Workshop Planner FAQs

Our workshop planners will be released on a monthly basis, by the first of every month.  These worskhop planners can be purchased individually for $24.95 or as part of a monthly subscription of $21.95.  If you are also a class planner subscriber, then you receive an additional discount.

Below I have listed a number of Frequently Asked Questions. 

When & How will my workshop planners be sent?

Each month, around the 1st of the month, I will be releasing a new workshop planner. You will be able to purchase the individual workshop planner for $24.95 at that time. If you have a monthly subscription, you will receive an email the day before the public release of the planner. 

You will receive your workshop planning package in the form of a link to a static web page from which you can access and download all the workshop planner resources.
 

What types of projects can I expect?

You will find from month to month that the Workshop planner will follow a certain basic format.  It will always include 2 cards and a scrapbook page, it will always be simple and elegant, and it will always include alternate versions so that you can show customers how easy it is to change it to suit their own tastes.  The reason for this is that the purpose of a workshop is different than the purpose of a class.  In a workshop, you are always trying to tailor your projects to the least experienced stamper. 

The workshop planner also includes stepped-up versions for each project to allow for the opportunity of an up-sell to new or more experienced stampers.  This allows you to demonstrate the versatility of your projects and how easy it is to take them to the next level. 

These workshop’s are designed with several purposes in mind: to save you time, to save you money, and to make you money.  By using our three project system, you can easily tailor your workshop’s to the interest of the hostess.  All the guesswork is gone.  Is she a scrapbooker, a card maker or both?  Simply pick out the projects you need for the evening.  It saves you money because we have kept the projects simple, allowing you to add more only when your customers have mastered the simple approach.  And you make money because we have made this with the customer in mind.  We don’t want your customers to be so overwhelmed by the choices that they leave without having purchased a thing. Rather we like to approach them in a way that makes the whole experience fun, easy and satisfying.
 

Will the Workshop Planner coincide with Stampin’ Up!’s monthly promotions?

In some cases they will, in others they won’t.  Because we always decide on the theme of the workshop planner at least a month in advance of its release date, we can only include the promotions when we receive sufficient advance warning from Stampin’ Up! That being said, we will always strive to give you planners which are relevant to you.  We will factor in upcoming holiday’s and alternate projects which can be used at any time in case your client does not follow the holiday of the month. 
 

What if I don’t have the stamp sets &/or designer papers and accessories featured in the class?

For every workshop, we offer an alternate version using the same layout, but with a different stamp set, color scheme and designer paper.  This allows you to change elements to suit what you have, but it also allows customers to change the projects to suit their own tastes.  That is why we always encourage you to make the stepped up versions as well as the alternate versions so that your customers can see how easy it is to dress things up or change them.  This is great for your sales, and their confidence!
 

If I live in a country other than Canada, can I still purchase the workshop planners?

Absolutely!  Regardless of the country you live in, if you want to grow your Stampin’ Up! business, you’ll need to offer workshops. While you may not be able to use some of the materials provided, the workshop planner shows you how to adapt the layouts to what you do have.  They also contain lots of valuable information on planning, prepping, setting up and running your workshops.

Although the class planner prices are in Canadian dollars, Paypal or your credit card company, will do the currency conversion for you automatically. If you opt to send a money order, please ensure that it is an “international money order” in Canadian funds.
 

Are the planners customized in any way for the different countries?

At the moment, the planner is offered in a Canada/United States version only. All pricing for the cost analysis and the shopping lists are offered both in Canadian and US funds. As the majority of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators purchasing these classes are from the United States, the instructions are in American English and all measurements are in inches, not metric. If you are from another country, you will need to adjust the pricing/measurements accordingly.

What methods of payment do you take?

There are several different payment options available.

PayPal Account. This is a safe and secure way of paying without having to expose your credit card or bank account information.  Through your PayPal account you have many payment options – bank transfer, e-check, Visa, MC, AMEX & Discover. 

Credit Card. We accept both Visa and MC.  For other credit card types, you can use Paypal even without actually having a Paypal account.

Money Order.  You may send a money order through snail mail to the address below (*please note that this address will be changing sometime around August/September as we are moving).  Please ensure that the money order is made payable to Andrea Walford.  If you live outside of Canada, you will need to ensure that the money order is an “international money order” in Canadian funds.

Andrea Walford
43 Bird Court
Cambridge, ON N1T 1V6
Canada

Electronic Bank Transfer.  If you live in Canada and you bank online, most major banking institutions have an option where you can email money. When you send money via email you will be asked to set up a security question.  Once you have done so, simply email the class planner fee to andrea@demotodemo.com  and then email me to let me know the security question and answer. As soon as I receive your payment I will email you the class planner information.
 

Are there any special software requirements?

All workshop planner materials are provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Adobe compresses the files so that they are a lot smaller and faster to download than an MS Word file, and it preserves the true formatting of the document. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free software – the same one that you use to view Stampin’ Up! printed materials.  You can download the most recent version here. I highly recommend that you always have the most recent version downloaded to your computer.

Will past workshop planners be available for purchase?

Yes, as new workshop planners are released, past planners will continue to be available for individual purchase, and will continue to be available at a reduced rate once the featured products have retired.