I was cleaning up / cleaning out some drawers in my craft room and came across some older packaging of Stampin’ Dimensionals and Grid Paper packs, and they all just brought back a flood of memories!
So it just made me wonder… when did you first find Stampin’ UP!? Do you have any older products that you are hanging on to?
I thought it would be fun to have each of you comment on this post and tell me what year you first found Stampin’ UP!
For me: my sister-in-law sent me a catalog in 1993, I was a customer for 2 years, joined Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator in 1995, and I have LOVED every minute of this journey so far!!
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I know S.U. from 2019-2020 (I don’t know exact …) and I had joint S.U. as demonstrator in febr. 2021. I like Stampin Up but I don’t be at Facebook, Youtube etc. but I make cards for the Salvation Army and Mission Timothee in France. I know many people from those organisations.
I found SU when a friend of mine gave me a catalog to look through. I scheduled a party at my home in 1998 about 30 years and it was a big success. I decided to become a demonstrator at that party. I have stayed with it for about 30 years. Many, many changes have occurred and it seems we may soon be an online store. There is no one like them with all things matching….that is what I love.
I found SU in 2005 in The Villages, FL, and have been hooked ever since.
I had my first Stampin up party in September 2001. 9/11 happened right before the scheduled date of the party and my guests thought we should hold it anyway to try to find some joy at a dark time. It was a well needed distraction. I stayed hooked on paper crafting. I have many many sets from that year and subsequent ones. Classic cars, over the hill, the flamingos, Hanukkah, nursery rhymes, etc. thank you for this opportunity to reflect.
I found it in 1994 and have been stamping ever since! It’s the best therapy ever. Love the picture of the original products/packaging!
Yes! I agree! The best therapy ever!
I had my first Stampin up party in September 2001. 9/11 happened right before the scheduled date of the party and my guests thought we should hold it anyway to try to find some joy at a dark time. It was a well needed distraction. I stayed hooked on paper crafting. I have many many sets from that year and subsequent ones. Classic cars, over the hill, the flamingos, Hanukkah, nursery rhymes, etc. thank you for this opportunity to reflect.
A friend introduced me to Stampin’ Up in 1999. I hosted my first workshop a few weeks later. I found a stamp from 2001 in my stash this week. I still love it!
I was first introduced to Stampin up in 1999. There was a tiny little add placed in our neighborhood paper I attended a gathering at the demo’s home and offered to host a gathering, and signed up immediately. Still loving paper crafting all these years later.
I was at a Stampin Up party over 20 years ago and my son was going to college. I wanted a part time job and while watching the demonstrator I thought I can do that. All she does is stamp and talk!
I earned the cruise my first year and remember being in one of your 6 x6 swaps. Jason was a little guy dressed up in a tuxedo. I feel very blessed to still love what I do and blessed by all the ideas you share.
when did eye :} first find Stampin’ UP?
I have no idea. I’m old and just don’t remember.
I found a small SU catalog at my hair salon and thought that might be a nice hobby after my department was outsourced in 2004 at age 58. I found a local demonstrator and have enjoyed making cards ever since. I love how SU has evolved over the years. I love “meeting” new creative and inspiring demonstrators online.
I started making cards by converting a small bedroom into a craft room. It wasn’t long after that that my husband suggested I move to a larger bedroom and now it is overflowing. I’m so happy I found this wonderful hobby.
in 2010 one of my employees mentioned Stampin’ Up! so I searched for a local demonstrator. we attended one of her classes and I was immediately hooked! I joined in June 2010 and have been happily learning, creating and meeting new friends ever since. I have a team of 8 fantastic ladies and last year I moved out of AZ. I miss them so much, but we meet online every month as they are holding the stamp camps I used to do. I attend their classes now as I watch them grow from hobby demos to having classes and growing their business. Stampin’ Up! is an amazing company and we’ll be here forever! Thank you Patty for your inspiration!
Hi Patty! I am about to have my 10th year as Demonstrator on Oct 12! But I “found” Stampin’ Up! much earlier. My first catalog is dated 2008!
I found a Stampin’ Up! ad in a Creating Keepsakes magazine in 1999. I was an avid scrapbooker and I thought “I could stamp on my pages!” I became a demonstrator for 3-1/2 years, but had to resign for 4 years and was happy to be able to re-join in 2006. The people connections I’ve made through stamping are priceless.
