Oh my goodness - just back from an amazing OnStage Local in the UK and I couldn't wait to try the new Cling Stamps. These are going to be replacing both Clear Mount and Wood Mount in the new Spring/Summer or Seasonal catalogue and in the Sale-A-Bration brochure with a transition over the next 6 months for all stamps.
Oh and this is one of the stamp sets from the upcoming catalogue - isn't it beautiful?
I think North America gets to keep wood a little longer - but for me I am happy because my customers won't order wood by accident and have me call poor demo support to do exchange after exchange!
SO - I was excited to try - but a bit nervous too. Come and see how I get on (hint: I LOVE them!)
Welcome to Ready Set Demo
It may be an English thing - but I don't really feel comfortable discussing my sales ranking on my customer facing Facebook posts. And I don't want my relatively small customer base to think they are spending too much! LOL
But I feel here we are all amongst friends and I can share :)
After a difficult year during which we lost my lovely Daddy - I am proud to have kept my business not only going but growing!
During the 2017-18 year I ranked :
# 9 in UK sales
# 18 overall in the UK - up from 35 last year.
Congratulations to all of you who ranked this year - no-one does this stuff without putting in the hard hours whether your business is traditional class based like mine or online. Share in the comments where you ranked so we can cheer you on!
And if you would like to see your name rising up the top performers list next year - I will be back soon with free business ideas and time-saving online classes designed for you to teach.
I have been promising some virtual training to help you grow your business – thank you to those that gave me a gentle nudge to get on with this! 😁
After considering various options, I have decided to share some FREE training videos with anyone who is interested.
Success at Fairs, Craft Shows, Markets and County Shows
Have you ever done a show to promote your Stampin' Up! business and been disappointed with the results?
Or maybe you would like to do a show and would like some hints and tips on how to be successful first time?
I have done many events over the years and learned lots of lessons – the most recent show I did with my team member Tracy earned us
·12 paid class bookings
·An ongoing weekly after-school class
·2 private classes
·30 more leads to follow up
Woo hoo! Very good for one days work! I hope by sharing all I have learned in this video, it will help you make your next show or fair equally successful!
So this happened today... I am SO blessed to do the best job in the world, have amazing friends, team and customers who have enabled me to earn this trip. Who would have though that playing with stamps, ink and paper could make your dreams come true? If you haven't ever earned a trip - I am proof that you CAN do it. Even if you don't have an online business. SO excited!
Thank you to everyone who enjoyed my previous technique and ready to teach classes. You might find one of your sweet messages in the testimonials at the bottom of this post!
Today I am offering a brand new Online Technique Masterclass
TWELVE SHIMMER PAINT TECHNIQUES,
VIDEOS, PRINTED MATERIALS and more.
There is so much included that will be a big time saver and money maker for you as demonstrator either to teach technique by technique at classes or parties or to share as a with-product class as I did. (With-product classes really help your sales so I highly recommend them!)
Much more than a basic online class, you will receive
•Full step by step video tutorials showing each of the 12 techniques
•Print-outs describing each technique, suitable to display in Memories and More pockets. (Available for both A4 and US Letter printing).
•Video showing lots of hints and tips for using your Shimmer Paint which you can share with your customers
•A4 & US Letter printable listing all the hints and tips for easy reference.
•Photographs showing suggested layouts for your technique file
•Photograph showing how to make a fold-flat spray studio from a Stampin' Up! delivery box
•Teaching hints and tips video – different ways to use this class in your business
The cost for all of this is just £10 / apx $13 US Pay securely with Paypal and you will receive your class in your email inbox within 24 hours.
If you have already done my 48 Stamping Techniques online class, the Stamparatus Masterclass and/or my Embossing Paste online class, you will see that this class follows on and all 84 techniques will fit into one Memories and More folder.
If you have not done those classes - don't worry - this can be run and taught as a stand alone class. (Scroll down for links to the other technique classes if you are interested, they are still available).
Want to see more about the Shimmer Paint Technique Masterclass? - watch my video below.
Pay securely with Paypal and you will receive your class in your email inbox within 24 hours. £10 (approx $13 US - Paypal exchange rates at time of posting).
**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**
Class Testimonials from our fellow demonstrators.
