Join Stampin' Up! During October and get a FREE Big Shot!

Good morning, stamping friends! Today is the first of October and Stampin' Up! surprised us all with a VERY SPECIAL deal for anyone who signs up to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator! Anyone signing up during the month of October will receive a BIG SHOT for FREE!!! Yes, you read it right -- a FREE BIG SHOT! – OR -- if you already have this fabulous tool, you can select an extra $100 in Stampin' Up! merchandise when you sign up as a demonstrator. Just think ... free dies and paper and stamps! OH MY!!!

This is the perfect opportunity for someone considering a new business venture or even for a hobby stamper who loves Stampin' Up! products and wants to find out more. There's NO obligation to purchase or sell anything further. In addition to this fabulous BIG SHOT offer, you would also receive a 30% discount on your initial order in the first 45 days.

Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator starter kits are full of products that you'll use immediately as you share Stampin' Up! with your friends. Click here to see some of the techniques you'll be able to showcase using your Starter Kit products!  DON'T MISS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!

Product Bonus

• Purchase the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit during the promotion period and receive a Sizzix Big Shot Machine or $100 in Stampin' Up! products of your choice from any of our current catalogs. Value to $440 and ships FREE.
• Choose the Standard Starter Kit, or the My Digital Studio Starter Kit – either only costs $175.
• If you don't want the Big Shot, then choose free products - just make sure your free total comes as close as possible to $100 without going over since the Promotional Product Bonus order type will not allow items beyond $100 to be added to the order.
• You will have until November 30, 2011, to redeem your product bonus.

Starter Kit Information

• Promotion applies to the purchase of the Standard or Digital+ Starter Kit. You may add the Stampin' Memories, Definitely Decorative, or My Digital Studio Software Add-On for the regular add-on price.
• You have the option to substitute a Textured Impressions Embossing Folder ($7.95 or less; see pages 218-219) for the Always Bird Décor Elements (p. 233) that comes standard in the Starter Kit.

Starter Kit is only available to new members and not to current demonstrators.

If you never want to sell to anyone, but just buy for yourself, then join now.  Get your FREE Big Shot machine, 30% discount on your first order placed (within first 45 days), 20% off every order thereafter, access to demonstrator only website and samples...and more.  If you choose to remain a demonstrator you need to maintain $300 (net commissionable) per quarter – break it down however best suits your budget.  Get your friends that love to scrapbook or make cards to purchase from you – share your discount with them (if you want) so you meet your quarterly minimum.  It’s not hard to do.

Contact me with any questions you may have and I’ll be glad to answer them for you and help you get started. 

New 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog has Arrived!

The new catalog has finally arrived. It is chocked full of great new items like:  new ribbon styles, and new In-Colors. You can now purchase Clear Mount Cling Foam that you use to convert your favorite Wood Mounted stamps to the new Clear Mount.  Also available are stickers to put on your clear acrylic blocks that will help you to stamp in a straight line (I know I've stamped crooked before - and you probably have too...hee hee).

A great new plus is that they have brought back packs of 12 x 12 solid color SMOOTH cardstock.  No more packs of smooth/textured combo packs.  I know I'm a "happy camper". 

Also, the Watercolor Paper is now in a larger 6 x 9, sized perfectly to be used with our Letterpress Plates. 

Oh, and the best part is the change in the Hostess Program.  I think EVERYONE is going to be jazzed about this.  Now you earn Hostess Dollars to use to either purchase any of the Hostess Items, or on any Catalog Item.  So now, even with a $150 workshop you will earn $25 in Hostess Dollars which will let you purchase ANY of the Hostess items.  Isn't that GREAT???? So now no Hostess item is out of your reach!

Strength & Hope

Promotion Dates: May 1-August 31, 2011

As part of their Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the Strength & Hope Campaign.

Throughout the 2011 Summer Mini Catalog sales period, May 1-August 31, 2011, Stampin' Up! will donate $2* from the sale of each Strength & Hope stamp set and Strength & Hope digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Item      Description                                                              Price

118100 Strength & Hope wood-mount stamp set         $17.95

123660 Strength & Hope clear-mount stamp set          $13.95

124475 Strength & Hope digital kit                                 $9.95

                 (Includes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer
                   Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces.)

*Stampin' Up! is donating $2 from this purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®. BCRF is dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and translational research worldwide. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org. 

• Strength & Hope Set Images
• Strength & Hope Projects PDF

You can contact me to place your order, or go to my on-line store, and shop 24/7.  Just click SHOP NOW in the upper right hand corner and select me as your demonstrator. If you prefer, you can contact me and schedule an in-home workshop where you can earn FREE merchandise and a hostess item when your workshop sales reach $150 or more.

Thanks for stopping by.

Spring is Blossoming

Promotion dates: April 1-30, 2011

• Product PDF
• Samples PDF

Promotion details:  Spring is Blossoming with Sneak Peek products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. You can get these brand-new products in one of two ways:

• Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Stamp Set (wood or clear mount) and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
• Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!

*Net sales before tax and shipping

Things to Remember

Customer order option:

• Orders may be placed on a individual customer (directly through me), online from my website, or as part of a workshop order.
• Customers must spend $20 to be eligible to purchase the Four Frames stamp set and/or Paisley Prints Designer Series Paper from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.
• Both items can be purchased once the $20 minimum is met; there is a limit of five per product once the $20 minimum is met. Ordering another $20 of Stampin' Up! products resets the limit and allows the customer to purchase another five Designer Series Papers and/or stamp sets.

