Category Archives: Demonstrator/Business Opp.

Sale-A-Bration….Become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!

Anytime is a good time to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, but right now is a GREAT time!  Read about it HERE.

Did you know that Sale-A-Bration is in full swing and continues on until March 31? To become a Demonstrator, all you have to do is purchase one of the Starter Kits, a great value in lots of stamping product.  And right now, during Sale-A-Bration you can buy a Starter Kit for 15% off!!  Choose theStandard Starter Kit for 15% off the regular price of $199…..OR if you are interested, the new Digital+ Starter Kit with the new My Digital Studio software for 15% off $185.  Free Shipping on either kit!

AND…..during Sale-A-Bration choose a free stamp set (up to $47.95 value) when you purchase a Starter Kit!

Now that's a deal!  And a fun one at that!  Contact me if you are interested or need more information!  I'd love to tell you how much fun it is to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  But if you're very spontaneous and want to sign up on your own, just go to my website HERE, click on "Start Your Own Business", watch the video if you like, and then click on "Join Now" on the left.  The password you need is "karenstamps".

Christmas Swaps

It's always fun when several of us get together who either are still demos or used to be but we always talk about stamping!  We catch up on each others' news, talk about all the latest Stampin' Up! news and products, bring show and tells or whatever new products we just ordered, laugh, giggle, eat and swap!  What could be better?!  Here are the latest swaps I received.

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If you like stamping and Stampin' Up!, you should consider being a Demonstrator and getting in on all the fun of making new friends and enjoying the perks of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  Read all about it HERE!

 

Shelli Gardner on TODAY today!!

It was way too brief, but at least she was on there!!  Shelli Gardner, Cofounder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, appeared on the TODAY Show this morning for Stampin' Up!'s donation of stamping and papercrafting supplies to the Holiday Toy and Gift Drive.  Unfortunately, she had to share the spot with another contributor, and obviously the TODAY Show did not appreciate the talent and star power of Shelli Gardner!!  They really need to invite her back for a papercrafting segment on the show and find out what a spectacular person and company they had in their midst with Shelli and Stampin' Up!

Here is a link in case you missed it!  WATCH IT  

Shelli Gardner on the TODAY SHOW….Fri. Dec.4th!!! Be Sure to Watch!!

 

Shelli Gardner will appear on NBC's TODAY Show on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009!  They say she will be on during the fourth hour of the show (the 10 AM hour on the East Coast).  Just to be safe, you probably better watch the whole show!!  :)   Stampin' Up! contributes to many charitable organizations worldwide, and since 2005 has been participating in the TODAY Show's Annual Holiday Toy and Gift Drive.  This year Stampin' Up! will be donating over $150,000 worth of stamping and paper crafting products.  You can read about Stampin' Up!'s charitable efforts HERE.

You can see the boxes of stamping supplies being packed for the donation HERE on Shelli's blog! She's planning to make gifts to take to the TODAY Show cast as well!  I wonder if they will appreciate how special they are!

This will be a very exciting event for all of Stampin' Up! and we can't wait to see Shelli on the TODAY Show tomorrow!  Hope you can watch!

A New Business Opportunity

With the launch of the brand new My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up! has come up with a new way to become a demonstrator!  If you are interested in computers and technology, digital photography, and enjoy crafting in different ways and want to make money incorporating all these things, then the new Digital+ Starter Kit is for you!  You can start your own Stampin' Up! business for just $185.

In your Digital+ Starter Kit, you will receive the My Digital Studio software, two stamp sets, cardstock, ink pads, markers, ribbon, buttons, adhesives and business supplies.  Please click HERE to read all the details about the kit.  There are other links on that web page to give you even more information about being a demonstrator and the kits available.  If you prefer, you can still purchase the standard Starter Kit for just $199.  Either way, I am confident you will enjoy being a part of the Stampin' Up! family.  Please contact me with any questions and I can tell you how to sign up!

Inspiration……from a candy box!

This is a gift I received the other day and I just loved the colors of the box and the ribbon!  Of course the Godiva candy inside is wonderful, too!  When I compared the colors of the box and ribbon, it was very close to our Stampin' Up! In Colors….Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, and Bermuda Bay.

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So, using the gold Godiva box and the ribbon as inspiration, here is a card I came up with using the Hostess stamp set "Kind & Caring Thoughts" and the In Colors mentioned above.
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So you see, you can use everyday things as your source of inspiration in making your cards and projects!

