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Star Wars Punch Art Birthday Card

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Star Wars Birthday Card

Here is a Star Wars punch art birthday card with Darth Vader and Yoda I made for my favorite son-in-law.  Yes, he's my favorite….well, he's my only son-in-law, but he's still my favorite!  :) Apparently I hit a home run with it because my daughter says he really liked it!  He's a big Star Wars and all-kinds-of-other-stuff fan so I thought this idea would be perfect.  

Of course, it is not my original idea because I can't come up with creative things like this!  Fortunately, other demonstrators can and they share and it is okay to copy ideas!  I found this idea in our Stampin' Up! demonstrator website called "Stampin' Connection". (So if you want to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator but feel you are not creative, this is one of many resources provided by Stampin' Up!)  A demonstrator from Canada, Rose Marie Coleman, had made these Star Wars punch art figures and I was able to figure out what she did! I'll add her blog link at the end.  

I have to tell you about my greeting on the front!  I didn't have much space left for one and I got the idea to have it be something Yoda would say. Would you believe there is a website that will translate anything you write into "Yoda-speak"?!  http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/  Just type in what you want to say, and it will translate it for you!  Try several versions until you get something interesting!

Then I used several different stamps from On Your Birthday #111664, cut the words apart after I stamped them on scrap paper, and pasted them in order to make my own greeting!

My card is made with a Basic Black card base with a Brushed Silver card stock layer on the front (which doesn't photograph very well!). Here is the inside:

Star Wars Birthday Card Inside

 

If you need to add to your collection of punches so you can make interesting characters like this at a moment's notice, just Shop Online at my Stampin' Up! website.

Here is a link to Rose's blog post about how she made these characters…because I already don't remember how I did it and someone is sure to ask!  http://www.stampingwithrose.com/2010/05/star-wars-card-instructions-and-winner.html

Become a Big Shot, Get a Big Shot!

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Big Shot Flyer Nov

Yes, you will be a Big Shot if you become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator because that's how much Stampin' Up! values their demonstrators. I can tell you, but you will see for yourself when you become part of the Stampin' Up! family and participate in your own stamping, scrapbooking and/or digital papercrafting business with Stampin' Up! and especially when you attend any Stampin' Up! events, like Regionals or Convention.

You can become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator any day, but if you do it on or before Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 you will be able to order a Big Shot die-cutting machine…or…if you already own one….order $100 in free products…perhaps more dies and things to use with your Big Shot! This offer began in October but was extended until November 11th.  So time is running out!  Don't put it off!  Give it a try!  There is no obligation to do anything more….but you just might find that you LIKE being able to run your own business and have fun while you do it!  After all, the holidays are coming up fast and this could provide a little extra cash for those holiday gifts!

I'm happy to talk with you about becoming and being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and we can set something up.  

If you find you are ready, you can join online in minutes! After clicking on that link, click on the "Join Now" button on the left of that web page.  Be sure you are seeing my name in the upper right corner. You can watch the video or sign up right away.

To see the Starter Kits available to you for only $175 (free shipping!), just click HERE.  Click on the picture below to see the list of contents.

Stampin' Up! Starter Kits

Happy November! Still Time to Get a Big Shot!

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Offer Extended through

November 11, 2011

Click on Big Shot image above for more information!!

 

Big Shot Display at Convention

Here's a photo of a real Big Shot and the Doctor's Bag #113474 (bag available for purchase) and a die all on display at the Stampin' Up! Convention!

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If you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator right now by purchasing one of the Starter Kits for only $175, you will be able to attend the Stampin' Up! Convention this summer and have the time of your life!  But that is just an extra benefit compared to having your own stamping and scrapbooking business and making money doing something you love! 

You have from today until November 11 to make this important but gratifying decision to start your own business and become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator….and then you also get a free Big Shot (or, if you already own one, choose $100 in Stampin' Up! product instead!)

