Peggy and I made plans to do a little shopping and spend some time visiting with new friends.
On day two I met Angie Juda, who is not only an amazing demonstrator, but also a passionate quilter. She actually brought her sewing machine on the trip and made a quilt on day two and another on day 3. She showed me how she could make them so quickly with so I thought I’d try it and make myself a Founder’s Circle Quilt. So in the morning 4 of us piled in a car and went to 2 quilt shops. In the afternoon I made another trip to yet another quilt shop with Angie and a few other demonstrators and bought another package of fabric. I’m excited to get started on it.
One thing that also makes it special is I was able to use part of my $150 gift certificate I earned from Stampin’ Up! to purchase the materials.
In the late afternoon we celebrated our final event on the lawn of an art museum for a beautiful early dinner. As always, Stampin’ Up! sets the stage with a wonderful table setting. We each received a little gift box from Sara, Shelli’s daughter and acting interim CEO of Stampin’ Up! In the box was a stone with the word “Inspire” engraved into it. Sara said it’s because we inspire her so much and we inspire our customers and friends and it causes a ripple effect just like when a stone is thrown into the water. I liked the metaphor since the theme of this years Founder’s Circle was “The Last Splash” since it’s the last Founder’s Circle they will be having.
After dinner we went to a live performance of West Side Story which was performed “in the round”. It was a beautiful and touching performance. When we got back to the hotel there were lot’s of sad good-bye’s as day 5 is going home day and it will be a long time before many of us will see each other again.
When I returned t my room at the end of the evening I had yet another gift on the bed from Stampin’ Up! It was a Pandora bracelet with a beach ball charm to commemorate this trip.
DON’T FORGET MY FOUNDER’S CIRCLE SPECIAL
I want to thank you all and celebrate with you, so while I’m gone to Founder’s Circle, from September 16th – September 20th, I will reward every online order of $50 or more with a free gift (of my choice) from the Holiday Catalog.
All you have to do is click the shop now button which will bring you to my online store. Then all you have to do is click on shop now along the top row and enter the items you want to order. Be sure to enter Hostess Code YZ4P2Z3C and make sure you DO NOT click no contact. If you do that I won’t know who placed the order and you won’t get your free gift. If you have any questions on this pop me an email and I’ll help you out.
IMPORTANT
I received a number of online orders from people taking advantage of my Founder’s Circle Special that clicked the “no contact” button. If you did this please email me with your name and address as well as what you ordered so that I can send you your free gift. When “No Contact” is clicked I have no way of telling who placed the order.
