Oct 9, 2013 | Demonstrator |
What? Did you read that? Join Stampin’ Up! for $25. Yep it’s true. But not true for very long. This offer ends on October 21st. But for two short weeks you can become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for only $25.
Here are some of the details –
During this offer, only the special $25 starter kit will be available; the regular $99 starter kit will not be available. The $25 Starter Kit includes
- $26.95 worth of Stampin’ Up! product (it must be more than $25, but not more than $26.95 before tax)
- Business pack which includes
- A box of annual catalogs
- A package of the current seasonal catalog
- Getting Started DVD
- Customer Order Forms
- Customer postcards
Why is October a good month to join? Well it happens to be the first month of the quarter and as a new demonstrator your first sales minimum isn’t due until your first FULL quarter (in this case Jan – March) that means March 2014. So you can get all your Stampin’ Up! purchases for 20% off for the next 6 months if you are joining to get yourself a discount. All your sales from October through March will count towards your first full quarter amount of $300.
As a new demonstrator you get a bonus on your first $150 order within 45 days of joining – so instead of 20% you will get 30%. PLUS if you place that order within 30 days (rather than 45) Stampin’ Up! will give you a free stamp set from the catalog – any value – the most expensive one is $46.95!
If you are signing up to make extra money that’s 30% on the first $150 that you sell – that is $45! And you only paid $25 to join – you are already ahead making some extra bucks! But wait if you bump that first order to $250 you can also take advantage of the October hostess special – and extra $25 in hostess benefits – so $65 total of free product if you are the hostess. And the 30% on that $250 order is $75!
There are no strings attached so if you decide later that you don’t want to stay a demo and you haven’t met your sales minimum ($300 by the end of March) you go into a pending status for April and then you get dropped. You keep everything.
A new mini catalog will start in January and as a demo you’ll get to pre-order in December. And there is always the Sale-A-Bration promotion at the beginning of the year – great deals for customers and demonstrators during that time.
I have team meetings every other month and the next one is October 12th – right in the middle of this promotion. So plan to join me for the meeting and meet some wonderful ladies and have a fun evening getting creative! Let me know by Friday if you want to come.
I did a little bit of math – you might be saying “UGH” but I actually loved math when I was in school. And if you don’t want to read through the math part – at least read the last paragraph that I underlined.
1. Join for $25. Get $26.95 product plus business supplies.
2. First order $150+ within 30 days. Get 20% + 10% = 30% instant income (that’s $45) PLUS a free stamp set from the catalog any value (the most expensive set is $46.95) – and hostess benefits are $25 in product – so if you are the hostess you get that too.
3. Increase your first order to $250 placed in October – then you get bonus hostess rewards $40+$25 = $65! Plus the 30% off = $75! And the free stamp set.
product total = 26.95 + 46.95 + 250 + 65 = $388.90 in product
cost = $25 + 250 – 75 = $200 ( you have to add some shipping and tax – roughly less than $20)
So you are getting all of that product at almost half price. I think I figure it out to be about 56%. Plus you will continue to get a 20% discount as long as you are a demonstrator or more depending on your monthly sales.
So what are you waiting for?
Contact me today with any questions you still have or go to my website and click on JOIN THE FUN.
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Oct 6, 2013 | Christmas, Holiday Catalog 2013, This & That |
Have you seen the Season of Style This & That Planner in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog?
I wasn’t sure about it just looking at it in the catalog. But I bought one any way and it is really nice!! I’m so glad I got it. I’m working on filling in my calendars – there are 4 months – that gives me Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan! Or you could start with Nov and go through Feb. Or use it for more than one year – Nov/Dec for 2013 and Nov/Dec for 2014. You can customize it for the way you want to use it.
At the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat one of the optional projects was to decorate this planner – since the inside already has all the pre-printed pages we just added the decorations to the front cover. This design was based on the one shown at Convention over the summer.
Here is what was added to decorate the cover –
- a piece of the Season of Style Designer Paper stack
- a Cherry Cobbler piece cut with the large scallop circle in the Circles Framelits die set
- Cherry Cobbler’s Bakers Twine tied around the cover and into a large loopy bow – TIP – cut a notch on the side of the cover to slide the twine into so it doesn’t slip out of place.
- a half-piece of the Season of Style Designer Paper stack – cut into a flag
- three paper doilies layered together
- Expressions Thinlits “Merry” cut from Gumball Green card stock – TIP – use wax paper between the die and the card stock and run it back and forth a few times to get a really good cut on all the details
- a bitty star punch of Cherry Cobbler card stock with a small rhinestone
- a banner stamped with the word “Christmas”
And I thought I would list for you what all the pages are inside the journal.
