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<strong>sharing</strong> <strong>creativity</strong> & <strong>caring</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> september 2011
contact in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the<br />
lighting of a fire.<br />
—William Butler Yeats<br />
At Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!®, we light the fires of <strong>creativity</strong> and<br />
imagination! Often, those sparks come from education<br />
and learning—there is a difference between the two!<br />
We can sit in a classroom and listen to all sorts of things,<br />
but we don’t truly learn until we listen, understand,<br />
absorb . . . and learning takes place in many places<br />
other than a classroom!<br />
In this issue of Stampin’ Success, <strong>for</strong> the first time<br />
ever, we’re weaving a specific topic into almost every<br />
article. The topic is education, and we chose the<br />
September issue because, of course, it’s fall, and<br />
everyone is heading back to school! So learning is<br />
on many of our minds. This is an exciting time as<br />
we anticipate the growth and progress that often<br />
accompanies education, especially when we open<br />
up our minds and embrace what we’re learning.<br />
I’m certainly passionate about learning. While I didn’t<br />
graduate from college, I did attend several semesters<br />
and feel that higher education is a wonderful blessing<br />
worth working <strong>for</strong>!<br />
Even more importantly, however, is a personal<br />
commitment to learning beyond a <strong>for</strong>mal education.<br />
American educator John Dewey wrote that “education<br />
is not preparation <strong>for</strong> life; education is life itself.” If we<br />
are willing and open, we can learn something new<br />
every day of our lives!<br />
Much of the excitement and passion that we share<br />
<strong>for</strong> stamping is rooted in the fact that so much of<br />
this hobby is about learning—new techniques, new<br />
products, new projects. We learn something new<br />
almost every time we sit down to stamp, don’t we?<br />
Even when we stamp alone, we’re trying new things,<br />
but especially when we stamp with others, the<br />
opportunity to share what we know is stimulating!<br />
Whether we’re heading back to school ourselves—<br />
or know someone who is—this time of year can be<br />
an exciting time of learning <strong>for</strong> all of us! I encourage<br />
you to be aware of learning opportunities all around<br />
you, and embrace those opportunities! Life truly is<br />
an education, and I am so grateful to be <strong>sharing</strong> my<br />
education with you!<br />
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commission, incentive, or sales period, you risk<br />
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company to copy pages of Stampin’ Success®<br />
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statements from the Demonstrator Manual<br />
or enlarging patterns); <strong>for</strong> training purposes<br />
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licensed or copied <strong>for</strong> distribution to customers<br />
or others without specific permission.<br />
© 2011 Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />
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23 make a difference during World Card Making Day<br />
24 establish a good habit with recurring workshops<br />
26 fun in the sun with the Gardner family<br />
29 get <strong>your</strong> recruits to say “I do”<br />
7 title promotions June 2011<br />
8 per<strong>for</strong>mance bonuses April–June 2011<br />
9 art contest winners July 2011<br />
10 teresa giordano builds friendships<br />
with stamps<br />
12 ¡celebremos! It’s Hispanic Heritage month!<br />
13 see a need, fill a need with Zeila Perez<br />
10<br />
14<br />
14 the art and science of quilling<br />
16 think outside the scrapbook to preserve<br />
<strong>your</strong> history<br />
18 discover the power of words with the<br />
Petite Pairs Set<br />
20 twisty favors will make you want to twist<br />
and shout!<br />
22 wood sheets aren’t just <strong>for</strong> wood shop<br />
Articles marked with this logo are available in Spanish on the Spanish<br />
demonstrator website under Mi Empresa>Recursos de Mi Empresa><br />
Publicaciones de Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!>Stampin’ Success>2011>Septiembre.<br />
Projects marked with this logo are excellent choices <strong>for</strong> workshop demonstrations.<br />
Cards can be completed in 5–8 minutes, and scrapbook pages in under 15 minutes.<br />
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2 Share a Moment<br />
with Shelli<br />
4 Calendar<br />
5 Art Show<br />
6 Cover Creations<br />
30 FYI<br />
31 Make It Happen<br />
Berry Blossoms<br />
Designer Series Paper<br />
For Everything Set<br />
Woodgrain Background Stamp<br />
Petite Pennants Punch<br />
Crystal Effects ®<br />
19<br />
You’ll find all of our Online Extras on the demonstrator website under My Business><br />
My Business Resources>Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Publications>Stampin’ Success>2011>September.<br />
You'll find the complete supply lists and<br />
instructions <strong>for</strong> these projects in this<br />
month’s Online Extras.<br />
september 2011 3
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />
catalogs<br />
2011 Holiday Mini Catalog sales period<br />
2011–2012 Idea Book & Catalog and Celebrando Creatividad<br />
sales periods<br />
1 2 3<br />
Labor Day (us/<br />
can): Stampin’<br />
<strong>Up</strong>! offices closed<br />
Hispanic<br />
opportunity calls*<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
October 2011<br />
Stampin’ Success<br />
now online<br />
Hispanic<br />
opportunity calls*<br />
Sweet Pressed<br />
Cookie Stamps<br />
preorder begins<br />
Founder’s Circle<br />
Who Is Not Meeting<br />
Quarterly Sales<br />
Minimums report now<br />
available; begin preparing<br />
<strong>for</strong> October workshops<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17<br />
Founder’s Circle<br />
Hispanic<br />
opportunity calls*<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
Hispanic<br />
opportunity calls*<br />
25 26 27 28 29 30<br />
Last <strong>business</strong> day<br />
of the quarter;<br />
October Contest<br />
entries due<br />
august<br />
2011 Holiday Mini Catalog preorder period<br />
2011–2012 Idea Book & Catalog and Celebrando<br />
Creatividad sales periods<br />
2011 Summer Mini Catalog sales period<br />
Buy Three Get One Free: Designer Series Paper<br />
12 September 2011 Stampin’ Success now online<br />
15 Who Is Not Meeting Quarterly Sales<br />
Minimums report now available; begin<br />
preparing <strong>for</strong> September workshops<br />
31 Last <strong>business</strong> day of the month; September<br />
Contest entries due; 2011 Summer Mini<br />
Catalog sales period ends<br />
october<br />
2011 Holiday Mini Catalog sales period<br />
2011–2012 Idea Book & Catalog and Celebrando<br />
Creatividad sales periods<br />
Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps sales period<br />
1 World Card Making Day<br />
10 Thanksgiving Day (can): Calgary office closed<br />
12 November 2011 Stampin’ Success now online<br />
17 Who Is in Pending report now available;<br />
begin preparing <strong>for</strong> November workshops<br />
31 Halloween; last <strong>business</strong> day of the month;<br />
November Contest entries due<br />
november<br />
2011 Holiday Mini Catalog sales period<br />
2011–2012 Idea Book & Catalog and Celebrando<br />
Creatividad sales periods<br />
Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps sales period<br />
14 December 2011 Stampin’ Success now online<br />
15 Who Is Not Meeting Quarterly Sales<br />
Minimums report now available; begin<br />
preparing <strong>for</strong> December workshops<br />
24–25 Thanksgiving holiday (us): Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />
offices closed<br />
30 Last <strong>business</strong> day of the month;<br />
December Contest entries due<br />
*English at 11:00 am (MT); Spanish at 4:00 pm (MT). Call 877-787-7226.<br />
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artshow<br />
Circa 2011<br />
Fifty or a hundred years in the future, the fashions,<br />
styles, and trends of 2011 will be considered vintage.<br />
What’s new today will someday be old—and then new<br />
again! The present will be the past, and the past will be<br />
revered and longed <strong>for</strong>, just like it is today.<br />
Why is a vintage look so appealing? Maybe it’s because<br />
it reminds us of a bygone era—when times were simpler.<br />
Maybe it stirs memories of grandparents or a time we<br />
would love to escape to.<br />
Our creations will someday be vintage. Future students<br />
of art will want to re-create our styles. Who knows? It<br />
may just remind them of our time and turn their hearts<br />
to us.<br />
For a complete list of supplies and step-by-step<br />
instructions, see this month’s Online Extras.<br />
september 2011 5
cover<br />
creations<br />
1. Punch a piece of Early Espresso Card Stock<br />
using the Heart to Heart Punch. Cut the small<br />
heart in half to create the apple seeds.<br />
2. Attach a So Saffron Glimmer Brad to the<br />
center of each embossed flower. After you cut<br />
the flowers out, adhere them to the stamped<br />
stems using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.<br />
2<br />
3 4<br />
1<br />
3. Stamp six triangle images from the Pennant<br />
Parade Set in So Saffron ink. Punch out the<br />
triangles using the Petite Pennants Punch. Punch<br />
two holes in each triangle using the 1/16" Circle<br />
Punch. Thread White Baker’s Twine through<br />
each hole and tie the thread in a bow on each<br />
end of the banner.<br />
4. Cover <strong>your</strong> punched images with Crystal Effects<br />
and allow adequate time <strong>for</strong> them to dry be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
adhering the pieces to magnets.<br />
5. Cut a circle from a piece of Whisper White<br />
Card Stock using the Big Shot and the 3"<br />
Circle Originals Die. Stamp an image from the<br />
Confetti Set in Poppy Parade ink on the circle<br />
and adhere it to the book spine. Adhere a strip<br />
of So Saffron Textured Card Stock to the circle<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e adding letters to the book.<br />
5<br />
For a complete list of supplies and step-by-step<br />
instructions <strong>for</strong> our cover projects, see this<br />
month’s Online Extras.<br />
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promotions<br />
promotions<br />
june 2011<br />
united states<br />
senior<br />
manager<br />
Becky Roberts<br />
Michelle May<br />
Sharon Watson<br />
manager<br />
Bernie Forlenzo<br />
Carla Brasher<br />
Cristena Bagne<br />
DeLacye Yates<br />
Gloria Plunkett<br />
Laura Thorpe<br />
Lisa Kunze<br />
Martha Gomez<br />
Robin Feicht<br />
senior<br />
supervisor<br />
Alicia Tomicich-Wiley<br />
Amy Cozens<br />
Amy Rist<br />
Amy Sloan<br />
Brenda McBride<br />
Catherine Power<br />
Cindy Lieberman<br />
Eve Janean Ikeda<br />
Isis Pinero<br />
Jaime Kirtz<br />
Jami Larson<br />
Janet Goshorn<br />
Jennifer Ingerick<br />
Judith Thomason<br />
Kathryn Coffman<br />
Kelli Wolfel<br />
Kimberly Bohanek<br />
Krista Thomas<br />
Laura Lynn Weaver<br />
Linda Halladay<br />
Lucinda Fish<br />
Margaret Breiter<br />
Mary Robinson<br />
Megan Verhoeven<br />
Michelle Suit<br />
Miechelle Weber<br />
Nancy Brown<br />
Pamela Sanchez<br />
Patricia Conry<br />
Penni Anello<br />
Sara Wyer<br />
Sarah Miller<br />
Shermala Austermann<br />
Stacie Bianchi<br />
Susan Watson<br />
Tami Chronowski<br />
supervisor<br />
Amanda Spurling<br />
Amy Myers<br />
Angela Romero<br />
Annette Pierce<br />
April Massad<br />
Barbara Huntting<br />
Barbara Jordan<br />
Breianna Grinter<br />
Camila McManus<br />
Carla Spradling<br />
Carlene Hauser<br />
Cindy Frey<br />
Claudia Stockwell<br />
Constance Collins<br />
Cristy Butzen<br />
Crystal Ritchie<br />
Cynthia Brandeis<br />
Deborah Wicker<br />
Debra Krusemark<br />
Debra Songer<br />
Denise Cloud<br />
Dolly Kanginan<br />
Dorothy Grabman<br />
Elizabeth Murphy<br />
Erica Keiser<br />
Gale Meyer<br />
Gwen Martin<br />
Janice Revercomb<br />
Jayne Fleck<br />
Jo Olson<br />
Jodi Chipps<br />
Kathleen Diegel<br />
Kathryn King<br />
Kelly Deters<br />
Kelly Gannon<br />
Kenna Pacheco<br />
Kristen Dutko-Grove<br />
Lacy Stauffer<br />
Larissa Taylor<br />
Leticia Guerra<br />
Lynn Koepke<br />
Kay Houglan<br />
Marilyn Meadows<br />
Mary Hafez<br />
MaryFran Desrochers<br />
Melissa Cooper<br />
Michelle Moore<br />
Miriam Cassell<br />
Misty Ciepiela<br />
Monica Fryman<br />
Nancy Baker<br />
Nancy Schalow<br />
Natalie Mussell<br />
Nicole Tallman<br />
Nikki Jones<br />
Polly Jones<br />
Rachael Ellison<br />
Rachel West<br />
Rebecca Tuttle<br />
Rhonda Garcia<br />
Rhonda Nelson<br />
Sandra Bodrero<br />
Sandra Govro<br />
Shannon Mosher<br />
