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Spread the Word<br />

Promotions<br />

A Fast Start for Your Recruits<br />

Making the Most of Chipboard<br />

december 2006<br />

®<br />

Sharing Creativity Caring for Your Business<br />

<strong>canada</strong>


share a moment with<br />

SHELLI<br />

The holidays often spark precious<br />

memories for me, and so many of those<br />

memories revolve around family<br />

traditions. We have made a conscious effort to<br />

create family traditions for our children and<br />

grandchildren all year long, but some of our<br />

favourite traditions occur around the holidays.<br />

On Christmas Eve we gather together and enjoy a<br />

smorgasbord of finger foods. Meats and cheeses,<br />

chips and dips, anything you can eat with your<br />

fingers. We put the food out and snack all evening<br />

as we watch Christmas videos, share the Christmas<br />

story, and open one Christmas gift apiece.<br />

Christmas morning dawns bright and early, much earlier than I would<br />

like sometimes! With most of our girls married and starting their own<br />

families, we don’t always have everyone at home. Whoever is home,<br />

however, enjoys a tasty ham and eggs breakfast, and then we always enjoy<br />

a fancy Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.<br />

As we all get older, our family traditions become even more cherished.<br />

The time we spend with our loved ones takes on added meaning, and we<br />

look for other traditions we can create. It’s not always easy—our schedules<br />

are full and many things clamour for attention. But traditions provide an<br />

anchor to our lives and add meaning to everything we do; they are worth<br />

every effort it takes to maintain them!<br />

We are adding a tradition to our Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! holiday celebration this<br />

year. In the past, we have sent you a holiday greeting card, expressing<br />

appreciation and thanks for all you do. While we are, of course,<br />

appreciative of your efforts, we have chosen this year to begin a new<br />

tradition. We’ve taken money used to design, print, and mail those cards<br />

and adopted a child through the Make-A-Wish Foundation ® . We think<br />

this gesture more accurately expresses our shared commitment with you<br />

to make a difference in the world around us.<br />

I hope you don’t miss your annual Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! card and instead feel the<br />

sweet satisfaction that comes from this new tradition. In next month’s<br />

issue of Stampin’ Success ® , you’ll be able to read about the little girl whose<br />

dream came true thanks to our Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! donation. And please<br />

consider this your holiday greeting. Thank you for everything you do!<br />

Thank you for your enthusiasm, support, commitment, and ideas.<br />

Thank you for choosing to be part of our Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! family. I do hope<br />

you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<br />

Features<br />

6<br />

3 Promotions<br />

6 Spread the Word<br />

10 It’s a Wonderful Winter<br />

Mini Catalogue<br />

12 Share the Love<br />

14 A Fast Start for Your Recruits<br />

18 Awards & Recognition<br />

In Every Issue<br />

2 Share a Moment with Shelli:<br />

Family Traditions<br />

4 Stampin´ Technique: Dotted and Spotted<br />

13 Making Business Sense: Boosting Your Business<br />

16 Stampin´ Accessories: Making the Most<br />

of Chipboard<br />

20 Art Show: Officially Stunning<br />

21 FYI<br />

22 Workshop Wow: Popup Surprise!<br />

23 Doing Business<br />

Cover Creations<br />

These cheery holiday projects<br />

feature products from our<br />

Winter Mini Catalogue and<br />

the current Idea Book &<br />

Catalogue, as well as a bright<br />

colour palette of Buckaroo<br />

Blue, Marigold Morning, Old<br />

Olive, and Real Red. You can find Stampin’ Supplies<br />

and step-by-step instructions for creating these<br />

projects on the Demonstrator Web Site under My<br />

Business > My Business Resources > Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

Publications > Stampin’ Success > 2006 > December.<br />

Demo It!<br />

Watch for projects marked with this logo.<br />

These are excellent choices for workshop<br />

demonstrations. Cards marked with this logo can<br />

be completed in 5—8 minutes. Scrapbook pages marked with<br />

this logo can be completed in under 15 minutes. You can<br />

demonstrate these pages even faster by preparing some<br />

elements of the page before the workshop.<br />

Sizes: Cards are 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" unless otherwise noted.<br />

