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<strong>sharing</strong> <strong>creativity</strong> & <strong>caring</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> november 2009
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this year <strong>for</strong> mom pat’s birthday, my<br />
sisters and I gave her a gift card good at one<br />
of her favorite stores. But you know us; we<br />
couldn’t just give her the card! No, we had to doll<br />
it up by creating darling gift card packaging.<br />
And of course, the first thing Mom commented<br />
on was the packaging!<br />
I’ve always felt like giving gifts provides the<br />
perfect opportunity to send an extra-special<br />
message of love by adding a handmade<br />
element. A hand-stamped tag jazzes up a loaf<br />
of bread or jar of homemade jam or anything<br />
you buy in a store. A card that coordinates<br />
with hand-stamped wrapping always makes a<br />
delightful impression as well. And of course,<br />
when you can actually make the gift itself,<br />
that’s even more fun!<br />
This year at convention, my stamping<br />
presentation focused on gift giving, and I had<br />
wlots of ideas, but one of my favorites was the<br />
charm inserts <strong>for</strong> our new charms. As I worked<br />
on my convention projects, I realized again how<br />
fun and meaningful it is to make and give gifts.<br />
I’ve heard of many people who have a tradition of<br />
giving handmade gifts at Christmas, something<br />
created from the heart! I love that tradition, and<br />
can’t think of a better way to show someone you<br />
care. We’ve got lots of products right now that<br />
are designed to help make gift-giving a creative,<br />
enjoyable, and memorable experience <strong>for</strong> both<br />
you and the gift recipient.<br />
As we head into the holiday season, I encourage<br />
you to look <strong>for</strong> opportunities to make <strong>your</strong> giftgiving<br />
more personal—and fun—this year.<br />
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content<br />
november 2009<br />
features<br />
24 learn to conquer holiday stress—and stay creative<br />
26 need inspiration? See what’s inspiring us!<br />
live it recognition & inspiration<br />
6 art contest winners September 2009<br />
7 title promotions August 2009<br />
8 karen giron’s heartwarming holiday projects<br />
10 meet our demonstrators of the year,<br />
places 1-5<br />
8<br />
14<br />
make it projects to create, techniques to try<br />
13 a caroling party to put a song in <strong>your</strong> heart<br />
14 décor with flair—Décor Elements make it simple<br />
17 a bear, a penguin, and a walrus<br />
—Cold & Cuddly!<br />
share it ideas <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> workshops<br />
18 simply scrappin’ makes demonstrations a snap<br />
20 get more bookings with advice from Brenda Witt<br />
21 printed window sheets are a clear choice <strong>for</strong> workshops<br />
22 gift giving is easy with our Holiday Extravaganza campaign<br />
23 “wow” ideas you’ll love to share<br />
SPANISH<br />
Articles marked with this logo are available in Spanish on the Spanish<br />
Demonstrator Web Site under Mi Empresa>Recursos de mi empresa><br />
Publicaciones de Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!>Stampin’ Success>2009>Noviembre.<br />
Demo It!<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 />
online extras<br />
You’ll find all of our Online Extras on the Demonstrator Web Site under My Business><br />
My Business Resources>Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Publications>Stampin’ Success>2009>November.<br />
13<br />
in every issue<br />
2 Share a Moment<br />
with Shelli<br />
4 Calendar<br />
5 Art Show<br />
30 FYI<br />
31 Make It Happen<br />
on the cover<br />
Holiday Mix Décor Elements<br />
Décor Elements Décor Blocks<br />
Berry Christmas set<br />
Petals-A-Plenty Textured<br />
Impressions embossing folder<br />
21<br />
You'll find the complete supply lists and<br />
instructions <strong>for</strong> these projects in this<br />
month’s Online Extras.<br />
november 2009 3
calendar<br />
november2009<br />
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday<br />
Leadership<br />
registration begins<br />
<strong>for</strong> managers/<br />
counselors & above<br />
Leadership<br />
registration begins<br />
<strong>for</strong> sr. supervisors/<br />
sr. consultants<br />
Leadership<br />
registration begins<br />
<strong>for</strong> supervisors/<br />
consultants (space<br />
permitting)<br />
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December 2009<br />
Stampin’ Success<br />
now online;<br />
Occasions mini<br />
and Sale-A-Bration<br />
brochure mail to<br />
demonstrators<br />
8 9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
Who Is Not<br />
Meeting<br />
Quarterly Sales<br />
Minimums report<br />
now available<br />
demo tip: i often pull inspiration from my children’s clothing.<br />
manufacturers do a great job creating fun and fresh color<br />
combos on little ones' clothing items.<br />
—summer stone | newberg, oregon<br />
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Thanksgiving holiday (US): Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />
offices closed<br />
Online<br />
Extravaganza<br />
begins<br />
22 23 24 25 26 27 28<br />
29 30<br />
Last <strong>business</strong> day of<br />
the month; Online<br />
Extravaganza ends;<br />
December Contest<br />
entries due<br />
catalog<br />
2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog<br />
sales period<br />
2009 Holiday Mini Catalog<br />
sales period<br />
2010 Occasions Mini Catalog<br />
Mailing Selector period<br />
promotions<br />
Holiday Extravaganza campaign<br />
Sweet Rewards hostess promotion<br />
october<br />
2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog sales period<br />
2009 Holiday Mini Catalog sales period<br />
Hispanic Heritage Month<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness Month<br />
Sweet Rewards hostess promotion<br />
deals of the week<br />
12 Thanksgiving Day (CAN); November 2009<br />
Stampin’ Success now online<br />
15 Who Is in Pending report now available;<br />
begin preparing <strong>for</strong> November workshops<br />
16-17 Portland, ME half-day regionals<br />
23-24 Chattanooga, TN half-day regionals<br />
31 Halloween; last <strong>business</strong> day of the month;<br />
November Contest entries due<br />
december<br />
2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog sales period<br />
2009 Holiday Mini Catalog sales period<br />
Dec. 1 - Jan 4: 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and 2010<br />
Sale-A-Bration preorder period<br />
holiday extravaganza campaign<br />
4 Leadership Conference 2010 registration closes<br />
11-12 12 Days of Christmas promotion<br />
14 January 2010 Stampin’ Success now online<br />
15 Who Is Not Meeting Quarterly Sales<br />
Minimums report now available<br />
25 Christmas holiday: Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! offices closed<br />
31 Last <strong>business</strong> day of the quarter; January<br />
Contest entries due<br />
january<br />
2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog sales period<br />
2010 Occasions Mini Catalog sales period<br />
4 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog sales period ends<br />
5 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog sales period and<br />
Sale-A-Bration 2010 begin<br />
6-8 Leadership Conference 2010 in Phoenix, AZ<br />
12 February 2010 Stampin’ Success now online<br />
16 Who Is in Pending report now available<br />
31 Last <strong>business</strong> day of the month;<br />
February Contest entries due<br />
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art show<br />
artshow<br />
Note to Self: Make This Calendar<br />
enjoying family and friends is one of the most precious ways you can use <strong>your</strong> time, and this chic<br />
calendar expresses just that. More than just a way to track days that have come and gone, this Delightful<br />
Dates calendar helps you savor beautiful memories and good times. Adorned with Bashful Blue, Old<br />
Olive, and Crushed Curry flowers, and accented with brads and ribbon, it’s a piece of functional art that is<br />
sure to catch the attention of everyone who visits <strong>your</strong> home—including <strong>your</strong> customers.<br />
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” –Annie Dillard<br />
For a complete list of supplies and step-by-step instructions, see this month’s Online Extras.<br />
november 2009 5
live it art contest winners<br />
artcontestwinners<br />
Congratulations To our art contest winners<br />
september 2009<br />
gerri andrade<br />
Escalon, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
wow! art file<br />
Gerri Andrade found her inspiration <strong>for</strong> this lively box<br />
in Christmas decorations. “My daughter-in-law has a<br />
set of Christmas china and it includes a ribbon box,”<br />
Gerri shares. “I’d seen the box under her tree <strong>for</strong> a couple of years now,<br />
and I thought, ‘You know, I bet I could make something like that!’” She<br />
could, and she did with fabulous results!<br />
Boxes are Gerri’s favorite type of project to make—and the project<br />
that enticed her to make a purchase at her very first workshop. “The<br />
demonstrator had a box there that she had made. She’d taken a little<br />
poinsettia wheel and gone around the box, and I just thought that was so<br />
pretty!” Gerri says. “So that’s what I purchased at my first workshop: the<br />
wheel, the handle, and the blank boxes.” When she got home that night,<br />
her enthusiasm <strong>for</strong> stamping was obvious and her husband suggested<br />
she sign up as a demonstrator. We’re glad he did!<br />
razzleberry lemonade ribbon box<br />
Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series paper; Antique Brass Jumbo eyelets;<br />
lightweight cardboard<br />
rose kerry<br />
El Segundo, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
holidays on hand<br />
Rose Kerry knows exactly how hard it can be to find <strong>your</strong><br />
“stamping mojo” when you’ve been away from it <strong>for</strong> a<br />
while—but don’t assume that you’ve lost it! Rose, having<br />
set her <strong>business</strong> and art on hold <strong>for</strong> a while, was searching <strong>for</strong> stamping<br />
inspiration and turned to our art contest. “The first card I created only used<br />
one stamp, and I looked at it and said to myself, ‘You nut! If you’re going to<br />
do this, be serious about it,” Rose recalls.<br />
night & day card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2")<br />
Holiday Best and Twick or Tweet sets; Haunting Hill jumbo Stampin’ Around® wheel;<br />
Basic Black, Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White card stock;<br />
Night & Day Specialty Designer Series paper; Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad®;<br />
Basic Black Craft Stampin’ Pad; Lavender Lace Stampin’ Write® marker; Pumpkin<br />
Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink® refill; Clear Stampin’ Emboss® powder; Basic Black 1/4"<br />
grosgrain ribbon; Vintage brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals®; Aqua Painter®; brayer<br />
And once she got serious, the mojo started flowing! Rose was an art major<br />
in college, and you can see her education’s influence in her detailed work,<br />
layers of color, and loads of harmonious patterns. “I’ve been stamping<br />
my brains out <strong>for</strong> the last month trying to get my art back to where it was<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e I stopped,” Rose shares. “I kept thinking, ‘Rose, go back to what<br />
you love!’” Well, she’s definitely back to doing and <strong>sharing</strong> what she<br />
loves—Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />
cast-a-spell card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2")<br />
Holiday Best and Twick or Tweet sets; Basic Black, Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Pumpkin<br />
Pie, and Whisper White card stock; Cast-A-Spell Designer Series paper; Basic Black<br />
Craft Stampin’ Pad; Lavender Lace Stampin’ Write marker; Pumpkin Pie Classic<br />
Stampin’ Write marker; Clear Stampin’ Emboss powder; Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain<br />
ribbon; Vintage brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Aqua Painter; Sizzix® Big Shot;<br />
Texture Plates Kit #4 Texturz Texture Plates<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> all the details on our December contest!<br />
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live it promotions<br />
promotions<br />
August 2009<br />
united states<br />
advisor<br />
Tamara Waddell<br />
executive<br />
Brenda Stayner<br />
Kimberly Van Diepen<br />
senior manager<br />
Angi Holt<br />
Carol Nordquist<br />
Christine Vidourek<br />
Jessie Benjamin<br />
Maya Togashi<br />
Rhonda Morgan<br />
manager<br />
Carol Layton<br />
Cassy Miller<br />
