Stamp with Jeanne:

Hi,

My name's Jeanne Ciolli and I am a stampascrappaholic!

I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator since August, 2003 and absolutely LOVE what I do. Having the opportunity to share my passion for stamping and scrapbooking is truly an honor.

When I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator my only goal was to get a discount on my stamp purchases. I had absolutely NO intention of being an actual "working demonstrator". There was NO WAY I was ever, never EVER, going to host a workshop or book parties. Little did I know that my whole life was about to change. Prior to joining Stampin' Up! I was very shy and the thought of standing up in front of anyone scared the begeebies out of me (people who know me now are laughing at this statement). A friend encouraged me to host a Mommy & Me workshop for 10 of her friends. The party turned out to have over 30 people, sixteen of whom were 13-year-old very excited cheerleaders! I chose to do a project with Dazzlin' Diamonds glitter...need I say more? It was a crazy day and a total blast! I was completely hooked the moment I saw the sparkle in the girls' eyes when they saw what they created on their own with rubber stamps! Of course, thanks to the Dazzlin' Diamonds eyes were not the only things sparkling. I think my hostess is probably still trying to vacuum the "sparkle" out of her carpet! From this party I booked several workshops and I was on my way to a new career!

I love teaching the art of stamping and scrapbooking. I went from being afraid to speak in front of anyone, to speaking in front of thousands of demonstrators at Convention in 2006. I still can't believe I did that without fainting, losing my lunch, peeing my pants or having a heart attack! The self-esteem I gained through being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator has been wonderful, but the best part of being a demonstrator is the people I've met along the way. From meeting hundreds of new people at workshops to building a downline of demonstrators who have become wonderful friends, I will forever count my blessings for each and every person I've met.

My mission as a demonstrator is to show people who think they don't have a creative bone in their body what THEY can do with a stamp, ink and paper! Truly, for me it's about FUN and FRIENDSHIPS!

My Stampin' Up! business is very important to me. This is a full-time business for me. I work incredibly hard to offer fun, creative ideas and classes, excellent customer service to my clients, and total support to my Sparkles Team. I host monthly online classes for my Paper Pumpkin Peeps, a free Mystery Stamping event to thank my customers for their orders, special Card Classes in the Mail, weekly Facebook Lives with tips, tricks, techniques, and treats, as well a full line of Sampler, Banner, and Garland to-go kits that are extremely popular. The level of success I have achieved with Stampin' Up! is accomplished by a substantially small percentage of demonstrators that have put in a significant amount of work and effort, not representative of a typical Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

A little bit more about me personally...

I have been married to a fantastic, loving, supportive, and PATIENT man named Dennis for over 45 years. Amazing since in my mind, I am still only 35 years old. Little did Dennis know when I joined Stampin' Up! he did too. While I'm at work designing or hosting online events and classes, Dennis cuts all of the paper needed for the numerous kits we mail out each month. I am so appreciative of his support. Dennis and I have two sons, two daughter-in-laws, and two beautiful granddaughters. We also have a sweet fur baby named Lexi that we totally adore. So much so that I think the boys may be a little jealous of their fur sister at this point.

I love to laugh and have others laugh right along with me. In addition to stamping and scrapbooking, I enjoy traveling, photography, reading, writing, and eating chocolate. I am very social and love hanging out with friends. But that's enough about me, I would love to know more about you and what brought you here. Please feel free to introduce yourself by writing a comment below.

I hope you're enjoying your visit to my blog and check back often. I LOVE feedback and would appreciate any comments you care to share. It's the only way for me to know there are people out there looking at the blog and what you would like to see. I love to teach and if there's ANYTHING I can do to help you or make your stampin' wishes come true, I'm only an email, text or phone call away.

Take care and Happy Stampin'!

Jeanne

Comments

Hi Jeanne!
I just discovered your website and love it! I love SU products, but have been frustrated that they don't show enough scrapbooking ideas using their products in their catalogs or online. I love your scrapbook pages, especially because I have a lot of the supplies already, and can get going right away! I love the Simply Scrappin kits, too. What a deal!
Thanks for all the great ideas!
Denise

Posted by: Denise Adams | February 25, 2011 at 02:54 PM