december 2006


Promotions<br />

Senior<br />

Instructor<br />

Karen Duke<br />

Darlene McCallum<br />

Instructor<br />

Morag Dickie<br />

Kristina Koch<br />

Yvette Marchand<br />

Karen Motz<br />

Debbie Pearce<br />

Laura Robinson<br />

Alicia Ryckman<br />

Senior Counselor<br />

Lori-Ann Bartels<br />

Ana Cloutier<br />

Susan Farrant<br />

Pamela Lee<br />

Sylvia Pirnak<br />

Joyce Ripplinger<br />

Joanne Rogers<br />

Lorna Rubbert<br />

Wendy Rudyk<br />

Donna Smith<br />

Jo-Ann Unrau<br />

Evelyn Wood<br />

Counselor<br />

Marnia Audet<br />

Carmen Bodnarek<br />

Lisa Bowman<br />

Judith Burns<br />

Karen Chisholm<br />

Terri Digness<br />

Jodie Doerksen<br />

Darlene Donahue<br />

Beverley Ennis<br />

Jennifer Fallowfield<br />

Christy Forrest<br />

Laura Fredrickson<br />

Carrie Gaskin<br />

Angela Giroux<br />

Tanya Graham<br />

Donna Henley<br />

Teresa Henry<br />

Sarah Hunter<br />

Nikola Johnson<br />

Roxane Kryvenchuk<br />

Jane Miklovic<br />

Allison Miles<br />

Joan Ramler<br />

Lisa Rankin<br />

Tracy Ross<br />

Wendy Rudyk<br />

Ann Tibbles<br />

Debbie Tompkins<br />

Charlene Vallee<br />

Senior<br />

Consultant<br />

Lainy Abbott<br />

Lise Abramowitz<br />

Claire Allaby<br />

Lisa Althouse<br />

Mary Anderson<br />

Elizabeth Atkins<br />

Marnia Audet<br />

Janice Bahnman<br />

Jana Banning<br />

Amy Barry<br />

Julie Bell<br />

Barbara Bellefleur<br />

Trudy Benke<br />

Karen Bennett<br />

Cheryl Berger<br />

Liane Binder<br />

Stephanie Bleeker<br />

Carmen Bodnarek<br />

Lisa Boehm<br />

Chantal Borkowski<br />

Trina Boyd<br />

Caroline Burnett<br />

Lisa Burns<br />

Cara Burtis<br />

Jane Buunk<br />

Sheila Byers<br />

Helen Bzdel<br />

Johanne Riva Cambrin<br />

Karen Capern<br />

Laura Carbonneau<br />

Jamie Carels<br />

Nanci Cavill<br />

Aislinn Chapotelle<br />

Carol Cheyne<br />

Kirsten Conforti<br />

Lisa Cooper<br />

Bonnie Cooper<br />

Stacey Couturier<br />

Susan Cowie<br />

Patti Cromwell<br />

Cathie Cullen<br />

Sheila Cyr<br />

Betty De Bruyn<br />

Lillian De Capite<br />

Leslie Dempsey<br />

Karen Didow<br />

Terri Digness<br />

Jennifer DiMarco<br />

Julie Dinn<br />

Correen Dobie<br />

Kara Doerksen<br />

Nadia Dohan<br />

Darlene Donahue<br />

Andra Donbrook<br />

Lois Drobot<br />

Brenda Eastman<br />

Terri Eger<br />

Paula Elm<br />

Nancy Elrick<br />

Beverley Ennis<br />

Crystal Ens<br />

Kari Erickson<br />

Almira Espenant<br />

Sandra Esperanz<br />

Ellena Esteves<br />

Jennifer Fallowfield<br />

Carrie Finlayson<br />

Jacqui Fletcher<br />

Christina Folkins<br />

Christy Forrest<br />

Cori Fraser<br />

Victoria Fraser<br />

Marcia Froese<br />

Sarah Froese<br />

Leanne Fudge<br />

Dawn Fulmer<br />

Cheryl Ganje<br />

Carolyn Garland<br />

Carrie Gaskin<br />

Sherida Giddings<br />

Nancy Giesbrecht<br />

Melanie Gilroy<br />

Angela Giroux<br />

Leslie Good<br />

Sage Goudsward<br />

Tanya Graham<br />

Laurie Ann Grant<br />

Heidi Guenther<br />

Melanie Hagens<br />

Charlene Hagman<br />

Carolyn Helder<br />

Susan Hemmerling<br />

Donna Henley<br />

Virginia Henne<br />

Teresa Henry<br />

Donna Hernberg<br />

Megan Hernberg<br />

Diane Hetke<br />

Rochelle Hewitt<br />

Dianne Hill<br />

Tammy Hillard<br />

Sarah Hunter<br />

Amber Hurlburt<br />

Michelle Irvine<br />

Lisa Jahncke<br />

Paula Jensen<br />

Lisa Jewer<br />

Ann Jobes<br />

Nikola Johnson<br />

Cheryl Jones<br />

Nicole Jones<br />

Sonia Jung<br />

Cindy Keery<br />

Deanna Kemp<br />

Melissa Keown<br />

Donna Kidd<br />

Doreen Kilbreath<br />

Lana Klassen<br />

Barbara Koscielny<br />

Lenore Kosinski<br />

Bobbi Kozicki<br />

Cobi Kristianson<br />

Lisa Kryschuk<br />

Roxane Kryvenchuk<br />

Amanda Laing<br />

Dayna Lalchun<br />

Carolyn Landry<br />

Lori Landy<br />

Karen Lange<br />

Laurie Larose<br />

Melanie Larouche<br />

Carmen Lavigne<br />

Raelene Lee<br />

Ruth Lee<br />

Jamie Leggatt<br />

Marika Lemay<br />

Tracy Lemke<br />

Nicole Lenius<br />

Shelley Letkemann<br />

Leanne Livingstone<br />

Jocelyn Plakas Lock<br />

Val Lodder<br />

Karina Loewen<br />

Gail Long<br />

Krystal Loynachan<br />

Michelle Luteijn<br />

Tracy MacDonald<br />

Grace MacLellan<br />

Joanne MacLennan<br />

Aaron Maltais<br />

Kristin Markus<br />

Jennifer McCracken<br />

Amanda-Lynn McIntyre<br />

Sheryl McKenzie<br />

Cynthia McLachlan<br />

Karen McNair<br />

Adrienne Menzak<br />

Cecilia Mertens<br />

Trish Miles<br />

Ruth Millard<br />

Amy Moore<br />

Marjorie Moores<br />

Debby Moreau<br />

Lisa Muirhead<br />

Michelle Nadraszky<br />

Jennifer Nelson<br />

Ronda Nix<br />

Lisa Novakowski<br />

Nicole O Brien<br />

Jean Ockerman<br />

Colleen Olsen<br />

Laurie Paklepa<br />

Gwendolen Palmer<br />

Mary Parker<br />

Krista Pasnak<br />

Danielle Pass<br />

Tara Persson<br />

Kira Peterson<br />

Katie Porcina<br />

Janine Potter<br />

Judy Preston<br />

Laura Quirk<br />

Suzanne Racine<br />

Lisa Rankin<br />

Jill Rea<br />

Jennifer Reeves<br />

Denise Reid<br />

Karen Reinert<br />

Katherine Rempel<br />

Tammie-Lee Rogowski<br />

Marci Rosin<br />

Lise Rouillier<br />

Vanessa Ruppert<br />

Elise Russell<br />

Becky Sadlier<br />

Diane Savage<br />

Tricia Schaelow<br />

Janine Schlosser<br />

Tonya Schmolke<br />

Cindi Schwartz<br />

Cheryl Sexsmith<br />

Mavis Shankland<br />

Stacey Silbernagel<br />

Nicole Simard<br />

Patricia Skirtschak<br />

Carrie Sloan<br />

Heather Smith<br />

Annie Snook<br />

Sandra Sofalvi<br />

Jaime Spyksma<br />

Jennifer Stanley<br />

Rennie Stegeman<br />

Wendy Stewart<br />

Christie Strong<br />

Michelle Sturgeon<br />

Lynda Sturney<br />

Candace Sundbo<br />

Naomi Swan<br />

Sandra Swan<br />

Bobbie Jo Tansley<br />

Christine Tebbens<br />

Ann Tibbles<br />

Lianne Traynor<br />

Kelly Undershultz<br />

Charlene Vallee<br />

Alida Vanwingerden<br />

Jocelyn Vasquez<br />

Michelle Vernaus<br />

Carrie Vroege<br />

Andrea Walford<br />

Stacy Westman<br />

JoAnn Whitehead<br />

Patty Williams<br />

Kelli Williams<br />

Jennifer Williams<br />

Carolyn Williamson<br />

Sandra Wong<br />

Pamela Wushke<br />

Linda Yamamoto<br />

Shauna Yarmuch<br />

Natasha Zandbergen<br />

Lucie Zettel<br />

Consultant<br />

a<br />

Kimberley Adriaansen<br />

Sherry Agar<br />

Elisa Allen<br />

Anna Allen<br />

S. Annette Anderson<br />

Christie Archibald<br />

Jennifer Armstrong<br />

Kim Assaly<br />

Loreen Austin<br />

b<br />

Karine Bailey<br />

Jana Banning<br />

May Barker<br />

Clara Barneveld<br />

Joanne Barnier<br />

Stacey Barrows<br />

Amy Barry<br />

Ellen Basboll<br />

Connie Bay<br />

Angela Bayes<br />

France Beaulieu<br />

Brenda Bedard<br />

Jody Bergseth<br />

Marie-Eve Bernard<br />

Tracy Berrow<br />

Diana Bewsher<br />

Rosemary Bida<br />

Christine Bisch<br />

Angela Bissonette<br />

Shaness Bittner<br />

Gitte Bjerg-Jensen<br />

Jaclyn Blais<br />

Yola Bloomberg<br />

Dani Boehm<br />

Joanne Boesterd<br />

Marie Bouchard<br />

Krista Bourke<br />

Doris Bourlon<br />

Jodi Bourque<br />

continued on page 18<br />

www.stampinup.com


´<br />

TECHNIQUE<br />

and<br />

Using small dots to create beautiful images is simple when you stipple.<br />

Sharing what we love comes easily<br />

when there are so many fabulous<br />

ways to use stamps and ink, and<br />

one of the most stunning techniques you<br />

can share to add texture and colour to<br />

any project is stippling.<br />

Stippling uses small dots to create an<br />

image or background with varying<br />

degrees of solidity or shading. The closer<br />

together the dots, the darker or more<br />

solid the colour appears. Historically,<br />

printers have used stippling to shade<br />

line-art illustrations because they can<br />

achieve rich shading and texture using<br />

only black ink. Luckily, you have more<br />

than 50 colours to choose from!<br />

The best way to duplicate this look is,<br />

of course, with a stipple brush (found<br />

on page 225 of the current Idea Book<br />

& Catalogue). Tap the brush on your<br />

Classic or Craft ink pad, and then tap<br />

it straight up and down on your card<br />

stock. Keep tapping until you’ve achieved<br />

the shading you’re after. You may need<br />

to re-ink the end of your stipple brush as<br />

you go. Simple enough!<br />

So, now that you’ve got the hang of<br />

stippling, let’s try it on some projects.<br />

Start with a simple stippled background.<br />

We created the soft, felted texture on our<br />

Wishing You card by stippling Old Olive<br />

ink across the front of our Old Olive<br />

card—a wonderful way to add just the<br />

right warmth to this holiday project. By<br />

beginning with a project that features<br />

stippling all over, you and your customers<br />

will perfect the technique in no time!<br />

Once you’ve introduced your customers<br />

to stippling, show them how quickly<br />

they can create unique accents for their<br />

scrapbook pages using stencils. “This is so<br />

easy,” you might say in your workshop.<br />

“I’ve already used the heart from this On<br />

Board Accents sheet for another project, so<br />

I can use the negative image as a stencil<br />

for my stippling!” The stippled heart (see<br />

figure 1) makes our Love You Forever<br />

page come alive.<br />

The heart isn’t the only stippling on<br />

this page. We stippled Whisper White<br />

ink along the edges to give the project a<br />

weathered look; it’s subtle, yet effective.<br />

Notice that we created a similar<br />

weathered effect on the bottom half of<br />

our On Board Joy book by stippling Old<br />

Olive ink on Old Olive card stock.<br />

While the bottom half of our Joy book<br />

is beautiful, it’s the snowy top half<br />

that catches your eye. Wheel the bold<br />

snowflake image over the Whisper<br />

White card stock in Whisper White or<br />

VersaMark ® ink, and emboss. Remind<br />

your workshop guests that they will need<br />

an uninked jumbo cartridge and either<br />

a Whisper White or VersaMark ink refill<br />

for this look.<br />

Now for the exciting part—the stippling!<br />

This time we combined two of our<br />

favourite techniques, stippling and<br />

resisting, for a wintertime look. Stipple<br />

Brocade Blue ink over your embossed<br />

snowflake images, making sure to get<br />

down into the small spaces between the<br />

embossing. Then wipe the ink from the<br />

snowflakes to create a finished look sure<br />

to impress your workshop guests.<br />

figure 1 figure 2<br />

december 2006<br />

Speaking of impressing your guests, they’ll<br />

definitely adore this next idea. Our vintage<br />

World Tour set images cry out to be<br />

stamped with a technique that will enhance<br />

their classic elegance. Stippling adds the<br />

perfect amount of texture and colour.<br />

“Rather than stippling on card stock, I’m<br />

going to do it right on the stamp,” you can


´<br />

TECHNIQUE<br />

explain. “The texture I’m creating on the<br />

stamp will be transferred to the card stock<br />

when I stamp the image.”<br />

We used this technique plus a spectrum<br />

of colour for our tropical A Happy Hello<br />

card by stippling one colour after another<br />

on the stamp. Start with the lightest<br />

ink colour in your spectrum and move<br />

through the colours one at a time until<br />

you stipple your darkest colour (see<br />

figure 2). Keep your image beautiful by<br />

cleaning your brush with a baby wipe<br />

between colours.<br />

Try stippling on your own, then share<br />

this excellent technique with your friends,<br />

family, downline, and customers. They’ll<br />

love learning how to create something so<br />

beautiful with so little effort.<br />

Wishing You card<br />

Festive Favorites set; Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery,<br />

Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, and Whisper White card<br />

stock; Brocade Blue, Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, and<br />

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pads ® ; Jet Black StazOn ®<br />

pad; Silver brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals ® ; 1/16” Circle<br />

punch; stipple brush; watercolour brush<br />

A Happy<br />

Hello card<br />

All-Year Cheer I and World<br />

Tour sets; Brocade Blue<br />

and Whisper White card stock;<br />

Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, and<br />

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads; Earth<br />

Elements ® brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals;<br />

Crafters’ Tool Kit; stipple brush<br />

Love You Forever page<br />

(8-1/2" x 11")<br />

Flower Fest and Short Order Alphabet sets; Brocade<br />

Blue, Certainly Celery, Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, and<br />

Whisper White card stock; On Board Accents; Cranberry<br />

Crisp Classic Stampin’ Pad; Brocade Blue, Certainly<br />

Celery, and Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pads; Earth<br />