DON'T FORGET!!  Today is the last day to sign up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for only $85!  Read about it HERE.  This is a Mini Kit…..you get a stamp set, cardstock and In Color ink pads plus business forms and tools.
Want more??  Get the standard Starter Kit for $199, which is a great value anyway, PLUS In Color ink pads and assorted card stock.
  • Start your own business and take it to soaring heights…..or use the extra cash to pay a bill or two!
  • Flexibility….how many hours do you want to work, how do you want to run your business, how much do you want to put into it…..or how little!  No obligation after you purchase the kit! Even if you decide to drop after awhile, you keep the kit!  Otherwise, the quarterly minimums are $300….and you don't have to make that minimum until the end of the second quarter when you sign up!
  • Demonstrators get a 20% discount on all product!  Often there are other perks, such as being able to preorder new merchandise ahead of your customers.
  • You will get support from Stampin' Up! and from me!  The Stampin' Up! website already has a lot of information got help you get your business going and keep adding great new training videos and information.  As your upline, I'm available to help you along the way and right now can offer you a free trial opportunity to be a member of the Business Stampers Coaching Group for one month with no obligation!  This is an outstanding opportunity for learning the best ways to make your business a profitable one!

Go to my website www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net, click on "Start Your Own Business", follow the links, and use my password: karenstamps  

Contact me if you want more information or have any questions!
KSFontinelle@gmail.com
 

Sharing What We Love….Be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!

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This is a photo I took of the Statement of the Heart at the Stampin' Up! Home Office in Riverton, UT that I visited when I went to Convention.  You can read it HERE (without the glare!) as well as a message from Shelli Gardner about the company.

Whether you are looking to build a successful stamping and scrapbooking business or whether you just want to add a little more fun, friendship, (and more stamps!) to your life…or something in between…or you don't even know yet!….I would say in all sincerity Stampin' Up! is for you!

And just a couple days left to take advantage of this great offer when you join Stampin' Up!  .  This offer ends August 31!!!!
     Purchase just a MINI STARTER KIT for only $85:

Become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator with the limited-time $85 Mini Starter Kit. The Mini Starter Kit contains the following products:

Item Code

Page #*

Description

Retail Value**

115360

118

For All You Do stamp set

$28.95

115658

155

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

115656

155

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

115659

155

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

115654

155

Dusty Durango Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

115655

155

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

115657

155

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

100730

155

Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")

$7.50

115315

155

In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")

$7.95

*All page numbers refer to the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog
**All products may be substituted for like items; see Mini Starter Kit order form for details.

  • Recruits who join Stampin' Up! by purchasing the Mini Starter Kit are still eligible for any programs available to a new recruit. This includes but is not limited to the Extra 10 Percent Instant Income offer, Stampin' Start, and the opportunity to purchase a Business Booster Kit.
  • Recruits who purchase the Mini Starter Kit will receive the same business supplies as those who order the standard Starter Kit.  

  Or if you want to buy the standard $199 Starter Kit, in addition to the supplies listed below, you'll get all six of the new In Color Classic Stampin' Pads and one pack of In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")–a $43 value! The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Five stamp sets
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
  • Stampin' Pastels
  • Card stock
  • Eastern Blooms Décor Elements and applicator tool
  • Five Classic Stampin' Pads
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist
  • Blender pens
  • SNAIL 
  • Business forms and tools

Just contact me for more information or help!  You can sign up online at my website:  www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net (use the password:  karenstamps) and be a demo as soon as you finish!  You will receive your Demonstrator number and can go exploring on the Demo side of the Stampin' Up! website right away!  You kit will be on its way within a few days! 


Remember, the last day to take advantage of this offer is Monday, Aug. 31.

  
 

Want to Receive a Great Stamping Magazine Every Month??

StampinSuccess Sign up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator TODAY and receive this great magazine, Stampin' Success, FREEevery month in the mail!  It is chock full of fantastic stamping projects and ideas, stamping tips, new products, business tips from the most successful demos, and always a letter from Shelli Gardner, founder of Stampin' Up!  You would LOVE this magazine if you like stamping, but the only way to get it is to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  I can tell you, I think it is worth it to be a demonstrator just for the magazine itself!

We demos all love this magazine!  Even though Stampin' Up! puts it online for us demos at the start of a new month, we wait anxiously for the magazine to arrive in our mailboxes.  Every month we post on our stamping groups when ours arrived or someone complains theirs hasn't come yet but they can't wait for it to come!  Such excitement every month!

Not that Stampin' Success is the only good reason to be a demonstrator, of course!  But it is one of the many fun components of being a part of this great company, Stampin' Up!  Do you want to be a part of all this comraderie, friendship, creativity, and honestly a great business opportunity if you want it?

Contact me TODAY at KSFontinelle@gmail.com or 713-981-7662 to get more information and answers to your questions.  Remember, the bonuses for signing up end on August 31!  Don't miss out on these special deals on either the mini Starter Kit for only $85 or the full Starter Kit for $199!!

                                        



Want to Receive a Great Stamping Magazine Every Month??

