Let me tell you about one that I use constantly. I honestly own 2 of these and use them every time I sit down to stamp. It's the Paper Cutter #(#104152).
This is a very popular personal paper cutter. It’s lightweight and small enough to store easily, yet large enough to cut papers for 12" x 12" scrapbook pages. It's very portable when you want to take it with you. The swing-out arm is so handy for getting exact cuts on large pieces of card stock. And I find it essential for cutting smaller pieces. It has the "basic" card measurements already boldly marked for you. It comes with two blades. The Features & Benefits in a nutshell:
12" cutting length
Measures widths up to 15-1/2"
Unique design provides straight and precise cuts
Includes 2 blades
Swing-out arm for easy measuring
Aluminum surface on cutting platform marked for accurate measurement
Replacement cutting and scoring blades sold separately
Cutting and scoring blade refill includes one cutting blade and one scoring blade.Cutting blade refill includes 2 cutting blades
The orange blade is used for cutting card stock. The black blade is used for scoring card stock, that is, creating a very light fold line to make folding quick and easy.
This tool needs to be in YOUR Basic Stamping Kit. Order one today and make your paper cutting life easier.
Today I wanted to share with you a card we did with the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle Die.
These 2 cards were made using the Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper. (soon to retire) The dress is actually made with the Scallop Circle Die and the Big Shot,then you trim the sides off to form the "waist line". You then embellish the dress, adhere it to the cardfront, attach your saying and Voila! A quick...cute...card in no time flat. I used the Pretties Kit and "colored" the flowers with Summer Sun Classic reinker and the Aqua Painter. It took about 5 minutes to dry. Then I assembled it with ribbon and a rhinestone brad. The saying come from "Absolutely Fabulous" (also retiring June 30th). I love these quick and fabulous cards. They are awesome in this fast pace world that we live in today. Contact me to get more information on quick simple cards and learn how you can do this too.
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We had a SUStampers Team Meeting this past weekend. Just posted our Technique Shoe Box Swap cards on my Stamp With Glenda FACEBOOK page. Hop on over there and check it out by clicking here. Click on one of the cards to bring up the Photo Album and view all five. While you are there, why not become a FAN? It's free and I do post exclusive information there at times.
Do you know what a Shoe Box Swap is? It is where each person brings enough materials (pre-cut) and all the tools in a "box" (usually a plastic shoe box) to an event or meeting to make a card they have "designed" or "cased" (copied). They bring enough materials for each person there to make a card. You bring your own adhesive (SNail) We sit at the table and pass the boxes around so that each person gets to make one of each card. At the end you go home with multiple cards and you have done a LOT of stamping and laughing. Now, does that not sound like a lot of fun?
This is one of the FAVORITE things that we do at my team meetings along with training. Would you like to be part of this FUN EVENT? Contact me and find out more information. I can show you how to make an extra income each month and have fun doing it.
As you know, time is running out to get those "LAST CHANCE" items on your list. This month also ended a season of stamp clubs for me. (HINT: We will be starting up again soon!) So this month we stamped our hearts out using some of those sets for the last time. It is sad to see them go but it was so much fun to stamp some new ideas and get together one more time before all the summer vacations begin. When we get back together, we will have the brand new 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog and more fresh new ideas. Today, I thought I would share one of the cards we stamped with you. Be on the watch for more of these cards this week. Check back often!
Stamp Set: Zoofari, Hugs & Wishes
Cardstock: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Urban Garden Designer Series Paper
Ink: StaZon Black
Accessories: Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Corner rounder punch, Large oval punch, Big Shot, Texturz Plates - Backgrounds I
Spending time with family and friends can make the splendid, lazy days of summer ones you'll always remember. With the simple and speedy projects in the Country Living Summer Cookout Kit, every occasion to gather becomes a reason to celebrate!
For just $24.95, you'll have what you need to throw a smashing summer barbecue, including
Die-cut components, bamboo skewers, and envelopes to create eight shish kabob invitations
Die-cut coasters (three each of four colors)
Die-cut tags (four each of four colors)
12" x 12" printed food wrapper sheets (12 each of two colors)
Printed recipe cards (four)
Linen thread (five yards)
Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Spot
Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Spot
This offer is only available June 15 - August 31 (or while supplies last), so visit my online store now or contact me to order this exciting, limited-time kit!
Then my Challenge to YOU, should you decide to accept this CHALLENGE (YOU know you like a good challenge!) is to get as least 5 (FIVE) friends to sign up for my newsletter. I am working very hard to make my newsletters informative and educational.
The one that has the most friends to sign-up for my newsletter by JUNE 25th will receive a Stampin'Up! Gift Certificate from me for $10 good toward your first purchase in the NEW 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog. So, Talk to your Friends... send them to this BLOG and tell them to sign-up for my FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER before June 25, 2009.
As I was checking out the Stampin'Up! Website that is for Demonstrators Only (a benefit of being a demonstrator that I find very useful and helpful to my business...Woohoo!), I saw this card that was submitted by Mary Henesey. I thought I would share it with you as this stamp set is going to be leaving us on June 30th. It is in the 2009 Occasions Mini Catalog and it expires, YES..THAT'S RIGHT...JUNE 30th. Do if you want to purchase this stamp set...Order it NOW.
