ICYMI Team Weekly Newsletter - April 28, 2023 Hello . Wahoo, don't you just LOVE this spring weather??? I have been out for walks and it's so nice to see the Trilliums and Periwinkles out. And of course, there is the Skunk Cabbage which always reminds me of my Mother-In-Law. She loved them and we have a painting of them done by her many years ago. Your bi-weekly newsletter includes information that has been shared in our facebook Team Group and anything that is important from Stampin’ Up! and My Craft Room. It's quite long this time, because there is some very important information you need to know. IMPORTANT STAMPIN' UP! PICKING AND SHIPPING TIMES When the Last Chance Lists and New Catalogue Pre-Order went live on April 4th, Stampin' Up! had their single highest order day ever. They had almost as many orders in
24 hours as they had all of March. Picking and Shipping times went from 1 to 2 business days to 8 to 12 business days, and things were very backed up and clogged. Then they had the Free Shipping Day which made things even worse. Those orders took the total order count for April 4 and 19 to well over the total order amount for March. And that did not take into account the orders for the rest of April. So, consequently, picking and shipping times are now 10 to 14 business days. If you are not receiving your orders in a "normal" timeframe, make sure you check the website first to see when/if it shipped. - Log into the website
- Go to Ordering
- Click on Order History
- Click on Search, that will bring up all of your recent orders
- Click on the order number for the order you want the shipping information
for
- Then click on the UPS Tracking Number (if there is no tracking number it has not shipped yet)
- This will bring up the UPS site and give you an estimated arrival date
- You can also watch it as it travels from Utah to your house
If the order stops and just sits for a few days, contact demo support and make them aware so the shipping department can follow up if it has been lost. I recently had a customer order say it was in Richmond for over a week and did not move. It turns out it was lost and the shipping department contacted UPS and started an inquiry. It has now moved and should be arriving
soon. But, the order was placed on Apr 5 at 10 am, and it still has not arrived as I am writing this on Wed Apr 26. So it's not just our orders, it's customers too and we need to keep our customers happy. Make sure you are following up on customer orders and
keeping them up to date on what is going on. I am telling mine that shipping is taking up to 14 business days and if it ships early then they are very happy. There has been some understandable confusion about labels on a few of our new ink pads. It stems from the fact that former In Color shades were part of the new Color Refresh and, as a result, still have the “In Color” logo printed on the label. We assure you, these ink pads are current and manufactured with the Color Refresh. We often print labels well in advance and in large quantities. To be smart with costs and cognizant of waste, we’ll
continue to use the old labels until they’re gone (which is already the case in some locations but does vary by market). Rest assured, no matter the label you happen to receive, the ink within is the most recent formula and ready for you to work your creative magic! Since we’re talking labels, you may have also noticed some labels on various products still include
Japanese. The same reasons mentioned above apply here. We’re rolling out the updated labels as the former versions are used up. The products involved are new/current and ready for use. Thank you for your support during this transitional period. Please note, there is a pricing error in the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog for the Zoo Crew Suite Collection. The price for this item is actually lower than what is listed. The correction will soon be listed in the Catalog Corrections section of the Catalogs page on
the demonstrator website. In the meantime, please find the correct pricing information below. - Zoo Crew Suite Collection, EN (item 161319): $105.25 CAD
If you have already purchased this collection at the original rate listed in the catalogue, you’ll be automatically issued a product credit for the price
difference by the end of this month. Thank you! NEXT TEAM SOCIAL TIME, Tonight at 8 pm! (pacific time) Let's get together on Zoom for some chit chat and questions. My pre-order is due today, and I am going to share the new colours etc with you if it does! You can "Ask Me Anything" while we are creating our own projects. Grab a bevvy and wear your pajamas
if you like! Join us on zoom or catch the live stream in our Team Facebook Group Beginning at 8 pm (pacific time) Here's the ZOOM LINK The password to join us is Mollet Here's the TEAM FACEBOOK GROUP LINK NEXT TEAM STAMPING AND RECOGNITION NIGHT,
Sunday May 7, at 8 pm Pot Luck Dinner - RSVP by May 1st I didn't have any input that you are wanting to change the dates to something else, so it will stay on Sunday nights for now and we can revisit it in the fall. We are having an In Person Pot Luck Dinner starting at 6:30 pm. I will supply the main protein (chicken) and you bring the veggies, starch, salad or desert. We will just eat what we have. It may be
chicken and deserts which would be fine lol! there are 3 spots left, so make sure you EMAIL ME to reserve your
spot right away. If you live out of town, you are welcome to join us in person or virtually. I will have the zoom start at 6:30 and you can pop in with your dinner, bevvy and desert too. Then we will start the virtual portion of our evening at 8 pm
and all be together. I will have my big monitor running so we can all see each other. There will be some stamping and I will let you know beforehand what to prepare. I was hoping to get some stamping packages out to everyone, but my new stuff has not
arrived yet, so I doubt I can do it and get it out to you in time. Our monthly gatherings are held on Zoom and streamed to the facebook page. You can always
catch the replay there if you miss it live. SSS SUPER TEAM ONLINE EVENT Coming Saturday, May 13th Only in the SSS Super Team Event Group on Facebook. There will be live presentations, pre-recorded demonstrations, prizes and lots of great
information, tips and tricks. You can only come if you are part of my Team, or the Teams of my Silver Sisters. This is such a fantastic event. And it's all done on facebook live so you don't have to participate all at once, or even on the day it goes