Elements and Fresh Favorites I buttons; Pewter<br />

Hodgepodge Hardware ; Stampin’ Dimensionals; stipple<br />

brush; staples<br />

Joy book<br />

Big Deal and Glad Tidings sets; Bold Snowflakes jumbo<br />

wheel; Certainly Celery, Old Olive, and Whisper White<br />

card stock; On Board Accents; Brocade Blue, Certainly<br />

Celery, and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads; VersaMark<br />

ink refill; Winter White Stampin’ Emboss powder; twill<br />

tape; linen thread; Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware;<br />

Stampin’ Dimensionals; uninked one-cell jumbo<br />

cartridge; stipple brush; sewing machine and thread<br />

Our World Tour set has an<br />

Inspiration Sheet (Item 108397;<br />

$2.75); try incorporating stippling<br />

into the projects from this sheet.<br />

View it and other Inspiration<br />

Sheets at My Business ><br />

My Business Resources ><br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Publications ><br />

Inspiration Sheets.<br />

www.stampinup.com


Spread the Word<br />

It’s Time to Sell-A-Brate!<br />

W<br />

e are fast approaching one<br />

of the most exciting times<br />

of the year for Stampin’<br />

<strong>Up</strong>! demonstrators—an opportunity to<br />

not only earn free merchandise but also<br />

to build your business by offering rich<br />

rewards to almost everyone you interact<br />

with, from hostesses and customers to<br />

your new recruits!<br />

Sell-A-Bration Benefits<br />

hostesses<br />

In addition to receiving all the traditional<br />

exciting hostess benefits when they host<br />

a workshop totalling $450 or more in<br />

net sales, your hostesses will also get to<br />

choose a free Sell-A-Bration product.<br />

While hosting a workshop is always<br />

rewarding, Sell-A-Bration is a unique<br />

For several suggestions on how<br />

you can increase your bookings<br />

during the Sell-A-Bration period,<br />

see “Share the Love” on page 12.<br />

chance for you to build your relationship<br />

with repeat and potential hostesses.<br />

When hostesses achieve the realistic<br />

goal of $450 in net workshop sales (an<br />

average workshop is $490), along with<br />

the accompanying rewards, they’ll be<br />

even more eager and willing to schedule<br />

another workshop with you. You’ll find<br />

that Sell-A-Bration can help you increase<br />

your bookings throughout the year!<br />

customers<br />

During Sell-A-Bration, your customers will<br />

earn a Sell-A-Bration product every time<br />

they place an order totalling $75 (before<br />

tax and shipping). For every additional<br />

$75 they order, your customers will earn<br />

another Sell-A-Bration product. And when<br />

they spend $450 or more in net sales,<br />

they’ll earn all six Sell-A-Bration products.<br />

Sell-A-Bration is the time for you to<br />

build your customer base by spreading<br />

the word about this exciting offer. Not<br />

only can you increase your sales during<br />

Sell-A-Bration, you’ll also be establishing<br />

relationships with new customers, future<br />

hostesses, and potential recruits that will<br />

help your long-term business grow.<br />

recruits<br />

When you sign up a new recruit during<br />

Sell-A-Bration, she can choose any stamp<br />

set from the 2006–2007 Idea Book &<br />

Catalogue, in addition to other sets that<br />

already come with the starter kit. What<br />

better incentive to a potential recruit than<br />

free stamps that will help her get started<br />

in her new business? Be sure to have your<br />

new recruits write the name of the stamp<br />

set they want at the top of the Starter Kit<br />

Order Form; you must use the most recent<br />

version of the form. New recruits who don’t<br />

specify which set they want will receive the<br />

Amazing to Zany set.<br />

Sell-A-Bration Sales Chart<br />

Sell-A-Bration RECRUITING CHART<br />

Recruits<br />

Catalogue*<br />

or Mini<br />

Catalogue sets<br />

(any price)<br />

Sell-abration<br />

sets<br />

1 1 or 4<br />

2 2 or 5<br />

3 3 or 6<br />

4 4 or 7<br />

5 5 or 8<br />

6 6 or 9<br />

7 7 or 10<br />

8 8 or 11<br />

9 + 9 or 12<br />

*excluding hostess sets<br />

Sales Range<br />

$900–$1,199<br />

Catalogue*<br />

or Mini<br />

Catalogue sets<br />

1 set valued at<br />

$31.95 or less<br />

Sell-A-<br />

Bration<br />

Sets<br />

$1,200–$1,999<br />

1 set valued at<br />

$40.95 or less<br />

or 2<br />

$2,000–$2,999 1 set (any price) or 4<br />

$3,000–$4,399 2 sets (any price) or 5<br />

$4,400–$7,399 3 sets (any price) or 6<br />

$7,400–$10,399 4 sets (any price) or 7<br />

$10,400–$14,999 5 sets (any price) or 8<br />

$15,000–$19,499 6 sets (any price) or 9<br />

$19,500–$23,999 7 sets (any price) or 10<br />

$24,000–$28,499 8 sets (any price) or 11<br />

$28,500–$32,999 9 sets (any price) or 12<br />

$33,000+ 10 sets (any price) or 13<br />

or<br />

1<br />

*excluding hostess sets<br />

december 2006


Happy Harmony {set of 6}<br />

108349<br />

All six Sell-A-Bration products<br />

are limited editions, meaning<br />

that when Sell-A-Bration is over,<br />

these products will never be<br />

available again!<br />

Big Blossom {set of 1}<br />

108385<br />

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Delight in Life {set of 6}<br />

108351<br />

{Available in French 108515 Plaisir de vivre}<br />

So Very {set of 8}<br />

108347<br />

Very Punny {set of 8}<br />

108345<br />

{Available in French 108513 Calembours}<br />

december 2006


Simply Scrappin’ Kit<br />

Just Delightful<br />

1<br />

1<br />

3<br />

sheet sheet sheets sheets<br />

108424 This year, in addition to our<br />

so<br />

very bashful certainly<br />

saffron vanilla blue celery<br />

3<br />

beautiful Sell-A-Bration stamp<br />

sets, we’ve created an exclusive<br />

Sell-A-Bration Simply Scrappin’<br />

Kit to coordinate with the<br />

Delight in Life set.<br />

Dates to Remember<br />

You can preorder one of each<br />

of the Sell-A-Bration products<br />

beginning December 1, 2006, for<br />

$13.50 each. The sets must be<br />

purchased using a supply order.<br />

What’s in It for You?<br />

As a demonstrator, you are more richly<br />

rewarded than anyone for your efforts<br />

during Sell-A-Bration. Besides creating<br />

new and lasting relationships with<br />

customers, hostesses, and new recruits,<br />

you can also earn your own Sell-A-<br />

Bration products, as well as free sets from<br />

the 2006–2007 Idea Book & Catalogue.<br />

These rewards help you in your<br />

business by providing you with more<br />

demonstratable stamps sets. You could<br />

also use your Sell-A-Bration products for<br />

incentives for your customers, hostesses,<br />

and downline all year long. For more<br />

details on these products, check out the<br />

Sell-A-Bration incentive charts we’ve<br />

included with this article.<br />

Sell-A-Bration only comes once a year, so<br />

make this year’s Sell-A-Bration better<br />

than ever. You, your recruits, your<br />

customers, and your hostesses will all<br />

benefit from your efforts when you<br />

spread the Sell-A-Bration word!<br />

Happy Harmony card<br />

Happy Harmony set; Cool Caribbean, Naturals Ivory, and<br />

Old Olive card stock; On Board Accents; Cool Caribbean<br />

Classic Stampin’ Pad; Close to Cocoa and Old Olive Craft<br />

Stampin’ Pads; Old Olive Stampin’ Write ® marker; Pewter<br />

Hodgepodge Hardware; Crafters’ Tool Kit<br />

Happy gift bag<br />

So Very set; Big Blossom and Paisley background stamps;<br />

Cool Caribbean, Kraft, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla card<br />

stock; On Board Accents; Cool Caribbean, Marigold<br />

Morning, and Regal Rose Classic Stampin’ Pads; twill<br />

tape; Silver brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Slot punch<br />

Delight in Life page (6" x 6")<br />

Delight in Life and It’s a Date sets; Cool Caribbean,<br />

Marigold Morning, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla card stock;<br />

Loves Me double-sided Designer Series paper; Marigold<br />

Morning and Regal Rose Classic Stampin’ Pads; Close to<br />

Cocoa, Old Olive, and Regal Rose Stampin’ Write markers;<br />

Stampin’ Dimensionals; staples<br />

So Very card<br />

So Very set; Chocolate Chip, Marigold Morning, Old<br />

Olive, and Regal Rose card stock; Loves Me double-sided<br />

Designer Series paper; VersaMark pad; Crystal Clear<br />

Stampin’ Emboss ® powder; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 3/4"<br />