StampinSuccess Sign up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator TODAY and receive this great magazine, Stampin' Success, FREEevery month in the mail!  It is chock full of fantastic stamping projects and ideas, stamping tips, new products, business tips from the most successful demos, and always a letter from Shelli Gardner, founder of Stampin' Up!  You would LOVE this magazine if you like stamping, but the only way to get it is to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  I can tell you, I think it is worth it to be a demonstrator just for the magazine itself!

We demos all love this magazine!  Even though Stampin' Up! puts it online for us demos at the start of a new month, we wait anxiously for the magazine to arrive in our mailboxes.  Every month we post on our stamping groups when ours arrived or someone complains theirs hasn't come yet but they can't wait for it to come!  Such excitement every month!

Not that Stampin' Success is the only good reason to be a demonstrator, of course!  But it is one of the many fun components of being a part of this great company, Stampin' Up!  Do you want to be a part of all this comraderie, friendship, creativity, and honestly a great business opportunity if you want it?

Contact me TODAY at KSFontinelle@gmail.com or 713-981-7662 to get more information and answers to your questions.  Remember, the bonuses for signing up end on August 31!  Don't miss out on these special deals on either the mini Starter Kit for only $85 or the full Starter Kit for $199!!

                                        



Refer a Friend! Introduce Someone to Stamping!

It's always fun to meet someone new and introduce them to stamping! Do you know someone who loves stamping or scrapbooking?  Do you have a friend who would just like to come to a stamp camp or class with you and maybe they would discover a new hobby? I appreciate your referrals and will thank you with a Stampin' Up! gift certificate!


Customer Referral Program
Refer a new customer to me and receive:
  • $5 gift certificate for every new customer you refer to me when they place their first order or attend their first class/stamp camp.  
  • $10 additional gift certificate if your referral hosts a party (has a workshop with friends or as a catalog party). 
  • $20 additional gift certificate if your referral signs up as a Demonstrator on my team. 
  Just be sure they tell me that YOU referred them to me!
*Only one referral program is in effect at a time.  Because hostesses already receive great benefits from Stampin' Up!, this referral reward does not extend to a workshop/party which you host.  Essentially this is appreciation for you referring a customer to me, outside of a workshop, who might not have known about my business, or tried stamping, without you!

  
  

I appreciate it when you are enthused enough about my Stampin' Up! business to tell your friends and family about it, or refer them to my blog, website or newsletter.  The tagline of Stampin' Up! is "Inspire. Create. Share" and I know we love to "Share" a good thing!  

  

Start Your Stamping Business On the Right Foot….For Free!

Yesterday I promised you a special offer if you signed up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator under me!!


John Sanpietro is a certified business coach who has found his niche with stamping business owners (demonstrators). Many of the top demonstrators receiving awards at the recent Stampin' Up! Convention  have received coaching from John and attribute part of their success to his coaching. John recently formed the "Business Stampers Coaching Group" (BSCG) of which I am a member.  It is an online group with a message board where we can share ideas or get coaching help from John on many topics. He provides a monthly coaching call, a weekly audio message, challenges to improve our business and service to our customers, videos…..let's just say, lots of great tips, information, and help for our stamping businesses!

John has allowed us to offer to our downline and to our new recruits a FREE month as a full member of the Business Stampers Coaching Group!  This offer is good through at least Aug. 31 along with the great Starter Kit Offers from Stampin' Up!  I would really love to have you take advantage of both the Stampin' Up! Promotion and John's special offer to give you the best opportunity to start your Stampin' Up! business off on the right foot…..and take it to whatever level of success you would like!  When you have your own business, there are no layoffs and you have a flexible schedule.  Why not earn money from something you enjoy?

Contact me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com and I can answer any questions or mail you more information if you would like!  I always feel this way about Stampin' Up! but especially after attending Convention, I feel anyone would benefit greatly from being a part of Stampin' Up! Please read about becoming a demonstrator HERE.

Start Earning Money for the Holidays….or whatever you need!

Whether you'd like to have some extra cash for the holidays (which we know will be here before we know it!) or money to help with bills, pay for preschool, buy school supplies, take a vacation, pay that college tuition, or even to buy yourself more stamps, Stampin' Up! is the business to help you achieve your goals!  And your goals can be whatever you want them to be!  This is a low-cost investment for you to achieve your financial freedom, whatever that is for you!  I invite you to take a look at the wonderful opportunity Stampin' Up! has to offer you!  Click HERE.


Until Aug. 31 Stampin' Up! has two options to join!
  • Mini Starter Kit:  Only $85
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For All You Do stamp set
In Color Classic Stampin' Pads (6)
Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
Business forms and tools
  • Standard Starter Kit:  Only $199
 Five stamp sets (you choose!)
A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge

Stampin' Pastels

Card stock

Eastern Blooms Décor Elements and applicator tool

Five Classic Stampin' Pads

VersaMark Pad

Stampin' Scrub and Mist

Blender pens

SNAIL adhesive

Business forms and tools 

 PLUS until Aug. 31st:  You'll get all six of the new In Color Classic Stampin' Pads and one pack of In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")–a $43 value!