I have had so many messages and just wish I could share them all. Each and every message brought happy tears to my eyes. You are all so lovely and because of your support, I am able to spend the time developing more classes for us all. Love Liz x
Oh my goodness Liz you are AMAZING!! Last week I did a demo for a group of ladies showing a lot of these tips. I told them I was going to put together a class to master their new tool. I nearly flipped when I saw your tutorial. You have saved me hours and hours of work. Truly outstanding and thank you so much. (JD Canadian demo)
Thank you so much Liz. Your resources are just so great! It frees up so much of my time! My classes & customers just adored your Vanity Box. (VW South Pacific demo)
I am truly grateful for you, putting such wonderful training materials together for me, a demonstrator. Because of you, I am going to look like a veritable fountain of Stamparatus knowledge. Lol The price was only $13.62 in US dollars. I can't even believe it! (JS US demo)
It’s difficult to express how grateful I am for your tutorial. Last week was AWFUL for me! (lovely AG shared her difficult week but I’ll keep that private - Liz) . I had scheduled my first Stamparatus class for Thursday night. As horrible as I felt, I probably should have postponed it, but I really didn’t want to do that. When I ordered your tutorial, I thought it would give me some ideas. Little did I know that you had planned my whole class for me!!! Liz, I was SO sick, and it was such a blessing to have everything all laid out for me. You have no idea. This tutorial is worth SO much more than what you charged for it. Thank you thank you THANK YOU!! You are absolutely brilliant, and if I could, I would give you such a big hug right now! I am just so very grateful for everything you shared! Everyone loved the class, and all the handouts! You made me look SO good! Haha! I will definitely be looking for more tutorials from you! (AG US demo )
including PROJECT VIDEOS, MEASUREMENTS, MARKETING TOOLS, TEACHING TIPS and more.
Featuring the Broadway Birthday suite, these projects will make a fantastic with-product class or split them and teach them at regular classes or parties.
MORE THAN JUST A CLASS, THIS READY TO TEACH CLASS INCLUDES
FULL PRINTABLE MEASUREMENTS IN A4 AND US LETTER SIZES
ALL MEASUREMENTS GIVEN IN INCHES
PER-PERSON ORDERING LIST
PRICING INFORMATION
TEACHING HINTS AND TIPS
FULL STEP BY STEP VIDEO OF EACH PROJECT
NON LOGO PHOTOS TO USE IN YOUR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA & ADVERTISING
EDITABLE FLYER PRINTABLE WITH PHOTOS
All for just £10 or approx $14 US
Want to see more? - watch my video here
(AND HOW FUNNY IS THAT SHOT YOUTUBE PICKED?!)
Why teach with product classes?
The biggest change I have made to my business over the past few years is including with-product classes. It is largely due to this that I reached number 9 for sales in the UK last year - and I run a traditional class based business - no online sales have helped in that achievement.
Your existing and new customers will LOVE to learn how to make these gorgeous projects and you will get great sales from the Stampin' Up! products you use
Are you ready to join me and increase your sales and income while making your customers happy?
Pay securely with Paypal and you will receive your class in your email inbox within 24 hours.
Today I am sharing some thought on coping with our businesses when life happens.
We all have challenges from time to time, (or all the time!), and keeping your business going can be tough.
So here are my quick tips:
Get ahead when times are good!
Because I was formerly a part time stamper/full time corporate employee, I got into the habit of working ahead. I would design classes up to 2 months and prep them 1 month ahead. I encouraged my customers to book ahead so I could do this.
When I went full time, I stayed with this strategy. Because of this when my Dad sadly passed away in June, I could take plenty of time out to be with my Mum and family without my classes suffering. I was already prepped through to mid July - including my online classes. (I will always miss my lovely Daddy - he was 90 years old and played sport until he was 89 he was the most honest person I've ever know and he was chair of his housing social committee - he was an inspiration that I will always try to live up to!)
Let it go - let it go!
Did you sing along? It is OK to admit that you can't do everything. My regular blog videos are going to disappear during the summer because I cannot realistically catch up. For me, my main income comes from my face to face business - so that is where I have kept my focus. Pick the most important part of your business and stick with that!
Ask for help.
One of my team is very poorly at the moment and can't teach her upcoming class. Instead of cancelling, she first asked if anyone in the team would care to teach it and earn the profits. Now her lovely customers can still come to her house and one of her demo friends will go there and teach them. It's a win win!
Use Stampin' Up! or READY SET DEMO resources.
Stampin' Up! provides lots of project ideas and even videos that you can share on your blog. I am going to be sharing some of those instead of my own videos in August.
My Ready to Teach Classes (new one coming soon), and Technique Classes can save you hours of design and planning time. The Ready to Teach even have posters, photos, videos, teaching tips, ordering and cutting sheets.
Talking of which.....coming SOON is my next Ready to Teach Class...Broadway Birthday. I will back with details shortly with this class perfect for summer or autumn / fall classes.
FEATURING TWELVE STAMPARATUS TECHNIQUES, VIDEOS, PRINTED MATERIALS and more.
There is so much included that will be fabulous for you as demonstrator either to teach technique by technique at classes or parties or to share as a with-product class as I did. (Oh and it was highest attendance for any class in 3 years!)
Much more than a basic online class, you will receive
Full step by step video tutorials showing each of the 12 techniques
Print-outs describing each technique, suitable to display in Memories and More pockets. (Available for both A4 and US Letter printing).
Video showing lots of hints and tips for using and caring for your Stamparatus.
A4 & US Letter printable listing all the hints and tips for easy reference.
Photographs showing suggested layouts for your technique file
Teaching hints and tips - how to use this class in your business
The cost for all of this is just £10 / apx $13 US
**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**
If you have already done my 48 Technique online class and/or my Embossing Paste online class, you will see that this class follows on and all 72 techniques will fit into one Memories and More folder. If you have not done those classes - don't worry - this can be run and taught as a stand alone class. (Click Classes above and scroll down for the other technique classes).
