Stellar Stamps

Welcome, welcome to my newest downline, Michelle!

Michelle had the worst computer hurdles but, like the trouper she is, she stuck with it and is now the newest demonstrator in my group. Michelle lives in California. Welcome, welcome!!

Welcome to Suzanne who rejoins the SU stamping family!

Suzanne, in CA, just rejoined as a demonstrator. Suzanne was a demo years ago and decided to get right back on that bicycle again ;-) Welcome Suzanne!

Welcome to my newest downline from PA!

Welcome to Deb from Pennsylvania who joined the Stampin' Up! family through me yesterday. Congrats Deb!!!

Welcome to my newest downline from KS!

Today, Mandy from Kansas signed up and joined my Stampin' Up! family as a brand, spankin' new demonstrator. Welcome Mandy!!

Welcome to my newest downline from NY!

Michele, from NY, just signed up to join the Stampin' Up! and my stamping family. Michele has been a customer for years. Welcome Michele!!

Welcome to my newest and first downline from Maine!

Debbie, from Maine, just signed up today as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in my first-level downline. Welcome Debbie!!

Iris Folding Cards thanks to customer Gail

Gail (in WA) shared this paper folding idea with me this week and I love it! So pretty :)

Samples of Gail's folding cards online

Gail recommends this site for samples and patterns

Gail sent me many photos of samples and patterns out of a book she used to learn from but I'm sure that copyright laws won't allow me to post those here. Gail used a book called "460 Iris Folded Cards to Make  by Maruscha Gaasenbeek & Tine Beauveser". It is not in my county library system. Gail then recommended searching by the term "iris folding". Regardless, linking to the two sites above will give you a good idea what "iris folding" is all about.

The book Gail recommends is on half.com (my favorite resource for books). Looks like it's new so maybe that's why my library does not have it. See what it looks like here: The book Gail used here on half.com.

And the book is on Amazon:

Here's a card Gail shared after I posted this. Cool!!!

Card: Sarah's response to my template challenge from last week

Downline, Sarah in TX, just shared this lovely interpretation of my challenge from last week. More from Sarah can be found here Sarah's Blog. Sarah notes that she put glitter in the ribbon slide which makes it sparkly but the photo doesn't show it that well. Gorgeous!

 

Welcome to three new demonstrators in my stamping family!

The family is growing!

Welcome to the three newest member of my first-level downline:

• Joyce in New York! (Joyce is my only New York downline right now!)
• Sandy in Ohio!
• Lyn in California!

Sneak Peek thanks to Creating Keepsakes magazine

Occasions Mini Set Featured in Creating Keepsakes
February 24, 2009

We thought you might like to know about a special occasions mini sneak peek! An Egg-cellent Easter stamp set from the Occasions Mini 2009 Catalog will be featured in the April issue of Creating Keepsakes, which hits newsstands beginning February 24. Be sure to let your customers know that this stamp set will be available to order beginning March 1.

Sweetening the recruiting pot through Saturday, February 28

I cut and paste this off an email and the fonts are wonky and things are underlined that shouldn't be. Racing to an appointment and can't fix now. Sorry - I hope you get the idea....

 

For the rest of February ONLY, I will double the free extra stamp set offer by SU and match what they are giving you during Sale-A-Bration! Here’s a summary of what you will get if you sign up this week only:

 

1. Kit worth $335 and ordinarily $199, on sale for $169 + tax (ships free), AND;
2. ANY extra free stamp set of your choice (up to $47.95 value) added on thanks to Stampin’ Up! (you choose it online on the order form), AND;
3. ANY extra free stamp set of your choice (up to $47.95 value) added on thanks to Stella (once you sign up and are official, simply email me and ell me which set you want me to order for you).

Basically, that can make the kit worth up to $430 and you pay $169 + tax! AND you can customize your kit if you don't like everything in it (limitations on what you can customize).

And, SU gives every new demonstrator a total of 30% off their first order. We have a sneak peek sale just for demos that begins March 1 where we can choose some Occasions items at an added 20% on top of our regular demo discount of 20%. If you were to sign up now then place your first big order in March, you will get a ton of freebies depending on your order size. Yes, demonstrators earn hostess items and Sale-A-Bration items and you might choose something I get 40% off of at almost 50% off…. It’s a GREAT time to sign up!