This special offer is ONLY good until Aug. 31, 2009!  Click HERE to read all about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and the opportunity that awaits you!  When you are ready to join, just use my password….karenstamps….and you will become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and member of my team in just minutes!  PLEASE contact me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com if you have questions or want more information!

And tomorrow I will tell you about an extra benefit I can offer you for signing up with me to get your business off to a great start!

August is halfway over already so be sure you don't miss this great deal!
  

Back Home from the Stampin’ Up! Convention

I got home safe and sound last night from Salt Lake City with all swaps, stamp sets and goodies intact!  Now where do I even start to tell you about Convention??  I'm thinking that there is not really a way to explain it in words to someone who hasn't been there to capture the excitement and inspiration and just good old fun and friendship that exists at a Stampin' Up! Convention!  If you are a demonstrator and you have never gone, you really need to experience it AT LEAST once! And if you are not a demonstrator, please consider signing up so you can go next year!  You might as well sign up right away because there is a fantastic recruiting special going on right now.  Click HERE to read what all you get, whether you want to join for just $85 or if you want the full Starter Kit plus extra goodies on the special!


Guess how many pictures I took???  1692!!!!  And I'm sure it wasn't enough! Thank goodness for digital cameras!   But I will start with one of the most important things at Convention:  The Build-a-Bear Stampin' Up! Bear!!! Here is my bear we were able to purchase plus the tote bags they were selling in Memento Mall.  If you look at the bottom of the bear's foot, you will see the SU emblem!  And everyone loved the paw print stamp it came with which says, "Life Without Stamps…Unbearable". 


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But let's go back to the day we arrived!  We drove straight to Riverton to tour the Home Office!  What a thrill!  The building is beyond beautiful and the employees we spoke with all so welcoming!
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The first SU catalog on display:
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One of the little rooms of ideas:
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The Creative Ideas Room….who wouldn't be creative in this atmosphere?! And there even is a piano!!
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The walls in the back room…dry erase board!  Demos wrote various messages and suggestions!
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Demo Support….where our phone calls go!
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Attention to detail…..look at the signs they had on the tables in the Atrium area:
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And finally we made it back to Salt Lake City to the Convention Center to pick up our bag and goodies and shop at Memento Mall!  Here's the bag we received which came with a new catalog and Holiday Mini, a pen, and a magnetic Convention"pin" (the three squares of colors) which I attached inside my badge holder.  I brought along an older one on which I could attach my pins, etc.
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Going to the Stampin’ Up! Convention!!

 

Today is traveling day to the Stampin' Up! Convention!!  When we arrive in Salt Lake City we will drive to Riverton, Utah, the headquarters of Stampin' Up!  We will get to tour the Atrium, the Legacy Museum, the Distribution Center, the Ideas Room, and Demonstrator Support.  The Atrium area is two-stories and serves as the main entrance and reception area.  The Legacy Museum shows the history of Stampin' Up! from its beginning in Shelli's home!  The Distribution Center is where the stamps are brought from the Kanab, UT manufacturing plant and from where everything is shipped as the orders come in.  Demonstrator Support are the wonderful people who answer the phones….they're so nice and helpful it's always a pleasure to "have to" call Stampin' Up!  The Ideas Room is where the creative juices flow.  I can't wait to see for myself!

We also get to check-in at the Convention Center and receive our bag filled with goodies and stamp sets for our Make & Takes from Stampin' Up! and begin swapping and visiting with all the other demonstrators who are there!

 

Start Your Own Stamping Business…and Love Your Job!

**When is a good time to start your own business?  Anytime, if you want to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  But if you want some extra-special deals, then from now until August 31 is a really good time!  Want some extra cash to pay a few bills or want to take your own stamping and scrapbooking business to the top levels?  Start off with either of these kits and start enjoying the world of Stampin' Up!

Already have a lot of stamping supplies or just want to get started at a minimum price?  Then the Mini Starter Kit is for you……only $85!

  • For All You Do stamp set
  • In Color Classic Stampin' Pads (6)
  • Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
  • In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
  • Business forms and tools 
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       Want a whole slew of supplies that are a great value PLUS the In Colors for free?  Then the $199 Starter Kit is for you!

  • Five stamp sets 
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
  • Stampin' Pastels
  • Card stock
  • Eastern Blooms Décor Elements and applicator tool
  • Five Classic Stampin' Pads
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist
  • Blender pens
  • SNAIL 
  • Business forms and tools 
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  • PLUS all six of the new In Color Classic Stampin' Pads and one pack of In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")–a $43 value! Click HERE to read more about becoming a Demonstrator and then contact me if you would like to sign up or have any questions.