Only 9 More Sleeps!

Hello Stampers!

When you were little, did you count down the number of 'sleeps' until something exciting was going to happen - like your Birthday, or Christmas, or someone special coming to visit?  I did - but I'm not sure if it made the waiting any easier!

Right now, I'm counting down the number of sleeps 'til the New Catalogue goes LIVE!!
Only 9 more sleeps!! 

What are you hoping to see in the Catalogue?  The fabulous new stamps?  The In Colours?  Maybe some new Framelits or Dies for the Big Shot?  It's so exciting - I know you're going to love it!

And the Catalogue itself  - has a super new layout that's really 'user friendly',  colour and product groupings....  Well, to see it for yourself, just leave me a message here or email me at stampandcreate@shaw.ca and you can have your own Catalogue! 

In the meantime - here's another sneak peek for you - another new stamp set called Papaya Collage!

Once again I used the new In Colours - these will be around until 2014, so there will be lots of time to enjoy them!  The Summer Starfruit for the frame; Rich Razzleberry for the rose (and the 1st layer of cardstock); Gumball Green for the foliage; Midnight Muse layered over Gumball Green for the butterfly. 

Have sweet dreams, dreaming of the new Stampin' Up! catalogue - maybe I'll have time to create and post something else new tomorrow!

Until then - remember that there's only 9 more sleeps until all the Retired stamps and Accessories go away, too!  Make sure you click on my 'Shop Now' or 'Retiring Sets' buttons, and go shopping - before it's too late!

Happy Stamping!
~Deborah

Out with the old, in with the New!

It's less than 1 month until the new main Catalogue is released, and there is major excitement amongst us Stampin' Up! demonstrators!  You see, we've already had a small 'sneak peek' at some of the new product - you're going to LOVE them! - and tonight at midnight Mountain Time, we're able to have a preview of the ENTIRE new catalogue, and order our supply of them so that we're ready to hand them to YOU, stamper - on June 1st!!  Woo-Hoo!!!  So yup, it'll be a late night for me tonight! :) 

Tomorrow (or rather, tonight!) I'll be ordering a few of the 'sneak peek' items that we're allowed to.....now, I'm not able to show you the actual product, BUT - I will be able to show you what I create using the new product!!  So, I'll order tonight, receive the order next Monday (14th) and show you some fabulous new creations next Tuesday!!

But hey - don't wait til then to treat yourself!  Remember 2 great things going on right now;

 - ORDER your products from the RETIRING list, before they're all gone!
- PLAY the TREASURE HUNT game!  for a chance to win a fabulous prize from me! :)

The Retiring list items are available only while supplies last, until May 31st.  After that - they're gone forever!
The Treasure Hunt game is on all this week, until next Tuesday, May 15th.  On the 16th, I will do a random draw, and announce the winner here on my blog.

To go shopping (24hrs a day-even in your jammies!) just click on my 'Shop Now' button on the right sidebar, or click on the 'Retiring Lists' button on the left sidebar, to browse the lists, first.

Tomorrow I'll let you know how excited I am about my new order!  What are you hoping to see in the new catalogue?  Let me know, and maybe I'll give you a hint if you'll be pleased....

Until then - Happy Stamping!

~Deborah

Retirement List is Out!

It's here, and it's HUGE!!  Stampin' Up! has released the list of Retiring Stamps for the 2011-2012 Catalogue, and there are a lot of stamps going away!  Yes, it's early, because the new 2012-2013 Catalogue will be released 1 month early this year - June 1st, instead of July.

To see the list of retiring stamps, click on the 'Retired List' gadget on this page (it's 2 pages, in small print, but remember you can zoom in to see it closer up).

If some of your favourites are on the list, you want to act quickly before they're gone forever - they're only available until May 31st! 

Also retiring will be the 2010-2012 In Colors (in cardstocks, inks, refills, and markers) and more! The retiring Accessories and wall Decor lists will be posted April 25th.

Now I know this means you'll want to order lots of stamps, accessories and decor before they're gone - so I want to make it easy for you!

Place a minimum order of $75* by April 30th, and get 15% off from me!!

Plus, I'll also give you a FREE copy of the new 2012-2013 Catalogue as soon as it's available!

(remember - this special is available only through me, so you must place your order directly with me, in order to receive the 15% off.  Either email, or call me with your order - debsmart@shaw.ca or 604.298.0472)

(*$75 before taxes & shipping)

DON'T MISS OUT - ORDER NOW!!

Happy shopping!

~Deborah

A Contest For YOU!

Hello Stamping friend,

It's almost that time of the year - the existing Idea Book & Catalogue (the big book!) will expire on May 31st - less than 2 months away!  Yes, it's exciting looking forward to the new catalogue - but before that, a lot of existing stamps will be retired!

Of course, that got me to wondering - which stamps will be retired this year?  Which stamp set (or sets!) will I wish I had bought before they were gone?  Which stamps will you miss, and wish you had bought?

Here's where you - and some fun - come in!

Post your comment here, telling me your guess of which 10 stamps (or stamp sets) will be retired.
The person with the most number of correctly guessed stamps/sets will be the winner!

How to enter:
(1) Subscribe to my blog
(2) Post a reply to this post between now (April 9th) and this Sunday, April 15th at 9:00am
(3) Make sure you post the full stamp and/or set name.

How to win:
(1) You're a subscriber to my blog
(2) You've listed up to 10 stamp and/or stamp set names that you think will be retiring from the current catalogue.

The winner will be the person who guesses the highest number (from their list of 10) of stamps that are being retired, according to the offical retiring list, which Stampin' Up!  will be releasing to us Demonstrators this Sunday, April 15th.

The winner will receive the retiring stamp of their choice, from their list, up to a value of $25.!

So don't wait - grab your current Idea Book & Catalogue, and start writing down your list of 10 retiring stamps!  (don't have a catalogue? call or email me, and I'll get one for you!)

Happy browsing!  And good luck!

~Deborah