What a fun question! Brings back all those first memories 🙂
I don’t know the year but it was a very long time ago, a friend invited me to a SU party at their church and I have been hooked ever since. I believe one of my first sets was a two step sketched flower with leaves and the ink colors I purchased were mellow moss and two shades of plum. I’m sure I still have that stamp set, inks and possibly the catalog somewhere!
I originally joined Stampin’ Up! As a demonstrator on 2012. With a very active Team Leader (group called Happy {Heart}ists) in Kingwood TX. In 2014 I let my status lapse only to rejoin 5 months later the same year as I loved it too much not to be active. I have a few items from 2012. One is a wood stamp set—“Teeny Tiny Wishes”, it includes every holiday sentiment and still occasionally use it. I have the Bigz Rosette die— made banners for my work parties. Also, I have archived all the old catalogs; it’s so much fun to look through them; I am lost for hours reminiscing and getting inspired.
I found Stampin’ Up in 1999 and signed up as Demo in Dec of that year! I
Recently was re-organizing (again) and found supplies in the old style
Packaging (blue, green, etc)! We’ve come a long way since those days!
Always fun to look back also. I remember watching you with fascination
when beginning on the internet. You have always been a leader! Thanks
Patty.
I went to my first party in 1999. I went to a couple more after that, then had my own party. I enjoyed stamping so much, that in 2000, I joined Stampin’Up. I have a lot of stamp sets from the past 24 years of stamping. Little by little, I’m getting rid of some. My favorite was wood, because you just grab your stamp & stamp. No fiddling with a block….but I do enjoy being able to see where I’m stamping with a photopolymer stamp. Thank you Patty, for all the inspiration you give us!
I was invited to a workshop in Sept 2020. was a customer until Feb 2023. I do have some of my favorite retired DSP. I use the retired 0aper on Cards for my church women’s birthday card ministry.
2008, I found Stampin Up online and looked for a demonstrator near me. She only lived about a half mile from me. That was wonderful to be able to go to her classes. Then when she stopped being a demonstrator, my neighbor told me about you, and you became my demo. I love Stampin Up. I love the quality of the products and how everything goes together and how there are so many good ideas for everything you purchase.
My first memories of Stampin Up are when my adult children (ages 37 and 35) were babies/littles. When I would drive 1 1/2 hrs to visit my mom and a sister, we would stamp while my babies napped. I think I started as a demo in 2011/2012, shortly before I retired. So blessed😄
Years and years ago, a friend was a demonstrator, and she introduced us to SU!
I was at a Patty Bennett demonstration in 1995, I think we were at Janice’s house. I remember embossing with a heated frying pan
Hi Patty,
I joined SU on 9/28/1995. Like you, I can’t believe it has been 28 years, and I still love it!
I was first introduced to Stampin’ Up! in 1996. I attended a meeting where they talked about this stamping company. I was a customer until 1998, I signed up and loved all the festivities of doing home parties. I moved in 2008 and the area was saturated with demonstrators making it difficult to make my quote. I now enjoy having you, Patty, as my demonstrator!!!!!
I was introduced to Stampin Up by a dear friend. She invited me to attend a card buffet at her demonstrator’s home and I was hooked. That was 2014. I have not stopped enjoying stamping ever since.
In 2001 I went to a stamping party and decided with two young children at home, this would be a great way for me to interact with adults and meet new people. I was a demonstrator for 11 years. Now retired from SU and my 50 hour a week job, I follow blogs and still enjoy crafting. Thank you for always sharing
My neighbor showed me a catty around 2007 ? The In Colors were Buckaroo Blue and Cranberry Crisp and some others. What started my 16 yr journey was that catty because of the name-Buckaroo Blue AND the western paper and western stamps. I had horses for 21 years and that just spoke to me. My neighbor went on to become a demonstrator and to this day I am still her customer even though she has moved to another state.
We are both so inspired by your creativeness and willingness to share your all you know!!
2014 Is the date I found Stampin’up and oh so much fun.
I had a friend turn me on to SU back in 2001. Loved it so much I ended up being a demo for a few years. SU has gotten so much better over the years. I still love it!
While on a temp job, one of the admins was an SU demonstrator and convinced me to have a party. I did and loved it. Met her upline and went to a stamp camp she had and ended up signing up under her instead. I still have the first card I stamped in 2005 and have been a demonstrator ever since.