Stamps: Scene In A Garden Stamp Set; Always Stamp Set Paper: Watercolor Paper 3.75 Inches X 5 Inches; Designer Series Paper Bella Rose; Designer Series Paper Urban Garden Card Stock; Very Vanilla 8 1/2X11 Card Stock; Chocolate Chip 8 1/2X11 Inks:Classic Stampin Pad Chocolate Chip; Classic Stampin Pad Ruby Red; Classic Stampin Pad Apricot Appeal; Classic Stampin Pad Summer Sun; Craft Stampin Pad Chocolate Chip Accessories: Aqua Painters; Punch 1 1/4 Inch Square; Punch Scallop Square; Twill Tape; Thread Linen; Button Latte; Stampin Dimensionals; Snail Adhesive Permanent Card Created by: Mary Henesey
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Effective July 1, 2009 the details are:
*You can print my "Reward Card" or get one from me and start adding punches.
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On June 3rd, I wrote to you about "Having the time of my life owning my own Stamping Business". This weekend there was a very interesting article published around the country by the Associated Press. It was a prefect fit to back up the fact that direct selling businesses are at there peak now in the current economy that we face. Scrapbooking, Rubber Stamping and craft sales continue to rise in the last 2 years. This is an affordable way for individuals to enjoy themselves, give wonderful handmade gifts that mean a lot because they made them and get back to the basics.
As a Stampin'Up! Independent Business Owner, I can offer the the OPPORTUNITY to be able to do the same. You will be able to work at your own pace, set your hours. You just need to know what your goal is and we can figure out how you will reach that goal. Do you need to pay a bill each month? Do you want a special vacation? What do you need extra cash for? All you have to do is Contact Me and I will give you the information YOU need to make the Choice. Join my team and get ideas and support you need to grow your business.
ARTICLE - Avon, Mary Kay ranks boom as a second-job option
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Armies of new Avon ladies, Mary Kay reps and Tupperware sellers are advancing on living rooms across the country, their ranks full of professionals forced to take a second job amid the recession. Becke Alexander, sales manager for New York-based Avon Products Inc., hears each week from laid-off bankers and stay-at-home moms, but also gainfully employed people worried how long they'll stay that way. All of them are willing to knock on doors, host parties or do whatever else it takes to peddle some makeup.
"'I need money.' That's what I've been hearing since about November," Alexander said. "There are no hobby seekers coming here. It's people with a legitimate need."
Job cuts, shrinking bonuses and scaled-back hours have pushed more people than ever to become direct sales representatives, a phenomenon industry experts say they've seen before.
In the 1990-1991 recession, the number of direct sellers increased 8 percent to 5.1 million Americans. In the 2001 recession, the work force increased to 12.2 million.
And while 2008 figures are not yet available, in 2007 an estimated 15 million people nationwide were in direct sales. Some 58 percent of became reps as a second job, according to the Direct Selling Association, a trade group that represents 200 U.S. companies.
When money began getting tight in Nicole Robinson's household in Garland, Texas, the full-time pharmaceutical sales rep signed up to host Mary Kay parties and give facials, working just six hours to make about $600 a week.
"Costs aren't going down and opportunities are tightening up. Raises and bonuses aren't as big. And I didn't want to ever be in a situation where we were in jeopardy," said Robinson, who joined Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc. in September.
Business declined at the international cell phone company her husband works for, she said, and they wanted to continue their moderate lifestyle and contribute to their children's college funds.
"We were looking for a plan B for our family to make additional income," she said. "We really didn't want to participate in the recession." Rhonda Shasteen, chief marketing director for Mary Kay, said the Addison, Texas-based company saw traffic on its Web site increase by 108 percent in March, when the company began airing television ads to attract new sales reps.
The sales force grew 22 percent from January to March, compared with the same period last year. The privately owned company wouldn't say whether its profits also increased during that period.
Orlando, Fla.-based Tupperware Brands said globally it's making more money and has more people selling its products, spokeswoman Nora Alonso said.
Direct sales reps can earn commissions between 25 to 50 percent of retail sales, and some companies will also pay for recruiting a new sales person. Direct sellers also can earn rewards, too, including jewelry, handbags, furniture, appliances, cars and vacations.
There can be expenses. It costs about $10 to get the Avon starter kit of products and brochures, and some companies require the sales people to purchase products wholesale and then resell them. Mary Kay consultants purchase mascara for $7.50; the company recommends they sell it for twice that.
Companies that are members of the Direct Selling Association are required to have buyback programs where they refund at least 90 percent of costs to sales representatives who get stuck with products.
During stronger economies, people usually take on direct sales jobs so they can have money for leisure spending, said Larry Chonko, business ethics professor at The University of Texas at Arlington.
"Times are tough as we know and there is an absolute need for extra income," Chonko said. "Direct sales is not recession-proof, but it is the kind of business that even in a recession you can make success of it. And if you create a solid foundation now, then just wait until the economy comes out of the down cycle and goes into an up cycle."
Melanie Lyke, 29, of Thompson's Station, Tenn., began working as an Avon independent sales rep in November to supplement her income after a slowdown in the family's company, which makes training and demo videos for corporations.
"This is a great solution for people in need because I work at my own pace," Lyke said. "All you need is a clear goal and be determined to reach it."
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