Hostess option

• Orders must be placed on a workshop or customer order to qualify. Online orders are not eligible for this part of the promotion.
• Customers will receive the Four Frames and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper FREE if they host a $350 workshop (net sales before tax and shipping).
• There is a limit of one Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper per workshop.
• Workshop must meet $350 minimum to be eligible for sneak peek products. Reward is for reaching the $350 level and is not incremental.
• Hostess may choose either the wood-mount or clear-mount set.  Clear blocks are not included in the clear mount set.

Just think, you can get these new products in April--three months before the debut of the new Idea Book & Catalog!  Just contact me to place your order, or you can go to my on-line store, and shop 24/7.  Just click SHOP NOW in the upper right hand corner and select me as your demonstrator. If you prefer, you can contact me and schedule an in-home workshop where you can earn FREE merchandise and choose earn a hostess item when your workshop sales reach $150 or more.

Carry Over Items from the Holiday Mini Catalog

Great News!!!  Stampin' Up! is going to carry over some of the wonderful items from the Holiday Mini Catalog.  What does that mean...well you will still be able to purchase them in 2011.  So if you've been on the fence about some of them, no need to worry, you can purchase them in 2011.

Okay, here is the list:



You can order, on-line 24/7, from my Stampin' Up! online store. If you prefer, you can contact me to place your order.

Thanks for stopping by.

Christmas Cards - 2010

These are the cards from the Christmas Card Stamp-A-Stack one of my downline and I hosted on November 8th.

I had fun in everyones company, and so did they. We had Christmas music and door prizes.

Simply Amazing! November 15-30 - 50% Off Starter Kit

WOW! This is a first that I’ve seen from Stampin’ Up! in the 5-1/2 years I’ve been a demonstrator.

From November 15 through November 30, 2010 you can become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator when you purchase the Standard, or Digital+ Starter Kits for only $87.50--that is 50 percent off the regular price of $175 (plus FREE shipping) for over $310 worth of paper or digital crafting and business supplies! (see attached PDF for what is included in each kit)

I did the math. In just stampin’ supplies (not including the business products in the kit) the merchandise you are getting would cost you $211 (plus 10% shipping and tax = $249.50). So you are getting a 59% savings just in product (65% off of the $249.50). You sure can’t beat that. Join just to get the all the great products. Then, get your scrappin’ buddies to place orders with you each month, and it will be a win-win for all.

Promotion Deadlines:

• Paper Independent Demonstrator Agreements (IDAs) must be received no later than Tuesday, November 30, 2010; 6:50 PM (MT) – Suggest mailing right away, or overnight, since this is such a short promotion. 
• Online IDAs must be submitted by Tuesday, November 30, 2010; 11:50 PM (MT) - I suggest doing online, because it is instantly at Stampin' Up!

Promotion Details:  

• The Simply Amazing Recruiting Promotion lasts from November 15 through November 30, 2010.  
• Both the Standard Starter Kit and the Digital+ Kit are available at 50 percent off the regular kit. These are full starter kits, not mini or reduced-content kits.  
• Recruits can still add the Stampin' Memories or Digital+ Add-On and will pay the regular add-on price.  
• Recruits who join during the Simply Amazing Recruiting Promotion are still eligible for any programs available to a new recruit. This includes but is not limited to the extra 10 percent Instant Income offer, Stampin' Start, the opportunity to purchase a Business Booster Kit, and a free two-month Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) subscription.  
• Any new recruit who signs up during the Simply Amazing Recruiting Promotion will receive 50 percent off the Starter Kit.  

Things to Remember:

All Starter Kit order forms must arrive at Stampin' Up! (in office) by Tuesday, November 30, 2010. You may also fill out the forms online (this is best way for this short promotion) from my SU Website, and clicking on "start your own business".  Check out the links with all the information, contact me if you still have questions.  When you've decided this is for you, click "join now" and then use the password ready2join. 

Even if you join just to get the products in the kit and decide to continue, you'll always get a 20% instant income (discount) on your purchases. PLUS you’ll receive 30% instant income (discount) on your first workshop, demonstrator, or customer order that totals $150 net (US) or more, placed within 45 days of the day your Starter Kit order was recorded at Stampin’ Up!

Designer Series Paper Share

I am going to be putting together some product packages. These will help you get your hands on more styles of things without having to spend a fortune.

The first product share I have is for the Designer Series Paper (DSP).

There are 16 packages of brand new DSP – 12 packages of regular DSP and 4 packages of Specialty DSP (that has gloss, flocking, or special shape). If you were to order all 16 packages, it would cost you just under $200.00.

I’m will order them all and cut each package into 6x6 squares. You will get a total of 96 squares - one square of each design, from each package of DSP. The squares each person gets will not all be identical because of the patterns of the DSP, but it is still going to be an awesome way to get your hands on all the new papers without breaking the bank.

The cost will be $27.00, which includes USPS priority mail shipping cost*. The turnaround time for the packages will probably be a couple weeks at the most, as I will need to order them, get them in, cut and packaged, and off to the Post Office. I will let you know if there are any back orders that will delay my shipping to you, as only full orders will be shipped.

If you are interested in ordering a DSP Product Share let me know NLT August 15th. You can order more than one share if you want. You can pay with a check (drop in the mail within a day or two) or you can use PayPal. Find the Pay Pal button to order your shares and pay.

Drop me an email at stargazer56@mchsi.com if you have any questions, and to reserve your DSP Product Share.

I will be putting together other packages, and will let you know when I’m ready to start taking orders for them.I’m only shipping within the United States.

*If you live in the Quad-Cities and want to pick up your DSP Product Share, let me know. The cost will be $22.00 instead.