- a pocket page – with 2 envelopes
- calendar section – with 4 months of calendars
- cards section – 4 pages for card lists and 4 grid pages for designing the cards
- decor section – 6 grid pages for design ideas
- gifts & packaging section – 4 pages for family gifts and 2 grid pages, 2 pages for friend gifts and 2 grid pages, 2 pages for neighbors & such gift ideas and 2 grid pages
- Entertaining section – guests, menu, to do and shopping lists for 3 events plus grid pages for each
- a pocket page
All the pages are thick and sturdy and the front and back cover are chipboard.
Get it soon and put it to use! You can order it in my online store along with the coordinating Washi Tape and Stickers.
Oct 5, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Halloween, Holiday Catalog 2013 |
World Cardmaking Day is this Saturday, October 5, and to celebrate Stampin’ Up! is holding a contest you won’t want to miss. After all, what’s not to love about a holiday dedicated to card makers worldwide?!
There are two ways to enter:
- E-mail a photo of a card, or of you making a card, made with Stampin’ Up! product on World Cardmaking Day to [email protected].
- Post a photo of a card, or of you making a card, made with Stampin’ Up! product on World Cardmaking Day on Instagram. Mention us by typing @stampinup and use the hashtag #wcmd2013 in the description.
This contest is open to everyone-demonstrators, customers, friends, spouses, children . . . you get the idea. However, there are a few conditions:
- You must be over the age of 18 to win a prize.
- You can enter as many times as you wish, but each entry must feature a different card.
- Contest will last all day on October 5, from 12:01 AM to 12:00 PM. (that’s Mountain Time)
- We will randomly select 100 winners from our North American markets to receive a Paper Pumpkin Kit (valued at $19.95 US/ $20.95 CA)*, and we will select 50 winners from our South Pacific and European markets to receive the Naughty and Nice Rotary Stamp and Season of Style Designer Washi Tape.
A selection of pictures will be posted to Stampin’ Up!’s World Cardmaking Day Pinterest Board and the winners announced in a later current update.
*Quebec winners will receive the Naughty and Nice Rotary Stamp and Season of Style Designer Washi Tape (valued at $14.95).
Here is a card idea for you
A quick card using the Halloween Happiness single stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. Here’s how it was made:
- Cajun Craze for the card base
- Old Olive layer embossed with the Chevron Embossing Folder and tied around with a piece of Old Olive ribbon
- Cajun Craze layer cut with the Label Framelits
- Whisper White layer stamped with the Halloween Happiness stamp – use Stampin’ Write Markers to ink it up – Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango. Huff and stamp. Then cut out with the Label Framelits.
That’s it! Have fun making cards today!
Oct 3, 2013 | Big Shot, Halloween, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Tags, Washi Tape |
Last weekend’s retreat was so much fun! We all had a great time. Throughout the weekend I had little surprises for everyone. If you go to a Stampin’ Up! incentive event you get what they call “pillow gifts”. These are gifts that Stampin’ Up! leaves usually on your bed/pillow in the hotel room during the event. I wanted to do the same thing during the retreat but not everyone had a pillow here – some people went home every night. So the “pillow” gifts were left on everyone’s crafting spot. I tried to sneak down and leave the little surprises when no one was around.
This was the one from Friday night –
Friday night treat – skeleton Smore’s
Friday night we planned to have a fire in the fire pit so I thought the perfect surprise would be Smore’s related and I saw this idea on Pinterest some time ago and always wanted to make something like this.
I used the Stampin’ Up! Gusseted Cello bags that were in last years Holiday catalog and then on the clearance rack – not sure if they are still there or not. Inside the bag I have this – listed from bottom to the top
- bottom layer – graham crackers – 4 squares
- chocolate – 1/2 standard size bar
- Jumbo pumpkin shaped marshmallow – it is on its side
- yogurt covered pretzels – 5
- regular marshmallow – I used an edible marker to draw the face
I tied the bag shut with some Pumpkin Pie Taffeta ribbon (it was in my retired stash).
I also added a Skeleton twist tie – made with the Witches Brew Washi Tape – I just covered an existing white twist tie with the Washi Tape (I’ve also covered floral wire to make twist ties – see this post).
Breaking news!!! THANK YOU THURSDAY special from Stampin’ Up! – today Thursday Oct, 3, 2013 only – Washi Tape is on sale – order in my online store.
To finish the treat I made a little tag using the Halloween Bash stamp set. I stamped “eat if you dare” in Black ink and cut wit the label framelit. I used a Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker to color the white edge outside the image.
I tied the tag on and my skeleton treats were all done!
Each bag had enough to make two smore’s.
Enjoy!