You will have plenty of products and materials in your Starter Kit to get your business off to a flying start….but to add a Big Shot Die-cutting Machine….wow!….that is just the icing on the cake!!

Email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com with any questions or concerns you have about joining Stampin' Up!

When you are ready to join, you can do it online in minutes at my website. Just click HERE to go to the website page and then click on the "JOIN NOW" button on the left.

Let me know if you have questions!

A Week of Halloween–Halloween Pennant Scrapbook Page

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Halloween SB 2011-001

If you need a Halloween scrapbook page, here's one I made in My Digital Studio from a birthday-type template in the program.  But if you don't have My Digital Studio, all you have to do is make it the traditional way with the Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper #122351 and a few punches and embellishments.

***This is the last week for the FREE Big Shot for signing up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  What a great deal for starting your own business!  Contact me at Karen@Karenstamps.com if you would like more information.

***Be sure you are signed up for my mailing list (upper left corner) so you will receive my monthly newsletter and right now, my weekly 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletter. Great ideas you can use for your holiday cards and gifts.

Be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator…Get Your Free Big Shot Before Oct. 31

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Big Shot Promo
Click on the photo above!

Only one more week to take advantage of probably the best recruiting promotion Stampin' Up! has ever had!!  If you want to make a little extra money, if you want to start your own booming business, if you love stamping, scrapbooking, and/or papercrafting in general, then Stampin' Up! is the place for you!  Join our group of demonstrators and find out how far you can go with your own business! Creativity and skill not even required! Stamping is the easiest craft to learn, and you can tailor your business to your personality.

Please check out this great incentive to join Stampin' Up!  Let me answer your questions if you have any so that you can make the best decision for you! October 31 is next Monday so time is flying!!

Read all about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator (don't you love the sound of that?!).

More information about the Starter Kit choices and Career Plan here.

All you have to do to join is to go HERE and click on the "Join Now" button on the left!

Don't miss this chance!!

Email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com

Start Your Own Business! Join Stampin’ Up! and Get a Card!

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Join Stampin' Up! Card

Want to get this card….or a similar one?  Just become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator on my team and I'll send you one!

Start your own business and be your own boss! Can you imagine how fun it is to HAVE to stamp and create and get together with other stampers for your JOB?!  

Join now in October and get a free Big Shot from Stampin' Up! (or $100 in product) after you purchase your Starter Kit.  Starter Kits are customizable…you can choose another color of ink or choose another stamp set other than the recommendation.  You can choose the Standard Starter Kit or the Digital+ Starter Kit. Check out this Stampin' Up! Starter Kit Order Form.

Ask me any questions you may have.  When you are ready, you can sign up online at my website….then just click the "Join Now" button on the left and become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in minutes! They will email you your demonstrator number and you will be ready to start your own rubber stamping and scrapbooking business…in whatever form you want to take it.

Want more information?  Just contact me at Karen@Karenstamps.com. It's that easy!!

You can become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator any time, but during October is the best time because you get a free Big Shot, which we all love! Think about it!  Offer ends October 31, 2011.  

Don't wait until Halloween night!

Wednesday–Stampin’ Up! Hispanic Opportunity Call

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Don't forget….if you are interested in being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the Hispanic market, Stampin' Up! holds special calls on any Wednesday to discuss Stampin' Up! and the business opportunity with an opportunity for questions at the end.

The calls are held every Wednesday in both English and Spanish:

  • 11:00 AM (MT) for English
  • 4:00 PM (MT) for Spanish

To participate, simply call 877-787-7226 (toll free) at the appropriate time.

Be sure to check out the Big Shot opportunity for new Stampin' Up! demonstrators during October!!

You can sign up to be a demonstrator when you are ready on my website HERE. Just click the "Join Now" button on the left side of that page!


This Is How To Become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!