live. It will be there forever, and you can still go back and re-visit any of the past events as well. My demonstration is pre-recorded because that's the day before I leave for England and Norway and there is no way I could guarantee being there. I hope you will watch and enjoy all
the demonstrations, and enter the Challenges as well. Each Demo will be drawing for a prize from those that participate in their challenges. Let me know if you have any questions. CLICK HERE for the link to the facebook group. CHAT ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY COMING FROM STAMPIN'
UP! Stampin' Up! announced last week that technology upgrades are coming. I did an impromptu live chat about some of what is coming, and what it will mean for us. There will be a new way to log into the Demonstrator Portal (website), and I explained how to make sure your log in is compatible with what is coming. You can watch the replay by clicking on the video below..... MAY BIRTHDAYS Glenda - May 4 Terri McCharles - May 11 Heather Mollet - May 22 Shanna Miller - May 31 MAY STAMPAVERSARIES Rhondda Sellars - May 5 - 1 year Wendy Stephanson - May 7 - 2 years Janet Laughlin - May 21 - 2 years Jess Mckay - May 25 - 6 years Janie Campbell - May 25 - 1 year Trish Murison - May 27 - 1 year SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK Thank you to our Ambassadors who keep us up to date in our facebook group. I so appreciate all you do. Challenge Ambassador - Shanna Miller Update Ambassador - Jess Mckay Sunshine Ambassador - Rosemarie Tranfield Congratulations to All Of You who have met the Quarterly Minimums for the end of March! I am so glad you
decided to stay with our Team of Fantastic Craft Room Stampers. Way to GO Everyone! Thanks to our wonderful Team Members who came to the Nanaimo Event last weekend. We had a lot of fun, saw some
stamping, got to visit with old friends and then went out for dinner together. Left to right ... Terri, Julie, Kelly, Carla, Glenda and Heather And I also got to visit with some of my Silver Sisters (you know from the SSS Super Team Events group) Left to Right ... Glenda, Jan Staebelle, Sue Philip, Laurie LaRose We are sort of doing "THE Pose" lol. NEW ANNUAL
CATALOGUE Goes Live May 2nd! CLICK HERE after signing
into the website, to view the Online Catalogue. EVENTS COMING SOON THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TO SAVE THE DATE! Creativity Now - $35 US dollarsLet's get creative! We had so much fun crafting with you last
year during Creativity Now that we wanted to do it again! Join us this year for Creativity Now on 24 June 2023. Registration is open now. This event will be held virtually Log into the Demo Website and then click on
THIS LINK to get all the details for the Creativity Now! CREATIVITY CHALLENGES THIS MONTH You have until Sunday, May at 7 pm, to get your creations entered into the Challenges. It's real easy to enter any of our Monthly Challenges. 1 - Log into Facebook 2 - Just click on the picture below for any of the challenges 3 - This will take you to the "Featured" section of our Team Facebook Group. 4 - Scroll down until you see the challenge you want to enter 5 - Click in the comments section of the challenge 6 - Click on the camera icon in the comment 7 - Upload your picture by choosing your picture from your phone or camera And
there you have it, your picture is in the challenge. If you
just post your picture as a totally new post in our facebook group, you may not be entered into the draw. Shanna does all of this and it takes a lot of her time to search for all of the entries. So they MUST be in the challenge post only. Shanna has provided us with three challenges again this month. You are welcome to send pictures of your projects to me and I will upload them to the challenge. Make sure you let me know which challenge you are
entering. All Challenges will end Fri. February 3rd so make sure you get your project pictures in the comments of the challenges, or to me to add for you. You name will go into a draw to
win some Downline Dollars! New challenge(s) will start on Monday, April 3rd! Can't wait to see what you come up with. Don't forget you can WIN STUFF!!!! Not only Downline Dollars, but there maybe products too. You. Never. Know ;) Challenge #1 – Colour Color Challenge: We are all feelin' the Spring Vibes so lets use these colors to create something lovely for sending out a Random Act of Kindness Card to someone in the Group  Challenge #2 – Sketch Sketch Challenge: Have some fun give it a try, doesn't have to be exact put YOUR spin on
it STAMP SET OF THE MONTH -
April Regency Park Suite by Shanna Miller This is the last month for me sponsoring the Stamp Set of the Month. I will be looking for volunteers to continue doing this every Saturday, using any current stamp set you have. Volunteers will earn Downline Dollars instead of getting a free stamp set to use. EMAIL ME if you would like to Volunteer. May is taken care of (thanks Carla) so looking for someone to do June. Here's Shanna's first and second cards using the Regency Park Suite. I love these fun fold projects, they are so great! EMAIL ME if you would like to volunteer. There is no restrictions on what projects you
share. Beginner, Avid, fun fold, 3D project (anything but a card). Or anything in between. Shanna's final two projects. The first one is a scrapbook page, Shanna does amazing pages, something that I am definitely not good
at. Her last card is so pretty with the coordinating designer paper and colours. Don't Forget To Redeem Your Sale-A-Bration RewardsRedeem your Sale-a-Bration Product Credits between March 16 and May 11th. Then they will "expire" and you will lose all that FREE STUFF. Yes you can use your Product Credits on the Pre-Order starting April 4th. For more information, visit the promotion page. SUCCEED WEEKLY EMAIL From Stampin' Up! Every Tuesday morning Stampin' Up! sends out their Succeed Weekly Email. Everyone should receive this in their email in box. If not, please contact Stampin' Up! Demo Support at 1 800 782 6787 and get it happening for you. CLICK HERE to see the April 18th, Succeed Weekly
email. CLICK HERE to see the April 25th Succeed Weekly email. Thank you so much for being part of our amazing Craft Room Stampers Team! Hope to see you soon, In My Craft Room. Stampin' Smiles! Get All My Links In One Place |
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