Sherry Skumanick<br />
Sonya Hicks<br />
Susan Beranek<br />
Tami Blake<br />
Tammy Nowak<br />
Teri Whitaker<br />
Tiffany Csalovszki<br />
Tina Shelton<br />
Tricia Quitmeyer<br />
Virginia Rounsevell<br />
Wendy Keller<br />
canada<br />
senior<br />
counselor<br />
Desiree Spenst<br />
Jamilla Ivits<br />
Krista Frattin<br />
Lisa Jewer<br />
counselor<br />
Colleen Weddell<br />
Denise Donald<br />
Jenilee Pauls<br />
Tracie St Louis<br />
senior<br />
Consultant<br />
Alana LaPierre<br />
Anne Marie Barber<br />
Christine Burbidge Boyd<br />
Cynthia Lim<br />
Gisele Gherasim<br />
Laurie Swanson<br />
Leena Girsa<br />
Linda Schmidt<br />
Louise Lebel<br />
Natasha Byrne<br />
Shallon Bennett<br />
Consultant<br />
Bélynda Fortin<br />
Chantal Peladeau<br />
Cynthia Mundie<br />
Elaine Wong<br />
Julie Geigel<br />
Kelly-Ann Smiley<br />
Penny Large<br />
Shannon Morgan<br />
Sheryl Tyson<br />
Veronica Jamieson<br />
Pattern on this page taken from our Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper. Item 122350. 2011–2012 Idea Book & Catalog, page 185.<br />
sweet pressed cookie STAMPS<br />
Seen our Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps yet? The easy-to-use cookie stamp has<br />
a solid wood handle with three interchangeable stamp images: a heart, a jack-o-lantern,<br />
and a snowflake.<br />
The Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps will be available <strong>for</strong> preorder on September 15, 2011,<br />
and available to <strong>your</strong> customers October 1, 2011–January 3, 2012—in time <strong>for</strong> Halloween,<br />
Christmas, and Valentine’s Day! Watch the demonstrator website <strong>for</strong><br />
more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
ITEM Description PRICE<br />
125152 (Includes solid wood handle with three interchangeable<br />
stamp images, two recipes, and tips <strong>for</strong> use)<br />
$16.95 US/$20.95 CAN<br />
september 2011 7
per<strong>for</strong>mance bonuses<br />
congratulations<br />
to these demonstrators <strong>for</strong> earning a per<strong>for</strong>mance bonus April–June 2011!<br />
united states<br />
personal sales<br />
Minimum qualifying amount $12,000 · $500 award<br />
Angie Juda<br />
Ann Cardile<br />
Ann Clemmer<br />
April Lopez<br />
Barb Mullikin<br />
Brenda Keenan<br />
Brenda Marshall<br />
Carol Payne<br />
Colleen Magness<br />
Connie Heisey<br />
Dania Welch<br />
Dawn Griffith<br />
Dawn Olchefske<br />
Debra Snyder<br />
Debra Valder<br />
Dena Rekow<br />
Denise Sullivan<br />
Gail Murray<br />
Jackie Ross<br />
Jan Burnett<br />
Janet Wakeland<br />
Jenise Cockhill<br />
Jennifer Cotton<br />
Jennifer Watson<br />
Judy Prahl<br />
Katie Betts<br />
Kelly Acheson<br />
Kimberly Cook<br />
Laurie Krauss<br />
LeeAnn Greff<br />
Lisa Bowell<br />
Lori Staley<br />
Mary Ellen Byler<br />
Mary Fish<br />
Mary Polcin<br />
Michelle Zindorf<br />
Patty Bennett<br />
Penny Thomas<br />
Rolanda Patton<br />
Rumi Radomski<br />
Ruth Bingle<br />
Sandra MacIver<br />
Susan Elise Morton<br />
Susan Nygaard<br />
Susan Wood<br />
Tami White<br />
Wendy Knowles<br />
Promotions to Senior Associate<br />
Eight or more promotions · $1,500 award (*$500 each additional three promotions)<br />
Alisha Linn<br />
Alyson Schilling*<br />
Amy Celona<br />
Angela Waters<br />
Angie Juda*<br />
Audra Moncur<br />
Barb Mullikin<br />
Barbara Gornick<br />
Becky Roberts*<br />
Bernie Forlenzo<br />
Beth Ann Wilson<br />
Brandi Barnard<br />
Christie Daugherty*<br />
Connie Heisey*<br />
Dawn Griffith*<br />
Dawn Rapsas<br />
Diana Gibbs*<br />
Georgia Giguere<br />
Jackie Bolhuis<br />
Jackie Ross<br />
Jan Burnett<br />
Jennifer Cotton*<br />
Jenny Peterson<br />
Jo Golden<br />
Jodi Reinert<br />
Kelly Acheson*<br />
Kimberly Cook*<br />
Kristian Ethridge<br />
Kristin Kortonick<br />
Laura Barto<br />
Laurie Krauss*<br />
LeeAnn Greff<br />
Linda Barnes<br />
Linda Bauwin<br />
Linda Heller<br />
Mandy Grant<br />
Margaret Loven<br />
Marti Kast*<br />
Mary Fish*<br />
Mary Polcin<br />
Megan Daves<br />
Megan Wheeler<br />
Melissa Shipman<br />
Michelle May<br />
Michelle Rahal<br />
Patsy Waggoner<br />
Patty Bennett*<br />
Penny Thomas<br />
Robin Merriman<br />
Ronda Wade<br />
Sandra MacIver*<br />
Sarah Klasing<br />
Sarah Wills*<br />
Shannon Seneczko<br />
Sharon Armstrong<br />
Sharon McNeely<br />
Sherri Peters*<br />
Stella MacKay<br />
Susan Elise Morton<br />
Susan Wood<br />
Tami White*<br />
Tamie Ackerson*<br />
Tammi Oakley<br />
Tara Bazata<br />
Terri Brennan<br />
Terry Wise<br />
Promotions to supervisor and above<br />
Five or more promotions · $1,500 award (*$500 <strong>for</strong> each additional three promotions)<br />
Alyson Schilling*<br />
Ann Clemmer<br />
Beth Ann Wilson<br />
Brandi Barnard<br />
Cindy Senese<br />
Dawn Rapsas*<br />
Denise Sullivan*<br />
France Martin<br />
Gari Sagawa<br />
Jennifer Cotton*<br />
Judy Garza<br />
Julie Salva<br />
Kimberly Cook<br />
Kimberly Van Diepen*<br />
Laura Milligan<br />
Laurie Krauss<br />
Mandy Grant<br />
Maria Reyes<br />
Mary Fish*<br />
Melissa Shipman<br />
Natalie Travis<br />
Patsy Waggoner*<br />
Patty Bennett*<br />
Sherri Peters<br />
Tami White*<br />
Tamie Ackerson<br />
Tammy Fite<br />
Vicky Kahlandt<br />
canada<br />
personal sales<br />
Minimum qualifying amount $15,000 · $500 award<br />
Anne Granger<br />
Eva Lowe<br />
Jennifer Tinline<br />
Kim Assaly<br />
Maggie Patterson<br />
Tamye Dunbar<br />
Denise Donald<br />
Heather Summers<br />
Karen Duke<br />
Lisa Depencier<br />
Promotions to Senior Associate<br />
Eight or more promotions · $1,500 award (*$500 each additional three promotions)<br />
Alanna Wharf<br />
Alison Solven<br />
Anne Granger<br />
Caroline LeBel<br />
Denise Donald*<br />
Desiree Spenst<br />
Donna Henley<br />
Elizabeth Goldhawk<br />
Joanne Rolston<br />
Josee Smuck<br />
Kari Metzger<br />
Kathleen Smith<br />
Kim Knopf<br />
Kristine Burns<br />
Lynsay Mahon<br />
Maggie Patterson*<br />
Marika Lemay*<br />
Marlayne Hardy<br />
Nancy Gauthier*<br />
Rosemarie Coleman<br />
Sherry Roth<br />
Susan Paterson<br />
Sylvie Drader<br />
Tamye Dunbar<br />
Deanna Einarson<br />
Heather Summers*<br />
Kim Assaly*<br />
Promotions to Consultant and above<br />
Five or more promotions · $1,500 award (*$500 <strong>for</strong> each additional three promotions)<br />
Alanna Wharf<br />
Elise Pelletier<br />
Jennifer Tinline<br />
Kim Assaly*<br />
Susan Paterson<br />
Tamye Dunbar*<br />
Alison Solven*<br />
Pattern on this page taken from our Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper. Item 122350. 2011–2012 Idea Book & Catalog, page 185.<br />
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art contest winners<br />
artcontestwinners<br />
Congratulations To our art contest winners<br />
July 2011<br />
elizabeth orr<br />
Rantoul, Illinois<br />
school time<br />
Elizabeth was inspired<br />
to create this fun Back<br />
to School candy bar<br />
wrapper by her nephews. “My older<br />
sister asked me to come up with a project that her<br />
two sons could give their teachers,” she explains. “And<br />
I just put my imagination to work!” Elizabeth offers the following<br />
tips <strong>for</strong> re-creating her project. “Use the candy bar as a guide<br />
<strong>for</strong> scoring, cutting, and adhering <strong>your</strong> card stock. When you’re<br />
sponging the school bus with ink to create shading, do so while<br />
the candy bar is inside.” Elizabeth loves creating with punches,<br />
the Color Spritzer Tool, and Stamping Sponges. In fact, she<br />
uses at least two of those products on almost every project she<br />
creates—sometimes she uses all three!<br />
back to school candy bar wrapper<br />
All in the Family and Calendar Alphabet & Numbers Sets; Basic Black, Basic Gray,<br />
Daffodil Delight, Real Red, and Whisper White Card Stock; Basic Black and Soft<br />
Suede Classic Stampin’ Pads®; Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad; Jet Black StazOn®<br />
Pad; White Stampin’ Emboss® Powder; Watercolor Wonder® Crayons; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Blender Pens; Large Tag, Word Window, 1/2" Circle, 3/4" Circle, 1-1/4"<br />
Circle, and 1-1/4" Square Punches; Stamping Sponges; candy bar<br />
carrie gaskin<br />
White Rock, British Columbia<br />
wow! art file<br />
We asked Carrie where she got the idea <strong>for</strong> this kid-friendly<br />
card and she told us, “I find that most kids’ cards you can<br />
purchase in stores are pretty one dimensional and plain. I<br />
wanted to make something a little kid could play with.” She succeeded! Any<br />
kid would love a birthday card that doubles as a toy. She encourages everyone<br />
to try new things (like she did with this card) even if you don’t know if it will<br />
work. “Just do it!” she says. “If you have an idea <strong>for</strong> a project, try it.” Carrie had a<br />
difficult time deciding on her favorite product to work with, but in the end, she<br />
landed on ribbon. “I rarely make a project without it. And the fact that our ribbon<br />
coordinates just makes it that much easier.” Nothing beats coordination!<br />
puppet card (5" x 5")<br />
Calendar Alphabet & Numbers, Fox & Friends, and On Your Birthday Sets; Chocolate Chip, Daffodil<br />
Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, and Whisper White Card Stock;<br />
Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’<br />
Pads; White Uni-Ball Signo® Gel Pen; Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon; Linen Thread; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Scallop Edge, 1/16" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, and 1-3/4" Scallop Circle<br />
Punches; craft sticks<br />
Honorable Mentions<br />
Congratulations to these demonstrators whose projects have earned an honorable mention this month! You’ll find their projects in our Online Extras.<br />
Liz Glooschenko | Anchorage, Alaska<br />
Becky Cowley | Hyrum, Utah<br />
get published in stampin’ success<br />
Want to see <strong>your</strong> work in print and receive free stamps? Submit <strong>your</strong> creations to our monthly Art Contests. Turn to page 31 <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation on upcoming contests!<br />
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artistry<br />
feels like<br />
H O M E<br />
Check out this month’s Online Extras<br />
to see Teresa’s Halloween Kitty page.<br />
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artistry<br />
Teresa Giordano<br />
senior manager<br />
<strong>for</strong>t lauderdale, florida<br />
If you’ve ever moved away<br />
from <strong>your</strong> loved ones, you may<br />
understand a portion of what<br />
Teresa Giordano, a senior<br />
manager from Fort Lauderdale,<br />
Florida, feels. She left her family and friends and moved to the United<br />
States 12 years ago, and she still misses those she left behind. But<br />
when she discovered Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! about 10 years ago, she fell in<br />
love—with more than just the products. “My interest in Stampin’<br />
<strong>Up</strong>! grew when I noticed that it helped me to get out of my sadness<br />
and depression after leaving my family and friends in Venezuela<br />
and coming to a very different country,” she says. “It was very<br />
difficult <strong>for</strong> me to start all over again, but when people started to<br />
know me through the cards or projects I gave away, little by little<br />
I started making friends and I developed great friendships that<br />
have lasted.”<br />
Inspiration <strong>for</strong> projects can be found almost anywhere, Teresa tells us.<br />
“The best way to keep myself inspired to create is to stay in touch with<br />
those who are inspired by the same things as me, like crafts,” she shares.<br />
“I would say that I maintain [my <strong>creativity</strong>] because of the many talented<br />
demonstrators on Stampin’ Connection and the doses of <strong>creativity</strong> that<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! gives us in publications and training videos. It also comes<br />
from my customers who want unique and different projects.” And as<br />
you can see from her playful Out on a Limb projects, Teresa certainly<br />
knows how to give her customers what they want. We were definitely<br />
excited to see her creations when they arrived in our office (though we<br />
will admit that a few of us had a slight fright when we opened the Happy<br />
Halloween coffin and were surprised by the spooky Halloween sounds).<br />
“Whatever project you do, do it with love and always<br />
keep in mind that you can give a smile to the person<br />
who is going to receive it.”<br />
trick or treat house<br />
Out on a Limb Set; Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White<br />
Card Stock; Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad; Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad; Basic<br />
Black, Blush Blossom, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write® Markers;<br />
Silver Brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Curly Label, Scallop Edge, Scallop Trim Border,<br />
