Rising Star Trip

I am so blessed to have achieved the Rising Star award this summer! The trip to the home office this week was amazing!!


Day 1: We travelled all day and got together for supper at an adorable Italian restaurant. It was so pretty in Utah with the snow...unlike South Dakota snows ha! It was our first chance to meet the other Rising Stars! Here is the group of achievers...

In true Stampin' Up! style, the table was decorated with lots of personal touches. I love the coordinating projects -- the menu, the flower brooch, and awesome new business cards with the Rising Star logo!

And it is always a fun time getting to meet the demonstrator training team that we always see in videos or events -- they really are just as friendly and funny in person as they are at events!





Day 2: We got to work right away in the morning at the home office in Riverton. All the corporate team was there to greet us at the door...they always make you feel welcome! We toured the offices and the distribution center. They even let us fill the boxes of orders on the pick line...hectic! It's amazing more orders don't have problems. We got to meet with other people in the company too. These are a few of the illustrators for all the stamp sets -- I couldn't even imagine being that creative! I remember the gal on the left came up with Lovely as a Tree set and lady on the right designed Greeting Card Kids.

We also met with one of the designers that pick the colors and all the patterns that are in style for the catalog. Then it was more business training the rest of the day!

 

Day 3: The last day came too quick! We had more training in the morning with lots business tips and times to share with the other Rising Stars. Then we got to do make and takes with some products from the spring catalog that doesn't start until January! The project designers that make all the samples that are shown in catalogs helped us make them (what a cool job!).

We spent a little time out on the town in Salt Lake City and closed the trip at a Brazilian steakhouse eating with the corporate team again. Shelli and Sara -- they are so nice!

And of course we had to finish off the trip with even more awesome gifts to spoil us! A super nice leather bag, a personalized stamp with the Rising Star logo, and a journal made in MDS to write down all our new business ideas! I just barely got everything back in my suitcase to bring home :)

 

Stampin' Up! always treats their demonstrators amazing -- and thank you to all my customers, family, and friends that encouraged me and helped me get this award! I couldn't have made it without you and I enjoyed every minute of sharing what I love :)