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Stampin' Up! Starter Kits

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2011

The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge  
  • Assortment of Designer Series Paper and card stock
  • White envelopes (40)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender pen
  • Color Coach
  • Cupcake Punch
  • Stamping sponge
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

  • My Digital Studio digital designing software
  • His & Hers Digital Content Collection DVD
  • One clear-mount stamp set (including a clear-mount block)
  • Assortment of card stock
  • Note cards and envelopes (20)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads  
  • Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Brights Designer Buttons
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender Pen
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $340 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.

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With all the talk about the fantastic offer of a free Big Shot when you sign up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during this month of October, I thought you might like more detail on what that entails.

After gathering all the information you need to make your decision to join Stampin' Up! (you can start HERE and ask ME!), you will purchase the Starter Kit for $175.  The quickest and easiest way to do this is online at my website HERE.  Just click the "Join Now" button on the left. Stampin' Up! will email you your "demo number" and you are set to start your own stamping business!  You just have to wait for your kit to arrive shortly!

You choose between two kits….the Standard Starter Kit (with lots of traditional stamping supplies) or the Digital+ Starter Kit (which comes with My Digital Studio software and a few traditional stamping supplies). Each kit is customizable on almost all items so, for example, if you would rather have different colors of ink pads than the suggested ones, you can change that in your kit.

    Here is a link to the Standard Starter Kit form. Click HERE.

    Here is a link to the Digital+ Starter Kit form.  Click HERE.

Then if you like, you can order optional add-on kits for scrapbooking (Stampin' Memories) and for the Definitely Decorative Line.

You will also receive catalogs and business supplies in your kit.

So there you have it!!  It's so easy to join Stampin' Up! and what a great way to start your own business for extra cash, a new career, or just your own stamping pleasure!  Let me know what questions you have!

 

Be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator! You Know You Want To!

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It will soon be nine years since I signed up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I've enjoyed every minute of it!  My friend had recently signed up when I had visited her one summer.  I had never heard of Stampin' Up! but when I saw the projects she had made at a stamp camp I was intrigued. There was more to rubber stamping that I had imagined!

I'd love to share this fun with you, and this month is the best time ever! Listen to Shelli Gardner, Cofounder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, tell you all about it!

Now if you would like to purchase a Big Shot and some accessories from me, I'd be happy to sell you one because you will LOVE using it on all your projects!  Just go to my store HERE.

But if you would like to have your own Stampin' Up! business and full Stampin' Up! experience and on top of that want to get a FREE Big Shot, well….just go to my website HERE and click on the JOIN NOW button in the left sidebar!

You probably have questions and I'd be happy to answer them.  Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and we can get in touch.

The Big Shot offer is good until October 31.

Be a Big Shot with Stampin’ Up!…and Get a Free Big Shot, Too!

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BIG SHOT RECRUITING PROMOTION!!!

New demonstrators who join the Stampin' Up! family in October will get a FREE Big Shot (or up to $100 in free Stampin' Up! products)! Can you believe that??! What an opportunity to start your own business right before the holidays!  Join my team and take advantage of the great products in the Holiday Mini Catalog and the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog to start your stamping, scrapbooking and papercrafting business! And to have a FREE Big Shot to do it with is nothing short of spectacular!

  • Any new recruit who signs up during the promotion period will receive a Sizzix Big Shot Machine or $100 in Stampin' Up! products of your choice from any of our current catalogs.
  • New recruits who use the online IDA (Independent Demonstrator Agreement HERE) will be given access to the Promotional Product Bonus order type in OEX (the ordering page for demonstrators) approximately one hour after you complete your online IDA (you will be provided a link to OEX for this redemption via e-mail). In this order type, you will either enter the item number for the Big Shot (item 113439) or the item numbers for up to $100 in Stampin' Up! products. Products can be chosen from any current catalog and shipping is free!
  • New Recruits should ensure that your free total comes as close as possible to $100 without going over since the Promotional Product Bonus order type will not allow items beyond $100 to be added to the order.
  • Those who mail in their IDAs can simply list the items they want for free on their accompanying order form.
  • New recruits will have until November 30, 2011, to redeem their product bonus.

