Sunday, July 10, 2011

I'm In Salt Lake City!

Hello Everyone,

I am in Salt Lake City for the Stampin Up Convention!  I will try and post some pictures during the week of all of the fun.  My friends are flying in today.  My family and I flew in on Saturday with some friends.  They left me this morning to head on to Grand Teton and Yellowstone.  My friends and I start our nonstop fun tomorrow morning with our group called the Late Night Stampers.  On Monday I will be in a stamp camp from 8am - 1pm..then a shoe box swap from 2pm - 4pm.  The a WOW party at 7pm  and thats just Monday.  Everyday is jam packed with great fun, great friends and creativity....Keep posted.

Robin

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Stampin Up's New Hostess Program

Q: I’ve heard a lot of buzz about the new Hostess Benefits. What makes it so exciting?

A: You’ve heard right, there is a lot of excitement out there about the new Hostess Dollars program. People are excited because the new program is simple and hostesses get a whole lot more in terms of choices and flexibility. Based on the order total, you get Hostess Dollars to spend any way you want! Sounds worth getting excited about, right?
New Stampin' Up! Hostess Plan for United States

Hostess Dollars
    The old hostess benefits program used a chart that included a combination of exclusive hostess products and free merchandise based on the order total. Frankly, the whole chart thing could be a bit confusing, and getting the exclusive hostess products you really wanted could be challenging. The new Hostess Dollars program is all about simplicity, flexibility, and giving hostesses exactly what they want! Whether online, through a workshop, or even just a personal order, if you have a merchandise total of $150 or more, you get Hostess Dollars to spend on anything in any of the current catalogs. Simple as that!

Anything You Want
   Don’t you just love how that sounds? I do, too! With the new Hostess Dollars program, you earn Hostess Dollars to spend with any order of $150 or more (merchandise total before tax & shipping). Orders of $150-$199.99 earn $25 Hostess Dollars, orders of $200-$249.99 earn $30 Hostess Dollars, and so on. No complicated charts to worry about. Plus, once your order total reaches $400, you also earn an item at 50% off! (More on that below). So what do you do with your Hostess Dollars? You get to spend them on anything in any current catalog. Yes, you heard that right, anything! You want ribbons, stamps, Designer Series Paper, SNAIL, ink pads and re-fills — you got it! You can shop from both the Idea Book & Catalog and the current Mini Catalog. Definitely worth getting excited about! Plus, you can still choose from exclusive hostess products.

Exclusive Hostess Products
    Yes, we still have the popular exclusive hostess products like stamps, Designer Series Paper, and CDs with My Digital Studio content. We haven’t forgotten how much hostesses like to have exclusive perks, we’ve just improved the choices and value that you receive. With the new Hostess Dollars program, the exclusive hostess products are given a Hostess Dollar price and you can use your Hostess Dollars to purchase any exclusive hostess product you want with no more levels to worry about. The exclusive hostess products are specially priced at a discount so you get extra value when you choose them. For example: the highest value exclusive hostess product is a stamp set called Happiest Birthday Wishes. You can get the set of 11 birthday-themed stamps in wood-mount (#122615) for only $21 Hostess Dollars even though the actual value would be $36.95 if it were sold as a regular item in the catalog. It’s also available in clear-mount (#122617) for only $15 Hostess Dollars (valued at $25.95). Even though the hostess products have a regular dollar value listed, they can only be purchased with Hostess Dollars. Exclusive hostess products are available for as little as $8 Hostess Dollars and even the largest set is only $21 for wood-mount and $15 for clear-mount! So, with the smallest workshop order of $150 you could get the highest value exclusive hostess product and still have $4 left to buy some ribbon, ink, or embellishments. You choose if you want to spend all your Hostess Dollars on exclusive hostess products, on regular catalog merchandise, or a combination of both. Isn’t it great to be in charge?

50% off Items
    If you have a workshop of $400 (only a bit above the average workshop total), you’ll also earn any full-priced catalog item at 50% off! You can choose the Big Shot (#113439) which is normally $99.95, My Digital Studio software (#118108) which is normally $79.95, or your favorite stamp set, and pay only half price. It’s like making your own 50% off sale! Plus, as your order total goes up, you can earn even more 50% off items! The only exceptions to what you can choose as your 50% off item are the Professional Print Services for My Digital Studio which don’t qualify for the 50% discount since they are not catalog merchandise. What will you choose for your 50% off item?