Christine Schroeger<br />
Dawn Billings<br />
Heather Westlake<br />
Julie Collins<br />
Karen Hastings<br />
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Deborah Russell<br />
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Diane Sellers<br />
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Jennifer Thomas<br />
Jill Kelley<br />
Joni Lawrence<br />
Jonna Heischberg<br />
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Karen Collins<br />
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Kathy Howes<br />
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Kathy Morgan<br />
Kathy Yip<br />
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Kay Kibbel<br />
Kelly Rose<br />
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Vera Schoeters<br />
Virginia Killmore<br />
Wendy Mucha<br />
Zeila Perez Cruz<br />
supervisor<br />
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Alyce Pagniello<br />
Amber Malek<br />
Andrea Bowers<br />
Andrea Burttschell<br />
Anne Steinmetz<br />
April Stevenson<br />
Arianna Kuriscak<br />
Barbara Bockman<br />
Barbara Brewster<br />
Barbara Elletson<br />
Beatrice Biggins<br />
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Beth Grace<br />
Beverly Messerschmidt<br />
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Bonnie Cardinal<br />
Bonny Ost<br />
Brandy Cox<br />
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Carlene Pindzia<br />
Carmella Diaz<br />
Carol Elsten<br />
Carol Hickman<br />
Carol Stokes<br />
Carolyn Bosley<br />
Carolyn Crockett<br />
Carrie Monroy<br />
Caryl Williams<br />
Catheryn<br />
Michelle Williams<br />
Cathleen Lundgren<br />
Cecilia King<br />
Celeste Prohaska<br />
Chelsey Christensen<br />
Cheri Larue<br />
Cheryl Kruger<br />
Chris Ely-Nefsky<br />
Chris Jeide<br />
Christa McManus<br />
Christine Krkovich<br />
Cindy Castleman<br />
Cindy Fjelstad<br />
Cora Dillin<br />
Cory Dahlkamp<br />
Cynthia Ritzman<br />
Dana Farmer<br />
Dana Gestwick<br />
Dana Price<br />
Dana Swensen<br />
Dana Wilkerson<br />
Darrah Hopper<br />
Dawn Neumann<br />
Dawn Polishuk<br />
Deana Swanson<br />
Debbi Green<br />
Debbie Kies<br />
Debi Calandrelle<br />
Debra Keane<br />
Debra Storbeck<br />
Delia Lively<br />
Denetta McKelvy<br />
Denise Beaudet<br />
Denise Villalpando<br />
Dianne Emery<br />
Donna McCain<br />
Donna Schneidtmiller<br />
Donna Stockdill<br />
Doreen Viking-Geiwitz<br />
Elizabeth Augustin<br />
Elizabeth Eagan<br />
Ellen Pruett<br />
Ellyn Wenzler<br />
Eloise Rose<br />
Elsa Limas<br />
Ericka Ocampo<br />
Erika Brown<br />
Erin Gonzales<br />
Erin Moffett<br />
Erin Scensny<br />
Faye Wilson<br />
Gerry Dyer<br />
Ginny Vasvari<br />
Heather Clary<br />
Heather Wachtman<br />
Helen Carman<br />
Helen Cashon<br />
Helen Jimenez<br />
Holley White<br />
Isis Pinero<br />
Jackie Langdon<br />
Jacqueline McHale<br />
Jane Brotski<br />
Janell Swango<br />
Janet Stedman<br />
Janice Klaus<br />
Janice Reid<br />
Jean Muncrief<br />
Jeanne Alghamdi<br />
Jeanne Maciejewski<br />
Jen Hand<br />
Jeni Allen<br />
Jennifer Blomquist<br />
Jennifer Browne<br />
continued on page 29<br />
Pattern on pages 7 and 29 taken from our Autumn Meadows Designer Series paper. Item 116769. 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog, page 13.<br />
november 2009 7
live it artistry<br />
homemade <strong>for</strong> the holidays<br />
Karen Giron’s simple style makes everyone feel right at home<br />
there’s something so magical about<br />
the holidays—we can’t help but be inspired<br />
to create! And the art of one creative<br />
demonstrator has certainly inspired us.<br />
Senior associate Karen Giron creates projects<br />
with a clean, beautiful style topped off with<br />
lovely accents that are perfect <strong>for</strong> the holiday<br />
season—or any season!<br />
Homemade projects are part of Karen’s<br />
family tradition, both during the holidays<br />
and year-round. Karen’s oldest daughter<br />
will often sit down to make cards with<br />
her, working with Karen’s scraps from<br />
her previous projects and retired Simply<br />
Scrappin’® kits that Karen has saved just<br />
<strong>for</strong> her. “It’s amazing what she whips up!”<br />
Karen exclaims proudly. “She’s always<br />
making little cards and things <strong>for</strong> her<br />
“I really enjoy giving [cards] to people and seeing<br />
their reaction when you give them something that’s<br />
homemade rather than just bought from a store.”<br />
cousins who live next door. They’re always<br />
making things <strong>for</strong> each other and leaving<br />
them at the doorstep.”<br />
With cousins next door and grandparents<br />
nearby, the holidays are not only full of<br />
laughter and excitement, they present the<br />
perfect opportunity <strong>for</strong> Karen to create<br />
something special. “Each year, I make<br />
desktop calendars from 6” x 6” pages <strong>for</strong> the<br />
grandparents,” Karen shares. “That’s my time<br />
to go a little crazy. It’s so much fun to sit and<br />
go through the photos of my kids from the<br />
year and think about what I want to create<br />
<strong>for</strong> the calendars.”<br />
But without a doubt, Karen’s favorite projects<br />
are cards. And we’re delighted to share a few<br />
of Karen’s holiday card creations with you. “I<br />
really enjoy giving them to people and seeing<br />
their reaction when you give them something<br />
that’s homemade rather than just bought<br />
from a store,” she says. We couldn’t have said<br />
it better ourselves.<br />
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Staying relaxed and creative during the<br />
holidays can certainly be a challenge!<br />
Karen, however, has taken everything in<br />
stride. “Crafting is my way to unwind,” she<br />
shares. ”I usually take some time after the<br />
kids go to bed and I’ll slip into the quiet<br />
[of my craft room] and kind of just create<br />
something. I try to do it a couple of times<br />
a week. Take some time <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong>self and<br />
get away from the craziness of the holidays<br />
to focus on not losing <strong>your</strong>self in all of it.”<br />
Karen’s Creative Finds<br />
When we saw our new Wandering Words<br />
set, we couldn’t wait to see how Karen would<br />
incorporate the images into her beautiful,<br />
clean designs.<br />
• “My seven-year-old daughter loved the<br />
reindeer stamp, so I knew I had to create<br />
something fun with that image.” The<br />
whimsical designs in this set appeal to<br />
kids—involve them in <strong>your</strong> holiday stamping.<br />
• The silhouette images are perfect <strong>for</strong> heat<br />
embossing. “You can emboss with Silver<br />
or Gold Stampin’ Emboss powder <strong>for</strong><br />
Christmas or stamp <strong>your</strong> image with Craft ink<br />
and emboss with Clear <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> valentines.”<br />
• Ink these images with Stampin’ Write<br />
markers! “It creates a Two-Step Stampin’®<br />
look, but you don’t have to use two<br />
separate images.”<br />
sweet thoughts card<br />
Wandering Words set; Chocolate Chip,<br />
Old Olive, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, and<br />
Very Vanilla card stock; The Write Stuff<br />
Specialty Designer Series paper; Sahara<br />
Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad; Close to Cocoa<br />
and Ruby Red Stampin’ Write markers;<br />
Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon;<br />
Stampin’ Dimensionals; Heart to Heart,<br />
Horizontal Slot, and Scallop Edge punches<br />
thinking of you card<br />
Thoughts & Prayers and Trendy Trees sets;<br />
Sahara Sand card stock; Merry Moments<br />
and Tall Tales Designer Series paper;<br />
The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series<br />
paper; Close to Cocoa and Ruby Red<br />
Classic Stampin’ Pads; Old Olive Stampin’<br />
Write marker; Stampin’ Dimensionals<br />
happy christmas card<br />
Wandering Words set; Old Olive and<br />
Very Vanilla card stock; Merry Moments<br />
and Tall Tales Designer Series paper;<br />
The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series<br />
paper; Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad;<br />
Elementary Ribbon Originals®; 5/16"<br />
Neutrals Jumbo brads; Mat Pack; paperpiercing<br />
tool<br />
thankful card<br />
Wandering Words set; Chocolate Chip,<br />
Old Olive, Ruby Red, and Very Vanilla card<br />
stock; Merry Moments Designer Series<br />
paper; Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad;<br />
Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, and Ruby Red<br />
Stampin’ Write markers; Old Olive 5/8"<br />
grosgrain ribbon; Playground Designer<br />
buttons; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Sizzix<br />
Big Shot; Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits® die;<br />
embroidery floss<br />
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demonstrators of the year<br />
Honoring our top US and Canadian demonstrators in places 1–5<br />
Achieving a top spot <strong>for</strong> the Demonstrator of the Year award is no small accomplishment.<br />
We would like to congratulate these women <strong>for</strong> their hard work, consistency, and diligence.<br />
We’d also like to share some of the things they’ve learned along the way.<br />
#1 US<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Dawn Rapsas<br />
Senior manager from West Caldwell, New Jersey<br />
“I believe, that along with great competitive products<br />
in the marketplace, outstanding service <strong>for</strong> my <strong>business</strong><br />
is a nonnegotiable, key component,” Dawn says. “We are<br />
in the <strong>business</strong> of fun, providing an experience while<br />
establishing individual relationships. These opportunities<br />
are typically not available at big box stores and help set us<br />
apart as demonstrators.”<br />
Dawn also believes making a difference is part of her<br />
responsibility as a demonstrator. “Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! has the<br />
power to change lives all around the world,” she shares.<br />
“As demonstrators, we are ambassadors <strong>for</strong> that change.<br />
I take this responsibility very seriously. I am constantly<br />
aware of the fact that with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!, life-changing<br />
opportunities are around me every day. I am fully aware and<br />
tremendously grateful that my life has absolutely changed<br />
because of Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! I recently asked my girls, ‘What do<br />
you think our life would be like without Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!?’ My<br />
9-year-old daughter, Brielle, said, ‘I have no idea, and I never<br />
want to find out!’ My 6-year-old daughter, Danielle, said,<br />
‘Mom, that would be impossible; we are a Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>per<br />
Family! Besides Dale (Fillmore) would miss me too much on<br />
the cruises!’ And there you have it, I fully agree!”<br />
#1 can<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Lynsay Mahon<br />
Senior counselor from Edmonton, Alberta<br />
This past year, Lynsay has focused on achieving a balanced<br />
<strong>business</strong>. Not only did this give her more time to work<br />
with her downline, it also earned her the top spot <strong>for</strong><br />
Canadian Demonstrator of the Year!<br />
Lynsay cultivates relationships with her customers,<br />
downline, and other demonstrators. “This is the part of<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! that re-energizes me,” she explains. “My<br />
face-to-face events, both customer- and demonstratororiented,<br />
are definitely a symbiotic relationship!”<br />
Working with people has taught Lynsay that “even in adverse<br />
situations, a kind, thoughtful response goes a long way. I<br />
want my impact on people to be positive, no matter what the<br />
situation, and kindness is the first step in happy relationships.”<br />
In conclusion, Lynsay offers the following advice to new<br />
demonstrators: “Don’t sweat the small stuff. As you get started,<br />
know it’s not about having the best projects, or memorizing all<br />
the products, or starting a blog. Your biggest successes are going<br />
to come from holding workshops. The more workshops you<br />
hold, the more practiced you will become, and in the meantime<br />
you will increase <strong>your</strong> customer base, meet <strong>your</strong> future<br />
demonstrators, and book more workshops. The other details<br />
will fall into place in time.”<br />
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#2 US<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Kimberly Van Diepen<br />
Senior manager from Colorado Springs, Colorado<br />
Customer service and customer relationships are key<br />
to Kimberly’s success. “I strive hard to always keep my<br />
customers happy because without them, I do not have a<br />
<strong>business</strong>. I try to keep my creative ideas fresh and fun.<br />
