#OnStage2025 -Day One Continued -- Opening Ceremony!

Here I am blogging about #OnStage2025 highlights. This is the second blog post as I will breakdown by four days.  As I reflect I can not believe everything we saw. This blog will be fun to relive one of my many 2025 highlights. And it’s only March! Registration or check in was noon to 4:00 on Thursday, March 13th. The opening ceremony Main Stage started at 4:00 PM.  Their Welcome Party was 6-8:00 PM. Then at 8:30 had dinner reservations with Accountability Group.  

My smile says it all! Darla Ann Marker Tweeten, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from Iowa. Being amongst some of my fellow stamping friends surrounded by color. This post is dedicated to those demonstrators who were not able to get a spot at #OnStage2025 and those unable to attend due to life circumstances. Lifting prayers for them.

Organization is key at events with 2000 plus folks! This was the registration area as you entered the Raleigh, North Carolina convention center. Registration went fast as I checked in about 3:00 PM.  Can you see the decorated steps in the background.  You will see many pictures with this background as a photo op. 

Our swag bag and goodies we received at registration. The bag is big and very durable. It’ll be fun to use and fill up with essentials. Our name tag was to admit into sessions. 

Guess who I saw next?  Yes these wonderful sideline demonstrators Nancy from Virginia and Gwen from Cedar Falls. I had meet these two last year at #OnStage2024.  It was fabulous seeing them again.  A reunion of old friends. 

Guess who I also saw? BethAnn from PA, Teresa and Diana both from Raleigh, and Karen from OH. All four of these gals I have known via zoom meetings and training.  A joy to meet in person at #OnStage2025.  There smiles say it all too.  

We love photo ops. There were several of them along the way to the fourth floor of the convention center. Another two stamper sisters from PA, Laura and Bethany! Bethany was my 2024OnStage roommate. Laura is Bethany’s January 2024 recruit and is a Silver title already!! 

Sara Douglas was approachable and sincere when talking and taking photographs.  Always a long line that moved fast. Her smile always makes me smile.  You can tell she appreciates people and needs people.  

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There were 21 of us between Kelly Barb and Dena’s Team. Several stamping sisters were good about reserving chairs so we could sit together. We tried to sit towards the back in the center each session. 

I was very surprised and yet happy to receive the New 2025-2026 Annual Catalog at the first session. The format is back to normal. Showcasing tools, adhesives, paper all on their own pages. It still has the main layout of kits first, ephemera packs and coordinating envelopes then the stamp sets by new and returning. Thank you Stampin’ Up! for listening to us. 

The camera crew asked us to raise our catalogs! 

Teresa walked across the stage. That is a big highlight to a demonstrator. 

A view of the #OnStage session area! Any where you sat, the views were good from the main stage.  Everyone is friendly and helpful. Quiet during the presentations, could hear a pin drop.  Demonstrators love to watch presentations.  Learning about new products.  Getting inspiration from the best people.  Enjoyable. 

Demo of new product Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection 165217 page 52.  Beautiful Motifs and Gallery Blooms Stamp Sets. 6x6 Designer Series Paper 165196 $12.50. Page 119 of the new Annual Catalog. 

Demo of some very elegant paper the Beautiful Gallery 6x6! Makes a simple card in zero time. 

Look closely at this Beautiful Motifs bundle stamp and die cut. It partially cuts out the image. To create a 3D effect.  

Worried about assembling straight! Angle your layers. Criss cross. Beautiful to the eye! 

The new May product as a scrapbook pages. Some of the paper was used as a memory home! With black and white photographs. 

And, here we are! Part of us anyways. It was amazing to meet people that we’ve seen on zoom calls. 

Selene is a sweet stamper friend. Amazing to briefly talk. 

Oh and the sisters from Utah. Melodie and April. April is one of my accountability partners. 

Myself and my upline, Dena Rekow.  She is one of the best leaders, stampers, and inspiration to all of her 200+ team members.  Dena works hard and is a very generous.  I feel fortunate to have her as my upline.  She has displayed and taught me so much.  Every time I am with Dena, she motivates me to be a better person. Thank you, Dena. 

Sneak Peek 2025-2027 In Colors.  More information to come in future blogs.

Ask me about my story. I'd love to share with you my why! I've became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator March of 2018. Before that I was a scrapbooker and photographer preserving memories besides worked full time as a human resources director at a local financial planning firm.

My Top Reasons I love being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator:

I enjoy the discount,

Early releases,

Special groups,

Special events,

Team fun,

Always learning,

Fun in life, and

Hands down, the best feature, are the friendships.

Afterwards, I'd love to hear your story, your why! Then, if you want to become a demonstrator, Link to Join Team join my team during Saleabration to earn some fabulous free markers and an exclusive stamp set. Join one of our stamping classes held the third Friday of each month at my home. Where you will assemble two to three cards and meet new and old friends.

Find me on Facebook Tweet Be Happy Business Page where I love to share ideas, share cards, and post my events. Check at least once a week for Stampin' Up! Specials.  We find out about specials 24-48 hours in advance.  Otherwise, they like to surprise us too.   On Line Store open 24/7/365 days. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Ask any questions you may have to tweetbehappy@gmail.com. 

Thank you for stopping by Tweet Be Happy Blog.  Return again to get inspiration, learn a technique, or just to see what this Iowa farm girl is doing.  It may be exciting, or it may be down right relaxing.  Whatever it is, I welcome you to this blog each time.  

Blessings on your day.  Today is a good day for a good day.  Give praises to those that take care of our cooperatives and truckers who deliver our goods. It's a good time to pray and extra prayer for first responders. God Bless your day! Let's stamp! Darla T.