Party YOUR way!

Do you love Stampin' Up! products?

Do you have crafty friends, or even non crafty friends who admire your hand made cards, or scrapbooks and would like to try their hand at doing it themselves?

Well why not combine your love of crafts and your friends and earn FREE Stampin' Up! stash for yourself by holding a Stampin' up! workshop (aka "party!") at your house,or with your craft group, social group e.g. WI/ TWG/ Mothers Union etc and you can do just that!

Simply get together a group of friends who would like to have a go at papercrafting and get in touch with me to arrange a mutually convenient date, and I can promise you a few hours of creative fun, and best of all - if you and your friends spend a minimum of £150 at the party, you get to have a catalogue shopping spree worth £25! The more you all  spend, the higher the hostess pounds total gets. Go over £300 and not only do you earn a £50 spending spree - you also get to buy any item in the catalogue - even the most expensive(the Sizzix Big Shot!) at HALF PRICE.

You agree to provide

• Friends who are interested in buying high quality craft products - with a chance to "try before they buy"
• A table with space for everyone to sit round
• Light refreshments (you don't need to lay on a bar and buffet - tea and biccies or wine and nibbles is just fine)

I provide

• a demonstration of at least two papercrafted items such as gift packaging, cards,scrapbook pages or small 3d items (and I can tailor them to things you want to see/ do)
• a "make and take" for you and your guests which is usually a hand made card using Stampin' Up!s card, stamps, inks, tools and embellishments
• boards with inspirational ideas for using any SU products you and your guests buy
• a small gift for you as the hostess
• a free catalogue and invitations, and order forms for those friends who might want to order but are unable to come on the night (to get you closer to the £150 threshold!)

Stampin' Up provide

• quality products with a no quibble 90 day money back guarantee
• hostess benefits of free merchandise (subject to a minimum spend of £150)

I don't do a "hard sell" on you or your guests, as I believe the products sell themselves - once people try them out and see and feel the quality for themselves, they can't resist. 

That said, if you don't want to have a "selling party" why not get together a group and I will come and run a private class for you. For £5 each (to cover my expenses), we will make 3-5 cards (exact number is dependent on time available and experience of the group), and if anyone would like to order goods during the class, as long as their order is over £20 they get their class absolutely FREE..... 

We have just launched our new Summer mini catalogue this month so their is lots of lovely NEW product available to tempt you - so go on - pick up the phone or drop me an email now!

We can be crafting together in no time!

StampaholixUK@aol.com or 07973 969153

#Go your own way# Starter kit - YOUR way!

In the words of the old Fleetwood Mac (showing my age here!) song - Stampin' Up! is all about doing everything your own way - and that couldn't be clearer with the new starter kit offer.

SU Head Office have done a lot of market research about what stops potential demos from signing up - and for once - they have actually acted on the results and the outcome is the new signing up promotion.

So what was stopping you signing up? Well let's look at some of the main stumbling blocks....


1. Cost
One of the main concerns was the cost of the starter kit. Well as of the 1st May, the starter kit has dropped in price to just £99. This has got to be one of the cheapest starter kits on offer from any direct selling company in the UK - most of the others will charge you well over £100.


2. Contents
Another concern was the lack of choice in the products offered in the starter kit. For scrapbookers, lots of small stamps  were unnecessary, cardmakers would have liked some more embellishments, for established crafters, they may already have had a big stash of SU product to use, and for most recruits there were items included which would never see the light of day again. 
So now Stampin' Up offer you the chance to choose EVERY SINGLE ITEM which goes into your starter kit. Yes that's right - there are no "set" choices for you like there were before - you get to choose exactly what YOU want, so you know that there isn't any wasted money at all Best of all, you don't get £99 worth of product - you get to choose up to £130 worth of goodies for the price, and it also includes another £45 worth of business supplies like catalogues, order forms, invitations etc.
So - what are you waiting for? 


3. Commitment
So what exactly are you signing up for? Well - would you believe it if i told you that you were just signing up for a bargain box of goodies with no strings attached?
Does that sound too good to be true?
Well, strange though it may seem - that is exactly what you would be doing! Again, unlike a lot of other direct sales companies, you do not have to have hassled your friends and family into having a workshop (party) for you before you sign up, nor do you have to make minimum sales in a certain length of time in order to keep your starter kit.
Your ONLY commitment is to pay that £99 for £130 worth of high quality crafting goodies, and what you do once you have them in your hands, its entirely up to you what you do with them. Take them and run, and just quietly drop once you fail to meet your first quarterly minimum sales (which can be up to 6 months away), or just feed your own stash needs, or sell to your friends and family (at a discount), or make it into a business.