What this means is….you can sign up online to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator HERE and become a demonstrator in minutes by purchasing either the Standard Starter Kit or the Digital+ Starter Kit.  Both kits are customizable. Then after approximately one hour you will be able to log in to the Demonstrator side of the Stampin' Up! website and find a special link with which to order your Big Shot or $100 in stamping products.  Shipping is FREE! (Or you can wait until November….but who could wait that long for FREE stuff!)

Starter Kits

The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge  
  • Assortment of Designer Series Paper and card stock
  • White envelopes (40)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender pen
  • Color Coach
  • Cupcake Punch
  • Stamping sponge
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

  • My Digital Studio digital designing software
  • His & Hers Digital Content Collection DVD
  • One clear-mount stamp set (including a clear-mount block)
  • Assortment of card stock
  • Note cards and envelopes (20)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads  
  • Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Brights Designer Buttons
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender Pen
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $340 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.

Read all about joining Stampin' Up! HERE.  Read about the Big Shot offer HERE.

Contact me with your questions at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

You'll be so glad you decided on Stampin' Up!

 


Stampin’ Up! Top Ten Tools 2011

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Those of us who are familiar with Stampin' Up! know there are many things to love about the company and its products. But if you want proof……here it is!  Creating Keepsakes magazine has named Stampin' Up!'s wood- and clear-mount rubber stamps as one of its Top Ten Tools for 2011!

To quote Stampin' Up!: "While Stampin' Up! has long been recognized in the stamping and crafting industry for producing high-quality rubber stamps and exclusive images in a variety of artistic styles, being recognized by Creating Keepsakes is just another validation that when your customers choose Stampin' Up! products, they are choosing the best!"

Would you like to be associated with a company that produces such high-quality products and is so highly regarded in the papercrafting industry? Stampin' Up! is always looking for new demonstrators!  With the holidays approaching, selling Stampin' Up! beats working tons of hours in a store in the mall.

For more information on becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, just click HERE to watch a short video and find out more about the Stampin' Up! business opportunity. Then email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com to get all your questions answered.

Stampin’ Up! Hispanic Opportunity Call

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Celebrando Creatividad 2011-12

Hispanic Heritage Month, September 16 to October 15, 2011, is observed by Americans to honor Hispanic culture and history. It celebrates the independence of five Central American countries as well as Mexico and Chile declaring their independence during the month of September.

Stampin' Up! has developed a wonderful Hispanic product line of Spanish language stamp sets and accessories for your rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and papercrafting pleasure!

In addition, Stampin' Up! is looking for people who would be interested in the business opportunity. As an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator, you would be selling the high quality rubber stamps, paper, inks and accessories that Stampin' Up! is known for by holding workshops with your friends and other new customers who often also become your friends. It's easy to teach anyone to stamp and a whole new world opens up to them!

Stampin' Up! is offering US Hispanic opportunity calls.  You just call in at the proper time and listen to a 15-minute message about the company's history, learn about the products and the benefits of becoming a demonstrator, and hear more about the Hispanic market opportunities. You'll be able to ask questions and there is always an invitation to join the Stampin' Up! family!

The calls are held every Wednesday in both English and Spanish:

  • 11:00 AM (MT) for English
  • 4:00 PM (MT) for Spanish

To participate, simply call 877-787-7226 (toll free) at the appropriate time.

There will probably also be a special incentive to those who call in and become demonstrators within two weeks of the call!

To read more, please click this link HERE.

Last Day! Become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator for $99…and Get a Christmas Keepsake Box Project FREE!

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Christmas Box


Today, Sunday July 31st, is your last chance to begin your stamping and scrapbooking business for only $99. And for an extra bonus, receive this Christmas Keepsake Box FREE with your first demonstrator order beginning August 1st.  This box is part of the Shelli Signature Collection which means Shelli Gardner, founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, had a large part in the design of the product.  I told you that this box was much more beautiful in person than you can tell in the flyer about the promotion, so I hope you can get a better view of it here in this photo I found in my Convention photos.  It was on display in a glass case! Really a gorgeous project!