I change things up often. When I see something is not<br />
working, I change it to something new. I try to have superb<br />
customer service to keep loyal customers coming back.”<br />
Kimberly has discovered a simple way to increase<br />
bookings. Rather than asking customers if they would<br />
like to host a workshop, she offers to provide a private class<br />
<strong>for</strong> her and her friends. The hostess can choose from several<br />
themes, such as holiday, birthday, gift giving, etc. Nothing<br />
about the private class is different than a workshop, but by<br />
tailoring the workshop to the hostess and offering several<br />
workshop themes, Kimberly gets more bookings.<br />
The best lesson Kimberly has learned as a demonstrator is<br />
this: “While I strive to meet all my goals throughout the<br />
year, I may fall short, but I can pick myself up and try again.<br />
This makes me a stronger demonstrator. I strive to do my<br />
best every day, and that’s all I can ask of myself.”<br />
#2 can<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Nancy Gauthier<br />
Senior Instructor from Quebec, Quebec<br />
Consistency is Nancy’s <strong>for</strong>te. “Even during the months<br />
when I have lower sales or fewer workshops, I work the<br />
same number of hours each week,” she explains. “I use<br />
the time to provide extra support <strong>for</strong> my downline and to<br />
prepare in advance <strong>for</strong> the busy months to come.”<br />
Providing excellent customer service helps Nancy get<br />
bookings. “I like to have personal contact with all of my<br />
customers after each workshop,” she shares. “About a week<br />
after they receive their orders, I contact them to make sure<br />
that everything arrived and is in good condition. I also check<br />
to see if they have any questions about the techniques they<br />
learned. It is often during this phone call that I personally<br />
encourage my customers to become hostesses so they can<br />
share the joy of a workshop with others.”<br />
Nancy’s final piece of advice is this: “Action is the best<br />
solution. You can read all the advice, get familiar with all<br />
the theories, know all the stamping techniques, and listen<br />
to all the conferences in the world, but as long as you don’t<br />
take true action, nothing will happen.”<br />
#3 US<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Joann Wiemers<br />
Director from Madison, Alabama<br />
Joann attributes her <strong>business</strong> success to three things:<br />
“Provide great customer service, mentor those who want<br />
to be in <strong>your</strong> shoes, and provide positive leadership <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>your</strong> downline.”<br />
Part of her plan <strong>for</strong> doing this includes events. Joann<br />
holds two to three workshops and two to three classes<br />
each month.<br />
Not only do these events offer fun <strong>for</strong> her customers,<br />
they help her train new recruits. “They are my ‘helpers’<br />
as they observe,” she explains, “and I find that often people<br />
recognize that I provide training and that becoming a<br />
demonstrator is like joining my family. The enthusiasm of<br />
new demonstrators is very infectious in a group already<br />
having a great time!”<br />
“Setting a goal and making a plan are the keys to success,”<br />
shares Joann. “But first, you need to know what you want<br />
from <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong>. Once you identify what you want or<br />
need from <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong>, the goals and planning have a<br />
focus. Also, you need to share those goals and plans with<br />
someone who will help keep you heading in the right<br />
direction and hold you accountable.”<br />
#3 can<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Christy Harsch<br />
Senior mentor from Wetaskiwin, Alberta<br />
Christy feels that her greatest strength as a<br />
demonstrator is her love <strong>for</strong> Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! products and<br />
her excitement to share them with both her customers<br />
and downline members. That excitement helps Christy<br />
overcome fear.<br />
The best piece of <strong>business</strong> advice Christy was given came<br />
in her Starter Kit. “It suggested that a great way to get<br />
<strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> going is to make three phone calls each<br />
day regarding <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong>,” she explains. “There is<br />
nothing intimidating about three phone calls. Each person<br />
can find the time to do that, and it keeps you consistently<br />
working on <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> and <strong>sharing</strong> the benefits of<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!”<br />
Christy takes it a step further. “Do a little bit every day. If<br />
you take a break in any area of <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong> <strong>for</strong> a couple of<br />
weeks, you can fall behind and start to get stressed out. That<br />
is where the power hour comes in that Belinda Ellsworth<br />
(our guest speaker from convention) talked about.”<br />
In the end, the sweetest part of success <strong>for</strong> Christy is<br />
that she will be <strong>sharing</strong> Founder’s Circle with one of her<br />
downline members, Winona Semler.<br />
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#4 US<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Tami White<br />
Senior manager from Marlborough, Massachusetts<br />
Tami has a unique way of running her <strong>business</strong> that<br />
allows her to maintain high sales, meet new people,<br />
and recruit new demonstrators. In Tami’s early days<br />
with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!, workshops helped her build a strong<br />
customer base with repeat hostesses. These key factors<br />
enabled Tami to trans<strong>for</strong>m her <strong>business</strong> and experience<br />
exponential <strong>business</strong> growth.<br />
Today she has over 130 consistent customers who<br />
order from her every month. Most of these attend one<br />
of her hybrid club sessions which, like workshops, are<br />
tailored to keep new customers coming in. Tami encourages<br />
attendees to bring new friends, offering incentives if their<br />
guest joins one of her clubs. By doing this, Tami meets new<br />
people every month.<br />
Tami then uses that as a springboard to invite that hostess to<br />
become a demonstrator. “I love showing people their earning<br />
potential,” Tami explains. Just in one workshop, they can<br />
walk away with a great night’s pay <strong>for</strong> playing with friends.”<br />
Following the Statement of the Heart, Tami is eager to share<br />
what she loves with others. “I love Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! and the<br />
opportunities it’s brought to our family, and I want to share<br />
that with everyone.”<br />
#4 can<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Heather Summers<br />
Senior counselor from London, Ontario<br />
Heather is creative and enthusiastic, and she shares it<br />
by showing her customers new ideas on a regular basis.<br />
“I try my best to make my enthusiasm contagious!<br />
What better time to book a workshop than right now<br />
with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s amazing hostess benefits and the<br />
beautiful Holiday Mini? My customers want in on the<br />
deals and the fun, so they are more likely to book when<br />
I’m excited about something I want to share with them.”<br />
But how does Heather keep her powerful enthusiasm alive?<br />
“There are two things I tell my recruits when they become<br />
demonstrators: have fun and set goals! If Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! ever<br />
seems less exciting and fun and becomes a load to bear,<br />
step back, re-evaluate, and reset <strong>your</strong> goals. In terms of goal<br />
setting, this is important no matter how big or how small!<br />
Your goal could be to remain active each quarter, to pay off a<br />
certain bill, or to stay at home. Whatever <strong>your</strong> personal goal<br />
is, write it down and go <strong>for</strong> it! The best lesson I have learned<br />
as a demonstrator is you can do it! If you set a goal, create a<br />
game plan, and act on it, all <strong>your</strong> dreams can come true!”<br />
#5 US<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Angie Juda<br />
Senior manager from Overland Park, Kansas<br />
Running her <strong>business</strong> as the Statement of the Heart<br />
suggests has helped Angie achieve success. “I love what<br />
I do! My enthusiasm shows in my words and my actions.<br />
I often put myself in other people’s shoes when making<br />
decisions. I’m also the type of person that loves to give.<br />
I’ve found that helping others brings me incredible joy!”<br />
Sharing what she loves through recruiting is another<br />
one of Angie’s strengths. She offers the following<br />
recruiting tips:<br />
1. Treat potential recruits the way you want to be treated.<br />
2. Respond to their interest as soon as possible.<br />
3. Don’t say too much. Give them the in<strong>for</strong>mation and then<br />
allow them time to think about it.<br />
4. Accept that a “no” today doesn’t mean a “no” tomorrow.<br />
Know when to back off. Touch base with them the next<br />
time there’s a special.<br />
Finally, Angie advises new demonstrators, “Set goals and then<br />
figure out what you need to do to achieve them. Write them<br />
down; post them in <strong>your</strong> house; and share them with <strong>your</strong><br />
friends, family, and customers (or anyone that will listen).”<br />
#5 can<br />
Demonstrator<br />
of the Year<br />
Caroline LeBel<br />
Senior instructor from Toronto, Ontario<br />
“Becoming a demonstrator has given me a real chance to<br />
step out of my com<strong>for</strong>t zone and grow as an individual,”<br />
Caroline reflects. “The opportunities that Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />
consistently af<strong>for</strong>ds me truly give me a chance to spread<br />
those butterfly wings of mine to soar higher and farther<br />
than I could ever have imagined!”<br />
Caroline’s flair <strong>for</strong> marketing helps her grow her<br />
<strong>business</strong>. “I love to find new ways to keep Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />
in the minds of my customers, as well as reach out to<br />
potential stampers,” she explains. “I do that with phone<br />
calls, my stamping blog, e-mail marketing, and fun and<br />
inexpensive advertising ideas. I work consistently on<br />
keeping myself ‘out there,’ so when they think of paper<br />
crafting, they remember to turn to me!”<br />
Caroline offers this final piece of wisdom: “Leave plenty<br />
of time to let <strong>your</strong>self stamp <strong>for</strong> fun! If you get too caught<br />
up in the <strong>business</strong> side of things and <strong>for</strong>get why you love<br />
stamping so much, you’ll burn out—and that’s no good<br />
<strong>for</strong> anyone. Give <strong>your</strong>self permission to just go and stamp<br />
something just because!”<br />
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make it caroling party<br />
baby,it’s coldoutside!<br />
Enjoy a night of caroling with friends<br />
winter offers all kinds of opportunities<br />
to spend quality time with loved ones. Don’t<br />
believe us? Gather <strong>your</strong> friends and family<br />
<strong>for</strong> a night of caroling and see how much fun<br />
you can have together!<br />
Create adorable Winter Wonderland<br />
invitations <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> melodious evening<br />
using our Snowfall printed window sheets<br />
and Serene Snowflakes stamp set. No one<br />
can refuse a party with such a delightful<br />
invitation—and our window sheets make<br />
them fast and fabulous. You can get 16<br />
invitations from one package of our Snowfall<br />
printed window sheets. And once the<br />
invitations are out the door, you can create a<br />
few fun favors <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> guests.<br />
If you’re going to go out and sing in the cold,<br />
you may want to wear gloves to keep <strong>your</strong><br />
hands warm. Use <strong>your</strong> Sizzix Big Shot and<br />
the Snowflakes #2 die set to adorn a pair of<br />
gloves <strong>for</strong> everyone. Cut out snowflakes and<br />
attach one to the front of each glove using<br />
Clear Rhinestone brads and a hot glue gun.<br />
Your neighbors will be thrilled when you all<br />
show up on their doorstep holding sheet<br />
music (backed with coordinating colors of<br />
card stock) and wearing matching gloves.<br />
When <strong>your</strong> fingers, nose, and toes start to<br />
tingle, it’s time to head back home. Trudge<br />
