Good Morning and I have a confession…..I promised you all that today I was going to share with you something really fun, functional and a super easy gift to whip together that would fit many different gift giving ideas!

Good news is that YOU will see the post but the bad news is that it will not be until Sunday! I finished putting together this post last evening and was double checking making sure my blog would go off at the regular scheduled 5 a.m. time ( sometimes it doesn't and that me sad….)and I saw that I had an email from Mary Fish…

Sunday, I am her guest Stamper and I always get super excited for that and I try to do something extra fun and I totally forgot that I needed to get to her my work by this morning as she is leaving for her well deserved – earned Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip to Figi! SO….PLAN B had to come to place!

I am sorry;  but as the saying goes…."great things happen to those who wait"!!! Hang tight…Sunday will be here soon and I do have a winner for the discontinued Stamp Sets and you will be able to pick one of these Sunday featured goodies! Thanks for understanding….

NOW to some "Meat and Potaotes" I am sure that there are many stamps and accessories that are being retrired that make you sad and I thought I would share with you a couple of ideas and tips! Here once again is the list…

STAMPIN' UP! RETIRED LISTS NOW AVAILABLE! 

• Stampin' Up! Retiring Stamp Set List (all retiring stamps are available through June 3)

• Stampin' Up! Retiring Accessories List (only available while supplies last–don't miss the discounted products).

I do have in my Stampin' Area the discontinued items but I want to say….that does not mean that I will get rid of them…and I want you to now that I am the first to realize that there are certain products that we just love…and my advise to you is…USE THEM!

I will be having a huge "Stamp Set" sale and you will have the opportunity to pick up some great Stampin' Up products but there will be many of the retired stamp sets that I will keep for my own personal use…"just because" Change can be difficult for many of us…but I also know that the changes that they have made are going to be quickly overlooked when you use the new catalog…it is simply amazing and my head is spinning with ideas!

I did place a preview order yesterday and my goodies should be here tomorrow….so Saturday's post will be featuring a Sneak Peek Product! WOOT-WOOT!!!!

Please try to carve out some time and look….really look at the retiring list and think if you should take advantage of some of the items…they are going fast and everyday SU will update the list as the inventory depletes!

Here are several items that I think in my opinion are TRUE BLUE winners that would be a great "Staple" for your stampin' collection….Click here and order today!

• Petal Cone Bigz L Die – it is 40% off – #121810 – reg. $32.95 – now $19.77
• Candy Wrapper Bigz L Die – it is 25% off – #120890 – reg. $32.95 – now $24.71

Here are some of my "A List" Stamp Sets that I would and will use as I find them to be very versatile and just a good old "go to" stamps!

• Circle Circus – #127784 ( so fresh and fun…great random background stamp to use here and there)
  
• Curly Cute – #120510 ( just love this font and sentiments….)
  
• Easy Events  – #123225 ( this is a big time go-to for me as I always have clean and simply thank you notes ready using this set….very clean, quick and easy!!!)
  
• Friendly Phrases – #126151 ( again, just love the sentiment)

Now when you really think about it….these are just 4 stamp sets! That really is not bad at all for the ones that I just can't part with – but the Bigz Dies that I shared….I would definitely purchase them as you know I have made many fun projects with them and they are just great party favors and simple gifts!

In closing…I want you to know that I am not an advocate to "STOCK UP" just because they are going bye-bye! YOU are going to be soooooo excited to see the new goodies that will be here very soon and then we will quickly forget about the discontinued products this year!

I can't wait to continue to inspire you with the new catalog…hang tight! Thanks fro reading this post and I am sorry that you are not seeing any super news ideas, but I do hope that you learned and were inspired by my message!

Thanks for your support to my SU business and until tomorrow…..PROMISE – it will be a project!