1 1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon Product Share

Stampin’ Up!’s grosgrain ribbon coordinates with our exclusive color palette. Our striped grosgrain is a quick and inexpensive embellishment for your cards and gift bags, and comes in our exclusive colors. 100% polyester With this share, you get one yard of each color (11 colors) for a total of  11 yards of gorgeous 1 1/4 striped grosgrain ribbon for the cost of $13.00. You may purchase as many shares as you… Read More »

A Reader

Good Morning Stampers I just have to share a comment with you from one of my subscribers.  This really touched me.  You know everyone wants to know that they make a difference even if it's a small difference.  I tried to do that through my art work and always hope that I inspire someone out there. I won't mention her name in case she wants to remain anonymous Dear Rachel Can't… Read More »

Challenge Time! It's time for our first challenge! 100 No's Challenge Are you up for the "NO" challenge?  Win a free background stamp and grow your business all in one!!!  If you decided to take thi challenge, please let me know via e-mail (rachelbrumley@cox.net).  Deadline for the challenge is 15 September 2010. I'll announce the winner on the team blog and team newsletter. Download the below pdf document for all… Read More »

How To Get Your Family To Support Your Business By John Sanpietro, Certified Business Coach Stamping Is My Business! It's an unfortunate truth in the stamping business community, that many stamping business owners do not have the support of their spouses and families. Without that support, it really can make running your stamping business more difficult than it needs to be. There are, however, a few things that you can… Read More »

Stamper’s Sidekick

I use this system and absolutely love it!  If you are going to make Stampin' Up! a business, then I would recommend Stamper's Sidekick but would wait until the latest version comes out. Check out both the blog and website (see links below article). Stamper's Sidekick goes Pro You are a professional Stampin' Up! demonstrator -now Stamper's Sidekick has gone pro as well. The next version will be renamed Stamper's… Read More »

Item Number on the Back Cover of Your Holiday Mini Catalog August 12, 2010 You may have noticed that the item number shown on the back cover of the Holiday Mini Catalog (item 123175) is the item number for a single catalog and not the item number for an 8-pack of catalogs. We did this because many of you have requested that we make single mini catalogs available for your customers… Read More »

Upsy Daisy

Good Morning Stampers  Today's card features the stamp set, Upsy Daisy.  This set, with its variety of greetings and classic daisy silhouettes, is the perfect gift for the daisy lover.   Though you can not see the sparkles in the card, I used the Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder.  Just the perfect shimmer to a classic and simple yet elegant card. I'll be drawing for a name on the 14th of… Read More »

Marital Bliss

Good Morning Stampers I've posted something very different on my blog today and it's for one of John's challenges – enjoy!   There's a lot to be said about marital bliss… A while back there was an opening in the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are extremely difficult to fill, requiring an extensive background check, training, and testing before candidates are even considered for the position. After… Read More »

Two Step Owl Punch

Good Morning  This card is a "just because" card.  It's silly and I don't know if I will give it to anyone but I wanted make an owl card.  This is the 2nd one I've made and I have fallen in love with the little fellow!   But like all the men I've fallen in love with, I want to change them!  Instead of using the punched out circles you get with the… Read More »

You’ve come a long way baby!

Good Morning Stampers Hope you had a wonderful weekend – for us it was quiet – just the way we like it. According to the Motorcycle Industry Council, between 1998 and 2003, the number of female riders has increased approximately 34 percent. This number shows that roughly 4.3 million women motorcyclists out of 23.5 million people that operate a motorcycle or approximately 18 percent of all riders are women. "You’ve… Read More »