back through the snow and reward everyone<br />
with a hot cup of tasty cocoa. Use our new<br />
Icicle Rub-Ons to adorn the outside of<br />
each mug, and add hot chocolate mix and<br />
marshmallows to a cellophane bag to place<br />
inside. It’s the perfect ending to <strong>your</strong> evening!<br />
Make the most of the cold—a caroling<br />
party is the perfect way to get to know <strong>your</strong><br />
friends and neighbors a little better. Enjoy<br />
the season one song at a time!<br />
Turn to page 30 <strong>for</strong> the Stampin’ Supplies.<br />
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make it décor<br />
reveal<br />
<strong>your</strong><br />
You may find you’re an interior<br />
decorator in disguise when you use the<br />
masking technique and décor elements<br />
no doubt you’ve used the masking technique in <strong>your</strong> stamping to reveal <strong>your</strong><br />
own artistic style and give <strong>your</strong> workshop the wow it needs. But what about using<br />
Décor Elements as a mask <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> next home décor project? Décor Elements images<br />
make perfect masks because they offer the ideal silhouette <strong>for</strong> any look—bold, subtle,<br />
or more detailed. Also, these little (or big) wonders are already cut <strong>for</strong> you and quickly<br />
adhere to <strong>your</strong> surface. And since many home décor items aren’t flat, you can easily<br />
wrap a Décor Elements piece around <strong>your</strong> item and still get the mask coverage you’re<br />
looking <strong>for</strong>.<br />
Let’s discover how masking with Décor Elements can help you reveal <strong>your</strong> inner<br />
decorator so you can add creative style to any room in <strong>your</strong> home.<br />
*We’ve listed White as the color <strong>for</strong> the Décor Elements products, but you can use any<br />
color you’d like because you’ll be using the piece as a mask only.<br />
The Basics<br />
To mask with Décor Elements, you’ll need<br />
• Décor Elements<br />
• Paint, stain, or a spray, such as frosting spray<br />
• A home décor item, such as a piece of pottery, an old cupboard door<br />
you want to turn into a decorative chalkboard, or even a window shadow<br />
box—to name just a few<br />
It’s time to jump into masking with Décor Elements.<br />
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Patterned Pottery<br />
To ensure precise placement of the Décor Elements piece on <strong>your</strong><br />
pottery’s rounded surface, trim the transfer sheet so the image has a<br />
1/2" border and notch the edges at 1/4" intervals.<br />
On our pottery, we’ve used a dark stain to show more contrast with<br />
the pottery’s surface color. For a more tone-on-tone look, try a stain or<br />
paint that has a less contrasting color than <strong>your</strong> pottery’s surface color.<br />
White* Large Dandelion Flurry Décor Elements; pottery; spray stain or spray paint<br />
Frosted Frame<br />
Adhere <strong>Up</strong>sy Daisy Décor Elements on the window sheet so the stems<br />
hang off the bottom of the sheet. Once the frosting spray is thoroughly<br />
dried, you can easily remove the piece from the frosted window sheet by<br />
pulling the ends of the stems.<br />
White* <strong>Up</strong>sy Daisy Décor Elements; White* Medium Share Definition Décor Elements;<br />
Real Red 12" x 12" textured card stock; Thick window sheets; glass frosting spray; shadow<br />
box photo frame<br />
how to do it<br />
1 Paint <strong>your</strong> home décor item the<br />
color you want <strong>your</strong> design. Let<br />
the paint dry thoroughly.<br />
2 Adhere the Décor Elements<br />
piece to <strong>your</strong> painted item.<br />
3 Apply a second color of paint<br />
over <strong>your</strong> item. Let the paint<br />
dry thoroughly.<br />
4 Using a hobby blade, carefully peel<br />
<strong>your</strong> Décor Elements off <strong>your</strong> item.<br />
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make it décor<br />
Merry Magnetic Board<br />
When applying acrylic paint over <strong>your</strong> Décor Elements piece, use a<br />
light sponging motion rather than a brushing motion that may cause<br />
the paint to pool. If you don’t get enough color saturation, sponge<br />
over the piece again. Make sure to take as much time as you need to<br />
get just the right coverage.<br />
It’s a Plan background stamp; Very Vanilla card stock; Christmas Jingle Simply<br />
Scrappin’; Delightful Dates Calendar kit; Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad; Old<br />
Olive Stampin’ Write marker; 1-1/4" Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon; Black* Small<br />
Jingle All the Way Décor Elements; black magnetic paint; ivory acrylic paint; magnets;<br />
old cupboard door; wire<br />
Masking isn’t just <strong>for</strong> cards and scrapbooks. Using Décor Elements as<br />
<strong>your</strong> mask, you’ll soon discover that you don’t have to be a professional<br />
decorator to quickly add <strong>your</strong> own style to <strong>your</strong> home décor.<br />
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make it cold & cuddly projects<br />
cold &<br />
A modern twist on<br />
cuddlyclassic arctic animals<br />
a cup of hot cocoa and a hug sound<br />
like the perfect way to spend an evening<br />
when it’s cold outside. Why should that be<br />
any different <strong>for</strong> a polar bear, walrus, and<br />
penguin? We’ve taken our favorite winter<br />
animals and given them a makeover with<br />
geometric, all-over designs.<br />
The contemporary style of the images in<br />
the Cold & Cuddly set featured on page 18<br />
of the Holiday Mini catalog makes creating<br />
simple designs easy and fun. And the<br />
cuddly creatures are made even cuter by<br />
the accessories you can add to give them<br />
character. This Two-Step Stampin’ set is<br />
great <strong>for</strong> building complex images or scenes<br />
and can incorporate several techniques. We<br />
created four intermediate-level projects that<br />
any crafter with a little experience would love!<br />
(With all of the intricate cutting involved,<br />
you won’t want to demonstrate these at a<br />
workshop unless you precut each element).<br />
No matter what you do with this set, these<br />
cold critters will melt <strong>your</strong> heart.<br />
Other Ideas <strong>for</strong> Cold & Cuddly:<br />
• Try masking! You’ll love how <strong>your</strong> icy scene<br />
will come together flawlessly.<br />
• Several Cold & Cuddly images are great <strong>for</strong><br />
coloring with Stampin’ Write markers. Give<br />
the penguin a Real Red heart and More<br />
Mustard beak like we did on the Happy<br />
Everything card set or place a colorful<br />
stocking cap on the polar bear like on our<br />
Here’s Some Love card.<br />
• Try creating an icy environment <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong><br />
polar creatures using Stampin’ Glitter®<br />
and watercoloring!<br />
Set Details<br />
Cold & Cuddly (set of 11)<br />
Item 116523 • $27.95 US/ $36.95 CAN<br />
This Two-Step Stampin’ set includes:<br />
polar bear, penguin, walrus, three hats,<br />
fishing pole, steaming mug, iceberg,<br />
North Pole sign, and greeting.<br />
Turn to page 21 <strong>for</strong> another<br />
Cold & Cuddly project!<br />
Alternative Color Palette:<br />
Soft Suede, Certainly Celery,<br />
Real Red, So Saffron<br />
Turn to page 30 <strong>for</strong><br />
the Stampin’ Supplies.<br />
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simply Marvelous<br />
No time? No inspiration? No problem!<br />
do you have customers<br />
who would like to scrapbook<br />
but don’t, <strong>for</strong> one reason or<br />
another? While some customers<br />
can’t think of a better way to<br />
pass an evening than creating<br />
scrapbook pages, the mere<br />
thought of scrapbooking<br />
paralyzes others. Some people<br />
think creating awesome pages<br />
will take <strong>for</strong>ever—and that’s<br />
time they just don’t have. Others<br />
think that they’re not creative or<br />
skillful enough, and their pages<br />
will look dreadful. But you know<br />
the truth—anyone can be a<br />
successful scrapbooker or paper<br />
crafter. All you need are the right<br />
tools. And <strong>for</strong> many people, the<br />
right tool is Simply Scrappin’.<br />
Simply Scrappin’ dismisses<br />
<strong>your</strong> customers’ scrapbooking<br />
excuses on the spot. No time?<br />
Simply Scrappin’ has selfadhesive<br />
die cuts—no stamping,<br />
cutting, preparation, or clean-up<br />
required. No inspiration or<br />
<strong>creativity</strong>? Simply Scrappin’ has<br />
coordinating images and colors,<br />
so there’s no need to fret over<br />
what will look good together.<br />
And each package includes<br />
several great layout ideas, so if a<br />
perceived lack of imagination is<br />
a stumbling block, they can copy<br />
one of our layouts. Simply add<br />
photos and the page is done!<br />
The holidays are an excellent<br />
time to suggest Simply Scrappin’<br />
to <strong>your</strong> customers. Their crafting<br />
time may be limited, but that’s<br />
likely because they’re busy<br />
making memories with family<br />
and friends. And they’ll want<br />
to scrapbook those memories.<br />
Give Simply Scrappin’ kits a<br />
try, then demonstrate them<br />
at <strong>your</strong> next workshop and<br />
show <strong>your</strong> customers how easy<br />
scrapbooking can be!<br />
Here are some features and benefits you can point out<br />
as you demonstrate Simply Scrappin’:<br />
• There are nine different kits available in the 2009–2010 Idea<br />
Book & Catalog, so finding the right choice <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> layouts<br />
is easy. Need to scrapbook a birthday? A wedding? A baby’s<br />
first year? A teen’s busy life? We have Simply Scrappin’ kits <strong>for</strong><br />
all those occasions, and more.<br />
• All products in the kits coordinate with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s exclusive<br />
images and colors, making it easy to combine Simply Scrappin’<br />
elements with other great Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! products.<br />
• Self-adhesive images are terrific alone or combined with<br />
matching stamp sets, giving you plenty of creative options.<br />
• Simply Scrappin’ kits are a terrific value. Each kit contains<br />
plenty of products to create several layouts or projects:<br />
o Eight sheets of 12" x 12" textured card stock<br />
o Six sheets of 12" x 12" patterned paper<br />
o Six sheets of 6" x 12" self-adhesive die cuts<br />
• The card stock and paper can be trimmed to create smaller<br />
pages—6" x 6" or 8" x 8" or any other size.<br />
• Simply Scrappin’ kits aren’t just <strong>for</strong> scrapbooking. They can<br />
be used to create cards, such as our Merry & Bright card, and<br />
other projects too!<br />
merry christmas page (8-1/2" x 8-1/2")<br />
Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’; Button Latte Designer buttons; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Glue Dots<br />
merry & bright card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4")<br />
Tree Trimmings set; Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’; Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain<br />
ribbon; Scallop Edge punch<br />
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And with every Stampin’<br />
<strong>Up</strong>! product comes an upsell<br />
opportunity. Check out pages<br />
164–167 of the 2009–2010 Idea<br />
Book & Catalog, and you’ll notice<br />
almost every Simply Scrappin’<br />
kit lists a coordinating stamp<br />
set, along with the page number<br />
where the set is featured. This<br />
makes upselling easy. Simply<br />
point out the coordinating<br />
stamp set when a customer<br />
purchases a Simply Scrappin’<br />
kit, and ask her if she’d like to<br />
add it to her order. You could<br />
say something like, “I see you’re<br />
getting Love Sparkles Simply<br />
Scrappin’. Did you know there’s<br />
a stamp set that specifically<br />
coordinates with that kit? Let<br />
me show it to you in the catalog.”<br />
When <strong>your</strong> customer sees the<br />
stamp set, she might just have<br />
to have it.<br />
The list goes on and on. And<br />
that’s the beauty of Simply<br />
Scrappin’—each kit has<br />
everything necessary to create<br />
quick scrapbook pages and other<br />
projects, but <strong>your</strong> customers can<br />
add their own personal touch.<br />
Demonstrate Simply Scrappin’<br />
in <strong>your</strong> next workshop, and<br />
show customers all the excellent<br />
features and benefits of these<br />
wonderful kits. Once <strong>your</strong><br />
customers see how fantastic<br />
Simply Scrappin’ kits are and<br />
all the fabulous products<br />
included . . . well, just be<br />
prepared <strong>for</strong> sales!<br />
In December, our stamping<br />
challenge will focus on<br />