You don't have to give anyone the hard sell - just do everything your way. But if you are like some of my customers... placing an order for £99 worth of goodies is just too easy - so why not just give being a demo a try - you never know what might happen!


Why not get in touch to see what Stampin' Up! has to offer you? I am happy to chat at any time. You can get me on StampaholixUK@aol.com, or on 07973 969153 most times of day, and when you do - ask me about my signing up incentives as well - your starter kit could be worth even more!

Spring Mini Blog Hop

Welcome to the In Love With Stamping blog hop which launches the new Stampin' Up! Summer Mini catalogue which goes live TODAY! IF you haven't got a copy yet, why not click on the pick on the right there and have a peek at the online version - or get in touch and I'll pop a real live copy in the post for you to stroke and drool over!

You may have joined me from the lovely Emily's Blog - didn't she have lovely stuff on there to show you - if you landed here first - please follow the circle to see lots of inspiration with the new goodies. When you get back to me you are done with this circle (but there is another one running today as well - in total there are 40 Demos taking part!)

Anyway let's get down to business.... As most of my readers know - I am a Scrapbooker rather than a cardmaker, so here is a page I made using the gorgeous new Twitterpated papers. At first sight these are a bit "girlie" but I found enough there to make a VERY masculine page of my darling hubby with his two brothers and a couple of nephews at a cousins wedding! Look carefully and you will see that i have embellished the page with some of the new pleated satin ribbon, and a couple of rosettes made with the new scoreboard. I love our scoreboard, as although it is calibrated in inches,  it comes with two optional plates, one of which changes the measurements to metric, the other which allows diagonal folds. Both of these plates just slide into the base and as they fill the space completely, they are really easy to use!

Next up are a couple of cards using the brand new Framelits cutting dies - these are the SU/ Sizzix version of the ever popular Nestabilities and as usual with SU - they come with a beautiful matching stamp set called Apothecary Art.

One of these (the red one) is the Thank you card I included in my Stampers Six packs last months, the other is a card I made for a special lady's 80th birthday last week. They feature the diecuts layerd up with the stamped images  which I i think are very versatile and I'm sure i will use them a LOT!


Last up is another Stampers 6 thank you card - this time featuring the Edgelits dies. I still have this one as I couldn't send it as I managed to knock over a dauber which left that horrible mark in the top left corner..... this one features the lovely bracket edge, and the lovely new embossing folder with the hearts on.

I hope you have liked my projects - and if you would like a free copy of the new mini catalogue, please get in touch and i will pop one in the post to you as soon as I can.


Now - why not hop along to the next blog on the hop the lovely Ally is waiting for you!

Just one place left on May Stampers 6!

Just to let everyone know I now have just ONE place left on the Stampers 6 which starts on the 1st of May with the launch of the new Summer Mini Catalogue - if you would like to join a lovely group of ladies for 6 months of Stampin' Up! lushness, please let me know as soon as you can so if need be I can rush your catalogues to you in readiness for the first orders to go in in the early hours of 1st May!


You get a free catalogue (plus any others which come out during the session - including the brand new 2012-13 catalogue in September), and the chance to be the hostess of a virtual party where you get all the benefits with none of the hassle. You commit to spending £25 (plus postage) each month, and for one month out of the 6, you will get the hostess benefits which are a minimum £25 spending spree in the catalogues, including exclusively priced "Hostess only" stamps and paper


My ladies also all get a hand made thank you card each month (reusable as I don't actually write in it!) and a small gift or sample of SU product each month. This month the cards were sneak peeks of Summer mini goodies - and their gift was a sample of all the new ribbon and twine from the catalogue.


What are you waiting for... this is your chance to have a parcel of goodies arrive on your doorstep each month - please contact me on StampaholixUK@aol.com or by phone on 07973 969153 for more details


Also - make a note in your diaries for the 1st of May - My fellow SU demonstrators from the UK (and one from France) and I are doing another of our famous blog hops to showcase the new products in the Summer Mini catalogue - check back here after 10 am on 1st May to see inspiration from over 40 demos!

Even more Fabulous Freebies???