But the box is only a small part of the opportunity, excitement, and fun of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. With your Starter Kit, you can begin your Stampin' Up! business and take it to whatever level you like…maybe even earning the Incentive Trip to Fiji….or Hilton Head Island!  Or if it suits you better, just have occasional get-togethers with friends or family to enjoy the art of rubber stamping, or scrapbooking, or digital papercrafting.  You are also welcome to order the standard Starter Kit if you prefer to receive more stamping supplies than this smaller kit provides.  If you have been a stamper or scrapbooker or previous demo and already have lots of product, this $99 Starter Kit is for you!

Go to my website NOW and click the JOIN NOW button on the left. You can sign up online and be a demo in minutes!  If you have any technical difficulties, please contact me and I can try to help you solve your problem. 

Starter Kit $99

Click the photo above to go to the promotions page!

Don't worry about not being creative or not knowing what to do once you are a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator because there are PLENTY of Stampin' Up! resources to help you, plus my own knowledge, expertise, and experience.  It will be a great journey for you….you will be surprised!

Today won't be your last chance to sign up, but it is the last chance to sign up for only $99 and to receive the bonus Christmas Keepsake Box with your first demo order.

Here are more details about the $99 Starter Kit:

$99 Starter Kit 
Contains over $185 in products and business supplies–including new products from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog! All items below are recommended, but a new demonstrator can substitute a similar item of equal or lesser value.

 

Page

Item

Description

57

123225

Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*

69

122740

Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*

177

102277

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

177

105216

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

177

103133

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

177

119706

Brights 8-1/2" x 11" Assorted Card Stock

180

101179

Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad

182

107311

Whisper White Note Cards (20)

185

124339

Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*

195

124142

Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon*

203

122129

Blender Pen (1)

205

118486

Clear-Mount Block C

206

104332

SNAIL Adhesive

*New to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog!

Business Supplies 
The business supplies in the promotional mini kit will be the same business supplies that are in existing starter kits; no alternative selections can be made for business items.

  • Getting Started DVD
  • Getting Started Guide
  • Guest Invitation Postcards (100)
  • 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog (8)
  • 2011 Summer Mini Catalog (8)
  • Stampin' Up! logo vinyl
  • To My Hostess Envelopes (10)
  • Recruit Folders (5)
  • Recruit Brochures (20)
  • Customer Order Forms (50)

Contact me today with any further questions at Karen@Karenstamps.com.




Stampin’ Up! Birthday Card

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Stampin' Up! Birthday Card

Stampin' Up! started a new program this year to celebrate demonstrators' birthdays by sending a card and giving a discount on one product during our birthday month!  So guess what I got in the mail today??!  Even though August is only a couple of days away, this card took me completely by surprise!  It's made with My Digital Studio but has two real rhinestone jewels stuck on the front!  The inside is decorated to match, which is a cool thing you can do with MDS cards…you can color the inside of the card and add elements to be printed.  So now I just have to decide which product I want to buy with my birthday discount!

Wouldn't you like to be part of a company like this?!  While you can sign up in August and every month afterwards, you can sign up in the next two days, by July 31, and start your own stamping and scrapbooking business for only $99.  July 31st is Sunday, so don't hesitate!  You can sign up online on my website in minutes!  Look for the "Join Now" button on the left!  Contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Stampin’ Up! Statement of the Heart

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If this Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart speaks to you, maybe you would want to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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You can choose from those two Starter Kits OR until Sunday, July 31st you can choose a smaller Starter Kit for only $99!

And best of all, as a bonus, receive a beautiful Christmas Keepsake Project Kit, a $40 value!!!

I saw this made up at Convention and believe me, this photo does NOT do it justice.  It is just gorgeous!  What a way to begin your Stampin' Up! career!  Imagine receiving this with your first demonstrator order you place after Aug. 1st and sitting down to make it!

Contact me  for more information and details!