nonscrapbook Simply<br />
Scrappin’ ideas <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>your</strong> workshops. Start<br />
thinking about it now<br />
so you can send in <strong>your</strong><br />
ideas when you see the<br />
Current <strong>Up</strong>date calling <strong>for</strong><br />
submissions!<br />
But there’s more. Here are a few<br />
products you might recommend<br />
to customers purchasing Simply<br />
Scrappin’ kits:<br />
• Stampin’ Write journaler<br />
or markers<br />
• Albums<br />
• Coordinating stamp sets<br />
• Coordinating <strong>Stampin'</strong> Pads<br />
• Additional card stock<br />
• Designer Series paper<br />
• Rub-Ons<br />
dec. 25 page (12" x 12")<br />
Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’;<br />
Stampin’ Dimensionals<br />
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lions may be the most ferocious, dolphins may be the<br />
most intelligent, and monkeys may be the most mischievous,<br />
but bookings need not be the most elusive of all of Earth’s wild<br />
creatures. Although booking workshops will come more naturally<br />
to some demonstrators than to others, anyone can develop the<br />
ability to get new bookings with a bit of ef<strong>for</strong>t, dedication, and<br />
sometimes a little friendly persistence.<br />
Brenda Witt, a manager from Cross Lanes, West Virginia, is a<br />
bookings success story herself. She was first introduced to Stampin’<br />
<strong>Up</strong>! through a relative, her niece who lives in another state. Every<br />
year, around the holidays, Brenda would receive a beautiful,<br />
handcrafted Christmas card from her niece and wanted to find out<br />
how to make such fantastic projects herself. She found out from her<br />
niece that the supplies she used <strong>for</strong> the cards were from Stampin’<br />
<strong>Up</strong>!, and that Brenda could find a local demonstrator using the<br />
Demonstrator Finder on the Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! web site. Brenda did a<br />
search and found a demonstrator close by. She went to a workshop,<br />
placed a big order, and within a month had signed up to be a<br />
demonstrator herself.<br />
Does this sound like a bookings success story? Well, it definitely<br />
is! Getting bookings is about generating interest, and that’s what<br />
Brenda’s niece did with her handcrafted Christmas cards. Giving<br />
handcrafted cards <strong>for</strong> all occasions is a great way to introduce<br />
new people to what you do and what you have to offer. Potential<br />
customers will not only see the fabulous products available through<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!, but they’ll see <strong>your</strong> <strong>creativity</strong> and want to learn all<br />
about stamping especially from you.<br />
As a demonstrator, Brenda now knows the importance of always<br />
staying “bookings-minded,” and she is constantly trying to find<br />
new customers wherever she goes. She involves herself in her<br />
grandchildren’s school through a Volunteer Services program to help<br />
with tutoring, teacher appreciation, holiday decorations, and more.<br />
Whenever she goes to their monthly planning meetings, she brings<br />
along her Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! <strong>business</strong> bag with some stamping supplies<br />
and a catalog or two.<br />
During the meetings, she’ll pull out a little project that she has<br />
started and work on it. In a recent meeting to plan <strong>for</strong> Halloween<br />
festivities, one volunteer saw what she was making, asked some<br />
questions, and booked a workshop right away. She also got a<br />
booking with the PTA president by suggesting they make teacher’s<br />
appreciation gifts using Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! supplies. Brenda takes her<br />
<strong>business</strong> bag to her granddaughters’ soccer games, too, along with a<br />
small folding TV tray. She’ll set up the tray on the sidelines and work<br />
on a stamping project while watching her granddaughters play. This<br />
gives everyone at the game the opportunity to see Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s<br />
products in action.<br />
Brenda also says that her Demonstrator Business Web Service<br />
(DBWS) site and monthly newsletter have been useful tools <strong>for</strong><br />
getting bookings. Customers find her online, begin placing online<br />
orders, and eventually hold workshops and attend other events. She<br />
advertises occasional incentives through her newsletter such as a<br />
free ink pad or package of card stock <strong>for</strong> hosting a workshop during<br />
the current month.<br />
Perhaps the most dramatic bookings success that Brenda has<br />
experienced comes from offering additional incentives to<br />
hostesses during their workshops. As a normal part of running a<br />
demonstratorship, many demonstrators accumulate product that<br />
is eventually retired. Brenda found that using the items taking up<br />
space on her shelves as <strong>business</strong> tools can yield exciting results.<br />
“I take three or four retired stamp sets to each workshop with me,”<br />
she explains. “They could be old Sale-A-Bration sets, old hostess sets,<br />
or even sets that I bought and never used <strong>for</strong> one reason or another.<br />
I tell the group at my party that in addition to the hostess gifts that<br />
my hostess will be earning tonight, I have another special gift <strong>for</strong> her<br />
to show my appreciation <strong>for</strong> her willingness to have us in her home.<br />
Then I offer her the choice of one of the stamp sets that I brought.<br />
They really seem to like that. In fact, I [recently] did it with a group,<br />
and one new customer raised her hand [and asked], ‘Do you mean<br />
all I have to do to get a free stamp set is have a party?’ I told her that<br />
was correct. She said, sign me up! I had a party <strong>for</strong> her the next week,<br />
and she is so excited about stamping now!”<br />
The workshops hosted by new contacts often have the potential<br />
to turn into classes or regular clubs, depending on the needs<br />
and interests of those attending. Remember that these kinds of<br />
events still have the potential to generate new bookings. Brenda<br />
encourages her club hostesses to bring guests to the clubs so she<br />
still has an opportunity to meet new customers, introduce them to<br />
the Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! experience, and book workshops.<br />
Whichever booking methods you choose to try, remember the most<br />
important thing is to never give up. Through consistent ef<strong>for</strong>t and<br />
dedication, every Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! demonstrator can learn to tame the<br />
bookings beast.<br />
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printed window sheets add a fun dimension to crafting<br />
projects, and we think you’ll agree that our high-quality printed<br />
window sheets are clearly exceptional. They come in exclusive<br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! designs, some with images sized <strong>for</strong> card fronts and<br />
some with smaller images that you can use as focal points or easy<br />
embellishments to step up <strong>your</strong> workshop projects. (You can see<br />
the printed window sheet designs, colors, and sizes on page 169 of<br />
the 2009–2010 Idea Book & Catalog and page 27 of the 2009 Holiday<br />
Mini Catalog.)<br />
Overlays and photo frames are the most obvious use <strong>for</strong> window<br />
sheets, but if you want to have some real fun, look beyond the<br />
obvious. You can use a window sheet very much like paper—you<br />
can cut it, fold it, stamp on it (with StazOn® ink), run it through<br />
<strong>your</strong> Big Shot, or punch it. You can even use it to accent a printed<br />
digital piece to create a hybrid project!<br />
Because our windows sheets are thick instead of flimsy, you can<br />
create a clear card that can stand up by itself, like our Cold & Cuddly<br />
card. And the heaviness of the window sheets also makes them<br />
perfect <strong>for</strong> 3-D projects, such as our Make Merry favor bag. Just cut<br />
the printed window sheet with the Big Shot and Fancy Favor die,<br />
adhere it (Mini Glue Dots® work well), and fill it with goodies.<br />
For a look that’s dazzling, use a printed window sheet as either<br />
the main ingredient <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> workshop project or as an accent.<br />
With a variety of designs to choose from, you’re sure to find just<br />
what you need to inspire sales.<br />
Tips <strong>for</strong> Using Printed Window Sheets<br />
• Our window sheets work beautifully with the Sizzix Big Shot <strong>for</strong><br />
Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! and rule-based dies (Originals, Bigz, and Bigz XL).<br />
If the die you use has score lines, add shims to <strong>your</strong> sandwich to<br />
help define the score lines.<br />
• We recommend using a bone folder to make sharp creases.<br />
• Because window sheets are crystal clear, you’ll be able to see any<br />
adhesives through them. You can layer embellishments over the<br />
adhesives to hide them.<br />
• Rub-Ons and StazOn ink adhere well to window sheets (but don’t<br />
try stamping them with Classic or Craft ink—it will just smear).<br />
• Printed window sheets are acid-free. Keep them out of direct<br />
natural sunlight so they don’t discolor.<br />
make merry favor<br />
Berry Christmas set; Old Olive and Real Red card stock; Old Olive Classic Stampin’<br />
Pad; VersaMark pad; White Stampin’ Emboss powder; Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon;<br />
Mistletoe Ribbon Originals; Icicle Rub-Ons; Snowfall printed window sheets; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Sizzix Big Shot; Fancy Favor Bigz XL die<br />
cold & cuddly card (5-1/2" x 4/1/4")<br />
Cold & Cuddly set; Bashful Blue and Whisper White card stock; Bashful Blue, Basic Black,<br />
and Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pads; Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip,<br />
Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Ruby Red Stampin’ Write markers; Snowfall printed window<br />
sheets; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1-3/4" Circle punch<br />
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extravaganza of holiday cheer<br />
Make gift-giving easy with our 2009 Holiday Extravaganza<br />
often, the most meaningful gift you can give is something<br />
that comes from <strong>your</strong> heart and is made by <strong>your</strong> hands—or<br />
encourages the recipient to explore his or her own <strong>creativity</strong>.<br />
As a Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! demonstrator, giving these sorts of gifts comes<br />
naturally to you. Your customers, however, may need a little help<br />
in this area. That’s why our Holiday Extravaganza campaign and<br />
<strong>your</strong> Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! workshops are just the thing to get <strong>your</strong><br />
customers giving creative gifts this season!<br />
This year, we’ve created an improved gift-giving guide <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong><br />
workshops that will help <strong>your</strong> customers see the holiday gift<br />
possibilities in Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! products—and give them a little<br />
extra guidance when they get ready to make their purchases.<br />
Gift ideas (projects) are divided into eight easy-to-browse<br />
categories to help them find the right gift to meet their needs . . .<br />
and stay within budget!<br />
Three of these eight categories include:<br />
Handcrafted Gifts: Simple albums are sure to become family<br />
favorites. And totaling just over $50 US, <strong>your</strong> customers can<br />
create meaningful heirlooms <strong>for</strong> an exceptional price.<br />
Neighbor Gifts: The Big Shot makes simple gifts in a snap! With<br />
the products in this gift bundle, <strong>your</strong> customers can inexpensively<br />
create about 40 gifts—that enough <strong>for</strong> all their co-workers!<br />
Gifts <strong>for</strong> Kids: Help kids personalize their rooms with Décor<br />
Elements. At under $10 US <strong>for</strong> the artwork, giving a customized<br />
frame, mirror, or other décor item is extremely af<strong>for</strong>dable.<br />
These three categories provide a pretty good idea of what the<br />
gift-giving guide has to offer. But there’s so much more! When<br />
you hold a workshop this season, make sure you print four to six<br />
copies of the gift-giving guide and share it with <strong>your</strong> customers.<br />
But, in case there was someone who couldn’t make it to the<br />
workshop, we’ll be posting a copy of the gift-giving guide on<br />
the Customer Web Site and <strong>your</strong> Demonstrator Business Web<br />
Services (DBWS) site.<br />