Circle punch; Coluzzle ® Cutting System; staples<br />

Hoppy for You card<br />

Very Punny set; Sweet Spot Stampin’ Around ® wheel;<br />

Old Olive card stock; On Board Accents; Old Olive<br />

Classic Stampin’ Pad; Close to Cocoa Craft Stampin’ Pad;<br />

VersaMark pad; Crystal Clear Stampin’ Emboss powder;<br />

Earth Elements brads<br />

Notes card<br />

Certainly Celery and Very Vanilla card stock; Very Vanilla<br />

medium envelope; Just Delightful Simply Scrappin’ Kit;<br />

Flirty Ribbon Originals<br />

All preorders must be placed<br />

by Friday, December 29. Phone<br />

orders must be completed by<br />

5:00 PM (mt), and OEX orders<br />

must be done by 11:50 PM (mt).<br />

Sell-A-Bration begins<br />

January 1 and customers have<br />

until February 26, 2007, to<br />

place their orders with you.<br />

You have until February 28 to<br />

complete and submit your orders.<br />

All Sell-A-Bration orders must be<br />

received by February 28. Phone<br />

orders must be submitted by<br />

7:00 PM (mt), and OEX orders must<br />

be completed by 11:50 PM (mt).<br />

You can place your Sell-A-Bration<br />

redemption orders from March 9<br />

through May 15, 2007. If you have<br />

trouble making up your mind<br />

about what to order, you might<br />

look over the list of retiring stamp<br />

sets, which will be released on<br />

May 1, 2007. Using the retired list,<br />

you can either order retiring sets<br />

or order sets you know you can<br />

demonstrate through the next<br />

catalogue period.<br />

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It’s a<br />

Wonderful<br />

winter<br />

mini<br />

Catalogue<br />

Each quarter, customers eagerly<br />

anticipate the mini catalogue,<br />

so they can see the exciting new<br />

stamp sets and accessories Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

has to offer. The 2006–2007 Winter<br />

Mini Catalogue is no exception, and<br />

with stamp sets designed specifically for<br />

winter, Valentine’s Day, spring, and more,<br />

stampers are sure to find something<br />

they love.<br />

For example, the Carte Postale set<br />

includes a variety of images, including<br />

flowers, flourishes, and greetings. The<br />

images in this set can be used alone, but<br />

you can increase your creative options by<br />

using them with the Leaves à la Carte<br />

wheel, the French Flair background<br />

stamp, or the Enchanté double-sided<br />

Designer Series paper. Each of these<br />

different products is designed to<br />

coordinate together, making this<br />

combination of offerings a wonderful<br />

way to create hand-stamped works of<br />

art that look professional and beautiful.<br />

And you’ll also be thrilled to discover<br />

how wonderfully these products work<br />

with accessories found in the Idea<br />

Book & Catalogue!<br />

Showing samples like these to<br />

your customers gives you the<br />

opportunity to upsell different<br />

products. After all, your<br />

customers will be able to create<br />

more if they have more items<br />

that coordinate.<br />

Bonjour card<br />

The Bonjour card shows how well the<br />

patterns in the Enchanté double-sided<br />

Designer Series paper coordinate with<br />

each other. Your customers will find it<br />

easy to mix and match when they have so<br />

many selections to choose from. During<br />

a workshop, you might say, “When<br />

you create with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! products,<br />

you don’t have to be a colour expert.<br />

Our products are designed to coordinate<br />

together, which takes the guesswork out of<br />

colour selection and saves you an incredible<br />

amount of time!”<br />

Carte Postale card<br />

The curved lines of the flourish and<br />

background image offset the straight<br />

lines of the card stock and ribbon,<br />

making this card elegant and balanced.<br />

Notice how the curves of the Sage<br />

Shadow flourish echo the waves on<br />

the French Flair background stamp.<br />

Demonstrate this card to emphasize how<br />

well our products work together.<br />

Mon Amie card<br />

The Mon Amie card<br />

features a simple<br />

design and shows<br />

one way to use<br />

your paper scraps.<br />

In this case, the<br />

overlapping circles<br />

create an intriguing<br />

focal point, with<br />

one circle in the<br />

middle that stands<br />

out. You might<br />

say, “Our Designer<br />

Series paper works<br />

wonderfully with<br />

our punches.<br />

Punched-out paper<br />

makes an instant<br />

accent! Not only<br />

are the results<br />

interesting and<br />

creative, you’re<br />

also getting a<br />

terrific value by<br />

putting paper<br />

scraps to use.”<br />

Merci card<br />

Customers will fall in love with the<br />

way our new Pocket Notes provide a<br />

simple way to convey their thoughts of<br />

appreciation. All they have to do is add a<br />

layer of Designer Series paper for a quick<br />

background (a handy place to use scraps<br />

of paper), and they have small notes that<br />

they can hand out to those who need<br />

to know someone cares. “You’ll never be<br />

without a card again,” you could tell your<br />

guests, “because when you buy these darling<br />

little Pocket Notes, you’ll always have notes<br />

on hand to share loving thoughts with<br />

important people.”<br />

Mon AmiE page<br />

Patterned paper is a staple in<br />

scrapbooking, but it doesn’t have to be<br />

used only as a background. The Mon<br />

Amie page shows how you can use a<br />

combination of paper as a background<br />

and as elegant accents. When you’re<br />

working with Designer Series paper,<br />

adding coordinating card stock to your<br />

projects provides valuable balance.<br />

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N note holder<br />

This project uses a combination of<br />

patterned paper, chipboard, and other<br />

accessories to create a unique note<br />

holder. Make it at a stamp camp or as a<br />

gift for a friend, neighbour, or teacher.<br />

Create notes by cutting squares of Very<br />

Vanilla card stock.<br />

This mini catalogue showcases beautiful<br />

products designed to work together,<br />

so creativity can be fun, exciting, and<br />

rewarding. And with the added urgency<br />

that comes from knowing that these<br />

products are only available for a limited<br />

time, your customers will find these<br />

items impossible to resist!<br />

Bonjour card<br />

Carte Postale set; Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow, and Very<br />

Vanilla card stock; Enchanté double-sided Designer<br />

Series paper; Certainly Celery and Perfect Plum Classic<br />

Stampin’ Pads; Stampin’ Dimensionals; staples<br />

Mon Amie card<br />

Carte Postale set; Close to Cocoa and Very Vanilla card<br />

stock; Enchanté double-sided Designer Series paper;<br />

Chocolate Chip and Pale Plum Classic Stampin’ Pads;<br />

Celery grosgrain ribbon; 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" Circle punches;<br />

Stampin’ Dimensionals<br />

N note holder<br />

Carte Postale and Rough Edges Alphabets sets; Very<br />

Vanilla card stock; Enchanté double-sided Designer Series<br />

paper; On Board Simon Lower; Pale Plum and Sahara<br />

Sand Classic Stampin’ Pads; Pale Plum Craft Stampin’ Pad;<br />

Taupe grosgrain ribbon; Flirty Ribbon Originals; Vintage<br />

brads; Wire Works; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Small Corner<br />

Rounder and 1/16" Circle punches<br />

Merci card<br />

Carte Postale set; Very Vanilla card stock; Enchanté<br />

double-sided Designer Series paper; Very Vanilla Pocket<br />

Notes; Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, and Sage Shadow Classic<br />

Stampin’ Pads; Celery grosgrain ribbon<br />

Use the chipboard backing<br />

from the package of Designer<br />

Series paper to back the note<br />

holder project. If you want to<br />

use the note holder on your<br />

refrigerator, adhere magnets to<br />

the back of the chipboard.<br />

Mon AmiE page<br />

Carte Postale set; Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, and<br />

Very Vanilla card stock; Enchanté double-sided Designer<br />

Series paper; Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Close to<br />

Cocoa, and Sage Shadow Classic Stampin’ Pads; Close to<br />

Cocoa Stampin’ Write marker; Celery grosgrain ribbon;<br />

Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware; Coluzzle Cutting<br />

System; Small Corner Rounder and 1/16" Circle punches;<br />

stamping sponges<br />

Carte Postale card<br />

Carte Postale set; French Flair background stamp;<br />

Perfect Plum and Very Vanilla card stock; Enchanté<br />

double-sided Designer Series paper; Perfect Plum and<br />

Sage Shadow Classic Stampin’ Pads; Celery grosgrain<br />

ribbon; 1/16" Circle punch; Stampin’ Dimensionals<br />

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share the love<br />

Start Filling Your Sell-A-Bration Calendars Now!<br />

You’ll find a lot to love<br />

about Sell-A-Bration. Our<br />

most enduring and popular<br />

promotion can help you generate sales,<br />

bookings, and recruits. To maximize your<br />

success, schedule bookings for January<br />

and February right now so you can share<br />

the love!<br />

What’s to Love?<br />

Sell-A-Bration is the all-in-one package<br />

for every business. This much-anticipated<br />

promotion offers an incentive for<br />

everyone involved with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!—<br />

