Online Exclusives - using them in your face to face Stampin' Up! business

What do you think about the new Online Exclusives? These are great for those demonstrators who sell largely online.  If you are like me with 99% of my sales are in person, how can you successfully share this great product offering? 

Stampin' Up! have made the decision not to provide us with printables for these products other than the flyers to send customers online, so I have spent many hours putting together something for my customers, my team and if you would find it useful for you too.

I opted to group bundles and suites together so you can just print out one or two sheets to take to class if you are focusing on a particular product. I also included item codes and prices for simple ordering in class plus of course the prices for UK, USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand. 

I also included a prompt to order from you and a couple of samples made using the products shown. I kept the background white - both to highlight the products AND to save your printer for wasting ink on a fancy background. 

Now for the apologies: So far I have not done the non-English language options, but let me know if you would be interested in other languages and currencies and based on what I hear I will see if I can schedule in that work. I have not included kits and left out just one other small item due to layout constrictions - but everything else is there. 

 

If you would like a set of 7 printables sharing 21 purchase options that you can take to class and share with your customers there is just a small charge of £4 - about $6.50 US for these sheets.

They print on BOTH A4 and US letter.   Click to order for just £4 and I will email them over to you. 

If you want to see how I plan to use them in my Stampin' Up! face to face business you can watch a short video HERE.  I will go over some of the challenges and solutions in dealing with Online Only products to help you get the best from these offerings from Stampin' Up! 

If we, (as I hope), find these printables helpful in increasing our sales, I will add more as we get more new products. Let me know how they are working for you! 

Re-inker Technique Masterclass - 17 ways to use those re-inkers!

With what looks like the imminent announcement of a colour refresh, now is the perfect time to talk to our lovely customers about re-inkers. Having the re-inker to match each ink pad will massively extend its life - but there is SO much more we can do with our re-inkers. 

To support you in sharing this, I have produced a new class that features 10 different techniques that use re-inkers PLUS a video highlighting 7 other times you will want a re-inker. 

So that will give you 17 reasons to show your love for these useful items. You can include some in your class and encourage your customers to get the matching re-inker for their favourite colours.

Here is what is included in the class:

 

• 10 techniques using Stampin' Up! Re-inkers
• Step by step videos for each technique 
• A separate video showing 7 more reasons you need a re-inker 
• A teaching materials video featuring a couple of show and tell project ideas
• A set up video for creating your memories and more technique file - plus some alternate ideas for you and your customers
• Printable layout examples showing how to assemble samples and instructions in a memories and more folder if required.   
• Printable index sheet   
• Printable instructions for each technique – editable with no logos configured for both A4 and US letter versions AND 9 copies of one technique per sheet for easy class prep. 

I have kept my class price to just £10, which is usually about $14 US  - but at the time of typing it is less due to current exchange rates.

If you would like to order the class for just £10 you can order securely on Paypal by clicking below and I will email your class to you.  

I email as soon as I get your paypal notification - however if we are on other sides of the world I will send as soon as I wake up! 

If you would like to know a little more about the class, I have a short trailer video here.

I really hope this class will help you with your Stampin’ Up! business. 

If you are interested, you can see all the classes I have available HERE

**NOTE: Products used in this class were current at the time the class was designed. In many cases an alternative stamp/punch/die or DSP design will work for the projects** 

February Class Projects and Display Projects Shares

As promised, here are all the projects we made at the February class. 

If you are not already on my newsletter list do drop me an email and request it. 

My monthly class newsletter includes a show and tell video for both the class cards, (with a few teaching tips), and some information on the display projects and products used. I also included the measurements for the gift box. 

Around the Bend / Decorative Borders Card

Seaside Bay Gift Box

Best Day Birthday Fat Cat or Cake Card

Here are some of the display projects I also shared in class. 

If you are interested in any of my ready to teach classes, click below to see the list. Below are just a few of those that are currently available. 

Happy Valentines - with four project ideas featuring the Country Lane Floral Suite

I am just dropping in today to share four projects made using the Country Floral Lane suite from Stampin' Up! Although these projects are for Birthday, Thank you and Just a Note cards - they would all work as a Valentine's design.

The red card was heavily inspired by one my lovely team member Tracy McDonnell, (The Papercraft Studio) presented at OnStage.  

To get the little flower heart on the blue card, I used the large heart flower stamp in Balmy Blue, then stamped over again with the Basic Grey heart and punched out using the matching Country Bouquet punch. 

Here are the next two. The first shows the two-step stamping large heart from the Country Bouquet Suite and the second uses leaves and hearts to make a Just a Note wreath. Greetings are from the Go To Greetings stamp set. 

Happy Valentines to you all and I will be back with my February class projects soon. 

This Month's Class Projects - display projects and more!

Hello my fellow Stampin' Up! demos 

Have you had a busy festive season? Did you miss that I had a fun new class available called Music and More that you can make and teach? 