3/16" Corner, and 1-3/8" Square Punches; Big Shot; Square Lattice Textured Impressions <br />
Embossing Folder; Stamping Sponges; My Digital Studio ; black wire<br />
have a wicked halloween box<br />
Out on a Limb and Wicked Cool Sets; Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, and<br />
Whisper White Card Stock; Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, and Old Olive Classic Stampin’<br />
Pads; VersaMark Pad; Blush Blossom, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, and Soft<br />
Suede Stampin’ Write Markers; Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Basic Black 5/8" Satin and<br />
Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Crystal Effects; Bitty Bat, Scallop<br />
Trim Border, and 3/16" Corner Punches; Big Shot; Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions<br />
Embossing Folder; Stamping Sponges; tin<br />
happy halloween treat coffin<br />
Out on a Limb Set; Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Very Vanilla Card Stock;<br />
Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper; Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad; Vanilla<br />
Shimmer Smooch Spritz®; Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon; Natural Hemp<br />
Twine; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Bitty Bat, Extra-large Oval, 1-3/4" Circle, and 2-3/8"<br />
Scallop Circle Punches; Big Shot; Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder;<br />
Stamping Sponges; black wire<br />
happy halloween card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2")<br />
Out on a Limb and Teeny Tiny Wishes Sets; Basic Black, Crumb Cake, and Very Vanilla<br />
Card Stock; Basic Black Textured Card Stock; Crumb Cake Medium Envelopes; Basic<br />
Black Classic Stampin’ Pad; Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad; Old Olive 1-1/4"<br />
Striped Grosgrain Ribbon; Natural Hemp Twine; Silver Brads; Holly Berry Bouquet<br />
Designer Buttons; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Cutter Kit; 1-3/8" Circle and 1-3/4" Scallop<br />
Circle Punches; Big Shot; Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder<br />
*Because these projects were created be<strong>for</strong>e the Last Chance Lists posted, some projects<br />
were made with products that have since retired.<br />
Teresa, who typically has events at least once a week, has found it very<br />
helpful to display projects at her events which feature the technique and<br />
products she’ll use in her demonstrations. “The display is based on the<br />
technique or product I am featuring [in the workshop]. Customers like<br />
that a lot because they can see all the things that can be done with the<br />
same technique or product,” she says. “I am very pleased when I see my<br />
customers taking pictures and asking about the details of the projects.<br />
It shows me that they liked what they saw.” This is also a great way to<br />
upsell other products that work well with what you’re demonstrating.<br />
In addition to <strong>sharing</strong> her inspiring projects at her events, Teresa<br />
keeps her customers coming back by keeping them “posted<br />
with promotions, meetings, classes, daily projects on my blog,<br />
free tutorials, sending projects by e-mail, organizing swaps [<strong>for</strong><br />
customers], and giving away cards. I also give them all the details<br />
they need to organize their parties, from the invitations to the<br />
goody bags. Any detail helps.” It’s obvious from the work she does<br />
<strong>for</strong> her customers and the projects she creates that Teresa loves<br />
what she does. It’s not just about the craft <strong>for</strong> her; stamping has<br />
allowed Teresa to feel at home when home seems far away.<br />
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hispanic heritage month<br />
Feliz<br />
Hispanic<br />
Heritage<br />
Month!<br />
Dedicated to honoring Hispanic culture and history, Hispanic<br />
Heritage Month celebrates the independence of five Central American<br />
countries: Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa<br />
Rica. Mexico and Chile also declared their independence during the<br />
month of September, hence the cause <strong>for</strong> celebration!<br />
Hispanics in the United States now number 50 million and account<br />
<strong>for</strong> 16.3 percent of the population. From New York to Florida to<br />
Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Hispanic influence has permeated American culture,<br />
government, and <strong>business</strong>. Hispanic buying power in the US has<br />
already exceeded $1 trillion annually—thus driving Hispanic<br />
marketing initiatives and inspiring the increasing availability of<br />
products, goods, and services in Spanish.<br />
In 2008, Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! launched its own outreach to the Hispanic<br />
market. In an ef<strong>for</strong>t to tap into this huge, growing sector of the<br />
economy, Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! developed a fabulous Hispanic product line<br />
designed especially to assist our demonstrators in attracting Spanishspeaking<br />
customers. The result was Celebrando Creatividad, our<br />
gorgeous Hispanic supplement that showcases hard-to-find Spanish<br />
language stamp sets, Spanish language hostess sets, and a selection of<br />
accessories. We also offer a Spanish language customer website where<br />
buyers can get in-depth in<strong>for</strong>mation about Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! products—<br />
and find you through our demonstrator locator!<br />
Research suggests that grass root ef<strong>for</strong>ts are the best way <strong>for</strong> you<br />
to find Hispanic customers. For instance, posting flyers can be very<br />
effective: try smaller Hispanic supermarkets, stores, or restaurants<br />
that allow you to advertise! Another good way to promote <strong>your</strong><br />
<strong>business</strong> is to put copies of Celebrando Creatividad (along with <strong>your</strong><br />
contact in<strong>for</strong>mation) at medical clinics and churches. One of our<br />
demonstrators recently found new customers (and recruited a new<br />
downline member!) by creating quinceañera (“Sweet Fifteen”) and<br />
wedding celebration samples <strong>for</strong> a reception center that was willing<br />
to showcase her work.<br />
Should <strong>your</strong> Hispanic customers become interested in hearing more<br />
about the Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! opportunity, we are ready to assist you<br />
with our US Hispanic opportunity calls. Potential recruits listen to<br />
a 15-minute message about the company’s history, learn about our<br />
products and the benefits of becoming a demonstrator, and hear<br />
more about Hispanic market opportunities. A question and answer<br />
session follows—which always includes an invitation to join the<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! family!<br />
Feedback from demonstrators suggests that this has been a very<br />
positive initiative, allowing customers to have all of their questions<br />
answered in a relaxed, nonthreatening environment. On average,<br />
26 percent of those who participate in Hispanic opportunity calls<br />
sign up as demonstrators. (To find more in<strong>for</strong>mation about these<br />
calls, go to the demonstrator website, My Business>My Business<br />
Resources>Opportunity Calls: Hispanic Market.)<br />
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October<br />
15, 2011, so now is the perfect time to prepare to tap into this<br />
new and growing market’s incredible <strong>business</strong> opportunities. Try<br />
holding a Hispanic-themed workshop filled with food, friends,<br />
music, and fun! Talk to current customers and ask them to bring<br />
Spanish-speaking friends and have Celebrando Creatividad on hand<br />
to show off our fabulous Hispanic product offering! Then round out<br />
the event by demonstrating a fabulous Make & Take honoring the<br />
Hispanic culture’s rich and colorful heritage. It will be a workshop<br />
to remember!<br />
See page 30 <strong>for</strong> Stampin’ Supplies.<br />
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meeting customer needs<br />
no good need . . .<br />
goes unfulfilled<br />
Zeila Perez<br />
Manager<br />
Caguas, Puerto Rico<br />
Husband José; sons José Ivan and Ian<br />
Becoming a demonstrator fulfilled a need in<br />
the life of Zeila Perez, a manager from Caguas, Puerto<br />
Rico. When she was first introduced to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!,<br />
she had already determined what she wanted her life<br />
to look like; it just so happened that Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! fit<br />
right into the picture. “It had always been my dream<br />
to have my own <strong>business</strong> and generate revenue while<br />
being able to manage my own time,” she says. “I became<br />
a demonstrator because I saw an opportunity to realize<br />
that dream.”<br />
After becoming a demonstrator, it didn’t take long to<br />
recognize a new need in her life: the need to find a place<br />
to start. She brilliantly overcame this challenge by<br />
employing a simple and com<strong>for</strong>table solution. “I started<br />
by holding workshops with family members,” she recalls,<br />
“and we had a great time! From these workshops, I<br />
created a club. Then I was able to start holding workshops<br />
outside of my own house.”<br />
Through these experiences and others like them, Zeila<br />
was able to recognize the power that exists in being able<br />
to understand and fulfill a person’s needs. It empowers<br />
not only the person fulfilling the need but also those<br />
whose needs are met. This understanding of needs-based<br />
<strong>business</strong> has contributed to almost all aspects of Zeila’s<br />
strategy, whether it relates to sales, recruiting, or<br />
customer service.<br />
For starters, Zeila appreciates the fact that all customers<br />
are different. They come with different interests, skill<br />
levels, and amounts of discretionary time to devote to<br />
stamping. To accommodate all the various situations in<br />
which her customers find themselves, she has done her<br />
best to adapt. “What works <strong>for</strong> me is to listen to my<br />
customers in order to find out what their motivations are<br />
<strong>for</strong> wanting to learn,” she shares. “Then I know what to<br />
offer them. I can plan workshops based on their skill<br />
levels and needs. Currently, I offer separate workshops<br />
<strong>for</strong> beginning, intermediate, and advanced stampers.”<br />
Zeila also finds it beneficial to apply the same principles<br />
to recruiting when inviting her customers and hostesses<br />
to consider the prospect of becoming demonstrators<br />
themselves. “I identify their needs be<strong>for</strong>e offering the<br />
demonstrator opportunity,” she says. “Then I explain the<br />
benefits of being a demonstrator and how it can help<br />
them achieve their goals. I try to give them the<br />
confidence to believe that they can do whatever they<br />
want to do.”<br />
Zeila’s personalized approach to inviting customers and<br />
hostesses to participate in her <strong>business</strong> spills over into<br />
how she treats people once they are at her workshops or<br />
are members of her downline. “I dedicate time to each<br />
person to assure that they understand and learn what I<br />
teach them,” she explains. “I prepare all of my workshops<br />
according to the abilities of each group. My greatest<br />
satisfaction is to see people leave happy, with their<br />
projects in hand, wanting to learn more.”<br />
Through her focus on meeting the needs of her customers,<br />
Zeila has continued to meet personal needs as well,<br />
discovering passion in her work that she never knew<br />
she had. “As a demonstrator I’ve developed a passion <strong>for</strong><br />
teaching my customers and downline,” she shares. “I really<br />
enjoy <strong>sharing</strong> the knowledge I have. My philosophy is to<br />
offer workshops as I would like to receive them. If I like the<br />
projects, I know it’s going to be a success.”<br />
“I identify their needs be<strong>for</strong>e offering the demonstrator opportunity. Then I explain<br />
the benefits of being a demonstrator and how it can help them achieve their goals.”<br />
september 2011 13
technique<br />
Creative<br />
Science is a very hands-on subject. You<br />
may remember dissecting frogs in high school<br />
or creating <strong>your</strong> own volcano in elementary<br />
school. Trying new techniques can be a lot like<br />
science. You may see how a technique works<br />
when someone shows you, but until you actually<br />
try it out <strong>your</strong>self, you might not fully grasp the<br />
concept. Quilling is one of those techniques you’ll<br />
want to test <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong>self—but mostly because it’s<br />