Let <strong>your</strong> customers know that you have the solutions to their<br />
gift-giving dilemmas this season with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s Holiday<br />
Extravaganza campaign and 2009 gift-giving guide! Be sure to<br />
check the Demonstrator Web Site regularly <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
and wonderful holiday ideas to share.<br />
Everyone likes gifts—especially Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! customers!<br />
From November 1, 2009 to January 4, 2010, whenever <strong>your</strong><br />
customer spends $50 US/$65 CAN on products featured in<br />
the gift-giving guide, they’ll receive a Décor Elements piece<br />
of their choice (up to $16.95 US/$22.95 CAN) as a free gift!<br />
friend to friend gift tag*<br />
A Flower <strong>for</strong> All Seasons and Teeny Tiny Wishes sets; Chocolate Chip and<br />
More Mustard card stock; watercolor paper; Chocolate Chip, More Mustard,<br />
Not Quite Navy, and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads; Jet Black StazOn pad;<br />
Elementary Ribbon Originals; linen thread; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Aqua<br />
Painter; 1/16" Circle punch<br />
*Select items from this project are included in the Stampers’ Ultimate Starter<br />
Bundle on the gift-giving guide: stamp sets, Earth Elements® card stock and ink,<br />
and Elementary Ribbon Originals.<br />
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button, button<br />
button, button, who’s got the button? We<br />
do! It’s no secret that fanciful embellishments<br />
are a breeze when you use Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s<br />
exclusive and versatile Designer buttons. But<br />
not only do they add charm to <strong>your</strong> projects,<br />
they can spark interest in other products!<br />
Take, <strong>for</strong> example, our New Year’s Party<br />
invitation. We inked our word-art image<br />
using our Stampin’ Write markers, and<br />
then we added a festive accent. But instead<br />
of using a plain button—as cute as that<br />
would have been—we added a touch of Fine<br />
Supernova Stampin’ Glitter to the center of<br />
the button. It’s easy!<br />
1 Adhere a Mini Glue Dot to the center of<br />
<strong>your</strong> button (like we did here) or use a touch<br />
of Tombow® Multi Purpose Adhesive.<br />
2 Pour on a small amount of glitter.<br />
3 Pour the excess glitter back into the container.<br />
Your button now coordinates perfectly<br />
with the “New Year” portion of the image.<br />
Plus, it sparkles! And who doesn’t want a<br />
little celebratory sparkle when the clock<br />
strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve? <strong>Up</strong>sell<br />
opportunities—like Stampin’ Glitter—are easy<br />
to spot when you create accents using buttons.<br />
By demonstrating this simple project in<br />
a workshop, not only do you show <strong>your</strong><br />
customers the versatility of buttons as accents<br />
on both traditional and hybrid projects, you<br />
also give them a terrific reason to buy glitter.<br />
Try this in <strong>your</strong> next workshop, and it’ll be<br />
clear to see who has the best buttons around:<br />
you do!<br />
tip: Don’t own a Big Shot? Simply make the<br />
card using Soft Suede textured card stock!<br />
new year’s party invitation<br />
A Brand New Year single stamp; Old Olive, Soft Suede,<br />
and Whisper White card stock; Chocolate Chip and<br />
Regal Rose Stampin’ Write markers; Fine Supernova<br />
Stampin’ Glitter; Playground Designer buttons; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Sizzix Big Shot; Texturz Plates Kit #4 die set<br />
ribbon roses<br />
finding unique ways to create flowers<br />
is at the top of many crafters’ to-do lists.<br />
Here at Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!, we’re all aflutter over<br />
these deceptively simple ribbon roses. Share<br />
this stunning “wow” technique at <strong>your</strong> next<br />
workshop—<strong>your</strong> customers are sure to fall in<br />
love with these beautiful flowers, too.<br />
tip: The trick to these ribbon flowers is<br />
all in the ribbon you choose. You want<br />
a relatively thin width—below 5/8" works<br />
well. Here, we’ve used taffeta. Remember,<br />
<strong>for</strong> a demonstration, keep <strong>your</strong> rose small.<br />
How to Make It<br />
1 Adhere five or more pieces (depending on<br />
desired rose size) of Sticky Strip in parallel<br />
lines to card stock to <strong>for</strong>m solid sticky surface,<br />
or adhere a piece from a Sticky Pages sheet.<br />
Remove backing.<br />
2 Begin twisting ribbon, and adhere end to<br />
center of sticky surface.<br />
3 Continue twisting and adhering ribbon to<br />
sticky surface in tight outward spiral.<br />
What You’ll Need<br />
Your choice card stock (approximately 4"x<br />
4"); <strong>your</strong> choice ribbon (at least 12" to work<br />
with depending on size of rose); Sticky Strip<br />
or Sticky Pages<br />
Turn to page 26 to see one of these<br />
lovely roses used on a project!<br />
4 When you’ve created the size of rose you<br />
desire, cut off any remaining ribbon, leaving<br />
only a small tail. Tuck tail end inside spiral<br />
and make sure it’s securely adhered.<br />
5 Trim card stock<br />
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beatthestress!<br />
Don’t stress out this holiday season—kick stress out with our<br />
four guidelines <strong>for</strong> enjoying the season while staying creative<br />
imagine this:<br />
It’s a few days be<strong>for</strong>e Christmas and the<br />
big family party is in a couple of hours.<br />
You’ve stayed up most of the night finishing<br />
handcrafted gifts, cards, and gift wrapping,<br />
but you’ve still got a few final touches to<br />
take care of—not to mention throwing<br />
together a quick green bean casserole,<br />
showering, and wrapping more gifts. That’s<br />
when you realize you’ve <strong>for</strong>gotten to wash<br />
the holiday blouse you were planning on<br />
wearing! You just don’t know where all the<br />
time went—especially the past few weeks.<br />
It’s not like you procrastinated, and you<br />
can’t help but feel frustrated.<br />
It seems like this happens every year.<br />
There’s so much you want to do because you<br />
love the Christmas season, but you usually<br />
end up biting off more than you can chew<br />
and then . . . disasters. All you wanted was<br />
to make this year’s festivities perfect.<br />
Does just reading this stress you out? If so,<br />
then you can relate. The holiday season is<br />
such a glorious time, and as creative people,<br />
Simple Holiday Stamping Solutions<br />
we love to do out-of-the-box activities and<br />
share one-of-a-kind projects with our family<br />
and friends. But oftentimes, we end up not<br />
enjoying the season because of the stress we<br />
create <strong>for</strong> ourselves when we attempt to do<br />
everything we want to do to live it up!<br />
If you find <strong>your</strong>self buckling under<br />
the stress of the season every year and<br />
wondering what you can do to make this<br />
a more enjoyable, memorable, and warm<br />
time of the year <strong>for</strong> you, <strong>your</strong> family, <strong>your</strong><br />
friends, and <strong>your</strong> <strong>business</strong>, we’ve got some<br />
strategies <strong>for</strong> you to beat the stress! This<br />
year, you can finally turn things around and<br />
plan <strong>for</strong> a relatively calm and relaxing but<br />
still fun and creative holiday season!<br />
Plan Ahead<br />
We know—this seems like an obvious<br />
point. Easy to say, but hard to do because<br />
life happens, right? So how do you make<br />
planning ahead work effectively? Think<br />
about it like you would a workshop. When<br />
you’re scheduling a workshop, you wouldn’t<br />
usually just settle on “sometime in three<br />
If time has already eluded you <strong>for</strong> gearing up <strong>for</strong> this year’s holidays, but you still want to get<br />
those handcrafted Christmas cards out and put a special touch on <strong>your</strong> gift-giving, you can.<br />
It’s a matter of keeping things simple.<br />
Take the projects featured in this article as an example. Our Peace on Earth card is a basic<br />
but beautiful and fun holiday greeting that’s easy to put together. Making a large number<br />
of this card to meet the demands of <strong>your</strong> holiday card list will be less time consuming<br />
and there<strong>for</strong>e less stressful than creating a more complicated card. Plus, because it uses<br />
our Ornament and 3/4” Circle punches, you can grab some helpers (friends or older<br />
kids especially might love an activity like this) and feel confident that all <strong>your</strong> Christmas<br />
cards will measure up to <strong>your</strong> stamping standards (we know you have them). You’ll have<br />
a fabulous time stamping and being creative with others. Incidentally, we think this is<br />
an excellent project <strong>for</strong> a Christmas card club or <strong>for</strong> demonstrating at a holiday-themed<br />
workshop. And, if you schedule an event <strong>for</strong> next year, you can help <strong>your</strong> customers feel<br />
more in control of their creative holiday season, too!<br />
Likewise, our simple Make Merry gift wrapping and gift tags will give <strong>your</strong> Christmas gifts a<br />
stylish look without taxing <strong>your</strong> holiday season sanity. These embellishments are a snap to<br />
put together, and anyone you give these gifts to will not only be utterly taken with their gift,<br />
but won’t be able to help feeling that special Christmas spirit.<br />
weeks,” leave it at that, and then expect<br />
it to come together smoothly. Nope, you<br />
would plan a specific day and time and set<br />
it in stone. Likewise, planning ahead to get<br />
things done in time <strong>for</strong> the holidays means<br />
reserving a specific time (like from 2:00–<br />
4:00 pm) on a regular basis (every Thursday)<br />
that you can focus on working on whatever<br />
you want to get done. It could be working on<br />
homemade gifts, making Christmas cards,<br />
planning <strong>for</strong> a holiday-themed stamping<br />
event, or whatever you want to prepare <strong>for</strong><br />
and have ready when the season comes.<br />
We suggest that you even schedule <strong>your</strong><br />
“planning ahead” time, like you would<br />
workshops, in <strong>your</strong> day planner or on the<br />
calendar in <strong>your</strong> kitchen. Make it a priority<br />
and let <strong>your</strong> family, friends, and customers<br />
know that you are unavailable during that<br />
time. If something that’s a higher priority<br />
comes up, reschedule <strong>your</strong> planning ahead<br />
time, just like you would any other important<br />
appointment. Start reserving time now <strong>for</strong><br />
this or next year’s holidays. Who says you<br />
can’t plan <strong>your</strong> schedule a year out?<br />
Reserving regular time ensures that you<br />
will make progress and eventually finish<br />
what you want to get done—and that is<br />
what planning ahead is really about.<br />
Keep Things Simple<br />
Are you the type that likes to put a finishing<br />
touch on the finishing touch? Like a smaller<br />
gift or elaborate card to accompany an<br />
already fantastic gift or wrapping job? You’ve<br />
got to scale back, Martha Stewart! (We<br />
love Martha, but she’s got an entire staff of<br />
people helping her out.) Especially if you’re<br />
already feeling like this year’s holidays are<br />
creeping up quickly, determine now what<br />
you do have time to do and focus on that.<br />
Save some of <strong>your</strong> good ideas <strong>for</strong> next year.<br />
It’ll give you time to plan ahead effectively<br />
and really work on them without creating all<br />
the stress you’d likely experience trying to<br />
cram it all in this year. And don’t <strong>for</strong>get how<br />
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quickly a year goes by—you’ll be working on<br />
and doing all the other things you want to do<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e you know it.<br />
Ask <strong>for</strong> Help<br />
This can be tough when it comes to crafting<br />
and other holiday projects, especially if<br />
you’re a bit more particular about how you<br />
like things to be done. Sometimes it can<br />
take longer to explain to others how to do<br />
something and to make sure you’re happy<br />
with how they do it than it would if you just<br />
did it all <strong>your</strong>self, right? But, it doesn’t have<br />
to be that way. Remember—keep it simple.<br />
The more straight<strong>for</strong>ward something is, the<br />
easier it is to explain to helpers. Plus, you<br />
can always delegate only those tasks you<br />
wouldn’t be as concerned about, such as<br />
running errands, gathering or organizing<br />
