It's nearly the end of the week I gave myself to get you to fall in love with Gorgeous Grunge, Stampin' Up's trendy new stamp set that has given a few of you pause as you wondered what kinds of uses it could be put to. I hope I've convinced at least a few of you that this is a set you need to have in your repertoire! Click here to view it in my online store.
I had a lot of fun on this card. It started out the same way as this one, but then I added in Pool Party to the Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla color scheme. I used a Vintage Designer Button and added a 1/2 inch circle punch which exactly fit the center. I edged the round focal point piece with Baked Brown Sugar ruffled stretch trim–my favorite new ribbon!! It's so versatile and pretty. We also have faux stitching, Vanilla seam binding, the emboss-resist technique, and of course, lots and LOTS of sponging. The Gorgeous Grunge stamp set comes into play again as a background for both the focal point circle piece and the card base.
So that's the card…. now for my undying gratitude. Yesterday all the little pieces fell into place, and I promoted to Executive with Stampin' Up. For those of you to whom that doesn't mean anything, to give you an idea, it is seven levels up from where I started. Each level's requirements are more difficult to acheive, and involve a combination of my own sales, the number of people on my team, and the leadership makeup of that team. It's fairly rare for demonstrators to get to Executive, and I have been working on this four years now, so it means a LOT to me to have finally acheived that dream. I also get a big free product bundle with each new catalog that comes out, and I got a one-time cash bonus, and my Convention and Leadership registrations are free now, too. Amazing perks from an amazing company!
I love, love, LOVE what I do.
LOVE it.
And it's super fun to have a"shortcut" title that tells other demos at a glance that I've put in a lot of time and effort building my business.
But my favorite title of all is still just "demonstrator."
I am honored to be yours.
So this means I have my very own Stampin’ Up Executive? I’m feeling pretty fancy right now!
Congratulations! You deserve the perks…and the recognition! You work hard, and you strive to inspire and motivate the rest of us. Most importantly, you always put God first, and then your family. I want to be just like you when I grow up!
Loving the grunge! Congratulations on achieving your AMAZING goal! I do know how difficult this level is to achieve! You are so deserving of this for all that you do for your team and OTHER demos as well!
Congrats to you and your amazing accomplishments! Enjoy your newest success!
Congrats on the promotion. You work so hard at this and are an inspiration to so many. You definitely earned it!
P.S. I love the card. Can’t wait to get this set.
Congratulations Lyssa on such a huge accomplishment! See you at convention 🙂
Congratulations on promoting to Executive! What an astounding accomplishment! I enjoy following your blog and can tell you put a lot of time and effort in to bringing your customers the latest and greatest SU has to offer. I know you are thrilled!
GORGEOUS Card!! Congratulations again on your awesome achievements!!
Congratulations, Lyssa!! Don’t know of anyone who’s worked harder to achieve this fabulous goal!
Congrats on your new promotion! Love the card too!
Congratulations, Lyssa! What a thrilling accomplishment! To have all that hard work and dedication pay off must feel incredible. Your love for what you do, for sharing, for your family, and for God shines in through your blog posts. Your success is well-deserved.
LYSSA! Can’t say I’m surprised, I know how hard you work your business. HUGE congratulations headed your way! Hugs, MSBetsyZ
Congrats Lyssa! Great work and dedication and beautiful work that we appreciate 🙂
Also love the grunge now and will put it on my next order. Also really like this card and just pinned it
Love this card. All the little details are just perfect. And huge congrats on the well-earned promotion.
Congratulations! Very well deserved reward to someone that has inspired so many with your words and talent. Good for you, Lyssa!
Congratulations Lyssa. All your hard work is really paying off for you. It’s great that it’s doing somthing that you love so much. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Congrats on the big promotion! Thanks for sharing so much with us. I love the card and the inspiration.
I’ve been loving this week’s grunge! Pretty grunge, grungy grunge, you’ve covered it all. The hard part has been having to wait to order the stamps, as here in the UK we’ve had to wait until today.
Thank you for sharing: there’ll be a lot of case-ing going on here!
Congrats Lyssa!
And a beautiful card!
Congratulations on your milestone achievement Lyssa!! You have really been busting your tail over the past couple of years that I’ve been following your blog – I am so happy that another one of your dreams came true! Hugs – Deepa 🙂
Congratulations, Lyssa! I’m so excited for you. Best wishes for your continued success. * hugs * =)