just cool.<br />
Some say quilling began in China in 105 AD;<br />
others say it was established in ancient Egypt.<br />
But no matter when or where it started, quilling<br />
has been around <strong>for</strong> a long time, and it is sure<br />
to stay <strong>for</strong> a long time. Over the many years,<br />
the popularity of the technique has waxed and<br />
waned, but the beauty and brilliance of it has<br />
never changed. It is, and always has been an aweinspiring<br />
technique.<br />
Equation <strong>for</strong> Success<br />
If you’ve never seen quilling be<strong>for</strong>e, you’ll love<br />
it. Although it looks complicated, anyone can do<br />
it with a little practice. Quilling involves curling,<br />
shaping, and adhering paper to create intricate,<br />
three-dimensional designs. You’ll need a Paper-<br />
Piercing Tool, Designer Series Paper, a Bone<br />
Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, and a piece of<br />
card stock to adhere the strips of paper to.<br />
Choose a Designer Series Paper pattern and cut it<br />
into 1/8" wide strips. Slightly curl the strips with<br />
a Bone Folder to soften the paper. Wrap the end<br />
of the paper strip around the Paper-Piercing Tool<br />
and begin twisting. Curl the strip of paper into<br />
the desired shape, and loosen if necessary. When<br />
you have created the shape you want, dab a little<br />
Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the edges of the<br />
curled paper and adhere it to a piece of card stock.<br />
Testing the Theory<br />
You can quill pretty much anything you put <strong>your</strong><br />
mind to. Start out with something simple like our<br />
I Love You card. Fold <strong>your</strong> strip of paper in half<br />
and curl each end in to create the heart. Adhere<br />
the quilled shape to a punched heart to rein<strong>for</strong>ce<br />
the shape. This card is so simple, it won’t take<br />
long to create, but it will tell <strong>your</strong> special someone<br />
how much you love them.<br />
When you’re ready to try something a little more<br />
complex, re-create our Birthday box. Adhere<br />
quilling title<br />
Brights Patterns and Subtles Patterns Designer Series<br />
Paper; Pearl Basic Jewels; Paper-Piercing Tool<br />
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technique<br />
the square to the box by dabbing small bits of<br />
adhesive to the paper edge. Then curl additional<br />
pieces to adhere inside the square. To create the<br />
double swirls, curl one end of the paper half way,<br />
then turn and curl the other end of the paper the<br />
opposite way. You can twirl and curl paper to create<br />
anything you’d like. Just look at the bow on the<br />
Birthday box. We only used two strips of paper to<br />
create the whole thing.<br />
Now, when you’re ready to step things up even<br />
more, it’s time to try quilling letters. Although it<br />
may be a little more complicated than our other<br />
projects, quilling letters and other shapes really<br />
isn’t as difficult as it looks. You wrap the ends you<br />
want curled, and then softly shape the rest of the<br />
paper into the desired figure. Try it <strong>your</strong>self and<br />
see how easy it really is.<br />
Just as you come to understand science when you<br />
test it, the more techniques you test, the more you<br />
will learn about <strong>your</strong> skill as a papercrafter. Give<br />
quilling a try and discover how much you and <strong>your</strong><br />
customers will love this extraordinary technique!<br />
Check out this month’s Online Extras to see a quick<br />
project video demonstrating the I Love You card.<br />
Quilling is a technique known by many<br />
names: paper-rolling, paper-scrolling,<br />
filigree, and mosaic.<br />
birthday box<br />
Petite Pairs Set; Solid Stripes Background Stamp; Whisper<br />
White Card Stock; Pool Party Textured Card Stock; 2011–<br />
2013 In Color® Patterns and Brights Patterns Designer<br />
Series Paper; Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin’ Write<br />
Markers; Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon; White Baker’s<br />
Twine; Paper-Piercing Tool; 1/16" Circle and 1-1/4" Circle<br />
Punches; Big Shot; Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die<br />
i love you card (3-1/2" x 5")<br />
Three Little Words Set; Crumb Cake, Rose<br />
Red, and Whisper White Card Stock; Early<br />
Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad; Paper-<br />
Piercing Tool; Full Heart Punch<br />
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scrapbooking<br />
a lasting<br />
1<br />
legacy<br />
When you study history, it is easy to get lost in<br />
the details—names, dates, events, and places. In<br />
most cases you would be missing the most magical<br />
part of history—the stories behind the names,<br />
dates, events, and places. Think about an experience<br />
in <strong>your</strong> life when history seemed to come to life. It<br />
is likely you’ll remember a time when you visited a<br />
museum, held an artifact in <strong>your</strong> hands, examined<br />
a tattered piece of clothing, or inhaled the musty<br />
scent of a yellowed document. History is meant to be<br />
discovered and examined on a personal level.<br />
If history is the study of how we became who we<br />
are, then family history may be the most important<br />
study of ourselves. Each of us has an innate desire<br />
to feel connected to our past. Creating these<br />
connections is an emotional, yet worthwhile,<br />
journey. Through legacy artwork, Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! can<br />
help you bring the past to life and preserve stories<br />
<strong>for</strong> generations to come.<br />
Treasure Those Treasures<br />
Just like a picture is worth a thousand words,<br />
memorabilia passed down through generations<br />
tells a story. Items like wedding rings, handwritten<br />
postcards and letters, musical instruments, and<br />
dishes are treasured items that deserve special<br />
attention. In most cases, you won’t pass these oneof-a-kind<br />
artifacts to someone else in <strong>your</strong> lifetime,<br />
so why not create a beautiful display such as our Love<br />
Always Shadow Box?<br />
shadow box<br />
Valentine Love Set; Old Olive, Very Vanilla,<br />
and Wisteria Wonder Card Stock; Mocha<br />
Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper;<br />
VersaMark® Pad; Distressing Essentials;<br />
Stampin’ Pastels®; Black Stampin’ Emboss<br />
Powder; Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon;<br />
Stampin’ Dimensionals; Crop-A-Dile ;<br />
Decorative Label, Large Tag, and Scallop<br />
Trim Border Punches; Sponge Daubers<br />
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scrapbooking<br />
1<br />
In the Box<br />
Another great way to tell a story is to think inside the<br />
box. If you had to share just one thing about someone<br />
and fit it into a box, what would it be? Focus on a<br />
specific story or personality trait to capture the essence<br />
of <strong>your</strong> ancestor. Our artist created a tribute to Aunt<br />
Betty with a collection of her favorite recipes.<br />
Here’s how you can share the legacy concept with <strong>your</strong><br />
customers:<br />
Sell the products: “When I decided to honor their love<br />
story, I knew that Wisteria Wonder and Old Olive paired<br />
with the Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper<br />
would be the perfect color combination to preserve the<br />
antique quality of my great-grandparents’ photograph and<br />
postcard. Now I have the perfect display <strong>for</strong> their wedding<br />
rings. Imagine how a lasting piece of legacy artwork in <strong>your</strong><br />
home will honor <strong>your</strong> ancestors.”<br />
Invite to recruit: “I know you love preserving and passing on family<br />
history. You’d be the perfect demonstrator <strong>for</strong> projects like this and so many<br />
others. How would you feel about becoming a demonstrator?”<br />
Leave a legacy <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> posterity. Few things in life will be more<br />
rewarding than connecting the past with the present and preserving the<br />
memories <strong>for</strong> the future.<br />
Visit this month’s Online Extras to<br />
see an additional legacy sample.<br />
Offer a booking opportunity: “Your family history<br />
should be a family event. Wouldn’t it be fun to get <strong>your</strong><br />
sisters and mom together <strong>for</strong> a ‘legacy’ afternoon where I’ll<br />
demonstrate how to preserve <strong>your</strong> family’s memories? Ask<br />
each person to bring a favorite family recipe and we’ll create<br />
a recipe box that you’ll treasure <strong>for</strong> years to come.”<br />
recipe box<br />
Letter It and Tiny Tags Sets; Distressed Dots Background Stamp;<br />
Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, and Wisteria<br />
Wonder Card Stock; Brights Patterns and First Edition Specialty<br />
Designer Series Paper; Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder Classic<br />
Stampin’ Pads; Distressing Essentials; Champagne Glass<br />
Stampin’ Glitter®; Wisteria Wonder 3/8" Ruffled, Very<br />
Vanilla 5/8" Satin, and Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon;<br />
Clips Assortment; Flirtatious Designer Fabric; Pearl<br />
Basic Jewels; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Crop-A-Dile;<br />
Bird, Boho Blossoms, Decorative Label, Jewelry Tag,<br />
Word Window, and 2-1/2" Circle Punches; Sponge<br />
Daubers; sewing machine and thread<br />
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stamps<br />
These Petite Pairs pack a powerful punch<br />
Laurel and Hardy. Torvill and Dean. Peanut<br />
butter and jelly. Chocolate and . . . more chocolate.<br />
What do these things have in common? They are<br />
all perfect pairings—a duo where each individual<br />
complements the other, a case where the grouping is<br />
more than the sum of the parts.<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! has similar pairings—after all, that’s<br />
what our ef<strong>for</strong>tless coordination is all about. You’ve<br />
seen great matches be<strong>for</strong>e, but you’ll be delighted by<br />
the ease of usability offered by our Petite Pairs Set.<br />
New to this year’s Idea Book & Catalog, Petite Pairs<br />
offers you and <strong>your</strong> customers great versatility. The<br />
phrases in this set are fabulous and fun, so welcome<br />
to English class—but this is way more exciting than<br />
sentence diagramming!<br />
Like the dynamic duos listed above, each phrase in<br />
the set has its perfect match. For instance, “Sending<br />
many thanks” coordinates with “For everything<br />
you are to me.” You can instantly discern the two<br />
phrases that were made to go together by spotting<br />
the common font styles. Our Happy Birthday<br />
Wishes card demonstrates this use beautifully;<br />
it uses the starter phrase with its coordinating<br />
greeting. Tell <strong>your</strong> customers, “Think of the fantastic<br />
value this set is <strong>for</strong> the price. You can make dozens of<br />
different cards and combinations using this single set!”<br />
But don’t <strong>for</strong>get to show customers other ways<br />
to use this set. Some phrases can be easily mixed<br />
and matched. Try pairing, “Sending a kiss” with<br />
“For everything you are to me,” <strong>for</strong> example. Or “So many<br />
smiles . . .” with “. . . to heal <strong>your</strong> heart.” Our Thanks card<br />
is an example of this. It features the coordinating “So many<br />
smiles . . .” and “Begin with you” greeting, but adds “So<br />
glad you’re here!”<br />
To play up this feature to customers, have a few samples<br />
demonstrating this option at <strong>your</strong> workshop. You might<br />
say, “As you can see, I’ve used the ‘Welcome, baby’ greeting<br />
with ‘Best wishes.’ Mixing and matching these greetings gives<br />
you even more options <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> creative projects.”<br />
But there’s yet another way to use this set—many of the<br />
greetings, such as “Happy birthday wishes,” “Welcome,<br />
baby,” and “Merry Christmas,” can stand alone. It’s just<br />
one more way to share with customers exactly how<br />
versatile this set is.<br />
You’ve asked <strong>for</strong> a greeting set with<br />
coordinating phrases you can use inside the<br />
card. Petite Pairs offers that and more!<br />
Make the Petite Pairs Set the focus of <strong>your</strong> next workshop,<br />
and discover the power of words. This collection of<br />
greetings will appeal to everyone from the experienced<br />
crafter to the new workshop guest.<br />
Hit the Books<br />
Don’t <strong>for</strong>get to use Petite Pairs as a booking tool. You<br />
might say, “Wouldn’t it be fun to get <strong>your</strong> friends together<br />
to experiment with this fun set?”<br />
so many smiles pouch<br />