It features a theatre / graduation auditorium explosion box and lots more. 

If you would like to see more - click here to find out all about it! 

I am straight back in to regular classes with my lovely ladies and as well as teaching the classes, we had an after-class party following each one. So I have lots to share! 

If you are on my monthly newsletter list, you will also have an exclusive show and tell video for all the class projects waiting in your email inbox. If you are not on my list and would like to join you can do so by clicking here. 

So let's get on with with some project photos.

This fun fancy fold project was so much fun to make. I tried to work out the measurements on the video with dubious success. LOL! The ones I gave there will work but these will save extra cutting for my US letter friends.

A4 Thick Basic White  11 1/2 X 4 1/8 score at 3 3/4, 7 1/2 & 9 1/2   for the top piece 

8 1/4 X 5 1/2 

US Letter 11 X 4 1/4 score at 3 3/4 7 1/2 & 9 1/4 and for the top piece the same 8 1/4 X 5 1/2 

We made this fun cascade card using the Two-Tone Flora stamps.

I don't usually teach two fancy folds in one regular class - but these were both very simple to make. I did use the Stamparatus though to speed things up with the two step stamping! 

I always give some choice to my class ladies when it comes to Valentine cards, as not everyone will be sending one. With this card we did two lots of embossing as well as stamping - so lots of techniques were used. 

From my display here are a few more of my projects. I did a couple featuring the the Share a Milkshake bundle. I love how the Country Gingham DSP went well with this set and used the cone die to make a cone full of hearts. I am really loving the Alphabet A La Mode dies as well as you can see! 

Here is a card I showed that featured the Something Fancy dies - we used them in class on the cascade class too.  

I think the sampler I made shows the versatility of this set. 

I hope you like those projects and I will be back to share more in a couple of weeks! 

New Online Class - Music & More

I have been designing a new fun class with a total wow project - the Theatre/Auditorium exploding box. I saw a few examples of this sort of card / box online but it took a fair while to figure it out - but it is all done for you so you can get right to making your own version.  I made one aimed at graduation and one with a theatre/cinema/music concert theme. 

As well as the main wow! - we have two more fancy cards plus three regular cards that feature the Enjoy the Rhythm stamps from the mini. 

I thought you may need a closer look, so I have made a short video showing each project in more detail. Click below to watch! 

The class is just £10 delivered to your inbox, and includes all the following:

• Step by step videos for all six projects - including the graduation accessories on that option of the theatre 
• Sizes worked out for A4 and US letter card stock sizes 
• An ordering list for all the consumables you will need order for your customers
• A non-logo photo for you to use to advertise the class and add your own information 
• Reference photos of all the projects 

If you would like to order the class just click below and I will send it over to your email inbox. 

ORDER THE MUSIC & MORE CLASS - featuring the Theatre Exploding Box 

I will be back in a week or so with some project ideas for regular classes including measurements for a fancy fold. 

I hope you enjoy this class and that it helps you with your Stampin' Up!  business. 

**NOTE: Products used in this class were current at the time the class was designed. In many cases an alternative stamp/punch/die or DSP design will work for the projects** 

December Class Projects and more

Hello my lovely Ready Set Demo friends 

Are you ready for Christmas? (cue groan for all of us who are hosting or haven't started buying gifts or writing cards...!)

Well if you still have some classes to design for this month, or indeed next month - I hope these projects give you a little inspiration. Feel free to CASE (copy and share everything) or tweak them or use the layouts with brand new Stampin' Up! goodies! 

You should already have your Ready Set Demo newsletter in your email inbox and this month it includes a show and tell video of the projects below. If you aren't on my newsletter list, you can sign up here. 

Also in the newsletter, I included a link to a demo originally done for my lovely ladies who had asked about the Linen Speciality Paper in the big book. If you haven't seen or used this it is fab. 

Framed Florets Card 

I always think a thank you card is a great one to make at our December classes - but I gave my lovely ladies a choice of the thank you or the birthday version. 

This card was make using the Framed Florets bundle from Stampin’ Up! - if you missed my post with more samples, you can find it here. 

Jingle Gift Bag 

I am so sad to say goodbye to two items that we used in class this month. Both the Jingle, Jingle, Jingle stamps and the Whimsical Trees Embossing Folder are retiring. 

We waved them a fond farewell with this cute gift bag. 

Splendid Thoughts Card 

The Splendid Thoughts stamps and co-ordinating dies are another bundle which is sadly retiring. This design could be made with lots of other flower and leaf bundles though. 

We made a card that featured water colouring using our re-inkers. My lovely ladies had the opportunity to either create a colour wash over the leaf images or paint each leaf individually. 

Which technique would you have chosen to use? 

I hope you find those designs helpful but if you would like to see more, here is a quick show and tell video where I talk through how I taught these cards. 

I am just starting to design my next special class so I will be back at some point with a new class for you all. 

Until then, happy stamping and I hope you and your loved ones have a happy festive season. 

Love Liz X