    ...This gives everyone a full 2 weeks to prepare materials and swaps.
  • Masks? as of this posting Dane County is not requiring mask use. We will have seating socially distanced and you are welcome to wear a mask if you choose. Out of respect for the venue and gratitude for our use of the space, we will follow their protocols at the time of the event and expect your flexibility for this crazy world we live in. 

  • Virtual Attendance
    ... we will record all the presentations at the in-person event for you to view after the event.

    ... watch the presentations on-line at your own pace
        and do the Make and Takes in the comfort of your own stamping space

  • Options for Sharing
    * in person attendees may freely share photographs of presentations and displays
    * digital content ... YES! you can invite a friend to watch with you. 
    But if they want their own Make & Take projects or their own access to the digital content later they will need to register for the event. 

Share the link to this page with team mates and potential team mates.

See you in April

Joyce and Katie

Sunday, February 19, 2023

STARS theme for the April Gathering


The theme for our April gathering will be "BALANCE"

There are so many ways to apply this word
to both our crafting and to our business.

color balance, layout balance,
balanced use of supplies

balancing the use of our time, our finances,
how we interact with customers and more

Watch for more details coming soon.