Yes - that's right.... just when you thought you couldn't be tempted any more.... what do SU do?? Run another gift with purchase promotion this time there are 4 packs of gorgeous patternd papers to choose from with every order over £45. Two are from the main catalogue (Nursery Nest and Beyond the Garden) and two from the mini catalogue which has just another month to run (Berry Blossoms and Pocketful of Posies).

If you haven't tried Stampin' Up!s Designer Series Papers this a way to so for free! They are really great quality and each pack contains two sheets each of six different designs.... you can either split one with a friend (and both of you get one of each sheet), or keep them all to yourself, one sheet to use and the other to keep and stroke!

Speaking of the Mini Catalogue... Time is running out for the items in there so if there is anything you have been dithering over, please don't forget that after the end of this month - they vanish until at least October.... and while we have our fingers crossed that the cupcake and large scallop circle punches will make a comeback - we have it on good authority that the Simply Adorned range is going for good from the US main catalogue, which means it will probably going from ours too! I wasn't convinced by the little charms until i actually saw one in real life - and was totally won over by the idea of mini works of art which you can make to match your outfits and swap in and out with each change of outfit.

So go on - dig out that mini catalogue (or click on the link) up on the right and have a peruse.... and don't forget - go over £45 and you will get a free pack of DSP - and if that wan't enough - Spend over £50 and I will pay the shipping for you for every order placed before the 30th April!

Go on - you know you want to!

Two places remaining in stampers 6 starting in May

I have just two places left in the Stampers 6 group starting on the 1st May, so if you would like to join in the fun, and get to be a Stampin Up! hostess without the hassle of throwing a party, please get in touch!

You agree to spend a minimum of £25 each month (excluding postage and packing) for 6 months on goodies from the main and the new summer mini catalogue (which also launches on the 1st May!!!), and for one month of the 6, you get to be the hostess for the group, with a guaranteed £25 Hostess Pounds to spend on items of your choice from the catalogues! All the fun and goodies of being the hostes with no need to clean the house, invite friends, provide refreshments or any of the other hassle of having a workshop at home (although I can do a home workshop for you if you like - just get in touch!)

Once you sign up, you receive a copy of the 2011-12 Ideas Book and Catalogue (if you havent already got one!) and I will send a copy of the new mini catalogue once I get them myself.
As this group will run over the launch of the new 2012-13 catalogue in October, you will also receive one of those with your September order.

Each month - your parcels will be turned round on the day they get to me if Mr UPS gets here before lunch, and will include a handmade thank you card from me (which you can re-use!), and a small present or sample so you can try out items you may not have thought of using or trying before.

If you would like to join the group - please get in touch as soon as you can.... if there is enough interest - there may be a second group as well!

Contact me on StampaholixUK@aol.com or on 07973 969153, and start making those wish lists now!

New Stampers 6 group starting in May!

Guess what is happening in May - apart from this new Stampers 6 group starting up???

Well - we have the fabulous new Summer Mini catalogue coming your way - 28 pages stuffed full of lush new Stampin Up goodies, including the brand new Simply Scored scoring board, along with its metric converter plate! I can see this one being a must have (even though ) already have a Scor Pal and Martha Stewart scoreboard) - having one that can do both metric and imperial measurements is great as far as I'm concerned!

There are lots of lovely new stamp sets as well as new Framelits and Edgelits dies for the big shot - along with matching stamp sets and embossing folders!

Now would be a great time to start up with me in my new Stampers 6 club which starts at the beginning of May! Sign up with me to spend a minimum of £25 per month (plus postage) on goodies from the main and mini catalogues, and for one of those months you will be the "hostess" and get lots of freebies without having the hassle of having a party

You commit to spend a minimum £25 per month and you get......

A copy of the current Stampin Up! Ideas Book and Catalogue (if you havent got one already) worth £5.95
A copy of the Summer Mini catalogue
A copy of the 2012-13 catalogue when it launches in October
A guaranteed £25 of "Hostess Pounds" to spend in the catalogue when it is your turn to be hostess ( it CAN be more, but you should not expect to get more than this minimum - if you do its a bonus!)
A reusable handmade Thank You card in each parcel
A small gift or sample from me each month because you are special!

So why not join in the fun and work your way down your wish list - and if you haven't got a wish list already, you will have once you see this new catalogue!

Get in touch with me on StampaholixUK@aol.com or give me a ring on 07973 969153 and I will send you out further details and the agreement!

Off to create my own wish list now........