Good Morning! I am typing this as I am at the hospital again with my Dad. I was super proud of him that he reached out to say he wasn’t feeling well and he is where he needs to be right now. Fingers crossed, all is good but you all know the wait and see time at a hospital.
I had an amazing time in Hartford, CT with my Top Dog puppies! I think that the easiest way to put it is…we are blessed. We call ourselves the “Sisters of the Traveling Stamps” and it felt great to be with these ladies! We rented a house to make a stampin’ fun time and my car did not move from the time I pulled in on Thursday until it was time to come home on Sunday.
We never left once (well except to go to OnStage) as we bought all of our food (and darn was it yummy)… we brought all of our stampin’ stuff (WOW – we had a ton)… we just yacked…stamped…laughed…REPEAT!!!
The house we rented was super fun, HUGE and OLD…..a perfect retreat place as we took over the dining room….had stations set up all over and just had a fun time doing EVERYTHING and NOTHING…all at the same time! (this is my way of having fun….SIMPLE!)
There are so many things to share about On Stage and more importantly the exciting new changes that will be coming with the debut of the new catalog. I am sure you have all heard about the color revamp….and to me….this is the biggest exciting thing that was making my heart pitter patter!
I have already placed a preorder and I will go more into detail with the new colors later in the week if time allows. I truly am super excited and I think that Stampin’ Up! did a fantastic job with this revamp. Very exciting….and in a nutshell….FUN and FRESH are the colors!
When a new catalog comes out…we all know what happens….products become retired. Please remember that the retired list is while supplies last so make sure that you take a look at it! (I will update it as it is updated by Stampin’ Up!)
Here is a head’s up for you…..you might be confused when you see that ink pads in colors that you know will be current next year….Stampin’ Up! has made changes (in both the container design and also in the formula)….and they will be available when the new catalog comes out.
I will go into more detail about this in a future post but please take a deep breath and know that what you have is just fine! Again, I will share with you my thoughts about this later but I will say….the change is very positive and yes, I did notice a difference when I was able to stamp and play with them.
Ok….onto the lists! I have created some cute pirate images for you! Click away and I know what you might be thinking….what is that I am going to miss the most? Well…here is the answer as of now – I really do not know as I have not had time to mark up my catalog yet but I will say one thing that I know is the white organza ribbon that is currently my incentive special this month.
I just adore this ribbon as it makes the prettiest bows. I will stock up on that but once my Dad is settled, I will have time to look and YEP, I will report back to you!
Have a great day and one thing I will leave you with…..we all get the “lower lip blues” when a retired list comes out but I think that you will agree with me that when you see the new offerings, you will have a wonderful feeling of…..
YIPPEE-SKIPPEE…..I can’t wait to get them and play!
Hopefully I will be able to play with my pre-order tomorrow when it arrives…..always a fun time! Here is a tip for you when you look at the retiring list. If you can, I would print it off and then go by the page number to see what is leaving…..perhaps you will want to put an X over an image or simply write retiring beside the product name.
I know that it always looks like a ton and if you are anything like me, you flip through and do this search and rescue thing…and then end up frustrated! Take a deep breath and go through it page by page!
2nd tip…..remember, there are items that look from a glance to be retiring but perhaps they have been bundles and in the new catalog they will not reflect the bundled pricing, please read the guide and if you need me, email me!
It looks like there won’t be anything left!!!! But, yet, I know there will be so much new and exciting items coming that it’s just like Christmas. (sorry about your dad.)
My good thoughts for your dad and for you too. Thanks for your up-coming true thoughts on the changes.
So glad you had a fun-stampin’ time with your gal friends. I quickly looked over the retirement list. I was really surprised about some of the items. What will I do without my Archival Black ink! Sending healing thoughts to your Dad and sunny thoughts to you. Life’s journey can be difficult sometimes, but friends help.
The archival ink is being revamped. Curious to see how.
So exciting….love new stuff! Looks like there were smiles all around in the cute pic with everyone. So sorry to hear that your dad is not doing well. Hugs and well wishes to you both.
Hugs and well wishes for you and your dad and the rest of your family.
I was surprised at some of the retiring items but was also surprised how many stayed! I am excited to see the new ink pads. I have been looking for a cheap and fun place to house mine as they have outgrown the cute little antique looking holders. Maybe the new ones will fit a bit better in some of the fun antique crates and stuff I have looked at. The others were just a smidge too wide. Of course my one customer was dismayed as she just bought the black and gray archival ink pads and loves them. But, she had forgotten about having the Menmento black one. New colors, well I gotta see them up close and personal but I am over the moon as you would say that two of my favorites are coming back. Sure can’t get a good look at the DSP on line. I hope you are doing shares again and swatches!
By the way, I know who part of the gang is in the photo but could you let us know who is who for sure?!? I am just nosy I know. Hoping you get to play with your pre-order tomorrow. Hugs to you and your family.
Hope your father is doing better and has a quick road to recovery. Looks like you had a fun retreat! Excited to see more of the new products.
Warm healing wishes to your dad !
Your retreat sounded like so much fun !!
These are exciting times with all the newbies for us to play with !!
FUN !
I was looking for you at OnStage and didn’t see you. I always read your blogs and want to finally meet but there were so many girls everywhere (wait, I did see a man) and it being my first OnStage, everything was crazy. Well, maybe in November.
Hope your Dad is ok, God Bless
Praying for a quick recovery for your dad. Thanks for the updates. Can’t wait to see what you create with your new goodies!
I hope all is well with your dad and will keep him and the family in my prayers.
I am looking forward to making your Sept. card Count my Blessings.
Sounds like such a wonderful time with stamping friends! I am relieved and happy to say there was nothing retiring I was stressed to grab up at the last minute, although I don’t think I ever got the reinkers for the retiring in colors. And of course they are all gone. Life goes on though 🙂
It sounds like OnStage was lots of fun. I’m so excited by the new catalog !!!! I wasn’t as excited last year as I was a new demo and already overwhelmed with new things.