Delicate Doilies and Petite Pairs Sets; Whisper White Card Stock; Flirtatious<br />
Specialty Designer Series Paper; Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’<br />
Pads; Melon Mambo and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers; Melon Mambo<br />
1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon; White Baker’s Twine; Pearl Basic Jewels;<br />
Large Tag and 1/16" Circle Punches; bag; pin<br />
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stamps<br />
happy birthday wishes card (3" x 3")<br />
Pennant Parade and Petite Pairs Sets; Whisper White Card<br />
Stock; Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, and Pumpkin Pie<br />
Textured Card Stock; Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, and<br />
Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pads; VersaMark Pad;<br />
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Crop-A-Dile; Itty Bitty<br />
Shapes Punch Pack; sewing machine and thread<br />
thanks card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4")<br />
Petite Pairs Set; Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White Card<br />
Stock; Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive<br />
Textured Card Stock; Pumpkin Pie and Wisteria Wonder<br />
Classic Stampin’ Pads; Melon Mambo and Old Olive<br />
Stampin’ Write Markers; Brights and Subtles Designer<br />
Buttons; Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch; Big Shot;<br />
Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits® Dies<br />
i’m here <strong>for</strong> you tag<br />
Kindness Matters and Petite Pairs Sets; Whisper White<br />
Card Stock; Daffodil Delight and Wisteria Wonder Textured<br />
Card Stock; Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper;<br />
Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad; Melon Mambo and<br />
Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers; Wisteria Wonder 3/8"<br />
Ruffled Ribbon; White Baker’s Twine; Brights Designer<br />
Buttons; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1-3/4" Circle Punch; Big<br />
Shot; Island Floral Bigz Die; sewing machine and thread<br />
sending many thanks<br />
card (3" x 3")<br />
Awash with Flowers and Petite<br />
Pairs Sets; Whisper White<br />
Card Stock; Daffodil Delight<br />
and Melon Mambo Textured<br />
Card Stock; Melon Mambo,<br />
Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie<br />
Classic Stampin’ Pads; Daffodil<br />
Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon;<br />
Clips Assortment; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Owl Punch;<br />
needle and thread<br />
Visit this month’s Online Extras to<br />
see one more Petite Pairs sample.<br />
Petite Pairs Set • item 122495 • $28.95 us/ $35.95 can item 122497 • $20.95 us/ $25.95 can • Set of 18<br />
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Welcome to home economics! With<br />
the holidays approaching, it’s a good time<br />
to start thinking about all the dinner<br />
parties you’ll be hosting and attending.<br />
Entertaining <strong>for</strong> the holidays is a marvelous<br />
way to show family and friends that you<br />
care, and a little handcrafted favor by each<br />
place setting can enhance that feeling <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>your</strong> guests. It’s also a great way to start<br />
a conversation about Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! These<br />
twisty favors (sometimes known as sour<br />
cream containers) are a terrific choice<br />
because they’re easy to make, and they can<br />
be adapted <strong>for</strong> any holiday, occasion, or<br />
season of the year.<br />
Today’s Assignment<br />
1 Cut <strong>your</strong> paper or card stock into a square<br />
or rectangle in the size you desire. We used<br />
a 5-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of card stock <strong>for</strong><br />
most of the favors shown here.<br />
2 Roll <strong>your</strong> paper to <strong>for</strong>m a cylinder, and<br />
adhere the sides together using Sticky<br />
Strip. We rolled ours widthwise to <strong>for</strong>m a<br />
cylinder that was 4-1/4" tall.<br />
3 Close one end of the cylinder, and adhere<br />
using Sticky Strip.<br />
4 Fill the twisty favor about 2/3 full with a<br />
treat of <strong>your</strong> choice, leaving space at the<br />
top to close and crimp the favor.<br />
5 Close the top so it is perpendicular to the<br />
bottom, and adhere using Sticky Strip.<br />
6 Finish by crimping both ends and adding<br />
any accents you like.<br />
You can create these twisty favors out of<br />
card stock, Designer Series Paper, or other<br />
specialty papers. Start with these basic<br />
instructions, then add <strong>your</strong> own twist.<br />
Your Next Assignment<br />
Now it’s time to teach others what you’ve<br />
learned. At <strong>your</strong> workshops, demonstrate<br />
the Holly Berry favor and use the Floral favor<br />
as a Make & Take. Display one or more of<br />
the others at <strong>your</strong> workshops to show <strong>your</strong><br />
guests the versatility of twisty treat favors.<br />
Using fabric to accent the favors is a terrific<br />
way to sell customers on it, even if they don’t<br />
sew. And you can also upsell the Crimper,<br />
buttons, stitched felt, ribbon, punches, basic<br />
jewels, and more!<br />
Think Outside the Dining Room<br />
There are plenty of other uses <strong>for</strong><br />
twisty treat favors. Try some of these:<br />
• Hostess gifts<br />
• Baby or bridal shower favors<br />
• Favors <strong>for</strong> a child’s birthday party<br />
• Christmas gifts <strong>for</strong> co-workers or<br />
neighbors<br />
• Treats <strong>your</strong> kids can make and give<br />
to friends<br />
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Creating<br />
with<br />
One of the most popular classes in any<br />
school is wood shop, and <strong>for</strong> good reason<br />
(not simply because there’s no homework).<br />
There’s something elemental about creating<br />
with wood—the smell, the texture, the<br />
appearance—that entices everyone from<br />
school kids to retired adults.<br />
Now you can enjoy the satisfaction of creating<br />
with wood on papercrafting projects. If <strong>your</strong><br />
customers want a different look in accents<br />
or struggle to find masculine accents, show<br />
them how they can create their own with<br />
Texture Cuts Wood Sheets. Each package<br />
contains four 5-3/4" x 13-3/4" sheets, so<br />
they’re an economical choice <strong>for</strong> a workshop<br />
Make & Take project.<br />
Wood Sheets are real birch wood, but they’re<br />
thin enough to cut, and the paper backing<br />
prevents the wood from splintering or<br />
cracking. Try embossing them with<br />
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders,<br />
Wood Sheets • item 116309 $9.95<br />
us/$13.25 can<br />
trick or treat favor<br />
Grateful Greetings and House of Haunts<br />
Sets; Basic Black and Cajun Craze Textured<br />
Card Stock; Jet Black StazOn Pad; Basic<br />
Black and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers;<br />
VersaMarker®; Clear Stampin’ Emboss<br />
Powder; Basic Black 5/8" Satin Ribbon; Wood<br />
Sheets; Aqua Painter®; Crop-A-Dile; 2-3/8"<br />
Scallop Circle and 2-1/2" Circle Punches; Big<br />
Shot; Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die; Spider Web<br />
Textured Impressions Embossing Folder;<br />
crochet thread<br />
boo card (4" x 4" make & take)<br />
Teeny Tiny Wishes Set; Basic Black and<br />
Whisper White Card Stock; Cajun Craze<br />
and Old Olive Textured Card Stock; Old<br />
Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad; Distressing<br />
Essentials; Brights Glimmer Brads; Wood<br />
Sheets; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Dotted<br />
Scallop Ribbon Punch; Big Shot; Alphabet<br />
Simple Letters Bigz Dies; Houndstooth and<br />
Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folders<br />
cutting them with the Big Shot, and then<br />
inking them, as we did with the letters on<br />
the Boo card.<br />
You can stamp on Texture Cuts, but the<br />
image won’t be as crisp as an image stamped<br />
on paper because the ink will seep into the<br />
grain of the wood. The resulting look may<br />
be a delightful surprise. You can see how<br />
on the Trick or Treat tag, the Old Olive ink<br />
bleeds along the horizontal wood grain,<br />
giving it the appearance of mist rising from<br />
the ground.<br />
Wood Sheets add unusual texture and<br />
dimension to projects, and they’re easy<br />
to customize. At <strong>your</strong> next workshop,<br />
let <strong>your</strong> customers see firsthand how<br />
simple it is to create with wood—no safety<br />
goggles required!<br />
tips<br />
• We recommend that you use Wood<br />
Sheets with Bigz dies, Originals dies,<br />
embossing folders, punches, or scissors.<br />
Cutting with other tools will produce<br />
poor results.<br />
• You may want to try stamping on Wood<br />
Sheets scraps be<strong>for</strong>e stamping on <strong>your</strong><br />
project to make sure you like the results.<br />
• To watercolor on Wood Sheets, stamp<br />
the image in StazOn ink, then color. You<br />
can color directly on the Wood Sheet<br />
using Stampin’ Write Markers, then<br />
smooth the color using an Aqua Painter.<br />
• Sometimes the direction of the wood<br />
grain will make a difference on <strong>your</strong><br />
project’s appearance. For example,<br />
imagine how the Trick or Treat tag<br />
would look different if the grain ran<br />
vertically or diagonally.<br />
• Because Wood Sheets are not acid free<br />
or lignin free, we do not recommend<br />
them <strong>for</strong> use in scrapbooks.<br />
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Make aDifference<br />
Holding a World Card Making Day event will<br />
not only build <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong>, it will also make<br />
a difference in someone’s life!<br />
with<br />
World Card Making Day<br />
The first Saturday in October is a special day set aside each year<br />
to celebrate the art of card making, the “<strong>creativity</strong> of handmade cards,<br />
and the personal connection that they create between friends and<br />
family” (www.worldcardmakingday.com). But World Card Making Day<br />
isn’t just about making cards, it’s also an excellent opportunity to make<br />
a difference in someone’s (or many someones’) life!<br />
Shannon Seneczko, a manager, and Jillian Bass, a senior associate,<br />
both from Plainfield, Illinois, used the 2010 World Card Making Day<br />
to support Operation Write Home, an organization whose mission<br />
is to help soldiers serving overseas keep in touch with their families<br />
and loved ones.<br />
Shannon knew she wanted to hold a World Card Making Day event.<br />
She had also been “kicking around” the idea of doing something <strong>for</strong><br />
Operation Write Home. Why not do them together? After researching<br />
the organization’s guidelines, Shannon set a high goal <strong>for</strong> her event:<br />
1,000 cards to send to Operation Write Home, as well as 100 “any<br />
hero” cards—a card with an encouraging message addressed to any<br />
service man or woman.<br />
Shannon had a new downline member, Jillian Bass, who worked as<br />
a DJ at a local radio station. Shannon contacted Jillian to find out if<br />
she could use the radio station to advertise her event. When Jillian<br />
heard Shannon’s idea, she did more than make an announcement on<br />
the radio—she jumped on board!<br />
To prepare, Shannon and her husband cut and prepared 1,100 card<br />
bases. In addition, Shannon recruited customers, other downline<br />
members, and even sidelines, to work with Jillian as her “stamping<br />
angels” and help prepare the embellishments and accessories <strong>for</strong> the<br />
event, as well as assist at the event. Some local <strong>business</strong>es donated<br />
items <strong>for</strong> a raffle, while others donated money to cover some of the<br />
costs of the card materials.<br />
Shannon and Jillian had a great turnout! After advertising on the<br />
radio and putting up signs around town and at local <strong>business</strong>es, they<br />
had over 150 people come make cards <strong>for</strong> the troops! With the town’s<br />
help, they easily met their goal of 1,100 cards. When asked what<br />
the best part of the event was, Shannon replied, “We got it done!”<br />
She continued, “I didn’t know if the goal was attainable, so it was<br />
very exciting to reach our goal and have so many people come out to<br />
support it. Even men came to support the troops!”<br />
Shannon received a few other payoffs from holding her World Card<br />
Making Day event—some new customers and even a couple new<br />
downline members!<br />
The greatest payoff, though, was how good Shannon and Jillian felt<br />
when the event was over. “There’s another man or woman who just got<br />
in contact with their family back home,” Shannon shared. And isn’t<br />
