I LOVE STAMPIN' UP!
I've been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for 5 years. I've had a great business with success in the past, but for now am basically a hobby demo.
I love to create.
Every year SU has an artisan contest where you can submit projects you have hand stamped and created to possibly win:
$500 cash
$500 shopping spree from the catalog
dinner with Shelli, co-founder
I decided to try for the contest and spent hours getting my projects ready:
Two 3-D items
Five cards
3 scrapbook pages
Here are a few pix of my creations:
making a lovely mess in our living room
cookie sheet magnet board
tootsie roll banks
It was so fun and I had a blast creating and stamping!!However, my dear cousin so kindly pointed out to me on one of my scrapbook pages I used a retired stamp set!!!!!!!!!!!
DEATH BECOMES ME.
I can't believe I didn't realize that. Why can't I be more analytical??
I'm disqualified now.
No chance of $$$ for me.
I'm totally devastated. It sucks. I'm going to go cry a river.
There's always next year. But that's far away.
I need to pay someone to help me not procrastinate things and be more cautious. My expressiveness ruins my life because I'm so antsy to get things done!!!!!!
When will I ever learn.
16 comments:
oh no oh no oh no oh NOOOOOOOOO! Oh Jill, I hurt for you! I know how long it must have taken you to create and then pack and then mail your projects (a wasted trip to the post office!!! Boo hiss!) You poor girl. I'm so so sorry... And you don't even get your stuff back right??? Dang. :(
Their is always next year and you did GREAT work so we shall see your name next year with that title!! Cute projects.
SOOOOO sorry! That is really crummy~ take consolation in knowing that we all think you are the winner in our books! So stinkin' cute! You've got the title in the bag next year!
Boo! Oh well, it was super cute anyway!
a retired stamp set?? heaven forbid! how could you??
your projects turned out so cute, looked like a ton of work too! i really love the banks. you totally win in my book.
Well your projects are DARLING! So I wouldn't feel too bad! :) I LOVE Stampin' up!!
But they are so very cute! Sorry about the bummer news. Oh man!
Okay those banks are the cutest ever! Bummer that the set is retired. I swear they retire things right and left these days!
Jill, that is really poopy!! I am just like that too, I never notice those small details once I start a project. Kev ALWAYS has a way of noticing things like that.
Your ideas are really impressive and I love them!
Oh Jill, that is a bummer! Your projects are so dang cute though! You did a great job! :) You are right though...there is always next year!
Thanks for sharing your fun projects! I love your 3D itams! :)
That is the pits, Jill. Your projects are the cutest ever. How cute is that bank and magnet board! Definitely Stampin Ups loss!
NOOOOOOO!!! That's so sad, especially because the projects are all so stinkin cute! sorry :(
I think I would rather know now than excitedly wait for 2 months for the announcement AND then get the bad news--or no news and then have no idea why.
You were on time and they were FABULOUS ideas--you win in my book too.
Maybe they'll have a "retired stamp set" contest...you'd for sure win! Keep your head up, girl. I love you!
Now you need to announce that you may have a chance still and they are changing the rules JUST for YOU! :) Hehe. I love these things and I'm SO HAPPY they are re-thinking things! I didn't know you got dinner with Shelli! Man...I would have tried! Next year...I'm going for it! :) Love ya!
Oh that stinks!! Those are such CUTE projecst..sorry I'm bummed for you. I'm so impressed with your craft skills though!
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