By John Sanpietro Certified Professional Development Coach There was a recent thread on SUDSOL about Constant Contact and other newsletter broadcasting services, and their cost. I pointed out that cost should be the least influential factor in deciding how to send out your newsletter, since you should be making more money from your newsletter than it costs to send. A large number of Demonstrators are sending out newsletters to… Read More »
Hi Stampers Today I thought I'd share a card one of my customers (Martha G) made for one of her good friends. Just yesterday I finished a card for a good friend who is retiring soon. I struggled for many days to come up with a design that reflected his successful career and his strong faith in God. He graduated from Oklahoma Univ so I started with his school colors of… Read More »
Written by Debbie McNeill Edited by Glenda Trexler Newsletters are an excellent communication tool for any business owner, but especially for a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. They help communicate your image, connect with customers and prospects on a different level, provide value to readers, and communicate any promotions and product offerings – keeping customers up to date. My mentor, Ali Brown, once said “It’s not your customers responsibility to keep up… Read More »
Hi Stampers The Flower Fancy Stamp Set remains one of my favorite sets. I decided to go simple on this card with the pearls as the only embellishment. The colors used are Concord Grape and Very Vanilla. The images were colored using Concord Grape and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers. The background (Very Vanilla) was fed through the big shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I added pearls… Read More »
Hi Stampers I finally put up my letters in my Stampin' Studio. Several months ago I bought the Decorative Monogram R and C from the 2010 Definitely Decorative Mini Catalog but just hadn't gotten around to put them up in my room. I love the look of the classic letters with the subtle flourish – how about you. What is your style of letter? And here they are on my… Read More »
"Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration." – Evan Esar
Hi Stampers I must be in a water-coloring mood since today's card just lends itself to water-coloring. I selected Elements of Style because I wanted to take a break from Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. I love this stamp set because of the vintage blooms, birds and flourishes. I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Basic Black Classic Inkand then water-colored it with an aqua painter using Cherry Cobbler,… Read More »
Hi Stampers Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Autumn is the perfect time for many people to go outside. Today's card which features the Autumn Harvest Stamp Set captures the rustic, homey feel of being outside at harvest time. It's perfect for watercoloring! The pumpkin and leave images were stamped with Basic Black Classic ink on watercolor paper. I then watercolored them using Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard and Cajun Craze… Read More »
Hi Stampers! The frost is on the pumpkin, autumn's in the air, and it's the perfect time to get cozy creating My Digital Studio cards and scrapbook pages for our first ever My Digital Studio Design Contest! You could win FREE My Digital Studio digital downloads from Stampin' Up! valued at approximately $400. And there's more! Winners will also receive a personal blog digital pin The contest is open to all who… Read More »
Want to have sales in December (normally a slow month)? One of the things I do that works for me is send out a Christmas Wish to all my customers. I usually send out the wish list on 1 November with a return deadline of 15 November. If they don't send it back by then, you need to get on the phone and ask them for it. Once you have… Read More »
