What Will I Miss Most?

There is so much happening right now with Stampin' Up!  The 2018-2019 Annual Catalog comes out on June 1.  Getting ready for the new catalog, means retiring some products.  Retiring products are available until May 31 or until supplies are sold out.  Retiring color ink pads and refills are guaranteed through May 7 and retiring stamp sets are guaranteed available through May 25.  But, don't wait if you see something you've been wanting or think you might use with your card.

 You can check out the Last-Chance Products in my store.  Which ones are you going to miss the most?  Don't forget all bundles in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog or 2018 Occasions Catalog will be retiring May 31 whether or not the products in the bundle will be retiring.  If you'd like to receive the bundle price and save 10%, get your bundle before May 31.

I will just be sharing the stamp sets I will miss the most in this post along with some projects I have made using those stamp sets.

Bookcase Builder:

Rose Wonder:

This is the Featured Stamp Set for my Online Class this month.  Keep watching this blog for more projects using this set. 

Stylized Birthday:
I use this stamp for the card interior and envelope of many birthday cards

Work of Art:

Quirky Critters:

Here is a list of the retiring colors.  Which will you miss the most?  I will miss Elegant Eggplant.

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I'd love to hear from you about what you will miss the most.  Don't worry about what is leaving.  There is even more excitment headed your way in June.  If you can't wait until then to get your hands on the new products, you can always join my team.  Contact me and I'll help you do just that.  :)

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OnStage Goodies

I'm still not recovered from the whirl wind weekend at OnStage Ft. Worth.  My mind is spinning with all I learned and want to bring to all of you.  Today, I thought I'd take a minute and share pictures of the goodies I received while I was at OnStage.  Stampin' Up! spoils us and it begins the minute we register.

 We received a Stampin' Up! bag full of goodies, including a new stamp set, pen, lanyard and ribbons we'd earned, and a table top light box that I forgot to get a picture of.  The day was full of receiving more amazing prizes during prize patrols and all-attendee giveaways.  Then, after we created our gorgeous make and takes, we divvied up the leftover product we had used among those of us at the table.  I left with a whole extra bag full of amazing products.

Here are pictures of my goodies individually:

Stampin' Up! bag

6 month Calendar and Notebook  and Pen set

Animal Outing Stamp Set
All Attendee Giveaway in our bags

Artistic Textures Stamp Set
Prize Patrol

Pick a Pennant Stamp Set
All Attendee Give Away




Here are our gorgeous make and takes, followed by pictures of the leftover items I took home at the end of the day:

Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty DSP
Design 1

/Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty DSP
Design 2

Detailed with Love Stamp Set

New 2018-2020 Stampin' Blends Markers
Lovely Lipstick
Pineapple Punch

 I also have picture to share of the swaps I received from the amazing demonstrators who were also at OnStage.  Check out this creativity.

 I came home so inspired.  I can't wait to play with my new goodies.  Keep your eyes on this blog to see what I will be coming up with in the near futures.

Changes Are Coming . . .

I had the privilege of attending OnStage local in Ft. Worth, TX this weekend.  I had such a great time with my team and it was an amazing bonding time as well as time of inspiration and learning about some of the NEW coming with Stampin' Up! and the release of the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.

 There is so much happening.  Where to begin?
OnStage brought our first look at the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.  It goes LIVE on June 1.  How do you get one of those catalogs for yourself?  If you have attended  a class or placed an order over $25.00 with me in the last six months, I will be adding your name to the mailing selector this month and you will be receiving a catalog for FREE when they are mailed in May.  If you would like to receive your catalog for FREE, there is still time.  All you have to do is attend a class or place an order by April 29.  If you'd just like to purchase a catalog, please comment or email me at angelstamps@hotmail.com and we will make arrangements for you to get a catalog.

 The beginning of a new annual catalog means the release of a new set of In Colors.  Check out the cover of the catalog for your first glimpse of the 2018-2020 In Colors (minus the purple).  The new In Colors are: Lovely Lipstick
                   Grapefruit Grove
                   Pineapple Punch
                   Call Me Clover
                   Blueberry Bushel

This year, there is a Color Refresh of Stampin' Up colors.  13 colors are retiring, the remaining colors are being reorganized into the color families (Brights, Regals, Subtles, and Neutrals).  Basic Black, Whisper White, and Very Vanilla are moving to a new Basics color family.  The Ink Pad is also being revamped for this catalog.  All classic ink pads will only be available in the new style:

•  opens easier like a compact
•  the lid fits more tightly
• it has a color name sticker that fits inside the open ink pad, so you know exactly what color you're using before you stamp with it

 I had the chance to use the new ink pads at OnStage and I love the way they work and the image you get when you stamp.  The ink also has a defoamer added to prevent the bubbles you would sometimes get when reinking and help insure the even distribution of ink for a more precise image.

Retiring Colors:

• Always Artichoke
• Chocolate Chip
• Dapper Denim
• Elegant Eggplant
• Emerald Envy
• Island Indigo
• Marina Mist
• Peekaboo Peach
• Perfect Plum
• Pink Pirouhette
• Rose Red
• Soft Sky
• Sweet Sugarplum
• Tangerine Tango
• Tempting Turquoise
• Wild Wasabi
• Wisteria Wonder

 The start of a new catalog also means the end of a another catalog.  It means the retiring of some products to make room for the new ones coming in the new catalog.  The 2017-2018 Annual Catalog ends on May 31 and the 2018=2018 Annual Catalog begins on June 1.  The list of Last-Chance Products retiring by May 31 came out today.  The products are through May 31 or while supplies last.
Check out the Last-Chance Products in my store.
There is an Early Release coming for customers in May with exclusive bundles from the Share What You Love Suite.  There are three levels of Bundles available only in May.  When the new catalog goes live on June 1, the products will still be available but not at the special bundle prices including FREE and EXCLUSIVE product.  Keep watching this blog for more detail.

                                       

I hope you're as excited about the new catalog, color reboot, and all the Stampin' Up! excitement as I am.  The 2018-2019 Annual Catalog goes LIVE on June 1.  The Share What You Love Suite exclusive bundles become available to customers on May 1.  Get excited, get your wish list ready, and let me know if you have any questions or I can help you in any way.  If you can't wait to get your hands on the new products, consider joining my team and become a demonstrator.  Demonstrators can order the Share What You Love Suite special NOW and can Pre-order from the Annual Catalog beginning May 1 and NEW items can be added to your starter kit.  So, if you can't wait to get your hands on the new products, let m know and I'll help you order your starter kit and get signed up for my team.

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Sunshine and Flowers on a Spring Day--Tomorrow Not So Much

 I don't know what the weather is like where you live, or even what it's like where I live today.  The weather around here has been pretty temperamental.  We never know when we wake up whether we're going to find winter or spring.  But, the day I created this card was a beautiful spring like day around here. I even made some time to take advantage of the warm sunshine and play outside with the dogs. 

The forecast is calling for much more winter like weather tomorrow and then again on the day you will be reading this post.  I'm sure it won't matter what the weather is like outside, because I will be attending OnStage Local as you're reading this.  No matter the weather outside, I'm sure I will be having a great day full of fun, inspiration, and learning what's coming soon.  :)  I can't wait to share it with you, but I have to wait until we are given the go ahead to share at 1:00pm MT on Monday, April 9.  To make it easier for me not to slip up and share anything before I'm supposed to, I will not be blogging again until 1pm MT on Monday, April 9

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenges
CAS Colours & Sketches

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