customers receive a free product for<br />

each $75 they spend; hostesses receive a<br />

product for each $450 in workshop sales;<br />

recruits receive a free set in their starter<br />

kit; and you receive free products for your<br />

personal net sales of $900 and higher.<br />

In addition to the chance to earn free<br />

stamp sets, you receive indirect benefits<br />

as well. Workshops during this period<br />

typically have higher totals, which bring<br />

higher instant income and volume<br />

rebates. You’ll also find that Sell-A-Bration<br />

provides an ideal opportunity to connect<br />

with new customers and those you haven’t<br />

seen in a while. Because the promotion<br />

appeals to a broad spectrum of customers<br />

(practically everyone!), Sell-A-Bration can<br />

revitalize your customer base and provide<br />

booking and recruiting opportunities.<br />

With so much to love, it’s no<br />

wonder Sell-A-Bration is so<br />

popular. A full bookings calendar<br />

will help you make the most of<br />

this promotion—now’s the perfect<br />

time to start sharing the love!<br />

Your hostesses will also enjoy indirect<br />

benefits. The higher workshop totals that<br />

benefit you also mean additional hostess<br />

benefits for your hostesses. And the extra<br />

excitement surrounding Sell-A-Bration<br />

means customers are more likely to<br />

attend workshops.<br />

Consider the following valuable ideas to<br />

help you fill your Sell-A-Bration calendar<br />

right now:<br />

Call It Love<br />

Telephone calls are a highly effective way<br />

to contact customers about Sell-A-Bration.<br />

If you aren’t currently setting aside a<br />

portion of time each day or each week<br />

to make phone calls, consider starting<br />

now. Only 15 minutes a day can make a<br />

significant impact on your business.<br />

Start by calling your customers who<br />

received Sell-A-Bration brochures. If<br />

this is the first time they’ve experienced<br />

Sell-A-Bration, explain the promotion to<br />

them. If they’ve enjoyed Sell-A-Bration<br />

before, point out that this year’s offerings<br />

include a Simply Scrappin’ Kit and that<br />

the sets will never be available again!<br />

Also explain the valuable<br />

benefits of being a hostess<br />

during January and<br />

February. You might say,<br />

“Did you get the brochure I<br />

mailed you? Good. I don’t<br />

want you to miss out on any<br />

of the excitement. You and<br />

your friends would have so<br />

much fun at a workshop<br />

during Sell-A-Bration, and<br />

you could earn free sets! I<br />

have an opening on my<br />

calendar for January 12, if<br />

you’re interested, or I’m sure<br />

I could find another date that<br />

works for you.”<br />

You’ll also want to call customers and<br />

hostesses you haven’t heard from in a<br />

while. An opportunity like Sell-A-Bration<br />

can be exactly what they need to get<br />

involved in stamping again.<br />

Fall in Love with a Set<br />

Advertisers know that customers are<br />

more likely to make a purchase after<br />

they’ve seen a product several times.<br />

The same principle holds true for your<br />

customers: the more times they see the<br />

Sell-A-Bration products, the more likely<br />

they are to order. Commit to preordering<br />

Sell-A-Bration products, then making<br />

several samples you can display at your<br />

workshops. The card shown here is a<br />

beautiful sample made from the Delight<br />

in Life Sell-A-Bration set. When you<br />

talk about Sell-A-Bration, point out<br />

your projects so you can add to your<br />

customers’ interest.<br />

Picture Perfect Love<br />

They say a picture is worth a thousand<br />

words, so let the picturesque Sell-A-<br />

Bration brochure do your talking for<br />

12 december 2006


you—but don’t forget to follow up! At<br />

less than $1.00 a piece, the brochure<br />

works as a beautiful, cost-effective<br />

advertisement for your business that’s<br />

easy to share.<br />

Share the love by giving away as<br />

many brochures as you can. If time<br />

permits, deliver them personally to<br />

your customers. Delivering a brochure<br />

provides an opportunity to reconnect in<br />

person. You’ll find a personal invitation is<br />

even more likely to generate a customer’s<br />

interest than simply sending it by mail.<br />

Keep some extras to hand out when you<br />

run into neighbours and friends.<br />

Plan a Love Fest<br />

A Sell-A-Bration open house provides<br />

two golden opportunities: you get<br />

a chance to demonstrate Sell-A-<br />

Bration samples, and you have an ideal<br />

opportunity to call your past, present, and<br />

potential customers. For more ideas on<br />

how to hold an open house, check under<br />

Training > My Workshops & Events ><br />

Other Events Wizard > Ideas & Planning.<br />

Start planning now to hold an open<br />

house at the beginning of January. It’s a<br />

sure-fire way to kick off your year!<br />

Use these ideas to start filling your<br />

calendar now, and get ready for your best<br />

Sell-A-Bration ever!<br />

delight in life card<br />

Delight in Life set; Certainly Celery and So Saffron card<br />

stock; Just Delightful Simply Scrappin’ Kit; Bashful Blue,<br />

Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, and So Saffron Stampin’<br />

Write markers; Light Blue gingham ribbon; Silver brads;<br />

Stampin’ Dimensionals<br />

Boosting Your Business—and Saving Money Too<br />

making<br />

BUSINESS SENSE<br />

We love new recruits, and we dedicate<br />

ourselves to providing them with<br />

the tools, resources, and training to<br />

accomplish everything they want with<br />

their new businesses. As a new recruit,<br />

if you plan on building your business,<br />

the business supplies you received<br />

in your starter kit are a wonderful<br />

beginning, but eventually you will need<br />

to replenish them.<br />

The Business Booster Kit allows you to<br />

stock up on these critical supplies—at<br />

a discount! So when you order the kit,<br />

which is only available during your first<br />

year as a demonstrator, not only are<br />

you celebrating the fact that business is<br />

booming (or at least that’s what you’re<br />

planning on!), you’re also enjoying a<br />

significant discount on the very<br />

things you need to ensure that your<br />

success continues.<br />

Even if you haven’t depleted your initial<br />

supplies, you may want to consider<br />

ordering the kit simply because it’s such<br />

an incredible value. You can always<br />

use the supplies down the road. At<br />

only $54, you’ll receive all the supplies<br />

in the Business Booster Kit at a 40<br />

percent discount; you couldn’t even buy<br />

the catalogues and brochures alone at<br />

this price!<br />

And this year, for the first time, you<br />

can customize your kit by choosing<br />

your own incentive stamp set and<br />

Inspiration Sheets for your Business<br />

Booster Kit. If you don’t make a choice,<br />

you’ll receive the Small Talk incentive<br />

set and the Fun Filled and Loads of<br />

Love Inspiration Sheets.<br />

If you’re an upline working with a new<br />

recruit, make sure she understands<br />

what a wonderful savings the Business<br />

Booster Kit represents. In fact, you may<br />

even want to set a goal with her to order<br />

the kit by a specific date during her first<br />

year. When she orders the kit, you can<br />

both commemorate the fact that her<br />

business is off to a strong start!<br />

The Business Booster Kit<br />

(item 104562) contains the<br />

following items:<br />

• 2006–2007 Idea Book<br />

& Catalogue (8)<br />

• Seasonal Mini Catalogues<br />

(2 pkgs. of 8)<br />

• Guest Invitation Postcards (100)<br />

• Customer Order Forms (50)<br />

• Inspiration Sheets (2 pads of 25)<br />

• Incentive Stamp Set (1)<br />

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A Fast Start<br />

for Your Recruits<br />

Hopefully, you are one of the<br />

thousands of demonstrators<br />

who took advantage of Stampin’<br />

<strong>Up</strong>!’s Smart Start promotion during<br />

October and November. Now you’ve got<br />

at least one excited new recruit eagerly<br />

anticipating moving forward, and you have<br />

the skills and experience to help her take<br />

her first steps up the ladder of success.<br />

One of the first goals a new recruit should<br />

focus on is promoting to senior associate,<br />

which means she needs $1,500 in sales.<br />

This simple achievement is the beginning<br />

of building a strong business. To help her<br />

become a senior associate, introduce her<br />

to the Stampin’ Start program, a<br />

wonderful program for both you and your<br />

new recruits. (For details on the Stampin’<br />

Start program, see the Demonstrator Web<br />

Site under Training > New Demonstrator<br />

Corner > Getting Started > Stampin’<br />

Start.) This program rewards certain<br />

critical accomplishments as a new recruit<br />

builds her business, and those rewards are<br />

the perfect incentives for both hobbyists<br />

and business builders—free stamp sets!<br />

With powerful incentives already in place,<br />

you can concentrate on coaching and<br />

mentoring your new recruit. By achieving<br />

her first Stampin’ Start sales goal, she will<br />

also achieve her first title promotion—that<br />

of senior associate. If she achieves the entire<br />

Stampin’ Start program and one of her<br />

new recruits promotes to senior associate,<br />

she will attain the title of senior consultant,<br />

which is a solid foundation for any<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! business. In fact, our research<br />

shows that demonstrators who achieve<br />

Stampin’ Start remain with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

longer than those who do not.<br />

step one: Help Her Set Goals<br />

Stampin’ Start provides rewards for<br />

demonstrators who achieve certain sales<br />

and recruiting goals during their first<br />

six months with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! However,<br />

Stampin’ Start offers your recruit so much<br />

more than free stamp sets. By achieving<br />

Stampin’ Start, your recruit begins to<br />

build a consistent, thriving business from<br />

the outset and is rewarded for her success.<br />

As she achieves goals, she’ll be motivated<br />

to continue nurturing her business.<br />

Your first one-on-one meeting with<br />

your new recruit offers you the perfect<br />

opportunity to explain the benefits of a<br />

successful start and help her set her first<br />

goals. You may want to suggest that she<br />

work toward achieving senior associate<br />

and earning Stampin’ Start.<br />

To accomplish these goals, your new<br />

recruit will need assistance with bookings,<br />

workshops, and selling. Help her break<br />

down her goals so she doesn’t feel<br />

overwhelmed. Instead of telling her<br />

that she’ll get two free stamp sets if she<br />

achieves $2,700 in sales during her first<br />

three months, say something like, “Hold<br />

one $450 workshop your first month, two<br />

$450 workshops your second month, and<br />

three $450 workshops your third month. By<br />

doing this, you’ll achieve your first Stampin’<br />

Start sales goal, receive two free stamp sets,<br />

and promote to senior associate.”<br />

By following a consistent plan, your new<br />

recruit slowly builds momentum. She’ll<br />

build her customer base, hold events at<br />

which she can get bookings, and meet<br />

people with whom she can share the<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! opportunity.<br />

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step two: Help Her Hold Her<br />

