Be prepared

Here are some things you should either have on hand or have ready to update and get out the door in a FLASH: Business cards; either through MDS (marketing opp for MDS!) or from a vendor  Current promotion flyers Samples to hand out or display Preformatted press releases Thank You For Asking packets*  (see below) Giveaways or donations Prize drawing slips Hostess Packets Recruit Packets Also think about: Putting the… Read More »

Elements of Style

Hi Stampers  You know how sometimes when you made a decision and then wonder if it was the right decision?  Well, in this case it was.  I signed up for Leadership the first day of registration available to me as a manager.  I then came down with pneumonia and as the transfer deadline approached, I was still recovering from pneumonia.  I decided on the last day to transfer and was… Read More »

Be My Valentine

Hi Stampers  I'm still not feeling that great but at least I have antibiotics now and on the road to recovery.  Thanks for all your well wishes – you guys are the best! Something happened this morning that made me feel such better! My BFF in Arkansas,  Jane,  stopped by and left me some chocolate (Chocolates are a girl's best friend! – at least this girl).  She brought me homemade… Read More »

This and That

Hi Stampers I'm still feeling crappy so I don't have a card for you to do.  I did try to make one but it didn't come out and I'm back to square one. One of the things I've been doing is trying to make my stamp room more efficient.  One of my Christmas presents to myself this year was a storage unit where I could store my pads, markers and… Read More »

Time for Change

From SU Website: January 6, 2011 Are you ready for change? Over the next several months, you will hear about new and exciting changes related to compensation, rewards, and programs—and we can hardly wait to share them with you! To get the ball rolling, we’re ready to introduce to you a new program called the Downline Volume Rollup, starting July 1, 2011. This new program is designed to help demonstrators… Read More »

Product Shares – Occasions Mini

Hi Stampers Don't you just love everything in the Occasions Mini?  I certainly do and I want it all though that will not happen.  Want a sample of the two distinctive styles in the Occasions Mini?  Springtime Vintage (my favorite!  but then you know my style by now) Oh Sew Sweet   This is a nostalgic vintage collection of pastels.  If you ordered everything on this list, it would cost… Read More »

Congratulations to Annette Vaughn!

Annette Vaughn (one of the newest demonstrators) booked 11 workshops for January during the Stampin' Up! Book-a-thon!  WHOOHOO!!

Easter Blossoms and the Occasions Mini Catalog

Hi Stampers   Favorite images of spring with all the elegance of the spring season along with greetings for springtime celebration are included in the Eastern Blossoms Stamp set. The silhouette of a child delighting in Easter festivities was the one chosen for this card,   I absolutely love this stamp set and especially the silhouette of the little girl.  It reminds me of vintage silhouettes of long ago.  The paper used… Read More »

Trois Very Vanilla

 Hi Stampers I have the "bug" so I'm doing the Tuesday Tips this week.  Instead I thought I would post a picture of one of the cards the ladies will be making on Friday, 14 January 2010 at Stamp Camp.   

Perfection is the Enemy of Progress

This is so true!  Perfection Is The Enemy of Progress By John Sanpietro, Certified Business Coach www.stampingismybusiness.com If I had to point to one thing that keeps even the most competent stamping business owners from getting things done, it would have to be the quest for perfection. It's only natural for you to want the things you do and deliver to have a certain level of quality.  Generally speaking, you… Read More »