that personal connection the whole point of World Card Making Day?<br />
To learn more about Operation Write Home, visit<br />
www.operationwritehome.org.<br />
There are many ways you can use card making and papercrafting<br />
to make a difference in others’ lives. Recently, Shannon held a<br />
stamping fundraiser <strong>for</strong> a friend with Stage 4 breast cancer. The<br />
women who stamped paid a $40 entrance fee, which included<br />
seven stamping projects. The men paid to enter a 50/50 raffle.<br />
People also donated items <strong>for</strong> a silent auction, raffles, and<br />
refreshments. When all was said and done, Shannon was able to<br />
raise $12,000 <strong>for</strong> her friend’s medical expenses!<br />
my thoughts are happiest card (4" x 4")<br />
Field Flowers Set; Dot, Dot, Dot Background Stamp; More Mustard,<br />
River Rock, and Very Vanilla Card Stock; Baja Breeze, Basic Black,<br />
and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads; Very Vanilla 1/2” Seam Binding;<br />
Stampin’ Dimensionals; Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch<br />
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Let’s Do That Again!<br />
Recurring workshops will help<br />
you maintain consistent activity<br />
and meet <strong>your</strong> goals.<br />
If you’ve ever been on a quest to fill <strong>your</strong><br />
workshop calendar, but have dreaded calling<br />
all <strong>your</strong> previous hostesses to invite them to<br />
book a workshop again, you’re not alone. You<br />
might also be telling <strong>your</strong>self that you simply<br />
don’t have anyone left to call!<br />
You’re on the right track, though, in<br />
considering <strong>your</strong> previous hostesses. As<br />
most demonstrators know, an established<br />
hostess is <strong>your</strong> best hostess: she’s already<br />
enthusiastic about the products, and she<br />
knows what to do at her workshop. But<br />
what if you didn’t have to approach her<br />
over and over with the idea of hosting a<br />
new workshop? What if you could set up a<br />
regular schedule of workshops with <strong>your</strong><br />
best hostesses?<br />
Many demonstrators have used clubs to<br />
generate regular <strong>business</strong>, but you can<br />
apply this same concept to <strong>your</strong> workshop<br />
schedule, too. Setting up recurring<br />
workshops with the same group of people<br />
(encouraging <strong>your</strong> hostess to invite<br />
additional people each time) can also help<br />
generate regular <strong>business</strong> and keep <strong>your</strong><br />
workshop schedule full.<br />
Find Your Group<br />
Not all hostesses or groups are ideal <strong>for</strong><br />
recurring workshops, but there are some<br />
pretty clear signs to help you identify the<br />
perfect opportunity. Look <strong>for</strong> the hostess<br />
who has a group that likes to get together<br />
frequently anyway, such as a neighborhood,<br />
family, or church group. During that first<br />
workshop, you can take the time to get to<br />
know the individual workshop guests and<br />
become familiar with that particular group<br />
dynamic. Do they regularly have evenings<br />
out together? Are they looking <strong>for</strong> an<br />
opportunity to get out more often?<br />
As the workshop draws to a close, you<br />
could say, “Wasn’t it fun getting together and<br />
stamping like this? How about we plan to do it<br />
once every few months with this same group?<br />
You rotate the hostess duties and gifts and I’ll<br />
bring the very latest in catalogs, products, and<br />
techniques to demonstrate. Let’s say the second<br />
Saturday of each quarter? That way you can all<br />
get it on <strong>your</strong> calendars and look <strong>for</strong>ward to it!”<br />
If you haven’t scheduled a workshop with a<br />
potential hostess yet, you can still listen <strong>for</strong><br />
the cues that the potential workshop group<br />
would be a good candidate <strong>for</strong> a recurring<br />
schedule. Perhaps the potential hostess has<br />
several sisters whom she likes to get together<br />
with on a regular basis. You could say, “I<br />
know you love getting together with <strong>your</strong> sisters<br />
and mom <strong>for</strong> crafting. I’ve got a great idea—let’s<br />
plan to meet when new products and catalogs<br />
come out and I’ll bring the latest techniques and<br />
stamps to show you. It can be <strong>your</strong> own special<br />
family time and you can all plan to pamper<br />
<strong>your</strong>selves with an evening out!”<br />
Anticipating an evening out with people you<br />
love to be with is half the fun, and knowing<br />
you get to do it again every few months is<br />
even better! Setting up a recurring workshop<br />
group not only helps fill <strong>your</strong> schedule, but<br />
it can fill the need <strong>for</strong> social interaction<br />
and <strong>creativity</strong> that the workshop guests are<br />
craving anyway!<br />
Set Your Schedule<br />
Luckily, you don’t need to look too hard<br />
<strong>for</strong> reasons to get a regular group together.<br />
In fact, it’s one of <strong>your</strong> best selling points!<br />
Having regularly scheduled workshops lends<br />
itself to customization around holidays,<br />
new catalogs, mini catalogs, and major<br />
promotions, like Sale-A-Bration.<br />
During <strong>your</strong> first workshop with the group,<br />
you can listen <strong>for</strong> what would interest them<br />
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the most. Are they seasoned stampers<br />
who get excited about new products? If<br />
so, <strong>your</strong> easiest first step is to consider the<br />
catalog release schedule. Have a calendar<br />
on hand, and show the group when the new<br />
Idea Book & Catalog is released, as well<br />
as the mini catalogs. Let them know that,<br />
as a demonstrator, you have a preorder<br />
opportunity <strong>for</strong> all these publications, so if<br />
you schedule the workshops ahead of time,<br />
they can be among the first to get their<br />
hands on the new products! This kind of<br />
group might also be motivated by getting<br />
products <strong>for</strong> free, so make sure to schedule<br />
one of the workshops during Sale-A-Bration.<br />
Of course, if <strong>your</strong> group is made up of more<br />
beginner stampers, or people who just like<br />
to get out and stamp occasionally and hang<br />
out together, take a look at seasons and<br />
holidays. Do they need an excuse to have<br />
a holiday party? Help them plan ahead to<br />
make some fun Christmas projects. Do they<br />
have a lot of birthdays in the springtime?<br />
Plan a “birthday party” workshop, where<br />
they can celebrate birthdays and get great<br />
ideas <strong>for</strong> birthday cards. If it’s something<br />
different every time, they’ll be excited and<br />
look <strong>for</strong>ward to each one.<br />
Follow <strong>Up</strong><br />
Once you establish a group <strong>for</strong> recurring<br />
workshops, keep their in<strong>for</strong>mation on file.<br />
Make notes about the individuals, such as<br />
what excites them, what they like, don’t<br />
like, etc. At the very least, make sure to<br />
keep an accurate list of who attended the<br />
first workshop, and any new people who are<br />
added to the group later, so you can make<br />
sure the same people are invited each time.<br />
When you set <strong>your</strong> dates <strong>for</strong> the year, you may<br />
want to decide who is going to be the hostess<br />
at each one. Keep a “tickler” file to remind you<br />
when those workshops are coming up and<br />
who the hostess is, so you can get the process<br />
started with each hostess in plenty of time.<br />
Don’t <strong>for</strong>get we have a fantastic new Hostess<br />
Benefits program, so you shouldn’t have to<br />
convince anyone to volunteer <strong>for</strong> their turn!<br />
You may be asking <strong>your</strong>self, “If I have a<br />
regular group and regularly scheduled events<br />
with rotating hostesses, how is this different<br />
than a club?” Truth is, it should be easier to<br />
set up a recurring workshop with a particular<br />
group because it’s low-pressure. It’s all fun!<br />
There’s no financial commitment, and it’s<br />
not as frequent. Because it’s more relaxed,<br />
you can appeal to all kinds of groups—not<br />
just regular customers!<br />
New customers and new hostesses are<br />
essential to a Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! <strong>business</strong>, so new<br />
workshops with new people should always be<br />
a goal, and will keep <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> moving<br />
<strong>for</strong>ward (after all, you never know where<br />
<strong>your</strong> next group of “regulars” will come<br />
from!). But make a goal to find two recurring<br />
workshop groups <strong>for</strong> the coming year, and<br />
it will help you establish the workshop<br />
habit, making it easier to do more. Using<br />
this approach will allow you to book once<br />
<strong>for</strong> multiple workshops! And it allows both<br />
you and <strong>your</strong> hostess to plan ahead—and<br />
<strong>your</strong> group to anticipate each event and get<br />
excited! Better yet, you’ll begin to establish a<br />
schedule of regular events, helping you reach<br />
<strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> goals, whether that’s just<br />
maintaining <strong>your</strong> minimum, or achieving a<br />
volume rebate and beyond!<br />
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friends as they grow up, I am<br />
so grateful <strong>for</strong> the opportunity<br />
we have to solidify the most<br />
important relationships we have!<br />
written by: shelli gardner<br />
Powell—<br />
A Priceless Gardner<br />
Family Tradition<br />
I made my first trip to Lake<br />
Powell more than 40 years ago;<br />
we lived in Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, and my<br />
dad decided the lake would make<br />
a great family vacation. He and<br />
my mom packed us all up in the<br />
car, and we made the long drive<br />
to Powell, a sprawling, manmade<br />
reservoir that straddles<br />
the border between southern<br />
Utah and Arizona.<br />
We didn’t have a houseboat;<br />
in fact, it would be years<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e we’d enjoy the lake on a<br />
houseboat. Instead, we camped<br />
on the shore, played in the<br />
water, and enjoyed many blissful<br />
days. Our repeated experiences<br />
at Lake Powell were so profound<br />
that my dad eventually ended up<br />
moving his <strong>business</strong> to southern<br />
Utah, just so we could be closer<br />
to this magical water!<br />
Those trips to the lake as a<br />
little girl continued through<br />
my teenage years, and when I<br />
fell in love with Sterling, one of<br />
the conditions of our marriage<br />
was that we would continue<br />
spending time on the lake as a<br />
family! In the past four decades,<br />
I can count the years we’ve<br />
missed our annual Powell Trip<br />
on one hand—our time there<br />
is sacred, and a new generation<br />
of Gardner/Goodfellows is now<br />
falling in love with one of the<br />
most beautiful places on earth!<br />
Family Togetherness<br />
We love our Powell trips <strong>for</strong><br />
many reasons. The first one<br />
is probably obvious: We love<br />
spending time together, and<br />
when we’re on the lake, it’s just<br />
us—nothing else intrudes! Few<br />
things are more rejuvenating <strong>for</strong><br />
me than spending time with my<br />
family, and we get lots of family<br />
time on the lake. In addition<br />
to water sports and games, we<br />
spend hours visiting, watching<br />
videos, playing games, and just<br />
creating memories that I know<br />
we will treasure <strong>for</strong>ever!<br />
This idea, of course, isn’t new;<br />
many families have reunions.<br />
Some families camp in the<br />
mountains, others go to the<br />
beach. We head <strong>for</strong> Powell. For<br />
us, the chance to bring our<br />
different families together is<br />
invaluable. And as I watch our<br />
grown children interact with<br />
each other, strengthening their<br />
relationships as adults, and the<br />
grandchildren become very good<br />
Down to a Science<br />
Because we’ve been making this<br />
trip <strong>for</strong> so many years, we’ve<br />
got it down to a science! We’ve<br />
learned by trial and error what<br />
works <strong>for</strong> us. We have Lake<br />
Powell packing and grocery lists<br />
on the computer, and every year<br />
I call them up and print them<br />
out. It’s stress free and practically<br />
mindless (although this year I did<br />
have to increase a few quantities<br />
on the grocery list; we discovered<br />
that growing grandchildren eat<br />
more! Go figure!)<br />
We know how to pack and where<br />
to pack and who is responsible<br />