First Workshop<br />

Continue to mentor and encourage your<br />

new recruit even after your first one-onone<br />

with her. Make sure she knows that<br />

if she holds her first workshop with sales<br />

totalling at least $225 during her first<br />

60 days after signing up, she will receive<br />

an extra 10 percent instant income on<br />

that workshop. And if she hosts her own<br />

first workshop, she will also receive the<br />

hostess benefits, which will add to her<br />

stamping supplies. More importantly,<br />

she’ll be holding a workshop with friends<br />

and family who will be her consistent<br />

customers and future hostesses. She’ll get a<br />

jump start on demonstrating and become<br />

more comfortable in front of customers.<br />

Help train your recruit by inviting her<br />

to observe you at one of your workshops.<br />

Have her fill out the Training in the<br />

Workshop Form, which you can find<br />

on the Demonstrator Web Site under<br />

My Business > My Business Resources ><br />

Printing Place under the <strong>Up</strong>line category.<br />

This will help her listen for key points on<br />

how to get bookings and recruits and<br />

will help her focus on important aspects<br />

of a workshop.<br />

Someone once said, “Give a woman a<br />

fish and you feed her for a day; teach her<br />

to fish and you feed her for a lifetime.”<br />

Resist the urge to design cards, make<br />

flyers, and plan workshops for your new<br />

recruit; rather explain the resources that<br />

are available to help her do these things.<br />

Offer encouragement and training, but<br />

don’t do her job. Avoid setting standards<br />

that are not duplicatable. Your recruit will<br />

look to you as an example, and if she feels<br />

she cannot do the same for her recruits,<br />

she may get discouraged in her efforts.<br />

Direct your new recruit to resources<br />

that will help her prepare for workshops.<br />

Encourage her to copy cards or<br />

scrapbook pages from Stampers’<br />

Showcase, Stampin’ Success, and<br />

Workshop Wizard. These resources<br />

will provide her with demonstrations<br />

that are quick and easy.<br />

step three: Help Her<br />

Get Bookings<br />

Encourage your new recruit to get two<br />

bookings from every workshop. Bookings<br />

often come from booking statements,<br />

so teach your new recruit how to make<br />

effective booking statements. For example,<br />

if a customer says, “I love Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s<br />

coordinating colours,” your recruit can<br />

reply, “If you host your own workshop, you<br />

can get a lot of our coordinating products<br />

free.” Help your new recruit take advantage<br />

of booking opportunities and feel<br />

confident in her ability to invite others to<br />

host an event.<br />

step four: Help Her<br />

Boost Sales<br />

Teach your new recruit how to use benefit<br />

statements and upsell products. Show<br />

her the Product Guide and explain how<br />

it can help her boost sales. For example,<br />

point out a benefit statement you might<br />

share, such as, “For clean folds on all of<br />

your projects, Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s bone folder is<br />

the tool for you!” Then you could upsell by<br />

saying, “Use our bone folder along with the<br />

Acrylic Graph & Grid for perfect score lines<br />

every time.”<br />

Also encourage your new recruit to<br />

highlight mini catalogue merchandise<br />

and promotions in her workshops to<br />

increase sales by pointing out that most<br />

of these products are available for a<br />

limited time only.<br />

step five: Follow <strong>Up</strong><br />

Accountability is your best follow-up<br />

tool. Don’t be afraid to hold your recruit<br />

accountable. If the two of you set goals<br />

together, such as promoting to senior<br />

associate and achieving Stampin’ Start,<br />

then the door is open for you to follow<br />

up and check her progress. If she is not<br />

on track with her goals, ask her how<br />

you can help her achieve them.<br />

Remember, the two of you set these<br />

goals together, and she knows that you<br />

want to help her succeed.<br />

Resources For<br />

New Recruits<br />

• Workshop Wizard<br />

(Demonstrator Web Site under<br />

Training > My Workshops &<br />

Events > Workshop Wizard)<br />

• New Demonstrator Corner<br />

(Demonstrator Web Site under<br />

Training > New Demonstrator<br />

Corner)<br />

• Stampin’ Start (Demonstrator<br />

Web Site under Training > New<br />

Demonstrator Corner > Getting<br />

Started > Stampin’ Start)<br />

• Training in the Workshop Form<br />

(Demonstrator Web Site under<br />

My Business > My Business<br />

Resources > Printing Place<br />

under the <strong>Up</strong>line category)<br />

• Getting Started Guide<br />

• Getting Started DVD<br />

• Getting Started DVD Study Guide<br />

(Demonstrator Web Site under<br />

Training > New Demonstrator<br />

Corner > Getting Started DVD<br />

Study Guide)<br />

• Product Guide (Demonstrator<br />

Web Site under Training ><br />

Products & Techniques ><br />

Products > Product Guide)<br />

For <strong>Up</strong>lines<br />

• New Recruit Training<br />

(Demonstrator Web Site under<br />

Training > <strong>Up</strong>line Corner ><br />

Train Your Downline ><br />

New Recruit Training)<br />

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Affordable Accents:<br />

´<br />

ACCESSORIES<br />

Making<br />

the Most of<br />

Chipboard<br />

W<br />

ho would have thought<br />

a package of cardboard<br />

could create such a stir? Our<br />

new On Board collection is fun to use,<br />

and because we offer so many products<br />

to enhance On Board projects, they<br />

provide wonderful upsell opportunities<br />

as well. When you show your guests the<br />

many ways they can use these awesome<br />

products, they will be delighted to try this<br />

incredible new accessory themselves.<br />

You can use these die-cut chipboard pieces,<br />

as well as the negative space left behind, to<br />

add dimension and life to your projects.<br />

Rub the chipboard with a Craft pad to<br />

create a splash of colour—a method that is<br />

faster and less messy than acrylic paint—<br />

and your guests will go wild! The negative<br />

space also makes a valuable stencil since<br />

the material is so sturdy.<br />

Combine the negative space with die-cut<br />

pieces on your projects. You’ll find arrows<br />

and other shapes hiding in the negative<br />

space. Punch out all the pieces and look<br />

for areas you can use on your projects.<br />

For example, our Siera page includes<br />

a cute chipboard arrow and strip from<br />

negative space in Simon Lower. The page<br />

also uses the negative space around the<br />

“R” to create an alluring contrast to the<br />

other letters.<br />

With all these fantastic ideas, you’ll<br />

definitely want to add On Board<br />

projects to your workshop or event<br />

demonstrations. In addition to<br />

demonstrating On Board products, you<br />

can use them on your Make & Take<br />

projects. Remember, when guests use a<br />

product, they’re more likely to buy it.<br />

Show how to use the accents in a variety<br />

of ways, so your guests see uses for all the<br />

pieces and you save on workshop costs.<br />

We’ve provided several projects here for<br />

workshops; we’ve also shown one stamp<br />

camp project. You can find an additional<br />

stamp camp project on the Demonstrator<br />

Web Site under My Business > My<br />

Business Resources > Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

Publications > Stampin’ Success ><br />

2006 > December.<br />

For instance, your workshop guests can<br />

make a little memory book using an<br />

Accents shape or Simon Lower letter as<br />

the cover. Each guest can make her book<br />

using a different chipboard shape and<br />

letter. Also, tell your guests that the On<br />

Board Accents coordinate with the All<br />

Through the Year set. Have guests use the<br />

same colours, accessories, and stamp sets<br />

to create similar but different projects.<br />

Check out our circle book to see this idea<br />

in action!<br />

After demonstrating a project like this<br />

in a workshop, you could say, “Look at<br />

the ways we have incorporated both the<br />

On Board Simon Lower and Accents on<br />

these projects. Don’t you love how they<br />

work together? You’ll want to make lots of<br />

additional items with your own On<br />

Board accessories!”<br />

If you’re using Simon Lower in an event,<br />

have each guest focus on a different<br />

letter. Try having a themed workshop<br />

(like Noah’s Ark or Baby’s first book),<br />

and think of something for each letter.<br />

For example, combine the “P” with the<br />

penguin image from Wild about You<br />

and “Precious” from Expressive Flexible<br />

Phrases to create a fabulous card or page.<br />

This way, everyone makes a project using<br />

a different letter, and guests see how<br />

many darling projects come from one<br />

package of letters.<br />

Or try something like our For You card.<br />

Give each guest a different letter of the<br />

Make It Happen<br />

Brainstorm a list of ideas for how<br />

to use each piece of On Board,<br />

then share those ideas with your<br />

guests, so they see the versatility<br />

On Board products provide.<br />

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´<br />

ACCESSORIES<br />

phrase and let them use an alphabet set for<br />

the rest of the letters. This sample uses the<br />

letters F, O, R, Y, and U. Show guests how<br />

they can create 10 of the “same” card from<br />

one package of On Board Simon Lower<br />

when they use the letter and the negative<br />

space for each letter.<br />

No matter how you choose to use On<br />

Board products in your events, your<br />

guests will love this versatile accessory,<br />

and they’ll definitely want a set of each<br />

for their own!<br />

Remember circle book<br />

(Stamp camp project)<br />

All Through the Year and Expressive Flexible Phrases<br />

sets; Cranberry Crisp, Marigold Morning, and Old<br />

Olive card stock; On Board Accents and Simon Lower;<br />

Cranberry Crisp and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads;<br />

Old Olive Craft Stampin’ Pad; Basic Black Stampin’ Write<br />

journaler; Mustard grosgrain ribbon; Natural hemp twine;<br />

Silver brads; White Circle Aluminum Metal Edge tags;<br />

Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1/16" and 1/8" Circle punches<br />

“K” card<br />

All in a Row and Rough Edges Alphabets sets; Paisley<br />

background stamp; Cranberry Crisp and Old Olive card<br />

stock; Soft Subtles tag sheets; On Board Simon Lower;<br />

Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, and Sahara Sand Classic<br />

Stampin’ Pads; Rustic Retreat Ribbon Originals; linen<br />

thread; Stampin’ Dimensionals<br />

Siera page (12" x 12")<br />

All in a Row, Big Pieces, and Little Pieces sets; Monogram<br />

S background stamp; Bashful Blue, Confetti White,<br />

Marigold Morning, and Old Olive card stock; Playhouse<br />

and Treehouse Designer Series paper; On Board Simon<br />

Lower; Cranberry Crisp, Marigold Morning, and Old<br />

Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads; Bashful Blue and Certainly<br />

Celery Craft Stampin’ Pads; Silver brads; Fresh Favorites<br />

I buttons; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1/16" Circle punch;<br />

sanding blocks; white crochet thread; sewing machine<br />

and thread; staples<br />

For You card<br />

Big Deal and Simply Said sets; Confetti White, Marigold<br />

Morning, and Old Olive card stock; On Board Simon Lower;<br />

Marigold Morning and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pads;<br />