Get What You Want
    It’s never been simpler or more rewarding to be a hostess! Call or email me today and you can be one of the first to benefit from the exciting new Hostess Dollars program! With so many new goodies in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog and complete flexibility, you’ll love how spoiled you can be!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Welcome to my Blog!

Hello Everyone,

Happy July 1st to you.  I am excited to start a blog.  My goal is to keep up with my stamping/crafting/classes etc here.  Please subscribe so that you can keep up with what is going on. 

There is a lot going on at Stampin Up!  Today is the first day of the new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.  It is awesome. You can check it out at my website....http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/robintraufler/.  If you would like to get a catalog in your own hands just shoot me an email.  The cost of the catalog is $15 ($10 + $5 s/h).  If you host a workshop...you get it for FREE!

Stampin Up! has also just announced a recruiting promotion for the month of July.  During the month of July you can join for $99. Here is a picture of the starter kit....

The $99 kit contains over $180 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


You will also get a great supply of business supplies to get you started with Stampin Up.  Here is a list...
  • 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
  • Décor Elements applicator
  • To My Hostess Envelopes (10)
  • My Digital Studio Marketing DVD
  • Recruit Folders (5)
  • Recruit Brochures (20)
  • Customer Order Forms (50)


You can't really go wrong for $99.  Plus if you join in the month of July you will receive a special Christmas Keepsake Project Kit.  These are only for those folks who join in July.  Here is picture of the completed project. 
The Christmas Keepsake Box Project Kit--a $40 value--contains the following products (quantities are 1 unless otherwise noted):
  • Pines & Poinsettias Set (wood-mount)
  • Keepsake box
  • Scallop borders (cut from Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die)
    • First Edition Designer Series Paper (3)
    • Holly Berry Designer Series Paper (6)
  • First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper strip (2)
  • Holly Berry Designer Series Paper piece*
  • Real Red Top Note (cut from Top Note Bigz Die)
  • Real Red Decorative Label (cut from Matchbook Bigz XL Die)
  • Wild Wasabi Card Stock strips (3)
  • Naturals Ivory Card Stock piece
  • Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Fabric*
  • Real Red 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim
  • Linen Thread
  • Champagne Fine Galaxy Stampin' Glitter
  • Vanilla Pearl 1/2" Simply Adorned Bauble
  • Pearl Basic Jewels (1 pkg.)
  • Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons*
    • Large Wild Wasabi
    • Small Real Red
  • Mini Vintage Tags
Additional Supplies Needed
  • Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker
  • Real Red Stampin' Write Marker
  • Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker
  • Adhesives
  • 3/16" Corner Punch
  • Scallop Circle Punch
  • Paper Cutter
  • Paper Snips
  • Needle
  • Glue gun
 I must admit that I love being a demonstrator.  I have been one for over 5 years and have enjoyed every moment.  Here are some of the great benefits of being a demonstrator
  • A 20 percent product discount!
  • A free monthly issue of Stampin' Success, Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator-only magazine!
  • Sneak peeks at brand-new products!
  • Invitations to exclusive Stampin' Up! events!
  • Regular get-togethers to stamp!
  • Free access to a community of 30,000+ crafters/stampers and creative artists, as well as 160,000+ project samples!
Speaking of the Stampin Up community...I will be leaving for Salt Lake City next Saturday (July 9th) to start my week of Stampin Up Fun at our yearly convention.  You cannot imagine the excitement being together with around 3,000 other people who love crafting/stamping as much as you do.  Not to mention the free stamps, projects, and surprises.   I will be in several pre-convention classes with a wonderful group of ladies and gentlemen called the Late Night Stampers.  Convention starts later in the week.  It will be pretty much non-stop crafting and fun for a whole week.  I hope that some of you will join me at convention next year...you will not regret it. 

I have several classes coming up in the next several months.  I have started a Technique Club called "Club 4T"...Third Thursday Terrific Techniques.  We will meet the 3rd Thursday of every month.  Each month we will learn 2 different techniques.  You will make a sample for your technique book and a full card featuring that technique.  The cost of the class is $15/month.  You only need to bring adhesive.  You can see details on my website.

I will also be hosting a class at the end of July.  The dates are July 22, 23, and 24th.  I don't have the specific cards designed yet because I want to use my new stuff from convention.  Keep posted and I will update in a few days about the upcoming class.

I hope everyone has a great 4th of July.

Robin