I went to my first Stampin’ Up workshop in 2009 after my husband and I retired to Florida. I’ve been hooked ever since. I periodically join as a demonstrator, as I am now.
I was invited to my first Stampin”UP party in June 2003. I purchased Christmas Stamps to make Christmas Cards. I have been purchasing stamps and ink pads ever since. Back then you had to cut and put the stamps on the wooden block.
The mill where my husband had worked at for 35 years closed. We lived in Missoula, Montana. He did find a job in Washington so he went and I stayed for 1 1/2 more years because of various reasons. I belonged to a woman’s service group and one of the gals was a SU consultant. I went to the workshop having no idea what it was. I know I had alot of fun. About 2 weeks later I decided to join. Just something to do. I dabbled in it for the year I was left in Missoula. I was so scared to have a class. Had my first class and it was a hit. It was an $800 party. Woo Hoo. The year was 2011. I moved to Washington and my husband thought I’d be giving it up in a few years. I’m still doing it and love it. I have a group of friends who get together every month to have a workshop. It’s perfect for me. I do alot of other crafty things also. So I feel like it was almost an accident that I signed up. A really fun accident.
It was 2002, so 21 years
My friend heard about Stampin Up from a sister-in-law who lived in the U.S. As soon as she heard SU was coming to Canada, she signed up to be a demonstrator. I was one of her first customers. I think it was 2002. I was a customer for many years before I became a demonstrator in 2017.
My very good friend was a demonstrator and invited me to a party in the mid-90s. I’ve been loving it ever since. Have been a demonstrator off and on – on right now!!
I joined in 2000 after I had been taking lessons at a couple of local paper craft stores. A friend sent me an invitation to her party and I was hooked. Loved the stamps and they came in sets for about what I was paying for one stamp.
I found Stampin’ Up! In 2001 while I was living on the Pacific Island of Guam. I was hooked immediately! My friend Sandra (now my upline) suggested I join because my order was so huge. She showed me the latest issue of Stampin’ Success, which had all kinds of alternate uses for the stamps and that clinched it for me! Since that time I’ve returned to the mainland, moved cross country twice and made 2 other major moves in state, as well as moving houses three times. Whew! I still have product with several updated SU logos😊
I was introduced to Stampin Up in 1997 by a friend. I loved scrapbooking and stamping from day one. I am 76 years old and I make all my greeting cards with StampinUp’s products. My family and friends enjoy them and I am happy to hear
that. It is a wonderful hobby.
1997 is when I went to my first workshop. The rest is history!
I found SU! In 1993. I immediately signed up. I’ve done better as a customer and took 5 years off from stamping but I’m back and loving it even more.
I went to a Stampin Up workshop back in 2003 and couldn’t believe how cool the products were and that I could actually make something that looked so professional. I was hooked.
I found STAMPIN’Up in 2001. My friends and I wanted to stamp regularly so we worked with my Upline on a regular girls night in.
My Upline’s house burned down the night before our gathering in May. I hadn’t heard from her. I called and learned about the fire.
My Upline met up with one of my friends and picked up a garbage bag with things that survived the fire and I ended up doing my own workshop.
Here I am 22 years later still stamping with STAMPIN’Up
I love the combo Real Red and Granny AppleGreen🌸
I discovered SU in 2005 when a friend sent me one of her cards. I became a hobby demonstrator in 2018 and still love making cards for friends and family.
I first was introduced to Stampin’ Up in 1993 when a friend became a demonstrator. I enjoyed stamping as a customer for many years and finally took the leap to become a demonstrator myself in 2021.
I first came across Stampin Up around 1992. I introduced a friend to rubber stamping,then she heard about Stampin Upand became a demonstrator. we have been stamping ever since.
I joined SU in 2004 so I would say I first learned about it in 2003 at a workshop. I was hooked!!
1998 thanks to a group of fellow teachers. We had workshops once a month. SU and these workshops rejuvenated the artistic bug in me, and I have been stamping and collecting ever since. I met my upline in 2005 when our children were in Marching band together.
Hi Patty, I have been around Stampin Up as long as you have. I have old Stampin Up stamps that we had to cut out the rubber stamps and place them on the wooden blocks dating back to 1997. I have the Wheels with the red rubber stamping wheels on them that you rollded on the ink pad and then rolled it onto your paper to make the design. Some of them I have never used, they have never been inked. What do I do with these? LOL!
I think I donated all my wheels after they retired several years ago.