Want to see more about the Stamparatus Technique Masterclass? - watch my video below - and have a laugh at the open mouth shot that YouTube picked! LOL
Why teach with product classes? The biggest change I have made to my business over the past few years is including with-product classes. It is largely due to this that I reached number 9 for sales in the UK last year - and I run a traditional class based business - no online sales have helped in that achievement.
Your existing and new customers will LOVE to learn how to get the best from the STAMPARATUS - and those wondering whether to buy it will see the amazing potential of this great new tool.
Are you ready to join me and increase your sales and income while making your customers happy?
Pay securely with Paypal and you will receive your class in your email inbox within 24 hours. £10 (approx $13 US - Paypal exchange rates at time of posting).
Today's post is picture heavy...because it shows my displays for the launch of our fabulous 2018-19 Stampin' Up! Catalogue.
Especially for my demo friends, is also a video tour featuring some answers to some of the questions I always get when I show my launch displays. (Scroll down for video and links to display board frames....)
Every year I run several launch party events - and this year we had lots of lovely ladies attend. I serve cake, demonstrate projects, make a huge display featuring new Stampin' Up! goodies, talk about upcoming classes and much more. We also have Liz's Lovely Launch Loot where attendees can choose retired goodies with their orders.
It is always a lot of fun....so here are the pictures for you.
The welcome sign featured the Delightfully Detailed Note Cards and Natures Poem Designer Series Paper.
The main display ...
Below, I used the Apron of Love Bundle, and the Crafting Forever stamps along with the Springtime Impressions Thinlits dies to create the Gorgeous Grape / Highland Heather projects on the left below.
On the right are samples made using the New In Colours and the Varied Vases stamps. I am also showcasing the beautiful Delightfully Detailed Laser-cut Speciality paper with a framed project, a card and a sampler of the card front elements.
Our new colour families are stunning - just look at how well they blend. Loving the all the new colours too.
Here are some of my Natures Poem suite samples
The Graceful Glass Vellum makes beautiful projects...
And to finish a closer look at the cards I made with all our lovely new goodies....some original designs, some CASED from some of you talented demos who have be gracious enough to share!
So as promised...below is the video.
Links (current as of time of posting) to similar laundry airers on Amazon
Australia - thank you Carolin Kapahnke-Millar for this one :)
After extensively searching can't find anything similar in Australia or New Zealand on Amazon - but perhaps you will locate something similar in a local store? If you find a link - let me know and I will add it here.
Ditto Canada - there was a ridiculously priced one at about $90 ...but nothing in the £10 range. Again if you locate an equivalent I am happy to share it here.
I used a 1/4" black foam board and black velcro strips cut narrow to attach (as seen on video). If you are eagle-eyed you may also notice a join down on the bottom section - I taped at the back and it really doesn't notice when the cards are attached.
Are you loving the new ink pads? As an OnStage presenter, I have had a few for a while and am so convinced I plan to order the full set! I loved the tip I saw on the demo planning page about running a tea light along the edges if your new ink pad sticks - but I have noticed as I use them they move easier anyway.
I will keep my old style pad in the remaining colours for when I need extras for bigger classes. However, as I have said to my team - don't feel you need to change out everything. Buy the new colours you love and share them with your customers. (And there are no shortage of lovely new shades).
Now to the point of this video - for those who have wooden storage racks (stamp n storage and similar), you may find like me that the new pads are just that bit harder to get out...they are a tad shorter than the old ones.
So here is my quick, cheap and easy solution.... I hope you find it helps.
Oh - and a little P.S. - at CentreStage in the UK, we were told that Stampin' Up! were currently working on a new storage solution. I believe the pads Do fit in the Stampin' Up! caddy though with a loser fit - but there is something new coming to suit the new pads perfectly.
Woo hoo! I have taken a couple of days to take a breath and recover from an amazing experience at OnStage at Telford UK, where I was asked to present the new Nature's Poem Suite.
On this post I have LOTS pictures and project ideas including a new READY TO TEACH class called FANtastic Nature for you. Enjoy the video - check out the projects below and feel free to CASE as you get ready for the new 2018-19 catalogue launch.
To order my FANtastic Nature READY TO TEACH class securely on Paypal - click below.
5 video tutorial projects (as pictured above) including the fabulous fan
Teaching & up-selling tips video
Cutting measurements (inches)
Photos without logos to use on your social media
Editable flyer/poster for advertising your class
Ordering and pricing information in CSV
IMPORTANT - please do NOT save these pictures on Pinterest public boards - this blog is for demos only so I don't want our customers popping by! Feel free to pin on a secret board if it helps . xxx
IMPORTANT - please do NOT save these pictures on Pinterest public boards - this blog is for demos only so I don't want our customers popping by! Feel free to pin on a secret board if it helps . xxx
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