supplies, cutting paper or ribbon, punching<br />
out stamped images, etc. You can take the<br />
larger tasks and feel confident that the rest<br />
of it is being well taken care of. You’ll save<br />
<strong>your</strong>self some time while also creating an<br />
opportunity to spend some fun holiday<br />
time with family and friends enjoying<br />
festive activities and being creative. Most<br />
importantly, you’ll feel less stressed and<br />
more satisfied with the holiday season.<br />
Decide What You Can and Can’t Do<br />
Sometimes you just need to accept that you<br />
won’t be able to do everything you want to<br />
and still have the time and presence of mind<br />
to enjoy the season—and that’s okay. You’re<br />
only human, after all. (Though we know<br />
when you put on that Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! apron<br />
you can feel very superhero-like.) Let go of<br />
the feeling that you have to do everything,<br />
and learn to say “no” to some things. But<br />
choose to do the things you’ll enjoy the<br />
most and focus <strong>your</strong> energies there—<br />
then you’ll avoid the disappointment of<br />
missing out on <strong>your</strong> favorite things while<br />
optimizing <strong>your</strong> opportunity <strong>for</strong> a fun and<br />
memorable holiday season.<br />
Our desires to make the holidays magical<br />
<strong>for</strong> everyone around us are good! The fact<br />
that we get so stressed is just evidence of<br />
how important it is to us to enjoy and make<br />
the most of the season, as well as how much<br />
we care about our loved ones. But when it<br />
gets to the point that stress dominates our<br />
holiday experience and we start feeling the<br />
opposite of what we want—disappointed,<br />
unsatisfied, tired—then it feels like all of<br />
our ef<strong>for</strong>ts are pointless. By implementing<br />
the few stress management principles we’ve<br />
talked about in this article, you can learn<br />
how to make the holidays a truly joyful time<br />
in <strong>your</strong> life once again!<br />
peace on earth card (4-1/4" x 5-1/")<br />
Delightful Decorations and Four the Holidays sets;<br />
Old Olive and Whisper White card stock; Chocolate<br />
Chip, Old Olive, and Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pads;<br />
Stampin’ Dimensionals; Mat Pack, paper-piercing<br />
tool; Ornament and 3/4" Circle punches<br />
make merry tags<br />
Berry Christmas set; Old Olive card stock; watercolor<br />
paper; Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad; Neutrals 5/16"<br />
Jumbo brads; Sizzix Big Shot; Merry Embosslits die;<br />
crochet thread; hole punch<br />
make merry gift wrapping<br />
Berry Christmas set; watercolor paper; Real Red<br />
Classic Stampin’ Pad; Old Olive 1-1/4" striped<br />
grosgrain ribbon; Sizzix Big Shot; Merry Embosslits<br />
die; craft box; crochet thread<br />
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Art by: Christina Nielson<br />
whenever we sit back in awe of a masterfully designed scrapbook page or grin with happiness at<br />
a combination of colors applied with precision, there’s always one question that pops into our heads:<br />
“Where in the world did she get that brilliant idea?” There are so many things that can inspire a card,<br />
a scrapbook page, an adorable box . . . anything you can dream of to make!<br />
This month, we’ll take a look at just a few of the things that are inspiring us right now—and get<br />
some inspirational tips from a couple of our 2009 Artisan Award winners.<br />
clothing<br />
Our artist, Christina, was inspired by not only the roses on this fluttery,<br />
feminine blouse but also by the colors in a simple magazine layout<br />
(not shown). In order to get that extra feminine touch, she created a<br />
background by repeatedly stamping the script image from our Charming<br />
set in shimmer paint. Likewise, Cindy Lawrence finds herself jotting<br />
down clothing colors and patterns she sees people wearing when she’s<br />
out and about. “I also often add photos of clothing or material to my<br />
inspiration book <strong>for</strong> future reference,” she shares.<br />
shimmery rosette box<br />
Charming set; Chocolate Chip card stock; Dusty Durango and Very Vanilla textured card<br />
stock; Bridesmaid Specialty paper; Creamy Caramel Classic Stampin’ Pad; VersaMark<br />
pad; Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink refill; Bermuda Bay and Chocolate Chip Stampin’<br />
Write markers; Frost White shimmer paint; Clear Stampin’ Emboss powder; Masterpiece<br />
Ribbon Originals; Clear Rhinestone brads; Crystal Effects; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Color<br />
Spritzer Tool; Sizzix Big Shot; Box #2 Bigz die; Lots of Tags Sizzlits die set<br />
Demonstrate ribbon roses at <strong>your</strong><br />
next workshop! See page 23.<br />
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Home Décor<br />
“I find that looking around I find ideas<br />
everywhere,” Shelley Bohan explains. “It’s a<br />
matter of perspective and using other ideas<br />
and then putting my touch on them.” Home<br />
décor provides a great source of everyday<br />
inspiration. For example, the colors in these<br />
small bowls and this bolt of fabric (perfect<br />
<strong>for</strong> covering a pouf or a small vanity chair)<br />
inspired the colors in Christina’s lovely,<br />
modern Friend notecard. What else<br />
could these pieces inspire?<br />
friend notecard (3" x 3")<br />
Great Friend set; Rich Razzleberry and<br />
Whisper White card stock; Bermuda<br />
Bay and Dusty Durango textured card<br />
stock; Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry<br />
Classic Stampin’ Pads; VersaMark<br />
pad; White Stampin’ Emboss powder;<br />
Silver brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals;<br />
Trio Flower and 1-3/4" Circle punches;<br />
sewing machine and thread<br />
Bolts of Fabric<br />
“Fabrics are a great place to get texture<br />
and color ideas from,” Shanna Jensen says,<br />
drawing on experience from her degree in<br />
textile design. “I love to use pattern and<br />
texture in my layouts.” Fabric can also<br />
provide a wonderful source of inspiration <strong>for</strong><br />
layouts. Christina modeled our Patchwork<br />
Dreams card after the summery quilted<br />
pattern in this fabric.<br />
patchwork dreams card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4")<br />
Dreams du Jour and Pocket Silhouettes sets; Bashful<br />
Blue, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, and Very Vanilla card<br />
stock; So Saffron textured card stock; Bashful Blue, Old<br />
Olive, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, and So<br />
Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pads; Jet Black StazOn pad;<br />
VersaMark® pad; Clear Stampin’ Emboss powder;<br />
Sherbet Designer buttons; Stampin’ Dimensionals;<br />
blender pens; brayer; Mat Pack; paper-piercing tool;<br />
Sizzix Big Shot; Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates die set<br />
In next month’s issue: Get to know<br />
our 2009 Artisan Award winners!<br />
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Photos<br />
The birthday gift bag in our photo of Gavin<br />
inspired Christina to create a circular<br />
patterned piece <strong>for</strong> her page, embellished<br />
with plenty of stars! “This is probably the<br />
simplest and quickest inspiration of all,”<br />
Diana Gibbs says. “I mean the pictures are<br />
right there, and they basically tell you how<br />
and what to use on <strong>your</strong> page, because<br />
scrapbooking is all about the pictures. I know<br />
[we] die-hard card makers have a hard time<br />
with that.”<br />
happy 1st birthday page (8-1/2"x 8-1/2")<br />
Fundamental Phrases and Seeing Stars sets; Bashful<br />
Blue, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, So<br />
Saffron, and Whisper White card stock; Basic Gray<br />
Classic Stampin’ Pad; Certainly Celery, Night of Navy,<br />
and Pumpkin Pie Craft Stampin’ Pads; Basic Gray<br />
Stampin’ Write marker; So Cool Rub-Ons; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Large Star, Star, 1-1/4" Circle, and 1-3/8"<br />
Circle punches; Sizzix Big Shot; Alphabet Simple<br />
Numbers Bigz die set<br />
Stamp Sets<br />
It’s obvious to see what inspired Christina<br />
to create this Perfect Chemistry page: Our<br />
Perfect Chemistry set and the periodic table!<br />
Stamp sets often inspire pages, cards, and<br />
3-D projects “especially when the stamp sets<br />
are made to create a scene,” Summer Stone<br />
adds. “For example, the Hoppy <strong>for</strong> You set<br />
prompted me to create a water and lily pad<br />
scene <strong>for</strong> one of my artisan submissions. The<br />
stamps made it easy to lay out a cozy little<br />
home on the card <strong>for</strong> my jumpy little frog.”<br />
perfect chemistry page (12" x 12")<br />
Perfect Chemistry and Calendar Alphabet & Numbers<br />
sets; Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, and<br />
Pretty in Pink card stock; Whisper White textured card<br />
stock; On Board Loads of Letters; Basic Gray Classic<br />
Stampin’ Pad; VersaMark pad; White Stampin’ Emboss<br />
powder; Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon; Silver<br />
brads; Clips assortment; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Mat<br />
Pack; paper-piercing tool; Heart to Heart punch; Sizzix<br />
Big Shot; Lattice Bigz die<br />
Take the Challenge: Build Your Board<br />
what makes a great inspiration board? That’s all up to you!<br />
Each of us has our own style and our own way of doing things. The<br />
important part is gathering the pieces and organizing them in ways<br />
that make sense and allow us to think creatively.<br />
Fran Sabad, <strong>for</strong> example, keeps her inspiration on her computer; one<br />
file <strong>for</strong> things she finds out-and-about, and one <strong>for</strong> things<br />
she’s found online. “You will frequently see me in stores, at<br />
people’s home, outside—wherever—snapping pictures of things<br />
that inspire me,” Fran says. “With the advent of camera phones,<br />
I’m in heaven!”<br />
This month, we challenge you to start an inspiration board, binder,<br />
or computer folder this month. No matter how you choose to organize<br />
the things that appeal to you, you’ll love being ready to<br />
kick <strong>your</strong> imagination into gear!<br />
Check out Diana Gibbs’ inspiration book!<br />
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Jennifer Dymerski<br />
Jennifer Greeley<br />
Jennifer Heichberger<br />
Jennifer Meadows<br />
Jennifer Teruel<br />
Jenny Peterson<br />
Jessica Bowhall<br />
Jessica Dun<strong>for</strong>d<br />
Jillian Fernan<br />
Joanne Hoffmann<br />
Jodi Uehara<br />
Jonia Smith<br />
Josanna Cauler<br />
Joyce Beitel<br />
Joyce Meyer<br />
Judy Bickel<br />
Judy Meaux<br />
Judy Vogelsang<br />
Julie Hardin<br />
June Annand<br />
June Antonas<br />
Karen Collins<br />
Karen Denny<br />
Karen Gawlik<br />
Karla Fleetwood<br />
Kasandra Schroeder<br />
Kassi Ward<br />
Katherine Bragg<br />
Katherine Strubel<br />
Kathleen Sha<br />
Kathleen Stanton<br />
Kathryn Foth<br />
Kathryn Hickerson<br />
Kayleen Clements<br />
Kelly Gaudet<br />
Kelly Powell<br />
Keri Sackett<br />
Kerry Babylon<br />
Kim Cantrell<br />
Kimberly Dorn<br />
Krissy Viers<br />
Kristen Lundquist<br />
Kristin Lovig<br />
Kristy Johnson<br />
Latisha Dinkel<br />
Laura Demarco<br />
Laura Lynn Weaver<br />
Laureen Hages<br />
Laurel Eldridge<br />
Leslie Campos<br />
Leslie Sollars<br />
Lillian Owen<br />
Linda Daley<br />
Linda Dundon<br />
Linda Gilmartin<br />
Linda Hall<br />
Linda Overstreeet<br />
Linda Rice<br />
Linda Rivera<br />
Linda Sullivan<br />
Lisa Beckner<br />
Lisa Crogan<br />
Lisa Ful<strong>for</strong>d<br />
Lisa Humes<br />
Lisa Jolliff<br />
Lisa Mathew<br />
Lisa Stinnette<br />
Lisa Tyndall<br />
Lori Crowley<br />
Lori Minor<br />
Lorita Edwards<br />
Lou Thompson<br />
Lucia Gammon<br />
Lynda Jaggers<br />
Malia Bishop<br />
Marcia Kelly<br />
Margaret Coffey<br />
Maria Harris<br />
Maria Mcneely<br />
Marie Aviza<br />
Marilyn Peasley<br />
Marlaine Brown<br />
Martha Walsh<br />
Mary Blashfield<br />
Mary Booker<br />
Mary Jane Vicente<br />
Mary Smallidge<br />
Maureen Graham<br />
Melanie Cruz<br />
Melanie ODonnell<br />
Melissa Bombard<br />
Edwards<br />
Melissa Punt<br />
Melissa Young<br />
Melva Dorworth<br />
Michele Hopp<br />
Michelle Keating<br />
Michelle Killoran<br />
Michelle Lynch<br />
Michelle Lyon<br />
Michelle Waletzko<br />
Mindee Holman<br />
Nancy Brown<br />
Nancy Corzine<br />
Nancy Mcclain<br />
Natalie Bellaire<br />
Nicole Witzig<br />
Nona Hoecker<br />
Noreen Vickery<br />
Pam Liles<br />
Pamela Elsbree<br />
Pamela Rowan<br />
Pamela Snyder<br />
Pamela Veiga<br />
Pammala Nicholson<br />
Paula Farnell<br />
Paula Rotmil<br />
Penny Geigner<br />
Penny Knowles<br />
Polly Waldbillig<br />
Rae Anne Littrell<br />
Rebecca Daniels<br />
Rebecca Kreager<br />