<strong>for</strong> what. Our last stop be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
heading out on the water is at the<br />
local grocery store, where we load<br />
up several shopping carts with<br />
food and supplies (there are 26 of<br />
us now, when everybody makes<br />
it). Then we head to the marina,<br />
load up the boat, and go find our<br />
cozy home-away-from-home <strong>for</strong><br />
the next blissful week or so.<br />
Choosing where to drop anchor<br />
is an art, one that Sterling and<br />
the boys (our sons-in-law) have<br />
perfected. We look <strong>for</strong> a cove<br />
that is secluded and protected,<br />
one that won’t get too dangerous<br />
if the wind picks up. Shallow<br />
water is nice <strong>for</strong> the toddlers to<br />
splash around in, deeper water<br />
is essential <strong>for</strong> swimming, and<br />
access to wide-open water is<br />
a must <strong>for</strong> “bumbusting” and<br />
water and jet skiing.<br />
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When the wind does pick up,<br />
we know what to do then too.<br />
Actually, Sterling does. He tends<br />
to worry on the lake (there really<br />
are things that can go wrong),<br />
and he takes his responsibilities<br />
as father and grandfather<br />
seriously. He’s learned all the ins<br />
and outs of water safety, he has<br />
studied what to do in a storm,<br />
and while he looks <strong>for</strong>ward to<br />
our Powell Trips just like the rest<br />
of us, he carries the burden of<br />
keeping us all safe.<br />
It’s been interesting through the<br />
years to watch the boys begin to<br />
share this burden with him. As<br />
each one has joined our family—<br />
and joined us on our Powell<br />
trips—he has invited them<br />
to help him set up camp and<br />
secure the anchors. When the<br />
wind blows in, they join him in<br />
tightening the lines and making<br />
sure everything is as it should<br />
be. Now we don’t even go to the<br />
lake unless we have at least a<br />
couple of sons-in-law with us,<br />
and I love seeing him relax a<br />
little more, knowing he’s not the<br />
only one who knows what to do<br />
when things get a little tense.<br />
Wide Open Water, Wide<br />
Open Schedule<br />
Although in the past few years,<br />
cell-phone availability has<br />
become a consideration (although<br />
not necessarily a priority), <strong>for</strong><br />
the most part, our time on the<br />
lake remains appointment and<br />
deadline free! While I always<br />
bring along work, usually it is<br />
nothing too time sensitive. I<br />
know I’ll do what I can and I don’t<br />
stress about the rest.<br />
We wake up without alarm<br />
clocks; we go to sleep when we<br />
get tired. (Although sometimes<br />
the conversation and company<br />
is too good, so I put off bedtime<br />
later than I should.) No soccer<br />
or baseball games, no concerts<br />
or recitals, no homework,<br />
housework, or yard work! We<br />
tend to have meals at a semischeduled<br />
time (there’s nothing<br />
really scheduled on the lake), just<br />
so no one misses out, but other<br />
than that, our schedules are as<br />
wide open as the water we play in!<br />
Fun, Fun, Fun in the Sun<br />
One of the things we talk a lot<br />
about at Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! is fun. In<br />
our hectic, busy world, there is<br />
real value in finding the fun things<br />
in life and enjoying those things<br />
as often as possible! At the very<br />
heart of our commitment to our<br />
Powell trips is the pure joy that we<br />
experience, in our own little corner<br />
of the world.<br />
Few things are more enjoyable<br />
than basking in the warm sun,<br />
listening to the rhythmic sound<br />
of water lapping at the shore, and<br />
appreciating the breathtaking<br />
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My Digital Studio Crash Course<br />
While I always take work to Powell,<br />
this year I had a very specific<br />
assignment <strong>for</strong> myself—learn My<br />
Digital Studio! This is a product<br />
we’ve carried <strong>for</strong> more than a year,<br />
a product I’m excited about and<br />
believe in . . . but am intimidated<br />
by! (Do I dare admit that?) I don’t<br />
know how many of you know this,<br />
but when it comes to modern<br />
technology, my knowledge is pretty<br />
much limited to where the “on” and<br />
“off” buttons are! I am definitely<br />
dependent on my techno-savvy<br />
children (especially my sonsin-law)<br />
and our Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! IT<br />
department!<br />
But I promised myself that this year,<br />
while I was captive at Powell, I would<br />
have Sara (one of several Stampin’<br />
<strong>Up</strong>! My Digital Studio experts!)<br />
teach me everything she knew!<br />
Well . . . at least how to do more than<br />
turn the software on! (Which, by the<br />
way, I found out you don’t “turn on.”<br />
You “launch.”)<br />
sunny days pages (8" x 8")<br />
All products My Digital Studio . Summer Splash Stamp Brush Set; Tempting Turquoise<br />
Small Polka-Dot Digital Designer Series Paper; Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie Digital<br />
Ink; Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon and Knot; Rhinestone Digital Jewels<br />
After spending several hours<br />
checking out photobooks and<br />
templates, browsing through<br />
embellishments and images, and<br />
learning the basics of My Digital<br />
Studio, I am proud to report that I’m<br />
a My Digital Studio crash-course<br />
graduate!<br />
It’s so much easier than I imagined;<br />
I can’t believe I waited this long<br />
to begin my My Digital Studio<br />
adventure! I started by opening a<br />
photobook, then customizing the<br />
pages by switching out a flower<br />
<strong>for</strong> a fish and changing up the<br />
color palette. The changes are<br />
subtle and so simple, and in many<br />
instances, you don’t need to make<br />
any changes at all! But the beauty<br />
of My Digital Studio is that you can;<br />
all the tools and resources to create<br />
pages with templates or pages from<br />
scratch are right at <strong>your</strong> fingertips!<br />
While I’m a hands-on, stampand-pad<br />
traditionalist, and will<br />
likely always do some traditional<br />
scrapbook pages, I can definitely<br />
see My Digital Studio in my<br />
scrapbooking future as well!<br />
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beauty all around you. The<br />
exhilaration that comes from a<br />
day spent in and on the water<br />
and the sigh of satisfaction when<br />
you settle down <strong>for</strong> an evening<br />
under a Powell night sky . . .<br />
I’ve never found those feelings<br />
anywhere else!<br />
And that’s why, <strong>for</strong> the past 40<br />
years, Goodfellows and Gardners<br />
have escaped to Lake Powell—<br />
and why <strong>for</strong> the next 40 years<br />
(and beyond), we’ll continue to<br />
make our annual Powell trips a<br />
top priority!<br />
Disclaimer: I know this sounds<br />
like a paid advertisement <strong>for</strong><br />
Lake Powell, but I promise I<br />
haven’t received a penny <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>sharing</strong> this treasured family<br />
tradition with you!<br />
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Go On . . . Pop the Question<br />
It’s not as hard as you think<br />
You’re on one knee, holding out a red<br />
velvet ring box. Your heart is racing, <strong>your</strong><br />
palms are sweating. You’re going <strong>for</strong> the big<br />
one: “Will you marry me? Er, I mean . . . will<br />
you be my downline member?” You open the<br />
box as you show <strong>your</strong> customer the sparkling<br />
diamond ring Independent Demonstrator<br />
Application.<br />
Want a little lesson in sociology? Don’t make<br />
something a bigger deal than it is. Asking<br />
someone’s hand in marriage? Yes, a big deal.<br />
Asking someone what she thinks about<br />
becoming a demonstrator? Not a biggie.<br />
Remember, you’re recruiting—not dating!<br />
Keep a healthy perspective when recruiting,<br />
and consider the sociology of it all; the<br />
scientific study of human behavior can teach<br />
you that you don’t need to get worked up<br />
over the little things in life, like having a<br />
conversation with a potential recruit.<br />
Putting Too Much Pressure on<br />
Yourself?<br />
Demonstrators often put too much<br />
pressure on themselves when recruiting.<br />
It’s easy to get so wrapped up in the<br />
outcome and whether the potential recruit<br />
says “yes” (yippee!) or “no” (dramatic<br />
sigh). Our human nature leads us to take<br />
disappointment personally; we feel like we<br />
have been rejected, when really it was just<br />
the opportunity that was rejected.<br />
But just getting out there and talking with<br />
people by <strong>sharing</strong> <strong>your</strong> story and showing<br />
them how Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! could brighten<br />
their lives is success in and of itself. This<br />
abundant and continuous <strong>sharing</strong> is what<br />
will grow <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong>. Yeah, you’ll hear<br />
“no” and “I’m not interested” at times, but<br />
so what? That “no” might turn into a “yes”<br />
later on. And if it doesn’t, it’s not the end<br />
of the world.<br />
Loosen <strong>Up</strong>: Good <strong>for</strong> You &<br />
Your Potential Recruits<br />
When you realize that recruiting doesn’t<br />
have to be a big, dramatic deal, you realize<br />
you have nothing to lose. Keeping this<br />
light perspective makes it even easier<br />
to start those recruiting conversations.<br />
When you keep them casual, light, and<br />
friendly it’s not only better <strong>for</strong> you,<br />
but it’s also better <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> potential<br />
recruit. They’ll feel more at ease and less<br />
threatened, which will make them more<br />
receptive to the conversation.<br />
So don’t be afraid of the “big question.”<br />
Remember <strong>your</strong> sociology lesson: keep<br />
<strong>your</strong> perspective on recruiting light, and<br />
you’ll live happily ever after, after all.<br />
Recruiting: Keeping It Light<br />
• Focus on the relationship—not the<br />
result.<br />
• Take a potential recruit out to<br />
coffee and get to know her<br />
better.<br />
• At a workshop, individually<br />
compliment <strong>your</strong> customers.<br />
• Share what you love about being<br />
a demonstrator with others<br />
one-on-one.<br />
• Tell <strong>your</strong> hostess to watch you<br />
at a workshop and think about<br />
whether that’s something she’d<br />
like to do.<br />
So what do you have to lose?<br />
Give it a shot and have a recruiting conversation.<br />
Talk with someone who’s expressed an interest, or<br />
who you think would really enjoy the demonstrator<br />
perks. Remember, keep it all in perspective!<br />
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<strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong><br />
FYI<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
My Digital Studio Contest<br />
Are you up <strong>for</strong> a creative challenge? Enter the My Digital Studio<br />
Contest. The contest runs from September 1–October 15, 2011,<br />
and anyone is welcome to participate.<br />
Demonstrators and customers will be judged separately, and<br />
each entry will be reviewed <strong>for</strong> <strong>creativity</strong>, style, visual impact,<br />
consistency, and originality. Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! will choose ten<br />
finalists—five customers and five demonstrators. The six final<br />
winners (three customers and three demonstrators) will be<br />
selected by the public.<br />
Winners will automatically receive every download (released<br />
outside of the catalog) made available by Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! beginning<br />
November 8, 2011, until they reach the prize-winning amount of<br />
$400 us/$500 can. That’s a lot of free downloads!<br />
To participate, you must submit one card and one single-page<br />
layout. Winners will be announced November 5, 2011. Visit<br />
MyDigitalStudio.net starting September 1, to learn more about<br />
this exciting contest.<br />
Glitter; Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled, Whisper White 1/8" Taffeta, and So Saffron 3/8" Taffeta<br />
Ribbon; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Sticky Strip; Crop-A-Dile;<br />
Boho Blossoms, Decorative Label, and Large Oval Punches<br />
holly berry twisty favor<br />
Dear Santa Set; Naturals Ivory Card Stock; Real Red Textured Card Stock; Chocolate<br />
Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad; Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker; Linen Thread; Holly Berry<br />
Bouquet Designer Fabric; Winter Wishes Stitched Felt; Sticky Strip; Crimper; Curly<br />
Label and 1/16" Circle Punches<br />