 

 Of the three gals who signed up this past week, two are only doing it for the discount for themselves and friends or coworkers. That is just fine!!

 

 DEADLINE to be signed up online = Saturday, February 28.

 

Steps to sign up online are on my blog on the “Pages” section as are several documents answering many of your questions. You can ponder it there privately or ask me for any info. Email or phoning are equally great! (916) 903-7713.

 

Cards: I finished my sorta One Sheet Wonder project using "Flower Fancy"

Thanks to Comcast, I had no TV, phone or internet from about 3:30 PM last night til well after I went to bed. Grrr.... The silver lining to that is I was able to focus on finishing these cards that I started, and shared with you, in an earlier post. So here goes: 8 cards out of 2 sheets of regular card stock. I shared 2 cards a few days ago but I just took a photo of each group of 4. I don't like the way they glitter photographed. It makes it look much uglier than it is. Oh well, here goes:

 

Card: Gail's answer to my challenge

Yet one more excellent interpretation of my challenge from earlier this week. Thanks to Gail from Washington state :)

I did it -- first time ever though I've tried for years....

The Academy Awards begin in less than 2 hours. Today, I met my goal and one that I'd hoped to accomplish year after year but never had until today. I have seen all 5 of the Best Picture nominated movies! Saw "Milk" at noon today so now I've seen them all. Stella's review:

• Frost/Nixon - very good
• ..Benjamin Button - didn't do much for me except make me look at my watch - had no idea it was so long - I actually left the movie early to get kids from school and I dont' feel I missed a thing
• The Reader - very good, loved Kate Winslet in it
• Milk - brilliant performance by Sean Penn. Loved the movie.
• Slumdog Millionaire - probably one of the best movies I've ever seen. Saw this one first and I have told anyone who'll listen "go see it!" My daughter saw it last night, finally, and also thought it was outstanding. I can't even describe how awesome I thought it was. Heavy topic though. Not for the faint of heart.

And now to open the champagne, get out the snacks and hunker down.... Shhh.. no one is allowed to speak to me when the Oscars are on. I'm obsessed!

What is a "downline"?

Last week I sent a newsletter to my "downline". I use that word to customers and sometimes they ask "what is a downline?" Well, I am a demonstrator for Stampin' Up!. When I recruit someone to also sign up to be a demonstrator and they sign up under me, he or she is my "downline". I am his or her "upline". Those folks are all in my "first level". Now if they sign up new demonstrators, those demonstrators are also in my downline but they are in my 2nd or 3rd, etc... level. In my recent newsletter to all my downline in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels, I shared this statistic that is interesting to me:

• There are 48 in my 1st level.
• There are 18 in my 2nd and 3rd levels.
• Of the 66 total, 2 are men! (I love that!)
• You live in 27 different states plus Japan!

• Arkansas

  Arizona

  California

  Colorado

  Florida

  Georgia

  Illinois

  Indiana

  Kansas

  Massachusetts

  Maryland

  Military base in Japan

  Minnesota

  Missouri

  New Hampshire

  New York (as of 2/22 – my 1^st!)

  North Carolina

  Ohio

  Oklahoma

  Oregon

  Pennsylavania

  South Dakota

  Tennessee

  Texas

  Utah

  Vermont

  Washington

  Wisconsin

Being in my downline does not mean you are necessarily local to me as you can see by the fact that my 66 downline are in 27 states plus one foreign country (albeit on a US military base). An upline can be anywhere. It just depends on what YOU, as a downline, wants and/or needs. Some demonstrators want to be close to their upline in their own town or nearby. Others like the contact person available (me) but don't care how close or how far their upline is geographically. Just because someone lives a mile away, does not mean they will be more responsive to you that I would be!

The bottom line is that there's a home for everyone and I welcome YOU to my group especially now that the kit is on sale and Stampin' Up! is adding a free set of your choice to it.

As always, asking me questions obligates you to nothing! How else will you know if this is right for you unless you ask about it??

I'm available by phone and email. Note that my business phone ringer is off at night and on Sunday's. Otherwise, call me and if I'm not at my desk, please leave a message and I'll call you right back!

(916) 903-7713

StellarStamps@comcast.net