Bashful Blue Craft Stampin’ Pad; Light Blue gingham<br />

ribbon; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Crafters’ Tool Kit<br />

More On Board Tips<br />

Find these upsell suggestions on<br />

the samples from this page:<br />

• Cover accents and letters with<br />

Designer Series paper, or use<br />

the negative space to cut out<br />

letters from paper (Siera page).<br />

• Pair Simon Lower with<br />

monogram stamps to get<br />

both uppercase and lowercase<br />

letters (Siera page).<br />

• Mix alphabet sets with the<br />

chipboard (For You card).<br />

• Use Simon Lower with<br />

Amazing to Zany, Everyday<br />

Flexible Phrases, or Expressive<br />

Flexible Phrases sets to get<br />

inspiration for each letter<br />

(circle book).<br />

• Try a background stamp—these<br />

images stand out on chipboard<br />

even when the colour is subtle<br />

(“K” card).<br />

• Simon Lower also includes<br />

French accents, which<br />

work wonderfully for<br />

English and French.<br />

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Debi Bowles<br />

Sheri Bradbury<br />

Jamie Brandon<br />

Lee Brehon<br />

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Jessica Deabreu<br />

Angela Deakin<br />

Barb Dean<br />

Judith Debortoli<br />

Sheryl Dedman<br />

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Gaelle Despres<br />

Martha Devries<br />

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Tia Dobbs<br />

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Wanda Dodds<br />

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Trisha Gagnon<br />

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Paula Gray<br />

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Leanne Grenier<br />

Anne Griffin<br />

Rachael Gubbels<br />

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Michelle Gulka<br />

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h<br />

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Chris Hnatiuk<br />

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Michelle Hrychuk<br />

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Rhonda Jackson<br />

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Personal Sales<br />

Wendy Jacobson<br />

Veronica Jamieson<br />

Joan Jeffery<br />

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Nicole Jennissen<br />

Heather Jensen<br />

Christina Johnson<br />

Jennifer Johnson<br />

Tamara Johnston<br />

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Melissa Jung<br />

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Lynn Keller<br />

Gail Kelso<br />

Lillian Kemp<br />

Diane Kempton<br />

Sandra Kenl<br />

Kathryn Kennedy<br />

Carolyn Kiewning<br />

Betsy Kingma<br />

Crystal Kinvig<br />

Liana Kirkey<br />

Carole Kisch<br />

Shannon Kleinmeyer<br />

Heather Knip<br />

Tara Knowles<br />

Flora Knudson<br />

Mike Koetsier<br />

Shawna Kolody<br />

Miwa Komori<br />

Frances Koop<br />

Angela Koop<br />

Deb Kootenay<br />

Maureen Koprowski<br />

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Jane Kruger<br />

Erin Kyle<br />

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Christine La Croix<br />

Amanda Laing<br />

Lora Sinkler Lake<br />

Jillian Landry<br />

Rhea Langille<br />

Lana Laniuk<br />

Melanie Larouche<br />

Evonne Larratt<br />

Lisa Larson<br />

Melissa Larue<br />

Leah Lauscher<br />

Sylvie Lauzé<br />

Michelle Lavigne<br />

Julie Lawrence<br />

Patricia Lawrence<br />

Kim Lee<br />

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Jill Legaarden<br />

Jamie Leggatt<br />

Grace Leier<br />

Maria Leonard<br />

Marlene Leroux<br />

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Natalie Lingley<br />

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Gloria Logtens<br />

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Michelle Luteijn<br />

m<br />

Julia Maceachern<br />

Donna MacIsaac<br />

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Jill Madro<br />

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Shelley Malone<br />

Janet Mandau<br />

Rhonda Marko<br />

Mandie Marques<br />

Andrea Marsh<br />

Michelle Martens<br />

Nicole Martin<br />

Patti Mason<br />

Sheri Mathers<br />

Lori McArthur<br />

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Karen McMath<br />

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Starr Mercer<br />

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Julie Petersen<br />

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Awards Recognition<br />

Lowest Qualifying Amount $16,000<br />

Joan Banman Cristo Karen Duke Lynsay Mahon Winona Semler<br />

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Virginia Pinnell<br />

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Caroline Porritt<br />

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Suzanne Robertson<br />

Allison Rogalsky<br />

Edna Roshko<br />

Myleta Ross<br />

Valeva Row<br />

Becky Rowe<br />

Laura Roy<br />

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Joanne Rush<br />

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Anne Sanderson<br />

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Welcome to all the new<br />

Canadian demonstrators<br />

who joined Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

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art show<br />

officially stunning<br />

Decorating your office takes on<br />

an entirely new meaning when<br />

you’re a stamper! Instead of<br />

focusing on wallpaper and furniture, you<br />

might find yourself selecting Designer<br />

Series paper and Hodgepodge Hardware<br />

for that perfect desktop collection<br />

look. But the end result is the same—a<br />

stunning group of office essentials that<br />

not only keep an office organized, they<br />

keep it attractive as well.<br />

Whether you create these projects for<br />

your own workspace or to give to others,<br />

they liven up an office and make working<br />

a much more appealing prospect. For<br />

complete Stampin’ Supplies as well as<br />

instructions to make these projects, visit<br />

the Demonstrator Web Site under My<br />

Business > My Business Resources ><br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Publications > Stampin’<br />

Success > 2006 > December.<br />

20 december 2006


The Perfect Business Bag<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! offers the perfect business<br />

bag for a demonstrator! With this black<br />

shoulder bag, you’ll be able to carry up<br />

to eight catalogues and various business<br />

supplies to workshops and stamp camps.<br />

The bag features a Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! logo<br />

plate on the front and logo zippers. You’ll<br />

look professional and promote your<br />

business at the same time!<br />

The bag is available as a supply item for<br />

only $68.95 (item 107516) or as a Great<br />

Rewards item for only 5500 points. You<br />

can view the bag on the Demonstrator<br />

Web Site under Ordering > Great Rewards.<br />

Activity Statement<br />

Training Now Available<br />

As you know, we have revised the activity<br />

statement to help you more effectively<br />

track and run your business. For example,<br />

you can now use your activity statement<br />

to track your title and your paid-as title.<br />

You can also use your activity statement<br />

to track your progress toward earning<br />

performance bonuses and to see how<br />

many Great Rewards points and incentive<br />

trip points you’ve earned.<br />

If you’re not familiar with the<br />

enhancements we’ve made to the activity<br />

statement, now is the perfect time to learn<br />

more. If you want to learn how to navigate<br />

and use your activity statement, please go<br />

to My Business > My Reports, and then<br />

click on Activity Statement Training.<br />

Protecting Exclusive<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Images<br />

We have become aware that table napkins<br />

sold by Georgia Pacific feature exclusive<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! designs. These designs<br />

have been used without the permission<br />

of Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!, and we are currently<br />

attempting to determine the extent of<br />

this illegal use.<br />

We are soliciting your help in our<br />

response to this situation. If you see these<br />

designs on table napkins or paper towels<br />

or similar items at your local stores, we<br />

ask you to purchase the item and send it<br />

to the company’s general counsel at the<br />

following address:<br />

Timothy B. Anderson<br />

201 North 200 East, Suite 3A<br />

St. George, Utah 84770<br />

You can send the product through normal<br />

parcel post. Please include the date you<br />

purchased the product, as well as the name<br />

and address of the store where you made<br />

the purchase. We will reimburse you for<br />

the cost of the item, as well as the postage.<br />

The designs we are looking for are images<br />

from the Fresh Flowers set, which was<br />

featured in our catalogues from 2002<br />

to 2006, and the Busy Bees Stampin’<br />

Around wheel, which appeared in our<br />

catalogues from 2002 to 2005.<br />

for your information<br />

FYI<br />

Fresh Flowers set (shown at 50%)<br />

Busy Bees Stampin’ Around Wheel (shown at 50%)<br />

ComplianceCorner<br />

Please remember that you cannot give<br />

out your password to the Demonstrator<br />

Web Site to anyone other than your<br />

supporting demonstrator. This password<br />

is necessary in order to place online<br />

orders or to view the Demonstrator<br />

Web Site, where we provide a wealth<br />

of resources for you as a Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

demonstrator. This policy can be<br />

found in the “Internet/Web Site Policy”<br />

section of chapter 7 of the<br />

Demonstrator Manual.<br />

As a reminder, a legal spouse of the<br />

demonstrator may be designated as a<br />

supporting demonstrator and may assist<br />

you in most aspects of running the<br />

business, including workshops, sales,<br />

product ordering, attending companysponsored<br />

events, and other related<br />

demonstrator activities. Supporting<br />

demonstrators must adhere to Stampin’<br />

<strong>Up</strong>!’s policies as outlined in the<br />

Independent Demonstrator<br />

Agreement, Demonstrator Manual,<br />

and other publications such as<br />

the monthly magazine.<br />

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workshop<br />

WOW<br />

december<br />

contest categories<br />

wow! art file<br />

wonderful<br />

winter mini<br />

Samples created using<br />

new sets from the<br />

Winter Mini Catalogue<br />

october<br />

contest winners<br />

Ho Ho holiday<br />

Alesha White<br />

Penticton, British Columbia<br />

wow! art file<br />

Carrie Gaskin<br />

Surrey, British Columbia<br />

Pop <strong>Up</strong> Surprise!<br />

Surprises come in all shapes and sizes, so why not in a card? Wow<br />

your guests with a simple V-fold that helps them create their own<br />

pop-up surprise. Demonstrate this wow on a card or interactive<br />

scrapbook page. You can also combine this pop-up fold with a technique,<br />

such as Two-Step Stampin’, like we have on our Pop-<strong>Up</strong> Birthday card.<br />

