My Stampin' UP Story & My Why...

As far back as I can recall I have always loved playing with paper!  When I was a child, my father was a printer.  I remember going to the basement and selecting different colored papers, folding them, drawing on them, gluing them together.  While I can tell you I never really created anything terribly exciting, the process was always thrilling for me.

A couple of years ago, I took a card making class at a local craft store.  I was instantly hooked!  I had big plans of teaching people how to do this, but how?  Take out ads in the paper?  Well, I must have been living on another planet because I had never even heard of Stampin’ UP or its products until I started visiting different sites on the internet.  I purchased some products and instantly fell in love!   There’s a company that not only makes fabulous, high quality stamps, but makes coordinating paper and inks?!  This was too good to be true!

I quickly signed on to be a hobby demo, but it soon hit me that I could make some money doing something I love!  Now, mind you, I had never been to a workshop, stamp camp, nothing, so this would take some trial and error!  It didn’t happen over night, but I now have 2 stamping clubs going and am holding classes outside of those clubs.  I look forward to venturing into workshops and eventually recruiting.  I’ve always said that if/when I go back to work outside of the home, it will be doing something I love.  That’s exactly what I have done with Stampin’ UP!

What will your Stampin' UP (or even any creativity) story be?
Have you ever thought (dreamed) about doing a job you LOVE?
Do you want to sign on just to get a discount?  That's okay!
Do you want to contribute to your family's income?  Pay off credit card debt?  Take a family trip?
What is holding you back from becoming a demonstrator?  How could your family benefit?
Do you have any comments/questions/concerns that I can address?

Here's "my why" for being a demonstrator....
I want to be successful in my Stampin' UP business so I can contribute to my family earnings, support my child's extra-curricular activities, build life-long friendships, and be free of credit card debt within a year, all while doing something I love!

Have you ever thought of becoming a demonstrator?  Why?  I'd love to hear your story!