Gathering for Greatness 2016

This past weekend I had the good fortune to participate in an event for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, developed by Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and we gathered in Phoenix from all over the United States…and even an American demonstrator living in Germany!! Here is a group photo of everyone in attendance:

We shared 2 1/2 days together, listening to amazingly talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators share their journeys and business tips with us. Two of those who gave presentations were Brian King and his (and my) up line, Mary Fish.

Stamp with Brian

Stampin’ Pretty

It was an intense two days as we scribbled our notes, gathering ideas for our businesses, but their was lots of social time as well to reunite with old friends and make new ones:

Here we are, hard at work:

and playing games:

The group of demonstrators that I belong to is called “The Pretty Pals”, or just “The Pals” because we are all signed up under Mary Fish of Stampin’ Pretty in one way or another and were well represented at the event:

What did I come away with? A renewed sense of who I am as an artist and great ideas on how I might share my creative passion with others. I will be developing ideas in the days and weeks to come on how I might share share what I love both online and in person. I love the idea of using stamping as a way to gather together, build relationships and have fun!

Of course, whenever and wherever stampers gather, there will be swaps! Here are a few, I will be sharing more in the coming weeks:

I will be back tomorrow with a little something fun to share 🙂

Thank you for sharing this journey with me!