Begin with a standard card and<br />

a second piece of coordinating<br />

card stock, which you will use to<br />

line the inside of your card and<br />

create the V-fold (see figure 1).<br />

Fold the lining in half, unfold,<br />

and lay it flat.<br />

Make a pencil mark (point A) on the centre crease 2"″ from the top edge.<br />

Then make two additional marks (points B & C) along the top edge of<br />

your card stock at 1-1/2" on either side of the centre crease.<br />

Fold the lining in half so pencil marks are on the outside, and score a<br />

straight line from point A to point B. Turn over and score another line<br />

from point A to point C. Place the folded lining on the card so that it<br />

opens toward you with the V on your right. Tuck the V inside the lining<br />

by folding it at the centre crease and score lines.<br />

Adhere the lining inside your card so that the V pops up at the top. Stamp<br />

a pop-up image that coordinates with the images on the front of your<br />

card. Cut out and adhere the image to the left side of the V, making sure<br />

it doesn’t show when the card is closed. Open your card and—surprise!—<br />

the image pops up!<br />

Pop-<strong>Up</strong> Birthday card<br />

Big Deal Alphabet, It’s Your Birthday, Mixed Bouquet, and Supersize Symbols sets; Basic Black, Marigold<br />

Morning, Regal Rose, and Whisper White card stock; Confetti White & Kraft Tiny Takeout boxes & tags;<br />

Basic Black, Cool Caribbean, Marigold Morning, and Regal Rose Classic Stampin’ Pads; Black gingham<br />

ribbon; Vintage brads; Stampin’ Dimensionals; 1/16", 1/8", 1-1/4", and 1-3/8" Circle punches; sponge<br />

daubers; staple<br />

22 december 2006<br />

5–1/4"<br />

figure 1<br />

B<br />

8–1/4"<br />

A<br />

C<br />

monthly contest deadlines<br />

• Contests run for a single month at a time, with the deadline<br />

falling on the 15th. This December Contest runs November<br />

16–December 15.<br />

• Entries for the December Contest must be received in our office<br />

on or before December 15, 2006.<br />

• Please pack all entries carefully and label the box or envelope with<br />

the contest month and category. (See address below.) Contest<br />

entries will not be returned.<br />

monthly contest rules and information<br />

• Winning projects often share the following features: They use only<br />

one set along with a greeting set, plus backgrounds, borders, or<br />

frames. Use of the Journaling Fonts CDs is limited to journaling<br />

only (not titles). Scrapbook pages include photos and journaling.<br />

• Include a list of Stampin’ Supplies used to make your entry:<br />

Specify stamp set or wheel names; the types and colours of papers,<br />

card stock, markers, pens, pads; and any accessories or tools used.<br />

Stamps and accessories used must be in the current catalogue.<br />

Give clear directions, if necessary. Also write your name,<br />

demonstrator number, the category you are entering, and the<br />

month of the contest. Write this information directly on the back of<br />

the card or item, if possible.<br />

• All scrapbook layouts must contain photos. When submitting photos<br />

of you or members of your immediate family, you grant Stampin’<br />

<strong>Up</strong>! the right to publish those photos. However, if you’d like to<br />

submit a project with photos of individuals other than immediate<br />

family members, please have all main subjects in the photo fill out a<br />

photo waiver form, which can be found on the Demonstrator Web<br />

Site under Business Tools > Business Aids. Make sure those photo<br />

waivers are included with any projects you submit to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

Do not send photos taken by professional photographers unless you<br />

have obtained a release of the copyright in writing. Please include<br />

that release with your submission.<br />

• Mail to: Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Contest: Canada<br />

12907 South 3600 West<br />

Riverton, UT 84065<br />

USA<br />

• Submission of artwork to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! constitutes agreement<br />

with Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!’s payment policy and acknowledgment that the<br />

artwork becomes the property of Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! to be used by the<br />

company as desired.<br />

• Submit as many entries as you wish. Do not submit projects made<br />

with patterns or images known to be copyrighted. Contest winners<br />

may select any three stamp sets (excluding hostess sets) from the<br />

current catalogue and/or mini catalogue. (Demonstrator Support<br />

will call winners and take their free stamp orders within 10 business<br />

days of publication date.)<br />

• Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! cannot answer inquiries about whether or not contest<br />

entries arrived in the office. If proof of delivery is needed, please<br />

send by registered mail or a similar option.<br />

Stampin’ Success ® Canada is published jointly through a cooperative effort of Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!, Inc., a Utah USA<br />

corporation, and Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Canada, ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company.


please note<br />

If you try to submit your orders or new recruit<br />

Starter Kit Order Forms on the last day of a<br />

commission, incentive, or sales period, you risk not<br />

getting your order in before the deadline due to<br />

heavy order volumes.<br />

All materials that are mailed in to Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!,<br />

such as kit orders, contest entries, etc., must be<br />

received in the office by the date specified. Please<br />

plan accordingly and send this date-sensitive material<br />

several days earlier than the deadline given or use a<br />

delivery service with a guaranteed delivery date.<br />

policy updates on<br />

the demonstrator web site<br />

Check out your 2006–2007 Demonstrator Manual<br />

online beginning July 1 if you have any questions<br />

about running your Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! business. It can be<br />

found under My Business > My Business Resources ><br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Publications > Demonstrator Manual.<br />

supply write-ins<br />

For an updated supply list, please see the Demonstrator<br />

Web Site under Business Tools > Business Aids. This<br />

supply list is updated whenever a new supply product<br />

is offered.<br />

catalogue corrections<br />

See the Demonstrator Web Site for any catalogue<br />

corrections on the 2006–2007 Idea Book & Catalogue.<br />

Make a note of these corrections in your catalogues.<br />

item description price<br />

105527 8-1/2 x 11 Paper Holder $9.95<br />

105526 8-1/2 x 11 Paper Holder Dividers $7.50<br />

105528 12 x 12 Paper Holder $11.50<br />

105529 12 x 12 Paper Holder Dividers $8.50<br />

BUSINESS<br />

dates to remember<br />

April 1—December 29 Consistency Counts promotion<br />

October 15—November 30 Smart Start Promotion<br />

November 23-24 (Thanksgiving) Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! offices closed<br />

November 30<br />

Last business day of the month<br />

December 25–26 (Christmas) Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! offices closed<br />

December 29<br />

Last business day of the month; last business day of the quarter<br />

January 31<br />

Last busines day of the month; last day of pending<br />

mini catalogue dates<br />

September 1—November 30 Holiday Mini Catalogue sales period<br />

October 1—December 31 Spring Mini Catalogue performance period<br />

November 1—30<br />

Winter Mini Catalogue preorder period<br />

November 1—30<br />

Sell-A-Bration mailing selector period<br />

November 15<br />

Winter Mini Catalogue begins mailing to customers<br />

December 1—February 28 Winter Mini Catalogue sales period<br />

December 1<br />

Demonstrators receive Sell-A-Bration brochure<br />

December 8<br />

Sell-A-Bration brochure begins mailing to customers<br />

December 1—29<br />

Preorder for Sell-A-Bration sets<br />

January 1—February 28 Sell-A-Bration brochure sales period<br />

(published deadline for customers is February 26)<br />

January 1—15<br />

Spring Mini Catalogue mailing selector period<br />

January 1—March 31 Summer Mini Catalogue performance period<br />

event dates<br />

January 11—13 Houston, TX Leadership Conference 2007<br />

(registration for counselors and above begins November 15;<br />

registration for senior consultants begins November 16)<br />

February 2<br />

Albuquerque, NM Workshop for Leaders<br />

February 2, 3<br />

Albuquerque, NM Regionals<br />

(registration for both events begins December 6)<br />

February 23<br />

Houston, TX Workshop for Leaders<br />

February 23, 24<br />

Houston, TX Regionals<br />

(registration for both events begins December 14 )<br />

March 23<br />

Tampa, FL Workshop for Leaders<br />

March 23, 24<br />

Tampa, FL Regionals<br />

(registration for both events begins January 30)<br />

April 13<br />

Salt Lake City, UT Workshop for Leaders<br />

April 13, 14<br />

Salt Lake City, UT Regionals<br />

(registration for both events begins February 14)<br />

Limited Copy Permission<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! ® hereby grants permission to active demonstrators<br />

of the company to copy pages of Stampin’ Success ® Canada or the<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Demonstrator Web Site for personal use (such as copying<br />

revised policy statements from the Demonstrator Manual or enlarging<br />

patterns); for training purposes (for Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! recruits only); and<br />

for business purposes (as in the distribution of sales promotion flyers).<br />

Pages may not be copied for distribution to customers or others<br />

without specific permission.<br />

© 2006 Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Canada All rights reserved.<br />

Send Contest Entries to:<br />

Contest: Canada<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

12907 South 3600 West<br />

Riverton, UT 84065<br />

USA<br />

Send Written Correspondence to:<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>!<br />

P.O. Box 550<br />

Riverton, UT 84065-0550<br />

USA<br />

Send Canadian Starter Kit Orders,<br />

Tax-Exempt Orders, Written<br />

Correspondence, and Exchange<br />

Orders to:<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Canada ULC<br />

Suite 110<br />

3636–23 rd Street N.E.<br />

Calgary, AB T2E 8Z5<br />

Canada<br />

contact information<br />

(800) stamp up<br />

Demonstrator Support and<br />

Phone Orders<br />

(MC, Visa, Discover,<br />

Electronic Funds Transfer)<br />

7:00 am –7:00 pm (MT) M–F<br />

(403) 291-4588<br />

Correspondence Fax<br />

www.stampinup.com<br />

Stampin’ <strong>Up</strong>! Web Site Address<br />

ds@stampinup.com<br />

Demonstrator Support<br />

E-Mail Address<br />

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