Stampy Wackers TOO Up!date October 2005


This fall season is so exciting for me and my customers.  We are gearing up for holiday card and gift making.  We will be stamping gift packaging too!  Share with your customers your wonderful ideas for the holidays.  It's time to get started to avoid the holiday crunch!  View the samples for my classes to see the current Christmas Card Class I am offering.


***  Challenge Updates

***  Business Quick Tips

***  Stampin' Chat, Stampin' Time

***  Group News - New Group Members, Stampin' Up! birthdays, Successful Sales



***  CHALLENGE UPDATES  ***
Congratulations to our demonstrators who participated in the September Challenge - Goal Setting:

Juanita Thorsen
Sabrina Perkins
Stacie Meredith
Amy Corris
Valerie Rochester

Look for a hand-stamped card in the mail from me.  I will be following up with you this week to see how successful you have been with your goals.

October Challenge:
Better Your Best - If you have been with Stampin' Up! for less than one year (sign up date after 10/1/04), your "Better Your Best" challenge is to submit more in sales during the month of October than you have in any other single month.  You must have submitted at least one workshop order prior to October 1, 2005 to be eligible to participate.  

If you have been with Stampin' Up! for more than one year, then your "Better Your Best" challenge is to submit more in sales during the month of October than you have in any previous month of October.  To be eligible to participate, you must have submitted at least one workshop order during any October, or you can choose to better your best month ever.  All who better their best will receive a gift from me.  Look for a separate e-mail message including your personal "Better Your Best" number to beat.

Let me know if you accept the Challenge!


***  BUSINESS QUICK TIPS  ***
The Stampy Wackers TOO section has been updated on my webpage, find these new additions:

Stampy Wackers TOO Share
Find here the helpful tips our demonstrators have sent my way.  Accordian albums, party games, hostess coupons, helpful websites and articles have been posted.

Stampin' Chat
The Stampin' Chat page has been updated to include all past Stampin' Chat conversations.  Read them for interesting tidbits of information, including some completely unrelated to the topic of the evening!

Remember to check my webpage for more training opportunities to grow your business.  Included are:  Business Builders (including Hostess Coaching, Customer Care Calls, Your Openning Statement, Goal Setting, Your 30 Second Commercial, Dressed for Success), New Demonstrator Dinner and Training, Stampin' Time, Stampin' Chat, and Manager's Share.  Check out these awesome Training Opportunities.

Also, you can go onto the SU! website under Communication and view all past Stampin' Success newsletters with all their wonderful samples and business tips.  Take a moment to peruse these valuable tools.



***  STAMPIN' CHAT, STAMPIN' TIME  ***
- Stampin' Chat -
The next on-line Stampin' Chat will be Monday,  October 17, 9p PDT.  Join our group of demonstrators for an on-line discussion, this month's topic - Reaching Our Goals.  I will open the chat at 8:45p so we can get the "hello/how ya doin'" out of the way and begin topic discussion at 9pm.  Topic discussion will run until 10pm then anyone can hang around and socialize in the chat room as long as you like.  Go to my webpage for directions to join the chat, Stampy Wackers TOO, On-Line Meeting.  For those of you on the other side of the world, if this time does not work for you but you would like to chat, let me know and we can set up another date/time.  The following chat,  November 14, 9p PST.

- Stampin' Time -
Next month's Stampin' Time will be Saturday November 12, 10a-11a - Business Builders, 11a-1p - Shoebox projects.  Even if you are long distance, you can still participate by sending swaps.  Ask if you need more details.  The following Stampin' Time, Wednesday December 7, 10a-1p.


***  GROUP NEWS  ***
***  Welcome to the newest Stampy Wackers TOO member who joined our group in September:
Erin Pearson (Germany)

***  Happy Stampin' Up! birthday to:
Linda Hoven (NE) - 3 years
Debbie McMurrick (OR) - 2 years

***  Successful Sales in September:
One of the wonderful aspects of having a Stampin' Up! business is that you can determine your own level of success.   Each of us has our own measure of success, depending on where we want to go with our business.  Let us celebrate each others Successful Sales in September:

Over $1000
Shari Connolly (WA)
Amy Corris (OR)

Over $600
Sherri Cockrell (CA)

Over $300
Christy Lustig (Germany)
Jennifer Greania (VA)
Kimberly Sidie (CA)
Valerie Rochester (CA)
Yasmin Costilla (CA)
Kellie Andujar (FL)
Stacie Meredith (CA)

Over $150
Colleen Bowen (Germany)
Tracie Frese (KS)
Linda Hoven (NE)
Sabrina Perkins (WV)

Any questions, comments, concerns, please do not hesitate to call or e-me.  Check my webpage for ideas and inspiration.

Simply Stampin',
Carla Murphy
707/448-1539
carlam@mac.com

Webpage:
http://www.simplystampin.com
username - stampinup
password - demonstrator