so thankful <strong>for</strong> you twisty favor<br />
Falling Leaves Set; Naturals Ivory and Pool Party Card Stock; Early Espresso Classic<br />
Stampin’ Pad; VersaMark Pad; Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker; Stampin’ Pastels;<br />
Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Linen Thread; Spice Cake Designer Fabric; Spice<br />
Cake Designer Buttons; Sticky Strip; Color Spritzer Tool; Crop-A-Dile; Large Tag<br />
Punch; Sponge Daubers; Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain and Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain<br />
Ribbon; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 3/16" Corner Punch<br />
thankful twisty favor<br />
Falling Leaves Set; Naturals Ivory and Soft Suede Card Stock; Pool Party Textured Card<br />
Stock; Neutrals and Regals Craft Stampin’ Spots; Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker;<br />
Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Linen Thread; Spice Cake Designer Fabric; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Sticky Strip; Color Spritzer Tool; Crop-A-Dile; Large Tag Punch; Big<br />
Shot; Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder<br />
floral twisty favor<br />
Chocolate Chip Textured Card Stock; Linen Thread; Holly Berry Bouquet Designer<br />
Fabric; Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons; Sticky Strip; Crimper<br />
Don’t miss this opportunity to share <strong>your</strong> digital projects. Tell <strong>your</strong><br />
customers about the contest, and encourage them to enter with<br />
you. The more contestants the better!<br />
stampin’ supplies<br />
“feliZ hispanic heritage month!,” page 12<br />
feliz cumpleaños card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4")<br />
Al Punto Set; Distressed Dots Background Stamp; Calypso Coral and Whisper<br />
White Card Stock; 2011–2013 In Color, Daffodil Delight, and Tempting Turquoise<br />
Stampin’ Write Markers; Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain and Daffodil Delight<br />
1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; Stampin’ Dimensionals;<br />
Blender Pens; 2-1/2" Circle Punch; Big Shot; Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die<br />
amigo box and cards<br />
Bendiciones de Dios and Tu Creatividad Sets; Distressed Dots Background Stamp;<br />
Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, and Whisper White Card<br />
Stock; Whisper White Note Cards; 2011–2013 In Color, Daffodil Delight, and<br />
Tempting Turquoise Stampin’ Write Markers; Linen Thread; Daffodil Delight 1/8"<br />
Taffeta Ribbon; Brights Brads; Mini Clothespins; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Boho<br />
Blossoms, Decorative Label, and Lace Ribbon Punches; Big Shot; Fun Flowers Bigz<br />
L Die; Box #2 Bigz XL Die; sewing machine and thread<br />
à la card<br />
You’ll find a card<br />
created with<br />
this template on<br />
page 22.<br />
“add <strong>your</strong> own twist,” page 20<br />
trick or treat twisty favor<br />
Piece of Poison Set; Naturals Ivory Card Stock; Basic Black and Peach Parfait<br />
Textured Card Stock; Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper; Peach Parfait Classic<br />
Stampin’ Pad; Basic Black Craft Stampin’ Pad; Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder;<br />
Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon; Linen Thread; Rhinestone Basic Jewels;<br />
Medium Window Sheets; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Sticky Strip; Decorative Label,<br />
1/16" Circle, and 1" Circle Punches; candy<br />
love twisty favor<br />
You Are Loved Set; Naturals White Card Stock; Pool Party and So Saffron Textured<br />
Card Stock; First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper; Red Glimmer Paper; Basic<br />
Black Craft Stampin’ Pad; Old Olive, Pool Party, Real Red, and So Saffron Stampin’<br />
Write Markers; Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’<br />
celebrate you<br />
congratulations to our talented<br />
demonstrators who had their creations<br />
published in consumer magazines!<br />
Michelle Haney | sacramento, cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
Take Ten Winter 2011, Spring 2011, and Summer 2011<br />
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contestcategories october<br />
The following Art Contests are <strong>for</strong> the month of October. Except<br />
where contests <strong>for</strong> individual countries are noted, demonstrators<br />
from the US and Canada may enter all contests and one winner<br />
will be chosen <strong>for</strong> each contest, regardless of country. October<br />
Contest winners will be featured in our December issue.<br />
mini madness<br />
wow! art file<br />
Projects featuring products from<br />
the Holiday Mini Catalog<br />
Entries due September 30<br />
All other projects<br />
october contest deadlines<br />
• Contests run <strong>for</strong> a single month at a time, with the deadline<br />
falling on the last day of the month. This October Contest<br />
runs September 1–30.<br />
• Entries <strong>for</strong> the October Contest must be received in our<br />
office on or be<strong>for</strong>e September 30, 2011.<br />
• Please pack all entries carefully and label the box or envelope<br />
with the contest month and category. (See address below.)<br />
Contest entries will not be returned.<br />
upcomingcontests<br />
in color creations Projects featuring any of the<br />
current In Colors<br />
Entries due October 31<br />
lots of love<br />
Projects <strong>for</strong> Valentine’s Day<br />
Entries due November 30<br />
on <strong>your</strong> own<br />
“Whatever project you do, do it with love and always keep in<br />
mind that you can give a smile to the person who is going to<br />
receive it.”<br />
—Teresa Giordano, Fort Lauderdale, Florida<br />
Tap into the growing Hispanic market between September 15 and October<br />
15 (see “Feliz Hispanic Heritage Month” on page 12). Plan a Hispanic-themed<br />
workshop, complete with a Make & Take that celebrates Hispanic heritage. Be sure<br />
to have copies of Celebrando Creatividad on hand <strong>for</strong> guests to browse through.<br />
Add some dimension to <strong>your</strong> projects with quilling—there’s a reason it’s been<br />
a popular art technique <strong>for</strong> centuries (see “Creative Quilling” on page 14). Use<br />
our I Love You card in one of <strong>your</strong> workshops to show <strong>your</strong> customers how easy<br />
it is to create with just stamps, paper, and adhesive.<br />
Memories don’t always have to be stored in scrapbooks—put them on display<br />
<strong>for</strong> everyone to enjoy. Use the ideas in “A Lasting Legacy” on page 16 to create<br />
outside-the-scrapbook tributes to <strong>your</strong> legacy. Invite a hostess to gather her<br />
family <strong>for</strong> a workshop to learn how to preserve their own family history.<br />
monthly contest rules and in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
• Winning projects often share the following features: They<br />
use only one set along with a greeting set, plus backgrounds,<br />
borders, or frames. Scrapbook pages include photos and journaling.<br />
We receive more entries in the Wow! Art File because<br />
there are no subject limitations, so <strong>your</strong> chances of winning<br />
are better in the other category.<br />
• Include a list of Stampin’ Supplies used to make <strong>your</strong> entry:<br />
Specify stamp set or wheel names; the types and colors of<br />
papers, card stock, markers, pens, pads; and any accessories<br />
or tools used. Stamps and accessories used must be in the<br />
current catalog. Give clear directions, if necessary. Also write<br />
<strong>your</strong> name, demonstrator number, the month of the contest,<br />
and the category you are entering. Write this in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
directly on the back of the card or item, if possible.<br />
• All scrapbook layouts must contain photos. When<br />
submitting photos of you or members of <strong>your</strong> immediate<br />
family, you grant Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! the right to publish<br />
those photos. However, if you’d like to submit a project<br />
with photos of individuals other than immediate family<br />
members, please have all main subjects in the photo<br />
fill out a photo waiver <strong>for</strong>m, which can be found on the<br />
demonstrator website under My Business>My Business<br />
Resources>Copyright. Make sure those photo waivers are<br />
included with any projects you submit to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Do<br />
not send photos taken by professional photographers unless<br />
you have obtained a release of the copyright in writing.<br />
Please include that release with <strong>your</strong> submission.<br />
• Mail to: Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Contest: [Category Name]<br />
12907 South 3600 West<br />
Riverton, UT 84065<br />
• Submission of artwork to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! constitutes<br />
agreement with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s payment policy and<br />
acknowledgment that the artwork becomes the property<br />
of Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! to be used by the company as desired.<br />
• Submit as many entries per category as you wish. Do not<br />
submit projects made with patterns or images known to<br />
be copyrighted. Contest winners in each category may<br />
select any three stamp sets (excluding hostess sets) from<br />
the current catalog and/or mini catalog. Due to local laws,<br />
contest winners living in Québec must choose stamp sets <strong>for</strong><br />
which the total value is less than $100 can. (Demonstrator<br />
Support will call winners and take their free stamp orders<br />
within 10 <strong>business</strong> days of the contest deadline.)<br />
• Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! cannot answer inquiries about whether<br />
or not contest entries arrived in the office. If you want<br />
proof of delivery, please send by registered mail or a<br />
similar option.<br />
with <strong>your</strong> downline<br />
“I dedicate time to each person to assure that they understand<br />
and learn what I teach them. I prepare all of my workshops<br />
according to the abilities of each group. My greatest<br />
satisfaction is to see people leave happy, with their projects in<br />
hand, wanting to learn more.”<br />
—Zeila Perez, Caguas, Puerto Rico<br />
Are you ready <strong>for</strong> World Card Making Day? Are the members of <strong>your</strong><br />
downline ready? World Card Making Day is a fabulous way to celebrate the<br />
art of making cards, and it’s coming soon. Take a minute to discuss how other<br />
demonstrators celebrate World Card Making Day (see “Make a Difference with<br />
World Card Making Day” on page 23) and come up with some ideas <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong><br />
own celebration.<br />
Discuss how to keep <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> moving <strong>for</strong>ward with recurring<br />
workshops (see “Let’s Do That Again!” on page 24). Ask each of <strong>your</strong> downline<br />
members to create a list of regular hostesses and come up with a strategy <strong>for</strong><br />
setting up recurring workshops. Agree to discuss <strong>your</strong> progress at the next<br />
downline meeting.<br />
Follow the tips in “Go On . . . Pop the Question“ on page 29 to adopt a<br />
healthy perspective on recruiting. Challenge each member of <strong>your</strong> downline<br />
to try one of the tips listed under “Keeping It Light” in the coming month.<br />
september 2011 31
Looking to Score Points<br />
with Your Customers?<br />
12907 South 3600 West<br />
Riverton, UT 84065<br />
NEW<br />
SCORING<br />
TOOL<br />
Simply Scored Scoring Tool | 122334 | $29.95 us / $38.95 can<br />
With the new Simply Scored Scoring Tool, you can score like never<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e. There’s no need to repeatedly measure where you are scoring<br />
when you have this amazing tool; it fits 12" x 12" paper and has score<br />
lines every 1/8" with handy place markers that make scoring simple and<br />
fast. Plus, the high quality stylus was specially designed to glide well on<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! card stock and Designer Series Paper. And when you’re<br />
not using it, there’s even a place to store the stylus, <strong>your</strong> bone folder<br />
(sold separately), and <strong>your</strong> place markers.<br />
This tool is perfect <strong>for</strong> every crafter. Share it with <strong>your</strong> customers and<br />
get them excited to order theirs on September 1. But you can order<br />
<strong>your</strong>s today!<br />
*Visit Products>Simply Scored on the demonstrator website to see a video<br />
demonstrating the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.
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