Rebekah Suk<br />
Renee Pudlas<br />
Rhonda Coleman<br />
Riley Stevenson<br />
Rose Castillo<br />
Roxanne Myers<br />
Sandra Scott<br />
Sandra Wingate<br />
Sara Willis<br />
Sarah Coyle<br />
Sarah Haltom<br />
Sarah Miles<br />
Sarah Nelson<br />
Sharon Mckindley<br />
Sharon Meyer<br />
Sharon Romine<br />
Sharon Trauth<br />
Shelley Wagner<br />
Sherma Hargrove<br />
Sherry Beeson<br />
Sherry Sykes<br />
Sherry Walters<br />
Stacey Barber<br />
Stacey Wynn<br />
Stacy Piepkorn<br />
Stacy Rhodes<br />
Stephanie Kitchell<br />
Stephanie Wuerdemann<br />
Sue Robison<br />
Sue Stratton<br />
Susan Busch<br />
Susan Erickson<br />
Susan Hogg<br />
Susan Olsen<br />
Susan Peters<br />
Tamara Black<br />
Tamara Murray<br />
Tammy Hamilton<br />
Tammy Smith<br />
Tanja Weir<br />
Tanya Fowler<br />
Teresa Dawson<br />
Teresa Goff<br />
Tiffany Day<br />
Toni Heylek<br />
Tracy Donath<br />
Tracy Miller<br />
Valerie Aguirre<br />
Valerie Eilman<br />
Vicki Bibeau<br />
Vicki Eaton<br />
Vicki Mucher<br />
Vickie Roberts<br />
Victoria Carothers<br />
Virginia Moore<br />
Wendy Bonner<br />
Wendy Martin<br />
Wendy Sorensen<br />
Wendy Vande Bogart<br />
Winnie Lee<br />
canada<br />
counselor<br />
Joanne French<br />
Karolyn Wigelsworth<br />
senior<br />
consultant<br />
Alanna Wharf<br />
Alesha White<br />
Amanda Storteboom<br />
Andrea King<br />
Barbara Delisle<br />
Carol Cheyne<br />
Charmaine Dearmond<br />
Chelsea Lee<br />
Colinda Sanchez<br />
Genevieve Lefebvre<br />
Jenny Jones<br />
Kimberley Lanigan<br />
Kimberly Terrington<br />
Krista Fox<br />
Krista Frattin<br />
Lisa Fedoruk<br />
Maureen Pollock<br />
Pam Martin<br />
Phyllis Parker<br />
Roselyn Denis<br />
Ruth Wheeler<br />
Trish Miles<br />
Yvonne Macfadyen<br />
consultant<br />
Aimee Connor<br />
Allison Bond<br />
Brenda Clark<br />
Carol Matthews<br />
Carole Kisch<br />
Christa Nesbitt<br />
Christina Giese<br />
Christine Palmer<br />
Connie Paxman<br />
Crista Honey Vidal<br />
Cynthia Harris<br />
Deanna Einarson<br />
Donna Powell<br />
Donna Schalkx<br />
Doreen Spurgeon<br />
Doreen Zavaduk<br />
Edie Vatamaniuck<br />
Eileen Mcauliffe<br />
Elizabeth Rouw<br />
Fanny Trépanier<br />
Gail Velichka<br />
Heidi Guenther<br />
Isabelle Coté<br />
Jennifer Van Broekhoven<br />
Joselyn Neufeld<br />
Julie Charbonneau<br />
Kim Mckay<br />
Kristy Taylor<br />
Liza Jordan<br />
Louanne Sierpinski<br />
Marie-Eve Collin-Léveillé<br />
Marilyn Onofriechuk<br />
Melanie Evans<br />
Melody Knodel<br />
Michelle Mack<br />
Michelle Weinhandl<br />
Nathalie Pilon<br />
Nichole Gerllays<br />
Ruby Babcock<br />
Shannon Daw<br />
Shirley Hannah<br />
Susan Patrsyk<br />
Tara Cryderman<br />
Tracey Perry<br />
Vicky Klenot<br />
Wendy Stewart<br />
Pattern on pages 7 and 29 taken from our Autumn Meadows Designer Series paper. Item 116769. 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog, page 13.<br />
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FYI<br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong><br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
Tip from the Top<br />
Tara Bazata | round rock, texas<br />
2009-2010 Advisory Board<br />
In August, Tara Bazata received an excellent surprise—a new<br />
recruit! She’d found Tara through the Demonstrator Locator and was<br />
interested in the $85 Starter Kit promotion. The reason she wanted<br />
to sign up under Tara? Her personalized, up-to-date Demonstrator<br />
Business Web Services (DBWS) site! “Little things make a big<br />
difference,” Tara remarks. “As a demonstrator, you can go onto<br />
someone’s DBWS and know whether or not the site is complete and<br />
personalized. Customers notice these things, too.” Tara recommends<br />
always keeping <strong>your</strong> calendar updated and personalizing <strong>your</strong> DBWS<br />
with <strong>your</strong> own photo. Thanks <strong>for</strong> the great advice, Tara!<br />
front row regionals<br />
Gather <strong>your</strong> downline <strong>for</strong> a training event they’ll never <strong>for</strong>get—a<br />
front row seat to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s fabulous fall 2009 regionals, right in<br />
<strong>your</strong> living room! With the new DVD and Make & Take packet (both<br />
noncommissionable) combined with our Berry Christmas stamp set<br />
(commissionable), you won’t have to miss out on all the wonderful<br />
training and inspiration from our fall regional events, no matter<br />
where you live.<br />
“cold & cuddly,” page 17<br />
happy everything card set (4" x 4")<br />
Cold & Cuddly and Happy Everything sets; Confetti White, Kraft, and Taken with Teal<br />
card stock; Old Olive textured card stock; Old Olive Patterns Designer Series paper;<br />
More Mustard, Real Red, and Taken with Teal Classic Stampin’ Pads; More Mustard,<br />
Old Olive, Real Red, and Taken with Teal Stampin’ Write markers; Real Red 1/4"<br />
grosgrain ribbon; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Horizontal Slot, Scallop Circle, Scallop Edge,<br />
1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, and 3/16" Corner Rounder punches<br />
<strong>for</strong> you treat pouch<br />
Cold & Cuddly and Fundamental Phrases sets; Confetti White, More Mustard, and<br />
Taken with Teal card stock; Real Red textured card stock; Old Olive Patterns Designer<br />
Series paper; More Mustard and Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pads; Old Olive and Real<br />
Red Stampin’ Write markers; Old Olive 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon; Playground<br />
Designer buttons; Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Mat<br />
Pack; paper-piercing tool; Wide Oval and 3/16" Corner Rounder punches; treat bag<br />
here’s some love card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4")<br />
Cold & Cuddly set; Chocolate Chip, Confetti White, More Mustard, Old Olive, and<br />
Taken with Teal card stock; Real Red textured card stock; Chocolate Chip and Taken<br />
with Teal Classic Stampin’ Pads; More Mustard, Old Olive, Real Red, and Taken<br />
with Teal Stampin’ Write markers; Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware; Stampin’<br />
Dimensionals; Aqua Painter; 1" Circle punch; staples<br />
à la card<br />
US Regional Fall ’09 DVD • item 119838 • $9.95 US/$12.95 CAN<br />
US Regional Fall ’09 Make & Take Packet • item 119837 • $12.95<br />
US/$16.95 CAN<br />
Berry Christmas • item 116509 • $22.95 US/$30.95 CAN<br />
Watch the Demonstrator Web Site <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation!<br />
stampin’ supplies<br />
“baby it’s cold outside,” page 13<br />
winter wonderland invitation (4-1/4" x 5-1/2")<br />
Serene Snowflakes set; Basic Black, Brushed Silver, and Rich Razzleberry card<br />
stock; Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pads; Basic Black 5/8"<br />
grosgrain ribbon; White Circle Aluminum Metal Edge tags; Snowfall printed<br />
window sheets; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1-3/4" Circle punch<br />
snowflake gloves<br />
Clear Rhinestone brads; Sizzix Big Shot; Snowflakes #2 Sizzlits die set; felt; gloves; hot<br />
glue gun<br />
sheet music<br />
Rich Razzleberry card stock<br />
snowflake mug<br />
Calendar Alphabet & Numbers and Serene Snowflakes sets; Brushed Silver and<br />
Rich Razzleberry card stock; Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’<br />
Pads; Rich Razzleberry 1/2" polka-dot grosgrain ribbon; Silver elastic cord; Clear<br />
Rhinestone brads; White Circle Aluminum Metal Edge tags; Icicle Rub-Ons; Word<br />
Window, 1/16" Circle, and 1-3/8" Circle punches; mug<br />
You’ll find a card created with this template on page 27.<br />
celebrate you<br />
congratulations to our talented<br />
demonstrators who had their creations<br />
published in consumer magazines!<br />
Elisa Giffin | beaumont, alberta<br />
Scrapbook Trends: Holiday 2009 Idea Book<br />
Nicole Watson | tomball, texas<br />
Take Ten Autumn 2009<br />
susan erickson | craig, alaska<br />
Stampers’ Sampler October/November 2009<br />
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make it happen<br />
contestcategories december<br />
The following Art Contests are <strong>for</strong> the month of December.<br />
Demonstrators from the US and Canada may enter all contests<br />
and one winner will be chosen <strong>for</strong> each contest, regardless of<br />
country. December Contest winners will be featured in our<br />
February issue.<br />
on <strong>your</strong> own<br />
“Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! has the power to change lives all around<br />
the world. As demonstrators, we are ambassadors <strong>for</strong><br />
that change.”<br />
—Dawn Rapsas | West Caldwell, New Jersey<br />
hugs and kisses<br />
wow! art file<br />
Valentine’s Day projects<br />
All other projects<br />
Do you tend to feel overwhelmed during the holidays? Take a look<br />
at the suggestions offered in “Beat the Stress” (page 24), and find and<br />
implement at least one idea <strong>for</strong> alleviating the stress of the holiday season.<br />
monthly 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 December Contest<br />
runs November 1–30.<br />
• Entries <strong>for</strong> the December Contest must be received in our<br />
office on or be<strong>for</strong>e November 30, 2009.<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 />
monthly contest rules and in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
• Winning projects often share the following features:<br />
They use only one set along with a greeting set, plus<br />
backgrounds, borders, or frames. Use of the Write Me a<br />
Memory® Journaling Fonts CDs is limited to journaling<br />
only (not titles). Scrapbook pages include photos and<br />
journaling. We receive more entries in the Wow! Art File<br />
because there are no subject limitations, so <strong>your</strong> chances<br />
of winning are better in the other categories.<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 Web Site 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 be<br />
copyrighted. Contest winners in each category may select<br />
any three stamp sets (excluding hostess sets) from the<br />
current catalog and/or mini catalog. (Demonstrator Support<br />
will call winners and take their free stamp orders within<br />
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 />
Our Simply Scrappin’ kits not only offer a wonderful solution to <strong>your</strong><br />
customers’ scrapbooking needs—they make great gifts! Turn to page 18 to<br />
learn more about this product, then make a point to demonstrate a Simply<br />
Scrappin’ kit in <strong>your</strong> November workshops.<br />
Brenda Witt offers some fabulous ways you can “tame the bookings<br />
beast” (page 20). Take one of her ideas and run with it this month.<br />
Challenge <strong>your</strong>self to make something new this month, inspired by <strong>your</strong><br />
holiday decorations! Art Contest winner Gerri Andrade found that the<br />
holidays can provide inspiration <strong>for</strong> year-round projects, like her cheerful<br />
ribbon box. Don’t <strong>for</strong>get to send it in to our Wow! Art File or Hugs and Kisses<br />
contests—you just might see <strong>your</strong> project in our February 2010 issue!<br />
with <strong>your</strong> downline<br />
“Give <strong>your</strong>self permission to just go and stamp<br />
something just because!”<br />
—Caroline LeBel | Toronto, Ontario<br />
Our Holiday Extravaganza campaign is kicking into gear this month! Are<br />
you ready? Check out the online training, then get together with <strong>your</strong> group<br />
to go over the main points (like the gift-giving guide) and practice what you’re<br />
going to say to customers.<br />
Gather <strong>your</strong> group and make holiday cards together <strong>for</strong> <strong>your</strong> past hostesses.<br />
You can <strong>for</strong>m an assembly line and easily make the card shown on page 24.<br />
Don’t <strong>for</strong>get the goodies and holiday music! After all, even something as simple<br />
as a handcrafted holiday card can lead to a workshop booking!<br />
This month, our Demonstrators of the Year in places 1–5 shared a few of<br />
the things they’ve learned as demonstrators. What have you learned? The next<br />
time you get together with <strong>your</strong> downline, take a moment to share <strong>your</strong> stories.<br />
Reaching <strong>your</strong> goals is twice as exciting when you share it with a friend—just<br />
ask Christy Harsch and Winona Semler! Be<strong>for</strong>e you ring in the new year, make<br />
a point to sit with <strong>your</strong> downline and talk as a group about <strong>your</strong> goals. You<br />
could even create a giant chart and track <strong>your</strong> progress together. (There are<br />
few things better than being surrounded by friends when you realize you’ve<br />
earned the incentive trip.)<br />
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January 6–8, 2010<br />
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